boom!
With a loud noise, another machine gun bunker was smashed to pieces by the Sherman 76mm tank cannon. Debris and debris flew everywhere, and several mangled corpses were also thrown aside by the shock wave.
"Haha, it's so enjoyable!"
Gunner Xiao Hu was very excited. He clearly saw the miserable situation of the little Japanese through the scope. Is there anything more exciting than this?
"Er Mao, use high-explosive bombs for the next round. I want to hit his ring fortification."
"Catch! Brother Huzi."
The loader, Ermao, immediately agreed. Regardless of the sweat all over his body, he opened the breech and pulled out the shell. He quickly removed the safety on the shell and quickly stuffed it into the chamber.
Yuan Li carefully observed the situation on the battlefield. Although the fierce artillery fire from his own side made it difficult for the Japanese army to withstand, the Little Devils also concentrated a division's combat artillery on the frontal defense line and tried their best to stop their attack.
Both sides of the war were working hard. Artillery shells were flying across the battlefield, and bullets were shooting at each other like ink. In just ten minutes, several armored vehicles were blown up by combat anti-aircraft guns, and the infantry following them also appeared. There were many casualties.
After encountering obstacles, the tank and armored convoy did not rush to the high ground. Instead, they used some bunkers in the middle to engage in burst fire with the Japs, and firmly gained the upper hand under the cover of the rear artillery.
The resistance of the Japanese army was beyond imagination. Even though carpet bombing and continuous shelling still did not destroy their will to defend, even if the number of casualties rose sharply, these crazy bastards still stood firm on the front line.
Yuan Li also knew that it would be difficult to explain to Jun Zuo if he threw all his possessions on the battlefield and fought for nothing. At this moment, he could only adopt a relatively safe approach.
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"His grandma's! You all should be careful to hide yourself. Hide your buttocks for me. Follow the chariot and don't fall behind."
Ding!
"My day...!"
As soon as Hong Mu finished shouting, several stray bullets bounced off the steel plates of the armored convoy in front of him, and one of them hit the helmet on his head squarely.
Touching the dent on the front edge of the helmet, Hong Mu felt very lucky in his heart. If it had been any lower, his life would have been lost.
The soldier in front of him was not so lucky. Stray bullets penetrated his neck and chest, and by the time he was pulled back, he was already dead.
"Fuck!"
Hong Mu punched the ground heavily. The three regiments and one battalion he led, as the leading assault force, were staying in place with the armored vehicles. The soldiers followed the tanks in an offensive formation of two squads, using the vehicles to The body takes cover and advances slowly. However, due to the Japanese firepower network, they were also suppressed and unable to move here.
"Lao Shu, you damn quickly take someone over there to see if there is a living driver there!"
"The car was blown up, and everyone was gone on the spot!"
A dark-faced middle-aged man not far away immediately responded loudly.
The bullets clanked on the armored vehicles, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of burning. The destroyed half-track armored vehicles burst into flames, and one could imagine the people inside.
Looking at the corpses wrapped in flames, Hong Mu also felt a trace of unbearability in his heart.
The firepower of the little devil is very fierce. After all, this is the hilltop where half the division is stationed. Even if a layer of skin is peeled off, it still cannot be underestimated.
Tanks and combat vehicles were also fighting back during the march, and in conjunction with rear mortars and Pak37 anti-aircraft guns, they began to clear the fire fortifications on the position one by one.
But the battlefield was too big. The Japanese army deployed multiple layers of defensive positions and bunkers. Often, just after breaking through a line of defense, several hidden firepower points would appear in front of them. Affected by the environment, the number of armored convoys is not enough to form a crushing force like a torrent of steel, and the advancement process is still difficult.
Fortunately, the own artillery completely suppressed the opponent's artillery. At least they were not threatened by large-caliber field artillery during the attack.
Hong Mu swallowed, smoke rising from his hot throat. He tilted his head and looked at the gunfire-filled position in front of him. The situation on the battlefield was not ideal now.
If the army directly pressed forward without counting the casualties, they might have broken through the Jaap's defense line by now, but that would inevitably cause extremely serious combat attrition. This was contrary to Jun Zuo's original intention, and it was also the situation he least wanted to see.
Nowadays, the whole army is emphasizing on obtaining the maximum results at the minimum cost. The desperate fighting style of the past is not feasible, but the feeling of being stuck here and not getting up or down is also driving people crazy.
"Communicator, please bring me the walkie-talkie!" Hong Mu yelled, his brave personality already losing his temper.
A soldier carrying a radio on his back immediately ran over, his long antenna pressed in his hand. If you were not careful on the battlefield with stray bullets flying around, you could lose your life.
"Lao Yuan, do you receive it?"
"...Zizi...have you received it? Please tell me?"
Hong Mu squatted on the ground and spat wildly into the walkie-talkie: "Let's quickly organize the next wave of attacks and break into the Japanese positions in one go! The Second Regiment has already started working, and there is no result yet. If we keep grinding, The day lilies are cold!"
After a while, Yuan Li's voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Zi... received... The Japanese army's forward combat anti-artillery positions have almost been cleared. I will notify the armored convoy for an all-out assault in five minutes..."
"clear!"
After getting the affirmative answer, Hong Mu felt confident. After throwing the walkie-talkie to the communication soldier, he immediately ordered: "Notify, all companies and platoons get ready. When the battlefield starts moving, we will rush forward. Listen carefully. without!?"
"Yes, battalion commander!"
In addition to the frontal battlefield, Xing Fuquan's second regiment has also divided into two groups and advanced together, launching an attack on the Japanese army from both wings. The position was blooming on three sides. Facing the precarious defense line, the little Japanese could only rush around to put out fires.
At the same time, the roar in the sky came closer and closer. Under the leadership of Andre, the six F4U fighters of the Nankan Air Force finally returned to the battlefield after replenishing ammunition.
As soon as Yuan Li saw the opportunity coming, he immediately ordered an all-out attack. Thick smoke came out of the engines, and dozens of armored vehicles started to move forward again.
Phew...boom! boom!
Violent explosions once again swept towards the little Japanese. Under the high-speed dive bombing of F4U, each aerial bomb accurately hit the exposed fire points of the bunker.
The air-to-ground attack mission still has to watch the "pirate" performance. In comparison, Jamie's P40 is much inferior. Now they are more of an escort role.
Andre and his team did not leave immediately after the first round of bombing. The high bomb load of the F4U gave it good "endurance". At the same time, the fighter formation and the ground forces completed communication interconnection. Where did they find the bunker fortifications blocking the road? Call in air support at once, and bombs can always crack these tough bones.
The arrival of the fighter formation was like the straw that broke the camel's back. The Japanese position instantly became chaotic. The tank and armored convoy also took the opportunity to rush in quickly, finally opening a hole in the Japanese defense line...
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