Chapter 1214: The back road is cut off
"Boom!" The engines of the tanks roared and converged as if they were thundering. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe wide tank tracks crushed the ground with that tooth-sore sound.
A torrent of steel composed of more than 200 tanks rushed towards the position of the Philippine Army with an indomitable momentum. At the head of the list was the Imperial Army's 'Tiger' heavy tank. This tank was more powerful and heavily armored than the Leopard 2 medium tank, which was commonly used in the Imperial Army, and had an 88 mm gun, which was much more powerful than the 75 mm gun of the Leopard 2 tank. However, due to the relatively small production volume, each armored brigade of the Imperial Army is currently equipped with only a small number of such tanks, and each brigade is equipped with only one company, that is, 18 'Tiger' tanks. Even with the formed Panzer Army, each of the Panzer Divisions below was only equipped with one battalion. Of course, with the Imperial Army's complete production of the 'Leopard 2' tank and the transfer of all production capacity to the 'Tiger' tank, the production of the 'Tiger' tank will continue to increase, and as the war progresses, it will not be long before the whole army is replaced with more advanced 'Tiger' tanks.
Of course, the 'King Tiger' tank, which is more powerful than the 'Tiger' tank, is also being tested, and when it will be mass-produced depends on the development needs of the war. If the 'Tiger' tank alone can win this world war, there is naturally no need to produce too many more expensive 'King Tiger' tanks. In the tank design institute of the Imperial Army, there are still many tanks under development, such as the successor model of the "Tiger" tank, the "King Tiger" tank, the successor model of the "King Tiger" tank, the "Siberian Tiger" tank, and so on.
"Oh my God! There are so many tanks, how can this be done? "Some of the indigenous Filipino troops were terrified when they spotted the swiftly approaching Imperial tank troops. The fragile human body has no way to fight against the hard steel. Especially in the face of a charge of more than 200 tanks, it will make people's courage quickly dissipate.
"Run! A large number of tanks of the Chinese are coming. The Filipino Native Army roared in terror, turned and fled. As for the orders of the Americans, no one paid any attention to them at all. After all, in such a situation, saving your own life is the most important thing. As for the rest, you can forget about it for a while. What's more, this time when attacked by so many tanks from the Chinese, even the Americans may be difficult to protect themselves. Under such circumstances, those Filipino natives will naturally not faithfully carry out the orders of the US Army.
How can a person's legs run past the tracks of a tank? The Philippine troops, who were frantically fleeing for their lives, were soon overtaken by the armored forces of the Imperial Army. So, what awaited them was the slaughter of the armored forces of the Imperial Army. The tank guns wanted to open fire from the dense crowd, and a high-explosive shell went down, and there were more than a dozen dead and wounded. The courseing machine gun at the front of the tank opened fire wildly, knocking the fleeing Filipino soldiers to the ground. Even some brutal tank crews rushed directly up and crushed those Filipino soldiers with their tracks. After the tank drove past, it left blood-colored marks on the ground. Within the crevices of the tracks, there were crumbs of human flesh. Of course, it was not until the end of the battle and the maintenance of the tanks that those tankmen would pay for their barbarism, and many of them were so disgusted that they could not even eat. It's just that they can't feel all this now, and they are wantonly killing these Philippine troops with the weapons in their hands.
"Bang! Bang! "A Filipino soldier bravely opened fire on a 'Leopard 2' tank, and the rifle bullet hit the tank's armor, blooming one spark after another. It's just that this can't do any damage to the tanks of the Imperial Army.
"Dada!" The course machine gun in front of the tank fired a single shot, and a few machine gun bullets killed the Filipino soldier.
"High-explosive bombs are ready, there is a large group of Filipinos at 3 o'clock." The commander of a tank ordered.
"High-explosive shells reloaded." The loader reported.
"Fire!" The commander commanded.
The gunner then opened fire, firing the high-explosive shell. The high-explosive bomb exploded among the Filipino soldiers, and shrapnel flew in all directions, sending the group of Filipino soldiers flying.
"Boom!" Suddenly, the tank shook violently, the engine also stopped, and the members inside the tank were all shocked, and many people's faces became even pale.
"We ...... We seem to have been hit. The mechanic said.
"Yes, we were hit. However, we were not penetrated. Has anyone been hurt? The driver asked aloud.
"I'm fine!" The gunner reported.
"I'm fine, too." The driver reported.
"I've got a little bit of skin on my forehead, it's just a minor problem." The loader reported.
"Very well, find out that anti-tank gun and take it out. They almost killed us all. "The commander ordered.
Less than 500 meters away from this tank, a 37-millimeter battle defense gun was emitting green smoke from the muzzle, and the shell just now was fired by this battle defense gun.
"Great, hit, damn Chinese, go die." Several indigenous Filipinos shouted excitedly.
But then their smiles froze on their faces. Because, the tank that was hit, there was nothing at all, and it started again, and the turret was also turning, apparently looking for a target.
"Damn, it didn't penetrate, and I'm ready to fire again." A Filipino officer shouted.
"Target found, 11 o'clock direction, five hundred meters away, high-explosive shells ready." The commander commanded.
After a few seconds, the tank stopped, orange flames erupted from the muzzle, and a high-explosive shell flew out of the muzzle at high speed. The shell accurately hit the anti-aircraft gun, blowing it into parts, and several Filipino soldiers were also killed.
Although, in the face of the offensive of the imperial armored forces, the Philippine Army chose to counterattack. However, their counterattack was so vulnerable in front of the armored forces of the Imperial Army that it was easily crushed.
The 16th Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army, with its sharp attack power, easily tore through the defense line of the 24th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army. Large numbers of Filipino troops were slaughtered. The Imperial Army's 76th Infantry Division followed behind the 16th Armored Brigade and broke through the Philippine Army's defenses. In the face of the fierce blows of the Imperial Army, many Filipino soldiers wisely raised their hands and chose to surrender. For them, if they don't surrender, they will be like everyone else, turning into a cold corpse lying on the ground.
"Commander, the 16th Armored Brigade and the 76th Infantry Division have broken through the defensive line of the 24th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, the 24th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army has suffered heavy losses, and there are very many people killed and captured." A staff officer excitedly reported to Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin.
"Haha, that's good. However, this was what we expected. It's just that using armored forces to deal with those Filipinos is a bit too big and overkill? Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin said with a smile.
The combat effectiveness of the Philippine Army is not strong, while the armored forces of the Imperial Army are elite. Using armored forces against the Philippine Army does give the impression of using anti-aircraft guns to fight mosquitoes.
"Order the 16th Armored Brigade and the 76th Infantry Division to continue the offensive until they reach the Agno River, occupy the bridge over the river, and cut off the rear route of the American-Philippine forces. This time, we are going to make dumplings for all the more than 100,000 US-Philippine coalition troops. Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin ordered.
"Yes, Commander." After saluting, the staff officer immediately went to convey the order.
After the 16th Armored Brigade and the 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army easily defeated the 24th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, they continued to attack and did not take the opportunity to expand the gains in the battle. For them, cutting off the retreat of the US military is more important than anything else. In this way, you will be able to eat all these American troops in one bite.
On the San Carlos front, the sound of dense explosions coming from the north caught the attention of Major General George, whose brow furrowed tightly, thinking about what had happened. From the sound of the cannons, it can be heard that this is the sound of large-caliber artillery. It is clear that the Chinese* army has launched a counterattack. Moreover, the target of the counterattack was the Philippine Army north of the US 42nd Infantry Division.
"Contact the Philippine Army right away and ask them what's going on? If I encounter an attack by the Chinese, I must resist their attack. If the position is lost, they will be court-martialed. Major General George ordered.
"Yes, General." The communications corps of the US military hurriedly went to make contact.
At this time, the Imperial Marines stationed in San Carlos also received the order to counterattack. The artillery regiment of the 6th Division of the Imperial Marine Corps, ready. 24 155-mm heavy howitzers and 72 105-mm light howitzers have raised their muzzles. In addition, the artillery staff officers have already calculated the position of the US artillery positions according to the ballistics of the US artillery.
"Fire!" With the order of the commander, the 96 howitzers began a heavy shelling. Shells whizzed towards the positions of the American troops, exploding around the artillery positions. The sudden blow caused the US troops to be dizzy, and the losses were not small. After witnessing all this, Major General George's face was even more ugly.
"General, I just got the news that the 24th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army has been routed and has suffered extremely heavy losses. After defeating the 24th Division of the Philippine Army, the Chinese army continued its offensive to the south. A staff officer reported.
"What? How so? Major General George's face turned pale. (To be continued.) )