artillery arc

Chapter 577: Washing Our Tracks with the Blood of the Enemy

After the Prosen people's mortar attack ended, Wang Zhong opened the hatch again and crawled out.

Wang Zhong was relieved to see that there were no new bodies on the street, especially no civilian bodies.

"Let's go to the train station!"

The tank began to move forward again, but this time it sped up very slowly, probably because the driver was worried that if he drove too fast he would run over civilians who suddenly rushed out to give flowers to the general.

As a heavy tank, the prototype vehicle can reach a road speed of 50 kilometers per hour, which is indeed a bit too scary.

Of course, according to Proson's specifications, a tank weighing more than 40 tons is not considered a heavy tank.

I don't know how the Proson people managed to make the King Tiger weigh more than 60 tons and almost 70 tons.

The infantry company that had just cooperated with Wang Zhong immediately followed his tanks, formed into two columns, and occupied both sides of the street.

Wang Zhong's high beam made it impossible for all the Proshen stragglers hiding around to escape.

When they reached Shengli Street (referring to the victory of the civil war), Wang Zhong ordered the car to stop, and then used the anti-aircraft machine gun on the turret to fire at the basement on the left side of the road. He said to the gunner Alexander through the inside line: "Quick, high-explosive bombs, aim at the window I am shooting at."

At this time, the Proson people who were hiding in the basement preparing for a sneak attack thought it was a threatening shot and lay there without moving.

So the tank gun turned around and fired a 100mm high-explosive shell directly through the window.

All the highlights disappeared in an instant, but Wang Zhong used his rich experience in watching movies and animations to imagine the slow motion of the cannonball flying into the basement.

The next second, gunpowder gas produced by the explosion gushed out from the ventilation window, blowing the fragments of the window frame to the other side of the street and stuck them in the snow.

Since no "parts" of the Proson soldiers were blown out, Alexander muttered, "Is it really necessary to fire a shot?"

"It's always better to be cautious."

At this time, the commander of the infantry company sent a brave infantryman to rush forward, lie down in front of the ventilation window that was blown to pieces and look down.

Then the infantryman yelled, "There's a machine gun crew hiding here. Oh my goodness, a whole machine gun crew!"

Wang Zhong: "The infantry said there was a machine gun crew inside. You see, it doesn't hurt to say be careful. I knew there must be a machine gun crew in this location given the rigidity of the Proson people."

He just made it up, and no one would doubt it now anyway.

Tank No. 422 continued to move forward, and the young soldier nimbly jumped onto the tank again: "General, if you get out of the intersection ahead, you will reach the square in front of the train station! There may be anti-tank guns waiting for you!"

Wang Zhong: "Little ghost, I stayed in this city half a year ago, I know."

In fact, it is cheating using a bird's-eye view. Do you know what a master in the field of real-time strategy is?
The young soldier nodded, got off the tank swiftly, and ran towards his company commander.

In fact, Wang Zhong had already seen the anti-tank guns in the square. There were two PAK40s and two PAK38s. The PAK40 was hidden behind the shop windows and could fire to break the window glass. The PAK38 was put on the roof by the Prosen people, probably wanting to use the height of the building to offset the common inclined armor of the Ant series tanks.

The anti-aircraft regiment near the square also has a 88-caliber gun deployed at the anti-aircraft position inside the railway station. This gun can only be reached through the entrance and exit used by vehicles.

The Prosons had already aimed their guns at the vehicle entrance, waiting to hit the side of vehicle No. 422.

In addition, there are two groups of enemies lying in ambush at the vehicle entrance. The enemies hiding on the first floor are holding Proson’s newly made "anti-tank cone" (actually a magnetic anti-tank grenade), while the enemies on the second floor are holding Ant’s iconic anti-tank weapon: Molotov cocktails.

Seeing that the enemy also used Molotov cocktails as their main anti-tank weapon, Wang Zhong felt that times had changed.

After knowing the enemy's deployment, Wang Zhong did not panic at all. He carefully planned a route to ensure that the best defensive side of vehicle No. 422 faced the enemy.

As for the enemies who were preparing for a sneak attack, Wang Zhong had prepared a surprise for them.

Wang Zhong: "Forward! There is a train station square ahead, and there may be enemy anti-tank guns waiting for us!"

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Lieutenant Colonel Hansen, commander of the Plossen Infantry Regiment in charge of guarding the station, received news early on from the soldiers retreating into the station's defensive positions that a new-type Ante tank with a red flag and tactical number 422 was approaching the train station square.

Lieutenant Colonel Hansen immediately convened a short meeting of the group's company-level and above officers and issued a combat mission: destroy Ante's new tank and kill or capture Rokossov alive.

Lieutenant Colonel Hansen thought that his goal was not too outrageous. Judging from the situation this morning, the heavy artillery of the Ant Army had not caught up yet. Apart from the siege assault guns that had been creating huge fireballs, the Ant Army had almost no way to deal with the solid concrete offensive.

The train station in Yarvik was built very solidly. Even with the assault guns that continuously created rising fireballs, it was not certain that they could completely take down the train station. Even if the terrible assault guns blew up the building of the train station, the ruins would become a good shelter, and Lieutenant Colonel Hansen's troops would continue to fight in the ruins.

At this time, the engine sound of the legendary "new heavy tank" was clearly audible, as well as the clicking sound of the gearbox and the sound of the tracks rolling.

Finally, a tank rushed into the square in front of the train station from the westernmost avenue.

Even if someone sees this car for the first time, they will not confuse it with any existing model of Ant. The overall inclined armor that looks like a turtle and the round turret tail make people know that its defensive capabilities are extremely amazing just by looking at its appearance.

The PAK40 artillery crew hidden in the clothing store opened fire first, and the shell hit the front armor of the tank, creating a series of sparks and changing its route, hitting the window on the second floor of the watch store and then exploding in the window.

Broken window glass clattered onto the tank.

The tank stopped, its cannon originally pointed in the direction of the clothing store, and now it only needed a slight adjustment to complete the aiming.

The next moment, the smoke from the firing obscured most of the tank.

The shells shot into the window of the clothing store. After the first wave of explosions, a larger explosion occurred (probably other shells were detonated). The second and third floors of the clothing store were all thrown into the air and disintegrated into countless parts before hitting the ground.

The remains of the clothing store were still there, but the fire caused by the explosion of the shell ignited the ruins at lightning speed.

The terrifying war machine began to move again, its wide tracks crushing the bodies of the Prosom soldiers that blocked its way.

The helmet was crushed all at once, turning into a state like a piece of chewing gum thrown on the ground.

Another PAK40 gun crew was hidden in the furniture store. The gunner was very patient and did not order to open fire. It was obvious that he wanted to wait for an opportunity to directly hit the rear of the new tank.

However, the turret of tank No. 422 turned.

The moment he saw the turret start to turn, Lieutenant Colonel Hansen was sweating. A terrible guess came to his mind: Did Rokossov know about our ambush? Did he know the location of every PAK40?
As soon as this guess was born, vehicle No. 422 opened fire, hitting the furniture store where the PAK40 was hidden.

This time the shell did not trigger a chain explosion, but Lieutenant Colonel Hansen was still very scared.

Have all my preparations today been in vain?
At this time, the PAK38 hidden in the attic showed up and fired at the new tank with a red flag.

However, the PAK38, a small gun that is already outdated, may be able to hit lightly armored targets, and it should have no problem bullying old tanks like the T28 with thin skin and large fillings.

But facing heavy tanks like the No. 422 tank, the PAK38 is obviously not enough. In fact, most of the warheads fired by the PAK38 shattered the moment they hit the armor, and there was no way they could bounce off and hit other buildings.

Tank No. 422 withstood the firepower of PAK38 and knocked out two anti-tank guns hidden in the attic one by one.

After calmly dealing with the anti-tank firepower around the square, Wang Zhong commanded the gunners to call out the enemy's machine gun firepower points one by one.

Soon there were no more Plossen heavy weapons capable of delivering fire in the entire square.

Lieutenant Colonel Hansen ordered: "Fire the mortars! Create a situation where we are at our wit's end!"

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Wang Zhong heard the sound of the mortar hitting the ground and exploding.

He quickly raised his view and saw shells continuously falling on the square.

The gunner shouted: "The enemy has started using mortars against heavily armored targets. They must have run out of tricks!"

Wang Zhong: "No, they still have some. Don't let your guard down. Now follow my command, turn the turret 25 degrees left! Yes, this is the direction. Alexander, use high-explosive shells to destroy this wall!"

The gunner took simple aim and opened fire.

The shell hit the wall, causing a large section of it to break off, revealing the 88mm gun hidden behind the wall.

Gunner Alexander exclaimed, "Look at the direction the 88 is heading. It's preparing to fire a powerful shot at us the instant we enter through the freight truck entrance. It will wipe us out!"

Wang Zhong: "Don't sigh! Use the machine gun to kill all the people operating the 88 cannon! If you dawdle a little longer, the gap will pass!"

Alexander did so immediately, and the tracer bullets fired from the muzzle coaxial machine gun knocked down all the Plosson soldiers operating the cannons.

After eliminating the most threatening 88mm cannon, Wang Zhong once again observed the enemy's movements from a bird's-eye view.

(End of this chapter)