This idea made the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army shine, and they got busy.Large tracts of trees were felled, and Yongzong Island, which was originally lush and lush, quickly became bald.The Japanese army laboriously transported the trees to the shore, and spread them on the muddy pond without even pruning them.Trees have certain buoyancy and are large enough to float steadily in the mud.The Japanese army stepped on the wooden pontoon bridge and began to charge towards Incheon Port.

Lin Yurong stood on the ground with a stern face, observing the Japanese army team on the opposite side.Because it was not expected that the Japanese army would attack from the direction of Yeongjongdo, there are only some auxiliary positions here, which can accommodate about two battalions of troops.Facing the group charge of the Japanese army under the cover of a large number of artillery, the mere two battalions could not stop it.

Lin Yurong immediately sent an engineer battalion and an infantry regiment to dig a deep position behind the two battalions, and at the same time ordered the artillery to suppress the opponent's artillery fire, making sure to destroy the opponent's artillery position.

Lin Yurong knew very well in his heart that as long as he could completely destroy the artillery of the Japanese army, no matter how many people there were on the other side, it would be useless.Obviously Hata Shunroku is also very aware of this. Although the area of ​​​​Yongzong Island is not large, he still tries to disperse the artillery deployment as much as possible.Hata Toshiro did not invest too much force at one time, half of the artillery remained in a safe area behind Baiyun Mountain, and rotated with the other half of the artillery.This not only ensures combat effectiveness and continuity of firepower, but also confuses the opponent's artillery, making them unable to determine the target.

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Lin Yurong didn't pay much attention to this little trick of Hata Shunroku. After the basic construction of the deep position was completed, the Japanese army had lost the possibility of attacking Incheon Port.What Lin Yurong was most worried about was the battle situation on Yuewei Island, where the real disparity between the few and the few was real.

After retreating from the court, thousands of Japanese soldiers from the No.19 Brigade of the Japanese Army were left on the shore. Although they were at a disadvantage in terms of terrain, the number of defenders was too small after all.Wolmido Island was only constructed as an outpost. Although the fortifications were built around the island, they did not have much strategic depth.Although it is now difficult for the Japanese army without artillery to advance an inch with the fire support of the artillery battalion, this cannot last after all.

Because of the large number of Japanese soldiers, it was impossible to charge together, so most of the Japanese soldiers hid under the breakwater to rest, and those who charged could take turns to charge.The West Army has too few troops, and every time they meet the Japanese army's charge, they need to be defended by all members, and the soldiers in the artillery battalion are also like this. After several hours of continuous shooting, their arms for carrying the shells are numb, and the speed of the shelling is slow. greatly reduced.

Lin Yurong watched Wolmido Island coldly. He found that the biggest problem of the Japanese army was the lack of firepower. In order to get as many soldiers as possible to land on the island, they gave up all their supplies, not even bullets and machine guns.In order to save bullets, the Japanese army rarely used machine guns to cover or shoot with rifles during the charge. They always wanted to solve problems with bayonets.

It's a pity that although the West Army is short of troops, its weapons and equipment are very advanced, and the daily reserves of the positions are all ten bases of ammunition, so there is no need to worry about running out.Terauchi Shouichi was also very helpless. The No.19 Brigade led by him gave up most of the heavy equipment, which resulted in the current situation of being unable to go up and down.Today, the No.19 brigade can only display the desperate spirit of General Nogi Nozomi back then, launching a desperate charge with pig-like tactics, hoping to break through the position by relying on the superiority of numbers, and eliminate the West Army surrounded in the center of the island.

Reinforcement from Incheon Port to Wolmido Island is very difficult, because it needs to go through the famous flying fish channel.Feiyu Waterway is located between Wolmido Island and Incheon Port. It is the only traffic artery in Incheon Port. It is about 90 kilometers long, 1.8 kilometers wide, and has a water depth of 11 to 18 meters. The speed of the water at high tide is as high as 9.5 kilometers per hour.

Such a deep and fast waterway is why the Japanese army had to conquer Wolmido Island first.The water is deep and the current is fast, so it is difficult to use small boats for landing operations, and because of the special geographical location of the Flying Fish Channel, the artillery fire from Yuewei Island can easily block this place.As long as one landing ship is sunk in the waterway, all subsequent ships will be blocked, and there will be no chance to turn and retreat.The Japanese army did not dare to take the risk of the entire fleet being completely blocked in the Feiyu waterway, so they fought steadily and slowly.

There are advantages and disadvantages, the water depth of the Flying Fish Channel is narrow and narrow, which also caused a lot of trouble for the defenders.Because the current was too fast, soldiers could easily be swept away if they swam armed. Therefore, it was also delusional for the main force of the Second Baikal Garrison Division in Incheon Port to reinforce Wolmido Island.

The infantry cannot go to the island, so they can use artillery to support them. Although the main force of the artillery regiment is suppressing the Japanese army on Yeongjong Island, each infantry regiment has an artillery battalion equipped with eight Hu-2 75mm mountain guns. There are also machine gun companies equipped with Hu-1 57mm infantry guns. In addition, there are many mortars that can be used by troops at all levels.These cannons are all put together, and they can also create a huge barrage.

Lin Yurong quickly gathered all the artillery from the infantry regiments and pulled them to the coastal area of ​​Feiyu Waterway.These artillery units were temporarily reorganized and temporarily commanded by the deputy head of the artillery regiment. Following the order of the deputy head, hundreds of artillery pieces of different calibers were fired at the same time, and the dense shells covered a large area around the breakwater. area.Although the artillery caliber of these regiments and battalions was not large, they were superior in number. The shells that rained down exploded among the Japanese soldiers one after another, and the number of Japanese soldiers casualties soared immediately.

Temple Shouichi was taken aback. According to investigations, there was only one garrison division of the West Special Army stationed near Incheon.But he never expected that a second-line garrison on the other side would have so many artillery pieces.Under the intensive bombardment, the situation of the No.1 Brigade became more and more dangerous. He had to order to stop the attack on the Green Beach and Blue Beach, and the whole army moved to the Red Beach.

The No.19 brigade's offensive area has been greatly reduced, which makes it even more difficult for them to take advantage of their strength. An infantry battalion guarding Yuemido Island can concentrate its troops on defense, and even have a little rest time.The two sides fought around the two islands around Incheon Port, and the battle became more and more fierce, even on the merchant ships more than ten kilometers away, they could clearly hear it.

Hayashi Mijuro's heart was as impatient as a fire. He watched the smoke rise from time to time in the distance, and calculated the balance of power between the two sides in his mind.He knew very well in his heart that although the Japanese army had a great advantage in strength, under such extreme terrain, the advantage in numbers would be greatly limited, and the opponent's superiority in firepower could be brought into greater play.

Pacing back and forth in the bridge, Hayashi Mijuro secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that when he launched his second attack at night, the Japanese army that landed on the island earlier could preserve enough strength to cooperate with the follow-up reinforcements to create a landing field in Incheon Port .If he can really land in Incheon Port and defeat the West Special Army troops in front of him, he will be able to control Hwaseong within a few hours and cut off the logistics supply line of the West Special Army in front.

At that time, the Xite army will be in chaos without fighting. As long as they get stuck in this traffic artery, the Japanese army in Busan will be able to turn defeat into victory.Even if the West Army had reinforcements coming, they would have no time to react.As long as he sticks to Huacheng for half a month, the main force of the West Special Army entering the southern part of the Koryo Peninsula will be wiped out, and the Hualan people will have to sit at the negotiating table.

The defeat of the Wa Kingdom is set, this is the only way to win the initiative and not lose too badly, Lin Xijuro is very clear about this.As clear as Lin Xianjuro, Cai Songpo and Liu Bozhao, received the news that Lin Yurong's department was under attack, and the two of them had gathered around the map table for half an hour.

"The Japanese army has obviously put all their eggs in one basket. They want to use this attack to eat us in one fell swoop." Liu Bozhao pointed to the traffic lines on the Koryo Peninsula, then pointed to Hwaseong and said: "Because there are many mountains in the north, the Koryo Peninsula Although there are many roads on the road that can be used as transportation lines, all of these roads must pass through Hwaseong without exception. Hwaseong must not be lost, once it is occupied by the Japanese army, we will fall into a situation of shortage of food and ammunition."

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Cai Songpo nodded: "The Japanese Army saw this very accurately and dared to place a bet. But this time is also our chance. I guess for this sneak attack, the Japanese Army has already mobilized all the elite troops remaining in the country. If this army is completely wiped out here, Wa's defense of the country will be greatly weakened."

"We should send power to the General Staff Headquarters, requesting to mobilize the navy to help defend Incheon Port, and at the same time request to start the next step ahead of schedule." Liu Bozhao looked at Cai Songpo.

"I wonder if Lin Yurong can defend Incheon? After all, he only has one garrison under his command." Cai Songpo said worriedly.

Liu Bozhao has been stationed in Baikal Province for a long time, and he knows Lin Yurong very well. He assured: "Lin Yurong is the best garrison commander in the army. I believe that as long as he is there, he can always find a way. Even if there is a huge difference in strength, he can defend Incheon. Three or four days shouldn't be a problem."

"That's good. It seems that the Wa people are self-inflicted, and we have to have fun with them." Cai Songpo sneered and looked at the many overseas islands of the Wa country.

A squadron that had been lurking for many days finally set sail again, and their destination was not far away, so after just over an hour, the target island was already in sight.

Fujita Tamon was a sergeant, and because he belonged to the Marine Corps, they missed the war on the Koryo Peninsula, which made him very grateful.As a member of the Marine Corps, he belongs to the island defense force. Although his life is relatively poor, his life is very leisurely.

The sun hangs high in the middle of the sky and emits a fiery light. This is the characteristic of subtropical islands. The intensity of sunlight is high and the temperature is high. The salty seawater is evaporated and sticks to the skin, which makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.As usual, after lunch, Fujita Tami cursed at the weather, then carried the [-]-type rifle and walked to the highest post in Naha Port to replace his companion.The post is located at the highest level of the lighthouse near the main channel of the port, and it is the best place to see in Naha.

Humming a country tune, Fujita Tamon quickly climbed up to the tall lighthouse. After taking over with his companions, he was the only one left here.After checking whether the telephone line was smooth as usual, he sat on the wooden floor with his back against the outer wall.Watching here is very boring, because there are no companions to chat with, and there is nothing to entertain, so the time passes very long.Fortunately, this post was too high, and few officers came up to check the post, and under the lighthouse, it was impossible to see the situation above, so he could find a more comfortable position and do his own thing.

Finding a comfortable position in the leeward area and sitting down, Fujita Tamon took out an envelope from his arms, which was a letter written by his wife half a month ago, and there was a photo in the middle, which was his wife and his two-year-old son Filmed with my son.Holding the photo and looking at it carefully for a while, Fujita Tamon felt that the more he looked at it, the more he loved it. He carefully put the photo back in his arms, unfolded the letter from home that he had read so many times, and read it again.

Life at home has become more and more difficult, and food is often not enough. Fortunately, there are richer relatives to help, so I don't go hungry.Nowadays, the price of rice in the grain store is getting higher and higher, and even the price of miscellaneous grains is changing every day. The whole family can only live on miscellaneous grains and salt.

Even so, Fujita Tamon is content, because according to his wife, his brother-in-law's family moved to live in Osaka six months ago.Originally able to live in a big city and get a well-paid job, this brother-in-law has become the envy of everyone.However, an air strike by the West Special Army burned twelve large cities on the Kanto Plain of Wa to ashes, and his brother-in-law's family also died in the fire.The so-called misfortune depends on blessings, and blessings lie on misfortunes. Who knows how to survive in this age.

Fujita can't help sighing that the Hualan country has become stronger and stronger in the past ten years. The Wa country originally plundered a lot of benefits from the Hualan country, but in recent years with the rise of the Western Special Zone, the opportunities for the Wa country to take advantage of it have become less and less. On the contrary, the losses suffered are increasing, and the living standards of the people are also greatly reduced.The navy has been building ships desperately, hoping to gain an advantage at sea. Even the emperor announced that he would only eat one meal a day and invest the saved money in naval construction.

To the surprise of all Japanese people, the navy with high hopes will be completely wiped out, and the entire country's sea frontier will be opened, and there will be no security at all.Recently, I heard that the colonies on the mainland have been lost one after another, and the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to the Wa country. The military is also considering finding a decent truce.

"Is this kind of steps so easy to find? No matter how you look at it, Japan is at a loss this time." Fujita Tamon sighed. He carefully folded the letter paper and stuffed it back into his arms, intending to stand up and move around so as not to hurt his body. Numbness from sitting for long periods of time.

As soon as Fujita Tamon stood up, he was surprised to find that there were many black spots on the horizon where the sea and the sky meet.Fujita Tamon rubbed his eyes vigorously, but he still couldn't see what those black spots were.The black dots move fast and become the size of walnuts in just a few minutes.

"That's a warship." Fujita Tamon was stunned. He didn't expect to see a huge warship in such a peaceful place.Regardless of whether it was the enemy or not, he had to report the situation before continuing to investigate if a battleship group appeared anyway.

The alarm rang loudly, making the whole Naha port tense. There was only one brigade of the Japanese army stationed on the main island, while there was only one squadron in Naha port.On weekdays, the law and order on the island relies on hundreds of police officers, but the addition of these policemen with only batons does not have much effect.

The Japanese army quickly entered the port fortifications, and at the same time ordered people to climb up the tower with binoculars to help Fujita Tamon to confirm the identity and purpose of the other party as soon as possible.With binoculars, Fujita Tamon could see the situation in the distance clearly. When the huge red flag on the mast came into view, he no longer had to think about the other party's intention.

I heard that it was the Xite army who came, and the Japanese army was ready for all battles.The Japanese army believed that a squadron with strong fortifications was enough to withstand any attack from the sea, but they soon discovered that they were wrong.First of all, four Jinzhou-class light cruisers and a Chongshan-class heavy cruiser gradually approached the coast, and the main guns turned to one side, aiming at the defensive positions of the Japanese army.

The rumbling naval artillery fire started, and the huge shells fell on the Japanese army's position, immediately kicking up a large piece of soil, blowing up the originally neat position to pieces.The infantry of the Japanese army lacked artillery and had no ability to fight back at all.They could only crouch in the trenches with their heads in their hands, praying that the shelling would end soon.

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It seems that Amaterasu, whom the Japanese believe in, heard their prayers, and after a few minutes, the naval guns of the Seat Navy finally stopped firing.When the Japanese soldiers climbed out of the artillery hole tremblingly, they realized that their position could no longer be called a position.The trenches, which were originally two meters deep, were only half a meter deep, and many artillery holes were collapsed. Among them, none of the Japanese soldiers hiding in them survived.A squadron of 400 people, less than 100 people are still alive today.

The bigger problem is the weapons, because the heavy machine guns are difficult to move, and these weapons can only be abandoned when avoiding the guns in a hurry.After continuous shelling, these weapons have been restored to the state of spare parts, and they are even worthless for maintenance.After this round of naval gun fire, the Japanese soldiers have almost lost their ability to resist, but a bigger test has just come.

Different from the Japanese army's impromptu merchant fleet, in recent years, the various weapons and equipment of the West Army have become more and more standardized.For example, for landing equipment, although ocean transportation still relies on standardized merchant ships, in terms of landing operations, it has been replaced by specialized landing craft.

The landing craft has a flat bottom and a built-in propeller, which can use the spout to push water forward.This design avoids grounding or propeller bottoming due to too shallow draft during beach flushing.Using this landing craft, people can be sent directly to the beach.

It has a thick steel plate in front, which can not only withstand the shooting of machine guns, but also block small-caliber artillery.Because this kind of landing craft is extremely large, it can not only transport two infantry platoons at a time, but also transport heavy equipment such as cannons and tanks.

After the bombardment, more than 70 such landing craft rushed towards Naha Port at an extremely fast speed.The surviving soldiers in the Japanese army's position behind the beach have not yet woken up, and the enemy's landing craft has already arrived.Relying on the instinct of survival, many Japanese soldiers began to shoot with their rifles desperately. They knew that if they did not resist, they would die sooner or later.

The attacking force was the reorganized Sanya Squadron. The new commander, Lieutenant General Liu Chuanshou, stood on the deck of the Nanyuan aircraft carrier and observed the situation in Naha Port with binoculars.This was the first combat operation of the newly formed Marine Corps of the West Special Army, so the superiors attached great importance to it. If Zhao Shouhong hadn't hand-picked it, such a arduous and glorious task would not even go to the Sanya Squadron.

Liu Chuanshou knew that this was an opportunity to avenge his hatred and improve the reputation of the Sanya Squadron. He also hoped to use this victory to comfort Lin Jixun and other martyrs who died in battle. More than 70 landing craft carried the first two regiments of the Marine Corps and galloped towards the flat beach near Naha Port.

The Japanese army's 6.5 mm caliber bullet hit the bulletproof steel plate, making a crackling sound. Unfortunately, this level of attack cannot shake the frontal armor of the landing craft at all. Such shooting is doomed to be futile.

As a Marine Corps selected from the army and undergoing rigorous training for half a year, every soldier is full of longing before the battle, their mood is extremely excited, and everyone is silently waiting for the arrival of the war.With the slight tremor of the deck under their feet, the landing craft that had been traveling at high speed stopped. According to the usual training, the soldiers knew very well that they had arrived at their destination.

The armor plate in front was suddenly lowered and rested on the soft sand, paving a flat avenue for charging.The soldiers picked up the Type [-] semi-automatic rifles in their hands and rushed towards the island with shouts.The landing craft opened its front deck, which immediately attracted Japanese soldiers.A series of rifle bullets were fired, and the marine soldiers who rushed to the front were immediately hit and fell to the ground, but the soldiers behind were not afraid at all, and continued to charge with their guns in hand.

Soon more than 2000 soldiers rushed to the beach, and many fell down on the sand and aimed at the Japanese soldiers to cover their comrades and continue to disembark.Some medical soldiers immediately rushed to the injured comrades who fell to the ground and pulled them to a safe place for treatment.

The Marine Corps' offensive operations were methodical and precise like a machine.Although the bullets on the Japanese army's position continued to shoot, they were still attacking according to their own rhythm.The last few landing craft finally landed on the beach, because they were too heavy to be loaded, and they were the last few to arrive.When the front hatches of these landing craft were opened to reveal the interior, the Japanese were stunned for a while.

Among these landing craft, there are several strangely shaped tanks, the slender barrel on the rotating turret, and the strange trapezoidal body, which Japanese soldiers have never seen before.In fact, these are not tanks, but Kuailu 2 armored vehicles.

Because of the actual needs of the Marine Corps, researchers have made substantial changes on the basis of Kuailu 1.The first is that trapezoidal armor is added to the front and rear of the body, making the entire armored vehicle more like a ship.In addition, the greatly thickened armor increases the front armor to [-] mm, which is enough to resist the bombardment of small-caliber artillery.

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