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Volume One: On the Songhua River Chapter 3229: Night of Fierce Battle (Part 2)

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    Artillery fire reddened the sky in the northern part of Kyushu Island, and the continuous sound of explosions echoed in the night air. When the few remaining Japanese soldiers broke through the heavy fire net and could see the division's positions, they greeted  Theirs was direct fire from tank guns, shells from thousands of mortars, raindrops of bullets from heavy machine guns, and bombs poured from bombers, turning the Japanese counterattack into a bloody massacre.

    Seeing that he was approaching the position of the China Division, but was blocked by fire, Lieutenant General Shirakawa became anxious and ordered the artillery of the headquarters to immediately destroy the position of the China Division at any cost. The Japanese artillery fired, and the shells fell on the position of tanks.  However, because the position was not accurate yet, the losses caused to the Niangziguan garrison troops were minimal.

    Without waiting for the Japanese artillery to adjust its bombardment direction, the heavy artillery group prepared by Zhang Hansheng immediately began to suppress the artillery fire. Immediately, the warship's large-caliber naval guns also invested in the bombardment of the Japanese artillery position. Almost instantly, it was still  The Japanese artillerymen who were conducting test firings were completely destroyed. The position was filled with smoke and flashing fire.

    The battlefield in the northern part of Kyushu Island was bloody and bloody. From Feng Jiwu's position, half of the sky was red. This made him very worried. He had already received intelligence that the Japanese defense force on Kyushu Island was about 200,000 people. 2¡Ú  On the right, Zhang Hansheng only has more than 70,000 troops, which is nearly three times the number of troops. He has not yet established a firm foothold. After thinking about it, he called Zhang Hansheng and said, "Hansheng, how are you? Can you still support it? Do you need more troops?"  Send reinforcements? Good guy, it sounds like the fight is more lively than mine!"

    Zhang Hansheng was happy and replied very easily: "Commander. I have bombers in the sky, cannons on the ground, warships at sea, and three-dimensional fire nets in the sea, land and air. We only defend but not attack. We are fighting with firepower advantage. How many little devils do we have?"  Just take away as much as you can, I hope the little devil will be stupid and fight back more often!"

    Feng Jiwu laughed and said hello: "Okay, okay! I won't worry about you anymore. The second echelon, under the command of Deputy Commander Ma Chaoyang, has already arrived from Busan and is expected to arrive at around five in the morning.  War zone, don¡¯t worry, we have backup!¡±

    Putting down the phone, Zhang Hansheng felt even more confident. More than 70,000 troops were insufficient for attack, but with superior sea, land and air firepower, defense was more than enough. This was indeed the case, Lieutenant General Shirakawa Yoshizawa, commander of the Japanese Kyushu Island Defense Zone Headquarters.  The counterattacks that mobilized 100,000 troops were shattered time and time again by the volcanic eruption-like artillery fire of the division troops. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, and several divisions participated in the counterattack.  They were all beaten down to less than one-fifth of their strength.

    The report from the frontline commander to the defense zone headquarters was full of fear and bloody figures. Thousands of people from a regiment went up.  The Julu China Division troop position is still a few kilometers away.  He was submerged in the roaring shells, and the rain of bullets was so dense that there were no blind spots.  Less than one-tenth of the soldiers who retreated were completely disabled.

    After receiving the report, Lieutenant General Shirakawa lowered his head dejectedly. The level of casualties of the counterattack troops shocked him extremely, and it was even more unexpected. As a senior general of the empire, he must have a cold and determined heart.  Regardless of the casualties of the soldiers, the soldiers of the Japanese Empire were not afraid of death, but this kind of battle in which the counterattack troops were completely lost without even seeing the appearance of the Chinese soldiers made him shudder in his heart.

    Lieutenant General Shirakawa understood that his opportunity was tonight. He was not naive enough to believe that the China Division only had tens of thousands of troops to attack Kyushu Island. It would have reinforcements. If Kyushu could not be conquered before dawn,  He knew very well how serious the consequences would be if tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers in the northern part of the island were driven into the sea.

    We must counterattack at all costs, but what makes Lieutenant General Shirakawa feel powerless is that he currently has insufficient available troops. After several hours of fierce fighting, the counterattack force suffered heavy casualties of more than 100,000 people, and now less than half of the troops are left.  , although the headquarters of the Kyushu Island Defense Zone has more than 200,000 troops under its jurisdiction, more than 100,000 of them are in the southern region, and water far away cannot quench the thirst nearby.

    Lieutenant General Shirakawa's eyes glowed like a gambler, and he said to the chief of staff, Major General Akiyoshi: "Akiyoshi-kun, order the withdrawn troops to immediately reorganize to form a new counterattack force, even if all the jade is broken, we must  . .

    Chief of Staff Akiyoshi murmured, obviously disapproving of him for using the disabled troops to carry out an ineffective counterattack, but he had no better way and could only go out to convey the order silently.

    After a few hours of silence on the battlefield in the northern part of Kyushu Island, it started to get noisy again at around three o'clock in the morning. A new round of Japanese counterattacks began. Zhang Hansheng laughed with joy. The little devil was stupid and took human lives to shoot the shells.  The collision was what he wanted, and there was enough ammunition. The follow-up troops would arrive in more than two hours. There was no need to save the shells, they all hit the little devil!

    Northwest of Honshu IslandOn the battlefield above, Feng Jiwu's regiment's attack on the Japanese second line of defense became more and more fierce. Naturally, the Japanese army was unwilling to allow the division troops to break through the second line of defense when the first line of defense collapsed, destroying all nearby troops.  All the troops launched a frantic counterattack, and at the same time ordered the troops on the second line of defense to desperately gather towards the breach, trying to block the breach with the lives of soldiers.

    Under such circumstances, the troops of the Niangziguan garrison that expanded to the left and right wings encountered great resistance. Every time they advanced, they had to go through a bloody fight. Fortunately, the firepower was strong enough, the various arms cooperated properly, and the tactics were cleverly formulated.  , they just used artillery shells and bombs to eat away at the Japanese position bit by bit. Although the advance was very slow, the breakthrough point in the Japanese second line of defense was still expanding bit by bit as if it was being eaten away.

    The difficulties encountered by each brigade soon came to Feng Jiwu's hands. He remained unmoved and just issued the following order to the commanders of each brigade: "Before the follow-up troops reach the battlefield, each ministry must capture the Japanese second  The defense line is hard for us, and the Japanese army is even harder. The competition now is about will and combat effectiveness! "

    Yamaguchi Castle, the headquarters of the northwestern defense zone on Japan's Honshu Island. Commander Lieutenant General Takiro Morita, Chief of Staff Major General Takashima Yue, Air Defense Commander Major General Suzuki Shinji, and a large group of senior staff officers all gathered in the war room.  , outside, there was the continuous sound of artillery, and indoors, there was a group of senior Japanese officers with livid faces, silent and suppressed.

    All senior Japanese military officers realized that the situation on the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island was critical, especially the collapse of the first line of defense. All Japanese military officers did not expect it. Therefore, they were caught off guard in the face of the change. That was enough.  Three divisions and more than 60,000 soldiers, within a few hours, the entire line collapsed, most of them were broken into pieces, and less than one-tenth of the soldiers escaped back to the second line of defense.

    The first line of defense on the beachhead had almost no effect before it collapsed. Tens of thousands of imperial soldiers were thrown in. This was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Japanese commanders. At this moment, if they hadn't realized that they were right  If there is something wrong with the Falklands ground radar station, then he is a complete fool.

    Therefore, the first sentence of Lieutenant General Morita was, "Gentlemen, it is obvious that the Tsushima ground radar station has been controlled by the Chinese. Otherwise, they would not have not issued an early warning to the headquarters, but this issue is no longer important.  Now, the serious problem we are facing is that after breaking through our first line of defense, the China Division troops continue to attack the second line of defense!"

    "The current reality is that the second line of defense has opened a hole more than 40 kilometers wide, and it is gradually expanding. If the breach is not blocked, after dawn, will the second line of defense exist and will Yamaguchi Castle still be there?  In our hands, who can guarantee it?"

    No one could guarantee that. Therefore, none of the senior officers answered. Lieutenant General Morita continued, "In order to ensure that the second line of defense does not completely collapse, we can only mobilize our troops, carry out counterattacks, seize the breakthrough, and move China  The division troops have retreated to the first line of defense. Gentlemen, please study the counterattack plan!"

    Chief of Staff Major General Takashima frowned and said: "Commander, gentlemen, if we carry out a large-scale counterattack, the current strength alone will not be enough. We can only mobilize troops from the third and fourth lines. What I am worried about is,  If troops are mobilized from the third and fourth lines, the existing defense system will lose its depth defense strength."

    "Once the second line of defense is lost, the consequences will be disastrous. The China Division troops can march straight into the front line of Hiroshima! Therefore, Commander, please think twice and make careful decisions whether to launch a large-scale counterattack!"

    Major General Suzuki, the air defense commander, was not interested in Takashima, so he retorted: "Based on the opinion of Chief of Staff Takashima, does he not agree with counterattack? I personally think that this is completely irresponsible remarks. If  If the second line of defense is lost, Yamaguchi City will inevitably be lost, which will then endanger the safety of the third line of defense!"

    "I believe that only by consuming the China Division's offensive troops on the second line of defense and sapping their offensive vigor can the Imperial Army win the opportunity to adjust their deployment and retreat without a fight. This is not the style of the Emperor of Japan!"

    "Suzuki-kun, did I say we won't fight back?" Chief of Staff Takashima blushed and retorted loudly: "As chief of staff, I am just reminding the Commander to be cautious in counterattack. Of course, if Suzuki  An attack by your air force will greatly increase the success of the counterattack. Unfortunately, Suzuki-kun regards his air force as a treasure and refuses to go out easily!"

    "That's enough!" Lieutenant General Morita yelled, feeling very angry. They were still criticizing each other for a long time, thus interrupting the tit-for-tat argument between the two people. However, he was moved by Chief of Staff Takashima's words.  Reminder.

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