The scene of the Chinese expeditionary force heroically rushing to "Jack's helmet", Clifton looked through the telescope and found the same exclamation as Pete: "If anyone can fight these crazy Japanese, it should be the Chinese, because they are as crazy as the Japanese!" ”

What Clifton didn't know was that the Chinese Expeditionary Force was not "crazy", but was brought to a dead end by the Japanese and had to do it.

The expeditionary force's attack on "Jack's Helmet" lasted for twenty minutes, and the reason why it took so long was not because the Okami detachment resisted for so long.

In fact, the Gangming detachment did fight very tenaciously, but the huge disparity in strength and firepower between the enemy and us, especially the combat courage of the Chinese expeditionary force, which was not inferior to the Japanese army, made the Chinese expeditionary force crush the Gangming detachment within 10 minutes.

However, this does not mean that the tank can safely put on the "Jack's helmet", because there are still many wounded or pretending to be wounded Japanese soldiers hiding in the grass with grenades or explosive bags, which makes the soldiers have to spend some time cleaning up the battlefield.

When it was done, the tank drove into "Jack's Helmet" and formed a defensive ring on the small hill.

The new 1st and 2nd regiments had a total of 15 tanks, minus the two lost by the 2nd regiment in the battle, and there were still thirteen left...... The New Second Regiment did not take the same measures as Zhang Chi, so two of the five tanks were blown up, and if Zhang Chi and others had not quickly defeated the Gangming detachment, I was afraid that the tanks of the New Second Regiment would suffer even greater losses.

These thirteen tanks were placed on the hill every ten meters, encircling the hill, and in an instant, the originally easy to attack and difficult to defend "Jack's helmet" became easy to defend and difficult to attack.

This scene seems a bit familiar...... When the Japanese army was defending Mandalay, Genuchi Shoichi once sacrificed the mobility of the tank and buried the tank and armored vehicle in the ground as a battery to use as a battery, and Zhang Chi's defense of "Jack's Helmet" seems to be the same this time.

But in reality, there is a difference between the two.

Shoi Minuchi defended Mandalay, and it was only natural for him to use tanks and armor as artillery batteries. Knowing that their tanks and armored vehicles are far from the enemy in all aspects of performance, it is better to dig tank trenches to limit the mobility of the tanks on both sides than to be destroyed by the enemy one by one in a tank battle.

The downside is ...... Genuchi's enemy, the Chinese Expeditionary Force, had a lot of anti-tank equipment against Japanese tanks, such as tanks, anti-tank guns, cannons, howitzers, and even heavy machine guns that could penetrate the armor of his light tanks.

As a result, Shoichi Minuchi used the tank in the ground as a battery, and there was only one way to die...... That was only a question for the Chinese Expeditionary Force of how many shells to find and fire to destroy it.

And now the practice of relaxation. Although it is also at the expense of the mobility of the tank. But here's the difference...... The Japanese army did not have the equipment to effectively deal with American tanks, especially these Japanese troops on Kuah Island.

Bazooka?

Even the Bazooka of the American army has not yet appeared, let alone the Japanese army, which is several levels behind in industry.

Mortar?

IT MAY POSE A CERTAIN THREAT TO THE AMERICAN TANK, FOR EXAMPLE, ITS SHELLS HIT THE TOP OF THE TANK TURRET, SINCE THE TOP ARMOR OF THE TURRET OF THE AMERICAN STUART TANK IS ONLY 10MM, THE MORTAR SHELL MAY BE ABLE TO PENETRATE IT AND DESTROY IT, BUT THIS PROBABILITY IS TOO SMALL, AND THIS POSSIBILITY IS ALSO REDUCED AGAIN BECAUSE THE SOLDIERS PILE SANDBAGS ON THE TOP OF THE TANK.

The one that can pose a threat to these tanks from a distance should be anti-tank guns.

But even if the Japanese army had anti-tank guns, it would not play a big role. The reason is that when the soldiers arrange these tanks, they will use the ridge line on the top of the mountain, that is, only a little tank cannon and barrel can be seen under the hill, and the lower part is very cleverly used by the soldiers to hide the terrain or use sandbags as cover.

Therefore, even if the Japanese army has anti-tank guns in their hands, it is difficult to pose a threat to these tanks located on the top of the mountain, especially since there are several Sherman tanks that cannot even penetrate the Japanese anti-tank guns.

Therefore, Zhang Chi's approach is completely different in the eyes of Clifton and Kawaguchi Kiyoken.

Clifton was taken aback when he saw Zhang Chi defending the tanks in a circle on the hill like this. Hurriedly hung up a phone call to Zhang Chi and shouted, "Zhang, what are you doing?" Didn't you use your tanks as targets in front of the Japanese artillery? ”

"I know what I'm doing. Captain! Zhang Chi replied.

"No, you don't know......" Clifton insisted, "the most important thing is the maneuverability of a tank, understand?" You can't ...... like that."

Before Clifton could finish his words, Zhang Chi hung up the phone.

This is not to blame Clifton, he does not have much experience in fighting the Japanese army, so he does not know that anti-tank equipment has always been the shortcoming of the Japanese army. Especially the Japanese troops who landed on Kuah Island not long ago.

"Bastard!" When Clifton was nervous, Kiyoken Kawaguchi on the other side was so angry that his forehead jumped.

Chinese this move can be said to hit the key point of the Japanese army......

Kiyoken Kawaguchi knew it would be difficult for him to capture the steel fortifications surrounded by tanks, because the only way to capture it was to have the infantry rush forward with cluster grenades and explosives packs, but this was obviously not effective. This can be seen from the rapid defeat of the Gangming detachment by the Chinese army just now. It was only then that Kiyoken Kawaguchi realized that he had made a mistake...... He underestimated the Chinese army on Kuah Island, they were more combat-effective than the American army, and he always thought that they were just vassals of the American army.

Then, if this steel fortification is not taken, it means that the Japanese army will be completely defeated in this offensive.

The reason for this is simple, Heights 2 is located exactly on the offensive route of the Japanese army, and all the troops attacking the American line will shine their backs in front of the Chinese troops on Heights 2, and all the troops that will go for reinforcements will be suppressed by the Chinese troops on Heights 2......

While Kiyoken Kawaguchi was still hesitating, the Chinese troops on Heights 2 had already fired several flares in the surroundings, and then the gunfire soon rang out, and the Japanese troops who were exposed to the light of the flares, including those who were still charging towards the American positions, fell in a pool of blood with the sound of gunfire.

"Your Excellency Major General......" The staff officer anxiously urged Kawaguchi Kiyoken: "Before the Chinese completes the encirclement, give the order quickly, otherwise it will be too late!" ”

Kawaguchi Qingjian gritted his teeth, and helplessly squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Order the troops, break through!" ”

(To be continued.) )