The Rise of Australia

Chapter 882 Cavalry vs Machine Gun

"Baga! When did those damn Australasians land?" In the C Division station next to the port, the division commander of this division, Major General Three Dogs on the Island, asked angrily.

His division had just received a telegram that the port had been bombed by Australasian aircraft and attacked by a large number of Australasian soldiers. At present, most of the port area has fallen under Australasian control.

Although he is only a rare major general among division leaders, this does not mean that the three dogs on the island are not senior generals of the island country. Of course, he also understood the importance of the port to all the island armies on the Ryukyu Islands. It was the only hope for retreat and the retreat for all island soldiers on the archipelago.

Once news of the fall of the port reached the soldiers, a drop in morale was inevitable. Once morale drops significantly, it will not be so easy to deal with the Australasian attack again.

"The Cavalry Regiment and the First Infantry Regiment quickly headed to the port and defended the port at all costs. The others quickly organized their military equipment and were waiting for combat orders at any time." The three dogs on the island did not hesitate much and quickly issued the order. own orders.

The army organization of the island country is somewhat different from that of other countries. The army organization is mainly based on divisions.

The infantry regiment accounts for almost a quarter of the entire division's strength, which is close to 5,000 people.

Having an entire infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment go to support the port has proven how important this port is to the three dogs on the island.

On the other side, there was a fierce fight inside the port.

Because the paratroopers had already raided into the port, the planes in the sky also stopped bombing to avoid accidental injuries to their own people.

The real battlefield is not a drama. It is not that simple to shoot down a plane.

Outside the port, trenches were still being dug.

To aircraft, the island nation's military is like a living target on the ground. Although the island country's army also has a small number of anti-aircraft machine guns, it has no way to deal with faster aircraft in the sky.

While the paratroopers dug trenches, aircraft in the sky began to conduct reconnaissance and protection. If the island country's military support is found, the bombers can also harass and buy more time for the paratroopers.

It only took the paratroopers more than ten minutes to fully occupy the entire port and annihilate the less than 1,000 troops stationed at the port.

Soon, aircraft in the sky spotted the infantry and cavalry regiments supported by the island nation.

But as the most important machine gun in the defensive position, it has been properly deployed in the defensive position.

This also means that if you want to capture the entire port, you must rely on the efforts of these paratroopers.

With the addition of more people, the digging speed of trenches also became much faster.

Even with only 20 machine guns, it can easily repel the attack of thousands of enemies.

Coupled with the firepower of the infantry and air support, even if the enemy's entire division launches a charge, it will still be no problem to resist for a period of time.

The paratroopers carry a total of nearly 20 machine guns. Through cross-deployment, they can achieve a wider range and stronger fire coverage.

Capturing the port is only the first step. What these paratroopers have to do next is to withstand the pressure from the islanders and try their best to hold the port before the second batch of paratroopers arrives.

As long as they can hold on until the second batch of paratroopers arrive, the port will basically become a piece of fat in their mouths, and the islanders will have nothing to do.

Even if it is a wooden structure aircraft like the islanders, if you want to shoot down one, you have to have both luck and strength. As for an all-metal structure aircraft like the Australasia, in addition to luck and strength, it also takes a lot of life.

But it is obvious that the previous bombing by the Air Force caused some panic to the island nation's troops, which also created the best opportunity for the paratroopers.

"Leave two companies responsible for maintaining order in the port, and the rest will follow me to dig defensive positions. The real war will come next. We must defend the port until support arrives." After successfully capturing the port , after a short period of repair, the commander leading the army issued another order.

As long as they rely on their ports to gradually encroach on the island armies on the Ryukyu Islands, these island armies will only face death.

Because time was too short, the trenches were not deep, just a barely adequate defensive position.

The soldiers first dug machine gun and artillery positions, and then began digging trenches.

But if you are facing an enemy attack in such a plain area, trenches are still useful, at least they can effectively reduce your own casualties.

At least judging from the current results, islanders generally have a short lifespan, and no one is so lucky as to shoot down Australasian metal planes with rifles and machine guns.

The harassment by the Air Force did buy the paratroopers more time.

The journey that was supposed to take about ten minutes took the island country's army more than half an hour to arrive.

In more than half an hour, most of the trenches on the Australasian side have been dug, and the paratroopers have entered the trenches to deploy defenses.

Looking at the defensive positions vaguely visible in the distance, Goro Inoshita, the captain of the Japanese infantry regiment, was a little dumbfounded. He did not expect that the Australasian army could occupy the entire port so quickly, and even dug a trench to block his own attack. Looking at the tightly defended trenches in front of him, Inoshita Goro couldn't help but swallowed. But thinking of the orders of his boss's boss, the division commander Shima Inu, Inoshita Goro could only grit his teeth and order the troops to charge towards the defensive positions in Australasia.

"とつげき!" Many islanders shouted loud slogans and rushed towards the defensive position in front.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

Australasia also opened fire quickly, and the bullets that continued to spray formed a line of fire, like sharp blades, constantly harvesting the lives of the island soldiers who rushed forward.

The island soldier who was rushing at the front just realized something was wrong and wanted to stop, but his body had been knocked down by the soldiers behind him and he moved forward involuntarily.

Obviously, the fire snakes composed of bullets did not care whether these soldiers approached voluntarily or not. As long as they get close to Australasia's fire defense network, the island's soldiers will only end up with broken limbs.

This is different from the game. In the game, being shot will only cause you to lose blood, but in reality, being shot will really kill you.

Especially large-caliber machine guns, as long as they hit the human body, they will cause a wound like the mouth of a bowl.

The island soldiers who were charging at the front fell one after another. The soldiers behind finally realized that something was wrong, and the pace of charging slowed down.

"Baga! Where is the cavalry regiment? Let them pull out the enemy's machine gun positions." Lieutenant Colonel Goro Inoshita, captain of the 1st Infantry Regiment, finally realized something was wrong and quickly ordered the cavalry regiment that came with him to help him.

Because the entire division was newly formed, except for the senior officers of the division, all other soldiers, including low-level officers, were all new recruits.

Even the senior officers were unfamiliar with each other. They were previously officers in the A or B divisions and were promoted to new divisions for various reasons.

If he faced a major defeat, not only would his position in the division be in jeopardy, but he might also face accountability from the domestic government.

After all, since the island country launched the war, its military has not suffered too many casualties. It would be great fun if the army led by Goro Inoshita became the first island nation army to suffer mass casualties.

I have to admit that the island government has been very successful in brainwashing these ordinary soldiers.

Even though it only took a few months or even a month or two for the soldiers of these C divisions to go from farmers to recruits, their loyalty to the island government and the emperor was still very high.

The cavalry regiment did not refuse Ishita Goro's request and quickly launched a charge against the defensive position.

But the islanders soon understood why the cavalry force was called a declining force.

When facing a tightly defended machine gun position, the cavalry had no good way to break through.

What's even more terrible is that once the cavalry breaks through the machine gun position, the submachine guns in the hands of the Australasian soldiers will come into play and form a more dense firepower network.

The cavalry are also mortal bodies, including those military horses. If they are hit by bullets, they will be injured or even die.

Covered by such a dense firepower network, the charge of the cavalry troops had no effect except increasing casualties.

"Baga! Baga!" Lieutenant Colonel Goro Inoshita, captain of the infantry company, could only curse in secret while frightenedly sending a telegram to his boss's boss, the division commander, Major General Mishima Mizuno, asking for support.

The current situation is obvious. Let alone only one infantry regiment and cavalry regiment, even if the strength is doubled, it will be difficult to capture the defensive position established by the Australasians.

Only by fully suppressing the entire division and forcibly capturing this position regardless of casualties can we have any hope of retaking the port.

But the difficulty is that the islanders have completely lost air supremacy, and their every move is equivalent to being exposed to the eyes of the Australasian army.

Soon, news of the mobilization of the entire division reached the ears of the Australasian paratroopers, and the paratroopers also began to prepare.

The first is to gather more air force support. In this era, the best anti-aircraft weapon is actually the aircraft itself.

Only by defeating enemy aircraft with more and more advanced aircraft can we effectively control the air superiority in the sky.

Without a sufficient number of aircraft, it is simply impossible to rely on air defense weapons to bridge the gap in the sky.

As long as Australasia had a sufficient number of aircraft to harass the island forces, the island forces could never fully attack the defenses, as this would expose their weakest points to the sights of the Australasian air force.

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