Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Hayi!"

At this time, Terauchi Moriichi, who had not slept all night, received a telegram from the squadron. After reading the contents of the telegram, he casually put it aside and said: "Notify the troops in Yingkou to prepare for a forced landing!"

"Commander, has Li Yunlong been fooled?"

"No, Li Yunlong chose the most conservative approach, ambushing troops at every possible landing location! He's truly a formidable opponent!"

Moriichi Terauchi couldn't help but rub his temples. He didn't have a good way to deal with this kind of opponent. After all, the opponent played steadily and cautiously, and he had no chance to attack even if he wanted to.

"What about my plan of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west?"

"I guess it's useless. The troops that landed in Panjin encountered heavy artillery bombardment shortly after landing. They must have been prepared in advance!"

At this point, Terauchi Morikazu clenched his fists and said, "But Li Yunlong is not without weaknesses. He disperses his forces everywhere, so the troops in each place are bound to be insufficient and the firepower cannot be concentrated. This is our opportunity!"

"Order the landing troops, land with all your strength!"

"Hayi!"

Meanwhile, Panjin.

"Comrades, let's fight with all our might. We'll have more than ten tons of ammunition after we finish fighting. Damn, we've been holding our positions for this entire time and haven't been able to launch an offensive. The ammunition they sent us is about to rust!"

At this time, behind the Panjin position, the commander of the 36th Division of the Fourth Corps, who was responsible for the defense of this area, spoke loudly.

His command post was located on a high point, and he could clearly see the situation on the beachhead through a high-powered telescope.

"Can we find a way to destroy the Japanese gunboats? Or their transport ships?"

The commander of the 36th Division looked at the Japanese gunboats and transport ships on the sea and looked at the staff officer beside him.

"It's very difficult. It's difficult for the shells to hit the gunboats and transport ships. Moreover, they are always on the move, making them difficult to hit!"

"Then tell the artillery to stop firing at these gunboats and transport ships and instead drop all their shells on the Japanese landing troops. If you want to pass through my position, you must first ask me, Wang Qianhu, for permission!"

The most famous thing in Panjin area is the Red Beach, which was formed after an algae outbreak. However, today Panjin has not yet entered September or October, and the Red Beach has appeared again.

However, this time it was not an algae outbreak, but the sea area near the beach had been dyed red by the blood of the Japanese soldiers.

The beach had been plowed by heavy artillery, and only a very small number of the first batch of Japanese soldiers who landed were lucky enough to escape. The rest either became dye in the sea or turned into pieces of minced meat.

While the battle in Panjin was in full swing, hundreds of transport ships and more than 30 gunboats of various types appeared on the sea level in the waters near Yingkou, rushing towards the beach of Yingkou at full speed.

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Chapter 692 Yingkou Landing Battle

Beachhead defensive position.

Last night, four divisions of the Third Corps arrived near Yingkou Beach overnight.

Yingkou has a long coastline, but there are only two locations on the coastline suitable for landing operations. The rest of the area is either cliffs or has too many outer reefs, making it impossible for ships to pass through.

The beach defense position was not established directly in front of the beach as later generations were misled by TV dramas. Instead, the entire force was dispersed around the beach to form a semicircular encirclement.

The area inside the arc is the beach where the Japanese will land.

Generally, infantry defense positions are placed in the front, and machine gun positions are built on high points on both sides, so that cross fire can be formed to sweep the landing enemies.

At the same time, will there be a situation like in the later movie "Saving Private Ryan" where a machine gun bunker is facing the beach? Yes, but it will usually be on a high point behind the landing site.

Machine gun positions and command posts will be set up in these places to serve as firepower supplements for the defending forces.

"It's really spectacular!"

The deputy division commander was a little worried about the four new recruits leading the way, so he came to the front line to command in person. Looking at the Japanese fleet appearing on the sea level, he couldn't help but sigh.

Beside him, Li Qiwei also observed the sea in the distance with a telescope. After seeing the transport ships and gunboats, he shook his head and said, "These are just some ordinary transport ships and gunboats. There are no battleships, aircraft carriers or heavy cruisers!"

After hearing this, the deputy division commander did not respond. Li Yunlong didn't know whether Ridgway's words were a boast or not. Maybe they were just unintentional remarks, but the things he said were never seen by the deputy division commander, let alone in China.

"The Japanese navy is fighting a decisive battle with you!"

Li Qi smiled and said, "They have already failed and are now hiding in Pearl Harbor and dare not go out."

"Well, if our country had its own fleet, we wouldn't let the Japanese be so arrogant."

After the deputy division commander finished speaking, he put down the telescope and said: "Order the troops to prepare, the Japanese are about to land. Since the Japanese dare to jump to the island, let's let them know the consequences of island jumping!"

When he heard the word "island hopping", Ridgway's heart tightened. The Americans were preparing for a counterattack. There were two directions for land attack. One was to choose to recapture the islands occupied by the Japanese one by one, and the second was the island hopping tactic.

At present, these two tactics are being discussed very intensely, but there is no result yet.

Ridgway and others came to Li Yunlong to study because the Army and the Marine Corps were preparing to fight the Japanese Army.

But Ridgway didn't expect that he would hear the words "island hopping" here.

On the sea, the Japanese gunboats approached the beach first, and then transport ships came out from behind and dropped landing craft, which were full of Japanese soldiers.

These little Japanese soldiers held rifles in their hands. Some of them were praying constantly, some were in a daze, and some were holding their weapons nervously.

The Japanese sergeant on the boat continued to give these Japanese soldiers final encouragement.

"Warriors, the time has come to prove yourselves. His Majesty the Heavenly Locust will reward those who fight bravely, and Amaterasu will protect you!"

"empire!"

"Wan Sheng!"

A group of Japanese soldiers took out the military ration pills, and then swallowed them without hesitation.

The ship, driven by the waves, quickly reached the landing beach.

The landing craft that the Japanese soldiers rode were not the landing craft specially produced by the Americans later, with rear engines and a layer of iron protection. They were just small boats, and some landing craft were even wooden boats that needed to be slid forward by the hands of the Japanese soldiers.

These landing ships had no protection at all, and the Japanese were completely exposed to firepower.

"beat!"

As the first landing craft approached the beach, the frontline positions on the beach ordered to open fire without hesitation.

There were four companies of soldiers stationed at the front line, but the soldiers of this company were very scattered, spread over a five-kilometer beach. All of these soldiers were holding light machine guns or other automatic weapons.

At the command of the company commander, all light machine guns opened fire and strafed the Japanese troops who were landing.

"Da da da……"

"Da da da……"

"Da da da……"

Fierce gunfire rang out on the beach, and the first Japanese soldiers who landed on the beach were killed before they even stepped onto the beach.

Some Japanese soldiers who were still in the landing craft were killed before they could get off the boat.

But the Japanese did not sit still and wait for death. After the beach positions opened fire, the gunboats on the sea also began firing.

Dozens of gunboats aimed their guns at the beachhead.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

The beachhead position was instantly covered by the Japanese gunboat's artillery fire. Even though a company of soldiers were dispersed, many soldiers still died.

However, taking advantage of the gaps in the Japanese artillery bombardment, new troops immediately arrived and continued to fire at the landing Japanese.

After the Japanese gunboats began to bombard them, the Japanese transport ships also increased the speed of deploying landing craft. Some transport ships even rushed forward at the risk of running aground and crashed directly onto the beach.

"Order the flanking machine gun positions to open fire!"

The deputy division commander calmly watched the battle situation below and did not make any adjustments for the time being.

Casualties are inevitable. Without the advantage of the navy, we can only rely on the beachhead to prevent landing operations and cannot retreat, otherwise the Japanese will establish a beachhead and the subsequent casualties will be even greater.

The most correct choice is to inflict the greatest damage to the Japanese when they land on the beach and have not yet established a firm foothold.

At this time, dozens of heavy machine guns on the high ground on both sides also removed their camouflage and aimed their guns at the beach below.

"Hiss..."

"Hiss..."

"Hiss..."

The sound of the heavy machine gun's continuous firing was like the sound of tearing cloth. A belt of 200 rounds was fired in less than half a minute.

The ammunition handler beside him quickly took out a new ammunition belt and replaced it, while the machine gunner continued to fire wildly at the Japanese soldiers below.

On the beach, the Japanese soldiers who had just rushed onto the beach with the support of gunboats had no time to rejoice before they were shot and killed by the crossfire from high altitudes on both sides. Large groups of Japanese soldiers fell down like wheat being cut.

"The Japanese gunboat's muzzle has turned. Heavy machine gun positions, move!"

The observer on the high ground had been watching the Japanese gunboat. When he found that the turret of the Japanese gunboat was turning, he immediately ordered a move.

The machine gunners quickly put away their imitation MG42s and ran to the back.

After they left, the Japanese artillery shells began to fall, but the observer did not retreat. He observed the situation of the Japanese gunboat under the artillery fire.

After four rounds of artillery fire, some of the Japanese gunboats turned their guns and prepared to continue supporting the beach. The observers, who had been replaced by two people, quickly reported the situation. The machine gunner returned to the high point with the heavy machine gun, set up the machine gun simply, and started firing again.

Chapter 693: The Japs with No Way Out

At the same time, small black dots appeared in the distant sky.

The bomber formation has taken off from Jinzhou Airport and is heading towards Yingkou Beach to provide support.

"Last night it was dark and we let these little devils escape. Now that day has come, let's see what they'll do!"

A bomber pilot said through gritted teeth.

We took off in the middle of the night yesterday, and ended up taking off with a full load and returning with a full load. I was already very angry. After receiving the combat mission this morning, I was already a little impatient.

"Be careful of the Japanese gunboats, they have anti-aircraft firepower. Don't fly too low, and be ready to drop incendiary bombs!"