(There was heavy rain in Leshan last night, and almost half of the urban area was without power. The hospital where Xiaoyu was located happened to be in that part of the urban area. I am really sorry, please forgive me.)
Under the orders of their respective commanders, the US 5th Fleet fought desperately with the defenders on the French island of Martinique. The two sides launched a fierce artillery battle. Everyone seemed to be crazy, throwing shells at each other desperately. One after another warships could catch fire after being hit in the fierce artillery battle, and finally sank. Artillery positions one by one were also destroyed in the fierce shelling. Destruction became the theme of this moment. At this moment, both sides are doing their best to destroy each other. Gunpowder smoke filled the entire sea of Martinique, and it was about to get dark. Both sides hoped to establish an absolute advantage in the battle situation before dark.
"Hold it! Damn it, let me go to the 2nd Battalion." Colonel Ifli's roar echoed on the beach, and it seemed that even the rumbling artillery could not stop it. Under his leadership, the defenders of Martinique stubbornly blocked the landing of the US army in the defense line on the beach. After Davis's order was issued, the Marine Corps of the two regiments operating with the 5th Fleet began the landing operations on Martinique. The current landing site for the US military is an area two kilometers north of Fort-de-France. The beach here is wide and the wind and waves are not too strong, which is very suitable for landing. However, this place has naturally become the focus of the French defense. Not only the artillery fire of the Fort de France fortress can cover more than half of the beach, but the French army also built 4 small artillery positions around the beach to deal with the enemy troops who landed here. Before landing, the U.S. warships covered this area with firepower, but there are still a large number of artillery that were in the dead end of the U.S. bombardment survived. They have now become a powerful weapon for sniping and landing US troops.
Although this stretch of beach is wide, it is relatively large compared to the entire island, and at most it can only accommodate a regiment of troops. However, the strength of this regiment, after being intercepted by layers of artillery fire from the French army, faced the defense line built by the French army, their attack seemed so weak.
"General, the 1st Regiment has been crushed on the beach and is unable to move forward any further." A communications soldier said to Lieutenant General Godfrey, commander of the US 5th Fleet.
"Damn it, the 2nd regiment will start attacking immediately." Godfrey dropped the binoculars in his hand and said bitterly. He was ordered to launch the most violent attack on Martinique, so he didn't care about the marines of the two regiments at all. Even if they lost all of them, I'm afraid he wouldn't frown.
"Okay, General," the signalman replied, and immediately gave orders to the 2nd Regiment. At this time, the 1st Regiment of the U.S. Marine Corps lost almost one-third of its strength after passing through the fire defense line of the French army. Then they encountered the fierce blocking firepower of the French army, and they were almost beaten up, let alone any offensive, breaking through the French army's defense line.
"Order, all 'Pennsylvania' class battleships, all turn their guns to provide fire support for the Marine Corps." Godfrey ordered.
"Okay, general." The signal soldier led the order. Then quickly convey Godfrey's orders to the ships. The U.S. 5th Fleet has a total of 9 "Pennsylvania" class warships. As the second generation warship of the U.S. Navy, the 3,000-ton 'Pennsylvania' class warship has extremely fast speed and powerful firepower. Pakistan' level is slightly inferior. For these reasons, the U.S. Navy has always regarded this type of warship as the main battleship of the navy. It is even planned that after the South Carolina class begins to equip troops, a large number of "Pennsylvania" class warships will be ordered to eliminate the "Washington" class warships that have great defects in speed and firepower.
When receiving Godfrey's order, there were only 7 "Pennsylvania" class warships left in the 5th Fleet of the US Navy, and two of them had been sunk in fierce artillery battles. After receiving Godfrey's order, the seven "Pennsylvania" class warships began to leave the fleet formation and began shelling the positions of the French Marine Corps. The addition of these seven 'Pennsylvania' class warships quickly broke the balance between the two sides. During their fierce bombardment, the positions of the French Marine Corps were greatly damaged, and the firepower was completely suppressed.
Seizing this opportunity, the U.S. Marine Corps, which has been suppressed, quickly launched a counterattack. The French Marine Corps was caught off guard, and the U.S. Army broke into the front line, and a tragic hand-to-hand battle began immediately. Due to the interception by the French artillery fire, not many American troops broke into the front line of the French army, only about half a battalion. The French army stationed in the front line also has a battalion, and it is the elite of the regiment stationed in Martinique. Even after being bombarded by the US army, more than half of the battalion still maintains combat effectiveness. The half battalion of the U.S. military has been slaughtered since it came in. In less than 20 minutes, most of the American troops who rushed into the front line of the French army were killed or injured.
"Good job, beat those sons of **** hard, and drive them all into the sea." Ifli saw the scene of the American army being slaughtered by the French army through the binoculars, and shouted loudly.
"Order all the 'Pennsylvania' class warships to bombard the beach indiscriminately." Godfrey ordered through gritted teeth.
"Ah?" The communications soldier was very surprised when he heard Godfrey's order, and almost thought he had heard it wrong. There are also many American soldiers there? "General, but, but there are still our soldiers there?"
"But we no longer have the advantage there. They will die in the hands of the French sooner or later. If they die under our shelling, they can attract a lot of French people, which can be regarded as being loyal to the country." Gao De Free said with a cold face.
Seeing Godfrey's resolute look, the messenger knew that he had made up his mind and was very helpless, but he still conveyed Godfrey's order truthfully.
After receiving Godfrey's order to bombard the beach indiscriminately, the seven "Pennsylvania" class warships were also silent for a while, but in the end they followed Godfrey's order and launched shelling on that area. After all, a soldier's bounden duty is to obey orders, and even if they have objections to Godfrey's orders, they can only execute them.
During the shelling of the US military, the frontline positions of the French army were immediately shrouded in flames, and the two sides who were fighting on the positions had almost no time to react, and were engulfed by the flames all at once. After the US bombardment ended, there was no sign of life on that position. Only at this time did Godfrey show a smile at the corner of his mouth. With a few shells in exchange for one-third of the French Marine Corps, this deal was worth it. The casualties of America's own Marines, it seems, have been ignored.
"Damn it, that bastard, if I want to know who gave the order, I will definitely kill him." Ifli roared with red eyes. Nearly a battalion of elite troops disappeared like that, which almost drove him crazy.
"Gabriel, mobilize firepower to attack those 'Pennsylvania' class warships, I want them to avenge our sacrificed soldiers." Elvis also said with a very ugly expression. He also never thought that the U.S. military would even disregard their own lives.
The fierce battle is still going on. Soon, it was already too dark. At this time, due to the influence of the night, the accuracy of the bombardment of both sides plummeted, and a large amount of shells were often consumed, but none of them achieved any effect.
The U.S. battleship retreated slowly, with wounds all over, and the surviving soldiers hugged each other~www.mtlnovel.com~ Fortunately, they survived the fierce battle. The French soldiers also stepped out of their positions and began to clean up the battlefield, burying the bodies of their comrades and enemies. And, use this limited time to start repairing positions and resting, making final preparations for tomorrow's battle.
At 6 o'clock in the morning on April 22, the sun was rising, and the US 5th Fleet also began to line up at this time, preparing to start a new attack. The French army also began a new day of tenacious resistance. Fierce fighting continued, fighting from morning until noon. At this time, the battle in Martinique has reached its final moment. Elvis and the others finally smiled, because they had just received a telegram from Paul that the Mediterranean Fleet had arrived 20 nautical miles south of Martinique. Now, the entire Fort-de-France is still under the control of the French army. Although all the outer positions have been lost, it is basically impossible for the US military to capture Fort-de-France before the arrival of French reinforcements. "Send a report to General Paul, telling him that the big fish has been hooked and the net can be collected at any time." Elvis said excitedly. After receiving the telegram from Elvis, Paul immediately ordered the Mediterranean Fleet to attack.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, the Mediterranean Fleet appeared on the battlefield and began to attack the US 5th Fleet. At this time, after the U.S. 5th Fleet had exhausted its attack on Martinique, it was at the end of its battle, and it had no energy to deal with the Mediterranean Fleet. Godfrey ordered the 5th Fleet to retreat while sending a report to Davis, telling him that the Mediterranean Fleet had appeared and their plan could be implemented.