This time, he finally decided to buy the Sherman Mantou, and it was the follow-up improved M4A2 tank.
The maximum speed was 46km/h, and the front armor of the car was 63 mm. Although it was a little thin, it could still deal with the Japanese's small beans and Type 89 medium tanks.
The main cannon, the M3 75mm cannon, could penetrate 90mm of armor at a distance of 500 meters. It could completely kill the Japanese.
These tanks cost 30,000 yuan each. With Xia Zilong's current funds, he could only provide them with 80 of them, 20 155mm M41 self-propelled artillery, and more than 50 logistics maintenance vehicles.
After a round of shopping, Xia Zilong's wallet was left with only a few hundred thousand yuan as a backup. It was almost empty.
However, with 80 medium tanks, 20 light tanks, and 30 self-propelled artillery, half of the tank division was almost complete!
Next, it would depend on the results of the infantry training.
These newly recruited soldiers had already started training. Their instructors were all from the tank and logistics department.
Although these people were more professional technical soldiers, they were still soldiers no matter what. They still knew the basic training of the army.
They trained for another 10 days or so. After these people barely knew how to dodge and shoot on the battlefield, Xia Zilong decided to start the battle to occupy Xinghe County.
Time waits for no one!
When he first came, it was already the middle of February on the lunar calendar. Now, it was already the end of February, and it was already past March on the solar calendar.
The battle in Xuzhou was in full swing in China, and the country had annexed Austria internationally. The situation was changing, and they had to hurry.
……
On this day, in Xinghe County, Onoban Azura was happily tasting sake and eating delicious dishes.
However, there was someone who disturbed the mood!
"Squadron Leader, something bad has happened!”
"Baga, what's the matter?”
"Ha Yi, Company Leader, our team that went out to gather food was killed by bandits!”
"Hmm? Bagayalu, where did the bandits come from? How dare they attack the imperial army?”
"I'm not too sure about that. I only know that there are a lot of them, about five to six hundred.”
"Yuxi!" Ono Sakura's eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Does Squadron Leader Sakamoto know about this?”
"Ha Yi, someone has already gone to inform him!”
"Yuxi, immediately get Na Sang to gather his troops and exterminate these bandits!”
"What? Squadron Leader, isn't this a little inappropriate? That commander only had six to seven hundred men. He probably wasn't strong enough, right?”
"Don't worry, if they really can't beat us, we'll support them!" Ono Sakura said.”
After receiving the order, the commander of the puppet Manchurian army, Naland, had no choice but to gather his troops and set off.
However, after leaving the city, they felt that things were going a little too smoothly.
"Damn it, are these people really bandits? Why are you so dirty? Why did you let us catch up so easily?”
"Guild Leader is wise, you actually saw through their scheme!”
"Wise my ass! Who told you that they had a conspiracy? However, we should still be careful. Don't let our brothers suffer too many losses.”
They quickly caught up with these " bandits " and then the two sides started fighting on a small slope.
"Pa, pa, pa…"
"Da da da…"
Both sides did not use artillery at the start. They only used rifles and bullets to shoot at each other, mixed with machine guns.
However, the pressure on the Manchukuo soldiers was getting heavier and heavier as the bandits had a lot of machine guns.
"Damn it, are these really bandits? How can there be more machine guns than us? If not for their terrible marksmanship, I would have suspected that they were regular soldiers in disguise!”
"Captain, don't we still have a few small cannons?”
"Yes, we still have cannons. Get someone to blast them ruthlessly and kill these bandits!”
Following his order, the mortars were set up and the test firing began.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the artillery shells flew past, dust flew everywhere on the opposite side.
"Pui, pui, pui!"
Zhang Yuan Ming spat out the dust in his mouth and carefully poked his head out.
This war was indeed a little dangerous. They had trained for a few days, but when they were really on the battlefield, none of them could adapt.
Firstly, they had too few rifles. The battalion of 600 people only had 100 or so guns from the bandits. The rest could only rely on machine guns to make up for the lack of firepower.
However, these new recruits were nervous on the battlefield. They actually pulled the trigger and a string of bullets disappeared. However, there was no result at all.
Now, the situation was even worse. The enemy had actually used cannons. Many people subconsciously lay down, and the battlefield was actually empty of firepower.
Xia Zilong, who was watching the battle from behind, was even more shocked by them. These recruits were indeed useless, or they had too little time to train.
He had no choice but to contact Tie Guozhu with a radio communication device and ask the tanks hidden behind them to provide support.
"Old Tie, let a few tanks fire to support them. We must suppress them!”
"Yes, Marshal!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, the tank had already fired back.
However, he only used Little Mantou's 75mm tank cannon to fire the high-explosive rounds. He did not use the 155mm self-propelled howitzer, as he was afraid of scaring them.
The 75mm cannons that these tanks were equipped with were quite powerful, and the use of high-explosive shells was not much different from ordinary infantry cannons.
As soon as they fired, the Manchukuo army on the other side suffered heavy losses.
A few small steel cannons were instantly turned into scrap metal, and the other soldiers were so scared that they did not dare to raise their heads.
"Motherf * cker, I'll be angry with anyone who says they're bandits! This was an infantry cannon. How could ordinary bandits have one?”
Alright, these people were also country bumpkins. They had no way of distinguishing between infantry cannons and tank cannons.
If it was a professional artillery personnel, they could easily tell from the sound.
Unfortunately, there was none here!
"Guild Leader, what should we do now?”
"What should we do? How would I know what to do?"
Rand was also a little anxious at this moment. He originally thought that he was just going to go through the motions, but he did not expect to kick an iron plate.
"Guild Leader, why don't we retreat?"
"Retreat?" Rand was stunned for a moment before shaking his head.""It's impossible to retreat. It's better to call for reinforcements and let the imperial army deal with them!”
"But can we stop them?"
"It's fine. The other party only has a few cannons. I don't think there are many cannonballs.”
That's right, Tie Guozhu ordered the tanks to stop firing after destroying the enemy's mortars.
They were putting pressure on the other party, not chasing them away.
Without the bait, how could the fish take the bait?
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