Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

The sound of artillery fire rang out ahead, and smoke filled the air.

News had already come from scouts at the front that Ximentang's reinforcements from Jinling were coming.

but,

Oyama Iwao did not give up besieging Xu Xiaodao's army, but instead sent Oshima Yuutake to lead 20,000 elite troops to stop them.

He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and completely crush and annihilate Xu Xiaodao's camp.

at this time,

The tanks of the Ximentang Heavy Armored Brigade did not stop, but continued to advance.

Today is the first battle for the Ximentang Heavy Armored Brigade, and Liu Qi is taking on a major responsibility for the first time, so he naturally dares not take it lightly.

Although Chen Jie only led 50,000 men to Hanzhong to provide support.

but,

He was very confident in the combat effectiveness of his heavy-armored brigade.

With the heavy brigade leading the charge, followed closely by infantry, artillery, and machine gunners, they swept through the enemy lines, becoming virtually invincible.

Liu Qi directed the tank to continue forward, feeling extremely excited.

If he wins this battle well, he can finally hold his head high and avoid many brothers thinking that he became the commander of the heavy brigade through connections.

no way,
Although Liu Qi is known as "Ghost Foot Seven", his current martial arts skills are almost at the bottom in Ximen Hall.

If it weren't for his brother-in-law Chen Jie, he really wouldn't be qualified to be the commander of the heavy armored brigade.

not to mention,
Eighth Sister was the first to get pregnant, and he, as her older brother, also benefited from it.

Therefore,
After becoming the brigade commander of the Ximentang Heavy Armored Brigade, Liu Qi had always wanted to make a good impression.

During this period, in addition to burying himself in rigorous training, he would go to the Ximentang Military Academy to study military strategy whenever he had time.

Now when he talks about military strategy, he has a lot of insight.

Therefore, the environment can easily change a person. As he grew older, Liu Qi lost the youthful vigor of 'fighting and daring' and became much more composed.

One hundred tanks charged ahead, holding off the bunker's fire.

Then,

The tank's main gun aimed precisely at close range and fired directly at the bunker.

Heavy machine guns are positioned on both sides and directly in front of the tank.

Rows of soldiers, armed, followed behind the tanks.

At the very front were mobile field guns, which blocked bullets and shells in front of them, while assault rifles were used for pinpoint sniping.

The entire military formation was perfectly aligned, forming a straight line when viewed from a distance, with tanks and mobile field guns intersecting at the same point.

Whether it was the heavy machine guns in the bunkers or the artillery, they were all blocked by tanks and mobile field guns.

The overwhelming firepower of the heavy brigade stunned the Kwantung Army.

One hundred tanks are equivalent to one hundred assault teams.

The battle flag of the Ximentang Heavy Armored Brigade fluttered as they rapidly advanced.

Liu Qi was constantly calculating the distance the team had traveled.

Three thousand meters, two thousand meters, one thousand meters, five hundred meters!

When Oshima Yuu's army charged to a distance of 300 meters between the two sides.

Liu Qi waved his hand, instructing the flag bearers to issue orders, while simultaneously transmitting orders over the high-frequency walkie-talkie!
"fire!"

Every tank in the heavy armored brigade is equipped with a high-frequency radio, enabling them to launch an attack at any time upon receiving a command.

Boom! Boom! Boom!
One hundred tanks opened fire simultaneously.

at the same time,

The machine gun bullets whistled through the air as they hurtled towards Oshima Yutaka's 20,000 elite troops.

When Yuutake Oshima saw a hundred tanks, he was completely dumbfounded.

What the hell is this?
Although he had fought fiercely with Ximentang's elite troops for a day and a night and had witnessed Ximentang's various cannons.

but,

Since arriving in the Great Qian Dynasty, he had never encountered such a steel army.

Originally, he led 20,000 elite troops here not to fight the Jinling reinforcements head-on, but to hold them off for half an hour, giving Da Shanyan enough time to take down Xu Xiaodao's legion.

but,

Upon seeing the tank corps, I was completely at a loss.

Wow——!
Next, he quickly ordered his troops to form an arc-shaped battle formation.

This is the charge formation that Simondang is most skilled at, and I didn't expect that Oshima Yuutake had learned the essence of it.

The Kwantung Army's arc-shaped battle formation was surprisingly well-organized.

Such a rapid change of formation drew high praise from Chen Jie, who was watching through binoculars from atop an armored vehicle.

It seems the Japanese have studied Ximen Tang's tactics very thoroughly!
The Kwantung Army changed formation very quickly; after being hit by the tank corps in the first round, it completed the change of its arc formation within one minute.

sharp--!
This battle seems to be quite challenging, as these men are the elite troops of the Kwantung Army, and their combat effectiveness is formidable.

No wonder Xu Xiaodao had such a tough time; he had indeed met his match.

At that moment, Chen Jie realized that the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army had improved significantly compared to when they were in Songjiang Prefecture a year ago.

It's not just about upgrading weapons and equipment; the entire combat tactics have been completely transformed.

Fortunately, Ximentang had already established a heavy-armored brigade; otherwise, this battle would have been really difficult.

The role of a tank is to charge forward and break through the enemy's defenses.

The truly devastating blow came from Simon's artillery regiment.

After the tanks opened fire, they simultaneously blocked the Kwantung Army's artillery and heavy machine guns.

Boom! Boom! Boom!
The artillery regiment behind the tanks provided artillery fire coverage on Oshima Yuutake's arc-shaped battle formation!
These are all ordinary 60mm caliber mortars, produced in large quantities and inexpensive to manufacture.

For a while,
The sky was filled with a barrage of artillery fire, like hail, completely engulfing Oshima Yuumu's elite army.

Oshima Yuu's army was composed of elite troops of the Kwantung Army, clad in thick armor and wearing steel helmets.

They referenced the equipment of the Westgate, and although they couldn't make bulletproof vests, they replaced them with battle armor, using fish-scale patterned armor.

Ordinary bullets have difficulty penetrating armor.

Even if it can penetrate the outer armor, there is an additional layer of steel plate installed in the vital areas inside.

Therefore, these elite Kwantung Army soldiers were extremely fierce in combat and could charge forward even under enemy fire.

but,

Under the full firepower of Ximentang, they could only be blasted to the ground, too afraid to move.

The shells were filled with lead pellets, making the explosion extremely powerful.
If someone is hit in the leg by a lead shot, they will be crippled immediately.

Therefore,
In this situation, lying on the ground is the only way to save your life.

If you keep standing there, you'll only get blown up.

Moreover, there were tanks with heavy machine guns and cannons, and the nearby bunkers were as fragile as paper; on average, two shots could destroy a bunker.

After the first wave of attacks.

The entire Oshima Yuu-kun army lay prone on the ground, too stunned to get up.

"Second wave of attack, fire!"

Liu Qi gave the order again, and the flag bearers waved their flags. Immediately afterwards, the high-frequency walkie-talkies began to transmit the orders.

Boom! Boom! Boom!
The tanks continued to advance, launching a second wave of attack.

At this time,

The heavy brigade of Ximentang was less than 200 meters away from the Oshima Yuwu Legion.

"Artillery regiment, take aim at 200 meters ahead!"

Swish-!
Behind the tank, the artillery regiment's mortars began to locate and aim.

"fire!"

Following Liu Qi's second order, the artillery regiment in the rear of the heavy armored brigade opened fire again on the front.
Firepower coverage!

The barrage of shells rained down once more.

In front of the artillery regiment, in addition to the heavy tanks pushing forward, the thickened steel plates of the heavy field guns also blocked the counterattack from the heavy machine guns in front.

With triple protection, the artillery regiment can accurately locate and aim without any interference.

Oshima Yuutake was furious, his veins bulging.

This was the first time he had encountered the attack methods of a heavily armed brigade, and he had no idea how to defend against them.

After two consecutive attacks, his 20,000 elite troops suffered more than 5,000 casualties.

The key is,
He had no way to fight back. These huge iron lumps in front of him could not only block heavy machine gun attacks, but even artillery had difficulty hitting them, and they moved very fast.

close!

Close combat ensued! The tank formation finally advanced into Oshima Yuubu's army.

The first row of twenty tanks had their main guns cease fire.

Suddenly, fire erupted from the barrel of the heavy machine gun on the side of the tank.

The burst of heavy machine gun fire left the Kwantung Army soldiers lying prone on the ground with no way to escape.

There was no melee combat, only crushing defeat!

The heavy machine gun fire came wave after wave, a hail of bullets that swept over the soldiers who were lying neatly on the ground, including Oshima Yuutake.

The soldiers of the Kwantung Army dared not show their faces at this moment; whoever did would die!
They could only keep their heads down and dare not move, trying to avoid the muzzle of the tank's heavy machine gun.

However, the distance was too close, especially the tank tracks, which ran directly over the Kwantung Army soldiers.

Although Oshima Yutaka's soldiers fired at the tank.

but,

Aside from producing a burst of sparks, ordinary bullets are simply unable to penetrate the thick steel plates of a tank.

The Kwantung Army did not have armor-piercing shells and was helpless against tanks.

Where tanks passed, rivers of blood flowed!
of course,

After the tanks entered Oshima Yutaka's position, the subsequent tanks advanced in a staggered pattern.

Simultaneously,

The infantry behind the tanks kept firing.

Ximentang's battle formation remained perfectly orderly and advanced systematically.

Tanks charged ahead at the forefront, while field artillery units followed in the second rank, unleashing their full firepower.

The mortars are in the third row, providing full fire coverage.

The infantry followed closely behind, playing a minor role.

They advanced layer by layer, crossing paths, maintaining suppressive fire.

The tanks in front could block the Kwantung Army's view and also block the strongest firepower counterattack.

For a while,
The Kwantung Army's battle formation was completely shattered.

Many elite Japanese soldiers were riddled with bullets as soon as they got up.

Under full firepower, lying on the ground is just a way to prolong life and prolong your existence.

Under the cover of fire, incendiary bombs fell intermittently, causing the Kwantung Army soldiers to scream in agony as they were burned.

After some Japanese soldiers realized what was happening, they fought desperately, setting up their field guns to launch a counterattack.

"shot--!"

With a roar from the machine gunner of the heavy brigade.

The second platoon of mobile field guns stopped, and the soldiers quickly lay down, set up their heavy guns, and opened fire fiercely in front of them.

Those Japanese soldiers who got up were naturally targeted by the machine gunners. They finally managed to set up the Japanese field guns, but before they could even fire a single shot, they were riddled with bullets.

Heavy tanks not only serve as the vanguard but also as a shield.

After the Japanese soldiers got up from the ground, they found that the tanks around them were firing continuously.

The area was almost entirely covered by heavy machine guns, leaving nowhere to hide.

"what--!"

Many elite Japanese soldiers let out desperate screams.

Some Japanese soldiers even drew their samurai swords and unleashed their strongest fighting power, wanting to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Ximentang's soldiers.

Unfortunately, with the advent of heavy armored brigades, melee combat has become a thing of the past.

Those Japanese soldiers who tried to approach the tanks were riddled with bullets before they even got close, and some were even blown to pieces on the spot.

Yuutake Oshima discovered that these enormous steel behemoths were simply impossible to resist.

After three consecutive waves of attacks, his 20,000 elite Kwantung Army troops suffered heavy losses, with more than half of them lost.

The other party, however, was completely unharmed!
How the hell are we supposed to fight this?
He knew that if things continued like this, the entire army would likely be wiped out.

then,

As the commander-in-chief, he took the lead, grabbing a Maxim heavy machine gun and charging towards Ximentang's artillery regiment.

Unable to deal with these steel behemoths, he could only push through the tanks and launch an attack on the artillery regiment behind them.

have to say,

Oshima Yuu-tsu is extremely skilled in martial arts. He can run like the wind while carrying a Maxim machine gun weighing over 100 kilograms, and he can anticipate danger and avoid bullet attacks.

A master of the Blood Pill technique!

When Chen Jie saw this scene through the binoculars, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Good work!
This Oshima Yuu-take was indeed a fierce general in the Kwantung Army, with formidable fighting power and unparalleled bravery.

At this moment, Liu Qi, who was in the armored command vehicle of the heavy brigade, decisively changed formation after hearing the order from Chen Jie through the high-frequency walkie-talkie!

For a while,
The tank stopped and began to turn at a 45-degree angle.

Meanwhile, the mobile field gun behind the tank also turned 30 degrees.

The muzzles of the infantry's replica AK47 assault rifles were pointed forward in rows.

"Hmph! You're asking for death—!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Oshima Yuutake was overjoyed.

Finally, we saw a gap in these steel behemoths. If these tanks didn't change direction and kept charging forward without stopping...

He really didn't have any good ideas.

but,

Unexpectedly, these enormous steel behemoths stopped.

Furthermore, the main gun was turned at a 45-degree angle, and the mobile field gun behind the tank also stopped.

The defenses of the entire heavy brigade were breached.

If he manages to break into Ximentang's artillery regiment, with his martial arts skills, he's confident he can wreak havoc among sheep.

Clang——!
Oshima Yuutake drew his Japanese samurai sword.

"Charge in—!"

He roared, and the elite Kwantung Army soldiers behind him charged forward relentlessly.

The Kwantung Army's samurai corps, an elite force!
The tanks maintained their formation but remained in harmony, refraining from firing further.

The Kwantung Army's samurai corps quickly passed through the tank formation and rushed towards the rear of the mobile field artillery.

this moment,
The most elite and ace unit of the Kwantung Army, numbering over five hundred, charged forward, brandishing their samurai swords.

The two sides entered close combat. With a fierce roar from Oshima Yuu, the Japanese samurai behind him unleashed their full fighting power.

"First row, fire!"

Swish-!
With a roar, rows of assault rifles opened fire in unison.

Fire suppression!

"Second rank, fire!" Another rank of assault rifles opened fire fiercely in the direction of Oshima Yuutake.

"Third rank, Vulcan cannons, fire!"

Da da—da da—!
Assault rifles, heavy machine guns, Vulcan cannons!

Crossfire, row after row, surprisingly employing the simplest volley formation.

At this moment, on the outside of the artillery regiment, the infantry of Ximentang gathered together, forming rows and rows of arc-shaped gun formations.

Each row fired in unison, with the distance and angle as if precisely calculated.

After the first rank finished firing and crouched down to reload, the second rank began firing.

Saturation assault rifles, fire!
The area 300 meters ahead had become a death trap, covered in bullets.

Oshima Yuu felt as if he had entered a hail of bullets. He never expected that his super-strong sixth sense of danger would fail him at this moment.

The firepower is too strong!
There was no way to avoid it; there was simply no space for him to escape.

He and the Japanese samurai legion behind him were routed in an instant, and could only wave their Maxim machine guns to block the bullets.

Watching him effortlessly deflect bullets with a Maxim machine gun creates an indescribable visual impact.

Strong!

Chen Jie could only think of this word to describe Oshima Yuutake's current state!

Do not know why,

When Chen Jie saw Oshima Yutaka, he suddenly thought of the French general Frec, who was once a fierce general in the Western Allied Forces!

That guy was just like Oshima Yuuto back then, incredibly fierce. (End of Chapter)