Chen Xi said with a look of disbelief: "Battalion Commander, are you planning to use Molotov cocktails against the Japs' tanks? Will this be useful?"

It's not that Chen Xi doesn't believe Wang Chengzhu, but in Chen Xi's opinion, the lethality of Molotov cocktails is not as good as grenades, and they cannot even cause much harm to people in open areas.

Using this thing to deal with tanks is really unbelievable.

Whether Molotov cocktails can deal with tanks has been proven by history. Not to mention the thin-skinned Japanese tanks, even the Soviet T34 medium tank can only be turned into a pile of scrap metal when faced with the attack of Molotov cocktails.

Therefore, Wang Chengzhu did not explain and said directly: "Don't worry, just do as I say!"

"yes!"

Although Chen Xi still had some doubts about the power of the Molotov cocktail, the battalion commander Wang Chengzhu said so, so he could only follow the order.

About 5 or 6 minutes later, a roar of motors reached the independent battalion's forward position.

Hearing this sound, Chen Xi's heart suddenly tightened, because he knew what the hell the sound was coming from.

Sure enough, soon, a battery of tanks penetrated the thick smoke and faintly appeared in Chen Xi's field of vision.

Then came the second car, then the third car...

Behind the tank, there were also a large number of Japanese infantry.

50 meters!

It is still very difficult for the bombardiers of the third company to throw the Molotov cocktail filled with gasoline so far.

However, the Japanese infantry had to be dealt with.

If they are allowed to get too close, even if they lose their tanks, it will be very difficult for the Third Company to hold their position.

So Wang Chengzhu decisively gave the order to fire and took the lead in pulling the trigger: "Pop!"

The moment the gunfire rang out, a Japanese machine gunner softened and lay down next to the tank's roof.

The sound of gunshots was an order. The next moment, the soldiers of the third company straightened up from the trenches and decisively pulled the triggers at the little Japanese not far away in front of them.

"Chu tuk tuk! Ta da da!"

"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."

Just as Chen Xi said, smoke cannot stop bullets. As soon as the gunfire sounded, the Japanese infantry exposed outside the bunker immediately fell down row by row.

The remaining Japanese infantry immediately turned around, hid behind the tank, and immediately pulled the trigger to fight back.

The armor of the Japanese Type 95 light tank is actually not thick, and the frontal armor is only 12mm, but it is more than enough to withstand 7.92mm caliber rifle or light machine gun bullets.

Raindrops of bullets hit the tank shell, and all were bounced away without exception.

Seeing this, the Japanese infantry hiding behind the tank became even more arrogant.

Amidst the continuous clanging sound, the turret of a tank slowly rotated, and then the 37mm-caliber main gun was pressed down. The black muzzle was already aimed at the Czech light machine gun with the strongest firepower.

It has to be said that the quality of the Japanese tank soldiers is quite excellent, and they quickly identified the machine gunner who was the greatest threat from the chaotic battlefield.

However, the machine gunner of the third company seemed to have been prepared. Almost as soon as the Japanese tank's muzzle turned, he decisively picked up the machine gun and retracted into the trench.

By the time the kinetic energy cannon hit, he had already run more than 10 meters to the side along the trench.

"Throw the Molotov cocktail!"

The firing of the soldiers of the third company did not stop the advance of the Japanese tanks. In the blink of an eye, they had advanced another ten or twenty meters, and were only thirty or forty meters away from the independent battalion's forward position.

A bombardier with a little bit of arm strength can easily throw a Molotov cocktail this far.

Although the bombardiers of the third company, including the bombardiers of the third company, doubted whether the Molotov cocktails could destroy the Japanese tanks, they would still strictly implement the orders of battalion commander Wang Chengzhu unconditionally.

Soon, more than 20 bombardiers quickly picked up the Molotov cocktails that were ready at the sight. They first struck a match to light the cotton wick at the mouth of the bottle, then rounded their arms and threw it towards the tank not far ahead.

"Crack, crack..."

The target of the Japanese tank is too big, and its movements are very clumsy. It is impossible to avoid the attack of the incendiary bottle.

Although many Molotov cocktails were thrown crookedly and smashed directly on the ground, more than half of the Molotov cocktails still hit the body of the Japanese tank heavily.

In the blink of an eye, every Japanese tank was hit by at least one or two Molotov cocktails almost simultaneously.

With the soft sound of the glass bottle breaking, the gasoline contained in the glass bottle immediately splashed out and splashed on the outer shell of the tank.

Immediately afterwards, the gasoline was ignited by the fire and began to burn.

Seeing the Independent Battalion trying to use Molotov cocktails against their tanks, the Japs infantry all showed mocking expressions on their faces.

In their view, the Independence Battalion's attempt to use Molotov cocktails against their tanks was tantamount to wishful thinking.

But soon, the expressions on the faces of these little devils froze.

Because they were surprised to find that the tank that looked like a god of war just now turned into a fireball, which scared the little devils to stop immediately and keep a certain distance from it.

The violent combustion of gasoline generates a large amount of heat in a short period of time, and the steel shell of the tank is an excellent heat conductor. Therefore, in just a few dozen seconds, the temperature inside the tank compartment rises sharply!

The Japanese and Japanese tank soldiers in the carriage also screamed loudly.

However, compared to high temperature, suffocation caused by insufficient oxygen is more deadly!

Because the tank processing industry in this era was very rough, the gaps between the sheet metals were very large.

Therefore, a lot of gasoline flowed directly into the tank compartment along these gaps.

Of course, along with the gasoline flowed into the tank compartment, there was also the raging fire, so most of the oxygen in the compartment was quickly consumed.

The high temperature and suffocation prevented the evil-doing Japanese tank soldiers from running out before they fainted and were roasted into whole pigs.

Also burned along with it was the tank. After burning, it turned into a pile of wreckage.

Seeing that the Molotov cocktails were effective, the bombardiers of the third company immediately launched the second and third rounds of bombing.

Soon, all the Japanese tanks turned into huge fireballs, and then turned into a pile of scrap metal wreckage.

Without the cover of the tanks, the Japanese infantry became living targets. Faced with the firepower attack of the soldiers of the Third Company of the Independent Battalion, they continued to fall in pieces.

At this time, soldiers from the Fourth and Fifth Companies also rushed to the front along the communication trenches.

The distance that seemed to be only the last thirty or forty meters turned out to be an insurmountable chasm for the little devil.
Chapter completed!