The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 560 General Standards for Textbooks (Bonus Chapter 23 for AT)

When the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles leading the charge entered within 300 meters of the position, Huang Adi and Van Gogh almost simultaneously shouted out:
"Light machine gun! Fire!"

Immediately, more than a dozen light machine guns began firing at the five iron turtles.

The dense barrage of bullets struck the armor, immediately sending up numerous sparks; the bullets were then deflected, unable to penetrate the Japanese armored vehicles, let alone tanks.

However, this was something that Huang Adi and Van Gogh had already anticipated.

When they saw several Japanese infantrymen who were close behind being hit by stray bullets, more Japanese soldiers instinctively slowed down.

After widening the distance between the two, he nodded in satisfaction.

If the Japanese infantry were to relentlessly follow the tanks and armored vehicles regardless of casualties, it would only make it more difficult for them to destroy the tanks later.

Fortunately, the Japanese infantry-tank combined arms tactics, even after all these years, are still as rotten as a pile of shit.

Faced with attacks on the position, the Japanese side was unwilling to suffer losses.

In addition to the five armored vehicles' machine guns immediately opening fire in retaliation, the tank also suddenly stopped and fired a shell at them.

Unfortunately, amidst the flying mud and sand, the tank cannons failed to achieve any results.

Because all the light machine gun teams had been instructed beforehand: after emptying a magazine as quickly as possible, do not linger, but move immediately, lest they be killed by the Japanese counter-fire.

This is also the main reason why the concealed heavy machine gun positions on the position did not join in firing during this process.

Heavy machine guns are so heavy that they can't be moved as easily as light machine guns.

Thus, in the constant exchange of fire, the Japanese troops drew ever closer to the position; before long, their tanks and armored vehicles advanced to within 150 meters of the position.

Almost simultaneously, Van Gogh and Huang Adi both shouted out a line:
"Type 93!"

The so-called "Type 93" actually refers to the Type 93 13mm heavy machine guns that they captured from the Japanese 68th Infantry Regiment.

The large-caliber bullets fired by this weapon were powerful enough to hit the Japanese light tanks and armored vehicles.

The key point is that Hu Biao and his men had already used the aircraft to shoot down Japanese planes on the front lines, so there was no issue of them being unusable for fear of premature exposure.

Amidst the shouts of the two men, two Type 93 13mm heavy machine guns, which had been lying in ambush on positions number two and three, immediately entered a frenzied mode of firepower output.

The target, naturally, was the Japanese armored vehicles and Type 95 light tanks located a little over a hundred meters ahead.

Once hit by a 13mm caliber bullet, their fragile, iron-like armor immediately gave way.

Just a few seconds later, a dozen or more clearly visible gun holes appeared on their front and side armor.

After an armored vehicle and a light tank moved forward a little further, they suddenly came to a complete stop; it is likely that the Japanese crew members inside were all killed in these iron coffins.

There was even an armored vehicle, presumably hit in the fuel tank, which caused a violent explosion on the spot.

Unfortunately, even after the two Type 93 13mm heavy machine guns moved their muzzles and fired at the remaining two Japanese Type 89 tanks, they still couldn't penetrate their armor.

However, shortly afterward, when the Japanese retaliated with two 57mm tank shells, they were met with a barrage of fire.

One of the Type 93 13mm heavy machine gun crews was slightly slower in their movement and was instantly killed, lying in pools of blood...

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Two minutes later, the remaining two Japanese Type 89 medium tanks were only fifty or sixty meters away from the position.

Thanks to their thick armor, they were completely unafraid of machine gun fire from the position.

As they slowly drove along, the tanks and machine guns fired wildly at the position, making it difficult for Huang Adi and his men to raise their heads.

The only saving grace was that the Japanese infantry accompanying them had managed to create a distance of at least thirty meters.

"At this distance, if we used a rocket launcher, we could easily take down these Japanese devils with just one shot. It would be so easy, but they wouldn't let us use it when they were all dead."

Damn it! Fighting with this guy is such a hassle, it's not pleasant at all.

Knowing that it was time to take action, Huang Adi muttered to himself, "Even though he knew Hu Biao's order wasn't really wrong."

Then, he shouted three more words: "Smoke bomb."

The next second, on the junction of positions two and three, at this distance.

Seven groups of people quickly stood up from the trenches. One of them placed a Japanese Type 87 grenade launcher on the ground in front of him and quickly adjusted the firing angle based on experience and intuition.

After he shouted "Good!", a brother next to him holding a DIY smoke bomb stuffed it into the tube.

One, two, until all four DIY smoke grenades he was carrying were fired in one go.

With each grenade launched, the operator holding the grenade launcher would slightly adjust the angle and direction of the launch. Thanks to this, with a series of muffled thuds, they landed around the two Type 89 medium tanks and along the distance leading to the position.

Upon landing, it immediately released a large cloud of smoke.

After the smoke quickly spread, it didn't completely obscure the view.

However, in such an environment, the visibility of the tank crew was definitely severely affected, which was exactly what Huang Adi and his team were pursuing and hoping for.

Compared to the grenade launcher team, they were at most a second or two slower.

The large number of people who had been crouching in the trenches also stood up and, ignoring the fierce firepower from the two Japanese tanks, started firing their weapons at full speed.

Firstly, it was to attract the attention of the tank crew, and secondly, to suppress the Japanese infantry accompanying them.

In short, it was another tactic used to cover Huang Adi and others as they went to blow up the Japanese tanks; although they didn't rush out, they did everything they could for Huang Adi and the others.

Does this approach have any effect? ​​It certainly does.

However, Huang Adi and his group's actions were still extremely dangerous, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.

Sure enough! With Huang Adi's shout of "Go!", he and two soldiers who were dissatisfied with the squad, a total of 16 men, all jumped out of the trench. Just enough for one squad to take down a Japanese tank.

As soon as Huang Adi climbed out of the trench, he crouched down and rushed forward one step.

One of the brothers who was following along was hit by a burst of bullets in the head, face, chest, and abdomen.

It's unclear whether the Japanese soldiers spotted them through the thick smoke or fired indiscriminately; in any case, amidst the splattering blood, this brother was killed before he could even scream.

Huang Adi, whose face was splattered with warm blood, cursed "Damn it" in his heart without even turning his head to look at it again.

He continued to crouch low and sprinted toward a crater at the two o'clock position.

What else? If it stops crying, the fallen brothers can come back to life.

On the contrary, based on his rich combat experience, he knew that the Japanese tanks must not be allowed to rush up, otherwise the position would fall into the hands of the Japanese.

So as long as the Japanese tanks can be destroyed, no one's life matters...

In the time that followed, Huang Adi clearly demonstrated to everyone what it means to be a nimble fat man.

This thing, weighing over 200 pounds, moved with astonishing agility through one shell crater after another; it approached a Type 89 medium tank along a route that wasn't perfectly straight, but was definitely the most reasonable and safest.

Even with the cover of a lot of smoke, the Japanese infantry still spotted him.

Suddenly, the Japanese soldiers couldn't even bother with exchanging fire with the enemy positions. They unleashed a barrage of fire from light and heavy machine guns, rifles, and grenade launchers at the fat figure in the smoke.

But not a single bullet could hit Huang Adi; it was as if they were all avoiding him.

This continued until he successfully rushed to the right side of an 89 tank, into a shell crater about seven or eight meters away.

After taking out an old-fashioned kerosene lighter and lighting three Molotov cocktails, Huang Adi took a deep breath and sat up straight.

He threw all the Molotov cocktails while kneeling.

With three crisp 'snap' sounds, all three Molotov cocktails hit their mark, instantly igniting a massive fire on the tank; this made Huang Adi, who was lying in the shell crater, realize that the Japanese tank was also doomed.

He was originally thinking about whether to help blow up the last remaining Japanese tank when a loud explosion rang out just 30 meters away.

At the same time, several rivets flew over his head, letting him know that the brothers from the other squad had also succeeded.

It can be said that this tank-destroying operation was textbook perfect.

Having thought of this, Brother Huang was quite smug.

So what if they refuse to let them use armor-piercing rounds and rocket launchers? To Huang Adi, those Japanese tanks are just another piece of cake.

Just two minutes later, Huang Adi ran backwards before the Japanese soldiers could charge up.

In the brief moment between rolling into the position, he took the opportunity to look back and realized that he was the only one who had escaped back.

It's like the other 15 brothers who set off together to blow up the tanks either died on the way up or on the way back.

"Screw the textbook standard."

After uttering that curse, he stood up, picked up a light machine gun whose main gunner had just been killed, and began firing in bursts...

(End of this chapter)