As soon as the Germans left Reims, the scouts discovered them.
However, the reconnaissance team did not rush to launch an attack, but summoned their companions.
Qin Zhiyuan equipped the scouts with a considerable number of Lewis light machine guns, all of which use 97-round drum magazines. Almost every two or three-wheeled motorcycle has one, and a three-wheeled motorcycle can only carry two people.
One driver, the other machine gunner.
On the seat behind the driver, there is a special ammunition box, which is filled with bullet drums, a total of fifty.
The scouts, in groups of two three-wheeled motorcycles, have been patrolling near Reims. When they find that the Germans are starting to set off, one motorcycle will return to Hu Tingfeng's temporary headquarters to report, and the other motorcycle will continue
Monitor.
Hu Tingfeng's temporary headquarters is located in a large armored vehicle. This armored vehicle has a spacious compartment and can hold a temporary meeting for four people. Of course, if you don't care about the seats, you can also have a few more people.
The armored vehicle has basic defense power. The armor thickness is ten millimeters. When operating at full speed, it can run at a speed of nearly 20 kilometers per hour. The attack power is five machine guns equipped at the front, rear, left and right, two in the front, one on the left, one on the right and one on the right.
The rear is all straight.
If such an armored vehicle is to play its full role, it requires about eight to ten people. It looks like a lot, but in fact it is not much at all. The tank the Germans are currently researching has a crew of 18 people, and that is the real tank.
giant.
There are three of the same armored vehicle scouts, and fifteen trucks are responsible for providing them with support.
This was the first truly mechanized unit of the First Division, the kind where everyone was in a vehicle.
After Hu Tingfeng received the report of the departure of the German forward troops, he immediately ordered Jin Taihe to carry out harassment according to the original plan.
Yes, it's harassment.
Although the scouts are mechanized troops, considering that they only have less than 500 men, they can only undertake harassment tasks in large-scale confrontations.
The distance from Reims to Ferenta de Noy is only about thirty kilometers. Hu Tingfeng's task is to delay the Germans as much as possible so that the First Division and the French 32nd Division can have more time.
Build defensive positions.
The Germans moved very quickly. By the time the scouts gathered their manpower, about one regiment of forward troops had already left Reims.
Naturally, the Germans also have scouts. Their scouts still use war horses, and some of them use motorcycles, the kind of three-wheeled motorcycles. It is not a three-wheeled motorcycle with a sidecar, but one wheel in front and one wheel in the back.
Two wheels or three wheels.
The motorcycle was invented by the Germans, but because of Qin Zhiyuan's appearance, motorcycles developed by leaps and bounds. Combined with American Harley motorcycles, the motorcycles equipped by Qin Zhiyuan's troops used pneumatic rubber tires, ball bearings, clutches and transmissions
The front suspension, shock absorber system, spring seat, etc. almost integrate all the advanced technologies in the world.
The German motorcycles are lackluster. They only use some advanced technologies. In terms of speed, riding comfort and stability, they are very different from the motorcycles equipped by the first brigade.
The first people encountered were the scouts of the two armies, and the exchange of fire started between motorcycles.
The scouts were planting roadside bombs when the first German motorcycle appeared in front of the 1st Division scouts.
This kind of bomb is a simple earth bomb. First dig a slanted hole on the side of the road and point the hole in the direction where the enemy is about to come. Then install a special iron bucket in the hole and put the explosive connected to the detonation device into it.
Stuff a pack of steel balls prepared in advance, cover the top with earth and rocks, and a simple roadside bomb is set.
This kind of bomb is extremely powerful. When detonated, the killing range can reach nearly 50 meters. Because the steel balls are numerous and specially treated, once they are hit, they will basically lose their combat effectiveness.
Those fifteen trucks contained basically nothing but bullets and food.
When they heard the sound of the motorcycle engine, the eight scouts who were installing explosives did not pay attention. The sound was so familiar that they felt that it was one of their own.
But when the motorcycle drove only fifty or sixty meters away from them, the scouts finally discovered something was wrong.
To make it easier to identify, the German scouts still wore the military helmets of the former dragoons. This military helmet has a special feature. There is a spear point on the top decorated up to the sky. If you look at it from a distance, you can tell it is the German army.
The German scouts also discovered the 1st Division of Scouts. Although the 1st Division of Scouts had their own military uniforms, the color was still the blue-gray standard of the French army, which was completely different from the iron-grey of the German army. In addition, the four vehicles with shoulder straps on the roadside
A fighting motorcycle, which has become the standard of the First Division of the Foreign Legion.
When the enemy attacked, a 1st Division scout shouted loudly, half-knelt on the ground and pulled out the Mauser pistol from his waist.
The German scouts also discovered something was wrong. This knight's driving skills were quite good. He stood on one foot, held the brake and swung the front of the car. The rear wheel drew a perfect semicircle on the ground. He increased the accelerator and wanted to run.
late
Bah bah bah
Continuous gunshots rang out, and the German scout fifty meters away fell to the ground.
Come on, hurry up, hurry up and get it done. Squad leader Liu Shuangxi made a casual arrangement, ran to the side of the motorcycle, picked up a Lewis machine gun, and ran over half-bent to check.
Fortunately, there were no Germans nearby, but since the gunshots were heard, it wouldn't be long before some Germans came over to check.
Liu Shuangxi's attention at this moment was focused on the dying German soldier. Although the soldier was shot several times, he was not dead immediately. His body was still twitching, and he probably wouldn't live long.
Bang
Liu Shuangxi did not dare to be careless. According to custom, he refilled his gun first and then went over to inspect the body.
Sure enough, the German scout was holding a grenade in his hand, and the safety had been turned on. As long as the spring leaf bounced open, the grenade would explode.
Hey, Liu Shuangxi sneered twice, took the grenade over first, and then started to pack up his trophies.
There are still many good things on the German scouts, such as rings, watches, telescopes, military medals, P08 pistols, Berkman MP18 submachine guns, etc. These are all good things. Especially the P08 pistol, which is a souvenir that has slowly become popular within the First Division.
It is very popular in the exchange market, and many people want to get a P08 pistol at any cost.
This German scout is equipped with an improved model that can fire 32 rounds of drum ammunition. This model is the most popular, and now the entire First Division has no more than fifty.
Liu Shuangxi took away all the valuable things from the corpse, and then stuffed the grenade with the safety pin out under the still warm corpse.
