Under the watchful eyes of many Japanese soldiers on the island, several warships on Iwo Jima advanced to a distance of 3,000 meters close to Iwo Jima.

Two Dreadnought 2nd class battleships and four Aegis 2nd class cruisers, as close as possible to Iwo Jima.

The shelling immediately began, and all 700 targets on Iwo Jima were included in the shelling targets, and several reconnaissance planes in the sky, acting as planes for proofreading, flew around Iwo Jima.

The roaring sound of artillery broke the silence of Iwo Jima that lasted for more than half a month.

Honda covered his ears under the tree and looked at the rumbling naval guns on the sea not far away.

It was a 406-millimeter main gun, and Japan, which had an understanding of this kind of main gun, also distributed data on various enemies to the hands of the whole army, and every soldier in the Pacific Ocean could be said to be familiar with this powerful main gun.

Although the caliber of the main guns of the main battleships of the Red Alert Imperial Navy was more than 50 millimeters smaller than that of the Yamato-class battleships, it was not inferior to the main guns of the Yamato-class in terms of armor-piercing ability and the destructive effect of anti-personnel shells.

Especially in terms of charge explosion and damage ability, the 406-mm main gun of the Red Alert Empire is even more lethal than the Yamato-class shells.

The main gun, which is equipped with 5 million fragments, has an astonishing radius of 600 meters after exploding, and an absolute radius of 600 meters.

Definitely a super scary weapon.

Shimoki Honda recalled the data in his mind, and then quietly looked at the rumbling artillery outside, he didn't know what the island was like now, but the violent shaking of the earth seemed to say it all.

The smoke of gunfire had already covered a lot of the scenery in front of him, and just when Honda Shimoki thought that his artillery would be silent, the Japanese artillery on the island finally began to counterattack.

Because the enemy is in front, it is not fought in vain, especially the six battleships that are only three thousand meters away from Iwo Jima.

The 120-mm and 155-mm guns scattered on the island opened fire, while the larger caliber guns remained hidden.

The artillery counterattack on the island did not allow the approaching battleships to retreat, and many artillery fire fell on the sides of the six battleships, splashing a column of water several meters high.

A 155-millimeter shell landed on the side deck of a battleship, but the exploding bomb only blew out a piece of black green on this deck, leaving a crater that did not even penetrate the armor.

The Red Guard Navy's warships, which pay attention to protection and seaworthiness, cannot be threatened by artillery fire of this calibre.

Not to mention a 155-millimeter shell, even if there was a heavy artillery division on the island and let these guns attack for a whole day, it would not be possible to make the dreadnought 2nd class battleship ineffective, let alone sunk.

Honda Shimoki clearly saw that the battleship was intact, except for the sparks when it exploded, there were no wounds at all.

This battleship, the second largest in the world, is only three or four thousand tons lighter than the Yamato class, and theoretically speaking, it is a battleship of the same class as the Yamato class, with powerful armor and extraordinary.

Shimoki Honda did not expect the island's artillery from the beginning, capable of taking out the opposing warships, not to mention the battleships, even those cruisers, the firepower on the island could hardly pose a mortal threat.

And he also knows very well that the firepower points that come out of the anger on the island may not be retained for long.

He couldn't understand why Lieutenant General Awabayashi Tadamichi would order these artillery fires to counterattack.

The result was obvious, and amid the rumbling gunfire, Honda Shimoki heard a whistling sound from the sky, as if it were the sound of an airplane, but it was completely different from everything he had heard before.

Through the observation port, Honda Shimoki tried to see a little more clearly, but he couldn't see anything, as if the fighter plane making a sound was still far away.

Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze, something in the sky approached Iwo Jima at high speed, pulling a white trail in the sky.

The next second, it flew out of his sight, and then there were many much lighter explosions on the island.

What's that?

Honda Shimoki thought with some confusion, and saw that it seemed to be a torpedo flying in the sky, but it didn't look like it.

And after the appearance of those strange flying machines, something was wrong with the sound on the island.

It didn't take long for Honda Shimoki to understand that something was wrong.

That is, the artillery on the island, all quieted down, did not continue to strike at the enemy ships on the sea, as if all had stopped shelling.

Although Honda Shimoki was only a senior soldier, he was an experienced veteran, and it was clear that under such circumstances, it was impossible for the island's artillery to stop.

After firing, it is equivalent to the concealed fire point is exposed, at this time, it is necessary to concentrate the firepower and bring as much damage to the enemy as possible, how can it be possible to fight two rounds, and then stop and wait for the enemy to destroy.

There is only one reason for this situation, and that is that the artillery fire on the island has been destroyed.

I don't want to believe it, but that's the only explanation.

Could it be those flying torpedoes from before?

Shimoki Honda didn't know what it was, but based on his own ideas, he gave it a name.

In fact, it was not only Honda Shimoki who saw the so-called flying torpedo, but even quite a few people saw it.

In particular, many Japanese soldiers in the trenches of Mt. Oriba and Mt. Wonsan saw flying bombs falling from the sky, accurately destroying the artillery positions on the island.

The scene was even more shocking than all the salvos of the enemy's naval guns, because no one had ever seen such a weapon that could directly and accurately hit the target.

Obviously, the Red Alert Empire has some great weapons again.

Su Lin Zhongdao stood in the narrow hole of the headquarters, slowly lowered the telescope in his hand, and a pain flashed on his face.

He knew that he had been deceived, and that the enemy approached with a fleet, deliberately attracting the artillery lurking on the island, and then locking on to destroy.

Awabayashi Tadamichi knew from the beginning that this was a means of deception, but he still did not hesitate to let the artillery unit attack, but the strength of the enemy was completely unexpected.

Dozens of artillery pieces, which were just two rounds of shelling, were easily destroyed, which was the most unacceptable.

Under normal circumstances, relying on the fleet, it is simply impossible to destroy the artillery positions on the island so quickly, and with the help of these artillery, at least it can severely damage several enemy warships, and the result is heart-wrenching and helpless.

At the same time, Awabayashi Tadamichi was a little glad that the four 220-mm guns on the island were not exposed, and he resisted the temptation to sink the opponent's cruiser.