"Woo..." The cannon sounded in the sky before we were ready. With the sound of roar, waves of vibration came from outside the tunnel, and the mud above our heads fell down in piles, hitting the bottom of the tunnel, making a crackling sound.

I couldn't help but look at the top of the tunnel with concern, and felt a little uneasy. The tunnel built by the puppet army was like this. No wonder even they dared to hide in the backslope when we attacked. If two explosive packs were stuffed in, it would be strange if the entire line would not collapse.

However, I can't seem to accuse the puppet army of being too careless. After all, this is a backscene surface compared to the volunteer army, and it is difficult to hit the fire here, and our army does not have aircraft, so such tunnels are enough for the puppet army. Unfortunately, these tunnels have to face the artillery of the *** regiment directly...

Fortunately, the *** regiment arrived in a hurry this time and did not seem to be so sufficiently prepared. This can be seen from the fact that the artillery fire on the position was not very dense and the vibration was not particularly severe. These two points fully demonstrate that they did not bring a lot of artillery, and they were also small-caliber howitzers or mortars. Otherwise, I think as long as the shell bombardment just now, there would be many tunnels on the inclined surface of the 585.2 highland.

The *** team came so fast! I took out my pocket watch and looked at the time. It was only twenty minutes before Li Pinghe reported to me. The *** team was ten minutes earlier than we estimated, and immediately organized an attack.

"Boom..." The sound of cannons came one after another, and after a while, they moved to the foot of the mountain. I held my gun and walked out of the tunnel with my gun in confusion. When I saw that the puppet army was concentrating artillery fire and bombarding the section of road at the foot of the 585.2 Highland.

Their purpose is very obvious, which is to use artillery shells to detonate the mines buried in the highway of our army. It seems that Hu Biao's painstaking calculations are probably in vain. I can even hear him cursing in anger.

More than ten minutes later, with a rumbling motor sound, two "Paton" tanks appeared at the intersection of Huachuan Highway with more than a dozen puppet infantry. They were like two steel monsters, and they were roaring along the highway towards the 585.2 Highland. The puppet troops following behind also fired several flares at our positions from time to time.

"Patton" tanks, looking at these two tanks that I had never seen before, I couldn't help feeling powerless. Compared with "Patton" and "Pershing", there is not much difference in firepower and defense. Its biggest feature is that the gasoline engine commonly used by US tanks in this era was changed to diesel engines.

Of course, diesel engines also have many disadvantages, such as a lot of exhaust gas and high noise. You can see the black smoke from tanks from afar and hear the sounds they make, but its biggest advantage is that it is not as flammable as gasoline engines.

This advantage makes the "Patton" tank the most advanced tank in service in the US military. But what I didn't expect is that the US military would actually use this kind of tank to equip the puppet army's *** regiment...

However, this is understandable. The reason why the US military is unwilling to participate in the war is entirely because it is unwilling to sacrifice the lives of US soldiers for this foregone conclusion war. But on the other hand, they do not want the puppet army to lose too ugly, which will directly lead to the US military losing face. For these two considerations, the US military can do only one thing, that is, to use their most advanced weapons to equip the puppet army, in an attempt to make the puppet army make up for the gap in combat effectiveness with the volunteer army with its equipment advantages.

So, the "Paton" tank naturally appeared in the hands of the puppet army regiment.

With a loud "Boom!", a ball of fire broke out from the turret of the tank led. A coaxless artillery team composed of two volunteer soldiers accurately hit the side armor of the "Barton" tank at the foot of the mountain with no recoil.

Volunteer soldiers had long expected that the puppet army would use tanks to attack the highway, so they arranged anti-tank teams on both sides of the highway at the beginning. The anti-tank weapons in these anti-tank teams include anti-tank grenades, recoilless cannons and bazooka.

It can be said that since the battle with the United***, the soldiers of the Volunteer Army have accumulated a certain amount of anti-tank experience. With these equipment and guarding a terrain equivalent to a gate, there is no need to worry about the tanks of the puppet army. Because everyone knows that the tanks in the hands of the puppet army are nothing more than light tanks like "Xiafei". Sometimes it would be amazing that a few "Sheermans" appeared. If the tanks dare to come up, the soldiers would have to use tanks to block the attack route of the puppet army as long as they exploded like this.

But this time it was different because this time it was "Barton"...

After a fire, the Patton-style tank continued to drive forward as if nothing had happened. The puppet troops following it were not anxious at all. It seemed as if they had known this result would be there for a long time. They still took steady steps and held guns to guard the surroundings...

The tank turret slowly turned and aimed at the Volunteer Army anti-tank team that had just fired the shells. Then, with a sound of "boom!", the two Volunteer Army soldiers were submerged in a flame.

"Dadada..." The machine guns in the tank also sounded. They spewed out flames from the front of the tank, sweeping over the volunteer soldiers hiding on the roadside and on the river. Cooperating with them were the puppet infantry following the tank...

I know that the reason why it can aim and shoot the volunteer soldiers lurking around is that it is equipped with an active night vision device. But what can I do now? This is a tank that is still in service on the modern battlefield. The ones that can destroy it should be anti-tank guns or anti-tank missiles, rather than a rocket launcher with a range of more than 100 meters, a recoilless gun with a range of two or three hundred meters, or an anti-tank grenade that almost ran in front of it...

It would be fine if these weapons could destroy them, but they were powerless to do anything about their armor thickness!

So we could only watch the two tanks drive so far but helplessly. Until they encounter an anti-tank trench, they reversed and retreated on the same road. Their attack was obviously just a fire reconnaissance, so they did not have much preparation, otherwise, just this time, they would be able to fight all the way to the ferry.

"Captain Cui!" As soon as the enemy retreated, Hu Biao ran to me angrily and said, "What kind of tank is this puppet army? It can't even be destroyed without recoils..."

"It's the Patton tank!" Li Pinghe pushed the glasses on his nose and said seriously: "I got the information that I found a new type of US tank on the battlefield. I concealed that the US military had all retreated to the second line, so there was no need to worry, but I didn't expect..."

"Immediately transfer the sixth company that defends the ferry and the seventh company that is on the road back to the high ground!" I gritted my teeth and ordered.

"Captain!" Li Pinghe was stunned when he heard this and opposed: "Give up the ferry and highway will give the puppet army a lot of mobility. This will not only expose the weaknesses of the 585.2 highland to the enemy, but also will not complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors!"

"Execute the order! I will be responsible for the consequences!" I responded angrily.

This sudden change made me feel very bad, and I didn't want to give up the ferry and highway just now. But this was undoubtedly a choice. Just now, it was just a firepower test of the puppet army, and it can be said that they wanted to try whether we had effective weapons to deal with the Patton tank. It turned out that I didn't...

So their next attack will definitely not be like this. I don’t even know how many new tanks they have in their hands. What will the soldiers who defend the ferry and roads use to fight these steel monsters? Will they use flesh and blood to hit them?

"Yes!" Li Pinghe responded, without saying anything, turned around and pulled out the phone.

"Battlefield Commander Hu, Battalion Commander Wang!" I walked to the map in three steps, pointed to the 585.2 high ground and said: "Concentrate all the mortars and adjust the order of the Yuan to the entrance of the Huachuan Highway. Even if we can't stop the tanks of the puppet army, we can't let them come in so easily!"

"Yes!" Hu Biao and Wang Xin responded, saluted and immediately went to make arrangements.

The battle started soon. The Sixth Company defending the ferry and the Seventh Company defending the road had just retreated to the 585.2 Highlands. The puppet tanks launched a fierce offensive under the cover of artillery fire. The facts proved that my choice was correct, because a total of more than twenty tanks drove from the other end of the Huachuan Highway, all of which were Patton-style. Not only that, three speedboats rushed out on the Beihan River.

Tanks and speedboats did not care whether there were people or not, and concentrated tank guns, mortars and light and heavy machine guns on the roads and ferries, and they fired like a storm, causing only the ferry and highways to be filled with bullets. The few remaining wooden houses in the direction of the ferry quickly fell into a raging fire.

Of course, we would not let the puppet army snatch the ferry and roads so smoothly. The volunteer soldiers hidden on the inclined surface of the 585.2 highland always use mortars and rifles to find the lonely puppet soldiers at the right time. As long as they are accidentally exposed to the cover of the tank, the soldiers will soon get a bargain.

"??(Korean: rush!)" The puppet army then quickly showed me what the *** regiment was. They had just captured the ferry and road, and after turning the direction of the tank turret, aiming at the 585.2 high ground, they immediately launched an attack on the 585.2 high ground.

More than twenty Marton-style tanks lined up at the foot of the mountain, and the small cannons and light and heavy machine guns on three speedboats swept around the 585.2 high ground. The lines of fire that were fired towards us in the dark were almost denser than the rain in the sky. The pieces of water and mud that were raised when the bomb exploded flew to the entire high ground and were everywhere...

The puppet army launched a charge to our position under the cover of such firepower. One thing that is certain is that the puppet army's infantry, tanks and ships cooperated well, which seemed to be the result of training by the US instructors. Their soldiers' charge was very fast and brave, which was like the combat style of the little *** back then. The combination of East and West tactics led to the ace force in the puppet army's ace division - the *** regiment!

But the enemy they face, that is, we, are also the elite among the elite - the 538th Regiment.

The enemy has tanks and warships. It would be impossible to be wrong to have these equipment advanced than ours, but these advanced equipment cannot be driven onto the mountain after all. If you want to occupy the 585.2 high ground, the last thing you rely on is people-to-people.

Bullets kept roaring above us, shells kept exploding around us, and in front of the mud and water flying everywhere, there were group of puppet troops rushing towards us with bayonets.

In fact, due to the low terrain, we have never been able to build a decent trench, so the soldiers could only hold bullets and shells on their heads, endure the erosion of the cold rain, and hold up the weapons in their hands waiting for the enemy to rush up.

I held up my rifle and looked coldly at the enemies that were constantly approaching us. The rain flowing from under me had even disappeared from my mouth. Occasionally, I choked in a few sips of water because of rapid breathing, and it smelled strong blood. I knew that it was the blood shed by the soldiers who died on the front.

When I think of this bloody smell afterwards, I feel nauseous because I think it was the blood of my comrades, but I drank it into my mouth. Just the moment before, I might even be talking to him.

But at that time I didn't think so. The smell of blood aroused the endless murderous intent in my heart. I just wanted to kill a few more enemies to avenge those sacrificed comrades, and I just wanted to use the bullets of the rifle in my hand to comfort the lost heroes!

The puppet troops were getting closer and closer to us, and the fire cover on the tanks and speedboats at the foot of the mountain also weakened. Obviously, if they did not reduce their firepower, they would likely accidentally hurt their own people. But I was waiting for this moment!

"Fight!" With my order, the soldiers fired the weapons in their hands at the same time.

Submachine guns, machine guns, rifles... dense bullets rushed towards the enemy like raindrops with a roar. The puppet troops who rushed up with a ferocious face in the last second were screaming and fell under our guns in the next second.

But the puppet army's charge did not stop. The puppet army in front fell down, and the puppet army behind them stepped on the bodies of their comrades-in-arms and attacked up without expression. I even found that some of them were rushing up with explosives bags or bundles of grenades...

I have to say that this is rare in the united forces. At least for this, I have only seen the *** regiment launch such a charge similar to the suicide squad. But their bravery cannot bring them victory, because our bullets always block them from fifty meters in front of the front line.

Warriors with combat experience know that this distance is relatively safe for the defensive forces, because at this time the puppet troops located below had no way to throw grenades into our front line, and could only rely on the rifles in their hands to shoot against us. But it is obvious that if they use rifles to shoot, the defensive forces will have the upper hand no matter what.

As time passed by minute by minute, the puppet army rushed in front was knocked back by our bullets, and the rear troops rushed upwards. Our bullets formed a cross section in front of the crowds of people coming from the puppet army. We could easily block the enemy's charge, which was largely attributed to the newly added troops and the turntable machine gun.

In modern wars, firepower is actually compared. If our army first entered North Korea, it might be effective to charge towards our army with a sea of ​​people. However, now our army's firepower has been strengthened to the point where the turntable machine gun can reach one squad, so the puppet army's charge will undoubtedly be self-destruction.

In addition, the puppet army's rush was blocked by our army's firepower, so the crowd became more and more dense, which was exactly what I wanted.

I raised the rifle in my hand, "Bang bang bang..." and shot all the bullets in the gun chamber in a series, and then shouted at the soldiers guarding the second line: "Grenade! Mortar!"

Grenades and mortars seemed to be something that was not related to each other, but the soldiers could understand what I mean. In fact, the moment the enemy launched a charge, I ordered the mortars to move to the other side through the intercom to prepare and aim the muzzle at the direction of the puppet army's attack. At this time, they were just in their role.

With the loud noise of a small trumpet, the soldiers on the second line threw grenades in their hands one after another. The rich bomb drop experience and geographical advantages made them not need to poke their heads out and see the enemy, but they accurately threw grenades at the enemy.

"Boom..." A whole row of grenades exploded in one row, and its power was no less than that of shells. The puppet army rushing to the front of the front line did not even make a whim, and they were blown up everywhere. The puppet army immediately followed was also pressed down by the shock waves aroused by the grenades, and the entire charge team stopped for a while.

Then before they could react, the mortar shells fell into the crowd with roars. The mortar shells had no clue. After all, they were in the dark and felt more versatile, but the puppet army's storm formation was very dense, and each shell could always blow several puppet troops into the sky.

Finally, the puppet army realized that such a charge would have no meaning except to increase their casualties, so they left behind a corpse and retreated like a tide.

After the charge was repelled, the puppet army did not launch another charge for a long time. This may be because the sky quickly brightened up. They also knew that in this kind of battle, if there was no way to conquer it in the dark, it would be even more difficult at dawn. At least that's what Li Pinghe thought.
Chapter completed!