Chapter 232 BBQ Tartar
The three-day training time was very short, and the tactics of infantry and combat vehicles could not be trained in place. Although the Qing army's blasting hands did not dare to show up easily, they were still approaching the target with the help of various covers.
The current position is covered with wreckage of shield chariots and corpses of horses, as well as sandbags falling from shield chariots and flying wheels, as well as the bodies of Qing soldiers. Living and dead people are mixed together. It is really difficult to distinguish on the battlefield filled with smoke. The Qing army's machine gun firepower is not weak. The Ming army's soldiers are likely to be swept by machine guns as soon as they appear, so they can only hide behind the chariots. In this way, the vision of the Ming army's infantry is greatly affected, giving the Qing army's blasters an opportunity to take advantage of. The Qing army's blasters were all very agile. These quasi-savages who hunted in the mountains and fields in the past, they jumped alternately between the craters and obstacles, just like cheetahs, and they threw a grenade from time to time. When the smoke from the grenade exploded dissipated, they could escape several feet away. Although someone died on the way forward, the Qing army's blasters were still going on one after another.
The Ming army's armored vehicles have generally poor vision, and the effect of observation in the periscope is inevitably distorted, and they are powerless to do anything about dead corners. Among them, the "Chang'an" has the best vision. It has specially opened a blind-type inclined grille. Through the 6mm wide iron grille, a considerable area on the front can be observed. The observing dead corners are much smaller than the "Rhino" and steam tanks. The disadvantage is that it sacrifices part of the protective performance and can resist the 7.63 bullets, which is useless in front of the 12.7 caliber bullets. Of course, the Qing army only has a 7.63 caliber machine gun, "
The destruction of Chang'an is due to super-caliber shells. In terms of dealing with infantry, Chang'an has a natural advantage. Many Qing army blasters died under the machine gun fire of "Chang'an". The Ming army infantry following "Chang'an" picked up the rest and knocked out the Tartars in the blind spots of "Chang'an". Under this joint attack, the Qing army blasters only succeeded twice for "Chang'an" and bombed the two "Chang'an" flying. Most of the time, the blasters were either killed by "Chang'an" or chose to avoid such a target with little value.
The "rhino" and steam tank only have periscopes. Even if you observe the target, your hands are often slower by half a beat. The steam tank is better, with two periscopes and only one "rhino", so you rely more on the infantry following behind. The coordination of infantry has caused the Qing army to lose many agile blasting hands, but there are always blasting hands that can be reached. The Qing army's blasting hands that continue to make the "rhino" unable to defend, and three more "rhino" were blown up.
Of course, the first steam tank that the Qing army wanted to blow up the most was the first to recommend, but steam tanks were also the main protection object of the Ming army. What is strange is that the steam tank also dragged two small shield cars, with one shield car on both sides. The shield car is extremely simple, with two wheels on both sides, and a small wheel behind it for balance and steering. The entire shield car is just a piece of iron plate that blocks bullets and adds a layer of composite armor, which looks like the protective shield of artillery in later generations. The shield car is equipped with a 7.62 machine gun. Two soldiers responsible for machine gun strafing can usually sit in the car, and when there is an obstacle, they will jump off the shield car. This shield car is also a temporary cramming three days ago, and now it is used
This shield car was very good at dealing with the Qing army's blasting hands. The Ming army took great pains to protect the treasure-level steam tanks. In addition to being equipped with shield cars that could exceed the steam tanks exposed on both sides, there were also ten infantry following behind its huge figure, always being alert to the front and shooting at any time, or when the machine gunners were injured or replaced at any time. The No. 1 steam tank was hit by a large super caliber shell, causing the shield car on the right to blow up, and seven or eight infantry casualties were killed and injured in the back. The No. 2 tank was only shot in the front, and the shrapnel shot out injured the two machine gunners on the shield car, and someone immediately made up for it.
Under the powerful firepower and tight protection of steam tanks, the Qing army's blasters tried to approach the tanks repeatedly, but without exception they all ended in failure.
Tank No. 1 was blown up and was unable to move. Qu Song had to hand over the command to Meng Shihai. When Meng Shihai saw the situation on the battlefield, there were only a dozen shield cars left in the Qing army. The dozen shield cars were already scarred and now they were barely supported. The biggest threat was the sixteen artillery vehicles of the Qing army. As long as the artillery vehicles were killed, the Qing army lost the support of firepower, and the infantry rushed forward and could easily eliminate the blasting hand.
Among the sixteen artillery trucks, two were bombed by shells and turned to the sky. The cannon could not be fired anymore, but the machine gun was still firing. Another artillery truck was hit continuously, and a hole was finally made by an armor-piercing shell, but it did not cause the shells in the artillery truck to explode. However, it seemed that at least some of the Qing soldiers inside were killed. The cannon chariot would shoot out super caliber shells every once in a while, but the machine gun stopped.
Meng Shihai decided not to care about the shield cars, but instead turned his attention to the Qing army's artillery cars. So he explained:
"Qixi, with tanks No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4, let go of the shield carts, and hand them over to the 'Rhino' and 'Chang'an'. Our tanks will do their best to destroy the Tartars' artillery."
Turning back and saying to Guo Longda:
"I still have to shoot flat against cannon cars. I guess I can shoot flat with a book."
Everyone wanted to be able to take their book, but the final one was the "Steam Tank Maintenance Manual". No one dared to object to the book. But after taking it down, the pages were already overwhelmed.
Guo Longda was really unsure of breaking through the cannon trucks of the Tartars. He hesitated for a moment, and said:
"Deputy Commander Meng, the armor-piercing bombs don't seem to be very smart when dealing with the Tartars' artillery car. Besides, there are only six armor-piercing bombs left. Two armor-piercing bombs may not be able to knock down one artillery car. I'm afraid there are not many armor-piercing bombs from other tanks. To kill all the artillery carts, I'm afraid that the armor-piercing bombs will have to be replenished."
Steam tanks were equipped with 60 shells, 24 shells of armor-breaking shells, and 36 bursting shells. Unexpectedly, the Qing army had boarded so many armored shield cars and artillery vehicles, and most of them were armor-breaking shells. According to Guo Longda's estimate, perhaps more than three armor-breaking shells could be used to clean up one cannon car. It is hard to say whether the four tanks have 20 shells of armor-breaking shells in total. Tanks No. 1 and No. 3 first faced the Qing army's shield cars, and the shells would only consume more. Meng Shihai heard this and frowned. Replenish the shells? Joke! How could there be a chance to replenish the battlefield! Besides, even if we inform now and wait for the shells to be replenished, we still don't know how many super-caliber shells the Qing army's artillery can fire, and who knows how much damage the tank armored vehicles of our side will suffer.
Meng Shihai is worthy of being an infantry battalion commander and soon came up with a solution:
"Put the banner and let the infantry go to the bazooka launcher and rocket launcher. The bazooka launcher is enough to knock down the shield cart. Just follow our methods to shoot. If the rocket launcher is shot directly, it should be able to shoot the broken cannon cart."
Then he thought that such complexity is not something that can be expressed accurately, so he smiled with a self-deprecating smile and said:
"No, this cannot be used as a banner. I'll let the infantry that follows behind pass the orders."
Lu Qixi hurriedly said:
"I'll do this."
Then Lu Qixi rushed to open the hatch cover, clamoring and yelling orders to the infantry behind him while urging the banner.
Han Ershun was actually not a fool. He felt like he had an idea, but it took him a long time to muster up the courage and said stutteringly:
"I--I thought of an idea, I don't know if it's good or not?"
Meng Shihai was having a headache when he took the Qing army's cannon truck, which was not bad. Unexpectedly, Han Ershun would come up with an idea and immediately encouraged:
"If you have an idea, say it. The emperor encourages brainstorming. Hurry up, what's the matter? Tell me out quickly."
Han Ershun was greatly encouraged when he heard this, so he seemed no longer so nervous and no longer hesitated to speak:
"It is said that if we want to defeat Cao's army, we should use fire to attack. Deputy Commander Meng, didn't we burn Ajige's shield cart last time by using fire to blast the fire? We can do this this time!"
Fan Dagui smiled and said:
"I'm going to get back to the Three Kingdoms! I said Ershun, the shield cart of Ajig is made of wood, and it is covered with a layer of iron on it. But Dorgon's cannon cart is made of fine iron. Do you want to burn it, can it be burned?"
Meng Shihai also thought of using a flamethrower, and also thought that the cannon cart was an iron thing, and the fire was not effective for it. Besides, the artillery fire of the Qing army cannon cart was very powerful. After getting closer, the artillery fire of the cannon cart was even more powerful! Therefore, it has never been mentioned that it is close to the fire.
After hearing Han Ershun's idea, Guo Longda also felt that it would be useless to spit fire for a guy covered in iron. However, Fan Dagui's tone obviously had the intention of underestimating Ershun, so he deliberately spoke for Ershun. Fortunately, he immediately thought of the reason to defend Ershun's idea:
"I think Ershun's idea is good. The cannon truck is covered with iron, so it's not good to burn, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't burn. You can spit fire to roast the Tartars inside. If you barbecue the Tartars, you will have to peel off even if they don't die. Is that true?"
Meng Shihai nodded and raised his concerns:
"But the Tartars can fire the guns. Their super caliber shells are not a joke. We have already been knocked down. If we lean on them, three treasures will not be worth it."
Guo Longda laughed:
"Deputy Commander Meng, don't worry! This super caliber shell is good for everything, but it's not accurate to shoot. Our Ming army also has it. I can't do anything else. I think I have some tricks when playing with cannons. It is said that no one dares to say that they have tricks, and the closer the distance, the worse the shooting is."
Meng Shihai suddenly realized, yes, the method of shooting almost completely lost its attack power at close range, unless you fire a large angle into the sky, and wait for the shell to fall almost vertically. Meng Shihai smiled and immediately asked Lu Qixi to shoot the flag and change the order. Except for tank No. 1 that cannot move, they can only support firepower, the other three tanks rushed forward to implement the fire-breathing barbecue tactic.
When the Ming army's tanks rushed up, the Qing army's blaster thought that the opportunity had come, but the Ming army's shield machine gun behind the tank was fired too accurately. Even if they were lucky enough to be swept, the infantry would pick up the missing ones. Moreover, the infantry of the three tanks used cross-fire power, which often made it difficult for the blaster to cross the line.
Tank No. 2 approached a cannon truck as he wished. As Guo Longda said, after getting closer, the projectile bombardment of the cannon truck had lost its effect, and the machine gun was just a jingling sound for the tank.
As soon as he approached the cannon cart, Meng Shihai personally manipulated the flamethrower, aimed at the opposite cannon cart and pressed the mechanism. What made Meng Shihai feel sad was that the tube of the flamethrower just kept spraying oil out, spraying the cannon cart full of oil, but it did not spew out violent flames as expected. Guo Longda saw in the periscope that only sprayed fuel but not fire, and thought he was unlucky. Then he realized that the ignition mechanism might be broken, so he had to say:
"Unfortunate! I must have been hit by a shell last time, not only did I blow the barrel up, but I also broke the ignition mechanism in front."
Before the words were finished, Guo Longda saw a spectacular scene. He saw a fire rushing out of the machine gun muzzle from the gun, spreading rapidly to the body. Then, the entire cannon car ignited a raging fire. At this moment, Guo Longda was completely stunned, damn! This is really a barbecue tatar!
Meng Shihai was also stunned for a while, but did not come back to his senses. He did not forget his command. He quickly turned the periscope to observe the effect of the two tanks outside. As a result, the No. 3 and No. 4 successfully blasted the fire, but the effect of the fire was not satisfactory. It seemed that such a fire-breathing barbecue would have to be patient enough. It seemed that it would not work if the Tartar barbecue was peeled off for a few minutes.
Meng Shihai was thinking about how to pass the experience of tank No. 2 only spraying fuel but not fire to tank No. 4, but heard the cannon carts on the opposite side, and then there were huge explosions. The shells on the cannon cart exploded, blowing the original unbreakable cannon cart into various flying fragments. In the tank, you can also feel the huge shock and loud noise caused by the explosion, but it was better in the tank, and several infantry behind were affected. Three people were injured by flying debris, and several eardrums were damaged.
You see, all the luck is occupied by tank No. 2. Of course, it is better to inject fuel than to spray fire. The machine gun of the cannon car will automatically ignite the fuel injected on the shield car, which is simply a twelve-minute cooperation.
Next, after a lot of tricks, tank No. 3 and tank No. 4 also changed to single-injection fuel without fire. This time, gun cars were sprayed with oil, then burned into a fire ball, and finally exploded.
The terrifying barbecue made the cannon cart scream. After nine cannon cars were exploded, the army inside could no longer bear the fear of barbecue and the fire, and automatically came out of the cannon cart.
I didn’t expect that the cannon-checked can be broken so easily!
Meng Shihai said modestly that this is luck and also the credit of everyone. The legend of the world, Han Ershun read "The Art of War" and made many strange plans come out. After reading "The Art of War", people were impressed by the stupid waves. After reading "The Art of War", another inspirational story was born! This legend of the world not only added a magical halo to Han Ershun, but also made the reprint of "The Art of War" reprinted, which was really popular in the Ming Dynasty for a long time.
Chapter completed!