Mirage Wu Liu had a good sleep last night, because the Tang army did not conduct airborne landings at night, and there was no news of any fighting last night.
The mirage troops, like deaf and blind men, had no warning. The radar station on the new island had its antenna broken due to fire a few days ago.
The Tang Navy's movements were unknown to the Mirage Navy, so Mirage Sixteen had no so-called reaction time at all.
Half an hour ago, he had just received a report that a large fleet of the Tang Army had been discovered on the south side of the new island. This was nonsense to him: the Tang Army's landing fleet must be huge.
Then things began to get out of control: the reinforcements he sent out reported that the Tang State's landing area was filled with thick smoke and could not be approached at all.
They really couldn't get close. Dozens of Stuka dive bombers, as well as pirates and butcher fighter jets loaded with rockets, were hovering in the sky. Like hawks, they would swoop down if they found any moving creature.
The nearby roads were destroyed, and the cars and tanks were also turned into wreckage. After the Mirage infantry barely approached the landing site, they ran into the Tang army who was expanding their victory along the trenches.
"General Mirage Erlang has confirmed that there are no paratrooper attacks in his jurisdiction...the other party did not engage in paratrooper operations last night." An officer reported to Mirage Roku, who looked at the map without saying a word.
He was thinking about why the Tang army did not use paratroopers and the number of landing troops.
Do the enemies look down upon him so much? They used paratroopers when they defeated Mirage Taketada, but they didn’t even use paratroopers when they defeated Mirage Takerid?
Or could it be that the paratroopers of the Tang Army suffered too much when attacking the South Island and no longer dared to join the battle on the New Island?
Neither of these possibilities was what he feared most. What he feared most was... the other party was holding on to the paratroopers in vain, preparing for a fatal attack at a critical moment!
If he ordered the 3rd Corps, which was dispersed to defend various places and squatting with paratroopers, to gather reinforcements in the direction of the beach, what would the Tang army do if it committed paratrooper operations tonight?
But if he doesn't order reinforcements from the 3rd Corps, what will happen if the beach is lost? Soon the commander of the Mirage Kingdom fell into a deep tangle.
A few minutes later, he figured it out: there was a report from the second-line troops that the Tang Army's landing force had broken through the coastal defense line, and Mirage Sixteen no longer had to worry about it.
His strategy of massing heavy troops to defend the beach completely failed: a large number of active forces suffered heavy losses in the past ten days. The enemy's bombing and this morning's artillery shelling destroyed the defenses that were finally established.
Although there was a large number of infantry, the infantry was unable to play any role at all. It was vulnerable to the enemy's navy, air force and amphibious armored forces, and was penetrated almost instantly.
"The second-line troops discovered the enemy's advance troops ashore. The enemy did not launch an attack immediately, but our people saw the enemy's tanks..." An officer in the communications room sent the latest message to Mirage Shiliu.
Before Mirage Sixteen could issue any response orders, the second telegram was sent: "The troops stationed in Yasuda Village called to say that they were being attacked by the Tang Army and requested support."
Mirage Shiliu walked to the map and confirmed the location of Yasuda Village. He almost knew that the possibility of driving the Tang army into the sea was almost non-existent. The best he can do now is just like Mirage Wu Zhong, trying to hold on to the new island long enough.
He raised his head reluctantly and asked the Air Force if it was possible to severely damage the enemy's fleet and save the defeat: "What's going on with the Air Force? Can it launch a counterattack against the enemy's fleet?"
The answer he heard made him unhappy at all: "Airport No. 1 has just been attacked by 8 Stuka dive bombers. The airport runway was destroyed, 5 aircraft were injured, and the entire 3rd Aviation Team was unable to participate in the battle."
Although the damage to Airport No. 1 was not serious due to interference from ground anti-aircraft guns, there was no way to continue taking off aircraft to participate in the war that day.
Another liaison officer proudly reported the results: "13 aircraft took off from Airport No. 2 and fought with 20 enemy planes. 13 were shot down and 1 enemy Butcher fighter was shot down! But Airport No. 2 was saved... They are seizing the time to take off planes to meet the enemy's second attack..."
Compared with Airport No. 1, they finally shot down an enemy plane and saved the airport. The result was considered "brilliant".
In fact, it was just because they were lucky enough to meet a newbie who was a butcher fighter. It just so happened that it was the Butcher troops of the Tang Army that supported ground operations instead of the J-6 troops that were responsible for air combat, so they only got the result of one plane.
The third liaison officer's face was not very good. He had not waited for the exact news, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Airport No. 3 cannot be contacted! Some surrounding troops reported seeing thick smoke. It may be that the communication line was blocked. It was destroyed, or the airport was probably bombed.”
"Ten Yongjin Team aircraft took off from Airport No. 4, and there is no way to confirm the results." Li Zhenghui, the liaison officer at the fourth airport, reported. The so-called Yongjin Team is the internal name of Mirage's suicide aircraft unit.
In the past, they were always called suicide planes or suicide speedboats, which made the cannon fodder involved feel uncomfortable. So they chose a nice name for themselves, and they should be much more peaceful while walking on the road to hell.
"Isn't Airport 5 paralyzed before... Airport 6 was also paralyzed." The liaison officers of the other two airports looked embarrassed. Their airports were destroyed by fire and bombing more than ten days ago.
Without repairs, these two airports are now almost completely non-existent: the airport ammunition depot and oil depot were ignited by fire, and they are now artificial lakes.
All the aircraft deployed at the airport were also damaged, leaving Mirage without more than 100 aircraft of various types. Even because of the tragic explosions and fires, these damaged aircraft could not even be disassembled for spare parts and engines.
The Mirage Kingdom had no capital, no ability, and no time to build ten airports on the new island: they had previously prepared for a decisive battle with the Tang Army on the South Island, so building ten airports like the one on the South Island would not be possible on the New Island. Doesn't exist at all.
There are a total of 6 airports on the new island. Two were destroyed in the bombing. The remaining 4 airports can survive to this day because Tang Jun is prepared to take over and use these airports and is unwilling to blow them up completely.
In fact, the Navy took the safety of the fleet into consideration and bombed the No. 1 and No. 3 airports on the new island. So until now, Mirage Army has not been able to contact Airport No. 3. There is no way, the communication tower at Airport No. 3 is still burning, and there is no way to get close to it due to the thick smoke.
"What about the navy? Can you dispatch some speedboats in advance to drive out the enemy fleet?" Mirage Shiliu looked at the awkward naval liaison officer beside him.
Although he looked down upon the other party, the only thing he could count on now was the navy, which actually had little power.
The naval officer was also helpless. He spread his hands and said: "We have deployed 60 Yongjin Team speedboats here! They can participate in the war... But the problem is that without the protection of the night, it is impossible for our speedboats to approach the enemy's warships. !”
Know your own affairs. Of course, the naval commander knows what the speedboats in his hands are. That thing has no combat effectiveness at all, and is almost like a torpedo that can aim on its own.
During the day, the small-caliber artillery on the opponent's destroyers and cruisers can easily massacre these small broken ships. Only at night can they barely get a chance to get close to the enemy ships.
"If the army can hold on and trap the enemy near the beach... we can launch an attack at night and severely damage the enemy's fleet!" The naval officer saw that Mirage Shiliu was silent and could only bite the bullet and promised.
As for whether his suicide speedboat can make great achievements, even he himself doesn't know: maybe it can, maybe it can't, any result is possible.
Knowing that he had no way to get help from the navy during the day, Mirage Shiliu withdrew his gaze: he had to hold on, and he had to hold on until nightfall for the sake of the navy's counterattack.
"Send a telegram to Mirage Wu Erlang! Order his 3rd Corps to assemble!" Mirage Sixteen issued his own order: "Have nearby troops immediately reinforce Yasuda Village! Block the Tang army attacking Yasuda Village nearby!"
"At all costs! Stick to the current area! Don't take a step back! We must hold down the Tang army!" He glanced at the navy liaison officer and gave the other party a warning look that you had better do what you say.
At the same moment, a soldier from the Tang Army rolled out a bloody dragon flag on the tallest building in Antian Village.
A 63 tank ran over the goblin corpse on the roadside, followed closely by an armored vehicle and Tang soldiers carrying various weapons and equipment.
Collapsed buildings were everywhere, and the Tang army cheered in victory. Just now they occupied this place, controlled the nearby roads, and annihilated about 1,500 Mirage soldiers.
On the other side, the Tang Army's troops had already crossed the second line of defense deployed by the Mirage troops along the coastline and rushed towards the third line of defense.
Even Mirage Shiliu didn't expect that the Tang Army's progress would be so fast. Even before he had time to adjust his deployment, the Tang Army controlled a huge landing area spanning more than 30 kilometers from the beach to the hinterland of the new island.
Completely different from the Battle of South Island, the Tang Army with its back on South Island showed real and unparalleled assault capabilities. They drove in non-stop, and it took only a few hours to transport the 59 tanks and heavy artillery ashore at noon that day.
This time it was so smooth that even Feng Kezhi was not in a hurry to go ashore to take command. The losses of his group army were very small, so small that he no longer felt the tension he felt when he landed on the South Island...
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Supplementary update
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