On April 28, the Imperial Navy of the Tang Dynasty assembled in the southern waters of Xindao. The observation post deployed by the Mirage Army on the beachfront saw the large-scale Tang Army fleet.
A Mirage soldier hurriedly ran along the trench, waking up all the soldiers lying in the bunker. Then everyone saw that the Tang Navy fleet almost filled the entire sea level.
"It's not good! It's not good! Tang Army Fleet! Tang Army Fleet!" He shouted loudly as he ran.
Those sleepy-eyed Mirage soldiers had just poked their heads out of the trenches, and were suddenly frightened by the sight in front of them.
Countless warships were turning their turrets on the distant sea level, and the front ends of the cannons and their dark muzzles were pointing towards the new island.
As soon as the genius dawned, the deafening sound of artillery started. One after another, the artillery shells fell on the already dilapidated positions built by the Mirage Kingdom, blowing all the barely repaired trenches to the ground.
The dark trees burned by the fire were now blown into the sky by artillery shells, and the bunkers hidden underground were also destroyed one by one with the explosion of large-caliber artillery shells.
No bunker made of wood and sand could withstand a blow from a naval gun! Those fortifications, which seemed to have been reinforced repeatedly, were as fragile as a piece of paper in front of the Tang army's artillery fire.
A large number of small-caliber artillery shells landed on the beach, blowing up the warning sign with the word "minefield" on the beach to pieces. The vibration of the artillery shells detonated the surrounding mines, making the explosion on the beach even more lively.
Groups of flames soared into the sky from the Mirage position, and explosions shook the earth. The Tang army seemed to have no intention of going ashore. They were just shelling, shelling non-stop, as if the shells were free of charge.
Countless cannonballs fell, and at first the soldiers of the Mirage were still cursing, but later the cursing was rarely heard.
Either the people who cursed are dead, or the cannons are too loud and they can't hear. Or they are deaf and can't hear clearly, or the remaining people don't even have the courage to curse.
Suddenly, someone noticed that above their heads, a dense Tang Army bomber formation was flying past.
In the past few days, these planes had been carpet bombing nearby beaches and deep mirage artillery positions. This time, these planes came again, still doing the same thing.
They opened the hatch in the belly of the plane and dropped the hanging bombs one after another. This time it was not napalm. This time, in order to cooperate with the landing, they used ordinary aerial bombs.
Raindrops of 250 kilogram aerial bombs exploded in the deep positions of Mirage. The pitiful counterattack against the sea disappeared in an instant.
The entire Mirage position seemed to have fallen silent, as if there were no living soldiers at all. The only sounds left around were the explosions of Tang army artillery shells and the cries of the Mirage soldiers struggling in the artillery fire.
On the sea, Tang's transport ships were unloading the soldiers on them, and countless infantry were loaded onto landing craft. Along with the bombardment of naval warships, these landing craft began to spread out on the sea.
The Huey helicopter that took off from the modified ship hovered on the beach, guiding the naval warships to accurately suppress every mirage position.
In full view of everyone, a Huey helicopter was shot down and fell to the beach dragging a long plume of black smoke. This may be the first loss of the Tang Army today.
On the beach, in a hidden machine gun bunker, a mirage goblin commander was irritably clasping the bark of the wood supported on the wall with his hands.
Next to him was a machine gunner, who was holding a Maxim heavy machine gun on his shoulder and pointing at the wide beach.
There are not many machine gun bunkers that are intact and undamaged like theirs. The Mirage troops deployed near the coastline have already been tortured for more than ten days, and there are not many left.
"Are there any enemy paratroopers behind us?" A young Mirage soldier asked in a low voice.
"I don't know. I didn't hear the sound of cannons or gunshots last night, and there was no news that their paratroopers were coming..." The Mirage officer shook his head and spoke very coherently.
Normally he would scold his subordinates, but now he wanted to talk. Talking would make him temporarily forget his nervous emotions.
Indeed, he was very nervous now. Because he had seen that the sea was covered with troops from the Tang Empire, which made him feel unprecedented pressure.
He couldn't imagine how ferocious those soldiers would be after they rushed to the beach, so he answered his men's questions to indirectly embolden himself.
"After they come ashore, open fire and aim at the crowded places!" After reminding the machine gunner beside him, the officer of this mirage raised his telescope and looked at the armored vehicles moving forward with the landing craft on the sea.
and amphibious tanks.
The Tang Army was also learning lessons. In the previous battles, due to the speed of navigation, armored vehicles and tanks landed later. This prevented the armored forces from providing effective protection in time, which increased the casualties of the first wave of landing troops.
This time, the Tang Army's armored vehicles and tanks set off in advance, which can effectively ensure that our tanks and infantry land together, and the armored vehicles can provide better protection for the infantry in time.
"Yes! Sir!" The shooter with the machine gun had already aimed at a landing craft that was facing him ashore, and was only waiting for the moment the people on it came out to open fire.
But soon a sheet of white smoke blocked his sight, the air began to be filled with a choking smell, and the smoke bombs released by the Tang Army's warships began to obscure all nearby areas.
"Cough cough cough! Cough cough!" Although the Tang army had used smoke bombs when they landed on the South Island, the mirage country still had no good way to deal with it. The soldiers covered their mouths and coughed, but they could no longer see the beach.
situation.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Asshole! Cough cough cough!" Covering his mouth, the Mirage officer cursed anxiously and kept coughing in the small bunker. He and the machine gunner couldn't even see it.
There is no target in sight, and there is no way to carry out strafing suppression.
Blind firing had no effect, but the angry goblin officer still loudly issued the order to attack: "Fire! No need to aim! Keep firing!"
"Thud, tug, tug!" The bunker's perforations spurted out fiery tongues of fire, and the sound of machine guns echoed in the thick fog. The Mirage soldiers didn't know who they were attacking, but they really had no choice but to make this choice.
On the beach, the front hatch of the Tang Army's landing ship had been lowered. The Tang Army soldiers who had been waiting for this moment rushed onto the beach, stepping on the wet sea sand, and pushed forward with difficulty.
Countless bomb craters ensured that the enemy minefields had been destroyed, but unlucky soldiers would still step on the remaining mines and be blown away. Engineers used detonators to clear the passage, and loud bangs echoed in the thick fog.
Here, the thrown up sand fell in the distance, causing many Tang soldiers to curse.
The naval bombardment was still going on non-stop, and the sharp sound of the cannonballs chopping up the air above made everyone extremely nervous.
There were constant explosions in the distance that could not be seen clearly, and tracer bullets suddenly pierced the smoke and passed by, scaring everyone at a loss.
Whistle sounds were heard urging them to move forward. Occasionally, officers passing by would pick up the frightened people from the ground, point to the front and shout, ordering them to continue moving forward.
Compared with the last landing operation, the 9th Army was obviously much more professional this time. The Marine Corps' Type 63 amphibious tanks had already landed, and together with the Type 77 amphibious armored vehicles, they formed a thick covering formation on both sides of the soldiers.
"Tell the navy! Extended shooting! Extended shooting! Coordinate parameter 5! Coordinate parameter 5!" The signal soldier knelt on one knee and was guiding the naval bombardment with the liaison officer.
The Tang Army on the beach is advancing. If the navy continues the bombardment, it may accidentally injure its own people: the smoke is too thick, and the observers of the navy fleet may not be able to see the situation clearly.
The organization level of the Tang Army, which had already had an experience, was significantly improved, and the soldiers were no longer crowded in a mess on the beach. They quickly used tanks and armored vehicles to break through the barbed wire fence and approached the trenches of the Mirage Army.
Compared with the almost complete coastal defenses of the South Island, the coastal defenses of the New Island are too crude: they have been completely destroyed, with craters everywhere, and the machine gun bunkers are also made of wood and can be easily destroyed and suppressed.
In the trenches that had been intermittent for a long time, the soldiers of the Mirage Kingdom fought independently and could not form an effective blockade. The Tang Army only paid a slight price and had already smashed the Mirage Army's first line of defense.
When the smoke thinned a little, the Mirage officer trapped in the bunker finally saw the situation clearly: directly in front of his bunker was a Tang Army tank, and on his two flanks, the Tang Army and the Mirage Army were already fighting in a melee.
"The ammunition is almost gone...Sir." Looking at the empty ammunition box around him, the machine gunner said desperately to his commander.
The trenches have been destroyed, and the ammunition that should be delivered later has no idea where it is. The Tang army is already in front of them, and before they have fought much, the defense line seems to be crumbling!
The imagined scene of them firing continuously in the bunker and the enemy tumbling on the beach did not appear at all! The mine formations they relied on did not seem to have any big effect at all!
The opponent was not blocked on the beach waiting for a massacre. Instead, after a massacre of naval guns and bombers, they easily rushed in front of the Mirage defenders!
Desperately watching the 63 amphibious tank run over the trench next to his bunker, the Mirage officer could only draw his pistol and prepare to continue fighting.
A grenade rolled into the bunker, and everyone widened their eyes and screamed in despair. The next second the grenade exploded, and a wisp of black smoke floated from the perforation of the bunker.
The lying soldiers of the Tang army got up from the ground. On the high ground in the distance, the dragon flag of the Tang Dynasty had been erected.
