Episode 60 Target: Zoo!

It is hard to imagine that, after such shelling, such a large intact building could be seen. - Although the walls are much damaged, the main structure is still intact. This is a wine storehouse, but there is no trace of burning or exploding, as evidenced.

The strong aroma of wine came to the nose, and some of the jars must have been shattered. This means that the winery owner has not yet had time to transport the wine away.

The People's Guard soldiers outside sniffed and greedily sniffed the fragrant aroma of wine. …… It smells so good! On the battlefield of such a tragic and fierce battle, it seems that it is a little joke made by God to suddenly encounter such a beautiful thing.

"How much is it worth so much wine?"

A soldier hid behind a tank, but sighed.

"I bet," said another soldier, "that it's worth more than the two tanks inside." ”

The brand of Futai Liquor Company is still good, and many soldiers have drunk the good wine it produces. …… Our Daming's wine.

But now, Daming's wine is going to be used to wipe out the Qing captives.

"It's a shame."

"yes."

The soldiers lamented, watching as one of the soldiers slowly touched it, carrying a flamethrower on his back.

"Perhaps this is providence," said one soldier, "and repeated shelling has not hurt the depot." Maybe that's what God left behind for us to wipe out the captives. ”

Everyone agrees with that. Everyone now thinks that if Qing Yu hadn't gone in, maybe the wine store would have been blown up a long time ago. When I think about it this way, I feel a lot more comfortable.

A Lightning-2 tank drove up to the side of the door of the wine storehouse, where it stopped, ready to strafe the fleeing soldiers. The other two "steel crossbow" 57-mm self-propelled guns, one on the left and one on the right, were ambushed diagonally in front of the gate, with the muzzles facing the gate. If the Barutu tank rushes out, it will be met head-on.

A "woodpecker" machine gun crew mounted the machine gun on a half-wall wall, also diagonally facing the door of the wine store.

Other tanks were scattered around the wine storehouse, forming a second blockade ring. At this point, the iron wall is closed.

The flamethrower reached the door of the warehouse, pressed nervously against the wall, and prayed as he hit the flamethrower. On the battlefield, the most nervous is the flamethrower. Once they are hit, they become fire people in the blink of an eye.

He licked his lips and jerked the trigger against the doorway, sending a flame into the warehouse.

The Barutu tank inside the gate immediately opened machine-gun fire, but he had already ducked to the side and quickly withdrew. There's no need to spray a second one, one is enough.

Black smoke billowed from the warehouse door, and the gasoline dragon was still burning, and it soon spread.

Since the alcohol did not burn as violently as gasoline, and most of the alcohol was only fifty or sixty degrees, there was no immediate explosion in the warehouse, but the exclamations of the Qing soldiers began to be heard, shouting to extinguish the fire, but the sound became more and more terrifying.

The sound of the wine jar cracking was constantly heard, and the aroma of the wine became stronger and stronger, mixed with the sound of "whirring" air, as if the wind was whistling.

Soon a pale blue flame flowed down the door of the warehouse, the flame was beautiful, beating, almost transparent, and burning quietly. …… But screams were also heard from the warehouse.

Several Qing soldiers with burning legs rushed out and immediately fell under the machine guns. There were more and more screams in the warehouse, and the wine jar was constantly cracking, and more Qing soldiers rushed out at the risk of death, but they were all killed as soon as they left the gate.

A Barutu tank roared and rushed out in desperation, with flames burning on its tracks.

Self-propelled guns on both sides opened fire at the same time, and the Barutu tank was instantly destroyed. In two fatal wounds, fire and smoke erupted, shells in the turret exploded one after another, and fireballs rushed upward, and the entire tank was blown into rotten tin cans.

The warehouse burned more and more, and the aroma of wine became stronger and stronger. The warehouse door "whirred" in the wind, and more blue flames flowed out. The Ming tanks and soldiers all stepped back a little, looking at the blue flames with complicated expressions. …… Some can't bear it, some are happy, and some are indifferent.

It's been a long time, and there hasn't been a single Qing soldier running out. Some Ming soldiers counted them, and there were twenty corpses of Qing soldiers outside. When the two tanks retreated, the Qing infantry who followed up had at least one platoon. That is to say, almost a dozen Qing soldiers were burned to death in the wine storehouse.

Suddenly, there was a violent explosion in the library, and thick smoke rushed out. Everyone understands what's going on: this is another Barutu tank that was burned.

"It's a pity that it's good wine."

A soldier shook his head.

The other soldier had already seen it with great pleasure and said with a grin:

"Haha, they don't have to worry about drinking wine in the underworld."

But most of the soldiers couldn't bear it anymore and now turned their faces away to despise him.

"What's the matter," he said in a suffrage "we didn't invite them again." ”

Everyone was speechless.

……

It's noon in the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. Emperor Guangwu's eyes on the other side became more and more gloomy, and no one around dared to speak. He found that one of the characteristics of the Yangtze River defense line is that it is like bulletproof glass, even if it is penetrated, it is limited to only one eye, and the rest of the place is still strong. He had hoped for the effect of ordinary glass: one shatter, the whole piece shattered.

But now, it is obvious that the construction level of the Nanming Yangtze River defense line and the combat will of the Nanming defenders are underestimated. - Especially what the People's Guard.

A few days ago, I broke through in Zimu Continent, but how big the gap was at that time, and how big the gap is now. Although the army has been defeated, it has been blocked by others, and it has no chance to unfold and give full play to its superiority.

Now it has broken through again in Dinghuaimen, it is still the same, how big is the gap when it breaks through, and how big it is now.

Nanming's defensive fortifications are so well designed, I originally thought that as long as I could break through the past, I could successfully take the fortifications horizontally or from behind, but after hitting it, I found that it was not like that. Those big cement fortifications are dead, but between them, there are too many all-steel lifting turrets, machine gun turrets, and flamethrower towers. These things can not only shoot 360 degrees, but also flexibly expand and contract, and have dynamic cross coverage, and there are no dead spots at all.

When the Qing army tried to clear them and call for artillery bombardment on the opposite bank, they shrank to level with the ground. As long as you don't hit directly, nothing happens. Even if it hits directly, the caliber of the shell is not large enough. The 200, 300 mm thick armor roof was enough to withstand a direct hit from a medium shell.

That is, the explosion of the No. 6 ammunition depot and the inflow of river water caused the paralysis of the 3-kilometer-long defensive line, giving the Qing army a little room to intervene. However, if you want to tear through the intact lines on both sides, you can't do it.

Despite this, the rotating turrets on both sides of the gap continued to shoot into the middle, and the smoke columns rose one after another on the narrow river beach, making it very difficult for the Qing army to land and unload. Especially tanks, it is too difficult to transport them. The target of the big ship that transports tanks is much larger than that of assault boats, and the small turrets of the Ming army are accurate one by one, and now dozens of tanks are sunk in the river, and only five tanks have been transported.

The Qing Army also had only more than 1,000 tanks in the country, and this attrition rate was really unbearable. Emperor Guangwu looked at the tugboats that were hit and sinking from time to time on the river, and bit his fists, and his eyes almost burst into blood. …… It hurts so much!

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In the Xinjiekou headquarters, Xiang Xiaoqiang received a report from the front that the People's Guard had completely annihilated the Qing army tanks and recaptured the Stone Town area. Now the Qing army in the city has been compressed by our armored troops to the north of Stone City, which is an area from Dinghuai Gate in the west to the Drum Tower in the east. However, because the opponent was the more elite Eight Banners Division of the Qing army, they were still able to move forward in the face of our army's superior armored forces, and they did not easily give up a street or alley.

At present, the west and north walls of Nanjing are incomplete, especially the north section of the north city wall and the west city wall, which have collapsed very badly and are no longer in our hands. At present, the Qing army is mainly attacking the Eight Banners and the Fourth Division, and they have established a headquarters at Dinghuai Gate, and they are constantly sending reinforcements to the city from the northwest gap, and now the battle is very fierce.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at this small piece on the map, and suddenly said:

"Isn't this Jinling Zoo? There are only two or three square kilometers here, and this zoo occupies more than half of it. ”

He didn't know that there was a zoo in the capital of Daming, and suddenly regretted that he couldn't go there before the war. I don't know what animals are in the current Daming Zoo?

李根生 says:

"Yes, most of this area is a zoo. The terrain of the park is relatively open, with several artificial gentle hills, and many animal houses, among which ponds and marshes are crisscrossed and waterfowl are stocked. Qing Lu refused to defend this place, firstly, because he was forced over, and secondly, because he also took a fancy to the terrain here. Not to mention that there are so many animal houses, even if there are so many ponds and marshes, it is difficult for our tanks to move an inch. Many places want to go over, and there is even only a small bamboo bridge. ”

"Are there any detailed drawings of the zoo?"

Li Gensheng shook his head and said:

"I'm afraid I won't be able to find it in a short time now. However, his subordinates used to take the brothers to play, and they could draw a rough picture. ”

He said as he drew on a piece of paper. While drawing, he said:

"Look, my lord, this is a small hill with a monkey house on it...... There are monkeys and baboons from Africa...... This is the eagle cage, which contains an eagle and a vulture, and now I don't know if it has been blown up...... Below, there is a small pond with swans, mandarin ducks, etc...... The waterway runs all the way through the garden, from here, all the way here, all the way here...... Cycle it over. This is the Lion and Tiger Pavilion, which contains lions, tigers, and leopards. The building is quite large, the walls are quite strong, the windows are high and small, and there are thick balustrades on top, which is perfect for holding on...... This is a bear house with a few black bears...... Here are the wolves...... The house is like a bunker because it houses elephants and rhinos...... This is a snake house, there are many poisonous snakes, and there are large pythons. Oh, by the way, my lord, this piece is the crocodile pond. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang's eyes widened, staring at this place that was no less than a zoo in the future. Smacking his lips, he was amazed. It's not just a zoo. This is an open, wealthy, and inclusive Ming Dynasty. …… Just rush to this zoo, and you must defend her.

Xiang Xiaoqiang licked his tongue and pointed his finger on the map:

"Alright, the Zoo!"