Chapter 130: Route

When making a detailed plan, Zhang Chi made some adjustments to the original route.

The reason for the adjustment was that although the original route was the shortest, it had to cross eleven large and small streets, and a considerable part of them still had to cross the front of the Japanese fire.

It is conceivable that tanks and troops are not very dangerous when they run into the wall inside the building, but if they cross the streets and there are follow-up troops, they will also be blocked by Japanese fire.

If the route is moved a little further east, although the route will be more than 700 meters long, the streets that need to be crossed will become nine, and the parts that need to be crossed will still be the blind spot of the Japanese firepower...... The fire blind spot mentioned here is for the Japanese cannon, the Japanese cannon is deployed in the floor, and it locks the street through the window, so the blocking of the window sill will make the cannon have a large fire blind spot below the closer range, and the tank can safely pass through.

But this was not enough, because Zhang Chi considered that even if the tank successfully crossed the street and went straight to the Japanese headquarters, the Japanese troops left behind along the way would still become a trouble...... After fighting with the Japanese army for so long, Zhang Chi knew the quality of the Japanese officers, and they were likely to spontaneously organize to block the Chinese army, and even possibly knock out the windowsill in front of the cannon to reduce the cannon's fire blind spot as much as possible.

Zhang Chi had captured several Japanese Type 92 cannons in the battle with the Japanese army in Myitkyina, and knew that the depression angle of the Japanese cannon was -5 degrees. That is, the cannon will also become a threat to tanks.

Therefore, if the original route is still attacked, it is very likely that the first few Shermans will crash out of a passage that goes straight to the Japanese headquarters, but this passage will be blocked again by the reorganized fire of the Japanese army...... After all, this passage could not be too wide, and the Japanese army could easily cut off the Chinese follow-up troops with only a few machine guns and a few guns.

So Zhang Chi had to make changes to the original route.

The changed route was no longer a simple straight line to the Japanese command, but a point at the corner of the street, where the Japanese cannon was located, and connected these points to the Japanese headquarters.

In other words, to occupy and defend the stronghold of the Japanese cannon along the way. The final destination was the Japanese command.

"Major!" Just as the troops were ready to leave, Pete, who was in charge of communicating with the US tank crew, reported to Zhang Chi: "Tank No. 5 has broken down and needs a little time to repair!" ”

"How long will it take?" Zhang Chi asked.

Zhang Chi knew that Tank No. 5 was one of the only three remaining Shermans.

Pete asked the tank crew a few meters apart, and the American tankman replied: "Half an hour, Major, give me half an hour, and I will definitely fix it!" ”

"To hell with it!" Zhang Chi replied.

While the Sherman tank is important, the Chinese army is now more lacking in time.

Then Zhang Chi gave the order to set off, which made the American tank soldiers full of frustration and regret.

"You know what?" Climbing into the semi-covered armored car where Zhang Chi was, Pete shook his head and said to Zhang Chi: "Although your plan looks like suicide. But it suits the appetite of those American soldiers......"

As he spoke, Pete raised his head at the American tankman who was slapping the tank in a rage: "They all want to be able to participate in your crazy plan, but Tom is obviously going to miss this opportunity!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel a little funny.

It seems that American GIs are not all greedy for life and afraid of death, to be exact...... They are more likely to be unwilling to sacrifice their lives for someone else's war in a foreign land, which may be one of the worst ways the Galahad forces would behave.

And in the Americans, it is actually adventurous, such as this raid on the headquarters of the Japanese army...... This method of raiding had never been used before, and the American GIs sensed that it was likely to go down in history, so they took it as an adventure and rushed to participate in the operation.

Maybe this mentality is better, Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh.

In contrast to the Yankees, who fought with a playful or adventurous mentality, Zhang Chi and the vast majority of Chinese soldiers had a complex, murderous, and desperate mentality with the enemy. The latter is likely to be overwhelming or difficult to integrate into a peaceful world after the war.

The sound of cannon fire interrupted Zhang Chi's thoughts.

Shells bombarded all over the city, with no target or focus, and were simply a waste of shells...... Needless to say, the sound of shells was used to mask the "rumble" of the tank motor and the movement of the building crashing.

Directly in front of the convoy. It was the artillery unit that drew a large circle with white paint on the wall of the building according to the angle of observation...... That's telling the tank driver where to hit it.

However, it is obvious that this white circle was drawn by the Yankees, because they marked a **** beauty in the middle of the white circle, and a line of English was written underneath: "Enter me." I'll make you cool! ”

Seeing this, Pete couldn't help but let out an exaggerated laugh, and in the next second, the tank that was driving at the front really crashed into it with a "boom".

Zhang Chi thought to himself: To go in is to go in. However, whether it can be "cool" in the end depends on the performance of the fighters.

At the front were two Shermans, the first of which was responsible for crashing into the wall, and the second Sherman used a bulldozer blade to shovel away the broken bricks and rubble that had been knocked down and piled up on the road that could block the half-track armored vehicle, and there was also a Sherman tank in preparation...... If one tank is destroyed by the Japanese, the remaining one can be replenished.

But for now, one can only pray that the two Shermans in front of them are safe and sound.

The troops were advancing well, more precisely, the buildings of Rangoon were well suited to tank ramming...... They are not like the towns in central Myanmar and northern Myanmar, most of them are bamboo houses and wooden houses, if they are bamboo houses and wooden houses, the tank will not be a hole when it hits, and it is more likely that the entire building will collapse and block the road ahead.

Yangon is worthy of being the capital of Myanmar and a developed coastal city, because of the wealth of the people, most of the houses here are brick joint structures, so after the tank hits the wall, there will be a hole similar to the outline of a tank, with the huge size of Sherman, this hole is enough for the following armored vehicles and Stuart tanks to pass. (Note: The capital of Myanmar was originally Yangon, but in 2006 the capital was moved to Pimpunna, and the name of Pimpunna was changed to Naypyidaw)

The only danger is that the half-track armored car is half-open, with no cover on the head, and from time to time a brick or two will fall on it to prevent the soldiers in the car from dodging.

However, this is only a trivial matter compared to the upcoming battle. (To be continued.) )