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

On the Japanese tank side, the Type 97 tank that was attacked had no eyes on its back. Its commander only knew that he was attacked, but he had no idea where the shell came from.

After all, reality is not a video game. When you are attacked, you will be prompted with the direction of the attack.

He could only anxiously pull down the commander's periscope and quickly look around, trying to find the enemy attacking him.

When he finally saw the two tanks that were obviously different from his own on the road directly behind the rear of the car, he felt a panic in his heart.

"We've been surrounded!" He hurriedly used the radio to contact other friendly tanks, his voice filled with urgency.

At the same time, he used all his strength to turn the steering wheel, trying to turn the turret to counterattack.

"Hurry, hurry up," he shouted.

However, just as he was trying to adjust the turret, the commander saw in despair a flash of fire from the muzzles of the two enemy tanks in the commander's mirror.

Immediately afterwards, the immense force of the impact made him feel his body instantly become much lighter, as if he were flying...

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Inside the Type 97 turret, the 37mm armor-piercing shell accurately hit the ammunition hanging on the turret bulkhead, immediately causing a huge secondary explosion.

"Boom——" After a deafening noise.

The commander of vehicle No. 3 witnessed the Type 97's turret being blown into the sky by the ammunition that exploded, with flames and metal fragments flying everywhere, like a gorgeous firework display.

"Great."

The commander of tank No. 3, who had made the Japanese tank take off its hat in salute, felt excited, as this was his first actual combat achievement.

Even though the quality of their tanks and the level of training were not as good as those of the 1st Tank Regiment of the Fuso Army, under the exquisite command of Zhang Chi, the light tank led by the captain of vehicle No. 3 still managed to sneak up from behind and destroy a Japanese medium tank.

The excited commander of vehicle No. 3 did not relax his vigilance and continued to stare at the sight.

When the thick smoke cleared, he noticed that the remaining Japanese Type 97 and two Type 95 tanks were slowing down and turning, trying to make a 180-degree turn and face him with their thicker frontal armor.

"This is Mallard No. 3. The Japanese are turning towards us. How are you doing, vehicle No. 1?" The commander of vehicle No. 3 reported while aiming at the turning Type 97, trying to attack the side of the vehicle body exposed when it turned.

"I've got a little problem. Vehicle No. 2 can't move." Zhang Chi's voice came over the radio, tinged with urgency and a hint of unease. "Wait until they've completed the turn. Vehicles No. 3 and 4, keep firing while backing into the rainforest. I'll rush out and get them in the butt."

"clear."

The driver of car No. 3 gritted his teeth and turned the handwheel with full concentration.

He knew that the opportunity was fleeting and he had to react quickly.

In the sight, as the Japanese tank turned, the speed of the Type 97 slowed down and the side of the vehicle was exposed in front of him.

"Car No. 3 is firing." He shouted and pressed the trigger handle hard.

"Bang--" The sound of the cannon echoed, shaking the surrounding rainforest.

The 37mm armor-piercing bullet flew out like an arrow, rushing towards the side of the Type 97 tank at a high speed.

"Dang--" A metallic roar sounded, and the towing wheel at the rear of the Type 97 vehicle was hit and shattered directly.

This 15-ton Type 97 tank was paralyzed on the road.

"boom--"

Car No. 4 next to Car No. 3 also opened fire.

The commander of the Japanese tank was shaking the turret with all his strength, trying to fight back, but it was too late. The shell fired by vehicle No. 4 instantly hit the side of the vehicle.

After penetrating the 25mm side armor, the 37mm armor-piercing bullet continued to have momentum and directly penetrated the loader's chest, and then got stuck in the vehicle bulkhead on the other side.

The high-speed metal fragments released after the side armor of the vehicle was pierced scratched the driver's neck. The Japanese driver covered his bleeding neck dejectedly and muttered, "A sneak attack from behind is a mean act that goes against the Bushido..."

"boom--"

Vehicle No. 3 fired another shot, hitting the ammunition rack right under the Japanese tank commander's feet.

"boom--"

The large amount of high-pressure gas generated by the ammunition explosion directly pushed open all the hatches of the Type 97 tank, performing an "armor removal" show on the spot.

Before the captain of vehicle No. 3 could cheer, he noticed that the other two Japanese Type 95 light tanks had completed their turn and were firing while charging towards him.

"Quick, reverse! Machine gun fire at their turrets." He commanded on the radio, feeling excited and nervous.

The other crew members quickly acted according to the order. Vehicles No. 3 and No. 4 backed up towards the rainforest beside the road while firing their coaxial machine guns at the turrets of the two Type 95 tanks, trying to disrupt the Japanese's aiming.

"boom--"

The commander of vehicle No. 3 was surprised to find that the Japanese tank that he was strafing with his coaxial machine gun was actually emitting black smoke and then caught fire.

"The 7.62mm machine gun bullet penetrated the tank armor?" He muttered in disbelief as he looked at the finger that was pulling the trigger of the coaxial machine gun.

"This is car No. 1. I'm behind the Japanese. Kill him!" Zhang Chi's voice came from the radio again.

It turned out that his No. 1 vehicle drove out from the rainforest again and appeared directly behind the two Type 95 tanks. He directly shot one of the defenseless ones into a torch.

At this point, the last Type 95 tank was trapped between two sides and was soon destroyed. Amidst the smoke, the battlefield finally became quiet.

Just like that, a dangerous cheek-to-cheek cha-cha dance in the rainforest ended.

Relying on intelligence and tactical advantages, Zhang Chi's four LVT-A1s successfully destroyed eight tanks of the Kimura Squadron of the Japanese Tank Regiment's 1st Regiment, and only one of his own tanks was damaged.

The newly formed amphibious company achieved a good start with a score of 8:1.

Over the next half hour, everyone began to clean up the battlefield, recover ammunition and debris, and at the same time support the retreating guard platoon infantry.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, and the echoes of battle still lingered in the air.

"The crew of vehicle No. 2 is transferred to the torpedo boat on the river. Vehicle No. 2 is no longer needed. I will blow it up in a moment." Zhang Chi gave the order, directing everyone to handle post-war affairs carefully.

"Carry him carefully, he's my savior." He said to the people who were carrying the stretcher and lifting the driver of car No. 2 onto the speedboat.

Zhang Chi is a little scared now. If it weren't for the driver who sacrificed his life to save him, he might have died gloriously today.

As the dust of the battle settled, three intact LVT-A1 amphibious tanks carrying the guard platoon slowly drove down the river and returned north along the river with the torpedo boat.

As for the damaged car No. 2?

Everyone thought that Zhang Chi had destroyed the tank himself in the jungle, but only he knew that he had actually put the tank into his space a long time ago and completely repaired it after spending more than 200 Silver Lion coins.

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Not long after, Captain Kimura's Type 97 tank finally arrived. He looked at the road full of Fuso tank wreckage emitting black smoke in despair and was stunned for a moment.

"It seems we need to use our secret weapon..."