The landing transport ship entered the area covered by Japanese artillery fire, and the Japanese artillery group was indeed located in the mountains behind the town of Tsushima. Suddenly a dense group of shells fell from the sky, and the landing ship was shrouded in artillery fire. The Japanese artillery set the artillery fire in advance. Zhuang Lei saw in the telescope that the transport ship was constantly being shot, and his heart ached. But there was no choice but to pray for naval artillery fire to suppress the Japanese artillery. "Report to the division commander, four transport ships were hit, two of them were badly damaged, and the soldiers have already gotten into kayaks and continue to attack."

An operational staff officer came forward to report with a nervous expression. Zhuang Lei didn't squeak, and he couldn't shake the army's heart at this time. Hu Biao, the commander of the 1st regiment, rushed to the front on a transport ship. A shell hit the middle of the transport, and although the infantry guns were much less powerful than the naval guns, and the damage to the hull was slight, it was a lethal threat to the soldiers on board. After the explosion, more than a dozen soldiers were either killed or wounded. "Report to the head of the regiment, the deputy commander of the regiment is injured and dying." Hu Biao hurriedly came to the side of the deputy head of the regiment. In the darkness, he couldn't see the expression of the deputy head of the regiment, Hu Biao shouted loudly and grabbed the deputy head of the regiment.

The military doctor next to him said: "Regiment commander, a single piece is embedded in the back of his head, and the deputy regiment commander has no pulse!" At this time, the transport ship sounded a whistle, which was to inform the transport ship that it had reached the shallow water and could no longer move forward. Hu Biao loudly ordered all the soldiers to get on the kayak, and suddenly the back of the transport ship opened its mouth, and a kayak spit out, and eight soldiers jumped into the kayak. Hu Biao Zuihou jumped into the kayak, and the first mate of the transport ship stretched out four fingers, which means that there are still 4 kayaks left, which means that there are 32 officers killed or wounded.

At this time, the artillery fire reflected on the sea. There were dense kayaks, soldiers paddled hard, and this zuihou 1,000 meters landed entirely by kayaks. From time to time, the kayak was hit by artillery fire. The living soldiers continued to swim towards the shore in the sea, and all the officers and soldiers had forgotten their fears, and they had only one conviction to land. Five hundred meters from the beachhead, a dense pile of wooden stakes appeared, and the soldiers abandoned their kayaks and jumped into the sea to continue their journey towards the shore.

On the pitch-black sea, under the reflection of artillery fire, a large number of floating corpses of soldiers appeared. This kilometer is simply the road to death. The dense wooden stakes planted by the Japanese army in the sea were to prevent ships from landing directly on the shore, which had advantages and disadvantages. The soldiers who went to sea were covered by wooden stakes, and with the protection of steel helmets, the casualties were smaller. The soldiers approached the shore meter by meter, and the improvised fortifications on the Japanese beach had long been destroyed by artillery fire. However, the second line of strong fortifications of the Japanese army rained down bullets. Start a dense sweep.

Yamamoto was shocked when he saw this scene at the lookout of the bunker. For the first time, he saw the fearless and courageous fighting spirit of Chinese soldiers, and he was deeply impressed by hearing others say that he was touched by what he saw with his own eyes. With such a soldier who sees death as home, coupled with powerful armaments, Yamamoto has mixed feelings and is very depressed at this moment. "Report to the Commander. 5 cannons were lost in the 12th area, and the destroyed cannons came from the main guns of the enemy battleships. Its armor-piercing shells are indeed fierce. The Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army reported. Yamamoto said: "The losses are within the normal range, and the artillery fire is ordered to intensify the bombardment and delay the approach of the enemy landing force to the shore." ”

The chief of staff of the Japanese army turned to leave, and Yamamoto shouted to him again: "The enemy soldiers will soon go ashore and order the front-line troops to quickly counterattack and trap the enemy in the sea." "The fighting intensified, and the soldiers who assaulted the front used the stakes as cover to go ashore, but when they came ashore, they would face a beach of about 100 meters, and there were no obstacles on the beach. Japanese heavy machine guns formed crossfire, while mortars roared. Hu Biao was lying on the shore, half of his body was in the sea, half of his body was on the shore, and they couldn't raise their heads at all because of the Japanese bullets.

"Report to the regiment commander, the commander of the 1st battalion and the commander of the 2nd battalion are dead." A subordinate crawled over to report. "Let the deputy battalion commander go up and order the officers and men who went ashore to immediately build fortifications on the shore. The soldiers picked up shovels and lay on their stomachs to pile the sand in front of them. Since the excavation work occasionally lifted half of the body, it could be hit by a rain of bullets at any time, and one soldier was hit by another soldier and immediately made up from behind. About an hour later, a 10-meter-long and half-meter-high sand wall was piled up in front of Hu Biao, and finally there was a cover, and the soldiers behind him kept coming up.

Hu Biao's 1st Regiment assaulted quickly, and the 2nd and 3rd Regiments had not yet landed. At this time, an operational staff officer of the brigade headquarters came up to report: "Report to the regiment commander, the raft boat on which the brigade headquarters was riding was hit by a shell, and the brigade commander, deputy brigade commander, and chief of staff were all killed!" When Hu Biao heard this, he knew that the command of the whole brigade fell on his shoulders. This was requested by Zhuang Lei before the war, and after all the commanders of the brigade headquarters were killed, the commander of the 1st regiment took the place of command, and so on.

When the landing officers and soldiers reached the shore, the Japanese long-range artillery fire was too close to carry out the attack. However, the Japanese mortars could exert their power, and just when Hu Biao's troops were in danger, the naval artillery support fire quickly destroyed the Japanese mortar position. Hu Biao ordered the soldiers ashore to expand their positions on both sides and dig trenches in front of them. At the same time, the 2nd and 3rd regiments were ordered to move closer to their side. The time slowly entered midnight, and the battle had been fierce for more than five hours, and if all the troops did not go ashore before dawn, it would be even more passive.

At this moment, the Japanese realized that the situation was not good and launched a counterattack, and the two sides soon broke out into hand-to-hand combat, and the beach became a battlefield of killing. The soldiers who climbed ashore without any order immediately engaged in hand-to-hand combat, the gunfire on both sides stopped, the Japanese artillery was extinguished, and only their own naval guns were afraid of accidental damage and extended artillery bombardment. The shouts of the soldiers on both sides were hoarse, and because the Japanese soldiers did not have the advantage of stabbing Jishu, coupled with the interception of naval artillery fire, the hand-to-hand combat soon became clear from the defeat of the Japanese army.

Because the Japanese reinforcements were intercepted by naval artillery fire and failed to support the beach position in time, Hu Biao got a respite and immediately ordered the troops to counterattack, and the soldiers quickly occupied the Japanese beachhead about 100 meters long, and finally had a place to live. In the trench, the chief of staff said: "Regiment commander, preliminary statistics show that about 500 Japanese soldiers launched a counterattack in hand-to-hand combat, and we killed 400 Japanese soldiers, but we also suffered more than 200 casualties, the commander of the 1st battalion was also wounded, and the 1st battalion suffered about two-thirds of the casualties. ”

"Order the 1st Battalion to rest temporarily, and order the 2nd and 3rd Battalions to continue to test and expand the results of the battle." Hu Biao decisively ordered. Soon, "Hu Maniac, Hu Maniac" jumped into the trench with shouting for the commanders of the 2nd and 3rd regiments. "Old Hu is good, your regiment did not disappoint the brigade commander," said the commander of the 2nd regiment. "Lao Hu, what do you say, we will listen to you." "How many of you are up?" "A battalion from our regiment!" "We're up with a battalion too?" "What about your losses," "About a third!" "Our 3 regiment was located in the rear, with smaller losses."

Hu Biao continued: "You probably feel that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army this time is obviously stronger than that on the Korean battlefield, and the cruelty of the battle is unimaginable, our regiment has suffered more than half of the casualties, two battalion commanders have been killed, and one battalion commander has been seriously wounded. I proposed that the 2 regiment take over the position, and the 1 regiment rested, and served as a reserve. The Japanese army will definitely continue to counterattack, and we must be prepared. In addition, all mortar detachments of the brigade were used intensively. "When the commander of the 2nd regiment heard this, he immediately began to deploy and ordered the headquarters to replace the position of the 1st regiment.

"What are we doing?" 3 regiment commander confused. "You look at the high ground on the right, it's in a good location. If we take that high ground, we will be able to effectively intercept the Japanese counterattack, and we will be able to form high-point firepower, which can quickly expand the results of the battle. Remember, be sure to take the high ground on the right at dawn. "The commander of the 3rd regiment led his troops to lead the order, and soon launched an attack on the high ground on the right. At this time, a mortar roared alone, and the guards realized that it was not good, and flew to knock Hu Biao to the ground, accompanied by a violent explosion, Hu Biao felt the pain in his right arm.

Hu Biao turned over and saw that the guard's flesh and blood were blurred. "Medic, Medic!" Hu Biao shouted. The military doctor ran over with the medicine box on his back, stretched out his hand and touched it: "Regiment commander, he is dead." Hu Biao closed his eyes in pain, and the chief of staff waved his hand and said: "Regiment commander, let's hurry into the bunker, you are now shouldering the command of the whole brigade, and there must be no problems." At this time, dense gunfire rang out on the right, and the 3rd Regiment launched a charge on the high ground on the right, and the battle entered a white heat.

On the sea, Zhuang Lei held a telescope to observe the battle situation ahead, but in fact, he couldn't see the real scene in front of him clearly. "The 1st Brigade is good, it has occupied a section of the beachhead, division commander, is it not to pull the 2nd Brigade up." Zhuang Lei shook his head and said: "No, the captured area is too narrow, and the strength of another brigade cannot be deployed, so I order the 2nd Brigade to be ready and enter the battle at any time." Since the news could not be fed back, Zhuang Lei did not know that the brigade headquarters had been fully reimbursed, nor did he know that Hu Biao had replaced the command of the whole brigade.

"Division commander, the first brigade attacked and landed all the way, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties, and if the Japanese counterattack, I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand it!" The chief of staff said apprehensively. Zhuang Lei was also worried about the Japanese army's crazy counterattack. But now that this situation made it imperative for him to stay awake, it was not the right time to commit to the 2nd Brigade. Zhuang Lei said: "Immediately contact the naval guns, increase artillery support, and form an artillery blockade area." Suddenly, artillery fire began to fire intensively, and the flames of the explosion reflected half of the sky.

Inside the Busan Front Headquarters, He Meng stared at the map with a grim face behind his back. He had just returned from the high point outside, and was observing the situation on Tsushima Island in the darkness of night. The flames of the explosion and the faint sound of artillery made him anxious. But there was nothing to see ahead. At this time, the chief of staff ran back from the telegraph room and said: "Commander, good news, the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division has landed and captured the beachhead of the Japanese army, and is currently in fierce fighting. He Meng was not particularly happy, but looked at the chief of staff and said, "This is just the beginning, don't be happy and sad." ”

He Meng pondered for a while and continued: "Chief of Staff, you take out the chess, we will fight him for a few rounds!" "At the critical moment, the commander still has the leisure to play chess, and the chief of staff is confused again. In fact, he didn't know that He Meng played chess to relieve the pressure in his heart.

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(To be continued......)

PS: The price to pay is inevitable.