Chapter 7 Killing Machine

In fact, what Qin Chuan needs to be familiar with most is the K98K rifle in his hand. After all, it is the thing that destroys the enemy and saves him... He has already begun to think about killing people.

This may be the so-called "those who are close to ink are black and those who are close to vermilion are red"! If no one around you takes killing seriously, or takes killing as a matter of course or even as an honor, then you will soon be affected and join in... This is human nature, a group animal. instinct.

Qin Chuan took some time to convince himself... It was no big deal to kill the enemy on the battlefield. Even for survival, he should do it.

However, subconsciously, Qin Chuan still hoped that the British could run faster, so that they would not be able to catch up with the British and of course would not have to fight.

But this idea is obviously unrealistic... The British tanks are too slow. Whether it is a "Matilda" or a "Crusader" tank, the forward speed in the desert can barely reach more than ten kilometers per hour. Many of these tanks had to be abandoned because their engines overheated.

On the way to the march, Qin Chuan saw several British tanks and cars that had been pushed to the roadside by German engineers from time to time. Many or even most of them were intact, and even the ammunition had not been removed... This made Qin Chuan didn't understand. It only took one grenade to blow them up. Why would the British army be so generous and leave them to the German army?

"This is a British trick!" Perhaps sensing Qin Chuan's doubts, Trigger explained: "Because they know that these tanks are not fast, and we don't have more tank shells, so... they can delay our Chase speed!”

Qin Chuan couldn't help but said "Oh" when he heard this. Thinking about it, he really thought: What if it doesn't blow up? Can the German army use it? The ammunition of the German army was completely incompatible with that of the British army. In addition, the tank itself was discarded because it could not be driven. For the German army, it was a waste that was tasteless and was a pity to abandon.

Compared with the British army, the German army was a light armored division with not many tanks. In addition, Rommel's plane flew overhead from time to time to urge them forward, so they were rushing forward all the way, and the speed was naturally much faster. many.

So five hours later, the troops caught up with a group of British troops in front of a village.

To be precise, the British knew that they were slower than the Germans, so they left a force to intercept the Germans... This was a tactic to delay the enemy.

"Get ready to fight!" the baker ordered.

Everyone held their rifles in their hands and stooped forward with small steps.

Soon, Qin Chuan saw about a dozen of his own tanks ahead. Most of them had driven off the road and spread out, occupying favorable terrain and pointing their gun barrels in the same direction.

Looking in the direction pointed by the gun barrel, there was a group of British troops about a kilometer away. They had about a thousand people and formed a line of defense relying on thirty tanks and the ruins of an uninhabited village.

The British troops did not fire any shots or artillery. They were obviously waiting for the Germans to attack so that they could take advantage of their home defense.

But this time the Germans learned wisely. The previous battle showed them that their tanks were not as good as the enemy's, so of course they would not go up to die again.

Not surprisingly, they set up anti-aircraft guns... 88MM anti-aircraft guns under orders.

Soon the battle began:

Of course, the first one to fire was the 88 anti-aircraft gun, targeting British tanks and the broken walls used as bunkers.

With loud "rumbling" noises, the British tanks were destroyed one after another, and the bunkers were blown into pieces. The British army could do nothing but bear it...

The 88MM anti-aircraft gun can punch a basketball-sized hole in the frontal armor of the "Matilda" tank one kilometer away, but this distance is beyond the range of the "Matilda" tank.

Therefore, the British were stunned by the first round of German attacks. They never expected that the seemingly impenetrable defense line they had set up would collapse like a torrent in front of the 88 anti-aircraft guns.

"This is all due to you!" Trigger said next to Qin Chuan: "Now, the battle has become easier!"

Qin Chuan felt a little sick, because this seemed to be saying... The screams of the British army on the opposite side and the tanks falling into the sea of ​​fire were all because of Qin Chuan.

Thirty tanks simply could not withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of 88 anti-aircraft guns, and most of them were lost in a short time. Although the remaining half were not destroyed, they were almost there, because the British tank crews had panicked and jumped out of the tanks. Climb out and escape.

They did the right thing because there was no other way to survive.

If you continue to wait, you will only become a target for enemy artillery.

Escape in a tank... The area they were in was flat, and the "Matilda" drove slowly. It was basically an illusion to escape the range of the enemy's artillery in time.

"Advance!" The German officer standing on the tank waved his hand, and the German army advanced toward the British army in overwhelming numbers.

As before, Qin Chuan followed the tank with his rifle and his comrades... Perhaps because of his previous experience, this time he was not so afraid.

Soon, British bullets, artillery shells and anti-tank shells rained down on the tanks in front of Qinchuan.

The sound produced by the simultaneous firing of these weapons was quite astonishing, and the clang of bullets ricocheting off the tank's armor plating was clearly audible. When fired, the flicker from thousands of barrels was clearly visible, like the flashes from a multitude of small cameras.

However, the British army, which had lost the Matilda tank, was obviously unable to deal with the German tanks. Most of the bullets were either missed or bounced off the tank's armor plate.

The German tanks advanced steadily, and from time to time they stopped to fire at the enemy. When firing, the recoil of the tank gun caused the entire tank to tremble.

"Follow me!" Trigger ordered Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan didn't know what was going on, but he followed Trigger as he was told.

Trigger led Qin Chuan to run quickly to the side, then hid behind the mound with a nimble somersault, and then immediately set up a rifle on the mound... Several actions were done in one go, and Qin Chuan, who was following behind, was dazzled and secretly admired.

Several bullets whizzed past Qin Chuan's head, and Qin Chuan quickly lay down to hide.

Trigger aimed and said to Qin Chuan beside him: "Remember, we are snipers, we don't need to charge like others, we just need to get into range, then..."

With a "bang", he pulled the trigger and fired a bullet.

Then he immediately stood up and ran a few steps to the flank, then lay down again, raised his gun, and fired another bullet with a "bang"...

Seeing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. This "Trigger" was a killing machine, and he had to follow him from now on.