Chapter 114 The first battle(1/2)
The shells of each ship began to extend to the land to clear out the Japanese army that might have been hiding. In fact, this was completely unnecessary, because the garrison at the port was basically dead, and other troops had already fled far away.
Chen Tianming looked at the complete port that had become dilapidated and said to Huang Qiankun: "It's enough to have our navy, so what else is there to need for an army!"
"You can't say that. The young master said that the final decision is the army. Although our warships are powerful, their range is limited after all. It is naturally no problem to attack such a small island, but it seems powerless to attack a slightly larger island."
"Haha," Chen Tianming smiled and said to a soldier beside him: "Let the telegram room generate electricity for the two ships of the army, and then he said he could land."
"After the army completes login, we will go to Sasebo to join the sermon."
"Yes." Huang Qiankun nodded. It was too difficult to strike against a warship with a central fire control system, which seemed very boring.
The simple personnel login is very fast, but it is not easy to move hundreds of tons of supply supplies off the ship. Fortunately, there is a crane at the port. Japan has been planning to Taiwan for a long time, so Naha Port was built very well. The dock bought from Anderson in the early years has also been expanded to 5,000 tons. All Japanese warships can be repaired and replenished in Naha, which is of great significance to Taiwan's combat.
After the Army landed, the Cute Dead left, and the four Zhiyuan-class ships were stationed in ports and used as movable turrets.
There are still many Japanese army on the Ryukyu Island. These army originally planned to be dispatched to Taiwan next month, but Hawaii declared war just a few days after the Shimonoseki Treaty was signed.
The Japanese Army stationed 2,000 people in Naha City and 1,500 people in Nancheng. For the humanitarian considerations that Qin Ge mentioned, Chen Tianming did not order an attack on Naha City, and the Japanese Army stationed in Naha did not retreat. When the artillery fire stopped, Colonel Yama Prefecture, commander-in-chief of Naha, sent a scout to reconnaissance, and soon received news that more than 1,000 enemy troops had landed.
At this time, Huo Ge (played by book friend Sneering Tian), the leader of the third mixed troupe, was listening to the report of the scouts.
"There are more than 2,000 Japanese Army personnel in Naha City, 4 3-inch field guns and 10 47mm guns. The weapons used by the infantry are Japanese Murata-style 8mm (7.92) single-shot rifles, with a maximum effective range of no more than 500 meters. The commander is a Colonel named Yama Prefecture Mantoshi." (7.92 mm is generally called 8mm, and the box marked for loading bullets of the German Mauser 98 is also 8mm.)
It is also a reconnaissance, but the information obtained is much more detailed and accurate than the reconnaissance results of the Japanese scouts. There is a reason for this. The Ryukyu people did not like the Japanese very much. Many of the information of the scouts were asked by the locals before verifying them.
"Single-shot rifle? I heard that all the Beiyang Army use 5 consecutive shots, but Japan actually uses single-shot rifles. Hahahaha, I'm so laughing to death! By the way, what kind of colonel has a military rank?"
"It should be the same as the regiment rank, equivalent to the colonel." said the scout.
"Col. Well, it's not bad, it's qualified! Go and call me the two company commanders of the artillery company."
"Wang rushed to the company commander of the first artillery company of the Third Mixed Regiment!"
"Zhang Wangshandao, the company commander of the Second Artillery Company of the Third Mixed Regiment!"
"Well, how are you two preparing?"
"Reporting the group! You can fire artillery at any time! However, there are many buildings in Naha City and many civilians have not evacuated, so it is not suitable for artillery battles."
"How is that?" Huo Ge frowned and said, "I'll let someone detect where their large-caliber guns are. Just knock them out."
"no problem."
After finding out the Japanese artillery positions, two 105mm field artillery tore open their camouflage and began to aim. After two artillery company commanders confirmed twice, the artillery roared.
Liucheng Iwamura just received an order from Manchi Yama Prefecture, Dakota Yama Prefecture, requiring him to transfer the artillery team to the Okinawa Prefecture Government to shell the Hawaiian army landed on the other side of the river, and must not let the enemy cross the river. The river mentioned here is a small river about 20 meters wide, with several stone bridges built. These bridges are all strategic points, but before the warships were shelled, there were no one left to defend, and now they are already in the hands of Huoge.
As soon as Liucheng Iwamura gave orders to the soldiers, he heard the whistling of artillery shells flying. As an artillery soldier, he knew what this meant, so he shouted "Let's go!" and then he fell to the ground. The soldiers sent by Manzhi of the Shan County to send orders were unknown, so he stood there in a daze, but was hit by shrapnel and died on the spot.
"Bang!" A green signal flare rose.
Zhang Wangshan put down the telescope and said, "The green signal has hit it! Hurry up, send 10 rapid shots to destroy their small cannons!"
Two 105mm field guns and eight 77mm field guns lined up, aiming at the same place and starting to fire continuously.
Soon the Japanese artillery artillery turned into a pile of scrap iron, and only 8 people survived the artillery in the team. The captain Liucheng Iwamura was hit by a 77mm shell at 2:38, and the body was blown to pieces, and he was truly dead without a complete body.
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"Room, I guess the Japanese artillery is over!" Wang Chong reported.
"I'll know when the scouts come back."
"Report, Hu Mingqiang, 2nd squad of the 3rd Platoon of the Reconnaissance Company, Li Cong comes back to report!" After saluting, the two soldiers began to take off their ordinary clothes, revealing their military uniforms.
"Well, how are the little Japanese artillery soldiers?"
"All finished!"
"Okay, let's see our infantry next!" said with a fist.
"Okay, you two will return to the team."
"yes!"
"Let the artillery be stationed in the port, and I will contact you by telegram if you need anything."
"Yes!" Wang Chong and Zhang Wangshan saluted.
The Third Mixed Regiment consists of 850 infantry battalions, 260 artillery companies, 260 in two logistics companies, and 130 in one medical company, totaling 1,500 people.
After Wang Chong and Zhang Wangshan left, Huoge drove 10 artillery pieces from the open space of the dock, took off his hat, touched his short hair, and said, "The artillery is really awesome. You can kill a few shots to get the biggest threat to the infantry. If I had known that I would have been an artilleryman."
After putting on his hat, Huoge ordered the guards and said, "Go and let all the infantry gather."
On the open space of the dock, two infantry battalions and a medical company stood in total like wood. Each soldier wanted an 8-stroke revolver on the right, and three grenades on the left, and five magazines in front. An AK-75 carbine was carried on his right shoulder. The narrow and long triangular bayonet at the muzzle was very bright. Yes, it was a bayonet. Although Qin Ge did not agree with bayonets, he still installed bayonets on each gun.
Huoge walked to the front of the line, looked at the rows of soldiers standing straight, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Brothers, but I still remember what the former Grandmaster said to us?"
Before they boarded the ship, Qin Ge said to them: "Although bayonets can easily increase casualties, I still hope that when you see the enemy charge, you can stab the enemy's chest with a bayonet, instead of taking out eight wheel cannons to knock down your opponent. I am not asking you to fight bayonets every time you encounter an enemy charge. I just hope that each of you can fight bayonets like this in your life. I believe that my passionate Chinese man can definitely do it."
The officers and soldiers naturally remembered what Qin Ge said.
"Remember!"
"Okay! Just remember, the blood on the bayonet is the best proof of your courage! The brothers of the reconnaissance company have now controlled several stone bridges across the river, and the little Japanese artillery is already done. Tell me, what else are you afraid of?"
"There's nothing we're afraid of!"
"Okay! We are the first formal combat force sent by the Grand Marshal. We are the righteous army. Do you still remember the basic military rules?!"
"No attack on ordinary people, no robbery of their property, no ..."
"Just remember! If there is any violation of discipline, we will deal with it with military law! Now, move forward!"
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"What?!! Only 8 of you are left in the artillery team?" Shanxian Manzhi said furiously.
"Christian Colonel, we were attacked by at least 30 artillery pieces, and two of them were 105mm heavy artillery pieces. Their scouts must have already reconnaissed our position." A artilleryman wrapped in gauze in his right hand said.
"Impossible! It must be a letter from the Ryukyu people here! Where is the cannon? The cannon is not damaged, right?"
"The artillery is completely destroyed."
"Nani! Then why are you here to see me?"
"We hope that Lord Colonel can give us a few rifles and let us avenge the Grandmaster of the Six Cities!"
"Well~~Come on, go and get 8 rifles!"
After getting the rifle, several artillery soldiers hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Your Excellency Colonel!"
"You go!" Shanxian Manzhi waved his hand.
After several disabled artillery soldiers went out, a soldier ran in.
"What instructions do you have in the base camp?" Shan County Manzhi asked anxiously.
"The base camp ordered our troops to annihilate the landing enemy troops. The troops from Nancheng are now coming, and the navy has also sent a small fleet to rush forward!"
"Annihilation? Our artillery is over!"
"Why don't you wait for the troops from Nancheng to arrive before attacking?"
"Report!"
"What happened?"
"The scouts found that the enemy was coming from Jiumaodi Bridge!"
"Nani?! The enemy has crossed the bridge! Baga! Pass my order! Go to Jiumao to block the enemy immediately!"
"Col. Are you not waiting for the troops in Nancheng?"
"No need, the soldiers of our Great Japanese Empire are invincible! The Beiyang Army in China was beaten to the ground by us! What's more, Hawaii, which is smaller than Japan!"
"The troupe is Japanese!" As soon as the people from Huoge crossed the bridge, the Japanese came, and there were at least 1,500 people.
"Damn it, there is no time to dig a trench! Each unit scatters and lie down, and wait for the Japanese to come to 400 meters before fighting!"
Jiumao Land is a large area of cultivated land and there is no danger to guard. Huoge did not expect that the little Japanese would bring it up so boldly.
"Slow down! Template them to shoot at around 400!" Shanxian Manzhi ordered. He knew that the army going to North Korea often used this trick to consume the other party's ammunition, and it was tried and done.
"Stop! Take a few shots at the opposite side!" Shanxian Manzhi ordered.
"Smack it!"
"Hmm? Stopped? What does it mean?" Huo Ge raised his thumb and calculated the distance, "400 meters, um, Xiao Yang, why are you shaking?"
"Tongzhang, I, I'm a little scared."
"I'm afraid of you! Little Japanese is a big deal, look at me!" Huoge picked up his rifle and aimed it, shouting, "You will shoot when my gun is fired!"
"Hmm? You're not fooled on the other side? Damn, there are only 800 people, rush up!" As soon as Man Zhi of Shan County called out, a blood flower appeared on the chest of the guards beside him, and then a crisp sound of gunfire was heard.
"Nani!!"
"beat!!"
"Baopaopaopaopao..." The gunshots rang out like beans, and the Japanese soldiers standing opposite kept screaming and falling down.
To be continued...