"Order light cruisers and destroyers to approach to provide fire support to the marines." On the battleship 'Yao', Vice Admiral Li Dingxin gave the order. The Marines began to carry out landing operations, and they were to face heavy fire from the enemy on the beach. If the light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy could provide them with better fire support, they would undoubtedly be able to reduce their losses even further.

"Yes, Chief of Staff." A staff officer nodded.

After the order was issued, five 'Suzaku-class' light cruisers and six 'E-class' destroyers moved closer to the coast. The main and secondary guns on the battleship opened fire even more fiercely, and the dense shells fell on the positions of the 2nd Brigade of the 45th Wing of the Japanese Army, blowing up the Japanese officers and soldiers who had entered the positions to pieces. The entire position seemed to have turned into a sea of fire.

"Da Da Da!" At the front of each landing craft, light or heavy machine guns were set up, and after only three or four hundred meters from the coast, these machine guns began to strafe, further suppressing the Japanese army's position. Many Japanese soldiers were killed by bullets as soon as they poked their heads out to open fire.

"Yaga! Why is the firepower of the Shina people so ferocious? They also used so many warships, and we are just a brigade here. That's too bullying, isn't it? Koji Ogawa has a feeling of wanting to cry without tears.

Their brigade is only more than 900 people. In the previous heavy shelling by the naval guns of the Chinese Navy, more than half of the casualties had already been lost. Now, the Imperial Marines launched a landing operation, and the Imperial Navy launched an even more intense artillery bombardment, which caused more casualties on the Japanese Army. In order to resist the landing of the Chinese marines, the Japanese army had to rush out of improvised bunkers and enter positions to fight. And this became the target of the artillery bombardment of the Imperial Navy.

Watch his soldiers be killed one by one. Some people were directly torn to pieces, and Koji Ogawa's heart felt as if he was dripping blood. He knew that his brigade was completely finished this time. If you don't do it, you'll have to crush all the jade here.

"Send a telegram to Your Excellency the Wing Commander, the firepower of the people is too strong, and more than half of our brigade and casualties are there. If you don't give us reinforcements. Our position will be taken by the chinas. Koji Ogawa ordered.

The communications corps immediately called the wing command. However, it is difficult to say whether the wing will be able to send reinforcements in time. After all, Xuan Beach was not a key place for the Japanese army to deploy in the first place. The Chinese marines chose to land here, which was completely a surprise to the Japanese army.

When the 11th Battalion of the 11th Regiment of the Imperial Marine Corps was less than two or three hundred meters from the coast, the Japanese counterattack began. Heavy machine guns and light machine guns, which had not yet been destroyed on the positions, began firing. The bullets hit the surface of the sea, splashing one after another.

"Boom! Rumble! "Hidden mortars, shelling also began. Shells exploded on the surface of the sea. Splashes of water.

A 60-mm mortar shell, which fell on a landing craft. After the shell exploded, it directly blew up a skeleton in the landing craft. Shrapnel was everywhere, and a squad of marines on the landing craft was blown up and suffered heavy losses.

However, the mortar positions of the Japanese Navy were suppressed by the naval guns of the Imperial Navy after two minutes of wanton. A 'E-class' destroyer has rushed to a distance of less than a kilometer from the coast. The ship's two twin 105mm guns, the 88mm rapid-fire guns and the 47mm rapid-fire guns on the side of the ship, were all frantically tilting their guns to the shore. Several 88-mm shells fell on Japanese mortar positions. These mortars were blown up in an instant, and many Japanese artillery were also killed.

8:10 a.m. The first landing craft washed up on the beach. The Marines jumped from the landing craft. However, before he could make the next move, a shuttle of bullets swept in, knocking several Marines to the beach, blood flowing out and staining the sand red.

More and more landing craft washed up on the beach. The officers and men of the Imperial Marine Corps, relying on these landing craft, fired at the Japanese army. Heavy machine guns, light machine guns formed dense fire, the Japanese on the suppressed positions could not even raise their heads. This time. The officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 11th Regiment of the Imperial Marine Corps were able to begin to advance steadily.

"Well done, rushed up. Next, it was time to break through the positions of Little Japan and establish a solid beachhead. Prepare the other two battalions of the 11th Regiment for landing support. Major General Liu Guannan ordered.

"Yes, Commander." The signal corps immediately went to deliver the order.

On the beach, the battle between the Imperial Marines and the Japanese Army had reached its climax. Because the 45th Brigade of the 2nd Wing of the Japanese Army had already suffered heavy losses in the previous shelling. In the face of the attack of the Imperial Marines, they were not only completely inferior in terms of strength, but also in a state of suppression in terms of firepower. Except that when the Marines were just beginning to land and were unstable, they were able to cause some trouble to the Imperial Marines, they simply could not stop the advance of the Imperial Marines.

The Marine Corps' mortars were erected and began to provide close direct fire support to the officers and men of the Marine Corps. 60mm light mortars, 80mm medium mortars, 120mm heavy mortars, all began to fire. Every mortar was firing at the maximum rate of fire, and the dense shells fell into the Japanese position, and the Japanese soldiers who blew up turned on their backs and suffered heavy losses.

"Boom!" A 120-mm shell fell into the Japanese position, and several Japanese soldiers were instantly torn apart.

The battle was fierce, but the Japanese were completely suppressed. As the Imperial Marines gained a foothold, Japanese losses skyrocketed.

"Your Excellency Shaozuo, we can't hold on. The attack of the Chinese is too fierce, and they have much more mortars and machine guns than us. Captain Junichi Yano reported with a panicked expression.

"Yano-kun, the reinforcements sent by His Excellency the Wing Commander will arrive soon, so let's just hold on a little longer." Koji Ogawa said.

"Your Excellency Shaozo, my squadron has been killed by more than seventy percent. Now there are only a few dozen people left. If there are no more reinforcements, our position will be broken through by the China. Captain Junichi Yano said.

"Yano-kun, I see, you're holding on." Koji Ogawa said.

He knew that Junichi Yano was a veteran of the Russo-Japanese War and the Sino-Japanese War, and if it weren't for the fact that the situation was too critical, he would not have asked for help like this.

"I didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the army of the people of China was so strong. It's not just the navy that will be defeated by the chinas, even the army is no match for the chinas! In this case, is there any hope for the Great Japanese Empire? Koji Ogawa muttered.

In the suburbs of Fukuoka, the headquarters of the 45th Wing of the Japanese Army, Wing Commander Toraki Miyazaki Nakasa's brows were tightly furrowed. The rescue calls of the 2nd Brigade came one after another, which made him anxious. He knew that the situation on the side of the 2nd Brigade must have been very critical. Even in the wing headquarters, you can clearly hear the dense explosion! It is clear that this is the position of the 2nd Brigade that the Chinese Navy is violently bombarding.

"Damn the Shina people!" Miyazaki Toraki Nakasa scolded secretly.

"Is there a telegram from the division command? When will their reinforcements arrive? Miyazaki Toraki asked Nakasa.

"Your Excellency the Wing Commander, Your Excellency the Division Commander ordered us to do everything possible to resist the attack of the Chinese people. As for reinforcements, His Excellency the Division Commander has already sent a brigade to support us. The staff officer said.

"A brigade? What is the use of a brigade? Now the direction of Xuan Beach has become the direction of the key attack of the Chinese people. The division should send the main force! Miyazaki Toraki complained.

The staff officers of the command headquarters all bowed their heads and did not say a word. The wing commander complained about the division commander, this is a big disrespect, and it must not be passed on. Otherwise, you're in big trouble.

"What about the 1st Brigade? When will they be able to reach Xuan Beach? The 2nd Brigade was about to lose its support. Miyazaki Toraki asked Nakasa.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the 1st Brigade has been on its way for almost an hour. If you count the time, you'll probably be arriving at Gen Beach. A staff officer said.

However, they didn't know that the 45th Brigade of the 1st Wing was now in big trouble. In order to cooperate with the Imperial Marines to break through the Japanese defenses, a solid beachhead was established on the beach. Two battleships and two heavy cruisers of the Imperial Navy were interdicting fire behind the positions of the 2nd Group of the 45th Wing of the Japanese Army. A large number of large-caliber heavy artillery shells fell, directly tearing the officers and men of the 1st Brigade of the 45th Wing of the Japanese Army to pieces.

Often as soon as a 381-mm shell fell, dozens of casualties occurred among the Japanese troops. For a brigade of just over nine hundred people in total. It simply can't afford such a loss.

By the time the Japanese Army, no larger than the 1st Brigade of the 45th Wing, had passed through the artillery blockade of the Imperial Navy and arrived at the position of the 2nd Brigade, the entire Brigade and more than half of its casualties had been lost. And their arrival did not withstand the attack of the Imperial Marines. With heavy fire support, the Imperial Marines had managed to tear a few holes in the Japanese defenses, and began to expand their success. It was only a matter of time before the Japanese lines were breached.

At the same time, the 11th Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the Imperial Marine Corps also began to land. (To be continued.) )

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