Chapter 5: Shameless Devil

The POWs looked at the huge creatures with fear, their tracks squeaking and pressing against the ground of the dock, leaving two long lines of trails on the dirt.

"Oh my God, what are these things!"

Despite the fact that Japan had made great strides in industry during the First World War. But there was no doubt that they had never seen these massive steel monsters at all.

The acquaintance, with forward-leaning armor, looked like a certain feature of the Russian future T34, but the welded wide turret had the appearance of a modern tank, which, like a modern tank, used the turret ammunition bay. Even the long 37 mm looks much thicker thanks to the addition of a thermal sheath.

While the prisoners of war were looking at these behemoths with awe, suddenly the shouts of the Marines were heard. There are more than 5,000 prisoners of the Japanese Navy held here, and according to the plan, someone is looking for a mechanic in the prisoner group.

"The mechanics come out, if the prisoners want to eat, if they want your wounded to be treated, the mechanics come out! Plus, one less mechanic, and he himself, along with ten other randomly selected prisoners of war, would be shot! ”

Although they were captured, the Japanese officers, who were still not convinced, did not want to do this, but some of the mechanics still stood up on their own, or were singled out. After all, even if they could go hungry and not eat, they knew that the wounded would not be treated, some would be crippled, others would die.

Soon the mechanics were all selected under the designation of other prisoners of war, and they would immediately begin to dismantle the damaged propulsion system of the warship. When the equipment from Crook, as well as more personnel, arrives, the ships will be repaired. As for the transformation, it is naturally impossible to carry out it now!

The rest of the prisoners of war were instructed to prepare for the march, and they were to build a modern airfield and a large airship hangar for the city of Qingdao. The materials and drawings of these things were designed back in Batavia, and they are now waiting to land on an airship.

As the prisoners began to form their formations, groups of hoplites disembarked from their ships and, without rest, soon marched into the city.

The Japanese Army, which was deployed in the city of Qingdao, had already recovered from the initial blow. They set up lines in the streets, using furniture from citizens' homes as bunkers. A very strong mark is also arranged in a place where the enemy's fire can be suppressed.

Groups of Japanese soldiers rushed into the tall buildings to occupy the high ground, apparently intending to fight house-to-house with the Marines who were beginning to advance into the city.

However, they did not know what kind of army they were dealing with, and such an arrangement would be of considerable effect against the armies of Britain, France, and the United States at that time, but they were obviously not half a star short of the army of the Chinese Baath Party.

On the street, with the "boom" of the machine, the "gray wolf" tank slowly drove away, followed by a tracked armored vehicle equipped with the "artillery and artillery integration" system. Twin 12.7 mm machine guns, covering both sides of the tank hull.

No Japanese soldier could break through this space, and the skirts on both sides of the tank also improved the protection of the tracks and hull. The Makmi that Japan was equipped and used at this time, and it was impossible for them to inflict substantial casualties on them with 38 large covers.

In the face of the barricades set up in the hurry of the Japanese soldiers, although the grenadiers used by the Japanese infantry were firing 35mm grenades at the tanks, this kind of thing was not easy to use against moving tanks.

At first, the attack led by the armored regiment went well. The barricades, hastily erected with broken furniture and sandbags, would be reduced to nothing after a few shots, and the large groups of Japanese soldiers who were guarding there would fall victim to machine-gun fire.

However, the hoplites soon discovered that the little devil's infantry was very cunning, and as the attack progressed, they often fired grenadiers from the rooftops of buildings. Not only is it a threat to infantry, but it is also obviously not a good thing for tanks and armored vehicles, which do not have thick top armor.

For these cases, the role of tanks with armored vehicles is limited. Although, they are very good at clearing the streets of the enemy. But once these guys break into the house and make trouble, it won't be so easy to deal with.

They will drop mines, even anti-infantry mines, on the path of tanks and armored vehicles. There were also Japanese soldiers upstairs, tying explosives to grenades, and throwing them at the tanks when the real tanks came. As for any Molotov cocktails and all other means imaginable, there is no need to do it.

At this time, the armored regiments, which were the vanguards, began to show losses.

The "Gray Wolf Tank" staggered along uneven pavement, and the driver watched the situation on the road through the periscope viewing window. The commander uses the periscope on the turret to observe the threat to the tank around him, and if necessary, he lifts the roof and goes out, protecting his crew with an on-board machine gun.

At this moment, the top armor of the tank suddenly shook violently. It was as if a giant was using a huge hammer, pounding hard at the top of the armor. The loud noise made almost everyone lose their senses, and a strong sense of fear grew in the bottom of their hearts.

Suddenly, a light burst in, which was characteristic of the piercing of the armor. The shattered fragments of the armor formed small shards of damage inside the car, clanging against the steel helmets of the members.

As the fragments flew, the turret commander's body fell limply, and blood could be seen running down his cheeks at the edge of the helmet.

"Abandon the car! Abandon the car! ”

When the commander lost his ability to command, the gunner, who was the deputy commander, took over the command, and the tanker abandoned the car according to the gunner's order. As soon as the driver lifted the hatch in front of him, he was shot in front by a dense barrage of bullets as soon as he peeked out. However, the gun commander and gunner who escaped from under the car escaped with their lives.

There have been several similar scenarios in the assault road. The "Gray Wolf Tank" rose and burned in heavy black smoke, and the tank crews killed in battle fell not far from the tank, and the shells and bullets in the tank burst out from time to time for a day.

Faced with mounting losses, hoplite divisions quickly changed their tactics. At the same time, as more ships docked, Cai Ye also had more troops at hand.

Some platoon infantry began to enter the nearby houses to clean up, and this kind of street fighting was not a difficult way for the soldiers of the "Chinese National Defense Force". In particular, because of the problems with their infantry tactics, they were more handy in street fighting.

Usually they approach the target building under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, and then several teams that look after each other begin to clean up house by house.

But after all, this is a Chinese city, and it is unlikely that any soldier can let go of his hands to attack. Hoplites often broadcast people hiding in their homes to leave their homes before attacking, with the consequence that soldiers who enter the houses to clean up are often vulnerable to ambushes.

As the methods of attack changed, more hoplites were moved to the front, and more special weapons were also moved to the front. An example of this is the Concussion Grenade, which has a powerful detonation, detonation, and vibration effect. Not only can they deter hidden enemies in the house, but they can also disrupt the use of traps such as anti-infantry mines or grenades.

Qingdao was governed by the Germans, and there were not too many high-rise buildings, and a considerable number of people had to leave their homes and flee to distant places when the war began. However, there were still some people who did not have time to escape, and were caught by the dying and struggling Japanese and became "shields" against tanks.

"Sir, look at how those treat us Chinese!"

The "Gray Wolf" tanks were still fighting, and while they could be hit, the snipers and machine guns that occupied the high ground would have been able to provide quite a bit of cover.

The gunner left his goggle and cursed angrily in the car, while the gunner looked at him indifferently, for the commander had no further orders.

Again, this is an order that cannot be given.

In front of them was a building, but it was only five floors, but in Qingdao City, it was not much support and commanding height. Machine guns and grenadiers on the rooftops threaten other places, and house-to-house clean-up battles are underway. At their considerable range, a considerable number of infantry were hit by them.

However, to the embarrassment of the tankers, the Japanese soldiers, in order to protect their building from the tanks, lined up the captured civilians on the road in front of the building and behind the building. Japanese Army soldiers hid behind them and fired at the soldiers of the "Chinese National Defense Force" who were trying to get close to rescue the hostages.

The commander's periscope tried not to look at the civilians, but he saw that the approaching infantry brothers were coming one after another in the rain of Japanese bullets. However, when faced with their brothers and sisters, the weapons in their hands do not fire a single shot.

"Bombard me with shells, bombard the steps in front of the door with armor-piercing shells, and the cement fragments will fly forward, so that the people will suffer the least damage!"

Finally, the commander was ruthless. Although the casualties of the people will make him a little unbearable. However, looking at the casualties suffered by the brothers who lived with him day and night, he felt even more helpless.

However, something surprising to the commander occurred.

"No, I refuse to shoot!"

The gunner raised his head to look at the commander, and then at the commander, and held back for a long time.

"I won't fight either!"

This situation rarely occurs between several people like brothers, and the commander scolded with a bluffed face.

"Disobey the order, do you two want to go to court-martial!"