Munitions Empire

When the sky was just starting to lighten, the main forces of the Tang Army began their multi-dimensional amphibious operations. This time, they didn't have to sneak ashore; a variety of landing crafts filled the entire sea surface.

Despite the Dwarves desperately firing at the Tang Army-held beachhead, trying to disrupt their landing, in terms of both scale and accuracy, their efforts seemed insufficient.

The Tang Army's ships quickly approached the beach under sparse artillery fire, then lowered the front hatch of the landing crafts, allowing the crowded Tang Army soldiers to charge onto the shore.

Initially, they expected to face a barrage of enemy fire, with tracer bullets sweeping past their faces like raindrops.

However, to their surprise, they were greeted by soldiers directing traffic and a beach piled high with various supplies and personnel.

"Move left! Walk to the left! Clear the right side! That's where heavy equipment lands!" a soldier who had disembarked first shouted anxiously at the newcomers, worried that a stray shell might land where he stood.

Behind him were haphazardly placed food boxes, some of which had been opened, their contents unknown as someone had taken some away.

On the other side of the beach, a hovercraft came roaring ashore, opening its front hatch amid stunned gazes, allowing a 96 main battle tank to disembark.

Next to it was a tank landing ship, with a larger transport capacity, though it carried wheeled infantry fighting vehicles that drove out one after another, crowding the beach and resembling targets.

If the Tang Army's enemies were crowded together like this, they would certainly experience what a saturation fire attack meant. However, given that the Tang Army had suppressed most of the enemy's firepower, the danger seemed low.

There was no other choice; the Tang Army's landing troops were too numerous, forcing them to crowd the beach and take time to disperse.

Above their heads, a Black Hawk Helicopter hovered while soldiers slid down ropes one after another. Originally, such assaults were meant for enemy positions, as a strong attack tactic after a failed special forces night raid.

Now it was unnecessary, so the soldiers who'd trained on rope descent were simply placed on a relatively empty beach.

The descending soldiers started looking for their units, creating chaos with the marines who had come ashore. Amid the ongoing disorder, a sudden loud noise caused a momentary pause in all the clamor.

Everyone looked towards the source of the noise and saw a 155 self-propelled howitzer raising its barrel, with white smoke billowing from its muzzle.

Soon, a second loud noise followed as another of the same self-propelled howitzer fired. It was then the soldiers ashore remembered—they were here for battle.

"Spread your men out! Damn it! If the Dwarves fire casually, a dozen people could die on the beach!" A marine regiment commander, having just landed, grabbed his battalion commander's collar and commanded, pointing at the chaotic crowd.

Originally, without combat, the Tang Army's progress should have been faster. But because everyone anticipated severe resistance, they didn't examine the rapid advance protocol in detail.

"Sir! I've already moved the 2nd Battalion north! But there's already a company from the 2nd Regiment there." His subordinate, the 2nd Battalion commander, pointed to the direction his troops were advancing.

"Then have them relocate! Make way! Go there immediately! Command the 2nd Battalion to launch an attack! Strive to expand the positions; there are too many of our men, and soon there won't be any place for the follow-up troops to land!" As the regiment commander spoke, the temporarily set-up artillery position continued firing.

He had to raise his voice amid the din and dodge the armored vehicles passing by his side while giving orders.

After landing, the Tang Army's Armored Corps was quickly advancing to the front lines, aiming to withstand the Dwarves' counterattacks and seize more trenches and fortifications.

The barbed wire cut open last night now had Tang Army soldiers queued to pass through, carrying backpacks and rifles pulled from plastic bags, clad in composite-material steel helmets that looked heavy but were remarkably lightweight, watching the rising smoke from afar as if enjoying a show.

A formation of armed helicopters flew over the Tang Army's landing field; where they were headed was unknown. They were not going to return until they had expended all their ammunition.

More and more waterborne infantry fighting vehicles were coming ashore, and the soldiers in these vehicles didn't disembark but rode the vehicles to penetrate deeper into the battlefield.

They had to quickly clear spots for the follow-up troops because behind them, the sea was still a never-ending vista of floating ships.

The radio was filled with various communication sounds; Engineers were organizing the construction of floating docks to allow larger ships to dock and unload; Special forces were busy handing over tasks with the infantry ashore, not interested in wasting their strength in attrition warfare; the Armored Corps was organizing another wave of attacks to quickly stop the landing field from being covered by enemy small-caliber artillery.

Medical personnel were busy setting up a large enough field hospital; many soldiers injured from last night's operations urgently needed their assistance; Helicopter units were coordinating to deploy more troops, though finding a vacant spot wasn't easy.

On the sea, the landing crafts full of soldiers also needed coordination, and soldiers yet to land were still incredibly stressed, unaware of what dangers awaited them on the beach.

In farther areas, the fire support warships continued roaring with large-caliber cannons, trying to precisely shell the enemy positions based on coordinates provided by the signal corps.

Behind these fire support warships, a vast amphibious landing fleet was launching more helicopters, speeding up the troop landing.

Dozens of kilometers behind the amphibious landing ships, among the patrolling destroyers, the gigantic Aircraft Carrier, like an island, was catapulting fighter jets one after another; Yinglong Fighters, engines roaring, flew towards the Steel Rampart, under-wing Thunderbolt Missiles exuding lethality.