Chapter 979: Don’t be afraid that the Japanese will come more, but you will be afraid that there will be less!

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At that time, the Ming people, whether they were scholars or civilians, did not look down on the Japanese. Think about it, the Japanese Japanese pirates were eliminated. The Japanese army attacked Korea and were defeated by the imperial army. The most fundamental concept of success and defeat of the gangster was. Since the Japanese could not defeat the Ming army, they were no longer the opponent of the Hu Ben Army.

For the Hu Ben Army, there is even more reason to despise the Japanese army. In the previous few small-scale battles, the Japanese army had not had time to get ashore, or had just arrived ashore, but was wiped out by the Hu Ben Army. At most, the Japanese army left more than 800 bodies. This time, I wonder how many people the Japanese army would dispatch?

The Hu Ben Army Marines do have a strong belief in defensive operations. In the face of the long range of the Hu Ben Gun, unless hundreds of thousands of troops rushed forward and were not afraid of death, the Hu Ben Army's shooting had no chance of interruption at all. Otherwise, what awaited them would be a dead end.

The surroundings of Sado Island are full of sea water, suitable for naval activities. As time goes by, the Hu Ben Navy will definitely arrive. With the strength of the Hu Ben Navy, if you block the surrounding Sado Island, the Japanese army will be finished. The senior leaders of the Hu Ben Army are very clear that the key to fighting for Sado Island depends on the navy. The Marine Corps is only an auxiliary role.

Of course, it does not mean that the role of the Marine Corps is negligible. Even without the help of the Navy, the Marine Corps can still defend Sado Island. The premise is that Sado Island must have enough ammunition, enough food, and enough fresh water.

Under normal circumstances, there is no problem with the freshwater of Sado Island, unless it doesn't rain for a long time, and all the springs on Sado Island have dried up. The food problem can last at least a year. As for the ammunition problem, it is not something ordinary soldiers worried about, but Fang He and Liu Dong are worried about.

In fact, there is no need to worry about ammunition. During the Chinese New Year, transport ships from the mainland of Central Plains sent a large amount of ammunition to Sado Island. Originally, these ammunitions were all for the Pinzi Camp of the Tiger Army. Since the Pinzi Camp has not arrived yet, it is not a big deal to embezzle the Marine Corps.

The Tiger Bon gun actually does not consume much ammunition. As long as the black gunpowder is not tied into explosive packs, 10,000 kilograms of black gunpowder are enough for the Tiger Bon Army Marine Corps to last for several days. At present, Sado Island has stored about 300,000 kilograms of black gunpowder, which saves some use, which should be said to be enough. In the future, transport ships will arrive one after another.

The Hu Ben Army's large transport ship can transport more than 50,000 kilograms of black gunpowder at one time. As long as three or four transport ships arrive, the Marine Corps can last for at least a few months. Of course, the premise is that the transport ship can arrive smoothly.

Can the transport ship arrive smoothly? In fact, this is not to worry about. Every time the transport ship carries ammunition, it is escorted by the navy's warships. With those small ships of the Japanese Navy, it is basically impossible to kill the transport ship.

"The Governor's guess is indeed correct. The Japanese are really unwilling to give up. They just killed more than 2,000 of them, and now someone is sending them to death."

Fang He said to himself.

"The more Japanese people come, the better."

Liu Dong nodded and said casually.

Before the Chinese New Year, the intelligence department of the Tiger Army had already learned that the Japanese shogunate would take large-scale actions against Sado Island. However, the specific action plan is still unknown. I only know that the approximate force of the shogunate army is about 30,000 people, and they are all elites of the shogunate army. The commander was Maeda Ryota, one of the masters of the shogunate and the general of the Tokugawa family.

As a senior official of the Tiger Ben Army Marine Corps, Fang He and Liu Dong's cognition are a little different from the basic soldiers below. The Marine Corps officers and soldiers below all believed that as the battle unfolded, the Tiger Ben Army Navy would definitely appear soon. As long as the Tiger Ben Army Navy appeared, the Japanese would definitely not dare to fight and would inevitably retreat obediently.

In fact, the two had secretly learned from Zhang Jun that the Hu Ben Navy would not appear for the time being for a certain period of time. Because once the Hu Ben Navy appeared, all the Japanese shogunate troops would be retracted. Even if the Hu Ben Navy moves quickly, it would not be possible to catch many Japanese troops. Can you catch the turtle with a head-retching?

Zhang Zhun's meaning is very clear, which is to use Sado Island to consume the strength of the Japanese army as much as possible and prepare for future landing operations. The more the shogunate army consumes on Sado Island, the less difficult it will be for the Tiger Army to land in Japan in the future. If it can consume about 50,000 Japanese elite troops, there will be no problem with landing.

The number of Japanese troops, especially the number of elite troops, is limited. The shogunate relies on these elite troops to support it. As long as they are eliminated, the shogunate will naturally collapse. Sado Island is such a good place to consume the main force of the Japanese army. In short, it is not afraid of you coming, but you are afraid that you will not come.

To do this, we must give the Japanese shogunate an illusion that we have completely gained the upper hand. As long as we work harder, we can take down Sado Island. As a result, we work hard, and work harder. With the repeated efforts, the strength of the army has been almost exhausted.

"We are under a lot of pressure!"

Fang He said slowly.

"Um!"

Liu Dong nodded too.

Zhang Zhun's plan is of course good. I guess the Japanese shogunate will not react for a while. After all, the gold of Sado Island is very exciting to the Japanese shogunate. The problem is that if the Tiger Army Marines cannot hold on and cannot defend Sado Island, the consequences will be more serious.

Therefore, Fang He, Liu Dong and others must firmly defend Sado Island. No matter how many people the Japanese army dispatches, how many attacks it launches, or what kind of weapons it uses, they must be defended. The most conservative estimate is that Sado Island needs to hold on for at least three months before it can consume about 50,000 elite troops.

Standing on the castle of Aikawa Castle, Fang He could see from the Chili Mirror that there were about 200 Japanese warships appearing on the sea near Sado Island. Judging from the situation presented by the Japanese army, the main attack direction of the Japanese was still Aikawa Castle.

This is the expected attack by the Hu Ben Army. There are few ports available on the top of Sado Island, and the Aikawa Castle port is the largest. After the construction of the Hu Ben Army, Aikawa Castle has become the largest port on Sado Island, and twenty large ships can be moored at the same time.

As long as the Japanese army occupied the port of Aikawa Castle, they could continuously transport the army and logistics supplies to the top of Sado Island, thereby continuing to maintain the pressure on the attacking Tiger Army. It can be imagined that the port of Aikawa Castle will be the focus of the competition between the two sides.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the Japanese army will go ashore in other places of Sado Island and then detour in Aikawa Castle. After all, the Tiger Army Marines have limited military strength and can only defend Aikawa Castle and the surrounding area of ​​about twenty miles. Other places must be temporarily given up. All of them, including those gold mine caves, must be temporarily given up.

However, even if the Japanese army does this, the Huben Army is not afraid. As long as the Huben Army defends Aikawa Castle, other places can be ignored. It is best to have a large number of Japanese troops landing in other places on Sado Island. At that time, the Huben Army navy will come and cut off the retreat route at sea. All Japanese troops on Sado Island will be tragic.

"It seems that the Japanese are making money this time? There are really many people coming!"

Zhang Yin held the thousand-mile mirror and asked Gao Yu beside him suspiciously.

At this time, both of them had already changed back to combat uniforms and led their respective troops to set up defenses on the left side of Aikawa Castle Port. On their right side, Zhu Chengtai's troops were defending the front of Aikawa Castle port. If the Japanese army came ashore from here and were the first to be hit, Zhu Chengtai's troops were.

Regarding the defense of Aikawa Castle, the Marine Corps has long formulated a strict plan, and each unit is very familiar with its own defensive location. As long as the order above is given, the soldiers below will know how to react. Even after the officer is killed in battle, the grassroots soldiers below will know how to fight back.

"It's still a little less."

Gao Yu said with some contempt.

He was not afraid of the number of Japanese troops coming at all, but fear of the number of Japanese troops coming at a small number. He didn't know that the Tiger Army Navy would not come to Sado Island for the time being in the future. Therefore, he always believed that with the protection of the Tiger Army Navy, the Marine Corps didn't need to worry at all. The more Japanese troops came, the more they would fight.

In the field of vision of the two people, the Japanese warships were getting closer and closer to Aikawa Castle. The Japanese warships and large warships of the Tiger Army Navy were not of the same level as those of the Tiger Army Navy. If the main fleet of the Tiger Army Navy appeared here, they would definitely be caught off guard by the Japanese. They might not have the chance to get ashore at all and would be killed by the Tiger Army Navy.

However, the number of Japanese warships was still very large. Gao Yu casually clicked it and found that there were more than 200 warships. According to a warship, which only carries thirty people, it is estimated that there are six or seven thousand people. It is estimated that some warships carry more than thirty people. Therefore, the total number of Japanese troops should be more than 10,000.

Oh shit!

Ten thousand people!

Is this going to scare me?

The Tiger Ben Marine Corps moved all their belongings to Sado Island, but there were only 1,500 people. In addition, the Li Yang Artillery Battalion, which arrived in advance, had only 2,000 people. The Japanese dispatched tens of thousands of people in one breath, which really cost a lot.

Moreover, judging from the actions of the Japanese, it seems that it is just the first wave of attacks. It is estimated that after this wave of attacks, more attacks will be launched. How many troops are the Japanese army planning to deploy this time?

"How many do you estimate?"

Fang He asked meaningfully.

"It's hard to say."

Liu Dong said cautiously.

No one dares to be too optimistic about the Japanese's military strength. Unlike the Tartars, the number of Tartars is indeed very small, and one less dies. The number of Japanese is more than ten times or even dozens of times that of Tartars. It is unreliable to rely on the population to calculate the number of troops. Based on the limit force, it is completely possible for the Japanese to pull out more than 500,000 troops. Of course, whether there is combat power or not is another matter.

For the sake of a small Sado Island, the Japanese dispatched tens of thousands of troops for the first attack, which was really a big deal. Fortunately, the weapons and equipment of the Japanese army, as well as the quality of their warships, were somewhat different from those of the Hu Ben Army. Otherwise, Fang He and Liu Dong would still feel very heavy pressure.

"Li Yang's side is probably going to move."

On the front line, Gao Yu said in a low tone.

Beside him, there were many soldiers from the Tiger Ben Army Marine Corps, all turning their heads to stare at the flat ground behind the port. There were also Hu Ben Army troops stationed there. However, they were not part of the Tiger Ben Army Marine Corps. They were the artillery battalion of the Army. To be precise, they were the Third Artillery Battalion of the Tiger Ben Army. The commander of the battalion was named Li Yang.

Li Yang's artillery battalion was boarded from the Gaizhou Guard and went directly to Sado Island before the New Year. On New Year's Eve, they spent the vast sea. After all, they were army troops and had never tried fighting so far away from their hometown.

Before receiving the task, even Li Yang himself didn't know where Sado Island was. Therefore, after arriving at Sado Island, their mood was a little depressed. They had no intention of participating in the football match organized by the Marine Corps. Although, when they attacked the Jinzhou Guard, they were already assigned to the Marine Corps to fight.

Upon hearing the news of the arrival of the Japanese, Li Yang jumped up and felt the burden on his shoulders be wiped out. Damn, the Japanese finally came. If the Japanese didn't come, I'm afraid that the inside of the artillery battalion would be crazy about home. Now it's finally done. As long as the battle begins, no one will miss home.

He stood in front of the field artillery, holding a thousand-mile mirror, and quickly judged the distance of the Japanese warship. Behind him, the soldiers of the artillery battalion were ready to shoot. They were indeed bored and wanted to start the battle immediately.

"Shooting distance!"

"Three hundred feet!"

"preparation!"

"put!"

Li Yang shouted loudly.

As the only artillery battalion stationed on Sado Island, Li Yang is of course the vanguard of counterattacks. According to the defensive plan, his goal is to allow the Japanese who were trying to attack Sado Island to lose more than 30% of their troops before they landed. It would be even better if some of the Japanese warships could be killed.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

Dozens of field cannons roared wildly.

A series of solid bullets hit the Japanese warships fiercely.
Chapter completed!