42 105mm howitzers, 12 155mm howitzers, plus the 81mm mortars of the machine gun company belonging to each infantry battalion of the First Infantry Regiment, so many artillery poured shells into the Japanese positions was very terrifying, and a large number of Japanese were bombed to death under these shells.

When the commander of the Major General of the Japanese Brigade saw that his position was completely covered by artillery fire, he saw with his own eyes that a large number of Japanese were blown away, and his heart was immediately broken.

The soldiers' artillery fire was very dense and fierce. After a few minutes of artillery attack, the soldiers' artillery fire began to extend, extending all the way to the depth of the Japanese position. The entire Japanese position was hundreds of meters deep and was repeatedly plowed by the soldiers' artillery fire several times.

The entire position was in a mess and unrecognizable state. The Japanese spent several hours to build the fortifications that were rushing to build were destroyed. The ground was covered with large pits, and the Japanese's corpses and broken limbs and arms were everywhere.

The position is backward. In the command center, in addition to the command center, the command center, the brigade commander of the Japanese Major General, the corps commander, etc., there are at least a dozen Japanese officers at all levels, all of whom are hiding in this command center.

This is a typical underground command center with a civil structure. The command center is tens of square meters in size. It is supported by thick wood on the top. The wood is covered with floating soil one or two meters later, and even sandbags, etc.

In the command center, there were several tables, not only a map was placed, but two or three radio stations were set up. At this time, the command center was full of Japanese figures, and the Japanese brigade also hid in the command center with a gloomy face. The sound of cannons outside and the soil was splashing. These Japanese did not dare to go out.

At the top of the command center, the soil fell down, and many Japanese officers were covered in dust and in a mess. The tables in the command center were covered with a layer of soil.

"boom!"

Obviously, a shell exploded next to the command center, and the soil fell down even more violently. Even the commander of the Japanese Brigade was covered in dust and his head was covered in mud.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, our command is unlikely to withstand the bombardment of such a large caliber shell." A Japanese Nakasa said worriedly.

This is just a command center that has been built for several hours and has no problem with enduring bombardment from small-caliber artillery. This time, the shells bombarded are generally over 100 mm, including 155 mm caliber artillery shells.

"Boom, boom!"

Two violent explosions sounded, and the Japanese in the command center were dizzy. It was obvious that two more shells hit the place. The top of the command center was almost penetrated, and two or three thick wood at the bottom were broken, and the entire command center almost collapsed.

If you still stay here, you might be buried alive. The head of the Japanese Brigade shouted anxiously: "Hurry and withdraw, hurry up!"

After saying that, with the command knife on his shoulder, the commander of the Japanese Brigade personally led a group of Japanese officers out of the command center. Outside the command center, the sound of cannons seemed to be even more intense. Looking around, the entire position was exploding everywhere, and gunpowder was filled with smoke.

With a loud "boom", a 155mm caliber shell hit the command department directly, and a violent explosion shattered the Japanese devils who had just left the command center, including Major General Obaofu, the commander of the 128th Infantry Brigade.

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The artillery attack lasted for an hour, and the Japanese defensive position almost became scorched earth. After the artillery attack, the soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment successfully occupied the position without much effort, and the soldiers pointed directly at Shaoxing City not far away.

Two infantry divisions, 30,000 soldiers, were unstoppable with the assistance of a large number of heavy artillery. In the evening, the soldiers surrounded Shaoxing City and were at the city. At night, the soldiers began to enter the city and annihilate the street battle to annihilate the 114th Division of the Japanese.

When we learned that the newly formed 6th Army took the initiative to launch an attack, the Japanese troops in northern Hangzhou, such as the 3rd Division in Suzhou, the Hatan Detachment in Jiaxing, the 31st Division in Shanghai, and the 101st Division in Wuxi, began to attack in the direction of Hangzhou under the order of Okamura Yasuji.

The Botan Detachment in Jiaxing was closest to Ye Feng's troops. In the afternoon, the Botan Detachment first exchanged fire with the soldiers, and the battle in the north of Hangzhou also began.

In the north of Hangzhou, Ye Feng deployed three infantry divisions, the 1st Infantry Division, the 2nd and 4th Divisions, and in addition, there were armoured divisions, artillery divisions and other units.

To the north of Hangzhou, a large area has long been under the control of the newly formed 6th Army. It has reached Qingde County in the northeast, approached Huzhou City in the north, and approached Jiaxing in the northeast. The vast majority of areas are the territory of the newly formed 6th Army. The strategic depth of the north of Hangzhou is dozens of kilometers, or even hundreds of kilometers.

The little Japanese began operations, and wars began everywhere around Hangzhou. Okamura Yanji concentrated the forces of several divisions, and in addition to the 5th Brigade of the Artillery, began to exchange fire with Ye Feng's new 6th Army.

The mechanized infantry divisions that reached the Shangyu area also began to exchange fire with the 18th Division and 29th Division in Ningbo area. These two divisions were ordered to reinforce the 114th Division in Shaoxing. Shangyu is the only place for these two divisions.

Relying on its excellent mobility and fierce firepower, the mechanized infantry division began to deal with these reinforced Japanese devils and exchange fire. The war in the Shangyu area fell into a stalemate.

Although there are many Japanese devils in Ningbo, these Japanese devils are too mobile and are all field infantry and are often played around by mechanized infantry divisions.

The war is going on the third day.

Although the Japanese army north of Hangzhou was large in number, the various Japanese troops could hardly advance and were firmly blocked by the soldiers. With the cooperation of aircraft and cannons, the defending soldiers were as solid as rocks and remained unmoved.

Airplanes from Xiaoshan Airport were frequently dispatched, focusing on air strikes on the Japanese devils in the north of Hangzhou. Even if these Japanese devils were equipped with a certain amount of air defense weapons, they were beaten to the point of being completely useless by the soldiers and suffered many casualties.

Although the soldiers' planes were shot down several times, the losses were very small compared to the Japanese. The planes from Xiaoshan Airport were dispatched one by one, and they launched violent attacks on the Japanese heads. With the bombardment of cannons, the Japanese had no choice.

The 5th Brigade of the Little Japanese Heavy Artillery was hiding where it was. Faced with so many planes, it would be strange if the 5th Brigade of the Heavy Artillery dared to emerge.

The 114th Division in Shaoxing was hit by the 3rd Infantry Division and the 5th Infantry Division, and suffered heavy casualties. After three days of fighting, the main force of the 114th Division had been basically wiped out by the soldiers.

Ye Feng ordered the 5th Infantry Division to continue to clean up the enemy in Shaoxing, while the 3rd Infantry Division began to leave Shaoxing and set out to the Shangyu area, and would join the mechanized infantry division. The target was naturally the Japanese who were reinforced by the Ningbo area.

Inside Shaoxing City.

The street battle has been going on for three days, and the 114th Division has lost seven or eight, and the remaining three and four thousand remaining defeated soldiers are divided and surrounded by the soldiers and will be wiped out one by one.

The sound of gunfire in the city was coming one after another, and soldiers were everywhere. More than 10,000 soldiers of the 5th Infantry Division who were left in Shaoxing to clean up the enemies were fighting fire with the Japanese everywhere.

The entire battle situation was under the control of the soldiers. Some major streets were controlled by the soldiers. The soldiers built barricades, some commanding heights were occupied by the soldiers, and even a straight machine gun was set up.

The remaining Japanese gangsters were huddled in some relatively solid buildings, such as cement-structured buildings, schools, factories and warehouses, etc.

The 114th Division Command.

The area where the command headquarters is located has almost become an isolated island, and this area has basically been surrounded by soldiers. In an area with an area of ​​less than half a square kilometer, there may be more than 1,000 Japanese devils, accounting for almost half of the remaining Japanese in Shaoxing.

These Japanese relied on the cover of buildings and were still resisting stubbornly. There were also many Japanese soldiers in the command center of the 114th Division, and at least hundreds of Japanese soldiers protected the command center. There were a large number of Japanese officers in the command center.

These Japanese officers include Lieutenant General Shimatsu Shigeji, Chief of Staff, Colonel Isoda Saburo, Major General Akiyama Shimaro, and several regiment captains and captains, etc. These Japanese officers retreated to this command center.

The violent sound of gunfire outside came clearly, and the entire command center was filled with sorrow. The Japanese officers no longer had the same spirit as before. They all had their heads lowered and their faces looked miserable.

Shigeji Momatsu also had a dark face and said nothing. As far as the battle reached this point, Shigeji Momatsu knew that he had been defeated.

"His division commander, let's break through and gather all our forces to break through to Ningbo." The Chief of Staff of the Japanese Isoda Saburo begged.

"Yes, the division commander, if we don't break through, we will have no chance. Once we are all broken, the entire 114th Division will be truly finished." A Japanese soldier cried and said.

Shigeji Matsu walked around and said for a long time: "Send a report to the commander-in-chief of Okamura, that we will break through to Ningbo and request that troops be sent to respond."

As soon as the order to break through was issued, a Japanese lord broke in in a mess and shouted in panic: "Secretary Commander, we can't stand it anymore. There were many troops wearing weird military uniforms coming outside. They were very strong, and they came directly to our command center."

Outside the command center, Zhao Long and Long led a large number of special forces members to clear out the Japanese. More than 100 special forces members were divided into several groups and approaching the command of the 114th Division from different directions. Each special forces member ranged from 20 to 30 people.

In addition to the special forces members, a large number of soldiers were also following up. The Japanese on the periphery lost their helmets and armor, and suffered heavy casualties. Every special forces member was a tactical expert, and it was strange that the Japanese could withstand it.

"Ka, da, da..."

Hearing the clear sound of Thomson's submachine gun shooting outside, Shigeji Matsu knew that his last moment was coming.

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Chapter completed!