spy cloud

Just after dawn the next day, fierce artillery bombardment was heard on the beach of Lianyungang.

Countless artillery pieces rained down like raindrops, launching a general attack directly towards the beach where the Japanese troops were stationed.

Led by armored vehicles, with tanks in front and a large number of troops behind, they pushed forward directly.

It can be said that they have never fought such a rich war.

The battle raged from morning till night, even at night.

Zhang Tianhao successively deployed more than 100,000 soldiers to fight, while on the other side, the Kwantung Army did demonstrate their strong combat effectiveness.

Even in such a bad situation, the battle was still more than one to one, causing considerable losses to the army.

However, facing an army of more than 100,000, the Japanese army was quickly defeated. After all, only remnants of the Japanese army were left, but the ferocity of the Kwantung Army was still fully demonstrated.

The great battle here directly shocked countless people, even the top Japanese military officials, after all, they never expected it.

Before the Japanese army landed, they were discovered by the Subei Army Group and directly attacked by aerial bombs. The submarines were unable to fight back, and what happened next was even more mysterious.

The Japanese army also sent a large number of aircraft to directly bomb the Subei Group, but the Subei Group Army directly mobilized 30 anti-aircraft guns and directly defeated the Japanese flying brigade.

Out of more than forty planes, only a dozen returned, and the rest all remained on the battlefield.

It can be said that the Japanese army was caught off guard.

This battle directly attracted the attention of countless people, and even more of them were shocked.

After all, who could have imagined that the Subei Army was so powerful and had such high-end weapons, not to mention that the artillery had been firing for almost a day.

……

Within the headquarters.

Zhang Tianhao looked at the map, and at the area that was only half the size of his palm, his expression was quite serious.

"Master, don't worry. I believe the Japanese will suffer the consequences this time!"

"Mingming, I'm not asking about this issue. I'm asking if we are being too high-profile. Will the Japanese army focus on us? Then the pressure on us will increase greatly. Don't you think so?"

"It's okay. We have occupied northern Jiangsu. Even the Japanese army will have to see if they have the ability to attack us. After this victory, I think the Japanese army may not dare to provoke us again for a long time. After all, the destruction of 100,000 Japanese troops in Lianyungang alone will be enough to make them feel distressed for a long time."

"In addition, we can take over the entire northern Jiangsu. By then, we will be facing the Japanese army across the river, and they will not dare to attack us easily. Do you understand?"

"That being said, the problem is that our defense has become more difficult."

"Master, you are worrying too much. If we win this time, the 100,000 puppet troops prepared by Nanjing will probably just eat dust!"

"Ok!"

Zhang Tianhao also understood this logic, so he naturally didn't behave politely. Instead, he sat there, listening to reports from all sides, and the two of them discussed how to act.

Although I cannot give commands on site, I still need to listen to reports from time to time when I am commanding remotely.

Perhaps it was because the war was too easy, or perhaps after the Japanese flying squadron was defeated, the Japanese army continued to shrink without heavy weapons.

Gradually, many Japanese troops retreated back to the warships.

If they did not retreat to the warships, they would soon be driven directly into the sea.

When the sun rose again on the third day, no more gunfire could be heard on the beach battlefield. Instead, a large number of soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, collecting and burying the bodies.

"Commander Jiang, you might get promoted this time, hahaha!"

"You're welcome. This is the opportunity that the young master gave me. This was the plan that the young master made for us. I didn't expect that the young master would directly blow up the Japanese transport ship, causing huge losses to the Japanese. There are less than 20,000 Japanese troops left. Otherwise, we might not have won. It's all because of the young master's command."

"Okay, let's leave it here for now. Clean up the battlefield and prepare to leave. In addition, there is news from the young master that he will take over the entire Lianyungang and develop the first navy." "Yes!"

At this time, Jiang Xiong saw the radio operator running over and reading the telegram to him.

"congratulation!"

"You're welcome!"

"Okay, let's cooperate now and take Lianyungang. We want to see what the Japanese army will do next. Now that we have the transportation center under our control, I guess they won't cry to death."

"No, you have to be transferred back. There is only our navy in Lianyungang. All others will be transferred to Anhui. There are two divisions waiting for us to greet them."

However, with six Japanese divisions being annihilated in this way, the entire Japanese military high command was shocked.

Obviously, they did not expect that the destruction of six Japanese divisions completely shattered their long-held fantasy and made them further recognize the reality. Most importantly, they never thought that there were submarines in northern Jiangsu, and a large number of submarines, as well as torpedoes.

……

On the other side, Zhang Tianhao and Zuo Mingming were sitting in the headquarters, and they breathed a sigh of relief after reading the news they had just received.

"I didn't expect that more than 90,000 Japanese soldiers disappeared this time, and less than 10,000 Japanese soldiers escaped!"

"There is no other way. We have done our best to take this piece of meat. However, our own casualties have exceeded 20,000, especially the Second Lianyungang Army, which has directly lost more than half of its troops. This is even after I provided a large number of weapons."

"Master, the battle is going well, it's already pretty good. After all, most of them are new recruits, and half of them have been recruits for more than a month. What else can we be dissatisfied with if the new recruits fight like this?"

"Yeah, that should be enough."

Zhang Tianhao also took a deep breath and said seriously: "How about this, find a master stonemason to erect a monument on the beach, and carve the names of all the brothers who died in the battle on it. It will be called the Martyrs' Monument."

"Row!"

Zuo Mingming also understood that this was a good way to boost morale, so he naturally agreed.

"By the way, Master, it seems that the two Japanese divisions in Anhui are about to flee?"

"That's about right. They haven't attacked us yet. Who would have thought that in just half a month, four divisions of the Kwantung Army and two divisions mobilized from the mainland were directly wiped out. The rest are just some remnants of the defeated army. There's nothing much to say."

Zhang Tianhao smiled. After all, this time, he directly destroyed nearly six divisions, making the 100,000 Imperial Army in Nanjing and the two Japanese divisions in Anhui dare not act rashly.

Besides, they are just here to deliver food, so they naturally don't dare to drive over directly to get killed.

Looking at the news that had just been delivered, Zhang Tianhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Both sides prepared for such a long time, and even mobilized a large number of troops, but now it’s over after just a few days of fighting.

This was really beyond everyone's expectations, but it was also reasonable.

"Mingming, I feel like it's time we organized the navy into an army, with Jiang Xiong as the army commander and the navy commander. How do you think?"

"Well, we should have done this a long time ago. After all, our army group is too large. It is a good thing for us to organize the troops in each region into an army."

"Ok!"

"When this war is completely over, we will announce it directly to them during the award ceremony!"

"Master, you can decide on this matter. I will not get involved."

"You, you!"

Zhang Tianhao also laughed and cursed, then continued to look at the documents. (End of this chapter)