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Chapter 1651 Race for military merit
The coalition bombardment of the Dardanelles fortress lasted for a whole morning. 15000 shells landed on the fortress, smashing the originally solid fortress to the ground. Some walls were even hit by solid bullets and collapsed. .

The exploding shells killed and wounded more than 100 defenders and brought them tremendous psychological pressure.

After lunch, the three commando teams began to attack the three coastal defense fortresses on the left, middle and right sides!
The Zheng He and a dozen other gunboats and oarboats assaulted the fort on the right, and it was constantly firing towards the fort to suppress the firepower of the fort!
Behind Zheng He, there is also the ironclad ship General Fubo firing shells to support their assault!Warships with a deeper draft provide fire support in the rear, while warships and rowboats with a shallower draft land to capture the fort!

The sea surface of the strait was filled with pungent and thick gunpowder smoke, and the gunpowder smoke produced when the Zheng He passed through the friendly ships in front followed closely behind.

The Ottoman defenders defending the fortress have not given up resistance. Although their fortress has gradually become ruins under the attack of the artillery, they still stubbornly guard the cannon and use the artillery to bombard the moving warships. .

A shell grazed the Zheng He's hull, but did not cause fatal damage to the Zheng He.

The Zheng He was advancing at full speed, risking being stranded, breaking through the blockade of the fort artillery and landing!

After getting very close to the coastline, Zheng Chenggong directed the crew to put a small boat into the water, and then their commandos would take the small boats to land on the beach in batches!
Not only Zheng He, but also other small boats from China, England, the Papal States, and Venice are floating on the sea. For the first time, everyone is so motivated and wants to occupy the fort as soon as possible!
The successive victories before have boosted their morale, and it seems that victory is a common occurrence!
"Come on everyone! As long as we are the first to occupy the fort, we will make a great contribution!" Zheng Chenggong was full of energy. He rolled up his sleeves and paddled, and the boat was quickly approaching the coast!

All the crew members on the small boat worked very hard. They paddled desperately, and finally the small boat washed up on the beach with the sea water!
Zheng Chenggong threw the oars directly and picked up the musket!

"It's a muddy quagmire!"

After Zheng He's assault team and other warship assault teams went ashore, they found that they had to wade through a quagmire nearly 50 meters long before they could get close to the fort.

They never thought that there was such a natural obstacle in front of the fort, and they could not judge the depth of the mire.

"The enemy is really shrewd. Even such a muddy quagmire can be used to increase the difficulty for us to conquer the fortress." Zheng Chenggong looked at the fort behind the quagmire, with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.

As long as they are the first assault team to plant the military flag on the fort, they will get more military exploits and honors!
"If you don't enter the tiger's lair, you won't catch a tiger! You follow me, we will be the first commando to occupy the fort!"

Zheng Chenggong was unwilling to give up occupying the fort, he was betting that this muddy quagmire would not be a swamp!

"It's too dangerous, I'll get a paddle to measure the depth of this quagmire!"

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong was going to take the risk, Hannah quickly stopped him, but took a paddle to measure the depth of the muddy puddle.

Stray bullets are splashing on their heads, and they may be killed by stray bullets at any time!
"It's more than half a meter deep." Hannah said, "But it can't be ruled out that there will be a deeper place..."

"There is no time, and it is easy to wade through half a meter deep!"

Zheng Chenggong has bravely stepped into the muddy quagmire, holding the musket high with both hands to prevent the mud from entering the barrel and causing the musket to misfire.

"Everyone follow!" Hannah gritted her teeth, and could only lead a dozen Zheng He's commandos to follow behind Zheng Chenggong.

When other commando members who landed saw Zheng Chenggong and his commando team trying to wade through the muddy quagmire, they did not show any weakness and entered the quagmire one after another.

The muddy quagmire lying in front of the fort was indeed deep and shallow, and the lucky and tall soldiers easily passed through this muddy quagmire.

However, Zheng Chenggong's luck was a little bit poor. The place he stepped on was quite deep, and one of his military boots got stuck in the black hole created when he pulled out his leg, which seriously affected his speed through the muddy mud.

"Ah!" Hannah exclaimed, as if she had stepped on a bottomless pit.

Zheng Chenggong subconsciously reached out and grabbed Hannah's hand to keep her from sinking in, but the two people who were out of balance lost their balance and fell into the mud, their bodies covered with mud.

"Captain, deputy captain, are you okay?!"

Zheng He's commandos hurriedly rescued Zheng Chenggong and Hannah from the mud and dragged them to the dry ground.

"It's okay, go and occupy the fort!"

Zheng Chenggong wiped the dirt from his face, only his eyes were exposed, and the first thing he thought of was to urge other commandos to seize the fort.

"But Captain, it's too late, the Qinglong flag of our Admiralty has already been planted on the fort." The commando said helplessly.

Zheng Chenggong looked at the fort on the right, and sure enough, other commandos had already occupied the fort first.

During the morning battle when the coalition fleet bombarded the fortress, the defenders inside the fortress had long since suffered from heartbreak. They had originally thought that they could prevent the enemy from landing by virtue of the dangerous terrain, but it was of no use.When more than a dozen commandos waded through the mud, the Ottoman defenders who were defending the fort dispersed in a rush, and many people fell under the guns of the coalition forces while escaping.

The fort fell into the hands of the coalition forces, and the flags of several forces were planted everywhere.

"I didn't expect them to seize the opportunity. I just don't know which commando team is so lucky." Zheng Chenggong smiled wryly.

This assault on the fortress was not a tragic battle at all, but rather a fierce race, competing with his companions for the honor of being the first to occupy the fort.

"It's all my fault for stepping on the ground, otherwise our commando would be the first to seize the fort." Hannah said guiltily, also covered in mud.

"No, passing through the muddy mud is entirely dependent on luck. I see that the soil is not deep where a few commandos have passed, and they have already rushed ahead of us. Hahaha."

Zheng Chenggong looked at Hannah and found that Hannah's whole body was covered with mud and only a pair of eyes were exposed, so he couldn't help laughing heartily.

"Don't laugh at me, you are the same." Hannah looked at the dark Zheng Chenggong, who could roughly guess her appearance, and said shamefully.

With the fall of the fort on the right, the fort on the left was also captured by the coalition forces. The fort with the densest firepower in the middle could not withstand the pressure from three directions. Finally, the defender led the remnant soldiers to withdraw from the fort. The fort was occupied and led to Constantine. The passage of the fort was opened.

(End of this chapter)