As an island nation, there were close to a hundred ports along the coast of Japan. More than 70% of these ports were concentrated in Honshu, and the top five ports were all located here.
In comparison, there were very few ports near Hokkaido, and even fewer suitable for an army to land and fight. After considering the geographical location of the island and the deployment of the army, only Kushiro Port in the east, Rumeng Port in the west, and Tomakomai Port in the south were left to choose from.
Keisuke Honda was well aware of this.
Even before the war, Mikasa City had spent a lot of effort to build an impregnable defense line along the coast of the main port.
Keisuke Honda was really ruthless.
Before the war, he ordered the demolition of the port and used torpedoes to block the port so that the Great Xia fleet couldn't even enter the port. They could only land on the beach on both sides.
The core of the defense line was three rows of cannons, arranged from the lowest to the highest to ensure the endurance of the firepower network. The cannons looked down from above, and the interwoven firepower network could cover the entire beach area.
The dense firepower network was enough to destroy any landing force.
In addition, there were arrow towers behind the cannons, and rows of archers were stationed there. They could use projectiles to cover the beach area and ensure the safety of the archers.
Finally, there were gunners.
They hid in the cannons and complemented the cannons through the firing ports.
What was even more amazing was that this combination basically eliminated the possibility of Great Xia's simulated aircraft bombing, unless the aircraft acted as a suicide squad and launched a death charge.
The aircraft were expensive to build, and they couldn't afford it.
Only someone as perverted as Keisuke Honda could think of such a perverted defense line. In order to build such a war fortress at the major ports, Mikasa City had almost emptied out all of its assets.
Fortunately, the Japanese players were very united and contributed money and effort in the process.
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June 2nd, Hokkaido's Kushiro Port.
At around nine in the morning, the Cliff Mountain Fleet escorted the expeditionary army's vanguard troops to the nearby sea area.
On the flagship Gaihai.
The expeditionary army's vanguard officer, Guo Ziyi, looked at the cannons on the shore and frowned. He asked Yu Dayou, the commander of the Cliff Mountain Fleet, "General, can the cannons hit the enemy's position?"
Yu Dayou shook his head. "The enemy is very experienced, and the cannons are very well arranged. Because the range of our cannons and the enemy's cannons are equal, the enemy's cannons can hit the beach, but our warships can't reach the coast to fire. "
The battleship was huge, and its draught was extremely deep. It was impossible for it to reach the shore normally, or else it would directly run aground.
Guo Ziyi continued to ask, "Can we use aerial bombing?"
"If the aircraft doesn't want to be shot down by the enemy, it has to hover at least 400 meters in the air. The accuracy of the bombs dropped will be greatly reduced. It's worth a try, but don't get your hopes up. "
Mimicry aircraft had long become the standard equipment of the Great Xia Navy. Not to mention a fleet, even a formation would be equipped with two to three mimicry aircraft on the flagship.
Yu Dayou was very familiar with the combat characteristics of the aircraft.
"This is troublesome." Guo Ziyi gritted her teeth and said, "No matter what, let's give it a try first!"
"That's the only way."
Yu Dayou had no other choice.
Very soon, five mimicry aircrafts rose from the deck of the flagship. They lined up in a straight line and flew unsteadily toward the enemy's position.
Because it was by the sea, it was often windy.
There was a westerly wind blowing, especially high up in the sky, where the wind force reached a force of five and above. The bombs dropped from a high altitude would easily miss the target due to the wind.
The first round of bombing didn't hit the target.
When Yu Dayou saw this, he glanced at Guo Ziyi unobtrusively with an awkward expression. Although it was affected by the wind force, it was still too embarrassing.
Especially in front of their allies, it would damage the prestige of the Great Xia army.
The second round of bombing didn't significantly improve the situation. Only one bomb hit, and it only exploded at the edge of the enemy's artillery battery. There weren't many casualties.
The next few rounds of bombing were average.
It was impossible to shake the enemy's defensive line with such a degree of bombing. The most important thing was time. The war only lasted for a month, and it had to be resolved quickly.
It was estimated that the expeditionary army commander, Han Xin, would lead the main force to the front line tomorrow morning.
By then, the navy, field legions, combat professional players, and logistics personnel would add up to more than three million people and thousands of ships.
For such a huge fleet, every day they were delayed at sea would consume a shocking amount of resources. No matter how wealthy Great Xia was, they wouldn't be able to last more than a few days.
Therefore, the vanguard troops had to break through the situation in the shortest time possible and successfully land on the beach. They would then establish a stronghold on land and advance inland to replenish their resources.
"Since we can't do it by air, we can only attack by force!"
Guo Ziyi turned around and looked at the commanders. "Who is willing to lead the troops into battle?"
"I am willing to go!"
Just as she finished her sentence, a valiant general stepped forward. It was the commander of the first legion of Fallen Phoenix City's Blazing Flame Army, one of the ten most valiant generals in history.
Feng Qiuhuang had displayed great sincerity in this expedition by arranging for the Blazing Flame Army to be the vanguard.
Other than repaying Great Xia, Feng Qiuhuang also wanted to make use of this battle to build up the reputation of Fallen Phoenix City and earn a lot of merit points to be promoted to a Duke.
Seeing that Handan City was about to be established, how could Feng Qiuhuang not be anxious?
Out of the three remaining territories in the Huaxia region, only Fallen Phoenix City had yet to be promoted to a capital city.
Guo Ziyi nodded her head in satisfaction. "Go!"
"Yes!"
After a while, Ran Min brought 10,000 elites of the Blazing Flame Army to the Scarlet Horse Boat and rushed towards the coast. Once they reached the shore, they jumped off the boat and rushed towards the shore.
The moment the soldiers at the front stepped on the soft sand, the enemy troops moved.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
In an instant, cannons were fired.
The cannonball the size of a head exploded on the beach, sending the golden sand flying in all directions. Like a bullet, it shot towards the soldiers in the surroundings.
"Ah ~ ~ My eyes ~ ~"
Some unlucky soldiers were hit in the eyes by the flying sand and cried out in pain.
"Raise your shields!"
The tall and sturdy Ran Min wielded a long spear and commanded his troops to scatter in all directions. While dodging the artillery shells, he used his shields to block the rain of arrows and charged forward.
"Kill!"
Ran Min's task was to charge into the fort.
With a "shua" sound, numerous steel shields were erected, forming an iron wall.
Even though Ran Min was a valiant general, he was not stupid. The 10,000 elites that he brought were all the best of the best. Among them, there were also a few archers for cover.
Every team had an archer.
On the Gaihai Ship, Guo Ziyi looked at the charging troops with anticipation and nervousness.
"Whether we succeed or not depends on this battle!"
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