When he learned that the two cruisers were parked by the port, he accidentally touched the mines laid in the port. The commander of the Japanese fleet staying behind undoubtedly seemed very angry. Fortunately, there seemed to be no movement on the shore.

Just as the fleet commander sent a minesweeper boat to clear the mines laid in the port as soon as possible, Lei Xiong, who was located in the land command room, told the officers around him a few times. After the phone call, some movement was finally made on the shore.

After taking over the defense and combat power of Haifang City, Lei Xiong also cleared out all the weapons and equipment left by the colonial army in the city. When cleaning up these weapons and equipment, Lei Xiong also discovered that there were a batch of 155-caliber heavy artillery in the port weapon warehouse.

Considering that these heavy artillery required the car to be dragged, Hu Biao, who acted as a staff officer, suggested that the heavy artillery be kept. Of course, Hu Biao, who had room for his portable space, did not forget to pick a few doors into the space. He waited for the rear and then took them out.

Knowing that these heavy artillery are of good power and range, Hu Biao ordered some artillery soldiers from the Second Division to deploy these heavy artillery in advance several kilometers away from the port. Once the port is in need, long-range artillery support can be provided.

Now that he saw two Japanese cruisers lying in, Hu Biao naturally would not miss the opportunity to sink the other party. Moreover, it was already evening and it would be dark soon. Even if the Japanese wanted to send fighter jets to reinforce it, it would be too late.

However, Hu Biao did not immediately order the action, but asked the artillery troops to prepare. When the Japanese reinforcements began to pass through the sea area of ​​shore defense artillery defense, the prepared shore defense artillery troops finally fired.

"put!"

Several huge roars sounded, and the Japanese ships entering the port through the channel soon realized that they had been fooled. The colonial army responsible for guarding Haifang City did not leave, but entered a state of combat readiness in advance.

"Baga! Hurry up, prepare to fight back immediately! Kill those damn shore defense cannons for me!"

The most worrying thing finally happened, which really made the fleet commander very angry. He immediately instructed the fleet's heavy cruiser to start locking the shore defense guns on the shore and launching fixed-point artillery fire strikes. But all of this takes time.

I thought that even if someone was destroyed by the two light cruisers before, it was almost the same. In fact, although the Japanese army marked the location of the offshore defense gun positions, it was difficult to achieve accurate strikes.

The destroyed shore defense cannons are naturally unusable. However, the shore defense cannons that survived the previous attack of naval guns began to pour shells into the Japanese ships on the sea. As long as they were hit by a shell, the warship would be severely damaged if it did not sink.

The artillery commander who had always stared at his watch urged desperately: "Hurry up! Take out your strength and beat these damn short gongs. You must let them know that if you want to occupy our territory, you will have to pay a heavy price!"

Although the shore defense artillery fires at a slow speed, whenever one round of shells is fired, as long as one shot hits the target, the Japanese warships on the sea will rise up thick smoke. Warships with smaller displacement will be sunk directly!

Looking at the fierce Japanese heavy cruiser, the artillery commander was also very nervous. When five minutes arrived, he immediately blew the whistle hanging on his chest and shouted: "Get out of the battle! Everyone, withdraw out of the battle immediately! Hurry!"

A harsh whistle sounded, and the Francis artillery soldiers whose ears were almost deafened also quickly left the position. They jumped into the anti-aircraft pothole next to them, and then quickly retreated from the position.

Not long after entering the tunnel, the Japanese naval guns roared again. One powerful large-caliber ship shell was launched, and the shore defense gun positions exploded in an instant. The hill where the shore defense guns were built could also feel the ground was constantly vibrating.

"God! We're finally alive! If we had one more minute in the evening, we would have gone to see God!"

"Haha! Have you seen it? We sank a Fusomian warship before, and it felt so good!"

The artillery soldiers hiding in the anti-aircraft pit at the foot of the mountain seemed extremely excited. For them, choosing to stay was also for the honor of the soldiers. But in fact, when the war came, many officers and soldiers were shaking.

Fortunately, when they operated the shore defense artillery, they all showed their due artillery qualities. In addition, the commander emphasized that they retreated when they heard the whistle. Fortunately, all the officers and soldiers involved in the artillery successfully escaped before the Japanese counterattack.

After receiving a call from the shore defense artillery position, Major Pique also said excitedly: "Captain Alan, you did a great job! I will call the Governor later to give you promotion! When the shelling is over, you can withdraw!"

"Yes, sir! Thank you for your wise command! If we had one more minute at night, we wouldn't be able to get off!"

"This is what you deserve! When you withdraw from the battle safely, I will invite all of you to drink!"

"Yes, sir!"

Major Pique did not explain his thanks to the artillery captain, which was not his credit at all. In fact, Lei Xiong did not think that there was anything wrong with this. At present, the French-North Western troops in the city all need to be under the command of Major Pique.

Although Governor Louis promoted Pique one level before leaving, most of the officers who chose to stay were officers below major. Most of the officers who had the same rank as Major Pique chose to run away with the Governor.

Perhaps in the eyes of these senior officers, they were unwilling to accept Pique's command and were more willing to go to the rear and continue to enjoy the treatment they deserved by their senior officers. Major Pique also thought that this was actually good for their departure.

Without an officer with a higher level than him, he would be more likely to control these remaining troops. As long as he could lead these troops to continue to win battles, he could also be promoted to a senior officer and become a hero of Francis.

After the Japanese fleet's artillery fire covered the entire shore defense artillery position and finally stopped the artillery attack, the Japanese fleet also realized that the colonial army stationed in the city had not left, but was prepared to welcome the battle in advance.

"Tell me the order, and the fleet continues to advance and destroy all the buildings on the shore!"

"Hi!"

Looking at the several small ships sunk into the sea, as well as ships that were injured and had to withdraw from the battle, the fleet commander was extremely angry. Fortunately, the troop transport ships following behind the fleet were not hit.

In order to ensure the safety of the landing troops, the fleet commander immediately decided to blow up all the coastal areas where the infantry landed. If there were really defensive troops in the city, the opponent would definitely set up defensive positions on the shore and must completely destroy them.

By solving the shore defense artillery that poses the greatest threat to the fleet, the Japanese fleet finally stopped hiding anything. In the eyes of the fleet commander, it was getting late now, and he had to send the landing troops he brought to the landing force safely.

In this way, perhaps by dawn, they will announce their successful occupation of the Haifang City. With such a frontier position, the reinforcements transferred by the Japanese army can be gradually invested in the war to fully occupy Indochina.

The defensive troops hidden in the city did not build fortifications on the shore at all. From the beginning to the end, Hu Biao never thought that he could defend the coastal defense city. This time, Lei Xiong brought his troops here was more to transfer the remaining materials.

In addition, even if the troops give up the Haifang City, he would leave an empty city and a waste city for the Japanese. The Japanese army wanted to use Haifang City as a place for supply landing, so they would find a way to mobilize more materials and repair the Haifang City first!

Hiding in the defensive position outside the range of the naval guns, looking at the open area of ​​the port, being washed away by the Japanese navy's naval guns one after another. Even though the distance was a bit far, the officers and soldiers in the defensive position couldn't help but exclaim: "This shell is powerful enough!"

"Yes! Fortunately, we didn't build fortifications there, otherwise we would definitely not be able to withstand the Japanese navy's naval guns. If a ship shell is shot like this, there will probably be no living creatures in the explosion center. Damn, the Japanese are so fierce!"

"No matter how powerful it is, it is useful for a ball! Wouldn't you still set firecrackers for us? Such a cannon is probably quite valuable. The Japanese broke the money in such a mess, and it was all about money! The so-called cannon fires, and it will cost ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Yes! It's rich, the Japanese are so rich!"

If the Japanese on the warship heard this, they would probably vomit blood. Seeing that the port landing site was already blown up, the fleet commander breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they should not have stopped them from landing now!

When the Japanese minesweeper boats finally entered the military port dock where the French Fleet had previously stopped, these minesweeper boats were not in contact with mines. Just as the Japanese on the minesweeper boat were curious, an explosion sounded below the minesweeper boat.

Looking at the bombed minesweeper boat, the other onlookers were also extremely puzzled. In their opinion, if there were mines, the minesweeper boat should have been triggered in advance. Why was the mine detonated under the minesweeper boat?

If someone asks this now, you will know that Hu Biaobu's mine in the port is also the latest magnetic mine developed by the Shillong Arsenal. This unconventional mine triggers and detonates, which is very different from previous mines.

This also means that the Japanese used conventional mine-sweeping methods to sweep these mines, which would definitely be impossible. The result was obvious. The minesweeping boat responsible for cleaning the mines not only failed to sweep out the mines, but instead took himself in.

The fleet commander who learned the news said in extreme shock: "What about you? The minesweeper can't clear the mines, how is this possible?"

In the opinion of the fleet commander, minesweepers are professional ships that specialize in cleaning up mines. Why can't they clean up the mines buried in the port here? Even many minesweepers triggered mines and blew them up and paralyzed them!

On the contrary, Lei Xiong and others who were hiding in the command room seemed happy and said, "Haha, beautiful! The Japanese are probably going to have a headache now. How to clean up the mines in the port!"

"Tonight, it's probably impossible! Notify the artillery team and prepare for artillery shooting!"

"Yes, wolf head!"
Chapter completed!