Chapter 482 Armored Soldiers Outside Rouen (Third update, please subscribe)
The Prussians are coming!
They swept across the land like a swarm of locusts!
Whether he liked it or not, Jean Pierre had to face the fact that although the emperor and the French army surrounded in Sedan fled to Paris, they were surrounded again in Paris.
When the emperor led his army to retreat to Paris, Pierre's neighbors also fled to the south with their families, but Jean-Pierre did not leave. He was reluctant to abandon his home. After all, this was his home.
However, the war seemed far away from where Pierre lived.
"The Prussians are watching Paris."
Just when Pierre thought this was the end of it all.
Last night, he was awakened from his sleep by large groups of troops passing by his door. Through the cracks in the window, he watched with fear as groups of Prussians marched toward the southwest. From time to time, countless cavalry and carriages whizzed past, raising a cloud of dust.
The large group of Prussian soldiers stayed there all night, and the noisy sounds finally disappeared on the next morning.
It was evening.
When Pierre thought that all the Prussians had left, he was once again startled by the noise outside. When he looked out through the window, he saw a number of strange-looking vehicles parked on the road.
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"The target is about 25 kilometers away from us, and 35 kilometers away from the brigade headquarters..."
Lieutenant Zhao Quande, sitting in his chair, carefully looked at the map and put the pencil into the chest pocket of his military uniform.
"According to the current situation, we can probably put our combat forces into action at 4 o'clock this afternoon!"
Zhao Quande took a deep breath, stretched his back, rubbed his sore arms, and jumped out of his car. The crew members were doing basic maintenance work on the armored vehicle.
The driver Zhang Wei was squatting over in the engine compartment, lying under the opened armor plate, checking the gearbox. He had just replaced a gear for the gearbox with the help of the machine gunner. Although the gearbox of the Jiefang truck was quite durable, after being modified into a "Tiger" armored vehicle, its gearbox was more prone to malfunction. The driver had to check the gearbox after each drive, and now I replaced a new gear because the battle might start today.
This problem may seem like a minor one, but it can easily cause the engine to stall. And if you are unlucky enough to encounter this kind of problem on the battlefield, then you will be helpless. You can't just run out of the armored car on the battlefield and go to repair the car in the hail of bullets!
If that happens, the driver will be the one who suffers. So for your own safety, you must check the engine and gearbox before the battle. Just in case... you must be prepared in advance just in case.
Not only this crew, but the entire search company is doing the same thing. Because everyone knows that the battle ahead will be unprecedented, and their only reliance is this armored vehicle. This armored killing machine can not only bring death to the enemy, but it is also the guarantee for the soldiers to survive on the battlefield.
In the carriage, the loader was checking the ammunition belts. The ammunition boxes were neatly stacked in the carriage. These ammunition were the teeth and fists of the armored vehicle.
"No need to check the ammunition belts, just count the heavy grenades. Our guns are powerful, but machine guns can't hit the fortifications. When the time comes, the heavy grenades will definitely come in handy."
The heavy grenade is a heavy grenade weighing 1 kilogram or even 2 kilograms. It is a weapon commonly used by infantry during assaults. Each armored vehicle carries 20 of them, which are specifically used to blow up enemy fortifications or strongholds during an attack.
"Yes, sir!"
While the loader was checking the grenades, Zhao Quande picked up the binoculars, stared behind him and talked to himself.
"The main force should be arriving soon!"
About twenty minutes later, Zhao Quande finally joined up with the main force. He immediately went to the brigade commander's car to report the enemy's situation.
"Yes, very good. I know, Captain Zhao, you have worked hard."
Zhu Sihai nodded and asked Liu Tongshu.
"Staff Officer Liu, do you think we should act according to the plan?"
"Act according to the plan!"
Liu Tongshu narrowed his eyes and stared into the distance and said.
"The Prussian Thirteenth Army is now intent on outflanking our flanks, but they have no idea that we have already got behind them. Let's teach them a lesson today and tell them what it means to be a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole is waiting behind!"
What does it mean when a mantis stalks a cicada while an oriole is behind?
The most crucial thing is the armored vehicles. The 1st Cavalry Brigade was equipped with 108 armored vehicles. It was with these armored vehicles that they were able to make a circle and run behind the 13th Army in a short time. This cross-era mobility was far beyond the comprehension of this era.
Just like the amazing speed at which Prussia used trains to transport troops to the front during the Franco-Prussian War, the mobility of armored vehicles on the battlefield was also amazing due to their speed. Although the road conditions in France were average, they completed a maneuver of more than 200 kilometers in more than ten hours and successfully penetrated behind the 13th Army.
"This is the specific plan. What do you think? Does anyone have any additional comments?"
Taking a lit cigarette from the hand of a battalion commander, Zhu Sihai took a deep puff, then exhaled the smoke and asked while looking at the four battalion commanders.
"It should be fine, but I don't know if the infantry of the Second Division and the artillery covering it can meet us on time. If they are late, we will have to fight alone. Although our armored vehicles have strong firepower and high speed, they cannot withstand the large number of Prussians."
Captain Sun Changan, commander of the second battalion, stared at the battle map, frowned and said to the brigade commander.
"Too many ants can kill an elephant. We only have so many vehicles. Considering the complicated terrain, if a vehicle gets stuck in the ground or breaks down, we will be in a dilemma. There is no problem with charging hard, but the biggest problem is... if the infantry does not come up, we have to fight the 13th Army... that's nearly 30,000 people!"
"You're right. We don't have enough vehicles, and we may encounter a series of problems, but we must have confidence in our brother troops. They will definitely arrive when they say they will. If there are no problems, go back and pass on the order. Let all personnel prepare for departure. Pack up everything. We'll be there..."
Zhu Sihai said, raising his wrist to look at his watch.
"We will set off in half an hour. Don't keep the infantrymen waiting for too long."
(End of this chapter)
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