Chapter Thirty-six There is a kind of weapon called cannon

  Liu Qi's heart sank when he received the news that the tank ammunition was about to run out. From the periscope of the tank, Liu Qi saw hundreds of flames spewing from the British army's high and low firepower points in front of him. He thought to himself, "With such intense firepower, not to mention my 700+ men, even if we had twice as many people without the cover of tanks, it would be a waste. This is going to be bad." Just as he was worried, suddenly a shell fell from the sky and directly destroyed a British temporary firepower point.

  Liu Qi suddenly had an idea and thought to himself, "Right! I still have the artillery, if I can command them to destroy these strongpoints, the remaining scattered soldiers will be easy to deal with. But how do I contact the artillery? If only I had a mobile phone, one call would allow me to adjust the coordinates of the shells and those British strongpoints would be easily taken care of."

  But this is not the world of 60 years later, mobile phones are basically one for each person. Now it's North Africa in 1942, even wireless walkie-talkies are still rare toys in the world, weighing tens of kilograms, requiring two people to operate, and expensive prices are only equipped by the US military in small quantities.

  It seems that I can only try using the radar in my brain, Liu Qi's whole body and mind were fully invested in the radar map. Directly saw several kilometers away, those dozens of dark gray dots, as well as 4 40mm infantry guns. Each gun fired shells at a speed of 3 rounds per minute without stopping.

  On the other hand, Liu Qi could also feel the shells exploding in different areas of the military camp. Although the noise was loud, the actual effect was not very ideal. The reason is simple: the two SS officers had no experience in commanding artillery. And the five Italian soldiers who received artillery training were all completed under the command of an officer. Plus, there was no artillery observer's coordinate adjustment. It was difficult for the shells to effectively hit the target.

  Liu Qi directly found the location of a British firepower point on his mental radar, and then commanded the two SS officers and several Italian soldiers aiming in his mind to "attack here". At this moment, a crosshair light mark appeared at the location of the British firepower point in Liu Qi's mind. It flashed constantly like a sniper's aim in a computer game. The incoming shell accurately hit the top of this firepower point and directly blew up the sandbagged stronghold.

  As soon as he saw the astonishing effect, Liu Qi couldn't help but excitedly shout out loud. The other people in the tank looked at this SS lieutenant colonel in bewilderment. Liu Qi didn't mind, like a child who had just gotten a new toy, his mouth kept shouting "Hit here, hit here, that's right, like that." And the cursor in his brain was continuously directing the artillery to accurately bombard the British army's firepower points.

  To be honest, the British army's 40 infantry guns are not very powerful. The 2-pound shell can't hold much explosives. The explosive power of the shell is also not great, only about 3 meters in diameter. If it's just for dealing with infantry, that's fine. When attacking sandbagged firing points, it's still barely enough. But when facing a reinforced concrete firing point with walls as thick as 0.5 meters, it becomes very difficult. This kind of bunker-like firing point is extremely powerful, except for the dead angle under the firing point that can't be shot at, all other places on the upper, middle and lower levels of the firing point are basically covered.

  Liu Qi was safe and sound in the tank, but the German and Italian infantry outside were not so lucky. People kept getting hit by bullets from elevated positions. The crossfire from several permanent firepower points at different locations made it impossible for the infantry following behind the tanks to move. It seemed that there was no way to advance without destroying these dozen or so concrete permanent firepower points.

  Liu Qi aimed the cursor in his mind at a concrete fortified firepower point, and soon all 4 shells hit this bunker-like firepower point. However, this firepower point only paused for a moment, and then began to spew out heavy machine gun flames. It seems that this bunker has not suffered too much damage.

  Liu Qi didn't give up and continued to aim at the bunker with the cursor in his mind, firing at it again. Another round of 4 shells hit the top of the strongpoint, still without much effect. This went on for round after round until the 9th round of shells landed on this strongpoint's head, when this large concrete strongpoint could no longer hold up. The first two shells directly blasted away the steel-reinforced concrete cover on top of the strongpoint, and the last two shells followed the path of the first two shells, drilling straight into the interior of the strongpoint.

  The explosion of the two shells directly detonated the ammunition in this strongpoint. What came out of the firing slit was no longer bullets from a heavy machine gun, but fragments of various objects mixed with explosive flames. The sound of the explosion was as loud as thunder. Soldiers on both sides who were fighting each other were stunned by this power. More than 80 British officers and soldiers in this permanent strongpoint were torn to pieces by this explosion, and then burning flames burst out from this strongpoint.

  The British never thought that the cement permanent fortifications guarding the command post could be breached in this way. These were all three-layer reinforced concrete structures. According to the inspection by the combat engineering department, shells below 150mm posed no threat to these fortifications. From the attack on this fortification, it was clear that the largest shell used was a 40mm British 2-pounder cannonball. This kind of shell could not possibly penetrate the thick cement and steel structure of the fortification. Even the British themselves doubted when their 40 infantry guns had such power.

  The British also did not understand why the German artillery was so accurate, with every shell hitting the top of this strongpoint. It was as if they had a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight.

  Yes, although the 2-pound shell was not very powerful, the impact force generated by the gravity acceleration of the flying shell and the shockwave produced by the explosion caused damage to the defensive fortifications. Generally speaking, it's okay to take a few hits from shells. However, when four shells exploded in the same place one after another, the vibration from the previous explosion had not yet ended before the next shell exploded, causing continuous vibrations. These vibrations damaged the structure of the reinforced concrete at the top of the strongpoint, similar to how an electric drill works on concrete.

  The British did not consider this when building strongpoints, as who could consistently hit the same spot on a strongpoint? Even the world's best artillery commanders have said that the possibility of two shells landing in the same place can be ignored, so experienced veterans on the front lines would choose shell craters as cover.

  The British officers and men were baffled, but the German and Italian soldiers did not find it strange. Because Liu Qi had long been a messenger sent by God in their hearts, rather than a person. And dozens of shells accurately hitting a target was just a small miracle. The other route of German and Italian soldiers led by Dok and Fred earlier also believed in following the words of the German and Italian soldiers who followed Liu Qi, taking Liu Qi as the messenger of God, and their faith in Liu Qi was even more devout.

  However, Liu Qi didn't have time to think about these things, the cursor in his mind had already moved to another concrete permanent firepower point. All British officers and soldiers were staring blankly at the concrete permanent firepower point that was being bombarded. Just like before, round after round of shells accurately hit the top of the firepower point. This time, nearly 60 rounds of shells were fired before piercing the cover on the upper part of the firepower point. But this time, the shells did not cause a sympathetic explosion of the firepower point's ammunition. It only stopped the fire from the upper layer of the firepower point. However, the middle and lower layers of the firepower points were still firing with machine guns.

  Liu Qi continued to command the artillery to fire in his mind, and another round of shells directly fell into the interior of this cement permanent firepower from the top of the firepower. The 2-pound infantry gun's shell directly blasted the internal structure of the firepower. Of course, the internal structure cannot be as solid as the outside. The explosion produced by the shell also sprayed out from each machine gun hole in this firepower. It can be imagined that the power of the air wave generated by the explosion of the shell is accelerated to the maximum in the sealed firepower fortification structure. And the various fragments wrapped in these air waves killed all the people inside in an instant. Shell vs British Army, Shell 1 leads 0.

  Another concrete strongpoint was destroyed, and the other British forces that were still resisting simultaneously stopped firing. The German and Italian soldiers who had been suppressed by the British artillery also temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.

  But Liu Qi didn't stop, directly aiming the cursor in his mind at the next target. Directly ordering to open fire. Another round of shells accurately landed on the head of that firepower point, and this time that firepower point did not open fire, but instead stretched out a white flag from the shooting hole. The white flag made up of British underwear fluttered in the air, reflecting the flames burning below, shining slowly.

  The British at this strong point actually surrendered, Liu Qi gave a glance and immediately adjusted the cursor in his mind to another strong point. Also after a round of artillery fire, the other strong points also hung out white flags. This result left Liu Qi stunned, from childhood he had received patriotic education and the word surrender was not even in his vocabulary. Recalling the movies and TV shows he saw, if it wasn't a heroic sacrifice, it was either blowing up an enemy bunker or jumping off a cliff to die for one's country. Even enduring severe torture at the hands of the enemy became a kind of requirement.

  Liu Qi didn't know that when British and American soldiers were defeated in battle and their lives were under great threat, they were allowed to surrender. The surrendered personnel would not be despised by either the enemy or their own side, but would be treated as a normal thing. No one would think it shameful. The surrendered personnel would also receive good treatment as prisoners of war according to their military rank, and their lives would be guaranteed.

  It is necessary to mention that during the Nanjing defense war, tens of thousands of Chinese troops who laid down their arms were shamelessly killed by the Japanese army. And those 300,000 innocent Nanjing civilians who were also killed by the Japanese army.