At 4:30 in the morning, red signal flares were strangely and continuously raised behind the Japanese coastal defense line.
Off the coast of Lingao West Diaolou Port, Gu Changfeng, who was standing on the bridge of the heavy cruiser "Qingzhi", the flagship of the First Fleet, was looking through a telescope with a happy face and strode back to the command cabin: "Finally there is movement.
...will the general offensive be launched immediately?”
After half an hour of preparation, the officers and soldiers of the 1st and 3rd Guards Group, who were conducting landing operations on the east and west wings of Lingao, had descended from the rope nets of transport ships and amphibious landing ships to small landing craft. The first batch of beach-breaking troops were ready.
Ready. As for the Second Army that landed at Chengmai Bay, since most of the officers and soldiers were on landing craft, even such steps were omitted and they only waited for the attack order to be conveyed.
"No rush!"
An Jin, who was having an intense discussion with his staff, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and explained with a smile: "Brother Hutou, currently the three divisions of our airborne army have successfully moved to the rear of the Japanese army. According to the scheduled combat plan, we will be on the first airborne mission.
The army launched an attack on the Japanese army before launching a landing operation... Listen, there is a fight on the shore!"
Almost instantly, gunshots rang out densely on the coast. The sky in the east was filled with the afterimages of tracer bullets, and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering.
An Jin smiled apologetically at Gu Changfeng, then straightened his expression, strode back to the command podium, nodded to Chief of Staff Major General Li Yongjia, and ordered into the microphone:
"I order that the landing operation on Hainan Island has officially begun. The first, second and third armies of our Guards Group will attack across the board according to the scheduled plan!"
As soon as An Jin finished speaking, the earth-shattering sound of naval gunfire suddenly rang out.
The main guns of the "Xuanyuan"-class heavy cruisers "Qingzhi" and "Baxian", the "Legend"-class light cruiser "Jiang Shang", and the "Wenzhong" belonging to the first fleet competed to fire one after another.
Coupled with the artillery fire of more than ten destroyers, the huge fireballs produced by the propellant propellant ejected from the muzzles of numerous naval guns, which were then ejected along with the shells, instantly illuminated the dark night sky.
The navy officers and soldiers of the Anjia Army were loading those huge artillery shells and propellant packs like crazy. The tracer bullets drew red and green lights in the misty night, falling like meteors on the Japanese defense line on the beach.
Huge cannonballs landed one after another, and bright lights burst out quickly, followed by huge explosions.
In the flickering flames, countless concrete fragments and sand shot out in all directions, and pieces of earth and wood as well as pieces of flesh and blood splashed down like raindrops.
A quarter of an hour ago, eight "Water God" I-type reconnaissance aircraft that took off from the sea near the "Eye Moon" seaplane carrier were hovering at low altitude over the beach.
The two artillery observers sitting in the back seat of the reconnaissance plane carefully observed the land with telescopes. Through the thick smoke and the huge fireballs that rose from time to time, they needed to determine the firepower of the fleet's battleship guns against the Japanese troops on the beach at the first time.
Suppress the situation and report the shell calibration data to the battleship through the radio.
At this moment, a fireball rose into the sky from the ground. The observer in the back seat of the nearby low-altitude reconnaissance plane shook his hand holding the telescope slightly and shook his head involuntarily. The shell obviously missed - that
The place where he was shot was a depression, which was not conducive to shooting, and the Japanese army did not deploy troops there.
"Notice--"
This somewhat annoyed observer had just spoken into the microphone and was about to calibrate the shooting of the battleship gun he was responsible for. Suddenly his eyes widened and his mouth opened so wide that he could almost stuff a goose egg into it——
Behind the small fireball, a fireball that was dozens or even hundreds of times larger rose into the sky, and then a huge mushroom cloud with red flames emerged from the horizon.
"boom--"
The violent explosion almost deafened the eardrums.
The observer reacted quickly, with a look of surprise on his face. He shouted excitedly into the microphone: "We hit the little devil's secret ammunition depot. Oh my God, I don't know how much ammunition was packed in it. What a spectacular mushroom cloud."
ah!"
At this time, Gu Changfeng and An Jin, who were in the command cabin of the heavy cruiser "Qingzhi", also saw the huge mushroom cloud that was rising.
Gu Changfeng blurted out and praised: "Well done! The power of this explosion is enough to make the little devil's liver and gallbladder split!"
"I really didn't expect it, it was unintentional!"
An Jin just heard the gunner's honest apology from the loudspeaker for missing the shot. He didn't expect such a change. He quickly took the telescope from the guard and looked carefully. At the top of the mushroom cloud, several seaplanes were desperately ascending.
It was so high that the plane was shaken by the huge airflow, which looked extremely thrilling.
"Just after they entered the battle, the Japanese army suffered a head-on blow. The next battle will definitely be much easier!"
As soon as An Jin finished speaking, the aftermath of the big explosion on the coast had spread to the sea. Both Gu Changfeng and An Jin felt that the warship under their feet began to shake. Fortunately, it was far away from the explosion point and had little impact.
However, those landing craft that had already started charging suffered a greater impact due to their small size, and several capsized in the huge waves. The "Water God" I-type reconnaissance aircraft flying in the air quickly flew towards the sea, which was embarrassing
Avoid the baptism of shock waves.
The Japanese ammunition depot was attacked, and they were attacked from both sides at the same time. Although they were panicked, due to their good training and the spirit of Bushido, the firepower points on the seaward side still roared tenaciously, and the gunshots on the coast seemed to be boiling.
Porridge pot, the shells flew toward the sea "whooshing", raising water columns rising into the sky, the bullets landed on the water "plop-plop-plop", or hit the front deck of the landing craft with a "ding-dang" sound.
Almost like transport ships, one landing craft after another was surrounded by dense artillery shells and bullets, but no one flinched at this time. Hundreds of landing craft rushed toward the beach at high speed like arrows from the string.
When approaching the coastline, the 20mm cannon in front of the landing craft was like a spring of fire, spraying out clusters of sparks and strings of fireballs. Hundreds of small boats opened fire at the same time, flying across the sea like thousands of boats.
The fire dragon jumped out of the water and rushed to the beach. The Japanese military positions on the beach were filled with smoke and sparkling fire. Half of the sky was dyed red.
They arrived at a distance of two to three thousand meters in just a few minutes. The first batch of landing craft approached the beach.
As the ship's plank fell, the officers and soldiers were like tigers emerging from the cage. They kept their feet on the ground and rushed to the beach. Wherever there was fire, they rushed towards it.
At this time, the Japanese army fired more than ten illumination bombs in succession, and the dark night sky was like daylight. The bunkers, trenches, and barbed wire fences on the beach were clearly visible, and the landing troops were immediately suppressed by the Japanese firepower under the barbed wire fence and unable to move.
"Defuse landmines. Cut off barbed wire!"
The company and platoon leaders at the grassroots level issued orders one after another. Among them, Captain Li Zhenzhong, commander of the second company of the first battalion of the first regiment of the first division of the Guards Army, commanded the engineers assigned to his company to clear the mines with platoon grenades. After continuous loud noises, a
The soldiers in the squad crawled under the barbed wire fence and used pliers and scissors to cut it open. The first line of defense was broken through.
The Japanese army's flares went out one after another, and the beach quickly dimmed. Suddenly, two Japanese army bunkers blocked the way forward for the troops.
"Company commander, you organize fire cover. I will lead a squad to solve it!"
After the instructor, Lieutenant Chen Qiao, told Li Zhenzhong, he immediately organized his troops, and soon more than a dozen soldiers hunched over and ran out. After a while, the two bunkers were destroyed by grenades.
The battle quickly developed in depth.
During the advance, two Type 98 20mm anti-aircraft cannons on the Japanese army's position formed a cross-fire attack and fired at the attacking Anjia Army Guards officers and soldiers.
At this time, the heavy firepower equipment of the landing force had not yet landed ashore, and the helicopters were also flying across the strait. The Anjiajun's thunderous attack was immediately suppressed by the Japanese army.
Amid the resounding charge horns, assaulting soldiers continued to cover their chests and fall to the ground. The charges failed again and again.
Just at this critical moment, four slow-moving "Porpoise I" amphibious tanks finally arrived. They aimed at the Japanese machine guns from a distance and fired a round of shelling. The 75mm tank cannon was like a hammer, quickly attracting the Japanese army's attention.
Hao's firepower was knocked out.
...
In Chengmai Bay, a fierce battle is going on.
Yubao Port is an obliquely concave natural harbor. The 15th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army deployed a brigade to defend it. The 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 4th Division of the 2nd Guards Army landed on the beach.
The Japanese army relied on a 10-meter-high highland facing the beach to resist. Many bunkers were built on this highland. The Japanese army fired fiercely at our landing troops from the bunkers. Behind the bunker was a Japanese artillery position, which continuously bombarded the landing troops.
Major Ding Hao, commander of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion, led four companies and detoured along the coast to the east side of the highland where the Japanese army had weaker firepower. However, on this side, the Japanese army also built more than ten bunkers. Ding Hao ordered the 1st Company to attack decisively and take out
The high ground occupied by Japanese troops.
After several hours of sailing from Leizhou Peninsula, many officers and soldiers experienced the misery of seasickness and vomiting, and were extremely tired. However, at this time, every officer and soldier was full of fighting spirit and high morale, and even when they landed on land, they were proud of themselves.
When the invincible Anjiajun army showed its majesty.
First company commander Lu Can sent out a demolition team to blow up gaps in the barbed wire fences surrounding the Japanese fortifications and Luzhai, and then blew up five Japanese bunkers in a row. The Japanese soldiers in other bunkers saw the Anjia Army's ferocious offensive, and many terrible memories came to mind, and they were frightened.
Next, there was a wave of surrender. About a hundred Japanese soldiers raised their hands, consciously walked out of the trenches and bunkers, and surrendered.
The commander of the first battalion, Ding Hao, was overjoyed when he saw this. He left a company to guard the prisoners and led the main force of the battalion to continue charging towards the Japanese army's deep positions. At this time, the second and third battalions also attacked from the west and front of the high ground respectively. After joining together,
, attacking Japanese artillery positions and frontal positions.
At this time, the attack launched by the 1st Airborne Division Regiment from behind the Japanese army had penetrated into the heart of the Japanese army. The Japanese army, which was attacked from both sides, was in chaos and was unable to organize a systematic resistance. The battle ended within an hour.
After more than an hour of fierce fighting, all five regiments of the Fourth Division of the Anjia Army that were conducting landing operations in this direction had landed. Yubao Port was completely controlled by the Anjia Army, and a Japanese brigade stationed here was completely wiped out.
The warning for the first battle of crossing the sea in Chengmai made the Anjia Army commanders and soldiers after the rendezvous in high spirits, forgetting their fatigue. The officers and soldiers of the 4th Division and the 1st Airborne Division arrived at Qiaotou Town half an hour later, and then headed towards the important town on the Lincheng Highway.
Advance to Fushan Town. At this time, Fushan Town has been liberated by the Third Regiment of the 1st Airborne Division.
...
At five o'clock in the morning, it was already dawn. Looking towards the sea from the mountain ridge occupied by the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Airborne Division, everywhere in sight were the shadows of boats like seagulls, approaching the shore. The battle to seize the beachhead was in Lingao and Chengmai.
The wide front of the area unfolds.
By this time, the first wave of bombers had arrived and were conducting suppressive bombing of the Japanese beachheads. Armed helicopters taking off from the simple airports in Leizhou Peninsula and Dongjiang area also rushed to the landing site and ravaged the Japanese defense lines in every possible way.
The Japanese defense on the coast was divided into three layers. The first layer was wooden piles and barbed wire along the coast, the second layer was trenches, and the third layer was bunkers.
The Japs tied the uncovered cluster grenades to wooden stakes and dragged them to the bunker with ropes. If the Anjia officers and soldiers landed, the Japs soldiers would fire the grenades.
However, these little tricks can't resist the vigorous and unstoppable Anjia Army officers and soldiers! When the officers and soldiers of the Guards Group broke through the Japanese barbed wire fence, some had no time to cut the barbed wire, so they simply lay on the barbed wire and used their own bodies as a springboard.
Let your comrades step on your own bodies to cross the first line of defense.
The Japanese army's artillery fire violently fired at the seaside. Some Guards officers and soldiers died on the beach before they had time to rush out of the landing craft. Some were killed by evil bullets during the charge. The blood seeped into the sea "gurgling", and the sea water was covered with water.
It's stained red.
On the high mountain ridge, the artillery captured from the Japanese army was aimed at the position where the Japanese army gathered, and a fierce bombardment was launched. The Japanese army, which was attacked from both sides, was miserable. The battle progressed smoothly beyond imagination.
...
The 7th Division of the 3rd Guards Army forced a landing between Bopu Port and Hongpai Port in the northeast of Lingao. After annihilating the enemy defenders on the beach, it advanced to Wenshuang and Wuyao Village to join the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Airborne Division.
The Eighth Division landed at Majiao Port, and the Third Regiment violently attacked along the Japanese positions. Major Tan Changqian, commander of the Fourth Battalion of the Third Regiment, led the battalion as a left-wing commando. Under the cover of the Air Force and Army Aviation, less than twenty
Dashed three kilometers in minutes
, inserted into the rear of the Japanese coastal defense position, seized the Japanese heavy artillery position, and immediately turned the muzzle of the guns to bombard the Japanese troops in depth. The first battalion successively captured the bunker groups in Shitang, Baotang and other villages, and completely annihilated two squadrons of the Japanese Lingao ** Garrison
More than three hundred people.
At seven o'clock in the morning, the main force of the 8th Guards Division and the third regiment of the 2nd Airborne Division met in Litang Village.
After the 9th Guards Division landed, the 1st Battalion of the 5th Regiment of the Division expanded the landing site towards Lingaojiao, and the 2nd Battalion moved towards Bobu Port. They encountered a reinforcement group sent by the Japanese Lingao ** Garrison. The two sides started a fierce battle. At this time, they were airborne.
Two battalions of the Fourth Regiment of the Second Division attacked the Japanese army from behind.
After successively destroying the Japanese brigade headquarters, the Japanese army lost command and had no fighting spirit, so they surrendered one after another. After landing, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments of the 9th Guards Division forcibly advanced in depth and successively destroyed Miha, Changgong, and Dongying.
The Japanese soldiers in the stronghold successfully opened a landing site.
When the Anjia Army's sea-crossing troops landed in large numbers, the Japanese garrison in Lingao County sent two regiments, detouring through Bolian Town, to Xinying Port and Tiaolou Port for reinforcements, and encountered the direct regiment of the First Airborne Army under the personal command of Ling Xing.
The two sides fought fiercely in the northeast of Bolian Town. The battle was extremely fierce and the Japanese army could not advance even an inch for three hours, which fully ensured the smooth advancement of the landing troops.
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