The end of the military era

Now the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy is bombarding Xiangshi City, and it is unknown how many people died under the artillery fire. "

Li Shengjun said coldly: "This is a blood debt owed by the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire Navy to our Zhou family. The blood debt must be repaid with blood!"

The 3rd Marine Division of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy has a total of 31 Marine Brigades, namely the 32st Marine Brigade, the 33nd Marine Brigade and the [-]rd Marine Brigade.

This time to attack Xiangshi Island, the 32rd Marine Division did not dispatch all of them. The division commander Rofer only brought one regiment from the 33nd Marine Brigade and the 1rd Marine Brigade, and one regiment belonging to the division headquarters. The heavy artillery battalion has a total strength of more than 1 people.

Since the 3rd Infantry Battalion stationed on the beach defense line chose to retreat actively, the troops of the [-]rd Marine Division easily occupied the beach.

By the evening of the 26th, more than 8500 officers and soldiers of the Third Marine Division, as well as their weapons and equipment, had all been transported ashore.

Nichka, the brigade commander of the 32nd Marine Brigade, reported to the division commander Rofer: "According to the feedback from the dispatched reconnaissance troops, the human army has built a fortification about 12 kilometers from the beach here.

According to the surrounding terrain, if we want to attack Xiangshi City, we must take down this line of defense of the human army. "

Division Commander Rofer looked at the military map, and then said: "Nichka, send out an infantry regiment to take down this line of defense of the human army overnight.

I hope that tomorrow morning, the large army can march towards Xiangshi City.

If necessary, the heavy artillery battalion can be brought up. "

The Heavy Artillery Battalion of the Third Marine Division of the Silver Wolf Imperial Navy is equipped with 16 120mm large-caliber howitzers with a maximum range of 7500 meters.

Nikka smiled and said: "Commander, a group of weak human troops don't need to use heavy artillery battalions. The 70mm infantry artillery equipped by each infantry regiment is enough to deal with it.

I will personally supervise the battle, and before dawn, I must take down this line of defense. "

第32海军陆战旅下设有3个步兵团和1个旅属侦察营，每个步兵团都下辖1个装备了16门70毫米步兵炮的炮兵营。

Xie Dong was sitting in the blast hole, writing a letter home to his mother by the dim light of a kerosene lamp.

"My lord mother, from yourselves:

During the day today, the army of the Silver Wolf Empire has already landed on the beach west of Xiangshi Island. The army that my son is in is currently at the forefront and will go into battle at any time.

When I was young, my mother told my son many heroic stories, and my son fantasized that he could become a great hero who saved the country and the people, and now he has such an opportunity.

Behind my son, there are 10,000+ people of Xiangshi Island. In this battle, I swear to the death that I will not take a step back, even if the battlefield is bloody, I will have no regrets.

Ruo'er died in battle, I hope my lord mother will not be sad and take care of her health.

Loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, the son can only be filial to his mother in the next life!

Son, Xie Dong, on the night of January 1537, 1 in Tianyuan. "

After Xie Dong finished writing, he folded the letter and put it in the pocket of his military uniform under his leather armor, and said to the soldiers around him: "If I am going to die in battle, whoever of you is still alive must help me!" Send this family letter to the Xie family in Ganyang City!"

A soldier immediately said: "Commander, I don't know how to write, can you write a letter for me, and if I am honored, I can also send a letter to my father."

After Xie Dong graduated from the first crash course of the Zhou family's Army Academy, he was directly appointed as a company commander of the 20rd Infantry Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the No. [-] Second Independent Brigade because of the large expansion of the Zhou family's army. .

Xie Dong nodded, "Okay, if any of you want to write a letter to your family, I will write it for you one by one.

Liu Erga, first help you write, what you want to write, just say it! "

"Thank you, company commander, tell my father for me that I'm going to fight the wolf tribe this time, and I won't embarrass the old Liu family.

If I die this time, tell my father not to forget to get the pension, there are 2000 silver coins! "

"Any more?"

"Company commander, tell my six younger brothers that when they grow up, if they want to be soldiers, they must be soldiers of the Zhou family in Ganyang.

Zhou's army has a high salary, good benefits, and a lot of pensions! "

Xie Dong couldn't help laughing and cursing: "You kid is really out of money's eyes, your life is gone, and your mother is thinking about the pension."

"Company Commander, the lives of us poor people are worthless."

As he spoke, Liu Erga patted the leather armor made of low-grade ferocious animal skins, "I actually want to take off this leather armor.

If I can die in battle, my family can get a pension of 2000 silver coins at once. Not only can all the debts my mother owed when she was ill be paid off, but the remaining money is enough to buy dozens of acres of good land. "

Xie Dong slapped Liu Erga directly on the back of the head, "You must give me a good life, kid. After this battle is over, if I'm still alive, I'll give you 2000 silver coins for free to pay off your debts and buy land!"

As soon as Xie Dong's voice fell, there were continuous shell explosions outside the anti-blasting hole.

Chapter 97 Armor-piercing rounds

After a burst of artillery fire, more than 400 wolf officers and soldiers wearing leather armor launched an attack on Zhou's army's two-kilometer-long defense line with skirmishing tactics.

Some of the wolf officers and soldiers still held steel shields in their hands.

This steel plate shield is one of the standard equipment of the Silver Wolf Empire. It is 15 mm thick, 13 meters high, 08 meters wide, and weighs 123 kilograms.

Only wolf officers and soldiers who have reached the level of "warrior" can hold such a heavy steel shield and charge forward on the battlefield.

The armies of the other five orc countries, as well as the armies of various human countries, are equipped with steel plate shields because of the existence of orc warriors and human warriors.

The most exaggerated steel plate shield can even weigh 600 kilograms. Only the bronze warriors of the orcs or the master warriors of humans can carry such heavy steel plate shields on the battlefield.

After the enemy's artillery stopped, Xie Dong quickly brought a few soldiers in the anti-battery cave into the position, and the officers and soldiers in the other anti-battery caves also ran out with weapons and scattered in the front trenches.

As a machine gunner, Liu Erga set up a G-34 general-purpose machine gun, and immediately said to Wang Gousheng, the ammunition hand: "Gousheng, load armor-piercing bullets!"

"Understood, Brother Erga!"

One-third of the 792x57mm rifle bullets that Zhou Rui got from the lottery system were armor-piercing bullets, and the remaining two-thirds were ordinary bullets.

The copper shell of the armor-piercing bullet is filled with a steel core, and the ordinary bullet is filled with a lead core, because the steel core is very hard and can penetrate a certain thickness of armor.

However, the effective range of armor-piercing bullets is closer than that of ordinary bullets.

Liu Erga controlled the G-34 general-purpose machine gun and aimed at the wolf officers and soldiers who were getting closer, his palms sweating.

When I heard Xie Dong not far away shouted: "Hit—"

Liu Erga immediately pulled the trigger and shot at the wolf soldiers about [-] meters away.

Due to his nervousness, Liu Erga quickly emptied out a 300-round ammunition chain. During the interval between ammunition hand Wang Gousheng re-changing the ammunition belt, Xie Dong shouted at Liu Erga: "Liu Erga, give me the ammunition belt!" Save a little son bomb!

burst!Do you know how to shoot! "

Liu Erga hurriedly responded, "I'm sorry, my hand was stiff just now, and I didn't have time to release the trigger!"

Afterwards, Liu Erga muttered to the gunman Wang Gousheng in a low voice: "Gousheng, why didn't you remind me just now?"

Wang Gousheng said with a mournful face, "Brother Erga, I...I peed my pants."