nucmednet Chapter 118 Galloping on the Prairie
Chapter 118 Galloping on the Prairie
"Where is the Third Army?"
"Head of State, the Third Army has arrived at the Niqu River today and is confronting the Jie troops across the river," said Cheng Jun.
"What a confrontation! An entire army was stopped by a few thousand people! What a confrontation! Order Liu Fengquan to cross the Niqu River immediately! We must find Chi Le Jilang within 10 hours and protect him! We must not let the Soviets succeed!" Xu Yan cursed angrily.
"Tell Liu Fengquan that if he keeps dithering, he should just quit and go guard Jiming Mountain for me!"
Liu Fengquan held the telegram and his hands were shaking a little as he read it, especially when he saw the OS information that came with the telegram.
"Damn! These bastards!" Liu Fengquan cursed in a low voice.
"Chief of Staff Li, order the entire army to cross the river immediately! If there is any resistance, destroy it on the spot! Also order the armored forces not to stop after crossing the river, but to move forward directly! Until we find the Jie Khan!"
"Also, have the cavalry regiment directly under the legion cooperate to cover the supply line and coordinate with the armored forces in the assault!"
"Commander, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Li Youlin hesitated.
"This armored unit is assigned to us, but they are the Führer's darlings! Besides, if we use them like this, if anything goes wrong, it will be difficult to explain to Commander He."
"There is no such thing as an unexpected event! The army is meant to fight. The Führer has ordered us to find the Khan within ten hours and protect him. Who else can we use besides Yong and his men? We are not any one else's troops. We are all the Führer's troops! Execute! I will be responsible for any problems!"
Liu Fengquan snatched the telegram record book from the staff officer and signed his name.
The originally quiet night suddenly became lively.
The sound of artillery shells cutting through the air, and each artillery shell drew brilliant lines of color in the darkness!
The explosion instantly tore people and horses apart on the other side of the Niqu River!
Teams of engineers, carrying prefabricated simple bridges, rushed towards the Niqu River!
The river was not deep, but it was turbulent and freezing cold! As teams of engineers jumped in, more than a dozen simple floating bridges appeared on the Niqu River!
"Cross the river!" a major standing on the shore shouted.
However, building a pontoon bridge for tanks to cross the river is very difficult and cannot be completed in a short time.
A captain from the armored regiment jumped into the river and waded forward.
He found that the water was not deep, only up to his waist at the deepest.
Soon the captain came back.
"Captain! The water is only up to my waist. Why don't we just cross the river and try?"
"Okay! Be careful!" said Han Qi, commander of the armored regiment.
"Yes!" the captain shouted.
His name is Xiao Ran, and he is a platoon leader of an armored unit.
Xiao Ran jumped into his car and shouted through the radio in the car: "First platoon, listen to my orders, go down to the river! Keep a distance of 20 meters," then patted the iron plate of the tank and said: "Move on!"
Three tanks started up slowly. Xiao Ran leaned his upper body out of the tank and watched the situation in the water closely.
"Observe the cabin for leaks!"
The tank was drifting a little in the water. This 30-ton heavy tank still looked a little weak.
"Platoon leader, our car is leaking water!" Suddenly, a shout from car number two came through the headset.
"is it serious?"
“It can be controlled!”
"Keep going!" Xiao Ran said.
He looked around and realized that he was in a difficult situation. It would be better to move forward than to go back! The infantry had already crossed the river, and there was no decent resistance on the other side!
Fifteen minutes later, the three tanks finally reached the shore safely!
"Commander, my platoon has landed!" Xiao Ran shouted into the microphone.
There's no way around it. This thing is very unstable. If the distance is a little far, it will make a crackling sound and be mixed with a lot of noise.
Han Qi also breathed a sigh of relief. If there were any losses while crossing the river, the commander would have skinned him alive when he returned!
"One battalion follows me across the river! The rest wait for the pontoon bridge!"
After saying that, he took the lead and ordered his chariot to rush towards the river.
Fifteen minutes later, they finally reached the other side, but something went wrong at the last minute! The riverbank was already soft, and after being crushed by the tanks in front, it became even softer, and the tanks behind had a hard time climbing up.
There were constant shouts coming from the earphones, and the crackling sound gave Han Qi a headache! He pulled off the earphones on his head and climbed out of the car.
Looking back at the shore, there were already more than ten tanks lying on the river bank and unable to come up.
Han Qi shouted, "Quick! The crews on shore, come back and pull them up! Two vehicles to pull one! Hurry and rescue them!"
Han Qi was a little scared at this moment. He really regretted listening to Xiao Ran! He was sent by God to mess with him! Because he violated the operating instructions and forced the river to cross, he lost a company of tanks. He would be shot when he returned!
Fortunately, after half a day's effort, all the tanks were finally up!
"Refuel all vehicles immediately!"
"Captain, the fuel supply truck is still crossing the river!"
"What? Then why the hell am I so anxious?
"No matter what, Second Company, Third Company, refuel all the existing fuel in your tanks to First Company!
"Let's rush!"
Half an hour later, accompanied by the roar of motors, more than a dozen tanks rushed out into the darkness!
There was indeed no resistance!
"The Third Army is really cautious. If we were faced with a battle like this, I guess Commander He would have already gone home!" A burst of laughter came from the headset.
"It's up to us in the end! Come on, everyone! Let's see who can hit the most!"
. . . . . .
These guys! Han Qi shook his head helplessly and did not stop them. Because he had the same idea! The people in the armored forces were very young, and almost all of them graduated from junior high school!
The weather is getting cooler, and the endless prairie is a refreshing sight!
More than a dozen tanks were running forward like wild horses!
This kind of terrain is simply their favorite!
The marching speed is very fast!
There was no resistance along the way! It was like an armed parade!
But where is this royal city?
"Captain, the follow-up troops have also caught up!"
Han Qi had already led his troops on a 50-kilometer run all night long! The bumpy ride almost made Han Qi vomit.
"Stop! Stop! Rest here for five minutes!" If you can't stand it, the car won't be able to stand it either!
Han Qi touched his beloved car with heartache.
Before five minutes had passed, a call came through the headset.
"Captain Han, where are you?"
"Report to the commander, I am in Tuzhiga now!"
"Very good, intelligence shows that the Jie Khan is near you, pay attention to the search, and make sure he survives.