Randall's voice came from the earphones: "I saw it, it's a bit far away, but you can try it. We are calculating the artillery elements!"
"Okay, HE high-explosive bomb, one test shot!"
A shell exploded not far behind the enemy, sending up a puff of smoke and making the enemy on the position panic.
"Very good. It's a little far away. The error is not very big. Adjust the bearing 10 meters to the left and bring the distance closer to 30 meters. HE high-explosive bombs. All tanks will fire three rounds!"
Soon after, nine consecutive artillery shells exploded on the enemy's position. Looking at the bombed artillery parts flying into the sky, the red dots on the system mini-map had disappeared. Li Qing nodded with satisfaction and explained on the radio, No. I. Type C drives down the mound to where the second enemy is found.
The No. 1 destroyer responsible for the sniper mission does not need to move anymore. It only needs to slightly adjust the direction of the muzzle.
Type I C arrived at the location where the second enemy was discovered. The shaking enemy could no longer be seen in the telescope. The shelling just now probably alerted the enemies here, but fortunately the 47mm Czech-made anti-tank gun was still hiding there. Now The biggest threat in this stage is this anti-tank gun. After destroying it, everything else will become a piece of cake.
A few minutes later, four tanks were driven out of the sniper position. They were Type II C tanks of Hubert's team. They headed towards two enemy positions that had been bombarded. They were responsible for mopping up remaining enemies and cleaning the battlefield.
"The enemy's anti-tank gun at position No. 1 has been destroyed. The enemy left three corpses and an unknown number of people who escaped. Several 47mm artillery shells were left on the scene."
"The enemy's anti-tank gun at Position 2 has been destroyed. The enemy did not leave any corpses. However, there were blood stains on the scene. He must have fled. There were a number of 47mm artillery shells left on the scene."
The red dot representing the enemy on the system mini-map has disappeared, and the surrounding area should be safe for the time being. Listening to the report from Hubot's team on the radio, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "Bring those shells with you, we can use them Come on, let’s all gather on the highway and take a quick rest!”
There were not many 47mm anti-tank shells, and they were quickly divided up by the three No. 1 tank destroyers. These things usually looked like an eyesore and took up space, but when they were actually on the battlefield, no one had too many.
Second Lieutenant Hubot is a middle-aged man with short brown hair, a slight stubble on his face, a tall build, and a straight back, but he is not a tall tank soldier. He looks energetic, always smiling, and has a pair of big eyes. With a simple light.
After arranging the guard tanks, Hubot came to Li Qing, saluted a standard military salute, and then said: "Good afternoon, Major, I am very happy to see you, and I hope we can cooperate happily!"
Li Qing could see that Hubot was an experienced veteran, and hurriedly returned the military salute: "Good afternoon, Second Lieutenant Hubot, thank you for the reminder before, otherwise we would have been struggling for a while, haha!"
"It's nothing. Even without my reminder, the two officers will quickly think of countermeasures. I just said it in advance."
At this time, Randall came over and said, "Oh, please stop being polite. Is there anything else that Boss Li needs to explain? Everyone is exhausted and in urgent need of rest!"
It was obvious that Randall was a little distracted. Li Qing and Hubot looked at each other and smiled. In the previous battles, the destroyer squadron had indeed contributed the most. The most fortunate thing was that there were no casualties. Such results were indeed very good.
Arrange for everyone to take turns eating and resting. You need to be alert at all times on the battlefield. Monkey and Randall were arm-in-arm, not knowing what they were doing. Li Qing and Hubot found a sheltered place to sit down, eating field rations and introducing each other to each other.
Hubot's tank team belongs to the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the 14th Armored Division. It is the only regiment in the Armored Division that is fully equipped with No. 2 tanks. Before departure, it was not in the same camp as Li Qing and others.
According to Hubert, everyone actually doesn't like the Panzer II tank and has been clamoring to replace it with the Czech 38t tank. The Panzer II tank's armor is weak and its engine power is too small. It uses a Marbach HL57 6-cylinder 130-horsepower gasoline engine, which can only provide a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour. It can't go as fast as soldiers when going cross-country.
These Type II C guns are equipped with a 20mmKWK 38 L/55A gun, which uses a 10-round magazine. The firepower can be said to be extremely poor. 10-round magazines are not enough to hit armored vehicles. It is wasteful to use a vehicle-mounted machine gun to fight infantry. It is time to reload ammunition. It is slow and useless. Fortunately, it is equipped with 20 mm of additional armor. It can be used as a shield for infantry and attack the enemy's infantry position.
Amid Hubot's complaints, the rest time was over and everyone got on the bus. Li Qing announced to continue setting off. She raised her hand and looked at her watch. The time was 12:33 noon.
Continuing the previous march plan, Li Qing's Type I C scouted the road in front. The eight tanks behind were about the same speed, so they had to concentrate their actions. Hubot's team was responsible for protecting the destroyer team. The four tanks were separated at the two ends of the team. , two cars in the lead and two cars in the rear.
It was much calmer along the way, and I never saw the ambush team preparing to block the road again. When encountering a possible ambush site, Li Qing would instruct the monkey to drive over and have a look. He couldn't control much else, and could guarantee a few kilometers around the road. As long as the place is safe, as long as the mission is completed, it doesn't matter if the place is filled with enemies.
Finally, a large red dot appeared on the side of the road on the map. The coordinates of the hiding place of the supply convoy were not far to the north of the red dot. The large red dot should be the enemy that the supply convoy said was about a battalion.
Li Qing's scalp felt numb as he saw the stalemate on the battlefield before. After all, the struggle between the enemy and ourselves had little to do with him, but when it was his turn to face it alone, he still felt a little guilty. The top priority was to find the supply convoy first. Make other plans after understanding the situation.
After notifying the tank team behind of the situation and asking them to stop and find a place to hide, Type I and C drove off the road and started to take a detour as far away from the enemy as possible.
Sure enough, they made a semicircle and found the supply convoy. The infantry company escorting the convoy had already exchanged fire with the enemy. From the telescope, it could be seen that the exchange of fire between the two sides was not intense, and there were no positions and bunkers. It was more like a sudden encounter. When they got up, neither side used heavy firepower. They saw both sides occupying favorable terrain and shooting at each other with their guns. The "pop, pop, pop, pop" was quite lively.
Contacted the supply convoy by radio and explained the purpose of coming. Model I and C successfully drove into the woods where the convoy was hidden.
Soon, Li Qing saw the commander of the supply convoy, a fat middle-aged man who looked very tired, with drooped mouth corners and small eyes. He squinted and looked like he was not awake.
