147: Encircle and intercept

Tani Hisao's voice suddenly turned sharp.

"All units cease rest and assemble with the fastest speed. Objective: West of Tianjin.

The Cavalry Regiment and Mobile Units depart first. Sweep through the area like a comb and find this damned Security Team.

I want to see what kind of people can make my Sixteenth Division mobilize like this!"

His face was filled with ferocity. This unit had previously attacked his subordinate Infantry Regiment.

Now was the perfect time to reclaim their honor. Strike while they are weak!

Pursuit and slaughter were what this Type A Division, famous for its brutality, excelled at.

In his eyes, the Security Team was already prey about to be crushed.

The iron torrent of the Sixteenth Division began to roll towards Tianjin.

On the other side, Lu Fan's Security Team had withdrawn like a swift gale.

The atmosphere inside the carriages was tense. The team members seized the time to rest and replenish ammunition.

The successive bloody battles in Tong County and Tianjin had incurred huge consumption.

However, the flames of revenge and the exhilaration of achieving a major strike in their eyes had not yet faded.

“Captain, where next?” Zhang Tingshu looked at the map, his brows tightly furrowed.

With the fall of Southern Camp and the martyrdom of Generals Zhao and Tong, the situation in the Beiping-Tianjin area was not optimistic, and the pressure of survival finally weighed on their hearts.

Lu Fan steeled his heart, gritted his teeth, and said, “Reinforce Beijing! The tragedy of Southern Camp cannot be repeated.

General Zhang Zhongguo's counterattack planned in Tianjin was very successful, but once the Japanese Army recovers, the pressure on Beijing will be even greater.

We cannot let the Japanese Army do as they please in Beijing.”

“Good!” Li Zhenshan slapped his thigh. “That’s what we should do, kill those beasts!”

The convoy sped along the railway line leading to Beijing. When they reached the vicinity of Yangcun, Afu's Bionic Eye suddenly flashed a rapid red light.

“Boss! Three kilometers ahead, fast-moving heat sources detected, about one company, cavalry. They are coming our way.”

“Japanese Army cavalry!” Lu Fan's eyes narrowed, and he issued combat orders: “Japanese Army cavalry detected ahead, prepare for battle!

Open all firing ports on the troop carriers, set up machine guns, then accelerate to full speed.”

The order was quickly given, and the Security Team Members instantly entered combat mode.

Soon, dust rose on the horizon, like a turbid yellowish-brown current.

Seeing the rising dust, the Japanese Army cavalry company brandished their sabers and charged aggressively.

“Fire!” With Lu Fan's command, all three vehicles opened fire.

Da da da da~~

Dense bullets poured like water onto the charging cavalry.

The Japanese Army cavalry clearly did not expect to encounter such fierce firepower.

The cavalrymen at the very front, both men and horses, were instantly riddled with bullets, screaming as they fell.

The cavalry behind, seeing the situation was dire, tried to outflank and charge, attempting a rear-cover tactic.

But with Afu's precise detection and advance information, the Security Team's firepower covered them in time.

“baka! They are tough opponents! Retreat!”

The Company Commander leading the charge, seeing the unfavorable situation and heavy casualties, immediately roared an order to retreat.

The Japanese Army cavalry were decisive; they turned their horses, leaving behind dozens of human and horse corpses, and fled in disarray back the way they came.

“Pursue!”

Li Zhenshan was seeing red.

“Don't pursue a cornered enemy!” Lu Fan sternly stopped him. “Our target is Beijing!”

He looked gravely in the direction the cavalry had retreated.

This group of cavalry came from the notorious Sixteenth Division, a division infamous for its numerous crimes in Jinling.

Although he really wanted to pursue them, a small impatience could ruin a great plan.

He calculated that since the scouts of the Sixteenth Division had appeared,

then Tani Hisao, that venomous snake, must have already set his sights on him.

“Accelerate forward.”

Lu Fan immediately ordered the convoy to speed up for a section, then stopped before a narrow road suitable for an ambush.

“Old Li, take men and bury all the anti-tank mines from the vehicles on that essential dirt road ahead. Everyone else, take cover!”

A cold glint flashed in Lu Fan's eyes. If you want to pursue me, let's see if your teeth are hard enough.

“Understood!” Li Zhenshan immediately led his men into action, and they were quickly and cleverly placed on the road surface and both sides.

There weren't many anti-tank mines, but modern weapons were powerful enough to give those little devils a hard time.

As the sun reached its zenith, Afu's voice rang out again: “Large number of heat sources ahead, with tanks, armored vehicles, infantry.

The enemy is moving very fast; it's probably the Japanese Army's main mobile force.”

Lu Fan's lips curled into a cold arc: “Perfect timing, everyone get back in the vehicles and take your positions.”

Not long after, the ground began to tremble.

Tani Hisao's fast pursuit force had arrived.

Leading the way were several Japanese Army Type 89 Medium Tanks and several armored vehicles.

Behind them followed trucks full of infantry, charging aggressively.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Rumble—!

As the vanguard tanks and armored vehicles plunged into the minefield, violent explosions erupted into the sky.

Flames and thick smoke instantly engulfed the leading several combat vehicles.

A Type 89 tank was directly flipped over, its tracks broken, and it burst into flames.

Several other armored vehicles were also twisted and deformed by the explosions, paralyzed in the middle of the road.

The trucks behind, caught off guard, braked violently and crashed into each other, and the Japanese Army infantry jumped out in panic.

“baka! An ambush!” The Japanese Army Commander in the rear armored vehicle was furious and shocked.

“Now! Attack~~” Lu Fan stomped on the accelerator, and the engine roared deafeningly.

The type 97 tank abruptly appeared on the flank of the battlefield. As soon as it appeared, Li Zhenshan aimed a shot at the Japanese Army gathering area.

Boom!

The Japanese Army's tortoise shells were torn to shreds by the shell like crispy roasted chicken.

The tank, like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, charged into the enemy formation. Its coaxial machine gun swept fiercely, mowing down swathes of confused Japanese Army infantry.

The troop carriers trailing behind were not to be outdone, seizing the opportunity to charge out and launch a pincer attack from both flanks.

Machine guns, submachine guns, and grenades each showed their prowess, frantically unleashing firepower to suppress the Japanese Army infantry.

That familiar lightning assault was re-enacted, directly tearing through the Japanese Army.

The Japanese Army's forces were stunned.

Accustomed to arrogance, they had never seen such a formation, nor had they experienced such terrifying and fierce firepower.

For a moment, their formation was in chaos, but the training of the japanese Type A Division was not to be underestimated.

Taking advantage of the Security Team's three vehicles turning around, they immediately organized their remaining tanks and armored vehicles, attempting a counterattack.

But Lu Fan would not give them this chance.

The type 97 tank directly crushed the Japanese Army's combat vehicles, turning on the spot.

Then, it accelerated to full speed, ramming the Japanese Army's flimsy shells like a wild bull.

In the face of overwhelming firepower and armor, the so-called tanks of the Foot Basin were destroyed one by one like toys!

Just as they were about to completely rout this pursuing force, a piercing engine roar came from the sky!

“Whoosh—”

Several Japanese Army bombers, with blood-red rising sun flags painted under their wings, swooped down.

“Air raid! Take cover!” Afu urgently reported from inside the tank.

Boom~~ Boom~~ Boom~~~