Chapter 339: Emperor William, it’s not that his ministers are incompetent, but that his enemies are in heaven! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Just when the 330 large and medium-caliber artillery pieces of the Allied Forces of Tomorrow and Japan began to bombard, another group of neatly arranged biplanes suddenly jumped out of the southern sky. These planes were all shore-based models of SsangYong aircraft.

But it is also affiliated with the Ming Dynasty Naval Air Force.

Since the shore-based Ssangyong aircraft does not have a floating barrel, its bomb load and fuel capacity are larger, and its combat radius is naturally larger. It is just a larger one, not a lot. So Zhuge Weidao only

Colonel Huang Shuren, the commander-in-chief of the Hainan Airlines shore-based aviation force, led his people to convert the airship base on Batam Island into an airport, where all the resources of the shore-based aviation force were deployed - 118 shore-based Shuangyong double-winged twin-engine combat aircraft.

bomber!

It is said to be a fighter bomber, but in fact there are only Ming Dynasty military aircraft in the sky right now. The only military aircraft used by other people are airships and "human powered gliding bombs". The former is a living target for aircraft as long as it lowers its altitude, while the latter is just a target when it encounters an aircraft.

You can wait to die. So the "fight" of this "fighter-bomber" is just to fight casually, and bombing is the real main business.

Now these 118 planes have flown to an altitude of 1,000 meters, flying towards Temasek Island under the rising sun in the east. Although these planes can carry limited fuel, they did not drop bombs immediately after flying over Temasek Island.

Instead, they divided into six teams and began to circle in the sky a few kilometers behind the Johor Strait defense line. There were 118 vultures waiting for their prey to appear.

The British-Indian army's middle line of defense in the Johor Strait must have been stunned by such powerful firepower at the first opportunity. Although their barracks at the front were built along the seawall and were not easily hit by artillery. But the seawall is not a hill after all.

, the cover that can be provided is limited, so there are still many Indian warriors who were blown to pieces by the sudden falling shells while they were sleeping. The Indian soldiers who were awakened by the shock were shouting at the top of their lungs, looking around for someone who could

A place to take shelter from cannonballs.

In order to prevent the allied forces from tomorrow and Japan from sneaking across in the dark, the British also ordered the Indian soldiers below to dig trenches, pull up barbed wire, and build shelters on the wide top of the sea wall. Every night, some Indian soldiers were also arranged high up

Many people were resting in trenches and shelters on the seawall. While many people were sleeping soundly, the shells fell.

However, no matter how difficult their situation is, few people dare to take a step back, because retreating means death, so it is better to hold your head and shrink in the trench and endure it!

The white-skinned officers stationed on the front line were all resting in safe shelters. They immediately picked up the phone receiver and shouted loudly toward the rear. There was only one meaning: "The Ming army used powerful artillery fire to attack the center of the Taiwan Strait Defense Line."

Launch a bombardment, the coalition will attack tomorrow! If they cannot suppress their firepower, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Viscount Beresford was awakened by the explosion of artillery shells almost immediately. The British Army Lieutenant General spent last night communicating with Bombay via wireless telegraph. Some time ago, the telegraph receiver on Temasek Island seemed to have malfunctioned.

When something went wrong, I always received a bunch of clutter. Viscount Beresford was so worried that he even suspected that Emperor William was really dead, and India was also in chaos!

Last night, the radio station staff who had been helpless suddenly enlightened and actually repaired the telegraph receiver. Now Viscount Beresford could finally spend the night cooking "telegraph porridge" with His Majesty the Emperor.

After the confirmation from "Telegraph Porridge", Viscount Beresford was finally relieved.

The emperor is probably still alive! Even if he dies, it will be secret and no funeral will be announced! And the "Indian Partition" probably did not happen. The Indian Empire is still united around His Majesty the Emperor, and no one dares to seek independence at all.

In addition, the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Jin Dynasty did not invade India. Their "candidate Xianfeng" was visiting India a while ago, and recently took a second-hand sail ironclad that the Royal Navy of Jin Dynasty had just bought from the Ming Dynasty to visit Europe and mediate the peace between the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.

Conflict in the West. Moreover, he is going to the British mainland, and it is said that he will also give a speech in English in the British Parliament - a speech against pornographic films!

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty did not invade the Indian mainland. They were obviously planning to conquer Temasek Island first and completely open the Strait of Malacca before making other plans.

And Emperor William, who was probably still alive, repeatedly warned Viscount Beresford in telegrams that he must defend Temasek Island for at least 12 months no matter what.

After making a promise to His Majesty the Emperor, Viscount Beresford closed his eyes dimly on the camp bed. When he was about to fall asleep but failed to fall asleep, the glass window of his residence was suddenly illuminated from a distance.

A huge roar shook the place.

Viscount Beresford jumped up from the bed and rushed towards the combat command room with long strides. A group of disheveled white-skinned officers had gathered at the door, looking at their positions in the distance in a daze.

Fire shot into the sky.

Colonel Fokker, the newly appointed chief of staff of the Malayan Corps, stared at everything in front of him with bloodshot eyes. The phones in the headquarters were already ringing. The brigade headquarters of the British and Indian troops on the front line were all ringing.

They have all called to report the sudden attack on them. The situation seems to be okay. Although the frontline units suffered heavy losses, at least the soldiers guarding the front line did not retreat in panic.

In addition, the field artillery at the forefront of the British and Indian troops has also been prepared for shooting. The observation balloons used for school shooting have been raised, and they are waiting for the order from the headquarters to counterattack!

Viscount Beresford had completely regained his composure. He looked at the battlefield outside the window and loudly said in a calm tone: "I just had a telegram with His Majesty the Emperor last night. Everything is fine with His Majesty!"

"Long live!" Everyone cheered.

The Viscount added: "Order the artillery to counterattack. You must suppress the opponent's firepower. In addition, bombard the enemy's possible attack assembly positions again.

The reserve troops immediately entered the reserve position behind the position that encountered intensive shelling and were ready for reinforcements at any time. Under such fierce firepower, the position that encountered the attack was expected to be shaken soon!

Therefore, as soon as the enemy's bombardment stops, the reinforcements must rush in without any hesitation!"

"Yes, Viscount!"

Following the order of Viscount Beresford, the British and Indian artillery groups behind the Johor Strait defense line of the British and Indian Army also began to exert force!

The field artillery of the British and Indian troops was originally inferior to that of the Ming army, but Temasek Island is a fortress island, and a large number of fortress artillery is deployed on the island. Not all of them are fixed cannons, but there are also many movable 6-inch cannons. These

The 6-inch guns have been strengthened to the northern Johor Strait defense line that is beyond the reach of the fortress's heavy guns. Together with the field heavy guns originally assigned to the Malayan Army, there are now 200 upward-facing cannons of over 100 mm!

When these more than 200 cannons are used together, it will shake the earth and the mountains, which is enough for the Ming army to drink a pot!

But Viscount Beresford never imagined that in the sky at this time, there were 118 biplanes with bombs hanging on them, waiting for the British and Indian artillery on the ground to fire and expose their targets!

These insidious and cunning aircraft were used to suppress the British and Indian artillery groups.

Before the British and Indian army's field artillery group had finished firing half of its base, the Ssangyong aircraft had already roared over several artillery positions behind the middle of the Johor defense line that had been exposed due to firing, and lowered its altitude to dozens of meters.

Then a series of bombs were dropped from the sky, causing a huge cloud of smoke and dust in these artillery positions. Twenty or thirty 6-inch cannons were eliminated in one fell swoop, and many artillerymen were also sent away with them. In these positions,

The other artillery pieces on board also went silent, and all the artillerymen fled.

The scale of the British and Indian army's artillery counterattack suddenly became much smaller. Before Viscount Beresford, who witnessed this scene from a height, could react, someone immediately shouted: "Airplanes are coming from the sea from the west again."

So many planes!”
Chapter completed!