Expedition to Europe

(Axian said to give a surprise, Yutou wanted to give it tomorrow, Axian told me tomorrow is April Fool's Day... OK, add one more chapter to warm up for April Fool's Day.)

The M1914 Hotchkiss heavy machine gun, also known as the Hotchkiss heavy machine gun, is 139 cm long, 80 cm long barrel, 724 m/s muzzle velocity, can fire 450 rounds per minute, and uses a 250-round articulated belt.

Because it uses an air-cooled barrel, the Hotchkiss heavy machine gun has to stop after firing about 25 rounds to prevent the barrel from overheating and damaging the life of the barrel. Therefore, the Hotchkiss heavy machine gun can also use a 25-round magazine to feed ammunition, so that the barrel can get a little cooling time during the loading interval.

Qin Zhiyuan arranged the Hotchkiss heavy machine gun here, using a 250-round belt. The shooter did not operate according to the manual requirements, and held the trigger until all the bullets were fired before stopping.

After the shooting, the barrel began to smoke and slightly dark red. This barrel was useless, or in other words, this heavy machine gun was useless. Even after it was completely cooled, it would be impossible to aim and shoot because of the bending of the barrel.

The inability to aim and shoot here refers to long-distance aiming, which can still be used in tunnels with a straight length of less than 100 meters.

The French bombardment did not stop, and the Germans were still pouring in, so the machine gun could not stop.

So after replacing the new belt, Haqikais continued to roar.

When the gunfire stopped, the barrel had turned a conspicuous red, just like the color of wrought iron on the blacksmith's workbench, and it could be seen with the naked eye that it had begun to sag.

The Germans paid a huge price. The bodies in the tunnel had piled up more than half a meter high, and the blood on the ground formed a stream and flowed freely. There were no wounded soldiers in the tunnel now. Even if there were wounded soldiers, they would be drowned if they were not crushed to death.

Perhaps the Germans on the ground had all died, or perhaps the Germans had found other shelters, or perhaps the Germans were finally scared, and no Germans could be seen at the entrance of the tunnel.

"You retreat to position D, and let Lewis's first team come over." The heavy machine gun had been destroyed, and the shooter and the deputy shooter had completed their mission. Qin Zhiyuan ordered a replacement. Position D was the hall position. Qin Zhiyuan and his team were now in position A, and they had to pass through positions B and C to reach position D.

Qin Zhiyuan still had more than a dozen Lewis light machine guns and M1909 Hotchkiss light machine guns. He organized these light machine guns into three teams, ready to support or snipe at any time. The ultimate position is

"Yes, sir." The two shooters turned around and ran without saying anything. They were already satisfied at this moment. After serving in the army for so long, the number of Germans they killed was probably not as many as in just two minutes.

"Oh... God!" Lieutenant Gars beside Qin Zhiyuan was shocked by the efficiency of the heavy machine gun.

As a senior machine gun company commander, Gars knew that the heavy machine gun was very powerful, but he never realized that it was so powerful.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to explain the importance of terrain to Gars. As an officer, Gars should understand. In the right environment, any weapon will become a key winner.

"Uh... Sir, is there still a need for defense here?" The leader of the machine gun team who came to take over the task was stunned by the hellish scene in front of him.

"There are 15 minutes left, and you can retreat to position D." Qin Zhiyuan estimated that this task should be easy to complete. Within 15 minutes, the Germans might not be able to figure out the situation.

Wait until the Germans figure out what happened in the tunnel, and then regroup and attack again, I'm afraid it may not be enough for half an hour.

Of course, the Germans can also choose to blow up the tunnel, so that the Germans don't have to fill it with human lives. Qin Zhiyuan is not worried about this. The Germans know that there is gold in the tunnel. If the tunnel is blown up, they will get nothing.

The French also knew that there was gold in the tunnel. The French did not give up here. Their artillery had not rested, and the explosions on the ground had not stopped. Every explosion would cause a tremor in the tunnel. This horrifying scene in the past now made Qin Zhiyuan and his men feel extremely relieved.

The British may know or not know that they are the closest reinforcements here. According to Bastien, the British will arrive at night. It is now 5:30 in the afternoon and the British may arrive at any time.

The efficiency of the Germans was beyond Qin Zhiyuan's expectations. After 20 minutes, the Germans resumed the attack.

Knowing that there was strong firepower in the tunnel, the Germans did not attack head-on, but threw two smoke bombs in first, and then sent soldiers to crawl forward, trying to get close to throw grenades.

Qin Zhiyuan had a plan for this. As soon as he saw the Germans throwing grenades, he ordered Zheng Dali to start work.

If the grenade was replaced with a shot put, Zheng Dali could go to the Olympics. Last year's German Olympics could not be held due to the world war. In the previous Olympic Games, the 5th Olympic Games in 1912, American Patrick McDonald won the championship with a score of 15.34 meters. Although the shot put is heavier than the grenade, if Zheng Dali were to compete, his result would be even better than this.

Zheng Dali's "human mortar" is indeed worthy of its reputation. After he started throwing grenades, the Germans' smoke bombs were useless. Grenades are thrown far and fast, and the smoke produced by the explosion is much thicker than that produced by smoke bombs.

The Germans were very tough, or stubborn. They went forward one after another, diving into the tunnels that had swallowed up countless German lives, without hesitation.

After throwing a box of grenades, even with Zheng Dali's physical strength, he felt very tired.

So Qin Zhiyuan ordered to retreat to position B.

The Germans paid a huge price and finally captured position A, but they had to be careful. When Qin Zhiyuan and his team withdrew, they left behind a large number of booby traps, and the Germans' road to death was still long.

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Half an hour later, Qin Zhiyuan took the initiative to give up position B.

Another half an hour later, Qin Zhiyuan took the initiative to give up position C.

Finally, at half past six, the French and Chinese retreated to position D, which was the last position.

"French brothers, you have completed your mission as a soldier, and you have proved your bravery with your persistence. Now, it's time for you to take a proper rest. General Fritz Wilhelm Theodore Karl von Bello has promised to give you treatment that matches your status. Lay down your weapons, French brothers, enough blood has been shed, and your war should end. Think about your family, they are waiting for you to go back, think about your mother, your wife..." During the offensive interval, the Germans used a loudspeaker to persuade them to surrender.

On the one hand, the Germans had to make preparations, and on the other hand, they also wanted to use language to disintegrate or shake the French will to resist.

"Ahaha... Please go back and tell your General Bello that our commander is an oriental overlord from China. If we want to surrender, we need Qin's consent, so you have to change 'French brothers' to 'Chinese brothers'." Gars, who has become a loyal fan of Qin Zhiyuan, responded with a loudspeaker.

This is the first time that Qin Zhiyuan's name has broken through France and is linked to the First World War.

At this moment, Qin Zhiyuan noticed that the shelling on the ground had stopped.

"Reinforcements have arrived!" Qin Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Long live!" All the French and Chinese cheered loudly, drowning out the Germans' loudspeakers.