Chapter 153 If one hundred doors are not enough, then two hundred! (Second update!) Hearing this, Meng Fanlang opened his mouth wide. He didn't know what to say for a while, but he could feel a trace of sadness from Cun Yunsheng's words. “Tell Yao Ma to slow down the advancement, not too fast.” Cun Yunsheng said again. "yes." Sadly, for the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, slowing down was out of the question. Finally got an opportunity to serve as the main attacker, how could he slow down. They were holding their breath and marched into Lashio in one go. “Squad leader, are we advancing too fast?” The recruit said worriedly while holding a Garand semi-automatic rifle and looking around. Hearing this, the veteran said disdainfully. "Fast? It's already very slow. It's just the second line of defense. If the road hadn't been bad, we could have broken into Lashio City in one go."
"Even if you don't look at our equipment? It's much better than the Japs, especially the tank. Hitting it with a grenade is like scratching an itch." The soldier next to him also said. "But are we pushing too far now? There are no friendly troops on both wings? If we are surrounded, I'm afraid we will be in trouble." The recruit scratched his head and said. Their combat mission is to attack together with the two wings. Now the attack speed is too fast, and the troops on both wings don't know where they are going. The so-called cooperation between the two wings has long since disappeared. The original steady and steady attack has now turned into a sharp offensive. With this style of play, it is actually easy to be surrounded by enemies and eat the protruding part. This is what worries the recruits. But for those veterans, they were not afraid at all. After all, there is a tank battalion in front of them. They are attacking with the tanks. There is nothing to be afraid of. Now they can be regarded as advancing alone. Once they are really surrounded, they will really be isolated and helpless. "What are you afraid of? There is a tank battalion right in front of us. Don't worry, no one can penetrate the Yankee tanks. With them here, our safety is guaranteed." The veteran said indifferently. “Make way, a tank is coming.” While several people were still bragging, a reminder came from behind. I saw an M4 tank rumbling towards this side. The dust kicked up made several people subconsciously squint their eyes and spit out dirt at the same time. “Bah, bah, bah, I have to follow them and eat dirt every time.” The veteran complained. “Why is this tank so far behind?” “The track should have just been broken by the Japs on the battlefield, and it should have just been repaired at this time.” The veteran explained. The Japanese on the first line of defense fought back desperately. At least three tanks were damaged, and one of the tracks was broken. The other two tanks were severely damaged and lost the ability to continue attacking, so a section of their tracks was removed and installed on the slightly damaged M4 tank. “These tank soldiers are really good and can repair tanks. I heard that they don’t want to be tall. Is it true?” the recruit asked with some yearning.
“It is said that yes, he is indeed quite handsome, much more handsome than the kid’s tortoise box.” The veteran nodded and said. “I also want to be a tank soldier. I wonder if I can get in when the tank battalion is expanded next time.” The recruit said enviously. "Okay, hurry up and get on your way." The veteran glanced at the recruit, scolded him, and continued on his way. “Tanks must be accompanied by infantry, otherwise they will easily be ambushed. These tanks are the treasures of our regiment, so nothing can happen to them.” "yes." As everyone knows, the driver in the M4 tank is complaining at this moment. “This road is really bad, and there’s that naughty little devil who doesn’t want to drill, so he insists on drilling some kind of track, which has delayed us for so long.” "Okay, let's stop talking nonsense." The commander of the car was Zhao He. He didn't expect that the naughty little devil would throw the explosive package to the edge of the track before he died. Fortunately, the tank was not seriously damaged and only the tracks were blown up. It had to be a section removed from other tanks, otherwise, it would have to lie in the rear at this time. As everyone knows, in a bush not far away, the turret of a Type 97 Doudin tank rotates silently, aiming at the advancing M4 tank. “Sir, we found tanks from the Sichuan Army.” The Japanese tank squadron has long been transferred outside the city because it cannot be used inside the city. After all, the war has reached this point, and officers from various countries know that tanks need to be used intensively in order to exert huge combat effectiveness. So the chariot squadron, which had been hidden, never exposed itself. Now that I have received the order, I naturally have to go on stage. "This is a tank from the Sichuan Army. Remember to aim at its flanks. Our artillery cannot penetrate its frontal armor." The Japanese tank commander glanced at the M4 tank and warned. The Pacific battlefield has proven through actual combat that it is difficult to destroy the M4 tank head-on. You can only think of solutions from the front. “Hai.” The gunner responded quickly and began to load the shells. "Report, it's aimed and ready to fire." the gunner asked intently. “Fire!” the commander roared. The gunner decisively pressed the firing device, and the tank suddenly retreated, and the shells rotated at high speed and flew towards the M4 tank in the distance. Boom! The explosion sounded! The advancing M4 tank stopped instantly. Unfortunately, the shell fired from a distance of 900 meters did not penetrate the opponent's side armor. If the Japanese army can be bolder and approach the distance of 500 meters, I am afraid that this shell will directly blow up the M4 tank. After all, the side armor of the M4 tank does not dare to withstand armor-piercing bullets.
Although the M4 tank was not destroyed, the huge shock wave still almost shocked the crew and knocked them unconscious. "Damn it, we were ambushed." Zhao He came to his senses immediately and shouted loudly. “Turn quickly, turn quickly.” Since the enemy is attacking from the flank, it means that the enemy is on the side. At this time, you can only turn on the spot, and then use the frontal armor to absorb the opponent's armor-piercing projectiles. “Yes.” The driver who woke up immediately operated the joystick and started to turn. The Japanese commander on the opposite side was a little helpless, because normally, the side armor of the tank is the weakest. What was the result? The other party was not destroyed, which disappointed him. “Commander, is the distance too far? Do you want to get closer?” the gunner suggested. “Baga, that will expose our position, keep firing.” The commander rejected the gunner’s proposal. Their current location is very suitable for an ambush. If they were to be exposed on their own initiative, the gains would outweigh the losses. “Hai.” It's a pity that this shot hit the tank's front armor directly and was bounced away. "Baga, why can't it be penetrated?" the Japanese commander roared in despair. Sixteen-year-old Zhao He was even more daring. He opened the hatch directly, exposed half of his body, and used a telescope to observe the tanks that ambushed them. “Found it, direction seven o’clock, direction seven o’clock, turn around quickly.” Zhao He shouted almost in a roar. "found it." “Kill them.” "Yes." The gunner began to adjust the muzzle. The explosion just now almost killed their entire crew, and their ears are still ringing. So, there is only one idea now, and that is to kill the opponent. “Boom!” Because he was too anxious, the first shell did not hit the opponent's tank. But the Japanese army was taken aback. “Baga, fight back quickly, fight back quickly.” The M4 tank on the front is definitely not something that the Japanese Type 97 Doudin tank can destroy. Boom! Boom! Boom! Three ambushed Japanese tanks opened fire one after another. Except for one shell that hit the sloped armor on the front, the other two rounds directly missed the tank.
Zhao He was so frightened that he could only close the hatch and hide in the tank. And the shell that hit the tank also tilted the armored tank. “Baga, why can’t it be penetrated?” the Japanese gunner said desperately. "Our tank's gun caliber is only 47mm. If we want to penetrate the opponent's M4 tank, we can only have a chance from the side." The Japanese tank commander said bitterly. I originally thought there would be a miracle, but who knew there was no miracle at all. The choice left to them now is either to retreat, or to rush out of the bushes and circle to the flank of the opponent's tank, but this will undoubtedly expose their tank's position. At this time, the M4 tank rushed forward for a certain distance and called for support on the radio. Three M3 tanks received the request for help and immediately accelerated and rushed over. “Aim and fire.” “Yes.” The gunner fired again. Boom! This time, it flew past the Japanese tank turret again. "Turn the muzzle down, don't panic, as long as their tanks don't circle our flanks, we will be fine." Zhao He obviously knew the Japanese tanks, so he said confidently. Hearing this, the gunner took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then began to adjust the muzzle. “Report, aim.” “To fire.” "yes!" A 75mm-caliber armor-piercing projectile rushed out of the gun barrel and spun at high speed towards the Japanese tank in the distance. This time, the Japanese tank was hit perfectly. Unfortunately, because the Ninety -seven Dou Ding tanks are too weak, they wear it directly like chopsticks. Boom! The ammunition compartment was detonated with a deafening explosion. The crews of the two nearby Japanese tanks were shaken to the point of dizziness. “Baga, retreat, retreat.” This scene directly frightened the remaining two Japanese tanks. At this time, three M3 tanks had surrounded them from both sides. Stop! Aim! Fire! Boom!
Hit with one shot! Another explosion occurred. The other Japanese tanks originally wanted to step forward for rescue, but when they saw this scene, they were frightened and backed away. In a head-on confrontation, their tanks were unable to fight back except for being beaten. Their tanks hit the tanks of the Sichuan Army and were unable to penetrate their opponents. The opponent can easily destroy their tanks. How to fight this kind of thing? "Kill them, don't let go of a tank." Zhao He roared angrily when he saw this scene. He almost died just now. If the Japanese tanks were let go, his face would be greatly humiliated. However, I remembered what Krupp in the artillery camp said. Japanese tanks are very easy to fight. If you poke them with chopsticks, they will pierce them in one hit. Now it seems that it is true. Next time, you can consider using high-explosive bombs. Armor-piercing bombs are really too luxurious. Masao Watanabe in Lashio City saw that his chariot squadron was easily destroyed by the opponent, and his face was extremely ugly. The tank squadron that had high hopes was not able to destroy even a single tank. How can we fight this battle? Due to the armored duel, which ended in an absolute victory for the Sichuan Army, the morale of the Sichuan Army is now very high. With the big victory just now, they directly attacked the second line of defense. If nothing unexpected happens, the fall of the second line of defense is not far away. "Your Excellency, Division Commander..." The combat staff couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He felt that no one could stop the Sichuan Army's offensive, it was too fierce. "You want to say retreat? No, we absolutely cannot retreat. We have to stay here and defend Lashio for the empire." Masao Watanabe roared, pulled out the command knife with a clang, gritted his teeth and glared at everyone and shouted, "Whoever proposes to retreat, I will kill him!" Hearing this, everyone chose to shut up. They also knew that at this point, they could only live or die with the city. Actually, if Masao Watanabe really wants to retreat, there is still hope. But Lashio is the place where the 56th Division is famous all over the world. If we give it up at this time, the glorious 56th Division will probably receive countless infamy in an instant. How glorious it was once, how bleak it will be in the future. That’s why he decided to live or die with Lashio City.
Thinking of this, Masao Watanabe also became violent. Since the Sichuan Army was determined to capture Lashio, he turned the city into ruins. “Order to arrest all the indigenous men in the city, send them to the position, give them guns, and let them consume the ammunition of the Sichuan Army.” "I don't believe that their ammunition is endless and can't be used up. As long as it is used up until they have no shells, we will win." Masao Watanabe roared somewhat crazy. There are still hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and there are even many Chinese. These can be captured and sent to the battlefield to serve as cannon fodder. “Hai!” No one refuted the plan. Because they all know that if they cannot hold their position, I am afraid that no one here will survive. Outside the city, the second line of defense was quickly breached. At this time, the third battalion and the tank battalion, which were responsible for the main attack, were also running out of artillery shells and were unable to support their continued attack. They could only wait for supplies to arrive before continuing the attack. But at this time, they did not stop, but sent people to observe the third line of defense. As a result, many natives emerged from the city. Judging from their attire, it was obvious that they were all strong men who had just been arrested. Each of them was given a gun and that was it. “Are you crazy, little devil?” After receiving the news, Meng Fangli hung up the phone in shock. "Isn't this normal? It's not the first time they have done something like this. Besides, the people who died were all a group of indigenous people. It's nothing to them." Cun Yunsheng seemed very calm, without the slightest surprise. . “They also arrested some Chinese.” Meng Fangliao said again. Hearing the news, Cun Yunsheng became silent. "You kid is really crazy. You want to force us to stop attacking with just this method? That's too much looking down on me." Cun Yunsheng sneered. “Let the logistics speed up the transportation. When the artillery shells arrive, let me continue the bombardment!” “Send another telegram to Stilwell and ask the transport plane to send one hundred more artillery pieces.” “I don’t believe it anymore. Two hundred artillery pieces can’t open the gate of Lashio?” “It’s not enough, add more!” "I would like to see how many strong men the rotten Masao Watanabe can bring out?" “Didn’t he want to rely on the natives to consume our artillery shells? Just as he wished.” “But in that case, our artillery will not be enough.” Meng Fanglia reminded in a low voice. There was a power outage for a while in the afternoon. Because the time was short, I didn’t post a single chapter. However, I mentioned it in the group. If you are interested, you can add it! Besides, I’m going to have a meal first, there will be more later!
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