Chapter 24 Automobiles
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The Japanese were cautious at first, carefully checking whether there were any people in a car or tank every time they passed by.
But it soon became clear that the British had really thrown away these tanks, armored vehicles and ammunition and fled, so they relaxed, and even some Japanese soldiers couldn't wait to turn on their flashlights and discuss something while admiring their trophies......
This is not to blame them for being so careless, first of all, because the British on the battlefield in Burma behaved in addition to fleeing and fleeing, just like this time, the British army obviously had more advanced and powerful equipment than the Japanese army but still chose to flee, which not only surprised the Japanese army, but also made the Japanese army have a contempt for the British army and relaxed their vigilance.
Secondly, because the Japanese tanks were not of the same level at all compared to the British tanks, and the excitement and excitement were self-evident that so many were captured on the battlefield at this time.
It is precisely because of these two reasons that Yuta Harada, the captain of the brigade, even personally brought his brigade headquarters to check the situation.
"This is a bonus!" Yuta Harada couldn't help but reach out and touch the tank in front of him, the snow-white gloves were immediately covered with dust, but Yuta Harada didn't mind at all.
After thinking about it, he gave a series of orders to his subordinates:
"Search every car and tank carefully and pay attention to see if there are any time bombs planted!"
"Yes!"
"Immediately order the troops to lay defenses around the convoy to prevent the enemy from harassing and sabotaging!"
"Yes!"
"Send a telegram to Dazuo, asking His Excellency Dazuo to send a team of tank men and drivers, and these tanks and armored vehicles should be used immediately. The sooner the better! ”
"Yes!"
From these three orders, we know the quality of this Japanese officer, who was able to make the most appropriate and correct decision in the shortest possible time when faced with unexpected situations...... If this is an ordinary officer, in this case, the first time must be to ask for credit from the superiors, rather than thinking about how to protect this batch of equipment and let this batch of equipment play a role as soon as possible, but Japanese officers have this kind of battlefield sensitivity, or they have this kind of spirit of ownership.
After a while, Yuta Harada turned his gaze around, and when his gaze fell on the village next to the road, he added another order: "Kawakami-kun, do you see that village?" ”
"Yes!"
"Take someone to search and make sure it's safe there!"
"Yes!"
With a wave of his hand, Captain Kawakami led a squad of infantry with guns and leaned towards the village.
However, what Yuta Harada didn't know was ...... It was this inadvertent order that poked a hornet's nest!
Of course, Zhang Chi sweated when he saw the Japanese coming up, but he was unwilling to easily reveal his position, which was not to say that he was calm, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that the Japanese would just leave or chase the British, even if the Japanese drove away all those tanks and supplies, he didn't mind...... My life is almost gone, and I still care about what bird equipment.
But things didn't always go as he wanted, and Zhang Chi soon saw a small group of Japanese soldiers coming this way with guns and flashlights.
This forced Zhang Chi and others to a dead end, and if they wanted to survive, they had to give it a go.
So Zhang Chi gritted his teeth and ordered in a low voice: "Listen to my orders......"
Closer, closer.
Zhang Chi could even hear the footsteps and conversations of the Japanese soldiers, and it was obvious that this small group of Japanese soldiers did not think that the village would be in any danger, so they walked with ease, discussing the large amount of equipment that had just been captured, and occasionally laughing at the British troops.
Zhang Chi gasped, and wanted to give the order to fight several times, but he couldn't muster up the courage...... If he was close to death at the slightest order, he would rather live a few more seconds in the dark.
But soon even his only wish was shattered, for the Japanese army became vigilant, and they found the traces of the tank tracks under their feet under the flashlight, and watched with astonishment as they stretched all the way in the direction of the village.
Zhang Chi knew that there was no way to avoid it, so he had to shout "hit".
Gunfire and artillery rang out almost at the same time.
The gun was a machine gun, and the M4 Sherman tank was equipped with two machine guns, one was a light machine gun next to the cockpit, and the other was a heavy machine gun mounted outside the tank cabin, and there were a total of fourteen machine guns on the seven tanks.
THE CANNON IS A 75MM CALIBER CANNON, WHICH CAN EASILY PENETRATE A 60MM THICK STEEL PLATE AT A DISTANCE OF 900 METERS, AND ITS POWER IS NATURALLY NEEDLESS TO SAY. But perhaps it was the difficulty of aiming in the dark, or perhaps the fighters were unfamiliar with the handling of American tanks, and only one of the first seven shells hit a car on the opposite road.
The car was filled with canned food from the British, and in an instant, the can was blown up everywhere, causing only the nearby Japanese soldiers to scream...... It should be said that they were lucky to be able to enjoy a canned meal before they died. It's just that for the Japanese who worship bushido, one day their families know that they died not at gunpoint but under cans, but they don't know how they will feel.
At this time, the Japanese troops on the road realized that the battlefield was not as safe as they thought, and immediately set up their guns and fired back.
But this kind of counterattack is obviously useless, because Zhang Chi and others are hiding in tanks, and the Japanese army does not seem to know about this yet.
"Boom ......" was followed by another burst of cannonballs.
This time the Japanese were not so lucky, two out of seven shells hit the car...... Later, Zhang Chi learned that the hit rate was rotten to the home, which was only a straight-line distance of more than 100 meters, and the target was still such a big car, and only two hits in seven shots.
But the low hit rate does not mean that the lethality is low, one of the two cars is equipped with gasoline (note: the US M3 and M4 tanks are gasoline engines), and the other is equipped with ammunition, so this explosion is amazing, only to see the "boom" two explosions of two pillars of fire, and dozens of devils nearby were either thrown into the air or pushed to the ground by the shock wave.
This was the effect Zhang Chi wanted, but he was still frightened by these two violent explosions...... He had never felt such a violent explosion energy at such a close position before, and he was momentarily stunned by them.
But it was only for a short time, and he knew that this might be the only hope for himself and his subordinates to survive, so he immediately shouted: "Fight! Aim for the car to hit! ”