Chapter 215: Sherman Vs. Type 96
Facing the appearance of more than 30 Sherman Tank troops to counter his trump card of more than 20 Type 96 Tanks dispatched for the attack operation, not only was Division Commander Kawagishi Fumisaburo, Lieutenant General, shocked and dumbfounded, but all the Japanese soldiers around him were also equally shocked and dumbfounded. There were also foreign reporters frantically taking war photographs from afar, and foreign reporters and domestic reporters inside the city taking war photographs, all equally dumbfounded.
“Hiss! Tank troops? When did the German-equipped troops have support operation from so many tank units? Where exactly were these tank units transported from? And what model are these tanks? Why do they seem like I’ve never seen them before?”
“I haven’t seen the model of these tanks either! But no matter how you look at them, they seem more powerful than the Japanese Army’s Doting Tanks. Quickly take photos and publish in newspaper for sales! This is simply explosive big news, absolutely the best for front-page headline!”
“What do you think, which country provided these tanks to these German-equipped troops? We just don’t know what their combat power will be like later! But purely from their appearance, I feel that the combat power of these tank units seems pretty good! I’m a bit looking forward to their final battle result against the Japanese Army’s tank troops!”
“Actually, what I most want to know is their transportation issue—how did they manage to bring so many new type tanks here, avoiding surveillance from everyone including the Japanese Army, and appear inside Beiping City? And do they have enough fuel for combat and traveling long distances? This matter seems increasingly mysterious! It looks like we can dig up a lot of hot-selling news material with front-page headline value just relying on this German-equipped troops and these new type tank troops!”
“That’s for sure, it’s simply a great opportunity for us to pick up money. I’ve already taken quite a few war photographs of these tanks appearing for operation, which can be sent back to the newspaper office first for publishing in newspaper for sales, and then continue shooting the subsequent scenes of battling the Japanese Army’s tank troops!”
“So do you think Beiping City can still hold fast? Or rather, will there be even more reinforcements for these German-equipped troops that we didn’t anticipate later? Just like these new type tank troops that suddenly appeared, giving us a big delighted surprise?”
“Hiss! They’re fighting the Japanese Army’s tanks, the tank cannons are firing, quickly take photos! Hurry! Absolutely big news, a rare tank group battle. I haven’t seen such an exciting battle in a long time. The people on the Public Concession side, and citizens from various foreign powers, will absolutely love seeing this tank battle. It’s really unimaginable to see a tank battle here in a country with an industrial foundation almost at zero!”
“Yeah! It can absolutely shock all the citizens in the entire Public Concession. We’re going to become famous this time, gold medal war reporters. Send the photos of the tank battle we took back to the Public Concession side and immediately publish in newspaper for sales!”
These foreign reporters and domestic reporters, as if disregarding their own safety, continuously and frantically photographed Zhou Wenhua’s Sherman Tank group and the Japanese Army’s Type 96 Tank group appearing on the scene, and the scene of the tank group battle that suddenly erupted.
They were enthusiastic, shouting and yelling, discussing heatedly while frantically taking photos.
