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    "The Chinese are coming! General, the Chinese are coming!"

    The rammed tunnel of the dark and dark cave in Gumi Mountain is crowded with Japanese soldiers wearing gas masks and nervously preparing for war.  A sentry ran and shouted between them, looking nervous.  "Baga! Don't panic." When he ran to the middle, shouts of rebuke rang out from the crowd.  Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the commander of the 36th Division, wearing a mud-yellow short-sleeved military uniform, slowly stood up, listened for a while, and then walked towards the observation port.

    Tadamichi Kuribayashi was originally a cavalry brigade commander. After the Battle of France and the Battle of Central Asia made the world see the importance of armored force, the Japanese Army also changed the original cavalry into armored forces. He had to say goodbye to his beloved war horses and came to Ryukyu to serve as the commander.  Second Army Staff Officer.  After Wake Island was lost, it was sent by Umezu Yoshijiro, commander of the Okinawa Front, to defend Kume Island.

    ??Island defense warfare, especially when the navy does not have the upper hand, requires great perseverance and courage.  Umezu Yoshijiro took a fancy to his cavalry background and hoped to rely on the bravery accumulated on horseback to guard the important east gate of Ryukyu.  Kuribayashi Tadamichi was also very conscientious. As soon as he arrived at Kume Island, he led the 36th Division to dig holes, build underground fortifications, remove all bunkers exposed on the surface, and require all fortifications to be well covered and must have good ventilation and fire prevention preparations.  Finally, he also gave up the traditional method of deploying troops along the coast in the anti-landing war, because he believed that the Chinese navy would definitely repeatedly bombard the landing site one kilometer along the coast. Instead of wasting troops here, it would be better to shrink them all to the three extinct volcanoes and the central  area.

    "Open."

    After Tadashi Kuribayashi reached the highest observation post, several Japanese soldiers immediately wrapped their hands in thick cloth and pushed away the thick, hot steel manhole cover.  As the sun shone into the cave, an extremely miserable scene appeared in front of them.  Gumi Mountain, which a few weeks ago was covered in large green shrubs and vegetation, is already desolate. All the trees have been burned and blown off. The exposed surface is black and yellow, with dense craters, like the surface of the moon under a high-power telescope.  The originally crystal clear volcanic hanging lake has turned into a muddy yellow color.

    "Southwest, and southeast" The sentry reminded them, only to see densely packed amphibious armored vehicles and landing craft rising and falling in the waves at the end of the waterline. White waves told everyone again.  , the landing battle has begun.  "Pass my order! The final battle (decisive battle) has begun, and the time to be loyal to the emperor has arrived! Officers must go to the front line. Don't charge at will, make more use of terrain and bunkers. Shoot at close range, and each team is required to support each other.  . Let the Chinese people know that for every one of our soldiers killed, they will have to pay for ten corpses!"

    At his order, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers emerged from tunnels and caves, and Kume Island, where no one had been seen just now, suddenly became active.  On the charred ground, thick steel manhole covers were propped up with wooden sticks, revealing narrow shooting windows, with various gun muzzles protruding from them.  There are also some large manhole covers that have been opened.  The sunken anti-aircraft gun position was exposed. Under the operation of the soldiers, three or four 20mm Type 98 anti-aircraft guns quickly raised their muzzles.  There are also many 37, 47 mm and 70 mm infantry guns peeking out from behind some large rocks on the cliff.

    "three minutes!"

    The Japanese army is preparing here.  On the landing craft, the captain raised three fingers and reminded loudly.

    "Don't run around! Follow me and stay hidden. The Japanese soldiers are good at marksmanship mark my words, I don't want to send letters to your homes." The infantry squad leader, who was protecting the war reporters, checked the two men.  Helmets and life jackets.  On the other hand, he loudly warned about the precautions for logging in.  Zhang Shuisheng held the armrest and nodded repeatedly. As a war correspondent, he knew very well what the squad leader meant by "sending a letter."  I originally wanted to say a few words to reassure others, but when I opened my mouth, I vomited first.

    "Here, just take a few more puffs and you'll be fine when you get ashore." The squad leader laughed upon seeing this, forced half of the cigarette in his mouth into his mouth, and continued to care: "Remember, as soon as the hatch is opened, go to the airport immediately.  Run on both sides! The machine guns on the boat will cover"

    "One minute!"

    Before he could finish speaking, the captain raised a finger.  At this time, even the squad leader stopped talking. He held the automatic rifle firmly, took deep breaths, and waited for the hatch to open.  "Squeak" When the bottom of the boat came into contact with the sand and gravel, making a grinding sound, the soldier at the front immediately lowered the bridge door.  At the same time, a 12.7mm heavy machine gun on each side of the landing craft swept out regardless of whether there was anyone on the shore.  "Dong dong dong dong." The heavy machine gun right next to their ears made the faces of the two reporters paler. The bullet casings bouncing around splashed down from high places, hitting the soldiers' helmets and falling into the water-filled cabin.  It makes a tinkling sound.

    As the hatch opens a little bit, the view slowly opens up.  Just as everyone was about to step out of the bridge gate, two fireballs suddenly pierced the eyes on the burnt-yellow Alashan cliff on the left.  "Bombardment! Rush out, rush, rush"

    "Run, boom! Don't stop?Here, go to the shore, to the shore!  "

    "The seahorse calls the eagle, the seahorse calls the eagle! Southwest two rapid-fire cannons on the protruding part of the mountain!"

    Before Zhang Shuisheng could see the scenery clearly, the monitor held his head and pushed him out of the cabin.  The waist-deep warm sea water made him wake up instantly. He didn't bother to look around, he held the portable camera sealed in a plastic bag high above his head, and followed the soldiers as he ran quickly to the shore.  When he got close to the shore, he spotted the neutral position, hid behind a cement triangle, tore open the seal bag, and quickly turned on the camera and pointed it behind him.  In the black-and-white footage, one landing craft after another opens its hatches, releasing hundreds of Marines.  The soldiers bent over and sprinted quickly. Two "Sea Serpent" amphibious tanks stopped not far from him, turned their muzzles, aimed at the Japanese rapid-fire artillery position on the protruding part of the cliff, and fired continuously.  More amphibious armored vehicles bypassed them and quickly climbed up the coast. The soldiers on board the amphibious vehicles jumped off to establish beachheads.

    The two hovering Yasha dive bombers screamed and descended quickly.  "Run! Run, don't stop here!" Zhang Shuisheng was about to take a picture of the dive bomber dropping bombs, but the squad leader's head rushed into the camera, shouting in front of his finger, scaring him so much that he didn't dare to stay any longer, and got up again and tried desperately  Follow everyone and run forward.  After just a hundred meters, all the strength was exhausted. When he saw a group of charred bushes, he couldn't wait to lie down.  Then he turned over and gasped for air.

    "Hurry up, if you don't want to be a target, take off the life jacket!" The dedicated squad leader did not dare to rest. He ripped off the life jacket on his body, pulled out the dagger and threw Zhang Shuisheng's life jacket to the side before lying down.  Watch carefully.  "Squad leader, something is wrong!" The machine gunner quickly rushed to the side, tearing open the plastic sheet hurriedly, installing bullets and shaking his head loudly.

    "What's wrong?" Zhang Shuisheng was puzzled.

    The machine gunner rolled his eyes.  The comrade who was running behind the finger asked: "See for yourself, is this really a beach grab?" Zhang Shuisheng didn't understand at first, but after the squad leader explained it, he discovered that the two-kilometer-wide landing front encountered almost no resistance.  There were only a few rapid-fire cannons, which fired condescendingly at the beach from the cliffs of Owu Island and Alashan.  "The company commander said at the mobilization meeting last night that there is almost a division on the island. But look, there is not even a squadron here."

    "He must have been killed by shelling and incendiary bombs." The optimistic Jing Qilun crawled over from behind. He was Zhang Shuisheng's assistant.  While climbing.  He kept looking up into the depths.  The squad leader quickly held down his helmet. Everyone was most afraid of this kind of ignorant boy.  The soldiers nearby all gave him a blank look. No matter how many times more firepower was covered, there would always be corpses, right?  You can come by.  Nothing but obstacles are obstacles, not even a hair is visible.

    The battle for the beach, which was expected to be a bloody battle, turned out to be calm, let alone the commando team.  Even the landing command station on the escort aircraft carrier "Zhou Yafu" was alerted.  Liao Changfeng, who took command personally, put down his homework pen and raised his head to look at the officer who came to report: "What do you mean?" He is the chief of staff of the Marine Corps.  He is also a classmate of Long Yun and Liu Mingzhao.

    "Commander Zhang said that there was no resistance from either direction, and no large Japanese troops were found. The troops landed smoothly." The staff thought about it and added: "It should be too smooth!"

    "There is no resistance and no Japanese troops?" Liao Changfeng was stunned for a moment.  Speaking of landing battles, we have fought a lot, from Guam to the Gilbert Islands where we are still fighting, more than a dozen times, large and small. That time we were not blocked by the Japanese army when we landed, and we suffered huge losses.  Could it be said that the garrison on Kume Island has been evacuated?  "Impossible, the reconnaissance ships have been watching all around, and there have been basically no transport ships approaching in the past half month." Zhang Zhaoyang shook his head affirmatively. He is the commander of the 12th aircraft carrier battle group.

    During the Battle of the Bohai Strait, he was still the deck gunnery adjutant of the battleship Anhai. Together with the current naval commander Bingwen, he proposed to Cheng Biguang the tactic of "breaking ten fingers is worse than breaking one", and ultimately severely damaged the Hiei.  That battle inspired the spirit and morale of the Republic of China Navy. Although the two Anhais were actually seriously injured and could not be completely repaired due to poor technology at the time, it still attracted the attention of the world's major naval powers and drew China into the naval agreement.

    Unlike Bingwen, Zhang Zhaoyang is tall, especially his eagle eyes, which always give people a great sense of oppression.  Interestingly, he and Liao Changfeng had "deep grievances" because his son had secretly married Liao Changfeng's second daughter.  Moreover, he informed both parents only after obtaining the marriage certificate. Liao Changfeng was so angry that he almost asked the soldiers to arrest him.

    "Tell Commander Zhang to hold the beachhead first and wait for the second group of troops to go up before going deeper. Remind him to pay special attention to observation. By the way, let the heavy artillery battery go up and let the sea cavalry squadron prepare. It may be used later."

    As soon as he heard the deployment, Zhang Zhaoyang understood and asked: "You mean, they deliberately abandoned the beachhead?"

    "What? Do you really think that a cannonball can do it?"Send all the Japanese to heaven?  "Liao Changfeng glared at this "cheap relative" angrily. Zhang Zhaoyang laughed: "Old Liao, isn't it just your daughter's business?  Don't worry, when I get back, I will personally come to apologize to my wife.  "

    Liao Changfeng hummed twice, picked up the telescope and walked to the window.

    The elevator began to lift the "Sea Cavalry" helicopters onto the deck.  After many actual combat trials, the Navy and Marine Corps gradually worked out some experience in using helicopters. The aircraft company also made some improvements in accordance with their requirements, such as using more powerful engines, reducing weight and enhancing maritime take-off and landing capabilities.  Install machine gun mounts, etc.

    An hour later, the second batch of more than 100 tanks/armored vehicles and 6,600 Marines landed on the beach. More than ten tank landing ships also sailed to the narrow sandbank in the southwest, trying to rush there to release the third batch.  force.  After the second group of comrades came ashore, the commandos who were already lying on the sand and dizzy from the sun got up and began to advance inland.  "Let's go, be careful! Pay attention." Zhang Shuisheng and the squad leader followed an amphibious tank company and slowly searched for the island.  What surprised everyone was that although there were many Japanese corpses along the way, there was almost no organized resistance.  "They're all really dead, right?" the squad leader muttered in his heart.

    "I'm just telling you, there are five battleships plus a dozen cruisers, how can anyone survive? Look, there is a bunker over there" Young Jing Qilun felt that the squad leader and everyone were too careful, and while filming,  While muttering.  When he saw a bunker that had been blown open, he immediately wanted to run over and check it out.  "Be careful!" The monitor quickly reached out and grabbed him.

    "Don't worry, no, bang bang" Jing Qilun straightened up and was about to say it was okay when two gunshots were heard.  When Zhang Shuisheng turned his head, large amounts of blood were already coming out of Jing Qilun's arm.  "Be careful! Get down!" Before he knew what was going on, the squad leader and several soldiers had already pinned the two men to the ground.  Almost at the same time, the armored company seemed like a blind bear who had accidentally poked a hornet's nest. After one kilometer, countless bullets and artillery shells suddenly shot out from the hillside where there was no trace of ghosts.

    "Lie down!"

    "Hide behind the tank!"

    "There are also machine guns in the back"

    "Damn it, little Japan is going deep!"

    "Ah! I've been shot, I've been shot, please help me!"

    Rifles, grenades, crooked light machine guns, 92 heavy machine guns, etc.!  Almost all the Japanese small arms that I had heard of were fired at the armored batteries.  What's even more frightening is that the bullet rain doesn't just come from the front or the left.  A lot of bullets were sprayed out from the right side and even from the back.  "Lizard call three, Lizard call three, 1,200 meters east of Ifo Beach. Ambush, Ambush Requesting support."

    Zhang Shuisheng was surrounded by explosions and screams. It felt like he had stepped into a storm, and his ears were filled with the sound of chirping bullets.  In order to record the real war, he gritted his teeth, raised the camera and continued filming.  The single-shot scene made him tremble with fear.  All I saw was that the screen was filled with images of comrades being hit. In just a few minutes, more than ten soldiers were killed, and blood spurted everywhere on the ground.  A soldier whose leg was hit by a bomb was rolling around desperately in the mud. The medical soldier rushed to pull him back to the back of the tank to bandage him. A bullet came out of nowhere and passed through the middle of the medical soldier's neck.

    His hands shook again, his body curled up into a ball, holding back vomiting, and pointed the camera at the enemy in front through the gap.  In the black and white picture, thousands of Japanese soldiers, like lurking hermit crabs, are fiercely blocking the enemy from carefully camouflaged permanent firepower points, fortifications and bunkers.  Many places close to the surface revealed cleverly camouflaged shooting holes and carefully constructed fire traps, causing the commandos to suffer heavy casualties. The tragic battle situation reminded him of the word "hell on earth."

    At the same time, several other troops that went deep also suffered heavy losses. In just a few moments, nearly a hundred land combat soldiers were killed, and countless others were injured.

    "Shrink! Tanks and armored vehicles shrink, ring defense"

    ¡°Hold on, support will be here soon!¡± the company commander shouted loudly, commanding the tanks to quickly move closer to protect the infantry, and then continued to fire at the Japanese army with 70mm artillery.  The amphibious armored personnel carrier that followed at the end also rushed up quickly, using its "body" to build a temporary position.  But there were too many Japanese troops, and soldiers continued to be killed even though they were condescending.

    "The attack planes are coming, get down!"

    At the critical moment, a H-7 gunship aircraft appeared next to the coastline

    (To be continued)
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