Chapter 153: One hundred doors are not enough, then two hundred doors! (Second update!)

Hearing this, Meng Fan opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say for a moment, but he could feel a hint of sadness from Cun Yunsheng's words.

"Tell Yao Ma to slow down the pace, don't go too fast." Cun Yunsheng said again.

"Yes."

Unfortunately, for the soldiers of the Third Battalion, slowing down was impossible.

I finally got a chance to be the main attacker, so how could I slow down?

They were holding their breath and marching into Lashio in one breath.

"Sergeant, are we advancing too fast?" The recruit said worriedly while looking around while holding a Garand semi-automatic rifle.

Hearing this, the old soldier said with disdain.

"Fast? It's already very slow. This is only the second line of defense. If this road wasn't bad, we could have entered Lashio City in one go."

"That's right. Don't you see our equipment? It's much more powerful than the Japanese's. Especially the tanks. Hitting them with grenade launchers is like tickling." The soldier next to him also spoke up.

"But are we pushing too far now? There are no friendly forces on both wings. If we are surrounded, we will be in trouble." The recruit scratched his head and said.

Their combat mission was to attack together with the two wings, but now the attack speed was too fast and no one knew where the troops on the two wings had gone.

The so-called two-wing cooperation is long gone.

The original steady and cautious approach has now turned into a sharp attack.

This style of fighting actually makes it very easy for the enemy to surround and eat up the salient.

This is what the recruits worry about.

But for those veterans, there is no fear at all.

After all, there was a tank battalion in front of them. What was there to be afraid of if they followed the tanks and attacked together?

Now they can be considered to be advancing alone, but once they are really surrounded, they will be isolated and helpless.

"What are you afraid of? There's a tank battalion right in front of us. Don't worry, no one can penetrate the American tanks. With them here, our safety is guaranteed." The veteran said indifferently.

"Make way, there are tanks coming." Just as a few people were still bragging, a reminder came from behind.

I saw an M4 tank rumbling towards this side. The dust it raised made several people squint their eyes subconsciously, and they spit out dirt from their mouths.

"Bah, bah, bah. Every time I have to follow them and eat dirt." The old soldier complained.

"How come this tank is lagging behind so much?"

"The tracks must have been blown off by the Japanese on the battlefield just now, and they should have just been repaired now," explained the veteran.

The desperate counterattack of the Japanese on the first line of defense was effective. At least three tanks were damaged, and the track of one of them was blown off.

The other two were severely damaged and lost the ability to continue the attack, so one section of their tracks was removed and installed on the M4 tank that was slightly less damaged.

"These tank soldiers are really awesome. They can even repair tanks. I heard they don't want tall people. Is that true?" the recruit asked with some longing.

"It is said that it is. It is indeed very handsome, much more handsome than the Japanese turtle box." The old soldier nodded.

"I also want to be a tank soldier. I wonder if I can join the next time the tank battalion expands." The recruit said enviously.

"Okay, let's get on with our journey." The old soldier took a glance, scolded the recruit, 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, and nothing can happen to them."

"Yes."

Little did they know that the driver in the M4 tank was complaining at this moment.

"This road is really too bad, and that damn Japanese soldier insisted on drilling tracks when there were so many other roads to drill, which delayed us for so long."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." The tank commander was Zhao He. He didn't expect that the damn Japanese would throw the explosive pack to the side of the track before he died.

Fortunately, the tank was not seriously damaged, only the tracks were blown up.

Fortunately, a section was removed from another tank, otherwise, we would have to stay in the rear at this time.

Little did they know that in a bush not far away, the turret of a Type 4 tank was turning silently, aiming at the advancing M tank.

"Sir, we have spotted the Sichuan Army's tanks."

The Japanese tank squadron had long been transferred outside the city because it could not be deployed inside the city.

After all, the war has reached this point, and officers from all countries know that tanks need to be concentrated and used in order to exert great combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the tank squadron that had been hiding had never exposed itself.

Now that I have received the order, I naturally have to take action.

"It's a tank from the Sichuan Army. Remember to aim at its flanks. Our artillery can't penetrate its frontal armor." The Japanese tank commander took a look 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.

We can only think of a solution from a positive perspective.

"Haha." The gunner responded quickly and began to load the shells.

"Report, we have aimed and may fire." The gunner asked intently.

"Fire!" the commander roared in a low voice.

The gunner pressed the firing button decisively, and the tank suddenly retreated, with the shell spinning at high speed and flying towards the M4 tank in the distance.

boom!
There was an explosion!
The advancing M4 tank stopped instantly, but unfortunately the shells fired at a distance of meters did not penetrate the opponent's side armor.

If the Japanese army had been bolder and approached to a distance of 4 meters, this shell would probably have directly blown up the M tank.

After all, the side armor of the M4 tank cannot withstand armor-piercing bullets.

Although the M4 tank was not destroyed, the huge shock wave almost knocked the crew 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 the enemy is on the side.

At this time, you can only turn on the spot and use the front armor to withstand the opponent's armor-piercing shells.

"Yes." The driver regained consciousness and immediately operated the joystick to start steering.

The Japanese tank commander on the opposite side was somewhat helpless, because normally the side armor of a tank is the weakest. What was the result?

He was disappointed that the other party was not destroyed.

"Captain, is it because the distance is too far? Should we get closer?" the gunner suggested.

"Damn it, that will expose our position, keep firing." The commander rejected the gunner's suggestion.

Their current position is very suitable for ambush. If they expose themselves, the loss will outweigh the gain.

"Hay."

Unfortunately, this shot hit the front armor of the tank directly and was bounced off.

"Baga, why can't we penetrate it?" the Japanese tank commander roared in despair.

The sixteen-year-old Zhao He was even more daring. He directly opened the hatch, revealing half of his body, and used a telescope to observe the tanks that ambushed them.

"Found it, seven o'clock direction, seven o'clock direction, turn around quickly." Zhao He almost shouted.

"found it."

"Kill them."

"Yes." The gunner began to adjust the muzzle. The explosion just now almost killed their entire crew. Their ears are still buzzing.

So, now there is only one idea, which is to kill the other party.

"boom!"

Because of being too anxious, the first shell did not hit the enemy tank.

But the Japanese army was frightened.

"Baga, fight back, fight back."

Unfortunately, the M4 tank in front of them could not be destroyed by the Japanese Type tank. Boom!
boom!
boom!
Three ambushing Japanese tanks opened fire one after another. Except for one shell that hit the front inclined armor, the other two shells just grazed the tanks.

Zhao He was so scared that he had to close the hatch and hide in the tank.

The shell that hit the tank was also tilted towards the armored tank.

"Baga, why can't we penetrate it?" said the Japanese gunner in despair.

"The caliber of our tank gun is only 47mm. If we want to penetrate the enemy's M4 tank, we only have a chance from the side." The Japanese tank commander said bitterly.

I thought a miracle would happen, but there was no miracle at all.

The options left to them now were either to retreat or to rush out of the bushes and go around the flank of the enemy tank, but this would undoubtedly expose the position of their tank.

At this time, the M4 tank rushed forward for a distance and called for support on the radio. The three M3 tanks received the call 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.

"Lower the muzzle and don't panic. As long as their tanks don't get around our flank, we'll be fine." Zhao He obviously knew about 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 of the gun.

"Report, aiming."

"Fire."

"Yes!"

A 75mm caliber armor-piercing shell rushed out of the gun barrel and rushed towards the Japanese tank in the distance at high speed.

This time, the Japanese tank was hit perfectly.

Unfortunately, the Type 97 tank was too weak and it went right through like a pair of chopsticks poking tofu.

boom!
The ammunition compartment exploded with a deafening explosion.

The crews of the two nearby Japanese tanks were dizzy and dazed.

"Baga, retreat, retreat." This scene directly scared the remaining two Japanese tanks.

At this time, three M3 tanks had surrounded them from both sides.

stop!

aim!

Fire!

boom!
One shot hits the target!
Once again causing a secondary explosion.

The rest of the Japanese tanks were originally planning to go forward to rescue, but when they saw this scene, they were so scared that they retreated.

In a head-on confrontation, their tanks were completely helpless except for taking the beating.

Their tanks hit the tanks of the Sichuan Army and were unable to penetrate the enemy at all.

The other side could easily destroy their tanks.

How to fight this kind of thing?

"Kill them, don't let a single tank escape." Zhao He roared angrily when he saw this scene.

He almost died just now. If he let the Japanese tank escape, he would be so embarrassed.

However, I remembered what Krupp from the artillery camp said.

Japanese tanks are very easy to hit, like tofu poked by chopsticks, one hit will penetrate it.

Now it seems that it is true.

Next time, you can consider using high-explosive bombs. Armor-piercing bombs are too luxurious.

Watanabe Masao in Lashio City looked extremely ugly when he saw his tank squadron being easily destroyed by the enemy.

The tank squadron, which was highly expected, failed to destroy even a single tank.

How do we fight this battle?
Due to the armored confrontation, the Sichuan Army ended with an absolute victory, and now the morale of the Sichuan Army is very high.

With the great victory just now, they directly attacked the second line of defense.

If nothing unexpected happens, the second line of defense will be lost soon.

"Your Excellency the division commander..." The operations staff officer couldn't help swallowing.

He felt that no one could stop the Sichuan Army's offensive, it was too fierce.

"You mean to retreat? No, we absolutely cannot retreat. We must stay here and defend Lashio for the empire." Watanabe Masao roared, and with a clang he drew out his command knife, glared at everyone and shouted with gritted teeth, "Whoever proposes to retreat, I will kill him!"

After hearing this, everyone chose to shut up.

They also knew that at this point, they could only live and die with the city.

In fact, if Watanabe Masao really wants to retreat, there is still hope.

But Lashio is the place where the 56th Division is famous all over the world. If it were to give it up at this time, the glorious 56th Division would probably be cursed in an instant.

The more glorious it was in the past, the more miserable it will be in the future.

Therefore, he decided to live and die with Lashio City.

Thinking of this, Watanabe Masao also became ruthless.

Since the Sichuan Army was determined to take Lashio, he turned the city into ruins.

"Orders: Capture all the indigenous males in the city, send them to the battlefield, 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 we use up all their shells, we will win." Watanabe Masao shouted crazily.

There are still more than 100,000 people in the city, including quite a few Chinese. All of them can be captured and sent to the battlefield to serve as cannon fodder.

"Hai!"

No one objected to the plan.

Because they all knew that if they couldn't hold their position, no one present would survive.

Outside the city, the second line of defense was quickly breached.

At this time, the artillery shells of the Third Battalion and the Tank Battalion, which were responsible for the main attack, were also running out. They were completely unable to support their continued attack and could only wait for supplies to arrive before they could continue the attack.

However, at this time, they did not stop, but sent people to observe the third line of defense.

As a result, we saw a lot of natives pouring out of the city.

Judging from their attire, they were obviously newly captured able-bodied men. Each of them was given a gun, and that was it.

"Are the Japanese crazy?" Meng Fanle, who got the news, hung up the phone in astonishment.

"Isn't this normal? It's not the first time they have done this. Besides, those who died were a group of natives. It's nothing to them." Cun Yunsheng seemed very calm, not at all surprised.

"They also arrested some Chinese." Meng Fanle said again.

Upon hearing the news, Cun Yunsheng fell silent.

"The Japanese are really crazy. They want to force us to stop the attack with just this trick? They underestimate me too much." Cun Yunsheng sneered.

"Tell the logistics department to speed up the transportation. Once the shells arrive, keep bombing!"

"Send another telegram to Stilwell and ask the transport plane to deliver another hundred artillery pieces."

"I don't believe it. Two hundred cannons can't blow open the gate of Lashio?"

"Not enough, add more!"

"I want to see how many strong men the damn Watanabe Masao can pull out."

"Doesn't he want to rely on the natives to consume our artillery shells? Just as he wishes."

"But if that's the case, we won't have enough artillery." Meng Fanle reminded in a low voice.

　There was a power outage in the afternoon, so I didn't post a single chapter because it was so short. But I did say it in the group, so if you're interested, you can add it! Also, I'm going to have a meal first, and I'll have more later!
　　
　
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