The departure scenes of the other several subsequent armored divisions were also magnificent. After the follow-up operation, the armored assault corps formed by the 504th Division were also divided into two groups. The left wing included a tank division and a large number of mechanized infantry teams that followed, as well as a vehicle-mounted artillery unit that could be transferred with the army.

The right wing includes the 505 Tank Division, the 507 Mechanized Infantry Division and the affiliated artillery units.

The left wing passed through Hengqiao Village, Xuanwangshan, and Songjiali, respectively, and surrounded Hangzhou Xihu District from the west. The right wing advanced along the Hangzhou-Ningbo Highway, then captured the Xiaoshan area, and surrounded Hangzhou city from the east. The left and right wings of the East Road mainly ate the main force of the Japanese army entering Hangzhou. If the Japanese tank division stationed in Shanghai came to reinforce, they would also be required to encircle and annihilate it.

The goal of this battle was to visit Hangzhou and see Shanghai, so the Fifth Army Corps of the Chinese Army was advancing very quickly.

As we walked along the way, the grass and mud rolled up by the tank tracks had already polluted the tank. At this time, Li Weigang still poked out half of his body and looked forward.

A team of Japanese cavalry reconnaissance team was conducting a forward reconnaissance. Suddenly, a roar came from the west, and the Japanese reconnaissance team soldiers held their horses to check. Along with the roar, the figure of tanks appeared in sight.

"It's a tank, a large number of tanks." The reconnaissance team leader exclaimed. At this moment, a shell fell accurately into the horses. With the violent explosion, several cavalrymen and horses were overturned by the air waves. The rest of the Japanese cavalry were so scared that they rolled and crawled and fled.

"Haha, the starting lineup hits well"

Li Weigang shouted excitedly, and found that the Japanese reconnaissance team immediately issued an order to fire the artillery. While the Japanese were stunned, the shells roared out of the chamber. At least five Japanese cavalry were killed in the first shell, and the first cannon from the East China was fired.

At about 7 a.m., at the Shanghai Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, Matsui Ishien suddenly received a report from the Shanghai Front Airport: The military airport that had just been built was subject to fierce air strikes, and the fighter planes stationed at the airport are currently fighting against UFOs.

Upon hearing this news, Matsui Ishione was shocked and immediately ordered the Japanese troops guarding the city to quickly find out the situation.

Then bad situations followed one after another, and the garrison troops in Shanghai reported frequently that Chinese fighter jets and an astonishing number of bombers appeared above the airport.

"Has China been stumped to defend combat aircraft nearby?" The chief of staff was panicked. The situation is unclear now. Matsui Ishione, the commander and Japanese general, had to order the remaining guards of the Central China Expeditionary Force to prepare for combat.

At the same time, he ordered the Japanese fighter jets at the Shanghai military airport to take off quickly to support large ground operations in the direction of Hangzhou. As a result, the Japanese support aircraft encountered two fighter brigades of the Air 6th Division and the Chinese bomber group halfway through the air strike at Shanghai Airport and the group of Chinese bombers.

But commander Matsui Ishione was not aware of these situations.

Half an hour later, the Shanghai Air Force reported that the airport was hit by a devastating blow, and then the Hangzhou report that their ground troops were also hit by air strikes.

The Japanese army had only 130 aircraft in Shanghai and Nanjing, of which only 24 fighter jets, and the others were bombers and transport aircraft. The Chinese army dispatched four fighter brigades to a total of 104 fighter jets. As a result, it can be imagined that the Japanese fighter jets could not escape the bad luck.

Under so many people, Matsui Ishione, the commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army, was stunned and immediately reported the situation to the headquarters of the headquarters. At this time, the rear command of the dispatched army was in chaos.

The Hualian Air Force suddenly launched a large-scale air strike on two front-line airports. Everyone believed that the planes came to secretly assist the United Kingdom and the United States. Therefore, Matsui Ishione ordered the Nanjing-based army fighter jets to come to support Shanghai and Hangzhou as soon as possible. Just as these senior Japanese invaders were in a state of confusion, news that was worse for them came one after another. [Smart Factory] Bokan, the first launch Chapter 369, Tank duel

"Report, the outpost troops in Xiaoshan area of ​​Hangzhou urgently reported that the number of large numbers of tank troops was more than one thousand."

"Reported that a large number of tank troops were found in Tianmu Mountain, the number of more than 800" two combat staff members reported almost one after another.

"Tank troops? How is it possible to order them to find out the situation immediately and how many tanks are there?" Matsui Ishiken roared loudly. He did not neglect the previous report.

However, such a large-scale tank unit is unheard of. The total number is likely to be nearly 2,000 taels. Even if such enemies are all pigs, they are definitely not something that only 150,000 light infantry sent to the front line can compete with...

Soon the news came back, it was the main tank division of the Fifth Army Corps of the Chinese Army. Matsui Ishien hurriedly walked to the map to check. Chief of Staff Tsukada Otsuki also looked solemn: "I found that the main tank division of the enemy was from the south, and it was obviously the Hualian plan to attack our army with heavy equipment."

As a general, Matsui Ishione knew that he must not hesitate at all. He was very decisive: "Report the situation to the base camp immediately. Order the 12th Tank Brigade to move quickly towards Hangzhou, and order the 5th Tank Division to move immediately towards Xiaoshan."

The only ones who can fight against tanks are always tanks. Matsui Ishigen's tactical choice is to first defeat the 502nd Armored Division of the Chinese Army, and then turn around to resist the Chinese army's armored troops from the Western Front.

It was late at night, and the tank troops stopped advancing and entered a state of rest. The dark wilderness and the ferocious appearance of the tanks was extremely terrifying.

Zhou Lixiao was studying combat plans in a military tent. At about 5 pm, they received a report from the Fifth Corps Command. The reconnaissance plane found a Japanese tank unit moving towards Xiaoshan. Zhou Lixiao was overjoyed when he heard the news. Then he ordered his tank unit to stand by in the eastern suburbs of Hangzhou.

Then they received a radio information notice from the hidden people in the Hangzhou indoors that all Japanese tank troops had been dispatched.

After research, Zhou Lixiao decided to annihilate the Japanese tank brigade in Zhuoyuan. It was about 20 kilometers away from Xiaoshan, which was still early.

Because of this, Zhou Lixiao decided to let the officers and soldiers rest for a few hours and wait for their hard work. Several brigade commanders were listening to Zhou Lixiao's combat deployment: "The 12th Japanese Brigade was equipped with Japan's most advanced tanks, but his protective armor, mobility, and artillery
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