Chapter 536: Fierce Battle on the British Isle
"Haha~! For you, I am naturally a hundred relieved. Zhang Haiping said with a laugh.
Shen Hongcai nodded and said, "Order all troops, prepare to land!" ”
"Yes~!" The chief of staff, who was standing behind Shen Hongcai, responded excitedly.
In the rumbling sound of cannons, landing boats, full of heroic Chinese soldiers, quickly rushed to the shore, looking like ants from a distance.
The British on the shore saw that the Chinese had begun to land, and they opened artillery in an attempt to prevent the Chinese army from landing. However, under the joint attack of our Chinese Imperial Air Force and Navy, the British coastal defense batteries have been completely lost, and the only remaining batteries have been suppressed by the artillery fire of our expeditionary fleet after exposing their firepower.
Thousands of landing boats kept pouring onto the beachhead, and the heroic soldiers, without waiting for the ship to dock, couldn't wait to jump off the landing craft, ignoring the icy sea water, and rushed towards the shore with the water.
"Tick tock~!" For the first time, the horn of the charge peculiar to China sounded in the British Isles, and thousands of brave soldiers rushed to the British position with loud shouts.
The fierce battle lasted from the afternoon of January 1 to the morning of the 2nd, and more than 300,000 troops of the Chinese Empire successfully landed in the coastal area of Hove.
The landing operation was carried out by Song Laohu's 12th Army, and after capturing Hough, the 12th Army immediately moved north to attack Crowley, and then prepared to attack London.
The British finally panicked at this time, and hurriedly mobilized troops to rush to Crowley, trying to block the attack of the Chinese army. This time, the British were forced to hurry, and in just one day they mobilized 500,000 troops to assemble near Crowley.
The two armies fought fiercely near Crowley, and the British resisted stubbornly and had an absolute superiority in numbers, and the 12th Army's offensive was blocked.
"Commander Shen, the British army is stubborn and has strong fortifications. Our army's offensive has been blocked, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to capture Crowley for a while, so I humbly ask for help! After Song Laohu said this, his whole face turned red. To be honest, Song Laohu has fought for such a long time, and rarely takes the initiative to ask for support, and this time Song Laohu really had no choice, so he called Shen Hongcai for help.
"Haha~! You Song Tiger! It's really too self-righteous, do you think you can defeat Britain with the strength of one army group? That's a little too whimsical! Rest assured! The General Headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Army had mobilized all the ships that could be mobilized and was transporting reinforcements to Hove overnight, and Commander-in-Chief Zhao said that within three days 600,000 troops would land at Hove. Therefore, as soon as the troops land, they will be thrown into battle, and it must be taken in the shortest possible time, for not long ago the 58th and 59th armies have all landed, and I have ordered them to support you. Now you just have to attack me, and the follow-up reinforcements will arrive one after another, and you don't need to worry about the situation of no follow-up. Your 12th Army was the first to land, and I hope you will be the first to storm the city of London. Shen Hongcai said with a stern face.
"Rest assured commander-in-chief, we promise to complete the mission." Song Laohu replied with a stern face.
On one of Crowley's forward positions, the British army resisted stubbornly. The Chinese army's attack was frustrated and retreated like a tidal wave.
"Bastard~!" Ge Lin directly threw the telescope in his hand to the ground, and said angrily, "Organize the troops." is ready to launch the next round of attack, Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, and he can't clean up these Brits! ”
"Brigade commander, there are too many enemies. Moreover, it has strong fortifications, and it is nothing more than a waste of troops to fight like this, it is better to stop the attack for the time being. Wait until follow-up reinforcements arrive before launching an attack. The chief of staff next to him couldn't help but comfort.
"Wait for follow-up reinforcements, and when the reinforcements arrive, it is estimated that there will be nothing to do with us!" Ge Lin stared at a pair of bull's eyes and said loudly.
"Boom~!" Before he could finish speaking, a shell suddenly landed nearby and exploded. This Ge Lin reacted quickly, and quickly lay on the ground.
Immediately after that, the whistling sound of artillery shells continued to sound, and one shell after another swept through the air and landed on the positions of the Chinese army.
"Phew~!" Ge Lin spat out the dirt that flew into his mouth, frowned, and said, "These bitchy Brits, it looks like they're going to launch a counterattack." ”
"Hmm~!" The chief of staff nodded and said, "These British are not stupid, they know that even if they block our attack, as long as they don't completely wipe us out and reoccupy Hove, our reinforcements will continue to arrive, and at that time, the British will have no chance." So their only chance now is to drive us out to sea, so that they can survive for a while with the English Channel. ”
"It's a dream that they want to drive us into the sea." Ge Lin said angrily.
"Buzz~!" At this time, there was a violent motor roar in the sky, and Ge Lin couldn't help frowning and said, "Is it our plane or the British's plane?" ”
"Of course it's our plane, and now the British still have planes? It's already been almost beaten by our Air Force! The chief of staff said with a smile.
"Sure enough~!" Ge Lin nodded with a smile and said, At this time, a group of fighters flew over in the sky, densely packed with more than a hundred planes, and faintly you could see a very conspicuous golden dragon pattern on the fuselage, and there was no doubt about the Chinese planes at this time.
"Look at how arrogant these Brits are and dare to shoot at Lao Tzu, to hell with their artillery!" Gerin laughed and said.
It didn't take long for a series of explosions to be heard in the direction of the British position in the distance, and the billowing black smoke could be clearly seen dozens of miles away. Their artillery often did not wait for a few shots to be fired before they were destroyed by the roaring Chinese fighters. No sooner had their tank units appeared on the battlefield than they were blown into piles of parts by bombs that rained down from the sky. Tanks are the kings of land warfare, and they are naturally invincible in land battles, but in the face of air threats, they are powerless and can only become live targets one by one.
Since the Western Expeditionary Force had successfully landed at Hove, there was no need to bomb those inconsequential coastal cities, but to concentrate all the fighters to support the landing force. The Western Expeditionary Army mobilized nearly 2,000 warplanes, and Germany and Austria also sent more than 500 planes to participate in the battle, and more than 2,000 planes provided air support to the landing force, constantly bombing the British army, inflicting heavy casualties on the British army. (To be continued......)