Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

"Roger that!"

When the bombers were about to reach the Yingkou beachhead, they began to regroup. The dense formation was vulnerable to fire attacks, so the bombers all dispersed and maintained an altitude of about two thousand meters.

"Arrived above the target, ready to drop bombs!"

"Roger that, start dropping bombs!"

The bomber's cabin opened, and incendiary bombs were thrown out from the belly of the plane, falling rapidly towards the ground.

"It's the air force of Li Yunlong's unit!"

"air defense!"

"air defense!"

"Shoot down their planes!"

"Yes!"

The anti-aircraft weapons on the Japanese gunboats began to strafe the sky, but because the bombers did not lower their altitude but dropped bombs at high altitude, the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns did not cause any damage to the bombers.

The incendiary bomb landed on the beach and the flames began to spread instantly.

However, more incendiary bombs fell on the sea and failed to cause casualties to the landing Japanese soldiers.

"Captain, the accuracy of high-altitude bombing is too low!"

"I think some of the incendiary bombs are about to fall into our position. The margin of error is too big!"

"..."

"Prepare for low-altitude bombing, be careful!"

The captain of the bomber brigade evaluated the bombing effect and gritted his teeth and ordered a low-altitude bombing.

After hearing the order, all the bombers immediately began to change course and then began to dive to reduce altitude.

"The opposing plane is diving!"

"Good opportunity, beat them down!"

"Onboard!"

The gunners on the Japanese gunboat shouted loudly to boost their morale, while frantically pulling the triggers, trying to shoot down the bombers in the air.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

In low-altitude bombing, the bombers' hit rate was significantly improved. In addition to incendiary bombs, all high-explosive bombs were dropped on the Japanese beach positions.

After completing their dive bombing, these bombers immediately began to gain altitude.

However, compared with the high speed during the dive, the speed during the climb was obviously slow, and many Japanese anti-aircraft guns seized this opportunity to start strafing.

"Ding-ding-dong..."

The pilot of a bomber suddenly felt that the plane was out of control. He turned his head and saw that the left engine was on fire.

"Report, my left side is on fire!"

Before he could finish his words, there was a loud noise, and the left wing broke off, and the plane began to fall uncontrollably towards the ground.

"Flying Dragon Six, Flying Dragon Six, parachute, parachute!"

At this time, the Feilong No. 6 bomber looked around and said: "Captain, if I parachute, I will fall into the sea, or become a target for the Japanese. I don't want to die so miserably!"

"You bastard, the commander said, don't do anything stupid!"

"Captain, tell the commander, I don't want to disobey military orders, but there's no other way. Long live China!"

The voice of Shen Conghai, the pilot of Feilong No. 6, was still ringing on the radio when a huge explosion suddenly sounded above the sea.

The bomber piloted by Shen Conghai crashed into the largest Japanese transport ship on the entire sea.

"boom!"

A huge flame lit up above the sea, and a big hole was knocked out on the side of the Japanese transport ship carrying more than 3,000 people.

The sea water was rushing towards the transport ship frantically, and the ship soon began to tilt.

The Japanese on the boat were jumping towards the sea in fear.

"Return!"

The captain took a look at the burning Japanese transport ship on the sea and gave the order with gritted teeth.

The other bomber pilots all looked at the burning transport ship. They had no time to be sad. They suppressed their emotions and drove their planes towards the airport. They needed to go back, continue loading ammunition, and continue bombing.

After the bombers returned, a group of fighter planes also appeared on the beach. These fighter planes flew at a very low altitude and used their flexible fuselages to madly strafed the Japanese on the beach.

Reaping the lives of the Japanese devils.

The battle on the beach lasted from day to late at night. The Japanese were unable to establish a solid beachhead position and had been trying every possible way to attack. Some fighter jets even took off from North China to provide support.

But they were unable to reach the beachhead.

"Are the Japs crazy? They've already lost so many people, can't they just retreat?"

Ridgway exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the corpses of the Japanese soldiers floating on the sea.

The deputy division commander sneered, "The Japanese started from Huludao and attacked Yingkou directly. Now that Huludao has been lost, they have no way to retreat. They must either land in Yingkou or die on the sea!"

"Then they can retreat from the sea to other places, such as the areas they control."

Hearing this, the deputy division commander laughed and said, "What's the difference between that and death? We used up so much supplies, lost so many people, and finally had to retreat in a hurry. We might as well have attacked the Tashan defense line with all our strength!"

"If five divisions attack together, perhaps the Tashan defense line can be broken!"

"I just don't have a fleet. If I had one now, I could immediately block the Japs' retreat route and destroy all these transport ships and gunboats!"

The deputy division commander said with some annoyance.

It was already dark at this time, and the Japanese were still trying to find a way to land on the beach.

Flares were constantly fired into the air, illuminating the beach area as bright as day.

The defenders on the beachhead also suffered heavy casualties. In one day, under the support of naval artillery, the 41st Division suffered more than half of its casualties, the 42nd Division suffered more than half of its casualties, and the 43rd Division suffered one-third of its casualties.

If there were no subsequent reinforcements, the Japanese might have established a beachhead and advanced towards Yingkou.

However, although the casualties were heavy, the results achieved were equally astonishing. There was no way to count the casualties of the Japanese. The corpses of the Japanese could be seen everywhere on this beach of several kilometers.

The tide had begun to recede, leaving countless Japanese corpses on the beach. Preliminary estimates showed there were at least 30,000 to 40,000 bodies, perhaps even more.

Ridgway stood by, listening to the deputy division commander's words, whether intentional or unintentional, and the balance in his heart began to gradually shift.

It is indeed as the deputy division commander said, if the island-hopping tactics cannot force a landing, they may suffer a devastating blow.

Although their fleet is stronger than the Japanese, the Japanese also have a fleet. If a fleet appears when the war is raging, the consequences will be unimaginable!

Ridgway quickly wrote down his thoughts and prepared to report them after returning home.

Chapter 694 Terauchi Moriichi's Persistence

Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Kwantung Army Headquarters.

At this time, Morikazu Terauchi was holding a telegram from the landing fleet commander, Shizukazu Tanaka.

"The landing force suffered heavy losses and failed to capture the beachhead. We request to withdraw from the battle and transfer the remaining troops to North China or the Peninsula!"

This was not the first time that Morikazu Terauchi had received a telegram from Seiichi Tanaka.

From noon until now, Tanaka Shizukazu has sent more than a dozen telegrams requesting retreat, but they were all rejected by Terauchi Morikazu.

Because his request to have the fleet bombard Tashan was rejected, Terauchi Moriichi complained to Tianhuang. The Japanese Tianhuang issued an order that the transport fleet must obey the Kwantung Army, otherwise they would be severely punished. Otherwise, the landing fleet would have retreated long ago.

Morikazu Terauchi knew that the troops in Yingkou had suffered heavy losses and that a division that had landed in Panjin area had been completely wiped out, but he still wanted to keep the Japanese trapped in Yingkou and not allow them to retreat even a single step.

The reason is very simple. According to the telegram sent by the intelligence personnel, Li Yunlong's troops are being mobilized on a large scale due to the landing operation in Yingkou area.

Even some of the content in the intercepted telegrams was deciphered, including an order to mobilize the Yingkou troops.

Although the troops in the Yingkou area suffered heavy losses and were unable to land, the troops in other areas progressed very smoothly. The troops from the peninsula area on the eastern front launched an attack almost at the same time as the Yingkou landing troops. At this time, they had advanced about 30 kilometers and broke through two defensive positions of the Eighth Route Army.

Moreover, the Tenth Army that set out from the peninsula area sent a telegram to Terauchi Moriichi, saying that their army's advance was unimpeded and smooth!

There was no good news from Huludao. Li Yunlong's troops had already entered Huludao City, and the remnants of the 81st Division and the 89th Division were retreating towards Shanhaiguan.

There is also news from the northern line. It has already departed from Harbin and is less than 20 kilometers away from Songyuan. It will arrive in Songyuan soon.

After summarizing various intelligence, Terauchi Morikazu believed that the reason why the troops on various fronts were able to progress so smoothly was entirely because Li Yunlong's attention was drawn to Yingkou and he had no time to take care of other troops.

In addition, Terauchi Morikazu has a killer trick up his sleeve, which is that the assassination team is ready and will act tonight. Now they need something to attract Li Yunlong's attention!

As long as the landing troops are in the Yingkou waters for one day, Li Yunlong's attention will be focused on Yingkou, and the defense in other areas will be relaxed. As long as Li Yunlong's command center can be successfully destroyed, a larger loss can be accepted.

Although the troops suffered heavy losses, Li Yunlong's defenders also suffered heavy casualties. At the same time, the planes transferred by the Japanese had arrived at airports in North China and other regions and began to support the landing troops. They would soon be able to regain air supremacy, and by then the battlefield situation would be completely reversed!

"Order Tanaka Seiichi to maintain pressure on the Yingkou area. Do not retreat, or you will be subject to military court!"

"Hayi!"

"Order the Tenth Army and the Far East Army to speed up the advance!"

"Hayi!"

At this time, in Li Yunlong's command center.

After reading the telegrams from the division commander and deputy division commander, Li Yunlong smiled.

After reading the telegram, the Chief of Staff and Wu Yier asked worriedly, "Are you not worried at all?"

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "What should I worry about? The division commander is taking the initiative to retreat, stretching the enemy's front line and looking for an opportunity to give the enemy a fatal blow. Moreover, Kong Jie's troops are heading south and will soon reach the position of the First Corps. If Kong Jie's troops suddenly appear behind the enemy!"

"The devil's elite Far Eastern Army!"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly. Now the troops have dealt with the elite Japanese devils in the direction of Tashan. Five of the ten elite divisions were crippled, one was eliminated in Panjin area, and four divisions were floating on the sea. The losses were also very heavy.

The only remaining elite Japanese troops were the Far Eastern Front and the Siberian Front.

Li Yunlong has not found any trace of the Siberian Front yet, but he can probably guess that it is there. The rest are the 200,000 elite troops of the Far Eastern Front.

As long as these elite troops are eliminated, the Japanese will have no cards to play in the four northeastern provinces and Siberia, and Li Yunlong will be able to take over these areas.