At this time, the Japanese army's original fortifications on the beach had basically been seized by the Japanese landing troops, who in turn held on and opened fire on the Japanese reinforcements that came to block the attack.

In order to regain their position and block the momentum of the Chinese Army's continued attack, the Japanese army continued to attack and suffered heavy casualties.

The sudden appearance of these fifty Panzer IV tanks immediately caused immeasurable battle damage to the Japanese army.

Under the combined firepower of the intensive vehicle-mounted machine gun bullets and the astonishingly powerful explosive bombs, the Japanese troops who were caught off guard fell in pieces like wheat.

The main force of the Japanese infantry in the Japanese position took advantage of the situation and jumped out one after another and launched a swift charge towards the Japanese army.

German submachine guns fired out deadly flames, and countless dense bullets rained down on the Japanese soldiers.

Attacked from three sides, the Japanese army could not keep track of each other and was quickly defeated.

**, infantry and tanks cooperated and took advantage of the situation to pursue, killing the Japanese soldiers with rivers of blood and piles of corpses.

After more than three hours of bloody fighting, we finally captured the Shimonoseki Pier landing zone in the Kanmon Strait and seized a landing site that was 20 kilometers long and five kilometers wide.

The first batch of more than 50,000 landing troops advanced the offensive line of fire to the city walls of Shimonoseki City. The Japanese army set up a second-line defensive position here, and the two sides launched a desperate and bloody battle.

At the same time, hundreds of thousands of Japanese follow-up troops gathered near Kitakyushu Island began a large number of cross-sea landing operations.

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In Fukuoka Prefecture, the headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force’s Japanese Attack Force.

Stars gathered here, including Wang Yizhe, Xing Zhanqing, Bai Chongxi, Jiang Baili and other famous national government generals.

The headquarters is located in a conference room in the former Japanese prefectural government office building in Fukuoka Prefecture.

In addition to a giant combat map hanging on the wall, Wang Yizhe also ordered the staff to make a combat sand table.

At this moment, Zhang Xinghan and the above-mentioned senior generals were gathered around the sand table to discuss the situation of the war.

On the sand table, the small blue and red flag representing the country and the white plaster flag representing the Japanese army are clearly distinguishable and densely covered.

"Commissioner, the forward troops have advanced to the outskirts of Xiaguan City, and the follow-up troops are rushing to land." While everyone was discussing, a communications adjutant came in and saluted Zhang Xinghan.

After Zhang Xinghan listened, he nodded slightly and asked Jiang Baili: "Baili, where is the Third Fleet now?"

Jiang Baili quickly replied: "Commissioned, the Third Fleet will set off from the Taiwan Strait, pass by the Ryukyu Islands, receive 100,000 elite dispatched troops to Japan at Miyazaki Port on Kyushu Island, and then head north along Japan's eastern waters.

According to the report received half an hour ago, they should have passed Shikoku Island now. They are expected to arrive in the waters near Tokyo Bay tomorrow morning."

Zhang Xinghan asked again: "How is the war progressing in the direction of Shikoku Island?"

Wang Yizhe, who was responsible for direct remote control of the Shikoku Island landing campaign, quickly replied: "The first batch of landing troops has captured Sayama Cape and is attacking the hinterland of Sayama Cape Peninsula. In addition, the Air Force has air raided the Hachimanhama and Uwajima areas.

Now that the first batch of landing troops have successfully landed, the naval fleet responsible for transporting and covering them has been able to return to the Kunisaki Peninsula to pick up the second batch of landing troops and land from the Uwajima and Hachimanhama areas respectively.

Strive to capture the southwest area of ​​Shikoku Island in one fell swoop. Then move toward the hinterland of Shikoku Island and capture the entire island."

"Well, very good. After capturing Shikoku Island, the troops can cross the sea from Tokushima, Takamatsu, Matsuyama and other places to attack Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Kurao, Himeji, and even Osaka and other important coastal places on Honshu Island.

Respond to my frontal attack on Honshu Island and speed up the battle process." Zhang Xinghan nodded with satisfaction.

"Commissioner, according to the information obtained by the Secrecy Bureau, the American Pacific Fleet has arrived in the waters north of Japan. I am worried that if Tokyo is attacked, will the Americans respond to the Japanese request and directly participate in the war without declaring it?

If that happens, our third fleet will be in danger." Bai Chongxi looked at the sand table with some worry.

Zhang Xinghan said calmly: "Jiansheng, please don't worry, I have ordered the navy's submarine force to gather in full force in Tokyo Bay and the northern waters of Japan.

The whereabouts of the U.S. Pacific Fleet are now basically under our control. Once they make any changes, our undersea wolves will immediately launch an attack to eliminate them cleanly and completely."

After two years of development and with Zhang Xinghan's strong support, the underwater dragon force, which originally had only 80 xxi submarines, has now grown to more than 250 submarines.

Such a powerful underwater force is enough to blockade the entire Japanese island and surrounding waters.

The increasingly powerful submarine force also gave Zhang Xinghan the confidence to take risks and attack Tokyo Bay.

If the Americans dare to join the war without declaring war, Zhang Xinghan will not hesitate to order the Chinese Navy's underwater submarine force to launch a fatal attack on its Pacific Fleet.

Even if they cannot be wiped out, they can be severely damaged and completely lose their ability to fight.

It will take at least two months until the American war machine is up and running and the warships and personnel are replenished.

For such a long time, Zhang Xinghan was absolutely confident that he could capture Tokyo City, Osaka, Hiroshima and other Japan's most important cities on Honshu Island.

If Emperor Hirohito of Japan could be captured during the war, the war might be ended early.

It should be mentioned that in order to capture Emperor Hirohito alive as much as possible, Zhang Xinghan urgently gathered former airborne troops veterans who were temporarily enrolled in military academies in various places and the new trainees they trained.

Now the scale has reached two A-type regiments, and more than 5,000 airborne troops are all on standby at the Fukuoka Military Airport on Kyushu Island.

When needed most, they will carry out airborne raids on Tokyo to achieve the best results.

The Chinese navy, army and air force gathered on Kyushu Island were close to two million troops, but Zhang Xinghan used less than 500,000 for the first batch of attacks.

In addition to the fact that the naval fleet currently does not have the ability to land millions of troops at once.

There was also the reason why Zhang Xinghan left behind heavy troops to deter the US military.

Of course, as a time traveler, Zhang Xinghan knew that attacking the Japanese mainland, especially Honshu Island, which is the largest and most populous island, is by no means a small-scale ordinary landing operation.

Instead, it may be a long-lasting and expendable offensive battle of unprecedented scale.

As the front advances, the pressure it faces becomes greater, and the number of troops used in the attack must also increase.

If he launches a frontal attack on Kyushu Island and continues the attack city by city, Zhang Xinghan understands that judging from the character of the Japanese who have been brainwashed by Bushido, even if all of his more than 1.5 million troops are finally released on the island.

It may not be possible to win this war as quickly as possible.

Therefore, the key lies in the success of the plan to storm Tokyo City.

The city of Tokyo is not only the capital of Japan, but also the residence of all Japanese emperors. It is of extraordinary importance to all Japanese people.

Once the city of Tokyo is captured, even if Emperor Hirohito is not captured, the blow to the Japanese will be absolutely unprecedented.

As long as the Japanese people's belief in resisting as a whole is defeated, it will be much easier to win the war.

"It turns out that you have already arranged the appointment, so I'm relieved." Bai Chongxi looked surprised and said respectfully.

"Everyone has been working hard here for most of the day. Now that the troops are advancing smoothly, everyone must be tired and hungry. I can just stay here and you all go and have a rest." Wang Yizhe said.

Everyone looked at Zhang Xinghan, but no one expressed their opinion first.

Zhang Xinghan nodded in agreement and said: "Commander Wang is right. Everyone has worked hard. Let's go eat and rest. The war is important, but the body is the capital of the revolution. Let's go."

"Yes!" Everyone stood up and saluted, and soon dispersed.

After everyone left, only Wang Yizhe, Jiang Baili and Guo Zhong, who was inseparable from Zhang Xinghan, were left in the headquarters.

After watching everyone leave, Zhang Xinghan said to Wang Yizhe: "Father-in-law, you should also go and have a rest. I'll be fine here."

Wang Yizhe's heart felt warm, and he quickly shook his head and said, "I'm not tired, but you and Brother Baili are tired from traveling long distances. You go have a meal and have a good rest. I can just stay here."

Jiang Baili said with a smile: "Commitment, you and Brother Wang should not refuse each other. I'm not tired yet. I can just keep an eye on this place. You all go to eat first."

"Okay, don't give in politely. The war is urgent. Let's not leave as soon as possible." Zhang Xinghan waved his hand, turned to Guo Zhong and said: "Zhongzi, go and notify the kitchen and bring us the food. We will

Let's just eat here and discuss the war situation while eating."

"Yes." Guo Zhong quickly stood up and responded, then turned and left.

"This surprise attack on Tokyo is led by Wang Tiehan himself, so it must not be a big problem. After all, he has commanded the Kyushu Island landing battle before and is currently the most experienced general in our army's cross-sea operations and landing operations." Jiang Baili said.

Wang Yizhe also nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, since the Kyushu Island landing battle, Tiehan has been training our troops stationed in Japan for a long time, and has carefully studied the cross-sea landing battle.

Coupled with the full support and cooperation of the submarine and air force, it should not be a big problem.

The Japanese are different now. Since their naval fleet failed in the Battle of Tsushima Strait, the few surviving ships have been basically wiped out by our air force and submarine force in the past two years.

Therefore, they can’t even build a decent warship, so if they want to withstand our three-dimensional combined sea, land and air fire strikes, they can only do it at the cost of human lives.”

"We cannot be too optimistic. If the first batch of 100,000 landing troops cannot capture Tokyo City in the shortest time, then once Japanese reinforcements from Osaka and other places arrive.

The war is likely to fall into a stalemate, which would be very disadvantageous for us.

Therefore, the key is to see whether Wang Tiehan can end the battle before Japanese reinforcements arrive from other areas." Zhang Xinghan said.

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