The 1st Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army, with the 1st Medium Tank Battalion as the lead, the 2nd Light Tank Battalion and the 3rd Light Tank Battalion as the two flanks, and the two mechanized infantry battalions in the center, rushed directly to the Japanese positions. The 1st and 16th Infantry Divisions of the Imperial Army attacked behind the Panzers. After the armored forces tore through the Japanese defenses, they could take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle and inflict heavy losses on the Japanese troops in one fell swoop.

"Boom!" A tank No. 3 stopped, an orange-red flame erupted from the muzzle of the tank's gun, and a 57-mm shell had already flown out. The recoil caused the tank to shake violently. A second later, one of the Japanese machine-gun fire points was blown into the sky. Subsequently, the tank moved on.

The Japanese defense line, its tactics were completely stuck in the last world war. There were no anti-tank guns and no anti-tank trenches. Relying on the firepower of barbed wire and heavy machine guns, it may be possible to strangle the infantry. However, against tanks and armored vehicles, this is of little use.

It took less than half an hour from the attack of the 1st Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army to the capture of the Japanese position. When the tank's tracks ran over the Japanese barbed wire and crossed the Japanese trenches. Tank guns were destroying Japanese firepower, and machine guns were slaughtering infantry on Japanese positions. The infantry, which followed the tanks, broke through the breakthrough made by the armored forces and entered the positions of the Japanese and began to expand the results of the battle. All this shows that the breakthrough of the Japanese positions is a foregone conclusion.

"Da Da Da!" A Japanese heavy machine gun fired at an Imperial Army tank No. 2 at close range. Although, tank No. 2 was nothing more than a light tank. However, the side armor was also not able to penetrate by heavy machine guns. The bullets hit the armor of the tank, bursting into dazzling sparks and clanging sounds. But there is no other effect than leaving a few bullet marks and knocking off a little paint.

"Boom!" Tank No. 2's gun turned, aimed at the heavy machine gun, and then fired. A 37-mm shell directly destroyed the heavy machine gun. Even people with guns were blown into parts.

"Damn, those people are devils! This is clearly the devil's weapon. A teenage Japanese soldier shouted in horror, his face still visibly childish. Obviously, it was a recruit who had just joined the army not long ago. However, in the next second, several machine-gun bullets had already hit him, taking his life. When the young Japanese soldier fell to the ground, his eyes gradually losing their sparkle, he seemed to see his parents who were working at home. Despite their hard work, the family could not fill their stomachs. As the eldest of several siblings in the family, he had to join the army. Originally, he thought that he would be able to survive until retirement, and then go home to continue living. But I didn't expect to die on the battlefield at this moment. Perhaps this is the cruelty of war.

"Yaga! Rush me! Kill all those people! A Japanese commander of the Shaozo Brigade brandished the command knife in his hand and shouted loudly. However, a tank No. 3 ran straight over him, crushing it into meat sauce. The tracks of the tank were stained with blood and minced meat.

Under the onslaught of the armored forces of the Imperial Army, the Japanese defense line was easily breached. The Japanese troops stationed in this line suffered heavy losses. After General Otani Kikuzo learned the news, he was even more silent for a long time.

"How is that possible? How is this possible? How could a defensive line of more than 20,000 men be broken through so easily? "General Otani Kikuzo obviously can't accept this result. On the Japanese defensive line, however, the remnants of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army and three wings drawn from the 8th and 22nd Divisions were assembled. The total strength had reached 25,000 men, but it was easily broken through.

"Your Excellency, the armored forces of the Chinese are attacking our headquarters, and the seventh general of the seventh division, ask what to do?" A staff officer asked.

After the Japanese defense line was broken through, it was the defense line of the Japanese 7th Division. Although, the 7th Division was a main division of the Japanese army, and the entire division had more than 25,000 people. However, in the face of the onslaught of the armored forces of the Imperial Army, Lieutenant General Kunisai Wu 7 had no confidence at all.

"Yaga! Ordered them to retreat immediately. The armored forces of the Chinese are too powerful, and if they are impacted by the armored forces of the Chinese people, they will not be able to resist it at all. In the end, there was only one result, and that was that the defense line was broken through by the China, and then strangled. General Otani Kikuzo ordered.

Although, if a retreat is ordered, it will definitely be questioned by the General Staff Headquarters. However, if they do not retreat, they will only lose more troops. When the time comes, there will be no way to fight this battle at all.

General Otani Kikuzo hoped to be able to retreat to a relatively safe place, reorganize his troops, and continue to fight the Chinese* army.

But will the Chinese * army give them this opportunity? This is clearly a no. Can a soldier's legs outrun tanks and armored vehicles? The armored forces of the Imperial Army, after breaking through the Japanese defense line, were constantly interspersed, destroying the resistance of the Japanese army, dividing and surrounding them, and waiting for the infantry behind to come up, and then handed over to the infantry to destroy.

It was precisely because of this style of play that the Japanese army was dizzy, and some troops were constantly scattered and fell into the encirclement of the Imperial Army. The entire Japanese army was thrown into chaos. In such a situation, if the Japanese army wanted to form a powerful counterattack, it would be simply impossible.

"The armored forces of the Chinas are too strong, what about our 2nd Tank Brigade? Where have they been? General Otani Kikuzo ordered. In his opinion, the infantry of the Japanese Army was no match for the armored forces of the Chinese Army at all. If you want to deal with the armored forces of the Chinese army, I am afraid that you can only rely on the Japanese army's own tank units.

"Your Excellency, the Second Tank Brigade is not far from us. It is expected to be ready for battle in an hour. A staff officer reported.

"Very good, contact the 2nd Brigade of Combat Vehicles and make them ready, whether we can defeat the Chinese and stabilize the battle line depends on whether they can defeat the armored forces of the Chinese people." General Otani Kikuzo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." The staff officer nodded.

The 2nd Tank Brigade of the Japanese Army, under two tank wings, was armed with one hundred and twenty Renault FT17 tanks. It's just that this kind of tank, which weighs only 7 tons, has a frontal armor of only 22 mm, a side armor of only 10 mm, and a rear armor of only 6 mm, which is not even as good as the No. 2 tank of the Imperial Navy. In the event of a war with the armored forces of the Imperial Army, the consequences can be imagined. Of course, its 37-mm guns were also able to pose a certain threat to the No. 2 tank of the Imperial Army. However, the threat to the No. 3 tank of the Imperial Army was not great.

At this moment, the armored forces of the Imperial Army did not know that the Japanese tank brigades were coming. Their main task was to assist the army in encircling and annihilating the Japanese infantry as much as possible, so as to consume as much of the Japanese army's vital strength as possible during the battle. In this way, when attacking Tokyo in the future, you will not be able to fight to the death with the Japanese army in street battles. Even though the Imperial Army was very experienced in street fighting. However, street battles are also much more tragic than field battles. The Imperial Army also paid a much greater price in street fighting.

"Commander, the armored forces have broken through the Japanese defenses. The 1st Infantry Division and the 16th Infantry Division were dividing and encircling the Japanese army. However, the number of scattered Japanese troops was too large, and the 1st and 16th Infantry Divisions were very struggling. General Lee asked for more troops to be sent for reinforcements. A staff officer reported to Admiral Shi Qingshan.

"Did the 31st Infantry Division disembark?" Admiral Shi Qingshan asked. Obviously, the speed of the rout of the Japanese army completely exceeded previous expectations. If there were not enough infantry to surround and annihilate the Japanese troops, they would have to watch them flee.

"The 31st Infantry Division has just disembarked and is resting." The staff officer replied.

The Army is no better than the Marine Corps, and many soldiers will suffer from seasickness. Therefore, after disembarking, they will take a little rest before leaving for the battlefield. Otherwise, it will cause a lot of unnecessary losses.

Admiral Shi Qingshan frowned, and then said, "In this way, let the 31st Infantry Division take over the defense of Kamakura." Let the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions go to reinforce the front line. ”

In this way, it will be possible to provide more troops to the front, thus ensuring that the Empire* army can achieve greater results in this battle. As for the security of Kamakura, the 31st Infantry Division is in charge, and there are still a large number of warships on the sea, so there is no need to worry about it at all.

"Yes, Commander." The staff officer nodded.

After receiving the order, the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions immediately handed over their positions to the 31st Infantry Division and joined the battle on the front line. The addition of two divisions of fresh troops allowed the Imperial Armored Forces to continue to attack the Japanese army with confidence and divide and surround more Japanese troops. In this way, there is no doubt that the results of the battle can be further expanded.

The 1st Medium Tank Battalion of the 1st Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army, rushed the farthest. From the beginning of the battle to the present, they have rushed to a distance of more than ten kilometers from Kamakura. Of the 72 No. 3 tanks in the battalion, 56 are now left because of a breakdown. Still, it's a formidable punch.

It was at this time that the battalion headquarters reconnaissance platoon reported that the Japanese armored units had been found. More than a hundred tanks, are rushing towards them.

The commander of the 1st Medium Tank Battalion immediately ordered to prepare for battle, and at the same time sent a telegram to the brigade headquarters requesting reinforcements.

The armored forces of China and Japan will start the first armored duel in this war. (To be continued.) )