Utsunomiya, who was resting, suddenly heard a slight roar, what was it? Could it be that the airship is coming again? The four or five airship bombardments a day made Utsunomiya familiar with the sound of airships, but the sound coming from at this time was not like that of airships.

Looking around, a black dot flew from the sky from the south, the black dot gradually grew larger, it was three objects flying in the air, and the new thing of the airplane was once again beyond the understanding of all Japanese soldiers, including Utsunomiya. The three planes led by Bai Zhai did not attack the enemy forces on the ground, but left here after circling for a while and continued to fly north.

Utsunomiya replied to his uneasy heart, this must be some kind of weapon of Huaguo, it is incredible, a small object can fly freely in the sky, look at the soldiers around him, obviously they are even more surprised than themselves. Fortunately, this flying object does not have a ground attack, and they are supposed to be used for reconnaissance.

The time of fighting with Huaguo has given Utsunomiya a big heart, and even the most incredible things will become normal in Utsunomiya's eyes.

The task of the air force is not easy, Bai Zhai has to fly for more than six hours a day, and they have to find out as much as possible the assembly of Japanese troops, the setting of positions, and the storage of materials, so as to provide a more valuable reference for the army's offensive. In the process of carrying out reconnaissance missions, many pilots couldn't help but want to strafe the ground, but the military order required that they should not attack the ground, so Bai Zhai and the others could only turn into aerial scouts and wait for the day when they could attack.

The more than 100,000 Japanese troops were not all concentrated on the front line of the Makien position, and they were scattered in the vast areas of Makien, Kobayashi, Sumu, Renji, and Oguchi, which increased the difficulty of the air force's reconnaissance. The small field airfield in Kagoshima could not provide more reconnaissance planes to take off, and a second field airfield was under construction, and it was not until the morning of July 6 that the Kyushu Group Army of the Zhenguo Army received relatively complete information on the Japanese division. And from this, an offensive plan was quickly formulated.

"Each car group reports on the inspection." Standing on a command tank, He Guangsha, commander of the 1st Armored Battalion of the Armored Brigade, commanded with a wireless intercom in his hand.

"Everything is fine for a while."

"Everything is fine in the second company."

"Everything is fine with the triple line."

Directly in front of the Makino, the first battalion of 43 tanks was launched one after another, followed by the rest of the armored brigade, and then followed by the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions that followed the armored brigade, and they would break through the Japanese frontal defense line as a frontal assault force. Disrupted the deployment of the Japanese army.

A huge formation of bombers flew in the sky, and they would bomb the Japanese at fixed points, and the reconnaissance aircraft formation would provide coordinates for the artillery, guide the direction of the army's advance, and provide ground support for the army. The Air Force's previous order not to allow fighter planes to attack the ground was to give full play to the maximum bombing effect of the Air Force bombers at this time, and when the planes were considered to be no threat, the bombers suddenly dropped bombs, which would cause the greatest damage to the Japanese troops.

The bombardment of the air force was not comparable to that of artillery, and for this offensive, the army group concentrated more than 1,600 artillery pieces of various types. In the absence of relatively strong fortifications for the Japanese army, one can imagine how many casualties the artillery bombardment would have caused to the Japanese army.

The infantry attack was divided into three directions, with the Panzer Brigade and the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions responsible for the front, with the 1st Army starting from Togo on the left side of the Makien and bypassing the left flank of the Japanese army, and the 2nd Army starting from the capital on the right side of the Makien and passing through Miyazaki and Nishito, and finally joining up with the 1st Army in the Gogi area. Realize the encirclement of more than 100,000 Japanese troops.

On the day of the attack chosen by the group army, the sky was beautiful. Although it is hot, there is not a single cloud, and the maximum advantage of the Air Force can be brought out. The squadron of bombers that were the first to arrive over the Japanese positions dropped bombs from an altitude of 5,000 meters, and the sharp whistling bombs rubbed against the air and landed on the heads of the Japanese soldiers. The bomb was most effective, shrapnel and shock waves swept through the crowd, slashing through the fragile bodies of the Japanese soldiers like a scythe of death.

Utsunomiya, which had experienced airship bombardment and artillery bombardment, was lucky to survive, and the Japanese army learned their lesson and dug many underground bunkers and bomb shelters. As a result, the effect of airship bombing was greatly weakened. But no one thought that those planes were also deadly deaths, and the same was true of Utsunomiya, who did not hide in a bomb shelter when the bomber group flew, so tragedy finally struck, and a bomb exploded a few meters from Utsunomiya's side, and even Amaterasu could not save Utsunomiya's life. (Orochimaru's Erotian Mori Nochiz?) ）

After a round of bombardment, a larger, more terrifying artillery cluster began to exert its power, and the cluster of more than 1,600 artillery pieces opened fire, which was rare even in the European wars of the First World War, and only a handful of countries could come up with such a large-scale artillery attack. The infantry trusted the god of war more than the airplane, and the projection volume and projection efficiency of its artillery were not comparable to that of the airplane. The carpet bombing began at the front of the Japanese positions and extended all the way to the north, and it was believed that after the war, the farmers around Kagoshima would be able to cultivate the land without any trouble.

Before the shelling began, the 1st and 2nd armies of the army had already begun a high-speed assault, and the army brothers, from officers to soldiers, were holding their breath, and since the landing, there has been no opportunity for the army to make a move. The Marine Corps has always been responsible for high-intensity and tragic defensive operations, so how can this not allow the army to slander the partiality of the General Staff (in fact, it was Lu Liang's order, and the General Staff served as a scapegoat)?

When did the most elite First Army and the Second Army of the Zhenguo Army fall to the point of playing as a substitute? You must know that most of the middle and lower-level officers are from the First Army, and it can be said that the First Army is the maiden family of the Zhenguo Army, even if it is a Marine Corps that is in the limelight, it can be traced back to the First Army. Now the elite of the army is sweeping the ranks of the marines, how can this be embarrassing?

Most of the officers' complaints included envy for the Third Division of the First Army, and after the Third Division received the order to attack Jeju Island, many officers were secretly proud, thinking that the Third Division was not good at life, and got a shriveled errand, but they did not expect that people would fight well on Jeju Island, and Xue Peng's infantry regiment also received a special commendation from the General Staff, and his two armies of 70,000 or 80,000 people stayed in Kagoshima and had nothing to do, what is this called!

The First and Second Armies were like tigers descending from the mountains, showing off their might and being unstoppable, and the Japanese troops on both sides were already few, and the fortifications were very imperfect, and the temporarily organized defenses were like papier-mâché and could be broken at the slightest stab. The two corps began their sortie at 12:45 p.m., and it took only an hour and a half for the forward troops to reach their destination, Goki. The speed of the two motorized armies was astonishing, and on the dirt roads of Kyushu Island, trucks, jeeps, and motorcycles told them to move forward, and if it had not taken a little time to clear a few minefields, they could have gone faster. In addition, the lack of rain kept the roads dry, and dust and smoke were inevitable, but the soldiers could tolerate the dust that got into their nostrils and ears compared to mud.

The intention of the Chinese army to encircle from both flanks was obvious, and soon the Japanese soldiers reported the situation to the upper echelons - the Japanese troops on both flanks were routed by the Chinese army and suffered heavy losses, and the Chinese army was outflanked from both flanks, and it was likely that they wanted to encircle the Japanese army in the middle, so please respond as soon as possible!

Unfortunately, the upper echelons of the Japanese Kyushu garrison have fallen into chaos, and the commander of the garrison, Utsunomiya, has gone to hell since the bombing, and several other high-ranking officials have also been seriously injured. The massive carpet bombardment that followed was so overwhelming that the upper echelons of the garrison trying to regain command could not be given orders at all, the heralds could not get far in the explosion, and it was difficult to find the troops in a short time in the confusion.

Whether it is aerial bombardment or ground artillery, the accuracy is very frightening, the reconnaissance plane's hard reconnaissance in the early stage played a key role, the artillery can fire without scruples according to the coordinates, Huaguo has more than five years of high investment, extremely attached importance to education, so that the army has sufficient human resources, all artillery at least primary school education level, this makes the artillery level guaranteed.

The high-intensity shelling lasted thirty minutes, and the ammunition consumed by such a large-scale shelling was a staggering figure, and the logistics transport fleet kept transporting it all the time, and the shells accumulated from the beginning of the landing to the present were consumed by two-thirds in just half an hour. The command of the army group ordered the cessation of the shelling and ordered the main attacking troops to attack!

The shelling finally stopped, and the Japanese army, under the leadership of the surviving high-level leaders, gathered its troops, restored the command system, and ordered the Japanese troops on both sides to organize defense on the spot to prevent the surprise attack of the Chinese troops on both sides.

In addition, the surviving Major General Takasaki temporarily assumed the command of the Kyushu garrison, and the chaotic command system was re-established, and Takasaki sent a telegram to the headquarters asking for guidance. The Chinese army suddenly launched such a large-scale bombing and artillery bombardment, there must have been some plan, and the Chinese army has appeared on both flanks, indicating that they have finally begun to attack and try to surround themselves, which is not good news! (To be continued.) )