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"General Sun, the obstacles to the landing have been cleared. The Japanese were so frightened that they were out of our range, and there was no one on the beach. Marines can land lightly. If it weren't for the lack of range of the guns, we would have blown the whole of Edo into ruins! "On the cruiser 'Shang Tang', Vice Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet, said to Vice Admiral Sun Hao with a smile. He was very satisfied with the 1st Fleet's table and the might of these 'Shang-class' cruisers.

"Haha! That's good, the 1st Fleet has made the first contribution to this operation. As for the firing range of naval guns, I heard that the armament department is already developing newer naval guns. When the time comes, this will certainly not be a factor limiting our combat power! Lieutenant General Sun Hao said.

"That's a good feeling! In this way, we will have a greater certainty when dealing with the navy of Western devils! Lieutenant General Wei Yong said with some excitement. In today's naval warfare, the firing range of naval guns and the importance of artillery accuracy have become higher and higher. If the Chinese navy can be far ahead of the Western navy in this respect, it will be able to occupy more advantages in future naval battles.

"General, the 1st Brigade is ready, General Zhang asked when the landing operation could be launched." A staff officer on Lieutenant General Sun Hao's tree hole. This time, a total of three Marine brigades were dispatched. But the 3rd and 5th Brigades were newly formed units and took the lead. Of course, we still have to rely on the 1st Brigade, which has been through a hundred battles. Of course, the Japanese were too weak, even if the 3rd or 5th Brigade took the lead. Basically, there will be no problem. It's just that Lieutenant General Sun Hao still chose a more cautious tactic.

"Tell General Sù Zhang, it's time to carry out the landing. Build a solid position before it gets dark! Lieutenant General Sun Hao said.

"Yes, General!" After saluting, the staff officer turned to deliver the order.

"General Wei, it's up to you next. If the Japanese dare to block the landing of our marines. The 1st Fleet was also needed to provide fire cover for the Marines. Lieutenant General Sun Hao said.

"General Sun, no problem, it's all wrapped around me. As long as the Japanese dare to come. Keep the fried and they cry dad and call mother. However, I think those guys are too scared to be within range of our naval guns anymore! Lieutenant General Wei Yong said disdainfully. Compared to the Chinese* army, the Japanese army is simply too rubbish. The two sides are not opponents of the same level at all. Defeat the Japanese army. It's not a lot of effort.

After receiving the order of Lieutenant General Sun Hao, Major General Zhang Shun, commander of the 1st Marine Brigade, gave the order to attack. Major General Zhang Shun, as the first major general of the Chinese Marine Corps, was deeply used by Emperor Long Yufei. There is even news that after the size of the Marine Corps is expanded a little more, the Marine Corps Command will be established, and Major General Zhang Shun is the most popular candidate for Marine Corps commander. Of course, the current Major General Zhang Shun. Not very focused on that, his main energy. It's all about the war in front of you. Only by defeating the enemy can he gain more feats, be promoted, and even move to a higher position.

"The 1st and 2nd battalions were ordered to begin the landing, and after the landing, quickly establish a beachhead to provide cover for the follow-up troops." On a transport ship, Rear Admiral Zhang Shun gave the order. Two battalions of marines landed first, and after the beachhead had been established, the follow-up troops landed. After that, they managed to capture the docks in Edo and create conditions for the landing of subsequent troops. Although the dock in Edo is not large, it is also able to accommodate the transport ships of the Chinese Navy. This facilitated the speed of the landing, especially those artillery of the artillery battalion, which would be much easier to load and unload if there was a dock. Otherwise, it will not be so easy to send a 75-mm field gun weighing 800 kg to the beach.

Hundreds of landing craft were lowered from the transport ship. The Marines rowed the oars in their hands with all their might. The landing craft quickly headed towards the shore. In order to prevent an attack by the Japanese, the 12 'Shang-class' cruisers of the 1st Fleet of the Navy had already approached only two kilometers from the coast, and the naval guns on the side were also aimed at the beach. In addition, on the bow of the landing craft, the marines were on alert. The sniper lies on the bow of the ship, ready to open fire in time to shoot possible enemies. On the bow of some landing craft were Type 44 heavy machine guns, which had just been equipped with troops. These three marines were the first units to fight against Japan, and they were also equipped with such powerful weapons for the first time.

The landing craft were fired at the beach like arrows from a string, but the Japanese side did not react at all to the landing of the Chinese marines. As if there was no attention at all. In fact, as Vice Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy, said, the Japanese were frightened and did not dare to brave the fire of the Chinese Navy anymore.

However, the news of the beginning of the landing of the Chinese marines was reported to the shogun Tokugawa Iekei as soon as possible.

"General, the Chinese have begun to land! The sea is full of their boats! A samurai wanted Tokugawa Iekei to say.

"The Chinese are starting to land, it's just too good!" Tokugawa Iekei suddenly stood up from his chair. If the Chinese land, they can fight the Chinese on land. And there is no need to worry about being designed by the naval guns of the Chinese anymore.

"General, we should attack immediately and drive those Chinese into the sea." While their main force has not yet come ashore, this is undoubtedly the best moment for us to launch a counterattack! "If the year is sent to Yuji Yamamoto, it is built on the road.

"Yamamoto-kun, have you forgotten the powerful artillery fire of the Chinese? If we attack at this time, we will definitely be bombarded by the Chinese's naval artillery. When the time comes, our elite samurai will lose their lives needlessly! The old Ii Naoliang objected.

"Your Excellency Jing Yi, although the cannon fodder of the Chinese is fierce, our samurai are not afraid of death. Besides, as long as the attack speed is fast enough and rushes up and fights with the Chinese, the Chinese's naval guns will not dare to fire! Yuji Yamamoto said. Obviously, he had already thought of a way to deal with it.

Tokugawa Iekei, the shogun, was very interested in this strategy of Yuji Yamamoto.

"Yamamoto-kun, how many samurai do you want?" Tokugawa Iekei asked.

"General, according to the information we have received, there are only about 1,500 Chinese who have landed. Please give me a thousand samurai, and I will definitely be able to defeat those Chinese. Yuji Yamamoto said.

"A thousand? That's too little. So, Yamamoto-kun, I'll give you two thousand! Those Chinese who must be killed are holding their heads and letting them know how powerful the Japanese samurai are! Tokugawa Iekei said.

"Yes. Rest assured, General, we will win! Yuji Yamamoto patted his chest and reassured.

Soon, Yuji Yamamoto gathered two thousand Japanese samurai and began to go to the beaches of Edo, preparing to launch an attack on the landing Chinese marines and catch the Chinese marines by surprise.

At this moment, the landing craft of the 1st and 2nd battalions of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps had already washed up on the beach. The marines got off the landing craft and began to build a beachhead on the beach. During their landing, there was no counterattack from the Japanese at all, which made the Marines very strange. The landing operation was originally a battle with relatively large casualties, and the Marines often had to brave the enemy's bullets to land, and they were often shot before they could reach the shore. But now, their landing is like an outing, which makes these marines a little uncomfortable.

Mortars were erected on the beach, and two battalions, a total of 8 Type 44 heavy machine guns, were also erected on the beachhead line. Before the arrival of the follow-up troops, they needed to guard the entire beachhead.

Major General Zhang Shun, commander of the 1st Marine Brigade who was staying on the sea, was relieved after seeing the 1st and 2nd Battalions landing easily. The 3rd and 4th battalions were immediately ordered to begin the landing. After these two battalions came ashore, they were ready to capture the docks in Edo and then cover the landing of the large army.

It was at this time that the counterattack commanded by Yuji Yamamoto of the shogunate Wakanian Yoshimoto began. More than 2,000 Japanese samurai rushed out of Edo Castle and roared to the beach, trying to drive the Chinese marines into the sea.

"Boom! Rumble! "The first to react were the warships on the sea. They shelled these Japanese samurai for the first time.

One by one, the shells fell into the ranks of the Japanese samurai, and the Japanese samurai were blown up, and many Japanese samurai were directly blown to pieces by the shells, and the stumps and broken arms flew everywhere.

"Quick! Run, everybody. As long as you rush over and mix with the Chinese, the Chinese will not dare to fire again! Some Japanese officers shouted loudly.

These Japanese samurai, armed with samurai swords and short legs, ran desperately forward, trying to rush past the interception of the Chinese navy's naval guns.

"Mortar, fire!" When the Japanese samurai were still a thousand meters from the beachhead of the Chinese marines, the mortars opened fire. Two battalions, a total of 20 mortars, opened heavy fire. Dense shells fell into the ranks of the Japanese samurai. Although the power of the mortar is not great, the rate of fire is fast, which makes those Japanese samurai pay a heavy price, and they are completely flesh and blood against the steel cannon of the Chinese* army! (To be continued......)