North of Hanyang City, Taojia Lane Battlefield.

Holding a 38 rifle equipped with a scope, Hasebe followed by Nakamura Jun and was speeding forward from the roof of the house on the right side of Taojia Alley.

In front of the two were more than fifty infantrymen of Yamagami's Keiyo's squad.

Looking down the street, there are more than 180 imperial soldiers of the rice field squadron!

And directly in front of the Rice Field Squadron was a detachment of the 2nd Tank Squadron, three Type 95 light tanks plus two imitation Vickers armored vehicles!

There's also a squad of anti-aircraft artillery!

Looking at the surging flow of people advancing on the street below and on the roofs of the houses on both sides, Hasebe Jio couldn't help but say to Nakamura Jun: "Nakamura-kun, this time we dispatched such a big battle, the Shina Army must be over!" ”

"Not necessarily!" Hearing this, Nakamura shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Hasebe-kun, wait for a little smarter!" ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Hasebe's expression froze, and he said in a low voice, "Nakamura-kun, do you think that this attack of the imperial army will also fail?" ”

Nakamura said: "Until the last moment, no one knows what the outcome will be. ”

Before the words fell, there was a sudden loud bang on the Fengshan Street below.

Looking closely, the two saw that a huge cloud of smoke and dust had risen in the middle of the street, swallowing up the three tanks that were responsible for guiding the infantry in front.

Not only that, but the air wave generated by the explosion even overturned the two imitation Vickers armored vehicles that followed behind!

Looking at the two armored cars with their bellies facing the sky, Hasebe Jio paused, and his face couldn't help but show a look of horror.

Shunya Nakamura said awe-inspiringly: "Damn, it's another mine of the Shina people, a mine modified from a 155mm caliber shell!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a private house not far in front of the two also exploded violently, countless rubble, rafters, and broken stones and bricks were splashed in all directions, and the mountain team that had just walked near this house also suffered heavy losses, at least a dozen infantry of an infantry squad were swallowed up in an instant, and at least a dozen infantry were thrown off the roof by the shock wave.

And that's not all, the rubble and rubble that fell from the sky also caused serious damage to the infantry in the streets, and at least twenty infantry fell in a pool of blood screaming!

Baga Yalu! Nakamura Jun immediately cursed word by word.

The two sides haven't even really fought each other, just relying on two mines, the Japanese army has already suffered heavy losses! It seems that today's general offensive will not be easy!

……

On Mt. Toyo, the Japanese army observation post.

Because Turtle Mountain obstructs the view, Hanyang cannot be seen from Mt. Toyo, but Hankou can be seen clearly!

When he saw the huge clouds of smoke and dust suddenly blooming in the area controlled by the national army in Hankou City, the faces of Higashikurenomiya Tsuruhiko and Machijiri Liangji became solemn!

Because from the smoke and dust of this explosion, it can be judged that this is by no means caused by the Japanese army's anti-aircraft artillery or tank main gun, and it is obvious that this should be formed by the explosion of a mine modified from a 155mm caliber shell of the Chinese army! The Chinese have again used such terrible mines!

"Yaga!" Higashikurenomiya cursed, and his face became a little embarrassed.

Machijiri Mitsuki said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, although the mines converted from 155mm caliber shells are extremely lethal, it is too naïve to think that the Chinese army can stop the general attack of the imperial army with a few mines!" ”

Higashikurenomiya bowed his head silently, but the expression on his face was no longer as relaxed as before.

Higashikurenomiya felt that there would probably be a fierce battle to occupy Hankou and Hanyang!

However, the next change in the battle situation was completely beyond the expectations of Tokuremiya Twisthiko, and it turned out to be surprisingly smooth!

Except at the beginning, after the Chinese army destroyed a considerable part of the guide tanks and killed a considerable number of infantry using mines modified from large-caliber shells, there was no longer any decent resistance to be organized.

Whether it is the Hankou battlefield or the Hanyang battlefield, it is not an exaggeration to describe the Japanese army's offensive as overwhelming!

Less than two hours after the attack was launched, the two infantry wings of the 13th Division and the 116th Division had already hit the center of Hankou from the left and right flanks, compressing the Chinese defenders into a narrow area of less than 500 meters!

Almost at the same time, two infantry wings of the 10th and 16th Divisions also occupied most of Hanyang, driving the Chinese defenders of Hanyang to a small area to the south!

After receiving the report, Machijiri immediately became excited.

"Your Highness!" Machijiri said excitedly, "The disadvantage of the depletion of the Chinese army has been completely exposed, and they are no longer able to continue to hold on to the urban areas of Hankou and Hanyang, judging from the current situation, at most in half an hour, that is, before twelve o'clock in the afternoon, they can completely occupy Hanyang and Hankou!" ”

After a pause, he said, "Your Highness, victory is in sight!" ”

Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko nodded happily: "Yo West!" ”

……

At this time, it was in Taebai Lane, Hanyang.

Hasebe Jio followed Nakamura Jun and had already climbed to the top of the main hall of Wenchang Pavilion on the right side of Taibai Lane.

The location of Wenchang Pavilion is less than 500 meters away from the original old south gate of Hanyang City, which also means that most of Hanyang has fallen into the hands of the Japanese army!

Hasebe aimed at a Chinese machine gunner who was firing heavily at the street in front of him, and then gently pulled the trigger.

As soon as the gunshots rang out, the Chinese machine gunners immediately fell to the sandbags, and the Min-24 heavy machine gun, which was still firing violently just now, immediately fell silent!

As soon as the heavy machine gun fire was dumbfounded, the Japanese troops who had been suppressed on both sides of the street immediately swarmed up, and soon broke through another line of defense of the Chinese army!

At this point, the entire Taibai Alley fell into the control of the Japanese army!

The south gate of Hanyang is less than 400 meters away from the Japanese army, which can be described as a stone's throw away!

Hasebe Jio pulled the bolt of the gun, withdrew the hot bullet casing, and said to Nakamura Jun: "Nakamura-kun, the south gate of Hanyang is not far ahead, and the Shina army is about to be expelled from Hanyang by us, and our victory is in sight!" ”

"Is victory really in sight?" Nakamura Jun muttered, but a wave of unease welled up in his heart.

I don't know why, the closer you get to the south gate of Hanyang, the closer you get to victory, the more uneasy Jun Nakamura becomes!

Hasebe didn't know about Nakamura Jun's worries, so he immediately got up and said, "Nakamura-kun, the mountain team has advanced to a hundred meters away, and we should continue to follow up!" ”

Nakamura Jun nodded and silently climbed up from the top of the hall.

But at this moment, Nakamura Jun suddenly felt that the main hall of Wenchang Pavilion under his feet began to shake violently!

Then out of the corner of his eye, Nakamura Jun saw in horror that hundreds of huge clusters of light rose in the streets and alleys around Wenchang Pavilion!