Chapter 446 Night Battle

Night fell slowly, and the originally noisy battlefield gradually fell silent. Now, except for the soldiers cleaning the battlefield who are still working, most of the other soldiers have already started to eat dinner. Especially the soldiers of the 2nd Division of the Marine Corps. After fighting for a day, they were already exhausted. Most people finished their dinner quickly, and then curled up in a random place and fell asleep. Although it is already early May and the weather is relatively hot, it is still a little cold at night. However, due to limited conditions, most soldiers can only get together in twos and threes, and only a small number of soldiers can wear a blanket on their bodies.

According to Karl's arrangement, tonight, the 5th Infantry Division of the 89th Army is mainly responsible for the defense, and they are at the forefront of the entire landing field. On the line of defense about one kilometer behind them is the 4th Infantry Division of the 89th Corps, while the 2nd Marine Division has withdrawn to the last side of the landing field.

The pier is still brightly lit. Groups of Dutch soldiers, led by their officers, quickly disembarked from the troop carrier. After arriving at the beach to form a team, they were taken to a resting place. They will serve as reserves for tonight. But this Dutch army has more than 40,000 people. At the current speed, it will take at least tomorrow morning to unload all the people and equipment. For this reason, the speed of loading and unloading can only be accelerated. But many berths in the port are blocked by boulders, and there are only five that can be used. This greatly limited the speed at which the French army could land. Without lifting machinery, the plan of the French army to clear the berth also came to naught. "Damn the Swedes! God should let them go to the lower regions." Not all logistics officers cursed angrily.

The night was dark and still. As if to facilitate the Kalmar army's surprise attack, the moon also hid itself behind thick black clouds. Compared with the quiet and orderly position of the French army, the position of the Kalmar Union army was somewhat chaotic and the atmosphere was very heavy.

Under the officer's notice, all the soldiers knew that they would launch a desperate attack on the French army tonight. Although, the officers are advertising that this is their time to die for the country. But almost all are skeptical that their plans will succeed. Many of them have experienced fierce battles during the day. Especially those who survived the fierce artillery fire in France are even more frightened.

Some soldiers began to pray to God, praying that they would survive tonight's battle. Some soldiers are also writing letters to their families, perhaps, this will become their last words. Others are full of anticipation for the battle, such people are either fools or have been dazzled by anger. Their friends or brothers were killed in daytime battles. So they couldn't wait to avenge their brothers and friends. But most remained silent.

"Hey, Gail, are you nervous?" Mario asked softly. Mario is a veteran with more than 20 years of military experience, but because he can't read, he is still a first-class soldier even now. Many people who joined the army at the same time as him are now regimental commanders or even division commanders. But at the same time, he is also known as the lucky one on the battlefield, because in the past two decades, he has participated in dozens of battles, whether it was fighting the Russians before, or suppressing the Finnish rebellion, and fighting the French now. , He never gave up, not even a drop of blood flowed. Some people even suspect that he is the lover of Lady Luck, otherwise how could he be so lucky?

"Well! I don't want to fight, I want to go back. Sigrid is waiting for me to go back at home." Gail said with tears. He is only 19 years old and comes from a small mountain village in northern Sweden. And Sigrid is his fiancée. The reason why he joined the army was entirely because his family was too poor. Because the salaries of the soldiers are very high, and if there was any war in Sweden at the time, at most it would be to go to Finland to suppress those stupid Finns. So, he wanted to be a soldier for a few years so he could earn some money and go back to marry Sigrid. However, what he didn't expect was that this time he encountered a war with France, so his hope of returning alive was very slim.

"Poor child!" Mario comforted, "Don't worry, you will be fine if you follow me when you charge. Don't forget that I am the lucky one on the battlefield. Those bullets have eyes, so they won't hit you. Ours." However, what he had in mind was completely different. The firepower of the French army was too fierce, and it was simply not something that human flesh and blood could resist. Even Mario didn't know whether he could survive tonight's battle.

This is just a very common example in the Kalmar Alliance army. Before the battle started, almost every corner of the Kalmar Alliance's position was performing the same story. And their fate seems to have been doomed long ago, and those who can survive are absolutely rare. There is a very high possibility that Gail's fiancée will take advantage of someone else.

"The weather is good, it seems that God is blessing us." Kyle said half-jokingly looking at the thick dark clouds in the sky.

"It's good. But it doesn't seem to do anything. You can see the French position." Eric handed the telescope in his hand to Kyle.

"Damn it. The French are so despicable." Kyle cursed. From the binoculars, it can be seen that the French army's position is quiet, and only a small number of sentries are watching the front position nervously. Most of the men's soldiers rested in the trenches. A few large searchlights illuminated the front of the French position as if it were daytime. It was simply impossible for the soldiers of the Kalmar Alliance to secretly approach the French position. That's not counting. The French soldiers lit many bonfires about 1 kilometer in front of the position, which made it more difficult for the Kalmar Union army to attack. It can be said that at most they can only rely on the cover of night to approach more than 1,000 meters away from the French position. To get any closer, the French soldiers deserted, otherwise it would be impossible.

"May God bless all those Frenchmen to fall asleep." Eric said with a sigh. Now, he has basically decided that there will be no results in the battle tonight.

"At the beginning of the battle, can you let your artillery concentrate on attacking those searchlights, as long as they are dealt with, the soldiers will feel much better." Kyle suggested.

"I'll let them prepare, but don't hold out too much hope." Eric replied. Before, they had dispersed all the artillery in their hands. Basically, two or three cannons stayed together. Although this greatly increased their survival rate, it was also not easy to form large-scale firepower.

Time passed slowly, and while everyone was waiting, the hour hand finally pointed to 3 o'clock.

"The troops started to attack." Booth gave the order to attack.

At his command, groups of Kalmar Union soldiers stepped out of their positions and into the darkness, as if swallowed by night. The artillerymen also pulled out the artillery one after another, loaded the shells, and as soon as the battle started, they launched a fierce shelling towards the area they had marked before. The searchlights of the French army are undoubtedly the focus of their attention.

Kyle looked ahead, silently praying for his soldiers: "Don't be discovered!"

However, the facts are cruel. When the Kalmar Union army approached about 1 kilometer from the French position, their figures were revealed under the light of the bonfire. The vigilant French soldiers fired immediately, and the French position suddenly boiled up. The soldiers resting in the trenches all took up their weapons, and the flares were also fired up. The figures of the densely packed Kalma soldiers were immediately exposed.

Suddenly, gunshots and cannons rang out. The soldiers of the Kalmar Alliance also began to charge, striding their feet like crazy, and rushed towards the French army at a speed of 100 meters. However, the two barbed wire fences in front of the French position became their obstacle. The landmines deployed in front of the barbed wire and the heavy machine guns and squad machine guns behind ~lightnovelpub.net~ became their reminders.

At the moment the gunshot sounded, Eric also immediately gave the order to fire. Dozens of cannons began to roar, and the shells slammed into the French positions. Two of the six searchlights in front of the French army were immediately destroyed by their bombardment. However, the sky at this time has been illuminated by the flares that rise from time to time, as if it were daytime, so even if they destroyed the searchlights, they did not cause much trouble to the French army. Seeing this, Eric immediately ordered the artillery to shift the target and put the main target on killing the French army. The fierce bombardment of dozens of cannons caused huge casualties to the French army. The army of the Kama Alliance took advantage of this time to quickly destroy the barbed wire fence of the French army.

"Damn it, the artillery quickly suppress it!" Monty ordered with red eyes.

"Marshal, the artillery has already begun to suppress it. But the opponent has obviously dispersed the artillery completely, and it is difficult for us to suppress the opponent in a short time." The artillery commander said with a look of embarrassment.

Because of the suppression of artillery, the French army in many areas was suppressed in the trenches, unable to raise their heads at all. The army of the Kalmar Alliance has taken this opportunity to cut through the barbed wire fence of the French army and rush towards the French army's position. The ferocious smile on his face made people feel a little dizzy.