As the main force of the garrison led by Hirano Ichiro was completely annihilated by Zhou Weiguo and others, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in Hangzhou were no longer able to resist the attack of the Independence Brigade.

Under the fierce and powerful firepower attack of the Independent Brigade, all casualties were quickly wiped out. Those chased by the Independent Brigade were like lost dogs. In the end, less than fifty Japanese escaped by luck.

Hangzhou, a thousand-year-old city, was recaptured and recovered by the independent brigade led by Xu Wen and Zhou Weiguo in less than ten days.

After the battle, Xu Wen, Zhou Weiguo, and Chen Zhenglun met at the bank of the West Lake. When Xu Wen was in college in his previous life, he visited the West Lake with his classmates more than once.

At this time, I revisited my old place, but the things and people have changed, and I can't help but feel a little sad.

So he jumped off the Tiger tank and took the lead to walk straight to the broken bridge. Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo, Chen Zhenglun and others also got out of the tank and followed.

Coincidentally, when they just boarded the broken bridge, snowflakes suddenly started to fall in the sky.

It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, when rain and snow fell, but snow was very rare in Hangzhou, an ancient city in the south of the Yangtze River.

The snow fell heavily, and the heavy snow quickly left a thin layer of snow on the ground. Xu Wen, Zhou Weiguo, Chen Zhenglun and other soldiers all had their heads turned white.

Xu Wen looked at the mist surrounding the lake in the distance, and at the increasingly dense goose feather snow in the sky. He couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that such beautiful rivers and mountains fell into the hands of Japanese slaves!"

"Brother Zhu, don't be sad, haven't we taken it back now?" Zhou Weiguo stepped forward to comfort him.

"With our current strength, if the Japanese army is really determined to counterattack and retake Hangzhou, we will not be able to hold it.

Moreover, our purpose this time is not to truly regain Hangzhou forever, but to force the main force of the Japanese army to return reinforcements in order to delay their invasion of Nanjing. Therefore, Hangzhou cannot be defended for a long time."

Just as Xu Wen finished speaking, Sun Fugui suddenly jumped out of a tank, ran towards Xu Wen quickly, came behind the three of them, stood at attention and saluted: "Brigadier Commander, Chief of Staff, Zhao

Shoutian called, they have arrived near the mouth of the Qiantang River, requesting instructions."

When Xu Wen heard this, he turned around and said to Zhou Weiguo and Chen Zhenglun: "Weiguo, brother Zhenglun, I'm going to join Shoutian and look for fighter planes from the sea to see if we can attack Shanghai again.

So, I leave this to you."

"What, you're going to go on a submarine?" Zhou Weiguo and Chen Zhenglun were both surprised.

Xu Wen nodded and said: "Yes, although we have captured Hangzhou now, unfortunately, we failed to capture or kill the commander of the 10th Army, Yanagawa Heisuke, and failed to destroy the headquarters of the 10th Army.

In this way, I am worried that the Japanese will temporarily ignore us and continue to concentrate their forces to attack Nanjing.

Therefore, I decided to go and heat up the Japs again. Only when the Japs are really hurt and angered will they come back from the front line to encircle and suppress us at all costs.

In this way, our ultimate goal can be achieved."

Zhou Weiguo and Chen Zhenglun both felt that what Xu Wen said was reasonable, so they did not object, but nodded slightly.

Xu Wen also asked: "After I leave, the troops will be handed over to you. If the enemy invades in large numbers, you can put up a little resistance. When nothing can be done, decisively abandon this place and break out to the north!"

With so many tanks and armored vehicles here, as long as you want to leave, it is impossible for the little devils to keep you."

"Well, don't worry, the chief of staff and I will wait for the opportunity." Zhou Weiguo nodded happily, but said uneasy: "Brother Zhu, you must be more careful."

"Don't worry." Xu Wen nodded and said, "I will leave Sun Fugui and Li Wu with you, and only take Wu Yongqiang and fifty soldiers with me."

"Okay, when will we set off?" Zhou Weiguo asked.

"It won't be too late, the sooner the better, let's go!" Xu Wen said.

"Then I'll give it to you." Zhou Weiguo said.

"No, you and Brother Zhenglun will command the troops, take over the city defense, clean the battlefield, and see if there are any remaining Japanese and puppet troops in the city." Xu Wen waved his hand.

"Yes!" Zhou Weiguo and Chen Zhenglun accepted the order in unison.

Xu Wen immediately asked Wu Yongqiang to recruit fifty soldiers from the reserve group. Then he spent a thousand points from the exchange store to exchange for fifty all-purpose special forces skill books, which he used on them, turning them into

A versatile soldier who can operate a submarine.

After finishing all this, Xu Wencai took them to the edge of the Qiantang River, took out the previously exploded U-shaped submarine from the system's portable warehouse, and took them aboard the submarine.

After entering the submarine, Xu Wen directed everyone to take their respective positions, steer the submarine southward, and sail towards the estuary at full speed.

At the same time, they contacted Zhao Shoutian and his submarine via radio and ordered them to prepare for the response.

An hour later, the two submarines successfully rendezvoused at the mouth of the Qiantang River, and then Xu Wen ordered them to sneak toward Shanghai.

At the same time, in Hongqiao, Shanghai, the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Force Headquarters.

Matsui Iwane has returned here from the cruiser. Chief of Staff Tsukada Tsukuda, Deputy Chief of Staff Mamoru Iinuma and other subordinates personally came to greet him and welcomed him into the war room of the headquarters.

As soon as he entered the war room, Matsui Iwane asked in a deep voice: "Where is the Independence Brigade now?"

Because the 10th Army Headquarters was forced by the independent brigade and was busy with emergency evacuation and transfer, it did not have time to report the situation to the Dispatch Army Headquarters in Shanghai.

So now Matsui Iwane and the others don't know that Yanagawa Heisuke has led his headquarters to escape Hangzhou, let alone that Hangzhou has been lost.

Just as Tsukada was about to answer, a Japanese communications staff officer hurriedly ran out, stood at attention and saluted them: "General, I'm sorry, I just got the news that Hangzhou was attacked by the independent brigade of the Chinese Army.

The army is outnumbered and has been lost."

"Nani? Hangzhou was lost? What about Yanagawa Heisuke?" Matsui Iwane, Tsukada Kagu and others were all shocked.

The communications staff officer replied: "General Yanagawa and part of the headquarters personnel have evacuated to the sea and are currently evacuating to Shanghai."

"Bagaya Road!" Matsui Iwane was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "It's simply a shame! What a shame! The important town that the imperial army finally captured was so easily taken back by the Chinese army!

If this news spreads, it will disgrace the Imperial Army internationally, and we will not be able to explain it to the base camp!"

After saying that, Matsui Iwane suddenly changed the subject and shouted sternly: "Pass my order, the 114th Division, the 3rd Division, and all remaining troops will set off immediately to counterattack Hangzhou! Take Hangzhou back to me at all costs!"

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Tsukada's face changed drastically after hearing this, and he hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "General, please calm down. In the Battle of Jiaxing, more than half of the 114th Division was lost to the Independent Brigade, and the 3rd Division was also severely damaged in the Battle of Songhu.

With the troops we currently have, we may not be able to counterattack Hangzhou! Moreover, the independent brigade is very powerful, and its commanders Zhu Ziming and Zhou Weiguo are very cunning.

Once our counterattack fails, it may be self-defeating and defeated by the opponent.

Judging from past battles, as long as the Imperial Army is defeated by them, their tanks and armored forces can easily completely defeat the Imperial Army.
Chapter completed!