10 minutes later.
The artillery of the new regiment fired 10 150mm heavy guns, 12 105mm howitzers, and nearly 30 mortars on the Japanese positions on time.
Although the 150mm howitzer bombarded continuously, it was completely able to destroy the thickened bunkers and gun towers built by the Japanese after cutting corners.
But this time it was a long-range shelling. There was no way to ensure that every shell of the 150mm howitzer could hit the Japanese bunkers and gun towers, and there was no way to guarantee the accuracy.
The Japs of the 10th Division were supported by mountain artillery and howitzers, so the artillerymen of the heavy artillery battalion had no chance to push the 150mm howitzers within a few hundred meters and aim directly at the Japs' thickened bunkers and gun towers.
Because it is several hundred meters away from the Japanese thickened bunkers and gun towers, it will definitely be discovered by the Japanese artillery observers.
Before the artillerymen could set up the 150mm howitzer, the Japanese mountain artillery came over.
Accompanied by a landslide-like explosion, the Japanese position seemed to have been flattened, torn into pieces, and submerged in a sea of fire and gunpowder smoke.
But Li Yunlong, Zhang Dabiao and others all knew that although the artillery fire was very powerful, its lethality was limited, and the Japanese and puppet troops were hiding in the tunnels.
But what they didn't know was that the Japs' tunnel was neither deep nor stable.
Under the continuous bombardment of 150mm heavy artillery, two tunnels collapsed, and the Japanese and puppet troops hiding inside were buried alive.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the uncollapsed tunnels also felt uncomfortable. 150mm high-explosive grenades exploded on the ground above their heads, like thunder in their ears.
Some Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers were shocked to the point of bleeding from their orifices.
After all, this is the first time the Japanese have used tunnel and reverse slope tactics on the battlefield, and they have not mastered the essence of tunnel tactics.
Under the cover of artillery fire, four Panther tanks lined up in a battle formation and four fire-breathing tanks followed behind. The soldiers of the fourth company maintained a three-by-three battle formation and advanced towards the Japanese position.
The attacking tanks approached the Japanese position, and the Japanese mountain artillery opened fire in the distance, targeting the Eighth Route Army tanks.
Anti-slope mortars and infantry guns were also firing, targeting the infantry behind the tanks.
The Japanese and puppet infantry emerged from the tunnels one after another, facing the fire of mortar shells and shooting at the new regiment of tanks and infantry.
The battle became intense.
boom!
A 75mm shell hit a Panther tank. The entire tank suddenly shook, and a ball of flames and smoke suddenly rose.
However, the shell did not hit the top of the tank's turret, but the sloped armor on the front.
With a backhand strike from the tank gun, high-explosive bombs flew out instantly. With a bang, a 37mm anti-tank gun hidden on the flank and three Japanese artillerymen around it suddenly flew into the sky.
The M2 heavy machine gun in the tank was spitting flames. In the distance, a new group of soldiers mounted light machine guns and heavy machine guns to suppress the Japanese firepower points.
Two Leopard tanks withstood two Japanese 75mm mountain cannons, and the track of another fire-breathing tank was broken and stopped in place.
The two tank soldiers inside opened the hatch cover and jumped out of the tank. The Japanese mountain artillery aimed at that area and launched a cluster bombardment.
Not long after, the fire-breathing tank was hit by several 75mm artillery shells. The fuel inside exploded, and an orange-red mushroom cloud rose into the sky, igniting a huge fire.
Fortunately, the two tank soldiers retreated quickly, otherwise no bones would be left.
Seven tanks finally approached the Japanese's forward position.
At this time, the mountain artillery group behind the Japanese had stopped firing, because if they fired again, they would accidentally injure the Japanese and puppet troops.
Some Japanese armed with explosives who wanted to blow up the tank were either shot in two by the vehicle-mounted heavy machine gun, or shot into pieces by the infantry following the tank with rifles or submachine guns.
The Japanese, knowing they were dead, jumped up from their position and launched a countercharge towards the tank.
At this time, the Satan fire-breathing tank that had been following the Panther tank came to the flank, and with a fire dragon spurting out, a dozen Japanese soldiers and puppet troops who were rushing down from the position suddenly ran into the flames.
"Ahhh!"
Immediately afterwards, extremely miserable screams came from the mouths of the Japanese and puppet soldiers who were wrapped in flames.
The other Japs and puppet soldiers had never seen a fire-breathing tank, and when they saw their screaming teammates rolling on the ground and wailing, they immediately lost the courage to resist and fled back to their positions.
The other two fire-breathing tanks, under the cover of infantry and Panther tanks, each approached the Japanese bunkers and gun towers.
The tank crew rotated the turret, aimed the flamethrower at the Japanese bunkers and gun towers, and then pressed the flamethrower's launch button without hesitation.
Two pillars of fire suddenly spurted out from the tank's muzzle and suddenly extended towards the Japanese bunkers and gun towers.
Regardless of the size or range of the fire pillar, the flamethrower tank is better than the individual flamethrower. The fire pillar sprays out more than 60 meters away, and the flames instantly envelope the two gun towers and bunkers.
The next second, the sound of machine gun fire in the bunkers and turrets stopped abruptly, and was replaced by the heart-rending Japanese screams of the Japanese.
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The fire-breathing tanks continued to spray fire, causing more flames to enter the bunkers and gun towers from the firing holes.
The flamethrower tank is filled with the same napalm as the individual flamethrower can.
This is a new type of gel-like gasoline. What’s great about it is that it sticks wherever you spray it.
Moreover, the Satan fire-breathing tank was equipped with a Ronsen-style flamethrower. The fire penetrated deep into the bunkers and gun towers, and more and more Japanese-style screams were heard, which was terrifying.
In the bunkers and artillery towers, they were all Japs, not puppet troops, and they were all Japs officers and elites.
Because Japanese officers and elites felt that they were safer in bunkers and gun towers than in tunnels.
Although the Eighth Route Army has flamethrowers, there are fortifications around it, and the Eighth Route flamethrowers may not be able to get close to the bunkers and gun towers.
The Japanese thought that the Eighth Route Army's tanks could not penetrate the defenses of bunkers and gun towers, so they stayed inside the bunkers and gun towers.
But the Japanese never imagined that the tanks of the Eighth Route Army would spit fire?
"Ahhh!"
Immediately afterwards, the Japanese in the bunker and turret screamed and opened the door and ran out, dancing and wailing in pain.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers who saw this scene in the position suddenly lost the courage to resist.
Even the Japs soldiers of the 10th Division, who boasted the spirit of Bushido, gasped, their expressions and eyes full of horror!
For the Japanese soldiers, they were not afraid of death. What they were afraid of was dying in pain like this.
Not to mention the puppet soldiers, they were scared to death.
Some Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers turned around and ran away, while some Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers got into the tunnels.
The task they received was that once the war went against their will and the Eighth Route Army captured the position, they could withdraw into the tunnels and wait for reinforcements.
As a bunker and a gun tower were cleared, and most of the Japanese and puppet troops suffered casualties, the battle came to an end.
The infantry and tanks covered each other's entry into the Japanese positions to prevent Japanese soldiers from holding explosives and dying together with the tanks.
Under the cover of the infantry, the flamethrowers looked for the entrance of the Japanese tunnel. They aimed at the entrance of the Japanese tunnel and pulled the ignition trigger.
The fire dragon instantly rushed into the tunnel, and then, an extremely shrill scream came from the tunnel.
The flamethrower is one of the most dangerous units. After all, the flamethrower has a short attack range and lacks protection. As a flamethrower, you need to carry a fuel tank on your back to fight. If you are not careful, you will die and explode. The scene is terrible.
If it is a single bunker or turret like before, using smoke grenades to obscure the Japs machine gunner's shooting field of view will allow the flamethrowers to reach the bunker and turret.
But now, the Japanese have built fortifications and dug tunnels around the turrets and bunkers. It is not that easy for the flamethrowers to get close to the bunkers and turrets.
As the fire-breathing soldiers breathed fire into the tunnels, more and more Japanese and puppet soldiers hiding in the tunnels were burned into roast pigs.
In the end, facing the terrifying flames, the remaining Japanese and puppet soldiers in the tunnels chose to lay down their weapons and surrender.
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In the rear, the first battalion headquarters.
In the field of vision of the telescope, under the cover of 4 Panther tanks and 4 Satan tanks, the fourth company took the position in less than half an hour.
Zhang Dabiao, the deputy battalion commander and the instructor all had a look of surprise in their expressions and eyes.
They have already seen the power of the Panther tank, but this is the first time they have seen this fire-breathing tank.
"This fire-breathing tank is pretty awesome!"
"Captain, how much did you get it from Consultant Chen?"
Zhang Dabiao sighed with emotion, glanced at Chen Feng and then looked at Li Yunlong.
The most difficult part of attacking this position is how to deal with the Japanese thickened bunkers and gun towers. The heavy machine gun firepower in these two fortifications poses a great threat to the infantry.
The Japanese's tunnel and anti-slope tactics are immature, and their firepower is not as strong as that of the new group. Coupled with the fire-breathing tanks, they can win the position within half an hour.
"how much?"
Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao and said: "I used 20 150-meter howitzers and 2 203mm heavy howitzers to replace these. There are a total of 26 fire-breathing tanks, and another dozen tanks are sent to Ping'an County and Anhua. We are attacking in the direction of the county seat."
Although during the attack, the enemy's artillery shells gave a chance to a Satan Spitfire tank, but fortunately the tank troops withdrew in time.
As for the destroyed fire-breathing tank, Boss Chen will naturally reimburse it after the war.
"Dabiao, I order!"
"Change to another company and continue attacking the Japanese!"
Looking at the results achieved by the fire-breathing tank, Li Yunlong looked very satisfied, if future battles were as smooth as this.
Then, as long as the attack speed of the new regiment is greater than the speed of the Japanese engineers digging tunnels, the new regiment can quickly defeat the Japanese 10th Division.
The fire-breathing tank did not give the new regiment an overwhelming advantage all of a sudden, but it greatly reduced the casualties of the soldiers and increased the speed of capturing the Japanese positions.
"yes!"
Zhang Dabiao straightened up and responded loudly, and then arranged for the 5th company to continue attacking the Japanese with the cooperation of tanks and howitzers.
At this time, the truck transporting napalm had arrived, and the Satan tank filled with napalm continued to drive to the next Japanese position.
