You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

In the semi-underground command post left behind by the 262nd Brigade, Lin Feng held up binoculars.

Even from this distance, he could feel the earth-shattering impact of the heavy artillery falling.

On the Japanese positions, severed limbs and broken arms flew everywhere, as if a rain of blood and flesh had fallen.

"Well fried."

Lin Feng swung his fist fiercely.

This round of shelling directly broke the backbone of the Japanese infantry.

The smoke of battle has cleared.

The once densely packed Japanese attack formation has now become sparse.

Apart from the more than 10 tank wrecks still burning and the scattered corpses, the remaining Japanese soldiers finally collapsed.

The remaining tanks seemed to have retreated behind the slope, out of the sight and firing range of the security brigade's defenders.

The Japanese infantry also retreated.

The Japanese army's first attack that day was completely repelled.

"Sizzle..."

At that moment, the radio crackled to life again.

That was the report from the armored assault company commander:

"Eagle, this is the armored company. Battle over. Reporting casualties: no vehicles destroyed, no casualties. Only vehicle number 06's gearbox got stuck while reversing; it's being repaired."

"..."

Lin Feng smacked his lips, somewhat unable to believe his ears.

"A clean sheet?"

"Wow, these tank units are pretty good."

He hadn't even brought out his Tiger tanks, which were his secret trump cards, yet a group of 38(t) tanks alone had already wiped out the Japanese tanks.

Although he was mentally prepared, Lin Feng still couldn't help but sigh when the result was actually presented to him.

Actually, that's quite normal.

In his previous life, as a seasoned military enthusiast and player of tank battle games such as World of Tanks and War Thunder, he knew the data of both sides by heart.

The Japanese Type 89 medium tank, with its 57mm short-barreled gun, was mainly used to support infantry in attacking bunkers.

The armor-piercing grenades fired had a pitifully low initial velocity. At a distance of 1000 meters, the penetration depth was only a paltry 15-16 mm. The trajectory was curved and the dispersion was extremely large, making it practically a catapult.

The 38(t) light tank in his hands, although also fragile, had armor thickness of at least 25mm on the front of the hull and turret, and also had rubble as cover.

Unless you're extremely unlucky and get hit on a weak point like the observation window or turret ring, when the Japanese shells hit those areas, it's just a loud bang and a lot of rattling.

In contrast, the 37mm high-velocity gun of the 38(t) could take down the Japanese tanks, which were like tin cans with rivets, with a single shot.

This is utter domination.

"This is the power of the system..."

Looking at the burning Japanese tanks in the distance, Lin Feng felt an indescribable sense of pleasure.

"You devils, times have changed."

-----

The battle was over. Lin Feng wiped the oil and sweat from his face and looked at Zhao Yushu, who was huddled in a corner, idly cleaning his pistol.

"Jade Book".

"Here I am, cousin, ah, no, wait..." Zhao Yushu immediately sprang to his feet, tucked his gun into his waistband, and, remembering they were in combat, quickly corrected himself, "Brigadier! What are your orders?"

"Don't just stand around here." Lin Feng pointed outside. "Go take a look around the 4th Battalion's positions."

"You're a scholar, and also my cousin, so your status is special. Go and encourage everyone, chat with them, and offer them cigarettes. Tell them that as long as they follow me, Lin Feng, and fight the Japanese devils well, they'll not only have meat to eat, but they'll also bring honor to their ancestors."

The battle just now was fierce. Although the main force of the attack was tanks and artillery, the militia of the 4th Battalion also contributed a lot.

Lin Feng felt that this was the first time they had truly faced the Japanese head-on. The officers leading the team were system officers, who might not be able to take care of their emotional changes.

On this meat grinder-like battlefield, sometimes a few words of comfort can have a greater impact on morale than firing two more boxes of ammunition.

"Yes, sir! Just you wait and see, brigade commander. I'm going to do some ideological work with the brothers."

Zhao Yushu gave an awkward salute and then ran off happily.

Watching Zhao Yushu's retreating figure, Lin Feng stroked his chin, pondering to himself:

This kid can't be relied on to command the battle for the time being. However, this cousin has a natural affinity like a landlord's foolish son, and he's also educated, so he's perfect for training in the direction of "chief emotional comforter" or "piracy instructor".

After seeing his cousin off, Lin Feng turned to look at Zhao Dashan:

"Dashan, take some men to clean up the battlefield. Prioritize collecting the Japanese soldiers' weapons and ammunition. As for those tanks that weren't destroyed, we'll deal with them tonight."

"Yes."

"All other units, maintain Level 1 combat readiness. The Japanese have suffered such a heavy loss, they will definitely try to bite us again. Also, each unit may take turns eating dry rations, but be careful of artillery fire."

After arranging the trivial matters, Lin Feng sat back down on the chair made of ammunition boxes and began to take stock of the gains from this battle.

Although the battle at Beizhan didn't trigger any special missions like the one at Qibao Town, it was a real positional defense battle where the Japanese were paying with their lives.

With a thought, Lin Feng saw a light blue system panel unfold before his eyes.

Destroy 1 Type 89 medium tank, merit points +60

[Defeat 1 Japanese sergeant, merit points +10]

[Kill 3 Japanese Privates, Merit Points +3]

……

Looking at the series of notifications flooding the screen, Lin Feng's lips curled up slightly.

The so-called sergeant was a military rank unique to the Japanese, equivalent to a sergeant in other countries.

In the Japanese military organization, sergeants usually served as squad leaders, or as technical backbones such as tank commanders or gunners.

The sergeant was a senior sergeant, and the squad leader was a junior sergeant.

Killing a sergeant gives you 10 points, plus the 60 points from the Type 89 tank, and other crew members, which adds up to over 70 merit points.

The reward is more than the reward for shooting down a biplane; it's enough to upgrade several infantry squads to Hans weapons.

"In this wave alone, five Type 5 tanks and nine Type 9 tanks were destroyed..."

Lin Feng used his mind to drag the system interface to the bottom.

Total Merit Points Earned: 1137

Current merit points: 3287

Perfect, the 2000+ merit points are enough to upgrade all the infantry squads of the 1st and 2nd Battalions again, and then upgrade all the heavy machine gun squads to MG34.

The MG34 is more accurate and has a faster rate of fire than the Maxim. When used as a heavy machine gun, with a tripod and a high-powered scope, it becomes a precise infantry harvester.

He had other plans for the remaining 1000 merit points.

-----

It was a little after 1 p.m.

The rain had lessened slightly, but the sky remained overcast.

Lin Feng had just finished inspecting the position and casually used his exchange points to exchange for a lot of bullets and shells in the system, which he then distributed to several important defensive support points.

Not long after we returned to the semi-underground command post bunker, the Japanese came again.

This time, Colonel Takamori Takashi, having suffered a great loss, clearly learned his lesson and no longer engaged in such mindless, reckless advances.

He set up his chariots, horses, and cannons at the rear, making a very impressive display.

Two fully-strength Japanese infantry companies, like two giant crab pincers, maneuvered to the left and right flanks of the North Station, attempting to disperse the defenders' firepower.

On the front, the Japanese mountain artillery battalion and field artillery battalion had deployed positions several kilometers away, with their guns raised high, ready to provide fire support at any time.

Several Type 92 infantry guns were pushed to the front line along with the Japanese infantry, ready to fire directly at and eliminate the security brigade's firing positions.

However, facing Lin Feng's side, with its abundant firepower including anti-aircraft guns, Lao Gan Ma (a type of Chinese herbal medicine), Kremlin mountain guns, 82mm mortars, tanks, and armored vehicles, the 68th Regiment still did not fare well.