"What the hell is that, sir?" A Japanese soldier turned pale with fright as he looked at the rumbling tanks that were getting closer and closer to their positions. Those tanks, like steel monsters, brought a great shock to these Japanese soldiers.

"Chariots! It was the chariot of the Chinese people. A Japanese squad leader said with a pale face. Obviously, he knew that in the face of the attack of the armored forces of the Chinese army, it was completely impossible for them to resist.

"Boom!" A No. 3 tank stopped less than two hundred meters from the Japanese lines, and the tank gun fired a 57-mm grenade. The shell accurately hit a Japanese heavy machine gun fire point on the defensive line, destroying this heavy machine gun fire point.

"Yaga! Fire! "The commander of the Japanese troops at the front, gave the order to open fire.

"Da Da Da! Bang! Bang! Bang! "Those heavy machine guns and rifles that the Japanese were in the line opened fire. Dense bullets fired at the tanks of the armored units of the Imperial Army. However, the bullets hit the armor of the tank, making a clanging sound. However, this simply did not stop the tanks of the Imperial Army from moving on.

"Da Da Da!" The course machine guns in front of the tank continued to fire, and the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground with bullets in rows and rows.

"Amaterasu! The chariots of the people of China are simply invincible! How can we defeat them? A Japanese soldier shouted in terror, threw away his rifle, turned and fled, trying to flee the battlefield. However, a bullet flew in, hit him and took his life.

The armored units of the Imperial Army easily rushed into the Japanese positions, the tracks ran over the Japanese trenches, and the tank guns continued to fire, pulling out the Japanese fire points. Machine guns were also firing incessantly, harvesting the lives of Japanese soldiers.

"Die. Damn the Shina people! "A Japanese soldier, holding a bundle of grenades, rushed to the tank of the Imperial Army. However, before he could reach the tank, he was hit by a machine-gun bullet. The Japanese soldier fell to the ground, and the grenade exploded. Blew it straight to pieces.

Armored vehicles of mechanized infantry battalions also rushed to the positions of the Japanese troops. The rear door opened, and the infantry inside disembarked to fight in tandem with the Imperial Army's tanks and armored vehicles. Tanks and armored vehicles are able to provide them with fire support and protection. And these infantrymen are also able to clear tanks and armored vehicles of those Japanese who try to blow up the tanks and protect the tanks.

Soon, the 4th Infantry Division and the 19th Infantry Division, which were fighting behind the armored forces, also attacked the Japanese positions and began to expand the victory. The Japanese army was defeated and fled in disarray.

At this time, the 4th Panzer Brigade of the Imperial Army received an order. Admiral Ishiyama asked them to cut through the Japanese lines, go around behind the Japanese troops, block their retreat to Nagoya, and surround them. The 4th Infantry Division will accompany them.

As a result, the 4th Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army continued its offensive. The Japanese could not resist the attack of the 4th Armored Brigade at all, and were soon surrounded by the 4th Armored Brigade. The 4th Infantry Division, on the other hand, was assisted by armored units. Blocked the way for the Japanese army to retreat to Nagoya. The remaining three infantry divisions of the 4th Army of the Imperial Army took the opportunity to attack fiercely.

It's noon. The battle is over. The remnants of the 26th and 29th Divisions of the Japanese Army, totaling nearly 40,000 people, were almost completely annihilated in Donghai City. With the exception of a handful who managed to escape, the rest were either killed or surrendered to the Imperial Army. The commanders of both divisions were killed in the battle. This is in line with the Japanese style. These high-ranking generals. Most of them were poisoned by the spirit of bushido, and after they were defeated, they would rather commit suicide than be captured.

After finishing the remnants of the 26th and 29th Divisions of the Japanese Army, the 4th Army of the Imperial Army. Continue to advance towards Nagoya. At the same time, the warships of the Imperial Navy also sailed directly to the sea off Nagoya and launched a fierce artillery attack on Nagoya to provide artillery support for the Imperial Army.

It took only half a day for the Imperial Army to deal with the 26th and 29th Divisions, which also made the Japanese 3rd Army Headquarters on Honshu Island very nervous. You must know that the remnants of the 26th Division and the 29th Division together have almost 40,000 men. Losing so many troops in half a day, isn't that the surface, Nagoya's seven divisions simply can't hold out for a few days?

General Iguchi Shogo, ordered the Japanese army in Nagoya to enter the highest state of combat readiness and prepare to resist the invasion of the Chinese* army. As for the civilians living in Nagoya, they were evacuated as soon as possible. Although the Japanese are cruel, they still speak of humanity to their own people. Those civilians, if they were allowed to stay in Nagoya, would only become cannon fodder.

From the afternoon of September 10, four battleships and two heavy cruisers of the Imperial Navy began shelling Nagoya. Large-caliber artillery shells flew towards Nagoya, destroying all the buildings. The house, which had been rebuilt with great difficulty, was blown into rubble in the explosion. Those wooden houses were even more ablaze.

"Boom!" A 343-mm grenade hit a building inside Nagoya. Suddenly, the building was blown up in two sections. Half of the building collapsed, blowing up all the nearby buildings.

Under heavy bombardment by the Imperial Navy, Nagoya, one of Japan's six largest cities, is rapidly turning into ruins. Many times, destruction is much faster than construction. It took the Japanese more than a year to build a ten-story building. However, to destroy it, it takes only a large-caliber naval artillery shell.

The headquarters of the 3rd Army of the Japanese army on the island of Honshu was located in the suburbs northwest of Nagoya. It's 20 kilometers from the coastline, and you don't have to worry about the Chinese Navy's naval shells hitting here. Even the naval guns of the Imperial Army had a range of more than twenty kilometers. However, at such a distance, there is little accuracy to speak of. As long as it's not too unlucky, you won't be hit by a shell.

However, even from a distance of twenty kilometers, a violent explosion could be clearly heard.

The commander of the 3rd Army on the Japanese island of Honshu, General Iguchi Shugo, stood at the door of the headquarters and watched the smoke rising from Nagoya Castle with a very ugly expression on his face. Although, he is not from Nagoya. However, he is Japanese. Seeing the enemy army rampaging through Japan's territory, constantly destroying Japanese cities, his heart felt as if it was dripping blood.

"Damn the Shina people, one day, the army of the Great Japanese Empire will also land on Chinese soil and massacre the Chinese. Everything that you have inflicted on the Japanese will be doubled and you will be repaid. General Iguchi thought viciously.

He didn't know that the reason why Emperor Wu Haoxuan was so hostile to Japan was because in another time and space, the crimes that the Japanese had laid down in China were too big, to the point of extinction of humanity.

"Tell all divisions that in the middle of the battle, they must not retreat without orders, and we will let the Shina people shed blood in Nagoya." Admiral Iguchi ordered him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Major General Koizumi nodded.

In the afternoon, the Imperial Army's 4th Army advanced into the city of Nagoya. However, instead of attacking immediately, they built a defensive line against a possible Japanese surprise attack.

The warships of the Imperial Navy, as well as the artillery of the army, were still pouring shells on Nagoya. Even so, the whole city is about to be reduced to ruins. However, the Imperial* army still did not skimp on shells at all. Cannonballs are constantly being fired into the castle of Nagoya.

On September 11, the Imperial Army's 4th Army began its offensive into Nagoya Castle. In the southwestern part of the city, they did not meet with decent resistance. The Japanese defenders in the city seemed to have disappeared, allowing the Imperial Army to occupy half of the city without much difficulty.

Of course, this is entirely a deliberate abandonment of this part of the city by the Japanese. This part of the city is within the range of the heavy artillery of the Imperial Navy and the Army, and if you deploy troops in this part of the city, you are simply looking for death. In order to preserve their strength, the Japanese simply withdrew their troops from this part of the city to reduce unnecessary casualties.

However, General Shi Qingshan, commander of the 4th Army of the Imperial Army, would not let the Japanese get their wish. Upon hearing the news, he ordered the 4th Heavy Artillery Brigade and the artillery battalions and artillery batteries of the divisions to enter the occupied city of Nagoya and open fire on those cities that were still in the hands of the Japanese army. If the Japanese wanted to avoid the shelling of the Imperial Army, it was simply impossible.

However, 108 155-mm howitzers of the Japanese army's independent heavy artillery brigade, as well as 72 105-mm light howitzers and more than 300 75-mm field guns of the four main divisions, also began to bombard. They are deployed outside the range of the Imperial Navy's naval guns, so they don't have to worry about being suppressed by the Imperial Navy's naval guns.

As for the newly formed divisions, there was no decent artillery at all, let alone participating in brutal artillery battles.

The size of the artillery of the Imperial Army was no smaller than that of the Japanese army. The combat effectiveness is even stronger, so in the artillery battle, the Japanese army will not take advantage of it at all.

At the same time, the 4th Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army also entered Nagoya Castle and began to cover the infantry attack on the Japanese army.

Although, armored units engaged in street battles inside the city, which was very dangerous. However, that is for units equipped with powerful anti-armor weapons. The Japanese army, which did not have anti-armor weapons at all, naturally did not pose much of a threat to the Imperial Army.

Under the cover of the Imperial armored forces, the Imperial Army began to advance steadily. Although, the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army caused heavy losses to the Imperial Army. However, in comparison, the losses of the Japanese were much greater. (To be continued.) )

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