Chapter 555: The Japanese Who Are Not Afraid of Death

ps: Today's four watches are completed! Give it a thumbs up! Thank you for the tips and monthly passes of the book friends the day after tomorrow! Thanks to the book friend 1 prodigal son, only eat and not wash, quack-, Wensu, and chubby bookworm for the monthly pass!

The Japanese defense line, ravaged by the warships of the Chinese Navy, had no power to fight back at all. The Japanese troops who entered the position suffered heavy casualties. However, none of these Japanese troops retreated, but were nailed to the position. Prepare to respond to the teachings of the officers, be loyal to the emperor, and give their lives for the future of Japan!

While the Chinese Navy's warships bombarded positions off the coast of Fukuoka, the transport ships that stayed in the open sea slowly entered Hakata Bay. At 8 o'clock in the morning, under the orders of Major General Xie Dingkun, commander of the Second Army, the soldiers of the 1st Marine Brigade began to launch a landing operation against Fukuoka. Hundreds of landing craft sailed quickly to the shore. On the bow of the ship, light and heavy machine guns or mortars are set up, ready to defend against possible counterattacks.

"The people of China have landed! Fire! Send all those people to the sea to feed the fish! Lieutenant General Ueda Arisawa, commander of the 15th Division of the Japanese Army, ordered frantically. Suddenly, the remaining Japanese troops on the coast immediately began to fire frantically.

"Boom!" The surviving artillery of the Japanese began to fire fiercely. Although the 105-mm howitzer has been completely lost, the Japanese army still has a lot of Type 31 75-mm rapid-fire guns, which are a new type of rapid-fire guns that the Japanese army only finalized and mass-produced last year, with a rate of fire of 3 rounds per minute and a range of 6,500 meters, and the performance is not bad. The whole of Fukuoka. There were forty-eight such guns. In previous artillery battles with the Chinese Navy, these rapid-fire guns lacked range. So he didn't participate in the artillery battle and survived. Now that the Chinese marines have begun to land, these cannons naturally can no longer be hidden.

The dense rain of bullets fell on the sea, splashing columns of water, and the landing craft of the Chinese Marine Corps seemed to pass through the rain of bullets. For these small landing craft, the Type 31 75mm rapid-fire gun, which weighs 6.1 kilograms, is still very lethal. Even one next to each other is enough to make a small landing craft fall apart.

"Boom!" A landing craft that was sailing fast was hit, and in the explosion of shells, the entire landing craft fell apart, and a squad of marines on board, all of whom fell into the sea. The soldiers, who were lucky not to be killed, quickly threw away their equipment. Otherwise, the heavy equipment will drag them directly to the bottom of the sea.

The landing of the Chinese marines, in the midst of the frenzied fire of the Japanese artillery, was in very big trouble.

"Open fire and destroy the artillery of the Japanese!" Commodore Hai Zhengsheng, commander of the battleship 'Zhonghua,' who served as commander of the escort fleet this time, hurriedly gave the order.

Three battleships and three heavy cruisers. Immediately turned the gun port and poured fire on the Japanese artillery position. Several light cruisers, which reacted more quickly, and the rapid-fire guns on the battleships had already opened fire.

Although the Japanese army had more than forty rapid-fire guns. Scattered over several positions. However, as soon as they opened fire. These positions were all exposed, and it was impossible to continue to hide. Under the blows of the Chinese Navy warships, these Japanese artillery positions, which suffered very large losses, were quickly suppressed. Ueda Arisawa, in order to preserve the strength of the artillery, had to order these artillery to stop the shelling and shift positions.

At 8:20 a.m., the first landing craft landed. The heavy machine gun on the bow of the ship began to fire frantically on the coast to cover the landing of the soldiers. The soldiers on the boat jumped into the knee-deep sea from both sides and quickly struck the beach.

"Fire! Fire! Kill those Shina people! The commanders of the Japanese line shouted loudly.

"Da Da Da! Bang bang bang! The muffled voice of the heavy machine gun and the crisp sound of the rifle were mixed together, and the dense bullets fired at the Chinese Marines who landed. Many Marines who had just landed on the shore were shot and killed. The remaining soldiers, too, were suppressed on the coast.

"Boom!" Mortars carried by the Marines began to open fire, destroying these Japanese firing points and clearing the way for the Marines to land. Several light cruisers also approached less than a kilometer from the coast, and the rapid-fire guns on the battleships frantically fired at the Japanese positions, shooting as many Japanese as they could.

"Fire! Fire! A Japanese officer with a white strap wrapped around his head was holding a command knife and shouting frantically. The Japanese soldiers around him no longer had fear in their eyes, and all that remained was fanaticism, frantically pouring fire on the soldiers of the Chinese marines who landed.

"Boom!" An artillery shell exploded next to the Japanese officer, even if it was only a 60 mm caliber mortar shell, which was enough to blow the Japanese officer away, and several Japanese soldiers were also killed by shrapnel.

The resistance of the Japanese army was very fierce, and even though there were heavy casualties, no one retreated. This may be the difference between the military of the East and the military of the West. Western armies, when the casualties reach about 10 percent, are considered to have suffered heavy losses. When the casualties reach 20 to 30 percent, they are considered incapacitated. If the casualties reach more than 40 percent, the force will collapse. And the armies in the East, often after more than half of the casualties, continue to fight. The brainwashed Japanese army undoubtedly took this filial piety to the extreme. The Japanese troops on the coastal position, many of the troops, had already suffered more than half of the casualties, but they were still firing desperately until they were killed.

Although the Japanese fought very tenaciously, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and the soldiers of the Chinese Marine Corps, supported by strong firepower from the battleships, quickly completed the landing of the first batch of soldiers of a battalion. Although there were many casualties during the landing, after landing on the shore, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army.

"Light machine guns, heavy machine guns, cover! Mortars, take out the heavy machine guns of the Japanese! "Officers at all levels have given orders. A strong light machine gun and heavy machine gun frantically poured fire on the Japanese defense line, and mortars were also set up to eliminate the Japanese fire points at fixed points. Under the heavy firepower, the Japanese troops were completely suppressed on the defensive line and could not raise their heads.

At the same time, the follow-up troops also began to land one after another. With more and more Chinese marines landing, the Japanese were already at a complete disadvantage. Under the cover of naval guns, the soldiers of the Chinese Marine Corps began to attack the Japanese defense line.

"How can these people have such great firepower? Actually equipped with so many machine guns? How much does it cost?" Many Japanese officers and soldiers raised such questions in their hearts. Japan, on the other hand, is a steel resource, so it has always been inconsiderate of heavy machine guns and other weapons that consume ammunition. In their opinion, instead of being equipped with a heavy machine gun, it is better to train fifty soldiers with accurate marksmanship, and fifty soldiers with accurate marksmanship will play a role far beyond one heavy machine gun.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the coastal position is almost undefensible, and the two wings we deployed on the beach have less than a thousand people left!" The chief of staff of the 15th Division reported to the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Ueda Arisawa.

"Order them to hold on until the last moment, even if all the jade is broken, they must be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!" Lieutenant General Ueda Arisawa ordered with a cold face.

"Yes, Your Excellency Division Commander!" The chief of staff immediately went to deliver the order.

At this moment, three battalions of the 1st Marine Brigade of the Chinese Navy have landed on the beach, and the other two battalions are also landing. The 2nd Marine Brigade had also begun to land on another beach, and the Japanese defense line on the coast had become precarious.

"Captain, we can't hold it, let's retreat!" A Zhongsa officer said to the captain of the Dazuo wing.

"Yaga! You coward! How could the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire retreat? Everyone, charge with me! His Majesty the Emperor xià onboard! The wing commander scolded, and then took the lead in rushing out of the position, rushing towards the Chinese marines with a few hundred remnants.

"His Majesty the Emperor is half a year!" The remnants of the Japanese soldiers, jumping out of the position, launched an assault on the Chinese marines.

"Are these Japanese crazy?" Most of the soldiers of the Chinese Marine Corps did not understand this method of the Japanese, but this did not prevent them from firing fiercely and shooting the Japanese with their weapons.

"Da Da Da!" The light and heavy machine guns opened fire fiercely, and the Japanese soldiers who shouted slogans were like cutting wheat, and the light ones were all knocked down one by one. The captain of Dazuo United, who rushed to the front, was the object of key greetings. As soon as a shuttle bullet hit, he was beaten into a sieve, and then fell unwillingly on the beach.

After dealing with the Japanese soldiers, the Chinese marines attacked the Japanese positions and began to clear the remaining Japanese soldiers inside, and then assaulted Fukuoka.

"Your Excellency the division commander, the two wings on the coastal defense line have all been shattered!" The chief of staff of the 15th Division reported to Ueda Yuzawa.

A trace of madness flashed in Ueda Arizawa's eyes, he knew that if there were more and more squadrons landing, with only the troops in his hands, he would not want to resist the attack of the squadron at all.

"Order the 47th Division to launch a decisive assault on the Zhina, and we must drive all those Zhina people into the sea!" Lieutenant General Ueda Arisawa ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency Division Commander!" Without the slightest hesitation, the chief of staff immediately went to deliver the order.

Soon, more than 16,000 people of the 47th Division of the Japanese Army launched an attack on the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps, which had just occupied the Japanese coastal defense line. (To be continued.) You are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info to vote for recommendation and monthly passes.