It's better to conquer them than to command the steel torrent

Chapter 167 | Grab it! Worth grabbing!
The sun rises in the east.

Overnight, the battle situation seemed to have undergone a complete reversal.

“The enemy seems to be retreating,” Emilia told everyone.

"Oh?" Shang Ke exhaled a large puff of white steam, stretching his stiff limbs, while peeking at the scene on the street dozens of meters away from the shadows by the window.

Last night, to keep warm, everyone used the few pieces of charcoal they found to build a campfire in a sheltered spot, which also heated a few bricks. They barely managed to get through the sub-zero temperatures thanks to the residual heat.

Shank saw a group of Romanian soldiers running quickly from west to east, their formation loose and scattered, some of them not even wearing helmets.

Not long after, another Imperial Russian force, about two or three hundred men, came running in a panic in the same direction. Judging from their equipment, they were probably a communications battalion.

At the same time, the sounds of gunfire grew closer.

Corporal Kevin crawled through a hole in the wall and reported, "Colonel, the enemy at the supply depot is active; they seem to be packing up."

Shang Ke was certain that his side was launching a full-scale counterattack and that the enemy was powerless to resist, so he hastily retreated.

With little food left, he ordered everyone to eat it all to replenish their strength as much as possible, without trying to save any.

And so, the squad continued to lie in ambush in the ruins next to the supply depot.

By the afternoon, the situation had become even clearer.

The fighting was intense, with the sound of gunfire approaching every hour; they were now only about five or six blocks away.

The Romanian army at the supply depot originally numbered one or two hundred, but several groups left in succession.

Now only a few people remain, and various military supplies are scattered haphazardly on the ground, with ammunition boxes, flour bags, canned food boxes and other things everywhere.

No! Why did you all run away first? What are we supposed to do left here?
The remaining Luo soldiers were completely disoriented and restless, probably ready to flee at the first sign of trouble.

Shang Ke led his squad silently to the supply depot, only twenty or thirty meters away in a straight line, practically right under the enemy's nose.

It can be said that the atrocities committed by the Romanian army more or less stimulated Shang's sensitive nerves, making him unable to suppress his desire to uphold justice once again.

However, as the saying goes, a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. Doesn't doing this count as putting oneself in danger?

He hesitated for a moment before deciding whether to actually take action.

Just then, a familiar noise came from the west, a booming and clanging sound.

That's... the sound of a diesel engine?
Before they were seen, their voices were heard. Soon after, a battered T-34 and a T-26 slowly drove along the street, followed by an off-road vehicle.

The paint on this T-34 is chipped and torn in patches, covered with bullet holes. There are at least eight or nine shell impact marks on the front of the hull and the side of the turret. The 7.62mm machine gun is also broken, and the right running gear is missing a road wheel, probably blown off during combat.

No? Dude? How many beatings did you get?
The appearance of the tank immediately stirred up Shang's thoughts.

If we act now, we might be able to capture one.

If captured, there should be an opportunity to transport it by rail to Rijeka, and then load it onto a ship for shipment back to the country.

If there are physical examples to reference, they can still be of reference value.

Looking at the T-34 with a hindsight perspective, it has many flaws that are hard to ignore, but its merits outweigh its flaws. The T-34 is ultimately a groundbreaking masterpiece.

Worth a try!
After weighing the pros and cons, Shang Ke was tempted and immediately decided to get one of them.

"Check your weapons, disengage safety, and prepare for battle."

He gave the instructions in a low voice, while simultaneously disengaging the safety from his shotgun. On the street.

Two tanks, one large and one small, slowly drove into the supply station and came to a stop.

The female tank commander, wearing a tank ram helmet, pushed open the hatch, leaned out, and gestured loudly as she called out.

However, due to the language barrier, communication between the two sides was extremely difficult.

Actually, there used to be a translator at the supply station, but they were evacuated an hour ago, and the dozen or so people left behind couldn't understand a word.

The soldiers of the Luo army were terrified when they saw the tanks ravaged by war. This was just a glimpse into the intensity of the battle on the front lines.

“These foolish Romanians! Why did God create them?” Warrant Officer Berezova pulled out a concise Russian-Romanian bilingual handbook and began to speak each word by phonetic transcription.

"Refuel the tank...and...replenish its ammunition."

Berezova was extremely irritable; bad news kept coming from yesterday to today, and the situation on the battlefield was deteriorating rapidly.

She didn't understand why the Mariannas would interfere, sending an expeditionary force all the way from Western Europe to join the war.

In her view, the Hunnic army was nothing to be afraid of, but Marianna's expeditionary force was indeed very strong. In just a day and a half, they defeated two infantry divisions and two Volkssai brigades on the flank of the army group, as if cutting melons and vegetables.

Meanwhile, in the city, a division of the Mariana Expeditionary Force and a division of the Hunnic army crossed the river one after another to reinforce the remaining seven or eight thousand defenders in the Capitol area, and then launched an unstoppable counterattack.

Currently, Mariana's army, which has broken into the city, is launching a multi-pronged attack. Units composed of armored vehicles, tanks, and infantry are charging and fighting along the streets, leaving our side in a state of chaos. What should we do next?
Berezova was lost in thought for a while when she suddenly realized that the Russian soldiers had brought over two gasoline drums and were preparing to refuel the tanks.

"Stop! You idiot!"

Upon seeing this, she was horrified and instinctively uttered the vulgar curse "Sukabule".

Damn it! Putting gasoline in a diesel engine is practically suicide!

Just as she was arguing with Luo Jun's soldiers, gunshots suddenly rang out from close range.

"Da da—da—da da—"

"boom!"

Several Luo soldiers nearby were shot dead by flying bullets in the blink of an eye, and two others fell to the ground screaming in agony as a grenade exploded. A box of canned goods was blown to pieces like petals scattered from the sky.

Six or seven figures suddenly leaped out from the side one after another, rushing towards them like arrows released from a bow.

Emilia charged ahead fearlessly, her Bergman submachine gun spitting fire as she swiftly and deadly killed several enemies who hastily grabbed their rifles to fight back.

Even in this kind of battle, the most basic infantry tactics must be followed.

Mr. Shang and Corporal Kevin formed a fire support group. Instead of joining the charge, they stayed to the left of their starting position. Corporal Kevin used his Browning automatic rifle to fire continuous bursts, pinning four or five enemies behind a low wall so they couldn't raise their heads.

"Where did these Huns come from?!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Warrant Officer Berezova immediately hid back inside the tank and shouted for the driver to drive away quickly.

"Da da da da——"

The gunner hurriedly rotated the turret and fired wildly with the coaxial machine gun!

(End of this chapter)