After thinking about it, Genuchi felt that there was only one way, that is, to use anti-tank trenches to stop the attack of the Chinese army's tanks, while his own tanks and armored vehicles were buried in the ground with only the turrets exposed, and then piled sandbags to build pillboxes, so that they could be used as a firepower point and not easy to be discovered and destroyed by the enemy.

Objectively speaking, this tactic of Genuchi Shoichi is not clever, because basically no one will do it...... After all, the advantage of tanks and armored vehicles is mobility, and tanks and armored vehicles that lose mobility are not much different from living coffins.

However, his tactics were the most correct decision made after reluctantly carrying out defensive orders and comparing and analyzing friend and foe.

The ideal result of this tactic is to destroy or suffer heavy losses from enemy tanks with camouflaged anti-tank trenches, and then the enemy can only rely on infantry to attack, so that the tanks and armored vehicles buried in the ground can do their job.

Genuchi's tactics almost succeeded, because this is how the British fought and the situation of the war developed this way, and the mistake was ...... The first to attack was not the Chinese who could fight, but the British who did not look at it well.

And now, because the Chinese already know the trap of Genuchi Shoichi, it is impossible to be fooled again.

"How do I fight now?" Wang Mazi asked.

"Good fight!" Zhang Chi just smiled.

After receiving the consent of the upper peak, the Chinese troops soon took over the British defensive line.

Perhaps it was a demonstration to the retreating British and Indian troops, but in fact it should be said to be more of a mockery, and the Chinese army attacked Mandalay when the Chinese army had not had time to retreat sharply.

The first to hit was also a piece of artillery shells, and the new 1st Division used all its artillery...... A howitzer regiment, two mountain artillery battalions, plus mortars of various calibers, a total of more than 100 artillery pieces fired at the Japanese defense line at the same time, and the shells only blew up bursts of fire and smoke from the Japanese position, and at the same time, the British and Indian troops who were about to withdraw turned back and watched.

Unlike the Anglo-Indian Army. The Chinese artillery shells did not hit the depth of the Japanese or the buildings, but bombed back and forth in front of the Japanese defense line, and only stopped after a few rounds.

The purpose of this was not to kill as many Japanese soldiers as possible, but to remove the camouflage from the anti-tank trenches.

Zhang Chi held a telescope in the trench and looked in the direction of the Japanese army, the effect of the artillery bombardment was still very good, the Japanese anti-tank trench had been completely exposed in front of the sight of the Chinese army, even if the smoke of the shells had not dissipated, he could see it clearly.

The next thing was easy, Zhang Chi waved his hand, and several Sherman tanks that had been equipped with dozers and converted into bulldozers drove up under the cover of the infantry.

Almost at the same time, the artillery fired several smoke grenades in the direction of the Japanese troops. Then another round of shells rained down on the Japanese positions.

The purpose of these artillery fires was still not to kill or injure the Japanese soldiers, but to interfere with the Japanese army's line of sight, so that the Japanese anti-tank gunners could not safely shoot at the Sherman tank.

Actually, it's just for the sake of insurance...... AT THIS TIME, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ANTI-TANK GUNS EQUIPPED BY THE JAPANESE ARMY WERE TYPE 94 ANTI-TANK GUNS, WHICH COULD ONLY PENETRATE 30MM OF STEEL PLATES AT A DISTANCE OF 1000 METERS, AND COULD PENETRATE 40MM OF STEEL PLATES AT A DISTANCE OF 500 METERS, WHILE THE FRONTAL ARMOR OF THE SHERMAN TANK WAS 51MM, AND THE ARMOR-PIERCING THICKNESS OF THE TURRET EVEN REACHED 76.2MM, AND IT WAS INCLINED, WHICH WAS NOT AT ALL A THICKNESS THAT THE JAPANESE ANTI-TANK GUNS COULD DEAL WITH.

But things on the battlefield are always careful to make the ship of ten thousand years. What's more, even if the anti-tank gun hits the tank and can't destroy it, the kinetic energy will cause some damage and trouble to the tankers in the tank, so Zhang Chi still decided to let the artillery fire provide cover for the Sherman tank.

Then things have to be like sappers at work...... I saw a few Sherman tanks moving forward and sometimes retreating, pushing piles of new earth and bricks scattered when the building collapsed into the anti-tank trench. It didn't take long for a section of anti-tank trenches to be filled.

In fact...... This method should not be used at all if it is used elsewhere or against other enemies, because the enemy will not allow these tanks to blatantly fill in the anti-tank trenches in front of the defensive line, and all kinds of anti-tank weapons and even tanks will come up to destroy these bold tanks while the tanks are operating.

But at this time, the Chinese army was facing the Japanese army, which was very weak in anti-tank equipment, especially the Japanese army, which was almost blank for Sherman tanks. So the Sherman tank could be in vogue in front of them.

The Japanese soon learned of the tanks' intentions and realized that the Chinese could not be allowed to fill the tank trenches, otherwise the rest of the battle would be a nightmare. So I immediately organized several demolition teams to come up and blow up the tanks.

However, they soon found that it was very difficult to do this, because there was a tank trench in front of them, which they had dug to a depth of more than two meters and a width of more than four meters in order to trap the Sherman tanks of the Chinese soldiers.

As a result, there were Japanese soldiers who did this, and those Japanese soldiers carried their whole equipment and even carried explosive bags, and it was not easy to jump over the more than four meters wide anti-tank trenches in this situation, which made them have to run for a while...... At this time, the Chinese army easily spotted them, and when they rose into the air, they stood in front of them like excellent targets, so a bullet quickly beat them into blood, and they died before they landed.

Another part of the Japanese army chose to climb through the bottom of the anti-tank trench, which should be said to be feasible, after all, there is no big problem in jumping from the anti-tank trench more than two meters deep, and it does not take too much effort to climb up, and it can hide itself.

But the problem is that this anti-tank trench is different from the trench, the trench is dug in a "Z" shape, and the purpose of this digging is to prevent a grenade from exploding in the trench to block the entire trench from beginning to tail with a single piece or a machine gun.

The Japanese army did not think about this when they built the anti-tank trench, and dug the anti-tank trench through it, so they ...... As the Japanese troops climbed into the anti-tank trenches, they suddenly noticed a grenade thrown from the opposite side, and then machine guns rang out on both flanks.

After an explosion and screams, the anti-tank trench soon fell silent.

But at least they didn't have to worry about the Zombie Wilderness, as the Sherman Tank quickly pushed in a pile of dirt and rocks to cover them tightly. (To be continued.) )