Just as Zhao Jie speculated, the American troops guarding the bridge were simply vulnerable to the attack of the tank troops. They were successfully defeated by just one tank charge. They did not pursue the fleeing stragglers at all, but deployed defenses on the south bank of the bridge. Their mission was to capture and guard the bridge to ensure that the troops could pass through the area smoothly.

"Captain Xu, take two people and ride to the mountainside at the intersection to set up a sentry post."

The horses were seized at the bridgehead. Although it was true that they were armored troops, many of the people in the company were farm children and were definitely more skilled in riding horses than driving. When Squad Leader Xu and two others rode away on horseback, the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield.

"Wow, there are so many deadly things."

"you say……"

Before he could finish his words, Lu Daqiang saw several boxes that his comrades had carried out - the boxes were full of wine bottles, and looking at the rags on the mouths of the bottles, everyone knew what they were used for.

This kind of Molotov cocktail is made of wine bottles filled with gasoline. Although it may not look very eye-catching, if a tank is hit by one, it will most likely burn and explode.

For a long time, the anti-tank weapon that tank soldiers fear the most is this inconspicuous little gadget.

"Why didn't they use Molotov cocktails during the previous attack?"

"I guess there's no chance. Besides, not everyone has the courage to fight a tank with bare hands."

Indeed, not everyone has the courage to fight tanks hand-to-hand, and in many cases, it requires sacrificing one's life. And the militia that fled in all directions under the attack of the tanks obviously did not have that courage.

Just as they were cleaning up the battlefield and were about to breathe a sigh of relief, a sentry on horseback hurried over.

"Sir, there is a large group of targets on the other side of the mountain, and they have tanks!"

"What? They have tanks!"

Hearing this, Zhao Jie was stunned at first, then asked anxiously.

"How many tanks do they have?"

"Sir, they have about ten to fifteen tanks, maybe a few armored vehicles, and 17 trucks. It looks like a previous unit."

The seemingly calm sentry had a hint of nervousness in his tone when he spoke.

"Ten to fifteen tanks..."

Not to mention the sentry, even Zhao Jie licked his lips a little nervously and said.

"Anything missing? Do they have any infantry following?"

The reason for the tension is that Zhao Jie only has twelve tanks. In terms of quantity, the two sides are evenly matched, but the problem is that only 6 of his tanks are artillery type, and the other 6 are machine gun type. Using machine guns to hit tanks...is it possible?

"It's a bit far away, so I can't see clearly, but..."

The sentry thought for a moment and said.

"There are two trucks towing artillery pieces. The squad leader estimates that the dozen or so trucks may be carrying some infantry and artillery, sir."

There are infantry!

There are cannons!

There are tanks!

This is incredible. If it was only the first two, he would not be nervous at all. He would even rush forward excitedly and launch a direct frontal assault. But the problem is...tanks!

This American army actually has tanks, and there are more than a dozen of them!

After picking up the map and looking at it carefully for a while, Zhao Jie called his comrades together and ordered them in a serious tone:

"Everyone, our target has appeared and is heading towards us. They have tanks that we have never seen on the battlefield. I hope everyone can fight the enemy bravely and resolutely as they did in the past. Behind us are more than a hundred brothers from the infantry company and we must hold our positions, so we must repel the American attack! Do you understand?"

"Understood, sir."

The train commanders answered firmly and in unison.

"good,"

Zhao Jie said, nodding vigorously.

"I emphasize again, our target is the tanks. Only after we get rid of those tanks can we attack other targets. The enemy also has two field artillery and about one or two companies of infantry. These targets are secondary. As long as we can get rid of the tanks, the rest will not be a problem. However, considering that half of our tanks are equipped with machine guns, I have decided to temporarily transfer machine gun tanks to form the second squad. Lu Daqiang, you will be the squad leader. In the battle, destroy their infantry as much as possible and kill them before they use these artillery or Thor's hammer to blow us up."

"Yes, sir."

Lu Daqiang answered loudly.

"I will lead the first squad. We should pay attention to attacking the enemy's tanks. There are 10-15 tanks on the other side. We have never encountered enemy tanks before, but I think everyone knows how to deal with them. It's nothing more than using armor-piercing bullets. We have never had experience fighting tanks before, but we have had similar training on the training ground in the past. But training is training, and actual combat is actual combat. Everyone must be careful. If the front armor is thick, pay attention to attacking its sides and back. Do you understand?"

When he said this, he was unsure in his heart. After all, they had never had experience fighting with tanks. Even if they had, it was only in past exercises.

But as we all know, exercises are never actual combat.

"Understood, sir."

Before the tank troops set off, the infantry company began to set up defensive positions at the bridgehead. When the tank troops left, several large trees were cut down and placed across the middle of the road as anti-tank obstacles. As for anti-tank weapons such as Molotov cocktails and Thor's Hammer seized from the Americans, they were also distributed to each squad.

Half an hour later, twelve tanks stopped in the woods on the side of the road. In order to conceal their presence, they even used weeds, branches and other debris to cover the tank bodies.

Zhao Jie pushed open the turret hatch, stood in the commander's seat, picked up the telescope and looked into the distance.

The first thing that appeared in the telescope's field of view was two tanks of unknown model. Tanks, at least a month ago, were still their only feature in this war, but what about now?

The Americans also have tanks.

"The caliber of the gun is probably around 40mm."

Zhao Jie muttered to himself as he observed.

This American tank does not seem to be much bigger than their Type 18 tanks, which means that there is no essential difference in performance between the two. Its speed does not seem to be fast, only about 20 kilometers, perhaps because of the mountain road, the actual speed may be faster, about 30 kilometers.

Although that gun did not look very conspicuous, it could still pose a threat to them. It could easily deal with the Type 18 tank's armor of only about 20 mm.

"This is a tank battle!"

Although we don't know the models and performance of the enemy tanks, because of our understanding of tanks, we still know where the tanks' weaknesses are and how to deal with them.

As American tanks appeared one after another on the road between the valleys, the inconspicuous armored company led by Zhao Jie was about to launch a raid, the first tank-to-tank raid in human history.

Although the enemy's strength far exceeded theirs, Zhao Jie and his comrades did not show any hesitation, and resolutely and without hesitation threw themselves into the battle...

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