Unable to clear the mines laid in the harbor, the Japanese ships could not dock normally. Faced with this situation, the commander of the Japanese fleet also felt extremely troubled, and found that this landing operation seemed to be beyond his control.

First, the intelligence system lost contact, so that the fleet had no idea what was going on in the city. Although the shore defense guns deployed in the harbor had been destroyed, the Japanese fleet also paid a lot of price, and several warships had to withdraw from the combat sequence.

Even some warships with a smaller displacement tonnage have begun to sink, and the officers and men on the warships have no choice but to be rescued back to other warships. Before the fleet arrived, I believe that the fleet commander and his subordinates did not expect such an outcome.

Originally, according to the prediction of the Japanese army, the colonial government of Indochina, which had lost domestic support, was likely to choose to surrender after a little resistance in the face of their strong attack. The attack from the flanks by land had already proved this to the Japanese commanders.

Even if the colonial government's troops put up a little resistance, the combat effectiveness of the colonial army was extremely low, and they were defeated and fled one after another before they could fight for long. Two days later, the fleet estimated that the troops attacking from the flanks and land would be able to reach the city of Haiphong.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, the commander of the Japanese fleet finally said: "Gunboat cover, order the troop carriers to start landing, and at the same time send the attacking troops, establish a beachhead position on the front tidal flat to cover the landing of the follow-up troops to attack the city." ”

"Hey!"

As a defensive side, Hu Biao and others were also observing every move of the Japanese fleet at all times. Seeing that the troop carrier began to approach the beach, countless little devils with guns jumped from the boat one after another, and soon an officer said: "The little devils are coming!" ”

"There's no rush! Give the little devil some sweetness first, and let the defense troops prepare to fight! ”

"Yes, Commander!"

The heavy artillery battalion, which was already ready for shelling, had to get Hu Biao's order to open fire. Before that, the rest of the artillery units will follow Lei Xiong's orders to assist the defense troops outside the city and block the little devils from approaching Haiphong City.

The regiment and the battalion at the front soon received a call from the rear headquarters, and the commander of the first battalion also said excitedly: "Notify all companies to prepare for battle!" Haha, get ready for our turn! Tell those bunnies to give me a good fight! ”

"Yes, Battalion Commander!"

Although he brought a regiment of elite troops, Lei Xiong did not send all this regiment to the forward defensive positions. In addition to the first battalion, the second battalion also served as a reserve. If the first battalion is in a tight situation, the second battalion will also join the battle.

At least for the time being, the little devils who carried out landing operations by troop carriers did not carry heavy weapons. And the defensive position of the first battalion was already beyond the range of the little devil's naval guns, and it was simply unable to provide artillery cover.

In contrast, an artillery battalion brought by Lei Xiong from the division artillery regiment was able to carry out artillery strikes on the attacking little devils through the Qiwu Mountain Artillery he carried. With the infantry guns and mortars equipped at the battalion level, the firepower is far better than that of the landed devils.

Seeing the successful implementation of the landing, several infantry squadrons have already established defensive positions on the tidal flats. The troop carriers that followed up also began to transport all the infantry they brought ashore one after another, and began to arrange offensive plans.

Taking advantage of the sunset, everything seemed to be in order for the Japanese landing operation. On the other hand, Hu Biao and others, who were in charge of observation, were paying attention to the weapons and equipment that the Japanese army transported from the ship. It's a pity that the soldiers basically tread water to land.

The dock, which could have been used to dock ships, has now been blocked by minesweepers. Although there is still a place to dock ahead, no one knows if there are deadly mines hidden under the calm water.

In this case, even if the Japanese troop carriers were loaded with heavy weapons such as artillery, they could not be unloaded. The only thing that can really be used is light weapons. Seeing this scene, Lei Xiong and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Inform the defense troops, give Lao Tzu a good fight for this first battle! Strive to annihilate all the little devils who have landed, so that they will not return. Without these infantry, Lao Tzu would like to see what the little devil will use to attack the city! ”

As Lei Xiong gave the corresponding combat orders to the forward defense troops, and received a call from the command, the two battalion commanders of the first regiment were very happy. Without artillery support, wouldn't the little devil become a chicken with hair peeled off?

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army will be weakened by several layers in an instant, and it will be much easier for them to deal with it. The fortifications built after entering the city do not have to worry about being destroyed by artillery fire. And their artillery battery can inflict heavy damage on the attacking little devils.

"Battalion commander, the little devil is here!"

"Damn! I guess they were sent to reconnoiter the enemy! How many little devils are there? ”

"Battalion commander, what should I do?"

"Do you want to ask me that too? Let's clean them up! The remaining companies continued to be covert. Tell the company commander to try to leave me half of the little devils. If he can be completely annihilated, Lao Tzu will ask him for credit to the regiment commander! ”

"Yes, Battalion Commander!"

The commander of the first company who received the notice was naturally happy to learn that the Japanese army, which was about a squadron or so, had been completely annihilated, and that the battalion commander could ask the regiment for credit on his behalf. But after thinking about it, he felt that it should be more difficult to completely annihilate this group of little devils.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Platoon commander, go talk to the other company commanders and ask them to send a sniper squad to cooperate with us." The sniper squad of the four companies had 48 snipers. One person and one shot can kill nearly half of the little devils.

The rest of the rows, put the little devil close to me and beat him. These little devils came to reconnoitre, and the little devils in the back were a little far away from them. Strive to clean up the rest of the little devils for me before the little devil reinforcements arrive. ”

"Yes, company commander! It's just that in this way, the other company commanders will definitely blackmail you! ”

"It's okay! When the battle is over, Lao Tzu invites them to drink! Anyway, they've been hungry for that wine for a long time! ”

"Yes, company commander!"

With the conditions for drinking, the other three company commanders happily lent out their respective sniper squads. The sniper squads directly under the command of the company headquarters are undoubtedly sharpshooters carefully selected by each company. Equipped with weapons, also mass-produced modified sniper infantry.

These modified sniper rifles were originally German-made Mauser 98 rifles, and were equipped with triple, quadruple and six-fold scopes. The sniper rifle with a triple lens is equipped with a front-line combat unit, which is a combat unit at the company level.

The sniper rifles of the quadruple realm are combat units at the regimental and division level, and the sixfold mirrors are only equipped with the expanded special operations brigade. Depending on the magnification of the scope, its range and accuracy will naturally be different. But these snipers are still more elite than ordinary infantry.

In the face of the little devil reconnaissance squadron that was gradually approaching the position in an offensive formation, the officers and men of the company lurking in the position were always quietly lurking. The reconnaissance squadron, even the little devils, has already begun to shoot, and the position is still quiet.

Just when the Japanese squadron leader was curious about whether there was no one in the front position, the commander of the first company raised his hand and said, "Sniper, prepare!" Beat! ”

With the order of the first company commander, more than 50 snipers, including the first company commander, fired the first wave of bullets in an instant. Bang bang gunshots rang out, and the little devil who bent down close to the defensive position fell in an instant.

"Yaga! How is this possible! Damn, shoot back! Fight back! ”

In addition to the little devil who was knocked down by a sniper, there was also a company of other combat platoons that also began to join the battle. Machine guns and rifles opened fire, and the little devils who had no cover could only lie in the open area at the front of the position.

In just one round of strikes, the squadron of little devils who came to reconnoiter was killed by more than half of the officers and men. The captain of the little devil squadron who survived asked himself if it was the first time he had encountered such a murderous defender. But the gunfire on the battlefield made him suspicious.

"Yaga! Positional defenders, how can we use our infantry? Wait, it seems that there is still the voice of the Mauser infantry! ”

The colonial army that colonized Indochina naturally used weapons and equipment of domestic production. But now the little devils found that the troops blocking them were not colonial troops at all. This situation undoubtedly greatly surprised the Japanese army.

"Damn! The troops stationed in the city now are not Faransi's army at all! There must be a conspiracy in this! Fall back! ”

The squadron leader realizes that there may be a huge change in Haiphong City that they did not expect, and prepares to withdraw the remaining troops. Many of the little devils who had just gotten up and were about to retreat were killed by snipers.

Seeing the little devil who was about to retreat, the first company commander sneered: "It's here, why are you in such a hurry to run!" Grenadier group, give Lao Tzu a bang! Don't let any of them go! Let go, and the credit of our company will be gone! ”

"Yes, company commander!"

Unlike grenades, which can't be thrown too far, grenadiers can hit even farther. Some of the little devils who were out of range of their rifles were still killed by snipers and grenadiers. Even the captain of the Japanese squadron, who had survived earlier, was hit by a grenade.

The commander of the first battalion, who was staying in the rear to watch the battle, saw that the first company really wiped out all the little devils who came to reconnoitre, and laughed and said: "The first company did a good job!" Winning the first battle, they should indeed be given credit! Order the artillery company to blow up those little devils who have been reinforced! ”

"Yes, Battalion Commander!"

With the artillery company of the first battalion, began to use mortars to shell the little devils who rushed to reinforce them. The commander of the first company took this opportunity to quickly order the troops to rush out of the trenches, pick up the weapons of the little devils they had eliminated, and clean up the battlefield by the way.

Most of the regular troops of the wolf army are not short of weapons and equipment. But these officers all know that the equipment on the little devil's body is as clean as possible. Even if it is a bloody military uniform, it can be given to the people if it is sent back to the rear for cleaning.

There were many poor people in the country or in the colonies, and these military uniforms only needed to be washed and slightly redyed before they could be issued to the common people to wear. It is still very useful to use it for charity and buy the hearts of local people.

Besides, these can be converted into battle rewards, even if the converted rewards are not much, but they are still a sum of income! For the officers and men of these combat units, they are more eager to receive incentive salaries than the monthly military salaries!