In the darkness, a group of carrier-based bombers carrying napalm bombs and performing "lighting missions" flew over. In Hexi at the mouth of the Sanya River, Luhuitoujiao, the central island and the boundary of Hexi, raging fires were burning everywhere. They had already arrived.
The bombardment of the cruisers and destroyers in the waters near the port was more rapid. The lookouts on the battleships directly provided the gunners with coordinate parameters, which was much faster than the seaplanes providing shooting parameters.
At ten o'clock in the evening, a group of carrier-based bombers had just left the sky over the Sanya River Estuary. More than a dozen destroyers sailed directly into the port area and began to suppress the Japanese firepower points on the central island of the Sanya River and the east bank of the river mouth. In the night, the sight was blocked and unable to
After precise positioning, the seaplanes will provide the fleet with bombardment data within a certain range. Each destroyer is responsible for repeated bombardment of the Japanese beach positions in various parts of the Sanya River and Linchun River.
At the same time, the 1st and 3rd regiments of the 3rd Guards Division and two tank battalions, under the cover of naval guns, successfully captured the railway bridges connecting the east bank to the Hexin Island and the Hexin Island to the west bank.
After taking control of the river and crossing the river smoothly, the entire Sanya Town Hexin Island area was shrouded in the afterimages of tracer bullets everywhere.
The Japanese defense force behind the river beach on the west bank of the river mouth is very weak. Although there are wooden piles, barbed wire, trenches and trenches everywhere from the river beach to the hinterland one or two hundred meters away, these defenses were not only destroyed by the continuous attacks of bombers and naval guns
Most of them, and the number of Japanese hiding inside to resist was seriously insufficient. Apparently the Japanese commander also realized that these defenses would not be of much use in the face of the Anjia Army's overwhelmingly superior navy and air force.
What caused the greatest casualties to the attacking Anjia officers and soldiers was not the confrontation between the frontal infantry, but the Japanese artillery that hid behind buildings in the Hexin Island and Hexi areas and conducted shelling.
Since the ballistic trajectories of the Type 92 infantry guns and mortars equipped by the Japanese army are curved, the direct-fire naval guns cannot threaten the Japanese artillerymen who are hiding around like mice. In addition to tit-for-tat attacks with mortars, the guards officers and soldiers only have
Go past those buildings to cleanse these disgusting snakes.
During this process, officers and soldiers fell from time to time under the shrapnel exploded by falling grenades. Fortunately, the Japanese army did not deploy heavy artillery on Dazhenling and Longling, the commanding heights on the east bank of the Linchun River. Otherwise, they would have fired with grenades from behind the hills.
, the number of casualties suffered by Anjia officers and soldiers during the attack was even greater.
In the early morning, the main force composed of tanks and infantry had successfully captured and passed through the central island of the river. The battle progressed to the north and east banks of the Sanya River.
A Marine Corps battalion responsible for the aftermath came to the island in the middle of the river. When the officers and soldiers thought that it was impossible for the Japanese troops to survive on the island that had become a ruin, they were actually attacked by the surviving Japanese troops.
It turned out that some Japanese soldiers were hiding in dark corners such as dry wells and basements. They waited for the Anjia Army tanks and the main force to pass by and then became active again, preparing to launch a counterattack on the back of the Anjia Army.
A sudden encounter broke out like this. The Anjia Army Marine Corps has not been established for a long time, but most of the backbones are drawn from the main force of the Anjia Army. The recruits received systematic and rigorous training in the Anjia Army infantry drill in the recruit camp, and then joined the army.
The team later conducted special training on landing warfare, jungle warfare and urban street fighting, and had certain psychological preparations for facing such a situation.
The island in the center of the river is full of ruined walls and half-collapsed houses. Japanese soldiers are hiding in dark corners, waiting for opportunities to launch raids, and bullets are flying from some inconspicuous places from time to time.
The Marine Corps officers and soldiers responded carefully in a three-three combat team, one step at a time, slowly searching forward. Once they found traces of the Japanese soldiers, they immediately responded with a barrage of bullets and grenades. If the distance was a little further, mortars, rocket launchers
and recoilless rifles are both good means of attack.
During the carpet-like cleanup, the Japanese soldiers who dared to resist were quickly hit by precise targeted attacks. Within more than two hours, more than 100 Japanese soldiers remaining on the island in the center of the river, except for more than 20 surrendered, the rest
All of them were sent to see Amaterasu.
More than ten destroyers of the Anjia Army navy penetrated from the port area to the "Y"-shaped mouth of the Sanya River, and continued to conduct suppressive bombardment on the north and east banks.
Four flat-bottomed landing support ships with shallow draft sailed into the east-west river channel respectively.
As the speed slowed down, the "gun barrel" that was originally vertically erected on the open-air deck of the landing support ship suddenly tilted downwards, and then fire dragons quickly rose from the deck, and then quickly rushed into the sky towards the Japanese defensive positions.
It fell down violently.
Each fire support ship is equipped with a total of five 120mm 40-barreled rocket launchers, three in the front and two in the back. A salvo takes only two minutes and can fire 200 rockets at a time, enough to cover an area the size of a football field.
, if two warships fire at the same time, they can create a "no man's land" within a range of four miles long and one mile deep.
The scene when hundreds of rockets rise into the sky at the same time is undoubtedly very spectacular.
The sound produced by densely packed rockets ejecting tail flames when flying at high speed is extremely short and sharp, just like the effect of hundreds of rockets fired at a time during the New Year in later generations. However, this is hundreds of times louder.
Built-in are two high-explosive kickers.
The rockets flew in the air for about a minute, and then fell down one after another. Hundreds of rockets fell continuously in an extremely short period of time. The Japanese defense positions were immediately wrapped in a seemingly endless sea of fire, and then,
The entire north and east banks of the Sanya River were shrouded in smoke.
The officers and soldiers of Anjia, who have experienced hundreds of battles, have long been accustomed to similar large scenes. Without any hesitation, they almost stepped on the node of the cannon and violently attacked forward. From early morning to before dawn, the four fire support ships carried out ten attacks respectively.
Each round of volleys, the scene is equally spectacular every time.
Thousands of rockets exploded on the Japanese defense positions. Although they may not kill many Japanese soldiers, those Japanese soldiers hiding in underground bunkers and fortifications like rats and cockroaches may have been frightened by such firepower.
I lost my courage.
The fighting lasted from late night to early morning. From early morning to early morning, it continued to develop in depth.
As the whole town on the north bank of the Sanya River was recovered, the battle on the east bank was getting closer and closer to the Conch Ridge and Nanding Ridge where the Japanese troops were defending. The support of naval guns and rocket launchers gradually became ineffective.
At this time, the fighting became more and more intense. The Japanese counterattacks became more and more fierce. The Shantou Village, Hailuo Village and Shuikoupo lines became the main battlefields of repeated tug-of-war.
At five o'clock in the morning, as the Marine Corps officers and soldiers' dragnet investigation ended, the entire Sanya Port, together with the towns on the east, west, north shore and the island in the middle of the lake, were all under the control of the Anjia Army. However, to ensure the safety of the port area, it must be
Conch Ridge and Nanding Ridge, which threatened the northeastern part of the town, were also captured.
The first ray of dawn appeared in the east, and the sky became slightly brighter.
After a night's rest, the first batch of carrier-based strike groups of the First Task Force flew over the battlefield again. This first wave came with three squadrons of bombers, plus a squadron of fighters carrying rockets.
Three squadrons of nearly fifty bombers quickly rushed toward the Conch Ridge and Nanding Ridge behind the port, and then dense bombs fell on the Japanese defense line.
Hundreds of bombs were dropped at once, mixed with many napalm bombs. The bombers that dropped all the bombs did not withdraw immediately. Instead, they circled over the battlefield, constantly swooping and attacking, and using aircraft machine guns to shoot at those who were set on fire.
The Japanese soldiers rushed out of the caves, tunnels and underground fortifications.
The fighter formation accompanying the bomber group did not stay over the battlefield for long. After confirming that the bomber group had dropped bombs, it flew towards the back of Conch Ridge and Nanding Ridge Mountains.
The rockets mounted on these carrier-based fighter jets can destroy vehicles and even tanks on the ground. Although it is not clear how many soldiers the Japanese army deployed on the front line of Tiandu Town in the rear, all pilots know in their hearts that as Conch Ridge and Nannan
The Dingling defense line is tight, and the Japanese army will inevitably send reinforcements. What they need to do is to use fighter jets that can stay in the air for a long time to prevent the Japanese army from sending reinforcements to the front line.
The carrier-based bomber group of the First Task Force has not yet left. In the western sky, a larger group of aircraft is approaching. It turns out that it is coming from Dong Ha, Dong Hai, Vinh City, Thanh Hoa and other military airports.
A bomber strike group of the 3rd Air Force Division.
The first wave to rush over the battlefield were B4 and B5 heavy bombers. Each of these bombers was loaded with more than 30 250-kilogram bombs or incendiary bombs. The bombers began to drop bombs at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, each time.
One or two squadrons of heavy bombers collectively dropped bombs.
Almost instantly, Conch Ridge and Nanding Ridge were surrounded by violent explosions.
In addition, many bombers targeted Tiandu Town behind Conch Ridge and Nanding Ridge, where the Japanese troops gathered.
Although important targets such as the Japanese barracks and warehouses in Tiandu Town, as well as the roads and bridges leading to the Sanya Port area have been destroyed in previous bombings, according to reports from reconnaissance planes, some dense forests and valleys where Japanese troops may be hiding have become
A new target was set. From the Sanya River in the east to the Yulin River in the west of Tiandu Town, everything was filled with fire and gunpowder smoke.
After the heavy bombers, B1, B2, B3 bombers and Q1, Q2 attack aircraft, as well as the navy's carrier-based armed helicopters, repeatedly attacked the Japanese defense line.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the officers and soldiers of the First Regiment and the Third Regiment of the Third Guards Division of the Anjia Army, who had fought hard all night, with the close cooperation of air power, finally captured the tops of Conch Ridge and Nanding Ridge, completely cutting off the connection between the two mountains.
The ring-sea highway connecting Sanya Port and Tiandu Town passes through.
At this time, the officers and soldiers of three Marine Corps battalions crossed the Luhuitou Peninsula and captured Yulin Port, which had been depleted of all troops. They then moved north along the coast and approached the Japanese-held Tiandu Town from the south.
At 12:15 p.m., under the attack of the Anjia Army from the west and the south, which were like fierce tigers emerging from the cage, the remnants of the Japanese army fled northward from Tiandu Town, fleeing from Tonling and Daling to Haitangwan Town, followed by
The officers and soldiers of the Anjia Army Guards took advantage of the situation to build defense lines at Luoya Ridge, Ton Ridge and Daling.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, about a company of Marine officers and soldiers, transported by transport helicopters, occupied Baishi Ridge and Yalong Ridge in the southeast of Tiandu Town, blocking the last loophole in the defense lines of Sanya Port and Yuling Port.
In just one and a half days, the Third Guards Division, the Navy, and the Air Force worked hand in hand to carry forward the spirit of continuous combat, defeat powerful enemies, and miraculously capture the ports of Sanya and Yuling. This greatly exceeded the expectations of those who coordinated the war on the southern front.
Major General Luo Yaomin, Major General Xiang Yang, who commanded the army and navy amphibious landing operations, and Major General An Yanxing, commander of the Third Guards Division who was specifically responsible for ground combat.
The troops have endured continuous hard battles, and the battlefield depth has been lost and the strength of the Japanese army has been divided. Major General Yoshitaka Owata is also difficult to accept the current situation. Although there are Litchi Ridge and Gaoling in between, the sound of gunfire coming from the east is sparse.
level, and the already quiet Minato area. Yoshitaka Owata has already made a clear judgment on the situation of the battle. The originally tight defense line has made continuous flaws under An Jiajun's unreasonable play style. This makes the always conceited Yoshitaka Owata
For the first time, I had serious doubts about my ability.
Although they were divided, the Japanese troops trapped in various highlands already had good geographical advantages, and with sufficient ammunition and food stocks, it would not be a problem to persist for a period of time. However, everyone knew that as Sanya Port fell into the hands of the Anjia Army, the opponent's follow-up troops
There will inevitably be a steady stream of landings from the port area, the army will have more and more heavy firepower equipment, the advantages the Japanese army has will slowly be lost, and failure will be a matter of time.
Under this situation, Wada Yoshitaka thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind. Before the Anjia army formed an encirclement situation, he led his troops to break through the encirclement to the north, climbed over Huangying Ridge, crossed the mountains and Yunluo Mountain, and retreated to Hainan.
Stay in the interior of the island, conserve your strength, and wait for opportunities.
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