On the water, these speedboats are very fast and are suitable for machine gun fire, but the low hit rate of artillery fire makes them unsuitable.

However, after crossing the waterline, the speedboats stalled and slowed down. After rushing onto the shoal, these speedboats lost power and paralyzed directly on the shoal. They were living targets one after another. Basically, these gangsters above were

Giveaway.

Following an order, on the beachhead corresponding to a length of more than one kilometer, after passing through a simply camouflaged bunker position, its ferocious face was finally revealed.

The dark barrels of the light and heavy machine gun positions and individual soldier pits were exposed, and they were aimed at the Poyang Lake water bandits who rushed up to the beach.

"Ta...ta da da..."

"Bang...bang bang..."

The bullets hit the hull of the speedboat, and the wooden hull was directly smashed into large holes by the heavy machine gun, with pieces of wood flying everywhere.

Many gangsters were shot one after another before they could leave the hull of the speedboat, and fell into a pool of blood.

The remaining gangsters who had not yet been hit by the machine gun sensed that something was wrong. They turned over and tried to jump off the boat. However, before their feet even touched the ground, their bodies were blown to pieces by grenade cannons or hit by bullets.

Became a sieve.

The sudden appearance of numerous machine gun positions, grenade launchers, and ambushes on the shoal caught the bandits off guard and frightened them.

However, compared to the mountain bandits on land, this group of water bandits can be regarded as people who have seen the world.

After all, they have been wreaking havoc on Poyang Lake for decades and are full of tyranny and banditry. This kind of battle scene will not make them collapse immediately.

Soon, they began to organize a counterattack. Seven large armed fishing boats hundreds of meters away from the shoal began shelling the defense positions on the shoal. They used Japanese-made 60mm caliber mortars and 75mm caliber field guns.

Under the cover of artillery fire, these beachcombing gangsters were very cunning. After rushing onto the shoal, they moved the speedboat as far as possible and then used the speedboat as a bunker to block enemy bullets. They hid behind the speedboat and fired back.

Of course, there are also those whose driving skills are not very good. When they come to the waterline of the beach, the speed of the speedboat is still a bit fast, and they rush directly into the shallows and overshoot, becoming a protruding part, where they can only get beaten.

The speedboat was instantly torn into pieces by light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. None of the five members on board survived.

On the one-kilometer-long shoal, hundreds of bandits were beaten to only half of them, and they were still resisting.

The artillery on the armed fishing boats on the lake was fiercely bombarding the defensive positions on the beach to support the bandits' beaching operations on the shoal.

The fight became tense.

"Command the artillery position, aim at these seven armed gunboats, and destroy them all!" Chen Tianhua finally used the heavy artillery position.

"Understood!" The waiting soldier turned around and ran towards the artillery position at the foot of the mountain.

Less than five minutes later, rumbles of artillery were heard from the heavy artillery position on the back mountain.

Chen Tianhua is no longer what it used to be, and its equipment is even more powerful. There are twelve 75mm caliber artillery pieces here, including six new Krupp-like 85mm caliber artillery pieces produced by Hanyang Arsenal.

Eighteen heavy guns accurately aimed at the enemy armed fishing boats anchored on the lake and frantically bombarding the shoal positions and opened fire.

The thick smoothbore cannon muzzle was spitting out flames, and shells flew towards the lake one kilometer away, where were the simple gunboats converted from fishing boats.

"boom…"

"Boom boom..."

"..."

The explosion of the artillery shell set off waves of waves, one after another, with the wave columns being more than ten meters high.

At this time, the gunboats on the sea were aiming at the beachhead and firing. Without understanding where the shells were coming from, they were hit and caught fire.

Compared with the ships that attack moving targets, the gangsters' gunboats are simply like blind people trying to figure out the elephant, with no chance of winning. This is the first time they attack land targets, so they are a little panicked.

These are new Japanese-made land combat artillery. Although they were quickly developed by the Japanese in a short period of time, the technology of the water bandits is still a bit rough, so they have been debugging.

Now, having just gained some insights and improved accuracy, more than twenty large-caliber artillery pieces on seven gunboats opened fire at the same time, bombarding the port beachhead.

This power was not small, and it suppressed the firepower of Chen Tianhua's defenders at once. Several machine gun positions and sergeant defensive positions were destroyed by artillery fire.

Fortunately, most of the exposed positions had been replaced long ago, and the defenders' losses were not too great. However, the defenders' firepower was suppressed, providing a breathing space for the struggling landing bandits on the beach.

They slowly left the speedboat and headed towards the beach to attack in depth.

At the same time, a second wave of twenty speedboats also took the opportunity to approach the shoal, preparing to continue landing. There was a strong tendency to attack the port base from the shoal.

But the good times did not last long. The first wave of shelling by the defenders suddenly disrupted the steps of the gangsters.

The huge waves caused by the heavy artillery made it impossible for these fishing boats and gunboats to aim and shoot. Several speedboats waiting around one gunboat were overturned on the lake by the huge waves generated by a row of artillery shells.

"boom…"

"Boom boom..."

"..."

Several explosions rang out in succession on the gunboat, and several shells hit the stern of the gunboat, killing more than a dozen people on the spot.

Several more shells hit the ammunition magazine of the gunboat. In an instant, a large fireball rose from the gunboat, and the broken iron sheets of the ship were flying in the air.

Before the explosion ended, a second wave of artillery fire from the defenders came. After the first wave of artillery fire test, the accuracy this time was much improved.

Eighteen "coast defense guns" fired at the same time, and dozens of shells "shush..." flew toward the target waters with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

"boom…"

"Boom boom..."

"..."

Another fishing boat was hit and caught fire. It tilted instantly and entered the water. The gangsters on the boat jumped into the water to escape.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining five gunboats weighed their anchors and moved. The cannonballs fell around the gunboats, and water columns more than ten meters high splashed on the lake. The scene was quite spectacular and intense.

After all, these ships were still moving quickly, so more than half of the shells fell into the lake. If you wanted to hit the ships directly, you not only needed skills, but also a little bit of luck.

"Prepare for the third wave of bombardment, use concentrated firepower to fight a battle of annihilation, and cover it with dense artillery fire. The ship must be sunk!"

At this time, Chen Tianhua had arrived at the artillery position command room. He observed carefully and immediately adjusted his tactics.

For attacking moving targets, using intensive firepower to cover a certain area of ​​water is the best choice for precision strikes.

The third wave of artillery shells flew towards the gunboats in the distance with a shrill roar. The third and fourth fishing boat gunboats were hit by several heavy artillery shells on the front deck, directly blasting out two large guns with a diameter of three feet.

The lake water rushed in through the hole, and the fishing boat began to tilt within a few minutes. Seeing this, the bandits had no choice but to abandon the boat and run for their lives.

At this time, the seven fishing boats and gunboats that were approaching the beach to support the landing of fire support speedboats were directly hit and destroyed four of them. The other three were damaged to varying degrees. One of them was severely damaged and lost its combat effectiveness. This frightened them to quickly drive away and evacuate the battlefield.
Chapter completed!