The multinational forces' artillery field setup was not going very smoothly.

Mainly because the weather was really unsuitable; the torrential rain had a significant impact.

The soldiers worked under the heavy rain while also having to cover the shells to prevent them from getting wet.

After a while of hustling, the setup was finally almost done, and James felt relieved.

He had already gathered his troops about three kilometers from the villa area, just waiting for the artillery to fire. Once the villa area was destroyed, his armored units would start advancing.

.......

In the train station amidst the storm, rows of cannons were already ready.

The soldiers of the multinational forces were soaked to the skin but continued to hold their positions.

About five minutes later, all preparations would be complete, and with just one salvo, the villa area could be turned into ruins.

Crack~~~!

A flash of lightning tore through the sky, and thunder began to rumble.

The soldiers listened and had a feeling—why was this thunder lingering so long?

The ground seemed to be vibrating slightly—was this the sound of the armored units passing by?

Until an unruly soldier, turning to avoid the wind and rain, saw a terrifying scene.

A jet-black train was speeding toward them!

"What is that... what is that?"

It wasn't a bullet train, nor a green train; this ancient train made a clattering sound.

He wanted to notify his squad leader, but the rain was too heavy; he shouted twice, but the other didn't hear.

By the time he wanted to shout again, it was already too late.

The armored train, equipped with dual internal combustion engines, could reach a maximum speed of 220 kilometers per hour.

The two train heads were respectively equipped with 155mm tank turrets, four grenade launchers, eight anti-tank missiles, and eight Red Flag air defense missiles.

Equipped with six 30mm autocannons and eight 14.5mm heavy machine guns.

And it carried fifty soldiers onboard who could operate these weapons.

The train entered the station and immediately opened fire.

The main gun on the train head aimed at an artillery position being set up and fired a shot!

The 155mm caliber turret showed extraordinary destructive power in such close-range combat.

A direct hit!

The artillery was instantly destroyed, and several artillerymen were blown away.

And the other guns also opened fire at the first moment.

Those anti-tank missiles were launched instantly, instantly destroying the artillery pieces one by one.

Those 30mm autocannons, at such a close distance, were no weaker than the main gun, sweeping through with a bang, whether it was the artillery or people, they were shattered!

And those heavy machine guns, targeting the enemy's artillerymen, eight heavy machine guns madly strafed, and the surrounding artillerymen immediately faced annihilation.

No one expected the attack to come from behind, from the train tracks.

If they had known this earlier, they would have dismantled the tracks long ago.

But now, it was too late to say anything; wherever the armored train passed, it turned into a wasteland, and many artillerymen didn't even have time to escape, becoming corpses under the heavy machine guns' strafing.

And the artillery units wanting to counterattack found it very difficult.

This train had thick armor which ordinary firearms couldn't damage at all.

Even heavy machine guns didn't work; only cannons could counterattack.

Yet at such a close distance, the cannons couldn't counterattack at all; the already set-up artillery positions couldn't even pivot the cannons.

A bloody massacre!

The train charged into the station, destroying all the cannons within a hundred meters surrounding it.

This train had two heads, each with main guns on both sides of the head.

Under the roaring artillery fire, the enemy had no power to resist!

When nearly all the cannons around the tracks were destroyed, the train stopped and started using the range of its autocannons and heavy machine guns to kill the artillerymen fleeing in panic.

The multinational forces had over a thousand cannons arranged here, and after the armored train's rampage, about four hundred were actually destroyed.

But under their frenzied shooting, a large number of artillerymen were killed; seeing they couldn't contend with the armored train, they decisively chose to flee.

This led to a large number of cannons being left unmanned, abandoned on site.

Soldiers on the armored train got off and did nothing else but directly opened the rain covers of the shells, exposing a lot of shells to the torrential rain.

After doing all of this, the train's missiles, shells, and bullets were almost exhausted; the soldiers quickly boarded, and the train turned around to leave.

This was an unexpected surprise attack; the Dawn Giant Dragon train launched a surprise assault, destroying the multinational forces' artillery positions in one fell swoop.

Over one-third of the artillery was destroyed, over half of the artillerymen were shot, and a large number of shells got drenched, rendering this position almost useless.

The entire process lasted less than half an hour, so brief even James didn't have time to react.

As he confidently completed the assembly of the armored troops, just waiting for the artillery positions to fire, he heard the bad news that the artillery positions had been attacked.

At this moment, James wished he could slap himself hard.

Why couldn't he be a little more careful and retain some forces to protect the artillery?

And what were the people guarding the bridge doing? How could the Dawn Army's train make it to the island?

Repairing the bridge certainly wasn't accomplished in a day or two, why did nobody notice?

Now it's pointless to dwell on these issues, he promptly dispatched people back to support the artillery positions.

But it was already too late to go back, after the armored train's assault ended, it left Wanguo Island following the railway line and returned to North of the River.

And now the situation no longer permitted them to pursue further, because after their artillery went silent, the Dawn Army's artillery began its counterattack.

......

In the villa district, the Dawn Army's artillery positions had also been set up.

Every plan was ready, Ye Fan was not the least bit flustered.

The Dawn Army's artillery positions were divided into several parts and scattered throughout the villa district.

But everyone already had clear assignments on which targets to attack.

Those multinational forces who thought they had the victory in hand were the targets for the artillery attack!

As the commander issued the orders, the cannons began to roar on Wanguo Island.

Boom boom boom boom~~~~!

Shell after shell, carrying immense destructive power, fell into the already somewhat chaotic trenches of the multinational forces.

Upon learning that the artillery had been attacked, the first thought of these troops was to disperse.

But the incident occurred so suddenly that after the orders were issued, everyone was a bit confused and didn't know which direction to go.

And clearly, the Dawn Army wasn't going to give them more time to regroup, the timing of the artillery was just right.

As fireball after fireball exploded within the battlefield, the massive destructive power of the shells was vividly displayed.

After a round of intensive bombing, a large number of the multinational forces' vehicles were destroyed, soldiers lying down unable to move were all over the ground!

According to subsequent statistics, this round of artillery attack by the Dawn Army directly caused over three thousand casualties among the multinational forces, with the number wounded reaching six thousand!

The multinational forces had gathered thirty thousand soldiers, but this round of artillery attack had directly wiped out a third, which is unimaginable in any battle.

After the first round of artillery attack, the multinational forces suffered heavy losses, with soldiers running chaotically everywhere.

Upon seeing this scene, James was heartbroken; he never dreamed that the Dawn Army could seize the opportunity so precisely.

At this moment, he nearly saw the picture of his defeat.

But he wouldn't give up so easily, although the Dawn Army seized the initiative, he still had a large number of alive forces.

Especially his armored troops, consisting of a full five hundred tanks, were already ahead, the Dawn Army's bombardment mainly targeted the infantry troops, but his armored troops remained.

As long as the armored troops could break through the Dawn Army's defenses, he could still win this battle.

"Armored troops, attack the villa district immediately! It's only two kilometers away, flatten it for me!"

James ordered the armored troops to attack and simultaneously commanded each representative to quickly regroup their national forces.

The troops didn't need to assemble together, but they couldn't retreat, a counterattack must be initiated, he still held a significant advantage.

The people on Wanguo Island also realized that now was the most critical moment.

The navy was still fighting, the second fleet was about to reach the designated position; as long as they could withstand this wave of the Dawn Army's offensive, victory would still belong to them.

So, under the orders of many representatives, the multinational forces divided into several small units, advancing toward the villa district as a dark mass.

After a round of artillery bombardment, they didn't continue to attack these remaining defeated troops, their target for bombardment was the enemy's artillery positions.

Although the enemy's artillery had suffered heavy blows, there were still surviving forces, they had to kill the enemy's artillery completely, preventing them from resurging.

......

Ye Fan looked at the radar screen and saw groups of multinational forces entering the radar range.

Especially the tank clusters at the front, which had divided into several routes heading towards the villa district, Ye Fan knew the time for the decisive battle had come.

Now the first wave of naval battle was nearing the end, Jiang Xin's battleship was trying to upgrade Two-Star.

The second battleship was about to appear, the enemy's second fleet was also about to arrive.

No matter how the naval battle unfolded, he had to win the direct encounter with the enemy.

As long as they crush this wave of enemy forces, Wanguo Island would nearly have no strong resistance left.

Seeing the enemy's tanks approaching, Ye Fan directly issued the command.

"Armored troops, advance! You must crush the enemy's tank cluster in a frontal attack!"

"First Field Regiment, quickly occupy the key points in the villa district, the battle line can be advanced to the west side, absolutely do not let the enemy push the battle line into the villa district."

Armored soldiers rumbled out to confront the enemy, while warriors from the First Field Regiment, under the leadership of officers at various levels, quickly entered the battlefield.

The Guard Company and Marines were waiting by Ye Fan's side for orders.

At this time, Ye Fan issued another order to Jiang Xin.

"Ignore the remaining few sporadic small boats, actively retreat to prepare to support Cyan Dragon, and when you return, use your naval guns to bombard the enemy on the north shore, let these people taste the wrath of naval guns plowing the ground!"

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