On the morning of March 27, from 5 a.m., the landing of the Chinese Army's No. Army was busy. The artillery brigade of the No. Army and the artillery battalions of the six infantry divisions under its jurisdiction were all assembled, and a total of more than 500 large-caliber heavy guns were deployed to more than 20 artillery positions. The cannon's coat had been removed, and the thick muzzle of the cannon pointed diagonally towards the western sky. Five kilometers away from these artillery positions was the line of defense of the Anglo-Indian 26th Army.

The 26th Anglo-Indian Army, with a total strength of 500,000 men, was commanded by Lieutenant General David of the British Army. The defense area of this army group was mainly the area east of Chittagong in eastern Bangladesh. The generals of the British and Indian armies also knew that just like India and Burma were separated by high mountains, it would be very difficult for the squadron to launch a large-scale attack from the north. Therefore, the southern coastal areas have become the focus of the British and Indian forces. On the southern border of India and Myanmar, the narrow coastal plain is only about ten kilometers wide. To the north is the Rakhine Mountains! Therefore, the main direction of attack of the squadron must be on the coastal plain, which is only ten kilometers wide.

Lieutenant General David deployed five corps of the Anglo-Indian 26th Army on the border and built three lines of defense. A total of twenty-five troops is enough to lay out these three lines of defense. Of course, this is just David Lieutenant's own opinion. Perhaps according to the plan put forward by the staff officers of the 26th Anglo-Indian Army, these three lines of defense were very strong. But after the person who built the defense line became the Indian Asan, these defense lines were not so reliable. Of the other 5 corps of the 26th Army, 4 were deployed on the Madamuho River as second-line positions. Once the squadron breaks through the front-line position, it can continue to block the squadron here. Finally, in Chittagong, only one army was deployed.

In Lieutenant General David's view, although the squadron can break through their first-line position, it will definitely pay a heavy price for it. At that time, with the second-line position and the Madamuho River, it will definitely be able to resist the attack of the squadron. In addition, behind the 26th Army of the Anglo-Indian Army, there was also a 25th Army. According to the order of the commander of the Anglo-Indian Army, General Kitchener, when the 26th Army was unable to resist the squadron, the 25th Army was to give the 26th Army full support. It's just that Lieutenant General David thinks that the strength of the 26th Army alone is enough!

At 6 o'clock in the morning, the 7th Regiment of the 71st Division of the NO Army of the Chinese Army entered the attack position. They would be the first troops in the Eastern Offensive to attack the British and Indian forces after the battle began. Before that, however, they had to wait until the army's artillery and the warships anchored at sea had completed their preparations for the bombardment. When they attack, they will realize how easy it is for them to attack. Because the Anglo-Indian troops on the position could not withstand the artillery bombardment of the squadron from land and sea. In particular, the heavy shelling of the fire support ship detachment at sea caused the Indian Asans of the British and Indian forces to suffer greatly.

It was also at this time that the nine fire support ships of the fire support ship detachment of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, escorted by more than a dozen light cruisers and destroyers, had sailed to a place less than 20 kilometers from the coast. Half an hour later, they will arrive at the area where the shelling is being held. After the artillery of the Chinese Army on land opened fire, they would also begin to launch artillery strikes on the Anglo-Indian lines.

On the battleship Beijiang, the flagship of the Indian Ocean Fleet's fire support ship fleet, Rear Admiral Lei Hua, commander of the fleet, looked at the nine giant ships in the fleet with emotion. Although he was not an orthodox naval officer, the Marine Corps and the Navy had a very deep connection inherently. Back then, when the Chinese Navy was just beginning to develop, although the battleships equipped with were ahead of the world, they could not be compared with the old maritime powers in terms of quantity. But now, the Chinese Navy is able to take out 9 battleships to convert them into fire support ships. It can be seen how much development the Chinese Navy has made over the years.

These fire support ships were originally planned to be converted from the main guns on the battleships to 343 mm naval guns. However, due to the lack of time, the 305-mm gun was retained.

However, for targets on land, the 5 mm main gun is basically sufficient. For targets like India and Australia, a 5mm gun would be able to destroy all their fortifications!

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the position of the British and Indian troops was still quiet, and from time to time a few Indian Asan poked their heads out of the trenches, looked at the positions of the squadron on the opposite side of the defense line, and found that there was no movement, and then continued to retreat into the trenches and sleep. Although, the officers of the British army had warned them, claiming that the squadron might start an offensive against their line in the near future. But as long as the Chinese have not really launched an attack, these Indian Asan are unlikely to take this seriously!

"Fire!" When the hands on the watch pointed to seven o'clock, the brigade commander of the artillery brigade of the 10th Group Army of the Chinese Army gave the order to see the fire fired. First of all, more than 200 heavy artillery pieces of the artillery brigade began to bombard the Anglo-Indian defensive line. The artillery battalions of the other six infantry divisions followed. Dense shells pierced the air and smashed into the Anglo-Indian lines!

"Whew! Shout! Shout! "When the sound of shells passing through the air at high speed was heard in the sky, many British and Indian soldiers poked their heads out of the trenches, many of whom had just joined the army and did not know what was happening. They stared blankly at the sky.

"Shelling! Take cover! Shelling by the Chinese, hurry up and hide! The voices of the British officers rang out. The officers of the British army, who had rich combat experience, could hear from the sound that it was the heavy artillery of the Chinese Army firing. When they themselves were lying at the bottom of the trenches, they did not forget to inform the Indian Asan, who were still stupid.

"Boom! Rumble! "One after another, the shells fell on the positions of the British and Indian troops, and the shells exploded, leaving craters on the ground with great force. The wave of air spread in all directions, throwing those Indian Asans into the sky, and when they landed, they were already a pile of minced meat. Scattered shrapnel began to harvest the lives that were exposed.

More than 500 heavy artillery pieces opened fire, and the dense shells enveloped almost the ten-kilometer-long position. Those Indian Asans didn't figure out what was going on until now. When they came to their senses, some of them suddenly lay at the bottom of the trenches, praying that the shells would not fall on their heads. Others simply jumped out of the trenches and ran to the rear. However, these people are often blown up before they can run a few steps.

The British and Indian positions were originally a bit of a cut corners, and the British officers asked the British and Indian soldiers to dig anti-artillery holes, but these anti-artillery holes could not withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery at all, and often if a 105-mm howitzer hit, it could easily destroy an anti-artillery hole and bury all the British and Indian troops inside alive. This resulted in heavy losses for the Anglo-Indian troops guarding the defensive line. The firepower points of the civil structures built by the British and Indian troops could not withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery at all, and the light ones were destroyed. The trenches that were dug were also blown up quite a bit. Even after only ten minutes of the bombardment, the British and Indian positions were already in shambles, with stumps and broken arms everywhere and the fortifications in tatters.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, nine fire support ships of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, anchored in the sea, also began shelling. Nine battleships lined up on the surface of the sea, less than five kilometers from the sea. Because the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy has wiped out the Indian Fleet of the British Navy, there are no more warships of the British Navy in the entire Indian Ocean, especially in the northern waters of the Indian Ocean. The British Navy's Indian fleet also has only a very small number of small fighters hiding in the harbor, which can no longer constitute any casualties for the Chinese Navy!

In the north, the battleship fired first, and 13 305-mm guns fired at the same time, and the huge recoil pushed the hull out of the sea by two meters. Thirteen high-explosive shells weighing nearly 300 kilograms whizzed towards the positions of the British and Indian troops, and ten seconds later, the shells exploded on the British and Indian lines. In the earth-shattering explosion, more than 10 craters with a diameter of more than 10 meters were left on the positions of the British and Indian troops, the surrounding trenches had been bulldozed, all the fortifications were destroyed, and the affected British and Indian troops were blown to pieces.

'In the northern frontier, after the battleship opened fire, the other eight battleships of the fire support ship squadron also opened fire. Dense naval guns exploded on the U.S. defensive line, and huge red fireballs rose into the air, devouring a single life.

Battleships attacked land targets, and there were not many requirements for accuracy. Anyway, the Anglo-Indian army's ten-kilometer defense line was left to these battleships, as long as they didn't hit their own heads with shells.

"Good boy! What kind of cannon is this? Too scary? If such a shot continues, will the people on the position still live? The soldiers of the 71st Regiment of the Chinese Army, who were waiting for the attack order on the attack position, were also stunned by the terrible shelling. Previously, the defense area of the NO Army was mainly in the southwest of the empire, and it had never seen a battleship fire, so naturally it did not know the power of the battleship's guns.

"This is the battleship of our Navy firing. The heavy artillery used by our army, except for those listed guns, has a maximum caliber of only 155 mm. And the main guns of the battleships of the Navy, the smallest was also 5 mm.

And the artillery of the navy has always been more powerful than that of the army. Some of those Indian Asans have suffered this time! A junior officer gleefully explained!