Chapter 1168 Fire Coverage

In the early morning mist.

In the Long Beach trench fortifications, which are more than 30 miles long and more than 10 miles wide, the soldiers of the United States gathered in groups of three or two to eat breakfast.

They carried muzzle-loading rifles on their backs, and were ready to fight at any time even when they were eating.

Since their ancestors came here from Britain, drove away the Indians, and built one city after another, this place belongs to them.

No one will reflect that this fertile continent should belong to the Indians.

For hundreds of years, they, the Westerners, have been rampaging in the world, unmatched.

The long-term sense of superiority makes them think that everyone below the Westerners is an ant, just like humans expelling beasts and occupying their land without guilt.

It is this sense of right that makes them choose war.

They will not give up what they have got. If the other party wants it, they will come to take it in person.

But despite their high morale, they are still a little uneasy.

They finally understand the mood of the indigenous countries when facing them.

The sun rises from the sea level, and the sea fog gradually dissipates.

At this moment, the sentry in charge of observation found a huge black shadow in the residual fog.

As the distance approached, the outline of the warship became clear.

The frightened sentry immediately blew the whistle, and then the whistle sounded one after another in the entire trench fortification.

The officers came out of the tent and hurriedly took the monocular telescope to observe.

The soldiers of the Sam country immediately returned to the battle position.

The quiet atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"They are coming." Bolton smoked a cigar and exhaled a long string of green smoke.

He believed that the Dasong army would focus on attacking Long Beach.

This is why he is here.

The number of Dasong warships on the sea also proves this.

"Dasong people, you will regret your decision. If you are enemies with the entire Western world, you will be torn into pieces, and your failure will start from today!" Bolton said bitterly.

He had sworn in front of Sullivan that he would fight the Dasong people to the end.

The sun rose higher and higher, and the warships on the sea became clearer and clearer.

At this time, some of the warships of Dasong had been arranged in a line, with their sides facing Long Beach.

Qin Shan and Zhou Yi stood on the deck of the flagship.

While Bolton was observing them, they were also observing each other.

This time, the Battle of Long Beach will be commanded by Qin Shan himself, and the remaining two battles will be commanded by Pan Chang and Indian General Omaha respectively.

"Let them tremble in front of the Dasong army!" Qin Shan said lightly.

This war is of great significance to Dasong.

It can be said that this is the official counterattack launched by Dasong against the Western Earth world after expelling the Western Earth people from the Eastern Earth area.

Next, Dasong will launch counterattacks in the Middle Earth and the Black Continent in succession.

After all, after this weapon replacement, the entire Dasong army believes that they have distanced themselves from the Western Earth people in terms of weapons.

Since they have an advantage in firearms, they must play their advantage.

And the saturation bombardment of Long Beach is naturally the best way to demonstrate their advantage.

Zhou Yi nodded and passed down the order to bombard.

Soon, the sailing warships and ironclad ships roared, and shells with fuses flew out and landed on the fortifications of the Sam countrymen.

Moreover, the caliber of the ship's guns was large, so the shells were naturally large and heavy, and very powerful.

Especially the sailing warships, which were like mobile artillery positions on the sea.

Now, the battle against the Western Turkish warships at sea was basically replaced by ironclad ships.

The role of the sailing warships was more inclined to bombard the coast.

"Boom boom boom..."

In an instant, groups of flames and smoke rose from the Long Beach trench.

Under the huge power of the shells, the soil on the trenches was raised dozens of times high.

Some Sam country soldiers were at the center of the explosion, blown away by the shock wave, their limbs torn into pieces, and turned into stumps and blood rain.

"Ah..."

"Ah..."

"..."

Under the bombardment, the screams of Sam country soldiers in the trenches continued to sound.

Compared with the soldiers who were directly killed, the injured soldiers were more terrified and desperate.

They covered their bloody half legs and broken arms and screamed and groaned.

Other soldiers were trembling with fear when they saw their companions in such a miserable state.

Some of them were old veterans who had experienced the War of Independence.

They were more calm than the new recruits on the battlefield.

But after the bombardment, their calmness disappeared immediately.

"Damn it, what kind of opponent are we facing?" An old soldier wiped the dust off his body.

In the past, they still relied on line formations when fighting, and they only used solid bullets.

In the past two years, in order to deal with Dasong, the army has seen the emergence of skirmishers and shrapnel shells.

They thought that the equipment level of Dasong's army would not be much different from theirs.

But it is obvious that Dasong's shrapnel shells are much more powerful than theirs.

And it is not just a little bit more.

The most important thing is that the shells of Dasong's army exploded as soon as they landed, giving them no time to react.

This is something that their shrapnel shells can't do at all.

Bolton and other Sam officers also noticed this.

They all looked gloomy.

Not long ago, the Da Song army was still using wooden wedge fuses.

But now, they seem to have a new gadget, the shells can explode when they hit the ground.

"These damn bastards!" Bolton cursed in despair.

In order to prevent the Da Song army from landing, they can only set up fortifications along the coast.

But the coastal fortifications had to withstand the bombardment of the enemy's warships.

The saddest thing was that they could only be bombed because they had no warships to stop the enemy's navy.

"Boom boom boom..."

The bombardment continued, and each bombardment was like an explosion in the hearts of the officers of the United States.

For the next three days, the bombardment continued day and night.

The trench fortifications on the beaches of the United States were like a piece of land turned over by cows.

Under the continuous bombardment, more than 120,000 soldiers of the United States were killed or injured.

Bolton once wanted to withdraw the soldiers from the front of the trenches.

But every time he was about to do so, the Dasong army would send out small boats to prepare for the soldiers to land.

Therefore, not only could he not withdraw the soldiers, but he had to strengthen the defense of the front line.

Otherwise, once the Dasong army landed, the consequences would be even more serious.

Of course, he knew very well that this was a trick deliberately played by the Dasong army.

But this trick was a real conspiracy, and he had to guard against it.

But in this way, they could only bear huge casualties.

In the past few days, the morale of the soldiers of the United States plummeted, and even deserters appeared.

On the fourth day, the warships at sea bombarded the coast again.

But unlike before, this time a dense number of troop transport boats were heading towards the coast.

On the boats, the Dasong soldiers put their guns against the side of the boat and aimed at the coast.

A Han-style machine gun was mounted on the bow.

This time the artillery fire was no longer a simple bombing, but to cover their landing.

After three days of bombardment, Qin Shan believed that the time had come to launch a general offensive.