Nanjing, the headquarters of the Central Chinese Front of the Japanese Army.

It is completely different from the warm and festive atmosphere in the newly formed 6th Army Command. The entire Japanese army command is completely bleak, with many Japanese officers wearing stern faces, as if their parents were dead.

Not long ago, Okamura Yasuji received a telegram, and his fleet of transport ships that were loaded with ammunition, weapons, equipment, clothes and medicines were all sunk in the Yangtze River section of Zhangjiagang.

Such bad news made Okamura Yanji almost angry and vomited blood, and the other Japanese officers were also hit hard.

"His Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I didn't expect that the newly formed 6th Army built a river defense fortress in the Zhangjiagang section, and our transportation supplies were getting more and more troublesome." The Chief of Staff of the Japanese said worriedly.

Okamura Yasuji frowned, thinking about this matter in his heart. If the Yangtze River transport is lost, the supply of the Central China Front Army can only be transported through North China or South China. In this way, even if you go through a lot of effort, you will definitely be ridiculed by the North China Front Army and South China Front Army. Okamura Yasuji feels that he can't afford to lose this person.

"Baga, this abominable new 6th Army." Okamura Yasuji thought fiercely in his heart.

"Hissergeant Commander-in-Chief, we must open our transportation channel. I suggest that we destroy the Jiangwei Fortress of the newly formed 6th Army immediately."

"Destroy, how to destroy it?" Okamura Nishi looked at the Chief of Staff of the Devils.

Seeing Okamura Yanji looking at him, the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Speaks: "Hiss Commander-in-Chief, we can ask the Navy to come forward and send the main warships of the Chinese fleet to use the giant cannons on the warship to destroy the Jiangwei Fortress of the newly formed 6th Army."

Upon hearing this, Okamura Yasuji thought for a while, then shook his head and rejected it.

The Chinese fleet in Japan has been attacked by the newly formed 6th Army many times. It was completely defeated by the newly formed 6th Army. Okamura Yasuji was worried that if warships were sent into the Yangtze River waterway again, what if they were bombed by the newly formed 6th Army?

Seeing Okamura Yasuji rejected it, the Chief of the Japanese Staff had another plan. He suggested again: "Hissing Commander-in-Chief, why don't we send a group of bombers to blow up this Jiangfang fortress."

Upon hearing this, Okamura Yasuji shook his head again. Although he was not sure about the size of the Jiangfang fortress, ordinary fortresses have solid bunkers, and even bomber groups are generally difficult to blow up. In addition, Japan has not many bombers in East China and is difficult to compete with the bombing mission.

Seeing Okamura Yasuji shake his head again, the Chief of Staff of the Japanese could not help but be discouraged. His head was lowered and there was no better way.

Okamura Yasuji ignored the Chief of the Japanese Staff, frowned, thought alone, walked around in front of the Chief of the Japanese Staff, and even walked to the map for a long time.

After sighing, Okamura Yasuji said slowly: "It seems that we can only take the initiative to attack. Concentrate our superior forces and open up our passage to Shanghai."

Upon hearing this, the Chief of Staff of the Japanese was shocked and said in disbelief: "Hiss Commander-in-Chief, do we really need to take the initiative to attack?"

Okamura Yasuji looked calm and nodded, then slowly said: "Formulate a combat plan, take the initiative to attack the newly formed 6th Army, capture Wuxi and Suzhou, and open up our main transportation route to Shanghai."

"Hi!"

The Chief of the Japanese Staff replied loudly. Suddenly, he seemed very excited. The little Japanese had wanted to take the initiative to attack the newly formed 6th Army, and had been preparing for two or three months, and had concentrated a large number of troops. In Shanghai and Changzhou, cities that were closer to the newly formed 6th Army, there were many troops gathered.

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Hangzhou. Newly formed 6th Army Command.

Ye Feng was discussing the development of the troops in Xuzhou with Chief of Staff Guo Weiquan and others, and a correspondent walked in quickly, holding a telegram in his hand.

"Military seat, Nanjing secret telegram!"

Ye Feng took the telegram and looked at it, with a smile on his face. He said to Guo Weiquan, Chu Tianyuan and others beside him: "The old Japanese devil, Okamura, can't hold back, and is ready to take the initiative to attack us on a large scale."

Upon hearing this, Chief of Staff Guo Weiquan laughed and said, "Staff, we are now stuck in Okamura's neck. It seems that this old devil is so anxious."

Deputy Commander Chu Tianyuan also smiled and said, "This is normal. Okamura Yanji's supply passage has been cut off by us. He must be anxious."

Ye Feng looked at everyone with a relaxed look, and then Ye Feng also smiled and said, "Since Okamura Neji wants to take the initiative to attack us, we will turn passive into initiative this time. We will launch the attack first before Okamura Neji takes action."

Seeing Ye Feng preparing to take the initiative to attack, Chief of Staff Guo Weiquan became interested, "Military, how to fight this battle, please give orders, we must fight beautifully."

"Standar, please give orders!"

Everyone looked at Ye Feng with a hot face. The newly-edition 6th Army had been silent for several months, and it was necessary to have another vigorous battle.

Since the restoration of Suzhou, Wuxi and Zhangjiagang, the newly formed 6th Army has developed its own industry in large quantities, carried out large-scale construction, built industrial parks, established a large number of factories, built railways, highways, etc. The development of the entire jurisdiction changes every day.

If Okamura Yasuji is not in a hurry to take the initiative to attack himself, Ye Feng is preparing to develop for a few more months and build another batch of factories. Even some military factories Ye Feng is preparing to expand it.

This time, since Okamura Yasuji was preparing to take the initiative to attack himself, the battle was inevitable. Instead of being passively fighting, it would be better to take the initiative to attack.

Seeing everyone looking at him passionately, Ye Feng immediately looked serious and issued an order to take the initiative to attack Shanghai from tomorrow and start a large-scale bombing of the Japanese army in Shanghai.

Shanghai has fallen for too long and needs to be liberated. With the growing strength of the newly formed 6th Army, Ye Feng is already confident of liberating Shanghai. In addition, with the development of the navy, Ye Feng needs another harbor city.

If Shanghai is restored, the newly formed 6th Army will be able to establish a military port, a shipyard, and develop its own navy in Shanghai.

Since he was going to fight, he would restore Shanghai in one fell swoop and give Okamura Yanji a ruthless person. After giving the order, Ye Feng looked determined.

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Early the next morning, two major airports in Ningbo, Hangzhou, and even the Zhoushan Airport of the Navy began to frequently take-off and landing bombers to carry out air strikes on Japanese troops in Shanghai.

This was a large-scale battle, and there was nothing to hide the intentions of both sides. When the newly formed 6th Army first bombed Shanghai on a large scale, Okamura Yasuji naturally guessed that the newly formed 6th Army was preparing to take action against Shanghai, and the focus of both sides was suddenly focused on Shanghai.

In Shanghai, the Japanese army gathered heavy troops, the 16th Division of the A Division, the 31st Division of the newly formed Class B Division, and the 45th Division. In addition, there were the independent mixed 3rd Brigade, the Japanese Army Air Force, the Japanese Shanghai Regional Security Force, and tens of thousands of puppet troops. The number of Japanese and puppet troops in the entire Shanghai region was nearly 200,000.

With so many heavy troops, Okamura Yasuji saw that the newly formed 6th Army was preparing to attack Shanghai, but he felt relieved. At the same time, he ordered the Japanese and puppet troops in the west to gather in Changzhou, Zhenjiang and other places not far from Wuxi and Suzhou to prepare to attack the newly formed 6th Army on both sides with the Japanese and puppet troops in Shanghai in the east.

This is a big battle, and the forces of both sides will soon be placed on the surface, and a head-on battle will be fought in the future.

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Today is the third day when the newly-organized 6th Army began to launch a large-scale bombing of the Japanese and puppet troops in Shanghai. During these three days of bombing, a large number of ground troops of the newly-organized 6th Army also began to gather and set off a large-scale attack in the western suburbs of Shanghai.

The Japanese Central China Front Army also regarded the western suburbs of Shanghai as a key battlefield, gathered a large number of troops and deployed a large number of air defense weapons. At the same time, in Changzhou and Zhenjiang, the Japanese and puppet troops were also gathering, and there was a tendency to attack Wuxi and Suzhou on a large scale.

In the East China Sea, the main force of the Japanese Chinese fleet, led by the fleet commander Lieutenant General Shimada Shintaro, had more than 20 warships of all sizes and sizes, heading towards Shanghai.

Shortly after Shimada Shintaro took office, he was full of energy and actually led his team here in person. It was obviously to support the upcoming large-scale battle in Shanghai, leading one heavy cruiser, one light cruiser, three destroyers, two sea defense ships, 13 gunboats and some auxiliary ships toward Shanghai.

Although there are no aircraft carriers and battleships, Shintaro Shimada seems to be more contented. Perhaps considering that he will have a battle with the United States sooner or later, and the outbreak of Southeast Asian wars, the Chinese fleet of the Japanese Navy has not been incorporated into aircraft carriers and battleships.

The Japanese Navy's large number of large warships, especially aircraft carriers, battleships, light and heavy cruisers, were incorporated into the Southern Fleet, or other major fleets operating in the Pacific Ocean.

On the vast sea, this fleet of Japanese was sailing. In the sky, a reconnaissance plane hovered around and then gradually left.

"Baga! The reconnaissance plane of the Chinese army." A Japanese lord put down his telescope and shouted angrily.

On the heavy cruiser of the "Gagu", Shintaro Shimada has also received a report. A Chinese reconnaissance plane was reconnaissance above his head and then left calmly. Shintaro Shintaro was also full of dissatisfaction.

"Baga, order to strengthen air defense."

Many of these small and small warships of Japan have been modified and greatly strengthened their air defense firepower. Perhaps considering the powerful bomber group of the newly formed 6th Army, many of these warships are equipped with a large number of various anti-aircraft machine guns and a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns.

The reconnaissance plane was gone, and the little Japanese didn't know that it was only a few dozen nautical miles away from him, and a large fleet was driving towards this side.

This is an aircraft carrier formation composed of an aircraft carrier, 6 destroyers, 3 frigates, 3 small gunboats, etc. On the huge aircraft carrier, each aircraft is arranged neatly, and the fleet is sailing over the wind and waves.

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Chapter completed!