Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2293: Go Crazy! Oshima!

In June in the south of the Yangtze River, the rain continues, as if the sky is crying for this land.

On the river flowing eastward to Ma'ao, the roar of Japanese warships and the sound of the rushing river water intertwined, forming a tragic prelude.

Since June 6, the Japanese army has launched a frenzied minesweeping operation in this area of ​​water in an attempt to open up a waterway to the inland.

However, their plan did not go as smoothly as expected.

The Chinese Air Force's warplanes appeared over the battlefield again and again like divine soldiers descended from the sky, bombarding Japanese ships indiscriminately.

The sound of bombs exploding rang out one after another on the river. Japanese warships were staggering in the flames, but they were never able to break through the sea of ​​death formed by mines.

Faced with the threat from the air, the Japanese army had to change their strategy. They turned their attention to the land route and decided to launch a surprise attack from Xiangshan, downstream of Ma'ao Mountain.

Xiangshan, a place called "the lips of Ma'an" by the locals, is now lying quietly in the rain, waiting for the coming storm.

At the foot of Xiangshan Mountain, the soldiers of the 53rd and 167th Divisions of the Chinese defenders were already ready for battle.

They knew that this battle was related to the direction of the entire war situation and the safety of countless people behind them.

Therefore, they were determined to live and die with their position and vowed to defend this land to the death.

The battle officially started on the morning of the 24th. Relying on their superior numbers and equipment, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on the Xiangshan position.

Amid the enemy's fierce artillery fire, the Chinese defenders fought a desperate battle with the Japanese army with their tenacious will and firm belief.

However, just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, the Japanese army suddenly released poison gas bombs.

The deadly poisonous fog spread quickly, making many Chinese soldiers lose their fighting capacity. Finally, under the crazy attack of the Japanese army, the Xiangshan position was lost.

With the fall of Xiangshan, the Ma'ao Fortress also fell into a precarious situation.

On the 29th, the Japanese follow-up Marines broke through the blockade on the river in armored motorboats, bypassed Dabai Lake and landed in Pengze, thus forming a situation where the Mazhai Fortress was attacked from both sides.

At the same time, due to the fact that the river water level rose higher than the same period of the previous year, the originally designed blockage line failed to achieve the expected effect.

Faced with this sudden change, the Chinese defenders fell into an unprecedented predicament.

So after a fierce battle, they had to make a difficult decision - to abandon the Ma'ai Fortress.

When the last group of defenders evacuated, their eyes were filled with resentment and grief.

The fall of Ma'ao Fortress marked the failure of the Chinese army's defense in this area and also foreshadowed the coming of a greater crisis.

After occupying Ma'ao, the Japanese army did not stop. They continued to move westward, heading directly for Hukou.

On July 7, the Japanese 4th Division and Hata Detachment launched attacks on Hukou from land and water respectively.

After receiving the order, the 26th Division of the 43rd Army of the Chinese defenders quickly assembled their forces and prepared for battle.

The battle broke out fiercely under the city of Hukou. Relying on the terrain advantage and tenacious fighting spirit, the Chinese defenders engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.

However, as time went on, the Chinese defenders' ammunition gradually ran out, and reinforcements were slow to arrive.

What was even more despairing was that the Japanese army used poison gas bombs again, which greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the Chinese defenders.

So after several days of hard fighting, the Chinese defenders had to retreat one by one. In the morning of the 5th, when the first ray of sunlight shone on Hukou City, the ancient city had already fallen into the hands of the Japanese invaders.

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Meanwhile, Duanwu had arrived at Laiqinggou Bay in the early morning of July 7. Duanwu wanted to stop the ship here. He also found a place that was not a port but had deep water.

In this way, the Oshima will stop closer to the coastline.

But Duanwu was still not satisfied. He ordered the free laborers below the deck to drive the boat to the beach at full speed.

The Japanese felt sorry for their warship, but Duanwu said, "I am doing this for your own good. When we get off the ship, we will destroy the ship's power system. Then, we will leave you on the ship and you will have to fend for yourselves."

But if the boat stops on the beach, then you can get off the boat and go find your own people, isn't that the best of both worlds?"

The Japanese all thought that what Duanwu said was right, and they unanimously decided to drive the warships onto the beach.

So, along with Duanwu's order, the roar of the Oshima battleship's engine suddenly intensified, like an awakened giant beast, ready to go on the deep blue sea.

The soldiers on the deck were shaken by the vibration, but no one made any sound.

Because what they were about to witness was probably another feat. A warship weighing tens of thousands of tons was actually going to sail onto the beach.

Not to mention them, even Ma Pingan had never thought that he would do such a crazy thing.

Under his command, all the guerrillas in the cockpit threw themselves into their respective tasks, trying their best to adjust the various parameters of the battleship, striving to increase the speed to the limit.

The sea water was separated by the push of the warship, forming two rolling wave walls, rushing towards the shore.

The sea breeze howled, carrying with it the saltiness of the sea water and the heat of summer.

But at this time, no one complained, both the guerrillas and the devils who were forced to cooperate felt unprecedented passion, as if they were jointly steering the wheel of fate and heading towards a new world.

Finally, as everyone watched with bated breath, the huge body of the Oshima slowly approached the beach.

The keel at the bottom of the battleship began to come into contact with the soft sand, making a dull and powerful impact sound.

The hull also began to shake violently at this moment, and as it got closer to the coastline, the shaking became more and more severe.

The soldiers grabbed any fixed objects they could to prevent themselves from falling.

The same goes for the devils in the power room.

They were staggering, but still staying at their respective posts.

This was the last task the guerrillas asked them to do, and after they finished all this, they would be released.

Although some Japanese suspected that the guerrillas would go back on their word.

But at this moment, I was at the mercy of others and there was nothing the Japanese could do even if they were worried.

They could only pray that the guerrillas would keep their word and really let them go.

So the Japanese soldiers at this time were working very hard, and many of them were holding various pipes or machines while continuing to work.

If people don’t know, they might think that these devils have also been brainwashed by the Bushido spirit and are risking their lives to fight for the Great Japanese Empire! .