Chapter 135

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

Ding ding ding ding ding~

Just then, on the Youth Army's machine gun position, a machine gun suddenly turned its direction, and a string of bullets flew straight toward the Yuuki crew's Type 95 Light Tank.

"Enemy attack! Machine gun fire!" Yuuki roared loudly.

The dense bullets sprayed from the MG34 General Purpose Machine Gun clanged and clattered against the front hull and turret of the Type 95 Light Tank, sending up a string of dazzling sparks and emitting a clanging impact sound.

The three inside could clearly hear the terrifying sound of warheads striking armor, and everyone's heads moved away from the observation windows one after another; it felt as if a hundred rifles were firing at them at once, and the bullets might very well shoot through the observation windows and kill the crew members.

"It's fine! Their machine guns can't penetrate us!" The Japanese driver Yamada breathed a slight sigh of relief; the 12mm armor on the front of the Type 95 temporarily blocked the attack of 7.92mm rifle bullets.

The Japanese squad accompanying them also hurriedly dropped to the ground, either shrinking behind the tank or hiding behind other cover, and fired back with rifles and machine guns.

On the Youth Army machine gun position, a machine gunner was using an MG34 to strafe the Japanese tanks and infantry.

After learning of the situation, the Machine Gun Company Commander on the position shouted: "Don't waste bullets, move your MG34 to another position, Cui Yong! Bring the M2 Heavy Machine Gun over!"

The M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun, caliber 12.7mm, when using armor-piercing shells, can penetrate more than 20mm of homogeneous steel plate at a distance of 100 meters; against light tanks like the Type 95 with only 6 to 12mm of armor, it could be called a deadly killer.

Soon, the MG34 machine gun team carried their general purpose machine gun to another place, and an M2 Heavy Machine Gun deployed on the flank adjusted its field of fire, its thick long barrel aimed at the slowly crawling Yuuki tank.

"It still has to be my Browning Heavy Machine Gun! Compared to mine, the MG34 is a completely different matter!" M2 Heavy Machine Gunner Cui Yong pulled the bolt, aiming at the Japanese forward Type 95 Light Tank while speaking.

"Switch to armor-piercing shells! This seems different from the Japanese Type 94 Cavalry Tank!" The Company Commander shouted loudly, and the ammunition handlers carried several crates of armor-piercing shells over.

Taking out the ammunition belts already strung together, they pressed them into the M2 Browning.

Dong Dong Dong~

The dull and powerful burst fire of the M2 Heavy Machine Gun sounded, completely different from the sharp shriek of the MG34; comparatively, the M2 Heavy Machine Gun had a slower rate of fire, but like a heavyweight boxer, a few punches could smash the Japanese thin armor to pieces.

The Japanese Type 95 Light Tank stopped two hundred meters away and instead attacked the machine gun position with its vehicle-mounted machine gun and tank cannon.

Heavy Machine Gunner Cui Yong operated the M2 Heavy Machine Gun, and the 12.7mm large-caliber armor-piercing shell slammed heavily onto the armor of the Type 95 Light Tank.

Bang! Clang! Hiss!

This round of strikes was no longer as simple as the MG34's sparks flying everywhere.

Some bullets were deflected due to angle issues, while others were deeply embedded in the armor but failed to fully penetrate;

but there were still several deadly armor-piercing shells that forcibly penetrated the Japanese armor.

Inside the vehicle, Tank Commander Yuuki was sweating profusely.

The Type 95 Light Tank crew consisted of three people: the driver, the machine gunner, and the tank commander.

Among them, the tank commander also had to serve as the gunner, and besides commanding, he also had to load and fire the tank cannon, practically exhausting himself to death.

Tank Commander Yuuki was nervously observing the external situation when suddenly he felt a scorching current of air brush past his cheek.

Immediately after, a wisp of clear and cold moonlight streamed in through a bullet hole, forming a clear beam of light before the Japanese man.

"Nani?!"

Yuuki subconsciously looked toward that bullet hole and was completely stunned.

"Th-their machine gun... can penetrate us?!" Driver Yamada's voice was filled with terror, and he obviously couldn't believe it either.

"Reverse! Reverse quickly! Yamada!" Yuuki came to his senses and roared hoarsely.

Driver Yamada immediately pulled the control stick, trying to get this already damaged tank out of the heavy machine gun curtain of fire.

The Japanese Type 95 Light Tank reversed directly, knocking over a Type 11 Light Machine Gun team hiding behind the tank.

"Ah!"

The Japanese machine gunner let out a miserable scream; he hadn't been killed by the Xia State Army, but was instead cut in half at the waist by the friendly tank's tracks.

"Baka! Tank Commander Yuuki, what on earth have you done!" The Infantry Squad Leader cursed loudly.

Tank Commander Yuuki said nothing, only continuously issuing reverse orders.

Bang!

Boom!

A 37mm Anti-tank Gun shell whistled over and struck the vulnerable front hull armor of the Type 95 Light Tank.

The weak steel plate was easily torn apart like paper, and the warhead, carrying enormous kinetic energy, drilled into the interior and exploded with a boom!

Tank Commander Yuuki only felt an irresistible force slam heavily into his chest, and his consciousness instantly blurred.

Driver Yamada and Machine Gunner Kobayashi also died on the spot under this sudden destructive blow.

Bang! Bang!

Immediately after, two more 37mm Anti-tank Gun shells almost simultaneously struck the Yuuki crew.

The second shell penetrated the hull again, igniting the ammunition or fuel possibly remaining inside the vehicle, triggering an explosion.

The third shell precisely struck the junction between the turret and the hull; the entire turret was directly blown off, tumbling and crashing into a field several meters away.

The Type 95 Light Tank that had just been roaring forward now had its top hatch opened by the anti-tank gun, its front turned into a beehive by the heavy machine gun, and the crew members inside had already become several charred corpses.

Squadron Leader Nishizumi Kojiro was observing the battle from the rear at this moment; seeing the Yuuki crew wiped out in less than ten minutes after going up, he finally understood the terror of this force before him.

The enemy's heavy firepower targeting tanks was not just cannons; even heavy machine guns were tailor-made for the Locust Army's tanks. In this way, Emperor Chuo's light tanks seemed to have no place to be useful.

Thinking of this, Nishizumi Kojiro silently thought it was bad: "Hurry and call back the three tanks feinting on the left wing; don't let them approach the enemy's machine gun positions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two bursts of fire erupted in the Japanese force advancing on the left wing; obviously, two tanks had already been destroyed.

Squadron Leader Tanaka, seeing this situation, asked: "Is the Type 92 Infantry Gun ready? Open fire on the enemy position!"

Nishizumi Kojiro's tank squadron was also recalled to a place far from the enemy: "Don't approach; use tank cannons and vehicle-mounted machine guns to attack the enemy, and cover Yoshizumi Battalion's withdrawal to the rear!"

"Squadron Leader Nishizumi, wouldn't the effect not be very good this way? The enemy's machine gun fire is still fierce; Yoshizumi Battalion is surrounded by the enemy inside, and now retreating, I'm afraid not many can withdraw!" Infantry Squadron Leader Tanaka said.

"There's nothing to be done then. With the Enemy's firepower like this, my Tanks would only be written off if they went up, and wouldn't amount to much. Can I request Naval Gunfire Support from the Navy?"

"No. Yoshizumi Battalion is too close to the Enemy, so Mistakes are likely. Besides, it's too dark at Night, the Distance is too great, and Nobody can effectively guide the Artillery Strike."

Nishizumi Kojiro waved his hand upon hearing this: "Send a Telegram to Yoshizumi Battalion inside Li Mian. Taking advantage of our Firepower Support, Hurry and withdraw while there's still time, otherwise there'll be no Opportunity!"

Squadron Leader Tanaka of the Xian Bing heard this and said: "Artillery Strike cover, the Xian Bing advance a Distance to rendezvous with Yoshizumi Battalion. Send a report to Battalion Commander Yoshizumi, Requesting they withdraw As Soon As Possible!"