A 75mm KwK 42 L/70 cannon shell descended from the sky, striking directly into the ranks of the Japanese soldiers and setting off a massive shockwave of explosions. In an instant, the Japanese were torn apart; limbs and gore flew through the air as a mist of blood saturated the battlefield.
"Baka! We're under attack! Take cover! Get down!"
The sudden barrage prompted Takeshita to bellow in immediate alarm, and he dove off his horse in one fluid motion. As the sun dipped below the mountains, a streak of twilight painted the horizon, staining the entire sky a deep crimson. At the end of a distant rolling hill, ten massive Panther tanks slowly emerged.
Chapter 178