This was the beginning of the counterattack of the Chinese army, this was the beginning of the attack on the Japanese archipelago, and the strategy was very simple, that is, interspersed and encircled. In the general direction, cut off the connection between the views of the major islands and exterminate them separately. Specific to each large island, the same is the use of rapid assault forces to intersperse, divide, encircle, and finally annihilate.

Even Wang Tao knows this tactic very well, but it is simple to say, and it takes a lot of energy, materials and even lives to take action.

"The machine guns are set up here to suppress the Japanese machine gun positions, and the three of you are looking for a firing position in the grove over there, and when we break through from the right side, we will attack immediately and flank the Japanese troops." After making a simple tactical arrangement with gestures, Wang Tao led the other three soldiers to the right attack position.

In addition to more than 40 artillery pieces, there are also two machine gun positions and more than 30 Japanese infantry defending the four large-caliber howitzer positions of the Japanese army, which belong to the standing forces of the Japanese army in terms of equipment. The only advantage is your own sneak attack, which can catch the opponent off guard.

The attack to catch the ducks on the shelves began immediately, and the paratroopers who were good at defense showed excellent offensive skills. Dense bullets suddenly appeared on the right side of a Japanese infantry position, killing three Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard, and then Wang Tao and the other four suddenly jumped out of the bushes, and at the same time threw grenades, and rushed into the Japanese position with the help of the smoke and dust kicked up by grenades.

Wang Tao's submachine gun opened fire fiercely, and the 35-round magazine gave it good sustained firepower, and four Japanese soldiers who were staggered by the grenade were killed under strafing, and the other three soldiers behind Wang Tao also opened fire, and the trench was immediately empty and occupied by Wang Tao and others.

"Dada-da-da!" Realizing that it was attacked and a trench was occupied, the Japanese heavy machine gun position not far away reacted very quickly, and the elite Japanese infantry aimed their guns at the trench where Wang Tao's four people were located, and the machine gun bullets pressed Wang Tao and others so that they couldn't raise their heads, and they bent down and hid in the trench, waiting for the support of their comrades.

In the grass dozens of meters away, two Chinese soldiers operated the MG42 machine gun and fired bullets at the Japanese machine gun position, which was different from the sound of the Japanese heavy machine gun, the sound of the Chinese machine gun firing was continuous, the sound of tearing linen was terrifying, and the tracer bullets were flying, shrouding the Japanese machine gun position in smoke and dust. The success of suppressing the Japanese heavy machine guns is the best proof of this by the enemy's dumb fire.

Time was running out, Wang Tao immediately roared, raised his submachine gun and fired at the opposite side for a while, and then quickly bent down and attacked along the trench. After emptying his own magazines, he took out four Japanese soldiers who stood in the way, and he saw that the enemy even mounted bayonets on rifles, making it difficult to move in the narrow trenches. However, when it was the turn of the Japanese soldiers to exert their power after their bullets ran out, they saw another Japanese soldier howling and rushing over, it was too late to reload the bullets, and when he was about to pull out his pistol to shoot, he only heard two gunshots behind him, which was the sound of the M1 carbine shooting, and the support of his comrades kept him out of danger.

The Chinese soldiers attacking from the grove on the other side attracted the attention of the second Japanese machine-gun position, which greatly reduced the pressure on Wang Tao and the four of them, and fortunately no one was injured. Most of the Japanese soldiers in the first artillery position were killed by strafing, and the rest abandoned artillery and machine gun positions ran backwards, and they became targets for the M1 carbines in the open field, while the nearby Japanese heavy machine guns had become a pile of parts under the strafing fire of the MG42.

"Explosives, hurry up and blow up this artillery!"

"Boom!" A loud explosion was heard behind them, and Wang Tao and the others continued to advance along the trenches, and before capturing the second artillery position, the three soldiers attacking from the other side joined them, and the attacking force increased greatly. The most important thing is that the Japanese infantry in charge of defense is difficult to form an effective counterattack under the suppression of MG42, and when the second heavy machine gun is destroyed by a grenade, the Japanese infantry began to despair, and even jumped out of the safe trench to launch a counter-charge against Wang Tao and others.

Such a passionate charge would only make them die faster, and also made the attack of Wang Tao and others easier, but the numerical disadvantage could not be compensated, and several enemies rushed to the front, and before being killed, threw a grenade and wounded a paratrooper, the only wounded in the attack.

After destroying the four artillery pieces, Wang Tao and others immediately retreated with the wounded, and it was likely to be counterattacked by the Japanese army. The short but fierce battle ended with the victory of the Chinese paratroopers, after which Wang Tao was awarded the Order of the Third Class and promoted to sergeant for his proper command, and remained as squad leader.

The elite 101st Airborne Division made a mess of the rear of Shimonoseki, and a large number of key nodes were occupied by paratroopers, who built fortifications on the spot to prevent the Japanese counterattack. The Shimonoseki area had become an isolated point for the Japanese army, and the 17th Division had lost support.

"It was reported that the Chinese landing force began to storm the beachhead, and the 4th Brigade and the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Brigade requested reinforcements, and their fortifications on the beachhead were fiercely attacked by the Chinese troops, especially lacking ammunition. It was difficult for our support units to reach the front line under the threat of naval artillery, the artillery positions in the rear were also greatly damaged by the Chinese troops, and because of the lack of underground fortifications, it was difficult for our ammunition stored to be transported over. ”

The Japanese commander also had no way, the lack of underground fortifications made the soldiers and material transport teams under the blow of naval guns, the national strength was still too weak, most of the resources were used near Tokyo Bay, near Kyoto, and on Kyushu Island, and the defense facilities in the rest of the places were very imperfect, mostly civil fortifications, which easily collapsed under the bombardment of Chinese naval guns and large-caliber heavy artillery.

"Order the reserve troops and the 1st Brigade to enter Shimonoseki Castle to mobilize the militia and distribute weapons." After staying in the command headquarters and observing the battle situation with the scissor gun mirror, the commander decisively gave the order. It is no longer possible to prevent the landing of the Chinese army on the beachhead under the superior firepower, so it is better to shrink the force and use the city to resist the attack of the Chinese army, at least it can inflict huge casualties on them.

More than 2,000 Japanese soldiers on the beachhead were abandoned, but the Chinese landing force still had to pay more than 100 casualties before gaining a firm foothold on the beachhead.

"The Japanese still haven't learned their lesson from the Battle of Tokyo, so will they be safe and sound by hiding in the city? Fill the big hole of urban warfare with the lives of soldiers, our Chinese army is not so stupid! "There is more work after the successful landing, but most of it can be handed over to the staff officers, and Lieutenant General Lu Hu, commander of the Chinese army and commander of the army's Sixth Army, has more important things to do.

"How many Japanese troops and civilians are there in Shimonoseki Castle?"

"The numbers we have are not accurate, and it is certain that at least 8,000 men of the 17th Standing Division of the Japanese Army entered Shimonoseki to build fortifications in and around the city, and there were at least 30,000 civilians in the city, although it is unknown how many of them were armed civilians." The intelligence staff officer immediately replied.

"Easy to do! That, I don't know if General Kim Jong-yu has any good advice? As soon as he wanted to give the order, Lu Hu remembered the commander of the Korean Army next to him, Lieutenant General Kim Jong-yu, who asked to pay attention to the emotions of the friendly troops before leaving, and his damn rigid head forgot in a blink of an eye.

"Well, our Korean Legion is willing to undertake the battle of attacking Xiaguan, please rest assured, the North Korean soldiers are not bad, and we are willing to repay President Luliang's trust with all our strength!" Kim Jong-yu immediately stood up and replied that the more merits in the war, the greater the merit, the higher the status, and the greater the bargaining chips that can be bargained for the country after victory, so it is necessary to make a good contribution in the war against Japan no matter what.

"The North Korean Army has just set off from the port of Busan, and it is estimated that it will take half a month to completely land here, and we can't afford to delay that long."

"Okay, what does General Lu Hu mean?"

"Hehe, we have been prepared for this kind of disgusting urban warfare, General Jin Zhongyu will take a good look, and promise to take down the next pass without casualties and kill all the rats hiding inside!"

This is Japan, Japan with mountains and bamboo forests, unlike Europe with stone castles, unlike the United States and China with reinforced concrete buildings everywhere, the buildings here are mainly wooden buildings and bamboo houses, with a small number of stone buildings and reinforced concrete buildings.

The "arson brigade" is already on standby at Kagoshima's largest military airfield, forty-three B25 medium bombers have started their engines, and bombs painted with bright red warheads in the belly bomb compartments are the main arsonist tools. Before the Japanese strategy was launched, the Chinese military industry produced and stored a large number of coagulated ******, incendiary bombs and other arson bombs at the request of the military, and this kind of ammunition was low-cost to produce, even in small-scale factories with very low technical level. Compared to its cost, this ammunition has an astonishing high destruction efficiency, which can be called the most cost-effective ammunition. (To be continued.) )