Doomsday Commander

Chapter 303 Forced to cross the river! (Third update, 300 monthly tickets added)

 Because the first naval battle after the end of the world is about to begin, and because there has been no movement on the Jiangqiao side of the island, the attention on Didui Island is now focused on the battleships.

 The upcoming large force of the Light Chasing Army has been somewhat ignored.

 In their view, as long as they guard the Jiang Bridge, the large forces of the Zhuangguang Army will not be able to land on the island even if they reach the Sanjiang area.

 Because once a large-scale landing on the island occurs, a large number of ships must be used, which is not an easy task. No large-scale gathering of ships has been found around this sea area.

Moreover, there is no good landing place on the shore of Didicui Island, which is one of the reasons why they can attack the battleship with confidence.

 But they overlooked one thing.

That was the beach of Tang Zheng's villa that had just been bombed by the battleship.

This is a suitable landing site, but it has just been bombed. It is riddled with holes, but it has been ignored by the people on Didui Island.

 The Sanjiang area on the other side of the villa area.

 This place is separated from Didui Island by a Hao River, a few kilometers away.

The large forces of the Light Chasing Army, under the cover of darkness, crossed the heavily guarded river bridges and came here quietly.

Two field regiments of the Zhuangguang Army, an armored battalion and an artillery battalion, as well as directly affiliated battalions and part of the Army Aviation Regiment and Engineer Regiment, have already assembled here.

 The darkness had no effect. Everyone stood on the edge of the mighty river, like an iron army arriving from hell.

With such a large number of troops, it would take too long to cross the river by boat, and it would be difficult to transport the armored troops and vehicles alone.

 But they have another way.

 A way that no one thought of.

 A large number of vehicles appeared behind the troops.

 This is a heavy-duty truck. The vehicle has a huge roof, which is much larger than the body. From a distance, it looks like a Transformer.

When they reached the edge of the river, the vehicle drove down without hesitation.

As the vehicle entered the water, its huge roof also unfolded, forming a huge platform.

The vehicle entered the water, but was not affected by the current at all. The platform stretched out on the bank of the river and extended more than 20 meters into the river, forming a water platform that penetrated the river.

Immediately afterwards, the second car followed with a rumble, drove forward from the platform, stretched at the same time, and then entered the water.

 After entering the water, the two platforms were closely connected, extending the distance into the water by more than 20 meters.

Then the third car entered the water and continued to stretch into the river.

 A car followed, and there were hundreds of such vehicles on the shore.

 This is the new equipment of the Zhuguang Army, the pontoon bridge vehicle.

This was a strategy that Tang Zheng had already deployed. He occupied a villa on the riverside, which had a beach suitable for landing, in order to allow the pontoon bridge troops to build a pontoon bridge on the river.

Not only were there pontoon troops here, he saw that no one was willing to go over to the villa at the moment, so he simply deployed some pontoons there to allow vehicles to quickly launch into the water, build pontoons, and connect the two sides.

Floating bridges were arranged on both sides at the same time. A pontoon bridge soon appeared on the river and quickly approached each other.

One boat bridge is twenty meters wide, and five boat bridges are extended by one hundred meters.

The naval battle was about to start over there, and no one noticed the dark river surface here. Their bridge construction went very smoothly.

 As long as the docking of the pontoon bridge troops on both sides is completed, a pontoon bridge will be completed.

This kind of pontoon bridge can allow main battle tanks to pass through, which will allow the large forces of the Light Chaser Army to quickly complete the feat of crossing the river.

 Of course, this requires the cooperation of the navy.

The reason why the battleships did not leave and allowed the opponent's navy and air force to completely surround them was to cover the pontoon bridge troops.

 Otherwise, it would be very difficult to cross the river when the other party completely blocks the island.

 No one in the outside world thought that Tang Zheng had such a move.

This is an exquisite tactical coordination. From the moment the opponent attacks the villa, all developments are within Tang Zheng's plan.

 From holding on to the villa to stall for time, to the tactical retreat into the sea, and then the battleships showing up with artillery to plow the ground, to the decisive battle with the opponent's coastal air force dispatching, and then the pontoon troops quietly appearing to build pontoons, everything was within the plan.

There is still one unplanned variable, which is whether the battleship can withstand the encirclement of the opponent's navy and air force.

As long as the battleships resist, the opponent's attention will not be diverted to the beach in the villa area, and the army can complete the landing.

 As long as the landing is completed, it is up to Tang Zheng to decide how the situation will develop.

The coast guard ship of the Rainforest Kingdom was the first to launch an attack on the battleship of the Light Chaser Army.

 In fact, there is a dispute among the multinational forces as to who should charge first. No one wants to be the first to charge.

 After all, they were facing a huge battleship, and everyone knew that the first bird would die first.

After Jones’ consideration, as the leader in this incident, the Rainforest Kingdom could only be the first to charge.

 Their coast guard ship is a relatively rare new ship.

This ship was built by the Magnolia Empire and then purchased by the Rainforest Kingdom.

This is charity from the eldest brother to the younger brother, but it also requires payment.

 The biggest difference between the new ship and the old ship is that there is a 76mm main gun.

Of course this main gun is like a toy compared to the battleship's main gun, but the battleship itself also has shortcomings, that is, the hull is too large and it is difficult to turn around.

Furthermore, the three main guns mounted on three vehicles are all located in the direction of the bow, while the coast guard ship of the Rainforest Empire launches the attack from behind.

The length of this first ship is 88 meters, which is not too small, but compared with the 270-meter big one, it looks very petite.

The commander of the Rainforest Kingdom, driving a coast guard ship, approached from behind.

He felt a little uneasy. He was worried that the battleship would open fire on him.

But Jones analyzed that the battleship may only be equipped with main guns, and the rest of the turrets should be basically decorations or fake. If it is true, then the production capacity of the Light Chasing Army would be too outrageous.

 Only all coast guard ships dare to approach and attempt to attack. "I hope what Mr. Jones said is true, otherwise we are going to die."

The coast guard ship was only about one kilometer away from the battleship, but there was still no movement from the battleship. The commander finally gained some confidence.

"Perhaps Mr. Jones is right. How could the Light Chasing Army, an inland army, build such a large ship so quickly and install all the weapon systems?"

 “Fire! Give it a shot first!”

The coast guard ship's 76mm main gun opened fire on the battleship.

　　Boom~~!

 A flash of fire flashed across, and this small-caliber artillery fired a shot at the battleship.

The fire flashed on the battleship's hull, but the hull did not shake at all.

 The strength of battleships lies not only in their firepower, but also in their armor.

This kind of armor does not have much protection against missiles and aerial bombs, but it is simply overkill when used to defend against a gun with a caliber that is not as large as the main gun of a tank.

 To use an inappropriate analogy, that is, if the battleship is asleep, even firepower of this caliber will not wake him up.

 So the battleship did not fight back against the attack from the Rainforest Kingdom.

However, it still made some movements. The battleship slowly turned its hull, and its main gun was adjusting its direction, as if it was preparing to fight back.

 This discovery greatly excited the people over at the Rainforest Kingdom.

“Sure enough! Sure enough, they only have the firepower of the main gun!”

“Those secondary guns, machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns should all be fake!”

 “Everyone can rest assured!”

The Coast Guard ship of the Rainforest Kingdom continued to approach and did not allow the battleship to adjust its gun muzzle, becoming much bolder.

Jones still did not act rashly, but continued to observe.

After a while, the coast guard ship of the Rainforest Kingdom approached the battleship. These guys even tried to board the battleship. Of course, it was very difficult.

 The soldiers on the battleship appeared. The heavy hull could not turn quickly, so they opened fire in defense.

  Heavy machine guns and rifles fire continuously, which can also attack the coast guard ship, causing sparks to shoot out from the ship.

This coast guard ship alone can't really cause any major trouble to the battleship. Even if they don't fire cannons, they can't get aboard.

 Seeing this, Jones was finally relieved.

 With a wave of his hand, he issued the order for a general attack.

As a result, the coast guard ships cruising in the surrounding waters were activated one after another and rushed towards the battleship.

Bai Magnolia's gunboat is also slowly approaching from the rear and side of the Light Chaser warship.

 The real killer move is still in the sky.

 There are nearly a hundred fighter jets and helicopters in total, which are the main force for attacking battleships.

Plane engines roared and ship whistles roared.

 The naval battle finally begins!

Those coast guard ships didn't care whether their firepower could inflict damage on the battleships, they just fired regardless. They were not the main attack anyway, so firing proved their effectiveness.

 The jingling attacks kept coming, attacking the battleship like iron.

 The battleship's cannon swayed left and right, seemingly in a panic and unable to find a suitable target to attack.

 This gave the surrounding warships and aircraft more confidence, and the distance became closer and closer.

Fighters are still lingering in the distance, and helicopters are approaching.

 It seems that it is only a matter of time before this giant ship is sunk.

 Just when they thought the situation was decided, the battleship finally struck back.

Luan Junfeng saw that the enemy was almost close, and finally ordered to open fire.

 The first target, the coast guard ship of the Rainforest Empire.

 To deal with this kind of small ship, there is no need to use the main gun.

The whole body of the battleship is full of weapons. In addition to three three-carriage mounted main guns, there are also 20 127 mm caliber high-level dual-purpose secondary guns.

This kind of secondary gun is more powerful than the main gun of a main battle tank, and is almost comparable to a howitzer on the battlefield.

Seeing the enemy approaching, Luan Junfeng gave the order.

 “Fire!”

 The four secondary guns on the left side fired at the coast guard ship at the same time.

 Boom boom boom~~~!

 The distance between the two sides is too close, so there is no need to aim, just fire and hit!

 In an instant, the coast guard ship of the Rainforest Kingdom burst into flames!

 The ship's islands were all destroyed, and the impact of four shells caused the ship to tilt slightly.

 “Keep firing!”

　　Boom, boom, boom~~!

He fired continuously again, striking while the iron was hot, completely turning the hull into a sea of ​​flames!

 “Third round of fire!”

The huge explosion occurred in an unknown place. The Coast Guard ship of the Rainforest Kingdom exploded into the sky with black smoke. The hull cracked and water entered the hull. It began to slowly sink into the sea, becoming the first naval battle. Sacrifice.

At this time, helicopters from the sky had also arrived and began a head-on confrontation with the battleship.

I thought I would finish writing this climactic plot today, but when I started writing it I realized that I couldn’t finish it. It would take at least a few more chapters tomorrow. The naval battle and the crossing of the river are a coherent plot.

The monthly ticket should be up to 400 soon, and there will be more updates tomorrow!

 (End of this chapter)