The Japanese soldiers 'artillery fire was very sharp. After a fierce bombardment, Zhao Ting's position was blown up by the Japanese soldiers.
When the Japanese finished their bombardment, they found that some of the bunkers and fortifications that had been repaired during the night had also been destroyed by the Japanese artillery.
"Find cover and prepare for battle!”
Although the trenches had been destroyed by the Japanese's artillery fire, there was no time to repair them now. Zhao Ting called the soldiers in his company to enter the position.
Zhao Ting's company was in charge of a 50-meter line of defense. They only had 30 or so people, so their forces were somewhat stretched.
The company already had two light machine guns and three more from the Japanese, so they had enough firepower.
Zhao Ting placed three machine guns in a line, and the other two machine guns were placed about 20 meters behind him.
Zhao Ting was very particular about his arrangement. The scattered machine guns would not be wiped out by the Japanese grenade launchers.
Moreover, he had arranged the front lines in a staggered manner. There was a machine gun every 20 meters, which could greatly increase the firepower of the front lines.
Not only could they provide support to the front line, but they could also suppress the Japanese from a certain point and block the gap.
These soldiers had already fought several battles with the Japanese, and they no longer had the fear and awkwardness of going to the battlefield.
They quickly searched for trenches and bunkers and laid down in some of the craters that had been blasted open. They loaded their bullets and prepared for battle.
Through the smoke, they could already see the Japanese move out. There were about 200 Japanese in a squadron, lined up in three echelons, and they had already flooded out of the trenches and were pressing towards them.
In front of the Japanese infantry squadron, there were five tanks that looked like steel monsters. They were the Japanese's "Little Bean Tank'.
The Japanese's Little Bean Tank was a Type 94 light tank. It was small in size and had thin armor. It was equipped with a Type 91 6.5mm machine gun.
Although the Type 94 light tank of the Japanese looked unremarkable, it was invincible against the Chinese army that lacked anti-tank weapons.
The Japanese had suffered a huge loss in Zhao Ting's direction yesterday and lost more than a squadron. They were also furious.
Therefore, they had directly transferred five Type 94 light tanks over. Their goal was simple: to take revenge for yesterday's incident.
The friendly troops on both flanks were already shouting loudly, and the atmosphere in the air suddenly became tense.
Battalion Commander Wang Hai's face turned pale when he saw the Japanese sending out tanks.
However, when he saw the two anti-tank trenches dug overnight in front of the camp, he felt a little relieved. He was also impressed by Zhao Ting's foresight.
"Hurry up and bring a few barrels of pine oil over. Prepare to deal with the Japanese tanks!”
Although there were two anti-tank trenches, Wang Hai did not dare to be careless. He ordered them to find pine oil, which was one of the ways they dealt with the Japanese tanks.
"Liu Gang!"
"Yes!"
When Zhao Ting saw the Japanese tanks, he was not afraid. Instead, he smiled and called the new platoon leader, Liu Gang, to his side.
"Go to the battalion headquarters and ask the battalion commander to lend me the Type 92 heavy machine gun.”
"Yes, sir!"
Liu Gang didn't ask why. After answering, he followed the traffic moat and headed straight for Battalion Commander Wang Hai.
With five Type 94 tanks leading the way, the Japanese soldiers became much more arrogant and swaggered over.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The Japanese tanks were fearless. They knew that the Chinese army did not have anti-tank weapons. As long as they did not let the explosives approach them with cluster grenades, they were almost invincible.
As soon as the Japanese tanks entered the firing range, they fired their cannons. With a piercing whistle, black smoke rose from Zhao Ting's position, and sand flew everywhere.
Fortunately, the Japanese tanks were only able to scare people. Their shooting accuracy was not high, and they mainly relied on their machine guns for close combat.
The Japanese soldiers followed behind the tanks and fired at Zhao Ting's group one by one. Smoke and dust flew everywhere. A few soldiers who were not well-hidden were injured and lost their ability to fight before they could officially exchange fire.
The tanks of the Japanese soldiers charged straight at them. They were so focused on firing their cannons that they did not notice the hidden anti-tank trenches.
A Japanese tank was at the front, and it quickly plunged into the anti-tank trench. The barrel of the gun was directly inserted into the soil.
The other four Japanese tanks were also shocked when they saw one of them fall into the anti-tank ditch. They had no choice but to stop.
Facing the insurmountable anti-tank trenches, the Japanese tanks were in trouble. Both sides were wet farmland and could not pass through.
In the end, they could only stop at the side of the anti-tank trench and shoot at Zhao Ting's side in retaliation.
The Japanese infantry had no choice but to bypass the tanks and attack on their own.
"Rumble!"
"Boom!"
However, the Japanese infantry had finally crossed the anti-tank trench and stepped into the minefield that Zhao Ting and the others had set up.
Amidst the explosions, the Japanese soldiers who were charging at the front were instantly blown into pieces.
"Baka Yalu!"
The Japanese soldiers were used to regular attacks. They didn't expect their opponents to have changed so much. They suffered a huge loss.
At this time, platoon leader Liu Gang had brought his men to retrieve the Type 92 heavy machine gun from the battalion headquarters. The machine gun team also followed.
"Brother, do you see those Japanese tanks firing?”
Zhao Ting pointed at the Japanese tanks that were parked at the side of the anti-tank trench and ordered the leader of the heavy machine gun team.
"Company Commander Zhao? That was a Japanese tank. Would heavy machine gun bullets be able to penetrate it?”The machine gun captain was a little uncertain.
"You can find the right spot and hit it. You can definitely penetrate it.”
The Type 92 heavy machine gun used 7.7mm bullets. At such a close distance, it could penetrate steel plates. It was enough to deal with the thin Japanese tanks.
Soon, the Type 92 heavy machine gun was set up, and the 30-round protection plates were ready.
"Teng, teng, teng!"
Following Zhao Ting's order, the heavy machine gun's unique roar rang out from the garrison's position.
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