Okinawa is more than 700 kilometers away from the Chinese mainland, which is nothing for future generations, basically within the attack range of fighter jets, but now such a long distance in time and space is not a trivial matter, especially since there are nearly 20,000 Japanese defenders on Okinawa.

On the Korean Peninsula, China was able to quickly defeat the Japanese army by virtue of the blitzkrieg mode, but after reaching the island terrain, the blitzkrieg lost its power, and it can be said that in the battle for the island, perseverance is often contested, and the Japanese army is known for its tenacious fighting.

In later generations, the United States and Japan also launched the Battle of Okinawa, and the United States occupied a huge all-round advantage, but after the First World War continued, it still suffered 70,000 casualties, and it was this huge casualty that completely shocked the United States.

In the end, the Americans chose to use the atomic bomb to end the war, and did not have the courage to land on the four islands and fight with Japan, in today's time and space, the defense of Okinawa is of course far less than in World War II, and the total strength of the guards is only one division, plus some local troops, the total number is about 20,000.

Similarly, China's attack force is far less powerful than that of the United States, so China needs to plan better, and another problem is that China must end this war as soon as possible, Japan's combined fleet has withdrawn to the mainland, as long as the rest is completed, the combined fleet may go south at any time, Ryukyu has always been regarded as a gateway by Japan, and now China is kicking the door of others, and the Japanese will definitely not sit idly by.

Now the division commander of the Fifth Division is Lieutenant General Makita, who is also the commander of the Okinawa garrison, responsible for defending Okinawa, and when Kato retreated to the mainland, Tokyo had already told Makitakuki that the Combined Fleet would come back, and would definitely not sit idly by and watch the army defend the Ryukyus alone, and said that as long as Makitayuki held out for a month, the Japanese Combined Fleet would go south and start a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy!

Regardless of whether this promise is true or false, but this is where the courage of Mu Dazhi to hold on. Because Okinawa is too long and narrow. At the same time, the north is mountainous and sparsely populated, and the real value is the area centered on Shuri in the south, so Makitayaki concentrated more than 18,000 soldiers in the south to defend it, and only arranged 2,000 second-line troops in the north.

Maki also knew that China now controlled sea and air supremacy, so it was obviously unwise to fight with the Chinese on the beach, so he set up his main positions in the deep zone. In addition, there is a special type of building in Okinawa, and that is the family tomb.

These tombs were not the preserve of the wealthy, but also of the poor, and were made of solid stone and had a circular shape, similar to a bunker. This kind of family tombs can be found all over the island, especially in the relatively densely populated southern part of Okinawa, and can become a strong bunker with a little modification, and can become a dense fortification group as long as some trenches are dug to communicate with the road.

Makitayaki put the main force in this, and around Shuri, he built two lines of defense, and a third line of defense in the area of Mt. Yae and Mt. Zadake at the northwest end. Each line of defense was based on the hilly terrain to form a multi-layered and solid defensive position.

It has a strong defense. Makitaka even said to Tokyo that this is a place that will never be lost. Privately, he also said that even if China did its best, he would be able to defend it for at least three months!

Whether or not Okinawa can be successfully taken is of great significance to China, and this is also a key battle in which China will turn its superiority into victory; if it drags on for a long time, waiting for the Japanese Combined Fleet to recover its vitality will only make the war unpredictable, and this is something that China does not want to see.

Therefore, during the preparation stage for war, Yang Sen and Chen Shaokuan worked together to sweep the islands around Okinawa by taking advantage of the superiority of naval aviation, and at the same time carried out a fierce bombardment of the exposed fortifications on the islands to clear the way for the landing operation.

Just when everything was almost ready, the first batch of Chinese landing troops marched toward Okinawa under the escort of the navy in a hundred transport ships of various types, and the fleet departed in the morning, and after nearly a day's sailing, they were scheduled to reach the Ryukyus at dawn the next day.

Most of these soldiers are fishermen in the south of the Yangtze River, these people are hard-working, and more importantly, they are familiar with the sea, even if the waves are monstrous, they can still sleep peacefully, there will be no seasickness, but this time they are not many people can sleep, although China has broken out with Japan in Qingdao, the two countries are old enemies, but this time it is the Chinese army that took the initiative to attack the Japanese, the significance of which is extraordinary, to be able to participate in this kind of military action, every soldier feels sincerely excited, It's almost hard to sleep!

Ordinary soldiers can't sleep, but the navy doesn't even dare to blink an eyelid, such a large-scale fleet operation is also a major test for them, China can send submarines to attack the Japanese, it may not be the same as the Japanese attack, must be 10,000 times more careful.

A large number of destroyers are patrolling around the entire formation, in fact, Japan has long been thinking of using submarines to attack China, but now Japan's submarine technology is not up to par, and there are still many problems that have not been solved.

However, the Chinese side did not dare to be careless in the slightest, and finally spent the night without danger, and the eastern sky showed a glimmer of light, which was also a sign of China's official landing battle, and the aviation units came to the beachhead again and began to bombard fiercely, and the naval artillery also joined it.

All the landing soldiers also changed into landing craft and began to rush towards Okinawa Island, a cool sea breeze blew on the sea, mixed with a slight fishy smell, every Chinese soldier was enthusiastic, and there were also scattered bullets and shells on the opposite beachhead.

However, the density was clearly insufficient, and the expected brutality did not happen, and as the first landing craft successfully approached the coastline, Chinese soldiers trudged through waist-deep waters, and the five-color flag finally flew over Okinawa for the first time.

More and more soldiers and weapons have been sent to the beachhead, and China has established a relatively solid support point, but Yang Sen, who has been in charge of the Guangxi in charge, is not very optimistic, and he knows very well that the absence of a brutal war on the beachhead does not mean that the war will be very smooth.

On the contrary, this is a harbinger of a brutal war to come, and China's naval and air superiority on the beachhead can be brought into full play, and with the cooperation of aircraft and naval guns, it is not a problem to deal with the Japanese, and now the Japanese are shrinking their soldiers back, which is not a good thing for China. You must know that the number of heavy weapons in China at this time is not sufficient.

Due to capacity issues. China has only brought in 20 tanks, and all of them are light tanks, and the soft geographical conditions of the beach are not enough to withstand the tanks like the Biaosan, and now the Chinese sappers are working hard to strengthen the beach and build a simple port area, but this will take time.

In addition, there are only about 30 heavy artillery pieces, which means that more combat missions have to be solved by infantry. This means that China will pay a heavy price, but Yang Sen also knows the path of Ci not to take charge of the army, if he is afraid of sacrifice, he will not be a soldier!

After the beachhead was stabilized, Janssen ordered to develop in the direction of depth, and the first stage of the mission was to break through Okinawa and divide Japan first. And then further expand the results.

The Chinese army hit all the tanks in front of the road, and then the infantry followed closely, and after advancing like this for a kilometer or so, the opposing artillery fire suddenly became fierce, and several shells fell between the tanks of the Chinese open road.

Two tanks were destroyed in an instant, one of which caught fire, and it was clear that the weak light tanks were not able to effectively withstand Japanese fire, and the Chinese soldiers had to slow down their attacks. A little by virtue of the cover of artillery fire. Push forward, but the deadly heavy artillery can't be transported for the time being. Light artillery, mortars and could not destroy strong fortifications, so the Chinese army suffered heavy casualties.

In the process of difficult advances, the biggest trouble for the Chinese army is those circular cemeteries, and many peoples in the world are very concerned about their permanent home, such as the Egyptian pharaohs, who built huge pyramids, and of course the ancient Chinese emperors are not too much different.

In the Ryukyus, it became almost a national sport, and now these fortified cemeteries have become an important fulcrum for the Japanese, with a lot of firepower placed in them, and each Chinese side that has been wiped out has to pay three or five lives, or even a dozen people.

Just when the landing force was helpless, a group of troops who had just landed solved their troubles, this is the Chinese flamethrower troops, the modern flamethrower was also invented by Germany, and it also showed its skills in the trench warfare of World War I, but what really made the flamethrower famous all over the world should be the battle for islands in the Pacific theater.

When the United States and others landed on the islands, they also encountered China's current troubles, heavy firepower could not be delivered, naval guns and aircraft could not effectively attack the islands with complex terrain, and the strong fortress fortifications became a nightmare for all American soldiers, and the relatively light weapons such as flamethrowers came to the fore.

The flamethrower is composed of two parts: a backpack and a flame gun, when the trigger is pressed, the flammable liquid is sprayed out through the ignition device before it is sprayed, so that it is sprayed out again, it is a fierce flame, the range is not too far, only a few tens of meters, but this weapon has a very amazing lethality.

Especially against those complex tunnel fortifications have an important role, the recruited soldiers will not only be burned alive, many will also die of suffocation, on the battlefield flamethrowers are also a very hated class, often focus on, as long as caught, most of them will be executed on the spot, almost few flamethrowers can become prisoners.

A Chinese flamethrower team of six people with three jets, this is also the first time that China has officially used this weapon, slowly approaching the Japanese fort, after entering the firing range, the operator slammed the trigger, a fire dragon sprayed out, just hit a Japanese fort.

The flames shrouded most of the bunker in an instant, the fuel of the flamethrower is specially added, the burning time is very long, and at the same time, it will produce harmful gases when burning, which is very harmful to the human body, and this time after burning to the Japanese bunker, due to the high temperature, the explosives in the bunker exploded violently in an instant, and this tenacious roadblock was pulled out in an instant! (To be continued.) )