The Japanese tanks hurried back and saw smoke billowing from the base from a distance. The commander of the Japanese army, Second Lieutenant Yanamoto, climbed out of the turret to take a closer look ahead, it seems that the Chinese troops who raided the base set a fire and burned down the warehouse, he fought in China for 4 years, and knew the virtues of the Chinese army, and when they retreated in a hurry, they usually set fire to hide their whereabouts, and even burned the houses of their own civilians. Another thing he learned about the Chinese army was that the soldiers were illiterate, and the officers generally had low command ability, and it was easy to carry out strategies when fighting was chaotic.

The second lieutenant had just been transferred from the northeast to join the 1st Panzer Wing as a supplement, and because of the lack of tanks at sea, he commanded these British tanks. Originally, there was some resentment, but as soon as I got on the Churchill tank, I was shocked. Why is the interior space so large, the suspension is so good, the drive is so smooth, the noise is much smaller, each car has a radio station, and even the internal members can communicate through the throat intercom, as for the firepower, it is incomparable to the Japanese tanks.

Second Lieutenant Yanamoto suddenly felt that it must be a sharp weapon to use these tanks well. So halfway through the drive just now, he felt that it was better to let 95 go to the front of the road, this kind of 40-ton big guy is still very precious.

At this moment, he reminded himself that he needed to scout the battlefield carefully, but the smoke was too thick to see more details, and he could only see broken trucks and tractors parked outside the warehouse, some of which were also burning, and the smoke blocked his vision. All indications are that the enemy is as chaotic as ever, even if they have just managed to sneak up on it.

The Japanese had mixed evaluations of the captured Churchill tanks, were not satisfied with their mobility, and were more satisfied with their firepower and armor. The interior is defined as a kind of mobile fortress. Of course, the Japanese army did not have ready-made experience with tanks of this weight, and Japanese tank tactics were not written around any kind of clumsy tank. Although the Japanese army's understanding of stacking tanks is essentially to support infantry, the main task scope is to attack the fortified and fire reconnaissance tasks, and because the opponent is too scum, there is no anti-tank warfare. On the surface, the Japanese armored forces tended to be lighter and emphasized mobility, but there was no theory of the use of tank assault in great depth.

Second Lieutenant Yanagimoto began to recall the anti-tank tactics of the Narushino Tank School, where tanks of more than 15 tons were not used in the course. But there is a part to deal with the heavy tanks of the British and American ghosts who are afraid of the dead. In the event of a 30-ton tank, you must not attack head-on, but must make a bold flank detour and go around the enemy's flank to strike.

It was reported that the enemy had come with seven or eight Grant tanks, and it seemed that it was a tough battle. Frontal assault, I'm afraid that I can only exchange battle losses. In Yanagimoto's thinking, if you need to exchange, you must be qualified with one as ten, and this mentality of underestimating the enemy is, of course, caused by his previous experience with the Chinese army. He briefly analyzed the current situation, and from the time calculation, those Grants were still near the warehouse, and the weakness of these tanks was that they were very poorly maneuverable, and the main gun range was small, and they were all on one side.

Thinking of this, he simply admired his talent, and there was a general opinion in the Japanese army that the knowledge level of the Japanese army was two levels higher than that of the Chinese army, and usually the second lieutenant could be the captain of the Chinese army. Of course, Yanagimoto thinks that this view is still too modest. The plan was settled, and he was determined to let the 95 Tank take advantage of the terrain and move on the left side, which would make them feel reassured that the Grant main gun was on the right side of the hull, and their attention would definitely be drawn to it. Then his main force killed from the right flank (his right flank) and taught the Chinese a lesson with the powerful firepower of the 6-pounder gun with a 360° firing range, so that they knew what tactics were.

Although he only took into account Grant's weaknesses and formulated simple tactics, and did not even fully reconnoitre, but only took it for granted, Yanagimoto felt that he could not fail, and every time he used tactics on the Chinese battlefield, he succeeded in the end, and the enemy never showed the intelligence to see through the strategy. He immediately waved the flag and asked all the captains to come to his place for a pre-station meeting. Although they have their own radio, but not on those poor 95 tanks. However, he didn't realize the added benefit that their plans would not be overheard by their opponents.

Xu Chong's drone hovered over Yanagimoto's head, watching as the enemy car commander gathered next to a Churchill with a map spread out on the ground. The optical equipment of this small drone is not very good, and it is impossible to see the signs on their map, but from the gesture of the Japanese commander who is very powerful, pointing at the warehouse in front of him, his plan can be roughly seen.

I saw him pat the shoulders of the commanders next to him, make a stretching and detour to the left, and then turn to the other side and make a decisive gesture to the right. Then, the commanders, who had just been signaled by him to the left and detoured, ran to the 95 tank, and the rest got on Churchill. His plan was almost out of the blue.

The Japanese began a routine artillery bombardment, alerting the Chinese troops in front that they were coming, and then 5 95 tanks moved to one side, using the undulating terrain as cover, appearing and disappearing, and firing a few shots from time to time. The Chinese forces immediately returned fire, apparently using Grant's 75mm guns.

Second Lieutenant Yanamoto sneered and looked at his opponent's plan, and when the battle began, the engine noise of the tank was muffled, so that a sneak attack could be carried out.

He ordered Churchill to act quietly and strike according to the predetermined plan. Of course, he also had a vague feeling that Churchill's speed was a problem, and that when he broke out of the hiding place, he would enter an open area, which would help him find the enemy to fire, but also expose himself. He hoped that the process of finding the enemy and firing would be as short as possible, so that the enemy would not be beaten and still have a chance to react, and because he was not familiar with the British artillery shooting table, he deliberately shortened the distance between the two sides, which was conducive to his gunner's first hit.

There was a lively fight, and here 5 Churchills rushed forward in a formation. Yanamoto stands on the turret and uses binoculars to search for enemies from the smoke. But the background of the warehouse he faced, as well as the thick smoke, it was really difficult to identify. Fortunately, the enemy has not fired here, indicating that they are not aware of the danger on the flanks.

The 3 tanks of the Synthetic Regiment had already aimed their guns here, and they waited for the enemy to appear under the cover of the train and carts. As for why the enemy appeared from here, the commander of the car did not know, it was said by the senior soldier who was five big and three thick; It is said that he climbed to the top of the warehouse and observed the full deployment of the enemy's imminent attack, but there have been too many magical characters like this recently, and everyone is not surprised, especially since he is Lin Linqi's person.

Ma Qiang urged everyone not to be moved by the sound of artillery on one side, but to keep an eye on the quiet left flank, waiting for the enemy to be exposed to the open area. Everyone was apprehensive, but here Ma Qiang had the final say, and if there was a mind, he turned the 37mm gun to the right in case of emergency.

After fighting for a long time, the right side was really fine, and the enemy gradually moved away from the movement. The newly captured 17-pounder guns just fired indiscriminately at that side, and the enemy retreated on its own.

But here, the enemy has secretly emerged, and sure enough, the people around Lin Linqi are also unusual, even a high-ranking soldier can anticipate the enemy's opportunities everywhere.

Ma Qiang continued to restrain the three tanks from firing through the radio, waiting for all enemy tanks to be exposed to the open area. The Japanese tanks passed 400 meters away, the muzzle of the gun turned to this side, and the commander of each vehicle poked his head to observe, and it was very easy to identify them with their backs to the forest, but on the contrary, it was difficult for them to recognize Grant here, and Yanagimoto's plan made them completely passive.

Ma Qiang hid on the roof of the warehouse and watched, the heat was almost over. The enemy tanks were all exposed to their own 12 to 1 o'clock, and the side armor was perpendicular to their line of fire.

He gave the order to shoot.

In the first round of firing, two shells hit the first Churchill, one 37-mm shell hit the side chassis and the breakdown was unknown, and another 75-mm shot hit the seat and immediately blew the turret away.

A second or two later, the second Churchill was also hit, and the 75mm* exploded on the surface, which did not seem to penetrate, but the outside of the tank began to catch fire, and then drove straight forward, until it rolled over in the ditch, and the commander could be seen lying there crackling and burning.

The third tank, on which Yanagimoto was, was not destroyed in the first round of fire. A 37-mm shell hit the turret, and he was so frightened that he quickly got in. The Chinese shooter was a little anxious, Churchill's chassis was too long, like a hundred-legged insect, he didn't know where the enemy was hiding, but Churchill's turret was facing him, so he eagerly shot the gun shield, but he didn't expect that this thing was really thick in front of the face armor.

Yanagimoto ducks in a tank only to realize that he has lost his vision. He didn't find the target with a 6x telescope just now, and now it's even more difficult with a 1.5 periscope.

Grant gave priority to firing the first 3 cars, of course, because he was worried that the enemy would cross 12 o'clock and enter the dead end of the main gun, and now the enemy in front of him was all immobile, and victory was within reach. The Japanese tanks began to turn and try to rush with their frontal armor. One of them saw the target, fired in a hurry, and actually hit, but the shell failed to penetrate. This side immediately to 75 mm * also to color. The blast energy from the surface of the armor was transmitted into the tank, causing metal debris to burst and kill the driver. When the driver fell, he overwhelmed one side of the lever, and the tank braked on one side of the track and unconsciously turned to the side, exposing the side. The second 37-mm shell killed the commander.

At the same time, the lurking infantry kept shooting the enemy infantry who tried to rush through the open field, these infantry were bleeding and moldy, and they were in the open field several hundred meters wide where they could not advance or retreat, and they were facing this anti-tank company that could not fight tanks, and the firepower was not bad. A dozen light machine guns opened fire together, quickly eliminating the infantry of the accompanying tanks.

The last Churchill was still under the command of Willow and was still charging, of course he knew that he could not win, he just did not want to go back alive. This tank was hit seven or eight times by 75 and 37 mm guns, and the emperor appeared, but it did not penetrate it, but the sighting equipment on the tank had already been beaten to a pulp, and there was no possibility of counterattacking at all, so it just blindly rushed over to die, but unfortunately it was too slow and did not have the momentum to charge to the death.

Eventually, the tank's tracks were destroyed, stopped in place, and the guns drooped, but they were always aimed at the front, and several more shots were fired here, and the enemy neither moved nor fired, and it seemed that it was finished and uncertain.

The tank platoon reported that there were not many shells left, so it was better to let the infantry solve it. Ma Qiang agreed to the suggestion, so the infantry brought * close to the side, the gap in the tank seat was smoking outward, it was estimated that the people inside had already died, but they all came, the soldiers filled 20 kg * under the chassis, and then took the drum all the way * to retreat, retreated to the bunker and twisted the detonation rod, and actually blew up the 40-ton tank into the air, and the side was reversed when it fell.

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I'm sorry, I have something to do tomorrow, stop for a day.