Chapter 203 Tanks!
This heavy rain was not a timely rain, because it had been raining continuously all night, and the water in the tunnel had reached to the ankles. The deeper bunker was dug out, and there was a rush of yellow mud water flowing into the entire tunnel.
It was filled with the earthy smell of loess, and everyone's body was more or less wet.
This situation makes everyone feel very uncomfortable, but they still remain vigilant in such weather.
Because yesterday's attack by the British army was so unusual, it was so weird that it was difficult for people to think that these people launched just an ordinary attack, and it was finally interrupted by a sudden heavy rain.
But the strange thing is that the British troops really didn't launch another attack. After the heavy rain, everything seemed very quiet in the dark night, and there was no movement at all in the British positions.
Li Mu didn't rest all night because of this. The British army's abnormal behavior yesterday made Li Mu feel that there must be a problem, but at the moment he couldn't tell where the problem was.
So on the battlefield, Li Mu waited until dawn with deep fatigue. But just when the sky was slightly bright, it started to rain again in the sky. The rain gradually increased. It seemed that there would no longer be a problem.
Already.
Li Mu hurriedly found a place to rest, but felt that he had not rested for a while when a sound suddenly came.
That was the explosion of an artillery shell, but the explosion was far away from me, and the direction seemed to be the British position in the distance.
Li Mu climbed to the edge of the trench and looked out, seeing native flowers blooming on the British army's position. He felt very relieved at the moment. He smiled and lay down in the wet mud, but he finally felt relieved.
German artillery fire was ravaging the opponent's position, and the opponent would not get out at this time. However, this belated revenge also told Li Mu and others that the safety of this area was now guaranteed.
The other soldiers who stuck their heads out to check also had relaxed expressions, and no longer suspicious. Li Mu sat up and asked his men to eat breakfast immediately, replenish their strength, and dry their boots.
Everyone started to deal with their own affairs, and the position became relatively relaxed. However, this atmosphere did not last long. While Li Mu was still having breakfast, a soldier suddenly exclaimed.
"Those British guys are starting to attack!"
The weather was still gloomy at the moment, and a large field of gray soldiers sprang out from the scorched black land. The number was not much less than yesterday!
Li Mu immediately threw his lunch box on the ground, took a look through the binoculars, and immediately took a breath of cold air.
These British guys are stubborn.
Li Mu shouted for everyone to prepare to fight, but there was a scream in the sky, and the British artillery fire came violently again. Li Mu had to order the soldiers to find bunkers immediately, and he did not wait long
, the sound of the artillery disappeared, and Li Mu rushed to the trench and loudly ordered the soldiers to start fighting back.
But not long after all this happened, suddenly a soldier stood up, pointed to the far side and shouted loudly.
"What's that? The British brought up the cannon?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier was knocked down by a shot. Some soldiers rushed to rescue him, but Li Mu immediately raised his head and looked up. This was a terrible sight.
What the soldier called an artillery piece was not an artillery piece pushed by two wheels at all, but an artillery piece mounted on a vehicle.
In other words, the British pushed the tank into position!
At this moment, Li Mu finally understood what yesterday's attack was about. These British troops were just trying to find a way for these tanks. The reason why they retreated again after attacking was to wait for the arrival of these tanks!
"Where's Hans! Get Hans here quickly!" Li Mu shouted loudly, looking for Hans's figure on the battlefield, and many people could basically see the appearance of the steel monster clearly at this moment. They had never seen it before.
I have never seen such a weapon, and I have no idea what it is.
Hans also lay on the trench and frowned at the situation until Li Mu pulled him over, and then he saw Li Mu's anxious look.
"Take your people, go to the back, take out all the cement cones that were originally cast, and carry them to the position. Carry them to the position in front of us. Quick!"
Li Mu shouted loudly, and Hans was also awakened by Li Mu's words at this moment. Although he didn't know what those British guys had done, it seemed that his battalion commander had already given a combat method.
Hans immediately called a group of soldiers to remove the cement cones, but Li Mu climbed into the trench again and looked at the more than ten very tall and square No. 1 tanks that were walking on caterpillars gradually appearing in the distance.
At the moment, the soldiers were asked to bring all their weapons, and the grenades were bundled into bundles, and then they were asked to cover the movements of Hans and others.
Those tanks were still some distance away from the second-line positions. At this moment, the British troops were frantically gnawing at the first-line positions. It must be said that the appearance of these tanks on the position was a great deterrent. Those German soldiers found that they had no way to kill those tanks.
The buzzing monster was even more frightened now.
The first-line position was crumbling, and Li Mu and others on the second-line position were naturally in a state of distress.
Fortunately, most of these tanks were modified tractor bases, hung with pieces of iron plates, and had machine guns and small cannons for firepower. However, they could not move fast in such a loose position. At best, they would be fooled by the British troops behind them.
A bunker.
But this was enough. Although Li Mu had already prepared for this, when the soldiers looked at this unprecedented weapon, their expressions proved the fear in their hearts.
It took some time to transport the cement cones to the position. Hans and others also completed the task despite a hail of bullets. Li Mu asked everyone to regroup their firepower, preparing to watch these cement cones make it difficult for the tanks to move, and then launch a fierce attack.
But all this was just Li Mu's own imagination. Seeing those rumbling tanks coming into contact with those cement cones, Li Mu waited for those tanks to stop, but found that those tanks crossed over easily, and
The cement cone was connected to the barbed wire fence and wooden piles and was pressed into the soil.
The soil on the ground was so soft at this time that the cement cones became stepping stones for the tanks, allowing them to drive faster!
The soldiers looked at Li Mu in unison. Li Mu's face was sinking at the moment. He had to order the soldiers to launch an attack immediately, telling them that they must not let these enemies cross the second line.
The gunfire suddenly became intensive again, and the soldiers began to fight back again, while Li Mu rushed to a machine gun position and aimed his firepower directly at the tanks.
To put it bluntly, this first-generation tank is just a tractor with armor on it. It is very easy to get down on it, and the bullets of the heavy machine gun should be able to break through its armor very easily.
The bullet chain of the heavy machine gun was fired, and the hot bullets ricocheted off the tank. Some of the bullets also penetrated. The machine gun bullets continued to attack, and sure enough, a tank stopped.
But this kind of firepower immediately attracted the attention of these tanks. Several tanks lowered their barrels towards the machine gun position. Li Mu felt bad, but the soldiers at the firepower point could not control so much, and just went crazy with bullet belts.
One of the tanks was struck, and gunfire rang out.
Li Mu saw the artillery shell explode in front of the machine gun position, but these small-caliber shells did not seem to have enough power against the position covered by sandbags, and the machine gun position still existed.
Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, but ordered the other soldiers to attack fiercely, launching intensive attacks on the soldiers and tanks that rushed up.
The battle on the battlefield became more intense, and the gunshots on the first-line position began to become lighter. Standing on the second-line position and looking around, what I saw were countless British soldiers and tanks. This battle, perhaps,
It's a decisive battle.
Chapter completed!