Rise of Australia

Chapter 885 Fierce Battle

Although the arms divisions of the two island countries are only a few hundred meters away from their targets, these few hundred meters are a barrier that they cannot break through.

Only more than four hours had passed since the battle, but the casualties of these two C divisions were already very high.

Especially the C Division in the port, where the division commander was killed. The size of the army of less than 2 is now only about half. The remaining soldiers either died on the road to charge or died in Australia. Air force bombing in Greater Asia.

At this time, the soldiers of the island nation understood that no matter how fanciful their commanders and governments said, they were still just fragile flesh and blood when facing the enemy's muzzles and artillery fire.

If it is an elite Class A division, even if more than half of its troops are damaged, it can still move forward bravely and launch an attack without fear of death.

But the problem is that the troops defending cities and ports are just ordinary C-type legions in the island country. These troops may still play a certain role when defending, but if it is a frontal attack, the role they can play will be infinitely reduced.

When facing nearly half of the casualties, the two C divisions finally began to enter chaos. Some soldiers even couldn't stand such a war and chose to escape in full view of the public.

Although the gendarmerie quickly killed several soldiers who wanted to escape, the number of gendarmerie in the entire division was less than a hundred. Faced with tens of thousands of soldiers whose morale was clearly broken, it was difficult to control the situation.

Especially the Type C division at the port. After losing its division commander, no one can control the entire division anymore.

The army's all-out attack from the beginning gradually turned into fear and disintegration, and the impact from a small number of troops gradually affected the entire division.

About half an hour later, the troops supported by the island country finally arrived on the battlefield.

But it was no longer helpful. The Australasian paratroopers not only took full control of Naha, but also built several defensive positions based on the terrain outside Naha.

What's even worse is that the planes are still circling in the sky. If you rely only on the strength of an infantry regiment, it will be difficult to capture the defensive position in front of you.

But after all, it was the most elite Category A division in the island country. Even though it knew that there was little hope of victory, this infantry regiment still launched an attack brazenly.

However, the outcome was as they expected, and they were unable to threaten the Australasian position at all.

Although they also carry some machine guns and artillery, they can pose a fire threat to the defensive positions established in Australasia.

But the problem is that the biggest reason why Australasia can hold its position is not the artillery and machine guns in the defensive positions, but the large number of constantly circling aircraft in the sky.

Once the island nation's army poses a threat to Australasia's artillery and machine gun positions, fighter jets and bombers in the sky will continue to harass the island nation's army, and even take the opportunity to kill the island nation's artillery positions.

As a result, although the island country's army initially had an advantage in firepower, after being harassed several times by the Australasian air force, their advantage in firepower disappeared.

The island nation's army's urgent request for help was also quickly sent to the Class A division.

But the problem is that the Class A division at this time is also facing a very serious situation.

Although there are two divisions responsible for defending the coastline, one Division A and one Division B, with a total of more than 4 troops.

But the problem is that the main island of the Ryukyu Islands is long and narrow, and the coastline is very long. In addition, there are many relatively large islands in the north, so the forces of the two divisions cannot be concentrated together.

In the event of an all-out Australasian offensive, the Category A division, which has been divided into nearly one-fifth of its troops, will face an attack by tens of thousands of Australasian troops.

What's even more terrible is that the number of soldiers in the Australasian army is endless. After a wave of landing soldiers are eliminated, there will be waves of soldiers to replace them, seemingly endless.

Although thousands of soldiers who landed on the island have been eliminated in a short period of time, there are still a large number of transport ships waiting to land, each with at least a thousand soldiers.

"Baga! Those damn losers can't even deal with thousands of Australasian soldiers." Murai Noo, the division commander of the Type A division, looked angry. He was already disappointed with the performance of the two Type C divisions. Extremely disappointed: "Those two losers on the island, Sangu and Yamabubu, should commit seppuku. They have failed the empire's expectations. They are the sinners of the empire!"

Obviously, the two arms divisions did not gain an advantage in the attack against the Australasian army, and they did not even manage to hold back the Australasian army. This was why Murai Noo was angry.

Judging from various current intelligence, the number of paratroopers airborne in Australasia will never exceed 1. Scattered to ports and cities, there are about 5000 paratroopers on each side.

The strength of any division is as high as 2, but it can't even take down the 5000 Australasian paratroopers. This also makes Murai Noo, who has always been proud of the combat effectiveness of the island country's army, furious.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, it won't be too late to hold those two trashes accountable until the war is over. What we have to do now is how to withstand the attack of the Australasian army." Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Type A Division Taro Tanaka said.

The infantry regiment dispatched before was mobilized from the 1st Infantry Brigade. I originally thought that this was a 100% sure mission and that I would get a lot of military honors in vain.

But unexpectedly, not only did the two C divisions fail to hold back the Australasian army, but even the infantry regiment that went to support was held back by the Australasian army, and there was a risk of the entire army being annihilated at any time.

You know, even as a major general infantry brigade commander, he only commanded two infantry regiments. After mobilizing an infantry regiment, it means that Major General Taro Tanaka currently only has one infantry regiment with about 5000 troops.

But the 5000st Infantry Brigade had a heavy defense task. If the division didn't have a good solution, I'm afraid that the -man st Infantry Brigade alone wouldn't be able to hold out for too long in the face of the continuous attacks from the Australasians.

"I understand. The Cavalry Regiment will help the 1st Infantry Brigade to defend the coastline. The Artillery Regiment will temporarily help you defend. I want you to defend the coastline. Can you do it?" Murai Noo nodded and asked Taro Tanaka The appeal is naturally clear and mentioned.

"Hi! Please rest assured, Division Commander, the 1st Infantry Brigade will definitely complete your mission." Major General Taro Tanaka nodded firmly and said to Murai Noo excitedly.

Although the number of the cavalry regiment is far less than that of a complete infantry regiment, it can be considered a considerable boost to the current 1st Infantry Brigade.

What's more, in the next period of time, the 1st Infantry Brigade will also receive support from the division's artillery wing. This is the reason for Taro Tanaka's confidence.

With a powerful weapon like the Artillery Regiment, it can have something to rely on when facing the Australasian army's tidal attack.

As expected by Taro Tanaka, with the support of the cavalry regiment and artillery regiment, the 1st Infantry Brigade seemed to be able to face the attack of the Australasian army with ease.

Although the Australasian air force and naval guns can still pose a huge threat to the 1st Infantry Brigade, those Kalimantan and Philippine troops who try to land will still be repelled by the 1st Infantry Brigade.

But it is obvious that the biggest threat to the four island divisions on the Ryukyu Islands at this time is not the Kalimantan and Philippine troops trying to land, but the Australasian troops who have successfully penetrated behind enemy lines and completed the raid. West Asian Paratroopers.

What surprised the islanders even more was that the paratrooper raids in Australasia were not just one wave, but one after another.

At around 6 a.m., just before dawn, the Australasian Air Force launched another large-scale air attack on the Ryukyu Islands. Of course, this time the Air Force dispatched not only air strikes, but also escorted hundreds of Sop-34 transport aircraft to perform another airborne mission.

Riding on those hundreds of transport planes were also more than 6000 elite Australasian airborne troops.

Moreover, this time the Air Force also carries a certain number of artillery and machine guns. The second wave of troops performing airborne missions will have better firepower than the first wave.

Once these two waves of airborne troops converge, it will be the time when the Australasian army completely launches a general attack on the island country's army.

Even if the island country's army can withstand the more than 100,000 Kalimantan and Philippine troops, they have nothing to do with the Australasian airborne troops that have occupied cities and ports.

Although it was already daytime, the airborne landing was considered smooth because the first wave of airborne troops had already taken advantage.

With the protection of the air force, the airborne troops did not face much threat and merged with the first wave of airborne troops very smoothly.

After the two armies merged, the size of the Australasian army in ports and cities surged again.

At present, the number of airborne troops at the port has exceeded 4200, and they have the strength to launch an attack on the island nation's divisions.

As for Naha, as the main area targeted by the two airborne troops, after experiencing two airborne landings, the number of Australasian airborne troops in the Naha area has exceeded 7500.

With such a large number of troops, it is difficult to say who is superior and who is inferior when facing the islanders.

After the second airborne landing was completed, it also represented the official launch of the final general offensive in Australasia.

On the coastline, there are still more than 100,000 troops trying to hold back the two most elite divisions of the island country.

Within the Ryukyu Islands, the two airborne formations also officially changed from a defensive posture to an offensive posture.

boom! Boom boom!

Because the second wave of airborne troops brought many artillery and machine guns, the Australasian army, which was about to run out of bullets, was once again plentiful in supplies.

Facing the opposing island army, Australasia's artillery has never been stingy. Dozens of artillery pieces poured towards the island country's army one after another, like a huge heavy rain.

But unlike heavy rain, the damage caused by heavy rain is almost equal to nothing, but such a rain of artillery can be said to be a big killer for ordinary people.

Amidst the dense artillery fire in Australasia, the arms division at the port finally couldn't hold on any longer, and the entire division collapsed.

Facing the disintegrated island army, Australasia will not let go of such a good opportunity.

More than 4000 airborne troops jumped out and, with the guidance and help of aircraft, pursued an entire island division.

Some of the island nation's soldiers fled to the original military base. There were many defense facilities there, which would at least give them a little peace of mind.

Some soldiers from the island nation also fled towards Naha. After all, it is the largest city in the Ryukyu Islands, and another island nation's division is stationed there.

But perhaps these island country soldiers would never have dreamed that Naha not only has more island country troops, but also has more Australasian troops.

Because of this, when many island soldiers were seen fleeing towards Naha, the Australasian soldiers at the port did not stop them.

Allowing these soldiers to flee might even have an impact on the armies of the island nations surrounding Naha. After all, the division at the port has been defeated, which also means that the Australasian army here may go to Naha at any time to counter-encircle the island country's army stationed at the port.

Not to mention, the Australasian army really planned this.

Naha is to the south of the main island, and the port is to the north of Naha.

When Naha's army's attention is attracted, it is not impossible to go around from the other side and carry out counter-encirclement of the island country's army there.

Of course, even if the counter-encirclement plan is seen through by the island country's army, the Australasian army will not be afraid of the island country's army in the frontal attack.

While the port offensive achieved a complete victory, on the Naha side, the Australasian and island armies were fighting fiercely.

Because of the help of the infantry regiment of the Type A Division, the casualties faced by the Type C Division here were not as severe as those at the port.

At present, the 2-strong Type C Division still has more than 1.2 combat troops. Coupled with the remaining 4000-person Infantry Regiment of the Type A Division, the island nation's army has approximately 1.6 troops in the Naha region.

On the Australasian side, after two waves of airborne troops, only about 7000 soldiers were gathered.

This was more than twice the numerical advantage. Although most of them were C divisions with low combat effectiveness, under the restraint of the infantry regiment, they also entered a brief stalemate.

But it was clear that the stalemate was definitely short-lived.

On the side of the island country's army, as casualties increase, the C Division with relatively poor discipline will eventually fall into chaos.

The supporting infantry regiment did not carry much ammunition supplies. It is even said that the logistics warehouses of the 1.6-strong island country army, including the C Division, are all in Naha City.

After Naha was occupied by Australasia, it meant that the armies of these island countries lost the largest arms warehouse in the Ryukyu Islands.

Although there are small-scale weapons warehouses in other places, in the face of such a large-scale battle, those weapons and ammunition reserves are destined to not last long.

What's even worse is that because all the island country's troops in the Ryukyu Islands have been held back by Australasia, it is impossible for the 1.6 troops around Naha to obtain any supplies.

This also means that even if a short-term stalemate can be maintained, as long as the weapons and ammunition of the island country's army are gradually exhausted, Australasia will still gain the advantage in the end.

After all, Australasia can deliver supplies through a large number of air forces and transport aircraft, which is something that the islanders are completely unable to do.

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