Xu Wen's judgment was correct. When Heisuke Yanagawa, commander of the 10th Army stationed in Hangzhou, received news that the Independent Brigade had raided Shanghai and dispatched the military headquarters to urgently request help.

The 114th Division and the 6th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade were immediately ordered to assemble as quickly as possible and dispatch overnight to Shanghai for reinforcements.

Before leaving, Yanagawa Heisuke specifically told the commander of the 114th Division, Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu, and Chief of Staff Saburo Isoda, that they must coordinate with the 3rd Division and other Shanghai garrison troops to annihilate the independent brigade in Shanghai.

Because the Independence Brigade is a humiliating existence for all Japanese armies.

The 6th Division of the 10th Army, the 16th Division of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, and even the Navy's Izumo all fell into the hands of this force.

Hisao Tani, commander of the 6th Division, Imago Nakajima, commander of the 16th Division, Susumu Fujita, commander of the 3rd Division, and even His Majesty the Emperor's uncle, the newly appointed commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, were all killed by this force.

Therefore, whether in public or private life, Yanagawa Heisuke hated Xu Wen and his troops with gnashing teeth, wishing he could get rid of them as soon as possible!

For Suematsu Shigeharu, killing Xu Wen and his troops would not only avenge the imperial army, but also cover up the shame of the Japanese Empire!

It will make you more famous and have a bright future!

Therefore, as soon as the old devil left Hangzhou City, he ordered the troops to advance towards Shanghai at full speed.

As an elite division second only to the 17 standing divisions, the 114th Division has two infantry brigades, four infantry regiments, and several directly affiliated regiments.

The total strength also exceeds more than 20,000 people, which is actually comparable to the 6th Division in terms of strength.

Moreover, the 114th Division is also a semi-mechanized division, with hundreds of military trucks and a large number of packhorses, so the marching speed is much faster.

But the independent 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, which participated in the reinforcement operation with them, was not so fast.

The 6th Brigade, which has more than 150 large-caliber heavy artillery pieces, took more than an hour just to pull all the artillery pieces out of the camp and assemble them.

That is to say, Suematsu Shigeharu and Katita Saburo led the 114th Division for an hour. The forward troops almost passed Jiaxing, and the independent 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade left Yuhang.

Xu Wen, Zhou Weiguo, Chen Zhenglun and others led the independent regiment to withdraw from the battle in Shanghai and marched all the way to the southwest.

First, they bypassed Songjiang, and then went to Hai'an and other remote areas near the sea. It was not until the system issued a prompt that there was a Japanese cavalry unit 20 kilometers ahead that Xu Wen stopped the troops.

I found a deserted forest, got into it, and hid.

In order to keep his whereabouts concealed, Xu Wen ordered all tanks and armored vehicles to turn off their lights, and all personnel to stay in the vehicles and not to move without authorization.

They lurked silently until the entire 114th Division had passed by, and no trace of the 6th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade was found. Then they came out of the woods and continued to march towards Jiaxing.

Because Xu Wen and the others were very fast, they crossed the Jiaxing border ahead of the Japanese 6th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade.

It was four o'clock in the morning, and the sky was still dark. The Japanese defense forces in Shanghai did not dare to attack rashly, so they thought the Independence Brigade was regrouping.

They didn't realize that the Independent Brigade had withdrawn from the battle, let alone that they turned around and headed west to attack their own reinforcements.

It was said that after Xu Wen, Zhou Weiguo and others led the troops through Jiaxing, there was still no trace of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade. Zhou Weiguo's anxious voice was transmitted to the Tiger tank via the radio.

"Brother, why haven't you found any trace of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade? Could it be that the Japanese didn't dispatch the heavy artillery brigade at all?"

Xu Wen was also muttering in his heart. At this moment, the system issued another prompt: "Ding dong, the Japanese independent 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade was found 18 kilometers ahead. This time, a random mission will not be triggered. The host can decide whether to attack on its own!"

"There is only one independent 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade? There are no other Japanese troops, right?" Xu Wen asked secretly excitedly.

The system replied: "Currently, no other Japanese troops have been found within the effective detection range of this system."

Xu Wen almost jumped up with joy and said: "That's great!"

He immediately ended the conversation with the system and said to Zhou Weiguo: "If we go further, the Japanese military message that Fugui deciphered should be correct."

"Then I'll go ahead and lead the reconnaissance team in person!" Zhou Weiguo volunteered.

Xu Wen was also about to send a small force to the front to show off, so he readily agreed: "Okay, be more careful."

Zhou Weiguo replied yes, and immediately commanded his Panther tank to speed forward.

Two Panzer IV tanks followed closely behind, and the three tanks formed a mechanized reconnaissance vanguard group, which quickly broke away from the large army and disappeared into the vast night.

As Xu Wen expected, it didn't take long for Zhou Weiguo's voice to be heard from the car radio again, this time full of excitement and joy: "Brother, I found the Japanese heavy artillery brigade! It's less than fifteen years in front of us.

Kilometers away! Bring the main force over quickly!"

"Okay, I understand, I'll be there soon! Don't rush to do it, so as not to alert the enemy." After Xu Wen finished answering, he immediately issued a combat order to the entire brigade via radio: "Attention all units, Deputy Brigadier Zhou has discovered

Target.

More than ten kilometers ahead of us, they are heading towards us! Now I order you to kill them as quickly as possible and kill them!

Listen clearly, I want you to kill all the enemies without leaving any one behind!

Avenge our comrades who died in Suzhou and Wuxi!"

"receive!"

"Roger that!" The soldiers were excited and roared in response. They drove tanks, armored vehicles, and Humvee military vehicles and accelerated forward.

Xu Wen's Tiger Style also followed his order and roared forward at full speed.

It took them less than twenty minutes to cover the ten kilometers distance.

At this time, the Japanese heavy artillery brigade was less than two kilometers away from them, and merged with three tanks led by Zhou Weiguo.

Zhou Weiguo immediately asked for instructions: "Brother, how should we fight?"

"We can't defeat the Japanese heavy artillery brigade in a positional battle! But in this kind of encounter, no matter how many heavy artillery they have, it will be useless!

However, in order to eliminate them as soon as possible! Our troops are divided into three groups! I will lead a tiger tank to attack from the front! You and the chief of staff will each lead thirty tanks and armored vehicles to attack from the left and right in a roundabout way!

We will attack from three sides and destroy them as quickly as possible! A quick victory!"

"Okay!" Zhou Weiguo and Chen Zhenglun accepted the order in unison, and then each rushed down the road with more than a dozen tanks, more than 20 armored vehicles, and anti-aircraft vehicles, and launched a detour towards the two wings of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade.

Xu Wenze took more than a dozen Tiger tanks, as well as the remaining fifty or so armored vehicles and anti-aircraft vehicles, and attacked the Japanese heavy artillery brigade from the front along the road.
Chapter completed!