12dz Chapter 376 Landing on the Beach
Chapter 376 Landing on the Beach
376 Beach Landing
Buzz!
Over the city of Wenzhou, teams of Japanese naval carrier-based aircraft flew overhead.
Bombing Wenzhou city!
Boom boom boom!
The huge explosion resounded throughout the city.
“Who else in the family hasn’t been transferred?”
In the Ye family mansion, Ye Qingshan's uncle Ye Dahai asked the housekeeper.
"Master, all the family members have moved into the mountains."
"That's good, let's go too."
Soon, Ye Dahai led the remaining servants of the Ye family and rushed out of the city.
On the way, they saw countless people from the city, who were running out of the city with their families.
The bombing by the Japanese carrier-based aircraft made the people in the city think that the Japanese were really going to attack.
"What on earth is Xu Zhiqian doing?
Didn’t Ashan send someone to tell him to evacuate the people in the city?
It's been several days, how come there are still so many people in the city?"
Ye Dahai frowned and looked at the people around him who were crowding out of the city.
In Wenzhou City, people were still fleeing to the mountains.
Near Longwan in the east, the 208st Regiment of the th Division led by Zheng Quezi was repairing fortifications here.
Zheng Quezi stood on a mountain ridge, looking at Wenzhou City in the west.
Looking at the Japanese carrier-based aircraft flying away, he said in a cold voice: "The Japanese carrier-based aircraft have begun to bomb Wenzhou City.
This shows that the commander’s guess was correct.
There must be a Japanese aircraft carrier fleet on the sea now.
I heard that Zhang Fa and his men had already blocked the attack of the Japanese 21st Division in Yandang Mountain in the north.
In this case, there is a possibility that the Japanese will land and launch a surprise attack on us.
It has increased greatly.”
"Tell the soldiers to be extra careful if they find the Japanese landing on the beach.
Just beat me hard.
In addition, dig the trenches deeper.
If the battle breaks out, we will have to face the enemy's aerial bombs and their naval guns."
"Understood, Commander."
Adjutant Luo Ying next to him responded.
It was early the next morning, and the sky was just getting light.
At the position of the 208rd Company, nd Battalion, st Regiment, th Division, most of the soldiers were still sleeping.
At this time, the soldier on duty suddenly discovered.
Several large ships appeared on the sea in the northeast direction.
Because the distance was too far, he couldn't see clearly.
But he knew that it was definitely not an ordinary people's fishing boat, because fishing boats were not that big.
Needless to say, it is most likely a Japanese warship.
"Oh no, the Japs are landing."
The soldier on duty immediately went to Zheng Quezi to report the emergency.
After receiving the news, Zheng Quezi walked out of the rear command bunker.
Use a telescope to look towards the estuary of Oujiang River.
Then we saw several Japanese warships escorting their troop transport ships appear on the river.
At this time, these Japanese troop transport ships had begun to head towards Longwan.
“The devils are coming.
Pass the order, the whole regiment is ready for battle. "
Zheng Quezi gave the order immediately.
On the several-mile-long defense line around Longwan, more than 2,000 soldiers from a regiment were awakened one by one.
"Notify the artillery and let them open fire."
Boom boom boom!
Soon, shells fell into the sea and explosions occurred around the Japanese troop transport ships.
"Baga, the Chinese are prepared.
Quick, speed up and rush over."
On a troop transport ship at sea, the commander of the landing operation, a Japanese lieutenant colonel, saw the shells falling into the surrounding sea.
They also realized the threat and ordered the troop transport to speed over.
Boom!
There was an unlucky Japanese troop transport ship that was hit by a shell.
The Japanese on the troop transport suffered heavy casualties and the ship caught fire.
Unfortunately, these Japanese troop transport ships are all scattered.
Whether the shells could hit the Japanese troop transport ship depended entirely on luck.
Da da da!
After a while, intensive gunfire was heard on the shore.
Bullets were fired one after another densely at the Japanese troop transport ships.
The bullets hit the steel shield of the troop carrier, making a metallic "ding-dang-dang" sound.
Inside the troop transport ship, the Japanese soldiers were also very nervous at this time.
They held the Type 38 rifles tightly in their hands and waited quietly for the ship door to open.
Not long after, these Japanese troop transport ships that were heading towards the shore approached the shore of Longwan.
The bottom of their troop transport hit bottom.
Unable to move forward.
"Open the door!
Go ashore! "
boom!
Along with the steel guard plate in front of the troop carrier, it was lowered.
The Japanese soldiers who were originally hiding behind this steel shield now had to face the bullets shot by the Kuomintang soldiers on the shore.
Puff puff!
Waves of dense bullets came flying over.
Many unlucky Japanese soldiers were hit by bullets on the spot.
They were all shot dead on the boat before they had a chance to get off.
"Kill him!"
The other devils also knew that they could not stay on the boat at this time.
If you stay on the boat now, you will be a sitting duck.
They jumped off the boat frantically. The river water flooded over their calves, forcing them to trudge towards the shore.
"Machine gun fire!"
On the shore, at the forefront of the Kuomintang’s position.
All the light and heavy machine guns opened fire at this time, madly shooting at the Japanese who were wading through the water to attack.
Japanese soldiers were shot continuously, and their blood dyed the water of Oujiang River red.
"Damn it, the Chinese have at least one regiment of troops deployed on the shore.
Call the naval aviation force and ask them to send out carrier-based aircraft to carry out bombing.
Otherwise, we want to log in.
It’s going to be a heavy price to pay.”
The troops that landed near Longwan this time were the 21nd Regiment of the 82st Division of the Japanese.
The Japanese regiment commander was on a warship at this time, watching their landing troops being blocked by the National Army on the beach.
In a short period of time, a large number of casualties occurred.
I was immediately angry.
The bare beach became the best burial place for these devils.
The Japanese soldiers who rushed over were unable to break through due to the dense firepower network of Zheng Quezi's soldiers.
In this case, there is no fire support.
No matter how many Japanese soldiers there are, they cannot break through the beach blocking position of the National Army.
"And your naval guns, aim at the Chinese beachhead on shore.
Blast it hard for me!"
The commander of the Japanese 82nd Regiment shouted loudly to their naval officers.
At this time, the Japanese aircraft carrier was still in the sea east of the Oujiang River estuary and had not entered the Oujiang River.
It will take some time for the Japanese aircraft carrier's carrier-based aircraft to arrive.
However, these escorting Japanese warships can directly use their naval guns.
Provide fire support to the Japanese 82nd Regiment that was landing on the beach.
Boom boom boom!
With loud bangs, the large-caliber naval guns on the two Japanese battleships opened fire.
A naval artillery shell landed on the beachhead position of the 208st Regiment of the th Division.
A large pit with a diameter of more than three meters was left directly on the beachhead.
Many Kuomintang soldiers around were killed in the explosion.
Even the Kuomintang soldiers who were two or three hundred meters away had their ears buzzing from the shock.
The power of naval guns is so terrifying!
Even so, Zheng Quezi ordered his men to build a solid beachhead in advance.
They couldn't withstand the bombardment of the Japanese naval guns.
The beachhead position was suddenly bombarded by the Japanese naval guns, causing heavy casualties among the National Army soldiers.
This also greatly weakened the firepower of the Kuomintang army on the beachhead.
"Kill them, rush over!
quick! "
The Japanese officer who had already landed was yelling loudly at the other Japanese soldiers around him.
However, they only rushed forward a few dozen meters.
Suddenly, the firepower on the beachhead that was bombarded by naval guns, which had weakened, became fierce again.
Those Browning heavy machine guns fired bullets as if they were free.
Once again, a large number of Japanese soldiers who were charging fell down.
The Japanese soldiers who landed could only hide in bomb craters and dared not show their heads easily.
Boom!
There were a few more loud noises, and a few naval gun shells continued to fall on the Kuomintang’s beachhead.
This caused heavy casualties among the soldiers on the position, weakening their firepower again.
The Japanese soldiers who had finally landed on the shore hid in the bomb craters and could not move forward.
Take the opportunity to charge again.
At this time, the Japanese killed and injured the National Army soldiers on the beachhead by relying entirely on the bombardment of their naval guns.
Those Japanese troops who landed and charged were not that threatening.
Hundreds of national army soldiers on the beachhead relied on their rifles and machine guns to attack the Japanese invaders who were charging onto the beach.
Causing huge casualties.
Buzz!
Half an hour later, the roar of engines was heard in the eastern sky.
It's the Japanese carrier-based bomber group coming over.
These Japanese bombers began to drop bombs on the beach blocking positions of the regiment.
In a short period of time, most of the hundreds of national army soldiers defending the front beach positions were killed or wounded.
"Hey, Commander.
Our battalion is about to be wiped out and we need reinforcements.
We need artillery support."
In a tunnel on the beachhead, a battalion commander was asking for support from Zheng Quezi on the other end of the phone.
Not long after, two companies of Kuomintang soldiers were transferred up from the rear by Zheng Cuzi.
Provide support to the beachhead blocking position.
Before the war, Zheng Quezi realized that he would be facing the Japanese naval guns and carrier-based aircraft.
They cannot place too many troops on the beachhead blocking position.
Otherwise, it is easy to be swept away by a wave.
Therefore, Zheng Quezi placed the main force of their regiment at the rear line of defense.
Only one battalion was stationed on the frontline beachhead.
But it strengthened the firepower of their battalion.
Once more than half of the battalion on the beachhead suffered casualties.
Subsequent support troops will rush forward to fill the gaps left behind.
Wait until reinforcements arrive.
The landing Japanese troops, after suffering hundreds of casualties, have already captured the front beachhead.
Soldiers from both sides were fighting a life-and-death battle on this beachhead blocking position.
"Go to hell, you little bastards."
The two companies of new Kuomintang soldiers who came to support, many of them in the front were holding Thompson submachine guns.
Just shoot when you see the Japanese.
It didn't take long before the Japanese soldiers who rushed to the beach to block the position were killed.
In close combat, these Japanese soldiers had no advantage at all.
"Quick, prepare for artillery defense!"
A battalion commander waved and shouted to the newcomers from a distance.
Boom boom boom!
Immediately afterwards, the Japanese naval guns retaliated.
"Damn it, the noise from the Japanese naval guns is too loud."
A company commander of the National Army who was hiding in a cat-ear hole in the tunnel was curled up in the hole, his ears buzzing from the vibration.
Both sides were playing to their strengths and inflicting casualties on the enemy.