At about five o'clock in the morning, Masaharu Honma, who got into the car and had already run far to the rear, received the news that Chugoku had begun to land.

Outside Manila Bay, the Chinese landing force and fleet were already quietly approaching the coastal waters when they were already launching an offensive.

On board eight amphibious through-deck landing ships, 32 heavily armed helicopter gunships began to take off and head for the beachhead off Manila. The stern of the dock landing ship under him was wide open, and the beach-grabbing landing craft, amphibious tanks, and amphibious armored vehicles roared towards the beachhead.

Next to the eight state-of-the-art amphibious landing ships, a total of 16 large landing ships also opened the doors in the bow, revealing deep cabins, from which amphibious tanks and armored vehicles drove into the sea and headed for the beach.

In front of the offensive queue of these amphibious tanks and armored vehicles were heavy amphibious special tank fighting vehicles, in front of which a huge circular iron rake protruded. As these special tanks advanced, huge iron rakes rolled like large windmills, and dense iron spikes rolled across the seabed like ploughs, quickly detonating the anti-tank mines buried in the seabed.

Even those light mines will be directly detonated under the sweep of these special tanks.

More than a dozen of these special tanks continued to advance, opening up a safe landing route for the amphibious tanks and armored vehicles attacking behind.

Landing ships and amphibious special tanks were busy, and combat ships were not idle. Dense rocket artillery and naval artillery were constantly tilting ammunition towards the beachhead of Manila. Dense fires shone across the city, and the southeastern sky was dyed red with the flames of war.

With the special tanks getting closer and closer to the beachhead. Mines buried in the seabed began to be detonated. The spikes on the huge iron plough rake stirred up a muddy sea, and the spikes were hung with a lot of silt and seaweed. And from time to time, because of the detonation of mines, huge water jets are splashed. However, all this seems to have nothing to do with these special tanks, and more than a dozen special tanks are still moving forward as always.

When the Chinese landing force was about to land on the beachhead, four 220-mm guns, which had been hidden, peeked out of an underground bunker in the distance.

More than a dozen Japanese artillery pieces quickly loaded the shells, and in an instant the four surviving 22mm guns spewed sparks at the same time, and the shells splashed huge columns of water in the landing force. However, this sudden shelling did not affect the Chinese landing troops.

Just as the four heavy guns began to counterattack, they also fell into the eyes of the landing force. Especially those thirty-two helicopter gunships. Eight of them were already rushing towards them.

Under the dark night sky. The huge humming of the propeller attracted the attention of the Japanese defenders on the ground, and through the firing port, through the fire of the explosion, the figure of the helicopter could be faintly seen in the dust and smoke.

But it wasn't yet time for them to understand what was in heaven. These helicopters have already begun to attack.

Two rocket launcher slots on either side of the fuselage. Aimed at the bunker with the muzzle exposed.

The sound of "chirping..." The four bunkers with the muzzles exposed were firmly covered by artillery fire in an instant. When the dust cleared, the four heavy guns had been scrapped. The Japanese artillery inside also fell under the rocket artillery in an instant.

At this time, seeing that these strange flying machines were not good, Japanese soldiers began to fire at these helicopters, and they had no choice but to quickly rise and leave.

And at this time on the beachhead, special tanks have already landed on the beach. Huge iron ploughs left dense small holes in the sand, turning up layers of fine sand. In front of them were barbed wire and triangular iron frames, the barbed wire was directly rolled up by the iron rake, and the wires were rolled up by the rotating iron rake and wrapped around them. And those triangular iron frames were directly pushed away, clearing out more than a dozen straight routes.

Amphibious tank units in the rear also landed on the beach, followed by armored vehicles, followed by landing craft full of soldiers.

However, at this moment, the Japanese army was surprisingly quiet, except for the actions of the four heavy guns and attack helicopters that had been destroyed by helicopters before, the beachhead that had been peared by artillery fire several times was unusually quiet.

However, the landing troops did not bother with this, and as the landing craft shutter was lowered, the marines inside quickly rushed out of the landing craft, hid behind amphibious tanks and armored vehicles, and headed for the beach.

It was only when the front amphibious tanks approached the Japanese beachhead, which had been reduced to rubble, that the Japanese began to counterattack.

In an instant, hundreds of tongues of fire erupted, and under these ruins, dozens of firing ports suddenly appeared, launching a sudden attack on the landing force.

Some Marines who had not been hiding behind tanks and armored vehicles in time suddenly fell in a pool of blood, while those who had already concealed in time avoided the surprise attack of the Japanese army.

And the counterattack of the marines also came quickly, and the 105 smoothbore guns on the amphibious tanks were immediately aimed at those tongues of fire in the dark. Intensive fire suppression also began with the cannons on armored vehicles.

For a time all over the beach, the sound of gunfire drowned out the sound of tank engines. In the darkness, from time to time, there are beautiful arcs flashing by tracer bullets.

The wishful thinking of the Japanese army was very good, and they wanted to wait for the Chinese marines to get closer and cause a large number of casualties to the Chinese at one time. But they ignored the intensity of the training of these Marines, except for a few who did not have time to dodge. They did not inflict much casualties on the landing soldiers at all.

On the contrary, because of the proximity of the distance, China reduced the distance of the assault. This is absolutely fatal to Japan, which is not familiar with the tactics of the Chinese Marine Corps.

When the landing tanks approached these firing points only twenty meters, a small number of anti-tank weapons began to counterattack on the Japanese defensive line. Several amphibious tanks that were directly hit by the tracks because they were too close were helpless. It's just that even if it's lying on its stomach, the tank guns on the tank don't stop attacking.

This was also the last effective counterattack of the Japanese on the beachhead, because when the armored vehicles behind them approached sixty meters, it was a sign that they were finished.

On the dark battlefield, it was completely illuminated by dozens of flames that suddenly appeared, and the armored vehicles close to the opponent's firepower bunker mercilessly spewed out the flames of death. A spray range of up to eighty meters, attacking at a range of sixty meters. Blazing flames spewed into the Japanese firing holes.

In an instant, the entire bunker was lit up, it was a connected reinforced concrete bunker, and when these flames were sprayed in, the entire bunker was completely lit. Behind this bunker, four translucent openings are printed, and it is clear that this should be the entrance to this bunker.

At this time, the soldiers who had made a three-dimensional landing by helicopter began to land behind a Japanese defense line under the cover of helicopter gunships.

They did not immediately move forward, but quickly counter-outflanked the first line of defense. Just four light-revealing openings pointed them in the right direction.

The first platoon of marines who succeeded in rappelling, without any orders, quickly divided into four groups and ran towards the four transparent holes.

When they came to the entrance of the cave, they smelled burnt meat and roasted meat. At this time, the Japanese troops in the bunker had stopped their counterattack, and countless wails could be heard from inside.

In a short time, more than a dozen Japanese people rushed out of the smoke-filled bunkers in an attempt to escape. It's just a pity that this place has been held by the marines. In the firelight, the figure of the Japanese army who escaped was printed. The assault rifles in the hands of these Marines fired a barrage of death without mercy. These dozen Japanese soldiers, who had just thought they had escaped, were sent to meet their Aunt Amaterasu by bullets that came out of the darkness before they could feel the fresh air.

In the next 30 seconds, Japanese soldiers escaped from time to time, but they also quickly died under the guns of Chinese soldiers. Regardless of whether the Japanese soldiers who ran out had flames or not, they did not have the slightest pity. If the Japanese soldiers who were struggling to escape covered in flames, they would also be sent back to the west. Because that hoarse howl is really annoying.

By the time all the Japanese in the bunker had been wiped out, most of the amphibious tanks had already crossed the area, some advancing towards the Manila defense line and the other attacking Manila's port.

And on the beachhead in their rear, more and more landing troops began to board the beachhead, and by now, it can be said that the initial landing was successful. These landings did not stop when they landed after the landing, and attacked the front as well. Follow in the footsteps of the attack, and gradually expand the scope of the attack. With the landing point as the center, a fan-shaped offensive radiation network is formed.

In fact, if it weren't for the shelling that lasted for nearly a day, plus the bomber units of the Air Force came to take care of it from time to time. This landing battle will definitely not be so easy, in fact, on the beachhead, a lot of fortifications have already been destroyed. Most of the ones left behind are bunkers and other defensive points, and these bunkers don't have a very large attack range. If the fortifications are not destroyed, then they can form a fire coordination between them. At that time, the Chinese landing force will not only have to face the light and heavy machine guns and rocket launchers of the Japanese army, but also face the crossfire network and battle defense artillery formed by the Japanese army.

It's just that there is no if in the world, and if it weren't for the fact that they wanted to destroy Japan's defenses as much as possible, they wouldn't have waited a day before launching a landing operation. And it was bombed continuously for almost a day, not to mention the number of times those bombers were on duty. It's the fleet outside Manila, I don't know how many shells have been poured here.

It's all money! It is estimated that the whole world, and only China and the United States, will squander it like this.

Perhaps for some people, a soldier is nothing at all, even if it is a victory piled up with life, it is normal. And Chen Shao is just the opposite, of course, as long as he can win, money is a small section for Chen Shao. Compared to the lives of the fighters, these shells are nothing at all. (To be continued.) )