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Long before the establishment of the Chinese Empire, the Xinhua Army had already begun to use landmines in war. Landmines are weapons that do not have a high technological content, but they have a great effect. Especially when guarding against enemy sneak attacks, it can play a role in early warning. If you plant a mine on the enemy's path, the enemy will likely step on the mine when you sneak attack, which will lead to the failure of the sneak attack.

This time, the 1st Marine Brigade planted a number of mines a kilometer in front of the defensive line in order to prevent a sneak attack by the Japanese. Now it seems that the effect is not bad, and these mines are working as they should.

"Boom! Rumble! "After the first mine sounded, several more mines were stepped on by the Japanese samurai. Several Japanese samurai were killed on the spot, and the rest of the Japanese samurai were also terrified and did not know what had happened. On top of that, the explosion of these mines made a sneak attack by the Japanese samurai impossible. The officers and men of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps were awakened by the sound of the explosion of the mine and immediately plunged into the battle. The sneak attack of the Japanese samurai, a complete failure, can only turn into a strong attack.

"Mortars ready, fire at maximum rate of fire! Flares ready! "The commanders on the front line are giving orders one after another.

A mortar that had already been erected began to fire rapidly, pouring shells on the heads of the Japanese samurai with the maximum rate of fire. The heavy machine guns on the positions were also hung with bullet belts. As soon as the Japanese samurai came within range, they would fire. In addition, the infantry also entered the positions. The rifle in his hand was loaded. During yesterday's daytime battle, the infantry had no chance to open fire at all. Now, finally, it's their turn.

"Humph! Lao Tzu had long expected that these Japanese were going to sneak attack, and he had been prepared for a long time. Come and see how many of you come to die! Major General Zhang Shun, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps, said disdainfully. The Japanese want to sneak up on them, it is simply delusional.

"Yaga! How so? How would the Chinese know that we were coming for a sneak attack? Ready to go? Yuji Yamamoto was so angry that he jumped to his feet when he saw the Chinese marines who had already entered the position. He knew it perfectly. If the sneak attack fails, it will be even more difficult for them to defeat the Chinese* army than to ascend to the sky. Even if all these tens of thousands of Japanese samurai are sent out. It is estimated that it will be difficult to succeed. And what the consequences will be if you fail, Yuji Yamamoto knows very well. He had promised in front of the shogun, Tokugawa Iekei, that he would be victorious. If it fails. He will apologize for his seppuku. This was a promise made in front of the shogun and many high-ranking officials of the shogunate. It cannot be changed.

"Lord Yamamoto, our samurai don't know what's going on? Why did it suddenly explode. A Japanese officer said speechlessly. They didn't expect it to happen all of a sudden, it was just too weird.

"Your Excellency Yamamoto, what should we do now? The Chinese are already prepared, will the attack continue? A Japanese officer asked.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Now the shells of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps are constantly pouring on the Japanese samurai. The first batch of two thousand Japanese samurai who participated in the sneak attack, under the shelling of the Chinese * army. Endure the torment. If we don't take it down, I'm afraid it will be a heavy loss.

Yuji Yamamoto's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness. Now he has no way out. If he gave up the attack, it meant that his attack had failed this time. And he will take responsibility for the failure and apologize in the form of seppuku. Although Yuji Yamamoto was born as a samurai, he also cherished the life of the viscount very much, and he didn't want to die like this.

"Order all the samurai, attack, we still have a chance! As long as we beat the Chinese, we win! Yuji Yamamoto ordered. At this time, he still did not give up the opportunity and chose to gamble. He wanted to use the young lives of these Japanese samurai to fight for a glimmer of life for him. Of course, even if the hope of success is very slim, he wants to give it a try.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Although the two Japanese officers did not agree with Yuji Yamamoto's decision, they carried out the order.

The other 8,000 Japanese samurai jumped up from the ground and launched a fierce attack on the positions of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps. Holding samurai swords, they made a howling sound like wild wolves, and with their short legs, they quickly rushed towards the position of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps. These Japanese samurai all burst out with a strong will to fight at this moment. Of course, in many cases, the battlefield cannot be reversed by the will to fight, especially when the difference in strength between the two sides is too large.

On the sea, the 12 'Shang-class' cruisers of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy also suddenly became brightly lit. The sailors, who had already fallen asleep, received an urgent combat order, ran out of the cabin and ran to their respective posts. The naval guns on both sides of the battleship began to turn, ready to fire at the coast according to the coordinates provided by the marines to provide fire support to the marines.

"The Japanese on dog days, they really chose to sneak attack at night. However, their wishful thinking is about to come to naught! Vice Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy, said that being disturbed from his sleep made him a little unhappy, and naturally he would not have a good face for the Japanese.

"General Wei, let your battleship fire quickly! This time the Japanese are definitely menacing. Lieutenant General Sun Hao said.

"General Sun, don't worry, you will be able to fire the cannon in five minutes at most!" Lieutenant General Wei Yong said. He had a lot of confidence in his soldiers.

Five minutes later, 12 'Shang-class' cruisers of the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet opened fire. Despite the darkness of the night, the accuracy of the ship's guns was greatly affected. And in order not to injure one's own people by mistake, when the naval gun is designed, the calibrated firing elements tend to move forward a little. However, when the Japanese samurai rushed to the position of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps, it still caused great casualties to the Japanese samurai.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! One by one, the naval guns exploded in the crowd of Japanese samurai, tearing the surrounding Japanese samurai to pieces. The fragile human body simply cannot withstand the power of naval artillery. After the shells exploded, they left large craters on the beach. The naval guns were already a little more powerful than the artillery used by the army, and when dealing with infantry without shelter, it was a complete slaughter.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! "Flares were lifted into the air, illuminating the beach as if it were daylight because the bonfires had been extinguished. The figures of the Japanese samurai who were charging were also undoubtedly revealed in the dazzling white light of the flares.

"Dada! Dada! "The entire line of defense, a total of 20 heavy machine guns, let out an angry roar. With the help of flares, these heavy machine guns began to strafe. Dense bullets went at the Japanese samurai, knocking them to the ground. One by one, the Japanese samurai fell on the way to the charge.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! "The rifles in the hands of the infantrymen also fired. Although the rate of fire of the rifle cannot be compared with that of a heavy machine gun, the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps, with thousands of soldiers, fired the rifle in their hands, and the power produced was incomparable to that of 20 heavy machine guns. More and more Japanese samurai were shot, and these Japanese samurai were often shot more than a hundred meters away from the defense line of the Chinese marines. The bodies were piled up on the beach in a thick layer.

"Damn! How so? How can those Chinese still have such weapons? With that flare that lifted off into the air and then illuminated the entire beach, Yuji Yamamoto's face turned pale. These weapons used by the Chinese* army, he simply has never heard of, let alone seen it. He now knew how ridiculous his night attack tactics seemed in front of the Chinese* army. His sneak attack was nothing more than sending those brave samurai to their deaths. The Chinese could rely on their superiority in weapons to wantonly slaughter those heroic Japanese samurai.

"Kill!" The Japanese samurai, shouting loudly, rushed to the positions of the Chinese marines without hesitation, and did not stop until they were killed or killed by bullets. Their attacks are completely meaningless, just a waste of life. These samurai were carefully selected by Yuji Yamamoto from among the samurai of the shogunate, and each of them was a warrior, even if they were certain to die, but before receiving the order to retreat, no one retreated without permission.

"Your Excellency, we can't go on like this. The Chinese have long been prepared, and if they continue to fight, our samurai will all die. A Japanese officer persuaded.

"No, we haven't failed yet, we still have a chance!" Yuji Yamamoto said with a dark face. He is unwilling to admit defeat, or he is unwilling to bear the consequences of failure, and the whole person has fallen into a state of madness.

However, this suicide attack by the Japanese samurai did not last long. It was not Yuji Yamamoto who gave the order to retreat, but the shogun Tokugawa Iekei, who was staying in the rear, personally gave the order to retreat. Originally, Tokugawa Iekei still had a lot of hopes for Yuji Yamamoto's attack. However, the situation on the battlefield made him sober up and realize the gap between them and the Chinese* army. With no hope of an offensive, Tokugawa Iekei crossed Yuji Yamamoto and personally gave the order to the front-line troops to retreat.

In this battle, less than 3,000 of the tens of thousands of Japanese samurai who went out to fight were withdrawn intact! (To be continued......)