Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 409 409 And then there's nothing
The surface of the sea was still covered with landing boats shuttling back and forth, and the landing troops of the Datang Group were transporting their soldiers and equipment to the beach in the most clumsy way.

Some soldiers heard the sound of gunfire from the beach while on the sea, and some troops who were still changing boats also saw the smoke rising from the firing cruiser.

Afterwards, everyone heard the dense sound of cannons, and the sound of the cannons on the cruiser echoed on the sea surface, with a majestic momentum that shocked everything.

The soldiers who were preparing to go ashore in small boats were taken aback by the shrieking shells flying over their heads.

Also taken aback, was Mirage Commander Mirage Commander Mirage Wuyuan.He was taken aback by the shells whizzing past his head, and then saw the tragic explosion behind him in horror.

The name of Mirage is very interesting. Outsiders can generally know what kind of work he is good at from their names.

Mirage is the country's surname, and everyone in Mirage has the surname Mirage.Behind the mirage is their "identity" or "job". Army officers use the character Wu, naval officers use the character Hai, craftsmen use the character Gong, and farmers use the character Agricultural.

The last part of the surname is the individual's "name", which can be used in a few words. This is also an important reason why Tang Mo almost never does business with people from the mirage - he doesn't like it.

Mirage Wuyuan was confused by what happened at this moment, because he still doesn't know what happened.

At first he thought that the weak Zheng Guo didn't know what was going on, so he sent some troops to try to retake Dongwan Island.

But then the troops he sent were defeated, and the news sent back showed that it was not the Zheng Guo troops who were easy to deal with that attacked Dongwan Island.

So he immediately changed his tactics, hoping to suppress the beach with his own artillery, and let the messenger contact the surrounding troops while buying time.

As a result, everything that happened after that directly shattered his common sense and exceeded his imagination—the other party didn't know what weapon to use, but he shot the world with a destructive momentum.

It wasn't just him, the troops under him also started to riot slightly, they were terrified and shoved each other, looking back anxiously at the rising black smoke columns.

"No turning back! Clean up the formation!" Mirage Wuyuan pulled out the saber from his waist, tightened the reins, and ordered loudly.He must restrain his troops and let them recover, otherwise the battle will not be fought.

It's just that he, who has always been brave, doesn't know what to do at this time - he doesn't dare to attack easily, and he doesn't want to lead his troops to retreat, so he can only wait here like a fool.

In the end, waiting in exchange for an even worse follow-up...

The second round of shelling soon followed, and more than a dozen shells fell, but this time, these shells were obviously more accurate, and fell directly on the heads of the rearmost supply troops.

The navy's naval gun adjusted its angle and pressed the muzzle downward, so the second salvo fired closer to the place where the white muzzle smoke rose.

The explosion instantly sent two carriages flying, sweeping up the coachman on the carriage and the messy supplies he was carrying.

The mirage army, which had never experienced such terrifying artillery fire at all, suddenly ran wild, and the officers of the rear team watched the second-line logistics force collapse like this.

The commander of the 1st Battalion on the beach immediately felt refreshed after seeing the second round of artillery fire fall.As long as there are a few more rounds of bombardment, he feels that this mirage army that suddenly appeared by the sea will probably collapse.

In this way, the only enemy army that could threaten the landing of the follow-up troops did not exist, and he could continue to organize the landing with peace of mind.

At this time, he was about to find a navy to kiss him, and he turned the tide of the battle with only a few rounds of shelling. He was really handsome.

And then... and then nothing!

Yes, no more!While the commander of the 1st Battalion was excitedly waiting for the third round of shelling to completely defeat the huge threat on the flank, the naval artillery fire suddenly... stopped.

There was no sign, and it just stopped, as if nothing had happened, except for those black smoke columns that had not dissipated, which witnessed the fierce naval artillery fire just now.

"What, what's going on?" The 1st Battalion Commander stared at the sea with his eyes wide open. He was even worried for a second, worried that he would see the terrifying scene of the sinking battleship.

But the fact is that the navy's cruiser is still lying across the sea, but the expected artillery fire has not arrived for a long time.

The same bewildered mirage Wuyuan, riding on the horse, couldn't laugh or cry - he had just hopelessly waited for the terrible explosion to destroy his infantry and artillery, but everything stopped abruptly.

This feeling is really inexplicable. He was ready to die, but the other side refused to stab the knife for a long time...

He didn't know why this happened, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while.He even considered that it might be that the opponent could only fire so many shells in a short period of time, but he couldn't be sure when the opponent's shells would come again.

It was as if the condemned prisoner was waiting for his own execution, but the date was delayed again and again-this feeling of not being able to survive but not dying really entangled him too much.

On the other side, people who were also struggling were pacing back and forth on the bridge of the Wolf 1 cruiser, looking constipated.

Bernard was really depressed, because he really wanted to fire at the enemy targets on the shore, but he was afraid to fire indiscriminately anymore.

Before, after seeing white smoke rising from the bank, he decisively ordered to fire, because the artillery of the Datang Group obviously would not appear in that position.

He played with confidence!There is no need to worry about anything.In his view, as long as the enemy's artillery positions were destroyed, the threat on the beach would be eliminated.

But after two rounds of shelling quickly, he didn't dare to fire easily again.Because he didn't know where the friendly troops on the shore were.

No one told him whether friendly forces would also launch an attack on the enemy's position in order to relieve the threat.He didn't know anything about the situation on the shore, so he couldn't be sure whether the friendly forces would launch a counterattack.

If the friendly army attacks the enemy's position, it is not known whether his artillery fire will affect the friendly army. After all, the accuracy of naval guns is limited, and the accuracy of firing on the sea surface after another cannot be completely guaranteed.

If this shakes and hits the shells on one's own position, how will we face the brothers in the army then?

So he can only cease fire honestly, wait for the exact news from the shore to come back, and then make the next step.

It is precisely because of this that the artillery fire of the navy stopped abruptly, and everything returned to silence. The commanders of the navy, army, and enemy forces were all at a loss and fell into a long wait.

A few minutes after the artillery fire fell silent, the commander of the 1st Battalion also realized this problem: he did not dare to launch an attack easily now to defeat this mirage army.

Because if he strikes back rashly, God knows if a navy shell will suddenly fall!The consequences of this are much more serious than the enemy's attack. He would rather squat on the beach and bear the lucky draw of the enemy's solid shells than to try the navy's explosive shells by himself...

Just kidding, play hard!How many people died after hearing a hundred guns?Isn't that the same thing as the shells used by naval cannons?
Because there is no need to take weight into account, naval artillery can use thicker and longer barrels, and adopt greater chamber pressure, so naturally heavier shells can also be used!Therefore, under the same caliber, the army's artillery is basically no match for the naval cannon.

What's more, it's a flower bomb!Really exploding grenades!One shot down, less than half of the football field will be affected by the explosion!Sending troops up by yourself, isn't that giving away the head?

Thinking of this, the 1st battalion commander immediately realized that the navy must be afraid that he might launch an attack, so he didn't dare to continue firing!

Aware of this serious problem, the commander of the 1st Battalion immediately grasped the key point: "Telegraph! There are human generators and telegraphs! Isn't there one that goes ashore? Can it be used? Hurry up and disassemble it! Hurry up!"

While shouting, he ran towards the beach.He has been keenly aware that the communication with the naval warships on the beach seems to be the key to the victory or defeat of the landing.

The adjutant followed behind him, desperately running to the beach, and then the two of them, one behind the other, searched for telegraph equipment that might go ashore among the chaotic landing boats.

Almost at the same moment, Bernard also realized that he should establish an effective contact with Beachhead.Therefore, he urged his free ship to send the telegraph ashore as soon as possible.

The head of regiment 1 also boarded the boat at this time and headed for the coast—he could no longer watch his troops on the boat and engage the enemy.

As a commander, he felt that he should command on the beach instead of cowardly hiding in the sea!He's an Army officer, not a Navy sailor!

Regardless of whether there is artillery fire or whether there are enemy troops, the landing boats laid out on the sea are constantly transporting troops to the beach.

Although the speed is very slow, the process has never stopped.Soon more than 100 soldiers went ashore, most of these soldiers were from the 1st Battalion, and they all carried weapons.

The soldiers had just climbed ashore, and before they had time to dump the sand from their boots, they took part in the battle with their weapons in their arms.

Almost spontaneously, these soldiers reinforced the defensive positions around them, and also used the second machine gun ashore to establish a new machine gun position in another place.

The commander of the 600st Battalion, which already has about 1 troops, even feels that he has the ability to launch a counterattack.But he still couldn't find the telegraph and couldn't contact the fleet on the sea, so he didn't dare to easily organize troops to enter the bombardment area just now.

Mian Wuyuan, who was waiting in place, didn't know that the opportunity was slipping through his fingers, and he was still full of guesses: "Brother...do you still want to fight?"

(End of this chapter)