In the autumn of 1933, on Floris Island in the northern part of the Azores, more than 3,000 Allied troops relied on the Port of Dalgard to fight against the US and British troops that were more than ten times their own. In the war game deduction, this was a battle with little hope, because modern warfare is not only a competition of strategy, but also a competition of strength. The quality of soldiers, equipment level, sea and air advantages, geographical environment, offensive and defensive posture, military morale and even tactical thinking are all measurement factors that determine the outcome of the battle. Under normal circumstances, the referees who evaluate the outcome of the war game deduction value objective data more than subjective inference.

Fortunately, on the Azore front, Natsuki only had to act according to his own judgment and did not have to care about the opinions of others. Although the attack on Floris Island was risky, it was a trick to win in the danger. That night, the Allied Army, which hurriedly stood at the northern end of Floris Island, was like a piece of cheese that exuded an attractive fragrance, making the rats who had been curled up for a week ready to move. Although any defender commander knew very well that the Allied fleet stationed near the sea was the deadly rat holder. If the enemy was allowed to gain a foothold, then as dawn arrived, the end of the defender would come.

In the middle of the night, the US and British troops launched two rounds of attacks on the landers, without exception being hit by artillery fire from the sea, and the artillery bombardment of the field artillery was quickly suppressed. The war was indeed in a direction that was extremely unfavorable to the defenders. Faced with such a situation, US Lieutenant General Jim Davis neither chose to defend negatively nor made a decisive move. Instead, he gathered the remaining armored troops on the island, and launched a third wave of offensives with the field forces of the two infantry brigades. The troops involved in the battle were close to 14,000, including 46 tracked tanks and wheeled armored vehicles.

30 vehicles and received nearly 70 artillery guns from 5 artillery battalions. Unfortunately, the fighter planes were fleeting. At this time, the landing troops of the Allied Powers had increased to more than 5,000. The soldiers improved their defense based on the abandoned fortifications of the defenders, properly equipped them with heavy machine guns and mortars, and reserved relatively sufficient ammunition. Under the aerial observation of cruise planes and the landing troops on the ground, the light ships of the Allied Powers that directly supported the combat continued to output firepower. The battleship group waiting in the distance also became furious after the enemy armored forces appeared, and forced the opponent to be weak.

A night of danger passed by, and the Allied fighter jets continued to rule the sky of Floris Island, and the landing forces quickly increased to more than 10,000 people, amphibious tanks, medium-sized tanks and even heavy tanks all landed ashore. At first glance, the attacking party's troops were still far less than the US and British troops on the island. The main force of the defenders was guarding the Santa Crush Fortress. Under the conditions of sufficient combat material reserves, it seemed no problem to hold on for several weeks. The Allied troops were injured during this period.

Not to mention the death and ammunition consumption, if the main fleet stays here for several weeks, the smooth situation may not be able to continue. Recently, information has shown that some of the main ships of the United States and Britain who returned to North America due to damage in the early stage have been completed or are close to completion, including the main aircraft carrier "York City" and the British aircraft carrier "Glory". Once these American and British warships return to the Azore battlefield, the main fleet of the United States and Britain retreated to Pico Island will have a chance to counterattack again.

The Battle of Azore has reached such a crucial node. Whether it is the US-British commander who grits his teeth on Floris Island, or the senior generals who are strategizing in the rear, they all clearly realize the importance of defending the Santa Crush Fortress. From Texel Island to North American mainland, from Heroes Port to Washington, people condolenced the frontline soldiers through various ways. After the Allied forces landed on Floris Island, the US-British Joint Operations Command tried every means to provide supplies to the trapped troops, despite seaplanes and destroyers,

The night transportation efficiency of submarines is not ideal, but the continuous supply of materials and spiritual encouragement from all walks of life has caused a rebound in morale that once fell into a low point. However, as time goes by, the situation of the defenders on the island becomes increasingly difficult. In the case of difficulty in obtaining assistance from their own air force, what the officers and soldiers are most looking forward to is the bad weather with wind and rain. Only in that way will the abominable enemy dive bombers temporarily stop attacking the defending fortifications, and the destructive power of the shells fired from enemy ships will be reduced accordingly.

As the commander of the defender of Floris, General Jim Davis also hoped that God would favor him, but unlike the ordinary officers and soldiers under his command, he could also use his own decisions to alleviate the current bad situation. It was this delicate psychology, and found that the enemy troops exposed the weak flank forces in combat operations. He carefully launched a counterattack on the third day of the enemy landing. Unexpectedly, the seemingly powerful enemy was beaten to pieces, and not only gave up on the island's west port Falgar Goland

The fierce attack also gave up many positions that had already succeeded, and retreated in panic to the port of Delgada in the north and Sant Cruz in the northeast. Although General Davis was doubtful about the enemy's retreat and could not resist the persuasion of subordinate officers to divide and annihilate the enemy, he expanded the scale of the counterattack that night, and ordered the advance troops to insert between Delgada and Sant Cruz, and successfully divided the Allied troops on the island into two, but the siege of Sant Cruz was like the battle on the first night of the enemy's landing, and was defeated by the strong intervention of the Allied fleet.

Late at night, listening to the rumbling cannons coming from the north, Jim Davis was frightened. When he thought that the genius who was playing against him on the battlefield was probably the invincible Hohenzollern, he was frustrated by the fact that he ordered a counterattack. The U.S. Army Lieutenant General, who was still more than three hours away from dawn, decided to preserve his strength. He forced all the troops in front to retreat quickly. The main force that was put into the counterattack must retreat to the Santa Crush Fortress before dawn at the normal marching speed of the troops. This intention was completely realized, but he never did.

Thinking that a short eight-kilometer trip would actually become the death path for thousands of American and British officers and soldiers. After nightfall, the Allied ships quietly ambushed the seas around the island, waiting for the US and British troops to finish the counterattack and retreat southward. They used flares and searchlights to reconnaise the land situation, blocking the march routes of American and British troops with fierce artillery fire, sweeping every area where enemy traces were discovered, forcing Davis' counterattack troops to go far and go round and retreat across the ridges in the middle of the island. In this way, most troops failed to return to Santa Crush before dawn.

The next morning, although it was drizzling in the sky, the ju-17 that took off from Korwu Island was still rushing in groups like a piranha who smelled the smell of blood, bombing every village and town where the American and British officers and soldiers gathered. With the direct support of naval guns, the landing troops of the Allied Powers also reversed the depressedness of the day before yesterday and launched a fierce attack. They approached the Santa Cruz Fortress along the east coast of Floris Island, and advanced rapidly along the open area west of the central ridge. By noon, the Allied Powers had basically cut off the connection between Santa Cruz and other areas on the island. In other words, the remaining more than 30,000 defenders were divided into two, about half continued to defend Santa Cruz Fortress, and the other half were trapped in various villages and towns.

After lunch, looking at the increasing rain outside, Davis decided to take a gamble and send the last two infantry brigades with relatively complete combat power to meet the trapped troops. Although the Allied troops landed on Floris Island were resistant to fighting, and they built field fortifications towards the Santa Cruz Fortress, the thin cordon was soon destroyed by their opponents several times more than their own. Before 3 pm, the defenders' counterattack achieved the expected results. Most of the town strongholds besieged by the Allied troops were rescued, and Davis's troops even captured more than 400 German soldiers.

After 3 o'clock, the rain dropped slightly, and the sky that had been silent for several hours was filled with the roar of the engine and the sound of thunderous cannons. The American and British officers and soldiers responsible for alerting the sea were terrified to find that the enemy's main ship suddenly appeared on the southeast and southwest seas of Floris Island, waiting for the ground troops to mark the direction of the artillery with colorful signal flares. These giants played elegy for the US and British troops with a huge array of main and secondary cannons...

As night fell, tens of thousands of soldiers from both sides engaged in fierce confrontation around many villages and towns outside Santa Crush. The troops of the Allied forces were at a disadvantage and their equipment was not superior. However, the support from the sea and air made them imposing on the battlefield. More and more American and British troops were unable to bear the ravage and surrender, and there were obviously more British troops who gave up resistance in an organization than the American troops. This phenomenon echoed the disheartening feelings of the British people about the war. Because of this, although millions of local residents who were willing to follow the royal family and government to leave Britain for Canada, accounting for less than 20% of the total population, the Anglo-Saxon nation's willingness to fight against the fate of failure seemed to be far less strong than in 1915.

After dark, the Allied troops, which had regained their advantage in the scene, no longer took the initiative to attack, but relied on several port villages and towns along the coast to move into defense. At this time, Davis had neither the courage nor the strength to carry out even a small-scale counterattack. He ordered all troops outside of Santa Crush to withdraw to the fortress, and then anxiously waited for the report of his officers. That night, the Allied troops did not cause trouble for the retreating American and British troops. The battalions that survived a series of hard battles returned one after another. The increasing number of troops made Davis and his officers feel a little comforted. When they went to inspect the troops, they saw the frustration and despair on the faces of the defeated generals, and when they learned the speed of consumption of the stock medicines and equipment, they would understand why the enemy had let these people retreat.

On the fifth day of the Allied Army landing on Floris Island, except for the fortress of Santa Cruz and a corner of the harbor, the land was still in the hands of the US and British troops, and all other areas were occupied by the Allied Army. After several days, the Allied Navy and Air Force continued to attack Santa Cruz and imposed strict seals on it. It was damaged many times in the waters of southern Floris Island, capturing US and British ships and planes, and cutting off the channels for defenders to obtain assistance from the outside. On the 12th day of the landing operation, the Allied Army besieged Santa Cruz suddenly exerted its efforts, using armored combat vehicles as vanguards and large-caliber naval guns as support, and using flamethrowers and anti-war artillery guns to carry out position attacks. The fierce battle lasted from early morning to afternoon. More than 20,000 remaining defenders in Floris Island raised white flags to their opponents under the leadership of Jim Davis...
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