The soldier standing on the side of the ship kept vomiting, and fed back all the delicious food he had just eaten to the sea. He was not alone, because there were also people beside him who were retching. A long sea voyage is too much for a landlubber.
It's not an easy task.
He was lying on the railing, and in the distance was a huge ship that was constantly rising and falling with the waves. The ship was also full of soldiers. They were also lying on the railing, and some of them were also vomiting.
Transporting soldiers from the distant Beiyuan to the South Island is not an easy task. Thousands of people are eating and drinking on the transport ship, which is more complicated than imagined.
Standing on the deck and looking around, the sea is full of warships, one after another, and there is no edge at all.
At the end of April, the sea water was no longer so cold, and the sea breeze on the face was no longer so painful. The supplementary soldiers in army uniforms curiously looked at the floating dock in the distance that had almost lost its function.
It is almost completely scrapped, and many parts that were originally fixed extending into the sea have been severely shaken. Such a dock can no longer unload supplies, but it can still barely unload soldiers.
The Tang Empire's spring offensive will continue. The 9th Army has added 50,000 new soldiers, and another 150,000 orcs will be sent to the South Island to continue building infrastructure.
Five large thermal power stations will be built here, as well as four sewage treatment plants, three large water plants, three airports that can take off and land jet aircraft, and a qualified military port.
Anyone who sees such a large fleet will feel heroic. There are countless warships guarding these large ships. The lights of the entire fleet are intertwined, and the flashing signals that communicate with each other are as densely packed as the stars in the sky.
Because there is no need for large-scale anti-submarine warfare for the time being, the entire fleet is crowded together and looks very dense. The destroyers only need to care about what is happening on the sea.
When the pirate fighter jets taking off from the escorting aircraft carrier circle overhead, some soldiers will raise their heads to look at the fighter jets with auxiliary fuel tanks hanging under the belly.
They are very relaxed. Apart from seasickness, their life on the ship is quite comfortable and leisurely: they can play various games on the deck, and there are many recreational cabins in the cabin, so everyone is very relaxed.
Because they really couldn't figure out what power the enemy could use to stop an attack launched by such a huge fleet.
Waves were lapping against the ship's hull, and a huge cruise ship docked next to the already shaky floating dock. As soon as the soldiers stepped off the gangway, they saw the floating dock shaking severely as the ship swayed.
They seemed to have jumped from one ship to another. The officers shouted at them to leave the dangerous place quickly. Everyone looked very embarrassed, and some even saw a new recruit falling into the water on the dock next to them.
"Watch your feet! There is activity there! Be careful of those gaps! Your feet will be pinched! Pay attention! Jump over! Keep your balance!" Some officers working near the floating dock took the trouble to remind every soldier who came ashore.
When the recruits stepped on the sand and walked to the beach filled with supplies, they were surprised to find that the place was completely different from what they imagined.
The ruins of the bunkers full of bullet holes have been completely abandoned. Some are used as temporary offices and some as temporary warehouses. They look very messy.
A temporary bus station has been built not far away, and goods extend from the beach to there. Countless military trucks are crowded together, transporting all kinds of messy materials to places where they are needed.
There are tents and some wooden houses on the roadside. As far as you can see, there are orc laborers everywhere. They work hard to move things and build roads, turning this place into a huge construction site.
In the distance, one after another Type 130 transport planes took off and landed, showing that the airports on the entire island were very busy. No one was idle here, and it looked even hotter than during the war.
"Go to Area 1 to get your own food and daily necessities! Two portions for each person! They are all in the backpack! Check carefully! There is a list of items in it! After checking, press your fingerprint when leaving!" A soldier carried a Type 56 Assault on his back.
Rifles, diverting the dense crowd.
In order to improve transportation efficiency, personnel and weapons and equipment are actually transported separately. These recruits do not carry any equipment, so they can naturally collect it when they go to the South Island.
"District 2! This is District 2! Get a helmet! Everyone must have a helmet! Register!" As we walked further, another sentry kept shouting.
He held up a large tin speaker and shouted over and over again. The soldiers carried the backpacks they had just received and walked to the area where helmets were distributed.
When leaving, each of them wore a helmet... This way they could remove some of the items piled on the dock and save transportation links.
They walked all the way, and when they reached the end, they were separated, piled into cars, and added to every unit of the 9th Army.
In the Great South Bay, on a newly built new pier, Type 59 main battle tanks are lined up neatly, waiting to enter the landing ship.
Feng Kezhi watched his troops begin loading heavy weapons onto ships, thinking about what kind of resistance he would encounter from the enemy on the new island.
There was so much news brought back by the reconnaissance plane that he doubted whether the future commander would still be useful: with the assistance of the staff, it would not be difficult at all to find someone to serve as the battle commander!
He knew where the enemy's coastal defense line on the new island was damaged, where it was still being repaired, where it was heavily guarded by the enemy, and where most of its troops had been lost...
Although it was impossible to accurately capture the specific locations of all the machine gun fire points of the Mirage Army, the heavy artillery positions and anti-aircraft gun positions were basically clearly detected. In this kind of battle with a full map, he felt that he was a bit redundant when commanding it.
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The battalion commander and company commander have clearly divided the targets that their troops need to clear, and the division-level and regiment-level commanders will use the artillery on the battleships to suppress the opponent.
When the smoke bombs dissipated, the armored troops of the Tang Army had already landed. Feng Kezhi didn't know how the Mirage troops could deal with it. If it were him, he would have no way to deal with such an enemy.
This time, thanks to the Nandao Airport and the support of aircraft carriers, the Tang Army's aircraft number has exceeded 1,000. The airport they took off from is closer, so they participate in more battles.
When they landed on the South Island, the Air Force, which was unable to support the operation, was already ready. Hundreds of H-6s, more than 200 Flying Fortresses, 150 IL attack aircraft, plus Stukas from the Navy and Air Force.
More than 300 various advanced fighter jets, including jet fighters, maintain battlefield air superiority, and radars from the Navy and the South Island provide early warning intelligence...
Obviously, as the Mirage expected, if the sea could not prevent the Tang army from attacking the South Island, then the Mirage would have no chance of winning in the subsequent anti-landing operations.
"General, I will be commanding this battle, and Marshal Bernard will stay in Beiyuan to take charge of the work." Lu Qianshan saluted Feng Kezhi and said with a smile.
His fleet can now replenish in the Great South Bay, especially the destroyer fleet with a short range and heavy replenishment tasks, which can replenish food, fuel and ammunition nearby.
Tang Guo's transformation of Great South Bay was very successful. The port terminals that were completely destroyed by Mirage Wuzhong were more modern after reconstruction. Mirage Wuzhong actually helped Tang Guo's construction team save part of the demolition costs.
The new dock has a greater throughput capacity, and because many houses in the Great South Bay were destroyed, a larger military dock warehouse was also built without any hindrance.
The entire Great South Bay has expanded outward to at least double its area, and a large number of houses have been built, but there are almost no goblins visible here.
All the goblins were driven to the north of the island to work, and they had to work for 14 hours a day. The Tang Empire planned to send all the remaining goblins to the north island in the future, which would need to wait until the war was completely over.
"Two Dongwan-class battleships will be in place tomorrow...According to the plan, landing operations will begin in the early morning of the day after tomorrow." Lu Qianshan was also a little nervous at this moment. This was his first time commanding such a large-scale operation.
The navy has four aircraft carriers and two battleships participating in the battle. Although there are not as many transport ships as last time, more than 1,200 transport ships have been assembled!
These ships must constantly travel between the South Island and the New Island, continuously sending troops from the 9th Army to the New Island.
"The Mirage side must have known about our plan." Feng Kezhi withdrew his gaze from an oil tanker in the distance and said.
Lu Qianshan nodded: "With so many warships gathering and so many planes bombing frequently, no matter how slow they are, they should have guessed it."
"They will gather their troops on the beach, and this is true for satellite pictures and reports from reconnaissance aircraft." Feng Kezhi felt that it was somewhat inappropriate to play a bright card like this. He was more accustomed to deceiving his opponents and making them make mistakes in judgment, rather than
Like now, it's all about brute force.
Lu Qianshan was very confident: "I will order the beachhead to be bombarded. Don't worry, there will be hundreds of huge cannons. There won't be any living things left on their beachhead."
"I hope so." Feng Kezhi nodded and put away his little thoughts: Even if there is no beauty, such a crushing... is what countless generals dream of.
On April 26, the Tang Army fleet began to assemble near the South Island, and 10 submarines launched a blockade operation around the new island. Four supply transport ships of the Mirage Army were sunk, and the new island was actually isolated.
In order to supplement the defense force on the new island, Mirage mobilized ships overnight to transport troops and ammunition to the new island, and temporarily dispatched 20 aircraft to the new island.
