dognovel Chapter 822 Let the Japs Have a Taste of Being Bombarded by Ship Guns
Chapter 822 Let the Japs Have a Taste of Being Bombarded by Ship Guns
822 also let the devil taste the taste of being bombarded by naval guns
On April 17, the main force of the British army arrived in the waters west of the Malay Peninsula.
"Let's start the landing."
Following the British commander Roberts, the landing order was issued.
Eighty thousand British troops chose three landing sites and began to land simultaneously.
This time, the British army planned for this landing for a long time and learned from the lessons of the previous time.
The landing locations will be dispersed.
Among them, the three landing locations of the British army were located in the north and south directions of Kuala Lumpur.
One in the north and two in the south.
The farthest landing site in the south is in a place called Muar. A few dozen kilometers south of here is Singapore.
The flagship that Wang Chuying is currently on is a heavy cruiser, a heavy cruiser that was replaced by the Americans twenty years ago.
At this time, it is on the sea west of Muar.
"Commander, the British are starting to land."
The chief of staff next to him said to Wang Chuying.
Wang Chuying held a telescope and looked at the coastline in the distance. British landing ships were rushing onto the beach.
Boom boom boom!
The rumbling sound of Japanese artillery was heard from the shore.
“The landing location chosen by the British is quite good.
But unfortunately, the Japanese are not stupid. It seems that they have already deployed defenses here.
I don’t know if the British landing here this time will be successful.”
Wang Chuying put down the telescope and said with a chuckle.
"Commander, according to what the British informed us earlier, their 80,000-strong army will have three landing locations.
Obviously, the two landing points in the north.
The British were aiming to capture Long City and deal with the main force of the Japanese 18th Division.
There seemed to be less than 20,000 British troops landing here, but they were obviously their elite troops.
I feel like the British troops here are heading for Singapore.”
"Definitely.
The British can't forget Singapore.
I have to say, the location there is indeed important.
As we head south, the waterway becomes narrower and narrower.
It is a must-pass place for the Strait of Malacca. Whoever controls it means controlling the entire strait.
Now I seem to understand why the Commander was so determined to capture Singapore.
The commander, like the British, wants to control the lifeline of this strait."
At this time, Wang Chuying finally figured it out.
"So when will our troops land?"
"Not urgent.
I have discussed this with Commander Lu.
Let's see what happens if the British landing here is successful.
It will definitely attract the Japanese soldiers stationed in Singapore.
At that time, our fleet will escort an entire division and land directly in Singapore, catching the Japanese off guard.
If the British landing here fails.
Let an entire division take over the British landing."
Boom boom boom!
The sound of explosions on the distant shore came one after another and became more and more intense.
The two old warships that followed from Britain also began to sail to the waters close to the shore, using their naval guns to target the Japanese defensive positions on the shore.
Start bombarding.
"Hey, let the Japs have a taste of being bombarded by naval guns.
Unfortunately, the caliber of the guns on the two British destroyers is too small."
When Wang Chuying heard the sound of the ship's guns, he immediately raised his telescope to look over.
"Commander, when will our ship's guns fire?"
Wang Chuying did not put down the telescope and said casually: "Don't worry.
We will wait until the British ask for our artillery assistance before we open fire.
Let these arrogant British people lower their proud heads and beg us."
"Hey, what the commander said makes sense."
As time passed, the British landing troops encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese in Muar.
However, there was only one regiment of Japanese soldiers blocking them.
However, they relied on the fortifications that had been built long ago and the mines buried everywhere.
They blocked more than 10,000 elite British troops and prevented them from breaking through their fortifications.
"Hey, do these Englishmen have any guts?
You just don't want to ask for our artillery assistance?"
Half a day passed, and the result was different from what Wang Chuying had expected.
The British telegram requesting artillery assistance never came.
This surprised Wang Chuying.
"Soon, Commander.
look.
The first landing force of the British was beaten back."
Immediately afterwards, Wang Chuying saw that the first British landing troops suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat to the beach.
Five minutes later, a staff officer ran over and reported to Wang Chuying.
"Commander, telegram from the British commander.
Request us to open fire and provide artillery support for their landing troops."
"That's right.
I thought the proud British would really not ask for help.
If they really can do it, they can break through the Japanese blocking positions without asking for help from our naval guns.
I really think highly of them."
When Wang Chuying heard that the British had come to ask for help, he felt much better and said to the staff officer, "Call the British commander back.
We get it. ”
Boom boom boom!
A few minutes later, two heavy cruisers and a destroyer on Wang Chuying's side began to bombard the Japanese defensive positions on the opposite shore with their naval guns.
"Baga, the British naval guns!"
On the shore, in the underground bunker of the Japanese defensive position, the Japanese regiment commander who was commanding the defense shouted angrily.
The shells fired from the 300-plus millimeter caliber naval guns blasted large craters several meters in diameter on the Japanese defensive positions.
There were no living Japanese soldiers within a dozen meters around.
With the artillery support provided by Wang Chuying's naval guns, the morale of the British landing troops was greatly boosted.
Reorganize the attack.
The landing lasted from morning until after two in the afternoon.
Finally, the British troops that landed here arrived before the Japanese reinforcements from Singapore.
They broke through the enemy's blockade and successfully completed the landing.