bayedsolid Chapter 213 Login
Chapter 213 Login
The ministers all left the palace, and Navy Minister Yamamoto Gonnohyōe followed Terauchi Masatake.
The Japanese army and navy have always been bitter enemies, vying for limited military funding. But at this moment, both sides put aside their differences.
The two were practically in the same boat; their navies were completely wiped out, and their army fared much worse. Neither should criticize the other!
“Terauchi-kun, the Chinese are shelling so fiercely. They must be preparing to land in Tokyo!” Yamamoto Gonnohyōe said.
Unfortunately, Japan's once-powerful navy had been annihilated. The remaining smaller ships were either sunk or fled to other ports within Japan. They could only watch helplessly as the Chinese navy swaggered about.
"Yes! Now that Shen Lian has led his army out, they are naturally going to land on our land. It's just that we don't know their landing point yet!"
"Our country is surrounded by sea on all sides, and the Chinese army can land at any location. We cannot defend against it now, so we can only focus on key areas!"
"Tokyo Bay's coastal defenses are the strongest. If the Chinese choose this place, I'll make sure they never return! Hmph!" Terauchi Masatake snorted coldly.
Early the next morning, more than ten warships continued to bombard the Japanese fortifications as usual. The Japanese troops also put up a desperate resistance.
With the appearance of a large number of transport ships, the Japanese military also knew that the Chinese army was preparing to land.
Upon receiving the news, Terauchi Masatake took a telescope, climbed the tower, and gazed at the large number of ships that appeared on the sea.
"Damn it, their target is Urayasu Beach!" Terauchi Masatake roared as he saw the fleet avoiding a direct confrontation and heading straight east. He quickly descended the stairs.
Several landing craft cut through the waves and sped towards the beach. Several warships nearby began to fire fiercely at the shore.
This beach stretches for tens of kilometers and extends several kilometers into the sea. Because it's all sand, it's impossible to build extensive fortifications. There are only bunkers every few hundred meters.
Smaller gunboats approached the shore and opened fire, eliminating the bunkers one by one, clearing the way for the landing forces!
The Japanese army's battalion headquarters were all deployed on the Tokyo port side, because landing from there would allow for a direct assault on the city. Who knew the Chinese army would choose Urayasu, twenty kilometers away?
With only one regiment stationed in Urayasu, how could they possibly withstand the Chinese offensive? The Japanese military headquarters quickly dispatched troops to provide support.
The first to land were, of course, the Marine Corps brigade. Their light armored vehicles sped onto the beach and charged toward the shore. Large groups of infantry followed behind.
The two rapid-fire cannons at the front of the armored vehicle fired continuously, bombarding the enemy in sight.
"Boom boom boom!" Several explosions rang out, and several shells landed in the crowd, killing more than a dozen soldiers.
The Japanese artillery began firing, but as soon as they opened fire, they were met with retaliation from dozens of naval guns.
The large-caliber naval guns fired into the Japanese artillery positions on the shore, causing heavy casualties among the Japanese artillerymen.
"Don't stop, keep charging forward!" Huang Dalei commanded his armored company to charge at the forefront.
The beach was bare and exposed. If their armored vehicles couldn't eliminate the enemy ahead...
The Japanese army only needed a few heavy machine guns to inflict heavy casualties on the soldiers behind them!
Now that the landing has begun, all the warships from Tokyo Harbor have been moved over to bombard the Japanese forces on the shore.
A single 300mm cannon shell could wipe out all enemies within a few dozen meters.
The Japanese 96th Regiment guarding the area suffered greatly; under intense naval bombardment, most of its soldiers were killed or wounded. The few existing fortifications were also completely destroyed.
As the marine brigade's armored vehicles stormed ashore, the entire Japanese defensive line was breached. Although many Japanese soldiers launched desperate charges, they only managed to destroy two armored vehicles.
After capturing the Japanese positions, the Marines quickly launched a flanking attack, eliminating the remaining Japanese troops and immediately seizing nearby high ground. They then constructed fortifications to block the approaching main Japanese force.
Upon seeing that the Marine Corps Brigade had successfully landed, Shen Daowu immediately ordered the 1st Marine Division to follow.
Large numbers of soldiers jumped off the transport ships and struggled forward in waist-deep water. Fortunately, the enemy ahead had been eliminated, preventing them from suffering significant losses.
Chen San led his soldiers, panting, ashore and quickly seized a small hill.
As one of the first soldiers to join the new army, he was a bit unlucky. He failed the first round of running and was eliminated. Fortunately, he knew how to drive, so he was selected for the supply company.
Later, he went to participate in the Battle of Tianjin and made some contributions, and was promoted to squad leader.
He hasn't had any good opportunities in recent years, and he's not very bright. He's failed every selection process for outstanding officers to attend advanced training at the academy.
He only became a captain and company commander after several military expansions, based on his seniority!
Although Chen San secretly envied his comrades-in-arms, such as Zhang Tieniu and Zhang Shitou, who had all become regimental commanders and brigade commanders.
But he was still quite satisfied! He was an illiterate cowherd from the countryside, and to become a captain and company commander was already a stroke of good fortune.
"Check the weapons and ammunition!" Chen San shouted as he climbed to a high place and took out his binoculars to observe.
"Hurry up and change clothes in shifts!" Chen San shouted the order again when he saw that no enemy troops were in sight.
It's November now, and the weather is already getting a bit cold. We were all rushing around like crazy just now, so we didn't notice. But once we stop, our hands and feet will quickly become numb with cold.
If we don't change it now, there won't be time to change it if a fight breaks out!
"Company commander, your clothes!" His orderly handed him an oil paper bag.
Chen San took the bag, quickly stripped off his wet clothes, and changed into clean ones. Then he crumpled the wet clothes into a ball and stuffed them into his pocket.
After seeing that the soldiers had all changed their clothes, Chen San immediately directed them to begin building fortifications. Although there was still a Marine brigade defense line ahead of them, the necessary preparations could not be taken lightly.
"Very good, Old Chen, you've chosen a good position!" A major led his men up.
"Battalion Commander!" Chen San quickly put down what he was holding and saluted.
"Yes! This small hill is the highest point in the area and can serve as the core position for my battalion. I'm reinforcing your artillery platoon here; you must hold it well for me!" The battalion commander returned the salute.
"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"
"Alright! I know your abilities. You're more senior than me, so don't be so polite!" The battalion commander waved his hand.
The two stood aside and began to discuss tactics!
Soldiers began landing densely on the beach, and the engineering corps found two suitable locations to begin preparing to build roads.
Both the 1st Army Division and the Armored Division have a large amount of heavy equipment, and if roads are not built on this beach, their vehicles are likely to get stuck.
More than an hour later, when Chen San and his men had almost finished constructing their fortifications, gunfire finally erupted from ahead. The Japanese blocking force had arrived!