The battle on the ground was still going on. Liu Guozhu was feeling the slight bumps on his tank. He saw the village ahead through the gap in the commander's observation window and also saw the broken troops crowding on the road.
The Qi troops were completely defeated, and the Qi troops who retreated from their positions finally revealed their so-called true colors.
At least one-fifth of these troops are even equipped with Cyric flintlocks. They have no helmets and even individual equipment is not fully distributed.
The third prince's army was originally the worst equipped, so the equipment change was not completed before the war broke out.
The original plan was that with the strong fortifications, the troops' slightly inferior equipment would not have any impact.
But who knew that the position was completely lost on the first day of fighting, which suddenly exposed the Qi troops to the wild, and also completely exposed the fact that their weapons and equipment were backward.
The current Qi army, let alone organizing a counterattack, cannot even assemble and reorganize defense.
Liu Guozhu looked at the Qi soldiers blocking his way and felt that it was a crime to waste time on these enemies who had long lost their fighting spirit.
In his opinion, these people had been frightened by the terror of the bombers and would only surrender or run away without any intention of resisting.
So, he ordered his driver to drive the tank up directly. Anyway, more Tang Army soldiers were following behind him.
Hearing the roar of the engine, these Qi Army soldiers began to commotion. They watched in horror as a Tang Army tank crashed through the trees and rushed out. They were so frightened that they immediately ran away.
"The Tang Army is coming!" A soldier ran away with his head in his hands and screamed loudly, causing the people around him to run along with him.
"Thud, tut, tug!" The directional machine gun began to fire. This attack from a distance of tens of meters caused numerous casualties to the Qi troops who had just prepared to set up camp and settle down.
These Qi troops were originally latecomers, because before they arrived here and chose this open space to rest, Liu Guozhu and the others had already stopped here to rest.
That's why these Qi soldiers didn't hear the sound of tank engines, so they rested here carelessly.
In fact, the Qi army's combat quality is really too low. It is even said that they have not been well trained and have no idea what fighting is all about.
Before setting up camp, these people didn't even send out security troops to patrol and investigate the surroundings, and they also didn't arrange sentries.
They just ran all the way here, and they didn't expect that the enemy's attack speed would be faster than their escape speed.
So as soon as Liu Guozhu came out, these Qi troops panicked again. They fled habitually, and some of them raised their hands and surrendered.
No one even noticed that there was only one tank like Liu Guozhu coming out of the forest, and no one paid attention to the back of the tank, not even a Tang Army soldier.
Yes, there was only the No. 4 tank commanded by Liu Guozhu nearby. He had just contacted his platoon leader a few minutes ago, but it turned out that the platoon leader and another tank were waiting for supplies in a village next door. .
Liu Guozhu's tank unknowingly rushed to the front of the troops, and not far in front of them was another small village.
"Thud, tug, tug!" The directional machine guns fired continuously, mowing down those Qi soldiers who were facing the enemy with their backs.
One after another, the Qi soldiers fell, and finally the last psychological defense line of these Qi soldiers was completely defeated.
They began to give up their escape and began to surrender in large areas. Everyone raised their hands high, waiting for the steel monster to decide their life or death.
Thank God, Liu Guozhu immediately ordered to stop firing after seeing that the situation was under control.
The sound of machine guns stopped, and the battlefield returned to silence. Liu Guozhu opened the hatch cover, stuck his head out, and looked down at the Qi soldiers approaching Chi Chi.
"Pile the weapons aside! Don't play tricks!" Liu Guozhu shouted loudly, surrounded by numerous Qi soldiers.
The soldiers of the Qi Army did not expect that the person driving such a terrifying tank was actually a child. They looked at the doll in front of them blankly, and finally accepted their fate and took their weapons and piled them next to the tank to let them out. of open space.
Soon, a group of Tang Army soldiers arrived here. They had a truck carrying ammunition and some messy things.
There were about two squads of Tang soldiers who came. The reason why they were so scattered was because they encountered a large number of defeated Qi soldiers on the road, and had to detach a large number of troops to guard these surrendered enemies.
"The road is basically blocked by these prisoners. The tanks you rushed over first are fast enough, but the infantry following behind will suffer." Lighting a cigarette, the platoon leader led by Liu Guozhu said to Liu Guozhu.
In front of him were his men who were holding weapons and watching the Qi soldiers continue to disarm. He raised the cigarette package in his hand. Liu Guozhu shook his head, raised his hand to signal, and rejected the other party's kindness.
Tank soldiers are not allowed to smoke on the tank. Liu Guozhu is just a child with no hair, so he doesn't know how to smoke at all.
"Thank you! Our tanks are lined up in the next village! We need manpower now, go check out the village in front!"
"It doesn't matter to me that we have tank cover! 12 people and me...that's almost all we have...the truck has to be left behind, and it's a burden to bring it over." The infantry platoon leader was willing to follow and pointed to the one behind him. Truck said.
"Get ready, let's set off now! Try to capture the village over there, so that we can rely on the village to rest for a night." Liu Guozhu's tactical thinking was very clear.
"No problem at all! Leave your flank to me!" The infantry platoon leader explained the task: "Squad leader 1, take a few people to occupy the edge of the forest on the flank! Find a place with a good view and set up the machine gun!"
After speaking, he pointed to the other side: "The rest of the 1st squad are under my command! Follow the tank and stay on guard on the right side of the tank! Lower your body! Pay attention to the movement on the flank of the village!"
Liu Guozhu pressed the throat intercom to remind his driver to drive, and then continued to remind the infantry: "I fired before, so the sound will definitely be heard over there in the village! They should be ready, don't be careless!"
"Understood! Lao Zhang! Lao Zhang! Get the mortar off the truck! Tune it up! If a battle breaks out, aim at the village and fire! Suppress the enemy's firepower!" The infantry platoon leader, who was paying more attention, turned back, He looked at the remaining men and shouted.
An old soldier raised his arm. He used to be from the Zheng State, but now he is from the Tang State. He has no ability and has been hanging around in the army...
Under his help, a few people from the 2nd Squadron who were left to guard the prisoners took out their hands and lifted a 60 mm caliber mortar from the truck. This thing is the support firepower of the company and platoon-level troops. Many troops All are equipped.
Because it is small in size and easy to install and operate, it is still very popular among grassroots troops. In this battle, most of the mortars had little chance to perform, so they were left in the vehicle and followed.
Now, seeing the direct fire support firepower, Liu Guozhu was even more relieved, so he commanded his tank to turn around, leaving behind a group of Qi soldiers looking at each other, and rushed towards the village not far away.
The tank's engine was roaring, emitting pieces of black smoke. The infantrymen who were the first to set off had already penetrated into the woods carrying MG43 machine guns. The remaining infantrymen had spread out and formed an attack formation along the road.
Liu Guozhu commanded his tank to drive on the road in a swaggering manner, rushing towards the villages of Qi State.
Soon, gunfire rang out in the village opposite. Liu Guozhu quickly retracted his head and reached out to close the hatch above his head.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the infantry on his side had lowered their bodies and their advance had slowed down.
Everyone was looking for cover skillfully. It had to be said that Tang Jun's combat quality was not a bit higher than Qi Jun's.
"Attention! Enemy attack! Look for the enemy's firepower point! Can you see the shooter's position?" Liu Guozhu asked his gunner while looking through the commander's observation window for the location of the enemy's fire.
The gunner didn't see the target through his sight, because his angle of view was narrower. Although he could see more clearly, he could only see the buildings in the village.
"Damn it." Liu Guozhu had no choice but to open the hatch above his head again, stuck his head out and took a quick look, then retracted his head and complained.
He saw Qi Army soldiers everywhere in the village, as well as Qi Army trucks, frightened horses, and a large number of material boxes piled messily on the roadside.
"Electromechanical man! Fire on the heading machine gun! No need to aim, just shoot! Suppress the people in the village!" Liu Guozhu loudly issued the attack order.
Then he ordered the gunner and loader in front of him: "Load the grenade! Fire when you find the target! Don't wait for my command!"
"Lie to Kangxi"
The loader immediately pulled out a cannonball from his side and quickly stuffed it into the barrel. At this time, the No. 4 tank was still moving forward, but because there were not many bumps on the road, it was considered smooth for the loader to complete the operation.
At this time, Liu Guozhu belatedly ordered to stop. The tank shook slightly and stopped in the middle of the road.
The electromechanical operator who had just hung the drum drum on the machine gun pulled the trigger, and the machine gun on the tank body began to roar non-stop.
While the machine gun kept firing, the short-barreled 75mm gun on the No. 4 tank turret spewed thick smoke from the muzzle and fired a shell!
