120 To the enemy’s rear (1)
Portugal’s electricity was generated by steam turbine power generation, and the supply and demand for electricity was enough to cover the vicinity of Lisbon.
Electric poles along the road were supplying electricity to the city, and in the case of rural villages, most of them did not yet have electricity.
The Eaststellar mercenaries knew exactly where and how these telegraph poles were installed and where they were drawing their power.
The commandos were moving forward by simply disabling the function of the electric pole while driving along the road.
“After all, we will have to use the infrastructure here again. So destroying all the infrastructure is not the right choice.”
“Yes, sir. Technicians are neutralizing it where it can be easily restored.”
All power engineers were dispatched from East Stellar, and the knowledge they had was something that Portugal could not even see.
Hani said that no matter how dexterous he was, only East Stellar could immediately restart the temporary line of the electric pole.
Whoops!
The power outage from the Western Steam Turbine power plant put the entire Lisbona region on a blackout.
Lisbon, which had been lit up by the way, also lost its light.
“The electricity has been completely cut off.”
“Okay, now the enemy must be completely defenseless in the dark.”
From now on, electricity can only be used by the Eaststellar mercenaries, so the Portuguese army will have no choice but to fight with torches.
In contrast, Eaststellar was able to communicate closely and continuously by freely using the wires that had begun to spread across Portugal.
This would be a huge advantage than expected, so it was as if Eaststellar had already seized the victory.
“We have cut off all power in Lisbona, but there are plenty of ways to get in touch directly south. So, first of all, let’s have a communication system with the baron.”
“In the middle, we may have to lay out an extra line.”
“It’s what we use anyway. hypothesize.”
“Yes, sir.”
If Portugal had to be defeated by beating it as it was, there would have been a way to end the war in one blow through artillery fire.
However, rather than that, it was a much better way to present a fear to the enemy so that they lose their will to fight.
For that to be possible, communication with the South must be possible first.
To do this, a cumbersome process in which a person must go directly to a place where no wires are connected in the middle will be required, and there will certainly be financial losses due to the consumption of wires.
However, all of these are things that will be rewarded anyway if they win the war, so it would be okay to call it an investment for East Stellar.
“How long will it take to establish a contact network?”
“In the middle, when the signalmen get in their cars and say they deliver the contents of the telegram directly, three days is enough.”
“Okay then, let’s stick together for three days to attack the rear of the Lisbon front.”
“Yes, I understand.”
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While commandos were in full swing in northwestern Lisbona, Yi Hwan entered the lower reaches of the Tagus River.
The de-energized Portuguese soldiers had a very difficult time relying on torches to tune their still inaccurate cannons.
The scenery beyond the telescope looked nothing more than a firefly flying through the mountains, meeting its natural enemies and going back and forth.
Lee Hwan was certain of victory.
“Even if I let go, I will win.”
“But isn’t it supposed to be a Jailbreak?”
“Of course.”
Since the target was clearly visible, it seemed that the enemy’s watchtower or fortress could be destroyed in one stroke by simply turning the muzzle and firing.
Lee Hwan looked around the surrounding landscape and looked at whether a watchtower and a fortress would be necessary if East Stellar traded here in the future.
“Hmm… … . Can it be recycled?”
“If that were the case, it would be quicker to rebuild it with concrete.”
“Well, that would be it. A disaster will happen anyway.”
“Yes? Disaster?”
“Um, no.”
In Lisbon, there will be a situation in which a major earthquake will occur in the future, the palace will collapse, the square will sink, and even the royal palace will have to be moved.
With that in mind, it was inevitable that the infrastructure here would be of little importance anyway.
Lee Hwan decided to open fire.
“Let’s turn the enemy’s military facilities into a wasteland.”
“Yes, Commander!”
“All troops, fire artillery fire.”
Eaststellar’s fleet began to prepare for gunfire in unison.
Flares were prepared for shooting, and night alignment was made for accurate muzzle alignment.
The night scattering, which is achieved by adding night lights to the existing indirect target shooting method, is slightly different from the daytime shooting, but the accuracy is still enough to destroy any watchtower.
“Fire flares for line-up and reconnaissance.”
“Yes, I understand! Fire flares!”
Although the bright, bright light didn’t burn the size of a playground like a modern flare, I still thought of a firecracker that could brighten up the surroundings enough.
Pugh… … !
When the flares made by improving the existing firecrackers lit up, the soldiers quickly scouted the target and calculated the required charge for dissipation.
The excellent observer, the quick and accurate accountant, and the perfect specifications they had created were delivered to the field, making perfect disarmament possible.
Now, Lee Hwan’s army was ready to fire immediately.
“Commander, the preparations are complete!”
“Okay, we shoot indiscriminately.”
“Cannon, fire from the ready gunner!”
At Yi Hwan’s command, the entire fleet lined up and began pouring fire on the enemy’s military facilities.
Seven battleships, 12 destroyers, and six frigates fired in a row in a row and fired from the artillery guns, which was truly spectacular.
Bubbly!
The salvo created by the beautiful feast of flames was enough to make the viewer feel a thrilling catharsis.
But the enemies facing it were experiencing hell.
“The first shot accuracy is 80%. If this is enough, I think the accuracy rate will be 100% with a maximum of 5 shots.”
“It must have been quite difficult because it was a night shooting.”
“But it’s okay. Our observers are a hundred per day.”
Observers were fairly quick at generating corrections for stray guns.
It is to create impact points C and D in the middle of impact points A and B, find an impact point that will be in the middle point, and shoot continuously alternately.
This was the wisdom that the observers learned on their own, even though Lee Hwan did not include it in the manual, and it was passed down as a kind of hit know-how shared among the observers.
Of course, this was possible because the cost that Lee Hwan invests in training for a year was close to 1 million Central.
The hit know-how of the observers, honed with abundant experience and training, shined even in night shooting.
“I hit the target after three shots. Now has 100% accuracy. If it continues like this, it will hit 100% of any place it hits.”
“I love how fast and accurate it is. Is the supply of shells smooth?”
“Twenty transport ships are very agile in their ammunition supply. If you shoot like this all week, you won’t be able to resist.”
“Okay, so we can keep firing like this, just 30 minutes apart. Let’s dry their blood.”
“Then, shall we fire blanks in the middle so that we can deceive the enemy?”
“Ugh! That’s a good way. Let’s make active use of it.”
Even fighting in pitch-black darkness is already exhausting and exhausting, but if the opponent uses blank bombs to deceive, the Portuguese army will soon surrender.
For example, it could be said to stimulate the enemy’s fear.
While the attack was in full swing, there was a brief break at 30-minute intervals.
During that time, Eaststellar trimmed the muzzle, watched the enemy’s movements, drank water and ate snacks.
After that, they started firing again.
The bombardment continued to tiring, and the enemies hid into the underground air defense shelter as if they were running away from the watchtower.
Then, when the bombardment stopped again, he came out like an ant and checked the movement of the East Stellar mercenaries.
The Eaststellar mercenaries fired mercilessly when the enemy raised their head, and the Portuguese army hid their heads underground like moles.
As the shooting continued until dawn, the enemy slowly began to wear out.
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Meanwhile, the Eaststellar mercenaries fired blank bullets.
Tight, tight, tight… … !
It was a rather flat shot, without more power than live bullets, no heavy taste, and no gunfire or aftermath.
However, despite these fires, the enemies rushed to hide again.
“Enemy is deceived by blank bullets and goes into confusion.”
“Fufu, you idiots. If you’ve been training well, this won’t happen. How could you not tell the difference between blank and live bullets?”
“Perhaps they have never really seen our live ammunition properly. Aren’t we just getting old-fashioned cannons?”
“Ah, was it?”
The early East Stellar cannon, which was not equipped with modern turret and state-of-the-art two-seater technology, had the disadvantages of instability, slow and stuffy alignment, and, decisively, the need to turn the ship to turn the muzzle direction.
In the case of the old turret, the rotation angle was limited, it was very difficult to turn the muzzle, and the main thrust double-seater system was primitive, so the ship could turn over or the barrel could be broken immediately after firing.
Even such an old-fashioned cannon was almost an innovation today, and in Portugal it was a newspaper article.
Considering that even old-fashioned artillery is hard to see in Portugal, it might be impossible to distinguish between blank and live ammunition until the end of the war.
“Continue to drain the enemy’s health in this way.”
“Then let’s proceed with the deception tactics for a few more days.”
“great. By the way, what happened to the squad?”
“A vehicle from the squad has already arrived in the South. We are currently building a communication line, and it looks like we will be able to communicate by telegram within two days.”
“Very good!”
“It is also said that the troops that went up to capture the major northern cities will soon arrive at their destination.”
“Yeah, the time has come for that.”
“What if the enemy’s attack pours on our troops that have arrived there?”
Lee Hwan shook his head at the staff’s question.
If that was the case, it would have been normal if at least one naval battle had taken place on the North Atlantic coast in the first place, but so far, that has never happened.
“It is normal that the attack had to be carried out several times. But the enemies are stuck in the fortress and won’t come out. This means that the enemy cannot even afford to subdivide the army.”
“Aha!”
“If, however, the enemy stole the army, he would probably get caught by the Special Operations Team and be found out. Because that’s what I was sent for.”
Lee Hwan, who thought he would be able to obtain information during the advance, purposely sent a special operation team to the rear of the enemy.
Now, it was clear that the Jeon Seo-gu would deliver good news to Lee Hwan.