Dali picked up a long pole and gestured back and forth across the map.

"Captains, history is the best teacher, and the classic examples of past battles show that it is foolish to use naval guns to fire at shore defense guns, so we must avoid entering the attack area of shore defense guns.

I have good news to tell you, that is, the enemy's coastal defense guns are all antiques, after my observation last night, I found that they are still using the P1-A type coastal defense guns produced half a century ago, I read its information in the illustrated book when I was a child, those bulky iron guys can only rotate 30 degrees from side to side! You can't block all the coasts!

Now here's the point! Let your ships sail to the dead end of the shore defense artillery fire, captains, pay attention to this place, which is the triangle area I marked on the map, take out your notebook, write these down, and look at the position I am pointing to now!

Captains, be sure to let your helmsmen be cautious, avoid the reefs and undercurrents, and lay down the landing craft at the location I have marked.

If the above plan is successfully implemented, then congratulations, the combat mission entered the second stage, and all warships began to cover the landing of marines.

Look at the angles I've drawn here! Line up the fleet at this angle, attack the fortifications on the shore with the guns on the port side, and if the enemy ships dare to approach, they can only choose to go around the reef and approach from your right, and then concentrate their starboard fire!

Note! I'm not like those officers who have a good face, but don't understand anything, I don't pursue the frequency of fire, I demand safety and efficiency!

When you get back, warn your gunners to dip their sponge sticks in more water to completely extinguish the embers in the barrels before reloading the next medicine pack! I don't want those stupid boreholes to happen again!

I don't want any stupid gunner's ignition stick to be held steady and detonate the pill bag in advance! Let them be careful, do you hear me? ”

"Understood! Sir! The captains responded in unison.

After watching Dalí's miraculous drawing process and listening to his all-round tactical deployment, people have been completely conquered by the young commander in front of them, and they think that this man is undoubtedly a genius, and they are convinced of his every word.

Dali nodded: "Very good, let's talk about the issue after the landing, who is the person in charge of the landing force?" ”

A skinny officer stepped forward: "It's me, sir, the Guards Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion, Battalion Major Dalley Hart. ”

"Dalí? Same name as me? He looked at the other with interest.

"It's just pronounced with the same name, but the spelling is different, you're Dali, and I'm Dalli, with two L's in between, sir!"

"Hmm...... It's a bit awkward to call out your name, and it's easy to confuse, can I call you by your last name and call you Major Hart? ”

"Absolutely."

"I heard you belong to the Guard? Or a new unit created by His Majesty the Duke himself? ”

"Yes, sir, we were originally part of an infantry division under the command of the Young Guards, and His Majesty the Duke has summoned from our division the line infantry that is water-based and does not get seasick.

After that, we followed the Wang family naval instructor for sailing training, we can be competent for simple sailor work, good at operating small boats for shoal landing, and other skills are the three major disciplines of infantry, shooting, bomb throwing, and stabbing, we are a new branch of the army - the Marine Corps, currently there are only three battalions. ”

Dalí thought to himself: (Your Majesty is really thoughtful, it seems that this task is very important to her, I have to do it.) ）

The operational meeting ended, the officers returned to their respective ships, and two hours later, the landing operation on the No. 1 island of the Starfall Islands officially began.

The actual combat process was much easier than Dali expected.

Spotters on the island sounded the alarm when they spotted the fleet, and the defenders came to the shore to set up defenses, and the shore defense guns were no longer usable due to disrepair, and only served as a deterrent.

The task force, in order to avoid the fire of the shore defense artillery, made a large circle in vain, drove with difficulty to the planned area, and laid down all the boats.

After the Marines approached the shoals, the fleet began its first round of shelling, and the Marines pushed the boats up to the beachhead under the cover of artillery fire and took their weapons out of special leather waterproof bags.

When the soldiers were loaded with ammunition, Major Hart led the charge with his saber in his hand, "Charge, boys, for the sake of Valstad, forward!" ”

The island was large, but the defenders on it numbered just over a hundred, and they hastily organized a weak defensive line, and some of the timid defenders saw the black and crushed infantry lining on the beach, and threw down their rifles and fled.

The ferocious landing force rushed to the breakwater, and after a volley of fire from the defenders, the marines fought back with their guns raised, and then rushed directly at the enemy with bayonets, and after a short hand-to-hand battle, all the surviving defenders surrendered.

Standing on the top of the mainmast of the flagship "Exocet," Dali observed the entire process of the landing operation with a monocular.

"It's really vulnerable," he said, putting away his binoculars, feeling a little disappointed that the enemy warship he had wanted to guard against did not appear.

He now felt that the operation was like fighting mosquitoes with artillery, and that the enemy's defenses were too weak and had no depth to take with very few troops.

The Duke gave him an elite task force and specially trained marines, which shows how much she attaches importance to this mission.

An hour later, the task force dropped anchor and stood by, and Dalí arrived on the island in a dinghy, where Major Hart was waiting for him on the shore.

"How many people have been lost?"

"Five dead and 11 wounded."

"Good fight, Colonel." Dali nodded, "What about the defenders on the island?" ”

"My lord, half of them threw their weapons and fled directly, and we killed more than 30 people, and the injured were not counted, in short, the rest all surrendered.

According to their officers, there are only these defenders on the island, and they want to organize local militia to resist, but the inhabitants of the island do not buy the noble alliance, but start attacking them, what a bunch of unlucky people! Hahaha! ”

Surrounded by officers, Dali came to the island's town, where he was received by representatives of the islanders.

The mayor of the town, an old man with white hair, shook his hand and said, "I heard that you no longer support the League of Nobles?" ”

"Your Excellency...... We support the Duchy of Valstad! Long live His Majesty the Duke! The old man said tremblingly, "The army of the League of Nobles is doing all kinds of evil on the island, let those bastards die!" Behold, my militia has captured all the deserters of the Noble League as a sign of our loyalty to the Duchy! ”