When he returned to the command of the Third Infantry Division of Tongxiang County, Ye Feng had just finished a sip of tea, Chief of Staff Guo Weiquan said eagerly: "Military, are you really going to attack Jiaxing?"

Ye Feng nodded and said with great enthusiasm: "I think the time to restore Jiaxing is ripe. After we recover Jiaxing, we can restore Suzhou in the north and attack Shanghai in the east."

When he heard that there was another war, Guo Weiquan looked excited and said happily: "Military, it's great. It's been a long time since there was a large-scale battle. I feel so quiet in the past few months. This time we mobilized heavy troops to fight the Japanese devils."

Ye Feng smiled and said, "It is no need to mobilize heavy troops. At most, two or three divisions are enough."

Upon hearing this, Guo Weiquan looked at Ye Feng in disbelief. In Guo Weiquan's opinion, once the newly formed 6th Division attacked the Hatan Detachment, a war would be inevitable. Japanese troops from Wuxi, Suzhou, Shanghai and other places would flock to him, and an unprecedented war would break out again.

Seeing that Ye Feng had no intention of mobilizing heavy troops, Guo Weiquan was a little anxious and pointed to a map of the command of the Third Infantry Division and said: "Military seat, Jiaxing is not far from Wuxi, Suzhou and Shanghai. There has been no war in the past six months. The Japanese army took the opportunity to repair, reinforce or widen the roads and railways between these cities. In addition, the Japanese army in this area are equipped with a large number of trucks, tanks, armored vehicles, and a large number of heavy equipment, which are not comparable to the small Japanese divisions in other places. If we only dispatch two or three divisions of troops..."

Guo Weiquan did not continue to say it, and the meaning was very obvious. If only two or three divisions were dispatched, a large number of Japanese divisions would flock to him, and he would be very passive. If he mobilized the troops, he would be very hasty.

In order to prevent the newly formed 6th Army, Okamura Yasuji stationed heavy troops in these cities in the Yangtze River Delta, and his weapons and equipment were also good, equipped with trucks, armored vehicles, tanks, and even some Japanese troops equipped with anti-armored war defense artillery.

In order to quickly maneuver between cities, the Japanese restored and widened the highways between cities to form a well-connected highway network and equipped a large number of trucks. Once a war breaks out, the Japanese divisions between cities can quickly maneuver and quickly reinforce.

In addition, there are some major cities with railway connections. It is more convenient for each Japanese troops to reinforce each other. Once the newly formed 6th Army attacks the Hatan Detachment, a large number of Japanese troops will reinforce to the Jiaxing area.

In order to prevent the newly formed 6th Army, Okamura Yasuji invested a lot of money. Okamura Yasuji was much smarter than his predecessor Matsui Ishione. He had a good strategic vision and knew that the Japanese troops in each city would respond to each other and reinforce each other.

Guo Weiquan thought of it, Ye Feng naturally thought of it, Ye Feng naturally knew that once war broke out in the Jiaxing area, a large number of Japanese troops would come.

Ye Feng smiled and said confidently: "Chief Staff Guo. If we could quickly eliminate the Botian Detachment in Jiaxing area through blitzkrieg, the Japanese troops in other cities almost never responded, we would have revived Jiaxing before. What would you think the situation would be?"

Blitz?

Seeing Guo Weiquan's face full of suspicion, Ye Feng nodded, and Ye Feng believed that Guo Weiquan understood what he meant.

Sure enough, after thinking about it, Guo Weiquan clapped his hands happily and said, "Military, you are so clever, we just did it."

"Ye Feng clicked a little and made a decision: "Order the First Armored Division and the Third Infantry Division to prepare for combat. Three days later, we will blitz the Hatan Detachment."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. This time I'll stay at Tongxiang scene and see our first blitzkrieg with my own eyes." Guo Weiquan said happily.

Ye Feng also had this meaning, and was preparing to visit the front line in person to see his first blitzkrieg.

...

The Hatan Detachment was a notorious army. It participated in the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Nanjing. It had previously fought with the newly formed 6th Army, but it did not take any advantage, but instead killed thousands of people.

The Hatan Detachment is composed of the Taiwan Army, led by Japanese Major General Shigeichi Hatan. The Taiwan Army is a garrison unit stationed in Taiwan during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. It is mainly composed of retired Japanese and some active-duty soldiers in Taiwan. Some Taiwanese also entered the garrison and gradually became the main body of lower-class soldiers, but the officers were still all Japanese.

After the outbreak of the Battle of Songhu, this Taiwanese army participated in the war for the first time. On September 6, the Taiwanese army crossed the Huangpu River, landed in Yangshupu, and then attacked towards Jiangwan.

On September 7, the Taiwan Army was organized into the 1st and 2nd Regiments under the Taiwan Garrison Command, the Taiwan Mountain Artillery Corps, the newly formed Taiwan's 1st and 2nd Health Team, the Taiwan Temporary Automobile Team, and the 1st and 2nd Transportation Surveillance Team, and the 1st and 2nd Transportation Surveillance Team, with Major General Chiaki Shige as the detachment. From the perspective of its force composition, it is an independent combat unit with a high degree of synthesis. The total quota is about 14,000 people. It is equivalent to the strength of half a Japanese division or a division of the National Revolutionary Army.

On September 9, the Shigefuji Detachment was officially transferred to the Shanghai Expeditionary Army. On February 15, 2018, Japan abolished the Fifth Army. On the 22nd, the Shigefuji Detachment was transferred to the Central China Front Army, and Hatan Shigeichi replaced Shigefuji Chiaki as the detachment leader. The Shigefuji Detachment was officially renamed Hatan Detachment.

In Jiaxing City, Hatan Command.

Hatan Shigeichi was in his command center, looking carefully at the map. This morning, Hatan Shigeichi received reports from several subordinate troops. In the area of ​​Tongxiang County, there seemed to be many new 6th Army armored troops, and the new 6th Army seemed to have signs of attacking itself.

The two armies had been in a confrontation for several months. Before, both sides remained silent. Hatan Shigeichi knew that sooner or later there would be a day of war.

"Your Captain, should you report the situation to You Youyiji Okamura?" The Chief of Staff next to you suggested.

Hatan Shigeichi shook his hand and said slowly: "No hurry."

Now there are only a little signs to report to Okamura Yasuji, which is really a big deal. In addition, Hatan Shigeichi knew that there were several highways in Jiaxing leading to nearby cities, and even railways connecting Shanghai. Once the war broke out, a large number of reinforcements would arrive quickly.

The troops lost by the Hatan Detachment have been replenished, with more than 14,000 personnel, and equipped with twelve 105mm heavy artillery, an anti-tank warfare artillery squadron, an anti-aircraft artillery squadron, and a tank squadron.

In the view of the Hatan Detachment, it would not be too late to ask for help if the war broke out if it could not stand it. Anyway, the highway and railway were connected in all directions, and reinforcements would not be long before they would arrive.

...

In the past few days, Ye Feng and Guo Wei have stayed in Tongxiang County, personally commanding the First Armored Division and the Third Infantry Division participating in the battle. A large number of trucks are ready. These large trucks are obviously used to transport the soldiers of the Third Infantry Division. There are so many large trucks, a large number of soldiers, and a large number of weapons and equipment that can quickly reach Jiaxing.

"Standar, everything is ready. With your order, we can launch a lightning attack on the Hatan Detachment." Chief of Staff Guo Weiquan was a hundred times confident.

Ye Feng nodded and issued an order: "We will attack on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and quickly eliminate the Hatan Detachment.

......

The next day, a long tank unit was driving on the road from Tongxiang County to Jiaxing. This was a huge armored force. Hundreds of tanks formed a steel torrent, and the tanks in front had already left Tongxiang County for two or three kilometers. Has some of the tanks behind left Tongxiang County?

This is Sun Yougen's First Armored Division. There is a road connected to Tongxiang County from Jiaxing. However, at present, this road is half controlled by both China and Japan. The tank group of the First Armored Division took the lead in attacking along this highway according to Ye Feng's order.

The dozen tanks driving at the front of the team looked a little different, obviously not the m4 Sherman tanks. These tanks looked larger, more powerful, thicker armor, thicker gun barrels, and more fierce firepower.

These dozen tanks took the lead, lifting up dust in the sky and driving at high speed. Behind these tanks are a large number of m4 Sherman tanks. The long tank team can't see the tail at first sight. So many tanks are flying, and the dust looks very spectacular and amazing.

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The third update is today, and the third update is given.
Chapter completed!