Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 135: Annihilation (6)

"Watch out for the German infantry! They are instructing the target for the German tanks. Geli Literature Network [Please search for novel updates]" Philip finally discovered the clues of the matter at this time. The German tanks have eyes outside the vehicle, and some German machine gun groups With machine guns walking in the bushes and grass on the edge of the battlefield, they used red tracer to indicate the target position for the German tanks.

Because the environment is a mountainous area with lush vegetation at night, the infantry machine gun group has a small target, which is very suitable for concealed maneuvers. They can quietly approach the British tanks and find their targets in the dim night. German tanks only need to look for the traces of the red tracer, and then launch an artillery bombardment at the point where the bullet falls, which is both concealed and convenient.

At this time, a platoon of tanks couldn't withstand the pressure from the front and began to turn to move. Three tanks lined up and crossed in front of Philip's car. Philip's car had to slow down a bit.

The three Matildas used two-pound artillery to bombard the exposed German tanks under the flares, while using machine guns to shoot at the surrounding trees. These shellings were completely purposeless and looked like random. Occasionally one or two shots hit the German tank, but only exploded on the surface of the armor, blacking a piece of gray paint, and even bounced directly on the armor, and then flew nothing. Without a trace.

At this time, the German tanks were in full view under the orange flares, and Philip could even see the black and white twill shield-shaped markings sprayed on their front armor plates. Although I don’t know what that means, it should be a kind of identification by the enemy. Sign. The turrets of these tanks are all painted with huge vehicle numbers with white borders and red ground, which seems to be a newly formed unit.

"I’ve never seen a car before, but the outline should look like a Type IV tank that appeared on the French battlefield. The tracks and road wheels should look correct. Is this a type of enhanced firepower equipped with a long barrel artillery "Philip recognized the true face of the other party in a very short time, and made a judgment that was not far from the facts.

The German tanks had their backs to the main building of the manor. They lined up in a standard wedge-shaped assault formation and moved slowly down the slope, completely indifferent. They used the front-firing machine gun to fire a few tracer rounds from time to time. Or suddenly make a short stop shooting. This way of fighting like flowing water proves that these Germans are not novices, but battlefield elites who have experienced many battles.

Philip found that only a German tank platoon was exposed on the front line. Judging from the intensive firepower just now, the number of German tanks should be far more than that. So where are the remaining tanks hiding?

Philip turned his periscope to look at the hillside on the right. At this moment, a fire was lit up behind a bush not far away, and Philip saw a thing with a tail of fire flying out of the bush. .

The thing flew forward almost with a straight ballistic trajectory for more than 20 meters, and then hit the side armor of a Matilda tank. Then a dazzling fireball lit up. Philip saw that the turret hatch of the Matilda tank was suddenly lifted, and the flames ejected from the turret were four or five meters high. The small exit now looked like a giant blowtorch. A figure wearing a tank helmet appeared at the exit with a burning arm. He clung to the handle on the side of the control tower and tried to climb out of the car. The poor man was wailing and struggling there, and then fell back to the burning seat. In the corpse furnace.

"Fire at that bush." ​​Philip didn't know what it was that flew out from there, but it must be a German anti-tank weapon. There was a German infantry who killed four of his subordinates. He could at least help them. Collect a blood debt.

"Where is the bush?" The gun commander asked suspiciously. He just hit a German tank with two guns with two-pounder guns. However, he found that he could not penetrate the German armor at all. He even watched his artillery shells fly by the armor. That sight made the gunner’s heart cold. It was really not the opponent he should provoke. less.

"On the right, at three o'clock, under the tree, damn, those guys ran away." Philip patted the handrail of the periscope in frustration, and he saw three figures in strange uniforms come out of the bushes. . Then he followed the low tree wall, turned and disappeared into the dark night.

Philip had been gradually eroded by the cruel battle situation at this time, and his high-spirited adrenaline began to fade. The successive deaths of his subordinates made him feel extremely angry. It also brings deep powerlessness and despair.

The flares fired by the British tanks gradually went out, but the German tanks did not hide back into the dark night. The luxurious mansion on the hillside was burning in the flames, and the two-pounder guns of the British tanks could not create structure on the building. The damage on the roof, but the incendiary agent in the warhead caused a fatal blow to this mansion.

The second floor of the entire building was ignited by flames, and two fires have burned through the tiled roof. The flames sprayed out from the beautiful brown-red roof tiles. In the firelight, you can see the billowing smoke like a terrible monster standing upright. Under the light of the fire, the British tanks can see the black silhouettes of the German tanks and the gleaming armor plates. Reflective.

The Germans don’t care about exposing themselves in front of the enemy at this time, because they have already weighed out the weight of the enemy. It is completely impossible to threaten their opponents. Why bother to secretly hide their whereabouts and directly defeat the opponent. This It is the respect for the enemy.

The German army no longer needs any lighting. The 75mm armor-piercing projectile has created enough light sources on the battlefield to indicate the enemy’s trail. In addition, there are wandering paratroopers and infantry as guidance, the enemy has nowhere to go. escape.

The two tank platoons that were going to flanks returned to the battlefield. They destroyed the last British tank platoon hesitating on the edge of the battlefield. The tank platoon traversing in front of Philip's car was fired. The three Matildas were fired by more than twelve German tanks. All the platoons were killed at the same time, and none of them survived.

When Philip came back to his senses, he realized that he had become the only British tank on the battlefield that was still intact, and the Germans were surrounded from three sides. Seeing those steel beasts slowly approaching, the British army major suddenly felt a deep-seated fear in his heart, and his tense spirit finally collapsed at this moment.

"Turn around, retreat, retreat at full speed!" Philip yelled at the driver.

"We can't run away, sir!" the gunner shouted loudly, and then he pressed the firing plate and fired an armor-piercing round, which was still useless.

"No, I don't want to die." The loader who had been silent did not continue to reload. He crouched on the floor of the turret with his head in his arms and cried. This 17-year-old recruit just finished last month. His man day.

"Listen to my orders, turn around and retreat!" Philip was a little lost at this time. He stood up and opened the hatch of the commander's command tower. The fresh air of summer night poured into the gun-smoke-filled turret. The young loader suddenly took two steps to climb outside from this exit, but was kicked by the major on the wall of the turret. The recruit sobbed and hugged his shoulders and curled up on the corner of the turret, looking at the hideous face in fear. commander.

"Believe me, I am the heir of the Philip family. I must be a big man. How could I die in this kind of place." Philip issued his declaration loudly, which sounded like persuading his subordinates. Shang is more like persuading himself.

At this time, the Matilda turned the front of the car, and the fragile tail was exposed in front of a company of German tanks. The British tanks sprinted toward the road at the foot of the mountain with full power. Strangely, no German tank fired at it. The Germans lined up neatly, following the Matilda swaggeringly, as if sending the tank away.

"They didn't even fire? Do I really have destiny!" Philip could hardly believe what happened before him. The British major thought he had a miracle and he was overjoyed to continue living. He slapped the gunner hard. The shoulders, then hugged the loader's head.

The driver stepped on the accelerator and stared at the road in front of him. Without the light from the lights, he could only blur the scene ahead. The tank ran over a decorative shrub, and a flat lawn appeared in front of him. It could be seen that the owner spent a lot of energy to decorate the lawn. All the grasses grew the same height and were flat like a cement floor.

The driver smashed the guardrail beside the lawn without hesitation, and the track quickly turned against the grass. The driver suddenly felt an inexplicable heart palpitations. He felt that the track did not seem to be crushed to the ground, and then the entire front of the car began to lean forward rapidly. The driver was horrified to find that the lawn seemed to be raising, and he rushed towards him, and then the entire front Sliding down, two seconds later, a stream of ice-cold water with a fishy smell poured in frantically from the opening of the driver window.

It was not a lawn at all, but an artificial lake carefully dug by the owner of the manor. Because it was left unattended for a long time, the whole lake was covered with a layer of duckweed. In the dark night, it looked It is like a flat grass, if you are not familiar with the situation, you will be fooled if you are not careful.

The Matilda tank rushed into this artificial lake at full speed~IndoMTL.com~ and slid directly into the deepest center of the lake. The turbulent water poured into the cockpit from the various openings of the tank. The tank sank obliquely into the dark bottom of the lake. The crew completely lost their way in the darkness and the fear of drowning. They could not find the exit close at hand. Several people were pulling at each other in the narrow turret, struggling and kicking.

"That is the Arkham Mountain. There is a beautiful villa on the mountain. Its owner built it like a palace." Philip tore the arm that tightly held his neckline. It should be that Famous loader, the boy was holding on to his company commander now, and the foul lake water poured in from Major Philip's nose and mouth. Strangely, he found that his mind was quiet now. "Russell Manor? By the way, this place is called Russell Manor." The lake had filled his lungs, and the tank company commander furiously convulsed a few times, then collapsed and stopped his last struggle.

A string of bubbles rose slowly from the hatch of the tank control tower, causing a ripple on the lake in the darkness. (To be continued.) WWW.GEILIWX.COM Happy reading every day