Munitions Empire

When more than 1,000 special forces are concentrated, they can not only carry out small-scale unit penetrations and surprise attacks, but also achieve more unexpected results.

In a strict sense, the tactical penetration of Huaxia's rabbits is actually just a basic form of large-scale operations by special forces.

What constrained the rabbits in those years were communication technology and firepower, along with battlefield situational awareness. If they had possessed these things back then, they could have swept through all rivals.

This isn't bragging, it's even a bit humble. Back then, Huaxia's rabbits' personal combat will and subjective initiative were unmatched in the world. Merely relying on insufficient battlefield situational awareness and meager firepower, they achieved results that left all opponents in awe.

The Tang Army's special forces have a stronger battlefield awareness; their intelligence is very accurate. They also possess a terrifying firepower suppression capability, supported by a powerful fleet that even Lighthouse Country has never had.

While the Tang Army's special forces silently captured fortresses, the Dwarf positions in the distance were already ablaze. One 350mm shell after another landed on the Dwarf defenses, with deafening explosions echoing consistently.

The small battleships previously built by Chu Country had no performance advantage compared to battleships built by other countries of the same period, but when used for ground support, their capability remains very strong.

In the face of those small water pipes of the army, the main guns of the naval battleships have an overwhelming advantage from any angle.

A shell fired from a 350mm caliber cannon fell on the Dwarf positions, instantly destroying a section of the trench. Despite the concrete reinforcement, the explosion lifted everything in the vicinity, including several Dwarf soldiers who had entered the position.

The shell-shocked Dwarf troops were at a loss, because according to previous estimates, the Tang Army's bombardment should have started a few hours later. The heavy artillery deployed behind the coastal defenses was now hiding in shelters, unable to counterattack.

The explosions made the Dwarf positions shake like an earthquake, shadows flickering under the swaying incandescent light. The Dwarf regiment commander, who was being enveloped by artillery fire, clutched the phone, requesting the artillery positions at the rear to fire and relieve his pressure.

"Yes! I'm under artillery attack! The enemy is advancing! I need artillery support! For the sake of His Majesty The Emperor, open fire immediately, and force back those enemy warships." He yelled into the phone.

The other side seemed to agree to the request. He hung up the phone and looked at the few officers beside him: "The shelling will start in 5 minutes, the navy's fast boats have also been dispatched... now we just have to wait."

A few officers obviously breathed a sigh of relief; although they hadn't yet encountered the real attack of the Tang Army, the enemy's bombardment had indeed landed on the positions they were responsible for.

Most likely, the opponent's assault would begin here - by tomorrow morning, a large Tang Army would launch a landing assault, and with their positions destroyed, they could only engage in bloody battles in the ruins against the enemy.

What they didn't know was that the Tang Army's special forces were currently clearing out the already-controlled positions, with the sleeping Dwarf soldiers.

While they hadn't even gotten out of bed, they were all captured. Some alert Dwarf soldiers had woken up ready to fight, but their firearms were in the next room, and they were intercepted by the Tang Army before they could retrieve them.

Tens of thousands of Dwarf soldiers thus muddle-headedly became prisoners, and those who stubbornly resisted were all wiped out.

The phone lines had long been cut by the Tang Army, and even some important bunkers had already been cleared by the Tang Army.

Countless soldiers had landed by boat. Just after three in the morning, Liu Guozhu, sitting inside a tank, heard the disembarking notice coming through his headphones.

He opened the hatch above his head, peeked out, and a salty sea breeze rushed into the tank, clearing Liu Guozhu's fatigue.

The door in front of the hovercraft had already opened; the beach was right before their eyes. There were no expected gunshots or explosions, and no resisting combat, only special operations team members holding glow sticks, guiding the hovercrafts ashore.

One after another, type 96 tanks roared onto the beach at full power. Under dim directional lighting, the tracks stirred up gravel, rolling forward.

Seawater mixed with sand clung to the constantly turning roadwheels, while these heavy main battle tanks smoothly fanned out to cover the Tang Army soldiers landing at the same time, taking over the Dwarf defense lines that had already been cleared.

"Even bloody infantry have gone ahead of us." Liu Guozhu felt that the world truly had no justice, as the armored corps had now really become second-line players.

The gunner said nothing, merely leaned on the hatch, allowing the slightly swaying tank to follow the lights onto the already cleared path.

The heavy barbed wire had already been cut, overturned, and piled by the roadside; even the trenches had been filled. The tanks crossed those ditches without the slightest bump.

Various communication antennas had been set up beside a giant bunker, communications had been established, and the Tang Army had successfully landed, with almost zero cost.

"The Dwarves are smarter than we imagined; the special forces up front encountered their dispatched soldiers retaliating, and a fierce battle broke out between them." On the Marshal Bernard Naval Command Ship, an officer reported the latest battle situation to Bernard and Tagg with some anxiety.

The special forces' shortcomings were exposed at this moment: when facing the enemy's heavy troop group, the technical advantages of these special forces were not so obvious.

"Our forces suffered over 30 fatalities, with nearly a hundred wounded. But the Dwarf counterattack units have been repelled... is it likely that the operation was exposed, does the pace of landing the follow-up troops need to be accelerated?" After saying this, the officer looked at the landing commander, Tagg.

Tagg pondered for a moment, then ordered, "Speed up! Quickly set up the floating dock, we need to deploy the main troops swiftly to expand the results. The helicopter battalions capable of night operations should move now and send some men up."

"Yes!" The officer saluted and turned to leave.

Seeing him depart, Tagg turned to Bernard beside him, expressing with emotion, "The Dwarves' commander is quite capable; he hasn't shown any flaws so far. It seems we've met a worthy opponent this time."

"Indeed, this shell is very hard, we might need to exert some effort this time." Bernard agreed.