Chapter 288 Retreat

With the protection of fighter planes in the sky, the protection of the Gazelle attack helicopters overhead, and the roar of the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns around them, after one Cobra helicopter after another was blown up, there was finally peace.

On the ground, a rolling torrent of armored vehicles continued to advance. The T-64 tanks, with their gun barrels raised high, were also covered with reactive armor on the outside, looking majestic.

Even the T-72, after adding reactive armor, will not be destroyed by the M1 tank from the front, not to mention the T-64, which is already a high-end product. Even if the Americans replace it with a 120mm tank gun, the T-64 can withstand it!

The 5th Tank Division that rushed down from the north joined together with the 14th Tank Division that rushed down from the east. In front of them was the Chitose base, the most important base of the islanders in Hokkaido!

This was the time when the islanders' counterattack was expected to be most fierce. Both tank units were prepared for casualties, but the whole journey was silent.

The tracks of the T-64 tank rolled onto the runway of the Chitose base, and no one was in sight.

"The islanders have run away!" The division commander informed everyone on the radio: "Our reconnaissance plane has discovered that the islanders are retreating to the south! We must work harder now to catch up with the islanders and capture them!"

The Japanese fled! When they realized that victory was hopeless, the Japanese retreated very quickly.

The most powerful army of the island nation that went to besiege Kushiro suffered a bloody defeat in Kushiro. The Soviet tank guns could destroy the island nation's tanks with one armor-piercing shell, while the island nation's tank shells, even the M1 tank guns, could not penetrate the Soviet tanks!

This battle was impossible to fight! The troops that fled from Kushiro were the most determined to escape. They fled to Chitose and brought the news to the Chitose defenders. Coupled with the defeat in the air, almost all the islanders knew that Hokkaido could not be defended!

The combat awareness of the Self-Defense Forces was originally different from that of the island nation’s army during World War II. Now, they are in a moment of defeat and have no faith in fighting, so they flock to the south.

Where to go? To the south is Muroran, a port city with a population density second only to Sapporo. It has a developed heavy industry and shipbuilding industry, and is also an excellent port. There must be many ships here!

As for Hakodate, although it is the closest to Honshu Island in terms of distance, it has to cross the Tomahawk Peninsula, so there are few troops fleeing in this direction.

Run, run! The excellent Type 74 tank uses advanced hydraulic suspension and has excellent off-road capabilities. At this time, it shows its excellent performance and is the fastest to escape!

Seen from the sky, the Type 74 tank was running in the front, as if it was an attack sequence, galloping in front quickly and majestically.

Following the Type 74 were various types of vehicles, which were bumping along the road created by the tank tracks.

As for the air, the remaining helicopters and fighter jets had already flown directly to the state.

Save your strength and wait to take back Hokkaido later! With this belief, they are all doing their best to "save your strength!"

Hideji Watanabe, from the 21st Tank Corps of the 2nd Division, drove a Type 74 tank and rushed to the front. As a leader, he had an advantage that he could choose the road!

Of course, you have to choose the most suitable road! What better road is better than the coastal highway?

The tracks were not rubber-covered, and after driving on the coastal highway, grooves were left on the back. When the tanks behind rolled over them, the road was completely destroyed.

The tank soldiers who were unable to squeeze onto the road and were eager to escape could only follow the road and crush directly into the surrounding fields. For tanks, they could not run fast on the road, and they were not slow in the fields. In this way, a large army of escapers was eager to get rid of the Soviets behind them.

Run, run! With his head sticking out, Watanabe Hideji drove his tank at full speed on the road. Now, he just hoped that when he got to Muroran, there would be a boat waiting for him!

Suddenly, a terrifying voice came from the radio: "Look, what is that in the sky?"

Watanabe Hideji looked up and saw several large helicopters flying behind him. Their huge sides looked like a giant doe. Under the short wings on both sides were anti-tank missiles.

Damn it! Soviet armed helicopters! At this moment, Watanabe Hideji had a bad feeling in his heart.

These Soviet helicopters caught up with the fleeing island army. They did not launch an attack along the way, but flew to the front of the fleeing team.

Only then did the plane turn around, and flames flickered under the short wings.

"Crack!" Watanabe Hideji stepped on the brakes, and as his body involuntarily rushed forward with the brakes, he quickly unbuckled his seat belt and ran outside.

Run, run, run! The farther away the better!

For the tank troops on the ground, the armed helicopters in the air are the biggest enemy! If the tank troops were accompanied by anti-aircraft guns, they could still hold out for a while, but now, this fleeing army has no organization at all, each running on their own, and the anti-aircraft guns are not following them in an organized manner!

The enemy launched a missile! Our tanks will not be able to withstand it!

Watanabe Hideji ran very fast. While the tank commander and gunners behind him were still anxiously climbing out of the turret, the AT-2 anti-tank missile accurately hit the tank.

"Boom!" With a huge explosion, the Type 74 tank turned into a pile of scrap metal. The commander who had just climbed out of the turret had his body instantly turned into pieces.

The tank soldiers behind were also stunned.

Run, run quickly! At this time, the tanks on the ground are the best targets! The tankers are quite clear that they can't fight against those armed helicopters at all, and they have long lost the will to fight!

Just like that, they climbed out of the tanks one after another, left their tanks, and fled in all directions in the wild.

One anti-tank missile after another blew up the tanks that were closest to the front one by one. It was just like target shooting during training!

In fact, if the islanders organized themselves, even if they only relied on the anti-aircraft machine guns on the tanks, they could cause certain damage to the helicopters. And now, just a few Gazelle helicopters are madly ravaging the islanders' tank forces!

After the missiles under the short wings on both sides were launched, the helicopter pilot was not satisfied. He pushed the nose of the helicopter and transferred the weapon to the GSH-23-1 machine gun on the nose, and madly fired at the island country's soldiers who were fleeing frantically on the plain.

Wherever it went, there were broken limbs and arms, all turned into fragments. The power of the 23mm shells was quite abnormal.