1novels #342 - Blocking War
#342 - Blocking War
But that wasn't the end. Immediately following, a streak of fire flashed, flying towards another M3 tank like a shooting star!
At this moment, the rocket launcher team ambushing the hillside also launched their attack.
They aimed at the second M3 tank following behind and fired a rocket!
The flash of fire was exceptionally conspicuous in the night, instantly causing the remaining tank driver to break out in a cold sweat, and he couldn't help but slam on the accelerator and steer, causing the M3 tank to drift!
He pushed the M3 tank's speed to its limit, throwing several members inside the vehicle to one side, almost knocking them unconscious!
However, it wasn't without effect. This M3 tank forcibly twisted its direction, causing the rocket to graze the edge of the tank and fly towards the hillside by the road, kicking up a cloud of dust!
Alas, this time the RPG rocket launcher missed!
Battalion Commander Yao Fuhai slammed the ground in frustration.
Compared to the bullet speed of the large sniper rifle, the rocket launcher was indeed too slow.
Against the dark background of the night, it was particularly conspicuous, allowing people time to react and dodge based on speed.
With the large sniper rifle, on the one hand, you couldn't see the direction the bullet was coming from, and on the other hand, the speed of the bullet fired from the large sniper rifle didn't give you time to react.
However, this M3's good luck ended there.
Another RPG rocket launcher team next to it unhesitatingly aimed at it and fired a second rocket!
This time, this M3 tank wasn't so lucky to dodge. The sharp turn and tail swing caused it to lose speed, and it no longer had the chance for a second 'divine dragon swings its tail'. It watched helplessly as the rocket landed directly on the side of the M3 tank, blasting a large hole in its side. The armor-piercing rocket warhead splashed into the vehicle, and after a burst of painful wails, the tank staggered and crashed into a ditch beside the road, becoming paralyzed and unable to move.
Clearly, the driver inside was killed by the shrapnel from the rocket!
The tank, which was once invincible to infantry, was taken down by infantry just like that.
Now, the Dragon Kingdom's infantry has several methods to deal with light armor, including large sniper rifles, rockets, anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns leveled, and tanks to fight tanks. They already have very mature tactical methods for attacking light tanks.
Among them, the simplest and most convenient are the large sniper rifle and the RPG rocket launcher! These two weapons are light and easy to carry, making them the best two individual weapons for dealing with light armored vehicles and light tanks!
Seeing that the two most threatening M3 light tanks charging at the front had been taken out, Battalion Commander Yao Fuhai shouted, "Fire!" Several illumination rounds were fired into the sky above the advancing Middlesex Regiment, illuminating the area as if it were daytime!
The 2nd Company, originally hiding behind the hillside, climbed to the front of the position, and all kinds of light and heavy weapons simultaneously aimed at those panicked foreign devils and opened fire, pouring a rain of bullets onto the infantry following the M3 tanks!
Although Lieutenant Colonel Max, the commander of the Middlesex Regiment, knew things were bad when he saw the M3 tanks being attacked.
He quickly ordered the entire regiment to disperse and prepare for battle.
But he was still one step too late.
Sure enough, just as the Middlesex Regiment had just finished dispersing to both sides of the road after the two armored vehicles in front were attacked and destroyed.
Many people were still at a loss on the road, not knowing what to do.
The firepower of the 2nd Company of Yao Fuhai's battalion from the hillside poured down!
There was even a fuel-air explosive!
In an instant, most of the Middlesex Regiment soldiers on the road were cleared out! This wave of bullets claimed the lives of at least dozens of people on the road!
If Lieutenant Colonel Max hadn't shouted in advance, even more people would have died in this wave!
The power of light and heavy machine guns combined with fuel-air explosives was truly not something ordinary people could dodge.
Seeing that the situation was so dire, Lieutenant Colonel Max cursed, "Shit! Quickly, quickly, we need to get into the jungle on both sides!" After saying that, he urged his subordinates to escape into the small jungle on both sides of the road.
This hillside isn't high, and most of it is covered with thorny bushes and waist-high weeds. At this moment, the weeds have already withered and turned yellow, and the leaves of the bushes have almost fallen off, making them bare. Although there isn't much to hide behind at the moment, at least there is some cover to block the line of sight, making it difficult for the volunteer soldiers on the hillside to see their positions. It's much safer than being on the road.
After Lieutenant Colonel Max rushed into the bushes, he lay on the weeds, took the microphone from the communicator, and began desperately calling Company A and Company B to rush up from the flanks as quickly as possible to suppress the firepower of the volunteer soldiers. He really couldn't hold on in the front!
The two light machine gun teams following him quickly set up Bren guns on the spot and began desperately counterattacking the volunteer soldiers' position on the hillside!
The scorching rain of bullets counterattacked towards the hillside. Yao Fuhai quickly heard a muffled groan, and it was clear that someone beside him had been hit by a bullet. However, in the darkness, Yao Fuhai didn't know who had been hit or how serious the injury was.
However, at this critical moment, there was no time to worry about these things. Yao Fuhai directed two Type 56 light machine guns to begin counterattacking.
At the same time, he ordered the RPG rocket launcher team to use fuel-air explosives again to counterattack the enemy's two machine gun positions!
Instead, he directed the troops to disperse while directing Company A and Company B to encircle forward from two directions!
The Middlesex Regiment's fire support company was also quietly shifting its position. Under the cover of C Company's infantry, they approached the hillside, preparing to launch fire support.
The Middlesex Regiment had a full four companies. Compared to Yao Fuhai's 1st Battalion, their strength was much greater. Even after consuming a portion of their forces, their strength was still nearly double that of Yao Fuhai's.
Because there were only two companies beside Yao Fuhai!
But although Yao Fuhai knew the situation was urgent, he had no way to transfer the 1st Company from the east side of the bridge to help.
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Because there were still many Allied forces on the east side. If they pressed over, they could resist for a while and then blow up the bridge with the explosives that had been set up!
Now, the two companies on the west side of the bridge, Yao Fuhai could only rely on the advantageous terrain to launch an attack on the Middlesex Regiment.
Of course, the terrain advantage wasn't very strong. They hadn't even had time to dig a trench on the mountain. The firepower counterattack launched by Lieutenant Colonel Max hit the hillside, and many 2nd Company soldiers began to be injured, and even sacrificed, by stray bullets.
After all, this hilltop didn't have very good concealment conditions.
Therefore, the so-called advantage was only relative. Now, after the Middlesex Regiment began its firepower counterattack, the dense bullets landed on the position, making it difficult for the soldiers lacking cover to dodge.
"1st Platoon and 2nd Platoon stay, 3rd Platoon and 4th Platoon retreat behind the hillside!" Yao Fuhai saw that things weren't right. If everyone was put on the front line to confront the enemy head-on, it was clear that many would be injured by stray bullets.
Now, they needed to preserve some strength to keep in reserve.
In this unfamiliar place, revealing all the cards would easily make them a target.
Now, the opponent they were facing seemed to be quite strong. After experiencing the sudden attack, although they were a little panicked, they weren't chaotic and were still able to launch such a sharp counterattack.
Yao Fuhai had to prepare for a bloody battle!
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