The commander of the Kubu tank felt a chill all over his body. Hearing the shouts of the Ming army more than ten meters away, he rescued the girl and asked the girl if there were any "Qing prisoners" nearby. The girl's voice was soft, while
Crying, while talking intermittently, needless to say, the Ming army already knows the existence of his tank team, as well as the approximate number of personnel, when it left, and in which direction. They will search carefully soon.
Every house in the neighborhood.
The commander gritted his teeth and turned around and said:
"Ready to fight!"
Then retract the turret and close the top cover.
The Qing infantry thought they were about to rush out, but unexpectedly the tank did not start. It just hid in the darkness of the broken room, its gun barrel aimed at the street outside.
The sound of the engine was getting closer and closer, already very close at hand. The broken glass on the window frame kept shaking, and the sound was very crisp, which made people's hearts beat with fear.
The first Ming army tank appeared in the field of vision. It was a Lightning-2 tank. It was obviously a head shorter than the Kubu tank in the house. The People's Guard logo was painted on the side of the turret. It drove slowly past the house.
No Qing tanks were found in the house at all.
The Qing army commander shouted:
"put!"
There was a loud noise, and the huge body of "Kubu" shook violently. Fireworks spurted out. The side of the Lightning-2 tank a few meters away exploded. The turret exploded. The vehicle body was still forward two meters. It caught fire all over and stopped.
With this shot, the house was shaken to the point where broken bricks and dust fell, and the glass shattered. The Qing soldiers in the house were covered in dust and their ears were buzzing, but they still shouted:
"Charge! Kill!"
The Kubu tank roared out of the room and rushed onto the road. The turret quickly turned to the left, and the coaxial machine gun began to shoot at the following infantry behind the tank wreckage.
However, the People's Guard infantry reacted quickly. When they saw the tank in front of them explode, they quickly dispersed to both sides. At this time, the Kubu tank rushed out of the house, and the side armor immediately "dingdong" non-stop, anti-tank bullets, and machine gun bullets came like a hail.
The ground hit it. As soon as the Qing infantry from behind rushed out, several of them screamed and fell down.
The Kubu tank roared, turned its body to be parallel to the barrel, and fired two machine guns as it pushed towards the Ming army. The Qing soldiers behind took the opportunity to rush out of the house, huddled behind the tank, and pushed forward.
The People's Guard soldiers at the front were so pressed that they could not lift their heads, and several of them were killed. The remaining seven or eight armed their machine guns and anti-tank guns withdrew while firing, and hid in the houses and alleys on both sides of the road.
Under normal circumstances, the infantry of the Qing army would have followed up to clear it up, but now they all knew that they were being hunted, and they could not wait a second longer. There were enemy tanks on the left, right and behind, and there was only a gap in front. They had to take advantage of the second one.
Escape before the third tank appears and meet up with another friendly tank.
However, the "Kubu" tank is too slow, with a speed of only 30 per hour. It is a typical infantry tank, that is, a "movable bunker". In terms of mobility, it is no match for the Lightning tank with a speed of 40 per hour.
Now it is roaring and blowing out green smoke fiercely. On the road full of ruins, it can barely reach a speed of 12 per hour. The dozen or so Qing soldiers behind are also eager to escape. If they want to run away, they can go faster than this.
More. When it comes to cross-country capabilities, human legs are much stronger than tracks. But they are unwilling to give up this "mobile bunker". When infantry and tanks are together, the sense of security is irreplaceable.
The Qing soldiers lowered their heads and trotted to follow, pointing their guns at the buildings on both sides from time to time, praying in their hearts that no more Ming tanks would come out from either side or from behind.
But the sound of Ming tanks behind them was getting closer and closer, and the last Qing soldier had heard it clearly.
Unfortunately, this street is no longer straight here, but curves around, and you can't see it more than ten meters behind you. Now you can clearly hear that the enemy tanks are following behind you, and they will come out and fire at any time, but your eyes can't see it.
not see.
For infantry on the battlefield, there is nothing more terrifying than this.
At the end of the street corner behind him, the first Ming infantryman appeared with his head peeping out. The Qing infantry immediately fired a burst of fire, and the Ming infantry retreated.
All the Qing soldiers knew that the enemy tank was close at hand, and this was the leading reconnaissance infantry. The "Kubu" tank turret slowly rotated, and the barrel was turned behind it, preparing for a head-on strike.
However, the Ming army tanks behind them did not show their heads, but just followed. From time to time, a Ming army infantry showed up to take a look. When the Qing soldiers fired, he immediately retracted. Once, he picked up a submachine gun and fired at the Qing soldiers.
He didn't dare to turn around and attack the soldier, for fear that he would be far away from his tank and be eaten by the superior Ming army behind him.
Those who besieged this Kubu tank were Xiang Xiaoqiang's "J-2" annihilation team. J-2-1 and J-2-2 were Lightning-2 light tanks, and J-2-3 and J-2-4 were
The Lightning-3 medium tank and the J-2-5 are crossbow self-propelled artillery. Now the J-2-2 has been ambushed by the Kubu tank and was killed. There are still three tanks and one self-propelled artillery. Even so, they are still in a group
The wolf-eating tiger drove this "Kubu" to despair.
…
Following closely behind the "Kubu" was the J-2-4, a Lightning-3 medium tank. Now the commander of the J-2-4 even exposed the turret and kept recording the position of the Qing tank in front of him in his headset.
Inform other tanks.
Behind the tank were a dozen People's Guard infantrymen. Among them was a young girl who was stumbling forward, wrapped in a military coat and wearing a steel helmet.
They just found the girl on the broken floor. At that time, her arms were exposed, her cotton-padded clothes were torn to pieces, and her upper body was almost naked. Her face was blue from the cold and her whole body was shaking. Moreover, the Qing soldiers were afraid at that time.
She escaped, and her hands were tied to a very high steel bar. She had to stand on her toes to prevent herself from being hung. The soil under her feet kept slipping, and the wire was deeply embedded in her wrist, causing her to bleed.
When the People's Guard soldiers saw this scene, they couldn't believe their eyes... They were still not men, but they were treating a girl like this.
At that time, because it was a very thick wire and tied very high, it was impossible to untie her. If it weren't for the vise in the tank tool box, she wouldn't even be able to be rescued.
This girl was very sensible. When the soldiers were clamping wires to save her, she first trembled and told the number and direction of the Qing army, as well as the general appearance of the Qing army tank. Then, after putting on a warm military coat, she
Then he cried and asked them to save his sister. But a few soldiers from Xu Xiangde's platoon witnessed the death of the little girl. They hesitated to tell the girl that her sister was no longer there.
Looking at the girl sitting on the ground crying loudly, the soldiers felt uncomfortable and conflicted. They discussed quietly. Some people advocated taking her with them, while others advocated reporting to the higher authorities and asking the superiors to send a team to pick her up. Some people thought that on the battlefield,
How can you take a young girl with you? Then how can you fight? I advocate leaving her alone...
Finally, he reported directly to the headquarters by radio. Xiang Xiaoqiang personally gave instructions: We, the People's Guard, serve the people. It is impossible to leave the girl alone, and it is unrealistic to send someone to pick her up. We must try to take her with us without affecting the operation.
So, the People's Guard soldiers protected her in the middle and gave her a helmet. Now they have another mission, to avenge her sister.
Xiang Xiaoqiang assigned several local Nanjing soldiers to each group. They were familiar with every street and alley. Even if they were so unrecognizable, they could still tell at a glance which street it was and which one was behind the wall.
Street, where to turn ahead... etc., the tank can be guided through the streets and alleys with ease. However, the Qing army tanks cannot do it. Their eyesight goes dark in the streets covered with cobwebs, and they only dare to follow this wider street.
They kept driving and didn't dare to drill into it at all. They didn't know what was behind the wall, and they wouldn't be able to walk through it. They didn't dare to drill into the alley, because they didn't know whether there was a road inside or whether they could get out.
Now these Qing soldiers clearly heard that a tank drove past on the right side of the road, passed them and moved to the front. There were walls and houses blocking it, so they could hear clearly but could not see it.
They are outflanking us... Every Qing soldier thought with horror.
The street slowly turned a corner, and the "Kubu" tank driver suddenly saw a self-propelled artillery parked in the road ahead. He was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he immediately shouted:
"Self-propelled artillery right ahead! Turn the muzzle!"
At the same time, the reverse gear was turned on, and the Kubu tank stopped for a moment, then sprayed out green smoke and reversed suddenly. The gun barrel above its head turned forward with a "click".
The "Steel Crossbow" self-propelled artillery in front opened fire. One shot hit a house next to the "Kubu". Half of the brick wall collapsed and hit the "Kubu" tank turret.
The "Kubu" turret finally turned to the front, and immediately stopped falling backwards, then resumed its forward movement, hoping to kill the self-propelled artillery in front.
However, the "Steel Crossbow" self-propelled artillery in front quickly fell back and disappeared into the end of the winding street, without even meeting it. At the same time, the "Lightning-3" following behind suddenly increased its horsepower to catch up, almost
It stuck to the back of "Kubu"'s butt.
The commander of the Kubu tank was detached for a moment. He understood that the Ming army tank behind him had already come up. At this time, it was impossible for Kubu to turn the gun barrel to the rear.
He tried hard to lift the top cover of the turret, but it couldn't be lifted... A large cement board was pressed against the turret, and the steel bars were firmly hung on the barrel.
"We are dead..."
The commander slowly took off his headset and hat and murmured to the gunner.
Amid the strong vibrations, a 47mm armor-piercing projectile penetrated the turret from the weak rear armor and detonated all the shells.
There was a violent explosion, lifting the turret of the "Kubu" into the sky, and the remaining chassis turned into a ball of fire. Thick smoke and fire rushed out, followed by another ball of fire, and the gasoline tank also exploded.
None of the four Qing army crew members survived.
The "J-2-4" behind them finished beating the "Kubu", and now they increased their horsepower and rushed forward, using their machine guns to mow down the Qing infantry. The People's Guard soldiers behind also rushed up, shooting with light machine guns and submachine guns. These Qing soldiers only had rifles.
, had no power to resist at all, and ran away for a while. Several Qing soldiers ran into a small building next to them, climbed to the second floor and shot down. The flamethrowers of the Ming army came up with spray guns dripping fire.
The annihilation team was equipped with flamethrowers, who were originally prepared to fight tanks. Now the flamethrowers aimed at the window on the second floor and pulled the trigger. There was a scream of "whoosh" and the small building was instantly engulfed in flames.
Two firemen screamed and jumped from the second floor window, while the other three people didn't even climb out.
The remaining eight or nine Qing soldiers rushed towards the small alley in front on the right, but with a loud "crash", another tank emerged from the brick wall in front of them and blocked them in front of them.
The remaining Qing soldiers collapsed completely, threw down their guns, knelt down and surrendered.
…
Eight Qing soldiers were pulled by the People's Guard soldiers to fight in front of a broken wall. Then they called the girl to come forward. A sergeant asked:
"Miss, look, is it the Qinglu from this group who captured you and your sister?"
The girl thought of her sister's miserable condition at that time, howling and crying like crazy, while she was tied up and watching... Her face was filled with tears, she nodded, and could hardly stand.
When these Qing soldiers heard him ask this question, their faces suddenly became blank, and they knew that the danger was far away. The three of them immediately fell to the ground with weak legs.
The sergeant pointed his submachine gun at them and asked the girl:
"Miss, as long as you say a word, we will avenge your sister."
The other five Qing soldiers knelt down, wailed loudly, and begged the girl for her life. The adults did not care about the villain's fault...
The surrounding People's Guard soldiers had long wanted to kill them. They all sneered and pulled the bolts of their guns. Many of them shouted:
"Kill them!"
The girl's face was filled with tears. She huddled in her military coat, shaking constantly. She looked at the burning tank and the corpses on the ground and shook her head subconsciously.
"Okay," the sergeant said, "you guys are lucky. We have a lot of young ladies, so we can't do anything. Tell me, who of you is a Manchu and who is a Han?"
Several Qing soldiers had just thought they had escaped death, but when asked this question again, they did not dare to answer.
In fact, they were from the Eight Banners Division, and they were all Manchus, but they all shouted:
"I am Han Chinese!"
"Me too!"
"We are all Han Chinese!"
A People's Guard soldier said:
"Don't believe them, this is the Eight Banners Division, they are all Manchus!"
Several Qing soldiers knelt on the ground again, begging for their lives.
Everyone was stunned. The sergeant turned and stared at the girl for a while, then suddenly shouted:
"Damn, you're worthless! Meathead!... Now you spare them, and next time you fall into their hands, let's see if they spare you!... We haven't even won the battle yet, so we're crying and asking for help.
Forgive me! If we really win the battle, we should not treat them as ancestors!... Damn it, we Han people have too many lambs like you, so we let people crawl on our heads and shit again and again!"
He spat, walked up to the eight Qing soldiers, and nodded one by one with his hands:
"You, you, you, you, come out!"
Several People's Guard soldiers went up and pulled the four people out and knelt on the ground. The sergeant glanced at the crying girl and said:
"Take him to that house, don't let the lady see you."
The four Qing soldiers, whose faces were extremely pale, were lifted into the dilapidated house next to them like puppets. Then there was a burst of gunfire, and several People's Guard soldiers came out with murderous looks on their faces and clapped their hands:
"Done!"
The sergeant's morale weakened a bit, and he ordered people to go in again, put the rifle in the arms of the corpse, and pretend that he was killed in the battle. Don't leave any words. Then he looked at the girl who was crying and said:
"You have to know that we are not just avenging your sister. There are many people in Nanjing who have suffered the same fate as your sister. Do you think you two are alone in this?"
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One kilometer away, two "Barutu" heavy tanks were being attacked by three destroyer groups, a total of twelve tanks, and three ounces of self-propelled artillery. One Barutu had been seriously injured, and its half-drawn turret had been lifted.
, the only weapon left was the machine gun. Another Barutu covered it, and they both retreated into a big house.
Due to their absolute advantage, the twelve tanks of the People's Guard participating in the siege suffered no casualties. Only one of the tanks fell off the second floor cement balcony next to it when it passed through the wall, smashing the turret and withdrawing from the battle.
But the big house now occupied by the two barutu is very special. It has only one floor, and it is very wide and has almost no windows outside. The Ming army tanks tried to drive in, but the walls were made of cement and were very thick and could not hit them.
This seemed to be a large warehouse. The Barutu tank drove in backwards from the big iron gate. After entering, it pointed its muzzle at the gate. The Ming army tanks were helpless for a while.
"Damn, what is this place?"
The infantry of the People's Guard crouched behind the tank, looking at the large warehouse and muttering.
A local Nanjing soldier suddenly shouted:
"Hey, by the way, this is Futai Winery. I've been here before. This is the winery warehouse!"
Winery warehouse?...that's easy to handle.
Two Balutu tanks were smoking and parked in the warehouse. Following the advancing Qing soldiers, they looked left and right and found that the large space was densely covered with concrete pillars, with a steel frame in the middle, facing
Holding a big tall jar.
They looked at the words above with fear:
...Old Lao Daozi Burning: 65 degrees...
...Anhydrous alcohol (ethanol), dangerous goods are flammable, fireworks are strictly prohibited...