Chapter 790 The Battle Begins
Woo~Woo~Woo~
In the early morning of January 23, the sky was just dawn and the thick fog had not yet dissipated safely. In the sea near Yecheng, a melodious whistle sounded from the Madaban Bay, Maudan.
About half an hour later, the thick fog gradually dissipated, and more than ten warships appeared in a short while, and the sea surface of Madaban Bay appeared.
"Report to the brigade! A Japanese fleet appeared in the sea of Madaban Bay. Observe that there are two battleships, four cruisers, and five destroyers!"
"Report to the Brigade! The 55th Japanese Division appeared 8 kilometers southeast of Yecheng!"
"Report to the brigade! The Japanese army is digging trenches near Yecheng, building defensive positions, and are about to launch an attack!"
"Report to the hike!..."
After reading the telegram and then looking at the military map, Xie Jinyuan, the commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division of the Expeditionary Force, snorted coldly:
"The old Japanese devil, Ishimoto Insan, was really anxious. He set out overnight and appeared near Yecheng just after seven o'clock in the morning!"
Tang Zhensi, chief of staff of the 3rd Brigade, said with a smile: "These Japanese were being punished by our special forces when they crossed the mountainous jungle areas on the border.
The Japanese were full of anger. Now they were coming in a hurry and thinking about getting back the scene as soon as possible to regain their confidence. This is not surprising at all.
Moreover, Yecheng and Maulanmian are in plain areas, and the Japanese must think that they can capture it without any effort. Maybe they are still planning to capture Maulanmian within today!”
"That depends on whether they have good teeth!"
Xie Jinyuan snorted coldly, and then said to the communications officer: "Immediately send a telegram to Yang Yangzheng, telling them that the first battle after entering Myanmar must be fought beautifully. Not only is the general manager looking at us, but the 300,000 friendly troops are also looking at us!"
The troops responsible for guarding Yecheng were the Third Battalion of the 7th Regiment, and the battalion commander Yang Yangzheng, with a total force of more than 700 people.
"yes!"
The communications officer hurriedly left.
"Immediately send a telegram to the brigade and ask him to rest assured that our camp will be firmly nailed to Yecheng City, and ensure that we can hold on for more than three days, and severely slash the Japanese's spirit!"
A moment later, Yang Yangzheng received a telegram from the brigade department.
At this time, the Japanese Navy task force had already swam to the sea near Yacheng.
Fleet Commander Ren Takenaka stood on the deck of the battleship, held a telescope and looked at the seaside town in the distance, then smiled arrogantly:
"The only seaside towns that are not dangerous to guard also require the Imperial Navy to come and cover their firepower. Can the enemy just build a few bunkers and dig a few trenches scare the army to retreat?"
Fleet Chief of Staff Shi Nakatani explained with a smile: "It is said that the 55th Division suffered a lot when crossing the jungle area of the border mountainous areas, and the Yecheng they were about to attack was the Huaxia Huben Army Defense Zone.
They are more cautious, it is understandable!"
"Huaxia Tiger Army? Humph, I really don't know what the Imperial Army grew up with. They actually existed on the Shandong Peninsula for so many years but have not been wiped out. Instead, they have made them stronger and stronger. Now they have sent expeditionary forces to Myanmar!"
Although Zhuzhong Lian is a naval system, I have also heard of Yang Fan and the names of the Chinese Hu Ben Army, but he did not feel any pain in his skin, so he was not very clear about the specific situation.
"Isn't this just right? The Chinese Tiger Army, which has caused great headaches to the Imperial Army, is now in the range of the Imperial Navy naval gun!"
Fleet Chief of Staff Shi Nakatani said with a smile: "This Yacheng is just an appetizer, and the focus is on the Mawlamyne in front, according to the Air Force reconnaissance planes, many reconnaissances.
There, the Chinese army built extremely complete coastal defense fortifications, and at least one fully equipped infantry brigade was stationed.
It seems that they are preparing to stick to Maulhamand and Motama, so that the Imperial Navy cannot go up the river and cooperate with the Imperial Army to launch an attack on the West Coast Defense Line."
"What kind of coastal defense fortifications can they build in just one month?
These stupid Chinese people actually deployed defenses along the river, which was completely self-destructive! Within the range of the giant cannons of the Empire Fleet, all defense deployments were futile, and all fortifications were just vulnerable tofus!"
Takenaka Ren snorted: "But since they know nothing about the power of the Imperial Navy, we have to let these hateful Chinese people taste the power today!"
After saying that, Takenaka Ren looked down at his watch, and then said to a Japanese magistrate officer beside him: "Aim at Yacheng and the coastal highlands at twelve o'clock, and fire immediately!"
With the call from Takenaka Lian, more than a dozen warships of the Japanese task force that had been preparing for a long time roared, and heavy artillery shells roared towards several forts on the coastline, as well as the seaside town Yecheng directly in front.
Bang bang bang bang bang, a round of shells landed from the sky on the coastal highlands of Yecheng at nine o'clock, and instantly it broke the green bushes into pieces, revealing bare and barren land.
Under a saturated bombardment, several "batteries" in their field of vision were all blown up, and at this time the task force's naval guns began to extend forward.
Bang bang bang bang, then I saw smoke rising into the sky a few kilometers away from Yecheng, and the beautiful town instantly turned into a sea of burning fire.
Not long after the fleet shelling ended, the buzzing sound of plane engines came from the sky in the distance.
When the group of Japanese bombers flew over Yecheng, dense black dots appeared in the sky, and then a sharp whistling sounded.
These Japanese devils were really willing to invest in capital. They took more than a dozen warships and dozens of combat aircraft at one time, and did not look down on Yecheng because he was just a small seaside town.
Of course, only the Chinese Tiger Army can enjoy such good treatment. If it were replaced by other Chinese troops, the Japanese would probably not be so extravagant!
"Damn it! It's these three tricks. Can you guys be a little innovative?"
"Yes! I'm so willing to pay for it. These rounds of bombings will have to waste more than a thousand shells, right?"
"Hehe, let the Japanese bomb it to see how many shells they have to consume!"
The Japanese carried out large-scale artillery bombardment and bombing at the beginning, causing the earth to shake, the swords and seas of fire, and the scene was extremely spectacular and shocking!
But Yang Yangzheng and others had known this would be like this, and had long been hiding in the air-raid shelter several meters below. Although it was very lively on it, all the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion were not injured at all.
"Yoxi! Beautiful job!"
Ishimoto Insan stood on a high ground and clearly saw from the telescope that Yacheng ahead had turned into thick smoke, and countless smoke columns soared into the sky, making the sky above his head covered with dark clouds.
Almost all the buildings in the town were lit and burning, and from a distance it looked like a volcano that was erupting.
"Damn the Chinese army, it's your turn to bear the anger of the Imperial Army!"
Thinking of the scene where the Chinese army in the city was burned into charcoal and burned to ashes, Ishimoto Insan couldn't help but smile a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then shouted at the messenger: "Order the troops and launch an attack immediately! Death, no one left!"
Chapter completed!