At the right time, 16 brand-new Type 97 tanks were moving forward in three rows, with the distance between each train kept at about three hundred meters. As the tracks continued to press into the road, gravel and gravel all around were suddenly raised and vibrated. Rolling up a trail of smoke and dust.
Nobutetsu Sakata, the top commander of Japan who was in charge of the Battle of Pianguan, was following closely behind the tanks and chariots with the large troops, slowly advancing forward.
Not long after, the chief of staff, with a black beard on his upper lip, came forward and reported: "Reporting to your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, the reconnaissance force discovered the Chinese army at a place called Xindian seven kilometers ahead!"
"Oh? Which army is on the other side?"
"Chinese Defense Force! The strength is about five hundred people!"
Hearing this, Sakata Nobutsu was inspired, Chinese Defense Force! Before the war started, General Yoshio Shinozuka declared that he would resolutely eliminate it at any cost! Even more so, he is Sakata Nobutsu's sworn enemy who will never die!
In particular, Li Yunfeng, who claimed to be the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Defense Forces, was responsible for seizing Pianguan, plundering prisoners of war, and killing Shinozuka Yoshio's confidant Kazuki Yamamoto!
As long as he is associated with him, Sakata Nobutsu will be up to no good! Either he was pointed at his nose and yelled at by the division commander, or he was demoted and dismissed from his position by the front army in the name of punishment. Today, when the enemy is approaching, it can be considered that the clouds are clearing and the moon is shining brightly!
"The tank squadron provides cover and orders the rearguard to advance at full speed! In one hour, a headquarters must be built two kilometers in front of the China Self-Defense Army's formation!"
"Hi Yi!"
Hearing the sound, the chief of staff retreated. Logically speaking, for this scale of a small battle, the headquarters of the two armies should be separated by three to five kilometers to prevent artillery fire from destroying them.
But with his captain's hatred for the Self-Defense Forces, he wanted to build the headquarters directly opposite the living madman, so that he could chop off his head with the sword given by the Emperor to avenge himself!
"Boom..." "Boom!"
After the military order was issued, the tank troops moved forward at full power. As a team regarded by Sakata Nobutetsu and even Shinozuka Yoshio as a winning weapon, the 16 Type 97 tanks did have their arrogance.
Unlike the traditional Type 94 tank, which is only equipped with a 7.7 mm heavy machine gun, the Type 97 tank has a 170-horsepower diesel engine and a 57 mm artillery as its main combat weapons. It has been quite popular since it left the factory last year. Favored by the Japanese Army.
Its excellent firepower performance and armor speed are even comparable to the mainstream tanks equipped by European and American armies at that time. It is even more unparalleled in the poor and weak Asian countries!
In order to compete for the Type 97 equipment as much as possible, the commanders and commanders of the five overseas forces of the North China Front Army, the North Korea Division, the Taiwan Division, the Kwantung Army, and the Central China Expedition Army racked their brains. In the end, they were adjusted by the Ministry of War. Only then were 50 vehicles each given to the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army!
Central China dispatched 30 vehicles, while the other two armies only had a symbolic 10 vehicles. This divided up the first batch of 150 Type 97 vehicles. If you want to wait until the second batch enters the factory, the start is guaranteed for half a year.
Later, two-thirds of the 50 Type 97 vehicles allocated to the North China Front were used in the battle to capture Pianguan City, and the 16 vehicles placed in front of the defense force were its main tanks. Squadron!
Unfortunately, they met Li Yunfeng!
At that time, he was like a ghost, wearing a full-region auspicious suit, crawling on a slope about two kilometers away from the tank troops, pointing the black muzzle directly at the opponent's leading vehicle!
"Locate 2100 meters directly ahead, wind speed level 3, wind force 1 degree, sniper conditions are favorable! You can shoot!"
Issue prompts when appropriate
"Pass!"
In a short while, a 300-gram bullet burst out of the barrel, and the three-meter-long gravel Li Yunfeng was resting on instantly turned into dust.
The fuel tank of the first tank in the Japanese front was hit, which then caused a violent explosion. The man and the vehicle jumped up for more than one meter. When it fell heavily, the man and the vehicle were instantly wiped out, leaving only the remains of the tank still burning on the ground.
Seeing this situation, the Japanese soldiers on the other tanks quickly pulled the brakes and looked around to search for signs of the enemy.
But I don’t want to, “Tong!”
After a few gasps, there was another loud noise, and a tank parked at the end of the queue exploded. Since the vehicles were not far apart at that time, the burning corpses of their comrades were even carried forward by the shock wave.
At this time, the escape route was cut off, and the Japs in the tank panicked. Regardless of the danger, the Japs officer who was the squadron leader opened the baffle, leaned out most of his body and shouted: "In a dispersed formation! Rush out! Rush out." ! We must not let snipers block the road ahead!"
At that time, he suddenly realized that the ghost-like enemy sniper was trying to create artificial obstacles by destroying the tanks at the end of the front line, thereby putting the troops in a dilemma, and then called them one by one!
Suddenly, through the sight on Barrett, Li Yunfeng saw every move of this group of Japs, and then he smiled: "Humph! Want to run?"
"Locate 2100 meters directly ahead, wind speed level 3, wind force 1 degree, sniper conditions are favorable! You can shoot!"
"Pass!"
There was another loud noise, and the tank speeding at the forefront exploded, and because the tank behind it was also moving rapidly, there was no time for the rear to step on the brakes when the explosion occurred, resulting in a series of explosions.
"One, two, three, four! Four vehicles with one shot! Hehe, this is good! It saves me a lot of effort!"
Li Yunfeng was so happy that the series of explosions caused by the rear-end collision destroyed four tanks in one go!
Immediately afterwards, he called out the surviving tanks one by one. In three to five minutes, he defeated the opponent's entire squadron of 16 tanks, and only 5 were able to move!
After the first explosion, the infantryman who was sent by Sakata Nobutetsu to inquire about the situation stood in the distance and looked at the debris on the ground, and couldn't help but look horrified for a moment.
If it weren't for the tragic situation right before our eyes, who would believe this to be true?
Immediately return and report the situation to Sakata!
"What! Only five tanks left?"
Sure enough, after hearing that almost all members of the tank squadron, which was regarded as the magic weapon for victory, were wiped out, Sakata Nobutetsu looked in disbelief.
Yes! If you beat him to death, you wouldn't believe that what the scout in front of you just stated was the truth.
Just kidding, I mobilized thousands of troops, but failed to win, and the tank troops regarded as the magic weapon for victory were wiped out first! How many minutes has it been? So much happened in less than ten minutes back and forth, who would believe it?
"Pass!"
"Your Excellency, Captain, there are four vehicles now!"
Hearing this, Sakata Nobutsu suddenly became angry and shouted at the driver:
"Drive! Drive immediately! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"
