The end of the military era

"The brigade commander sent a telegram. Deputy brigade commander Song has just died for the country."

Song Wanhe, the deputy brigade commander of the 71st Brigade, is generous and loves soldiers like children. He is very much loved by the officers and soldiers of the 71st Brigade.

When the first battalion commander Wang Siyu heard that the deputy brigade commander Song Wanhe had died, he couldn't help but took off the leather hat made of fierce animal skins on his head, and threw it on the beach, "Damn! I'm not alive! Brothers, let's fight with me!

Avenge Deputy Brigadier Song! "

The officers and soldiers of the 71st Brigade were desperate, and many officers even took the lead in launching a desperate charge.

However, in the face of the fortifications formed by bunkers and the continuous shelling of the coastal defense guns on the highest peak of Pusa Island, the landing troops of the 71st Brigade were always suppressed on the beach on the shore.

Even after storming for a long time, they failed to capture a bunker stationed by the Silver Wolf Empire army, and instead suffered heavy losses.

Wen Ximing, the commander of the 3th Infantry Division of the Zhenwei Army, found that the enemy's firepower on the northern beach of Pusha Island was unusually strong. The previous three hours of shelling by the navy did not seem to have any effect at all.

Wen Ximing immediately discussed with Liu Mo, the commander of the second division of the Zhenwei Army, and decided to immediately order the 72nd Brigade, which landed in the second wave, to withdraw the transport ships.

At this time, the landing troops of the 72nd Brigade were already rowing wooden rowboats and approaching the northern beach of Pusa Island.

Liu Mo, the commander of the second division of the Zhenwei Army, was appointed by Zhou Rui as the temporary commander of the five infantry divisions of the Zhenwei Army, responsible for commanding the battle to capture Pusha Island.

In addition, Liu Mo and Wen Ximing also sent a telegram to the 71st Brigade that had already landed, ordering the 71st Brigade to also retreat from the beach.

1月27日的佛晓，回到运输船上的刘二嘎，一脸黯然的对谢冬说道：“旅座，我们712团牺牲了2名营长、2名副营长、5名连长、4名副连长、12名排长、13名副排长，阵亡和失踪加起来总计是1285人。”

The corner of Xie Dong's mouth twitched, he was really hurt!

Except for the remaining heavy artillery regiment and supply battalion, more than 71 people from the 9000st Brigade participated in the landing, and only more than 4500 people were able to withdraw to the transport ships. They cannot be called more than half of the casualties, but more than half of them can be directly called.

The most important thing is that the 71st Brigade paid such a big sacrifice, but failed to gain a foothold on the northern beach of Pusa Island. More than 5000 officers and soldiers died in vain.

Zhou Rui in Ganyang City soon received the news that the first landing operation failed.

Zhou Rui handed the telegram to Zhou Xiaorong who had just returned to Ganyang City, sighed and said, "Second Uncle, it seems that we thought it was too easy to capture Pusha Island.

The Silver Wolf Empire has occupied Pusha Island for many years and built a large number of permanent fortifications on Pusha Island. It is not easy for us to gnaw down the hard bone of Pusha Island! "

After Zhou Xiaorong took the telegram and read it once, he couldn't help frowning, "The casualties are too great.

The landing troops of the 71st Brigade only landed on the island for less than 2 hours, and lost more than 4800 people, even the deputy brigade commander of the 71st Brigade was killed.

If you look at the situation last night, even if you fill in all the five infantry divisions, you may not be able to capture Pusha Island. "

At this moment, Zhou Rui took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and lit it himself, "Pusa Island must be taken down, no matter how much it costs!

If we can capture Pusha Island, the Silver Wolf Empire will lose its logistics base on the western coast of our Han and Tang Empire, and it will also be able to deter the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy and the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy. fleet. "

Seeing Zhou Rui lighting another cigarette, Zhou Xiaorong couldn't help persuading him: "Marshal, it's better to smoke less. Too much smoking is not good for your health."

Zhou Rui said with a wry smile: "It's really too much pressure recently, after all, war has been declared with the Silver Wolf Empire."

"Don't worry, Commander, the Silver Wolf Empire suffered a lot in the war with the Flying Leopard Empire.

Even if the Silver Wolf Empire wants to go all out to fight the Jiedu Mansion of our Three Towns, with the Army of the Three Towns and the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, we still have the strength to deal with the Silver Wolf Empire.

As for how to fight on Pusha Island, let Song Limin and Liu Mo study it! "

Zhou Rui nodded, "Then send a telegram to Song Limin and Liu Mo and ask them what they think?

If with the strength of Zhenwei Army's 5 infantry divisions, it is still not sure to take Pusha Island, you can transfer a few more infantry divisions from the Jinnan Army. "

Chapter 156 New Landing Point

At around 1 p.m. on January 27, inside the bridge of the all-main-gun battleship Ruixue, the flagship of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, Liu Mo, commander of the Second Division of the Zhenwei Army, asked Song Limin in a deep voice: "Blind Song, the navy really has no other way." Destroy the three forts on the highest peak of Pusa Island?"

Song Limin's eyes are a little short-sighted, and Liu Mo gave him the nickname Song Xiazi.

Song Limin said with a wry smile: "The three forts on the highest peak of Pusha Island are more difficult to attack than the five forts at the port.

Those three turrets were built by hollowing out part of the mountain, and reinforced with very thick reinforced concrete. Perhaps even the 356mm main guns of the ninth formation Fuzi-class all-main gun battleship could not move the three turrets. .

Moreover, if naval guns and coastal defense guns are used to bombard each other, even the main guns of battleships with full main guns are at a disadvantage. After all, coastal defense guns have no weight limit, turret steel plates can be laid thicker, and reinforced concrete can be strengthened. "

The "Fu" class battleship with full main guns refers to the Nevada class battleship of the United States.

Liu Mo said a little indignantly: "Blind Song, what do you think we should do next?

If your navy doesn't destroy the three forts on the highest peak of Pusha Island, your navy's warships will not be able to clear those bunkers for our army at close range.

You also saw the battle report last night. In less than 2 hours, the 71st Brigade lost more than 4800 officers and soldiers. If this forced landing continues, the five infantry divisions of our Zhenwei Army will not be enough to fill Pusa Island. "

Song Limin knew that Liu Mo was anxious now, and didn't care about Liu Mo's tone of voice, "Our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet is not afraid of sacrifice.

However, we don't want to spend our precious battleships in the confrontation with coastal defense guns. Maybe we can find a new landing point. "

"A new landing point?"

Song Limin nodded, then pointed to the map on the table and said: "This is the highest peak in the southwest of Pusha Island. If the army can land here in the southwest, not only can it avoid the shelling of the five forts in the port, but as long as it is close to Once you reach the shore, you enter the blind spot of the three forts on the highest peak."

Liu Mo frowned and said, "But the coast in the southwest is full of cliffs. How can our army land?"

"It is precisely because there are cliffs and cliffs that the army of the Silver Wolf Empire will not think that we will choose to land there, and according to observations, the army of the Silver Wolf Empire has not built any bunkers on the cliffs in the southwest."

Liu Mo rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "You can really try it, although it's all cliffs, it's not impossible to climb up.

If our army's troops can climb up the cliff, they can even directly attack the three forts on the highest peak. "

"It's best to quietly send a group of elites to land in the southwest of Pusha Island, then climb up the cliffs and launch a surprise attack on the three forts on the highest peak."

"We thought of going together. If there is a big fanfare, the army of the Silver Wolf Empire only needs to set up some machine guns on the cliffs, and even the master warriors will not be able to climb up."

In the temporary headquarters of the [-]rd Marine Division of the Silver Wolf Empire, the deputy division commander Inal held a telegram and said to the division commander Rofer excitedly: "The governor sent us the [-]rd Marine Division and Pusha Island Coastal Defense Brigade Order of commendation."

Luo Feier smiled slightly, "Inal, the next commendation order from the governor will make you soft."

Inar said with some emotion: "I am really grateful to the designers of the entire Pusa Island Fortress, I think that with the perfect defense system of Pusa Island, let alone sticking to it until the arrival of the expeditionary force, there will be no problem even if you stick to it for a year or two.

Of course, the premise is that there is no shortage of food, weapons and ammunition stored on the island. "

"We don't need to hold on for that long. According to my estimate, the empire's expeditionary force will be able to come over in a month at most."

"Master, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empire has gathered at least 60 battleships and battlecruisers with full main guns this time. Our Royal Navy has just experienced two naval battles on Bara Island. Not weaker than the opponent's expedition fleet?"

"That's something His Excellency the Governor is considering. We just need to hold Pusa Island firmly."

In fact, Igna, the governor of the Silver Wolf Empire, is currently having a headache about the formation of an expeditionary fleet, especially when he learned that the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires had gathered more than 60 full-armor battleships and battleships in order to attack Pusha Island. cruiser.

In the two naval battles of Bara Island with the Flying Leopard Empire Navy, the Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire lost 52 battleships alone, including 23 battleships with full main guns and 29 battleships with all steel.