The War of Resistance: My Expedition, My Country

Chapter 207: A thrilling blocking battle

The German army was stunned by the sudden explosion, and the surviving soldiers retreated in panic. Except for a few German tanks that were caught fire right above the explosives, the crews of the remaining tanks were only shocked, but they quickly reacted and began to take turns to provide cover. The commander in charge kept calling in the tank, accepting orders from above while ordering each tank crew to return to combat formation to cover the infantry's retreat.

"Boom!" An armor-piercing round, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, mercilessly struck a Panther tank. Instantly, the tank erupted in dazzling flames, like flaming meteors, falling onto the battlefield. In this life-or-death situation, the crew desperately opened the top cover, terrified, and fled from the tank, tumbling to the ground. They desperately beat against the flames, trying to extinguish the deadly flames.

Then, another tank was hit, its left track abruptly broken. It lost its balance and came to a screeching halt. "Attention, attention, there are enemy anti-tank guns ahead!" the commander's voice shouted amid the chaos, a hint of fear and determination.

The German tanks reacted quickly, firing numerous smoke bombs to conceal their movements. Simultaneously, they accelerated their retreat, their tracks kicking up clouds of dust. The few surviving German grenadiers also quickly gathered, raining down a barrage of fire on the suspicious location. The interplay of gunfire and artillery fire formed a terrifying symphony.

A German half-track tractor quickly rushed over, and several maintenance personnel jumped out and immediately began to repair the tank's broken tracks. Their movements were extremely skillful and swift, as if they were racing against time. The armored personnel on the tank kept turning the tank, using both artillery and machine guns to fire fiercely at the suspected target.

The German commander seemed to have received a new order and called on all the crews to stop retreating and attack again. At the same time, the German infantry also regrouped and rushed forward following the tanks.

Captain Gu quietly watched all this through his telescope, secretly sighing in his heart, "The German army's organization and discipline far surpass the Japanese army. After such a blow, they were able to regroup so quickly and launch a new offensive. It is indeed not easy."

Without hesitation, Commander Gu passed on the order to the signalman beside him: "Order the 2nd Battalion to open fire, order the 1st Battalion to stay hidden for the time being, and the 3rd Battalion to be ready to counterattack at any time!"

The Germans were once again under heavy fire, with bullets and explosions flying everywhere. However, the Germans were no pushovers. They quickly deployed, and under the cover of tanks, they broke through the first line of defense and launched a fierce attack on the second line of defense held by the 2nd Battalion.

The German tanks launched targeted artillery fire, immediately suppressing the 2nd Battalion's exposed firepower. Soon, several key firing points of the 3rd Battalion were destroyed, leaving the positions ablaze with flames and billowing smoke. The several anti-tank guns interspersed with the 2nd Battalion's positions also came under heavy fire, forcing the anti-tank crews to constantly relocate, thus reducing their effectiveness against the German tanks.

The Germans quickly accelerated their advance, quickly creating several tank tunnels in the first trench. The tanks eagerly charged forward. The German grenadiers, re-entering the trenches, began to fire relentlessly at the 2nd Battalion's positions. Their mortars, recoilless rifles, and grenades seriously threatened the 2nd Battalion's counterattack in the trenches.

The commander of the 2nd Battalion acted decisively, ordering a platoon forward to charge into the trenches and engage the German grenadiers in close combat. Large numbers of German infantry, supported by tanks, broke through the trenches and charged forward. Each tank was closely followed by several or even a dozen German soldiers, who accompanied the tanks as they advanced. The tanks' coaxial machine guns fired relentlessly, suppressing the firepower of the 2nd Battalion's forward infantry. The enemy pressed forward, and more and more German troops poured into the trenches.

The 3rd Battalion Commander waved his hand, and several 107-barrel 9mm short-range rocket launchers were immediately deployed, launching a blanket attack on the German tanks and soldiers. With a piercing roar of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!", rockets rained down upon the enemy like a meteor shower. The enemy was instantly overwhelmed by the rocket fire. Under such close-range attack, several German tanks burst into flames, and the exploding shrapnel scattered like flowers, killing and wounding a large number of soldiers behind them. Immediately afterwards, several anti-tank teams appeared like ghosts, armed with RPG-7s and American M1A2 recoilless rifles (the new bazooka), and launched a fierce attack on the German tanks.

Suddenly, numerous German tanks were struck, some pierced through, billowing billowing smoke and flames, while others, their tracks destroyed, were forced to a halt. The accompanying soldiers panicked, scattering in all directions or hiding in the trenches and trenches like rats, desperately fighting back against the 2nd Battalion with whatever firepower they could find...

Seeing that the time had come, Commander Gu made a prompt decision and ordered the entire regiment to launch an artillery counterattack, and at the same time ordered the 3rd Battalion to charge forward.

The attacking German forces were once again met with relentless artillery fire, leaving the situation in disarray. The frontline commander, helpless, ordered a retreat. German grenadiers and infantry were already entangled with the charging soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions. The German tanks, unconcerned, retreated like stray dogs. Some shrewd soldiers quickly leaped onto the tanks, hiding behind their turrets and following closely behind them.

As the German tanks crossed the trench and retreated rapidly, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of them and threw incendiary bombs and cluster grenades at the fleeing tanks. Then, a series of earth-shattering explosions followed, instantly destroying and igniting the first few tanks, and most of the soldiers who climbed onto the tanks were wiped out.

The other tanks, seeing the situation was not good, immediately turned around and tried to escape from the flank. However, what they did not know was that a group of soldiers had rushed out from the roundabout way. They decisively pounced on the tanks and, taking advantage of the tanks' blind spots, placed anti-tank mines and magnetic mines on the tanks' tracks and chassis like venomous snakes.

"Boom-boom-boom--" After several deafening explosions, several more tanks broke down. The tank soldiers fled from the tanks in a panic and started a hand-to-hand combat with the advancing Chinese soldiers...

The attack of a German tank battalion and an infantry regiment was thus routed. The few remaining German tanks and soldiers fled in disgrace, and some surrounded and cornered German troops were forced to surrender. Division Commander Wu watched this thrilling scene from a distance, nodded with satisfaction, picked up the phone, and informed Regimental Commander Gu to withdraw the troops as soon as possible to prevent retaliatory German artillery fire!