I became a witch, but I started the industrial revolution

Yes, a mechanical computer, a small hand-cranked one at that.

The left area has addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Just move the upper paddle to the number you need to calculate, such as 11, set the addition symbol + from the left, and then move the next group of numbers 22. After shaking your hand once, you can get the answer you want, 33.

This little thing greatly reduces the computational burden of positions such as ranging and fire control, while also greatly speeding up the reaction speed of the entire battleship, enabling it to better meet the requirement of preemptive strike.

Mathematics is a course that is easy for those who know how to take it, but difficult for those who don’t. After all, it still has a very high threshold. The emergence of hand-cranked mechanical computers will allow more people to enter related positions, and the speed at which the alliance produces new jobs will no longer be constrained by talent.

With rounds of artillery fire, the coalition's vanguard flagship was hit by multiple projectiles again. The shield generator that had been severely damaged before completely lost its function, and a shell smashed into the turret ammunition depot.

However, the coalition sailors did not strictly follow the closed ammunition delivery pipe rules specified by the Union Navy, causing flames to rush into the ammunition storage at the bottom of the pipe, instantly causing a strong explosion.

The front turret was the first to be hit and was blown away. The rear-mounted turret was also damaged to a certain extent. The huge power blew a big hole in the middle of the warship, and a large amount of seawater began to pour in.

Carraway: "Impossible! How can the enemy know our position so well in such a rainstorm? Turn right to avoid us! Quick!"

Seeing the flagship tilting and sinking due to severe damage, there were constant exclamations from the warships behind. Everyone turned the rudder to leave the bombardment area while finding it difficult to understand.

The two battleships that continued to fire on the other side also led the fleet into the range of the cruiser's firing, and more shells whizzed towards the top of the Allied fleet.

All Alliance warships, whether battleships or cruisers, all have a back-mounted turret design. The two main guns at the bow do not reduce the firepower much, and the demand for occupying the T-shaped battle line is not as high as that of the Allied forces.

Dense artillery shells continued to create dense water columns around the Allied fleet. Fortunately, they finally saw their opponents clearly and were able to launch a counterattack.

However, due to the right turn, the fleet's formation was a little chaotic, and the speed of turning the artillery was too slow. During this period, another cruiser was sunk, burning with flames that could not be extinguished even by heavy rain.

The main fleet in the rear of the coalition forces had already begun to turn sideways and launched a fierce counterattack against the attacking alliance fleet.

However, they were using the Alliance's imported cheap version of main guns and shells. Although powerful, they did not have the fierce firepower and range of the original cruisers. They were still at a disadvantage against the enemy and the situation was precarious.

The situation was critical, but they didn't have a good solution. Their opponents were more familiar with the performance parameters of the warships under their feet than they were...

They had thought of this when they purchased the alliance warships, but they still believed that even if the alliance would hold back, the performance of such a large tonnage would not be too bad, and they would still be able to fight.

They are right to think so. The export version has been cut by about 30%, but it is still a qualified cruiser.

But the problem is that the Alliance never thought of using warships of the same level to collide with them at the beginning. It had already thought of forming a high-low matching fleet to crush the navies of other countries.

The fate of this combined fleet was already doomed. It had no advantage in mobility, and its firepower and protection were slightly inferior to those of its peers. Without a big battleship to lead the team, the only good outcome was to fight back desperately and take a bite out of the alliance warships.

The naval battle lasted for 8 hours, and ultimately achieved the goal of annihilating the Combined Fleet at the cost of varying degrees of damage to five Allied cruisers.

"The next target is to bombard the port of Moseradell! Destroy all the coastal defenses along the coastline of the Kingdom of Puelente. At the same time, call the General Staff to speed up the dispatch of the landing troops."

Laprade dropped the pen at the mark of Moseladale Harbor, put his hands behind his back and looked at the dark night outside the bridge lit up by the sea of ​​fire, his scarlet vertical pupils full of excitement and desire: "This day has finally come, the subcontinent can't hold us back!"

"For the goddess! Go!!!"

Waves of soldiers followed the machine and rushed madly towards the mountain, but were then mowed down by dense rain of bullets. The magician in the machine controlled the elements and began to release various types of magic to bombard the direction of the fire, eventually making that position silent.

Before he could show excitement on his face, a muffled sound came from the shadows, and then he felt the fuselage shake, and a strong flame erupted from outside the shield and engulfed him.

After several days of hard fighting, the 112th Division still held its positions. However, as time went on, the Vatican's offensive became more and more frenzied. Two consecutive days and nights of continuous attacks left the soldiers of the 112th Division with no time to rest, and more than half of the more than small positions were lost.

While suffering from tremendous mental pressure, the horrific consumption of supplies such as ammunition and food also put the 112th Division in a dilemma of running out of ammunition and food. Even the water needed for survival could only be collected bit by bit through the bomb craters, and there was no food at all.

"What did the headquarters say? We have held on for five days." Chris asked anxiously, grabbing the telegraph operator's arm.

The telegraph operator looked at the crumpled decoded message in his hand and stammered, "The headquarters means that we have to hold out for another day..."

"We have to guard for another day?! Alas!"

Chris had no choice but to wait until the enemy's charge was over, then temporarily abandon his position and retreat to the rear to rest and reorganize the team.

Only by reorganizing the team and rushing back to retake the position while the opponent is still unstable can we have a chance to hold on for another day.

Chapter 236 Overlord Operation

After retreating to the rear to rest and count the number of people, Chris looked at the list in his hand with mixed feelings.

Including the logistics for the lightly wounded and seriously wounded, the total number of soldiers he had was less than 3000.

Although his division had caused considerable casualties to the Holy See during this period, the total number of troops on the other side was there, and that small loss could not reverse the huge gap in combat power between the two sides.

At night, Chris started the pre-war mobilization in the camp. He looked at the soldiers in front of him and said:

"You are the last uninjured members of the entire division, and you are also the last remaining asset of the 112th Division. You must take back the mountain tonight and hold it for another day! If you can't hold it, I will lead the team and take over from you!"

Everyone whispered: "We will complete the mission to the death!"

"Do you have any other requests? I will do whatever I can for you!"

Everyone looked at Chris in silence; they didn't want to cause trouble for the organization.

After a long while, a soldier finally said with a smile: "Division Commander!"

"Make some fried flour, I'm so hungry."

Chris felt very unhappy when he looked at the other party. It was just a handful of fried noodles, but as the head of a division, he was powerless at this moment.

Ernesto was already short of food, and the White Army confiscated all the food they could. After receiving the order, the 112th Division only had a large amount of weapons and ammunition to replenish, but the rations of daily necessities were very limited, and they had all been eaten up.

Chris didn't know how to answer his request. The words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak. After a long while, he said, "Come back alive, and I will stew meat for you myself."

Even so, they had no complaints, and ran towards the dark mountain in the night with a fearless attitude.

At this time on the mountain, the White Army soldiers hid in the trenches, eating bread and fresh water sent from the rear, celebrating their victory.

No one expected that the Red Army would rush up again under the cover of darkness.

Platoon-level units, taking advantage of the cover of night and the chaotic elements that had not yet completely subsided, threw a large number of grenades at the mountain, blowing up the White Army who thought the Red Army was retreating and were unprepared.

After fierce fighting, the White Army was driven from the mountain to the other side halfway up the mountain. However, the Vatican army also responded by continuously increasing its troops, slowing down the offensive momentum of the 112th Division, and the situation began to turn into a tug-of-war mode.

Chris understood that they didn't have much time left. After dawn, it would be the last moment for their 112th Division. This time, they had to force the enemy back at all costs.

He grabbed the sergeant and said, "Gather the wounded who can charge and form a death squad. This is the last battle of our 112th Division. No one can be left behind. I will lead this team!"

Finally, the soldiers who were able to stand and the cooks carrying iron pots gathered around Chris.

He looked at the shabby weapons in everyone's hands and shouted, "This is a good place. I'm going to die here! Everyone! Put on bayonets!"

"kill!!!"

In the darkness of the night, the two armies engaged in a melee in which it was impossible to distinguish between friend and foe, preventing the magicians and artillery units in the rear of the Holy See from firing.

The mecha soldiers played to their strengths in hand-to-hand combat, and each slash with their swords could easily cut off several soldiers of the 112th Division in half.

But there were also soldiers holding long sticks and close-range armor-piercing mines, who took advantage of the chaos to poke the sticks into the weak points of his armor, such as his buttocks.

Life is endless, and the battle is endless.

Faced with an enemy that was several times larger than their own, all the men in the 112th Division who were still able to fight were risking their lives.

If the bayonet becomes slippery due to frequent stabbing or blood, then use stones, engineering shovels, or anything else that can be used around you.

Half an hour after the two sides' firearms battle turned into a bloody close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, the blood-soaked sergeant held up a piece of paper in his hand and shouted loudly in the vast crowd: "Division Commander! Division Commander! Our mission is accomplished!"

"Our mission is accomplished!"

He never heard a response again.

The three major ports of Bezutsk, Loslav and Ushesk support 80% of the Holy See’s maritime trade. They are also the cradle of the Holy See’s once invincible fleet. At the same time, it is also the most heavily defended area of ​​the Holy See.

In order to prevent the Allied Navy from further attacking the Vatican's homeland after the destruction of the Invincible Fleet, a large number of permanent fortifications and various large-caliber coastal defense guns were built here very early on.

Bezutsk, Loslav and Orstad were used as fulcrums to build the city defense fortifications in a T-shape. Even the ground was made of solid stone slabs with various inscriptions and magic arrays engraved on them to amplify the surrounding protective shield.

Even when the war with the Roshek Dynasty reached its climax, the garrison here was never used. It is known as a super fortress that will never fall.

Seris was determined to take on this toughest challenge, so from the beginning of the war the Alliance tried not to use any equipment except the air force in order to complete the assembly of this round of offensive.

The reason is simple. It is precisely because of its very important strategic location that it has such a terrifying defensive force. But if it is broken through, the Holy See will basically be half dead.

Moreover, the alliance can also complete the strategic goal of connecting with Ernesto as quickly as possible.

Moreover, the interior of this super fortress should be at its weakest. According to the intelligence department's estimates, the reason why the Holy See was able to recover from the original chaos so quickly and settle the grievances of the nobles was because it dispatched this elite force to suppress the rebellion.

According to their estimates, at least half of the troops were replaced. Although the total number remained unchanged, the stratification of combat effectiveness was very obvious.

Except for the Lappland fleet which had other missions, most of the other military forces were also mobilized here. Together with the small fleet returning from Ernesto, there were four dreadnought-class battleships, more than 20 cruisers, and a large number of troop transports and transport ships converted from oil tankers.

There were more than a thousand fighter planes of various types, 600 Greengor bombers, more than 50 large gunboats, and more than a hundred airships with a diameter of 300 meters.

There were also three army groups and four tank divisions, with a total number of participating troops exceeding 400,000.

Project code: [Operation Overlord]

The Punch Alliance has waited for a long time, and I believe the Church has waited for the same~

The plan is divided into several stages. After the plan is formally established and implemented, large-scale, unlimited bombing operations by bombers begin first.

The Allied bombers carried cluster bombs and heavy bombs to systematically destroy all railways, newly built airports, bridges, and air defense fortifications in the Vatican.

At the same time, they carried napalm bombs to permanently burn the industrial clusters discovered by the Holy See, and permanently wiped out the machinery and workers inside them from the world.

In fact, this is also a disguised announcement of the arrival of the Seris Alliance.

This news shocked the current Pope and the royal family, and they quickly transferred back all the troops sent to the coalition and the troops fighting against Ernesto to further strengthen the defense lines in Bezutsk and other places.

This also reduced the pressure Ernesto faced, allowing him to better defend against the coalition's attacks.

Waiting for reinforcements to arrive would be a long wait without the help of a railway network.

The league isn't ready to give them that chance.

Chapter 237 I am the Executioner

Brenner Air Force Base

【Beep! ! ~~~~~~】

Captain Sergei blew the assembly whistle and shouted to the soldiers around him, "All soldiers, get ready! Gather around me."

"Quick! Move faster!"

Many senior officers in the staff on the other side gathered together to listen to the final plan:

"The goal of the airborne troops is to capture the city of Stuer in the rear of Lezhsk Province. After completing the capture plan, they will station troops there to block the Vatican from withdrawing reinforcements from the Ernesto front."

"According to intelligence, the cities along the way have already prepared follow-up reinforcements and supplies for them. Our fleet will carry out destructive bombings along the routes after completing the bombing of the landing zone."

The lecturer looked at the officers in the audience and said seriously, "However, the pressure faced by our comrades will not be reduced much. It is estimated that there will be about 30 troops in the Lezhisk direction, while the total number of our 101st-104th Airborne Divisions is only a little over ."

"We are not the priority for material supply. We have no way out and there is a high probability that we will not have reinforcements. We have to hold on until the landing battle completes the set goals. The road ahead is very difficult. Do you have confidence?"