On the battlefield, seeing the powerlessness of heavy artillery in front of tanks, Jiangbei Army's trenches suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
Where did this strange weapon come from? It can actually withstand the direct fire of an eighteen-pound cannon. You have to know that such a cannon can even smash the city wall. What kind of steel did the people of Fanjiazhuang use to allow such a war?
The car has become so strong?
Moreover, such a sturdy chariot can actually move forward on its own without the need for oxen or horses. This is completely beyond the understanding of the gentry rebel soldiers.
To use a later saying, the worldview of the rebel soldiers was violently impacted.
Did the Prince of Tianjin really come down from the stars? How could he invent so many terrible things? It is said that the red-haired "Formosa-style" rifles and mortars were actually invented by the Prince of Tianjin, but the red-haired
I just went to study secretly.
Now that the Prince of Tianjin has invented this indestructible and self-propelled sturdy chariot, isn't this trench defense meaningless? How can we fight this battle?
The Jiangbei Army and the local rebels are engaged in rebellion that involves cutting a thousand swords into pieces. If this battle is lost, will the Tianjin County Prince execute all the more than 200,000 rebels?
More than 200,000 rebels stared at the tanks on the battlefield, and no one said a word. The morale of the Jiangbei Army and the hundreds of thousands of local rebels seemed to have been beaten, and it suddenly fell to the bottom.
Behind the tank, Boss Wei's eyes widened in surprise.
In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Boss Wei did not believe that an iron lump like a tank could turn things around on the battlefield. Boss Wei had already made preparations to escape back to the trench after the tank was destroyed by the Jiangbei Army. From the bottom of his heart, Wei
The boss is actually as scared as the frightened Chen Yaoer.
But Boss Wei is an upright man. Even though he was so scared, he still held his head high and charged with the tank, because this was the dignity of a Tiger and Ben Army soldier. Before the tank was destroyed and before the retreat order was issued, it was the Jiangbei Army who killed him.
, I cannot disobey orders and cower.
However, Boss Wei was a little unable to react now on the battlefield.
The steam tanks were so sharp that they actually blocked the Jiangbei Army's heavy artillery bombardment. The artillery shells hit the tanks, and not a single tank was destroyed.
The tank invented by the prince is too powerful, isn't it?
Where did this idea come from? How come every of the prince’s ideas is so magical and practical?
Boss Wei's eyes widened and he looked at the tank in front of him in surprise. For a moment, he forgot to move forward and stood blankly on the battlefield.
Next to Boss Wei, Private Chen Yao'er also opened his mouth wide.
However, his reaction was faster than that of Boss Wei. Seeing the heroic effect of the tank, Chen Yaoer's eyes lit up. He suddenly raised the steel gun in his hand to his chest and shouted: "Okay
!What an awesome tank!”
The fear of death was eliminated by the strength of the tank. Chen Yaoer suddenly became lively and energetic. He turned around and shouted to Mr. Wei: "Platoon leader! The tank is powerful! We have to charge!"
Before Boss Wei could say anything, Chen Yaoer shouted "Come on" and rushed to the front.
Boss Wei looked at Chen Yao'er's back and was stunned for a while before grabbing his rifle and following him.
Seeing that the tanks withstood the bombardment of the Jiangbei Army's artillery and continued to advance towards the Jiangbei Army despite the artillery fire, a deafening cheer sounded from the Huben Army's position. The cheers from the tens of thousands of people were so loud that they reached the Jiangbei Army.
In their position, even the defenders of the Beijing camp on the walls of the capital city heard it.
Zhong Feng was so excited that he knocked on the earthen wall of the trench, laughed loudly, and said, "Zheng Kaicheng, look! Jiang Chong is right, our tanks can withstand the artillery of the Jiangbei Army."
Although Zheng Kaicheng was a little embarrassed, he didn't bother to care at this moment of joy. He laughed and said: "Jiang Chong is really good at calculating. He even figured out whether this tank can withstand artillery."
Jiang Chong blinked and said nothing.
Zheng Kaicheng touched his goatee and changed the topic and said: "But this is also common sense. Who is the prince? When has the equipment he invented not been used? The prince must have known that the Jiangbei Army would use artillery to bomb tanks.
Defense measures have been prepared a long time ago. But we don’t know the details, so we are worrying here."
Zhong Feng laughed loudly, patted Zheng Kaicheng on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry about us! I'm not worried, you are the only one who is worried. It almost affected my mood."
Zheng Kaicheng grinned helplessly when he saw that Zhong Feng didn't save any face for him. After thinking about it, Zheng Kaicheng added: "But it's not enough to withstand the heavy artillery. The Jiangbei Army still has mortars fired. I don't know.
Can tanks defend against mortars?"
Zhong Feng pursed his lips, stopped teasing Zheng Kaicheng, and looked up at the battlefield ahead.
In the Central Military Department of Jiangbei Army, Shi Kefa and Wu Sangui were already frightened.
I didn't expect that Li Thief's chariot was so strong that it couldn't even penetrate the Hongyi cannon.
Shi Kefa's right hand was trembling a little. He looked at Wu Sangui in a panic and said, "Uncle Chang, the bandit soldiers are equipped with sharp equipment. What should we do?"
Wu Sangui didn't know what to do for a moment, and frowned in thought.
The tank was getting closer and closer, and there was only one mile left from Jiangbei Army's trench. Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and said: "Although I don't know what drives this tank, I don't think it can be too heavy. The front armor
If it is thick, the armor on the top and sides may be very thin.”
"Intensive bombardment with cannons!"
When Shi Kefa heard Wu Sangui's words, his eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and said, "Wonderful! Wonderful! You are worthy of being the eldest uncle!"
Shi Kefa shouted loudly: "Assemble the artillery to bombard Li Thief's chariot. We must blow them all up in front of the trench."
The command flag was waved, conveying Shi Kefa's order to the entire Jiangbei Army. Nearly a thousand cannons were mobilized to the front of the tanks, aimed at 150 tanks, and began to charge and load ammunition.
This mortar is a small cannon. It can throw small shells weighing several kilograms at close range. Two people can operate one. The Jiangbei Army brought 3,000 mortars this time. That is because the battlefield width in front of the tank is limited and cannot accommodate more.
There are more direct-fire artillery, otherwise the Jiangbei Army may have to mobilize all the direct-fire artillery for bombing.
"Woo~"
A horn sounded, the cannon was ignited by the gunner, and the shells were fired.
Nearly a thousand artillery shells were like a storm, attacking the tank that was getting closer and closer.
The shells landed on the front, rear, left, and right of the tank, and the fuses gradually burned out, causing a loud explosion. Nearly a thousand dazzling fireworks exploded one after another around the 150 tanks, emitting countless dazzling shock waves and flames.
The flames from nearly a thousand rounds of explosive ammunition almost covered the front, rear, left and right sides of the tank, creating a billowing cloud of smoke and dust around the tank.
Seeing the bombing effect of the cannons, the soldiers of the Jiangbei Army regained a little confidence. They looked at the battlefield in front of them with wide eyes, hoping that the cannons could blow up all these terrible tanks.
