Chapter 340 No retreat! Raise your hands high! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Of course the ones flying over from the sea were carrier-based aircraft!

They all took off from the four aircraft carriers of the First Air War, a total of 128, and they were all water dragons with pontoons attached. Although Zhuge Daoli's main carrier-based aircraft landed directly on the aircraft carrier deck, this was not the case.

It can be completed overnight. It needs to be replaced with a new carrier-based aircraft, and the aircraft carrier must be modified to include arresting ropes, arresting nets, assist mirrors and the like, and the pilots must also undergo corresponding training.

So the ones sent by Zhuge Weidao to bomb Temasek Island today are still the very clumsy-looking water dragons. However, although these seaplanes are very inflexible, have a small combat radius, and have a low bomb load, they are still on the battlefield of Temasek Island today.

Above, you are the absolute master!

Because the only field anti-aircraft weapons owned by the British-Indian Army Field Corps stationed at Temasek Island are anti-aircraft guns used to fight airships, and there are not many of them. There is only one per squadron. This thing is okay for fighting airships, and the airships can fly very well.

It is slow and big. It only needs to fly a dozen times lower to get it right. The anti-aircraft gun has a large caliber and can be equipped with "explosives". It can easily ignite the hydrogen in the airship, so it is much more effective at attacking airships than ordinary machine guns.

Already.

But this thing is too much to use for masturbation. Even when the Ssangyong dives at a small angle on the water, the speed can be increased to more than 200 kilometers per hour. At this speed, if you shoot and pull the bolt once, the effect is not as good as a rifle.

!At least the rifle can turn around quickly, but the muzzle of the gun cannot keep up with the aircraft at all.

Therefore, the current field air defense of the British and Indian forces against aircraft is basically just a decoration and can only survive being bombed!

What's even worse is that the current heavy artillery of the British and Indian Army cannot move its position after firing two shots. The thinking of the British and Indian Army's artillery is still stuck in the Napoleonic War era of this timeline. Small-caliber infantry artillery and cavalry artillery can be used.

They are dragged around by horses. Medium-caliber artillery of the 100mm level can be fired for half an hour before moving, while cannons of the 150mm level and above cannot move after being deployed. Because these artillery are not only heavy,

It is troublesome to move, and the range is usually relatively long. It is usually placed behind woods or hills. It is not easy to be seen by artillery observers on the enemy's observation balloons, and the possibility of being fired back is very small - there is no such thing these days.

Artillery radar, if the enemy's artillery is beyond the distance that our observers can visually detect, it can only use "sound detection" to measure the opponent's position. The equipment and calculation formulas of sound detection are still relatively rudimentary, so the error is very large

, it won’t work if it’s further away.

But when the Ming army has a "manned aircraft integrating surveillance and attack", it will be a dimensionality reduction strike!

As soon as the British and Indian artillery opened fire, the co-pilot on the Ming Army's Ssangyong aircraft could see the smoke and fire. Now he could at least get a rough idea. Then he could fly closer and take a closer look, and he would have a clear view. After discovering the target, he would bomb it.

Add strafing.

It’s not just one round, it’s a shore-based round that’s bombed first, and a ship-based round that’s bombed last!

But it’s not over yet!

Just as these biplanes dropped their bombs, fired all the bullets for their front-mounted machine guns, and flew away with their wings shaking, the airships that were originally at an altitude of 3,000 meters began to lower their altitude and came down to "replenish their guns." What they dropped could be

Not just any bomb, but the terrifying napalm bomb!

Dozens of Flying Dragon 4 airships had already flown quietly over Temasek Island. However, they did not rush to take action. Instead, they waited patiently for the Ssangyong aircraft to find the target, complete the bombing and strafing, and then carefully lowered it down to solidify the airship.

Petrol bombs were thrown at the spot where the Ssangyong aircraft had been bombed.

At this time, the six heavy artillery positions of the British and Indian Army were completely destroyed!

Two rounds of bombing, strafing and one round of napalm bombs, this is no longer nailing the coffin board, but directly cremating it.

The artillery and ammunition that were not exploding before were also destroyed by the explosion and fire caused by the napalm bombs. Even the artillerymen who had just abandoned the cannon and hid in the bomb shelter to avoid the bombs were suddenly destroyed.

It was so miserable to be burned alive by the fire from the sky!

On Bukit Timah Hill, Viscount Beresford witnessed the cremation of his heavy artillery position. He was so surprised that he could not even speak. This battle could still be fought like this!

At this moment, three red signal flares suddenly rose into the sky from behind the Tomorrow-Japanese coalition positions, hung high in the sky, and slowly fell.

The Ming army's heavy artillery bombardment came to an abrupt end!

Under this sky, countless Ming and Japanese officers jumped out of the trenches, raised their flags and sabers, and shouted orders in different languages.

"Brothers, follow me!"

"Here you go, tuzi."

The 80mm and 120mm mortars on the mortar positions behind the trenches began to unleash their power almost at the same time, dropping artillery shells at the fastest speed on the defense line stationed by the British and Indian troops on the other side of the strait, once again converting the position of the British and Indian troops.

Created a sea of ​​fire.

Then, waves of green and black people surged out of the trenches and headed towards the beach on the north shore of the Johor Strait, where assault boats and rubber dinghies had already been placed. The battle to forcefully cross the Johor Strait finally began.

This was an attack that used nine infantry battalions of the Ming Army and four Japanese battalions. Among them, the nine battalions of the Ming Army were used to divert the attack and attract the firepower and attention of the defenders. The four battalions of the independent brigade in the north of Japan were

The brigade is the main force of the attack. Their main attack direction is the Woodlands Beach area in the middle section of the British-Indian defense line, which is also the narrowest place in the entire strait. A Ming Army's Zhouqiao Battalion has also been moved into place. Once

If there is a breakthrough ahead, they will immediately follow up to build a bridge. In less than an hour, they can build a pontoon bridge across the strait.

As long as the bridge is built, the Ming army and the Japanese army will be able to surge onto Temasek Island like a tide!

"Quick, quick, help the untouchables, put up the rifles and machine guns!"

"You bastards, what are you doing so slowly? Get up."

"No one is allowed to retreat. Anyone who retreats will be shot."

On the British-Indian military position on the south bank of the Johor Strait, white-skinned officers have emerged from the safest shell-proof holes, shouting and cursing, urging the "Indian warriors" huddled in the trenches to pick up weapons and join the battle. Seeing their slow movements

The Indian didn't hesitate to go up and give him two whips.

This bad attitude is not because the Indian Asan in the trenches behaved inactively, but because of the habits developed over many years of leading troops - British officers have always had a bad attitude, and only Rakshasa officers can compare with them in this regard

.Even Japanese samurai officers are kinder to their subordinates (who are also samurai). This is because Britain has a long-term military recruitment system. Those recruited as soldiers are either drunkards, villains or tramps. Basically, there are no good people. Officers

If we weren't a little bit evil, we wouldn't be able to suppress them at all.

When these British officers arrived in India, they naturally became more vicious!

British drunkards, thugs, and tramps are at least still human beings, but in their eyes, Indians are not human beings at all!

Under the coercion of this group of British officers, the Indians who survived the Ming army's shelling had no complaints and no one dared to escape. They all weakly set up their rifles and machine guns and lay down in the trenches against the falling mortar shells.

It looks like it's ready to fight.

Seeing that the Indian Asan below finally did not escape, the British officers breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, the first group of Japanese soldiers were already paddling assault boats and rubber boats approaching the beach of the Woodlands Strait.

"Aim and fire!"

The British officers gave the order to open fire, and there was a sudden burst of gunfire on their positions, and bullets hit the heads of the enemies in front like raindrops. But they didn't seem to hit anything! Those assault boats and rubber boats were still approaching quickly.

Beach head.

The British officers commanding nearby were a little anxious and their marksmanship was not good!

Just when these white-skinned officers were worried about the marksmanship of their subordinates, the Japanese assault boats and rubber boats had already crossed the strait with the bullets in the Indian Asan's head. Then they saw the assault boats and rubber boats being thrown out

A bunch of smoke bombs, under the cover of the smoke, the Japanese soldiers on the assault boats and rubber boats rushed down with shouts.

Woodlands Beach has been bombarded by the Ming army's artillery for an hour. The few landmines, horse-repelling horses, and deer villages have been almost cleared. Only a few landmines are left that are still being stepped on from time to time. But this cannot stop the Japanese charge at all!

The barbed wire fence stretched in front of the seawall did not stop them for long. In less than a quarter of an hour, Japanese soldiers wearing black military uniforms and black hats had already begun to charge towards the embankment.

"Fire the bayonet!"

"Prepare for melee combat!"

"Hurry up"

On the British-Indian army's position, all the white-skinned officers were shouting urgently, but the Indian soldiers under them were not anxious at all.

Seeing that the Japanese had already rushed up, the white-skinned officers shouted again: "Don't retreat, don't retreat."

This time the Indian Asan was obedient. Indeed, no one backed away. They just raised their hands high.
Chapter completed!