Black Flag Army

With the death of Jiro Hattori, his younger brother, the regiment commander Saburo Hattori, quickly took over the command. He waved his command knife and led the remaining 500 Japanese soldiers to the first floor like a tide. Faced with this sudden attack, a company of the guard regiment responsible for defending the first floor suffered heavy losses, most of the soldiers died heroically, and the remaining survivors were forced to retreat to the second floor.

However, unfortunate things happened again. The captain of the guard company responsible for guarding the second floor was hit in the head by a hidden sniper of the Japanese army during a fierce exchange of fire with the Japanese army and died on the spot. This bad news made the situation more tense.

Then, Hattori Saburo took advantage of the situation and led more than 400 Japanese soldiers to the second floor. At this time, the soldiers of the guard regiment were in a desperate situation, but they continued to fight without flinching, fighting and retreating, and finally retreated to the third floor.

Hearing the fierce gunfire and shouts from below, the guard commander Mo on the fourth floor changed his expression and rushed out the door with two guards. He happened to meet Liu Zhennan and Li Hanyong who had just run in from the corridor. The two had no time to salute Commander Mo, who immediately said, "Quick, come with me to the third floor to stop the Japanese devils!"

The three men fired their guns while quickly running to the third floor. When Captain Mo ran to the third floor, he saw several guards retreating up the stairs and shouted, "Stop retreating! I'll kill anyone who retreats! The commander-in-chief and the chief of staff are upstairs. Everyone hold on! Commander Feng's reinforcements will be here in five minutes!"

Before Captain Mo could finish his words, a crisp gunshot was heard. A bullet flew in from the window and accurately hit Captain Mo in the chest. Captain Mo screamed and fell in a pool of blood. The two guards were horrified and hurriedly helped Captain Mo up, only to see that Captain Mo's chest was covered in blood and he could no longer speak.

Liu Zhennan reacted very quickly and immediately realized that there was a Japanese sniper lying in ambush nearby. He quickly raised his sniper rifle and aimed in the direction where the bullet had just come from. Sure enough, he found a Japanese sniper lying on the roof of the opposite building. He pulled the trigger without hesitation. There was a dull gunshot, and the Japanese sniper's head suddenly exploded, with red and white brain matter splattered all over the ground.

Li Hanyong was not willing to be outdone. He picked up his light machine gun and fired repeatedly at the stairs, beating the three Japanese soldiers who climbed up the stairs into a bloody mess. The three Japanese soldiers rolled down the stairs. Seeing this, the other Japanese soldiers retreated one after another.

At this moment, Hattori Saburo suddenly took the sniper rifle from a Japanese soldier and aimed at Li Hanyong.

"boom!"

Li Hanyong reacted quickly and dodged to the side, but he was still a step too late. He heard a crisp gunshot and the bullet grazed his ear and blood immediately flowed down his cheek.

"Bastard!" Li Hanyong couldn't help but curse, he took out a grenade and threw it down.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the blast wave knocked the surrounding Japanese soldiers to the ground. Hattori Saburo was also seriously injured by the huge impact force and lay on the ground groaning in pain.

Seeing this, the medical soldiers on the side rushed forward, ready to bandage Hattori Saburo's wound. But before they got close, Liu Zhennan pulled the trigger without hesitation and shot Hattori Saburo again, killing him directly.

The medical soldier was also hit by the gun and was shot dead.

In this way, Liu Zhennan successfully killed two people with one sniper bullet, showing his accurate marksmanship and decisive reaction ability. After killing Hattori Saburo, Liu Zhennan turned to look at the soldiers beside him and shouted loudly: "Brothers, Commander Mo has died, we must avenge him! We must not let the Japanese attack! Go down and fight them."

The soldiers shouted in unison: "Revenge! Revenge!" The sound echoed throughout the entire floor. They rushed down with rifles with bayonets, led by Liu Zhennan, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese troops on the second floor.

At this time, the reinforcements led by Feng Anbang finally arrived at the battlefield! They rushed to the building at the fastest speed. The dozen people in the front were all soldiers holding machine guns. These brave and fearless soldiers pulled the trigger without hesitation, and bullets poured out like raindrops. Under the cover of this fierce firepower, the Japanese soldiers fell one after another, and a large number of enemies fell to the ground in an instant.

On the other side, the soldiers of the Black Flag Army showed unparalleled courage and determination. They quickly recaptured the first floor occupied by the Japanese army. At the same time, the battle on the second floor also entered a white-hot stage. After a fierce hand-to-hand combat, most of the Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded, and only a dozen remnants were left. Faced with such a desperate situation, they chose to kneel down and surrender, but the angry guards showed no mercy and ended their lives with bayonets.

After the battle in the building ended, Li Delin and Bai Jiansheng followed Di Xiong downstairs. Looking at the bodies of both sides fighting at the stairs and on the floor, and the steps splattered with blood, one could imagine how fierce the battle was. Di Xiong half-knelt beside the body of Captain Mo, silently tidied up his military uniform, covered it with a white cloth, and then let the stretcher carry him away.

Li Delin whispered to Bai Jiansheng, "The Black Flag Army is worthy of being called the strongest army in the world. I have only heard of their reputation before, but after witnessing their strength with my own eyes today, I know that the rumors are not exaggerated. We must never make enemies with such a powerful army. And Cao Zhongshan actually sent troops to attack the Black Flag Army. This is undoubtedly one of the stupidest things he has ever done in his life."

At this time, the battle of Red Beach was over. With the appearance of the tank group, the Japanese army collapsed completely. The Japanese soldiers who had originally planned to fight to the end instantly lost their will to resist after seeing such a terrifying steel behemoth.

Except for a few desperate men who rushed towards the tanks, most of the surviving Japanese soldiers fled to the sea. Whether they could swim or not, they were all soaked in the water. The rubber boats and transport ships were burned to ashes by the gasoline bombs thrown by the Black Flag Army. They could only hope that the cruisers and battleships in the distance would send lifeboats to rescue them.

However, these warships were also unable to take care of themselves. The fighter planes of the Black Flag Army kept attacking them, making it impossible for them to take care of the Japanese soldiers who fell into the water. At this time, the sea surface was full of burning wreckage and floating corpses, and the sea water was dyed bright red, as if it was a sea of ​​blood.

The Japanese soldiers who rushed towards the tanks were all knocked down by machine guns, and the injured but not dead Japanese soldiers were crushed into meat patties by the tank tracks.

At this time, the pilots of the First Bomber Squadron received an urgent order from Commander Gu Yuan: "Attention everyone! The current target is the enemy flagship - Kaga! Everyone must do their best to bomb it. Even if we cannot sink it, we must cause it to suffer heavy damage, creating a great attack opportunity for our submarine forces!"

This order ignited the fighting spirit of the pilots like a flame. They knew the importance and urgency of this mission. Everyone was determined to go all out to carry out this critical mission.

The pilots immediately took action, quickly adjusted their flight attitude, and flew towards the Kaga. They worked closely together to form a formation and threw themselves into this fierce aerial duel in the best combat state.

Thirty-six bombers immediately rushed towards the cruiser Kaga, not afraid of the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns on the warship. Eighteen-year-old Liu Changtu was one of the thirty-six pilots. Liu Changtu was an outstanding graduate of Zhengqing Middle School, and his graduation results ranked among the top five in the grade. Principal Lan Jinchun invited the five of them to dinner, and Di Xiong personally cooked the dishes, which touched him very much. After he was admitted to Beihai Aviation College, he graduated one year ahead of schedule due to his excellent grades, which was originally a three-year course, and became a pilot of the Air Force Bomber Squadron.

The Japanese soldiers on the Kaga finally realized the approaching danger, and all the naval guns and machine guns on the warship began to fire frantically. The dense firepower network intertwined in the air into a web of death.

Liu Changtu's heart tightened, but his eyes became more determined. He held the joystick tightly and drove the fighter plane flexibly through the hail of bullets. Suddenly, a friendly plane in front was unfortunately hit by the Japanese artillery fire, and thick smoke billowed out of the fuselage, and it fell into the sea like a bird with broken wings. Seeing this scene, Liu Changtu was heartbroken, but he did not hesitate at all. He quickly pulled up the nose of the plane and detoured from the side with his skilled flying skills, successfully avoiding the Japanese firepower.

Soon, he rushed over the heads of the Japanese soldiers, who saw this and cried out in panic. Liu Changtu raised his mouth slightly, revealing a cold smile. He dropped two heavy bombs in succession without hesitation. The huge explosions were deafening, and the Kaga was instantly enveloped in a sea of ​​fire. At the same time, the machine guns on his bomber began to fire mercilessly, and dense bullets poured down like raindrops.

The bloody scene before him made Liu Changtu feel extremely happy. He couldn't help but burst into laughter and shouted to the Japanese soldiers below: "You little devils, now that you are here, don't even think about leaving! Today, I will send you to report to the underworld!"

He skillfully dodged the machine gun bullets and artillery shells on the warship and flexibly controlled the plane, jumping up and down. The Japanese soldiers below were helpless and screamed in anger.

The Japanese Army Commander-in-Chief Kamio Mitsuomi shouted: "How can we allow the enemy planes to be so rampant? Where are our planes?"

The Air Force commander replied: "Most of the planes were running out of fuel and returned to the Hokkaido oil depot to refuel. The rest were shot down by enemy planes and anti-aircraft guns. There was something wrong with our tactics and the enemy seized the opportunity."

At this time, under the sea, the three submarines ordered to attack the Kaga met the Japanese submarines. Neither side avoided and directly collided head-on. The Japanese submarines guessed that the Black Flag Army was going to deal with the flagship, and had been waiting here for a long time, waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out. This was a three-on-three underwater battle, and the battle was extremely fierce. In the end, the Black Flag Army won a tragic victory and sank three Japanese submarines, but they also paid a heavy price - two of the three submarines sank and one was damaged.

Deng Haoxiong personally commanded the injured Beiling and successfully entered the attack range of the Kaga. He decisively ordered four torpedoes to be fired at the Kaga, all of which hit the target. With four loud bangs, four huge holes were blown out of the 10,000-ton cruiser Kaga, and seawater quickly poured into it, causing the hull to tilt.

Deng Haoxiong said to his men with a serious face: "We must not allow the Japanese generals to have the opportunity to change ships and escape this time! Once we find a lifeboat, destroy it immediately!" He knew very well that if he did not do this, the Japanese army would continue to wreak havoc and bring more disasters to Beiling Province. Therefore, this time, the two enemy commanders must be completely eliminated!

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the officers in the bridge command tower of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet's flagship Kaga were blown to pieces. At this time, a bomb hit the bridge command tower of the cruiser Kaga, turning it into ruins. At this thrilling moment, the Japanese Army Commander-in-Chief Kamio Mitsuomi had just boarded the lifeboat and was about to escape from the battlefield. At this moment, he suddenly found a column of water spraying not far away, as if a huge whale jumped out of the water. However, when the water column fell, Kamio Mitsuomi was surprised to find that it was not a whale that emerged from the water, but a submarine. He widened his eyes and carefully observed the submarine, trying to tell whether it belonged to his own rescue force. Just as he was puzzled, the machine guns on the submarine suddenly began to fire wildly, and the dense firepower instantly enveloped the surrounding sea. Kamio Mitsuomi did not expect this sudden attack at all, and he had no time to react. A volley of bullets ruthlessly penetrated his body, making him riddled with holes, like a sieve. This once mighty commander-in-chief of the Japanese Army died unexpectedly, ending his sinful life.

At this time, the Japanese Navy Commander-in-Chief Kato Masayoshi was commanding operations on another transport ship. He did not know that he had become Liu Changtu's target. Suddenly, Kato Masayoshi felt a heat wave coming towards him. He looked up and saw a plane flying towards him. Kato Masayoshi was startled. He knew that the plane must be coming to attack him, and hurriedly ordered his men to shoot.

At this moment, Liu Changtu dropped a napalm bomb, which landed accurately on the transport ship where Kato Masayoshi was. In an instant, a raging fire broke out on the transport ship, and the fire spread rapidly and could not be extinguished. Kato Masayoshi and other Japanese soldiers on the transport ship panicked and tried to put out the fire, but to no avail.

In the end, Kato Masayoshi and all the Japanese soldiers on the transport ship were burned to death on the ship and turned into a pile of charcoal. At the same time, Army Chief of Staff Satohara Kojiro and Special Service Director Doihara Kenji were lucky. They put on life buoys at the critical moment and jumped into the sea. Because the life buoys were small targets, they did not attract the attention of the Black Flag Army, so they were able to escape by chance.

At the Baiyang Town Command, after answering the phone, the communications staff reported to Di Xiong and Jiang Hongyu: "Commander-in-Chief! Chief of Staff! The battle in the front is over. Our army has won a great victory! We shot down 185 enemy planes, and our army lost only 50. We sank the enemy's flagship Kaga and 18 other warships. According to the confession of the prisoners, the Japanese Army Commander-in-Chief Kamio Mitsuomi and the Navy Commander-in-Chief Kato Masayoshi were both killed. More than 80,000 Japanese troops were wiped out, and less than 20,000 Japanese troops escaped."

Everyone in the headquarters cheered, including Li Delin and Bai Jiansheng who were watching the battle. Li Delin sighed, "Back then, when 50,000 Japanese troops attacked Qingdao, the Beiyang Army fled without firing a shot, leaving behind an eternal shame. This battle wiped out more than 80,000 Japanese troops, which was almost the same as the loss of the Japanese army in the Russo-Japanese War. The Black Flag Army achieved such a brilliant victory, which will be recorded in the annals of Chinese history forever!"