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Text Chapter 1,174 Destructive Bombardment

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    On the morning of KO on the 27th, starting from 5 a.m., the landing of the Chinese Army's NO. Group Army became busy.  The artillery brigade of the NO. Group Army and the artillery battalions of the six infantry divisions under its jurisdiction were all assembled. A total of more than 500 large-caliber heavy artillery were deployed on more than 20 artillery positions.  The gun jacket has been taken off, and the thick muzzle points diagonally towards the western sky.  Five kilometers away from these artillery positions is the defense line of the 26th Group Army of the British and Indian Army.

    The 26th Group Army of the British-Indian Army has a total strength of 500,000, and its commander is British Army Lieutenant General David.  The defense area of ??this group army is mainly the area east of Chittagong and beyond in eastern Bangladesh.  The generals of the British and Indian troops also knew that just like the mountains separating India and Myanmar, it would be very difficult for the Chinese army to launch a large-scale attack from the north.  Therefore, the southern coastal area has become a key defense target for the British and Indian troops.  On the southern border of India and Myanmar, the narrow coastal plain is only about ten kilometers wide.  To the north is the Arakan Mountains!  Therefore, the main direction of the Chinese army's attack must be on this coastal plain, which is only ten kilometers wide.

    Lieutenant General David deployed five corps of the 26th Group Army of the British-Indian Army on the border to build three lines of defense.  A total of twenty-five troops are enough to make these three lines of defense impregnable.  Of course, this is just Lieutenant General David¡¯s own opinion.  Perhaps according to the plan proposed by the staff of the 26th Group Army of the British and Indian Army, these three lines of defense are very strong.  But after the person who built the defense lines became Indian Asan, these defense lines were not so reliable.  Four of the other five armies of the 26th Group Army were deployed on the Madamuho River as second-line positions.  Once the Chinese army breaks through the front line position, it can continue to block the Chinese army here.  Finally in Chittagong, only one corps was deployed.

    In the view of Lieutenant General David, although the Chinese army can break through their front-line positions, it will definitely pay a heavy price for this.  By then, the second-line position and the Madamuho River will surely be able to withstand the Chinese army's attack.  In addition, behind the 26th Army of the British and Indian Army, there is also the 25th Army.  According to the order of General Kitchener, the commander of the British-Indian Army, when the 26th Army cannot withstand the Chinese army, the 25th Army must provide full support to the 26th Army.  However, Lieutenant General David believed that the strength of the 26th Army alone was enough!

    At 6 o'clock in the morning, the 71st Regiment of the 7th Division of the Chinese Army's NO Group Army entered the attack position.  They will be the first force to attack the British and Indian troops in the eastern offensive after the battle begins.  However, before that, they had to wait until the army's artillery and the warships parked at sea completed their bombardment preparations.  Only after they attack do they realize how easy it is for them to attack.  Because the British and Indian troops on the position simply could not withstand the artillery fire from the Chinese army from land and sea.  In particular, the fierce bombardment by the fire support ship squadron at sea caused the Indian Asans of the British and Indian Army to suffer a lot.

    It was at this time that nine fire support ships of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet fire support ship squadron, escorted by more than a dozen light cruisers and destroyers, had arrived less than 20 kilometers away from the coast.  In half an hour, they will arrive at the shelling area.  After the artillery of the Chinese Army on land opens fire, they will also begin to bombard the British and Indian army's defense lines.

    On the battleship ¡®Northern Xinjiang,¡¯ the flagship of the Indian Ocean Fleet¡¯s fire support ship squadron, fleet commander Rear Admiral Lei Hua looked at the nine giant ships in the fleet with emotion.  Although he is not an orthodox naval officer, the Marine Corps and the Navy have a very deep connection.  I think back then, when the Chinese Navy just started to develop, although the battleships it equipped were ahead of the world, they could not compare with the established maritime powers in terms of number.  But now, the Chinese Navy is actually able to use 9 battleships to convert them into fire support ships.  It can be seen how much development the Chinese Navy has achieved in these years.

    These fire support ships were originally planned to convert the main guns on the battleships into 343 mm naval guns.  However, due to lack of time, the 305 mm main gun was retained.

    However, for dealing with targets on land, the 5mm main gun is basically enough.  For combat targets like India and Australia, the 5mm main gun can destroy all their defenses!

    At 7 o'clock in the morning, the British-Indian army's position was still quiet. From time to time, a few Indian Asans poked their heads out of the trenches and took a look at the Chinese army's position opposite the defense line. After finding that there was no movement,  Then he continued to retreat into the trench and slept.  Although the British officers had warned them that the Chinese army might launch an attack on their defense lines in the near future.  But as long as the Chinese haven't actually launched an attack, these Indian Asans probably won't take this seriously!

    "Fire!" When the pointer on the watch pointed to seven o'clock, the commander of the artillery brigade of the 10th Group Army of the Chinese Army issued an order.The order to fire.  First, more than two hundred heavy artillery pieces from the artillery brigade began to bombard the British and Indian army's defense lines.  The artillery battalions of six other infantry divisions followed.  The dense artillery shells pierced the air and hit the British and Indian army's defense line!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" When the sound of artillery shells passing through the air at high speed rang out in the sky, many British and Indian soldiers poked their heads out of the trenches. Many of them had just joined the army and were not familiar with the situation.  Be clear about what's going on.  They stared blankly at the sky.

    "Shelter! Shelling! Hurry up and hide from the Chinese shelling!" the voices of the British officers rang out.  The British officers with rich combat experience could tell based on the sound that this was the heavy artillery fire of the Chinese Army.  While they were lying at the bottom of the trench, they did not forget to inform those Indian Asans who were still stupid.

    "Boom! Boom!" The artillery shells fell on the British and Indian army's position one after another. The artillery shells exploded, leaving craters on the ground with huge power.  The air waves spread in all directions, throwing the Indian Asans into the sky. When they landed, they became a pile of minced meat.  The scattered shrapnel began to harvest those exposed lives.

    More than five hundred heavy artillery opened fire, and the dense shells almost enveloped the ten-kilometer-long position.  Those Indian Asans didn¡¯t figure out what happened until now.  When they came to their senses, some of them immediately lay down at the bottom of the trench, praying that the shells would not fall on their heads.  Some simply jumped out of the trenches and ran to the rear.  However, these people are often blown up to the sky before they can run a few steps.

    The British and Indian Army's positions were originally cut corners. The British Army officers asked the British and Indian Army soldiers to dig anti-gun holes. However, these anti-gun holes simply could not withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery. Often, if a 105mm howitzer was hit,  It can easily destroy an anti-gun cave and bury all the British and Indian troops inside alive.  This caused heavy losses to the British and Indian troops guarding the defense line.  The firepower points of the civil structures built by the British and Indian troops could not withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery and were easily destroyed.  Many of the trenches dug were also destroyed by the explosion.  Even though the shelling had only started ten minutes ago, the British-Indian army's position was already in a mess, with broken limbs and arms everywhere, and the fortifications became dilapidated.

    At 7 o¡¯clock in the morning, nine fire support ships of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet anchored on the sea also began shelling.  Nine warships were lined up on the sea, less than five kilometers away from the sea.  Because the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet has destroyed the British Navy's Indian Fleet, there are no British Navy warships in the entire Indian Ocean, especially in the northern waters of the Indian Ocean.  The British Navy's Indian Fleet also has only a handful of small fighters hiding in the port. This can no longer cause any casualties to the Chinese Navy!

    ¡®Bei Xinjiang, the battleship No. 1 opened fire first, with 13 305mm main guns firing at the same time. The huge recoil pushed the hull of the ship two meters away on the sea surface.  Thirteen high-explosive bombs weighing nearly 300 kilograms roared towards the British and Indian army's positions. More than ten seconds later, the shells exploded on the British and Indian army's defense line.  Amid the earth-shattering explosions, more than a dozen craters with a diameter of more than ten meters were left on the British and Indian army's positions. All the surrounding trenches had been flattened, and all defenses had been destroyed. The British and Indian troops were affected.  The Indian army was blown to pieces.

    ¡°After the battleship ¡°Bei Xinjiang¡± opened fire, the other eight battleships of the fire support ship squadron also opened fire.  Dense naval guns exploded on the US military's defense line, and huge red fireballs rose into the sky, devouring all lives.

    When battleships attack land targets, there are not many requirements for accuracy.  Anyway, the ten-kilometer defense line of the British and Indian troops can be used by these battleships as long as they don't hit the heads of their own people.

    "Hey! What kind of artillery is this? It's too scary? If the artillery fire continues like this, will the people on the position survive?" The soldiers of the 71st Regiment of the Chinese Army who were waiting for the attack order on the attacking position were also frightened by this  was stunned by the shelling.  Previously, the NO. Group Army's defense area was mainly in the southwest region of the empire. It had never seen a battleship fire, so it naturally didn't know the power of battleship guns.

    "This is our navy's battleship firing. Except for those listed guns, the largest caliber of the heavy artillery used by our army is only 155 mm. The smallest main gun of the navy's battleship is also 5 mm.

    And the navy's artillery has always been more powerful than the army's.  Those Indian Asans have suffered a lot this time!  "A junior officer explained happily!
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