After receiving the news that the Chinese Air Force on Weil Island had been completely annihilated, Remus sent all the remaining carrier-based bombers and torpedo planes to carry out a second wave of large-scale bombing. The overwhelming bomber group flew over Vail Island, and the soldiers of the 331st Marine Regiment, who had no air fire cover and no anti-aircraft fire, could only hide in the strong tunnel fortifications and silently endure the fierce bombardment of the other side, while the logistics personnel of the airfield maintenance also retreated into the tunnel after destroying all the classified parts.

Fortunately, when the navy was weak at the beginning, Fang Xiaoyu paid great attention to maintaining the combat effectiveness of the troops defending the island, and did meticulous work on all the important islands. With these strong fortifications, the damage of the air raids to the fighters was limited, but due to the small freshwater filtration system on the island of Val, the amount of water provided per day was not large, which caused a shortage of drinking water.

Usually, the island solves part of it by itself, and then transports part of it by ship from the Oahu Islands, but now that the export has been cut off, they can only use it sparingly by themselves. In addition to fresh water, food and ammunition were equally a headache for the commander. The island of Vail is not very large, and even if there is a stockpile of food and ammunition, the quantity is limited. What's more, in the absence of supplies, the reserves will be used a little less, and the scale of the opponent's landing must be not small, and when the battle starts, the consumption of ammunition will be very amazing.

Despite many difficulties, the soldiers of the Marine Corps still stuck to their posts in high spirits, waiting for combat orders at any time. After two rounds of bombardment, Remus felt that he had mastered complete air and sea supremacy, and that the time was ripe for a landing operation, so in order to avoid a long night's sleep, he immediately ordered the fleet to approach in the direction of Vail Island and prepare for the landing operation.

The landing was preceded by routine shelling, with dozens of Boston Ocean Fleet's Missouri-class battleships rushing forward first, using their huge 381-millimeter guns, to intensively bombard the entire island. More than 100 kilograms of warheads fell on the island, and the power of the explosion shook the entire island of Weil.

The marines who stayed on the island hid in the solid rock tunnels, endured the continuous bombardment of the naval guns, and they did not dare to lie on the ground completely, because the power of the naval guns was too great, causing the earth to tremble violently, and if they were completely lying on the ground, it was easy to hurt their internal organs.

After half an hour of shelling, the Boston Army was driven off the merchant ship that had been temporarily used as a troop carrier, and they grabbed rope nets and descended from the sides of the merchant ship into the assault boat, and then drove the light assault boat towards Weil Island.

The Marines of the Boston Empire were better than the army soldiers, because they had specialized flat-bottomed landing craft and large tank landing ships, and with these advanced amphibious equipment, the Boston soldiers quickly landed on the only flat land on Vail Island and quickly occupied the airfield.

For the landing of the Bostonians, Feng Yucheng, the commander of the 331st Regiment, did not attack, he knew very well that once his side exposed the point of fire, it would immediately be attacked by large-caliber naval guns. In the face of the Bostonians' large-caliber naval artillery, there was nowhere to hide on Vale Island, which was only a projectile land, so he decided to put the Bostonians in and fight again to neutralize the superiority of the opposing air force and navy.

The Bostonians were also well aware of this, so they did not immediately launch an attack on the inland mountains, but unhurriedly transported three divisions of troops and their equipment to the beaches of Vail Island, and at the same time sent more than 100 aircraft on board to the newly repaired airfield to prepare for combat duty on the island.

The landing of the Bostonians went on all night, and without interference, the Boston soldiers and military supplies landed quickly, and by dawn they were finally fully prepared and the attack began.

Under the cover of infantry artillery of various calibers, Boston soldiers with automatic rifles bent their waists and searched the hills, but the Marine snipers hiding in the tunnels picked up their manual sniper rifles, and they shuttled back and forth in the familiar tunnels, occasionally showing their heads to snipe Boston soldiers. He changed places with a single shot, making it difficult for the Boston infantry on the hillside to lock onto their targets.

The Marines of the Chinese Empire are trained as quasi-special forces, and they not only have conventional combat capabilities, but also have a certain understanding of special operations, plus there are many sharpshooters, and they are very skilled in this flexible tunnel warfare. Of course, many sharpshooters in the Chinese Imperial Army benefited from the large number of shooting clubs opened by Fang Xiaoyu.

Although the 331st Regiment was tactically flexible and had many sharpshooters, the number was too small after all. Only an hour later, the Boston army touched the mouth of the tunnel, but their nightmare had just begun, in the unfamiliar tunnel, the Boston soldiers could only grope their way forward with flashlights, and the soldiers of the 331st regiment, who were familiar with the terrain, did not need any light at all, and could move freely inside.

"Rush, rush, let me in." A Boston major shouted loudly and kicked the butt of a Boston soldier who was sticking his head into the pit and not daring to enter, and a strong force came and kicked the Boston soldier directly into the pit .

"Ahh The soldier was caught off guard and fell directly into the mud, and even the gun in his hand fell to the ground, and he raised his head and spit out the mud in his mouth, which made the major laugh. At this moment, a gunshot echoed in the tunnel, and the major's laughing body suddenly fell back and fell directly to the ground, while the soldier who had just raised his head over there was so frightened that he fell to the ground again.

These tunnels were used to the soldiers and were quite familiar with the roads that crisscrossed the area, while Boston was very unfamiliar, and they could only make their way through the wet tunnels with flashlights.

The flashlight of the Boston people became the best target for the soldiers of the 331st Regiment, they only needed to shoot at the light source a little higher, nine times out of ten they could kill the other party, after the death of a dozen pathfinder soldiers, they finally did not dare to turn on the flashlight again, in the dark and unfamiliar tunnel, they could only touch the wall with their hands, little by little slowly, but they did not know that darkness was not the only obstacle.

"Ahh With a scream, one of the soldiers at the front stepped into a trap, and his body instantly disappeared in front of the Bostonians, startling the soldiers behind. The soldiers, who were already quite panicked, immediately picked up their guns and shot into the dark tunnel, but it was not appropriate to shoot with semi-automatic rifles in the tunnel.

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