Episode 30 Tank vs Cavalry

The report of the Ming army's reconnaissance tank was sent back to the division headquarters.

After a while, the order from the reconnaissance battalion department came from behind, ordering the cavalry company and bicycle company to investigate forward, and the support company followed up behind.

At this time, the division headquarters two kilometers behind, the radio communications company of the division communication battalion was listening for radio waves in the air.

The communication soldier wearing headsets tested various channels and suddenly shouted:

"There is a master's seat!"

The commander Hafenga grabbed a headset and heard a clear call from inside:

"...The rat was found, the rat had carrots, and requested reinforcements... The badger dog called the fox, the badger dog called the fox... Repeat, the rat was found in the south, and the rat had carrots, and requested reinforcements..."

"The fox calls the badger dog, the fox calls the badger dog... How many rats are there? How many carrots are there? It's over."

"The badger dog calls the fox... voles 50 to 100... voles 50 to 100... hamsters 30 to 50... hamsters 30 to 50... carrot 37-3... carrot 37-3... finished."

"The fox received it and immediately reinforced it... and ordered you to contact first... and asked you to contact first... and finished."

"The badger dog is received and contacts immediately and it's finished."

The headset was "hissing" twice and there was no sound. The communications soldier quickly looked up and said:

"Master, it's not good. They are going to attack the reconnaissance battalion!"

Ha Fenga nodded, biting an unlit cigarette in his mouth. After a while, he said:

"Well, I know. Let's get in touch with it first."

He bit the cigarette hard, pricked up his ears and listened to the front behind the fog, waiting for the sound of cannons and machine guns to sound.

This is what the reconnaissance forces do. The most effective reconnaissance is not to lie in the bushes and count the enemy's heads, but to contact the enemy. Now it's thick fog, and it's night. The cavalry company is maneuvering and flexible. If you fight a small battle, there will be no big casualties. You can also find out the enemy's approximate firepower and troops.

The enemy's codeword is relatively simple, and Hafenga is also a veteran, and can basically understand it. Voles obviously refer to our cavalry, hamsters are bicycle soldiers. Carrot 37-3 means three 37mm anti-tank guns.

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In the reconnaissance battalion, the cavalry dispersed into the fields further away, holding the rifles in their hands, and immediately bent their bodies and trot nervously. The bicycle soldiers were even more careful when they were moving on the road, staring at the fog in front, for fear that a shell would come towards them.

The Qing soldiers who supported the company pushed anti-tank cannons and followed behind with anti-tank guns. Fortunately, this 37mm cannon is short and light, with only more than 300 kilograms, and the manpower can push quite quickly.

Suddenly, two sharp headlights appeared in the field ahead, and the engine roared, and two light columns were turning, and three small cannons in the middle of the highway fell into the light column.

The artillery shouted in horror, and the anti-tank platoon leader immediately knelt on the ground and loudly directed them to turn the anti-tank guns and aim at the two light columns. But it was too late.

"When-boom!!!"

A fire flashed across the street, and a small cannon was blown back to the side of the road. The gunner was killed and injured. Then the shells in the barrel detonated again, blowing the barrel away.

Immediately afterwards, the tank's front baffle spit out flames and chased the gunners of the second small cannon. The two gunners ran for more than ten meters and were hidden in the fog, but the last gunner was shot and killed.

Then, the tank's headlights went out, and there was darkness around it. Only the tanks were heard roaring and leaving the place.

The third small cannon turned to the general position of the tank under the command of the platoon leader, and the platoon leader shouted:

"put!!"

The fireball of the muzzle flashed, and a metal hitting sound was "on" in the dark, and a spark was emitted, and the shells slipped away.

The platoon leader continued to yell:

"Quick, load!"

The barrel was pulled open, and the hot small shell jumped out, and the second shell was filled in again. The gun body was transferred to the general position of the tank.

"put!!"

The fire flashed by the muzzle, and only a line of fire was seen tracing straight into the distance and disappeared.

Before the hit, the tank had moved away from a distance, and the engine sound was still very clear. It was somewhere dozens of meters away and it stopped moving, but the engine was still on, as if waiting for his group of people to die.

The anti-tank platoon leader stood up, bit his fist, looked at the thick fog like ink in front of him, and fire was about to spurt out of his eyes.

Since the battle has started, I can't care about so much. The reconnaissance battalion commander behind me grabbed the radio headset and reported loudly to the division headquarters:

"583,583, I am 130, I am 130... We were attacked by enemy tanks, three anti-tank platoons were killed and injured, and one gun was destroyed... Requesting support from Unit 5... Requesting support from Unit 5..."

"130, I'm 583," the division commander's voice appeared, very calm, "How many enemy tanks are there?"

"Report, one!"

The teacher's voice was silent for a few seconds, and then he ordered with anger:

"Order the reconnaissance battalion to destroy that tank!...No reinforcements yet!"

Hafenga threw down the headset and showed anger. There was only one enemy tank, but the reconnaissance battalion had 300 people, three anti-tank guns, and eight anti-tank guns. In such a favorable fog, he couldn't handle a mere tank and wanted the support of Unit No. 5!

What does Unit No. 5 do? It is an anti-tank battalion specially prepared for the People's Guard's armored troops. It belongs to the division's direct troops, equipped with 36 37mm anti-tank guns and 20 47mm anti-tank guns. The anti-tank firepower is very strong. This battalion is with the main force of the division and cannot leave easily. According to intelligence, the People's Guard's tanks and armored vehicles have a total of more than 100, and one has just appeared now. The main force is still unknown.

While cursing the division commander, the reconnaissance battalion commander ordered the entire battalion to take off the road and spread into the fields.

But then again, if there is only one enemy tank, then it will be no problem to kill it with the power of the reconnaissance battalion.

All the cavalry held a bayonet rifle, unscrewed the grenades around their waists, spreading the distance. The soldiers in the bicycle company threw down their bicycles and followed behind with anti-tank guns, preparing to wait for the cavalry to rush up and blow the grenades for a round, and then reimburse them with anti-tank guns.

The company commander whistled:

"Caval Company - Charge!!"

With a command, dozens of cavalry rushed towards the direction of the tank. The horse's hooves flipped the soil in the field, and their mouths and noses were spraying white air. The cavalry lay on the horse and looked forward. The sound of the engine was getting closer and closer after the thick fog, and the cavalry company commander shouted:

"preparation--"

The tank headlight suddenly lit up, the turret was rotating, and the synchronous machine gun above spewed out the flames. The two or three cavalrymen in the light were shot and fell to the front with a wail.

The company commander shouted:

"cast!!!"

Dozens of grenades flew out with smoke, and suddenly there was a dense explosion. In the flames, only the tank's body was seen as motionless as Mount Tai. Only a few grenades exploded in the front of the tank, obviously not causing any damage to it. The tank was shaking, and the tracks crushed the soil. It almost turned a big turn in place, and then quickly fled to the distance. The turret turned to the rear, and the machine gun kept firing at the pursuers.

Although the distance is relatively close, it is so dark outside that the machine gunner in the turret can hardly see anything from the narrow observation hole, just roughly diffusing.

The cavalry lowered their bodies, listened to the bullets in their ears, and tried to hold the horse's belly with their speed advantage, trying to catch the back of the tank with their speed advantage, and then dropped a round of grenades at close range. In this soft field, the cavalry could not run, but the tank could not drive even more. The maximum speed of this tank road is only 40 kilometers per hour. It is good to drive 15 kilometers in the fields. The cavalry behind them are catching up with 30 kilometers per hour.

However, the Lightning 2 tank was designed for the muddy areas in Jiangnan. It has played its best performance at this moment. The wide tracks grasped the soil forcefully, and the speed actually reached 20 kilometers.

But the distance got closer and closer, the cavalry company was determined to kill the tank. The second round of grenades came over, and the tank immediately ate seven or eight, trapped in a flame, and one track exploded, and the chain fell off. The tank roared and turned around for half a circle, stopping.

Since this time the weak rear was blown up and the gasoline engine was another, a fire immediately rose above the engine.

"Bang", the top cover of the turret was opened, and four tank hands in black uniforms drilled out one after another, jumped off the tank and ran away.

The cavalry behind had already seen it by the fire. While rushing over, they shouted:

"Catch the live ones, catch the live ones!"

Four tank crew members ran a few meters and lay down on the ground. Two of them suddenly picked out a short weapon and fired very violently. Two cavalrymen were immediately shot, one fell from the horse, and the other fell to the ground with their men and horses, falling several meters away.

Dozens of cavalry immediately jumped off the horse, lying to the ground, and fired back with the rifles in their hands. But the guns of the Ming army tank soldiers on the opposite side were too powerful and could not be beaten at all. They were like two machine guns, no, faster than machine guns. In the dazzling flames, bullets shot over like water. The two opponents made dozens of people on the side unable to raise their heads.

The Qing soldiers hugged their heads, buried their heads in the soil, and their hearts were beating wildly: This is the legendary new weapon - a submachine gun, right?

A Qing soldier shouted:

"Pitching grenade!"

When the four tankers on the opposite side heard this, they got up and ran away, shouting sadly and angry as they ran:

"Hey—where are you going to die—"

"We've attracted people!"

"It's almost done! It's time to come out!"

"Help! Come out!!!"

Originally, the Qing army was getting up and chasing after him, but when he heard these words, he immediately felt something was wrong. After a moment of hesitation, the Ming army tank in front was caught in the thick fog and disappeared.

The Qing cavalry company commander slapped his thigh and cursed:

"Damn it, let's cheat us! Chase us quickly!!"

The four tank hands in front gritted their teeth, panicked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and suddenly the person in front bumped into something and sat down on the ground.

It was an armored personnel carrier.

Suddenly, the four people crawled into the car as if they had seen their relatives and cursed:

"Hi, your mother, it turns out you are so close! Do you want to watch us be killed?"

Several arms on the open armored vehicle pulled them up, and a voice laughed:

"Is Xiao Shengzi?...There is no way. The regiment seat wants us to squat here to die. The Qing soldiers cannot move until they are under their noses..."

The Qing soldiers behind also heard the conversation, stopped and looked at each other with panting, wondering if they wanted to run back. But the scene in front of them made them immediately make up their minds.

A few seconds later, a green signal flare lit up almost under his nose, and then a sharp light appeared in front of him, and then the engine sounded.

Fifteen armored plants lined up one by one, with each machine gun spurting out flames.

Before dozens of Qing soldiers could block their eyes, they were shot and fell down one after another. The remaining twenty were so scared that they ran away.
To be continued...