Chapter 254: Claymore Mines, Tungsten Core Armor-Piercing Shells!

A violent explosion threw him several meters away, slamming him heavily onto the ground, covered in blood.

Taile struggled to crawl up, only to discover that his legs were gone.

He looked in despair at those Long Country soldiers looming in the bushes in the distance, finally understanding a terrifying fact:

They had not entered an ambush zone; they had fallen into a meticulously designed meat grinder.

Similar scenes were unfolding simultaneously on the northern and southern fronts.

The enemy's armored assault forces, these tank clusters originally considered an invincible "Steel Torrent," were vulnerable before the Long Country's new anti-armor weapons.

At the Frontline Command of the Long Country, Li Yunlong slammed the table in excitement:

"Good! Well fought! That kid Li Mingyuan's weapons are truly formidable!"

The communications staff officer was constantly receiving reports of victory from the front:

"The enemy's lead tank company on the northern front has been completely wiped out, and over twenty enemy tanks have been destroyed on the southern front; the enemy has fallen into chaos!"

Li Yunlong turned to the operations staff officer:

"Execute the second phase of the plan immediately. All infantry companies are to advance, consolidate the gains, occupy favorable terrain, and prepare to meet the enemy's subsequent counterattack!"

At the enemy's rear command post, the atmosphere was suffocatingly heavy.

"What on earth is happening?" Colonel Douglas asked, his voice trembling as he stared at the constantly flashing communicator.

"How could we suddenly lose so many tanks?"

The intelligence officer's face was pale:

"Sir... our... our lead units were ambushed. The Long Country has deployed some kind of new anti-armor weapon that can easily penetrate the armor of our M46 Tank. Preliminary estimates indicate a loss of at least 30 tanks on the northern front and about 20 on the southern front, with heavy infantry casualties as well."

"A new anti-armor weapon?" Douglas asked in disbelief.

"How could the Long Country possibly equip new weapons in such a short time? This completely contradicts our intelligence assessment!"

The intelligence officer hesitated for a moment and whispered:

"Intelligence suggests this might be the same person—the masterpiece of that Long Country scientist who designed the Flying Dragon-2 and the Supersonic Fighter."

The conference room fell into a deathly silence; everyone realized they might have made a fatal mistake:

Underestimating the Long Country's technological innovation capabilities and response speed.

"We must change tactics immediately!" Douglas gritted his teeth.

"Order the tank units to use smoke shells for cover, infantry to lead, and tanks to provide long-range fire support, avoiding entry into the range of the Long Country's anti-armor weapons!"

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At dawn, the enemy adjusted their tactics, preparing for a second offensive.

After organizing throughout the night, the enemy's remaining tank units regrouped; this time, they had learned their lesson and changed their method of attack.

Tanks no longer charged at the front but provided fire support from the rear, with infantry taking the lead, armed with new-style flamethrowers and armor-piercing incendiary bombs, preparing to clear out potential ambush points.

"Remember," a Lieutenant of the enemy army told the soldiers,

"The Long Countrymen's anti-tank weapons have limited range. We must use smoke shells for cover, have the infantry clear the threats first, and then the tanks will follow."

The battle soon began.

The enemy first fired a large number of smoke shells; white smoke shrouded the entire battlefield, and visibility rapidly dropped to less than ten meters.

Under the cover of the smoke, the enemy infantry dispersed into small groups and advanced slowly, vigilantly scanning for potential ambush points in the surroundings.

Li Mingyuan stood on the Long Country's command highland, observing the enemy's movements through binoculars, a cold sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth:

"They really did change their tactics, but it's too late."

He picked up the communicator: "Execute Plan B, trigger the second wave of Claymore Mine, and prepare for RPG-2 long-range fire."

The enemy infantry advanced cautiously, feeling they had already avoided last night's ambush zone.

A sergeant breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems our new tactics are effective. The Long Countrymen's Rocket Shells cannot aim at all in this visibility."

Just then, the ground suddenly shook, and continuous explosions came from all directions!

Long Country combat engineers had long since buried the second wave of Claymore Mine on all paths the enemy might take, and they used a vibration Fuse, which triggered automatically when the enemy infantry stepped on them with a certain density.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Chain explosions erupted within the enemy infantry groups, and the Metal Storm formed by pre-fabricated steel balls swept across the entire area.

In the smoke, only blurred figures could be seen falling one after another, with screams rising and falling.

"Damn it! It's an ambush again!" The surviving enemy officer desperately called for support,

"Tank fire support! Clear the front position!"

The enemy tanks began firing blindly, 90mm shells landing on potential Long Country ambush points, but this imprecise firing had little effect.

On the contrary, the shelling exposed the tanks' positions.

The Long Country RPG-2 gunners, who had long been in position, seized the opportunity, waited for the smoke to disperse slightly, and immediately locked onto their targets.

Although the range was relatively long, after Li Mingyuan's special adjustments, the effective range of the RPG-2 had been extended to over 200 meters.

"Aim at that tank that keeps firing!" the squad leader ordered, "Three, two, one, fire!"

Three RPG-2 Rocket Shells were fired simultaneously, whistling through the thin smoke; two hit the side of the tank, and one struck the turret.

The tank instantly turned into a burning fireball, the turret was blown off, and wreckage splattered everywhere.

The enemy fell into chaos again, but they stubbornly adjusted their formation, attempting to break through the Long Country's defensive line.

This time, they dispatched "Patton" improved tanks equipped with the latest armor, which were claimed to be able to resist ordinary anti-tank weapons.

"Look at that big guy," a Long Country recoilless rifle gunner pointed at the tank in the distance that was noticeably bulkier than the others,

"The armor looks much thicker than the ordinary ones."

The gunner calmly adjusted the sight:

"It doesn't matter, the Tungsten Core Armor-Piercing Shell is designed specifically for such hard nuts. Aim for the side Engine compartment; that is the weak point."

The cannon roared, and the Tungsten Core Armor-Piercing Shell flew toward the target at an astonishing speed.

The enemy's improved tanks indeed had armor much thicker than the standard M46, but in the face of this ammunition specifically designed to penetrate armor, they remained vulnerable.

The armor-piercing shell accurately struck the weak point on the tank's side, penetrating it instantly and igniting the internal fuel.

"Boom!"

With a deafening explosion, the enemy's "ace tank" turned into a pile of twisted metal wreckage.

"Well done!" the gunner commander patted the gunner on the shoulder and quickly loaded the next shell, "Keep looking for targets!"

Seeing that conventional tactics were ineffective, the enemy commander decided to stake everything on a single throw, deploying their precious Multi-barrel Self-propelled Rocket Launchers in an attempt to suppress the Long Country positions with concentrated fire and create a breakthrough opportunity for their armored units.

"Rocket launchers, prepare! Target the Long Country highland position, fire at will!"

Four Multi-barrel Self-propelled Rocket Launchers lined up and fired simultaneously.