Warlord: Red Alert Base, I challenge the whole world alone

Chapter 71: The Tragedy of the 6th Division, Sinking the Aircraft Carrier Hosho

The seven railway guns of the Rocket Artillery Brigade and Railway Artillery Regiment had fired countless rounds. They started firing at around 7:12 a.m. and did not stop until six in the morning.

It lasted for more than five hours.

All the crew members felt extremely tired.

This is the first time such high-intensity shooting has taken place.

Especially for the artillery of the rocket artillery brigade.

The Katyusha rocket launcher does not have a semi-automatic or automatic loading system, and each rocket needs to be loaded from the ammunition box onto the rail.

The K-5e railway gun is better, as the shells are transported and loaded by a crane.

For the artillery of the Restoration Army, it was just tiring, but for the Fuso Sixth Division, it was hell on earth.

The casualties caused to them by the all-night shelling were devastating.

The entire port area was in ruins, with bomb craters everywhere and corpses of all kinds scattered everywhere.

Under the scorching heat of the incendiary bombs, the soil was burned black.

The air was still filled with a pungent smell of burning.

The island city port, which was bustling last night, has become unrecognizable.

In the waters of the port, ship wreckage can be seen everywhere, and various corpses are floating.

The entire water area was dyed red with blood, and the waves kept hitting the shore, making a dull sound.

Although some ships escaped from Jiaozhou Bay last night, half of the ships were still destroyed.

The port was dead silent after the bombardment, and no one dared to stand up.

It was more than half an hour later that survivors crawled out from the rubble.

More people hid in the waters near the shore.

It's only February now and the sea temperature is still very cold.

There are many people who have frozen to death just by jumping into the water.

The commander of the 20th Division, Torao Yamada, arrived at the port accompanied by the commander of the th Division, Ichiro Shichida.

Both of them were very silent along the way.

Ichiro Nanada was better off. He had seen such scenes before, and it was not his 20th Division that was bombed, so his face was very calm.

And I also feel a sense of satisfaction in my heart that my friend is dead but I am not.

You see, it’s not just our 20th Division that is in this situation, even the 6th Division cannot escape this disaster.

This can only be thought about in the mind.

If he dared to show any expression, he would be greeted with Yamada Torao's endless wrath.

Soon Yamada Torao stopped and Nanada Ichiro looked forward.

In front of them was a large crater with a diameter of more than 10 meters and a depth of more than 6 meters. The crater had been filled with sea water, and some incomplete bodies of soldiers were floating on it.

Obviously, this crater was caused by the 5mm high-explosive shell of the K-310E railway gun.

"Nanada-kun, is this the Restoration Army?"

Yamada Torao no longer had his previous arrogance, and he understood why the 20th Division suffered such heavy losses.

The Renaissance Army taught him and everyone else a good lesson, but the price was a bit high.

When Ichiro Nanada heard these three words, his expression became extremely serious.

"Yes, their fighter planes are very, very powerful, and you saw that mysterious cannon last night. The weapons and equipment of the Renaissance Army are no worse than those of the elite Western forces.

To be honest, I don’t know how the Renaissance Army did it, and who supports them behind the scenes.

I even suspect that the Renaissance Army was supported by all the Western powers behind the scenes and was preparing to unify the ancient country.

But this is simply impossible because the interests of Western countries are different.”

He has been investigating the Renaissance Army a lot these days, but there is no useful information at all.

Yamada Torao nodded silently when he heard this. At this moment, he couldn't say anything and felt extremely heavy-hearted.

"Commander, the Second Army has called. They dealt a heavy blow to the Fuso troops that landed in the island city in the early morning, resulting in heavy casualties.

Corps Commander Gu Zhengyang requested to launch an attack on the island city, capture the island city, and completely annihilate the Fuso troops that have already landed.

After hearing this, Jiang Hua glanced at Ling Liang and said, "Agree to his request."

It was already a good result if he could catch two divisions by using the island city as bait.

The Fuso people will never send anyone to land from the island city again, so the Fuso army here will lose its value.

The 7th Mechanized Division headquarters also received orders from the 2nd Corps headquarters.

"Launch an all-out attack on the island city."

After the early morning bombing, the entire Fuso army in the island city was in panic.

The Sixth Division has even lost its combat effectiveness.

There are only more than 20 people in the th Division left, plus more than Marines. The total strength of the Fuso army in the entire island city is about .

The strength is almost the same as that of the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division.

But there is not only the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division along the way, there is also a 9th Motorized Infantry Division ready to provide support at any time.

In order to quickly capture the island city and avoid any complications, Gu Zhengyang sent reinforcements of an infantry regiment and an artillery regiment.

The 7th Mechanized Infantry Division is the only mechanized infantry division among the ten main divisions of the Renaissance Army.

In the opinion of Division Commander Liang Yuming, it is not difficult to deal with this Fuso army.

Because he had studied the combat style of the Fuso army.

They have always advocated offense and are not good at defense, let alone street fighting.

The length of their Type 38 rifles was enough to make it difficult for them to turn the muzzle in the narrow terrain of street fighting.

He had mobilized a large number of PPSh submachine guns, flamethrowers, shotguns and other weapons to the assault troops responsible for street fighting, and was very well prepared.

"Order the artillery to blow a hole in the island city first."

Division Commander Liang Yuming already had a detailed combat plan, so when he received the order, he immediately issued the order for a general attack.

The artillery units of the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division are different from those of the Motorized Infantry Division.

They are equipped with German-made self-propelled artillery, namely the 105mm caliber Wasp and the 150mm caliber Hummel, as well as a self-propelled rocket artillery battalion based on tracked multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicles.

Originally, the 7th Artillery Regiment only had two Wasp Artillery Battalions and one Wild Bee Artillery Battalion.

When the 10th Mechanized Infantry Division was established, its artillery units were reinforced.

Added a Wasp Artillery Battalion and a Wildbee Artillery Battalion.

The entire artillery regiment has three Wasp artillery battalions and two Wildbee artillery battalions, 36 Wasp self-propelled artillery and 24 Wildbee self-propelled artillery, plus 24 self-propelled rocket launchers.

The artillery regiment is equipped with a total of 84 self-propelled artillery pieces.

As for assault guns, these are not included.

Each mechanized infantry regiment is equipped with an assault gun company, and the assault guns are mainly used to support infantry combat.

The assault gun model is Grizzly.

With the Panzer IV tank as its chassis and an additional 150mm short-barreled howitzer installed, it is essentially a mobile 150mm infantry gun covered in heavy armor.

The Type 43 Grizzli assault gun is second only to the Sturmtiger in power.

The Sturmtiger equipped with a 380mm mortar was a bit bulky and had no need for such a weapon, while the Grizzli was more suitable.

The 20th Brigade of the 40th Division was the main force defending the island city.

Although the 39th Brigade has replenished some of its troops, its combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced compared to before and has not yet been fully integrated.

So the 40th Brigade took on the defense of the island city.

They built a large number of fortifications throughout the island city, especially in the outer areas.

Various large and small fortifications are built with some solid buildings as the core.

"Boom boom boom..."

In an area about 7-9 kilometers away from the island city, 105 Hornets and 150 Wild Bees raised their guns and poured shells towards the outer defense line of Fuso's island city.

In the violent explosion, the affected buildings collapsed.

The sound of artillery was the clarion call for attack, which also told the Japanese that the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division had begun attacking the island city.

"What? The Renaissance Army attacked? Damn it, this is a conspiracy, a conspiracy against us."

They had been holding back until now and had to wait until now to attack.

It is obvious that the Renaissance Army has been waiting for their reinforcements to arrive, and then use bombing and artillery bombardment to make the reinforcements lose their combat effectiveness, and then launch a general offensive to wipe them out.

What did he think of his 20th Division? A dish of food?

Thinking of this, Ichiro Nanada was furious. He had been feeling aggrieved for so many days, and now he just wanted to have a good fight with the Restoration Army.

If he can't do anything about the Renaissance Army's air force, can he also do nothing about its infantry?

“Buzz buzz buzz…”

In the sky above the western waters of Canghai, a huge fleet of F4U Corsair fighters, SBD Dauntless dive bombers, and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers headed straight for the Fuso escort fleet.

After a night of high-speed driving, the escort fleet had traveled more than 200 kilometers.

However, the distance they traveled overnight was only less than half an hour's flight for the fleet.

At this moment, they are still within the combat range of the shore-based aviation forces.

When the Fuso fleet discovered the fleet, they all became a little panicked.

After the initial panic, they quickly entered their combat positions and took swift action.

All the destroyers and light cruisers moved towards the two leading Furutaka-class heavy cruisers, preparing to form a circular air defense circle.

All of their fighter planes were temporarily equipped with 20mm anti-aircraft machine guns, and their anti-aircraft firepower was much stronger than before.

But that's how it looks from the shore-based aviation side.

Originally, there should have been an aircraft carrier, the Fengxiang, in this escort fleet.

However, halfway through the journey, the main engine of the Fengxiang aircraft carrier malfunctioned.

So the fleet left two destroyers to protect it.

More than two hours ago, the Fengxiang aircraft carrier had eliminated the main engine failure and set sail again.

It is still more than 60 kilometers away from the escort fleet.

When the escort fleet in front was attacked by shore-based aviation, the Fengxiang aircraft carrier was also targeted by the 201 boat.

Boat 201 was already waiting for its arrival in front of the Fengxiang.

When the distance between them was only 800 meters, the 201 boat occupying the T-position fired all six T1 missiles in one breath.

The T1 torpedo is the main torpedo of the Type 21 submarine.

Compared with the T5's acoustic homing torpedo, the T1 is a straight-line torpedo, but it has a top speed of 44 knots and a range of 6000 meters at top speed, making it more suitable for attacking warships.

As for the T-5's acoustic homing torpedo, it has a very slow speed and is only suitable for attacking slow-moving merchant ships.

The Fengxiang aircraft carrier was completely unaware of the underwater threat.

Four of the six torpedoes launched in a fan-shaped pattern hit the target.

The main body of the Fengxiang aircraft carrier is just a support ship. Not only is its armor weak, but it also has few watertight compartments.

Under the attack of four 533mm heavy torpedoes, the Fengxiang aircraft carrier exploded violently and sank in less than five minutes due to excessive water inflow.

The 201 submarine, which has been hiding its merits and fame, quickly dived and left the sea area.

They had completed their mission by sinking the aircraft carrier Feng Xiang.

The escort fleet was also struggling under the siege of the shore-based aviation force.

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