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"O battleships of the Navy! Although, something destined to become obsolete. But in this era, it is still a symbol of the strongest force! Even twenty or thirty kilometers away from the place where the Japanese fleet was shelling, Wu Haoxuan seemed to feel the ground shaking under his feet.

Although, the battleships "Fuji" and "Yashima" dispatched by the Japanese Navy were old pre-dreadnoughts. But its 305 mm main gun is still not something that the Jilin Army can withstand. The flesh and blood of the soldiers can't compete with it, and if they are hit, they will probably be killed directly to the scum.

It's a pity that after the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, China no longer has a decent navy. In the Beiyang Fleet, there are only some old ships left. In terms of navy, there is a world of difference between Jilin and Japan, and it is impossible to make up for it.

"After the unification of the Northeast, we have to find a way to develop the navy. Not to mention anything else, some light warships still have to be equipped. Wu Haoxuan said secretly. The battleships of this era are undoubtedly the crystallization of a country's top industrial level. At present, China is only able to build a few small warships. In the case of building battleships, it is even more impossible. Didn't even the Japanese just start building their own battleships?

"The British battleship 'Dreadnought' was about to enter service. When the time comes, maybe you can buy a few dreadnoughts to support the field. In this case, all those battleships of Little Japan will be obsolete. If we can form a combat force as soon as possible, we will no longer have to be afraid of little Japan. "The commissioning of the British Navy's 'Dreadnought' battleship will completely usher in the dreadnought era, and will also make the former dreadnoughts of other countries immediately obsolete. This is undoubtedly an opportunity if the Chinese Navy wants to catch up with the Japanese Navy.

Of course, China's current heavy industry is too weak, not to mention dreadnoughts, even battleships such as armored cruisers can only be ordered from outside. If you want to build a strong navy, you must be able to build it yourself, so that you will not be stuck. Of course, this is not easy said for China!

Now, in the face of the flaunting little Japan, the Jilin Army can only set the battle line outside the effective range of the enemy's naval guns. Otherwise, it would be an act of death.

"Send a telegram to General Duan and ask him to prepare for the attack of little Japan. In addition, the 7th Infantry Division was absolutely not allowed to come within the effective range of the Japanese Navy's naval guns. Wu Haoxuan ordered.

"Yes, young marshal." Li Yanling nodded, and then went to ask someone to send a telegram.

Two battleships and two armored cruisers of the Japanese Navy, pouring a large number of shells on the coast. Dozens of rounds were fired from the 305-mm main guns, leaving craters on the coast. This fierce artillery bombardment by the Japanese army also greatly shocked the 7th Infantry Division.

"Yo Xi, those damn Shina people should have been blown up, right? Let the 33rd Infantry Brigade prepare for the landing. We've cleaned them up, and it's up to them to do the next. Lieutenant General Goro Ijiin said.

"Yes, Your Excellency." A naval staff officer nodded.

Ten minutes later, the 33rd Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army began a landing operation. Their soldiers rowed to the shore in small boats, and at first, these Japanese soldiers were still worried about being attacked by the Jilin army, and some were cautious. However, when their boat docked, it was not attacked by a single shell, which could not help but make the Japanese proud of themselves.

"Order the 10th Infantry Wing and the 63rd Infantry Wing to speed up the landing. Before dark, break through the defenses of the Shina and attack the flanks and rear of the Shina people. Major General Takeryo Yamane, commander of the 33rd Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army, smiled. In his opinion, the Jilin Army had been frightened by the Japanese naval artillery, so it abandoned its position and fled. Although he only has a brigade in his hands. However, it should be no problem to attack the Jilin Army, which has no fighting spirit.

Units of the 10th Infantry Wing and the 63rd Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army began to land on the coast in a steady stream. Having established a beachhead along the coast, they began to send troops to search ashore.

However, only ten kilometers deep into the shore encountered the defense line of the 7th Infantry Division of the Jilin Army. The Japanese launched a tentative attack, and after leaving behind dozens of corpses, they hurriedly retreated. The news that the Jilin Army had built a defensive line more than 10 kilometers from the coast was also sent to Major General Yamane Takeliang.

"The cunning Shina people, they did not dare to confront the naval guns of the Imperial Japanese Navy, so they retreated inland. However, did they think that they would be able to withstand the attack of the Imperial Army? It's ridiculous. Onodera Miyanakasa, lead your wing to attack and break through the Shina people's defenses in one fell swoop. Major General Takery Yamane ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander." The commander of the 10th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, Onodera Miyanakasa, nodded.

Half an hour later, more than 3,000 people of the 10th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army began to attack inland. And what they had to encounter was the defense line of the 7th Infantry Division of the Jilin Army. More than 18,000 men of the 7th Infantry Division have all gathered here, and even the divisional artillery battalion has returned. The Japanese army that launched the landing operation was nothing more than a brigade, and it would be wishful thinking to defeat the 7th Infantry Division.

At 4 p.m., the battle began. The place chosen by the 10th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army was the defense line of the 73rd Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Regiment. This is a defensive line that is a little over two kilometers long. The four mountain guns of the 10th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, which began shelling before the attack, prepared to destroy the defense line of the Jilin Army and provide fire support for the offensive of the Japanese infantry.

It's just that when the Japanese mountain artillery just fired, the nine 75mm field guns of the regimental artillery company of the 73rd Infantry Regiment also fired, and the shells were overwhelmingly down, so that the only four mountain guns of the 10th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army were enveloped in artillery fire in an instant

After all, the four mountain guns of the Japanese army had to stop firing after only firing a dozen shells. Of the four mountain guns, two were lost, and the remaining two were also hurriedly hidden, not daring to open fire again. If you keep firing, you'll lose everything.

Without artillery support, the infantry of the 10th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army was able to attack on their own. The two large groups of Japanese troops attacked the defense line of the Jilin Army with their waists bent, and in order to reduce casualties, they were very far apart from each other. When the Japanese army stormed the Jilin Army's defense line on the banks of the Yalu River, the Jilin Army's powerful firepower had already left a deep impression on them.

It's just that even if the formation is sparse. In the face of the crossfire composed of light and heavy machine guns of the Jilin Army, it was also killed. In addition, without artillery support, it was even more impossible to break through the defense line of the Jilin Army. After all, the Japanese were able to inflict heavy losses on the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the Jilin Army yesterday, mainly thanks to the fact that they concentrated the artillery of both divisions and regiments.

Now, the offensive of the 10th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army is not supported by sufficient artillery fire. Then they will only be able to use their flesh and blood against steel. And the Jilin Army just needs to consume some shells and bullets.

"Rush! His Majesty the Emperor onboard! ”

The junior officers of the Japanese army, waving the command knives in their hands and shouting slogans, rushed to the front line.

I have to admit that the Japanese, armed with the spirit of bushido, are indeed not afraid of death. Especially those low-ranking officers, they put life and death out of the way, and every time they attacked, they were at the forefront. Of course, this can certainly greatly improve the morale of the troops. But again, it would have resulted in a large proportion of the death of junior officers in the Japanese army. If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese Army University and the Army Noncommissioned Officer School had trained a large number of officers every year, this style of play of the Japanese would have only caused a serious shortage of officers in them.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The mortars on the positions of the Jilin Army were the first to fire, and after learning that the Japanese soldiers were very accurate in their marksmanship, the Jilin Army had changed its tactics. At a long distance, they gave full play to their own firepower superiority, inflicted a major blow on the Japanese army, and avoided entering the stage of simultaneous firing. After all, marksmanship is all fed with bullets. Although the Jilin Army has never been stingy with bullets, it does not have enough time to accumulate, and the soldiers are obviously unable to compare with the Japanese army in marksmanship.

It's just that this tactic of the Jilin Army consumes a lot of weapons and ammunition, which makes their war costs very high. But Wu Haoxuan didn't care at all. Weapons and ammunition can be made when they are consumed, and if the soldier is killed, then the loss is large. The Jilin Army is not like the Japanese, who treat low-level soldiers as pigs and dogs that can be consumed at any time. The Japanese Army's 'pig assault tactics' are strictly forbidden by the Jilin Army.

Mortar shells exploded in the ranks of the Japanese troops, and even though the ranks of the Japanese troops were sparse, Japanese soldiers were still killed from time to time. As the Japanese approached, both heavy and light machine guns began to fire. With the addition of light and heavy machine guns, the casualties inflicted on the Japanese army undoubtedly began to skyrocket. Rows of Japanese soldiers fell to the ground as if they were mowing grass.

Although, the Japanese army's own heavy machine guns also moved up to provide fire support for the infantry. However, they soon became the target of mortar strikes by the Jilin Army.

The attack of the 10th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, which lasted for half an hour, had to retreat. Because the two brigades that attacked had already lost a small half. If we don't retreat, I'm afraid we will lose even more people.

Such a result naturally made Major General Yamane Takeliang very dissatisfied. However, in the case of a serious shortage of troops and firepower, what can he do?