In the Japanese headquarters, the chief of staff of the Japanese army reported: "Commander Yamamoto, the enemy has landed about a brigade of troops, and has now occupied the beachhead, and no enemy follow-up troops have been found. "Send a brigade and immediately launch a counterattack to wipe out the enemy on the shore," "Commander, the enemy's naval artillery is fierce and forms an artillery blockade. "No matter what the cost, destroy the enemy on the shore, if you let the enemy gain a foothold, Tsushima Town will soon be lost, order the attacking troops to launch a counterattack at any cost." Yamamoto is sonorous and powerful, and there is no room for question.

Seeing Yamamoto's absolute face, the chief of staff was not able to defend anything, and immediately ordered the troops to counterattack. The Japanese counterattack force received the order and immediately launched a tidal attack. The Japanese soldiers were in the artillery blockade area, running quickly, and the violent explosions threw the Japanese soldiers into the sky from time to time, and they could see very clearly in the flash of the explosion. All the generals and staff members in the headquarters saw this scene, and everyone's faces were solemn and numb, staring at all this.

Yamamoto seemed to be indifferent and said, "Throw in another brigade to impress the counterattack!" "Yamamoto knew very well in his heart that now was the right time to counterattack the enemy army into the sea, and if it was possible, the enemy brigade could be completely annihilated. He knew better in his heart that the reason why the enemy did not invest in the follow-up troops was that the landing point opened up by the landing attack force was too small, and it could not be carried out with additional troops. In fact, Yamamoto's purpose is to consume the other party's life, so he doesn't care about the cost of his soldiers' lives at all.

"Report to the regimental commander, the enemy army has begun to counterattack!" Hu Biao raised his binoculars to check and saw Japanese soldiers jumping out of the second line of fortifications. Frantically entering the artillery blockade. "Damn, the Japanese are simply playing with their lives, they don't care about such a dense artillery blockade area." The chief of staff said. "The Japanese commander went crazy. His intention is very obvious, which is to fight us back into the sea at any cost, and even wipe us out on the shore. Mortar detachments were ordered to fire, heavy machine guns were formed into crossfire, and all officers and men were ordered to be ready for hand-to-hand combat at any time. Hu Biao said decisively.

"Report to the regiment commander, the attack on the high ground on the right side of the 3rd team was blocked, and the Japanese defense was very tenacious." A subordinate ran into the headquarters to report. Hu Biao didn't squeak. "Tell the commander of the 3rd regiment and order, before dawn, you must take the high ground on the right side at all costs. Otherwise, we will have to retreat to the sea, or even annihilate the whole army. "A Japanese brigade rushed through the artillery blockade, losing half of its troops, and then under mortar bombardment. Another third of the troops were lost. Zuihou rushed into the battle with less than 300 people, and in an instant hand-to-hand combat was staged again. The Japanese army threw in another brigade, and the situation caught Hu Biao by surprise, and the battlefield situation became very dangerous.

On the command ship of the 1st Division, the chief of staff said anxiously: "The division commander The Japanese army began to counterattack frantically, the Japanese army crossed the naval artillery blockade area at any cost, and the 1st Brigade is in danger, what should I do?" Zhuang Lei's face was grim. At the critical moment, he said very calmly: "I just observed that the 1st Brigade launched an offensive on the high ground on the right. It looks like the offense is not good. Now that the attention of the Japanese army was all focused on the front, they immediately ordered the 2nd Brigade to send a regiment to land in the direction of the battery and assist the 1st Brigade in taking the high ground on the right. As long as we take the high ground on the right, we will be able to hold the beachhead and strike at the Japanese counterattack from a high position.

The 2nd Brigade received an order to quickly dispatch a regiment and quickly detour in the direction of the battery. Five gunboats served as artillery support, and a regiment of soldiers quickly crossed the Japanese artillery blockade on transport ships. Since the coastline in the direction of the battery is a steep cliff, the depth of the sea water on the shore allows the transport ship to get close to the shore. Ten of the landing ships almost rushed to the shore at the risk of running aground, and four of them actually ran aground on the shore, and now they have no regard for any danger, and the soldiers have boarded kayaks one after another to reach the edge of the coastal cliff.

The soldiers quickly organized a climb to the cliff, and at this time a Japanese unit appeared on the cliff, and due to the unpreparedness of the Japanese troops, there were not many troops to reach the cliff. The Japanese army was condescending and frantically fired at the front of the unit and was suppressed by the Japanese fire, at this time the ship guns responsible for covering opened fire fiercely, and the Japanese were bombed and turned over on their backs. The soldiers seized the opportunity to climb the cliff separately, and under the cover of supporting artillery fire, the figure of the soldier appeared on the top of a cliff, and a short battle broke out on the cliff, and the remnants of a squadron of Japanese troops were eliminated.

A regiment that climbed up from the cliff quickly launched an attack on the high ground on the right, and suddenly the enemy in the abdomen was attacked, and the Japanese troops defending the high ground were in chaos. In less than half an hour, the front and rear assault troops entered the Japanese fortifications. "Report to the regiment commander, a regiment came up from the shore of the cliff, and the Japanese defense collapsed in front and rear, and the 1st and 2nd battalions have entered the Japanese position and are sweeping away the remnants of the enemy." The commander of the third regiment said: "The commander of the 1st regiment is very dangerous now, I will immediately lead the 3rd battalion back to help, and the chief of staff, you will immediately gather reinforcements, quickly sweep away the remnants of the enemy, and condescendingly carry out a fire strike on the enemy's counterattack troops." The 3rd regiment commander said decisively.

On the beach, the third wave of the Japanese counterattack came up again, and Hu Biao knew that the time for zuihou had come, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, fight one is enough to fight for two and earn one, follow me to attack." Hu Biao led his troops to quickly scuffle with the Japanese soldiers. Hu Biao picked three Japanese soldiers in a row with a bayonet, but a steady stream of Japanese soldiers came on a large scale, and the situation was extremely critical. At this moment, the commander of the third regiment led a battalion to support, and the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted. At the same time, the heavy fire on the high ground on the right roared, and the Japanese counterattack force was cut off from the waist.

The officers and men fighting on the beach seized the opportunity and eliminated the enemy in front of them. Entering the regimental headquarters, Hu Biao leaned against the wall weakly, he was covered in blood, and he couldn't tell whether he was wounded or the blood of the enemy. Under the dim oil lamp, the commander of the 3rd regiment shouted in surprise: "Military doctor, military doctor, Commander Hu is injured!" "The medic came running over with the leader." What are you talking about, I'm fine, but my arm hurts a little. "What's the matter with your blood?" "This is the blood of the Japanese army, if it weren't for your reinforcements, I would have been reimbursed for more than 100 catties. xiexie you take the west side of the high ground. ”

"Lao Hu, let me tell you a good news, a regiment came up from the cliff on the south side, thanks to a regiment of reinforcements that came up, and the front and rear flanking attacks successfully took the high ground on the right, otherwise I would not be able to take the high ground at all." 3. The head of the regiment said happily. Hu Biao stood up when he heard this, and immediately said energetically: "The commander of the 3rd regiment is too good, it is impossible for the Japanese army to launch a counterattack." The commander of the third regiment continued: "I have ordered the 1st and 2nd battalions to return to the beachhead to reinforce the beachhead, so that the reinforcements who come to support will hold the high ground. "Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army did not launch a counterattack, quickly expand the beach position, and then fire three red signal flares to notify the division headquarters!" Hu Biao fainted after speaking.

In the Japanese headquarters, Yamamoto blushed and said: "Commander Yamamoto, three brigades attacked, 70 percent of the battle losses, the enemy came up to reinforce the troops, the high ground on the right side was captured, and in the face of the enemy's artillery blockade area and joint attack at high points, we have not been able to launch a counterattack operation." "Yamamoto knows that if he launches another counterattack, it will undoubtedly be a unilateral massacre, and he will not make such a decision if he faints." Order the second line of defensive positions to consolidate their positions, the men are in the positions, so that the enemy will pay a heavy price for every meter of advance. ”

"Report to the division commander, flare!" One of his subordinates was ecstatic. The chief of staff also said excitedly: "The 1st brigade is good, division commander, they occupied the beachhead. "Order, two regiments of the 2nd Brigade quickly landed, continued to consolidate the beachhead, and launched an attack on the Japanese 2nd line after dawn." The eastern sky was already showing its morning light, and the sky was beginning to shine. "It seems like a night is too long, I feel like a year is long," the chief of staff said, relieved. "Now is not the time to be happy, the Japanese army is waiting for work, it has not collapsed, and the brutal battle will continue."

"Report to the division commander, the rescue fleet found the bodies of the commander of the 1st brigade, the deputy brigade commander, and the chief of staff on the sea, apparently the rubber raft on which the brigade headquarters was riding was hit by an artillery shell." Zhuang Lei closed his eyes in pain when he heard this. After a long time, Zhuang Lei said: "Immediately report the news of the death of the commander of the 1st Brigade to the military headquarters." "Division commander, so the landing operation was commanded by Hu Biao, the commander of the 1st Regiment, and you don't have a white weapon to value him." "Hu Biao is a fierce general, and the landing operation has proved his command and combat ability, and the key is his command and combat ability in adversity."

"Division commander, I suggest that Hu Biao be the commander of the 1st Brigade! He's up to the task! "If he can successfully land, he should take the first credit." Due to the continuous artillery fire, the Japanese artillery was seriously destroyed, so the artillery attack became less intense, and the two regiments of the 2nd Brigade successfully landed. Liliang, a new student, joined, and the battle situation began to become clear, and the conditions were ready to launch an attack on the second line of defense of the Japanese army. Soon, the positions of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments were taken over by two regiments of the 2nd Brigade, and the beachhead was consolidated.

Hu Biao, with bandages around his arms, looked at his troops along the trenches. The soldiers were in rags, and many were wrapped in bandages. Seeing that there were only more than 100 people left in the 1st Battalion, Hu Biao didn't know what to say, and he didn't know what words to use to comfort them. The chief of staff understood his feelings, and had to say against his will: "Brothers, it is good to be alive, and I thank you on behalf of the chief. At this time, a big man with a bandage on his head said: "Sir, my brothers have no other requirements, those brothers who died in battle, put them in the martyr's shrine to worship, and we will be content." ”

Hu Biao said movingly: "Brother, don't worry, all the brothers who died in our regiment, including the wounded brothers, will become heroes and heroes, if I Hu Biao can't do this, I swear not to be a man." "Commander, with your words, we will die without regrets. If it is bigger, it is said that it is for the country, and if it is smaller, it is said that the priest dies for his confidant. "Brother, you are serious, what rank are you now?" "Report to the regiment commander, I'm the second lieutenant platoon commander?" "I now appoint you captain and company commander!" "Thank you for your support!"

"Brothers, I, Hu Biao, have not made bold statements, and we have survived the most difficult moments. Everyone rested for an hour, and then immediately went into battle. We are warriors, we are warriors, we are brave and invincible Wehrmacht. "We are a valiant and invincible Wehrmacht!" All the soldiers replied loudly. At this time, the commander of the 2nd brigade went ashore, and he came to Hu Biao and said: "Commander Hu, the division commander ordered your brigade to stop the attack and stand by on the spot!" The military order could not be violated, and Hu Biao had no choice but to order the whole brigade to enter the defense.

After daybreak, the 3rd Brigade began to land, and the landing operation was a great success. The next brutal assault battle began. On Geoje Island, the commander of the 1st Corps said to Ma Kai, the commander of the special forces, and Wang Qiang, the commander of the Marine Brigade: "The 1st Division has successfully landed, and in order to speed up the capture of Tsushima Island, your task is to ??????。 ”

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(To be continued......)

PS: Landing operations are not only the cost of life, but also require will and courage.