The Central Macedonia region has an area of ​​only 19,000 square kilometers. The nearest distance from the border line to the coast is probably not even 70 kilometers, and the width of the entire front is more than 200 kilometers. Greece had just declared war in a hurry, and the Allied Army arrived shortly, so it did not establish a consolidated position in the border line. Therefore, when the Third Assault Army launched an attack, the outermost defense line was easily cut like a piece of paper. Because of the lack of depth, the two Allied armored troops in this region also launched the advantage of mechanization and quickly responded. The second day after entering Greek territory, the Bavarian Legion once again collided with the Allied Legion several months later.

"The battlefield fog has been opened, and there is no secret of the actions of both sides. The Japanese Fukuoka Armored Division has been deployed 15 kilometers on our front, and our avant-garde has contacted them. The main forces of the two armored divisions are concentrated in less than 400 square kilometers, and the collision is about to begin."

"The British moved faster than we thought. They relied on railways to move to our flanks, but Baron Merlin's troops had reached the position and protected our flanks. The Allied Legion in the east had moved, but for at least four days they would not have large-scale contact with us." Behind a hill, Lieutenant General Eric established his temporary command, and on the huge sand table, the troops on both sides were marked very clearly.

"Very good. Now we have entered our favorite link. Let the vanguard troops see the Japanese's weight first." Lieutenant General Eric said. While the Germans were preparing to launch an attack, the Japanese who were on the battlefield for the first time were also making final preparations for this battle.

This time, the Germans met an old acquaintance. Akiyama Yoko, who had been in charge of commanding the Japanese army on the Western Front since the beginning, became the commander of the Fukuoka Chariot Division. There was no way. He only dealt with the Hope Army the most in the entire Japanese army. Although his record was not very good, when everyone's record was all kinds of failures, the issue of Akiyama Yoko was not a problem... And the Japanese Army considered again that Akiyama Yoko had used cavalry before, and the armored troops and cavalry were both fast troops, so there should be some similarities between them. So, when they really couldn't find the right personnel, Akiyama Yoko reluctantly took over!

Of course, the Japanese still have self-knowledge. They know that the armored forces cannot be done by feeling alone. Therefore, in Akiyama Yoko's team, there is a foreign consulting group, composed of British and French. In addition to the consulting group, the Fukuoka Division was made up of many technicians from Schneider, France and Wicks, and the British division helped them to repair equipment... There is no way, let alone tanks, for Japan, tractors are rare things.

"How can we say the current situation be the best and worst. In the plains, we fought with the opponent's armored units in an uncovered area. There was no conspiracy in this battle. Before the British 7th Armored Division broke through the opponent's defense line, we will have a head-on battle with the opponent, with no choice and no room to dodge." said a British staff officer.

"We cannot take defense because we have no depth. Once the front line cannot be stopped, we have no time and space to reorganize. If you break through a little, the whole line will be shaken. So I suggest that we put all our troops on the front line, and your four tank wings, MK1 wing, Renault wing and Little Vagrant wings are on the front line, and then the ft10 wings serve as reserves. At the same time, deploy war defense artillery in areas where the opponent may attack, and then leave the rest to God to decide." Another French staff officer said.

"Damn, why do I feel that this is already bad?" Akiyama Haogu felt so depressed. He had a feeling that the Japanese Army had accumulated a long time of wealth and was probably going to be ruined in this battle... Not to mention anything else, look at the equipment that was not systematic in his family, let alone how good the combat power was compared with the Germans. The difficulty of supply alone would reduce the combat power of the equipment.

The Japanese Army’s armored forces were very similar to the Navy’s initial time. They wanted to try all kinds of things and wanted to buy some. These things were almost the best armored units in the Allies at present. However, when the best things were put together, they were not necessarily the best use, but the most likely things to happen! For example, if you mix a bunch of the best ingredients together, 99% of the dishes that came out might be a dark dish... If you give an example of an image, you can refer to the equipment and logistics system of the Indian army in later generations...

Akiyama Yoko had seen the combat effectiveness of the German legion on the Western Front, so this time, he came to the Balkans to make up his mind to avoid the German army, and it would be better to only fight the Turks. But who knew that before the Allied offensive was launched, the Bavarian legion that severely damaged the Russians came to cause trouble for him first! Greece's too narrow terrain directly pushed the Fukuoka Armored Division to the edge of the cliff! Whether he wanted to or not, this battle must be fought.

However, the Japanese army still had some advantages. Not long ago, the elite troops on the Allied front line had just obtained a batch of naval artillery. These 4.7-inch guns and 6-inch guns removed from the old-style front fearless were installed on army artillery mounts for long-range support firepower. Although these guns were very bulky and not as long-range cannons as the new-style long-range cannons, they were farther than howitzers after all. The most important thing is that they are large enough and directly used by naval gunners, which is equivalent to adding about 4 heavy artillery companies to each division-level troops!

"We try our best to deploy all important units within the support range of long-range artillery. In this way, if the opponent attacks, our artillery can at least cut off the opponent's infantry. In this way, it will be more convenient for us to deal with tanks." said a Japanese staff officer.

"If you do this, you actually use long-range artillery as the defense core. If you are a solid fortified position, I don't mind doing this, but in this state, I don't think it's a good idea to fix artillery positions. We have not built a solid position. There is no anti-aircraft bunker and lack sufficient air firepower. If the artillery is exposed and not transferred immediately, it may be destroyed by the opponent's air force." A British staff officer shook his head.
Chapter completed!