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The Japanese Army deployed a total of 20 divisions on Kyushu Island, including two heavy artillery brigades and four cavalry regiments, with a total strength of 400,000. They were commanded by Japanese Army General Nozu Michizuki, and the headquarters was located on Kyushu Island.

Kitakyushu in the north.

However, although the Japanese Army deployed 400,000 troops on Kyushu Island, there were only one fifth division and the 15th Division formed during the Sino-Japanese War. Among the remaining 18 divisions, the 15th Division was the real elite.

The 41st Division to the 48th Division are equipped with rifles and a small number of machine guns and artillery. The 71st Division to the 80th Division behind them are all equipped with old-fashioned muskets.

Many people still hold iron swords and guns in their hands. With such a

General Nozu Michinuki really had little confidence in the troops holding Kyushu Island. The reason why he set up his headquarters in Kitakyushu was that if the war situation got worse, he could take the opportunity to escape from the Kanmon Strait to Honshu. The elite Fifth Division

The regiment was also placed in Kitakyushu by him. Two heavy artillery brigades, one was deployed in Kitakyushu and the other was in Fukuoka. Because the Japanese Army also felt that Fukuoka was an extremely easy landing point for the Chinese Army on Kyushu Island.

City.

Nozu Michinuki deployed three divisions in Fukuoka, including the 15th Division, the 42nd Division and the 47th Division. He also deployed troops in Koga City in the north of Fukuoka and Karatsu City in the south.

There is a division equipped with rifles, which can provide quick support if a situation arises. However, this kind of defense is still not enough in front of the powerful squadron.

Arisawa Ueda, commander of the 15th Division of the Japanese Army, served as the commander of the Japanese Army in the Fukuoka area, commanding three infantry divisions and a heavy artillery brigade in the Fukuoka area. After China and Britain signed the armistice treaty, all

The Japanese troops were all on alert, and everyone seemed to feel that war was coming.

On the morning of October 21st, when the sun came out, the sunlight shone into Hakata Bay, making it look like a shining golden light. The fishermen who got up early had already started fishing in the bay. Because this place is located in a bay, warships of the Chinese Navy generally will not venture into it.

Here, Japanese fishermen can take advantage of the opportunity to catch fish. However, they cannot catch many fish at all in the small bay. These Japanese people still have no meal. Their life is very miserable.

Within Hakata Bay, eleven warships are approaching at high speed. Among them, three battleships and three heavy cruisers are like hills floating on the sea. The gun jackets have been removed one by one, revealing the ferocious gun barrels.

The naval guns appeared to be full of lethality.

There are many islands outside Hakata Bay. The big islands include Genkai Island, Shiga Island and Kumagu Island. The Japanese army set up observation troops on these islands. Therefore, when the Japanese warships appeared outside Hakata Bay

, these Japanese soldiers immediately discovered the situation. The huge warships were riding the wind and waves on the sea, and their majestic appearance stunned the Japanese. But then they woke up and immediately sent a telegram to Fukuoka to report the news of the appearance of the Chinese fleet.

"Boom! Boom!" Several light cruisers drove to the edge of these small islands and launched an attack on the Japanese on the islands. The dense shells fell and blew the Japanese soldiers into pieces. The Japanese who were lucky enough to escape were

The soldiers all hid themselves

Come, don't dare to show up again. There are no cannons on the island, and they don't even have the ability to fight back. After that, the Chinese warship entered Hakata Bay in a swaggering manner and cruised less than ten kilometers away from the coast. The ferocious muzzle of the cannon was already

Pointed to Fukuoka.

On the beach of Fukuoka, a large number of Japanese soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms were running. After receiving early warning from Japanese soldiers on several islands outside Hakata Bay, the Japanese troops stationed in Fukuoka immediately took action. A large number of soldiers

from barracks

He ran out and entered the position, preparing to resist the attack of the squadron. All artillery positions were also prepared. Cannons were pushed into the artillery positions, and boxes of artillery shells were all transported to the artillery.

On the battlefield. However,

The Japanese army in Fukuoka lacks large-caliber artillery. The heavy artillery brigade to which it belongs is only equipped with 105mm howitzers. Perhaps a howitzer of this caliber is considered a heavy artillery in Japan, but in China, it is not considered a heavy artillery at all.

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The heavy artillery brigade has two heavy artillery regiments. Each heavy artillery regiment is equipped with 24 105mm howitzers. These 105mm howitzers, plus some small-caliber artillery, become the entire artillery force of the Japanese army in Fukuoka.

Already.

"Damn it, these Chinese people have indeed chosen Fukuoka as their landing point. Send a telegram to Commander Nozu Michunuki immediately!" Lieutenant General Ueda Arisawa, commander of the 15th Japanese Division, ordered. However, he was very worried.

Unwilling to do so, why did the Chinese choose to land in Fukuoka instead of elsewhere? He knew what this battle meant to Japan, and he would probably have to fight to the death in Fukuoka!

After receiving the telegram, General Nozu Michizuki, who was far away in Kitakyushu, immediately ordered Japanese troops in other areas of Kyushu Island to start concentrating on Fukuoka, preparing to block the Japanese troops, or if possible, drive them directly into the sea.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, three battleships and three heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy launched a fierce bombardment on Fukuoka about 9 kilometers away from the coast. The three battleships' 24 305mm naval guns and the three heavy cruisers' 12

A 305mm naval gun made a thunderous roar, and shells weighing more than 300 kilograms flew towards the Japanese army's position under the influence of huge kinetic energy.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Huge orange-red fireballs rose on the Japanese army's position, leaving huge craters. After the 305mm heavy artillery shell exploded, it was enough to leave a large crater with a diameter of dozens of meters on the ground.

The huge power of the pit stunned the Japanese soldiers one by one. Especially some of the new recruits, they were so frightened that they trembled.

"Counterattack! Fire and sink those Chinese warships!" Major General Akiyama Yoshiko, commander of the 7th Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army, issued the order to counterattack. The 48 Japanese troops were divided into four positions.

The 105mm howitzer began to bombard the Chinese warships on the sea. Intensive

The shells flew towards the Chinese warship, but most of the shells fell into the sea thousands of meters away from the Chinese navy warship. The maximum range of the 105mm howitzer made by the Japanese was no more than

It's only more than 8,000 meters. At this distance, it is impossible to reach the Chinese warship.

"Adjust the bombardment target and take out the Japanese artillery positions first!" Brigadier General Hai Zhengsheng, the captain of the battleship "Zhonghua" ordered.

Soon, under the instructions of the observation balloon, the guns of the three battleships were aimed at a Japanese artillery position, and the other Japanese artillery position was dealt with by three heavy cruisers.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The battleship 'Zhonghua' was the first to fire. The four twin-mounted 305mm naval guns flashed with fierce orange-red flames at the muzzle. The huge recoil directly caused the battleship to move twice on the sea surface.

More than 8 artillery shells made a sharp whistle and flew fiercely towards the Japanese artillery position.

On the Japanese artillery position, the Japanese artillery was firing rapidly, trying to deal a heavy blow to the Chinese warships on the sea. Although their bombardment seemed so weak.

"Whoops!" A sharp whistle sounded over the artillery position.

"Lie down! China's artillery fire!" A lieutenant general's face suddenly changed and he shouted loudly. At the same time, he quickly threw himself on the ground.

"Boom!" The earth-shaking explosion sounded, and the huge orange-red fireball almost completely encompassed the Japanese artillery position. When the explosion was over, a tower of more than 30 meters directly appeared on the Japanese artillery position.

In the deep pit, several cannons were blown to pieces, and the artillerymen who controlled those cannons had long since disappeared.

Those Japanese artillerymen who were lucky enough to escape death also had a look of fear on their faces.

"Why are you still standing there? Fire quickly!" The Japanese lieutenant commander got up from the ground and kicked away the Japanese artilleryman who was still standing.

The surviving Japanese artillerymen quickly continued to fire at the Chinese warships on the sea. However, under the powerful artillery fire of the Chinese warships, these Japanese artillerymen did not last long. Less than twenty

Within minutes, all the cannons of the Japanese 7th Heavy Artillery Brigade were lost. The commander of the heavy artillery brigade, General Akiyama Yoshiko, was also blown to pieces during the artillery battle.

After destroying the Japanese artillery positions, the Chinese navy shifted the target of the bombardment to the fortifications established by the Japanese army on the coast. In order to resist the landing of the squadron, the Japanese army established many fortifications. These fortifications

, consisting of bunkers, heavy machine gun firepower points, rapid-fire gun positions, etc. Almost the entire coast has been built into fortifications.

However, under the bombardment of the Chinese Navy's large-caliber naval guns, these fortifications were easily blown to pieces as if they were made of paper. Each bunker was blown up, leaving traces on the ground.

There were deep pits one after another, and soldiers' limbs or weapons were constantly being blown up and flying everywhere. The entire coast became a mess.

The five light cruisers of the Chinese Navy even approached less than four kilometers from the coast, pouring out firepower like crazy. Although the rapid-fire cannons on the light cruisers were not very powerful, their rate of fire was extremely powerful. On the Japanese position,

all of a sudden

Bullets rained down like rain. The Japanese soldiers who entered the position held their heads and hid in the position shivering. If they had thought about being loyal to the emperor before, now they just wanted to leave this hell alive.
Chapter completed!