Rumble! Boom! Boom Boom Boom!

With one roar after another of roars and explosions, a burst of brilliant fireworks erupted from the positions that the Portuguese had "worked so hard" to build, followed by exclamations and wails in different dialects, but they also gradually dissipated with the continuous bombardment of artillery fire.

Of course, it may not be dissipated. It's just that the sound of shelling one after another completely drowned out the wails of the Portuguese and natives.

"The enemy is coming, the enemy is coming!"

"Be hidden, be hidden!"

"Damn, probably Australasians, how did they come so soon?"

"Go and inform the Commander, the Australasian is coming!"

The Portuguese soldiers, who were lucky not to be affected by the bombing, ran out of the bombing area at this time.

By the time the Portuguese army successfully reacted and rushed to the vicinity of the position, it was already more than ten minutes later.

At this time, the first round of bombardment had long since ended, and the explosion of a large number of shells had stained the Portuguese position with a layer of black eyes.

If someone looks closely, they may be able to find some fragments of stumps, as well as some digging tools that have been abandoned in the corners.

"Everyone, get into positions and defend against the enemy!" The Portuguese soldiers frantically conveyed orders.

This position, which is under construction, is the first and only line of defense in Dili.

To be honest, a small city with a population of more than 20,000 people can build such a large-scale defense line, and it has to rely on a large number of indigenous people.

If it weren't for these natives, let alone build a defensive line, I'm afraid the city would have been destroyed in the first round of bombardment.

The first round of bombardment of the 1st Division was very effective, and many of the temporarily built positions had collapsed, and the artillery positions that had not yet been cultivated were also destroyed in this bombardment.

Although there is also a relatively strong trench, which can be used as a defensive position at the front line.

But to use this trench to stop the 1st Division's attack, General Silvio Lonnie Rodlin said it was wishful thinking.

I looked at the time on my watch and found that it was past eight o'clock in the morning.

General Silvio Lonnie Rodlin muttered to himself, "Those guys should be almost there, right?" ”

"Stop the bombing and let that group of Portuguese enter their positions." General Silvio Lonnie Rodlin suddenly ordered.

The artillerymen, though puzzled by the intentions of General Silvio Lonnie Rodrin's orders, obediently stopped their reloading.

The Portuguese army finally breathed a sigh of relief when it saw this, and under the orders of the commander of its garrison, a large number of soldiers hurriedly poured into the position.

Of course, the area of the trenches that had been built for the longest time and was also the most fortified must have been flooded with Portuguese troops.

Some improvised positions, as well as some semi-collapsed defensive positions, were defended by indigenous armies.

In order to ensure the loyalty of the indigenous army, all the junior officers of the indigenous army were all Portuguese.

In addition, the commander of the garrison in Portuguese Timor also sent a team of warlords to supervise the movements of the indigenous troops.

As long as the native armies dare to flinch in the slightest, they will be greeted by the relentless bullets of the Warlords.

In this way, a delicate truce was maintained between the 1st Division and the Portuguese army.

The Portuguese soldiers waited in horror for the Australasian charge, while the soldiers of the 1st Division, under the orders of General Silvio Lonni Rodrin, hid in the distance.

Above the Portuguese position.

At first, the Portuguese were a little frightened. Because the explosions just now were so frequent, it seemed as if thousands of artillery pieces were firing at the same time, and the shells were coming like a downpour.

Although the main force of the Portuguese soldiers was not affected by the bombardment, the shock and sound of the explosion also made the Portuguese soldiers feel the despair and panic from the suppression of fire.

This is also the reason why even though the bombardment of the 1st Division has stopped for more than ten minutes, the Portuguese soldiers did not dare to counterattack with artillery fire.

First, the Portuguese artillery positions had been destroyed, and secondly, the number of artillery in the Portuguese garrison was not large, and it could not be an opponent of Australasia, both in terms of quantity and quality.

"Soldiers, the Australasian people are no longer out of shells! The bombardment, though frequent, also depleted most of the Australasian ammunition reserves. Cheer up, as long as you hold your ground and wait for our reinforcements to arrive, all of you will be a hero of the kingdom, and His Majesty will personally award you the honor! The commander of the Portuguese Timor garrison, Caffe Filjo, hurriedly gathered the hearts of his troops.

Hearing the explanation of the garrison commander, and the fact that the Australasian shelling had indeed stopped, the Portuguese soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and the natives began to congratulate themselves on being alive for the time being.

Buzz ~ Buzz ~ Buzz ~

The position that had fallen into a brief silence suddenly sounded with a buzzing sound that stunned the Portuguese soldiers.

It's winter in the southern hemisphere, and there aren't many mosquitoes on the island of Timor, and it's unlikely that they will cause such a widespread buzz.

So where does this buzz come from? It can't be that all Portuguese soldiers have heard it wrong, right?

"Oh my God, look at the sky, there are a few big birds!" A sharp-eyed soldier suddenly noticed an anomaly in the sky and screamed in horror.

“oh，shit！ How can there be such a big bird? Is this the buzz coming from this bunch of guys? ”

Where had the Portuguese soldiers seen such a rare big bird, and they watched in amazement.

"Well, watch out for Australasian sneak attacks. This may be a novel species that we have never seen in this land, and we will have time to study it when the war is over. Listen, lads, the soldier who has killed the most enemies, I personally take credit for him, and ask Your Majesty to bestow him a knighthood! Kafei Filjo naturally noticed the anomaly in the sky, but didn't care.

Hearing Cafe Filho's words, many Portuguese soldiers showed excitement and involuntarily clenched the guns in their hands.

The Kingdom of Portugal has a long history of monarchy, and the aristocracy is also one of the most powerful classes in the Kingdom of Portugal.

Anyone has a dream of nobility, and war is one of the ways to become an aristocracy.

After hearing the buzzing sound, General Silvio Lonnie Rodlin smiled, nodded and said, "Artillery, make a little noise for this group of guys, and a surprise sneak attack can get the best result." ”

The soldiers of Australasia, naturally, heard the buzzing and saw something strange in the sky.

However, as well-trained soldiers, they know that the first thing they need to do is to carry out military orders.

Rumble!

The bombardment of the 1st Division sounded again, only this time with much less frequency than the last, and the shell consumption was only about one-fifth of that of the previous indiscriminate attack.

The positions were bombed again, and the most nervous were naturally the Portuguese soldiers.

However, after hearing that the frequency of the bombardment had decreased significantly, General Kafei Filjo smiled confidently and asked the soldiers to convey his words: "The Australasian artillery stocks are running out, hold on to this round of bombardment, and wait for the enemy to get close before counterattacking with all your might!" ”

After the herald went to deliver the order, General Caffey Filjo took refuge in a stronger trench that was specially reinforced with cement next to him.

These concealment points were planned in advance when the trenches were dug, and because of the common use of cement structures, they were also more robust than ordinary trenches.

Such a concrete facility is connected to the trench, but because the area of the connection is a curve with a large angle, it is very effective to prevent the shock wave of the shell from falling into the trench.

Basically, there will be one such concrete structure every 100 meters in the trenches, which will be used as a safe shelter for the bombed soldiers.

This round of bombardment came and went quickly, and apart from the indigenous soldiers, who were not protected by concrete structures, the casualties of the Portuguese soldiers were not large.

This also greatly strengthened the confidence of the Portuguese soldiers to win the war, and the soldiers of Australasia were not very good, except for hiding in the distance and throwing shells, they did not even dare to make a formal charge.

Airplanes~

An even more pronounced buzzing interrupted the Portuguese speculation, and many looked up, their pupils dilated.

What they thought was a big bird in the sky was now dropping black dots one after another.

Those black dots continued to enlarge in the pupils of the Portuguese soldiers, eventually evolving into the appearance of cannonballs.

"It's a cannonball! Avoid! Avoid! Kaffei Filjo was the first to find out.

After the sky gradually dropped some black dots, General Kafei Filjo was curious to see what these black dots were with a telescope.

The result was a surprise to Caffe Filjo. It wasn't a big bird in the sky at all, it was one bird-like machine after another.

And the machines were dropping shell after shell, and the landing point directly below the shells was the position of the Portuguese.

Unfortunately, it only took a few seconds from the time General Kafei Filjo found out about the situation and shouted out, to the time the shell hit the ground and exploded.

What is a few seconds to do? How many times can you blink your eyes, how many times can you open your legs?

With the exception of a very few Portuguese soldiers who were relatively close to the concrete structure, the vast majority of Portuguese soldiers had no chance of escaping from their positions into the concrete structure.

Coupled with the fact that everyone was defenseless, there were even a dozen Portuguese soldiers who actually entered the concrete structure.

Rumble! Boom!

Australasia dispatched a total of six bombers this time, and the missions were carried out by very experienced pilots.

The first round of these six bombers contained 36 shells, and all of them were larger-caliber bombs, with an extremely wide range of damage.

And the bombing was still going on round after round, and after the six bombers dropped all the bombs they carried, they swaggered back.

On the Portuguese position, a scene even more tragic was staged at this time than the previous large-scale bombardment.

The second one, ask for a monthly pass, brothers

(End of chapter)