Alien Arms Empire.

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The Tang Empire's plan to land on the island was postponed, and Shanlu was relieved: he also thought that the island was not easy to attack and needed more time to prepare.

The two battleships of the Tang Dynasty Navy Fleet exhausted their gun barrel life and their ammunition reserves in the Naval Battle of Niijima.

Now both of their warships have returned to Long Island to replace their gun barrels and replenish large-caliber shells there.

Although Beiyuan City also had an ammunition depot specially built for the two battleships, 1000 rounds of shells was not a small amount, and Dragon Island had relatively abundant reserves, so the two battleships returned to Dragon Island under the protection of other battleships.

The gun barrel of a battleship is not completely scrapped at once, it is that every time a shell is fired, the life of the gun barrel will be affected.When launching the last few shells of the design value, the charge must be reduced in strict accordance with the regulations, and the range must be sacrificed to ensure safety.

Not only the two Dongwan-class battleships, but more than half of the cruisers in the Datang Empire have almost reached the end of their gun barrels.They fired too many shells to support them on the other side, and obviously they all need to be repaired and checked.

Therefore, the number of Tang Empire fleets near Xindao and Nandao was reduced to a relatively very low state: apart from several destroyer squadrons, only one aircraft carrier fleet of Lu Qianshan remained.

The entire aircraft carrier fleet consists of four aircraft carriers, about twenty destroyers and six or seven supply ships.

Now the fleet is cruising and resting in the waters west of the South Island. More than half of the carrier-based aircraft are on the South Island. These pilots are all on vacation.

More than half of the huge landing fleet returned to ports such as Dongwan, Beiyuan, and Linshui, and the rest also anchored in Great South Bay. The transportation capacity and ground-to-sea combat capabilities of the entire fleet were reduced by about half.

If an attack on the main island is launched at this time, there will probably only be four aircraft carriers and dozens of destroyers supporting the orc landing operations.This kind of firepower is indeed a bit low in Shanlu's opinion.

He prefers to delay the battle until around May and June, so that he can get fire support from two East Bay-class battleships and wait for more aircraft carriers.

That's right, if he is willing to wait, Tang Jun can assemble 6 aircraft carriers to replace Lu Qianshan's aircraft carrier fleet.In this way, Shanlu can get more powerful sea fire support.

But in fact, Shanlu was a little too optimistic: According to the plan, the amount of work to replace the barrels of the two battleships is not small, so they can only participate in the battle in August at the earliest.

The Tang army has been fighting continuously for less than half a year. Not to mention that the 9th Army needs to rest, even the navy needs to rest.

Therefore, in fact, the Tang army is planning to attack the island around September, when the weather has just started to turn cold, and it seems that there are still about two months to take advantage of.If the orcs don't pull their hips, they can even take the entire island in two months.

"Most of the tasks of the battle plan for landing on the island should be handed over to the orcs...they are also willing to undertake combat tasks." In the meeting room, Bernard said to Love.

He briefly introduced the battle plan for attacking the island, and what stood out as a whole was its unpretentiousness: "The first round of landing is still on the south side of the island... This can shorten the voyage. Anyway, Mirage no longer has a solid coastline defense. , just choose where it is advantageous to log in.”

The Great Tang Empire has absolute sea and air superiority, and can crush its opponents wherever it fights, so it can choose the landing point unscrupulously, even if it is exposed to the opponent.

It can be seen from the Battle of Xinjima that even if Mirage tried its best to carefully arrange the coastal defense line, they could hardly stop the Tang army's strong attack.

Of course, the orcs may be a little weaker, but after two battles in Mirage, the remaining combat power is not very good.

A naval staff officer stood up and handed Loew an assessment report: "Yes, according to our calculations, their supply of cement should be very limited. Under such circumstances, building large-scale fortifications is not an option. Very likely."

"In the next few months, we should build enough airports in Xindao, and use the superiority of the air force to erode the opponent's defense advantage. Shake their determination to stick to it, and even directly force them to sue for peace." The air force staff also added. He made his own battle plan.

"It's impossible for them to ask for peace. They can't give us our conditions. They can't give up on this island." Loew shook his head, denying this inference.

The Mirage side is really stubborn, and they have not yet proposed to Tang for peace through diplomatic channels.It seems that they also know that they must fight to the end.

Bernard felt that it didn't matter if the other party didn't seek peace: "That can also destroy their coastal fortifications! Get better conditions for our landing!"

"This is no problem, we will continue to bomb, destroy the mirage's coastal defenses, and destroy their airport!" The air force staff officer nodded immediately.

"Whether we want to focus on the bombing of Mirage still needs to be discussed, but bombing other places can be carried out." Loew recalled the last meeting. Many people hoped to keep the port of Mirage as much as possible and reduce the repair time.

At this time, an officer opened the door and walked in, sending the latest news: "The news just sent, during the investigation process of arriving at the Port of Mirage, the Beiyuan No. 46 destroyer encountered 22 enemy fighters. Suicide plane, attack by 10 suicide speedboats. Badly damaged, sunk."

This is the second Tang destroyer to be sunk. Mirage's suicide tactics have more or less had some effect.

Bernard asked with some distress: "How is the staff?"

The officer immediately answered the marshal's question: "Beiyuan 44 followed and rescued those who fell into the water. 11 people were killed in battle, and 12 others were missing. The rest returned with Beiyuan 44."

"These lunatics are going to use this tactic to the end." Loew frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with the mirage people.

Bernard felt that it was time to consider formal revenge: "Yes, we should use more vicious methods to teach the goblins of Mirage a lesson!"

Love decided not to think about the shitty port, and it might be a good idea to directly attack the opponent's royal city: "Using Scud missiles to attack the main island in Xindao... how about it?"

"Cloud bomb?" Bernard hated it to the bone, and naturally proposed to play a big one: "Facing their palace! I don't believe it, 100 bombs can't hit one!"

"Then it's decided first!" Loew nodded and made a decision.

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In Mirage City, Mirage Capital, in the base camp, Mirage listened to the reports of his subordinates, and finally regained a bit of the aura of being a king: his suicide speedboat unit has sunk two enemy destroyers, and the results can be used brilliantly. to describe.

Frankly speaking, in terms of the results of the battle, the damage caused by the entire Mirage main fleet to the Tang army is not as good as the dozens of suicide speedboats now!

But this is not a long-term solution after all, because there are not many sailors who really dare to die with the enemy: like the pilots of the Air Force, there are not many naval soldiers who are skilled and courageous!

Most of the sailors were lost when the main fleet was destroyed.The remaining warriors who dare to fight, or dare to die are not many, and it is even more troublesome to train them.

Those who dare to die can't fly a boat or a plane, and some of those who can fly a boat really don't dare to die... For Mirage, this problem is getting bigger and bigger.

"Drop some soldiers from the army for training... At present, this is the only way to go." Mirage Ping put forward his own opinion.

Mirage Wuke didn't speak, but he actually knew that this was the best choice to avoid the enemy landing.But handing over the personnel to the navy for training made him somewhat uncomfortable.

But for his army defense plan, he still chose to compromise, and honestly promised that he would send 1000 officers to support the navy and learn to drive suicide speedboats.

Afterwards, he introduced the army's latest plan to defend the island: Since the deployment of heavy troops on the beach and the construction of dispensable fortifications cannot prevent the Tang army from landing, is it a good idea to set the battlefield on an island far away from the coastline? What kind of solution?

Mirage's plan is to do the opposite, deploying heavy troops on the island, relying on the strong fortifications far from the coastline, avoiding the superior Datang navy, sticking to consumption, blocking layer by layer, and achieving the combat goal of exhausting the landing troops .

Because there are mountains and rivers in the interior, he can use his geographical advantage to calmly arrange the defense line, avoid the attack of enemy paratroopers, and protect the airport and other facilities in the interior.If you don't have cement, you can dig a cave. It's better to fight on the terrain than to die on the beach.

Once the enemy is out of the cover of heavy naval artillery, the strong fortifications and urban street fighting can make it easier for Mirage troops to play.

His combat thinking is very bold, but it is also a helpless move: if he continues to leave his troops on the beach to face the heavy artillery of Tang's navy, he is undoubtedly committing suicide.

Moreover, selecting the battlefield inland can also increase the distance of the opponent's aircraft to some extent, waste part of the opponent's fuel, and reduce the activity time of the opponent's aircraft on the battlefield.

In short, this at least seems to be a feasible solution: what Mibukake doesn't know is that what Kuribayashi Tadao played on Iwo Jima back then was what he was playing now.

And this set is really easy to use, it will greatly increase the offensive cost of the attacker and consume the opponent's vitality.

"Your Majesty, I think this plan can be given a try!" Mirage Ping also expressed his goodwill to Mirage Wuke after his own navy could not guarantee the dominance of the sea and received the support of 1000 officers from the other side.

"That's it!" Mirage passed the plan: "Empty every mountain! Turn every city into a fortress! At all costs, bury those enemies who dare to land on the island!"

(End of this chapter)