"Da Da Da!" A heavy machine gun was firing heavily, and the bullets were fired forward in a dense manner, completely blocking the entire block. A platoon of the Imperial Marines, which organized several attacks, was beaten back.

"Damn, what about our mortars? Blow up that heavy machine gun for me. The second lieutenant platoon commander said viciously.

"Platoon commander, the mortar tried. The heavy machine gun was located in the dead corner of the street corner, and the mortar could not hit it. A sergeant squad leader said.

"What about the other way? We can't be completely blocked here. The platoon commander said a little speechlessly.

"Platoon commander, call for fire support. The 75-mm field guns of the regimental headquarters, or the 105-mm howitzers of the divisional headquarters, if they were able to make a covering shot at this block, the heavy machine guns of small Japan would definitely not be rampant for long. The deputy platoon commander proposed.

"It seems that this is the only way. Contact the regimental headquarters immediately, we need fire support. The platoon commander commanded.

In order to facilitate battlefield command in scum terrain, the Imperial Army and the Marine Corps assigned shortwave radio stations to platoon-level units. In this way, it is convenient to accurately control each department at any time.

Of course, it is not used in general. Mainly in urban street fights, it is used more often.

A few minutes later, the signal corpsman reported to the platoon commander: "Platoon commander, I have already contacted the regimental headquarters. However, the artillery company at the regimental headquarters and the artillery battalion at the division headquarters have relatively heavy tasks, and they cannot take care of us for the time being. However, they were in contact with the Navy. Ten minutes later, the Navy will cover the neighborhood and ask us to evacuate for the time being. ”

"Navy? All right. It doesn't matter if he's a navy or an artilleryman, as long as he can blow up these little Japans. The platoon commander said.

A few minutes later, a light cruiser of the Imperial Navy cruising in Hakata Bay shelled the neighborhood. Over the course of five minutes, a total of one hundred and twenty 155-mm shells were fired at the neighborhood. The entire neighborhood was almost engulfed in artillery fire. The street corner where the Japanese heavy machine guns were deployed. It was also given to the pillar of light by the cannonballs that fell from the sky. The heavy machine gun was blown straight into parts, and the machine gunner was torn to shreds. The Imperial Marines then went on the offensive and conquered the neighborhood.

The street fighting is undoubtedly the most tragic. Even the city of Fukuoka is almost in ruins. However, in order to preserve these ruins, the Japanese army was still engaged in a fierce struggle with the Empire. Even for the sake of fighting for a certain ruin. The two sides fought and fought several times.

However, even so, the Imperial Marines continued to advance steadily in the city of Fukuoka. The Imperial Marines not only received artillery support from their own side, but also naval warships provided them with artillery support throughout the process. Under such circumstances, it was simply impossible for the Japanese Sixth Division to resist the attack of the Imperial Marines.

Not to mention. The experience of the Imperial* army in street fighting is much richer than that of the Japanese army. Whether it is the Army or the Marine Corps, street fighting is a subject that must be rigorously trained during training. The Imperial* army has long since summed up a set of practical street fighting tactics. Although, the Japanese army is a little more familiar with the terrain. However, it was still beaten by the Imperial Marines and could not find the north. Casualties have skyrocketed.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese army originally wanted to take this opportunity to kill and injure a large number of the living forces of the Empire* army. Let the Imperial Marines meet in Fukuoka and break their heads. However, the final result was that the Japanese army was defeated by the Imperial Marines. The casualties continued to rise, almost to the point where it was impossible to hold on.

In street fighting, the Imperial Marines often worked in squads and platoons to clear out the Japanese troops from block to block. Machine guns and mortars work together, and snipers always occupy the high ground to provide cover for their own troops. The Japanese army wanted to fight back or resist. All need to face the blow of the superior firepower of the Imperial Marines. In particular, the Imperial Marines were able to easily receive fire support from warships in the rear or on the sea. As soon as you encounter a hard bone that is difficult to gnaw, you immediately call for artillery support. Often, as soon as the shells come down, the resistance of the Japanese army will be destroyed, and no matter how bad it is, it will be weakened to the extreme. In this way, the Imperial Marines would be able to defeat the Japanese with minimal effort.

Inside the headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army. After the division commander, Lieutenant General Yuzu Wanzo, got the battle damage report, the whole person was a little angry. The entire Sixth Division has two brigades, four wings, and 12 infantry brigades. However, at Xuan Beach, a wing and a brigade were already annihilated. As a result, the 6th Division has only 8 brigades left in its auxiliary forces.

In the battle on the afternoon of August 27, four brigades were crippled and suffered heavy losses. If this continues, won't those infantry brigades be wiped out soon? Once the infantry brigade is exhausted, will it be possible to defeat the powerful Chinese* army by relying on those artillery, baggage and engineers? That's obviously impossible.

"How can the attack power of the Shina people be so strong? In just half a day, we have paid such a heavy loss. If this continues, won't we be wiped out by them in two or three days? Lieutenant General Yuzuhara said through gritted teeth.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the attack power of the Chinese army has indeed exceeded our expectations. Even though the Sixth Division is known as one of the two most powerful divisions of the Japanese Army, there is still a certain gap in combat power compared with them. Masa Sakamoto said.

If someone had said this before, Lieutenant General Yuzuhara Wanzo would have refuted it loudly. However, now that the facts are in front of him, the Japanese army has been defeated and retreated by the Chinese* army, and has suffered heavy losses, so he can't help but believe it!

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, in the eyes of the humble position, the main thing is that the firepower of the people of China is too strong. Each of their attacks was supported by fire from artillery and naval guns. Although our warriors are defensive, they are also very bad! Many of the warriors were killed and wounded before they could face the Shina people. This gave the people of China an advantage. Masa Sakamoto said.

"After dark, our artillery was ordered to launch an artillery attack on the positions of the China. Then organize the White Blade Team and be sure to drive the Shina people out of Fukuoka. Lieutenant General Yuzuhara Wanzo ordered.

Precisely because it is known that the artillery superiority of the Chinese * army is great. Therefore, after the battle began, in order to preserve the strength, Yuzuhara Wanzo ordered the field artillery wing and the field heavy artillery brigade of the 6th Division to hide their strength. However, there is no longer so much to care about. If you hide your strength any longer, it is very likely that even the Sixth Division will be destroyed. In that case, there's a fart!

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Sakamoto Masaemon nodded. If the shelling is carried out after nightfall, the possibility of being suppressed by the Chinese* army is undoubtedly much smaller.

At eight o'clock in the evening, while the Imperial Marines were still consolidating their positions, 18 105-mm light howitzers of the Japanese field heavy artillery group and 54 75-mm field guns of the field artillery wing also began shelling. Dense shells rained down on the positions that the Imperial Marines had just captured, causing the Imperial Marines to pay a lot of casualties.

However, less than two minutes after the Japanese artillery opened fire, the Imperial Marines launched a counterattack. A total of 72 105-mm light howitzers were put into operation in the divisional artillery battalions of the two Marine Divisions, and 75-mm field guns from each regiment were also added to the suppression, a total of 54 guns. In addition, 18 155-mm naval guns of two light cruisers on the sea also joined the shelling. A large number of shells almost enveloped the Japanese artillery positions. Even at night, the accuracy of the shelling could not be guaranteed, but such a dense rain of bullets still made the artillery of the 6th Division of the Japanese army pay a heavy price. A large number of artillery pieces were destroyed, artillery was killed. As a result, their shelling lasted only ten minutes before it had to be hastily ended. Although the Japanese artillery also wanted to continue firing, if they continued to hold on, I am afraid that it would not be long before their artillery was completely destroyed.

Subsequently, two full brigades were later deployed to launch a counterattack. The Imperial Marines, on the other hand, were holding their positions with artillery support from the rear. The two sides fought fiercely, and in some positions, even white-knuckle battles broke out.

But in the end, it was still the Japanese counterattack that was thwarted. They left corpses in front of the positions of the Imperial Marines, but they did not make any breakthrough.

After dawn, the warships of the Imperial Navy once again launched a fierce attack on the area controlled by the Japanese army, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army. The Marines, on the other hand, immediately launched an offensive and captured a large number of Japanese positions.

By the time the battle ended on August 28, more than seventy percent of the city of Fukuoka had fallen under the control of the Imperial Marines. The port area, in particular, was taken over by the Imperial Marines. Although, these piers were blown up quite a bit. However, there are still a few marinas that can be used. If it is repaired, more terminals will be put into use.

The officers and men of the 1st Imperial Army, who were waiting in the open sea, could use these piers to land directly in the city of Fukuoka.

It was for these reasons that Marshal Ishitoyama, the commander of the Imperial Operations against Japan, gave the order to capture all of Fukuoka by tomorrow.

Of course, the tide of the war was very favorable to the Imperial side. It was extremely disadvantageous to the Japanese army. After two days of hard fighting, the Japanese 6th Division had suffered most of the casualties, and the positions under its control were becoming fewer and fewer. The advance of the Imperial Marine Corps, which was already less than a kilometer from the headquarters of the 6th Division. It can be said that the end of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army is close at hand. (To be continued.) )

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