Throughout the night, the sound of gunfire was heard everywhere on Hong Kong Island.
One moment east, one moment west, no one could tell for sure. The windows of the homes of the rich and powerful were shattered from time to time. They were panicked all night long, forcing a large number of colonial troops originally intended to be sent to Kowloon Bay to turn to the direction of Hong Kong Island.
But the problem is that since the British have deployed most of their troops on the northern peninsula, they must go through the undersea tunnel to move to Hong Kong Island in the south.
At present, there are only two undersea tunnels in Hong Kong, the 'Hung Hom' and the 'Eastern District'.
Since the 'Eastern District' passed through Kowloon Bay, there were not many people coming there before Zhou Qingfeng was dealt with. Arcee randomly found some vehicles to block the 'Eastern District', and then drove the T-80U and squatted at the entrance of the 'Hung Hom' tunnel.
On Hong Kong Island, the rich and powerful people are urging the British to quickly send garrison troops. But the British officers on the peninsula are not stupid. Facing the dark tunnel, they do not dare to come over casually and die.
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You can only go straight in and out of the tunnel, and turning around is troublesome. If you are halfway through, a tank from the opposite side suddenly rushes towards you, and you can't even hide.
Gurkha soldiers were ordered to explore the tunnel - for an annual salary of nearly 10,000 US dollars, cannon fodder must have the consciousness of cannon fodder.
Unless strong fortifications are built on the opposite side of the tunnel, the noble British will never come to die.
A platoon of Gurkha soldiers is divided into three groups, each group carries a 'Milan'. One group is in front, one group is behind, and another group is moving forward. They alternate in this way to cover each other.
The tactics were perfect, but the results were terrible.
The short Gurkha soldiers were brave, adept at fighting, perseverant, and were promoted by the British as rare warriors in the world. The Gurkha scimitar they used was even more famous around the world.
The British also set up a creed for these Nepali bumpkins: "It is better to die on the spot than to live cowardly."
Who knows if this creed was fabricated? But in the era of hot weapons, people still wear machetes to show their bravery. This is also the reputation accumulated by bullying weak chickens around the world.
The Gurkha soldiers walked halfway through the tunnel and did not see a tank, but they encountered Maozi's MON-50 directional mine. This was a replica of the Yingjiang M18A1 'Broad Sword'.
The original charge was 680 grams, but Maozi felt it was not enough, so he added a little more.
An anti-tank team was marching, only paying attention to whether there were tanks ahead, but did not notice a few ice cream cones placed next to the tunnel.
A little goblin is responsible for remote control detonation.
The tunnel was originally quiet except for the whirring of the ventilation fan. When the five-person team passed in front of the mine, nearly a kilogram of carbonized steel balls were exploded, instantly covering all the space in the 120 range in front of the mine.
There is no shelter in the tunnel, so there is no way to escape.
The five Gurkha soldiers were blown into a mist of blood and instantly disintegrated. Their limbs and pieces of flesh were completely incomplete. Even the weapons they carried were destroyed, and the 'Milan' anti-tank missile even exploded.
The tunnel facade covered with steel balls was blasted with thousands of holes, leaving dense bullet marks.
The explosion happened too suddenly.
The last two groups were supposed to follow up one after another. After the roaring sound, they were so frightened that they lay on the spot with their heads buzzing and they did not dare to move for a long time.
It wasn't until the officers outside the tunnel asked what happened that they reported in tears that they had encountered an ambush and a group was wiped out.
Total annihilation?!
Arcee squatted in the south of the tunnel for a long time, not even seeing the enemy's hair. What she waited for was the elf reporting that the remaining enemy group had retreated.
Helicopters with high maneuverability dare not fly. How can ordinary infantry defeat tanks with only their flesh and blood? After losing two anti-tank groups one after another, a full battalion of Gurkha troops was blocked outside the Hung Hom Tunnel.
The British officers leading the team were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. However, all the teams that were attacked were wiped out, and not much information was sent back. It took them half an hour to confirm that mines were laid in the tunnel.
Due to the heavy casualties, even the Gurkhas, who had always obeyed orders, were unwilling to enter the tunnel as skirmishers - either carried by helicopters or mounted on armored vehicles.
The British air force refused the order to mobilize. They stated that they had already lost two helicopters and would not take off any more helicopters if the infantry could not ensure safety.
Without helicopters, armored vehicles can only be sent into the tunnel and human lives are needed to fill it.
But at this time, Arcee, who had been waiting for no movement for a long time, decided to change the tactics of squatting with black guns. She relied on the little goblin to conduct aerial shooting, and decided to cross-fire at the enemies gathered on the other side of Victoria Bay.
The tank gun has direct firepower, and its ability to shoot in curves is very poor. However, no matter how bad it is, raising the muzzle to a higher elevation and farther away can still bombard the unobstructed light infantry on the other side.
The British garrison in HK has been a riot control force for too long and has no experience in modern warfare. When the first grenade blasted across the bay, the Gurkha soldiers were completely exposed to the killing range of high-explosive grenades.
The one-way battlefield transparency brought by the little goblin is really useful, making the impossible possible.
Victoria Bay is only about two kilometers away, which is an insurmountable natural danger for people, but for cannons, it is an easy target.
Arcee fired three rounds in a row. After being calibrated by the goblins, she continued shooting for two minutes, emptying all her remaining grenades in one go.
The roaring sound of artillery was so dense that it continued to echo on both sides of the bay. Countless residents could not sleep at night and were terrified to death. This has been a nightmare for HK people for many years, and they are still frightening every time they think about it.
Because Arcee fired nineteen rounds of grenades in succession, and the impact point covered the northern entrance and exit of the Hung Hom Tunnel, an area the size of a football field.
Hundreds of Gurkha soldiers, together with their British commanders, and hundreds of vehicles gathered here. They had no idea what their bold assembly meant.
This means that this is an oversized target. Most people have no protection. Even if they have protection, it is only a thin layer of armored vehicle steel plates. This cannot stop the bombardment of large-caliber grenades.
The first three grenades landed far away, hitting military trucks parked outside. These trucks did not have any armor and were full of soldiers. The officers did not allow them to get off.
The shell hit the ground, and the exploding shrapnel easily penetrated the truck, harvesting the lives inside. The Gurkha soldiers inside had no time to panic, and were torn into pieces in the thick smoke and flames.
The truck was overturned by the shock wave of the explosion, and the gasoline in the fuel tank was ignited. Hundreds of square meters around the impact point of the projectile were blown down, and a large crater several meters deep appeared on the ground.
Amidst the explosion, other soldiers and officers in front of the tunnel let out sharp screams. Some people were smarter and understood that it was a shelling and immediately ran into the tunnel. However, most people had no time to hide in the tunnel and could only flee towards the surrounding areas.
But you can't run very far in a short time.
The T-80U is equipped with a turntable autoloader, with a burst rate of fire of eight rounds per minute. Arcee also enhanced the tank to allow the tank gun to fire continuously.
After a simple correction, more than a dozen grenades fell and exploded one after another, destroying all unprotected personnel and equipment within twenty to thirty meters.
The rumble of explosions fell on the hearts of everyone in Hong Kong. This was destined to be a night that will be remembered, a night filled with nightmares.
With every explosion, at least a few human bodies were blasted into the sky. With every explosion, large areas were cleared. Every explosion meant that the prestige of the British Empire was weakened a little bit.
The plume of smoke, detonation, and death lasted only two minutes, but it took a second like a year.
This was an extremely tragic disaster. By the time the shelling ended, the entrance and exit of the tunnel were covered with scorched earth and piles of corpses, making it a hell on earth.