The fierce battle lasted for more than two hours, and it was almost noon.
After a fierce battle, more than 300 Japs were killed or injured, but the battle made no progress.
This made Kuwata Shinzo and others unable to help but become anxious.
Major Suzuki said angrily: 'After fighting for so long, the enemy's firepower is still so fierce, and the ammunition has not been exhausted at all. '
"If we continue to waste like this, how long will it take to fight?"
"And our losses are not small!"
Major Shimamoto said: "They occupy favorable terrain, we are on the offensive side, and the enemy's firepower is so fierce. This is the reason why our casualties are far greater than the enemy's."
At this moment, a Japanese officer hurried over and said, "Sir, I just received a telegram from the division commander. The division commander ordered us to eliminate the enemy in front of us as soon as possible and lead our troops back to the army."
The three old devils looked at each other. They also wanted to resolve the battle as soon as possible, but they couldn't win at all now.
Kuwata Shinzo sighed helplessly and said: 'In this case, if we attack rashly, our casualties will only be greater. '
"I think we need to explain the situation to the division commander and request reinforcements."
Major Suzuki frowned and said, "We don't have a lot of troops now. Even if we reinforce some troops, we won't be able to deploy them at all due to terrain restrictions."
"The heavy artillery unit has already moved south. If you want to transport it here, it won't be possible in a short time. Besides, for such a small unit, there is no need to affect the overall situation."
"What kind of support can I call on?"
Kuwata Shinzo said: "Chariots can be mobilized for support!"
What the little devil calls a chariot is a tank.
Upon hearing this, Major Suzuki and Major Shimamoto couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
Major Shimamoto said: "This is a good idea. If there are a few tanks as cover, we will definitely be able to quickly attack the enemy's position."
"As long as the Locust Army warriors rush forward and the two sides fall into a melee, they will definitely die."
Major Suzuki also said excitedly: "And the tank troops are fast and flexible, so they should be able to come quickly to support."
Kuwata Shinzo gritted his teeth and said: "Without further delay, please send a telegram to the division commander immediately. In any case, please ask the division commander to send tanks to support us."
Naturally, Major Shimamoto and Major Suzuki had no objections.
Then the three old Japanese jointly drafted a telegram, claiming that as long as Isoya sent chariots to support at a low cost, they would be able to destroy the enemy army. If they failed, the three would rather die to apologize.
After Isotani received the telegram, he angrily scolded these three losers. However, the old devil did not want to waste his troops in vain, and at the same time he also wanted to eliminate Lin Yi as soon as possible, so he agreed to their request and sent out Twelve tanks provide rapid support.
While waiting for tank support, the Japs did not give up the attack and continued the offensive, hoping to use up Lin Yi's ammunition.
Lin Yi also saw the little devil's intention and knew that the little devil was deliberately consuming their ammunition and trying to bring them down.
Although Lin Yi was not afraid, he still asked the soldiers to save ammunition as much as possible.
Earning points by killing Japanese can completely make up for the cost of combat, and even make a certain amount of profit.
In this way, Lin Yi had nothing to worry about.
But he didn't know that the Japs had already dispatched tanks to support him.
This was something Lin Yi didn't expect.
The fighting lasted until about three o'clock in the afternoon.
At this time, a soldier ran over quickly and said to Lin Yi: "Sir, the scouts discovered that a Japanese tank was approaching in the distance."
"What?"
Lin Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised and asked quickly: "How many tanks are there? What models are there?"
"Twelve, they seem to be Type 94 tanks."
Lin Yi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
He had not expected that the Japanese would send tanks to attack them before, so when he heard that the Japanese tanks were coming, he was somewhat surprised and worried.
But when he heard that it was a Type 94 tank, Lin Yi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Because this so-called Type 94 tank is just called a tank.
The official name of the Little Devil is the Type 94 light tank. This tank is so light, with a total weight of just over three tons.
It has only two crew members, is light in weight, and is small in size. It is the famous Bean Tank, just like the Little Devil.
The little devils are short, and the tanks they build are all dwarfs.
Not only does this tank have weak armor, it only has 4-12 mm of armor, which is equivalent to an armored vehicle.
Moreover, this tank is not equipped with a tank gun, only a 7.7mm heavy machine gun.
Therefore, this tank does not have much firepower.
The armor is weak and the protective capabilities are also weak.
However, it is definitely enough to deal with ordinary machine guns, so on the battlefield of the Dragon Kingdom, this tank is invincible, because the Dragon Kingdom army lacks anti-tank weapons and is powerless against such a tank.
Using it to cover infantry charges is indeed a good choice.
But Lin Yi's troops were not ordinary Dragon Kingdom troops, and Lin Yi was no ordinary person either.
At this moment, Lin Yi had already thought of a way to deal with them.
Lin Yi smiled slightly and ordered: "Inform the brothers that the real war is about to begin. This time we will let these little devils see how powerful we are."
"yes!"
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At the same time, in the Japanese headquarters on the opposite side.
Kuwata Shinzo and others were all excited when they learned that the tank had arrived.
Kuwata Shinzo immediately ordered the tanks to move to the front line and prepare to launch an attack.
Major Shimamoto and Major Suzuki also quickly ordered their infantry units to prepare to assist the tank troops in launching a charge.
The three old devils also hurriedly arrived at a forward position.
Kuwada Shinzo saw the tanks in the distance and said excitedly: "Xinxi, with these tanks, we can easily break through their defense line."
Major Suzuki also said excitedly: "Hmph~! This time, I want to see how these hateful Dragon Kingdom people can resist."
At this time, a Japanese officer ran over and said, "Sir, the tank troops have arrived at the forward position and are making preparations for the attack."
"吆西~!"
Lieutenant Colonel Kuwada Shinzo said with a smile: "This battle has dragged on for too long. The enemy army of only a few hundred people actually wasted our time for so long."
"This is simply a shame for the Locust Army. The battle must be resolved as soon as possible. All units must cooperate with each other and launch an attack as soon as possible."
"Hai~!"
Under the unified command of Lieutenant Colonel Kuwata Shinzo, the little devils quickly prepared for the attack.
Twelve Doudin tanks were lined up and had arrived at the forward position, ready to launch an attack at any time.
