The huge explosion shook Chen Laohu's flagship.

He watched as the arsenal ship, which was turning with the help of a tugboat, was blown out of a huge hole.

The sea is rushing into the cabin along this huge hole.

"What's going on?" Chen Laohu grabbed a staff officer casually.

"I don't know for what reason, the arsenal ship exploded." The staff officer's face turned pale with fright.

Arsenal ships!

It was a mobile marine ammunition depot with rockets scurrying across the surface as they exploded.

"Check! Find out the cause of the explosion. "Watch as rockets fly across the sea and explode on the beach.

Chen Laohu was shocked into a cold sweat, this is a heavy rocket, each charge is more than five hundred kilograms.

If you really do it on a warship, you can blow up a destroyer.

The arsenal ship can launch more than 100 ...... at a time!

And the closest to the exploding arsenal ship is another arsenal ship.

Whatever you want!

Just when Chen Laohu thought of the danger, another arsenal ship was hit by a rocket fired indiscriminately.

With the sound of explosions, I saw that the arsenal ship was filled with gunsmoke.

"Boom!" A dazzling bright light shook so much that Chen Laohu could barely open his eyes.

The huge explosion directly tore the arsenal ship to pieces.

More rockets, scurrying across the sea like headless flies.

The destroyer was frantically dodging at full speed, and it wasn't a joke to get a hit.

Chen Laohu now really wants a rocket to fly over and blow himself up.

finally looked forward to the arsenal ship, but it turned out like this.

The worst thing is that the captain of the arsenal ship is his nephew Chen Ting.

Before the war, he tried his best to settle his nephew.

How much faith he had at the beginning, how much he wants to die now!

Damn it!

Why did you get dizzy and believe this bastard boy.

The sea was in chaos, rockets were scurrying everywhere, and the destroyers were scrambling to evade.

But where can this thing be circumvented!

Another explosion was heard, and Chen Laohu watched as a destroyer was blown in two.

The fragments on the destroyer flew to an altitude of more than 100 meters.

The sailors dived into the water as if dumplings.

There are also people with fire on their bodies, and the wailing sound can be heard clearly by Chen Laohu from such a distance.

Tears blurred his eyes in an instant, these are the elite of the Ming Navy!

The French on the shore were a little confused, and they couldn't understand why the Ming warship blew up itself.

Could it be French artillery fire?

This is impossible, the French army did not yet have a gun that far.

Even if you can hit so far, you can't get the right head, how can you happen to hit a warship?

The Ming army on the beach was even more unlucky, and more than a dozen rockets fell on the sand.

Scorching shrapnel scattered in the sand, and a squad that had just landed was blown into the sky by a rocket before it could enter the bunker.

Stumps and broken arms were scattered everywhere, and the scene was extremely tragic.

Those damn rockets, finally no longer flying out of the arsenal ships.

Look at the blazing arsenal ships, which are sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The two destroyers that were accidentally damaged also had their hulls tilted constantly because of a large amount of water.

The sea is full of fluttering naval sailors, this scene only happened to the navies of other countries before, no one thought that it would happen to the powerful Daming Navy today.

Everyone was a little stupid and didn't know how to face the situation in front of them.

"What are you doing in a daze? Order the destroyer to hurry up and save people! ”

Chen Laohu roared furiously.

Only then did the staff officers react and began to send a telegram asking a nearby destroyer to rescue the sailors who had fallen overboard.

"The landing operation cannot be stopped, continue to send troops up.

Send more supplies!

They are about to face a very fierce battle! ”

Chen Laohu has no choice but to catch the ducks on the shelves now.

Fortunately, at the moment it seems that only two destroyers have been destroyed, plus two arsenal ships.

The fact that there were no losses on the large transport ship loaded with the landing soldiers was nothing short of a blessing in misfortune.

In any case, the landing operation must not be stopped, otherwise, none of the marines who landed on the shore will be able to withdraw back.

Da Ming has not experienced such a loss, if it really happens, Chen Laohu will have no second way to go except for a death to thank the world.

"Deputy Commander!

Are we really not going to withdraw them? ”

"You're crazy, can you still come back now?

By what, small landing craft?

At present, more than half of the Marine Corps regiment has landed, and there are more than 2,000 people.

How to withdraw?

By those little landing craft?

What should I do if I am pursued on the way back, what if I am intercepted and killed, and what if I am entangled by the French? ”

Chen Laohu's series of questions made the chief of staff speechless.

Oh, yes!

Now it's not like you can withdraw if you want to.

In any case, the landing battle will continue.

Troops!

Provisions, ammunition!

It must be sent in a steady stream, otherwise, the more than 2,000 marines on the shore will not see the sun tomorrow.

"Send a telegram to the rear and continue to send arsenal ships up.

The destroyer went to the front, ready for fire support.

Also, the Changbaishan was ordered to bombard the positions of the French with the main guns to reduce the burden on the landing force. ”

Chen Laohu quickly reacted, after all, he was a person who had experienced the big war, and he quickly entered his role, began to give orders, and continued to command the landing operation.

"It's ......! But the distance of the Changbaishan is too far, and if you want to accurately shell the enemy's artillery positions at this distance, this ...... Fear......! ”

The chief of staff was a little hesitant, if he could use the main gun fire support of the Changbaishan, it would have been used a long time ago.

Why wait for those arsenal ships to come?

"If I tell you to beat you, you'll hit you, nonsense!

Now, what the are there other artillery that can get to the artillery positions of the French? Chen Laohu snorted.

The chief of staff immediately ran to send a telegram!

Soon, the dragon-like roar of the Changbai Mountain's main cannon came from the sea in the distance.

Huge shells, with whistles, flew through the sky.

The shells exploded at a point of more than a kilometer from the French artillery position, and the huge force of the explosion raised a huge column of smoke, which could be seen with telescopes from a distance.

But even such a large explosion still failed to take out the French artillery positions.

In addition to causing a lot of consternation to the French army, there were no more serious casualties.

Ravanelli received a call from the artillery position, knowing that there was nothing wrong with the position, which was a relief.

On the transport ship, there were constantly marines who were sent to the beach by assault boats.

Then, enter the bunker dug by the French.

Until the evening, the best news from Chen Laohu's side was that the two tractors were finally sent ashore after a lot of hardship.

Now, these two tractors are constantly transferring supplies and ammunition supplies from the beach to the Ming army in the trenches.

And Chen Laohu made a desperate gamble and sent a radio station ashore.

To this end, a small cargo ship ran aground at sea and was torn apart like a target by the French fire.

There was a squad of fighters with explosives strapped to the radio, ready to turn the radio into a part state at any time.

Chen Laohu has taken a big risk, Li Xiao has already said that he will not allow sensitive equipment such as tractors and radio stations to fall into the hands of the enemy, even if it is wreckage.

It's dark!

The Mediterranean sea breeze blew on Chen Laohu's face, and he knew that this time he was gambling with his life.

If he didn't hold on tonight, was overwhelmed by the French army, and drove the Ming army directly into the sea, then everything for him was finished.

Unconsciously, the hand holding the railing turned white.

In the distance in the city of Marseille, a red flare rises into the sky.

The forward position, which had just been sparse for a while, immediately became lively.

In the darkness, countless searing bullet marks could be seen flying through the sky.

The Ming army's position once again resounded one after another explosions, and orange sparks flashed one after another.

The French offensive began!

The interpreter nervously translated the numbers coming from ahead, and then forwarded them to the destroyer on the beach.

Each number represents a coordinate.

As long as the Marines pass the coordinates over, it will only take a minute or two before and after for shells to fall.

The artillery fire of the Ming army engulfed the attacking French army again and again, and the French were blown up all over the field.

Gao Jiu lay in the trench, and the day's shelling made him almost suffocate to death.

Now I can finally get out of the underground bunker with turbid air and smoky miasma.

But after he came out, he regretted it again.

Because the air outside is more turbid, more smoky.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunsmoke, and everyone felt choked badly.

I have no choice but to take a sip of water to moisten my throat from time to time.

The attack of the French was quite fierce and quite amateurish.

A group of shirtless men with rifles, howling a few times in the trenches opposite, began to charge with their bayonet rifles.

This is almost death on the battlefield where automatic weapons are rampant.

Here I started shaking the phone and reported the coordinates.

Because there is a delay in the back-and-forth communication, the coordinates are predetermined.

The guys roared and rushed halfway through, and before they could reach the range of their rifles, they were covered by artillery fire.

Those who were lucky not to be blown up by the fire of the ship's guns were also killed by the mortar fire from behind.

The marines did not even have a chance to shoot, not even machine guns.

There were twenty destroyers on the sea, and the rapid-fire guns of the navy were more powerful than the artillery of the army.

With just one salvo, it was possible to annihilate the attacking forces of the French once.

"Company commander, are the French afraid?" From eight o'clock, the French did not move.

No more artillery fire, no more charges.

The silence on the ground was eerily eeri, the Mediterranean sea breeze had blown away the smoke, and it was finally possible to smell some fresh air.

A lot of people took out canned beef from their backpacks and started eating!

Gao Jiu lit a cigarette and leaned into the trench and smoked.

"Smack!" A slap in the face, a large fat mosquito was killed.

Not far away, there is a large swamp, close to the swamp, and there are many mosquitoes.

Flying in droves, there was actually the momentum of bombers.

Gao Jiu is a more mosquito-attracting system, and he was bitten by mosquitoes in four bags on one hand.

It is not known what the French were going to do, but from the attack that began at six o'clock, the French lost at least one battalion of troops.

This is only on their own front, and the frontal losses of other companies should not be small.

The firepower of naval guns can still be relied on.

Timely, reliable, and sufficient!

The soldiers below handed over a box of canned food, Gao Jiu threw away the cigarette butt, held the canned food box, and carefully poked his head out a little bit while eating.

The line of sight was basically level with the horizon, and it was dark on the opposite side, and there was no movement.

"Dangchang!" A very soft sound caught Gao Jiu's attention.

He picked up his binoculars and looked at the swamp to the left of the position.

It was dark and couldn't be seen clearly, but something seemed to be squirming.

"Flares!" Gao Jiu shouted.

The mortar in the company immediately fired a flare.

Inside that swamp, five or six hundred meters away from the position, there was a kind of red grass growing. I can't see what is inside, it seems that there is something, and it seems that there is none.

Gao Jiu looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see any signs of the French army.

The flare went out quickly, and Gao Jiu put down the binoculars, thinking about it, he still felt uneasy.

"One more!"

"Whoosh......!" Another flare rose into the sky and exploded.

Gao Jiu pointed his telescope at the swamp again, and this time there was not even a shadow.

The flare is out!

Gao Jiu didn't put down the binoculars, but stared at the swamp, and his intuition told him that there was something wrong with that place.

"Flares, fight again!

Machine gun mortar preparation, the swamp at a distance of five hundred meters. ”

Gao Jiu's order made his soldiers nervous for a moment.

Machine gunners and mortars were aiming at the swamp, which looked like there was nothing to the naked eye.

Flares rose into the sky again, and the machine guns and mortars of the Ming army began to bombard the swamp.

Bullets fell densely in the swamp, and mortars exploded from time to time.

The flares went out, and the gunfire stopped.

Aside from the ripples from the mortar shells, nothing seemed wrong in that place.

"Machine gun, fight again!" Mortar shells are precious, machine gun bullets are not so expensive.

MG34, another hundred and ten rounds at the swamp.

The trajectory of tracer bullets accurately shows where they land.

"Fight again!"

Another round of bullets was fired!

Just when Gao Jiu thought that this was his nervousness.

There was a scream in the swamp!

Although the scream was short, it seemed to be only half a scream, but the big guy could hear it clearly.

Without Gao Jiu continuing to order, the three machine guns in the company all fired frantically into the swamp.

Bullets swept across that place!

Screams rang out one after another, and then a group of Frenchmen, covered in mud and water, with bayonets in their hands, stood up and began to howl and charge.

These dogs actually crawled out of the swamp.

I'm not afraid of being eaten by mosquitoes all over the world!

Gao Jiu's side tossed, and other companies also began to hold fire.

The Ming army was surprised to find that some French had even climbed within the range of their rifles.