Age of Rebirth

Chapter 430 Matsui from afar

The front of Chang Feng’s army’s defense is the Wusong area, which is most suitable for landing. The beach here is flat and the sand is hard. Even when the tide is low, the infantry can reach the land after wading through waist-deep sea water and impacting a distance of more than 1000 meters. If it catches up with the high tide, the assault boat can reach the coast directly, making it difficult to defend and easy to attack.

General Zhang Zhizhong led a large group of staff officers to inspect the defensive position. He happened to come to the defensive area of ​​the Tenth Army. He saw many soldiers busy on the flat beach. For Tang Qiuli's troops, General Zhang always Being curious, his troops are not only able to fight, but also have many unexpected pioneering feats, and they are all at the key points.

He became very curious and went over to see what happened. The soldiers were busy burying pieces of nail boards in the sand, which seemed sparse but well arranged. This was no ordinary nail board. The nails were extremely thin, but the steel was of good quality. , extremely sharp, shining with a cold light, stepping on it, even the hard sole can pierce through it, and the spike sticks out through the instep, and the tip of the nail is still shining with a dark blue light.

There are barbed wire fences in the gaps between the nail plate formations. However, the barbed wire fences are not very good. They are too short. Soldiers with normal bodies can easily step over them with a single leap. Landmines, these mines are also different from the standard mines of the Central Army. Not to mention their small size, the surface of the mines is also inlaid with steel balls the size of soybean grains. [

The way the soldiers planted mines was also special, in an orderly and chaotic way. Some mines were topped with a few grenades, and some mines were hung with a few grenades. General Zhang became more confused the more he looked at it. After all, Chang Feng, who was covered in water and was laying mines with the soldiers, knew that General Zhang had come to his position and hurried over.

Looking at General Zhang Zhizhong's puzzled eyes, he explained that this is a short barbed wire fence specially ordered by our division commander to deal with the Japanese troops who landed. The leg was smeared with highly poisonous drugs, as long as a small amount of skin was pierced, the whole leg would rot.

These landmines are specially developed by our independent division arsenal. They are called jumping-type anti-infantry mines. Not only the broken mine body can kill the Japanese army, but the steel balls outside can increase the killing radius. It reached about two meters in the air and exploded in mid-air. The killing radius of each landmine was about six meters. , behind the mine exploded.

General Zhang sighed greatly. Vice Chairman Tang is really resourceful. Even the weapons he uses are unbelievable. No wonder this Chief of Staff dared to defend two divisions of the Central Army with two brigades. He can only defend the front with a width of more than ten kilometers. It seems that he has a plan in mind. If he adds powerful artillery fire, this place will be a treasure!

General Zhang left, sighing as he walked, and then sent his chief of staff to discuss with Chang Feng, if the independent division's special anti-infantry mines were redundant, could he support the surrounding friendly troops and ask them to send troops to assist in laying mines, The implication is that if you have a good thing, don't take it for yourself, take it out and let everyone enjoy it.

Of course, Chang Feng would not object, as long as he could drive the Japanese army back to the sea, he would be willing to take out his wealth. After all, everyone was on the same front. If the left and right wings were broken by the Japanese army, he could only retreat, and everyone would suffer accordingly. Therefore, he Take out all the mines in stock, and send troops to help lay them according to the location.

On the evening of August 22, the Chinese garrison at Chuansha River Estuary, Shizilin, and Wusong, where the Japanese army was preparing to land, had completed their defensive deployment, and various fortifications and facilities were basically completed. The difference is a lot, and this is enough. I don’t know how many times luckier than the Central Army troops that rushed to battle in history, and faced a large number of Japanese landing troops that were killed before they were assembled.

And the next to the Wusongkou Fort, the defending air defense brigade received an order from Chief of Staff Chang Feng that the Japanese ships should never be allowed to approach the landing site so that they could not provide powerful fire support for the Japanese landing troops. The intention was to allow the Japanese troops from the sea to attack the beachhead with pure infantry without artillery support. In order to ensure that the Wusongkou Fort was not captured by the Japanese army, he arranged for a reinforced regiment to serve as the flank guard of the fort.

On August 23, the sun rose as usual, and the smoky mist shrouded the tranquil sea of ​​Hangzhou Bay. Behind it lies a bloody murderous intent. 20 beasts, armed to the teeth, are rushing fiercely and viciously, violently breaking the peaceful morning of Hangzhou Bay.

The convoy transporting the Japanese dispatched troops from Shanghai has sailed near the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the misty Changshan Island and Chongming Island are already faintly visible. Matsui Iwane looks around the surrounding hundreds of ships and warships. Like riding the wind and waves to advance, a sense of pride arises spontaneously, deeply proud of the mighty military power of the Great Japanese Emperor.

Previously, Matsui enjoyed a leisurely retirement life in the manor under Mt. , with glory, returning to my hometown, being a wild crane in the clouds, is also quite comfortable.

One day, a message from the military department recalled him back to the army and put on the long-lost military uniform. Matsui Iwane was deeply moved. He thought he would spend the rest of his life peacefully, and he would never have the chance to fight for the Great Japanese Empire. In his twilight years, he put on Zhengyi again.

His housekeeper is very strange. The master's current state is not like an old man in his 50s, with a red face, bright eyes, and abnormal energy. The maid who served the bed last night complained this morning, and the old guy tormented her last night One night, the nipples were red and swollen, and the pain was unbearable as if the nipples were torn, and she was almost swallowed. Mr. Matsui is not usually so rough, is he?Moreover, after supporting for less than 5 minutes, he was defeated, leaving his heart empty.

In fact, Matsui is a cruel and bloodthirsty guy in his bones. As early as the end of the last century, Japan and Russia in Lushun in Northeast China fought for control of the Liaodong Peninsula on Chinese soil. Matsui Iwane at that time , but a trainee second lieutenant, his ferocious nature has been exposed suspiciously.

He ordered the soldiers to tie up the hundreds of captured Russian captives, then poured gasoline on them and set them on fire. Watching the Russians howling in pain in the flames, he pressed the captured Russian female soldiers and held them in front of the soldiers. ***, the louder the burning Russian prisoner screams, the stronger his lust.

The captured Russian female soldiers suffered even worse. They were raped by hundreds of Japanese soldiers every day and eventually died. The two blond beauties were presented to their superiors by Matsui. His military rank was promoted more than a year earlier than the others. As a result, Matsui has risen to the top of the sky. The murderous, cruel and ferocious Matsui has repeatedly made military exploits, and finally reached the peak of the military, and then retired with honor.

Standing on the bridge of the flagship, Matsui looked at the calm Hangzhou Bay. He was puzzled by the defeat of Kiyoshi Hasegawa's Third Fleet at Wusongkou, and the loss of 30 troops in the Kazuki Kiyoshi Division in North China. In his eyes, he is just a reckless junior. China, a century-old weak giant with mud feet, will crash to the ground with a single touch. From the Sino-Japanese War to the present, Japan's demands on China have not been met. No exception.

He said to Minister of War Bin Shanyuan in the base camp: "Give me five divisions, and I can take down Nanjing, Wuhan, and half of the south of the Yangtze River in China." Now, the base camp has given him far more than five divisions. Make him full of confidence, he will fight in China in this life, gallop freely, and be brilliant again for the rest of his life!

Therefore, when he bid farewell to the emperor, he quoted a poem by Cao Cao, "The old man stands on the ground, and his ambition is a thousand miles!" In order to express his heart to Emperor Hirohito, it is his wish to fight for the emperor. [

The captain came to report that there was Wusongkou in front, and there was a long-range fire attack from the coastal defense batteries of the Chinese army. It was impossible for the escorting warships to approach the landing site. The outer channel of the Yangtze River estuary, the draft of large warships was too deep. The army landed to provide fire support. Please forgive me, Commander. Matsui smiled slightly. He had expected this situation a long time ago.

Moreover, his landing troops are not going to go to the waters around Changxing Island and Waigaoqiao. They are sending the landing craft to the guns of the Chinese army. How can the old and cunning Matsui do such a stupid thing? His landing troops, go In the waters between Changxing Island and Chongming Island, bypassing the fort at Wusongkou, the large-caliber coastal defense guns of the Chinese garrison could be rendered useless, and the effect could be achieved by surprise.

The Japanese fleet stopped, counted the landing craft, and put them on the sea like dumplings. The Japanese soldiers boarded the boats one after another. The vanguard, with a division of more than 8000 people, set off first, along the outer channel, heading towards Wusong. The landing site galloped, and the follow-up troops continued to wait for the boat.

Matsui is so conceited and arrogant that the troops of a division preparing to land in the first batch did not carry a heavy artillery, nor did they have support firepower to follow the landing. Mortars and heavy machine guns actually became the main support and suppression firepower In his opinion, the landing of infantry is more of a formal attack. The Chinese defenders who won the first battle in Shanghai would not have expected a large number of Japanese troops to land here suddenly.

He knows the senior officers of the Chinese army too well. After a small victory, he got carried away with pride and was busy asking for rewards. The fighting will of the soldiers in the Japanese army is even more incomparable.

Seeing the sudden approach, bayonets flashing, and the Imperial Japanese Army troops all over the beach, they turned around and ran away. It is an inevitable reaction. It is estimated that there are only a few who can shoot. Cities, establish a new order, and plant the sun flag all over the Yangtze River.

(To be continued)