When the news of the landing of the Marines in Kamakura reached Yokosuka with the heavy shelling of the Imperial Navy and the arrival of the Marines in Kamakura, Admiral Kituzo Otani was greatly shocked. Little did he know that his hunch had really come true.

"Send a telegram to Lieutenant General Itami Matsuo, telling him to hold on, reinforcements will come soon!" Admiral Otani Kikuzo ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander."

"Someone, send a telegram to Tokyo, and tell the General Staff Headquarters that it is now possible to determine that the landing point of the Shina people has been chosen in Kamakura. Now our army is struggling to resist the attack of the Chinese people, and we ask the General Staff Headquarters to send us more reinforcements. General Otani Kikuzo said. In the Tokyo area, there are still twelve divisions, especially two heavy artillery brigades and two tank brigades, and if they can be sent to the Miura Peninsula, it may be very easy to resist the attack of the Chinese* army.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander."

"Order the 7th Division to rush to Kamakura at once. The 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade also set off at once. In addition, the 8th Brigade was assigned a wing to Kamakura. The 22nd Division was transferred to Kamakura with two wings. "General Otani Kikuzo issued a series of orders.

After determining that the landing point of the Empire* army was Kamakura, General Otani Kikuzo completely concentrated all his troops and sent them to Kamakura, hoping to resist the attack of the Chinese* army in Kamakura. To this end, he did not hesitate to draw a large number of troops from his command.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander. However, if all the troops were transferred to Kamakura, what would happen to Yokosuka? What if that one lands in Yokosuka? A staff officer asked.

"Humph! Idiot. Since the Shina people landed in Kamakura, will they still land in Yokosuka? If they want to land in Yokosuka, they will have to deal with the mines first," General Otani scolded.

"Hey, Your Excellency Commander, I've been taught." The staff officer nodded hurriedly.

Under the orders of General Kituza Otani, the 3rd Division and the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army. From Yokosuka to Kamakura. The 8th Division and the 22nd Brigade were also transferred to Kamakura with one wing and two wings respectively. This is tantamount to sending the main forces under his command to Kamakura.

At the same time, the Japanese army staff headquarters in Tokyo was also in chaos. Although they had long expected that the Chinese* army would soon land near the Gulf of Tonkin. However, when this day really came, they were still very panicked.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, with the army under General Otani Kikuzo. Can you resist the Chinese people? War Minister Shinroku Ishimoto asked.

General Kawai shook his head: "It is estimated that it is very difficult. The troops under General Otani Kikuzo are scattered along the long coastline, and it is impossible to assemble them in a short period of time. Even if they gather together, it will be very difficult to stop the Shina people. ”

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, a telegram from General Otani Kikuzo." A staff officer sent a telegram to Senior General Kawai Cao.

"Sure enough, as I expected, General Otani Kikuzo is already asking for our support." Senior General Kawai said.

The sixth general of Shimoto Shin frowned, the Chinese * army had just begun to land. General Otani Kikuzo was almost scared to pee, how can this be fought? How can I say that there are also four divisions and a heavy artillery brigade under the command of General Otani Kikuzo, with a total strength of 110,000 people, how could it be defeated so easily?

"Shall we send reinforcements to him?" General Shimoto asked.

General Kawai Cao nodded: "Give him reinforcements from two divisions." In this way, he will have the confidence to start a war with the Shina people. In addition, the heavy artillery brigade and the chariot brigade were also given to him. Tell him that reinforcements have been given to him. He had to fend off the attacks of the Shina people. It is better to defeat the Chinese people. Otherwise. He will apologize directly to His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"Well, that's a good idea." The sixth general of Shimoto said.

There were already 110,000 people under the command of General Otani Kikuzo. If we get reinforcements from two more divisions and two brigades, the total strength will be close to 180,000. This is not much different from the strength of an army group of the Imperial Army.

From Tokyo to Kamakura, it's only 50 kilometers. In the case of good transportation facilities, it only takes one day to arrive. In other words, as long as General Otani Kikuzo holds out for one day, he will be supported by more than 60,000 reinforcements.

And the Chinese * army. It is impossible to defeat the 110,000 men under the command of General Otani Kikuzo in one day. Perhaps, with a total of more than 200,000 troops, it will take more than a day to disembark.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

In the city of Kamakura, heavy shelling by the Chinese Navy continues. The 11th Regiment of the Imperial Marine Corps has successfully landed. Two more regiments are landing. The Imperial Navy was providing them with artillery support with naval guns to block the Japanese reinforcements to the coast.

If the Japanese wanted to get to the beach through the artillery blockade formed by the battleships of the Imperial Navy. At least half of the troops had to be lost on the road. In this case, the pressure on the Imperial Marines will be much less. Of course, the Imperial Navy also consumed a lot of shells for this.

However, as long as the Japanese can be defeated, casualties can be reduced, and some more shells can be consumed, then what is it? The Imperial Navy has never lacked such a little shell.

After the local 12th Marine Regiment also came ashore, the Imperial Marines began to attack the port area. Although, Minato Ward has been blown up by the Japanese. However, it was only a part of the port facilities that were destroyed. If the port area is captured, the Imperial sappers will soon be able to repair these facilities. In this way, the speed of disembarkation of troops can be greatly accelerated.

The Japanese 21st Division, which defended Kamakura, suffered extremely heavy losses under heavy shelling from the Imperial Navy. In the face of the fierce attack of the Imperial Marines, they simply could not resist. Of course, there is another reason, the 21st Division of the Japanese Army is not its main force at all, it is only a second-line unit formed by conscription of soldiers in the countryside when the war broke out.

In the morning, the 1st Marine Division of the Imperial Army captured the port area of Kamakura, and at the same time, the engineer brigade of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army also landed and began to repair the docks and port facilities in preparation for the landing of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army. The 2nd Division of the Imperial Marines also began to land. Prepare to start the assault on the city of Kamakura. Remove the Japanese from here in order to establish a safe and secure landing position.

In the afternoon of the same day, the landing of the 1st Infantry Division of the Imperial Army began. By this time, the port's two less damaged wharves had been repaired. Transport ships and merchant ships of the 1st Infantry Division, which could be driven directly to the docks. The efficiency of loading and unloading has undoubtedly risen in a straight line.

After the 1st Infantry Division, it was the 1st Armored Brigade that disembarked. The 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 1st Cavalry Brigade, after these three brigades disembarked, it was the turn of the 16th Infantry Division, and the subsequent infantry.

Before sunset, the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Imperial Marine Corps had joined forces to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese 21st Division, driving it out of Kamakura. However, Japanese reinforcements have also arrived. The Japanese 7th Division, the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, and a wing of the 8th Army Division. Two wings of the 22nd Division. As a result, the strength of the Japanese army in Kamakura has once again become stronger.

108 155-mm heavy howitzers of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army, opened fire on the port of Kamakura in an attempt to disrupt the landing of the Imperial Army.

However, as soon as their shelling began, they were suppressed by eight battleships of the Imperial Navy. The firing range caliber of the main guns of the battleship was up to more than twenty kilometers. Although at too far away, the hit rate will drop dramatically. But. The position of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army was less than eight kilometers from the port. The lead ship of the Imperial Navy was on the sea. You can easily cover them.

Eight capital ships and 72 large-caliber naval guns directly let the Japanese army's Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade know what 'caliber is truth'. The 155-mm heavy howitzer is already considered a heavy support artillery of the army. But in front of the 410-mm guns, 381-mm guns of the Navy. There's not a lot of anything at all. In less than ten minutes of verse, the Japanese Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade lost more than half of its artillery. They had to stop shelling and withdraw from their positions in disarray. These Japanese knew that if they continued to fight, they would probably lose everything in a short time.

October 18th. The Empire* army successfully captured Kamakura and established a strong position there. Two marine divisions, one infantry division have landed, ensuring control of Kamakura.

The heavy artillery brigades, armored brigades and cavalry brigades that landed afterwards were the main assault forces, preparing to advance towards Tokyo.

On the morning of October 19, two divisions and two brigades of the Japanese army were not far from Kamakura. However, the 1st Armored Brigade, the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the 1st Infantry Division of the Imperial Army, as well as the 16th Infantry Division, which disembarked in the middle of the night, were already preparing to advance in the direction of Tokyo.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, 144 155-mm howitzers of the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Imperial Army fiercely shelled the Japanese positions. The capital ships of the Imperial Navy on the sea also joined in, and the rudimentary positions built by the Japanese army overnight were dealt a heavy blow. During the heavy shelling that lasted for half an hour, the Japanese line was almost plowed.

After that, the 1st Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army took the lead and began to attack on its own initiative. The 1st and 16th Infantry Divisions of the Imperial Army attacked behind the armored forces. The 1st Cavalry Brigade was preparing to make a detour behind enemy lines.

"Crunch! Crunch! ”

When the tank tracks crushed the ground and made that tooth-sore sound, the Imperial Army began to advance towards Tokyo in earnest. (To be continued.) )

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