artillery arc

Chapter 37 Caught on both sides
Wang Zhong was trying to take a closer look at the enemy's offensive formation, but suddenly noticed that there were ruts on the ground going to the side.

Only one vehicle drove by, so it was absolutely impossible to leave such clear tracks on the grassland. It could only be that multiple half-track vehicles drove off the road from the same place.

Wang Zhong immediately followed the rut to look for the enemy. However, after the rut went a certain distance to the north, it was directly out of his sight.

What does it mean for these Proscenians to go due north?
Wang Zhong thought for a while and couldn't figure out why they were there. Just in case, he started checking along the edge of his field of vision.

Because his overlooking view depends on the direction he is facing, and there is no view on the back of his head, so he can only switch back to the naked eye view and turn to face the north.

Su Fang also followed him up to the water tower. Seeing him looking north, she asked with confusion: "Isn't the enemy in the west?"

Wang Zhong didn't bother to answer and switched back to the bird's-eye view.

Sure enough, he found the rut just north of the village of Carpernier.

Good guy, these people went sideways and ended up walking square! Wang Zhong's field of vision is circular, so he cannot see the corners of the square.

A total of three roads intersect in Haute Penier, forming a lying Y shape.

In the past, the enemy's attacks came from the west, and they entered the village through two roads from the west, so Yegorov's defensive positions were mainly facing the west.

On the only road to the east, there are units without combat effectiveness such as field hospitals. The combat troops are very scarce and there are only some armed and lightly wounded people.

It seems that the enemy's troops that are encircling the rear are planning to enter the village through the only road from the east, flanking them on both sides!
It would be terrible if they succeeded!
Wang Zhong skillfully changed angles and turned, and ended up face to face with Su Fang.

Su Fang: "?"

Wang Zhong took a step to the side, gained the eastern vision and then switched again.

He saw at the end of the eastern horizon, the enemy's half-track was driving onto the road!
The enemy has already arrived!

Each vehicle carried more than a dozen soldiers, packed like sardines in a can.

The enemy walked in a square shape around the back, so strictly speaking, theoretically speaking, they should not be overloaded. They are not Indians, right?

It can only be speculated that a half-track vehicle broke down during the maneuver, so the occupants of the disabled vehicle were packed into other vehicles.

To be honest, if the enemy used an armored cavalry assault at this time and came directly in a half-track vehicle, they might be able to catch Wang Zhong off guard.

But they stopped and began to spread out their troops!
Co-author: The Proscenians won't fight without spreading their troops, right?

Wang Zhong quickly thought of a way. His first thought was to find Yegorov and dispatch a force to build a defense line behind him.

Then he thought that maybe he could pretend not to notice and go back, setting up an ambush.

Just when he was about to choose this option, an idea flashed in his mind.

He carefully checked the enemy's equipment.

Eight half-track vehicles - this kind of vehicle is also the iconic equipment of a certain army in another time and space. When it comes to armored grenadiers, this style of half-track vehicle will definitely appear.

The German army usually uses the German abbreviation sdkfz + serial number to name this half-track vehicle, so it got the nickname "SD Kongfuzi" in the Chinese circle.

There are versions of this half-track vehicle with cannons, ranging from 20mm to 45mm. Wang Zhong also likes to use this thing for fun while playing "War Thunder".

But now the eight half-track vehicles behind them all only have machine guns.

Wang Zhong carefully observed the enemy's infantry equipment.

Thanks to the overlooking perspective plug-in, Wang Zhong could even see clearly how many magazines the enemy submachine gunner had.

After careful observation, he determined that the enemy was not equipped with individual anti-tank rockets such as Panzerfaust, and was only supported by anti-tank grenades.

The enemy has no anti-tank firepower!
Moreover, there is still a large plain behind. In order to prevent being discovered, the enemy deployed at least 1,500 meters away from the village!

1,500 meters of open plains! Or at least! Maybe two thousand meters!
Just one tank standing guard at the entrance of the village can send all the enemies to meet God! I don’t know if this world is under God’s control.

After discovering this, Wang Zhong was so excited that he switched back to the naked eye perspective, turned around and lay on the railing of the water tower, and was about to shout to the tank crews in the yard below when he caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye.

He immediately looked up and saw smoke rising from the hills to the west.

Then the sound of shells breaking through the air ripped apart his eardrums.

Enemy bombardment!

Just as Wang Zhong was looking for the troops behind him, the enemy pushed the rifle up the hill!
The first shell landed in the wheat field to the west of the village, and the soil flew into the sky as high as two stories!
This rifle has a lot of ammunition!
Wang Zhong shouted: "The bombardment is coming! Hurry and take cover!"

Before he finished speaking, a second whistle came. Wang Zhong clearly felt that the thing that made the sound passed over his head - it seemed to be high.

When he turned around, he saw that the house on the easternmost side of the village had been shot, and a large piece of the roof had been blown down.

Wait a minute, one shot is closer, the other is farther away - the enemy is correcting his shooting!

If the third shot lands in the village, the rapid fire will begin! The third scream came, and before Wang Zhong could react, the roof of the mechanical mill was hit.

The storm caused by the explosion almost made Wang Zhong unsteady.

Fortunately, the distance was a bit far, and neither the fragments nor the shock wave found Wang Zhong.

At this time Su Fang rushed over and pushed Wang Zhong to the ground.

The girl rested entirely on Wang Zhong's back.

Wang Zhong heard her hurriedly say: "You can't die!"

The next moment, more whistling sounds came.

One after another, the explosions tore Wang Zhong's eardrum.

Can just one rifle battery produce such an effect?

Wang Zhong vaguely understood the reason why artillery was called the king of war.

However, Wang Zhong couldn't just lie down like this.

He was lying to the west, so he couldn't see the situation to the east, but he could imagine the enemy advancing towards the village behind them.

Must act immediately!

He turned over, threw Su Fang on his back to the ground, climbed up, shouted "Tank crews are in position", and rushed down the stairs.

The tank crews were all lying around the tank now, and they got up only after hearing Wang Zhong's voice.

Wang Zhong reached out and pulled out the loader lying under the tank, and then climbed directly onto the tank.

At this time, the gunner had climbed to the side of the turret, opened the side door for the gunner and loader, and when he saw Wang Zhong coming up, he asked: "Your Majesty, what happened?"

Wang Zhong: "I saw the enemy's retreating troops above, to the east. The enemy has no anti-tank firepower, so we have to block them at the entrance to the village on the east."

"Got it!" The gunner nodded and got into the side door. The loader followed.

Wang Zhong climbed up the turret, got into the commander's hatch, and put on headphones and a microphone in the car.

At this time, the driver and electromechanical personnel also all entered the tank.

Wang Zhong: "How many grenades are there?"

"Don't worry, we didn't fire many grenades just now, there are still 42 rounds left!" the gunner's voice sounded in the earphones.

Before Wang Zhong could answer, a shell fell in the courtyard and collapsed a section of the courtyard wall.

Several rounds of shrapnel hit the armor of the tank, making a clanging sound.

Wang Zhong thought that for the sake of safety, I should go ahead with the tank——

At this time, Su Fang climbed onto the tank and stood behind the main turret and on the radiator grille of the engine.

Wang Zhong: "Get down!"

Su Fang: "I'll use this anti-aircraft machine gun!"

As she spoke, she skillfully operated the machine gun on the top of the tank turret and pointed it forward.

Wang Zhong: "I'll operate this machine gun! You get down."

"You have a fever, so the injection may not be accurate!"

Wang Zhong wanted to say something else, but when he thought that the enemy might enter the village from the east at any time, he couldn't care less and had to leave it to her.

Wang Zhong: "Driver, put the car in forward gear and go! Turn left when you go out and go east until you reach the intersection."

Driver: “It’s the same route as in the morning, I know!”

The tank rushed out of the winery gate and turned sharply.

Just at this time, the building opposite the winery was hit by a gunshot, and broken tiles fell down. Wang Zhong shrank his neck and could feel the gravel hitting him.

Su Fang was hit by a tile, and there was a cut on the corner of her right eye, which was bleeding.

Wang Zhong: "You are bleeding, get down!"

"I do not!"

(End of this chapter)