With a smile on his lips, the sniper got up from his hiding place and moved quickly, his comrades already in the enemy position, using rapid-fire weapons to sweep the enemy in the fortifications.

Among the individual weapons of the Chinese army, the sniper rifle should be the most effective at killing and injuring the enemy, but the MG42 machine gun must have the largest number of killing and injuring the enemy. The most feared thing for the Japanese soldiers was the sound of the MG42 machine gun tearing linen, which was even more terrifying than the roar of a dive bomber.

At this moment, the machine guns in the hands of the grenadiers are firing continuously, and the soldiers do not have to worry about the consumption of bullets not being replenished, and the logistics supply is not a problem for them to worry about. What they have to do is to destroy the enemy once and for all, no matter how they use it. Dozens of Japanese soldiers, as if unable to withstand the pressure of death, crawled out of the trenches, held up their bayonet rifles, and rushed out with a scream like pigs.

Those little devils were in tattered uniforms, thin and looked malnourished. The contrast is obvious in front of the tall and strong Chinese soldiers, of course, even if the Chinese soldiers have a physical advantage, they rarely have the opportunity to fight the enemy hand-to-hand, and those who can solve problems with artillery shells do not use bullets, and those who can solve problems with bullets do not use bayonets. The so-called troops with bayonets are the troops with combat effectiveness, but they are just helpless tactics under the conditions of extreme shortage of ammunition, and every general likes to bully people with overwhelming firepower.

The machine gunner adjusted the muzzle slightly, aimed at the charging Japanese soldiers and tightened the trigger, the chain of bullets beating wildly, and the bullet casings flew at a speed visible to the naked eye. The sound was like turning on a chainsaw without pause, and after ten seconds, all the Japanese soldiers who charged fell to the ground, killing at an astonishing speed!

There are not many targets that the tank gun can attack, and most of the work is done by the machine guns carried on the Leopard tank, which makes Li Fei very helpless. After breaking through three Japanese infantry positions in succession, Car No. 114 received supplies from the battalion headquarters to replenish some of the ammunition and fuel consumed - most of which was machine gun ammunition and replaced the barrels of machine guns.

Twenty minutes later, the armored troops continued to advance, and one of the tanks in Li Fei's tank company was damaged by an anti-tank mine and needed to be repaired before it could catch up.

The advance of the sea of steel could not be stopped, this was not something that could be countered by flesh and blood alone, and the Japanese army seemed to understand this, and finally released the precious armored force.

In the Battle of Kyushu, the Japanese lost the 1st Tank Division, which was more than 250 tanks, accounting for half of the number of tanks that Japan had. In the subsequent battles, more than 30 tanks were lost sporadically, and only about 200 tanks were left in reserve before the war. Due to the lack of raw materials, the tank factory supplied the military with only fifty-five tanks after the start of the war. Only 45 tanks arrived in Japan for the support of the Americans during this period, and in total, the Japanese still had about 300 tanks to fight, all of which were equipped with the 2nd Tank Division.

A large group of Japanese tanks appeared west of Kyoto, and based on the experience provided by the 1st Tank Division, the 2nd Tank Division took advantage of the night to assemble and move out in the early hours of the morning. When the Chinese reconnaissance planes discovered this unit, it was only more than 15,000 meters away from the advance of the Chinese armored troops, and the largest tank battle on the Japanese battlefield was about to begin.

"There are traces of Japanese tanks here, and here. Intelligence provided by air force reconnaissance indicated that there were at least a hundred Japanese tanks of unknown type. Each vehicle immediately checked the ammunition and brought a little more armor-piercing shells, and the supplies transported by the regimental headquarters were on the trucks of the company headquarters. Brothers, this is probably all the tanks of the Japanese, and there will be no such a good opportunity in the future, so don't be soft! After summoning the commanders to hold an ad hoc combat meeting, the commander of a tank company of the Third Armored Army put away the combat map on the ammunition box and looked at everyone gloomily. The company commander nodded with satisfaction, it seems that it is impossible to be soft, the question is who has better luck and technology and can annihilate more Japanese tanks.

Time was tight, the makeshift camp where the tank company was resting was very busy, everyone was preparing for the battle, even a few heavy cavalry armored vehicles and Leopard assault guns were being prepared, their firepower could also cause fatal damage to the Japanese tanks, but the Leopard tanks would not leave those armored vehicles and assault guns fat.

When Li Fei returned from the combat meeting, the No. 114 car crew had already completed the ammunition supply, and the high-explosive and armor-piercing shells were stored in a ratio of one to five. After taking a piece of beef jerky, Li Fei put it in his mouth and chewed it quickly, and after a few minutes, 114, who was full of food and drink, received the order to attack.

The mixed news is that the sky suddenly became overcast when the two sides approached, and rain was common in the Japanese archipelago in the summer, but rain at this time meant that the 3rd Panzer Army, which was at the forefront, lost air support and could only rely on the ground forces to solve the problem on its own.

"What a chance!" The rain is not entirely a bad thing, at least the commander of the Third Armored Army, He Guangsha, likes this kind of weather very much, especially at this time. He was also worried that all the Japanese tanks on the opposite side would be covered by the Air Force, and in the face of such a large piece of fat, it would be difficult to ensure that the Air Force would not be tempted, and now it was okay, whether it was bombers or fighters, they were blocked in the airfield by the rain.

The jeep he was riding in appeared at the end of the armoured army's march, and overtook some tanks and armoured vehicles advancing in the mud at a very fast speed, and the dirt from the tracks fell on the jeep, making He Guangsha embarrassed. The uncovered jeep forced him, a driver, and two guards to dredge the rain and get soaked. Advancing in the bumps, they didn't take these muddy waters seriously at all, and for He Guangsha, it was the most important thing to rush to the front-line battlefield as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, He Guangsha's hopes were dashed, and in a desperate mood, he asked to be plugged in from a small road, and the jeep he was riding in turned off the engine when wading across the river, and the river rose so fast that the four had to leave the riverbed with radio communication equipment. The problem is that the delicate communication equipment was soaked by the rain and lost the tools for external communication, and He Guangsha was tragic.

As the commander of an armored unit, he got lost in a wilderness, had no means of transportation, no means of communication, and it would take hours to reach his destination on foot. And this is the critical time for the outbreak of the battle, He Guangsha, who was in a hurry, had no choice but to take three soldiers to go on foot, but fortunately, the command system of the Third Armored Army was complete, and the rear command had the deputy commander and chief of staff in charge, so it was not a big problem. He Guangsha gave a gag order to the three soldiers, and this kind of shameful thing must not be spread - a military commander got lost in order to observe the tank battle up close, and the battle was already over when he arrived at the battlefield!

There are many rivers in this area, most of which are small rivers that tanks and armored vehicles can wade through, and the main bridges over several large rivers are also controlled by the Chinese army. Although the river water swells after the rainy season arrives, it is not a big problem for tanks - small island countries, not as wide as mainland countries, reflect the narrow-mindedness of people.

The rain was soft, but the vision was still affected, and what caught Li Fei's eyes through the telescope was a foggy patch, and he couldn't see clearly three hundred meters in front, which was not a good thing for the Leopard tank with superior range, and it was impossible to destroy the Japanese tank from a distance, so it gave the enemy the opportunity to fight in close combat.

A light cavalry armored reconnaissance vehicle emerged from a grove a few hundred meters away, and at a rapid speed, it reached the company commander's tank No. 110 and stopped. The roar of the tanks silenced the scouts' reports, but soon the company commander satisfied everyone's curiosity, and the company commander's order came over the throat intercom.

"The main force of the enemy's tank forces is on the other side of the grove, about eight hundred meters, and there is a small river in the middle of the grove through which it is possible to wade through. Panzers, forward! The company commander's voice was low and steady, calming the somewhat agitated commanders, but it was calm before the killing began.

The grove is sparsely wooded, but no tank crew likes to fight in the woods, they go around from the right side, and on the left side of the woods more than 3,000 meters away is another Chinese armored unit, so there is no need to worry about the back road being cut off.

The two armies arrived at the small river in the center almost at the same time, and Li Fei saw the figure of a Japanese tank more than 300 meters apart, and his vision was a little blurred, it should be a Japanese Type 08 tank, but it seemed to be a little different. There is indeed a difference, this is an American tank factory imitation of the "Mage" medium tank, based on the Japanese Type 08 tank chassis, installed with a more powerful engine, thicker armor and a larger caliber tank gun, almost a completely new tank - most of the technology comes from the research results of the Military Research Council.

"Stop, reload armor-piercing shells!"

"Armor-piercing bullets reloaded!"

"Fire!"

The Leopard tank shook slightly, and the 75mm long-barreled tank gun pushed an armor-piercing shell out of the chamber, and the first shell accurately hit the Japanese Mage tank. The latest American did not block the penetration of the armor-piercing projectile, its frontal armor was hit, and this is already the strongest armor of the entire tank, but it is still vulnerable to the long-barreled tank guns of the Leopard tank. Car No. 114 opened the scoring and kicked off the tank battle. (To be continued.) )