Liu Guozhu was in a panic. When he turned his tank around, another artillery shell fell and almost knocked his tank off.
The huge explosion caused him to feel the vibrations inside the tank, which was a kind of heartbreak and terror of escaping from death.
"Speed up! Rush over at full speed! Hurry!" Liu Guozhu, who wanted to leave this unfortunate place as soon as possible, did not want to stay here any longer.
Not far from his side, the body of a No. 4 tank that was directly hit by a shell was separated, which was extremely tragic.
The shell directly smashed the turret of the No. 4 tank. The deformed turret flew far away. The remaining body of the car immediately burned. The rolling tracks stopped in the fire, and the road wheels separated from the car body due to the fire.
Rolled to the side.
There were rubber rims around the road wheels of the No. 4 tank, and these flammable materials were burned out in the fire.
Including the lights on the tank and the paint that was already full of bullet marks, they were all peeled off and broken in the fire, and then gradually disappeared.
When everything stops, only the rusty armor will be left on this tank, and the outline of the original body can be vaguely seen, and that's it.
As for the members inside, they have been burned to ashes long ago, and nothing will be left. They will be burned into pitch-black coke and crushed into ashes over time.
"Ahead is our trench!" the driver shouted to Liu Guozhu while steering the tank forward.
"I know! Don't worry! Drive past!" Liu Guozhu felt that as long as these soldiers were not blind, they would definitely see them coming.
Sure enough, in the trenches, the Tang Army grenadiers who saw the shelling hitting their tanks also saw their tanks quickly turn and rush toward them.
"Tank! The tank is coming! Bend down! Lower your head! Lower your head!" An infantry squad leader saw his own tank rushing over in a panic, and immediately turned around and shouted to his soldiers.
Hearing his shouts, the Tang Army soldiers on the position immediately began to hide. Some people bent down and lowered their heads, and some simply ran away.
In just a moment, the first No. 4 tank that rushed over ran over the trenches of its own people, as if it was charging them.
The tracks crushed the edge of the trench, continued to roll with the soil, and then threw the soil hanging on the body onto the steel helmets of the Tang soldiers, making a clanging sound.
After the first tank ran over its own trench, the second tank also rushed over regardless of the road, and rushed over desperately.
Without enough time to glance at the passing tanks, the Tang Army's grenadiers who had not waited for the Qi Army's tanks were once again run over their heads by their own tanks.
"Hey! You cowards! Do you know how to bully yourself?" A soldier knocked the soil above his head in dissatisfaction, turned around and cursed loudly at a tank that was driving past.
Before he could finish cursing, a veteran next to him reached out and pressed his neck, pushing him back into the trench.
The next second, Liu Guozhu's No. 4 tank collided with its not-so-wide tracks, almost hitting the back of the reckless soldier's head.
The huge body of the No. 4 tank passed over the soldier's head. If he raised his head, he could see the maintenance hatch reserved under the vehicle.
The roar of the engine and the sound of metal friction were deafening, and accompanied by the sound of shells exploding in the distance, it was like a heavy metal concert.
"You don't want your life?" The veteran pressed the recruit's neck and felt the fallen soil rolling into his collar.
He cursed, feeling that these tank crews of the 1st Armored Division were all sons of bitches: "Assholes! These bastards will kill the whole family!"
"Thank you, thank you..." The sky above the young soldier's head was covered by the body of the tank, and he turned his head to express his gratitude.
As a result, before he could finish his sentence, his mouth was full of fallen sand. He moved closer to his mouth and greeted Liu Guozhu's entire family.
At this moment, he really wanted to climb onto this damn tank, lift the hatch cover, take out his grenade, pull the safety cover and ask the bastard inside: "Do you know this thing? Do you know him?"
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It's a pity that these tanks are friendly forces, so he can't do this. What he can do is to laugh at their cowardice and timidity the next time he encounters these guys.
Soon, silence returned to the battlefield. The Qi army, which found that the artillery bombardment had no effect, did not continue to fire. The retreating Tang Army armored forces bypassed Luo Town and began to count their losses.
They lost 6 tanks in the recent shelling, two of which were hit by near-misses and paralyzed in front of the two army formations. The other 4 were completely blown up and are still burning.
Qi's tank troops suffered even more heavy losses. They invested 70 tanks in the attack, but the Tang army and themselves killed 67 of them in one go!
That's right, it's almost like the entire army was annihilated: there were 70 tanks when we set out, but when we returned there were only 3 tanks covered with bullet marks.
More than 50 of them were destroyed by Tang Army tanks at a distance of less than 100 meters, some were paralyzed and abandoned halfway, and several others were destroyed by own artillery fire during the retreat.
After this battle, the commander of the Qi Army's armored forces could almost be said to be unemployed: he had basically no troops left to use.
Originally, the First Army of Qi State only had 110 Cyric 1 tanks available for use, and 40 tanks were damaged due to malfunctions and other problems along the way.
With great difficulty, 70 tanks were saved by removing parts from each other, but 67 tanks were lost in the battle just now.
The three tanks that escaped back were no longer able to participate in the battle. Their powered walking systems were used once on a tragic battlefield, and 80% of them were faulty. If they were forced to join the battle again, they would easily be paralyzed on the battlefield.
And if it weren't for Qin Xiong's subsequent reckless firing and indiscriminate attacks, the Tang army might not have lost a single tank.
To what extent the gap is, even a non-expert can see clearly: the Qi Army's armored forces are not the same thing as the Tang Army's armored forces.
The whale is not a fish! Xiaori... it is not a human being! They call them armored troops, but those from Qi State are not real armored troops!
Just as the commander of the Qi Armored Forces kept complaining in his heart, the 1st Armored Division of the Tang Army was also counting the damage.
When Liu Guozhu jumped out of his tank, he discovered that his tank's fender seemed to have been blown away by shell fragments.
The foldable leaf that can be folded up hangs there alone, but the fender has disappeared. His paint, which was already full of bullet marks, has been damaged and even worse.
In fact, he was very lucky, because after someone came back, there was a problem with the clutch, and the engines of some tanks were not working stably.
After all, tanks are a new type of weapon and equipment, and it is common for some problems to occur on the battlefield. An armored division has hundreds of tanks, and being able to maintain two-thirds of them in normal combat is already a very high level of combat readiness.
"They are really ruthless. They started shelling indiscriminately while our own people were still there." A commander, with a bandage on his head, complained to Liu Guozhu while leaning on the tank.
"What happened?" Liu Guozhu pointed at his head and asked the other party.
"The car was shaking so hard that I hit the handrail..." The driver didn't have the nerve to say that he was running too fast, and replied in a mocking tone.
"That's good for you." The company commander walked over with the map and documents, looked at the direction of the third company and said: "A tank in the third company was destroyed... Later... all the tank commanders...
I need to go over and hold a memorial service."
"Yes!" The commander, who was leaning on the tank with his forehead still wrapped in a bandage, stood at attention and saluted.
Liu Guozhu also stood at attention and saluted: "I understand!"
"Oh, by the way, Liu Guozhu, the division commander has read the report you wrote and he is very satisfied! It has been confirmed that you killed the third prince of Qi State. The division headquarters will send someone to praise you later. Don't worry." The company commander seemed to remember.
What, he said to Liu Guozhu: "The 2nd company commander deliberately asked me to thank you..."
"Thank me for what?" Liu Guozhu looked confused and didn't seem to be hypocritical.
A smile appeared on the company commander's face, and he used his free hand to point in the direction of Liu Guozhu: "Where can you get so much kindness and sophistication at such a young age? Get out of here!"
Although he was scolding, no dissatisfaction could be heard. It seemed that the company commander was very satisfied with Liu Guozhu, his subordinate.
The Tang army's revenge was immediate. In the afternoon, countless bombers visited the area where the Qi army was located.
This time, instead of three or five aircraft carrying out the usual bombing mission, 50 Stukas and 60 Butcher FW-190 fighter jets were dispatched at once.
This was the first time Qin Xiong saw the Tang Army dispatching so many planes. He hid in his headquarters and watched helplessly as his troops were bombed, making him cry for his father and mother.
More than a hundred aircraft took turns dropping bombs, and Qi's ground forces failed to organize another attack until dark.
The unique sound of Stuka echoed in the sky all afternoon, and the non-stop howling made the Qi army lose all fighting spirit. No matter how much the officers urged, they were unwilling to leave their hiding place and gathered to attack the Tang army's defense line.
As the coach of the Qi State, Qin Xiong had no good solution. Even though he was considered a relatively professional senior commander in the Qi State Army, he really had no choice against the Tang Army at another level.
After witnessing the strength of the Tang army, Qin Xiong was now thinking about how to leave this damn place in Luo Town.
At this time, the news of Nanye's loss also reached Qin Xiong's ears. Obviously, there was no objection to the Qi army taking back Luo Town.
Because their attempt to open up the transportation line between Luozhen and Nanye completely failed with the fall of Nanye.
