Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Ren Linqiang never expected that his plan to scare the Japanese for a few days would backfire and arouse their anger.

The Japanese, who were originally afraid of death, became more ruthless after being humiliated again and again, and this time they planned to launch a full-scale attack.

Tanks lead the way, heavy artillery provide cover, this kind of firepower configuration is an unstoppable combat force on any battlefield.

Unfortunately, the person I met was Lin Qiang, who was hanging on the wall.

Any conspiracy is useless in front of the 150mm caliber heavy howitzer. The damage caused to the Japanese by four heavy artillery pieces is no less than that of an artillery regiment at full firepower.

This is really a huge explosion!

Moreover, heavy machine guns such as Maxim and MG3 can no longer meet the needs of the battlefield, not to mention light machine guns, whose barrels are already red hot.

When Lin Qiang saw that the firepower had weakened, he thought that this was not acceptable. The Japanese's attack this time was very fierce and must be suppressed without giving them any time to breathe.

The artillery opened fire at full capacity, using anti-tank guns and DShKs as guns.

In this way, the battle lasted for more than two hours. The Japanese suffered heavy casualties, so they gave the order to retreat.

However, this time Lin Qiang did not intend to give the Japanese a chance to breathe. He had wasted too much time here and had not killed many Japanese.

"Tank squad out! Pursue with all your might!"

The smoke from the battlefield had not yet completely dissipated, and in the haze, the retreating Japanese soldiers seemed to see some familiar shadows.

When the Japanese were confused, the familiar roar of the engine announced the identity of the phantom, like a heavy hammer hitting their hearts.

Fear, panic, tension, doubt and other emotions appeared in the Japanese army.

That's a tank!

Small island nations with developed industries naturally have tanks, but their tanks are light tanks, which are equivalent to an iron box mounted on a truck with a small-caliber cannon.

Although the Japanese Type 95 light tank is just a small toy compared to the tanks of military powers such as the United States, the Soviet Union and Germany, it is not in the same league at all.

But for the Eighth Route Army, which was seriously lacking in anti-tank weapons and weapons that could effectively kill tanks, light tanks were still a deadly weapon.

At least, whether it was an assault rifle, a Garand, or a heavy machine gun like the Maxim, none of them could penetrate the frontal armor of the Japanese Type 95 light tank.

There are tanks to cover the battlefield, and the Japanese infantry only need to hide behind them and advance slowly.

This time, however, the situation was reversed.

On the battlefield in China, the Japanese experienced the true horror of tanks for the first time.

The T-34 medium tank is many times more powerful than the Japanese Type light tank in terms of both armor and artillery power.

One shot caused as much damage to the Japanese as a 50-caliber mortar.

Four armored vehicles led the way, with machine guns continuously firing bullets, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the devils.

The Japanese soldiers fled in panic, but the T-34s were chasing them closely.

Lin Qiang stood at the temporary command post, his eyes cold and determined: "Pass my order, the tanks continue to advance and expand the victory. Today we must defeat these devils so that they can never rise again."

On the battlefield, the T-34s moved freely, their shells accurately hitting the enemy troops. The soldiers of the independent battalion, through oral recitation by their leaders such as squad leaders and platoon leaders who had telescopes, became excited for a moment.

When they hear something inspiring, they will shout and applaud together.

At this time, the Japanese were in chaos. The officers shouted and tried to reorganize the defense line, but it was of no avail. Some Japanese tried to blow up the T-34 with explosive packs, but they were knocked down by the dense bullets from the armored vehicles before they could get close.

Haradaira Koizumi and Hirano Wataru became the supreme commanders of this team, and the two had disagreements on command at this time.

One advocated retreating, using bombers to destroy the Eighth Route Army's tanks and armored vehicles, and then the infantry would make an all-out charge to take them down in one fell swoop.

Hirano Wataru was a pro-war faction and planned to follow the example of the Eighth Route Army soldiers and use explosive packs to destroy tanks.

Just as the two were arguing, they discovered that Tank had retreated.

That’s right, Lin Qiang ordered the tanks and armored vehicles to withdraw to their positions.

Continuing the pursuit can further expand the results of the battle. If we send in infantry to cooperate in the battle, we may be able to wipe out one-tenth of the Japanese troops.

But Lin Qiang didn't dare to take the risk. If he really pushed the Japanese into a corner, they would order the bombers to come and bomb his own people as well, which would cause huge losses.

Tanks can inflict devastating damage to targets on the ground, but they have almost no air defense capabilities and are slow to move, making them sitting ducks for bombers in the sky.

So far, the system has not rewarded more tanks. A tank in the system mall costs as much as five million anti-war points, which Lin Qiang can't afford at all.

I don’t know what happened, but the system didn’t give any rewards for repelling the Japanese twice, only a large number of anti-Japanese war points were credited to my account.

As Lin Qiang expected, as soon as the tanks returned to the air defense range of Xiaowangzhuang position, the Japanese bombers roared over.

There were no targets on the ground, and the bombers had no intention of bombing the Eighth Route Army positions. They flew beyond the range of the anti-aircraft guns, then turned back and disappeared into the horizon.

The repeated failure of attacks was a great shame for Hirano Wataru.

He was not like some Japanese devils who never looked for the reasons in themselves when they failed, but instead blamed others.

Moreover, Hirano Wataru knew very well that if he wanted to wash away the shame, he had to reach a consensus with Haradaira Koizumi.

So he took the initiative to find Yuanping Koizumi and apologized to him: "Yuanping, I was abrupt just now. Please don't blame me."

A brigade commander actually had to apologize in a servile manner. Although he was a major general of the same rank, such a situation was rare.

There are also differences between major generals and major generals, and their abilities in various aspects vary.

Hirano Wataru belongs to the group of strong ones, while Haradaira Koizumi is in the middle level.

Seeing this, Harahira Koizumi came down the stairs and said, "Hirano-kun, this is my fault. I should cooperate with you and fight back together!"

"From now on, you will be in full command of the team. Let's kill that damn Lin Qiang together!"

Hirano Wataru smiled knowingly. He didn't expect his apology to have such an effect. He patted Harahira Koizumi's shoulder without saying a word.

After seeing the other person leave, the smile on Harahira Koizumi's face disappeared instantly.

"Hmph, this is a battle you can't win. The command is in your hands. If we win, I'll take half the credit. But if we fail, even if Commander Okamura Neiji calls the shots, it won't be me."