"Da Da Da!" A light machine gun of the Imperial Marines, erected on the Japanese trenches, opened heavy fire on the Japanese troops, and several Japanese soldiers were immediately knocked to the ground.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! A volley of rifle bullets hit me, and several Japanese soldiers who had just been about to enter the position fell to the ground.

The Imperial Marines were expanding their gains, and the Japanese positions were already in shambles, and they had completely broken through. However, there were still a very small number of Japanese troops who were resisting stubbornly. They relied on improvised fortifications in groups to resist the attack of the Imperial Marines. However, in the end, it turned out to be nothing more than a mantis arm as a car.

With the successful landing of the 2nd Battalion of the 11th Regiment of the Imperial Marine Corps, a large number of new troops joined in, making the offensive of the Imperial Marine Corps even more fierce. In a total of more than an hour, the Imperial Marines broke through the Japanese defense line and routed the Japanese on the beach. The marines who landed later began to attack the depth of the Japanese army and further expand the landing ground.

A large number of units of the Imperial Marine Corps, began to land. It is obviously impossible to defeat the Japanese army with only the two battalions that landed in the early stage, and a large number of follow-up troops are needed to land.

On a transport ship, Major General Liu Guannan, commander of the 1st Marine Division, showed a smile on his face: "The brothers did a good job, they defeated the Japanese so easily and established a landing field." Let the follow-up troops land as soon as possible, and the entire division must complete the landing before dark. Tomorrow, we should launch an attack on the city of Fukuoka and completely defeat the Japanese Sixth Division. ”

Judging by the current situation, the losses of the Imperial Marines in the landing operation were not large. This made Major General Liu Guannan very satisfied. Although, where there is war, there will be casualties. But. Being able to minimize casualties is undoubtedly what every commander wants to see.

After the successful landing of the 1st Marine Division of the Imperial Corps, it was necessary to launch an attack on Fukuoka, and after the subsequent 2nd and 3rd Marine Divisions landed, they would besiege the 6th Division of the Japanese Army and completely annihilate it. That's the case. Fukuoka fell into the hands of the Empire. The Imperial Army will be able to speed up the landing with the help of the facilities in the port of Fukuoka. In particular, some heavy weapons, such as 155-mm heavy guns, did not have a professional dock, making it difficult to carry out the landing. The 105-mm light howitzer and the 75-mm field gun can also be disassembled and transported directly to the coast by landing craft. But with 155 mm heavy guns, it won't work.

Fortunately, there was naval gun support from naval warships. For a while, 155-mm heavy howitzers were not needed. The power of the naval guns is much stronger than the 155 mm heavy guns of the navy. Fukuoka is right on the seashore, and the entire city of Fukuoka is completely within the range of the Imperial Navy's naval guns.

The headquarters of the 45th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, Miyazaki Toraki Nakasa's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. The two brigades lost their positions in just over an hour, and the casualties exceeded 70 percent. Right now. The combined strength of the remnants of the two brigades was only four or five hundred. This is equivalent to more than half of the casualties of the 45th Infantry Wing!

Although, reinforcements from a brigade sent from the divisional headquarters have arrived. But. Toraki Miyazaki Nakasa had no confidence at all to recapture his position and drive the Chinese army out into the sea.

Along with the reinforcements of the brigade sent by the division headquarters, there was also an order from the division commander, Lieutenant General Yuzuhara Wanzo. Lieutenant General Yuzuhara asked the 45th Infantry Wing to find a way to launch a counterattack and drive them all out to sea while the Shina Army was still on a firm foothold. This is for Miyazaki Toraki Nakasa. It's just an impossible task.

"Ogawa-kun, Your Excellency the Division Commander ordered us to launch a counterattack and drive the people of China into the sea. Do you think this plan is likely to succeed? Miyazaki Toraki asked Nakasa.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, this is impossible. The China Navy gathered more than a dozen warships off Hyun Beach. Including two massive battleships and heavy cruisers. My brigade suffered heavy losses under the heavy shelling of the Chinese navy. The 1st Brigade, which reinforced us, also suffered more than half of the casualties under the heavy shelling of the Chinese navy. Now, more and more Chinese troops have landed. We launch a counterattack at this time, and it is no different from sending us to death. Koji Ogawa said directly.

"However, there is no way for us to disobey the order of His Excellency the division commander." Miyazaki Toraki said with a dark face.

"Ogawa-kun, Your Excellency the Division Commander wants us to launch a counterattack and drive the people of China into the sea. Therefore, we have to go on the offensive. Prepare for half an hour we will head towards Gen Beach. While the people of China are not firmly established, they may not be able to defeat them. Miyazaki Tora said helplessly. If he was allowed to choose, he would not be willing to launch a counterattack at this time. However, the military order was like a mountain, the order to counterattack had been given, and he had no choice but to act as ordered.

In order to counterattack the landed Chinese* troops, Miyazaki Toraki Nakasa brought all the family resources of the 45th Infantry Wing with him. The artillery squadron to which the wing belongs, with eight French 75mm field guns, will be their powerful infantry support firepower. As for the Meiji 38-year 75-mm field gun originally equipped by the Japanese Army, it was reequipped with second-line troops. The performance of the French-made 75-mm field gun is naturally much more advanced than the Japanese Army's own Meiji 38-year 75-mm field gun.

While Britain, France, and the United States provided support to Japan, France also provided Japan with a lot of 75-mm field guns. At the very least, most of the original 20 standing divisions of the Japanese Army have been reequipped with such field guns as weapons used by their wing artillery.

The French 75mm field gun was not far behind the 75mm field gun used by the Imperial Army. In other words, the 75-mm field gun of the Imperial Army was originally improved on the basis of the French-made 75-mm field gun. In terms of rate of fire, there is little difference between the two. However, the Imperial Army's 75mm field guns were lighter in weight and easier to follow the troops over long distances. The French-made 75-mm field gun, which weighed 1.5 tons, was almost twice as much as the 75-mm field gun used by the Imperial Army. This made the Japanese artillery miserable. In the absence of trucks to tow artillery, it is understandable how difficult it is to be able to haul these guns only with animal power or manpower.

At 10 a.m., the artillery squadron of the 45th Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army began to pour shells on the landing grounds of the Imperial Marines. At this time, the 11th Regiment of the Imperial Marine Corps had just completed the landing. On the beach, a large amount of war materials were piled up. In particular, the nine 75-mm field guns and shells of the regimental artillery company were piled up like a hill.

"Boom!" A shell landed on the beach, and the two Marines were blown away in an instant. Subsequently, a large number of shells fell.

"Shelling, hide! Damn, contact the Navy, we need fire support! The commander of the 11th Marine Regiment yelled.

If the Japanese could not suppress the shelling and let them open fire, the 11th Marine Regiment would have suffered heavy losses.

Fortunately, the warships of the Imperial Navy on the sea also reacted immediately. Several 'E-class' destroyers, firing quickly. The twin-mounted 105 mm guns in the bow and stern fired frantically at the Japanese Navy's artillery positions. Subsequently, the 155-mm guns of the 'Suzaku-class' light cruisers were also added.

According to the calculated ballistics, several light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy directly covered the Japanese artillery positions. A large number of shells rained down, so that the artillery positions of the Japanese army were completely enveloped in artillery fire.

A 155-mm shell fell, impartially on a pile of 75-mm shells. Suddenly, the explosion of the shell triggered a larger-scale explosion, which directly destroyed the artillery position of the Japanese Army. Eight 75-mm field guns were blown up, and many of the barrels were distorted. The artillery suffered heavy casualties and suffered a lot of losses.

After Miyazaki Tiger Ki Nakasa received the report, he scolded even more: "Yaga! How so? How could the shelling of the people of China be so strong? ”

"Your Excellency, the Chinese are supported by naval artillery, and in terms of artillery fire, we are simply not comparable to the Chinese people." Koji Ogawa said.

"Humph! Even without artillery preparation, the heroic warriors of the Imperial Japanese Army were able to drive the people of China into the sea. The 3rd Brigade, as well as the 23rd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Wing, were ordered to attack ten minutes later. This time, we are going to drive the people of China into the sea in one fell swoop. Miyazaki Toraki Nakasa ordered viciously.

On the beach, after escaping the Japanese shelling, the 11th Marine Regiment immediately went into action. The artillery company deployed nine 75-mm field guns on top of the improvised artillery positions, and the 3rd Battalion, which had just landed, also went to the front line, and together with the 2nd Battalion, they were to resist the Japanese counterattack. As for the 1st Battalion, it served as a reserve. In the previous battle, the 1st Battalion lost more than 200 men. After a fierce battle, the soldiers were also very tired.

In addition, Major General Liu Guannan, commander of the 1st Marine Division, also asked the Navy to provide more fire support when the Japanese counterattack was large. Although, the shelling of the Japanese army was quickly suppressed. However, it was foreseeable that a large-scale counterattack by the Japanese army would soon begin. If the Imperial Marines had resisted their counterattack, then they would have really gained a foothold on the beach. If they don't resist, the Imperial Marines will pay an even greater price. (To be continued.) )

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