In the evening of the same day, Eisen, commander of the 1st US Army, received a report from the Japanese headquarters, reporting that the Chinese devil troops had secretly landed with about 400 troops, and had confirmed that they had entered the US defense zone. At first, Eisen was a little disappreciative and said: "The Japanese are afraid of being beaten, talking about the tiger's discoloration, what can only 400 people do, order the guard troops to take strict precautions, and once the enemy is discovered, they will be eliminated immediately." "The chief of staff of the US army is very old-fashioned, this guy carefully read the report provided by the Japanese command, and feels that the secret landing of this so-called devil force is by no means a simple attack.

The chief of staff said: "The Japanese described this unit as a devil's unit and provided details of the battle in Taiwan, which we should not take lightly. "The search force has been ordered to be dispatched, we have 40,000 troops in the defense area, and in the rear is the 30,000 army of the Allied Forces of the Americas, they can't make any waves, even if there is cover at night, they have nowhere to hide after dawn, and the chief of staff does not have to worry." "General Eisen, the enemy has only sent 400 men into our heartland, even if it is strong in combat, it is difficult to make a difference, and the enemy cannot fail to think of this."

"You mean to say that the Chinese army is going to launch a landing operation? The purpose of this force is to disrupt our rear and cooperate with the landing operation? Eisen was slightly surprised. General Eisen, without more haode explanation, I think that tonight or tomorrow morning, the Chinese army will attack! Eisen walked to the map and stared: "Hamada is not suitable for landing operations, stump the Chinese crazy!" "The Chinese never play cards according to common sense, and it is their usual means to surprise and attack them unprepared, and we have to guard against them."

Eisen felt bad and said: "Order the artillery unit to be the first to enter the position." At midnight the first-line defending forces entered the position. If the Chinese army attacks, let them taste the shelling. The chief of staff approvingly: "General Aisen, your deployment was very good. In particular, you applied to the commander for 200 pieces of artillery, and brought our number of guns to 500, and under heavy artillery fire, the enemy did not want to set foot on the beach. Eisen smiled conceitedly, confident in that.

Eisen is not a straw bag, as an American he is a pragmatic military man. The troops drove to the Hamada Defense, and Eisen saw that there were no fortress artillery. He appealed to the commander. When the commander explained the situation, Eisen was relieved. The shallow water area in front of Hamada was about 10.5 km, which meant that the enemy's naval guns could only stop at 10.5 km to carry out artillery support. Eisen knew that the range of the main guns of the Chinese warships was 13?5 kilometers, so Eisen deployed all the artillery positions at a distance of 4 kilometers from the shore.

This means that the main guns of the Chinese battleship, due to the firing range, could not destroy his artillery positions. And their own artillery fire can form at least two kilometers of artillery blockade in the sea. Draw a death zone. That's why Eisen is confident. Without the support of powerful artillery fire, the landing force was a live target in the sea. At the beginning, the intelligence showed that the US artillery was 300, but the US military added 200 artillery pieces, which they did not expect.

At about 3 o'clock in the morning, the 1st Corps appeared on the sea of Hamada, and the 2nd Corps and the 3rd Corps did not need to be told about the attack, after all, they were not the protagonists. In fact, the main purpose of the 2nd and 3rd Corps was to hold back the Japanese army. Reinforcements to Hamada could not be made. There was only one division of Japanese troops in the northern area of Hamada, even if it could support the operation against Hamada. I'm afraid that the number of troops sent is limited. At 4 o'clock in the morning, it was already dawn, and at the sound of an order, the main guns of the four battleships began to bombard, and the fierce artillery fire exploded on the forward positions of the American troops.

After 10 minutes of artillery bombardment, three divisions of the 1st Army launched an attack on the coastline in three directions, and the transport ships carrying soldiers could not advance after 2 kilometers, and several transport ships ran aground or even ran aground. The soldiers got on their kayaks and continued their attack. The 3rd Brigade of Zhuang Lei's Department served as the main attack, and the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade were behind. The 3rd Brigade seemed to be moving smoothly in a kayak, but the American troops did not move, but when they entered the 2-kilometer range from the shore, the American troops suddenly began shelling, and the intensity of the shelling was unprecedented, and the sound of artillery could not be heard at all, almost like thunder.

On the sea ahead, the sea seemed to be boiling, and the kayaks of the attacking troops were plunged into stormy seas, and the density of artillery shells was simply unprecedented.

Zhuang Lei was taken aback when he saw this scene on the transport ship and said, "Immediately order the attacking troops to retreat!" Then three flares were launched into the air. The 2nd and 3rd Divisions, which attacked on the left and right flanks, encountered the same situation. Half an hour later, the losses were reported back, and the 3rd Brigade lost half of its regiment by the shelling. Zhuang Lei couldn't bear such a loss in his heart, in other words, it was simply a death. After receiving the report, the military headquarters ordered the offensive to be stopped during the day and the offensive to be changed to night. According to the operational instructions of the Corps Headquarters, the 1st Army must successfully land and establish a beachhead within 3 days, and the 1st Army Commander ordered the offensive to be halted after receiving a report.

In the evening, the attacking troops launched an attack, and suddenly the US troops fired flares, which suddenly illuminated the sea and the attacking troops could not enter the artillery blockade area of the US troops. Several attacks were launched throughout the night without success, and if the offensive losses were not calculated at any cost, it is difficult to estimate. The landing operation lasted one day and one night, and the three divisions made no progress. Nothing is known about the special forces that cooperated with the landing operation, what the landing situation was like, and whether they smoothly entered the rear of the enemy, nothing is known. During the day, aboard the battleship Peking, the commander of the 1st Army summoned three division commanders to find a way to target the enemy's artillery blockade.

Now let's go back and look at the situation with the special forces. After the troops dispersed that night, Ma Kai led the 1st and 2nd detachments to the south. While they were on the way, suddenly a large number of torches appeared in front of them, and the team members quickly hidden. I saw that under the light of the torches, the American soldiers were separated by about 5 meters, as if they were looking for something. "Captain, the U.S. military is about a battalion in strength, what are they looking for?" The captain of the first detachment said softly. "This is a carpet search, it seems that the 13th and 14th detachments have been exposed, and even the enemy must know about our landing, this is the enemy's search force." Ma Kai made a sober judgment and became anxious in his heart.

"Captain, what if the enemy is searching in our direction, and we will be exposed soon?" The captain of the first detachment was in a hurry. "Look at the enemy's search force over there again!" The captain of the second detachment exclaimed. Sure enough, a large number of torches appeared on the right. Ma Kai said decisively: "We move to the left!" "About 1 kilometer to the left, the east showed the white of the fish's belly." Captain. There is a wall in front of us, and there are American soldiers standing guard in front of the wall, have we broken into the American barracks? "The captain of the first detachment reported. 、

Ma Kai held up the binoculars and observed: "It's not a barracks, it's a warehouse. It was already dawn, surrounded by enemy search troops, and I decided to go into the enemy warehouse and hide. Jumping through walls and ridges is their forte. In less than half an hour, Ma Kai led his troops into the warehouse through the roof near the wall. A large amount of military supplies had been piled up in this warehouse, and the sky was already large at this time, and the voices of American soldiers could be heard. "Damn, what are American GIs doing all the time?" Ma Kai took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, "It's 4:10 in the morning." The landing operation began, and the chaos outside spoke for itself.

"Captain, the landing has begun. weishenme can't hear the sound of cannons? "A soldier is confused." Fool, it's at least 40 kilometers from the coastline here, how can you hear the sound of artillery," the captain of the detachment scolded. "Everyone rest for a while, while the enemy is attracted. We look for opportunities to get out. Ma Kai commanded. About two hours later, Ma Kai was the first to wake up. He climbed on the roof of the house to secretly observe, and found that there were still search troops of the American army around, and it seemed that the landing operation had not affected them.

When Ma Kai came down from the roof, he found the team members eating canned food with relish. "Captain, in addition to the US military uniforms and uniforms, there are also a large number of canned beef in the warehouse." The captain of the first detachment handed over the canned food after speaking. Ma Kai took two bites and said, "Just now I found that the enemy did not panic. There are still enemy search forces outside, and we may not be able to get out during the day. Now my biggest concern is that the landing operation will not go well. Originally, Hamada's coastline was not conducive to landing operations. That's why we let us secretly land and cooperate with the landing operation, but unfortunately we were exposed too early! ”

"Captain, let's just rush out!" A team member said. Ma Kai shook his head and said, "Our task is to cooperate with the landing operation, not to fight desperately with the enemy. Now we are not only dangerous here, but also inactive. We must change the original jihua, move closer to the coastline, look for the enemy's weak points and attack. The most dangerous place is also the safest place. "Captain, the U.S. military is heavily guarded, and we can't get close to the coastline at all!" "Captain, the enemy here is searching repeatedly, and the enemy's security will be higher when approaching the coastline!" Everyone is talking about it.

Ma Kai was silent and fell into thought, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said: "Captain of the first detachment, you said that there are a large number of US military uniforms in the warehouse!" "Yes!" "Take out the U.S. military uniform immediately." After a while, a large number of US military uniforms, including shoes, socks, hats, and armed belts, appeared in front of everyone. "Jiren has his own natural appearance, God help me, since we can pretend to be the Japanese army, Weishenme can't pretend to be the American army." "Captain, we're not big noses, we'll be recognized when we go out!" "Why do we go out during the day, and then we move after dark, and weave our way to the shoreline. If I am not mistaken, the enemy's rear has been calm, which means that we have encountered unimaginable difficulties in the landing operation, so we must strike at the enemy without hesitation! ”

The atmosphere in the US military headquarters was warm, and after a day and a night of defensive operations, the Chinese army's attack was repelled by the mere use of artillery fire blockade, so the morale of the US officers and men was greatly enhanced. At this moment, the chief of staff of the US military said excitedly: "General Eisen, you have great foresight, made full use of the excellent terrain and sea conditions, and skillfully used artillery fire to blockade, so that the enemy will not be able to move an inch. For a day and a night, the enemy suffered heavy losses and was forced to stop the offensive during the day today. Your Excellency, you are a hero to America. A commendation order has been issued from the headquarters, ready to award you a 4-star general. ”

Eisen held a wine glass in one hand and said, "The artillery boys are playing well, I will treat them." Although the Chinese army was blocked, they were very cunning and we should not take it lightly. The enemy will also attack tonight, and they may launch a crowd tactic at any cost, ordering the forward troops, and if the enemy comes ashore, they will be wiped out. The chief of staff seemed to remember something: "According to the report of the search force, no infiltrated units of the enemy were found. Aisen said with a smile: "Carpet search, the enemy is afraid that he will have fled long ago, and he ordered the search force to continue the search, and not a single mosquito can be spared." (To be continued......)

PS: The battle has fallen into passivity.