Volume VIII 1263 bombardment of Lüma Island

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When the coastline of Amami Oshima appeared in front of Molière, the first thing he saw was not the main island, but the remote island of Ruma in the south.

It is a small island that is very narrow from east to west, and only about two kilometers from north to south, and along the narrow island is a series of mountains that shade the main island to the north like a screen.

"Behind this mountain range is the strait, and the villages and towns that the intelligence indicates are on the other side of the strait...... If you want to occupy Amami Oshima, you must first take Ryuma Island, and at the very least, you must ensure that there are no ambushes on this island...... The war has begun, please give the order to the commander!"

Stefansky calmly looked at the archipelago mountain range in front of him, he was extremely shocked in his heart, not to mention that Xiao Letian chose this place, even if he was allowed to choose, he would choose this place as a treasure island.

The mountains here are high and dense, the waterways are complex, and there are many outlying islands outside the main island, so it is impossible to conquer this place by the navy alone, and after entering the mountains, people are fighting for the combat effectiveness of the army, and if there are enemy troops stationed here, it must be very troublesome.

"After the order, the Svetlana led three frigates and six small gunboats to the east from the waters north of Tokunoshima, sweeping the small islands south of Ryuma Island to ensure the safety of the southern line, and then blockading the eastern entrance of the strait......"

"The St. Peter continued to the north to control the western side of the strait and landed on the island of Lüma...... Let me see if Xiao Lotian has an ambush ......"

"Commander...... Don't you land on the main island?" his lieutenant asked in surprise......, "We don't have much time!

"No, no, no, the enemy is very cunning, if you want to deal with them, you must have the patience of a good hunter, the more you encounter such a big battle, the more you must calm down! Remember, carefully clean the battlefield, the first thing is to see if there are any civilians on Luma Island, and the second is to see if there are defenders on this island!"

"If there are civilians and proper defenders, then this is not a trap...... If not, then we don't need a single gold coin, and we get out of here immediately......"

The adjutant did not understand the commander-in-chief's intentions, and felt that he was a little too cautious, but the military order was so strong that he could not question it, and the standard-bearer quickly conveyed the order, and the huge fleet on the ocean began to adjust its posture, and the Svetlana began to break away from its main formation.

The long journey finally came to an end, and the Tsarist Army, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally got the order to fight, and the deck was full of heavily armed army soldiers, and the company platoon commanders were checking the equipment of their soldiers one by one.

"Brave boys, it's finally our turn! Let's do a big deal, let these oriental yellow-skinned monkeys know that we are powerful! Long live the Tsar!"

"Check the equipment, bring enough base ammunition, food and water don't need to be carried, this is an isolated island, with our strength, we can definitely easily penetrate the defense of this island!"

"Again, you don't need to bring any food and water, bring enough ammunition! Let's go ashore and eat these Chinese's rice and drink their wine!"

Countless officers began to boost morale among the soldiers, doing the mobilization work before the battle, and the Russian Army, which had been holding back for months, was now blue-eyed, and they frantically shouted the slogan of Ulla, and watched as the troop transports began to accelerate forward, and soon passed by the side of the flagship.

On the tall bridge, Stefansky saluted the soldiers of the army: "God bless you! brave soldiers! The East of wealth has opened its gates, and now I need the fighting power of your army...... Don't let me down!"

"Ula! Ula......" troop transports were full of dense populations, excited soldiers clenched their fists in the air, and the roar of hooray was earth-shattering.

Molière was extremely shocked in his heart, he began to re-examine his view of the Russians from the bottom of his heart, before he had always thought that these polar bears who lost the Crimean War had declined, but today he saw that the fighting nation had not declined, they were just slowly licking their wounds under the leadership of Alexander II, and accumulating strength little by little, in order to make a comeback.

Stefansky had several times more caution than the average commander, much to Molière's shock!

Vinya's uncomplaining division of troops led to the Zhiyuan, and this spirit of sacrifice also moved Molière!

Look at the skillful formation change operation of the Svetlana on the ocean, which shows the excellent command ability of Captain Hermansky and the skillful maneuvering power of his soldiers, which makes Molière even more admired!

As for these fanatical army, Molière can no longer describe in words, this is a group of war bears who live by killing, those sturdy soldiers, one person can fit two weak Chinese, and their strong arms are enough to crush the skull of children.

"This is really a nation that loves war in the heart! Killing has been integrated into their blood, and if it were not for the cruel living environment to curb them, God knows what kind of war this nation would have fought for......

Stefansky squinted at Molière, and he heard the Ghost Rider exclaim, "Yes! Perhaps this is what Eastern philosophy calls balance...... We Russians live in cold regions, we have to go through long winters in a year, we can't carry out large-scale farming, even fishing and hunting are full of dangers, and the cruel environment even makes our fertility rate extremely low!"

"But it is these hardships that have made our nation brave, and the cruel environment has eliminated all the weak, and only the strong deserve more resources...... For example, these Chinese in front of me, they are hardworking, they are also weak, and the warm environment makes them sheep, and the sheep are destined to be fed by me! Their wealth will eventually belong to us!"

The commander watched as the troop transports on both sides of the battleship passed forward one by one, the huge fleet was like a beehive pouring out killer bees, and one after another the warships began to approach the western coast of Luma Island, and the seaside fishing village was getting closer and closer, and you could see the frightened fishermen running on it.

"Artillery suppression! Provide cover for the landing force! Blow up a landing field!"

Boom Boom Boom ...... The Russian warships fired heavy artillery in unison, and the shells rumbled across the sky, flying over the heads of the army and rushing straight into the dense forest behind the fishing village.

"Great, no trace of the enemy was found, the landing ground is safe...... Artillery extended firing! The army began to land ......"

The troop carriers anchored in the deep water about 150 meters from the coast, and one after another small boats were lowered to the surface, and the soldiers began to climb down the rope ladders, all of which were full of people on both sides.

Loaded with a dinghy, they set off, and the soldiers shouted neatly and began to slide the oars, and the dinghy danced on the surface of the sea as if it had wings.

In the distance, the battleship was constantly suppressing fire, and even if there were ambushes in the woods behind the fishing village, they would be blown up by this artillery bombardment, until the first dinghy landed on the beach, and the battleship guns in the distance gradually stopped firing.

"Maintain an offensive formation and search for a qiē concealment...... The third class *** occupies the high ground in the direction of nine o'clock and establishes an observation post...... The second shift controls the sugarcane fields in the direction of two points, and searches for a qiē can target ......"

"Hurry, hurry...... Be vigilant around and search for the enemy's traces, this island is not big, and in an hour you must control the two highest peaks in the east and west and seize the commanding heights!"