Left is not good, right is not good, so how can it be done? Mao Weiguo and Zhang Huangxin are facing a difficult problem. The insurgents did not have enough heavy weapons to break the German fortifications, which they had to do for the victorious liberation of Paris, and it seemed that they had only one way - and that was to kill the Germans with their lives.

At this time, Zhang Huangxin couldn't help but regret a little, because he had heard about a similar situation when he was in China, and when he was studying at Kang University, he had heard more than once that the seniors who had returned from the front line introduced how difficult it was for the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army to destroy the enemy's pillboxes.

At that time, Zhang Huangxin only listened to those difficulties as stories, and did not take the local methods adopted by Tubalu to heart, and now, he deeply regrets it.

Fortunately, Zhang Huangxin's memory is good, and he vaguely remembers that there are so many ways, either to find a sharpshooter to seal the gun's eye, as long as he can accurately shoot bullets into the enemy's bunker, the enemy's fire blockade will naturally collapse.

It's just that this method is not very practical at present, it's not that the rebel army doesn't have sharpshooters, in fact, there are quite a lot of sharpshooters in the rebel army, and the key factor that really restricts this is that the Germans have too many firepower points and too dense. Even if you can block one or two points of fire, it won't make much difference. What's more, some of the German firing points were not machine guns, but real anti-aircraft guns, which were shielded and not afraid of rifle bullets at all.

Obviously, this method will not work, Zhang Huangxin thought of the mortar flat fire method invented by the Eighth Route Army, this method can only be thought of by the forced Eighth Route Army, the problem is how to get Zhang Huangxin to know nothing, after all, he is not an artilleryman.

In the end, Zhang Huangxin thought that there was only one way to solve the problem in combination with the current actual situation, and he suggested to Mao Weiguo: "Let's work on the trench, dig the trench under the enemy's pillbox, and blow him up!" ”

Maybe in Zhang Huangxin's view, this is the best way, but in Mao Weiguo's view, this method is also very nonsense, and it is not impossible to do trench operations, but there are several key problems that need to be solved in the current implementation in Paris.

First of all, all the streets in Paris have been hardened, either cement roads or asphalt roads, and to carry out trench operations, it is necessary to break the cement layer and dig down, which is not a small project.

Secondly, the demands of the higher authorities were urgent, hoping that they would capture the city defense headquarters in the shortest possible time. However, trenching is quite time-consuming, taking at least a few days at an average distance of 150 meters. And now where is there so much time to wait.

It seems that there is no way out? Can only fight for your life? Not really, because Mao Weiguo is not a reckless person, and he has no idea of looking for death, the future of the motherland and his gentle wife are waiting for him, where is he willing to die?

"You can't be brutal," Mao Weiguo first denied the worst method, "We must find a way to minimize losses!" ”

Mao Weiguo is not the kind of person who only talks about it, to tell the truth, his combat ability is dragged down by his physical fitness, and the most important reason why he can become a squadron leader is that he is quite good at finding a way.

Mao Weiguo first began to count the resources he had at hand, and only by figuring out what was there could he find a way to solve the problem in a targeted manner. It's just that all the resources he uses are too small, except for a few light machine guns, enough explosives and grenades, which are three PIATs. What is this enough for?

Some comrades may want to say that PIAT can hit fixed targets, and the range is so long. However, there is no problem with the PIAT's maximum range exceeding 200 meters, but at a distance of 200 meters, even if it is shooting at a fixed target, the accuracy rate is quite unsightly. So it's impossible to just take the PIAT and blast it.

"We must get as close to the enemy as possible!" Mao Weiguo first made this clear.

Very simply, the closer you get to the enemy's PIAT, the higher the hit rate, and of course, if you can rush to the vicinity of the enemy's pillbox, it is not a problem to blast it directly. But the question is how to approach. At least the kind of trenching method proposed by Zhang Huangxin is not advisable, there is not so much time!

"Find a car!" Mao Weiguo's eyes suddenly lit up, only a distance of more than 200 meters, if the operation is done properly, the car will fly over in a few seconds, isn't it faster than people?

However, Zhang Huangxin felt that this method was very stupid: "You think the car is very strong? Do you think a car can hold a bullet? Let me tell you, whether it is a rifle bullet or a pistol bullet, it can easily penetrate the body of the car, and there is no essential difference between driving forward and looking for death! ”

Mao Weiguo said angrily: "Then what do you say? ”

"You have to find at least an armored car, preferably a tank!" Zhang Huangxin suggested.

"Tanks or armored vehicles, yes?" Mao Weiguo touched his chin and felt that this suggestion was indeed reliable, so did the rebel army have tanks or armored vehicles?

Truth be told, no! The rebels didn't even have many mortars, let alone tanks and armored vehicles. But the rebel army did not mean that it could not be obtained, and soon Anthony brought good news to Mao Weiguo.

"We found a tank abandoned by the Germans!" Anthony said excitedly.

Some comrades may ask, since the tanks abandoned by the German army were found, why didn't the rebel army think about waste utilization before? It's not that I didn't think about it, but I couldn't do it, because this abandoned tank is not in very good condition.

Specifically, this tank has several problems, first of all, its fuel tank is already empty, and it naturally cannot run without fuel. Secondly, the tank was abandoned for only one reason, one of its load-bearing wheels was blown up, and the tracks were blown off.

Quite simply, gasoline is easy to find, but damaged load wheels are not so easy to find, and no one will fix them if they are found. Anyway, for the more mechanical Europeans, there is no way to solve such a problem.

But for flexible Orientals, they will find ways to solve problems. First of all, there was the problem of accessories, Mao Weiguo immediately thought of an easy way, tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, he ordered his subordinates to send a request to the resistance army in Paris, let them help search for another German No. 4 tank with load wheels, he still didn't believe that he couldn't remove a working wheel.

"The problem is that none of us can fix it!"

In this regard, Mao Weiguo patted his chest and said: "It's okay, I'll come!" ”

This is really not bragging, he was born in a mechanical school, and he really doesn't look at this kind of tinkering work, isn't it just to tear down the old and replace it with a new one? Not once, not twice!

Don't say it, Mao Weiguo really found the tank he wanted. Soon he got the news that there was a No. 4 tank destroyed in the air raid the previous day in the suburbs of Paris, this tank was headshot by a 500-kilogram bomb, it was really almost blown up, anyway, the turret also flew, the wheels also fell to the ground, the only thing that made people happy was that there were two usable load wheels on the chassis, if they could be removed, maybe it would be useful.

Without saying a word, Mao Weiguo rushed to the scene with his people, and after two hours of busy work, he finally removed the two load-bearing wheels that could be used. Even what he did was more than just dismantling, because he was drawing while dismantling, and when he was dismantled, he basically figured out how to install it.

The rest of the work was simple, and soon the No. 4 tank, with its damaged wheels, was repaired, and the excited rebel soldiers painted the tank in blue, white and red, and the proud French declared that it was the first tank of the new France!

This success greatly boosted the morale of the rebels, and if it were not for the circumstances, the excited French would have to climb a ladder to celebrate.

"Alright, get ready to get moving!" Mao Weiguo wiped the oil and paint on his hands with a gasoline-stained handkerchief, and he was ready to do a big job. But soon a new problem arose.

"Lao Zhang, you go drive the tank!"

Zhang Huangxin's eyes widened, and he pointed his finger at his nose and asked, "Why me?" ”

Mao Weiguo replied as a matter of course: "You can even drive a plane, isn't it trivial to drive a tank!" ”

Zhang Huangxin's head is full of black lines, Nima, who told you that if you can fly a plane, you will definitely drive a tank? These are two very different professions.

Well, now new problems have arisen again, no one will drive a tank. This is a problem that cannot be demolished at all to make up for the west wall, but what is unexpected is that Mao Weiguo can use creative means to solve the problem.

Mao Weiguo ordered without question: "Anthony, didn't you drive a tractor before?" Here, you're in charge of driving the tank! ”

Anthony really can't spit it out, driving a tractor and driving a tank are not the same thing, okay, although the tractor he drove does have tracks, but it is completely different from the driving style of a German tank, okay!

"I don't care so much, you have to get the tank moving for me!"

Under the compulsion of Mao Weiguo, Anthony reluctantly took on the role of a driver. Next, according to Mao Weiguo's idea, he asked for a PIAT and a few rounds of ammunition, ready to board the tank for battle.

However, he was stopped by Zhang Huangxin, who pointed to PIAT and asked, "What are you doing with this?" ”

Mao Weiguo looked at him like a fool and asked, "How can you destroy the enemy's fortifications without PIAT?" Is it to hit with a tank? ”

Zhang Huangxin angrily pointed at the 75mm gun of the No. 4 tank and sneered: "What do you think this is?" Chimneys? ”

Mao Weiguo replied very calmly: "Of course I know that this is a cannon, but the question is who will use it?" I won't, will you not? ”

Zhang Huangxin really didn't expect the answer to be like this, to tell the truth, he really didn't know how to operate turrets and artillery, but looking at someone's sarcastic face, he was so unhappy, and suddenly said stiffly: "Of course I will pull!" I can even fly a plane! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Huangxin angrily climbed into the turret of the tank and got in. Mao Weiguo really didn't expect someone to be so capable, if someone really knows how to operate a cannon, then the next thing is simple, you can rush up and bomb the German devils to a pulp!

Immediately, Mao Weiguo was also happy, and he followed closely and also got into the turret, ready to experience the feeling of driving a tank. It's just that as soon as he came in, he was angrily reprimanded by Zhang Huangxin: "What are you doing when a layman runs in?" What's in the way isn't bad enough! ”

Of course, the real reason is that Zhang Huangxin really doesn't know how to be a gunner, and he plans to practice alone to see if he can come up with a set of operating methods, so naturally Mao Weiguo is not allowed to read jokes.

However, Mao Weiguo was not angry, because he didn't have much hope for someone, he just hoped that Anthony would successfully launch the tank and carry him close to the enemy's fortress. As for the bombardment of the German devils, he did not have so many extravagant hopes.

Another three hours passed, and it was almost dusk. The two halfway drivers and gunners seemed to have found a certain feeling, and anyway, the tank was finally started, and it seemed that the turret could be "nimble" and rotate freely.

Sitting in the captain's position, Mao Weiguo is in a good mood, even if his car is rubbing forward in an S shape, but being able to drive is a victory, and you can't accuse a tractor driver of driving a tank with poor skills.

After stumbling all the way, smashing countless trees, street lamps and fire hydrants, and breaking down five times, Mao Weiguo finally arrived at the periphery of the city defense headquarters without danger. Through the commander's viewing glass, he could clearly see the enemy's fortress.

Of course, this meant that the German firepower could also see him more clearly. At first, however, the Germans did not rush to open fire, because the tank's course of action was really unpredictable. The German gunners were curious to know if it was a drunk man driving the tank.

However, as the distance got closer, the Germans finally lost patience, and soon their anti-aircraft guns opened fire. The German gunners were not half-, so they hit Mao Weiguo's tank with the first shot, and the 37-mm armor-piercing shell made a spark on the hull, and then it was rubbed away.

Thank God, Paris is a second-tier area, so the defenses are rudimentary, and a large number of weapons have been eliminated on the Eastern Front, and the German troops in Paris are still equipped. Perhaps the 37mm gun could easily destroy the rebel car or the improvised armored car, but it was basically powerless against the No. 4 tank.

So under Anthony's command, the No. 4 tank advanced "methodically" against German fire, during which it was hit at least five times.

"Lao Zhang, you fired back!"

Although he was hit a few times, it was obvious that the Germans' artillery was powerless against the No. 4 tank, which made Mao Weiguo feel relieved, as long as he could advance a few dozen meters, he could use PIAT to attack the enemy's fortifications, so he was in a good mood, so he sarcastically said to Zhang Huangxin, who was very good at artillery.

Zhang Huangxin also gritted his teeth and replied: "That's because you, the commander, didn't give an order!" ”

Mao Weiguo laughed and said: "I have given the order now, you should do it!" ”

These words completely angered Zhang Huangxin, and after some fumbling for this thing, he really found the trigger, and he fired a shot if he couldn't say it!

A loud bang was heard, and a 75-mm armor-piercing bullet whizzed out of the chamber of the gun, flew towards a building behind it, and after making two holes in the wall, it fell on the street on the other side. The cannon did no damage to the Germans, but frightened the Resistance fighters in the house. Fortunately, it was an armor-piercing bullet, and if it was replaced with a grenade, it would have to collapse half of the house.

"Where are you going?" Mao Weiguo was taken aback, "Do you want to kill our comrades?" ”

Zhang Huangxin laughed embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Hands tremble, hands tremble! ”

"Shake you big-headed ghost! If you can't fire, don't mess around! ”

However, Zhang Huangxin obviously did not take Mao Weiguo's warning to heart, although the cannon just now was a mistake, but there is no doubt that he has completed the final experiment, he has now basically figured out the operation method, although there is no artillery and accuracy, but at least it can scare and scare the German devils.

Zhang Huangxin quickly adjusted the turret, just now, he has been using the tail of the turret to aim at the German anti-aircraft artillery, but also thanks to the Germans' low ideas, did not hit the turret, otherwise he and Mao Weiguo had to explain on the spot.

Tank No. 4 continued to advance slowly, getting closer and closer to the German fortifications, and the Germans were getting more and more powerful to stop the fire, machine gun bullets sparked on the turret, and from time to time a 37mm grenade or armor-piercing round or two greets were sent to it.

Of course, Zhang Huangxin also worked hard to fight back, but his work was very tedious, he had to act as a gunner and bear the work of a loader, and he was as tired as a dog. And his artillery skills are really bad, most of the shells are off target, and every time he lets go of the main owner, he often hurts the innocent.

At this time, Mao Weiguo's position was dozens of meters away from the German army's fortifications, according to Mao Weiguo's idea, at this time, they could stop, and then he leaned out to give the enemy a PIAT.

It's just that at this time, there was a situation again, Mao Weiguo shouted in the turret gondola to stop, but Anthony in the cockpit couldn't hear it at all, the roar of the gasoline engine and the fierce guns of the German army covered everything, so Anthony stupidly advanced straight in the direction of the German city defense headquarters, completely in a posture of smashing the yellow dragon.

"What should I do?" Mao Weiguo was in a hurry, and then he remembered that the three of them were missing something, and they didn't wear the tank hats and microphones of the German tank soldiers. In this noisy battlefield, it is naturally impossible to communicate.

"Go tell him!" Zhang Huangxin didn't even have a head, his right eye was aimed at the scope and carefully aimed at the German devils, at this time he had given up continuing to fire, but used a side-by-side machine gun to shoot at the Germans, and he was fighting happily, where was he in the mood to care about parking...... (To be continued.) )