artillery arc

Chapter 504 Minced Meat
Ilyich got up: "Thank you, you saved me."

"I saved you because if you fall, this position will collapse. No one will survive then!" Stepan picked up Ilyich's pistol and handed it to him, "You should go to the machine guns and see why they misfired. I'll organize the grenadiers to blow up the tanks!"

"Okay." Ilyich did not refute, but simply walked past Stepan and ran along the trench towards the silent machine gun firing point.

Stepan leaned against the trench wall and looked out at the approaching Plossen tank.

At this time, a nurse came along the trench, checking the breathing of the people who fell in the trench as she walked.

"There are no survivors here!" Stepan shouted. "Let's go back to the first aid station. It will soon be full of dead people, nurse!"

The nurse glanced at Stepan, then pulled up the soldier's arm and put it on her shoulder. Then she took a deep breath and carried the soldier on her back with one effort.

Stepan recognized that this was a technique taught by all field rescue teams. Even if there was only one person, they could carry someone who was much heavier than themselves.

Stepan watched the nurse carrying the old man, who was a size older than herself, disappear at the end of the trench.

"Good boy." He muttered.

At this moment, the firing point that had just been silent started firing again, and Stepan remembered that he was still on the battlefield and had important things to do.

He took out the issued incendiary bomb, lay on the edge of the trench, and waited for Plossen's tank to approach.

As an experienced veteran, Stepan knew that the closer you are to a tank, the larger the tank's blind spot. So when attacking a tank, the closer you are, the safer it is. If you are too far away, you may be killed by the tank's hull machine guns and coaxial machine guns.

Of course, approaching enemy tanks requires tremendous courage, which most recruits cannot do.

Trenches exist for this purpose. As long as you lie down in the trench and lower your head, the tanks will come to you by themselves.

Stepan listened to the sound of the tank's engine, counted one, two, three silently, then suddenly stood up and saw that the tank was just a few meters away from him, with the turret facing the other side of the car body.

Perfect sneak attack angle!
Stepan pulled the fuse of the incendiary bomb, letting the rope spray out red sparks like fireworks, and then threw it out with all his strength.

The incendiary bomb drew a perfect arc in the air and landed accurately on the tank engine radiator cover.

The flames immediately spread across the entire engine radiator.

The commander opened the hatch first, leaned out, and looked for the person who threw the incendiary bomb with a submachine gun. As a result, Stepan fired first, and the bullet hit the turret with a BIUBIU sound.

The commander, still holding the submachine gun, fell backwards and did not move.

Then the hatches of the tank opened, and the tank crew got out and ran backwards.

Stepan held the submachine gun and shot them all down with steady, accurate short bursts.

At this time, a grenadier in a nearby trench threw a incendiary bomb, but it missed the target and only ignited half of the tank's track.

Seeing this, the grenadier immediately rushed onto the tank, ready to lift the turret cover and throw the grenade into the vehicle.

Stepan shouted: "No! The enemies will cover each other!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the half-track vehicle following behind opened fire. The machine gun hit the area around the turret, and Ant's grenadier fell backwards, holding his chest.

Stepan cursed, picked up a new incendiary bomb, and ran along the trench in that direction.

By the time he arrived at the location, Prossen's tank had already crossed the trench - the body of the Ant grenadier who had just been killed was still hanging on the tank.

Stepan immediately pulled the fuse, and with a hook shot, the incendiary bomb landed on the engine radiator cover of the tank like a basketball.

Flames immediately covered the radiator grille.

However, the tank was not set on fire immediately. The tank driver did not even know that the grille was set on fire and continued to drive the tank forward!

Stepan cursed, picked up the cluster grenade on the ground, pulled the ring, and threw it onto the burning engine radiator grille.

A cloud of black smoke exploded behind the tank, and the advancing tank stopped.

Stepan was already holding his submachine gun ready. As soon as the hatch opened, he opened fire and killed the tank commander who just stuck his head out.

But this did not stop the other tankers from escaping the tanks. Stepan fired as he shouted, "Don't you sing in your military songs that only loyal tanks will give you a steel grave? Now that the tanks are there, why do you keep escaping from the graves?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his Poposha jammed. He didn't bother to fix the problem, so he threw away the Poposha, picked up a Popos and continued firing.

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On Ilyich's side, he ran to the machine gun position and found that all the machine gunners had been killed.

"Sukabulie!" Ilyich broke his rules for the second time today. He pushed the machine gunner's body away while cursing, and then tried hard to recall the content of the machine gun operation training.

As the regimental chaplain, he was the most educated person in the regiment. According to the new military regulations, people with high cultural level in the army should master all the necessary skills for combat positions so as to quickly replace the fallen soldiers.

That's why Ilyich operated the anti-tank gun.

But anti-tank guns are rifles after all, which is relatively simple, while machine gun Ilyich needs to be recalled.

"It should be like this." He began to check the bolt according to his memory, "It should be fine... Then put the belt in and load it..."

Ilyich grabbed the handle of the machine gun, completely forgetting to check the sights, and just opened fire.

The machine gun spewed out flames, sweeping over the Plossen soldiers who had just mustered up their courage. Although no one was hit (because the sight was not adjusted), it still scared everyone to the ground. Ilyich instinctively found that the shot was too high, but he still did not adjust the sight, but just pressed the muzzle down.

He did not hold the ammunition belt with one hand, but just held the handle of the machine gun with both hands and fired, letting the ammunition belt "twitch" freely.

It can only be said that fortunately the Maxims issued to the temporary infantry divisions were all old ones. The old design meant that they were highly reliable, so there was no jamming when firing.

A cartridge belt was fired, and Ilyich shouted while changing the bullets: "Bullet belt! Someone bring a bullet belt!"

"Father! The enemy turret is turning towards you!" the observer shouted.

Only then did Ilyich realize that a Type 3 tank was turning its turret towards him.

He didn't even bother changing the bullets, just ran away dragging the machine gun - Maxim machines all have built-in wheels and protective plates.

The high-explosive bomb arrived soon after, but fortunately the Type 50 tank only had a mm gun. The explosive power of the high-explosive bomb was similar to that of a grenade. Ilyich only felt a push from behind, and after a few staggers he stood firm again.

The observer ran over and said, "Go to the second position. That's where you should go!"

"Well, where is the second position?" Ilyich said as he took off his helmet and poured out the sand inside.

"follow me!"

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Corporal Maria from the field medical team has carried back four male soldiers who are much stronger than herself.

She placed the fifth male soldier at the door of the medical bunker and shouted to the doctor: "This one should be shot in the abdomen! I'll give him emergency treatment!"

The doctor who was sorting the wounded came over and touched the wounded man's nose: "He's dead."

Corporal Maria looked surprised: "He was still alive when I carried him on my back!"

The doctor pulled the dead man up, looked behind him, and said to Maria, "When you carried him over here, he was hit by a shrapnel in the back. It's not your fault. He was just unlucky."

Maria was visibly disappointed. At this time, the wounded man next to her said, "This is Karlov. If he knew that he helped you block shrapnel before he died, he would be happy."

Maria didn't say anything. The doctor went to check on other wounded people. At this time, the female nurses of the entire rescue team were constantly carrying the wounded back to the bunker.

The bunker was filled with wounded soldiers waiting to be sorted, and the air was filled with blood and stench.

The flies seemed to have found a cellar full of rotten meat, buzzing with joy and flying around in the bunker like a swarm of annoying Stukas.

Maria looked at the dead wounded, suddenly raised her hand and wiped her eyes vigorously, put on her boat hat, turned around and rushed out of the bunker.

She moved along the trench, constantly checking the wounded who lay on the ground.

At this moment, she heard the sound of tank engines.

When she turned around, she saw that Prossen's tank had just crossed the trench, and the tracks were turning not far from Maria's head, like the chain of a chainsaw.

Maria squatted down and took deep breaths.

- I should find a firebomb! I can take down this tank too!
As she thought this, she lowered her head to look for incendiary bombs, but she did not notice that the tank had no intention of crossing the trench.

The next moment, some dirt was sprinkled on Maria's head.

She looked up in surprise, and more dirt came down and rushed into her nose and mouth.

She quickly used her hands and feet to retreat and finally left the area where the soil was constantly collapsing.

She wiped her face with her sleeve several times before opening her eyes again. Then she saw the enemy tanks "twisting their buttocks" in the trenches.

The enemy planned to use the tracks and the weight of the tanks to "flatten" the trenches! In this way, the Ante soldiers in the trenches would be buried and suffocated to death!
Maria looked down to find a firebomb or grenade, but found nothing. She could only pick up a stone and throw it desperately at the Proson tank that was wiping the trench.

The moment the stone hit the tank turret, the tank exploded!

Maria was stunned.

Immediately afterwards, a green tank with a completely different paint scheme from the Plosson tank appeared!
Maria didn't recognize the model of the tank, but she knew that Plossen's tanks were either gray or camouflage, and would not have such a green paint job.

She heard the other fighters cheering.

"Hahaha!"

"Our tanks are coming!"

"KV, you guys came at the right time!"

The green tank opened fire at full capacity, mowing down all of the Plosson troops that followed the tank.

Suddenly someone tapped Maria on the shoulder: "Nurse, are you okay?"

Maria turned her head and saw a rough and calm face, but she couldn't remember the man's name.

"If you're alright, hurry up and move! Help me pull out the buried people! There should be someone alive!"

(End of this chapter)