Chapter 129

A shell exploded in the distance, bringing up a cloud of black smoke and countless broken stones. A house that had collapsed half of the way shook a few times, and finally did not collapse with the explosion. It still stood there stubbornly, looking half dead and desolate.

In a temporary trench dug by the street, a Republican militiamen crawled carefully until he got into the barricade. Then he got up, patted the dust on his body, and helped the crooked helmet on his head.

"How's it going?" A Republican Army officer was sitting in a corner, wiping a small pistol. Their neighborhood is an important strategic stronghold, so the Republican Army Department deployed 1000 people to defend here. These days, they beat back several attacks of the national army and lost dozens of soldiers themselves.

It's still a neighborhood on the outskirts of Madrid, and the rivalry between the two sides has become intense. The soldiers of the two armies fought against each other in a few narrow blocks. The positions of the two armies changed hands several times. Sometimes, in order to fight for a building, dozens of people were killed or injured.

"The German snipers are really powerful. Most of the soldiers we sent out to snipe them were killed. I just came back from a sniper team. Two of them died, but they didn't even see the German." The soldier sighed and said, "at least for now, we have no good way to take German snipers."

"Those snipers are like hunters who come to hunt. They have a great influence on our morale. Many of our comrades have died in the position so plainly. Now few soldiers dare to show their heads in the position, which directly affects our shooting accuracy." "A lot of ammunition has been wasted, but the enemy's casualties have been reduced," the officer said

"I don't think our biggest problem is the snipers. Mr. major The soldier pointed to the far end of the street through a narrow shooting hole, and then said, "behind the corner over there... Yes, on the other side of the building, there are two German P-3 tanks. Yes, they are P-3, not P-2 tin cans. They are really big guys."

After that, he withdrew his hand and avoided the shooting hole for fear of becoming the prey of German snipers: "it seems that they are planning a large-scale attack. We are short of weapons to deal with tanks. We have to find some ways."

"This time they're going to lose." The officer gave a smug smile, then pointed to the rear of the barricade: "just now, the comrades of the Soviet reinforcements drove a T-26 tank."

As he said this, he put the polished pistol back into his belt, then stood up and said, "this time, we'll let the German tank taste the taste of being killed! Hum, hum

As he spoke, a shell exploded on one side of the barricade. With this loud noise, a thick stream of smoke rushed into the barricade and instantly spilled out of several machine gun holes. The soldiers in the barricade were coughing with smoke and dust, and all of them were beating the dust on their bodies.

Another shell exploded not far away, and the increasing intensity of fire showed that the national army was ready to attack.

"Cough, cough. These bastards, the more accurate the shells are. " The officer took off his cap, poured down the dust on it, threw his mouth and complained: "before each attack, he just fired a few shots to remind us not to sleep! Next time I don't even have to set up guard posts. "

"I went out for a cigarette. After a while, those bastards began to attack, and there was no time to smoke." The officer picked up a helmet from his side, buckled it on his head, and went out through the back door of the barricade. Without taking two steps, the barricade behind him was hit by something. He felt the earth tremble at his feet, and was pushed by a wave of air.

He struggled for a moment and stood firm. When he looked back, he saw the collapsed barricade, and the soldiers of the national army who had slowly approached not far away. Behind the dense soldiers, there were two German P-3 tanks used to hold down the formation.

It seems that he is bound to lose his guard here. Without the protection of the barricade, he does not know how long the Soviet tank behind him can last. The officer ran back quickly, avoiding the bullets and the debris at his feet.

When he ran dozens of steps away, a bullet hit his thigh accurately. The bullet went through the fat and made a crisp click. At the same time, it broke the bone and cut the blood vessels. Finally, it flew to the ground not far away and bounced up a little dust. The Republican officer twisted himself to the ground and let out a scream that was covered by the fire.

Not far away from the German position, several German officers were in the trench, observing the situation on the battlefield with the latest scissors periscope. Beside them, a group of recorders and engineers were surveying and mapping the scene, and recording data.

"The weapons designed by the head of state are really powerful. The national defense forces should continue to purchase such weapons to deal with enemy fortresses and tanks, which are very useful." An officer moved his eyes away from the scissor periscope and commented with admiration, "what do you think?"

"This kind of weapon performs very well on the battlefield. If possible, it should be assigned to the company level troops as fast fire support." Another officer nodded, then looked back at the Engineer: "Sir, do you think it is possible to further reduce the cost?"

"It should be. Now not only the national defense forces, but also the national army are interested in purchasing this kind of weapon. When the output goes up, the price will be cheaper." The engineer thought about it and said. At this time, two German soldiers experimenting with new weapons came back here. One soldier was carrying an iron pipe about one meter long and 150 mm in diameter; The soldier behind him was carrying something similar to a schoolbag and a submachine gun in his hand“ Sir! The experiment of iron fist rocket launcher is very successful. The aiming and operation of this weapon are very simple, and its power is very huge. " The soldier carrying the iron pipe, that is, the rocket launcher, said excitedly, "this thing is really powerful."“ 5000! We want to buy 5000 of these rockets and 50000 rounds of special ammunition. " On the outskirts of the group, a Spanish national army officer said anxiously, "please reserve some of the output for us."“ The Italian military hopes to order 15000 of these iron fisted bazookas. In the case of ammunition, we prefer to purchase patents directly and introduce the production line of this kind of weapon. The price is easy to say. " The Italian military observer next to him also said in a hurry, for fear that the order would be occupied by others after a while“ Everybody, take it easy. " The German general, with a smiling face like an old man, pressed his hand down two times to signal to everyone to be quiet: "this kind of weapon is being installed inside the national defense force. It is called" iron fist Rocket Launcher "by the head of state. It is also a secret weapon in our army, and the output is not abundant. If you want to buy it, you will have to wait a few days." Just as he spoke, there was a huge explosion in the distance. The turret of a German P-3 tank was lifted high into the air, and a large flame was ejected from the body. The black smoke rushed straight to the clouds, rolling, expanding and weakening“ T-26 tank! It's the Soviet T-26! " Hearing the sound of explosion, an officer quickly looked in the direction of explosion with a scissor periscope. A P-3 tank was emitting thick smoke over there, and the destroyed German tank was not far away. A Soviet tank with different shape and dark green paint was slowly turning to the direction of explosion“ Boom The second P-3 tank opened fire. Because the distance was very close, the fire accurately hit the opposite Soviet tank. The shell tore a huge hole in the fragile and thin side armor of the Soviet tank, and the Soviet T-26 tank also emitted heavy smoke. The subsequent violent explosion ended the small-scale tank battle“ Go! Investigate! How much have we lost this time? " The head of the German general frowned and asked. A German official nodded, turned and left. The officers of the Spanish national army came forward and said some comforting words. Just now, most of the joy of the success of the iron fist rocket launcher was taken away. Everyone's mood was ruined by the explosion of the P-3 tank. Everyone stared at the smoke nearby and kept silent, and the atmosphere fell to the freezing point“ According to the report, the two p-3s just now are tanks of the National People's army, in which only one mechanic and one commander are members of our national defense forces. " The German official who went to investigate soon came back and breathlessly introduced the situation to his officer: "five soldiers on the car were killed, the ammunition was hit and exploded, the tank territory was distorted, but their sacrifice was worth it. The Republican Army nearby retreated, and we took about two blocks."“ What about the loss? " The head of the German general asked“ In the process of capturing Caceres, the 8th armored division killed 17 people and injured 76 A staff officer of the German defense forces heard the German general's inquiry and immediately went to Qianhui to report: "then 41 people were killed and 193 wounded in the attack and defense of Salamanca. The battle was very fierce. Our army lost five tanks here. " "After lifting the salamancaboo siege, the 8th panzer division headed east along the Duro river. Now it has helped the northern national army to recapture Zaragoza, and the latest damage report has not yet been reported," he continued The general turned and looked at a young man in SS uniform. The young man immediately stood at attention and replied: "after the 2nd SS armored division recaptured Cordoba, it went all the way south to lift the siege of Granada, and all the way south to recapture Malaga. There were also Almeria... Losses... 113 officers and soldiers were killed and 695 injured." While speaking, another shell fell into the middle of the street not far away, shattering the remaining windows, leaving a huge black smoke, and a deep crater in the middle of the road - Madrid offensive and defensive war, which seems to continue for a long time.