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- Chapter 346: Landing on the Beach
Looking up from the air, it is just a flat land with nothing to be discovered. The US military has planted some plants around the fort, and it looks like it is no different from ordinary landforms.
US mortars and soldiers are hidden in the forts. Previous reconnaissance planes did not detect their targets. Each fort is equipped with two mortars, one heavy machine gun, one light machine gun, and one sniper rifle. Well-equipped, it is very lethal to infantry.
From here, the view to the open area under the volcanic wall is very clear, and no troop movement can escape their eyes. However, looking from the front, it is difficult to clearly see the location of the US military's firepower points.
This is a fortress and fortress built by the Russians in the early years with the help of the then independent Kingdom of Kauai. Later, Kauai was unified by the Kingdom of Hawaii, and then merged into Hawaii, and finally fell into the hands of the Americans.
If this fortress was placed decades ago, it would have effectively blocked the attack of any powerful force. However, in today's era of aircraft and tanks, its role is no longer so important. It is obvious that the Zhenguo Army cannot attack with infantry to capture this fortress. Fortress, tank advancement has become the best choice, and it is not too complicated to use tanks to destroy these strongholds.
Located in a fortress in the center of the fortress, there are more than twenty American soldiers inside, carrying various weapons and preparing them.
A U.S. soldier is standing on a wooden ladder, holding a monocular telescope in his hand, looking out from the lookout.
There are a total of six lookout points in this fortress, each of which is two meters above the ground. People must stand on a ladder or a platform to see outside and shoot outside.
Except for the soldier with the telescope, there were no other soldiers at the lookout. They would only climb up and shoot after the battle started.
More than two dozen American soldiers were lying on the ground crookedly. Some were smoking cigarettes, some were wiping their guns with cloths, and some were chatting about interesting stories about their hometown. They had stayed here for several weeks. I eat, drink, and have diarrhea nearby every day and never leave.
Due to its hidden geographical location, these soldiers have survived previous large-scale bombings by the Zhenguo Army. These soldiers have always felt very safe.
The fortress covers an area of ??more than 100 square meters and is almost square. The top is about three meters high. The ground is made of earth and is somewhat uneven. There are a lot of boxes of various sizes piled under the surrounding walls, which contain bullets and cannonballs. .
Mortars cannot be fired inside the fort. There is an exit next to the fort, and there is a trench outside the exit. The trench is connected to the ground on the outside. Once the battle starts, the US military will lift up the vegetation covering the trench and force the The cannons were moved from the fort to the trenches for bombardment, and the artillery shells could be transported directly from the fort.
The design of several other forts is almost the same as here. The six forts are separated by more than 200 meters. The six forts can cover a distance of more than one kilometer and can attack the attacker from different angles.
Each fortress is built in a location that is difficult to detect from the outside based on the advantages of the terrain, so it is less likely to be hit by local artillery shells.
There is still a dense vegetation blocking the front of the fortress here, but the US military has cut down some of the trees blocking their view. They can more clearly observe the scene near the beachhead and use mortars to hit distant targets.
The sun gradually shifted its position and shone into the lookout of the fortress, bringing a touch of warmth to the gloomy fortress. Several American soldiers moved their positions and sat in the position exposed to the sun, posing leisurely. posture.
The American soldier who was watching with a telescope was still moving left and right to observe the sea in the distance. A group of seagulls on the sea were flying over the crosshairs of his telescope. The sea was calm and there were no ships coming and going.
The vast beach in front is enough to accommodate thousands of people. It is very suitable for large troops to land, and it is also convenient for the landing troops' assault boats and rubber boats to dock. If the Zhenguo Army does not choose to land here, it will be a major mistake. Therefore, the US military attaches great importance to this place and dare not neglect it.
A few minutes later, the hand of the American soldier holding the telescope couldn't help shaking, and his pupils suddenly dilated. From the telescope, he saw a wisp of rising smoke emerging from the horizon connecting the sea and the sky. It was very much like a mist.
But after the American soldier stared at the smoke for several minutes, he discovered that it was not ordinary water mist, but probably smoke from the ship's chimney.
"There is a boat, there is a boat coming towards us." The soldier shouted softly.?
This sound made the American soldiers sitting below immediately become nervous. Several people immediately stood up from the ground with guns in their hands, and the rest also stopped chatting.
Several soldiers climbed up and stood on the wooden platform, looking out from the lookout, but they did not have binoculars, so they could not see the scene in the distance.
"Peter, look carefully, what do you see?" A soldier looked around and saw nothing, so he immediately questioned.
"Wait a minute, I saw it. It's a chimney on a ship. It's absolutely real. Go and notify the company commander." The soldier holding the telescope continued to look carefully, murmuring in a low voice.
Gradually, a thick chimney emerged from the telescope, expelling wisps of smoke into the sky. It was obviously a ship. At this time, the surrounding sea had been blocked, and it could not be an ordinary merchant ship.
A tall American captain with a beard and in his early thirties ran in from the back passage a few minutes later. He got in from the tunnel that led to the rear.
"Let me see." The bearded officer immediately climbed up the ladder, took the soldier's binoculars, squeezed next to the soldier, and looked outside.
At this time, the outline of a warship slowly appeared in front of his eyes, and then he saw another one, until the third one, and more warships appeared in his eyes.
"Get ready to fight, the Chinese are coming." The bearded man's eyes widened and he shouted loudly.
As several large warships gradually approached, the US military realized that this was definitely not an ordinary reconnaissance ship, but an organized large-scale military operation. The Zhenguo Army finally took action.
The American soldiers began to run around in a panic. Several soldiers ran into the passage on the right carrying mortars and began to carry the shells into the passage, ready to fight at any time.
"Quick, quick"
The U.S. military everywhere has received the news that the Zhenguo Army has launched an attack through phone calls. There are more and more ships on the sea, and the intention is very obvious.
¡°Boom boom¡.¡±
As expected, as several loud blasts of naval guns were heard from the front, the Zhenguo Army destroyers began to fire on the shore. The area around the fortress became the focus of the bombardment, and several US military strongholds outside immediately became aircraft cannons. The target of the attack, but these places are actually no longer guarded, and the US military has retreated to the rear.
In order to preserve its strength, the US military has given up the defense of the beachhead. They know that there is no effective way to use infantry to deal with armored vehicles.
After the bombardment lasted for nearly twenty minutes, two huge landing ships gradually docked. Landing ships No. 120 and No. 122 had gradually docked under the cover of the destroyer's guns.
"Boom" As the two 10,000-ton landing ships docked, the US mortars finally fired. However, the scattered shrapnel of the mortar shells may be effective against the infantry's flesh, but it is not effective against the armored body. warships, almost useless.
After firing a few symbolic cannons, the US military stopped shelling because they wanted to save the shells to deal with the landing infantry, and did not want to expose their position due to too frequent shelling, because the Zhenguo Army could force the enemy to attack. Preliminarily determine the impact point and trajectory of the artillery shells and find the location of their fortress, which is disadvantageous for the US military who wants to conduct a concealed ambush.
Kauai was never the focus of US military defense. The two original forts had been destroyed by previous rounds of bombing by the Zhenguo Army. The troops stationed on the island no longer had the support of anti-ship artillery. The only thing they could rely on was their geographical advantage. .
At this time, U.S. soldiers were hiding in the mountains around the island of Kauai, scattered in seven or eight large strongholds, preparing to fight guerrilla warfare and positional warfare with the Zhenguo Army. Zhenguo Army tanks were useful in dealing with the dense vegetation on Kauai. In US military fortresses, tanks play a relatively small role against the infantry who use the terrain to ambush and cover them.
Soon, six Panzer-1 tanks were driven out from the open cabins of the two landing ships. The huge muzzles were fired towards the shore. A dozen tanks lined up in two rows and began to advance forward, making a roar. A rumbling sound of movement.
Only a dozen warships participated in this landing battle. In addition to the two landing ships, there were ten destroyers that helped with the landing, a supply ship, the Nanjing aircraft carrier and other ships participated. The commander of the Third Fleet, Zeng Guoqing, was in charge. Command operations.
Zeng Guoqing is only twenty-eight years old, with a medium to thin build. He looks a bit frail, but his weak appearance cannot deny his inner fortitude and tenacity. As a young officer who is familiar with naval command, he is rich and wealthy. Vigorous and energetic, clear-headed and flexible, he is qualified for the position of Fleet Commander.
Zeng Guoqing was one of the first students to enter the military class of Zhenhua University. He was an alumnus who graduated at the same time as Li Guoqiang and Bai Yanjun. The three of them were outstanding military graduates in the same period and were among the fastest-promoting in the military. Among the batch of officers, Li Guoqiang is one year older than Zeng Guoqing and Bai Yanjun, but he is still only around thirty. This is also a special historical phenomenon of the younger senior officers of the Zhenguo Army.
Before the establishment of Zhenhua Technical School, the Zhenguo Navy had no available talents at all, and the backward command concepts and technical and tactical levels of the Chinese Navy were simply unable to adapt to the needs of modern aircraft carrier warfare.
Most of the officers who originally surrendered from the Qing Navy served in the First Fleet, because although they had rich command experience, they could not compare with the students who graduated from Zhenhua University in terms of new military thinking and new naval command science. These students don't seem to have much practical experience, but without these students who have mastered advanced military science and technology in their minds, the command of the aircraft carrier fleet will really be a problem.
Zeng Guoqing is in charge of the flagship destroyer No. 158. Since the US military¡¯s large-caliber shore defense artillery has been cleared previously, the US military¡¯s threat to our warships has been basically eliminated.
After the twelve tanks landed, they began to rush forward to find strongholds used by the US military to resist. However, after driving through more than two kilometers of open areas, the front was covered with palm trees and palm trees that are common on Kauai. Other trees were mixed in. The tank soldiers carefully observed the geographical environment ahead with periscopes and found that there might be American soldiers hidden in the palm trees. However, it would be difficult to find the way by tanks alone. Infantry must also be used to search the island. The tanks are also worried that there are a large number of mines buried in the complex terrain ahead, which will pose a great threat to them.
Zeng Guoqing watched the landing scene in the distance with a telescope. The dust kicked up by more than a dozen tanks was blowing in the wind on the island. After the tanks landed, no U.S. troops were seen nearby to fight against the landing. The U.S. troops were just symbols. A few shots were fired excitedly, and then they died down.
"It seems that the U.S. military has abandoned the beachhead in front. They must have hid behind. There is probably a large force of U.S. troops ambushing in that palm forest." Zeng Guoqing looked at the large group of palm trees in front of him that blocked his view, and said slightly. Said thoughtfully.
Fleet Staff Officer Hu Hai is a junior student who is one year behind Zeng Guoqing. The two did not know each other before. They only got to know each other half a year ago after they were assigned to work together.
Standing in front of Zeng Guoqing, the chubby Hu Hai looked very strong, with a round head, a pair of big eyes that were bright and bright, and he was young and quick-thinking.
"Didn't the Yankees lay mines on the island? Our tanks seemed to have penetrated several kilometers without any hindrance without encountering any resistance?" Hu Hai raised his nose and asked with some doubt.
In order to avoid being hit by landmines, the Zhenguo Army tanks moved forward in two rows along two fixed routes. If the front tank hit a mine, the tanks behind would stop moving. However, so far, the tanks have not encountered Regarding landmines, it is difficult to say whether there are landmines in an open area of ??several square kilometers.
However, their path forward has been bombarded by naval guns for a while, in order to remove some of the mines that may be hidden.
"It is impossible for the U.S. military to lay landmines everywhere, but I believe they must have laid mines near the beach, but they just happened not to be hit by tanks. Later, when our infantry goes up, someone will hit the mines. This needs to be done Be mentally prepared." Zeng Guoqing shook his head and responded in a low voice.
"The US military must have an ambush inside the Maadi Fortress. There may also be an ambush by the US military in the palm forest in front of the Maadi Fortress. Their mortars are hidden inside, which will cause certain resistance to our infantry landing. We must be careful. That's good." After a brief pause, Zeng Guoqing continued.
"Madi Fortress is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The altitude is nearly 100 meters higher than the palm trees below. The road into the fortress is rugged and bumpy. It is within the range of the US military's firepower. If we rely on infantry to forcefully break in, we may suffer heavy casualties. "Hu Hai nodded and responded.
Zeng Guoqing continued to watch the situation ahead and found that a dozen tanks had stopped in front of the palm forest, waiting for further instructions from the rear.
"If Maadi Fortress is not breached, it will be difficult for our infantry to rush over. The US military must have set up sniper points and heavy machine gun firepower in the fortress. This will cause great harm to the infantry who enter the fortress from a place with a wide view. resistance, and our tanks would be blocked in the palm forest and would not be able to climb up the rugged volcanic rock walls and enter the fortress. The US military obviously knew this, so they let our tanks run wild without making much resistance. They must be in We will wait for our infantry to enter before launching a fierce resistance." Zeng Guoqing said slowly.
¡°The terrain here is complex and covered with a lot of vegetation., the hidden strongholds of the US military are difficult to detect from the air. If they don't fire, we don't know where they are hiding, which is a bit difficult. "Hu Hai nodded in response.
"What was the result of the aircraft reconnaissance? Did you find anything?" Zeng Guoqing then turned to a young officer in his 23s and asked behind him.
"Our reconnaissance aircraft launched reconnaissance activities early in the morning, but did not find the U.S. military in the open area. The U.S. troops had obviously hidden themselves. Maadi Fortress was the focus of our reconnaissance, but the photos taken by the pilots from the sky showed that This place seems to be just an ordinary mountainous area, no clues have been found." The officer immediately responded respectfully.
"I'm afraid the Yankees have done some camouflage. This kind of terrain is very conducive to camouflage, and they should have a fortress hidden in a hidden area. Although it can't be seen from a distance with naked eyes, I believe they are hiding there. There is a location behind the palm trees, but we haven¡¯t discovered it yet.¡± Zeng Guoqing said thoughtfully.
In fact, the best tactic of the Zhenguo Army is to besiege the US military for a long time and trap it on the island. However, time waits for no one. Hawaii must be occupied as soon as possible. The necessary casualties are still necessary. Zeng Guoqing naturally knows this truth, and he must do it now. What is important is how to reduce casualties and achieve the best results.
"Now there is only one way. We can first send a special force to infiltrate, find the strongholds that pose the greatest threat to the US military, and destroy them. Then the large forces can launch a large-scale attack." Hu Hai thought for a while, his eyes flickered. Said immediately.
Zeng Guoqing turned to look at Hu Hai, and then said calmly: "This is a way, but the terrain here is complicated, and it may be difficult for the special forces to extract the hidden and highly lethal strongholds of the US military one by one. I'm worried about them It¡¯s hard to achieve something even if you go in.¡±
"Isn't there a battalion of the Marine Corps equipped with our latest successfully developed body armor? Let these fully armed soldiers take the lead and suppress the U.S. military to expose their firepower. At the same time, they cooperate with reconnaissance aircraft to conduct intensive aerial reconnaissance. As long as the U.S. military can be found Based on the approximate location of the firepower points, we can send helicopter airborne troops to their vicinity and destroy their strongholds one by one, so that we can achieve our goal slowly." Hu Hai continued to suggest. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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