On October 6, 1870, the battle that took place in the village of Charles, 17 kilometers away from Rouen, was destined to go down in history.
This is the first armored battle in the history of human warfare!
Before this fierce battle broke out, the whole world did not know that there was such a weapon as an armored car. But after this day, armored cars really broke into everyone's field of vision.
But on this day, when nearly a hundred armored vehicles of the 1st Cavalry Brigade rushed towards the 13th Army in three groups, they were still in some kind of chaos. Zhao Quande's 4th Battalion was heading towards Prussia from all directions.
The army launched an attack, and their strafing plunged the marching column of the Thirteenth Army into chaos. The armored vehicles that were charging directly rushed onto the road and attacked the Prussian infantry along the road.
When the eighteen armored vehicles rushed into the enemy position, they were like wolves rushing into the flock of sheep. The moment they rushed onto the road, they transformed into tigers and pounced directly on the Prussians. Under machine gun fire,
Below, there is a road of blood in front of the armored vehicle.
Heinrich, who was hiding on the side of the road, picked up his rifle and shot at the armored vehicle, but the bullet hit it and made only a slight crisp sound.
Looking at the rifle blankly, Heinrich looked at the green vehicle roaring towards the front and said in shock.
"This, this is...an armored vehicle..."
Now he had no time to think about why such a strange-looking vehicle was not pulled by horses. The armored vehicle had already surprised him so much that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
The Prussian soldiers lying on the roadside continued to shoot at the armored vehicles, but their bullets only made a few crisp noises when hitting the armored vehicles, nothing more...
The armored cars just rampaged through the Prussian army on the highway without any scruples. Even if thousands of bullets hit the armored cars... so what?
Bullets are coming roaring!
But it's like scratching an itch on an armored car. At most, it just wipes off a little skin.
But even so, the Prussian officers and soldiers still did not give up. They stared at the armored vehicles spraying bullets on the road. Although their eyes were surprised, they had no fear. Some soldiers even rushed forward and tried to board.
Armored vehicle, but what awaited him was death.
"Search from behind!"
An officer yelled, then rushed towards the rear of the armored vehicle with a pistol in hand. There were dozens of Prussian soldiers beside him who also jumped on him, but what was the use of jumping on him?
When they rushed forward, several people tried to board the armored vehicle. Facing the surrounding Prussian soldiers, Zhao Quande directly ordered,
"Reverse the car and hit it!"
The armored vehicle body itself is a weapon. Although the speed of reversing was not fast, it successfully knocked down several Prussians who tried to surround them. The steel gun wheels directly pressed on them, and the screams immediately rang out...
Facing the invulnerable armored vehicle, even these Prussian soldiers seemed helpless to the extreme. They could only let it run rampant on the road without any means.
"Grenade, grenade..."
Heinrich seemed to have thought of something. He shouted loudly that in the Prussian army, not every soldier had a grenade, only grenadiers had it. As he shouted, several grenadiers jumped into the air.
The waist ran over.
"Grenade, hurry up!"
Soon several grenades were thrown near the armored vehicle.
"Boom! Boom..."
A violent explosion sounded near the armored vehicle, and then the sound of machine gunfire like tearing cloth stopped.
"I'm so embarrassed..."
Zhao Quande, who was a little dizzy from the explosion of the grenade, cursed bitterly and shouted at the same time.
"How are you guys? How are you doing?"
"I'm fine,"
"fine……"
"What, what are you talking about..."
Everyone in the armored vehicle was so dizzy from the explosion that they could not hear clearly. However, Liang Chengwu did not forget his duty. He shook his dizzy head and sat up again.
"No movement, no movement..."
"God bless them, they can't move at last!"
Just when Heydrich and the others were about to cheer, what surprised them was that the armored car continued to drive in the smoke, and the fatal gunfire rang out again!
"Oh, God!"
Heydrich and the others looked at the armored vehicle that was moving again in surprise. Their eyes became a little desperate. They could even hear the sound of bones being broken when the wheels of the armored vehicle ran over the corpse of the deceased, and even more
What is scary?
It was the wounded who were knocked down by machine guns. Lying on the ground, they could only cry and wait for the armored vehicles to crush them. Those poor people just watched the armored vehicles pressing on their bodies and crushing their bones...
…
"Kudeng, kudeng..."
Zhao Quande and the others in the armored vehicle could also hear the sound of bones being crushed and feel the subversion when the wheels rolled over their bodies, but at this time, kindness had no meaning.
As for Liang Chengwu, a machine gunner, he just stared at the fleeing enemies. When he found a group of targets, he sent a string of bullets. The bullets were like iron skewers for skewering mutton skewers, whizzing through the Prussians.
Body.
This was a desperate battle. Those brave Prussian soldiers who went to the battlefield inspired by the spirit of patriotism had never fought such a war.
Such a helpless fight.
"Oh God! What kind of monster is this?"
Just as Heydrich and the others watched in despair as the bullet-spitting, invulnerable armored vehicle ran rampant on the road and claimed the lives of thousands of Prussian troops, they did not know that on the flank of the army, a
A larger armored convoy has launched an attack on the Prussian Thirteenth Army.
Ninety armored vehicles quickly dispersed in three impact formations in the wilderness. The distance between the left and right wings even reached ten kilometers. They were scattered in this wilderness. Not long after they rushed onto the battlefield, they were captured.
The Prussian cavalry discovered it. As soon as these cavalry saw the armored vehicles approaching at a rapid speed, they dutifully rushed forward. It was their duty to protect the infantry. The cavalry and the armored soldiers met on this piece of French soil.
However, today they hit an iron plate, a real iron plate. And this iron plate will be deeply remembered by all of them and will be unforgettable for a lifetime.
An armored group composed of thirty armored vehicles, several of which directly faced the cavalry and contained the Prussian cavalry attack from the front, while other armored vehicles used high speed to directly attack the flanks of the Thirteenth Army. The speed of the armored convoy attacking at full speed
Far surpassing the war horses, they launched the attack without any care...