However, now was not the time to solve these problems. The war had already begun. Since they already had the advantage, they had to continue to work hard to completely destroy the enemy's air force and seize the air superiority!
After Li Yiming led the air force back to repair and replenish their supplies, they prepared to continue the attack.
On the ground, the main tanks of both sides were about to come into contact.
After crossing the sand river, the light tank unit of Xia Fei, who was the vanguard reconnaissance unit, quickly encountered the Japanese vanguard search unit.
Zhao Dalei was the major commander of this vanguard reconnaissance unit. He had four Xiafei tanks under his command, and with his own vehicle, they formed a platoon of reconnaissance units.
Not long after they crossed the river, they finally saw the enemy's search team near Zhongguan Village.
"Everyone, pay attention. Three kilometers away, there are six enemy tanks.”
"Boss, don't worry. We'll kill him and leave nothing behind!”
Zhao Dalei scolded," Stop smiling. You are just light tanks, not heavy tanks!"”
"Yes, yes, yes. We're thin-skinned and big-stuffed. We have to take it easy!”
Zhao Dalei sighed,"These people are hopeless!"
But thinking about it, they couldn't be blamed. This kind of tank was relatively better. Whether it was speed or firepower, it was better than the Japanese.
They usually loved this type of tank. If it weren't for the fact that it was too thin, many people would have looked down on Sherman!
The two sides faced each other, and soon, they were only one kilometer apart.
Fujita Hiro, the commander of the opposing team, was also very cautious. This was because the performance of the tank on the other side seemed to be much better than theirs.
In just a short while, they could not even cover half the distance. The situation did not look good!
When they reached 1000 meters, Zhao Dalei and the others immediately started to aim and shoot.
Although they didn't know if their tank cannons could penetrate the enemy at this distance, it didn't stop them from experimenting!
"Bang, bang, bang…"
"Boom!"
Lady Luck was on their side, and one of the five tanks was lucky enough to hit the target.
Fujita Hiro and the others were shocked. They had thought that the other party was just trying to scare them at such a distance. They did not expect that they would really be able to penetrate their tanks!
"Baga, everyone, start fighting back!”
They could not wait any longer. Even if their Type 95 tanks were equipped with 37mm tank cannons, they might not be able to penetrate the enemy at this distance, but they could not afford to wait!
"Bang, bang, bang…"
Unfortunately, the Japanese's tank cannons were too small. At this distance, their aiming and armor-piercing abilities were too poor. They could not aim at Xia Fei, who was in the middle of maneuvering.
After Zhao Dalei and the rest moved for a distance, the tank cannons were loaded again. They stopped and aimed again.
"Bang, bang, bang…"
"Boom! Boom!"
This time, he was still lucky. He penetrated two of the enemy tanks, and the tracks of one of them were broken, stopping in place.
Although Fujita Hiro's car had luckily avoided two rounds, they were even more afraid now.
Because of these two rounds of fire, half of the six tanks on their side were destroyed, and only two could continue fighting.
However, up until now, they had not achieved any results. Instead, they had been beaten into an advantage by the other party.
"Bang! Bang!"
The remaining two tanks continued to fight. It was unknown whether they were desperate or fighting back bravely.
"Boom!"
This time, their design finally worked. One of the Xia Fei cars on the opposite side was finally pierced through.
Originally, the 30-millimeter-thick slanted armor right above them was theoretically equivalent to about 50 millimeters.
However, this tank was really unlucky!
During the maneuver, because the ground was uneven, when the shell hit them, the front of the car was lifted up, exposing the lower part of the inclined armor in front of the shell.
This part of the armor was only a dozen millimeters. Although the angle of inclination was barely more than 20 millimeters, it was still unable to withstand the enemy's 37 mm tank cannon.
After being penetrated, the shell penetrated the engine behind it, and flames rose.
Fortunately, he was equipped with an automatic fire extinguisher, so the fire was extinguished in an instant and did not cause an explosion.
However, their losses were not small either. The tanks were basically scrapped. Two members of the convoy were seriously injured, one was lightly injured, and only two were safe.
Zhao Dalei and the others did not have time to care about them at this time. They could only continue to fire their cannons and completely destroy the other party. Only then would they be able to go over and check on their comrades.
"Bang, bang, bang…"
The remaining four tanks continued to fire. This time, the Japanese finally couldn't dodge. The remaining two tanks were all hit.
After destroying the enemy, to prevent any accidents, they continued to fire two shots at the enemy tanks one by one, especially the one with only broken tracks!
At this time, they could basically confirm that the enemy tanks had been completely destroyed. Even if the members of the convoy were not all killed, they were probably injured in varying degrees.
Zhao Dalei ordered one of the other tanks to be on guard while the other two tanks went to clean up the battlefield. He himself went to check on his comrades.
Fortunately, although two of them were seriously injured, they probably only lost arms and legs. They should not die!
The others sighed,"Damn it, the Japanese's little ones aren't completely useless!"”
" Please," Zhao Dalei said." No matter how bad they are, they are still tanks. They have tank cannons that can penetrate armor!"”
After the initial clean-up was completed and the Japanese were all eliminated, the rescue vehicles called for arrived.
After handing over the wounded to them, the remaining four tanks continued to search forward.
After ten minutes, they finally found the Japanese army.
"The Japanese finally couldn't take it anymore. Their chariot division really came!”
"Old Long, let me command the tank battle this time!”
Long Zhenxiong was unhappy and retorted,"Why? I'm the commander now. What right do you have to command me?”
"Old Long, it's not that I don't have a sense of superiority and inferiority. It's just that you have more important things to do!" Feng Jing laughed.”
"What is it?"
Feng Jing smiled and looked at Chief of Staff Nie Hai.
Nie Hai had no choice but to say," Commander, you're not only a lieutenant general of the armored forces, but also the commander of the army. You're in charge of the infantry and air force. How can you go to the front line at will?"”
Long Zhenxiong was speechless!
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