After two rounds of artillery bombardment by the Combined Fleet, all kinds of shore fortifications built on the shore had been completely destroyed, and at this time, several troop transports that had been on standby on the sea at a distance finally pressed up and approached the coast under the cover of many warships.

The troop transport ship used by the military in this exercise is still different from the boat on which Liu Shang and others were ridden, and it also has a steam-powered propulsion device on board, and the speed of approaching the coast is naturally much faster than that of ordinary sailing boats.

"This is the latest Type 34 landing troop carrier, which can more than double the speed of this ship under our feet in wartime for short ranges. Each ship can carry more than 200 soldiers, and the movable gangplank at the bow allows for a quick landing. In addition, there is hoisting equipment on board, which can quickly unload heavy weapons such as artillery to the shore. "The accompanying officer duly briefed the crowd on the performance characteristics of this troop carrier.

As he spoke, several troop carriers had already sailed to the coast, and after lowering the gangplanks on the bows, the soldiers on board quickly landed on land, and after a simple assembly, they built a beachhead on the spot to prevent the enemy from counterattacking. The several warships parked a little farther away continued to fire shells at a steady frequency at the fort area on the shore, but in order to avoid accidental damage to friendly troops, the angle of the shelling was obviously adjusted, and the area where friendly troops were landing was specially avoided.

Haihan's amphibious landing operation plan relied to a great extent on the advanced performance of weapons and equipment, relying on the superiority in firepower to suppress the enemy's coastal defense forces before landing, and to clear out a relatively safe landing ground for its own landing forces. This style of play is basically to eat the enemy, and it seems that it is difficult to find an opponent in the Far East in this era who can counter Haihan.

But for the followers and competitors of the Haihan, this style of play is difficult to emulate, after all, the gap between the Haihan army and the Haihan army in terms of weaponry and training level is too great. When the Haihan Army covered the land with artillery fire, it did not involve other allied warships, after all, to use the relatively high-end tactics of sea and land coordination and infantry and artillery coordination on the battlefield, only their own families who have undergone strict training can be relied on.

Liu Shang naturally had never seen such a tactic, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, if the Haihan army attacked all parts of the Ming Dynasty with this tactic, he was afraid that it would be invincible. Even if he knew the combat methods of the Haihan army now, Liu Shang could not think of any way to stop its landing, what could the Ming army do?

Although at present, the Haihan army used force to occupy some islands along the coast of Daming, and for the time being, there is no overt invasion of them such as landing in a certain place to attack the city, but in Liu Shang's opinion, this is no longer a question of whether the Haihan has the ability to attack the Ming Dynasty, but whether they want to do so. Although the Ming Dynasty claimed to have a million troops, it may not be able to stop the invasion launched by the Haihan from the sea.

While Liu Shang was thinking about the east and west, the army had basically completed the task of seizing the landing site and setting up a beachhead. Several six-pounder field guns were hoisted from troop carriers ashore, and they provided enough firepower to withstand a possible counterattack by an adversary. However, due to the limitation of the number of troops invested in the exercise, there were no more land forces to carry out follow-up landing operations, so the subject of amphibious landing was actually considered to be the end of the exercise by this point.

After the accompanying officer announced the news, everyone was a little unsatisfied, after all, it was rare to have the opportunity to see the real war scene, but this rhythm seemed to be just about to start the main drama, and it came to an abrupt end. It's like setting up a sumptuous banquet in front of you, and everyone has just listened to the chef introduce the highlights of each dish, and is about to move the chopsticks, but the host announced that the banquet has been withdrawn, and the appetite is really uncomfortable.

Even a well-informed official like Yu Xiaobao was a little dissatisfied with this arrangement, and asked the officer: "It's only noon, won't today's military drill end here?"

The officer replied with a smile: "Director Yu also said that since it is already noon, everyone has to eat and rest." ”

Yu Xiaobao was a little unhappy and said, "Is there also time to eat during wartime?"

The officer's face turned solemn and said: "Naturally, there is no one on the battlefield, but this arrangement is not for the consideration of the soldiers participating in the exercise, and I hope Director Yu can understand." ”

Yu Xiaobao suddenly realized that the exercise was suspended at noon, not simply to take care of the participating troops, but more because of the various immortals who were onlookers. These invited audiences are basically extraordinary, many of them are dignitaries and dignitaries from various countries, and they are not patriotic people like themselves, so it seems that there will indeed be a suspicion of neglect to let these people all watch the military exercise with a hungry stomach. It's also a smart way to take a break at the right time.

Yu Xiaobao figured out the reason, and immediately hugged his fist to the officer and said, "It's a gaffe!"

The officer hurriedly responded: "Director Yu is polite, which is also the reason why I didn't explain it before." Then everyone should hurry up and eat first, there are other arrangements in the afternoon. ”

Hearing that the officer said that there were other arrangements, everyone's originally depressed mood finally recovered, and they hurriedly opened up for dinner, lest they miss the content of the afternoon exercise. The conditions on this ship are limited, and the main meal can't make any tricks, but at the moment, everyone's mind is not on eating at all, and it doesn't matter if the coarse tea and light rice are there, as long as you can eat a mouthful of hot food and fill your stomach.

After everyone had finished their lunch, they returned to the deck and waited for the afternoon exercise to begin. However, there are no influential figures on this ship, no matter how anxious they are, they can only obediently wait for the military's arrangement.

After waiting for a long time, a flag finally came from the military's liaison ship, and the ship they were on slowly approached Xieyang Island, and it looked as if it was about to land here.

Sure enough, the accompanying officer explained to everyone: "The content of the military exercise in the afternoon will be held on the island, so please go ashore to watch." ”

Liu Shang naturally prefers to stay on land, the boat is really uncomfortable rocking, and the soles of his feet are not steady. Seeing that the ship was getting closer and closer to the shore, a question suddenly popped up in Liu Shang's heart: Since the afternoon exercise was on the island, there should be nothing to do with the navy in the future, right? Since there is an arrangement for the change of the battlefield environment, it should be that the Haihan Army has something amazing to show.

The place where everyone landed on the island was the place where the army landed after the naval bombardment of Haihan in the morning, but by this time the army troops had already left this place and headed for the inland direction of the island. The army's temporary beachhead was retained as it was, Liu Shang leaned over to take a look, and listened to the officer's explanation by the way, in fact, the bunker structure is very simple, basically using a multi-functional flatbed truck to transport goods in the ruins of the coastal defense fortress destroyed by artillery fire to build a series of breastwork, and leave a ** position in between, and then the infantry uses rifles to fight behind the bunker.

With the range advantage of Haihan's weapons, this kind of beachhead can at least guarantee to repel enemy counterattacks within a radius of 100 kilometers, while it is difficult for enemy forces to shorten the engagement distance to within the range of their own long-range weapons. Coupled with the combination of light and heavy firepower, it will not be too much of a problem to deal with enemy forces several times their own in such a position, at least for a day and a half.

The ground was full of shells that had been poured down by the Haihan warships during the bombardment in the morning, and Liu Shang took a closer look, the largest was the size of a human head, and the smallest was like an adult's fist, and there were at least hundreds of shells as far as the eye could see. Most of these shells can be reused directly after recycling, and sappers will come to clean up the area later, collecting and cleaning up all the shells.

Liu Shang also paid special attention to the fortress fortifications that Haihan had built in advance here, judging from the thickness of its parapet wall alone, Haihan did not adulterate this kind of temporary facility, and the thinnest place was also about four inches thick. Although the strength of this kind of fortification is certainly not comparable to that of the city wall, it is not bad as a shore fortification.

As far as the Daming port that Liu Shang himself visited is concerned, there are not many places where fortresses like this have been built, and although there are a small number of garrisons near most ports, even naval camps, there are few fortifications used for anti-landing operations. If they encounter a similar surprise attack, they are afraid that the end will only be worse than the fortifications here, and the Haihan people's tactic of forcibly clearing the field by firepower, unless the city is repaired to the port coast and relied on the fortified city for defense, the defenders may have a chance to prevent it from landing.

Of course, it is impossible for the city to be built to the coastline, so such a way of resistance is naturally not valid. Liu Shang looked at the shells all over the ground, and secretly sighed in his heart, the situation continues to develop like this according to the current momentum, I am afraid that in a few years, Daming will really be cold. I think that the barbarians outside the northern Guanhai will only fight immediately, and the Central Plains Liukou are only good at burning, killing and looting, where can they compare to the Haihan people who can not only operate but also fight, and they can't find weaknesses at all. Don't look at Haihan who seems to be good to Da Ming now, Liu Shang feels that when the Hai Han people are full-fledged, Da Ming will definitely become the target of their encroachment, and they will never rob some money and people will stop it.

"Mr. Liu has never seen such a big formation before, right?"

Liu Shangzheng stared at the cannonball on the ground in a daze, and a creepy voice sounded behind him. He didn't need to look back to confirm that the Evil Star was beside him again.

Liu Shang hurriedly calmed down his thoughts, and turned around and responded: "The villain has never seen an army fight before, and today I am fortunate to see the majesty of the Haihan fleet, and I am deeply shocked in my heart, and the gaffe makes Director Zhang smile." ”

The uninvited guest who suddenly appeared was Zhang Qianzhi from the Ministry of Security, Liu Shang thought that he would not see him again on this errand, but he didn't expect this person to appear at this juncture, and he stared at him again at the first time. Liu Shang wondered in his heart if he didn't have a conflict with him, how could he meet this evil star wherever he went, or was this guy actually secretly monitoring his movements all the time?

Zhang Qianzhi smiled: "It's not surprising that you were a little shocked when you saw this scene for the first time. Not to mention you, even if you are a professional soldier, you may not be able to accept the scene you see today. ”

After Zhang Qianzhi finished speaking, he pointed to the back, and Liu Shang turned his head to see that several boats had been parked on the shore, and representatives of all parties who had come to observe the military exercise had already descended to the shore one after another, and some people were shouting and digging at the shells on the ground, as if they wanted to see how much they weighed.

Only then did Liu Shang realize that Zhang Qianzhi should have watched this military exercise on another ship. In the current environment, with his status and status, he naturally wants to spy on senior officers of other countries and carry out intelligence and security tasks, rather than staying with the group of harmless guys in the inspection team. As for a small person like himself who came in temporarily, it is even more insignificant.

Liu Shang figured out the key, and his mood relaxed. At this time, the accompanying officers were already beckoning everyone to assemble and prepare to march to the next destination on the island. Liu Shang greeted Zhang Qianzhi and hurriedly followed the team of the inspection team.

The area of Xieyang Island is less than two square kilometers, and there is no depth to speak of, and after the team set off for a while, they already saw the banner of the Haihan Army outside a mountain col in front of them. At this time, the accompanying officers announced to them the content of the afternoon military exercise, that is, the display of army weapons.

Liu Shangxin said yes, if this link is not arranged, how can the Haihan people sell their weapons to these audiences? This Haihan people are businessmen in their bones, and they will never let go of any opportunity to do business.

When I got closer, it turned out that this small col was originally a shooting range, and the target was standing in the innermost position of the col, and all the shooting positions were outside the col, so there was no need to worry about stray bullets and innocent injuries. The telescope he had previously obtained on the ship was not recovered, and Liu Shang subconsciously took it out to observe the target position in the depths of the mountain col.

These targets are different from each other, some are large and some are small, and it seems that they should have different shooting requirements. Some were no bigger than a gong and were propped up with wooden sticks and inserted into the ground; some were tied to the trunk of a tree to trace the outline of the upper body of the human body; and some were as large as a door panel, placed in the deepest part of the col, at least a mile from the firing position, and the targets were marked with concentric circles. This is most likely out of reach of rifles, and it is estimated that it is a target for artillery.

The target positions outside the col are also very diverse, some are in the trenches, some are behind the breastwork, and there are even shooting positions on the sentry tower more than three feet high. The guns on several gun emplacements were already in place, but the guns were tightly covered with oilcloths, and their true faces could not be seen for the time being. Liu Shang was not in a hurry at this time, anyway, the people had already arrived here, as long as he waited, he would definitely be able to see the weapons of the Haihan people displayed.

(End of chapter)