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The grenade across the sky flew to the open sea with a whistling sound, and landed in pieces on the merchant fleet of the Japanese army.Because the Japanese army's fleet was too dense, the howitzers also fired in coverage, so the first round of volleys received results.The merchant ship that was hit had a huge pillar of fire, and a big hole was blown out of the hull.

Chapter 97 Landing on the Beach

Once the fragile merchant ships are hit, most of them will sink immediately.Fortunately, the merchant ship was large enough, and the caliber of the howitzer used on the turret was only [-] mm, so the ship barely floated on the water, but serious injuries were inevitable.

With the help of the shelling fire, the defenders quickly saw clearly that there were densely packed ships moored on the outer sea. From the shape of the ships, it was easy to see that these were merchant ships built by the Japanese.

"Immediately send a power to the division headquarters. The Japanese army is attacking Yuewei Island. Our department sticks to the line of defense." Guo Chao immediately ordered to send a telegram.As an outpost of Incheon Port, there are only two battalions on Wolmido Island, and one of them is an artillery battalion.

Because the Wa Kingdom has sufficient naval forces, it has never been very enthusiastic about coastal defense fortifications. In addition, Goryeo is a colony in the rear, and the Wa Kingdom will not spend a lot of money to operate these places.Therefore, although Wolmido Island is located on the outskirts of Incheon Port and is 105 meters above sea level, it is an ideal outpost, but the fort here was built during the Goryeo Dynasty.

The fort was rammed with three-component soil, and there was no top cover on it. The cannons were all front-loaded guns that used large iron balls as shells, and the range was appalling.After the Second Baikal Garrison Division was stationed in Incheon, an infantry battalion and a battalion of the artillery regiment were stationed in the outpost of Yuemido Island. The [-]mm howitzer was placed here.

Guo Chao is a prudent and careful character. After coming to Yuewei Island, he surveyed the terrain of the whole island and adopted a position layout method that is light in the south and heavy in the north.

The highest point in the south of Yuewei Island was handed over to the artillery battalion for defense. Apart from using the artillery, they only needed to hold a short line of defense.The flat coast in the other three directions is not easy to defend, and three infantry companies are stationed respectively. The battalion headquarters in the middle of the island has only one machine gun company, one air defense platoon, one anti-tank platoon, and one communication platoon reserve.

There are solid infantry positions and long communication trenches built around Wolmido Island, which are very convenient for both combat and communication.These fortifications dug by Guo Chao in advance played a great role in the subsequent battles.The West Army who entered the fortification immediately fired with rifles, killing the Japanese soldiers rushing from the coast. These pathfinding soldiers had difficulty in displaying their own technical and tactical level on the unobstructed coast. As a result, within 5 minutes They were all shot dead.

This time the Japanese army adopted a desperate battle, leaving no way out for themselves at all. Therefore, Lieutenant General Hayashi Mijuro, the head of the Guards Division who was in charge of commanding this battle, saw that the enemy was prepared, so he did not conduct firepower testing. , Directly ordered the troops to launch a full-scale attack.Small boats were put into the sea, and the Japanese soldiers held their rifles and paddled desperately, hoping to reach the coastline in the shortest time and launch an attack on the defenders.

These Japanese infantrymen knew very well that they were lambs waiting to be slaughtered at sea, and only when they arrived on the island quickly could they have the possibility of saving their lives.Braving the dense machine gun bullets and mortar firepower on the coast, the Japanese soldiers' ships quickly approached the island.The small boats were disintegrated by the explosion, and the soldiers were killed by the bow, but they still charged without hesitation.

There are too many Japanese soldiers. The No.19 brigade that launched the first offensive has more than 900 people, which is much larger than the more than [-] people stationed on the island.The first batch of Japanese troops first landed on the blue beach in the northern part of Wolmido Island. Relying on the small boats that were held up on the beach as an offensive, several small groups of Japanese troops fired desperately at the position of the West Army.The fierce gun battle between the two sides attracted most of the firepower of the defenders, allowing the subsequent Japanese army to land smoothly.

More and more Japanese soldiers landed on the beach, and more and more soldiers joined the confrontation with the defenders, and the battle between the two sides became more and more fierce.Later, Japanese soldiers also appeared on the nearby green beach. They climbed over the seawall and attacked the position of the West Special Army. The two sides fired at each other with machine guns.However, the garrison troops equipped with Type [-] general-purpose machine guns and Type [-] semi-automatic rifles have stronger firepower, enough to suppress the Japanese army using Type [-] light machine guns and Type [-] heavy machine guns.

The continuity of firepower of Japanese machine guns is not good. The Type [-] heavy machine gun requires the assistant shooter to continuously provide springboards in order to continue shooting. This shooting mode allows Japanese machine gunners to suppress opponents with short bursts, which is more common than Type [-]. The intensive shooting of machine guns like tearing cotton cloth is simply not the same.

The Type [-] light machine gun is even more exotic. This kind of machine gun that uses a funnel to feed ammunition was originally intended to save time when changing magazines and improve the continuity of firepower.Unexpectedly, such a design often has the opposite effect. Often, when a bullet is poured into the funnel at the top of the machine gun, the bullet will jam.As the Japanese infantry's continuous firepower, these irritating and exotic weapons can be imagined.

Fortunately, the Japanese army has a large number of people, and the firepower density can still be guaranteed, but their follow-up troops are not easy to handle.Because a large number of Japanese troops landed, they were forced to hold small boats on the beach as fortifications, resulting in not enough small boats returning to the big ship to meet the next wave of reinforcements.

Under the impact of the fort on the top of the mountain, the Japanese merchant fleet suffered more and more casualties. More than a dozen merchant ships sank one after another, and thousands of Japanese soldiers fell into the water or were killed.Seeing their own fleet lined up on the sea to be beaten, but without the slightest countermeasures, many officers could not help but miss the days when they had the cover of the navy.

Fewer and fewer small boats came back, but the soldiers on the big boats could only lie there and be beaten. Immediately, Hayashi Mijuro ordered all the Japanese soldiers to swim ashore and attack Yuewei Island.Hata Shunroku, head of the Fourth Field Artillery Brigade, stopped him immediately: "Your Excellency, our army will suffer huge casualties if we do this, and our artillery equipment is heavy, and it is impossible to swim ashore. Please understand this."

"But if we stay at sea, we can only make the opponent's artillery a target. This kind of battle is unbearable. Besides, our time is running out, and if we don't land the entire fleet, we will be in danger of being stranded." Hayashi Mijuro replied .

The reason why Hayashi Mijuro said that there is not much time is because of the geographical conditions of Incheon Port.Incheon is located in the middle of the west coast of Koryo, only 32 kilometers away from Hwaseong. The biggest feature of the local area is the huge tidal drop. The annual average drop is 6.9 meters, and the maximum drop even reaches about 10 meters.

仁川港的潮汐也非常奇特，每个月只有一天的满朝，每个满朝日的高潮时间只有早晚各三个小时，而且只有在满潮时才能进入港湾。而九月以后仁川的最大满潮日只有9月15日、10月11日和11月2日，这也是倭军决定10月31日从四国岛起航的原因。

Chapter 98 Capture Yongzong Island

Today is November 11. If this day is missed, the attack on Incheon will have to be postponed until next year. Today, our intentions have been exposed, and it will be difficult to find time to attack again.What's more, the West Special Army fleet is scattered all over the sea. After such a fleet is exposed, it is difficult to return to the country, and it will be completely sunk within two hundred nautical miles.Even if they can return safely, the opportunity to gain the strategic initiative will be given up this time. Who knows whether the Wa country will be able to attack on the next high tide day.

Hayashi Mijuro's words, Hata Shunroku naturally knew what it meant, but he had other plans.Pointing to a small island not far away, Hata Shunroku said: "Your Excellency, please look, the small island is called Yeongjong Island, and it is only 2.5 kilometers away from Wolmi Island. Although the area of ​​the island is small, the highest peak on the island Baiyun Mountain is 156 meters high, enough to accommodate my artillery positions. Not only can it provide fire cover for the troops attacking Wolmido Island, but it can also suppress Incheon and prevent their reinforcements from arriving quickly."

"Very good. Let's send troops immediately to capture Yongjong Island first, and then attack Wolmido Island." Hayashi Junjuro was quickly persuaded by Hata Shunroku, and the army immediately turned around and approached Yongjong Island.The merchant fleet was originally in the open sea, seven kilometers away from Yuewei Island. Now they suddenly accelerated and turned, and soon left the effective range of the artillery positions of the West Special Army.

In order to avoid the artillery fire of the West Special Army, the Japanese army attacked Yeongjong Island from another direction as cover. Because of the blocking of Baiyun Mountain, the fort on Wolmido Island could not accurately shoot and land the Japanese army.On Yongzong Island, there was only one platoon of defenders, and they only resisted for half an hour before the entire army was wiped out.

The 30th Field Artillery Brigade quickly landed on Yongzong Island, and the No.[-] Ninth Brigade, as a covering force, also landed on Yongzong Island.However, the area of ​​Yeongjong Island was small, and the two brigades crowded onto the island, so the population density was too high. As a result, a single shot from the West Special Army Fort on Yuewei Island could always kill more than a dozen people.

The Japanese army was willing to endure huge casualties and sent so many people to Yongzong Island. It was not because the IQ of the Japanese people was too low, but because they had unavoidable difficulties.Because the draft is too deep, these merchant ships loaded with weapons, ammunition and Japanese soldiers can only enter the port at high tide. When the tide is low, they can only leave this place far away and wait in the open sea.

Although November [-] is the last high tide in Incheon Port this year, the time is very tight. The high tides of three hours in the morning and afternoon appear twice at [-]:[-] in the morning and [-]:[-] in the evening respectively, with a full distance between them. [-] hours.

Originally, the Japanese army planned to use the first high tide in the morning to let the troops sneak attack on Wolmido Island, and then the entire fleet entered Incheon Port through the fast-moving flying fish channel.After the large troops and equipment are landed, those merchant ships can be abandoned.It would be better if we could leave at the high tide at night, and there would be no loss to the army if we couldn't.The Japanese army can still quickly attack Hwaseong, [-] kilometers away, and cut off the supply line of the West Army in one fell swoop.

If the strategic intention of the Japanese army is realized, it will be very dangerous for the troops fighting on the front line of Busan.If there is no supply line, there will be no ammunition and food, and the floating morale of the army is the inevitable result.

Unfortunately, things backfired. When the Japanese army was discovered by the sentries, it was already 19:[-] in the morning, only a few minutes away from the high tide.However, the complete fortifications and strong counterattack capabilities of the West Army on the island made no progress for the No.[-] Brigade who launched the attack. A large number of soldiers were pressed on the beachhead and it was difficult to launch an attack, so they retreated to the next best thing. Captured nearby Yeongjong Island.

The high tide in the morning was only three hours. After the failure of the attack on Wolmido Island and the attack on Yeongjong Island, the time passed rapidly.Seeing that the high tide is approaching, the merchant fleet must retreat to the open sea to wait for the next high tide, while the Japanese army that has already landed must fight independently for [-] hours.During these thirteen hours, these Japanese soldiers had no support, and all they could rely on was themselves.

Sure enough, the ebb tide came as promised, Hayashi Mijuro had to hand over the command of the front line to Major General Hisao Nishio, the brigade commander of the No.30 Ninth Brigade, and led the fleet back to the open sea.Within thirteen hours from now, Hisao Nishio can control the military power of more than 2 people alone, and even win the first victory in occupying Incheon, but his heart is not at all easy.

The combat effectiveness of the West Army was obvious to all, and he thought he would never be able to defeat the opponent with the same strength.During the thirteen hours of isolation, the Japanese army could not get even a little supply, but the West Special Army, which was backed by Incheon Port, could receive continuous support from the port.Once the West Special Army has a large number of reinforcements, Nishio Hisao and the more than 2 Japanese troops led by him may be divided and encircled for encirclement and annihilation.

The artillerymen of the West Special Army on Yuewei Island quickly adjusted their muzzles and fired at the artillerymen of the Japanese Army on Baiyun Mountain.An artillery brigade of the Japanese army has nearly 8000 people and has nearly 35 artillery pieces of various types.Fortunately, for the convenience of landing and carrying, the Japanese army only carried 75 38mm caliber Meiji 1550-year-old field guns. Most of the other artillery pieces were Taisho 11-year-style 70mm curved infantry guns with a range of only [-] meters.

This kind of artillery weighs only 63 kg without the gun shield, the projectile weighs 2.5 kg, and the barrel is 750 mm long. It is very convenient to carry. The only disadvantage is that the range is insufficient.A few years later in history, it was because of the range problem that this artillery was replaced by the famous Type [-] infantry artillery in later generations.

The Ministry of War of Japan believes that the landing operation in Incheon is likely to require the use of small boats to transport weapons, which requires reducing the weight of the artillery as much as possible to prevent the small boat from being unable to carry it.After calculations by military experts, it was found that the lightest 105mm howitzer, the Meiji 38-style light howitzer, also weighs two and a half tons, which is simply not something a small boat can carry.If it is disassembled into parts for transportation, it is very difficult to install, and it is difficult to use it in actual combat in a short period of time.

Therefore, military experts suggested that a large number of small-caliber artillery with the same caliber be carried, which is convenient for weapon transportation and ammunition supply. Therefore, the Ministry of the Army only used the two lightest infantry artillery.

The Meiji 38-style field artillery has a range of 8350 meters, which is enough to cover the entire Wolmido Island, while the Taisho 11-year curved-fire infantry gun can only barely hit the West near the Wolmido Island embankment even with the height bonus of Baiyun Mountain. It is only an infantry position, and there is no threat to the artillery position at the highest point.

Because the Japanese army needed to set up a position, the West Special Army fired at Baiyun Mountain first.Because they had already set up Zhuyuan in advance, the shells accurately hit the position that the Japanese army was setting up, blowing them upside down.Fortunately, all the Japanese troops moved to the top of Baiyun Mountain were curved infantry artillery, and the most threatening field artillery was not threatened.

Chapter 99 Artillery Clash

Hata Toshiroku was quite cunning. He knew that the artillerymen of the West Special Army would definitely stare at the top of Baiyun Mountain, so he let the curved infantry artillery with a short range be transported to the top of the mountain, and the field artillery with a long enough range was secretly transported to the bottom of the mountain to set up artillery positions.

Just as the West Special Army artillery bombarded the top of Baiyun Mountain, 35 Meiji 38 field artillery at the foot of the mountain suddenly opened fire.Because the range of the field artillery is as high as more than eight kilometers, and Yongjong Island is only 2.5 kilometers away from Wolmido Island, even if the difference in altitude is counted, it is enough.

More than 30 shells hit the vicinity of the artillery positions. Even though the artillery battalions were scattered, they suffered considerable losses. Six of the 24 howitzers were lost, and dozens of soldiers were killed.The artillery battalion was hit suddenly, and the firepower was suddenly weakened a lot, but the surviving soldiers rushed up immediately and continued to fire at the Japanese army.However, it will take time for them to re-target the Japanese army's field artillery positions, and they will inevitably be covered by the opponent's continued coverage during this period of time.

Seeing that the artillery battalion was about to be wiped out, white smoke suddenly rose from the coast of Incheon Port, and dense shells fell on the Japanese army's field artillery positions, immediately blasting a piece of broken flesh and limbs.The Japanese army never expected that at this most critical moment, the main force of the artillery regiment stationed in Incheon Port would make a move.

The divisional artillery regiment all used 48mm howitzers, and the explosive power of the shells was twice as powerful as that of the Japanese army's field artillery. The power of [-] howitzers was enough to cover the entire Japanese field artillery position. After this volley, most of the Japanese field artillery were killed and injured, and Hata Shunroku quickly ordered the artillery to retreat.

In order to prevent the artillery from further losses, Hata Junroku placed the artillery on the back of Baiyun Mountain to prevent retaliation by the opponent's artillery.The artillery of the West Special Army had already hit the ground, and after losing their target, they quickly turned their attention to the infantry of the Japanese Army.

The infantry of the Japanese army was bombarded intensively, and the casualties were increasing. Hisao Nishio was in a state of emergency.Now the tide has begun to ebb, and the water surface on the edge of the island has turned into a swamp, even if you want to find a boat to leave.Mire is another feature of Incheon. For centuries, the mud and sand brought by the tides have been deposited here, forming a 3.2-kilometer-long mire in the harbor.

Incheon Port does not have the sandy or rocky beaches that coastal ports usually have, and there are black mud everywhere.The quagmire is enough to cover people's knees, and vehicles are completely impassable, and it is very difficult for people to move.

Originally, the Japanese army planned to rely on artillery to shoot at each other, and after [-] hours, when the next high tide came, they would join up with the landing guards and launch an attack on Incheon Port together.It's a pity that the artillery superiority of the West Army disrupted the plan of the Japanese army. Now they can only choose between passive beating and active attack.

Hata Toshiroku and Nishio Hiszo were decisive commanders. After discussion, they decided that the No. 30 Ninth Infantry Brigade would attack the port of Incheon, and the [-]th Field Artillery Brigade would provide fire support.

This is also a no-brainer. The artillery of the West Special Army on Wolmido Island suffered a lot of losses, and it was difficult to suppress the Japanese army with too much firepower.Now the biggest threat to Yongzong Island is on the mainland. Only by eliminating the main artillery regiment of the West Special Army can they attack Incheon Port, or buy enough time to wait for reinforcements.

Knowing that time was running out, Hisao Nishio immediately dispatched a brigade to attack Incheon Port in a scattered formation.Eight hundred Japanese soldiers broke up the skirmish line, raised their rifles and rushed towards Incheon Port.In fact, their charge turned into a crawl in just half a minute. Although there was no seawater between Yongzong Island and the mainland after the ebb tide, the two-kilometer-long quagmire was a difficult obstacle to overcome.

Panting heavily, a group of short soldiers from the Japanese kingdom struggled forward in the mud that almost submerged their thighs, and they had to exert great physical strength every step they took.These Japanese soldiers often have to use all their strength to pull out one leg from the muddy water, take a step forward, and then continue to pull out the other leg.

In such a difficult situation, the speed of the Japanese soldiers' charge can be imagined.However, what is more frightening is not that the quagmire will trap people, but the hypothermia.It was already November at this time, and it had entered early winter in the north, and the sea water contained in the mud pool was already below zero, and it only took a few minutes for the legs to sink into it, and then they would be frozen. In the end, the limbs of these Japanese soldiers were frozen. Not listening.

The pain of these Japanese soldiers ended soon, because the infantry position on the opposite side was strafed by intensive machine gun fire.Although the soft quagmire will absorb the power of the explosion and make the artillery's attack effect very poor, it will not affect the direct-firing machine gun.Under the intensive machine gun fire on the opposite side, the [-] Japanese soldiers were completely vulnerable, and they all died in the quagmire soon.

Seeing the machine guns of the West Special Army firing, the artillerymen of the Japanese Army immediately fought desperately, hoping to kill as many enemies as possible.However, the Japanese army needed to move the artillery to an open area to use it. As a result, it was quickly suppressed by the main force of the artillery regiment, and the Japanese army artillery suffered heavy casualties again.

After looking at the difficult quagmire and the situation on the island, Nishio Shouzao turned his eyes and thought: "Everyone cut down trees, cut down all the trees and spread them on the quagmire, we will We can pass."