The sea was still covered with landing boats shuttled back and forth, and the Datang Group's landing troops were using the most clumsy way to transport their soldiers and equipment to the beach.
Some soldiers on the sea heard the sound of gunfire from the beach, and some troops who were still transferring to small boats also saw the smoke rising from the firing cruiser.
Then, everyone heard the intensive sound of artillery, and the sound of the cruiser's cannons echoed on the sea, with a powerful momentum that shocked everything.
The soldiers who were preparing to go ashore in small boats were startled by the screaming shells flying over their heads.
Also startled was Mirage Takemoto, the commander of the Mirage Army Corps. He was startled by the shells whizzing by above his head, and then he was horrified to see the tragic explosion behind him.
The names of Mirage are very interesting, and outsiders can generally understand what kind of work they are good at from their names.
Mirage is the national surname of Mirage country, and all people in Mirage country are named Mirage. After mirage is their "identity" or "job". Army officers use the character "武", naval officers use the character "海", craftsmen use the character "work", farmers use the character "农", and women use the character "married".
Before, he followed his father, and after he got married, he followed his husband.
The last part of the surname is the person's "name", which can be any number of words. This is also an important reason why Tang Mo almost never does business with people from the Mirage country - he doesn't like it.
Mirage Wuyuan was confused by what happened at this moment, because he still doesn't know what happened.
At first, he thought that the weak Zheng Guo had some trouble, so he sent some troops to try to recapture Dongwan Island.
But then the troops he sent were defeated, and the news returned showed that those who launched the attack on Dongwan Island were not those Zheng troops who were easy to deal with.
So he immediately changed his tactics, hoping to use his own artillery to suppress the beach and buy time while letting messengers contact the surrounding troops.
As a result, what happened next directly shattered his common sense and exceeded his imagination - the opponent didn't know what kind of weapon he used, but he actually unleashed a devastating momentum.
Not only him, but his troops also began to commotion slightly. They pushed each other in fear and looked back uneasily at the rising black smoke columns.
"No turning back! Clean up the formation!" Mirage Wuyuan took out the saber from his waist, tightened the reins, and ordered loudly. He must restrain his troops and let them recover, otherwise this battle would not be fought.
However, he, who has always been brave and brave, no longer knows what to do at this time - he does not dare to launch an attack easily, and he is unwilling to lead his troops to retreat, so he can only wait here like a fool.
As a result, what you get in exchange for waiting is an even worse follow-up...
The second round of shelling soon followed, and more than a dozen shells fell. But this time, these shells were obviously more accurate, falling directly on the heads of the baggage troops following at the rear.
The Navy's naval gun adjusted its angle and pressed the muzzle downward, so the second salvo was closer to the place where the white muzzle smoke rose.
The explosion instantly flipped two carriages flying, sweeping up the carriage drivers and the messy supplies they carried.
The Mirage army, which had never experienced such horrific artillery fire, suddenly rushed into a panic. The officers at the rear watched as the second-line logistics force collapsed.
The commander of the 1st Battalion on the beach felt refreshed immediately after seeing the second round of artillery fire. As long as a few more rounds were fired, he felt that this mirage force that suddenly appeared on the beach would probably collapse.
In this way, the only enemy force that can threaten the landing of subsequent troops no longer exists, and he can continue to organize the landing with peace of mind.
At this time, he was about to find a navy man to kiss him. He turned the entire battle around with just a few rounds of bombardment. It was really cool.
And then...and then nothing!
Yes, no more! While the 1st Battalion Commander was excitedly waiting for the third round of shelling to completely defeat the huge threat on the flanks, the navy's artillery fire suddenly... stopped.
There was no sign, and it just stopped like this. It was as if nothing had happened. Only the black smoke pillars that had not dissipated witnessed the fierce naval gunfire just now.
"What, what's going on?" The 1st Battalion Commander stared at the sea with wide eyes. He was even worried for a second, worried that he would see the horrific scene of a sinking battleship.
But the fact is that the navy's cruiser is still lying on the sea, but the expected artillery fire has not yet arrived.
Mirage Wuyuan, who was also confused, couldn't laugh or cry while riding on his horse - he had been desperately waiting for the terrible explosion to destroy his infantry and artillery, but everything came to an abrupt end.
This feeling was really inexplicable. He was ready to die, but the other party refused to stab him...
He didn't know why this situation happened, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while. He even considered that the opponent could only fire so many shells in a short time, but he couldn't be sure. When will it come again?
It was as if a death row prisoner was waiting for his execution, but the date was delayed again and again - this feeling of not wanting to live but not wanting to die really made him so entangled.
On the other side, an equally troubled person was pacing back and forth on the bridge of the Wolf 1 cruiser, looking constipated.
Bernard was really depressed, because he really wanted to open fire to attack the enemy targets on the shore, but he was afraid to fire randomly any more.
Previously, after seeing white smoke rising from the shore, he decisively ordered to fire, because Datang Group's artillery obviously would not appear at that location.
He fought confidently! There was no need to worry about anything. In his opinion, as long as the enemy's artillery positions were destroyed, the threat on the beach would be eliminated.
But after two rapid rounds of shelling, he did not dare to fire easily again because he did not know where the friendly forces on the shore were.
No one told him whether the friendly forces would also launch an attack on the enemy's positions in order to remove the threat. He knew nothing about the situation on the shore, so he could not be sure whether the friendly forces would launch a counterattack.
If a friendly force attacks the enemy's position, it is not known whether its artillery fire will affect the friendly force. After all, the accuracy of naval guns is limited. When firing on the rising and falling sea, accuracy cannot be completely guaranteed.
If this is a sway and the artillery shells hit our own positions, how will we face our brothers in the Army?
Therefore, he could only cease fire honestly and wait for the exact news from the shore to be transmitted back before making the next step.
It was precisely because of this that the navy's artillery fire suddenly stopped and everything returned to silence. The commanders of the navy, army and enemy forces were all at a loss and fell into a long wait.
The commander of the 1st Battalion also realized this problem a few minutes after the artillery fire fell silent: he now did not dare to launch an attack easily and defeat this mirage army.
Because if he counterattacks rashly, God knows if naval artillery shells will suddenly fall! The consequences are much more serious than the enemy's attack. He would rather squat on the beach and bear the lucky draw of the enemy's solid artillery shells than try it himself.
Taste the navy's explosive bombs...
Just kidding, solid bullets! How many people die from a hundred cannons? Then the cannonballs used by naval cannons are not the same thing, right?
Because there is no need to consider weight, the navy's artillery can use thicker and longer barrels and use greater chamber pressures, so naturally it can also use heavier shells! So under the same caliber, the army's artillery is basically not the same as the navy's artillery
Cannon rival.
What's more, those are explosive bombs! Really exploding grenades! If one cannon is fired, half of the football field will be affected by the explosion! If you send your own troops, isn't that going to cost you a life?
After thinking about this, the 1st Battalion Commander immediately realized that the Navy must be afraid that they might launch an attack, so they did not dare to continue firing!
Realizing this serious problem, the 1st Battalion Commander immediately grasped the key point: "Telegraph! There is a human-powered generator and a telegraph machine! Isn't there one ashore? Can it be used? Take it apart and assemble it quickly! Hurry!"
While shouting, he ran towards the beach. He was already keenly aware that the communication with the naval warships on the beach seemed to be the key to determining the success of the landing.
The adjutant followed behind him and ran to the beach desperately. Then the two of them went one after another, looking for telegraph equipment that might be ashore among the chaotic landing boats.
Almost at the same moment, Bernard also realized that he should establish effective communication with the beach. Therefore, he urged his free ship to send the telegraph machine ashore as soon as possible.
At this time, the commander of the 1st regiment also got into the boat and headed for the coast - he could no longer watch his troops fighting the enemy on the boat.
As a commander, he felt that he should be commanding on the beach instead of cowardly hiding at sea! He is an army officer, not a navy sailor!
Regardless of whether there is artillery fire or enemy troops, the landing boats spread out on the sea are constantly transporting troops to the beach.
Although the speed was very slow, the process never stopped. Soon more than 100 soldiers came ashore. Most of these soldiers were from the 1st Battalion, and they all carried weapons.
The soldiers had just climbed ashore and had no time to dump the sand in their boots before they joined the battle with their weapons in hand.
Almost spontaneously, these soldiers reinforced the surrounding defensive positions and established a new machine gun position at another location using the second machine gun that landed.
The 1st Battalion Commander, who already had about 600 troops, even felt that he was capable of launching a counterattack. However, he still could not find the telegraph machine and could not contact the fleet on the sea, so he did not dare to easily organize his troops to enter the shelling area.
Mirage Wuyuan, who was waiting on the spot, didn't know that the opportunity was slipping through his fingers. He was still wondering: "Brother... are you still going to fight?"