Zhang Kui was sitting in the county government in Huming County at this time, Wu Wang Shangping was also sitting at the bottom, and the officers of the Second Association were all receiving orders in an orderly manner, and the top soldiers of the outpost reported that the Japanese landing force was close to 2,000 people, and it was obvious that they wanted to eat these Japanese troops at one time, absolutely

Huming County is obviously not the target of Zhang Kui's defense, the city wall is low, and the most fatal situation is that this city is surrounded by mountains, and there are many highlands outside the city, and if the other party occupies the high ground and sets up cannons, this city will be slaughtered

For the terrain here, Zhang Kui naturally sent someone to find out the topography a long time ago, this city will definitely not be defended, but this small county town must be taken away from the hands of the guard...... Hey, hey, let's get the horses here

The news brought by the three battalions withdrawn from Liantian Port confirmed that the Japanese had sent a huge fleet this time, and it seemed that everything was going according to the instructor's plan, and the only surprise was that the Japanese huge fleet actually slipped in front of the instructor's combined fleet, and it could be seen that the Japanese commander was not an incompetent person

However, for this situation, the instructor has already made arrangements, at this time, according to the reconnaissance, after the Japanese fleet landed in Liantian Port, its battleship formation left Liantian Port and headed south, obviously, the next target of the Japanese fleet is Naha Port Zhang Kui smiled, there has already prepared a good show waiting for them

As the Japanese sailed along the coastline west of the Ryukyus, he immediately ordered his soldiers to send the latest situation to Dapo Bay, twenty miles east of the Ryukyus

A small gunboat is leaning against a simple pier in Taka Bay, the only estuary of the Ōpo River on Ryukyu Island, and a young man with an easy-going face and a Chinese sailor's five-cloud suit is walking back and forth with his faithful German wolfdog, but there is a hint of anxiety in his expression.

This is naturally Deng Shichang, the pipe band of the Zhennan ship, this time in order to grasp the battle situation in time, Qin Kai specially set up a message point on the east coast of Ryukyu Island, and the information on the island can be transmitted to the combined fleet that is preparing for war at sea in time, after all, in this era, the fleet has gone to sea, and the contact with the land can almost be said to be completely broken, which is definitely a hidden danger.

Finally, Deng Shichang came to the long-awaited news, but it was bad news, Japan formed a huge fleet, the top soldiers found at least four ironclad ships, plus two ordinary gunboats, at this time the number of land forces was huge, almost the same as the second association of the guard, Zhang Kui brought the news, they will carry out a fight around Huming County, go all out, and strive for victory

Obviously, Qin Kai's interception on the line between Anmei Oshima and Tokushima failed, but this possible failure was also expected, after all, in the vast sea, to intercept a few ships, it was easy to talk about the war just beginning, and the most important thing was that the Japanese were mobilized according to the plan, although in the situation, the Japanese seemed to have made some advances

However, this was all expected by the combined fleets of the South and North Seas, and there is no doubt that from a strategic point of view, the enemy was able to anticipate the enemy's opportunities and control every opportunity

At 3 a.m. on February 14, the fierce battle on Ryukyu Island officially began, and the two defensive units arranged in two places in Beisanli, Huming County, which were temporarily named No. 1 and No. 2 heights by Zhangkui, were attacked by the Japanese army at night

Responsible for defending the No. 1 Heights were 100 soldiers from the 6th and 7th Squads of the 3rd Battalion Ma Desheng's Army, while the 2nd Heights were only 500 meters apart from the No. 1 Heights, defended by the 7th and 8th Squads of the 2nd Battalion.

The mountain road on this Ryukyu Island is very rugged, from Liantian Port into Huming County, there are many roads, of which only this one is the avenue that can be used for supply transportation, and the other mountain trails, although the scouts sent also crossed the road, but they could not carry more baggage, once they were stuck by the other party and retreated, they faced the end of being completely annihilated.

Kuroda was a professional soldier who was well versed in the rules of war of this era, and he and his officers secretly went to the front line to observe the positions of the Qing army on the two heights, and after careful study, he came to a conclusion that the Qing army on the opposite side was a well-trained force, which was absolutely contrary to the situation of the Qing army in the Empire's grasp

The other side dug a lot of trenches on the top of the mountain, and the two heights can respond to each other, after pondering for a long time, Kuroda Osa formulated this early morning and night attack battle plan, to use the daytime feint to attack the high ground, undoubtedly to pay huge casualties, but the night will provide convenient conditions for the Japanese army to approach,

However, the night of the 14th was a little faceless to the Japanese, and it was also to blame Kuroda's elm head, the day before the full moon, if he wanted to mix a dark and windy day for a month, it was not easy for the moon as big as a disc to hang high in the sky, Kuroda Dazuo looked at the sky depressedly, waved his hand and gave the order.

In order to achieve the concealment of the sneak attack, the Japanese army did not force into Huming County during the day, but was stationed 5 miles away, and dug a large trench to make a posture of defending on the spot, but this is definitely a game to confuse the enemy......

As soon as night fell, Kuroda Nakasa immediately urged the whole army to pull out the camp overnight, and before 10 o'clock he came to the dense forest two miles in front of the No. 1 and No. 2 heights, ready to go, and at this time, he was in front of a simulated sand table to give the battle order to the officer in charge of the attack

Both highlands are the kind of terrain that can be attacked from all sides, and there is no particularly dangerous terrain, but considering the mutual fire support between the highlands, the direction of attack between the highlands is obviously abandoned, and for the No. 1 highland in front, Captain Hasegawa is commanding four squads to carry out the first round of attacks, launching from both the west and north directions at the same time.

As for the No. 2 high ground, Captain Nakamura led 4 squads of soldiers to attack at the same time, and Aoki Shosa led 6 squads as the general reserve, and once the top soldiers broke into the opponent's position, they immediately devoted all their forces to a surprise attack.

Seeing the eager state of the officers, he emphasized again with a stern face, "Gentlemen, the news we have received from the defeated Ryukyu army shows that this Qing ** team has better weapons than us, and the training and techniques and tactics are good, so you must carry forward the loyal and patriotic bushido spirit of the soldiers of the Great Japanese Army, and make up for the gap in weapons with fearless spiritual power."

"Yes" "Yes" "Yes ......"

The officers were full of fighting spirit and set off separately

Captain Hasegawa commanded 4 squads to take advantage of the cover of night to sneak into a dry ditch under the No. 1 high ground, although it was almost late at night, but under the moonlight, the view was good, and the situation was faintly visible two or three hundred meters away, which was obviously an absolutely unfavorable factor for the side trying to attack at night.

But in the early hours of the morning..., before the time point when he was ready to attack, Hasegawa still used the cover of bushes, ditches and rocks under the mountain, and touched the position 120 meters below the top of the mountain.

..., a bright spot appeared on the top of the mountain in the distance, and then it went out again, and the battle began......

Hasegawa beckoned, several Japanese ensigns with their own soldiers without saying a word, immediately pounced on the enemy position more than 100 meters in front, this back to the top of the mountain, full sprint, it will take at least 20 seconds, but Hasegawa is full of confidence in his heart, in this case, for the sudden killing of the Japanese army, it stands to reason that it will be absolutely impossible to resist

However, the accident still happened, but only ten meters away, there were soldiers who stepped on some strange devices, causing the wood to break, and the sound of some stones rolling down, which was naturally the experience summed up by the soldiers in the last night battle, and they dug large and small traps in front of the formation.

It is very easy to carry out this medium and low difficulty excavation with the professional configuration of the engineer shovel, and soon the front of the position is full of holes, and simple branches and wooden thorns are thrown into it, this thing is definitely a nasty obstacle for the enemy attacking at night, and the large army will inevitably step on it......

The sound of the army's night march immediately attracted a fierce counterattack from the enemy on the high ground, and Hasegawa launched a charge, as a result of the death squad, a group of soldiers, together with the officers, were completely torn apart by the fierce fire of the opponent on the 100-meter sprint line, and no one could rush into the 10 meters in front of the opponent's fortifications

This surprised Hasegawa, he personally organized the second attack on both wings at the same time, and the result was still a lot of losses under the fierce counterattack of the opponent, which made him immediately aware of the current situation, obviously, the other party not only has an advantage in weapons, but also very experienced in technology and tactics, it is obvious that the impact on the place defended by this kind of army is definitely a high price

After two failed charges and nearly 70 casualties, Hasegawa had to change his tactics and adopt a step-by-step approach, hoping to slowly press up with the advantage in numbers, he was also very surprised by the opposing soldiers, but he was sure that there was no all-powerful soldier, and he would definitely be able to find his own advantage, so as to turn the advantage of the Japanese army into victory.

At this time, the two sides were glued to the high ground, relying on the nearest cover to carry out this fierce mutual shooting, because after all, it was night, the field of vision more than 100 meters away was already very blurred, the two sides fired fiercely at each other, the scene was very hot, but the casualties caused were really not large.

Unlike Hasegawa's improvisation, Captain Nakamura, who attacked Heights 2, was a Japanese officer known for his bravery, having participated in the War of the Downfall, and after launching the assault, his first wave of impact was to throw three of the four squads in the front, and the other squad to attack from the flanks.

It is clear that the ferocity of Captain Nakamura's assault far exceeded that of Heights 1, and seemed to be closer to success in terms of results, but only close

The 78th squad of the Qi Fang Division defending the No. 2 Heights also participated in the battle of the Suzuki Shin troops that day and night, and then in the summary of the night battle, the soldiers and officers were very involved, put forward a series of tactical improvement plans, and applied these ideas to today's battle.

Therefore, when the Japanese army approached the front of the position, it had already been discovered by the secret sentry set up in a hidden place, and the Qi side even built a small Makqin machine gun position on the left side of the position, and placed three Makqin machine gun groups, although the number of soldiers of Captain Nakamura who participated in the frontal attack was more than the number of guards in the defensive position.

However, under the suppression of the fire of the Makqin machine gun, the Japanese death squad suddenly became a standard death squad, and in less than 5 minutes of charge, the Japanese troops in front finally approached the opponent's position after paying nearly half of the casualty rate.

However, in the face of a fire network composed of seven or eight Type 80 submachine guns and an almost invincible sniper grenade, they were repulsed after paying nearly 70% casualties, and the Japanese troops on the flanks were also suppressed under the slope and could not attack at all, and Captain Nakamura, who was in charge of the frontal attack, was seriously wounded.

The news reached Aoki Shosa, who was lurking at the foot of the mountain, which surprised him greatly, after all, Nakamura and Hasegawa were both famous officers in the army, and they had a set in training and actual combat, but he didn't expect to be severely injured by an unknown Qing ** team, and he rushed with reinforcements to support Nakamura, who was suppressed on the mountainside.

Seeing the corpses of the Japanese soldiers lying in front of the position, he almost thought that Nakamura was a military idiot who could suffer such heavy casualties in a matter of minutes, but after a tentative attack, he immediately discovered that the other party had set up a weapon similar to the Grimm cannon or the Haqikaith machine gun.

However, with his knowledge of weapons, it was definitely a big project to carry the heavy Grimm cannon or the Haggaeus machine gun to the hillside, but since the other party had done it, it was necessary to change the tactics, and he immediately made the same choice as Hasegawa, and placed the remaining 7 squads of Japanese soldiers on the high ground to launch a counterfire battle against the guards on the high ground.

At the same time, he quickly made a judgment that the other side had stationed an elite here, obviously hoping to block the attack of the Japanese army here, according to the information obtained in advance, the main force of the other side should be in Naha Port, more than 100 miles away, then the number of enemy troops on this side should not be too much, you can adopt the tactics of dividing and encircling, each breaking through, and strive to eat the other party in one fell swoop, this judgment was also passed to Kuroda Nakasa, commanded by Yamashita.

Zhang Kui's command was in the county seat a few miles away, and he did not participate in the direct command, after all, this was only a defensive battle, and the purpose of the tactics was to kill and injure a large number of enemy troops but in the former enemy joint headquarters, at this time, the three Ma Yun, Qi Fang, and Ma Desheng were discussing a round of counterattacks, and an officer on the side was reporting the battle situation on the high ground

“…… The sniper operation of the 2nd Battalion in front of the 2nd Heights achieved heavy results, with local losses of more than 200 men, but the Japanese troops involved in the attack had increased to about 700 men, and the three reinforced groups had been sent to the 3rd Battalion and the 56th Squads also inflicted heavy losses on the enemy troops on the 1st Heights, and it was estimated that about 100 of the enemy were annihilated."

"Our army was wounded 37 people and killed 25 people in the two highland battles, and the two sides are currently engaged in fierce fighting at a distance of nearly 100 meters, and the current situation is not very ideal, although we are condescending and have dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army, but the Japanese soldiers have a slightly stronger individual shooting ability than our training camp soldiers, and with the increasing strength of the siege, the No. 2 high ground is in urgent need of support"

The three thousand generals ignored a glance, as if they had thought of something, Ma Desheng glanced at the other two, and said with a smile, "Ma Yun, your first battalion is the first elite battalion, how about it?" Let's fight the first counterattack."

Ma Yun naturally knew that this guy was engaged in the method of agitation, but he accepted all this kind of agitation method, and this time he came to the famous elite first battalion of the Ryukyu Second Association to do some security work, and it was not his turn to go to the front line, and today as a reinforcement, he naturally did not let go of this opportunity. ,

"Ma Desheng, we have decided the counterattack, there are many Japanese soldiers on the No. 2 Heights, so there will be a battalion of us, you two will counterattack the No. 1 Heights, right, let the Ryukyu Army follow us to launch a counterattack, and let them fight a little" The three of them calculated dividing their respective goals.

Ten minutes later, the three battalions concentrated their mortar squads for five rounds of artillery cover, and then launched a counterattack from the rear of the Japanese troops attacking the high grounds, it was obvious that they were unexpectedly counterattacking the plans of the chaotic Japanese, they did not expect such a large main force of the opposing side to gather next to these two high grounds.

The main force of the assault is the first elite battalion of the second association, the surprise attack, obviously surprised the Japanese army on the mountainside, which was flanked by the front and rear is a sure defeat, this time even the confident Aoki Shaosa immediately realized that it was necessary to retreat to build a defensive position, with his observation, the opponent's sudden advance of the troops combat will and firepower are extremely fierce.

The two squads of Japanese troops on the flank, after resisting for less than three minutes, were blinded by a battalion of stormy gunfire and grenades that did not want money.

Aoki Shaosa, who was attacking head-on, originally wanted to organize resistance on the spot, but he saw the opponent's firepower and the machine guns that were active on the high ground at this time, if he organized a gun platoon halfway up the mountain, it was almost an act of seeking death, so he immediately retreated to the back with his soldiers after the thirty-six plan was the first. And Ma Yun's battalion couldn't chase after it, so it grabbed a tail.

When continuing the pursuit, Ma Yun found that the Japanese army had quickly completed the assembly, and he naturally understood that the Japanese army on the opposite side had extremely strong combat effectiveness and will to fight, and a blind attack was not in line with the purpose of this blocking battle, and the opponent's rifle was not vegetarian, and it was not a good strategy for the 500 people to take the initiative to attack this army of thousands of people.

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