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

Chapter 170 | The Enemy Will Not Dare to Retaliate
Two men were injured or killed in the previous battle, and Corporal Kevin and another man stayed behind to guard the captured tanks, so only three men were still able to move.

Shank and Emilia rode in Moreau's car, while the other three rode in another car, and they drove eastward along the street next to Romeo Avenue.

As they approached the small park, both armored vehicles stopped and hid behind a row of buildings.

Shank personally led two soldiers into the house, where they saw that the walls were riddled with bullet holes of all sizes and all the furniture was destroyed, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place here a week or two ago.

He found a suitable position to observe the enemy situation. He saw that there was an artillery position to the north of the small park, with more than a dozen bunkers. He could roughly judge that this was a battalion-level artillery unit.

The soldiers of the Luo army were busy working and packing up. A large number of mules and horses were moved over to tow the artillery, and a convoy of trucks was parked in the distance, with various optical observation and aiming equipment being loaded onto the trucks.

It appears that this artillery battalion is preparing to relocate.

Nearby, to the south of the small park, was a gathering place with many ammunition boxes laid out in the open. A large group of Romanian infantrymen, about two or three hundred men, were receiving supplies. Three or four officers were gathered around the dilapidated fountain pool, seemingly discussing countermeasures.

To the southeast, there was a sparse grove of trees, beneath which lay a large number of corpses piled up haphazardly. The corpses were covered with only a little snow, indicating that they had been abandoned there recently.

Then, more than ten people began to pour gasoline on the supplies that they couldn't take away, preparing to burn them to ashes. Finally, they also poured several buckets of gasoline on the corpses.

The raging fire spread rapidly!
Seeing this, Shang Ke understood.

Upon returning to his lodgings, he gave direct instructions.

“The enemy here is preparing to retreat. Although they outnumber us, these Romanians are nothing to be afraid of.” He looked at Morrow and said in Chinese, word by word, “They are like birds startled by the twang of a bow, mere chickens and dogs.”

“I also think the Romanians are quite fragile.” Morel nodded slightly and asked, “How do you plan to deal with these guys?”

Shank smiled slightly, picked up the Degtyarev light machine gun he had captured earlier from the armored vehicle, and handed it to Emilia.

"Emilia, find a good position to shoot. Once the battle starts, shoot all high-value targets and be careful to protect yourself."

Then he said to Moreau, "Make a show of force, give the Romanians a shock. Here's what you'll do: send another armored vehicle..."

Seven minutes later.

The awkward part was that Shank discovered he didn't have a flare gun, so he had to borrow one from Morrow.

The Panhard armored vehicle slowly started moving, then accelerated and drove out from behind the hidden building, making a sharp turn that almost threw Mr. Shang off the vehicle.

suddenly see the light!
What came into view was a spacious small park, and a large group of bewildered enemies.

The armored vehicle immediately braked and then opened fire.

"Boom!"

"Da da—da da da—"

The enemy guards at the checkpoint were so frightened that they fled in panic.

A little further away, after two bursts of fire from the coaxial machine guns, more than a dozen enemies were instantly hit and killed.

In the blink of an eye, the remaining two or three hundred people scattered like ants in a pot, desperately fleeing the open space.

A few men lay down and returned fire under the cover of trenches or flowerbeds.

Just then, a short, forceful tapping sound suddenly rang out from the side. Lieutenant Romania, who had been squatting behind a flower bed shouting, suddenly fell silent, clutched his chest, and collapsed backward, quickly forming a pool of blood beneath him.

Each short burst of fire resulted in someone being hit, and within just half a minute, two officers and four machine gunners were shot dead.

Where did the bullet come from? Where is the muzzle flash? We can only hear the sound but not see the flame!
After the machine gunner of a heavy machine gun was shot dead, the assistant gunner hurriedly took over, but was shot dead after only a few shots. His helmet and skull flew two or three meters away, and after that, no one dared to approach the heavy machine gun that could bring death.

Shank lay prone behind the turret of the Panhard armored vehicle, bullets whizzing past him from time to time.

He slammed his hand on the turret and shouted, "Moro! Moro! One o'clock! Three hundred meters! Those trucks are trying to escape! Take them out!"

The Hotchkiss 25mm tank gun had a very small caliber; its high-explosive shells were less powerful than a hand grenade, so it mainly served a deterrent purpose. In contrast, the 7.5mm coaxial machine gun was more suitable for killing soft targets.

However, it's more than enough to deal with trucks.

Two armor-piercing tracer rounds hit a truck in quick succession, setting it on fire.

Subsequently, another truck was also hit and caught fire.

In terms of human-machine interface, French and Russian tanks can be considered a perfect pair.

French tanks pushed the limits of tank commanders even further than Russian tanks – in this small, single-man turret, Cecil Moreau had to control the tank gun and coaxial machine gun all by himself, and also reload the shells!
Just as the Romanian soldiers were frantically dealing with the armored vehicle, a Panhard armored vehicle also rushed out from the street southwest of the small park.

The three Hungarian soldiers who came with the vehicle also jumped out, sought cover nearby, and then opened fire.

Another group of men suddenly appeared from the flank?
This situation immediately shattered the morale of the Romanian soldiers. They had no idea how many people had arrived, and most importantly, they did not have any anti-tank weapons to deal with armored vehicles.

It's unclear who started it, but the Luo army soldiers crumbled and fled in disarray, with many even dropping their rifles and surrendering.

"Moro! Don't stop! Charge forward!" Shank shouted into the hatch gap, "Do you understand the importance of pressing your advantage?"

Moro pushed open the hatch, frowned speechlessly, and said, "It's too dangerous."

Please! It's already impressive that we can defeat these enemies with just a show of force! What more do you want?

"Hurry up and go!" Confident and fearless, Shang urged, "They'll only surrender and won't dare to fight back."

At this point, about a dozen people had already surrendered on the battlefield, while more than two hundred others retreated in panic.

The two Panhard armored vehicles were nearly 100 meters apart, flanking each other from the left and right.

As for the enemies who surrendered with their guns down, there's no time to capture them now.

As is well known, in both battles and campaigns, most casualties often occur during the retreat and escape of one side.

The intermittent short bursts of fire continued, with Emilia hiding in an excellent firing position, using the holes in the wall to fire repeatedly.

Overwhelmed by national and personal grievances, Emilia went berserk, emptying the magazine of her Degtyarev light machine gun of over forty rounds, and estimated that she had killed more than twenty Romanian officers and soldiers.

Watching the fleeing enemy in panic, she was still not satisfied. She abandoned her empty light machine gun, picked up her Mannlicher rifle, and continued firing...

(End of this chapter)