"Da da da da da da da—!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang-!!"

"Rumble..."

"Pfft!"

"Snap!"

"Well--"

Gunfire, screams, and the sounds of flesh being torn apart mingled together.

Corpses lay on the ground, their bright red blood staining the sand.

The water reeked of decay.

The air was thick with gunpowder smoke and the pungent smell of blood.

On Awaji Island, there were corpses everywhere.

Waves of Japanese soldiers rushed toward the beach.

However, as soon as they showed themselves, they were met with fierce sniping, which kept them from raising their heads.

The island was surrounded by dense fortifications, making it difficult for the Japanese to advance; any number of them that came would be killed.

The Japanese wanted to use human lives to force the island's defenders to their deaths.

For a moment, the sound of cannons was deafening, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

The entire coastline, up to Yuheyu Mountain, was shrouded in smoke, with all kinds of shells falling into the sea and creating towering waves.

The coastline area was a scene of devastation and ruin.

Both sides' artillery and air forces engaged in fierce fighting to the best of their ability.

"Baka yarou! This bastard dares to insult us, I'll kill him!"

"Damn it! This bastard deserves to die!"

"He must die! We will never allow someone who insults the Empire to live in this world!"

"We must kill him!"

...

Commander Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commander of the Japanese 109th Division, stared at the battle before him with a livid face, trembling with rage.

"Kill, kill, kill—!"

"Charge! Charge!!!"

He drew his sword and roared.

"Knock knock knock knock!"

The artillery fire continued, and bullets flew everywhere.

The Japanese soldiers surged toward the beach like a tide, desperately climbing up the sand.

The sandbags on the beach exploded, blasting them into the air.

"ah--!!"

Screams and wails rose and fell.

However, many more Japanese soldiers, like mad dogs, gritted their teeth and desperately crawled onto the beach.

Their eyes were fanatical, and a cruel smile played on their lips.

It's like seeing a delicious prey; only by tearing it to shreds can one vent the anger in one's heart.

Soon, they had climbed to the edge of the beach.

They were just a hair's breadth away from stepping onto the ground.

"Bang bang bang bang bang—!"

Another violent cannon blast erupted, almost lifting the entire sky.

"ah--!!"

In an instant, the Japanese soldiers fell off the beach and rolled into the sea, turning into cold corpses.

On the opposite bank, while the defending troops were busy dealing with the soldiers landing on the island, the Japanese sent out a large number of engineers to start building pontoon bridges around the island. At the same time, they prepared a lot of stones to fill the sea, intending to use these pontoon bridges to break through the defenses on the other side.

Zero fighters and bombers strafed the island with their heavy machine guns, causing sandbags and bunkers scattered all over the island to explode, and the casualties of the National League forces grew heavier and heavier.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

"Boom boom boom—!"

"Da da da da—!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat—!"

Before the 109th Division was dealt with, the Japanese soldiers of the 110th Division had already landed on the island. Nearly 20,000 Japanese soldiers surged onto the island and joined the battle.

The war intensified, and the killing intent boiled over.

The National League Army was caught in a fierce battle, and all of its forward bunkers and pillboxes were destroyed by the Japanese, resulting in heavy losses.

"Snap!"

"Splash!"

One grenade after another was thrown into the National League Army's defensive positions.

In an instant, countless flames rose up.

Mushroom clouds bloomed, their dazzling light illuminating the night.

"President, Commander Zhang has sent a message that the coastal defenses are about to be breached and he requests reinforcements," Hu Qingfeng said anxiously as he rushed over.

"Hmm." Lin Feng nodded slightly, his expression serious.

The current situation is not particularly optimistic. In addition to dealing with the Japanese bombing every day, we also have to face the enemy's fierce invasion and attack at night.

Although their National League for Democracy (NLD) forces are well-trained, they only have 100,000 men, which is a bit of a stretch when spread across the entire island.

After nearly a month of fighting, the number of National League soldiers killed or wounded on the island has reached more than 20,000.

Faced with a critical mission, they had no other choice.

We must hold on!

Lin Feng gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and then pointed to the map, saying, "Order Zhang Wentao to lead the 1st Guards Division to retreat to Yuheyu Mountain for rest. At the same time, the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division and the 7th Armored Division will move to the front to block the Japanese attack."

"Furthermore, I order the 6th Artillery Division to destroy all of the Japanese pontoon bridges and engineering units, even if it means exposing the positions of our firing points. We must not allow them to land across the pontoon bridges."

"Yes!" Hu Qingfeng immediately turned and left.

...

As night fell, the dark sky seemed to be shrouded in layers of mist.

The entire island was bathed in firelight, resembling a terrifying inferno.

Despite the bombardment, the Japanese soldiers continued to surge towards the beach.

"Boom boom boom!"

The shells ripped through the sky, whistling across the heavens with the power of thunder.

"Boom—!"

Meteors, trailing long tails, plummeted down and crashed heavily onto the beach.

Instantly, the beach was a mess.

Small mounds were blown apart, debris flying everywhere, and the pontoon bridge on the opposite side was also hit by heavy artillery fire and exploded.

Countless Japanese engineers were blown into the air and fell into the sea.

The waves crashed against the rocks, stirring up bursts of white foam that swallowed the corpses of the Japanese soldiers and swept them into the deep sea.

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