artillery arc

Chapter 471 The Final Bloody Battle

On the Komanda side, Martin and Lieutenant Keyes had just turned the 20mm cannon to aim at the bridge when the Baras people rushed over like a tide.

Lieutenant Keyes immediately sat down and fired, while Martin held the magazine to keep it steady.

This 20mm gun is made of genuine Plosson technology, and it uses thin-shell bullets made by Plosson.

The quality that the Prosens were so proud of was demonstrated when the first shell exploded among the enemy, causing heavy casualties among the Barras soldiers.

Such thin-shelled bullets continued to be fired into the dense formation on the bridge.

The blood and flesh of the Barras soldiers literally flew everywhere.

But the division commander who led the charge was not affected by the shrapnel at all, and continued to charge towards the north bank with his shining long sword held high.

Lieutenant Keyes immediately turned the cannon's steering wheel to aim the muzzle at the division commander.

A 20mm cannon hit the division commander, blowing his upper body apart. Seeing this, the Barras soldiers immediately turned around and ran back, but the people behind them were still rushing forward. They were crowded on the bridge, and people were constantly squeezed out of the railing and fell into the ravine.

Lieutenant Keyes then turned the gun over, but unfortunately the 20mm caliber was still too small and could not clear the bridge surface, and many of the smashed bodies were accumulated on the bridge.

The lieutenant was having a great time when the gun suddenly stopped firing.

"Reload quickly!" Lieutenant Keyes turned his head and shouted.

Martin shouted back, "It's not my fault! The gun overheated and jammed!"

The lieutenant then saw that an empty shell was stuck in the ejection window.

He quickly stood up and tried to troubleshoot the problem, then remembered that he had no relevant training and didn't know how to troubleshoot Plosson's 20mm gun.

"Fuck, how do I troubleshoot this thing?"

Martin: "How should I know? Anyway, pull the thing that looks like a bolt handle and see if you can get the stuck shell out!"

Case quickly looked for the bolt handle, found a suspicious one and started pulling it, but his hand was pinched on the first pull.

He screamed, dropped the bolt handle, and covered his right palm, which was bleeding, with his left hand.

At this time, Jonard, who was playing the bagpipe, shouted: "The Barras are coming again! What are you doing! Shoot!"

Martin continued to work hard to troubleshoot, while shouting, "It's stuck! Who told me that the Proson process will not get stuck?"

The Barras were already halfway there.

Jonard put the bagpipe on his back, took out the longbow, drew the bow to its full length, aimed slightly, and then released the bowstring.

The Baras man who was rushing in the front was shot in the throat and fell forward, covering the place where the arrow was shot with his hand.

Jonard continued to shoot arrows, constantly knocking down the Baras people. However, because bows and arrows kill silently and the flying arrows could not be seen clearly at night, the Baras people did not realize what had killed the friendly soldiers who fell in front of them, and continued to rush forward fearlessly.

While shooting arrows, Jonard shouted to the anti-aircraft gun position: "Quickly eliminate the fault!"

Martin: “Working on it!”

By this time, Jonard had run out of arrows, so he had to throw away his longbow and draw out his scimitar.

He recited aloud a passage from Macaulay's Roman epic poem: "Horaius, the gatekeeper, said: All life in the world will eventually meet death."

A Baras man rushed towards Jonard with a rifle with a bayonet, but he dodged it and then slashed him in the back with a knife. After rushing forward a few steps, he fell down with a bang, and blood was spilled all the way.

Jonard: "In that case, it is of supreme value to protect the ashes of our ancestors and the temples of the gods, and to die against powerful enemies."

The second Baras man rushed to Jonard, but was stabbed in the throat. He fell down before he could even thrust out his spear.

Jonard: "To protect my mother who doted on me in the past, to protect my wife who is now nursing my children, to protect the girls who will eventually ignite the eternal flame, and to protect them from the destruction of the shameless villain Sextus, such a death is so glorious!"

As the chanting ended, Jonard's scimitar slashed across the throats of three more people. As if to save energy, he aimed for a fatal blow every time he swung the knife. The bodies of the Baras people had fallen into a semicircle beside him, and the blood from different people had mingled together.

Jonard shouted, "Sir, please demolish the bridge as soon as possible. There are a thousand enemy soldiers occupying the bridge. Let us stop them with just three of us! Which two warriors are willing to guard the bridge with me?"

As soon as the words fell, the 20mm machine gun roared and the thin-shelled bullets exploded among the crowd.

Lieutenant Keyes pressed the fire button with all his strength, and his body shook continuously as the machine gun fired.

Lieutenant Keyes: "Aaaaaaaah!"

Martin, who was in charge of loading the ammunition, was also shouting, and as he did so he kept stuffing groups of five shells into the loading port.

Shells continued to explode on the bridge, driving the enemy to the south bank.

Seeing this, Jonard immediately went into the shelter beside the bridge. He picked up the machete and looked at it carefully, and found that there were already seven or eight gaps on it. If he chopped off a few more heads, it would probably be broken.

I don't know whether this is durable or not for a handmade machete. He took out the oilcloth and carefully wiped the blood off the machete.

At this time, the doctor also ran over and leaned behind the same sandbag breastwork: "Reinforcements are rushing towards us at full speed."

Jonard: "Coming in an armored vehicle? Great."

"No, they don't have many armored vehicles, so the reinforcements are tanks. The good news is that the terrain of the Barras Plateau is very suitable for tanks to run."

Jonard: "What about the bad news?"

Doctor: "Even if there are no breakdowns along the way, they will still have to go for two and a half hours."

Jonard glanced at the anti-aircraft guns and said, "We need to make them use their shells sparingly! Also, gather all the grenades here. Is Joey still alive? He's a defender and can throw bombs most accurately!"

"I'll go look for it." After saying that, the doctor rushed out of the bunker, holding his hat, and ran towards the bunkers where other Commandas were stationed.

Jonard looked at the bridge again: "Two and a half hours left... Damn it!"

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At 8 on August 30, 0100 kilometers away from the Finni River Valley, the Ant Expeditionary Force Special Advance Team.

Wang Zhong leaned his upper body out of the turret and posed as if observing through a telescope.

In fact, he was using a bird's-eye view to identify the enemy.

His bird's-eye view can even highlight the mines buried by the enemy, so he can run wildly like this without restraint.

Normally, no commander would allow his troops to rush into enemy territory without any reconnaissance and without knowing the enemy situation. It is too dangerous.

In any military academy, if a student submits such a combat plan, the professor will pull him out as a negative example.

Emilia, who was standing behind Wang Zhong, was scolding him: "This is unbelievable. Such a risky plan will definitely become a negative example! It's so dark now, can you see anything with a telescope?"

Wang Zhong replied seriously: "I am looking at the fire lit by the enemy."

Emilia: "Do you think the enemy will order us to turn on the headlights like you did? If you turn on the headlights in the enemy-occupied area, and if there are anti-tank gun positions on the roadside, you will die. If I survive, I will write on your epitaph 'General Ant died of his own stupidity'."

Wang Zhong smiled. Not to mention whether there is an anti-tank gun that can accurately snipe and penetrate the front armor of the T34W outside its own "lit" range, even if there really is such an anti-tank gun, it would still be confusing to see a convoy moving forward with headlights on at night.

So he said to Emilia: "When the war just started, that is, last year. I ran away from Roniezh, and I used the method of driving at night with headlights on, and I safely passed the Prosen army that blocked our way.

"You have to know how to take advantage of the enemy's mindset. When everyone thinks it's impossible to drive with headlights on in enemy-occupied territory, you are safe if you turn on your headlights."

Emilia put her hands on her hips and looked at Wang Zhong's profile with her eyes tilted: "You are the dean of the Suvorov Military Academy, right? If a student handed in an assignment that asked the troops to drive through enemy territory with headlights on, would you give it a grade?"

"No, he will get zero points." Wang Zhong answered decisively, "That's why I ranked last in the military academy. But you see, the student who ranked first died in the battle last year and did nothing. And I am now the number one general in Ant."

Emilia: "But you still give zero points to students who come up with such a plan?"

"Yes, because the battle plan should not be based on the enemy's negligence, and we should give the enemy a chance. I had no choice last time I drove through the enemy-occupied area with my headlights on. If I had a choice, I would never take such a risk. It's the same now."

This is a lie, this time because of trusting a cheat.

But Emilia looked at Wang Zhong with admiration: "You are much smarter and more cautious than you appear."

Wang Zhong: "Ms. Emilia, I am a general who has been tested on the battlefield. I am not one of those mediocre people in the United Kingdom who can only work in an office. I have personally killed many enemies with the PPSh. I was once surrounded by the Prosoms and hid under a tank to make a final struggle."

Emilia: "Why did you get off topic like this? Does this have anything to do with your intelligence and prudence?"

"Of course it matters. Only those who have returned from hell will be extra smart and cautious, because otherwise they will die." Wang Zhong said seriously, "Dancing with the god of death is a dangerous thing."

Emilia nodded thoughtfully: "Well, you have a point."

Wang Zhong smiled.

Emilia continued, "But don't worry, my sense of danger is very reliable, no one can sneak attack us."

Wang Zhong wanted to laugh. Do you need to sense it? I can light up a mine 2.5 kilometers away. Do you understand the concept of kilometers?

But he controlled himself and said seriously: "It's up to you. You are the first to achieve the success of this rescue!"

Anyway, Wang Zhong doesn't need this medal, so there's nothing wrong with giving it to the girl to make her happy.

Emilia looked at Wang Zhong suspiciously: "Really? Why do I feel that even if I don't come, you can still successfully complete the rescue?"

Wang Zhong: "Yes, that's true, but the danger level will increase exponentially."

Emilia looked at Wang Zhong's profile and said, "Well, I'll just leave it as it is now."

(End of this chapter)