Dozens of Japanese devils, including those Japanese officers, were soon all corpses. The soldiers completed the shooting and immediately cheered.

"Everyone hurry up and search for the Japanese. Kill all those who find that they are still alive. We don't want to capture them." Brigade Commander Tang Wankun shouted loudly.

At this time, most of the soldiers boarded the Japanese position, and many soldiers drove m3 half-tracked armored vehicles and searched in depth the position.

The soldiers rushed to the Japanese position at around 1:50 noon, which was the second line of defense in the west of Hangzhou. By afternoon, at about 3:00 p.m., there was basically no gunfire on the entire position.

This shows that all the Japanese on this position have been destroyed by the soldiers.

At around 3:00 p.m., the soldiers of the Mechanized Infantry Brigade were preparing to start cleaning the battlefield. As one of the three major infantry brigades in the subsequent attack echelon, the soldiers of the First Infantry Brigade also came up, and thousands of soldiers of the First Brigade also joined the ranks of cleaning the battlefield.

Hangzhou City North.

At this time, the Armored Brigade had wiped out the troops of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army in the north of the city, including three tank regiments of the Armored Brigade, one mechanic and invasion regiment and one air defense regiment, a total of five regiments, about ten or twenty kilometers away from Hangzhou City, and was occupying a favorable position and ready for combat.

There were not many Japanese troops in the north of Hangzhou City, because the north of the city was not the main defense area of ​​the Sixth Division. The Sixth Division only deployed about two or three infantry brigades. These Japanese troops, slightly far from Hangzhou City, have basically been eliminated. The armored brigade has not moved for the time being, which is relatively close to Hangzhou City.

Several highways leading from the north of the city to Hangzhou City. At this time, under the control of the Armored Brigade, if reinforcements from the Shanghai side of Japan want to reinforce Hangzhou, they must pass the Armored Brigade level.

In order to better block the Japanese army in reinforcements in Hangzhou, in addition to the Armored Brigade, Ye Feng would also deploy the Third Infantry Brigade in the north of Hangzhou to coordinate operations with the Armored Brigade to block the Japanese army.

In Hangzhou city, the command center of the 6th Japanese Division.

The battle between the Independent Division and the Sixth Division started around 9 a.m., and it is already past 2 p.m. The battle has been going on for five or six hours. In these few hours, bad news has been going on for the Japanese army.

The first line of defense in the west of the city was broken by the Independent Division, and the second line of defense was also broken by the Independent Division, and the Japanese chariot brigade was completely destroyed. There are currently a large number of independent division troops in the north of the city, which makes the Japanese even more aware that the chariot groups of the Independent Division were about to approach their third line of defense.

The commander of the Japanese division, Utsushima Man, had a gloomy face. The battle had been fought like this. Utsushima Man knew that if there was no strong reinforcement, it would be a matter of time before he was defeated.

The situation on the front line. Niushima Man has already known a little. The weapons of his independent division are very advanced in attacking, and the various heavy equipment makes Niushima Man feel that he is Alexander.

A large number of tanks, a large number of armored vehicles, and a large number of heavy artillery. Even the most elite guard division in Japan does not have such good equipment.

"His division commander, the reinforcements from Shanghai have set out two hours ago. The 26th Division is reinforced by us." The Chief of Staff of the Little Japanese reported.

"Baga! I don't want the 26th Division, I want the chariot brigade, the heavy artillery brigade, and a large number of aviation troops to provide reinforcements." Niushima almost roared.

The 26th Division of the Little Japan is a newly formed Division B. It landed in Shanghai more than a month ago after it was formed in Japan. It is currently an army of the Central China Front Army of the Little Japan.

Send a newly formed division to reinforce him. No wonder Niujimama was so angry that he screamed. The Independent Division was equipped with a large number of tanks, heavy artillery and armored vehicles. To deal with such a unit, Niujimamama knew that it was necessary to have a chariot brigade, heavy artillery brigade, and even a large number of aviation troops to cooperate.

However, the chariot brigade and heavy artillery brigade are scarce resources, and the entire Central China Front Army has not been equipped. The battle of Wuhan has not yet ended. Most of the troops of the Central China Front Army of Japan are participating in the Battle of Wuhan. The only few chariot brigades and heavy artillery brigades are also far away from Wuhan, far away from Hangzhou, and far away cannot relieve near thirst.

"His division commander, although the 26th Division is newly formed, their number is more than 16,000. And their vanguard troops have set out along the highway from Shanghai to Hangzhou. As soon as it gets dark, its vanguard troops can reach Hangzhou." The little Japanese chief of staff said in a low voice.

There was no chariot brigade, heavy artillery brigade, and a large number of aviation troops that I wanted. I could only make do with a newly formed division. Niushima waved his hand powerlessly.

"Secretary Commander, why don't we send a report to Commander-in-Chief Matsui Ishione again, requesting to send planes to reinforcements." The Chief of Staff of the Little Japanese suggested.

Niujima was a little hesitant about this suggestion. In the past, it was not that he had not dispatched planes to attack the independent division, but every time he was defeated, the plane was shot down a lot, and the losses were heavy.

In addition, Niujima Man knew that most of the Central China Front Army's aircraft participated in the war on the Wuhan battlefield, and the number of aircraft participating in the war reached 3 or 400. Now, there are not many aircraft at Shanghai Airport, and all the aircraft are only 5 or 60. Will Matsui Ishien send these aircraft to reinforce him?

However, without strong reinforcements, I would definitely not be able to defeat the independent division equipped with a large number of chariots and heavy artillery. After hesitating for a long time, Niushima Man still gritted his teeth and sent a report to Matsui Ishikone again, requesting reinforcements.

Nanjing, the headquarters of the Central China Front Army of Japan.

Since a few months ago, Matsui Ishigen has focused his main energy on the battle in Wuhan. However, today Matsui Ishigen has to focus on Hangzhou and pay attention to the combat situation of the Sixth Division.

The Sixth Division has sent several telegrams, but none of them are good news. Not only are they not good news, but one message is worse than the other, which annoyed Matsui Ishien.

It was nearly three o'clock in the afternoon, and a Japanese magistrate walked in anxiously with a telegram, stood attentive in front of Matsui Ishien, and reported loudly: "His Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the Sixth Division sent another telegram to request reinforcements again."

"Baga! I asked for reinforcements again. The stupid pig, Niujima Man, was a division of the A-type division of the Great Japanese Empire, was beaten like this by a division of the Chinese team."

He asked for reinforcements again. Obviously, Matsui Ishigen is extremely angry. A type A division team like this, Matsui Ishigen feels very embarrassed.

I felt very unhappy, but Matsui Ishien still said with a stern face: "Read quickly, what is said in the telegram?"

"yes!"

The Japanese devils stood at attention again and read it loudly according to the telegram. The telegram was relatively long, and the Japanese devils read it for at least one minute.

Yaga! Matsui Ishien was very annoyed. The telegram once again mentioned that the Independent Division attacking Hangzhou was equipped with a large number of tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery. The Sixth Division and the Independent Division lost two lines of defense in just a few hours, losing thousands of people.

Regarding the telegram, the Independent Division was equipped with a large number of tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery, at first, Matsui Ishien was more suspicious, thinking that it was Matsushima Mitsuhiro who deliberately exaggerated it. It might be that the Sixth Division suffered a lot of losses. Matsushima Mitsuhiro was afraid of taking responsibility. The Independent Division might have equipped a little tank, armored vehicles, and a few heavy artillery, deliberately exaggerating the situation several times.

However, Matsui Ishigen believed in the losses of the 6th Division. Matsui Ishigen was a little suspicious of the independent division's large amount of heavy equipment.

You should know that the entire Japanese Central Front Army only equipped with one chariot brigade and two heavy artillery brigades. In addition, the various A-type divisions were equipped with a small number of tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery. According to Niujima Mitsuki, even if all these tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery of the entire Japanese Central Front Army were combined, there was not much more than the independent division.

"His Excellency Commander-in-Chief, no matter whether the Independent Division really has so many heavy weapons and equipment, we should still take it with caution."

Next to him, the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Front Army, saw that Matsui Ishien was still a little suspicious and couldn't help but suggest.

In the view of the Japanese Chief of Staff, the Independent Division attacked the Sixth Division several times, which caused the Sixth Division to suffer a lot of losses each time. This shows that the Sixth Division is not necessarily the opponent of the Independent Division. Although a Division A is not the opponent of an Army Division of the Central ** team, the Japanese Chief of Staff cannot accept this. However, for the sake of the Sixth Division and in order to continue to occupy and control Hangzhou City, the Japanese Chief of Staff still recommends to treat it with caution.

Upon hearing this, Matsui Ishigen was not in a hurry to say anything, but frowned and walked around. After a long time, Matsui Ishigen said, "Tell me what you think."

"His Excellency Commander-in-Chief, we have ordered the 26th Division in Shanghai to reinforce Hangzhou. However, if the Independent Division is really equipped with so many tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery, even if it is sent to the 26th Division, it is afraid that the problem will not be solved."

The Japanese Chief of Staff paused for a moment, looked at Matsui Ishien, and then continued: "The 26th Division is a B-type division with few heavy equipment. It is afraid it will be difficult to break through the defense line composed of a large number of combat vehicles in the Chengbei Independent Division in Hangzhou. If we want to defeat the Independent Division, we must dispatch a large number of aircraft to bomb and destroy the Independent Division's tank group, chariot group, and heavy artillery group."

Upon hearing this, Matsui Ishien thought for a while, then slowly asked: "Is there no other way?"

The Japanese Chief of Staff shook his head, "Unless we send our chariot brigade, our chariot brigade is far away from Wuhan battlefield and is too far from Hangzhou."

"This Ye Feng is really good at choosing time."

Matsui Ishigen knew that most of his troops, including the chariot troops, heavy artillery troops, and most of the aircraft were on the battlefield in Wuhan. At this time, the Independent Division attacked Hangzhou and suddenly hit Matsui Ishigen's weakness.

There are really limited troops that can send reinforcements, and there are almost no reinforcements from tanks and heavy artillery units. The only thing that can be used are dozens of aircraft from Shanghai Airport.

Although, aircraft were dispatched to attack the Independent Division several times before, they suffered heavy losses every time, but this time, Matsui Ishione had to fight again, hoping to destroy the Independent Division's chariot troops and heavy artillery troops.

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