At the same time as the decisive battle between the Tohoku Navy and the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, that is, more than two hours ago. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Guanmen Strait was also in the midst of fierce fighting, and the first wave of vanguard landing troops led by Wang Tiehan launched a fierce exchange of fire with the reinforcements of the devils on Honshu Island who arrived one after another.

In addition to a large number of army forces, the Japanese also brought four 3,000-ton destroyers and eight gunboats of more than 2,000 tons to assist the army in the operation under extremely tense circumstances.

In a large-scale naval battle, in front of a super-large battle cruiser like the Huo Quai, destroyers and gunboats of two or three thousand tons may be weak and not worth mentioning.

However, in the current Guanmen Strait + pig + pig + island + novel +++, the dozens of naval guns with a caliber of more than 15mm equipped on the eleven Japanese warships are not a small trouble for the northeast border guards on the south bank of the Guanmen Strait.

In addition, the devil army on the north bank also transferred an astonishing heavy artillery brigade, and for a while, the forward positions of the defenders on the south bank fell into a flaming purgatory.

The roaring cannon sound shook the heavens and the earth, resounding through the heavens and the earth, and dazzling fires rose up to the sky.

On the defenders' positions, the soldiers of the Northeast Frontier Army in the trenches hid in bunkers with steel guns in their arms, but from time to time people were still hit by raging shock waves and shrapnel, and blood was splashed on the spot.

Some people died heroically on the spot, while others fell to the ground with serious injuries, letting out heart-rending screams of pain.

In the front enemy headquarters of the 107th Division, Wang Tiehan and his subordinates were holding binoculars and watching the battlefield ahead, and their eyes were filled with fire and smoke.

Wang Tiehan's expressions were quite solemn, and everyone knew what kind of artillery attack the soldiers on the front line were enduring.

After a while, a middle-level officer walked in, and after whispering in Wang Tiehan's ear, Wang Tiehan put down the binoculars in his hand, turned to everyone, and said: "Colleagues, our rocket artillery regiments have been prepared, just waiting for the Japanese landing force to cross the sea." I hope that your regiments can withstand the pressure, persistence is victory, and we will give the little devil an unforgettable experience this time! ”

For the purpose of this landing operation, Zhang Xinghan equipped all divisions with Katyusha rocket artillery, and except for one battalion of howitzer regiments directly under the direct jurisdiction of each division, which was still equipped with 105 howitzers, the remaining two battalions were all equipped with Katyusha rocket artillery, thus greatly improving the firepower intensity and mobility of the artillery regiments of each division.

In order to surprise the devils with a major blow, Wang Tiehan and the commanders of various divisions and regiments formulated a combat plan for the artillery to be temporarily concealed, just wait for the devils to start landing, and then use the Katyusha rocket artillery group to suddenly open fire to hit the devils by surprise.

"Yes!" Several division commanders stepped forward and responded loudly.

Shimonoseki. Honshu Island Japanese Army Reinforcement Headquarters.

Itagaki Seishiro served as the commander-in-chief this time, and was responsible for directing the reinforcement battle for crossing the sea in the Kanmon Strait.

Due to the importance of the matter, Seishiro Itagaki's friend and deputy chief of the General Staff Headquarters, Ishihara Wanji, also came to Shimonoseki with him, hoping to assist Seishiro Itagaki in winning the battle.

Inside the headquarters, operational staff officers and military commanders of various units gathered, and the headquarters, which was not expanded, was crowded and somewhat crowded.

A Japanese staff officer then reported to Seishiro Itagaki and others: "General, as of now. The reinforcements that arrived at Shimonoseki consisted of twenty-three infantry wings, two heavy artillery brigades, three cavalry companies, and five field artillery companies. Four air defense wings, as well as two tank wings, excluding part of the Navy's personnel ships, totaled about 100,000 people. ”

"100,000?" Itagaki Seishiro raised his eyebrows. Obviously, he was a little dissatisfied with the reinforcement buildup on Honshu Island, and asked, "How many troops are actually in the Shina on the other side?" ”

"General, speculation based on the intelligence provided in the direction of Kyushu Island. The first landing of the Chinese should have about 80,000 troops, with a large number of tanks and armored units.

However, the Kurume Army (18th Division) recently telegraphed that the tank armored units of the Shina Army were currently attacking the Kunisto Peninsula and were not on the southern shore! ”

"Oh?" Itagaki Seishiro was a little surprised, turned to Ishihara, and said, "Ishihara-kun, in another fifteen minutes, the shelling should be over, do you have anything to add?" ”

Ishihara said unhurriedly: "Itagaki-kun, since the base camp has appointed you as the commander-in-chief of this campaign, it is naturally up to you to have the final say, but as a friend, and for the safety of hundreds of thousands of Imperial Army soldiers and even millions of Yamato people in the entire Kyushu Island, I suggest that a tentative attack should be launched before the large-scale sea-crossing attack begins."

In order to test the reality of the people on the other side, and the most important point of this sea-crossing operation is the connection between the Kurume Army and the Kumamoto Army.

They must storm Kitakyushu Island at all costs and threaten the rear of the Shina defenders on the southern shore of the Kanmon Strait in order to fight against the main forces of Honshu Island! ”

"What Ishihara-kun said is very true, I have ordered the 6th Division, the 18th Division, and the remaining troops to rush north from Fukuoka, and I think that we should have rushed to Kitakyushu Island by now.

As for the tentative attack, Ishihara-kun, what scale do you think should be invested? Send a squadron according to regular operations? Or a brigade? Seishiro Itagaki said.

"This sea-crossing operation is different from previous land fortifications, and it stands to reason that at least one or two full-fledged infantry brigades must be invested to achieve the goal of forcing the entire line of the Chinese army to open fire.

However, considering the current capacity of the Imperial Army (the navy had gone to the Armageddon), it was best to form a reinforced infantry squadron and cover it with heavy fire from the army's heavy artillery units and naval artillery groups. "Ishihara Wanerdao.

"Yo Xi, just do what Ishihara-kun said, and the combat staff officer will immediately carry out the order!" Seishiro Itagaki said happily.

"Hay." A devil staff officer standing on the side immediately bowed his head and answered, and then quickly took the order.

Fifteen minutes later, the artillery fire of the Japanese naval artillery group and the army's heavy artillery group began to extend, and the small landing craft raised by the devils began to gather from a distance.

About 400 elite armed devils quickly boarded the landing craft and then quickly headed for the south shore.

Japanese destroyers and gunboats in the distant waters on the east and west sides of the strait (outside the strike range of the howitzer group of the Northeast Frontier Army) also began to move forward in order to provide more accurate fire reinforcements for the landing force.

On the south bank defenders' positions, except for some burning bunker ruins, the entire position was dead silent.

More than 400 elite devils crossed the Guanmen Strait to the south shore in a short time on a landing craft, jumped down at a shoal, and quickly landed on the shore.

"Boom, boom, boom......" Several unlucky devil soldiers stepped on a mine planted by the officers and men of the Northeast Frontier Army overnight, and were immediately blown to pieces.

However, the commander of this devil elite team turned a blind eye, and with a wave of the command knife in his hand, more than 400 devil elites rushed forward.

From time to time, some devils stepped on the mines, and they flew up and down, but the other devils were not affected at all, and continued to rush forward quickly with their rifles and cats.

Their task is to launch a tentative attack, which is better to say, to put it bluntly, they are here to send them to death, but they want to maximize the interests of their death, and it is also one of their tasks to remove the minefield obstacles for the follow-up main army.

After paying dozens of casualties, the remaining more than 300 devils finally passed through this hastily set up and not dense minefield.

Seeing that the forward trenches of the Northeast Frontier Army were close in front of them, more than 300 devils, including the commander of the devils, were all excited, and they couldn't help but speed up the pace of their feet.

Because the devil knows that the opposite side of the Chinese army has strong firepower, and he can't take advantage of it at all, but if it's a close-quarters white-knuckle battle, it's what the imperial army is best at.

As long as they can rush into the enemy's first line of trenches, even if they are completely annihilated, it will be worth it, and maybe they can achieve unexpected results, such as the first line of trenches where the Shina army has been killed and wounded under the bombardment of their own naval guns and heavy artillery, then they can occupy the trenches and wait for the follow-up main forces to arrive, and then repel the Shina and win the battle.

Thinking of this devil commander, he couldn't wait to rush over immediately, and the command knife in his hand waved again and again, and shouted: "Warriors of the Great Japanese Empire, the time has come to serve His Majesty the Emperor, rush!" ”

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Great Japanese Empire!" More than 300 devil elites were infected and roared in unison, and they rushed towards the dirt slope trench of the Northeast Frontier Army's position, which was already less than 50 meters.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and on the originally dead and silent soil slope, a loud shout suddenly came out: "Brothers, harvest the crops!" ”

Before the sound dissipated, rows of dense "steel helmets" suddenly stood up in the originally empty trenches, and Garand semi-automatic rifles, MP38 submachine guns and MG34 general-purpose machine guns were in hand, and they were all aimed at the elite of devils dozens of meters away.

The next moment, an endless rain of hot bullets roared, and the elite of the devils who were charging at full speed were caught off guard and fell down one after another, the speed was like cutting wheat, in pieces.

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Da ......" All kinds of gunfire intertwined and sounded a song of death, like the call of death.

"Whoosh......" Nearly 100 bombardiers struggled to throw the smoke-emitting grenades.

Wisps of green smoke drew a graceful arc in the air, mercilessly falling into the crowd of devils attacking, blooming with brilliant firelight.

In less than 20 minutes, more than 300 elite devils, including the commander who was sitting and establishing a dream of special meritorious service, were all densely packed like locusts and rained bullets into a bloody sieve.

This scene fell into the eyes of Seishiro Itagaki and Ishihara Waner on the other side.

"Damn!" Seishiro Itagaki punched the stake in exasperation.

Ishihara Wan'er was in his heart, the firepower of the Chinese army was so strong, and it was very cunning, and this sea-crossing operation was really a headache. (To be continued......)