At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon of January 27, in the bridge of the Ruixue all-main gun battleship, the flagship of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, Liu Mo, commander of the Second Division of the Zhenwei Army, asked Song Limin in a deep voice: "Song Blind, is there really no way for the Navy to knock out the three batteries on the highest peak of Pusha Island?" ”

Song Limin's eyes are a little short-sighted, and the nickname of Song Blind was given to him by Liu Mo.

Song Limin said with a wry smile: "The three forts on the highest peak of Pusha Island are even more difficult to fight than the five forts in the port.

The three batteries were all built by hollowing out part of the mountain, and reinforced with very thick reinforced concrete, perhaps even the 356-mm main guns of the 9th Formation's 'Fu' class all-main gun battleships could not gnaw at those three batteries.

Moreover, the use of naval guns and shore defense artillery to bombard, even the main guns of the battleship with all the main guns are quite a loss, after all, there is no weight limit for shore defense guns, the turret steel plate can be thickened, and the reinforced concrete can be strengthened. ”

The "Fu" class battleship with all main guns refers to the Nevada-class battleships of the United States.

Liu Mo said with some indignation: "Song Blind, then what do you say next?"

If your navy does not knock out the three batteries on the highest peak of Pusha Island, your navy's warships will not be able to clear those bunkers for our army at close range.

You have also seen last night's battle report, in less than two hours, the 71st Brigade lost more than 4,800 officers and men, if we continue to land so forcefully, our five infantry divisions of the Zhenwei Army will not be enough to fill Pusha Island. ”

Song Limin knew that Liu Mo was in a hurry now, and he didn't care about the tone of Liu Mo's speech, "Our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet is not afraid of sacrifice.

However, we don't want to consume the precious capital ships in the confrontation with the shore defense guns, maybe we can find a new landing site. ”

"A new landing site?"

Song Limin nodded, then pointed to the map on the table and said: "This is the highest peak in the southwest of Pusha Island, if the army can land here in the southwest, not only can it avoid being shelled by the five batteries in the port, but as long as it is close to the shore, it will enter the blind spot of the three batteries on the highest peak." ”

Liu Mo frowned and said, "But the shore in the southwest is full of cliffs, how can our army carry out the landing?" ”

"It is precisely because there are cliffs that the army of the Silver Wolf Empire does not think that we will choose to land there, and according to observation, the army of the Silver Wolf Empire has not built any bunkers on the cliffs in the southwest."

Liu Mo touched his chin thoughtfully, "You can indeed give it a try, although they are all cliffs, it is not impossible to climb up."

If our army troops can climb up from the cliffs, they can even go directly to attack the three batteries on the highest peak. ”

"It's best to quietly send a group of elites to land in the southwest of Pusha Island, and then climb the cliffs to launch a surprise attack on the three batteries on the highest peak."

"We thought of going together, if there is a lot of fanfare, as long as the army of the Silver Wolf Empire sets up some machine guns on the cliffs, even the grandmaster warriors don't want to climb up."

In the temporary headquarters of the Third Marine Division of the Silver Wolf Empire, Deputy Division Commander Inar held a telegram and said to Division Commander Rofer with an excited face: "The Governor has sent a commendation order to our Third Marine Division and the Coastal Defense Brigade of Pusha Island. ”

Rofer smiled slightly, "Inar, the next Governor's commendation order will make you soft-handed." ”

Inar said with some emotion: "I am really grateful to the designers of the entire fortress of Pusha Island, I feel that with the perfect defense system of Pusha Island, let alone holding on until the arrival of the expeditionary force, even if it is held for one or two years, there is no problem."

Provided, of course, that there is no shortage of food, weapons and ammunition stored on the island. ”

"We don't need to hold out for that long, according to my estimation, a month at most, and the Empire's expeditionary force will be able to come."

"Division commander, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires has gathered at least 60 battleships and battle cruisers with full main guns this time, our Royal Navy has just experienced two naval battles of Barra Island, and I don't know if we can draw out an expeditionary fleet that is not weaker than the other party?"

"That's something Your Excellency is considering, and we just need to hold the island of Phusha firmly."

In fact, Igna, the governor of the Silver Wolf Empire, was having a headache about forming an expeditionary fleet at this time, especially when he learned that the southwest coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires had gathered more than 60 battleships and battle cruisers with full main guns in order to attack Pusha Island.

In the two naval battles of Barra Island with the Flying Leopard Empire's Navy, the Silver Wolf Empire's Royal Navy lost 52 capital ships alone, including 23 all-main gun battleships and 29 all-steel battleships.

Now, even if the Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire draws a group of warships from the Wolf Tooth Fleet, Blood Wolf Fleet, and Blue Wolf Fleet on the other side of the Spirit Clan, it is impossible to gather an expeditionary fleet with a strength comparable to that of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires.

"Yegor, if the expeditionary fleet is equipped with 14 battleships with full main guns, 16 battleships with all steel, 20 large armored cruisers, 30 light cruisers and 30 destroyers.

Coupled with the Third Fleet, which has already evacuated Pusha Island, is it possible to defeat the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires? ”

Yegor, the vice minister of the Admiralty of the Silver Wolf Empire, hesitated for a moment and said to Governor Igna: "Governor, if we take into account the quality of the personnel on both sides, our Royal Navy still has a chance to win.

However, the number of battleships and battle cruisers with all main guns of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires was too large, and even if our Royal Navy could win, it would definitely be a crushing victory.

With the current situation of our Royal Navy, we really can't accept too much loss, otherwise it will have a very big impact on the security of the empire's maritime borders. ”

Governor Igna understood what Vice Minister of the Admiralty Yegor meant, if the Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire suffered too much loss in the battle with the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires, and it was not possible to make a few spirit countries that had been hostile to the Silver Wolf Empire, they would take the opportunity to fall into the ground.

Even the Flying Leopard Empire, which has signed a non-aggression pact with the Silver Wolf Empire for twenty years, will probably not be able to sit still if it sees that the Silver Wolf Empire's navy is no longer a threat.

Tearing up the treaty, every orc country has done nothing less.

Governor Igna sighed, "Now we can only see what the Golden Lion Empire and the Red Tiger Empire have to say." ”

Yegor asked, "Governor, haven't the Golden Lion Empire and the Red Tiger Empire replied?" ”

Governor Igna sneered: "The two countries of them may want to wait for the Three Towns Jiedu Mansion of our Silver Wolf Empire and the Han and Tang Empires, and fight one to lose both, and the two countries are good to pick up the cheap behind." ”

After a pause, Governor Igna asked, "Can the fortifications of Pusha Island withstand the attack of so many battleships and battle cruisers of the southwest coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires?" ”

"The Governor can rest assured that the island of Psa has been built over the years and is an island fortress," said Yegor.

And because of the existence of eight batteries on Pusha Island, the battleships and battlecruisers of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires did not pose much threat to the entire defense system of Pusha Island. ”

"There is no room for failure on Pusha Island, if Pusha Island is lost, there is no need to have a headache in forming any expeditionary fleet, and the Third Fleet can be directly withdrawn."