Chapter 522 32 kilometers of helplessness

27 is early in the morning, West Line, Reis.

In the tweak of the morning, the rapid flute sounded from the camp, and the boards and hay covering the A7 tanks were lifted to prevent French aerial reconnaissance aircraft, but now they are not needed.

A gasoline barrel of 100 kilograms was moved by the soldiers to the side of the tank. Although this tank can drive 100 kilometers continuously on the flat ground, it is only an ideal state. According to the situation used in the past few days, they can only run up to 60 kilometers in the war. If they encounter obstacles and trenches, the distance will be shorter.

So every captain is eager to fill the fuel tank and then fill it with shells and bullets, because today they need to help the infantry push the front forward at least 50 kilometers!

But they are working hard, and the fuel tank is not unlimited, so when many people were thinking about how to fill more oil, the soldiers of the third company suddenly tied the oil barrel behind the buttocks of the tank with ropes and hooks, which made everyone's eyes bright.

Next to the No. 01 car in the distance, Ins did not stop everyone's behavior. Although doing so would hinder the firing angle of the machine gun in the back, and it was very likely to be exploded by the concentration of bullets in the rear, he still acquiesced in this behavior, because after a few days of use, everyone found that the machine gun in the rear was basically not The opportunity to fire, because the infantry and cavalry behind them quickly solve these problems, and after hanging the fuel tank outside and connecting it to the engine, you can use this simple auxiliary fuel tank first. When everyone rushes to the enemy, as long as you quickly cut off the rope, you can throw away the internal fuel tank of the tank.

Inszampe looked at the figure in the dim light. Guderian proposed the method of plug-in secondary fuel tank last month, but at that time, everyone thought that 100 kilometers was enough, but now it seems that this young man does have a high talent in this field.

And after a few days of research, he also thought of the method of taking the lead in using external oil and internal oil in battle, so that the combat distance of the tank can be greatly extended.

However, in front of the No. 31 tank, Guderian did not notice the eyes of Major Ins behind him. There was only one thought in his mind.

130 kilometers away, it's Paris!

With the red light on the edge of the sky, after three hours of preparation, Major Ins's tank No. 01 started first. When he waved a big windmill with his right hand and learned the gesture of General Sun of the Xinhua Empire, everyone was boiling--

In the trench on the west side of the Marne River, Lieutenant Alphonse Juan trotted through the trench and count the number of people over and over again. As a platoon leader, he needed to make sure that he knew the position of each soldier when fighting.

After the count of people, he was a little relieved, because after four days of tug-of-war, his platoon lost only two people, almost the platoon with the least number of victims except for the new rear support troops.

Of course, this is thanks to his experience of receiving the baptism of war in Morocco two years ago. He knows the horror of war better than his domestic partners.

He just returned to Paris from Morocco ten days ago. Like everyone else, he never thought that the Germans advanced so fast. He not only broke through the fortress, but also used the railway in Belgium to successfully cross the border and go deep into Reis.

When the news of the fall of Reims came, Paris immediately fell into chaos. The stubborn General Xiafei made the idea of giving up Paris. It was only because of everyone's collective opposition that he reluctantly agreed to start evacuating the people and included the capital in the war zone for the first time. .

But it is not easy to quickly evacuate millions of people. What's more, Paris is the industrial and political center of France. There are too many things that need to be moved. I heard that the precious works of art in the Louvre have not been taken away so far, because the railway must be given way to the troops supported from the rear, and more importantly, the political axe department, the arsenal, Banks and so on.

Zhu An unloaded the bayonet from the 1886 Lebel rifle and began to adjust the front sight. This world's first eight-millimeter rifle using smokeless gunpowder has always been the pride of France. Like the 75mm rapid-fire gun used today, its appearance once made France lead the world and made Germany produce a huge The sense of crisis contributed to the emergence of the Mauser rifle.

When a charred stake targeted in the distance merged with the sight, he slowly narrowed his eyes and seemed to regard the stake as a German soldier who had been hitting the position for several days.

At this time, there were bursts of buzzing in the sky. After a moment, more than 20 German reconnaissance planes arrived over the position. After passing over everyone's heads like an falcon, several of them did not go deep with most of them, but turned a corner in the rear and returned to the top of everyone's heads and circled.

Seeing such a large-scale reconnaissance fleet, Zhu An immediately realized that this must be the prelude to the Germans' overall attack.

When he withdrew his eyes and threw them forward, a large area of black smoke suddenly rushed into sight. On the distant horizon, a row of large smoke suddenly appeared on the horizon. They were like a steel wall, rushing here!

"God, what is that!" Zhu An opened his mouth wide. Although there were rumors that the Germans used a full-body steel to move the fortress before, and the reason why Lance was captured was because of them, everyone has always felt that it was an excuse from the defeated troops, because no one believed how the fortress could move, and for several days in a row. The Germans repeatedly attacked here and left thousands of corpses. That kind of thing did not appear, so more people began to believe that it was a lie.

But now, they are really here!

"The Germans are coming!"

"Prepare!"

Zhu An's rapid and nervous shouts made this position stretching for several kilometers tense. When the rumble kept coming from afar, every French soldier began to be nervous, especially after the row of steel monsters rushed out of the horizon with black smoke, which made people restless.

In the sky, the buzzing sound is getting louder and louder. Several French planes are fighting with the Germans. From time to time, you can see the firelight in the sky. Since the North African eagle appeared, all countries have begun to put machine guns on the plane, and the battle in the sky has become more and more fierce.

But Zhu An has always thought that they were just an episode, and it was the infantry that decided the war, so when the steel monsters were getting closer and closer, a roar came from the artillery position behind them.

"Fire!"

A dozen 75mm cannons that had already been placed began to roar. In a mass of fire, shells rushed out one after another and rushed to those formidable big guys.

But the expectations of the French soldiers turned into sighs in a blink of an eye. Because those strange big guys were moving, the 75mm gun, known as the pride of France, did not play much. The shells either fell in front or exploded behind them.

As those steel monsters got closer and closer, all the French soldiers became nervous. They didn't understand what it was, let alone how the Germans made this kind of monster. Some eager soldiers even began to shoot from a kilometer away, but except for a series of Mars on the steel plate, they didn't It has no effect, but makes fear and fear more and more diffuse.

Soldiers are not afraid of the enemy. Even in the face of tens of thousands of German infantry and cavalry, they can shoot back with bullets. However, in the face of this steel monster that is not even afraid of bullets, the haze begins to rise from everyone's heart.

Suddenly, a 75mm shell accurately hit the middle one. After the explosion made a big hole in front of the big guy, it finally struggled a few times and never moved again.

But this did not make everyone happy, because compared with that row of monsters, there were too few. When those covered with steel suddenly stretched out barrels and barrels, the tragedy happened.

The cannon began to roar, and the bullets swept over the trench like a storm. Countless French soldiers who had no time to avoid were torn up, especially the Maxim machine gun on it. Because of the high zero, the bullets can be easily fired into the trench. Unless you completely lie down, you will be ruthlessly penetrated.

Blood splashed the whole trench in the blink of an eye. In the past few days of fighting with German soldiers, they lost less than 3,000 troops and suffered the most serious losses. In just a few minutes, the bodies were covered.

In the No. 31 A7 tank, Guderian looked coldly at the French position as if it had been swept by the autumn wind. His cold eyes were full of flames and fanaticism. Under his command, the machine gun kept sweeping through the trenches like eyes. As the French soldiers were crushed and could not raise their heads at all, the 57mm gun in front of him began to The shells were poured on the French artillery positions.

The sound of the bombardment exploded from around the artillery position, and countless smoke and dust submerged the small position in the blink of an eye. The French soldiers in a group of flames were not overturned by the air waves generated by the explosion, but simply melted in the artillery fire.

Two 150-horsepower engines made a unique hiss at full load, pushing the tank forward like two bulls. The track pressed two long marks on the mud. When the No. 31 tank took the lead in rushing to the trench, all the French soldiers held their breath, and everyone had only one idea left. .

"The wide trenches can block them."

But this idea just came up and immediately turned into ruthlessness. I only saw the No. 31 car led by Guderian slowly crossed the trench and began to attack!

"With a grenade!"

This picture made Zhu An's hands and feet cold. He gritted his teeth and shouted to pull out the grenade he carried with him and threw it hard at the nearest tank.

This kind of thing is imitated from the Xinhua Empire and is very popular with soldiers. Their power has been reflected in several days of battles, but the continuous explosions around the steel monsters do not seem to affect them. Fragments are carried up like bullets. After a little bit of Mars and the sound of rithes, it immediately disappeared.

"Rion!"

"Block them!"

I don't know who shouted this. Zhu An didn't even have time to stop it. Countless partners had jumped out of the trench and rushed to these monsters, but in this way, the machine guns roared even more fiercely and knocked down thousands of partners who jumped out of the trench in the blink of an eye.

As one A7 tank after another crossed the first trench, the four-day Fa [***] team finally began to retreat, looking at the French soldiers running all over the mountains, and the machine gunners in each tank were red-eyed.

"Dad""

For every target that the bullet pursuer could see, the fire at the muzzle of the gun turned red on the faces of all the machine gunners hiding behind the steel plate. After the long canvas belt was swallowed in, the eye-catching ship spit out countless shell casings.

The deputies carried the bullets back and forth, repeating the loading action. Finally, in order to save the bullets, even Guderian had to order to reduce unnecessary firing.

Zhu An raised his head from the trench and looked at the steel monster rushing backwards across the position. He was indescribably shocked. He looked blankly at the corpses of the broken partners on the left and right, almost piled up like a hill, and found that there was only himself left in his platoon.

"Ah~!"

He shouted hard and vented his fear. He couldn't accept the reality. He pulled out the last grenade, rushed out of the trench, and chased after the tanks.

But he had just rushed out of the trench and didn't have time to throw grenades. Suddenly, he remembered the sound of countless horses' hoofs. He only saw thousands of German cavalry roaring and rushing over with snowy sabers. Among them, there were a large number of small armed cars equipped with machine guns, and behind them was dense. German infantry!

"Order the troops to stop moving forward, and the rest should be handed over to the cavalry and infantry."

Major Ins opened the car door in a sweat, and the three-hour battle exhausted his physical strength. Looking at the bodies all the way, he nodded with satisfaction, but before he could wait for him to be happy, his assistant rushed over.

"Major, the third company refused to carry out the order. Second Lieutenant Guderian said that he was going to Paris!"

"What!" Major Ins' eyes were straight. In three hours, they helped the army tear open the defense line and advanced another 50 kilometers. As long as he continued to fight steadily for a few times, he could reach Paris.

But what did he hear now?

Guderian actually led three companies and ten tanks straight to Paris!

This little bastard, does he think that the previous law [***] team is on holiday? ——

In the headquarters restaurant, Xia Fei sat in front of a lot of delicious food.

Although many people accuse him of eating two delicious meals a day, he doesn't care, because he thinks it is a personal habit and has nothing to do with war, so even if the Germans occupy Reis, he still keeps his tradition.

And he particularly hates being disturbed when eating. Gradually, everyone gets used to waiting for him to report after dinner.

But this time, French Army Minister Messimi couldn't stand this so-called calmness this time. He grabbed the emergency telegram from the communications officer and suddenly broke the door of the restaurant and walked in.

"Dear Minister, I'm eating. If you have anything to do, I'll talk about it later." Xia Fei didn't raise his head, and he was still chewing a tender steak.

His attitude angered Messimi. He slapped the emergency telegram in front of him fiercely. The plate jingled and shouted, "Joseph, we are about to lose Paris!"

After being disturbed and losing her appetite, Xia Fei frowned, put down her knife, fork and napkin and wiped her mouth. Then she raised her head and looked coldly at the repeatedly provoked minister and said, "Your Excellency, Lance is 150 kilometers away from here. Do you think German soldiers have wings? Even if they run, it will take at least one day and one night.

"Is it?"

Looking at the army general who said he would give up Paris and Verdon a few days ago, Minister Messimi sneered and pushed the telegraph to his side: "Joseph, but why did they appear 20 miles away!"

"It's impossible, maybe it is."

Xia Fei picked up the information and just wanted to refute that it was a mistake, or a small part, but after reading the information, he was stunned!

The intelligence was sent by the Fifth Army on the outskirts of Paris. They were attacked by at least ten new German armored vehicles that appeared in the border war not long ago!

And due to the sudden appearance of the other party, the troops digging trenches were not prepared at all, so the casualties were particularly heavy!

How is this possible! ——

"Crush, go, go!"

On the outskirts of Paris, Guderian repeated a word loudly. He didn't need tactics or layout. All he needed was speed.

Under his leadership, only eight A7 tanks were left to roar like beasts, and the bullets were sprinkled on the French soldiers who were obviously at a loss and obviously unprepared in the distance. The water tank cooling barrel kept steaming out, and the shells had covered the whole tank compartment.

Paris!

There are still 32 kilometers left!

Through the narrow observation window, Guderian and his friends can even see the high Eiffel Tower!

Old William was killed by the French. Now he is going to enter Paris and tell the Frenchmen that Germany is unstoppable!

Boom!

Two shells landed beside the No. 31 tank, but this did not frighten Guderian. Instead, it stimulated his idea of entering Paris until the adjutant pulled the corner of his clothes.

"William, we are surrounded!"

The deputy pointed behind him, and Guderian looked at it quickly. He only saw countless French soldiers coming back from the wings.

"How far is it to Paris?"

"It will take about an hour and a half, but." The deputy paused for a moment. He knew why Guderian was so eager to enter Paris, because he wanted to use Paris to comfort his father, but after thinking about it, he still reminded him, "William, Major Ins, they are blocked behind, and we don't have much gas!"

The words of the deputy made Guderian calm down quickly. Although he wanted to take revenge and enter Paris, he was not a fool.

Although the ten tanks of the third company at the time of departure, in addition to a barrel of gasoline outside, they actually violated the regulations and put a barrel inside, and did not abandon the outside in the previous battle until it was exhausted, but even with so much oil, it could only barely go back and forth.

Originally, as long as Major Ins took everyone to catch up, his plan might succeed, but he didn't expect that Major Ins was blocked behind, so he had to consider the danger of being surrounded after entering Paris.

Looking at the Eiffel Tower, which was faintly visible in the distance, although Guderian was unwilling and wanted to take revenge, he had lost two tanks all the way, so in the face of the remaining partners, he could only finally hammer the steel plate fiercely.

He is very helpless. If the speed of the tank can be faster and the driving distance can be longer, then maybe the third company can rewrite history!

"turn around, let's rush back!"

(to be continued)