Shotaro Abe's concerns were correct. With the appearance of two Lynx light tanks, two No. 4 tanks appeared in front of all the Japanese troops, and immediately launched an attack without hesitation.
"boom……"
A 75mm high-explosive bomb exploded not far away, and body parts and pieces of mud, water, and blood were scattered everywhere.
"Kill me..."
Amidst the explosion, dozens of Japanese soldiers rushed towards these tanks regardless of their own safety.
The two Japanese soldiers at the front held two cloth bags in their arms. Each bag contained more than ten 89-style grenades. This was all the grenades they could muster.
"Kakaka..."
There was a sound of chainsaw gunfire, and a Japanese soldier who was at the front fell into a pool of blood, and the bag in his hand was thrown several meters away.
The soldiers following behind saw this without any hesitation, and accelerated towards the No. 4 tank.
It's just that in this weather, the ground was full of water. No matter how hard he tried, he could only run one foot deep and one foot shallow, and he couldn't increase his speed at all.
However, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the bad weather also provided good hiding conditions for the Japanese army.
The tank's field of vision was not good to begin with. It was raining heavily, and the loader who was shooting did not even see the Japanese troops approaching from the left.
"boom……"
Along with a violent explosion, a thick smoke and water mist enveloped the Panzer IV tank.
"Onboard!"
When the Japanese soldiers who were trying to contain these tanks saw this, they all yelled excitedly.
But their excitement did not last long. Under the violent raindrops and strong winds, the figure of the No. 4 tank was revealed again, and the machine gun that paused for a few seconds poured out the fire snake again.
"Bagaya Road..."
Seeing this scene, Seitaro Abe clenched his hands, his face full of anger and confusion.
Originally, in his opinion, under such a violent explosion, even if the tank was not destroyed, it should at least lose its ability to move. How could it remain unscathed?
"Send another team up!" Another cold word came out of his mouth.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
A deep sound rang out. It turned out that two Bobcats had circled nearby, and the barrels of their 20mm machine guns were beating happily.
The shell hit the ground and exploded, sending out countless tiny shrapnel.
This kind of debris is not even a scratch for a tank, but for the Japanese soldiers who have no protection, it is a hellish disaster.
Fragments as small as a fingernail or a match head splash into a person's body and then roll around inside the body, turning the fragile inside of the body into a mess.
"ah!"
A scream rang out next to Shotaro Abe. It turned out that a Japanese soldier's arm was grazed by a shell, and one arm disappeared instantly.
The severe pain caused him to fall to the ground and roll around.
The fiery feeling as the shells passed by him, and the feeling of surviving a disaster, not only arose in his heart.
"Your Majesty, Chief of Staff, it's too dangerous here, why don't you retreat first?" The squadron leader who had been following him shouted loudly in his ear.
At this time, Shotaro Abe finally realized the reality. The body cannot withstand steel. Trying to rely on more than 100 soldiers who don't even have weapons to stop the tank is tantamount to blocking the vehicle with help.
"Send me an order for everyone to retreat!" Masahiro Abe, who recognized the reality, finally gave the order to retreat.
But now that there has been a firefight, it is not easy to retreat.
The worst thing was that Seitaro Abe saw infantry figures starting to appear on the other side of the river.
…………
"Reporting to the commander, the 1st Armored Battalion has attacked!"
"good!"
Gao Hongming, who was waiting for the news in the headquarters, was overjoyed.
"Tell Li Chang'an to hold on to the bridge head and protect all infantrymen from crossing the bridge, and then attack forward to expand the breakthrough."
"yes!"
The staff officer had just saluted, and Mayor Liu on the side continued: "Inform Li Yunlong again that the tank unit has opened a channel for him. If he still cannot complete the mission, there is no need for him to be the regiment leader."
"yes!"
"What did the teacher really say?"
On the north bank of the Weihe River, when Li Yunlong could hear the latest order conveyed by the correspondent, he was startled at first, and then felt extremely humiliated.
"Master, you look down on me, Lao Li, too much, don't you? When I was the leader of the new regiment, I dared to join forces with Sakagaki.
Now the strength of the new group is much stronger than that of the new group back then. If we still can't defeat the enemy company on the opposite side, I might as well go back to Zhaojiayu to hold my son.
Order Zhang Dabiao to clear out all the Japanese on the opposite side within ten minutes, otherwise he will not be the battalion commander."
Coincidentally, Li Yunlong's order is also similar to the order just now.
It has to be said that among all the troops under the 386 Brigade, it is hard to say whether the independent regiment led by Li Yunlong has the best combat effectiveness.
But if the Independent Regiment is ranked second when it comes to offensive capabilities, then absolutely no one would dare to claim to be first.
"Tick-tick-tick-tick!"
The passionate sound of bugles echoed in the storm, and countless new regiment soldiers wearing gray military uniforms began to cross the pontoon and rush towards the Japanese position.
The 23rd Regiment, which was originally tasked with blocking the attack, was particularly embarrassed because of the heavy rain.
The trenches were already full of rainwater, so naturally they couldn't stay any longer.
They could only find a temporary bunker on the high ground to block the attack.
"Shitaro Abe, what else do you have to say now?"
Fukuda Tamaki was still staring at Seitaro Abe in front of him, his lips still trembling slightly because he was so angry.
Since a squadron even lost its bridgehead, and all this happened within half an hour.
When I heard the news just now, I almost took out my command sword and hacked Shotaro Abe into pieces.
"Abe-kun, regarding your mistakes, I will report them truthfully to the division commander, so you can take care of yourself."
"I will bear my own responsibilities." Masahiro Abe also took the risk and said with a sneer.
"I would like to ask you, my dear commander, how can a squadron with only a handful of grenades resist the Chinese tanks?"
"But you have bushido and Yamato soul!" Fukuda shouted loudly. He stared at Masutaro Abe for a while, then turned and left in a stride.
"Dong dong dong, dong dong."
The sound of machine guns resounded everywhere on the battlefield.
In this muddy terrain, the Bobcat light tank, which only weighs more than ten tons, is at home like a fish in water.
Its light body shape and weight prevent it from getting stuck in the mud easily, and its wide tracks give full play to its agility and dexterity.
Coupled with the ferocious 20mm machine cannon, the 23rd Regiment was hit with headshots and rats scurrying away.