Prior to this, Mehris also made a series of preparations, including the transfer of Shulka and his third company to the battleship as a guard.

Of course, this was not said by Mehris, but by Alexei.

"We are combat troops!" Shulka said with some confusion: "They are actually not suitable for the job of guards!" ”

Shulka is not a pretext, but it is true.

Although the combat unit and the guard may not seem to be the same, they are actually two different things.

Combat troops are accustomed to working with their comrades to fight the enemy, while guards are protecting someone, so once a fight starts, there are two ways to fight...... The former is more focused on charging and killing the enemy, while the latter is the first to hide in a safe place with the protection target, and should sacrifice himself if necessary.

Alexei also understood this, but he shook his head helplessly and said: "It's useless to say this, Comrade Shulka, Comrade Mehris doesn't believe that the guards can guarantee his safety, he named you and the unit that saved him last time!" ”

So Shulka understood that Mekhlis was actually a psychological problem, and he was insecure after being scared once last time.

Or it can't be said to be a psychological problem, because in fact his guards are not good either.

"Comrade Mehris!" At this time, Rear Admiral Vladimir reported to Mehris: "The target has come within range of the guns of our warships!" ”

Mehris looked around, and the warships were already preparing to spread out horizontally towards Feodosia in an artillery formation.

"Shoot!" Mekhlis ordered.

"Yes, signal!" Major General Vlasmere gave the order to the staff officer.

In the next second, three red signal flares rose into the sky, and the cannon roared quickly, and the fire from the muzzle of the cannon swept over everyone's faces like lightning, and the hull of the ship also vibrated rhythmically with the sound of the cannon.

This sudden earth-shattering roar frightened Mehris so much that he immediately wanted to flee back to the command cabin, in fact he had already walked a few steps, but soon realized that it was not an enemy attack but his own artillery bombardment towards the enemy, so he walked back in embarrassment.

Mehris tried to feign composure, but the gunfire betrayed him mercilessly with his pale face and his hands clutching the guardrail.

But Shulka could understand his feelings, because it was a bit scary, even Shulka was no exception...... The main reason is that Shulka is used to hearing the sound of howitzers, tank guns, etc., so he takes it for granted that naval guns are similar.

If there's a difference, it's louder, not a big deal.

But that's not what it's like to be on a warship.

YOU MUST KNOW THAT THE BATTLESHIP "PARIS COMMUNE", ITS MAIN GUN IS FOUR TRIPLE 305MM CALIBER NAVAL GUNS, WHICH IS SEVERAL TIMES LARGER THAN THE 122MM CALIBER HOWITZERS COMMONLY USED BY THE SOVIET ARMY...... If you calculate the volume and charge of the projectile, it is even more unimaginable.

So not to mention the scene when it was bombarded by this cannonball, just standing on the warship and feeling the sound of its guns firing is unbearable, and when the cannons are discharged, it will even give people the illusion that there is no sound, and then there is a roar of "buzzing", like the melodious echo of the brass bell when it is hit.

The other warships opened fire, and the entire sea erupted in artillery fire and smoke, and then fires were seen rising from the distant shore.

At first, you couldn't see anything, because there was more smoke and dust, and it wasn't until the blazing fire rose high that you could see the bombed-up buildings around it through the telescope.

Then another row of shells, then another row, alternating with each other to bombard German positions.

However, although the naval guns are powerful, the accuracy is miserable.

This is mainly due to the fact that the ship's guns are at sea, and the whole ship is shaking, especially after the guns are fired...... As the saying goes, the difference is a thousand miles, and in this case, it is the norm for the shells fired to deviate several kilometers from the target.

Having said that, if this were not the case, the amphibious landing would not have been so difficult to fight, because no fortifications and no equipment could withstand the bombardment of large-caliber naval guns.

parentheses, except for the US military.

The U.S. military had a way of bombarding a small island in the Pacific theater with naval artillery for several days and nights, and when the infantry went up, they almost collected most of the corpses.

The Soviet Union could not do this, so it could only commit troops to force a landing.

Luckily, the weather was fine tonight, and there was calm except for the waves set off by the warships...... The Black Sea is an inland sea, which is characterized by being relatively calm most of the time and usually free of strong winds and waves.

The amphibious landing ships were slowly lifted down from the transport ships one by one, and the soldiers of the Naval Infantry Brigade climbed down the net ropes along the side of the transport ships, and the amphibious landing ships were quickly filled and sailed to the designated area to stand by.

The sound of the cannon stopped for a while, and the ship needed a period of adjustment to wait for the next order.

"Comrade Mekhlis! Comrade Mekhlis ......" Major General Vladimir shouted a few times before Mekhlis reacted.

"Oh, what?" Mehris asked, somewhat alarmed.

I don't know if it was because he was shocked by the sound of artillery or if he was temporarily deaf in his ears, but his reaction was a little out of shape.

"We're equipped!" Rear Admiral Vladimir raised his head at the amphibious landing ship ahead: "They are waiting for your order!" ”

"Good, good!" Mekhlisven nodded untitled, stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized what he should do, before he ordered: "Attack!" ”

"Attack!"

With an order, the amphibious landing ship broke through the sea water and headed for Feodosia in the darkness with the sound of a motor.

At the same time, the sound of artillery rang out again, and one shell after another with a sharp whistle crossed the amphibious landing ship and smashed fiercely on the beach position.

It was only then that the Germans began to return fire...... The artillery fire of the reinforced battalions of the Germans was basically ineffective against the warships, and they knew this very well, so they did not waste shells. It was only when the landing ships came into their sight that the artillery that had survived hiding in the shadows came into play.

However, the firepower was obviously much weaker, and only a few inconspicuous columns of water were set off on the surface of the sea.

Shulka knew that they weren't otherwise "inconspicuous", just "inconspicuous" compared to the power of the ship's guns.

Major Weber gasped as he watched the dense landing ships on the sea through his binoculars.

But it's not just this that scares him even more.

In the glow of flares, he could vaguely see that the landing ships were loaded with heavy machine guns on the bows......

The bow of the ship was equipped with a heavy machine gun, and it was also a heavy machine gun with baffle armor, does this mean that the stern was also refitted? Because that's how you can balance.