Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 1071 Battle for Islands and Reefs

Of course, after launching the campaign, Nanman's reaction was naturally very fierce. On the one hand, they declared that we were thieves and robbers, and wanted to recover these islands and reefs.On the other hand, it is declared that we are the scum of the red camp, and we are going to come to the capital and wipe us off the earth.In this regard, we ignored it. Of course, we also properly introduced the relevant situation of this sea area.And listed a lot of evidence to illustrate our indisputable sovereignty over this sea area.

When the Nanban saw that they had lost the help of the international community, they increased their forces and launched attacks on the islands and sea areas that we had already occupied, in an attempt to regain these islands and reefs.On the other hand, they began to prepare for battle on their northern border with us.We naturally responded to this. On the one hand, we strengthened the defense and control of our southern border, increased our military defense, and paid close attention to the movements of the southern barbarian army.On the other hand, in this sea area, our side has also begun to strengthen the defense of these islands and reefs.As for this, Jiang Chen took advantage of the fact that this sea area is densely covered with islands and reefs, and made use of the cooperation of each island and reef.A joint defense strategy is adopted to form a joint defense fortress with ear islands and reefs in various regions.In ancient words, it is to form a battle formation.And these joint defense fortresses have once again formed a large net in this sea area, forming a three-dimensional defense network. At this moment, they are waiting for the enemy to throw themselves into the net.

Although Jiang Chen and the others had made a lot of preparations for this, it was obviously not enough for a real war.On the one hand, we did prepare in a bit of a hurry, and our troops have no experience in this kind of combat on oceanic islands and reefs, so all this has to be explored.For example, the consumption of the battle is much more than previously estimated, and due to the sudden tropical cyclone, it caused strong winds and waves.And we lack a large-tonnage supply fleet, which has caused a lot of trouble for the transporters of logistics materials, and even made it almost impossible to hold on for a while.

Another one is the adaptation to the environment and climate, although these troops have undergone strict selection and relevant adaptive training before.However, in such a harsh environment, there are still many problems.Many soldiers fell ill because of this harsh environment, partly due to damp heat and exhaustion, unaccustomed to the water and soil, and partly due to lack of water.Of course, the basic drinking water is still guaranteed, but in some difficult times, there are restrictions on water use, but it has not reached the point of dehydration.

But it is because of this reason, or it may be because of the environment and water quality, that many soldiers suffer from a disease, which is stones.This is a minor illness, and there are many treatments for it, whether it is in this period or in later generations.However, under such conditions, treatment is not so easy.Generally, stones are caused by hot weather, insufficient drinking water, and rapid evaporation of body water, which makes some crystals decomposed in the body stay in the organs.Under normal circumstances, you only need to drink a lot of water, and these crystals will dissolve and be excreted from the body along with a large amount of urine.However, in this environment, on the one hand, there is insufficient drinking water, and on the other hand, the weather is hot, and the water in the human body evaporates relatively quickly, so this leads to the frequent occurrence of stones.

In this regard, the army and the command center have thought of many ways, after much deliberation, the best way is to increase the drinking water of the soldiers, as long as the drinking water is sufficient, coupled with the right amount of anti-inflammatory drugs and proper exercise, the disease can be cured. cure.To this end, the command center also coordinated the southern theater and local fleets to increase supplies to the combat area.I have to admire the ideological awareness of the people during this period. Many fishermen drove their own fishing boats to transfer supplies to our combat troops at the risk of being sunk by the Nanman Navy.And when offered the associated fees, they resolutely refuse.In their words, this sea area is where their ancestors have fished and passed through the sea for generations. If it is occupied by the Nanman, then they will have no livelihood.Now that the country and the army can help them regain this sea area, it is too late for them to be grateful, and how can they ask for more rewards.It is precisely because of the free help of this group of simple fishermen that the logistical supplies of the combat troops are guaranteed, so that the combat troops can completely rest assured to fight the Nanman troops in this sea area.

On the other hand, the tenacious fighting style and sturdy combat effectiveness of the Nanman troops really made the participating troops suffer a lot.In terms of combat effectiveness, although the Nanman army is relatively strong, there is still a certain gap compared with ours.In particular, many of the backbone of our troops who participated in the battle this time have come from counterattacks and rounds of battle, and have rich actual combat experience and experience in dealing with the Nanban troops.Therefore, although the Nanban troops fought very tenaciously, we were still able to cope with it and gained an advantage in the battle.However, we also have our problems and shortcomings, that is, we have little experience in this kind of ocean and island reef warfare.

For example, in the battle between the two sides for important islands and reefs, during the day, after fierce fighting, we finally won the islands and reefs and built positions for defense.And at night, the Nanban sent their water ghost agents to attack and harass our defense forces, and cooperated with the Nanban troops to capture the island we just captured during the day.Originally, our army's advantage is night combat and melee combat, but it cannot be brought into play here, and we are even passive in this regard.And this situation did not gradually improve until the stationing of our special forces and the arrangement of related defensive weapons and equipment.Although our special forces also lack combat experience on such oceanic islands and reefs, they are familiar with special operations.So after figuring out the ways of these water ghosts and agents, our special forces also dealt several fatal blows to these water ghosts and agents, which greatly reduced the activity of these water ghosts and agents, and they were not as unscrupulous as before. .

On the other hand, the investment in related weapons and equipment has enabled us to gradually take the initiative on the battlefield.For example, the Gatling machine gun with a high rate of fire has played a great role in suppressing the enemy's firepower, whether it is defensive or offensive.Especially in terms of defense, with sufficient ammunition reserves, a large number of bullets poured on the Nanman landing troops, which made the Nanman troops who did not know the situation at the beginning suffered several big losses.There was even one time when the battle lasted less than half an hour, the bodies of Nanban soldiers were piled up on the beach in the surf, as many as a battalion.Another example is the use of automatic grenade launchers, which is a fatal blow to the relevant defensive forces.It quickly formed a large area of ​​destruction that could cover the defensive positions on the entire island and reef, greatly suppressing the firepower of the Nanban.In addition to anti-shrapnel, there are other ammunition, such as armor-piercing bombs, incendiary bombs, smoke bombs, etc., which caused the Nanban troops to suffer.

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