boyutpedia Chapter 274: Royal Division
Chapter 274: Royal Division
This armored vehicle was unlocked recently. Considering that our armored vehicles do not have heavy firepower, Li Shaoyi exchanged for this type of armored vehicle.
Li Shaoyi has also read the system evaluation. As a heavy armored vehicle in the late World War II, it has no other shortcomings except its high price. The price is not a problem for us at all.
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Although it is a wheeled armored vehicle, it has an eight-wheel, four-axle structure, so it has very strong power whether it is climbing a slope or crossing a mud pit.
When we were fighting the Japanese before, our armored vehicles could defend against their heavy machine guns, but not necessarily their anti-tank guns.
Now the defense of this armored vehicle has been strengthened. As long as it is not hit on certain parts of the side, it can still hold on for a while. Fifty millimeters of armor may not be enough on the European battlefield, but on the battlefield in the northeast, it is stronger than Japanese tanks.
The striking force was mainly composed of a 57mm tank gun, coaxial with the artillery, and a 7.62mm machine gun.
There is also a 7.62mm machine gun next to the front co-pilot seat.
The roof of the vehicle can be equipped with an optional 12.7mm dual-purpose machine gun. The one Li Shaoyi exchanged for came with all of them. There were three to four firing holes on the rear side, so one could only rely on the soldiers inside to shoot with submachine guns.
Compared with the armored vehicles exchanged before, the biggest change may be the 57mm gun. The largest gun on other armored vehicles is 40mm, which has limited power. When attacking Japanese bunkers, multiple shells are needed to succeed.
Now all it takes is one shot and it's done.
The artillery is loaded with a magazine, just like a rifle, and five rounds can be loaded at a time. If the operator is skilled, the firing rate can reach fifteen to twenty rounds per minute.
For Chu Jingping, the armored vehicles given to them before were enough to surprise them. He didn't expect that there would be stronger ones. After talking to the logistics department for a long time, he heard that they were about to go to the battlefield. Some logistics officers also wanted to verify the power of the new armored vehicles, so they allocated ten of them.
Although they were facing new equipment, experienced drivers, especially the assigned instructors, were able to quickly master the new armored vehicles and get used to them while driving on the road.
After reporting to Li Shaoyi, more than 1,300 people set off in a mighty force.
Their target was Ningcheng County. After consulting the intelligence department, they decided to attack Pingquan County before passing through Ningcheng County. There was only a puppet army organized by Japan here.
According to the report from the intelligence department, there was originally an infantry regiment of about a thousand people, but because Li Shaoyi occupied Chengde, hundreds of these more than a thousand people had fled. The remaining people wanted to retreat to Ningcheng County, but the Japanese did not allow it, so these people stayed here in fear.
The last time Captain Guang and his men went for a surprise attack, they also passed by the camp of this army. The camp gates were all open, but they didn't dare to come out to fight or defend.
When Captain Guang came back, all the shells and bullets had been used up, otherwise he would have taken care of them as well.
This time, ten heavy armored vehicles were obtained from the logistics department. The logistics staff also told him that when he passed through Pingquan County, he should eliminate this puppet army regiment and then let them advance to Chengde.
What the logistics department lacks most now is labor. Although a group of Japanese devils were captured before, they still couldn't keep up with the work due to language barriers. This group of puppet soldiers has no problem with the language. Even if not all of them can be captured, a few hundred people coming here can ease the pressure on logistics.
"Captain, this is how our first battle went?"
Captain Chu's driver said in astonishment that after a forced march of an hour and a half, they were preparing to encircle the city as ordered by the captain, but outside the county town ahead, there were hundreds of people standing in groups of three or four, without even a leader, and both sides were waving white flags.
When they set out from Sichuan, many people were still afraid. After all, they had heard a lot of legends about the Japanese's fighting power. Some veterans also advised them to be careful when they saw the Japanese.
Although these people in front of him were not real Japanese devils, they were also trained by Japanese instructors. But at this moment, the camp gates were wide open and they had no intention of resisting at all.
"What nonsense! Surround them immediately and order them to come out with their weapons raised."
Captain Chu was also surprised. He had heard about the capabilities of the 72nd Brigade in this area, but he didn't expect that these devils didn't even dare to fight. If that's the case, then we can accept it with a smile.
"Everyone, listen up! Line up in two lines. Raise your guns above your heads, two meters apart. Slowly walk out. Don't make any other moves..."
Several armored vehicles approached the military camp, and some soldiers began shouting with loudspeakers.
A few minutes later, a number of soldiers slowly walked out from the two doors.
"This is Master Wang."
Chief of Staff Liu Pingye said happily that many soldiers did not understand what the royal army meant, and began to ask the knowledgeable soldiers around them. After listening to the explanations of these people, they all straightened their backs.
The Sichuan Army came all the way from Sichuan and Shu, and people on the road treated them as beggars. Because they had poor discipline and backward weapons and equipment, not many people took them seriously. But after arriving at the 72nd Brigade, they received a different treatment, and these people also attached great importance to their current reputation.
Seeing the enemy surrendering without a fight, everyone lowered their heads and looked at their uniforms. There must not be any dust or anything on them. We are now representing the 72nd Brigade. The enemy is surrendering to the 72nd Brigade. We cannot bring shame to the reputation of the entire brigade.
"Leave a few dozen people behind to escort them all the way back. We can't get stuck here. We have to continue to Ningcheng County, where the Japanese are stationed."
Chu Jingping called the chief of staff over. Although they had won the battle, no one felt very satisfied. If they beat you up and you surrendered, the brothers would be happy. Relying on the reputation of the 72nd Brigade, they made these people surrender voluntarily. We still couldn't train the army on the battlefield. The main purpose of this trip was to let everyone have actual combat and see the shortcomings of the previous training.
"I've already contacted the logistics team. Their people are on their way. We just need to leave some people here to guard them. These guys have no will to resist. Two squads are more than enough."
Chief of Staff Liu said with some disdain.
Chu Jingping looked at Chief of Staff Liu with a complicated expression. "When we were in Sichuan, our spirits seemed to be no better than theirs. It's only been a few days, and you already look down on your former self..."