The sudden explosion soon woke up King Kunihiko of Kurenomiya, who was sleeping in clothes, and he knew that the situation had changed, so he didn't dare to delay at all, and immediately turned over and got up and ran out of the house. However, as soon as he walked to www.biquge.info the wing headquarters, he saw the adjutant with a panicked expression and a pale face taking the lead in greeting him.

"Big... Your Excellency, yes... It's heavy artillery, and the Chinese army is violently bombarding the positions of the defenders on the banks of our river with heavy artillery! ”

"Yaga!" Seeing that his adjutant was so unbearable at the moment, King Kunihiko of Kurenomiya scolded angrily, and couldn't help but rush forward and slap him with a bow left and right. The whistling sound of the 105 and 155 caliber howitzers is completely different from the 75mm field artillery, and at this time not only him, but also many experienced veterans have heard it. Therefore, now is the moment when it is most necessary to stabilize the morale of the army, but his adjutant ran up in a panic and shouted, so he couldn't help but be angry for a long time.

The Wing Commander's exemplary approach was obviously very effective, and after a little calm, the staff officers quickly sorted out all kinds of information.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, all the positions of our defenders on the riverbank have been shelled by the Chinese army, and they have been seriously damaged!"

"The Yamazaki Brigade and the Okamoto Brigade have suffered heavy casualties, please ask for tactical guidance!"

"Wing Commander, the ...... of the Chinese Army"

King Kunihiko of the Kurenomiya was sitting precariously, listening to the continuous reports of the staff officers, although there was no expression on his face, but he was really a little bitter in his heart. He knew the power of the explosion of large-caliber shells, and this time the Yamazaki Brigade and the Okamoto Brigade were responsible for defending the forward positions, and the losses suffered must have been very huge, which made him extremely distressed at this time, who was short of troops.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, the forward positions are now in urgent need of replenishment,...... Seeing that the wing commander did not issue an order, the chief of staff next to him was a little anxious, after all, everyone understood that after the end of the shelling, it was time for the Chinese army to cross the river.

"It's not time yet." King Kunihiko of Kurenomiya shook his hand to stop his chief of staff, and after a pause, he said, "Send a telegram to the commander of the Nagaoka Division in Pyongyang to report on the current situation of our department!" In addition, inform Watanabe-kun to make his cavalry wing ready to attack at any time. ”

"Hay!" Although he didn't understand what the wing commander was thinking, the relationship between superior and inferior that had been cultivated in the army for a long time still made the chief of staff instinctively respond.

What his subordinates thought in their hearts at this time, King Kunihiko of Kurenomiya naturally knew. The Yamazaki Brigade and the Okamoto Brigade were only more than 2,000 people, but they had to be responsible for defending the forward positions on the banks of the long Yalu River, and the pressure itself was very great, but now they have been repeatedly bombarded by heavy artillery, and the losses can be imagined. Now that the battle has just begun, he now has a limited number of troops in his hands, and he must definitely use it carefully, otherwise it will be irresponsible to his subordinates and irresponsible to the empire.

"Lose before fighting, the situation is unfavorable!" King Kunihiko couldn't help but sigh secretly. With the current sound and intensity of artillery, I'm afraid there are hundreds of heavy artillery bombardments, right? Is the opposite branch army showing all its strength? I'm afraid the Russian army didn't have so many heavy artillery at the beginning!

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In the forward command post of the 18th Army at the foot of Hushan, Zhang Zuolin stood next to the observation window, raised his binoculars, and carefully checked the movement on the other side of the river through the firelight. When he saw that the forward positions in the opposite hills were blazing everywhere, and the predetermined beaches were also in shambles, he nodded with satisfaction. The effect of the shelling seems to be quite good now.

"Order, the 154th, 157th and 160th regiments immediately board the boat and prepare to cross the river, and the artillery groups continue to carry out artillery strikes to provide fire cover for the troops crossing the river."

Zhang Zuolin gave the order, and he already had the determination to defeat the Japanese army on the opposite side and take the city of Yizhou. Although he was still apprehensive about the combat strength of the Japanese army before, but now that it is time to really throw off his arms and do it, he is not the kind of person who looks forward and backwards. In the battle plan of the 18th Army, there was no so-called main attack and feint attack direction at all in this river-crossing and landing operation, and Zhang Zuolin divided his subordinate troops into three places to cross the river, just to advance at the same time and crush the Japanese army on the opposite side with absolute superiority in troops.

The situation of forcibly crossing the river would have been tricky for any unit, but because the Japanese firepower on the river bank was completely suppressed at this time, the KPA crossing was almost unimpeded. First Hushan, Jiulian City, and then Shahe Town, about hundreds of boats of various types loaded with combat troops on the river began to row towards the opposite bank with all their might.

At around 1:30 a.m., the 154th Regiment of the 52nd Division was the first to land at Yongun-ri, 8 kilometers north of Uiju, North Korea.

Yang Yuting stood on the beach, looking at his watch, while directing the troops to carry supplies from the ship. Now that the 1st and 2nd Battalions had advanced three kilometers east and south respectively from Longyun-ri to establish defensive positions, what he had to do was to unload the 75mm field artillery, ammunition and other materials and equipment as soon as possible, and to meet the landing of other fraternal troops.

"Report to the regiment commander, the second battalion found the Japanese army 4 kilometers south of Longyunli, it is cavalry!" The communications staff officer hurriedly emerged from a makeshift tent nearby.

"Order the second battalion to hold its position in place, and the third battalion will immediately assemble and set off with me!" Yang Yuting knew the might of the cavalry, and after his heart sank, he immediately gave an order. The 2nd Battalion, as the vanguard of the landing, did not carry much heavy equipment itself, and now it was located on a hilly anticline, and the heavy artillery group in the rear was simply unable to provide effective artillery support. He was afraid that if he went late, the second battalion would not only suffer heavy casualties.

On the night of November on the Yalu River, although the temperature was already slightly cold, the officers and men of the third battalion and the regimental units that were responsible for unloading materials were now soaked with sweat. Even so, the troops of the three battalions were quickly assembled.

"The whole camp, it's all there! Japanese cavalry appeared in front of the position of the second battalion, and the situation was urgent! Our task is to immediately reinforce them and secure the beachhead! Now listen to my command, turn right, run and go! After Yang Yuting gave the order, the leader ran forward with the three battalions.

The place where the 2nd Battalion established its defensive position was on a low hill that was not marked on the military map. It is said to be a mountain, but in fact, compared to the rest of the surrounding area, the difference in height is only about 20 meters. And it was such a small hill, which has now become a position used by the 2nd Battalion of the 154th Regiment of the 52nd Division of the People's Army to resist the Japanese cavalry.

On the high ground, the battalion commander Nie Changgui struggled to wield a shovel and build his own individual bunker. The gunfire in front had been intermittent, and it was getting closer and closer to here, and it was several battle groups divided into four companies, which were relying on favorable terrain and features to hold back the Japanese troops in front, and it was obvious that they were about to be exhausted at this time. The officers and men no longer had time to connect individual bunkers into linear trenches, let alone dig anti-cavalry trenches two meters deep and five meters wide. Under the absolute limit of time, everything can only be simplified.

"Into the position, machine guns, machine guns! All on the line! Nie Changgui fiercely stuck the shovel in his hand into the dirt and gave the order loudly. He knew very well that it would be unimaginably difficult to defend this small hill against the Japanese cavalry with the strength in his hands. It's just that now that the matter is in front of me, there is no choice. Behind him, there is the entire landing field, the unsuspecting regimental headquarters and the 155th regiment preparing to land, if the Japanese cavalry is allowed to break in now, the consequences...

As soon as the order was issued, the officers and men of the second battalion began to sound like thunder as they entered the position one after another. Everyone knew that it was the sound of a massive cavalry rapid movement.

"It's over, my four-in-a-row is over! None of them came back! Nie Changgui's face turned pale. With the advent of the massive cavalry of the Japanese army, he already knew the final result of the fourth company. Although his heart hurts, he can't help but send the fourth company, otherwise the whole battalion will be like that.

"Brothers, listen to me. In a word, people are in the position. The brothers of the fourth company have completed their task, they are all good, so let's avenge them and give the cavalry of the Oriental dwarf a little bit of power! Nie Changgui stood up straight, pointed his ears and listened to the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer in front of him, and at the same time took a big stride on the position and said as he walked: "Remember, start to fire when you enter the firing range, leave a grenade by your side, and put on all the bayonets!" Our 154th Regiment is the first batch of troops to step into North Korea, the face of the 52nd Division, the face of the People's Army, we can't afford to lose it! ”

"Don't worry, battalion commander, we'll give the little devil a little bit of ruthlessness later."

"Yes, battalion commander, just look at it!"

All kinds of responses began to sound on the high ground, and although the previous nervousness of the officers and soldiers was released to a certain extent, Nie Changgui did not dare to be careless at all. The stars are shining tonight, but unfortunately there is no moonlight, and it is not enough to distinguish targets a hundred meters away in the dark night.

Finally, the black oppressive Japanese cavalry group appeared in front of the hill, noisy and neighing, and the distance was about 1,500 meters. The officers and men waited with bated breath and put all the weapons that could be used around them in the most convenient places.

Junichi Watanabe held the binoculars, looking at the blurred figure of the high ground in front of him, wrinkling his brows, and feeling extremely unhappy. Although he was the captain of the Cavalry Wing, because he was fighting in the 38th Wing of the Cavalry Wing, he was quickly ready to attack after receiving the notice from King Kunihiko of Kurenomiya. I don't want to, just after getting the news of the landing of the Chinese army, I went to battle, and I lost nearly 200 people under the small force of more than 100 people on the other side.

By this time, Junichi Watanabe had already spotted the Chinese defenders on the high ground. Under his command, the Japanese cavalry began to stop and rearrange the formation of the attack.