"Kamikaze?" Zhang Cheng lit the cigarette in his hand, leaned back on the back of the sofa, and pulled a disdainful smile at the corner of his mouth, "Interesting." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"According to the information obtained by the Japanese high-level insiders, they are trying to show their determination to resist to the end in this way." Wang Yan smiled and responded, "Some people in the Japanese leadership think that too many casualties may be able to force us to the negotiating table. ”

"I'm really ......" Zhang Cheng rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "I really don't know what the Japanese think." Now is a crucial war that will change the fate of the country in the next 100 years, and I will choose to negotiate with the Japanese because of the casualties of my troops? I really don't know what to say. ”

"The Japanese may really be crazy." Wang Yan smiled and said, "They are at the end of their rope, the reinforcements from the Americans cannot come, and they are powerless to resist with their own strength alone." Now it's just a dying throe. They won't last long. ”

"This kamikaze special attack tactic must be taken seriously." Zhang Cheng picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying, "The Japanese are now jumping over the wall in a hurry, and they can do everything." The front-line troops must be ordered to pay more attention, and this tactic is good to directly use air defense fighters to shoot them down. We don't have much else, it's just a lot of planes. ”

"Yes." Wang Yan nodded, "I'll pass it on to the front-line troops." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Cheng snuffed out his cigarette and asked aloud, "How is the situation inside Japan?" How many of your people have rebelled? Are they willing to get their hands dirty? ”

"There has been progress." Wang Yan said, "However, they are still very hesitant, mainly because the Japanese will to resist is still very strong, and we have only just landed on Kyushu Island. Japan is far from the point where it is at the end of its rope. ”

"Haven't you reached the end of the mountain yet?" Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes, "Then increase the intensity of the attack, so that the Japanese can appreciate the powerful power of modern warfare and mechanized warfare." ”

"Yes."

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The kamikaze operation launched by the Japanese brought a lot of losses to the Ming army, and at the same time, it also made some of the Ming troops who were in high spirits wake up instantly. The Japanese have not yet been defeated, and their resistance is still extremely stubborn. The landing operation was not an armed parade, and the war was still very brutal.

The attack on the port of Nagasaki, which had been postponed due to the Japanese kamikaze operation, had to be postponed to the next day. The main reason was that the Ming escort formation suffered heavy losses and had to temporarily leave the coastal waters. Moreover, during the special offensive launched by the Japanese army, two transport ships loaded with artillery and heavy shells were destroyed. After the two transport ships set off huge fireworks, the heavy artillery of the landing force was deprived of food and grass. The front-line commander had to postpone the offensive plan.

In order not to delay the battle, the Ming Navy dispatched transport ships to immediately load supplies and set sail for Nagasaki, while using airships to transport troops to provide emergency supplies to the front line. In any case, the operational needs of the front line must not be delayed.

The next day, October 8th. After finishing out of the chaos, the Ming convoy returned to the waters near Nagasaki Port, and a large number of warplanes took off to provide air protection for the fleet and landing force, and at the same time began to launch a fierce air attack on Nagasaki Port. The fire support fleet of the Ming Navy began to approach the coast, shelling Japanese positions with heavy artillery.

A large number of bombs and shells fell into the port of Nagasaki, bringing devastating disaster to this bustling port. The Port of Nagasaki is just a civilian port, and there are a large number of citizens in the city. Although the citizens fled to the countryside in large numbers after the landing began, many still did not escape.

The stimulated Da Ming Cai doesn't matter if you are a civilian building or not, as long as you feel threatened, it is directly a shell bomb that bombs in the past. The whole of Nagasaki, with the exception of the port, was shrouded in endless smoke and flames.

In the face of the fierce attack of the Ming army with a retaliatory nature, the anxious Tani Shofu could only choose to send a distress telegram to the Second Front Army of the Japanese Army, which was in charge of the war on Kyushu Island. The Japanese army, which had just tasted the sweetness of kamikaze the day before, soon launched a special offensive operation again. Only this time it wasn't so lucky.

All morning, the sea and land skies around Nagasaki were filled with dense aircraft groups. The pilots, who had suffered heavy losses in the fleet because of yesterday's poor performance, shot down one Japanese fighter after another with great anger. The whole scene was like shooting a target. The rookie pilots of the Japanese army were no match for the Ming army in any way. After suffering heavy losses, it was difficult to break through the defensive circle and enter the sky above the fleet, and the ferocious anti-aircraft fire once again inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese fighter unit.

In the end, more than 300 Japanese fighters were shot down, and their result was only one escort carrier and three destroyers. Although some warships and transports were also damaged, the overall loss of the army was not large.

The air battle in the morning depleted the Japanese aircraft reserves on the island of Kyushu. For at least a day or two, the Japanese could not afford to launch another large-scale air offensive. After lunch, more than 30,000 Ming soldiers, supported by more than 100 tanks and more armored vehicles, entered the port of Nagasaki and engaged the defenders in a fierce battle.

Unlike the reinforced concrete buildings used in most countries, many of the buildings of the Japanese are made of wood and bamboo due to their national strength, and their defense capabilities are simply weak. Of course, another reason why the Japanese use this building material is that there are many earthquakes in Japan, and such building materials can effectively avoid casualties in the event of an earthquake.

The Ming offensive force was equipped with a lot of Spitfires, and even more exaggerated was that there were several Spitfire tanks. When the Japanese army did not have the ability to effectively counterattack, these Spitfire tanks were deadly. A large number of Japanese soldiers hiding in various buildings were burned to ashes by the raging flames.

Tanks and armored vehicles directly tore down various buildings, completely unruly to fight their way out of the offensive route. The barricades and fortifications laid out by the Japanese army in various streets were largely ineffective. The whole city was in shambles.

"Your Excellency, please give the order to blow up the port!" Inside the Nagasaki Garrison Headquarters, a group of young Japanese staff officers surrounded Tani Toshio and demanded that he order the destruction of the port facilities to avoid being used by the Ming army.

"I can't do this without orders from the Front Army and the Military Department!" Gu Shoufu frowned and waved his hand to let all the officers of the Young Zhuang faction go away.

The Japanese are small and weak, and every industry is not easy to come by. The various facilities and equipment of Nagasaki Port, as well as the wharf, were all bought back by the Japanese with blood and sweat through gritted teeth, and it would be disloyal to the country to blow it up in a simple sentence.

And it's also important to note that blowing up ports can only be done when it's impossible to do so. If the port were blown up now, it would be tantamount to declaring the defense of the port of Nagasaki a failure, and he Yasuo had not yet reached the point where he could not hold out for a day.

"Your Excellency!" The officers of the Shaozhuang faction were all anxious, and they all walked up to Gu Shoufu's side, shouting angrily: "We can't hold it anymore!" Sasebo's reinforcements were delayed, and the loss of Nagasaki Port was already a foregone conclusion! If the port is not destroyed now, it will fall into the hands of the Ming army! ”

"Yaga!" Gu Shoufu shouted with a gloomy face, "Are you teaching me how to do things?!" How long will it take to destroy your own port? Why don't you want to hold on to the country's property, are you still worthy of being called a soldier?! Get me back to my place! ”

Although they were reluctant, the staff officers saluted and left to return to their respective positions.

Looking at the backs of the departing young Zhuang faction in the army, Gu Shoufu's eyes flickered. How could he not know what the result would be if the port was occupied? But he could not agree to take the initiative to destroy the port facilities, at least not yet. Even if you are about to be defeated, you can't be defeated so quickly. Anyway, this time he looks like he's dead, so he has to make a name for himself, and he can't hold out for a day before being forced to destroy the port. In that case, he'll be the laughing stock of everyone. He didn't want to die as an incompetent general.

"Pass my orders." Gu Shoufu was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "Leave each of them alone. The brigade held all the places, and each unit must fight to the last man. The rest of the troops have all retreated to the port area, and we will fight to the death with the Ming army in the port! ”

Gu Shoufu thought very simply, since the Ming army wanted to get the port, he would definitely not use heavy firepower, in that case, he would have the opportunity to inflict heavy casualties on the attacking Ming army in the port area, which could be regarded as his last contribution to the imperial state.

Gu Shoufu was wrong. Although the Ming Dynasty values the throughput capacity of Nagasaki Port very much, he will never choose to fill it with human lives in order to seize this place. After being repulsed several times, the losses were not small. The Ming commanders quickly adjusted their tactics and mobilized a large number of air forces and naval guns to launch a devastating attack on the Nagasaki port area after dawn.

Because of the narrow area, the density of Japanese troops retreating here was extremely high. Although it can play a role in concentrating firepower during defensive operations, when the Ming army attacks here with heavy artillery and aerial bombardment, it will cause heavy losses to the Japanese army.

The heavy bombardment, which lasted for several hours, not only destroyed many buildings and equipment in the port area of Nagasaki, but also caused more than half of the Japanese casualties in the retreat. In particular, the bombardment of naval heavy artillery, which was basically more than 200 mm caliber, could destroy a large area with a single shot, and the Japanese troops within the scope of the artillery fire were basically not spared. It's basically all concrete, and the trenches are not easy to dig.

The Japanese Supreme Commander Tani Shoo and his headquarters were hiding in a warehouse when they were hit by a main gun shell fired from a battleship, and the entire headquarters was reduced to ashes with the explosion. After losing their commander, the desperate Japanese launched a Banzai charge after dark, which was eventually wiped out.

Two days after the start of the landing battle, the Ming army successfully captured the important deep-water port of Nagasaki, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent operations. (To be continued.) )