Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 244

(Chapter 1 arrives, there will be chapter 1 later!)

The 2nd Battalion of the 6th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division of the 88th Army launched a fierce attack on the British positions after Dugor gave the order to attack. Due to the fierce shelling by the Iberian army, many of the British fortifications were destroyed. Fort No. 7 and Fort No. 8 were also greatly damaged, and their combat effectiveness dropped by at least 60%.

The 2nd Infantry Battalion focused their attack on Fort No. 7, which was seriously damaged, and the 1st Company, the elite of the whole battalion, was responsible for attacking here. The 2nd company kept oppressing the No. 8 Fortress, so that it had no extra strength to support the No. 7 Fortress. As long as the No. 7 Fortress was occupied, it could use it as a fulcrum to launch a condescending attack on the No. 8 Fortress and the No. 7 Fortress. Valley attack. The 3rd company is used as a reserve team.

Under the leadership of the company commander of the 1st company, more than 200 people from the whole company divided into 3 groups and launched an attack on the No. 7 fortress. Originally, there were 3 bunkers in front of Fort No. 7, but unfortunately, they were all blown up to the sky under the fierce artillery fire of the Iberian army.

Soon, there were sparse gunshots in the No. 7 Fortress, but this basically did not cause any damage to the scattered 1st Company. Originally, the defense force of Fort No. 7 would not be so weak. There are more than 100 people in the entire fortress, and there are 5 large-caliber fortress guns. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed by the artillery fire of the Iberian army, and now there are only twenty or thirty people left in the entire fortress.

However, their will to fight is still very high. Even in this situation, they still did not give up resistance, and still used the rifles in their hands to shoot at the 1st company from the shooting holes in the fortress.

In front of the No. 7 Fortress was an open field with a length and width of only more than 20 meters, but it was such an open field that prevented the 1st Company from continuing to attack. There is basically no place to hide above, and if you go up, you can only become a fire target for the British army to practice marksmanship.

"Boom!" With a gunshot, an Iberian soldier who had no time to hide was hit in the chest and immediately fell to the ground without a sound.

The 1st company commander lifted the helmet on his head and ordered: "Fire the cannon and blast those sons of **** to death."

Under the order of the commander of the 1st company, the only 5 mortars in the company were set up, and the artillery immediately adjusted the firing range and quickly launched the shelling.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom."

Five shells accurately hit Fort No. 7, blowing up a cloud of smoke. Anyway, when the wind blows, the smoke disperses, but Fort No. 7 is still the same, and the shelling of the 1st Company did not cause any damage to Fort No. 7. How can the No. 7 shell, which can't even be damaged by a 75mm field gun, be effective for this kind of 37mm mortar shell.

There is no way, I have to use explosives to see it. "Machine gun cover, blasters, go!" the 1st company commander ordered.

1 company with 5 heavy machine guns and 9 light machine guns launched a fierce attack on the No. 7 fortress, and the British army in the fortress couldn't hold their heads up. The three blasters took advantage of this rare opportunity to jump up, and then marched towards the No. 7 fortress with their waists bent. The British army also immediately discovered the intention of the Iberian army, and shot at the blasters of the 1st company desperately. They all knew that if they couldn't stop the Iberian Army's blasters, they would die.

1 Demoman goes down, the other Demoman following him picks up the pack and moves on. After running for less than 10 meters, the blaster also fell down. The last blaster took the explosive package from the dead comrade and continued to complete their unfinished tasks. Seeing that two of his three blasters were sacrificed at once, the 1st company commander's heart tightened. Fortunately, it is best for a demolitionist to be lucky, and he rushed to the No. 7 fortress smoothly, fixed the explosive package skillfully, pulled the fuse, and then rolled on the spot. Five seconds later, Fort No. 7 made a loud bang, and the explosive package made of high explosives blew a big hole out of Fort No. 7, which was already seriously damaged.

The 1st company commander immediately ordered an attack. There was no mystery in the ensuing battle. After paying the price of casualties of several soldiers, the 1st Company successfully occupied this place. But their mission was not over, and without any rest, they quickly suppressed the No. 8 Fortress with firepower. With the assistance of the 1st company, the 2nd company also quickly rushed to the top of the hill and occupied the No. 8 fortress.

Once Forts 7 and 8 were taken, the road to Gibraltar was opened to the Iberian Army. The 3rd Infantry Battalion replaced the 2nd Infantry Battalion and launched an attack down the valley. But their attack was not smooth, because the cunning British army also built several bunkers in the valley. This is a blind spot for shelling, and the fierce artillery fire of the Iberian army can't reach here at all. There is no way but to use the method of blasting to move forward.

The resistance of the British army was still very fierce. Basically, a bunker was not destroyed. The 3rd Infantry Battalion had to pay one or two blasters. By the time they completely occupied the entire valley, the blasters of the 3rd Infantry Battalion had been exhausted. up.

At this time, the road to Gibraltar was already in the hands of the Iberian Army. But a new problem appeared immediately. The Gibraltar Fortress is a very large fortress, so it goes without saying how strong it is. It was also outside the range of the artillery of the Iberian Army. Due to the road, the artillery could not be transported at all. All of a sudden, the siege weapons in Dugor's hands lost their effect.

As the line of defense was breached, the garrison commander of the Gibraltar Fortress, Admiral Blucht, ordered the contraction of the line of defense, shrinking all the main force of the British army to the vicinity of the Fortress of Gibraltar, and he hoped that the reinforcements could arrive. As early as when the Iberian army began to assemble, he sent people to ask for help in the country, but until the British mainland sent reinforcements, Brucht would have to persist for at least one and a half months. However, judging from the current situation, he expressed doubts about whether he could persist for such a long time.

Without the help of artillery, the attack of the Iberian Army was seriously hindered. Mortars and explosive packs are very limited in dealing with such a large fortress as Zhibu Radha. The 1st Battalion launched a tentative attack, but it did not achieve any results at all. Instead, it lost more than a hundred people under the bombardment of the British fortress artillery. As a last resort, Dugor had to order to stop the attack. When he didn't think of a solution to the problem, he would not let his soldiers sacrifice needlessly.

When the army's offensive was blocked, the Iberian navy achieved brilliant results. At 8:30 am on January 20, Boult led the Iberian Navy to appear outside the port of Gibraltar. The British army quickly discovered the Iberian Navy, and the stern battle alarm sounded, and the British sailors flocked to their warships, and then the sails of the warships were raised. Facing the powerful Iberian Navy, the British Mediterranean Fleet was not afraid, and did not hide under the protection of the fortress guns, but chose to go to sea to fight in order to maintain their dignity.

In fact, their choice is absolutely correct. Facing the 'Bonaparte' class warships equipped with 155mm naval guns and 122mm naval guns, they can definitely ignore the attack of the shore fortress guns of the British Mediterranean Fleet because of their range. Far greater than the range of the British fortress guns. If the British fleet hides in the narrow military port, it will definitely be the best target for the bombardment of the Iberian navy, and what awaits them is definitely a disaster. It is precisely because of their brave behavior that Boult did not launch an attack when they left the port, but chose to defeat them openly after they left the port. If Xiao Jie was around, he might say that Boult was pedantic. For him, as long as he can win, it doesn't matter if he is despicable. But Boult is different, he is a real soldier, he has his pride and honor.

"General, the enemy ship sent a signal through the semaphore. They said that the general is an excellent soldier." The signal soldier quickly walked onto the bridge of the 'Andresi'.

"Reply to the other party: Thank you for your compliment, I will use my best strength to prove this to you~www.mtlnovel.com~ Bult said seriously. He will not change his decision just because of a compliment from the other party. That is to completely send all the British navy that has been rampant in the world's oceans for hundreds of years to see God.

The battle started soon, and the Iberian navy was quickly divided into three formations, with each 'Bonaparte' warship leading several 'Iberian' class warships. The small hot air balloons on the "Bonaparte" class also took off. They will report the bombardment data and the impact of each bombardment to the ships through the radio, so that the ships can make corrections at any time to improve the hit rate of the bombardment. This has increased the bombardment hit rate of the Iberian Navy a lot, and it has also made the Iberian Navy far ahead of other countries in the world.

The deputy commander of the fleet is in charge of commanding the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet. Since Gibraltar was also attacked, Brucht, the commander of the fleet, needs to sit in the fortress, and the heavy responsibility of commanding the naval fleet falls on the deputy commander of the fleet. The deputy commander is a very experienced general. He doesn't know why the Iberian Navy raised three strange things into the sky, and how did they do it? Intuitively, he knew that those three strange things would pose a great threat to them. Since it is clear that the Iberian artillery is very powerful and its range is much greater than theirs, the deputy commander will order the ships to advance at full speed at first, hoping to narrow the distance between the two sides.

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