Chapter 1317 Blood-stained beach (seeking monthly ticket)

"How's the battle at the front going?" Lieutenant General William Adam asked.

Although Brunei is far away from the battlefield, he is still very concerned about the situation on the battlefield. This is directly related to the question of how long the German army can persist in Borneo. Lieutenant General William Adam still hopes that they can make the islanders pay more losses in this landing operation.

"Your Excellency, our air strikes have caused great casualties to the islanders. However, when a large number of fighter jets from the islanders arrived, our ground attack planes and dive bombers had to withdraw from the battle. Now, the first The 5th aviation group is competing with the islanders for air supremacy. In a short period of time, it may be difficult to determine the ownership of the air supremacy. Therefore, the support that the 5th aviation group can provide to the ground forces is very limited." Erwin Vilo, chief of staff of the group army The major general reported.

Lieutenant General William Adam nodded: "The islanders will not give up so easily. They know that their fighter force is not our opponent, but they will continue to consume it like this. Because, if our air force is not restrained, our The air force will cause huge casualties to their ground troops. Therefore, for the safety of the ground troops, they can only let the air force's fighter force go to death."

"It should be like this!" Major General Erwin Willow agreed with this view.

"It seems that if we want the islanders to pay huge losses in this war, we still have to rely on our own strength. How long will it take for the 23rd Heavy Artillery Brigade to go into battle?" Lieutenant General William Adam asked.

The 23rd Heavy Artillery Brigade is fully equipped with 72 210mm self-propelled heavy howitzers. Once these heavy howitzers are put into battle, they will inevitably cause huge casualties to the islanders. In this case, the pressure on the defenders will be much less.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the 23rd Heavy Artillery Brigade set off overnight last night. But the damn traffic here has greatly affected our speed. It is estimated that we will not be able to reach the battlefield until tonight." Erwin Vilo said the major general.

"Okay, so be it. Send a telegram to Generals Eric Hansen and Felix Steiner and tell them to look to them for the rest of the battle. I'll find a way to tell them Send reinforcements. But the prerequisite is that they must resist the attack of the islanders and suppress those damn islanders on the beach!" Lieutenant General William Adam said.

"Okay, Your Excellency Commander." Major General Erwin Willow nodded.

Major General Eric Hansen was the commander of the 225th Infantry Division of the German Army, and his troops were stationed at Port Siena. General Felix Steiner was the commander of the German 228th Infantry Division. This division is stationed at Lahad Datu. These two infantry divisions also became the first batch of troops that the German 23rd Army fought against the Japanese Army.

"Let our other troops get ready! After the islanders continue to attack, our casualties will not be small. With only two infantry divisions, it is difficult to stop the islanders. Lieutenant General William Adam said. He knows very well that once the strength of the island army's strength is brought into play, it will be difficult for them to resist the attack of the island army. In the end, I am afraid that Borneo will have to be evacuated.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Major General Erwin Willow went to make arrangements.

On the front lines of Sinar Port and Lahad Datu, the fierce battle between the German army and the island army's landing force continued. The German 225th Infantry Division and the 228th Infantry Division resisted the attacks of the 2nd Division and the 18th Division of the Japanese Army.

However, judging from the current situation, the German Army has a great advantage on the battlefield. In a defensive position, they can give full play to their own firepower advantage.

The army of the island country needs to carry out landing operations against the strong firepower of the German army, and the difficulty can be imagined.

Xianna Port Beach, the first landing craft finally washed up on the beach.

But it was at this moment that a light machine gun was aimed at the landing craft.

More than a dozen island country army soldiers jumped off the landing craft.

At this moment, the German light machine guns began to fire.

"Da da da!"

Intensive bullets shot over, and the island army soldiers who had just jumped off the landing craft were shot one after another, screaming and falling to the ground. Only a very few lucky ones were not hit, but they were also frightened lying on the beach, not daring to raise their heads again.

Despite the strong firepower of the German army, the island army suffered heavy losses during the landing process. But as time went on, more and more landing craft washed up on the beach.

Although the German army is strangling the Japanese army with powerful firepower, causing great casualties to the Japanese army. However, as more and more soldiers from the island nation landed, the two sides also launched a fierce confrontation.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The clear gunshots of the 38-type rifle sounded on the beach, and the soldiers of the island army lay on the beach and shot at the German army.

But what responded to them was the counterattack of the German Army's automatic or semi-automatic rifles. Although the soldiers of the Japanese army have good marksmanship, even much better than the soldiers of the German army. However, because of the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides, even if the island army rushed to the beach, it was suppressed.

"boom!"

A mortar shell fell, and two island army soldiers were blown up.

"Da da da!"

A Type 92 heavy machine gun was firing. Although the theoretical rate of fire of this type of heavy machine gun was not slow, it used a bullet-preserving plate to feed the ammunition. But because of this wonderful way of feeding ammunition, its firepower is greatly restricted in actual combat. In the confrontation with the general-purpose machine gun of the German army, it was even more tightly suppressed.

After all, the general-purpose machine guns of the German army use ammunition belts to feed ammunition, and there are a full 130 rounds of 12.7mm bullets on a belt. There are two hundred and fifty rounds of 7.62mm bullets on a belt. On the other hand, there are only 30 rounds of ammunition on a bomb protection board. The gap is undoubtedly noticeable.

"boom!"

Another mortar shell hit the Type 92 heavy machine gun directly. After the shell exploded, the heavy machine gun had been blown into parts. The machine gunner was also killed on the spot.

"For the sake of the empire, go!"

A group of soldiers from the Army of the Archipelago are bravely charging towards the German defense line. However, what greeted them was the massacre by the powerful firepower of the German army.

"Da da da!"

Intensive bullets shot over, and the soldiers of the island army who charged were shot and fell to the ground. Blood flowed from their bodies, dyeing the sand on the beach red.