freenovelworld Chapter 783 Armored Showdown, Dragon Beheaded
Chapter 783 Armored Showdown, Dragon Beheaded
783 Armored Battle, Dragon Beheaded
Boom boom boom!
About three kilometers away from the paratrooper battalion's position, in an open field, was a battalion of the Japanese cavalry regiment.
We are fighting a field battle here with a company of the armored battalion.
"Turn right and reload, quick!"
In a Sherman tank, the commander was observing a Japanese tank rushing towards him from a hundred meters away.
At the same time, he shouted loudly to his tank crew members.
"Loaded."
The loader quickly finished loading the runway and shouted loudly.
"Gunner, aim and fire."
"put!"
boom!
As the gun barrel of the Sherman tank roared, a shell was fired.
Directly hit the enemy's tiny tank.
Boom!
In an instant, the Japanese's tiny tank was blown into a fireball.
A little Japanese fireman was trying to crawl out of the burning iron shell.
But unfortunately, it stopped moving halfway up the mountain.
The other Japanese soldiers inside didn't even have a chance to climb out, they all became familiar faces.
"Old Wei, you fought well."
They saw the Japanese tank on the opposite side being destroyed by one shot.
The commander shouted excitedly.
"Next, it's my turn to perform."
The soldier operating the machine gun next to him shouted excitedly.
At this moment, through his narrow vision, he had already seen the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side who were originally hiding behind the Japanese tank.
After their tank was blown up, their soldiers scattered around.
Lost the cover of this little tank.
Their figures were exposed to the sight of the Sherman tank machine gunner.
Da da da!
What's more, the turret in front of this Sherman tank began to rotate.
Then, fire wildly.
Dense bullets poured out, and the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side fell down in large numbers in an instant.
boom!
But at this time, the Japanese anti-tank guns in the distance also began to fire.
An anti-tank shell hit the Sherman tank.
But fortunately, the attack hit the front armor of the Sherman tank, allowing them to hold on.
The shot was a close call.
"Cao, the Japanese anti-tank guns, hurry up, turn around."
The tank commander was also frightened by the shot he had just received.
He quickly asked the driver to turn quickly and maneuver his tank to avoid other Japanese artillery shells.
If they were hit by another shell, their Sherman tank might not be able to withstand it.
"idiot!
Why are these American tanks so difficult to deal with? "
On the distant hilltop, the commander of the Japanese cavalry regiment, Cishan Dacheng, had been watching today's field battle between the armored forces of both sides through a telescope.
They had fought similar field battles twice before with Lu Changtian's armored battalion.
But the two sides have never determined the winner.
But every time they suffered greater losses.
They clearly have an advantage in manpower and firepower over the armored battalion.
But it was impossible to completely annihilate the armored battalion.
Moreover, Lu Changtian’s armored battalion is using two types of tanks this time, both of which are new models that will soon be put into service by the Americans.
Therefore, the Japanese knew nothing about the performance of these two tanks.
They also thought that these two tanks were similar to the British and American tanks they had encountered before.
British and American tanks before World War II were still much stronger than the Japanese's tiny tanks.
But its strength is limited.
In addition, the war started by the Japanese two years earlier than the war in Europe.
They are also updating their tanks at a faster pace.
Now, the Douding tanks in the hands of the Japanese have been upgraded and are much stronger in armor and firepower than the previous Douding tanks.
But even so, in the field battles of the past two days.
Their tanks still couldn't gain any advantage after facing the two American tanks of Lu Changtian's armored battalion.
Like what happened just now, their tank was destroyed directly by a single shot.
The tanks of the armored battalion were able to withstand the attack.
It has happened many times.
It is precisely because of this that the Japanese cavalry regiment is stronger than the armored battalion in terms of both manpower and firepower.
But until now, the two sides are still in a stalemate in the field battle.
This made the Japanese cavalry regiment commander very angry.
“Your Excellency, Commander, Ye Qingshan bought these two types of tanks from the Americans.
It may be a new model developed by the Americans.
It is obvious that both American tanks have been enhanced in terms of firepower and armor.
No wonder Ye Qingshan was so bold as to send this armored battalion all the way north to infiltrate here.
It can also defeat the previous 236th Regiment.
It now seems that it may be a bit difficult for us to defeat Ye Qingshan’s armored battalion in one go.
We have to think of other solutions.
The division commander and Aoki have been urging us."
The Japanese chief of staff next to him also put down his binoculars and said helplessly.
“What’s the use of urging.
Who could have known that the armored battalion under Ye Qingshan's command would be so difficult to deal with.
Originally, I thought this was a good opportunity for our cavalry regiment to demonstrate the advantages of our mechanized forces.
I didn’t expect that I would be chewing on such a hard bone.”
The Japanese cavalry regiment commander Cishan Dacheng was also very depressed.
“No choice, I just received news from the division headquarters.
Ye Qingshan has already eaten up the 22nd Mixed Brigade.
Now, they are besieging the 40th Division under Commander Aoki.
Now, not to mention Division Commander Aoki and our division commander, even the commander-in-chief became anxious.
If the 40th Division were really annihilated, our th Army would suffer heavy losses.
If the commander can't accept it, the top brass at the headquarters certainly won't be able to accept it either.
Now, can we get the 40th Division to withdraw?
It depends on us when we can defeat these two Chinese troops here and retake Nanxiong.
Sir, we have no other choice.
We must win this battle.”
The Japanese chief of staff also said with emotion.
Unexpectedly, this battle, the most important battle, would be fought here.
After hearing this, the Japanese cavalry commander nodded slightly and said, "Yoshi.
In this case, our team must win and there can be no delay.
Today, the Chinese army has five more tanks than before.
This should be the last batch of tanks they have.
Give the order for our artillery to open fire.
Today we must annihilate this Chinese armored battalion, not eliminate their armored units.
There is no way we can get into the city.”
"Hi!
That’s all there is to it.”
The Japanese chief of staff responded, looked at the few Japanese tanks in front of him, and sighed in his heart.
Their main artillery force has been hidden until now and has not been fully used.
The purpose was to paralyze Lu Changtian's armored battalion and give them a fatal blow at the critical moment.
Now, it's almost time.
The tanks they had were no match for the Sherman tanks of the armored battalion.
However, the all-out battle over the past two days has gradually attracted more armored battalion tanks.
Now, the commander of the Japanese cavalry regiment judged that these armored battalion tanks were dispatched today.
It should be all the tanks on Lu Changtian's side.
In this case, it is time to send their artillery into action and destroy all the tanks in Lu Changtian's hands at once.
"Order the artillery to begin shelling.
Use up all the shells you brought with you."
The Japanese chief of staff picked up the phone and called their artillery position.
Their artillery will then launch indiscriminate bombardment.
Even at this time, there were only a few tanks left on the battlefield that belonged to them.
Can only become a victim.
Boom boom boom!
After a while, a loud rumbling sound was heard in the distance, and artillery shells hit the desert battlefield one after another.
Boom!
Soon, tanks and armored vehicles on the armored battalion's side were hit and exploded.
At this time, Lu Changtian, who had been observing the battlefield from behind, laughed after seeing this scene:
“Haha, the devils can’t help it anymore.
Their artillery opened fire.
Damn it, I knew they would be the first to lose control."
"Go, give the order to the first company.
It's their turn to strike.
The Japanese artillery position is located in the northwest direction.
Tell the company commander to rush over here as fast as possible.
Destroy the enemy's artillery."
Lu Changtian turned around and shouted to his adjutant.
Lu Changtian knew that the Japs had been luring all their tanks and armored vehicles out.
But at the same time, Lu Changtian was actually waiting for the Japanese to use their artillery.
Now it seems that the Japanese are the first to lose their patience.
The Japs first used their trump card artillery.
Lu Changtian finally knew where the Japanese hid their artillery.
Next, it was time for Lu Changtian to let the useless company that had been hidden go out to deal with the enemy's artillery.
Of course, the company only has half of its tanks and armored vehicles at this time.
The other half was finally sent to the battlefield by Lu Changtian before the war started today.
It is also because of this additional batch of tanks from the first company.
This deceived the Japanese cavalry regiment commander and made him think that Lu Changtian had sent out all the tanks in his hands.
A major officer next to Lu Changtian at this moment also sighed with a distressed look on his face: "Hey.
In the past two days, the second and third companies have suffered heavy casualties.
We had to endure another wave of artillery fire from the Japanese.
I don’t know how many people are left in the second and third companies.”
After hearing this, Lu Changtian's eyes flashed with a trace of heartache, but then turned into determination.
He said in a heavy tone: “There is no other way, we cannot lose this battle.
But the Japanese have a mechanized regiment with stronger firepower than ours.
In this case, if we want to win, we must pay the price first.
The brothers from the second and third companies are all great.
Their sacrifice will not be in vain.”
"By the way, is there any news from the Jiaolong Squad?"
Lu Changtian suddenly remembered the two special operations teams. They had disappeared for a long time.
He asked the deputy battalion commander next to him.
“Don’t mention it, these two special teams only contacted us once.
There was no news after that.
I don’t know where they went?
Could it be that they have been wiped out by the Japanese?
These people are so mysterious every day, I don’t think they are that powerful.
It’s useless at the critical moment.”
The deputy battalion commander complained.
Lu Changtian shook his head: "Impossible, you may not know enough about the Jiaolong Squadron.
You can't guess how powerful they are.
Do you think the commander is a fool? How could a team that the commander values so much be trash?
Don't know where they are now though.
But wait and see, when they show up, they will definitely surprise us.”
Looking at the deputy battalion commander next to him, he still looked unconvinced.
Lu Changtian didn't explain much.
As middle-level officers trained as the focus of the 86th Army, Lu Changtian, Shan Ying and others have participated in senior officers training courses.
There, he met the captain of the Jiaolong Squad.
Therefore, he knew more about the Jiaolong Squad than others.
……
At this moment, one of the Jiaolong teams discussed by Lu Changtian had already reached the foot of the mountain where the Japanese Cavalry Regiment's Cishan Dacheng Command Headquarters was located.
"Captain, the Japanese captain has confessed, it can be confirmed.
On the mountain is the headquarters of the Japanese cavalry regiment. "
A soldier from the Jiaolong Squad, now wearing a Japanese military uniform, came out of the woods.
With a grin, he reported to Zhulong, the captain of the Jiaolong team.
After hearing this, Zhulong spat out the dry grass in his mouth and sneered, "I've been looking for it for two days.
Finally found him.
Everyone, check your weapons and get ready for action."
"Yes!"
On the other side, at the artillery storage point behind the Japanese, the artillery positions opened fire.
The Japanese baggage soldiers here also became busy.
"Hurry up, hurry up.
Send the shells up quickly."
A Japanese lieutenant colonel shouted loudly to the Japanese soldiers around him.
Little did they know that among the many Japanese soldiers, there were a few with sly eyes, winking at each other.
Rumble!
Ten minutes later, a deafening rumbling sound came from the Japanese artillery storage point.
There was a violent explosion at the Japanese's artillery storage point.
The explosion here was so loud that it directly attracted the attention of the Japanese cavalry regiment commander Cishan Dacheng on the distant hill.
"Nani? What's going on?"
Cishan Dacheng saw that the direction of the explosion seemed to be the supply base behind them.
My heart skipped a beat and I had a bad feeling.
He quickly picked up the telescope and looked back.
This sight made him stagger and almost fall down.
He saw clearly that the place where the explosion just happened was where they stored the shells.
At this moment, black smoke was billowing out from there and the explosion was still continuing.
"Oh no, the Chinese must have attacked our supply base.
Damn, how could this happen.
There is a large team on guard around our supply base."
After seeing this scene, the Japanese Chief of Staff looked grim and couldn't understand it.
But at the same time, he was shouting in his heart: It's over, it's all over now.
Without shells, their artillery would soon cease firing.
If they cannot destroy the main force of Lu Changtian’s armored battalion, can they still win this battle?
How come something that was originally a sure win suddenly turned out like this?
The Japanese chief of staff couldn't figure it out.
"Baga, quickly contact the baggage brigade and have them capture the Chinese soldiers who launched the sneak attack.
We must catch them.”
At this time, Cishan Dacheng could only roar in anger.
"Hi!"
After hearing this, the Japanese chief of staff had no choice but to turn around and send a telegram.
As a result, he had just walked out not far when he saw several soldiers in their military uniforms walking towards them.
These soldiers gave him a strange feeling.
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