As an island country, there are nearly 100 large and small ports along the coast of Dongying, and more than 70% of these ports are concentrated on Honshu Island, and the top five large ports are all here.

In contrast, the ports near Hokkaido are very scarce, and even fewer are suitable for landing operations. Combined with the geographical location of the island and the deployment of the marching army, after eliminating them one by one, only Kushiro Port to the east, Rumo Port to the west, and Tomakomai Port to the south are left to choose from.

Keisuke Honda also knows this.

Long before the start of the war, Mikasa Castle spent great efforts to build an impregnable war defense line along the coast of the main port.

Keisuke Honda is also really ruthless.

Before the start of the national war, he ordered the port wharf to be dismantled, and then blockaded the harbor with torpedoes, so that the Great Xia fleet could not even enter the port, and could only land from the beaches on both wings.

At the heart of the war defense line are three rows of artillery batteries, arranged from low to high, to ensure the endurance of the fire network. Artillery pieces are on the top, and intertwined nets of fire cover the entire sandy area.

A dense network of fire, enough to destroy everything landing forces.

In addition, there are arrow towers behind the fort, and rows of archers are arranged, which can not only use projectiles to cover the beach area, but also ensure the safety of the archers.

Finally, there are the musketeers.

They hid in the batteries and complemented the guns through the firing ports.

What's even better is that such a combination basically eliminates the possibility of bombing by the Great Xia mimic aircraft, unless the aircraft acts as a death squad and launches a death charge against the position.

Aircraft are expensive to build, and they simply can't afford to consume them.

Such a perverted defense line can only be thought of by a pervert like Keisuke Honda, and in order to build such a war fortress in major ports, he almost emptied Mikasa Castle's home.

Fortunately, Dongying players are very united, and they contribute money and effort in the process.

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June 2, Kushiro Port, Hokkaido.

At about 9 o'clock in the morning, the Yashan fleet escorted the forward troops of the expeditionary force to the nearby seas.

The flagship Gaihai.

Guo Ziyi, the vanguard officer of the expeditionary force, looked at the artillery position built on the shore, frowned, and said to Yu Dayou, the admiral of the Yashan fleet on the side: "May I ask the general, the fleet artillery may hit the enemy's position?" ”

Yu Dayou shook his head, "The enemy is experienced, and the artillery positions are very exquisitely arranged. Because the range of the enemy's artillery is equal, the enemy's artillery can hit the beach area, but our warships cannot reach the coast to shell. ”

The battleship is huge and the draft is extremely deep, so it cannot dock normally, otherwise it will run aground directly.

Guo Ziyi then asked: "Can you use a high-altitude bombing machine?" ”

"If the aircraft wants not to be shot down by the enemy, it must hover at least at an altitude of 400 meters, and the accuracy of dropping bombs will be greatly reduced. It's okay to give it a try, just don't expect too much. ”

Mimic aircraft have long become the standard equipment of the Great Xia Naval Division, not to mention the fleet level, that is, the formation level, and there are two or three mimic aircraft on the flagship.

Yu Dayou is very familiar with the operational characteristics of the aircraft.

"That's the problem." Guo Ziyi gritted her teeth and said, "No matter what, let's try it first!" ”

"That's all it can be."

Yu Dayou has no other way at the moment.

Soon, five mimic aircraft rose from the flagship deck, lined up in a line, and swayed towards the enemy's position.

Because it's a seaside, it's always windy.

At the moment, the west wind is blowing, especially at high altitude, and the wind force is above level 5. Bombs dropped from high altitudes can easily deviate from the target under the action of the wind.

In the first round of bombardment, none of them hit the target.

When Yu Dayou saw it, he glanced at Guo Ziyi without a trace, looking a little embarrassed. Even though it was affected by the wind, it was still too embarrassing.

Especially in front of friendly forces, it will damage the prestige of the Great Xia army even more.

In the second round of bombardment, the situation did not improve significantly, only one bomb hit, and only exploded on the edge of the enemy battery, causing no major casualties.

In the next few rounds, the effect is average.

With this level of bombing, it would not be possible to shake the enemy's defensive line. The most important thing is time, the national war is only one month, and it must be resolved quickly.

It is expected that tomorrow morning, the main force led by Han Xin, the commander of the expeditionary force, will arrive at the front line.

By that time, the mariners, field legions, combat pros, and logisticians will have more than three million men and thousands of ships.

With such a large fleet, every day of delay at sea is a staggering amount of material consumption. No matter how rich Great Xia is, it won't last a few days.

Therefore, the forward troops must open up the situation in the shortest possible time, successfully land on the beach, establish a stronghold on the land, and then obtain supplies by advancing inland, forming a virtuous circle.

"Since the air attack fails, it can only be attacked!"

Guo Ziyi turned around, looked at the group of army commanders, and asked solemnly, "Who is willing to lead his troops to battle?" ”

"The last will go!"

As soon as the words fell, a fierce general came out, it was the commander of the First Legion of the Flame Army of Luofeng City, one of the top ten fierce generals in history, Ran Min, the king of martial mourning.

On this expedition, the Phoenix Prisoner showed great sincerity and took the initiative to arrange the Flame Army as the vanguard.

In addition to repaying Great Xia, the Phoenix Prisoner also wanted to take advantage of this battle to completely play the prestige of Luofeng City, and earn a lot of merit points along the way, so as to be promoted to the rank of duke.

Seeing that Handan City is about to open a dynasty and establish a country, how can the phoenix prisoner not be in a hurry.

Of the only three remaining territories in Huaxia District, Fengcheng has not yet been promoted to the capital.

Guo Ziyi saw it and nodded with satisfaction, "Go ahead!" ”

"No!"

Leaning slightly, Ran Min took 10,000 elites of the Flame Army, changed to a red horse boat, and rushed towards the coast. As soon as they landed, they jumped off the boats one by one and rushed towards the shore.

As soon as the fighters who were running at the front stepped on the soft sand, the enemy moved.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

For a time, artillery fire rang out.

The cannonballs with large heads exploded on the beach, and the golden Xisha blasted in all directions, like bullets, shooting at the surrounding soldiers.

"Ah~~My eyes~~"

There are unlucky eggs who are rushed into their eyes by the splashed sand and let out a painful wail.

"Raise your shield!"

The tall Ran Min, armed with a spear, commanded the troops to scatter in small units, dodging cannonballs while blocking the rain of arrows with shields, and rushed forward.

"Kill!"

Ran Min's mission was to kill the fort.

With a "brush", steel shields were erected to form an iron wall.

Although Ran Min is a fierce general, he is not stupid at all, and the 10,000 elites brought out this time are all top sword and shield soldiers. There were also some archers mixed in with it as cover.

Each squad is paired with an archer.

On the Gaihai, Guo Ziyi looked at the charging troops, both expectant and nervous.

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