Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1164

[Chapter 1151 Cavalry versus Tank]

Yelets.

This is a military fortress located on the border of Tsarist Russia. In order to defend against the Eastern Empire that occupied the homeland of the Golden Horde, the number of troops stationed in Yelets increased from 8,000 to 30,000 over the years.

During this period, the Yelets military fortress was repeatedly reinforced and stood like a mountain on the road leading to the hinterland of Tsarist Russia.

Like every morning, after breakfast, Oleg led his scout team to explore the situation on the grassland. This was his daily task.

When he first received the mission, he was excited and nervous, always worried that he would be discovered by the Empire’s Lancers.

These imperial scouts who are armed to the teeth are very brave and have accurate marksmanship. Once discovered, they will basically not be able to return to Yelets alive.

But after changing team members for several rounds, Oleg became smarter. He no longer went to reconnaissance routes where imperial scouts often appeared. Instead, he often wandered around aimlessly and then came back. After all, the empire had not appeared in these years. For behavior that crosses the line, early warning and investigation are of no use.

And his team members were not willing to die at the hands of imperial scouts, and they had a tacit understanding with him to cover up this behavior.

Of course, the route he chose was not without value. Sometimes he could still find some traces of the empire’s actions.

For example, in an area to the east of the imperial military fortress, imperial scouts patrolled very frequently and intensively, as if they were hiding some secret.

And today, when he was heading towards this area as usual, he finally discovered an anomaly.

In front of them, dark green, strange-looking steel monsters were heading towards Yelets. Behind these steel monsters were followed by different machines, which were full of soldiers with loaded guns and live ammunition.

“What the hell is this!” Oleg felt that his soul was frozen for a moment. This fear originating from the unknown made him turn his horse around, lead his team members and rush towards Yelets.

Leaning out of the tank, Qi Guangyi stared at the escaping scouts with binoculars.

After patting the heavy body of the tank and looking at the personnel carrier following the tank group, Qi Guangyi looked a little relaxed.

According to the emperor’s order, this time he concentrated all the machinery in the military base to prepare for a small-scale mechanized operation.

To this end, 180 tanks, 130 personnel carriers carrying 3,600 infantrymen came out.

This time his goal is to break through Yelets and turn it into ruins.

“General, do you want to deal with these scouts?” the gunner in the tank asked.

“No need, it’s boring to let our enemies fight us in the castle. Keep your speed and follow them.” Qi Guangyi’s eyes flashed with a hint of mischief.

Ahead, Oleg desperately urged the seated war horse. He looked back while galloping. When he found that these machines could not run as fast as the horse, he felt a little relieved.

However, the sudden appearance of the imperial army was still full of uncertainty. He kept urging his horses. At noon, he finally saw Yelets.

During this period, more and more scouts discovered this strange empire’s army.

“Colonel Maxim, we are in trouble.” Oleg rushed into the city and immediately climbed up the wall.

At this time, a middle-aged man stood on the city gate and was observing the situation outside Yelets. He was Maxim, the commander of Yelets.

“It goes without saying that our enemies are already right under our noses.” Maxim frowned.

These years of peace and quiet were the norm, but there was no doubt that this peace was suddenly broken.

“Although I don’t know what these damn machines are for, it seems that there are only more than 3,000 of them.” Maxim’s eyes flashed, “And Yelets’ Cossack cavalry has 10,000 people.”

“With such a small number, When people run to Yelets, they must have something to rely on. “Beside Maxim stood his adjutant.

“Then let those Cossacks test their depth.” Maxim is a typical nobleman. He has no good impression of the Cossacks. In his opinion, the Cossacks are a group of despicable people.

The adjutant nodded and immediately dispatched the three thousand Cossack cavalry in the city to go out to fight.

More than three thousand cavalry filed out of the city, and the Cossack cavalry immediately charged towards the imperial army brandishing their sabers.

This time the imperial lancers did not appear, which made them feel a little unscrupulous, because the most fierce lancers they encountered here were.

There is a vast flat area in front of the Yelets Fortress. After discovering a large number of cavalry rushing out of Yelets, Qi Guangyi decisively ordered the tanks to line up in a horizontal line to attack the Cossack cavalry.

At the same time, the soldiers on the personnel carrier also entered a combat posture, ready to shoot at any time.

“Ula…”

Facing the strange imperial machinery, the Cossack cavalry did not hesitate much. Among the Tsarist Russian army, the Cossacks hated the imperial soldiers the most, because it was the imperial lancers that wiped out both of them when they rescued the Golden Horde. With more than 10,000 people, their honor was damaged and their combat effectiveness was also questioned.

Therefore, once they go into battle, every Cossack cavalry heart is full of hatred.

It’s just that the times seemed to have played a joke on them. When they wielded their sabers and slashed at the Empire’s tanks, the only thing they got was the crisp sound of metal hitting each other.

Some unwilling Cossack cavalry were very unwilling. They repeatedly slashed around the tank, but could not cause even a little damage to the tank.

The empire’s strange machinery was also very quiet, with a clanking sound resounding across the battlefield as a circle of Cossack cavalry slashed.

Maxim’s expression was the same as Oleg’s, they both looked like they had seen a ghost.

On the battlefield, the Cossack cavalry who lost their patience quickly lost their patience, and they began to focus on the soldiers on the machine.

But just as they were about to turn around and leave, a scene they would never forget happened.

One hundred and eighty steel monsters suddenly turned, and the Cossack cavalry who had no time to dodge was directly crushed by the steel monsters.

Following the tragic cry, a puddle of fleshy flesh was exposed under the mechanical monster. At the same time, fire suddenly appeared in front of the mechanical monster, and intensive shooting of “ta da da…” came out.

The rushing Cossacks fell one by one.

Faced with this situation, the Cossack cavalry surrounding the tank became even more anxious. They hacked at the tank frantically, but this had no effect.

At this time, the soldiers behind the tank seemed to be tired of this game. A series of shooting sounds came, and the Cossack cavalry around the tank fell one after another.

The tank continued to advance, but at a faster speed. The charging Cossacks were as vulnerable to the tank as a baby facing an adult.

The three thousand Cossack cavalry came out quickly and dispersed quickly. The remaining few hundred Cossack cavalry fled back to Yelets in panic.

(End of chapter)