The 106th Division captured Kitakyushu Castle and quickly seized all the dangerous places outside Kitakyushu Castle, preparing to hold on to it at the same time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

A group of air force fighters also arrived and carried out a destructive bombing of the roads and bridges from Kurumi and Fukuoka to Kitakyushu.

At the same time, the 107th and 117th Divisions also advanced to the Kanmon Strait with an absolute superiority of forces, attacking all the way along the coastline, and successively captured the port of Kitakyushu and the port of Shimonoseki, basically blocking the Kanmon Strait.

The defense of this generation of Japanese troops was already very lax, and there was not much left after the only garrison force was bombed by the air force, and before they could recover their strength, the ironclad torrent composed of nearly 50,000 troops and more than 200 tanks in two divisions completely drowned them.

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Tokyo City, the Imperial Palace of Japan.

Emperor Hirohito had learned of the news that the Navy's First Fleet had been wiped out and Kitakyushu was under siege.

was furious in his study, and Minoru Saito, who came to report, was scolded by the bloody head and silent.

After scolding for nearly ten minutes, and using almost all of Japan's national scolding, Emperor Hirohito stopped a little, gasped a little, and pointed to Minoru Saito's forehead and said: "Minoru Saito, I will give you two days, and I must drive the people of China into the sea, and I will never allow the armed forces of any country to board our land, do you understand?!" ”

"Hai, the lowly will immediately mobilize troops and prepare to counterattack!"

"Get out!" Emperor Hirohito waved his hand in disgust.

Minoru Saito suddenly turned around and ran away as if he had been pardoned.

Back at the Prime Minister's Office, Navy Prime Minister Shiro Kato and Army Prime Minister Shiki Hirano had been waiting for a long time.

The two of them had very different faces, each with their own concerns, and Katen Shiro was saddened and lost by the total destruction of the Navy's First Fleet.

And Hirano Shaoki was also terrified of his carelessness, fearing that Saito would pull him out as a scapegoat in front of the emperor.

Although it is said that the emperor of Japan is basically no longer concerned with political affairs, the affairs of the Japanese Empire are decided by the cabinet.

But if His Majesty the Emperor is really angry. That's something that no one, not even Prime Minister Minoru Saito, can't bear.

Because in the eyes of the Japanese people, His Majesty the Emperor is the greatest, he is a god of great prestige, the god of the entire Yamato nation, and his prestige cannot be replaced by anyone.

Seeing Minoru Saito walking in with an unkind face, Shiro Kato and Saki Hirano both stood up subconsciously.

Minoru Saito snorted coldly and walked in, Hirano Sakei felt ashamed, and took the initiative to ask, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, what did His Majesty the Emperor say?" ”

Minoru Saito sat down. He looked at him angrily and said, "His Majesty the Emperor is very angry and demands that the navy and army defeat the Shina Army within two days and wipe them out, otherwise you and I, everyone here, will all wait for a court-martial!" ”

Minoru Saito's words came out with anger, and he said something serious, but it was different in the ears of Hirano Shaoqi and Katenshiro.

The two of them couldn't sit still for a moment, and Hirano Shaoqi directly preemptively spoke: "Prime Minister Saito." I had already ordered the 18th Division to strengthen its vigilance and prepare for battle, but who knew that they would turn a blind eye to my orders, and the defense line would be weak and vulnerable at all. It was easily broken through by the people of China.

I will definitely hold them militarily responsible! ”

"The destruction of the Navy's First Fleet is too terrifying, could it be that the air force and submarine forces of the China Army are already so powerful?" Katenshiro's words seemed to be telling and asking himself.

Hearing this, Minoru Saito's tone softened slightly, and said, "Now is not the time for you two to be discouraged. It is not the time to hold accountable, we should muster all the forces we can muster and immediately launch a counterattack against the Chinese people. Wipe them out completely! ”

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, according to the latest information from the front, Kitakyushu Island and the area around the Kanmon Strait have fallen, and the current strength of the landing force of the Chinese people should be five or six divisions, about 100,000 people, and the Chinese people also have an air force to help in the war! With the strength of the active forces on Kyushu Island, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defeat them alone.

Therefore, I believe that we must immediately mobilize reinforcements from Honshu Island and the garrison on Kyushu Island to destroy the enemy forces that have already landed before the arrival of the second echelon of the landing force of the Shina people.

Otherwise, the situation will be much worse as soon as the enemy's follow-up forces arrive, rendezvous with the first landing forces. ”

After saying this, Hirano Shaoqi looked at Katenshiro on the side and said: "Of course, to do this, we also need the cooperation of the navy, after all, where is the combat strength of the Shina people, without the help of the navy, it will be difficult for us to eliminate them before the arrival of their follow-up troops." ”

Saito didn't allow Katenshiro to make a sound, and said bluntly: "You don't have to worry about this, the navy will go all out to assist the army in the war, you say, what kind of help does your army need." ”

A hint of pride flashed in Hirano's eyes, and he said, "First of all, the naval fleet must find a way to block the second batch of landing troops transported by the Shina Navy.

And then again, we need the air fire support of the Navy's sea-based aviation! ”

"Hirano-kun, what I want to tell you is that the First Fleet, the most powerful of our navy, has not been able to stop the advance of the Shina Army for even two hours.

What's more, according to the size of the Chinese navy, their transportation capacity will never exceed 70,000 people, so what you said about the 100,000 landing force is simply nonsense! Katen Shiro said tepidly.

Hirano Shaoqi suddenly blushed and his neck was thick, and said: "Yes, maybe what I said is a bit exaggerated, but Jia Tengjun, what do you navy do to eat?" Consuming so many resources of the empire every year, the performance is so vulnerable? Don't you think you should explain why? ”

"Hmph, your army consumes a lot of strategic resources every year, right? But how do you explain the fact that you lost hundreds of thousands of troops in just two years, not only Manchuria, but also the Goryeo Peninsula, which had been occupied by the imperial army for a long time? Katen Shiro sneered lukewarmly.

"You! You bastard, the island of Kyushu was attacked by the Shina people, and you can't escape the blame......" Hirano Shoki jumped up and yelled as if he had been stepped on by his tail.

"Yaga Tooth Road! Shut up! Saito shivered with anger, slapped the table suddenly, and shouted: "When has this been, you are still here to accuse each other, and want me to say that both of you should be seppuku to thank His Majesty the Emperor." It is hateful for the army to lose Manchuria and Goryeo, but the navy is so vulnerable that it is even more difficult to escape the blame for the hole in our country! ”

Seeing that Minoru Saito was furious, Katenshiro and Hirano Shaoqi suddenly lost their temper and sat down one after another.

Minoru Saito glanced at them, and then said, "First of all, there is no doubt that the Shina army that attacked Kyushu Island should be their vanguard force, and we must deal with this enemy army first." Then focus on sticking to the homeland.

Therefore, I have decided that your navy must take on the task of providing cover for the army and blocking the enemy's second echelon landing force! ”

"For the sake of the entire Yamato nation, for the safety of the Japanese Empire, please unite the two, in just a few years, the northeastern border guards of China have become a big problem for the imperial army, and in turn attack our homeland.

Don't we know that we are thinking deeply and being vigilant? ”

That's when it happened. An attendant adjutant walked over with a panicked expression, and Minoru Saito waved his hand directly at him and said, "If there is any latest news, report it directly, and let the two prime ministers hear it!" ”

The attendant adjutant did not dare to disobey. He immediately stood up and saluted and reported: "Kurume Kyuden, the Shina people have captured Kyushu Island and slaughtered all the Yamato people in the city, 30,000 people in the city. Old, young, women and children, no one is spared! ”

Minoru Saito and the others suddenly took a breath of cold air, and a wave of anger rose in their hearts.

Minoru Saito's face turned blue and he slapped the table. "Look, everyone, the ferocious people of China are here, and this is what they did after they conquered our city, 30,000 Yamato people, 30,000 people!"

If they are allowed to capture the entire island of Kyushu, then we will be the sinners of the entire Yamato nation through the ages! ”

Katenshiro and Hirano Shaoqi also looked sad, and they all stood up and said: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, the lowly rank must strictly order his subordinates to go all out and fight the people of China to the end!" ”

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In the island city of Kitakyushu, Wang Tiehan has moved his headquarters here.

The corpses of the Japanese soldiers in the city have been cleaned up, and the officers and men of the 106th Division have also built a strong defensive line relying on Kyushu Island Castle.

In the headquarters, a staff officer was reporting to Wang Tiehan: "Commander-in-chief, the 107th Division and the 117th Division have all arrived at the predetermined position and have begun to build fortifications. ”

"Well, very good, what we need to do now is to wait for the arrival of the main force, before the arrival of the main force, we must not let a little devil enter Kyushu Island from Honshu Island, and we must not let go of a little devil on Kyushu Island!" Wang Tiehan nodded.

The staff officer nodded, and then asked: "Commander, just now the tank regiment called to ask if it is possible to take the initiative to attack and find the living force of the Japanese invaders, and give full play to the mobility advantage of our tank armored forces." ”

Wang Tiehan pondered for a while and said: "Yes, the best defense is to attack, we can gather all three divisions of tank regiments to form an armored division to carry out mobile operations in the hinterland of Kyushu Island."

This will be more effective in striking the Japanese army and more conducive to our defense! ”

"Okay, then I'll give them electricity." The staff officer saluted and turned to leave.

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At seven o'clock in the evening, Tokyo time, it was already completely dark, and the three tank regiments had completed their assembly two hours earlier in accordance with Wang Tiehan's order.

This will have already left Kitakyushu Island under the cover of night, and will go to the area of Tagawa and Yukihashi.

At the port of Shimonoseki, where the Northeast Frontier Army had built a strong defensive line, the closest distance to the opposite shore was less than a kilometer.

When the Japanese on the other side of the river discovered that it was occupied by Chinese troops, they attempted to launch a surprise attack at night to recapture the port of Shimonoseki.

So at this moment, in the port on the other side, about 500 devil soldiers with samurai cloth wrapped around their heads, boarded and hurriedly found more than a dozen surviving wooden boats, and quietly rowed towards the opposite bank.

The south bank was occupied by the Northeast Frontier Army, in a trench.

Two soldiers of the Northeast Frontier Army were sitting weakly in the trenches and resting with their eyes closed.

Both of them were seasick, and they vomited all the way I don't know how many times, and after they got ashore, they marched all the way to here, and now they haven't even been able to eat a hot meal, and the weather is cold, so the two of them are next to each other to warm each other and close their eyes to rest.

In a single trench about three or four meters away from them, there was a rifleman lying on his stomach.

If it weren't for the gentle twisting of the top of the steel helmet's head from time to time, you would even think it was a dead body.

The rifleman was no ordinary infantryman, and the rifle he used was a Mauser Type 98 manual sniper rifle.

It is a famous sharpshooter in their squad, that is, a sniper, and there are no less than twenty devils who have died under his gun, and there are countless puppet soldiers.

At the same time, he is also the squad leader of this infantry squad, his subordinates are very tired, and many of them have seasickness, only he is the squad leader who is from Orion and knows water, so he personally serves as an observation post.

But all snipers, their strength and hearing are not bad, I don't know how long the time has passed, suddenly there is a faint sound on the surface of the cold wind, it is not the sound of the sea flowing.

Although it was small, the sniper squad leader with the ear thief still caught it at once, and with great vigilance, he gently took out his flare gun and pulled the trigger on the sea in front of him.

A white flare was fired in vain, blooming with a dazzling white glow, which immediately illuminated the sea and beach in front of their position as if it were day.

Their position was built on a vantage point about a few meters above the beach, and from a condescending view, the scene on the beach was clear at a glance.

The sniper squad leader changed color, and under the white light, the black crowd was quietly approaching them, and there were several wooden boats crowded with black shadows on the water.

The sniper squad leader immediately let out a terrible howl: "There is a situation, the enemy is attacking at night, ready to fight!! ”

With that, he raised his sniper rifle and aimed at a ghost soldier with the help of the flares, and decisively pulled the trigger.

A "snap" shot rang out, and the devil soldier fell in response.

Gunshots rang out, and the trenches, which had been silent just a moment ago, suddenly boiled, and hundreds of Northeast Frontier Guards woke up from their sleep, picked up the cold steel guns in their hands, turned around, and opened fire on the coast.

Some flares and light bombs shot out one after another, which was particularly dazzling in the dark night.

"Bang bang bang...... Dada...... Sudden ...... "A general-purpose machine gun, a submachine gun, and a rifle army let out a deafening roar.

In the firelight, the Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard suddenly fell down in pieces, and the miserable howls on the beach were endless. (To be continued......)