Just as the Marines began to land on Hon Island, the Navy was not idle, and according to the information sent by the spies, 8 destroyers left the fleet group and headed for another port. Several of Chen Jitang's warships were docked there, and a lot of civilian ships were assembled there, ready to transport soldiers across the Qiongzhou Strait to support Chen Jiongming.

It is not right to say that it is a warship, many of them are converted from larger civilian fishing boats, that is, a gun is installed in the bow. The best one was converted from a freighter, but it was an old-fashioned freighter with a displacement of just over two hundred tons.

Eight destroyers slowly approached the target in the darkness of the night, and they were connected end to end, forming a straight line. Each destroyer has six five-inch high-level dual-purpose guns, don't look at the five-inch caliber is not large, but against wooden civilian ships, it can definitely be regarded as devastating.

The 48 guns of the destroyers lined up were aimed at the converted civilian ships docked in the harbor, and it was night, and there were no residents around the entire harbor, so the navy was not worried about harming the innocent. The gunners inside the destroyer, under the command of their superiors, methodically adjusted and fired at Zhu Yuan.

"Don't be nervous, think of the target as a target ship during training, what to do during training, and how to do it now. The gunners' ears rang with the shouts of their respective commanders.

As soon as the order to open fire was given, the 48 naval guns that jumped to shoot Zhu Yuan let out a roar, and then many ships in the harbor exploded and caught fire. Wooden ships could not withstand the bombardment of artillery at all, and they would be destroyed if they hit. After several rounds of shelling, more and more civilian ships caught fire, and from a distance, the entire harbor was illuminated by the firelight, but now there are few intact civilian ships in the entire harbor. After the artillery bombardment was completed, the eight destroyers also returned to the fleet, and the next battle was to see if the naval guns were needed to support the land, otherwise the task of the navy would be over.

Chen Jitang also belongs to the Cantonese family, but he and Chen Jiongming are very good-looking, and the two usually have a lot of fights. However, this time Chen Jiongming's speech code made Chen Jitang have to be moved, so he agreed to join forces with Chen Jiongming to deal with the Gui family. It's just that I didn't expect that before I sent troops, I stabbed the hornet's nest. The troops had just been assembled, and the civilian boats were ready, but I didn't expect everyone to hit the doorstep.

In the headquarters of HK City, Chen Jitang rubbed his head vigorously there, and several staff officers also reported to him from time to time on the assembly of troops. However, when he knew that one of his battalions had been quickly wiped out by the other party, he scolded Chen Jiongming for misleading him. In fact, if he hadn't been greedy and promised Chen Jiongming, it wouldn't have been like this.

At this time, a staff officer came over and said: "Commander, the troops of our army have been arranged, and on the way of the enemy's advance, we have built a defensive position to resist the enemy's offensive edge, and it seems that there is no big problem." ＂

Chen Jitang was not too happy: "I hope so." ＂

At this time, a staff officer hurriedly ran in and said, "Commander, it's not good, there is a fleet attacking our navy, and our ships are all finished." ＂

"What. Chen Jitang exclaimed in surprise and stood up directly, grabbed the collar of the staff officer who came to report and asked, "Are you sure it's the fleet?" ＂

"Yes, and they are all large ships, at least with a displacement of two or three thousand tons, and the artillery is also accurate, and all our ships in the harbor are all destroyed. Although he was grabbed by the collar, the staff officer still answered very clearly.

Hearing the staff officer's words, Chen Jitang let go of his hands, walked a few steps and asked, "Which country's fleet is it?" Did you see the flag? ＂

"It was too dark to see the national flag, but the scouting soldiers reported that after the bombardment, those warships joined up with the Gui convoy that had landed, and the scouts also said that the other side had quite a few large ships, five or six very large, much larger than the warships that shelled us, and the kind of warships that shelled us, the other side had more than a dozen, and the ships that transported soldiers were also very large. ＂

"How is it possible, where did he Chen Shao get so many warships, could it be that foreigners sold them to him, impossible! Someone sells, where can he Chen Shao afford it, are those factories so valuable? "Chen Jitang has a hard time believing that Chen Shao has such naval power.

"Commander, what do we do now? ＂

"What to do, our navy is gone, the army is still there, I don't believe it, I can't stop Chen Shao's attack, go, follow me to supervise the battle." After Chen Jitang finished speaking, he walked out of the headquarters, and a staff officer who wanted to come up and persuade was directly pushed to the ground by him, and the others could only follow helplessly.

On the cruiser Guangxi, Jiang Baili and his party were looking at the map, when a messenger came over and reported: "Commander, news has come from the landing fleet that the marines have all landed, and we ask if the soldiers of the Second Army have also begun to land." ＂

"Direct landing, but to ensure the delivery of weapons and ammunition in a timely manner. ＂

"Yes. ＂

At this time, another messenger also came over and said: "Army commander, the other side has built a defensive position in front of a small town in the direction of our army's advance, and there are a lot of people, there are about two divisions, and the forward battalion asks for instructions, can you attack directly." ＂

"Two divisions against one battalion, they really dare to do it, tell them not to act rashly before the main force arrives, just mark the coordinates of the opponent's position and report it. After Jiang Baili finished speaking, he said to Qian Sihai next to him: "Your soldiers are very courageous, which is worthy of praise, but it is a little too impulsive, which needs to be remembered." ＂

"Yes, I'll warn them. ＂

"It's good to be brave in war, but we can't fight hard, we must pay attention to strategy and give full play to our advantages. ＂

"The students were taught. ＂

"Check out, are there any residents in that town? ＂

"Commander, according to the intelligence, that town has always been the garrison of the Cantonese army under Chen Jitang, and there are no residents. ＂

"By the time the follow-up units reached the positions of the forward battalions, the fleet began shelling enemy positions. ＂

"Yes. ＂

The scene shifts to the place where the forward battalion is located, which is less than a kilometer away from the forward area where the enemy has built a position. After the communicator finished reporting the command's answer, several soldiers next to him hurriedly asked: "Battalion commander, what does the above say." ＂

"Tell us not to be impulsive, wait for the arrival of the large army, and mark the coordinates of the enemy's position. After the battalion commander finished speaking, he said to one of the soldiers beside him: "You go and mark the coordinates of the enemy's position, hurry up." The soldier nodded, and quietly reached for the opposing position.

"Ahh Don't fight now! Then when they finish building their positions, it will be more difficult to fight. A soldier asked, puzzled.

"What do you know, the coordinates are marked for the purpose of providing for the naval guns, and when the time comes, as soon as the naval guns go off, any position will be given in vain. The battalion commander was a little excited when he said about the naval guns, and his voice was raised.

"I heard that a cruiser has nine 220mm naval guns on it, as well as eight 130mm high-level dual-purpose naval guns, plus eight 156mm naval guns on the destroyer, if you count it in this way, how many guns are there, battalion commander, you help me calculate. A soldier beside the battalion commander said excitedly.

"I've already calculated it, there are 198 guns of all sizes combined, hehe, hehe, there will be enough to drink a pot on the other side by then." The battalion commander laughed softly after speaking, but this smile was a bit of schadenfreude no matter how you looked at it.

After the fighters who went to mark the coordinates returned, the battalion commander directly reported the coordinates to the fleet with walkie-talkies.

It didn't take long for nearly two regiments of marines to gather in the same place where the forward battalion had stayed, and at this time, the roar of artillery discharges was also heard from the sea. Subsequently, on the position built by the Cantonese army, countless shells fell, splashing countless blood splashes. Not to mention those naval guns with a caliber of more than 150mm, even the lethality of 130mm naval guns is very terrifying, especially the shells specially used to support the landing, which are all high-explosive shells with extremely lethal force to soldiers. However, in the first round of shooting, there were still a lot of shells falling in the distance, but in the second round of shooting, the entire Guangdong army position was plunged into a sea of fire, and the shells also ignited the houses in the town.

The whole shelling lasted for ten minutes, and by the time the Marines rushed forward, no one could raise their guns to resist. The entire position was littered with stumps and broken arms, and many soldiers with missing arms and legs fell to the ground wailing.

A soldier of the Marine Corps watched a Cantonese soldier with a missing lower body and a blur of flesh and blood crawling towards him, and wanted to say something while crawling, but the serious injury made him speechless, and he stopped moving after a while.

When the soldiers of the Marine Corps saw the tragic situation in front of them, many of them began to vomit, and the military doctors who accompanied the army also helped them relieve their pain as much as possible. At this time, all the people did not have a trace of joy of victory, but only sympathy. No matter how you say it, they are all Chinese, and there is no hatred between them.

The two regiments of marines formed a siege of the entire town, capturing many Cantonese troops who survived the shelling, but these people were in poor spirits, and many of them were directly frightened stupid. There were also many soldiers who helped the military doctor to help the injured Cantonese army.

At this time, the commander of a Marine Corps who rushed to the front line took out a walkie-talkie and said: "Command platform, I am the front line, and now I urgently need a military doctor here, please send a military doctor over immediately."

"I'm Jiang Baili, are there many casualties among the troops? ＂

"Report to the commander, it's not that we have suffered heavy casualties, but that the other side has suffered heavy casualties, and there are many wounded soldiers who need to be treated. ＂

"Well, I see, I'll send all the medics over. But you have to be on guard and watch out for enemy reinforcements. ＂

"Yes. ＂

After more than ten minutes, the military doctors of the Second Army and the medical personnel of the fleet, who rushed to the back, also joined the rescue team.