The valley is very narrow, only more than a hundred meters wide, with a broken official road in the middle and many stones.
The hillsides on both sides are covered with thorny jungles, some very short shrubs, and scattered dry pine trees. The mountains around the imperial capital are basically like this.
It is dry here and there is little rainfall, so the vegetation does not grow well.
Another important reason is that in this era, firewood was all used for cooking and heating in winter.
The Ming Dynasty now has a population of 20 million, so how much firewood is burned in a day. So, if you look at old photos from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, all the mountains are bare.
Comparing the photos of the same scenery a hundred years ago and today, the modern ones are lush and green. Not only because we advocate greening, but also because we do not burn grass and trees as fuel.
The valley has also been harvested for wood and brush for fuel, leaving it bare and uncovered.
The hillsides on both sides here are relatively steep. The valley in the middle is more than 100 meters wide at its widest point and only 70 or 80 meters at its narrowest point. It winds its way to the outside of the fortress.
More than 10,000 people from the two red flags crowded here like a long snake formation. They cut down some shrubs on the hillside to light a fire, and used their helmets to burn some mountain spring water from the stream. They only had dry food to deal with it, and their stomachs were already hungry.
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However, the tanks lined up in a row in the dark night formed a flying geese formation and advanced sideways.
Each tank has two huge carbide lamps, which emit a strong, dazzling white light.
The beam of light illuminated the entire valley far away.
"Run quickly! I can't stay here any longer."
"Damn it, I'm catching up with you again."
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The people with two red flags immediately blew up the camp. They threw away everything in their hands and started running.
Daishan was so frightened that he was trembling all over. He was supported by his two sons, Saharian and Heshuo, and got on the horse. But at this time, in the valley more than ten miles long, there were people and livestock and war horses in front and behind. There was no way to go from the front to the back.
, can't run at all.
The chaos of the encampment further increased the difficulty of passage. Those far ahead did not know what was happening, while those behind were trying their best to squeeze forward.
After Yang Fan left, the Ali tank now became the vehicle of tank brigade captain He Kui.
This exclusive tank owned by me is so comfortable. When my father took his wives to experience the fun of driving a tank and shooting, He Kui could only take the tank crew to help him.
Now that the master has left with his wife, he has the final say here.
"The two front machine gun turrets and the main turret, all open fire, free fire." He Kui shouted at the radio.
Nowadays, tank troops are the first to popularize radio stations. Every tank is equipped with a radio station.
In Yang Fan's cavalry and infantry armies, radios were only spread to the regiment level. Communication between regiments and battalions still relied on cavalry communicators to convey orders.
"Car No. 6 receives it, fire immediately!"
"Car No. 11 is received, fire immediately!"
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Following He Kui's order, the seven tanks, fourteen machine gun turrets, and seven turrets in the front row opened fire together. The machine gunner squeezed the handle, the gunner stepped on the firing pedal, and began to fire wildly.
The shell casings poured down like a heavy rain and fell into the shell casing collection bag.
The sound of machine guns and the buzzing sound of rotary machine guns sounded again.
Especially these 7.92mm three-barreled Gatling rotating machine guns, when firing bursts, there is a vicious sound that makes people shudder.
There was no way to avoid the dense rain of bullets in the narrow space, and smoke and dust suddenly filled the front.
They were all broken rocks and torn limbs hit by guns and shells.
Men and war horses were torn into rotten meat from back to front in this stormy and dense barrage like minced meat in a meat grinder.
The people behind pushed forward, and the people in front also pushed forward. A large-scale stampede occurred, and many people were trampled to death.
In order to escape as quickly as possible, the people behind did not hesitate to use knives and guns at the people in front.
They were like using a machete to chop down bushes while advancing in the forest, killing people and animals that blocked their escape.
Others tried to climb up the mountains on both sides.
But in front of the car lights that shot back and forth, everything was exposed. As soon as the lights swept over, they found groups of Jian slaves trying to climb up the hillside. Then three machine guns would come over and beat them until they fell like fallen leaves.
Come down.
There is no place to hide in this kind of terrain.
He Kui issued the order loudly. At the same time, the power was increased to the maximum, the tank roared, and the speed was increased to the maximum.
Although the ground here is uneven, there is no problem with the tracks. This is why Yang Fan did not let the armored vehicle take the lead.
If it is a plain area, an armored car with a shovel and a lateral guillotine will be effective. But the stones on the ground will most likely jam the tires.
Less than ten minutes after opening fire, the tank had already rushed to the middle of the valley, leaving dead bodies and dead horses on the ground. Behind the tank, a large number of cavalry followed.
The cavalry massacred the defeated troops, but the infantry was still chasing behind them and would not be able to come for a while.
"Car No. 2 reports that they are out of ammunition."
"Car No. 7 reported that they are out of ammunition."
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After all, there were too many enemies, and it was necessary to shoot both those in front and those on both sides of the hillside. Soon the ammunition-eating beast like Gatling would run out of ammunition.
He Kui gritted his teeth and said, Damn it, there's no ammunition left, so just rush over and crush him.
"Idiot! We're out of ammunition, don't we still have fuel?"
"You idiots, don't you understand? Drive up to the maximum speed and crush them to death with the tracks. If they run faster, your car is faster, idiot!" Seeing that these idiots didn't understand, He Kui couldn't help but get angry.
Cursed.
Suddenly, everyone suddenly realized.
Yes, we are a twenty-five-ton tank, not one of those three-and-a-half-ton steam trucks. Just a little thing like a steam truck, we chased them all over the ground and smashed them to pieces with shovels.
Our tanks crushing them to death is not like searching for something.
Immediately, two rows of tanks rushed over at high speed. They were directly trapped under the track plates by the cavalry in front and Jiannu, who had lost his horse and could not escape.
Dai Shan originally had four horses under the control of his three sons and fled towards the exit. The fifty most elite soldiers in front, with red flags and white teeth, used long knives and axes to slash at the broken soldiers blocking the road. Behind him,
There was also a group of red-toothed soldiers who cut off the rear. They could see the exit of the valley right before their eyes.
Suddenly there was a roar, and then a whistle that cracked the rocks sounded.
He Kui saw a big fish wearing a gorgeous cloth mask and carrying a high lightning rod through the periscope. He immediately excitedly pulled down the whistle ring above his head.
Toot toot!
Seven tanks rolled over this group of people in an instant.
Daishan felt as if he had been hit by something, and he flew out from his horse. He fell heavily on the edge of the hillside. The fall knocked him to pieces, and he didn't even have time to get up.
He saw a roaring steel monster passing in front of him, almost wiping the tip of his nose.
When the monster drove past, he realized that he was sitting next to a steep hillside, and his calves had disappeared.
The monster's steel track plates directly crushed the calf against the sand and gravel on the ground.
Only then did Daishan feel severe pain. He let out a scream like a wolf howling.
"ah!"
Only then did blood spurt out from the broken parts of his legs.