On January 4, 1938, the vanguard armored division of the Fifth Army's Fifth Army Corps had arrived at Zhangjiaban Village in the southern suburbs of Hangzhou. It is adjacent to the main road of the Shanghai-Kunming Highway, with convenient transportation and is just suitable for the rapid advancement of tank troops.

The main attack mission of the front-line vanguard was Zhou Lixiao's 50th Second Armored Division. According to the organizational customs of the Chinese army, the word "five" means the number of the legion to which it belongs, and the "zero two" behind it is the number of the division headquarters where Zhou Lixiao is located.

Generally speaking, "Zero One" is the direct guard unit of the legion commander, so in the entire army, the division headquarters that can get the "Zero Two" number are the absolute main force among the major legions.

At the same time, the eastern front command of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force in Shanghai was facing a great enemy. The command tower on the side of the airport was surrounded by guard posts, and rows of military vehicles were parked there, showing the prominence of the car owner.

In this space and time, the original Central China Front Army appeared as the Central China Expeditionary Force from the beginning. Because Nanjing and Shanghai have both captured, these two troops have now unified the number of troops and become the new Central China Expeditionary Force.

A long table in the tower war room was covered with dark green military blankets. The sides of the table were filled with officers of the colonel level and above. The small caps were placed in a straight line on the table.

Although Matsui Ishien, who wore the star, had a serious expression and was serious, their eyebrows were still filled with deep worries. The upcoming large-scale battle made these soldiers who had just woken up from victory suffer.

It seemed that the wonderful days were about to end. At this moment, the Chief of Staff and Hiroyao Ikeda, the director of the intelligence agency, looked serious. The two of them walked in with great strides.

All the generals stood up and salute. Matsui Ishigen still calmly waved his hand to sit down and say to everyone, the headquarters of the domestic army has sent a commendation order, hoping that you can continue to work hard and win glory for the country. Now the military meeting of the commander of the dispatch army has officially begun, and the overall plan for the operation of the Chinese army will remain unchanged. At present, the Shanghai dispatched army has been included in the battle sequence of the central China dispatched army, and this battle will surely be won."

"Surely win"

Seeing the generals sitting in the face showing joy, they all seemed to be unable to hold back. Matsui Ishien continued to say that this battle fully tested the maneuverability, speed and strong combat capabilities of our troops. They were worthy of the mighty army. In addition, I especially greeted the former Shanghai Expeditionary Army headquarters, which had just joined the army. They not only successfully completed the task of capturing Shanghai, but also showed extraordinary combat capabilities. At present, most of China's Yangtze River Delta has been occupied by the imperial state."

Matsui Ishione is a Japanese Army general, a general of the Imperial Dojo, a Chinese Communist Party who has been stationed in China for 13 years and an advocate of Greater Asianism.

After retiring from active service after the 226th Incident, after the outbreak of the Shanghai Incident, he returned to active service as an expert in the tough battle. In 1937, he commanded five divisions of Japan's Central Branch to break through the Seitte defense line of 70 Chinese divisions and conquered the Chinese capital Nanjing. He was the main decision-maker of the Nanjing Massacre.

Except for Hiroya Ikeda watching with a cold face, the other generals were all happy. Their previous military achievements had been recognized by the base camp, and even sent special messages of commendation, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.

Matsui Ishione took this opportunity to encourage the soldiers of the Imperial Dojo. The war is about to begin. This is an unprecedented large-scale annihilation operation against the Chinese army. The command, the front army headquarters and even the entire Japanese Empire are looking at us and looking forward to us. Therefore, there is no need to say more about the burden on your shoulders. Below, please explain the phase combat plan of my two north and south assault columns and the distribution of the Chinese army."

The Chief of Staff is Tsubasa Tsubasa, who is strong in style, with a sturdy figure and a big beard on the corner of his mouth. He walked to the map and picked up the baton and said that according to the first phase of the combat plan formulated by the Front Line Command, our East Road Assault Column will be the third, ninth and eleventh divisions, with a total force of about 160,000. After the battle started, the East Road Column entered and the troops were divided into two routes. The Ninth and 11th Divisions and the direct artillery units advanced eastward, mainly to annihilate the Chinese army on the front line of Xiaoshan, Hangzhou."

Tsukata paused and said that the vanguard armored division of the Fifth Army's Fifth Army's Fifth Army's vanguard village is currently distributed on the front line of Zhangjiaban Village, with a force of about 20,000. The dispatching army headquarters requires that it be annihilated most of the 2nd Tank Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division and directly attack Fujian. At present, the Chinese army has deployed two tank brigades and two field divisions in Wuhan. Among them, the 022nd Division has drawn two brigades to reinforce the Xuzhou direction, requiring our tank troops to annihilate the 502nd Tank Division in the Chinese army and create conditions for the dispatched army's southward offensive."

Because Wang Liwen deliberately slowed down the marching speed, many Japanese scouts returning from Huangshan submitted a lot of information about the Fifth Corps to the commander headquarters of the Central China Expeditionary Army. Matsui Ishione was just arrogant, but not brainless. Although the performance of the Chinese army's tanks was not as good as that, at least he had begun to pay attention to it.

One-third of the power was sent to Xiaoshan just to evaluate the strength of the enemy, and then decide when to fight. Those who can become generals are not stupid, and there is still a basic command level.

In the evening, Zhou Lixiao led the 2nd Tank Division to the border area and entered the defense area of ​​the local garrison troops, which was only 2 kilometers away from Hangzhou. At present, all the troops gathered towards the border area.

The offensive was going to be launched in the morning, and it was too late even if the Japanese army noticed it now. After the 502nd Tank Division entered the local army's defense zone, it was already dark.

The roar of the rumbling tanks vibrated the earth, and I'm afraid you can hear it several miles away.

"Report to the division commander, Hangzhou garrison liaison officer, for advice." Zhou Lixiao was sitting on the heavy armored off-road vehicle. An officer reported. Zhou Lixiao took off his helmet and got out of the military vehicle. Under the light in front, a military light armored vehicle stopped and a major officer jumped off.

"Report to Deputy Commander Liao, our commander is welcome." Seeing the serious report from the liaison officer of the Hangzhou Garage Army Department, Zhou Lixiao waved his hand behind him.

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