Night finally fell, and the U.S. military launched a large-scale counterattack. The fierce gunfire and mortar sound were like a chorus. The U.S. military launched a tidal offensive, and the situation seemed to be very dangerous. In order to strengthen the command, Hu Biao personally moved the headquarters to the wharf. In the basement of the warehouse on the north side, Hu Biao took the phone and shouted loudly: "Listen to the battalions, the people are in the position, and now the time has come to test us, we will nail the defensive position like a nail, and my headquarters is in the warehouse." ”

The U.S. military launched a tidal offensive, which was as strong as Mount Tai's overpower. The U.S. military continued to attack, causing continuous casualties among the defending soldiers, and the two regiments in reserve continued to go ashore to join the battle group. On the north side of the warehouse, including the dock on the north side, the U.S. attack was particularly fierce. The U.S. military had infantry artillery, which posed a threat to the defending forces. And the mortars of the defending forces did not have enough range to pose a threat to the enemy infantry artillery. The flames of the explosion on the position appeared and disappeared, and the casualties on both sides intensified. The open ground in front of them was littered with the corpses of American soldiers, but the American soldiers seemed to be crazy and still attacked desperately.

In the front headquarters of the dock area, Shaq used two brigades of troops, attacked for nearly one hour, and launched 12 attacks, but there was still no progress. "Your Excellency General, the casualties are too great, is it not to suspend the attack." "The two warehouses captured by the enemy, with maximum access to two regiments, tell the front-line commander that the enemy is at the end of his crossbow, and as long as we recapture the warehouses, the enemy will have no place to stand. Continue to intensify the offensive on the northern flank. ”

Another hour passed, and on the front-line attack positions in the north, the charge was beaten back. An American brigade commander looked at the dead bodies everywhere in front of him and picked up the phone and said, "Commander Shaq, please answer the phone??? Commander Shaq. The troops suffered heavy casualties in continuous attacks. The enemy's strike fire was several times more fierce than during the day, and the enemy was not two regiments at all, so far. The enemy has always maintained a stubborn fighting force, and judging by it, their reinforcements are constantly coming up. Your Excellency, Commander, your tactics must be adjusted, otherwise I refuse to carry out the order, and I will not let the soldiers die in vain! ”

Shaq was a little dazed after listening to the call, and then the eastern counterattack force also reported that the enemy's defensive strength was not two regiments. At this moment, the southern counterattack forces reported that the enemy had launched a sudden attack. And the attack was so fierce that Shaq immediately ordered the attack to stop. The southern counterattack troops were ordered to defend in place. The southern counterattack was a regiment of the American army, which itself was ineffective in attacking, and as a result, it was suddenly counterattacked by the other side and immediately fell into chaos. The enemy is not at all a limited counterattack. Instead, a strong assault was launched.

Inside the front command. One of his subordinates said: "General Shaq, the enemy has suddenly launched a large-scale attack from the defense in the south, and the target is most likely the fortress battery in the south!" "Shaq's head suddenly grew when he heard this, and his counterattack deployment was to recapture two warehouses, and he didn't expect the enemy to attack." The 65 regiment was immediately ordered to defend in place, and the fortified defense units were ordered to enter preparation. The operational staff officer was busy, "Report to the general, the 65th regiment has lost contact!" The faces of everyone in the headquarters changed dramatically when they heard this.

Pier 15 side. The Marine Corps follow-up units continued to come ashore, and their vanguard forces had already crushed the American counterattack forces. Tailgating. Brigade Commander Wang boarded the dock in the dark, and one of his subordinates made an urgent report: "Report, my vanguard has taken the 14th pier area, and will launch an attack on the fortress battery in half an hour." "Order the vanguard to speed up and immediately launch an attack on the battery while the American troops have not reacted." The subordinates were ordered to go. At this time, the gunfire on the north and east sides stopped, and Brigade Commander Wang raised his legs and walked towards the headquarters of the warehouse division.

A subordinate appeared in front of Brigade Commander Wang and said, "Report, the forward unit has captured a US major commander!" Brigade Commander Wang was overjoyed when he heard this: "Immediately send the captured US army commander to the headquarters." Brigade Commander Wang entered the division headquarters, and Hu Biao raised his hand and saluted: "General Wang, the Marine Brigade really lives up to its name, and the attack is sharp, and I have ordered the troops to take over the No. 14 pier area." "Don't look at Brigade Commander Wang's rank is smaller than Hu Biao, but his military rank is general, Hu Biao is a lieutenant general, in fact, Brigade Commander Wang's rank is higher than Hu Biao.

"Division Commander Hu, the headquarters ordered our department to take the fortress battery before midnight, and my headquarters and you will become one. Our forward troops captured an American commander and immediately escorted him. "General Wang, great, I'm struggling to understand the deployment of the U.S. military." About 10 minutes later, a fat guy with no hat and an extremely embarrassed appearance was brought in. After a surprise interrogation, the general situation of the American forces in San Francisco was put to the surface, and this precious report flew to the rear headquarters through the airwaves.

In the command cabin of the flagship Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Nie Fengwu took the telegram and said happily: "502, we finally got the deployment of the US troops in San Francisco, this information is too precious. As expected, the U.S. military concentrated 100,000 troops in San Francisco. It is no wonder that the landing operation was fought so brutally, and the US military actually deployed 30,000 troops in the dock area. However, through this intelligence analysis, his troops are still insufficient. Dai Hui took the telegram and quickly glanced at it a few times, and then walked to the map with Nie Fengwu.

Nie Fengwu said: "You see that the US military has deployed 30,000 troops in the pier area from 1 to 25, and this 10-kilometer coastline is a key defense area. The U.S. military deployed 10,000 troops in the main artillery defense area of the Northern Strait Fortress. The docklands stretch south to the periphery of San Francisco, with 60,000 U.S. troops deployed along a coastline of about 50 kilometers, which is also a key defense area for U.S. forces. The U.S. military was worried that we would land on this line and directly block the southern passage of San Francisco, which would also become a turtle in an urn. ”

Dai Hui said with a smile: "I'm afraid the Americans are still worried that we will directly seize Sunshine Valley City and San Jose, and then go north to Oakland and directly make San Francisco a dead chess." "Yes, the Americans were very worried about these unfavorable war situations, so it was reasonable for him to deploy 60,000 troops in the south. But we don't have that much appetite, we just need to take San Francisco. At present, the San Francisco city is empty, which is the best news for us, and I am most worried that the US military will fight with us in the streets, and it will be troublesome. ”

Nie Fengwu continued: "After interrogation, the commander of the US Army learned that the US air force, including two airfields, has been destroyed, and five artillery positions have been destroyed. Another heavy artillery division of the US army was deployed in the south. It is impossible to transfer to the docks in the short term. I estimate that the U.S. military will definitely have to adjust its tactics, and the capture of San Francisco will not be smooth. But I don't have to worry anymore, taking San Francisco is just around the corner. At this point, a communications officer came in and reported, "Report." The front command called, and the Marine Brigade launched an attack on the battery. ”

In the U.S. headquarters, General Shaq hurried back from the dock area headquarters, "General Shaq, the fortress battery reports that the enemy has launched a rapid attack on the fortress battery, and the defense force of the fortress battery requires rapid reinforcements. "When I saw General Han Ruowei, his face was gloomy and he said." The fortress battery had three regimental defensive units. What is the strength of the enemy's attack force? "The fortified defenders report that the enemy's strength is at least three regiments?" "Stumped the enemy came out of the sea?" Shaq hurriedly picked up the phone.

After answering the phone, Shaq's face turned pale and said, "Immediately order the 112th Brigade in the south to quickly reinforce the fortress battery." "General Shaq, reinforcements have reached the fortified battery. The fastest speed took two hours, and troops had to be sent from the dock area. Once the battery is captured, the enemy battleships will enter the dock area, and the enemy will form a strong artillery support. We can only go into defensive operations. When Shaq heard this, he immediately picked up the phone and said, "Order the reserve troops in the dock area to draw a brigade of troops." Rapid reinforcements of the docklands. ”

Eight U.S. batteries are lined up along the coastline, about 50 meters apart. If the fort is set up for a dock or a military port, the purpose is to prevent enemy ships from attacking. In order to ensure that the fortress battery would not be attacked, the U.S. military built strong fortifications on the coastal side in front, and threw a lot of triangular cement blocks into the sea, mainly to prevent a landing attack. In addition, the U.S. battery defense unit was carefully deployed in front and behind the battery. All measures are aimed at preventing sneak attacks. However, the Marine Brigade launched a strong attack from the flank, which made the American defense overwhelmed.

Fierce battles raged on the side of the battery. The Marines took advantage of the darkness of the night and launched a tidal offensive. In less than an hour, the two fortress batteries on the north side were captured, and with the sound of a huge explosion, the batteries were blown up, and the rushing fire reflected half of the sky. In the warehouse headquarters, Brigade Commander Wang picked up the phone: "The enemy will definitely send reinforcements to reinforce the dock, and your unit must block the reinforced American troops to ensure that the attacking troops can successfully take the battery." Then Brigade Commander Wang picked up another phone and ordered the attacking troops to speed up their attack.

At this time, Hu Biao ordered the defending troops in the east to take the opportunity to launch a limited attack on the US troops, which attracted the attention of the US troops. In the headquarters of the US army, an operational staff officer panicked and said: "Report, the troops reinforcing the battery have been stubbornly resisted!" While everyone was in shock, another combat staff officer quickly reported that the two batteries had been blown up, and the defending troops could no longer parry. At this moment there was another loud explosion, and there was no doubt that another battery was blown up. Shaq realized what it meant to be helpless, and the battle was irreversible.

"General Shaq, it's only a matter of time before the enemy takes the battery, we must adjust our tactics and move into a full-fledged defense. The second option of the High Command was to hold back the enemy and buy time for reinforcements. Han Ruowei calmly reminded. Shaq was silent, and then there was another big explosion, and Shaq seemed to wake up. He hurriedly picked up the phone of the fortress defenders and said: "Order, your troops retreat to the south, build fortifications at Bald Ridge once to block the enemy, and the reinforcements from the south will come up in two hours." Shaq then ordered the dock reinforcements to stop the attack and defend in place.

In the face of the unfavorable situation, the US military quickly adjusted its new tactics and did not blindly be clever and stupid. After all, the U.S. military still has a strong defensive force, and it is impossible to collapse immediately. The artillery defense of the American fortress received an order to retreat and retreated to the south while blocking the attack, and the artillery of the other four fortress artillery also received the order to retreat, and quickly abandoned the battery and fled south. Needless to say, the fortress cannon was dumb all at once. On the transport ship of the front headquarters, Zhuang Lei saw the dumb fire of the enemy's battery and immediately ordered the remaining regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division, all of the 3rd Brigade, to advance directly to the dock on the transport ship.

At this time, Dai Hui received a report from the dock headquarters that the enemy's fortress battery had been taken, and immediately ordered 15 destroyers to form a strike support artillery fire and go to the dock area. The landing force finally got a landing ground in San Francisco, and the landing meant success, but the battle continued brutally, and the American forces did not collapse.

(To be continued......)

PS: The successful landing is only the curtain of a bitter battle.