The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

The area of ​​the Kingdom of Pegu was very large, almost equivalent to the entire area of ​​the northeastern part of the Kingdom of Qian.

However, the rivers in the kingdom all run north-south, which results in the land of the Kingdom of Pegu being divided vertically into narrow strips during the rainy season.

After Zhang Chi learned from intelligence that the Japanese army had medium tanks and artillery, he quickly determined that the only road the Japanese could take was the one that went north along the Mailikai River.

With the help of torpedo boats and amphibious tanks, he moved south along the river much faster than the Japanese advancing north on the muddy road.

So the guard platoon infantrymen on torpedo boats and amphibious tanks ambushed in the S-bend in advance with mines and explosives. He foresaw that the main infantry column of the devil would slow down and gather there, which was just the right time to play the role of the mines and explosives buried in advance.

His four LVT-A1 amphibious tanks were quietly ambushed outside the village of Trativa, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese vanguard troops.

In order to prevent the roar of the engine from being exposed in advance, the engines of the four tanks were turned off in advance.

Inside the No. 1 tank, Zhang Chi sat in the turret and carefully observed the Japanese tanks driving on the road through the commander's periscope.

He could clearly see four Japanese tanks. These small Type 4 light tanks had plaster flags on them and were arranged in a long snake formation to clear the way ahead.

And there were more shadows in the mud rain behind the convoy.

He estimated that at least 10 Japanese tanks were approaching him.

As the enemy tanks continued to approach along the road, Zhang Chi's heart tightened. He estimated that the enemy was only 300 to 400 meters away from the woods where his troops were hiding.

The Japanese tanks ahead seemed unaware of the ambush and continued to move forward on the road.

Zhang Chi placed his eyes on the gunner's sight and gently turned the elevation and steering handwheels to complete the aiming.

The muzzle of the 37mm main gun moved slowly, tracking the movement of the Japanese Type 95 tank in the lead.

"Remove the armor-piercing shells and reload the grenades." Zhang Chi gave orders in a low voice to the loader sitting next to him.

According to the pre-arranged tactics, Zhang Chi's Mallard No. 1 tank and the No. 2 tank next to it needed to take on the task of luring the enemy from the front to cover the other two tanks moving to the side and rear of the Japanese tank team.

Therefore, his car had to use armor-piercing bullets to try to directly destroy the Japanese's leading tanks, block the road, and force the Japanese tanks behind to be squeezed on the road.

However, Zhang Chi suddenly noticed that the turret hatch and the hatch on the front of the Japanese tank were all open.

He guessed that the devils opened the hatch to get some fresh air because the weather was too hot and humid.

The Japanese's carelessness gave him a good opportunity to use grenade fragments to kill the people in the car, so Zhang Chi immediately decided to temporarily change the type of ammunition.

In fact, the temperature in Bago Kingdom during the rainy season is not low, and the high humidity in the air makes the closed tank like a sauna. Even though Zhang Chi can always get ice-cold cola from the system to quench his thirst, he almost fainted from heatstroke.

Before encountering a clear enemy, both the enemy and our tank crews opened the hatches for ventilation to conserve the crew's energy. (One of the reasons why the ZTZ88 failed to be exported to the Middle East was that it lacked air conditioning.)

As the distance between the enemy and us gradually shortened, when the leading Japanese tank approached to about 200 meters, the body of the Type 95 tank almost filled the field of view of Zhang Chi's sight.

Based on historical data, Zhang Chi knew that the trajectory of the Bald Eagle's 37mm M6 tank gun was almost horizontal within a distance of 300 meters. He was obviously confident in the quality of the tanks produced by the system, and he was sure that the first shot could directly hit the Japanese hatch.

"Calling the nest, there's firing from the S-bend."

After hearing the notification on the radio and learning that the guard platoon had already started fighting, Zhang Chi aimed the crosshairs at the front of the open hatch of the Japanese vehicle, estimated the lead time, and directly pressed the trigger handle.

"boom--"

Upon hitting the enemy, the fragments of the 37mm high-explosive bomb all poured into the Japanese lead vehicle through the open hatch.

In an instant, the fuel in the Type 95 light tank was ignited, and the flames immediately engulfed the entire vehicle body.

"Destroy one [Type 3 Light Tank], and you'll gain 300 R&D points and 1000 Silver Lions. Kill three [Non-Commissioned Officers], and you'll gain 150 R&D points and 300 Silver Lions."

The system prompt also appeared immediately. It was obvious that the three Japanese crew members in the car were sent to meet their Amaterasu by shrapnel in an instant.

"Mallard No. 2, you open fire too." Zhang Chi did not hear the expected second gunshot and hurriedly gave the order.

Then, Mallard No. 2 also opened fire.

But the new gunner of vehicle No. 2 was obviously too nervous, and he aimed a 37mm armor-piercing shell too low, hitting the track of the second Japanese vehicle.

"Bang!" With a dull sound, the left track of the Type 95 light tank fell off immediately. Then, under the action of inertia, it turned half a circle to the right on the spot, and then stopped.

"Mallard No. 2, shoot at the stopped one, No. 3 and No. 4, hold steady and don't move yet." Zhang Chi gave orders through the radio while turning the handwheel to aim at the Japanese tank behind.

The two remaining intact Japanese tanks quickly closed their hatches and began to deploy into battle formation, maneuvering while looking for Zhang Chi's hiding place.

Zhang Chi kept pulling the trigger handle, and with the cooperation of the loader, he achieved a theoretical firing rate of one round per 4 seconds, firing 3 shots in a short period of time.

"Boom--" After a loud noise, the Type 95 tank he was aiming at that was trying to drive into the rainforest began to emit two plumes of thick smoke.

At the same time, the rookie gunner of vehicle No. 2 finally made some progress. The shell accurately hit the side of the stopped Type 95 vehicle, instantly creating a hole.

"Great, I hit it." The newcomer couldn't help but cheer softly, and then continued to fire at the Type 95 tank.

Noticing that Car 2 was still firing at the car that was already smoking, Zhang Chi quickly ordered it to change its target: "Car 2, cease fire. Attack the car in the ten o'clock direction that's still maneuvering."

He quickly turned the steering wheel, trying to aim at the last Japanese tank, but before he could fire...

"boom--"

A 57mm high-explosive bomb suddenly hit him, and the bomb exploded a few meters in front of his tank, splashing mud rain and blurring his gunner's sight.

"Oh no." Zhang Chi, who had lost his vision, quickly put his eyes on the commander's periscope.

His heartbeat suddenly accelerated. As a soldier and civilian who had read many memoirs of tank soldiers in World War II, he knew what it meant for a tank soldier's sights to be destroyed on the battlefield - either retreat or abandon the vehicle.