Chapter 255: Capture the port of Yokosuka
At this time, the east was already white, and in Japan, known as the land of the rising sun, the Yokosuka military port, the war had entered the final stage. Guo Yu stood in the bridge of the 'Makino' and looked at the temporary defense line piled up with oil drums, wooden boxes, cars and even food bags on the military port with binoculars, feeling a little funny.
Could it be that the commander in the naval base has lost the ability to think, and what role can such a line of defense play under the guns of the battleship?
However, we can't be too harsh on the defenders in the Japanese military port, and no one in the current Japanese Navy can imagine that the Yokosuka military port will have such a day, you must know that the Yokosuka military port, which is the strongest defense capability among Japan's three major military ports, is second to none in terms of the number of warships and the number of coastal defense guns.
I once thought that this place would be attacked by the enemy one day, but I never thought that the enemy would be so ferocious, the shore defense artillery did not play its role at all, and was blown up by name.
General Yoshimatsu Shigetaro, who no longer has any options, can only set up such a rudimentary defensive position, hoping to block the enemy's footsteps.
However, this qiē is just wishful thinking, Guo Yu will not give the enemy any respite, the lion fights the rabbit, and must go through all his strength, not to mention that there is a group of soldiers armed with rifles on the opposite side.
"Your Majesty, do you want to land directly on the beach?" Lin Haichao asked.
"Attack me directly with naval guns and rapid-fire guns, I said, don't be stingy with shells, cripple the enemy before landing, our soldiers are a hundred times more valuable than artillery shells, ten thousand times. And you have to remember that the attack that can be covered by firepower must never be filled with human life, because life is the most precious. Guo Yu said in a stern tone.
Lin Haichao stood up and shouted, "Haichao must remember His Majesty's teachings. Then he turned around and went to organize the attack.
"Tong, Tong, Tong" naval guns are firing.
The rapid-fire cannon is in full swing.
The warship is only two or three kilometers away from the harbor wharf, this distance is too comfortable for the naval guns to fight, in the presence of accurate guidance and fire control systems, it is completely point firing, under a bombardment, the naval protection force's originally tattered defense line has now become a ruin, and now there are few who can really stand up, only this round of attacks, it is estimated that there are three or four thousand dead and wounded, and the rest of the people do not have much strength to fight back, all lying on the ground, curling their bodies, twisting their bodies like silkworms, It seems that he was not lightly injured by the ship's guns.
"Landing ships are dispatched to occupy the entire naval base as quickly as possible and are ready to extend the defense."
"The landing ship received it, act immediately."
The landing ship of the Huafu fleet was originally purchased by the Ukrainian "Ivan. The "Rogov" class landing ship, with a full load displacement of 14,000 tons, is definitely a big guy, and it itself has protective forces such as missiles and naval guns, and its attack is no less than that of ordinary warships.
The three landing ships approached the dock, and after the huge bow was handed to the dock, a large gap was split directly from the bow, and began to slowly open to both sides, and a huge hole was exposed, "suddenly", first an armored car rushed out, and then the hole was like an endless one, constantly spitting out things, armored vehicles, tanks, self-propelled guns, and then there were groups of soldiers, these soldiers were armed with AK automatic rifles, and some of them were carrying walkie-talkies, or mortars.
Due to the large number of combat vehicles that need to be loaded on the landing ships, in addition to the combat vehicles, each landing ship is only loaded with a thousand soldiers, and in a short time, the docks are full of combat vehicles and soldiers, but these people in a short time began to be led by their own officers to all parts of the Yokosuka Naval Base, and now there are many enemies here, and these delicate tasks must be done by the army soldiers.
The battle continued, after all, the number of Japanese naval forces in the Yokosuka military port was still very large, even if it was a logistics personnel, the number of personnel was very large, and these required the advance landing force to clean up and control.
Although due to the long distance, only 30 taels of tanks and self-propelled guns and 40 armored vehicles were brought, but Guo Yu felt that it was enough here, if it was not enough, wouldn't there be room for him, where there were a large number of armored materials, but there were still a few divisions of equipment that had not been used, and he could take them out at any time to arm his troops.
After the landing ship put down the combat vehicles and some soldiers, it evacuated the port, and the soldiers who had already logged in began to be responsible for the guard, and then the transport ships began to moor slowly in the harbor, these transport ships were the main force of the transport soldiers, and the rest of the army soldiers were in these transport ships.
"Quick, hurry up and get off the boat, move faster."
"The 132nd Assault Battalion of the 5th Regiment has been assembled, please ask the regiment commander for instructions."
"The 078th Regiment has been assembled, please instruct the chief."
The army units of the Huafu Army assembled at the port wharf, and this time it was the second division of the Huafu Army that followed the Japanese army, and Li Meng, the commander of the second division, was very satisfied when he saw that all his troops had disembarked and completed the formation at the wharf within 20 minutes.
Li Meng stood in front of the team and said loudly: "Officers and men of the Second Division, what did we come all the way to Japan for, that is, to fight the Japanese, and now the brothers of the navy have wiped out the Japanese fleet, and the rest depends on our army." ”
"It's right next to us, our Second Division must show a good attitude, and we can't embarrass the Huafu Army and the Second Division."
"We received the task of deploying defenses five miles outside the Yokosuka Military Port, defending against the counterattack of the Japanese Army, and buying time for our Huafu Army to fully occupy the Yokosuka Military Port, brothers, we will face the Japanese Army, now is the time for our sharp knife to strike, as long as the Japanese come, they will give me a hard blow, do you understand."
"Understood." All the officers and men responded in unison.
"Alright, let's go."
Although Li Meng's tone was a little rude, it was very motivating. After giving the order to set out, the troops took supplies and weapons and set off for five miles west of Yokosuka, a hilly area and the only way to the Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which the Japanese Army would inevitably take if it wanted to rescue the Yokosuka Naval Port.
At this time, the sky is bright, but there is a faint layer of dark clouds in the sky, there is no wind, but the air is a little wet and cold, indicating that it may be snowing.
The 2nd Division had 15,000 men and was well-equipped, and although many large weapons could not be transported due to the long journey, the number of artillery brought with it was much larger than the normal equipment of the current Japanese army, not to mention that it was also equipped with tanks and self-propelled guns.
There is also a great advantage in individual soldiers, each company has its own mortar platoon, Guo Yu is to build a company as the smallest combat unit, to create an all-round high firepower unit, give full play to the advantage of firepower, and finally achieve the ability of company-level troops to fight independently.
The journey was not far, the time was not great, and the troops arrived at the designated place. Sappers disrupt the roads and hinder the enemy's ability to quickly get through the area, the artillery erects artillery, and the soldiers take out their folding shovels and begin to dig trenches and make improvised fortifications. Snipers look for suitable positions and conduct covert ambushes.
Li Meng didn't know when the Japanese army would come back, but he had a feeling of eagerness to try, he had been a soldier for a few years, and he really hadn't fought a formal battle, this was the time to test the results of training in peacetime, he believed that his troops, although they had not gone through the real battlefield fighting, but their combat effectiveness was definitely not weak, even in terms of weapons, they were able to suppress the Japanese army, as long as they did not make major mistakes in this area, they had something to do to wait for their work, and they would definitely make the Japanese suffer a big loss.
The army has already set up its position and is waiting for the Japanese army to send it to the door itself. Now that the Yokosuka military port has been completely blockaded by the Huafu Army, this is now the trophy of the Huafu Army.
Guo Yu got off the boat and walked up to the wharf, looking at the wooden oil drums piled up on the wharf, the still burning cars, and even many coal bags, all of which were moved to be used as temporary positions, and now they are scattered everywhere.
In the distance, many rooms were destroyed by shells, and they were still burning, and the smoke drifted into the sky and gradually dispersed.
A gunshot or two could still be heard in the distance from time to time, but it was very sporadic and it was estimated that the soldiers in charge of cleaning up the military port were already doing their final work.
A guy in an officer's uniform ran quickly in front of Guo Yu, stood up and saluted and said, "Huang Hua, commander of the 102nd Regiment of the Second Division, reports to you. This officer is not very old, but he is already a colonel, and there is still a light of reverence in his eyes when he looks at Guo Yu at this time.
"What's going on here?" Guo Yu asked.
Huang Hua said: "Report to Your Majesty, the clean-up work is still in progress, but the first round has ended, and further in-depth clean-up is underway, mainly because I am afraid that there will be a few remnant enemies who have been hidden, but there are not many of them." ”
"Now more than 700 Japanese officers and soldiers have been captured, and they are all disarmed and imprisoned in a logistics warehouse, and we have also captured a big man, and this is for His Majesty to see." Huang Hua said as he took out a katana and handed it to Guo Yu.
Guo Yu looked at the katana, the handle of the chrysanthemum wen, with a red spike, and the shiny blade with a chestnut sharkskin scabbard, it was definitely a good knife, Guo Yu played with the knife twice, and it felt very comfortable.
"Whose saber is this?" Guo Yu came to be interested.
"Your Majesty, when we were cleaning up the body at the dock, we found a Japanese officer wearing a general's uniform, according to the analysis, it should be Admiral Yoshimatsu Shigetaro, the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and this person also has an identity document, which also shows that it is Admiral Yoshimatsu Shigetaro, this saber was found next to him, and when we found him, he had been killed by a cannonball fired by a warship, so I took this saber and dedicated it to His Majesty." Huang Hua said with some excitement. R1152