Nine hundred and fiftieth eight chapters giant beast
Boss Wei watched countless mortar shells explode in all directions above and below the tank.
These mortar shells did not harm the soldiers of the Tiger Army. Because the soldiers had long expected that the Jiangbei Army would bombard the tanks, they all stood dozens of meters behind the tanks in a loose formation.
Anyway, you only need to charge when the tank finally reaches the edge of the trench. There is no need to walk close to the tank now.
Because the Jiangbei Army's field of vision was blocked by the tanks in front, they did not know where the Tiger Army's infantry were scattered behind the tanks, so they could not use their cannons to target the infantry behind them.
If the cannon fires blindly at the infantry behind the tank, the probability of a lucky hit is extremely low.
In short, Boss Wei found that he was relatively safe under the protection of the tanks. He opened his eyes wide and carefully observed the effect of the Jiangbei Army's bombing of the tanks.
Can the side and upper armor protect the tank?
The blooming bomb created such a big wave of air. It would at least cause some problems for the tank, right?
On the Jiangbei Army's position, Shi Kefa and Wu Sangui's eyes were blood red.
The effect of this artillery bombardment directly determines the outcome of this trench battle. If the tanks can no longer be prevented from approaching, the Jiangbei Army's trenches will be meaningless. The Huben Army's equipment is far better than that of the Jiangbei Army. Once the Huben Army breaks through the trench
God knows how these powerful soldiers from Tianjin and Shandong will attack the Jiangbei Army.
Will they be overwhelmed by the Tiger and Ben army all at once?
Seeing the explosive shells exploding into pieces around the tank, Wu Sangui clenched his fists, hoping to blow up only half of the tanks that were damaged. The firing rate of the cannon was not slow, and even one salvo could only blow up half of the tanks.
A tank, even a dozen volleys can destroy most tanks.
The dust and smoke caused by the explosion gradually dispersed, and the tank gradually emerged from the smoke.
However, what shocked everyone was that after a very fierce bombing, one hundred and fifty tanks were not damaged and slowly discharged the smoke raised by the mortar shells.
Wu Sangui was so shocked that his mouth opened wide, his face turned pale, and he couldn't say a word.
Shi Kefa stood in the trench, watching the steel behemoth in the center of the battlefield drive out of the smoke and dust area, and his hands could not help but tremble violently.
This is not a chariot, this is simply an invulnerable Vajra Arhat.
The thickness of the tank's top armor and side armor is close to one centimeter. Such armor may cause some problems if it is bombarded by an 18-pound heavy artillery, but small mortar shells weighing several kilograms cannot be penetrated by any means.
When the soldiers of Jiangbei Army saw this scene, they all looked panicked.
This chariot is so sharp, it is obvious that Jiangbei Army cannot stop it. The Huben Army is the strongest army in the world, and the only thing Jiangbei Army can rely on is the trench. Now that the defense of the trench has been broken through by the chariot, how can Jiangbei Army fight against Huben Army?
The soldiers of the Jiangbei Army panicked in the trench and all looked at the flag of the Chinese Army.
However, the flag at the Central Military Department did not move at all. It was obvious that Shi Kefa and Wu Sangui had absolutely nothing to do about the steel chariot.
The morale of Jiangbei Army suddenly dropped like a deflated rubber ball.
Although they knew it would have no effect, the Jiangbei Army's mortars did not cease fire and bombed the tanks with all their strength. The tanks pressed toward the Jiangbei Army's trench little by little amid the billowing smoke and dust emitted by the explosion shock wave, like a line of fire more than 400 meters long.
The steel city wall gradually approached the trench.
Boss Wei stared at the tank in front of him with wide eyes, indescribable surprise.
This tank really covered the infantry as they rushed to the trench.
Although more than a hundred infantrymen were injured by mortars just now, in general, under the cover of tanks, 10,000 soldiers of the Huben Army attacked the Jiangbei Army's trench with minimal casualties.
This tank is so sharp!
Boss Wei no longer dared to underestimate the tank at this time. In his heart, this iron lump had turned into a war beast that could charge into battle.
The next step is to attack the trench.
As long as the Jiangbei Army in the trench is dispersed, the battle will be considered won. As a vanguard, my platoon has made great contributions by rushing into the enemy's trench. Will I be promoted to one and a half levels by then?
Boss Wei suddenly became excited.
At the Huben Army's central military office, Zhong Feng burst out laughing.
"Zheng Kaicheng, you are worried for nothing. This tank is far more sharp than you can imagine."
Zheng Kaicheng licked his lips, shook his head and said: "I didn't expect that the tank invented by the prince is so powerful. I have to say, this is indeed better than I expected."
Smiling, Zheng Kaicheng said: "I thought at least some tanks would be damaged by Jiangbei Army's artillery fire. I didn't expect that none of the mortars could penetrate the armor of the tanks."
Zhong Feng sneered and said: "How can the fine steel plate produced by my Fan family village be so easy to penetrate?"
Jiang Chong took a breath and interjected: "The tanks have rushed up, and now they are going to fight Jiangbei Army at close range. I wonder if these 10,000 vanguards can break through Jiangbei Army's defense and occupy the trench?"
Zheng Kaicheng patted the outer edge of the trench proudly.
"Jiang Chong, you don't have to worry about this. It just depends on my uncle's ability to send these 10,000 people."
At the front of the battlefield, just as Boss Wei was thinking about how to attack the trench, all one hundred and fifty tanks drove to the edge of the trench and stopped in unison.
Under the horrified eyes of Jiangbei Army soldiers, the Huben Army Central Military Office blew a loud horn.
This was a call to the infantry behind the tanks to start attacking.
Tang Mingjin, the shotgun platoon leader not far from Boss Wei, waved his hand suddenly, took out a grenade from his waist, and shouted loudly: "Everyone chooses the opportunity to throw a grenade!"
The thirty-two people in the shotgun platoon carried shotguns on their backs, held fire in their left hands, and grenades in their right hands, and ran quickly towards the front.
They rushed directly behind the tank, stretched out their heads to observe the situation in the enemy's trench from the edge of the tank, and then began to throw grenades.
The grenade first ignites the fuse on the fire, and then it can be thrown. The soldiers who threw the grenade threw the grenade directly from above the tank, one after another, and smashed it into the trenches of Jiangbei Army.
In the trench opposite, soldiers from Jiangbei Army were holding loaded muzzle-loading rifles, and were preparing to shoot at close range with the soldiers from the Huben Army who were rushing up. However, they did not expect that the first thing to hit them was these rattling rifles.
grenade.
"boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Each of these grenades weighs five or six kilograms, and is no less powerful than a mortar shell. Each grenade contains a large amount of broken steel shavings, which are sprayed in all directions with the violent explosion of nitrocellulose, in the narrow trench.
The lethality is terrifying.
The soldiers of the shotgun company had obviously practiced throwing grenades hard. They waited for the fuse of the grenade to burn out for two or three seconds before throwing the grenade. They threw it accurately and hard. The grenade passed over the top of the tank, often as soon as it entered the tank.
The trench immediately exploded.
The Jiangbei Army and rebels hiding in the trench didn't even have time to dodge the grenades before they were blown to pieces.
