C406 Night Descends (1/2)
In the 19 th mid-century leaf, before the invention of electric lamps, field warfare was always full of danger and uncertainty, whether it was the navy or the army, both of them were blind. Unless the commander had the courage to fight a purely cold weapon, blind shooting was nothing more than a waste of ammunition.
After an entire day of bombardment, the Naha Harbor was currently in a mess. Three of the ten cannons had been destroyed by the enemy, and the rest were all injured.
Under the dim light of torches and oil lamps, people were rushing to repair the structures. Sand bags had blocked the holes, and now it was too late to cement them. Heavy wooden planks and heavy sandbags had become the main materials for emergency repairs.
The Engineers sprinted through the streets and alleys, inspecting the hidden telegraph line s one by one. The chaotic command system was finally gradually restored.
After a whole day of smoking and smoking, Cai Mao's eyes were now as red as a rabbit's. He smoked his Cuban cigar in large mouthfuls as the four operators memorized the messages beside him nervously.
”I don't care what difficulties you have, but you have to fix the cannons on the Seven Stars Mountain for me … I will give you one night's time to tell this group of American engineers that since you have received three times our commission, you will have to risk your life for me! ”
”Has it been repaired with the telegraph line of the North Mountain? ”I want the fleet's information, I want the country's information …”
”Where's Liang Kun? ”One telegraph station after another will be sent to me to find him. I want his army to guard all the beaches and watch out for enemy attacks …”
Just as he was overwhelmed with anxiety, a sweating messenger came rushing in from outside the fortifications and reported it to the general. Something happened to Guotou Village … The French Army has already landed, and the company led by Chu Zhao and the people's group have already retreated to the North Mountain trench … ”
”What?” Cai Mao instantly jumped up, ”When did this happen? Why are you only reporting now? ”
”It's too late, the battle is just too intense …” After the French levelled the country, Xiang Ying, Miss Cai and the others brought the student soldier to support them. And then, they even made a simple water bomb to sink a French battleship! ”
The soldier rolled his eyes at the speed of his words, but he was able to clearly hear the battle situation of the country leader. In the end, the command post fell into a deathly silence, and only the sound of breathing could be heard.
What a mess, this battle was too chaotic, the battle situation on Guotou Village was so tense that it could even be written into a play. In the end, Cai Mao punched the table with teary eyes: ”What kind of battle is this!”
There were some things he couldn't say because his most beloved little girl was there.
Cai Mao was unable to say anything but it could be said that in the temporary command post, Liang Kun received an update from the country leader on the situation. When he heard that Xiang Ying, Cai Bixia and the others did not go back to university and instead went back to the country head, he became so angry that he smashed his fist on his head.
”Blame me, blame me, blame me …” Men, send two companies from the reserve to support North Mountain … Damn it, how could this group of brats be so good at tormenting? ”Old Cai, I've let you down …”
When they heard the latest intelligence brought by the imperial guards, Jin Changsen and Lin Yuanmian's body swayed and almost fainted on the ground. Jin Sanshun and Lin Zhen were the flesh and blood of the two of them, if anything happened to them, the two old men probably would not be able to live.
However, no matter how bitter their hearts were, they were unable to say anything. It wasn't just the two of them who were bleeding in the entire Ryukyu Kingdom.
First of all, the thinking of the high ranking officer was still in the middle of the Ancient Era. Although Xiao Letian had been training and brainwashing them non-stop, due to the age and time, his old thinking had still not been washed away.
During the entire battle, Cai Mao and Liang Kun had completely followed the textbook and fought using brute force. When the enemies attack and I defend, our thinking would only stay on the old route of a battlefield battle.
Just from the battle with the Guotou Village, if the defending troops were all new troops that had gone through rigorous training, then if the young and strong exposed their target, perhaps all of the three hundred marines would have died in the nation's leader's hands.
There were too few regular troops. In this war, they were like a cup of water that was sprinkled on the beach, leaving not a single shadow behind. Modern wars were not only about weapons and equipment, they were also about high-quality weapons and weapons. He hated Xiao Letian for being in charge of these weapons for only a year, he hated the fact that there were only a thousand of new army veterans.
The only bright spot was actually the student soldier represented by Xiang Ying. Xiao Letian's ten universities had rendered great service in this war, the courage and vitality of the youngsters were shown clearly, and their cleverness was also reflected in other people's eyes.
Not only could they produce the mines that sank the warships, they could also crack the French military intelligence. They could even call for temporary command of the battlefield. It seemed that everything was as Xiao Letian had said before, ”The investment in education, regardless of how little it costs, is not unjustified.”