As if to confirm Deng Guo's point of view, he sensed that the density of French artillery fire was already decreasing. ∽ ↗ top ∽ ↗ point ∽ ↗ small ∽ ↗ said, x.

The French artillery fire no longer fired at the battery, and in order to cover the landing force ashore, the French fleet began to bombard the marginal area of the Guizhou battery.

Every shell that lands, especially a heavy artillery shell, triggers a feeling of shaking the ground. For the soldiers of the coastal defense battalion hiding in bunkers, this feeling is particularly strong.

The shock wave of the shelling caused the wind lanterns hanging in the underground anti-artillery holes to shake constantly. From time to time, small stones were shaken down from the stone walls. A considerable number of soldiers, at least officers, have not experienced this kind of bombardment, a simple overwhelming density of firepower. Feeling the mountain shaking, everyone's faces were not good-looking.

With the order to set off, all the fighters ran out of the passage with their rifles. As soon as they exited the exit of the assembly area, the fighters in front of them came to a sharp halt. The soldiers in the back didn't expect this, because they couldn't hold their feet, they directly knocked the soldiers in front of them into a stumble, and then the soldiers of the coastal defense battalion in the back were also stunned.

In just an hour, Guizhou Island changed. The general terrain will naturally not change, and many originally intact buildings in the field of vision have become broken walls and ruins at this time, and several large craters have appeared on the ground not far away. The smell of gunsmoke filled the air. This feeling of familiarity and strangeness could not help but make the fighters a little unacceptable at once.

"Run forward, run forward!" The squad leaders shouted as they pulled the soldiers of their own troops and began to continue to rush along the tunnel towards the front-line position.

In order to deal with the overwhelming superior firepower and strength of the invading enemy [after all, Guizhou Island is too small, and it is impossible to have more squadrons stationed], the defense system here presents a layout of light in the front and heavy in the rear. The enemy's firepower will definitely be concentrated on the front line [South Bay], and the setting of the front and the rear requires the troops to be able to secure the communication tunnels. Rear soldiers are able to enter the front line of combat at any time to maintain the fire power of the front line.

"Go and take the high ground on the left!" A French lieutenant yelled at his men. The French are arrogant again. It is also known that there must be land fortifications of the Qin army on Guizhou Island. The landing of marines is not for fun, but for real combat.

Therefore, they will not be stupid enough to directly brave the rain of bullets and bullets to carry out a large-scale landing war with small boats. In addition to being extremely stupid tactically, more importantly, Guizhou Island is not that big at all.

It is a small island of just one square kilometer.

So Lieutenant Colonel Ficher sent only one company!

The company commander was the young lieutenant. He knew that he was playing a tragic role, a tentative being. But he is still responsible for his soldiers!

As soon as his company landed, they were greeted by a round of rifle bullets. Without even thinking about it, the lieutenant immediately commanded his subordinates to seize the high ground near the landing site.

Watching a squad of soldiers shouting and rushing forward, running quickly close to the high ground on the left, the lieutenant had no time to relax when he heard a dense and fierce burst of gunfire. In a moment. The running subordinates fell to the ground crookedly. The lieutenant was surprised by the fact that a squad of soldiers was on the way to run in an instant.

"Heavy machine guns?" There was a machine-gun bunker hidden on the high ground in the unobstructed view. The lieutenant couldn't help but think of the Virgin Mary. If, instead of ordering a squad of troops to seize the high ground, he would have led his troops directly to attack 'inland', this heavy machine gun would have brought him unimaginable pain!

For a time, the entire landing force was suppressed on the waterfront of the landing site. The lieutenant ordered the troops to blow up the bunker and everyone to advance in concealment. But the enemy on the opposite side reacted more quickly, and out of nowhere a few shells flew out, making a sharp arc to the center of the French landing force. One of them exploded just over three meters away from the lieutenant, and the lieutenant, who weighed more than 75 kilograms, was blown away by the blast wave. The gunners of the opposing side had no intention of taking it when they saw it. Shells came out one after another. Explosions kept going on the French landing site. Although the French marines were well-trained and elite, they could only lie on the ground or hide behind concealment in the face of such a blow. Hard against the shelling of the squadron!

The French had already stopped some of their artillery fire, and soon the intensity was renewed.

Seven or eight shells were aimed at the front of the landing field in unison. Although the scatters are larger, the farthest has already crossed the Guizhou Fort and flown to Beiwan on the back. But the Qin army's shells were immediately cleared!

Just as the French soldiers began to get up in shock, several shells flew over. Two of them accurately hit one of the French squads. The sound of the explosion, mixed with the howl of the devil and the wolf, lowered the morale of the French soldiers, which had just recovered.

Ficcher's temptation bore fruit. A company of hundreds of people landed, and it didn't even completely walk through the waterfront area. was killed by almost half. And how many Qin soldiers could be killed by French shells? No one will know. No one would think that this figure would be higher than the French casualties themselves.

The landing battle was immediately halted. Kiningmund beckoned the warships to target the Qin firepower points exposed during the Marine offensive. Carry out heavy bombardment. But if he was asked to give the order for the second landing operation, he really didn't dare.

Guizhou Island is not Baili Island. If it's the latter. Sacrifice another company, and Kiningmond will dare to fight. But for a small Guizhou Island, for a forward battery on Baili Island, is it worth paying the price of at least one company killed?

Seeing the latest signal flag on the Triumph, the other seven French ** ships obediently obeyed the order.

It's been more than an hour, and the mood has been relieved to a certain extent. When you think about problems, you will be able to regain your senses. Although everyone hated Jiyuan, no one was willing to pay a heavier price for Jiyuan.

This matter can be discussed in the long run!

For example, bypassing the Guizhou Fort and going directly to Baili Island.

"Gentlemen, as long as we gain a foothold in any position on Baili Island, our shells can hit Bodhi Bay on their own. The entire Baili Island is also only eight square kilometers, which is a very small island! ”

Kiningmond justified this as not a reason. persuaded his captains. Then eight warships bypassed Guizhou and went down to Wanshan Island from the left. Rounded to the north of Baili Island, Shiao Bay!

Here they are dealing with the top battery of Lion Ao. A fort that is better than the Guizhou Fort. and the permanent bunker complex at the foot of the battery.

And the entire Baili Island is this kind of iron hedgehog covered in steel thorns. The combination of seven forts and a lighthouse in the center of the island is not an ordinary good effect.

It can be said that before the development of larger-caliber, higher-diameter, more advanced armor-piercing shells, or high-explosive shells with greater explosive power, were all developed. At present, the artillery fire of the French warships really cannot threaten the safety of the Qin army's batteries.

The French fleet arrived outside the bay and did not rush to fire at the top battery of the bay. Kinimmond didn't expect his Marines to take the island.

After the nerves calmed down, the French found out. How difficult it is for me to take revenge and destroy the Jiyuan!

Kinimmond had already thrown away this idea of revenge. Instead of bothering your brain in front of the battery on Baili Island, it is better to turn your brain to hit the attention of the Chinese Nanyang sailors.

Half of the warships of the French fleet were divided into the waters of Fujian and Taiwan by Kiningmond, but relying on the remaining warships in his hands, he was really not afraid of the strength of the Nanyang Naval Division. Although Kiningmond's current self-confidence is closely related to the expression of the Nanyang sailors these days. What could be more confident than the cowardice of the enemy?!

But the French relied on the Triumph, and they were such a heifer handstand - a cow boom.

This phenomenon is a bit like the Sino-Japanese naval battle in the original time and space, and the navies of China and Japan were shaped. The Japanese Navy at that time. Except for the capital ship, which is not as good as the second ship of Calm, the other ships have certain advantages in terms of tonnage and combat power. But in this way, before the start of the war, the Japanese themselves were not very confident, and the use of 'gambling, betting' can describe the psychology of the Japanese in this war.

Isn't the reason for the calmness of the Beiyang Naval Division's two giant ships?

Just like the current Nanyang Naval Division is for the French fleet. Kiningmond has already divided half of his forces to go to the waters of Fujian. But among the remaining warships, in addition to the invincible character of the Triumph, there is also one of the Atarante-class ironclad ships, the Joan of Arc.

The ship was launched in 1869. The displacement is 3600 tons, the length of the ship is 69 meters. It has a width of 14.20 meters and a draft of 6.5 meters. Equipped with 4 boilers. Single-shaft propulsion, output horsepower 1,900 horsepower, speed 11 knots, coal carrying capacity of 250 tons. The ships of this class are equipped with 6 M1866 193mm guns; 4 140mm guns; 8 1-pounder cannons. Broadside armor 152mm, turret armor 119mm, deck armor 102mm.

None of this is a secret. The French built six Atarante-class ironclad ships, and this is the last one, all of which have not yet landed, and they have become backward. So it doesn't matter if it's confidential or not. The intelligence gathering of the EEU on the ship was obtained entirely from the French's own newspapers.

But such a backward warship, with the Triumph, seems to have the capital to overwhelm the Nanyang Naval Division.

Liu Xian did not dare to order the Nanyang Naval Division to attack. He was deeply afraid that as soon as he gave the order, he would directly play with half of the life of the Chinese Navy. Although the torpedo boat manufactured by the Chinnan Shipyard has a speed of nearly 18 knots on calm seas, it is definitely a sharp weapon in naval warfare with the Swordfish!

But the pressure on the Chinese navy is too heavy, and Liu Xian's own high hopes for it are too heavy. It is knowing that if a sea battle is fought, the Nanyang Naval Division may not lose, on the contrary, its own officers and soldiers can still be tempered with blood and fire, and they can go further! Liu Xian still has difficulty making up his mind.

He always wants to get the most out of the least price. Always thinking of using 'magic tricks' to reap another big victory. So he sent the embryonic Seawolf Brigade instead of the Swordfish Brigade that had already grown in its initial form!

Liu Xian himself felt that this mentality was very bad. But in order to 'protect' the weak naval seedlings, he always persuaded himself that the navy was too weak to gamble! (To be continued......)

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