Chapter 303 Landing

The landing operation of the 105th Regiment went very smoothly.

There was no imaginary scene of machine guns firing wildly at the landing craft, because this was a sea area where the enemy thought it was "impossible to land".

If it were before, it would indeed be impossible to log in here. Unless the Allied forces rowed small wooden boats to seize the beach, they would obviously be ruthlessly wiped out by the enemy on the sea.

But now, with landing craft and landing craft everything is easier.

All the landing force has to do is go ashore under the cover of artillery fire, deploy its forces, and win.

Charles stood on the transport ship "Anli", holding up his telescope, looking at the Ottoman soldiers who collapsed and fled, and praised: "It's not easy, they persist until now."

Tijani agreed with a "hmm" sound.

Unexpected "accidents" are taboo on the battlefield, as they will damage the morale of the troops and make them feel that they are destined to lose the battle.

In this battle, the Ottoman soldiers experienced at least three accidents:

For the first time, the Allied fleet actually appeared in front of the beach and bombed them.

For the second time, the Allied forces actually landed here, and they did it in such a short time using landing ships. They also deployed their troops and suppressed them with powerful firepower.

The third time, it was the kind of landing ship that could be used both on land and sea.

Tijani could imagine the shock of the Ottoman soldiers when they saw the amphibious landing ship driving directly from the sea to the shore.

The Ottoman soldiers withstood the first two accidents, but finally collapsed at the third accident.

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The landing troops did not stop. They attacked along the trenches built by the enemy under the cover of amphibious landing ships.

The attack is an all-round attack from up, down, left, and right:

There were several amphibious landing craft on each side of the trench. They used machine guns and rifles to shoot at targets in the trench from a high position.

In the middle, a group of soldiers advanced steadily in the trench, clearing away the remaining enemies.

The soldiers following the amphibious landing ship behind them used mortars in conjunction with the landing ship to suppress enemy machine gun fire.

The Ottoman army was so routed that they were unable to stop the landing force's attack, even for a moment.

At this time, the landing craft returned, and they slowly stopped under the net rope next to the transport ship, preparing to transport the second batch of landing troops ashore.

Tijani retracted the telescope, turned to look at Charles, and advised: "You don't need to go ashore, Colonel. We understand, you don't need to do this!"

Charles shook his head slightly: "No, I have to go ashore."

Charles felt helpless.

The tradition of the French army is that officers should lead the charge in front of the soldiers, so as to drive the soldiers to attack and ultimately achieve victory. This is the core of the French offensive theory.

Although Charles did not agree with the offensive theory, in this environment, as the staff officer of the 105th Regiment, if Charles could not even land, it would undoubtedly affect the morale of the troops.

On the other hand, major French newspapers will immediately amplify this matter:

"Everyone in the 105th Regiment has landed. Only Charles stayed on the transport ship and stayed away from the battlefield."

"Does he still think he can enjoy the treatment of being a 'minor'?"

"It turns out that this is what Charles said about the landing operation. Although he is in the Dardanelles, he is not on the battlefield!"

…

Charles secretly sighed, this is the so-called "cold at high places".

Since you must log in, you shouldn’t be timid.

He decided to land with Tijani's command in the second batch to silence everyone!

Thinking about it, Charles gritted his teeth, put the telescope back into the box, tightened his arm belt, and climbed over the transport ship and climbed down along the rope like the others.

The soldiers looked at Ciel's actions and exclaimed:

"God, is that Colonel Charles? Is he going to fight with us too?"

"Incredible, I think he should stay on the boat!"

"I think so too, he shouldn't take risks on the battlefield!"

…

Several soldiers spontaneously crawled beside Charles, carefully protecting him as he climbed down step by step. When they approached the landing craft, several soldiers came up to pick him up.

The soldiers gathered together and persuaded each other:

"You should not have come down, Colonel! The good deeds you have done and the equipment you invented have saved many people, and we will not allow you to take risks on the battlefield."

"Yes, you can play a bigger role, fighting is our business."

"If anything happens to you, it is France's loss, it is the people's loss, and it is our loss!"

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Acting requires a complete performance, so Charles thought, since he has to take risks anyway, he might as well act bravely to gain a wave of popularity.

Charles smiled slightly and said firmly:

"No, soldier. There are no Charr here, and no inventors."

"There are only staff officers from the 105th Regiment here. Taking them to the battlefield is what I should do."

"I believe that you will definitely win. Therefore, I have nothing to fear!"

Tijani, who had just jumped off the rope, shouted: "Long live France!"

The soldiers were moved to tears and shouted one after another: "Long live France!"

The shouting seemed to be contagious and quickly spread around.

Soon, everyone knew that Charles was going to land in person. For a while, the sailors on destroyers, battleships, trawlers, and minesweepers all cheered loudly, even louder than the sound of battleship cannons, and the morale of the entire army was like a rainbow.

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Let’s face it, landing is indeed dangerous.

Because the Ottoman Empire's artillery fire had already reacted, they fired at Aniya Beach one by one.

Some shells fell on the shore, instantly creating a big crater and stirring up sand like waves.

Some shells fell into the sea, stirring up water columns tens of meters high like fountains.

Although Charles had seen such scenes, the feeling of being in it was completely different.

The shaking hull, the pungent smoke, and the cold sea water falling from the sky made Charles shudder several times.

He even regretted that the shells were not good, what if they hit his ship? Would all his efforts be wiped out?

However, at this point, Charles could only continue to hold on.

After finally landing on the shore, Charles was about to take a breath, but what he saw was corpses all over the ground, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder and blood.

The bodies included both enemies and our own, mostly Ottoman soldiers, who fell to the ground in various postures, with broken arms and legs covered in blood, and some were even groaning.

After the French soldiers came up, they shot them without hesitation and ended their lives.

Charles couldn't help but feel his stomach churning. Although he had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't stand it.

Tijani looked at Charles' pale face and stepped forward to comfort him: "You will get used to it, Colonel. I felt the same when I first saw this scene!"