The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1187 - 889 Great Victory in the Ryukyu Islands

Chapter 1187: Chapter 889: Great Victory in the Ryukyu Islands

Chapter 1187: Chapter 889: Great Victory in the Ryukyu Islands

When Nakamura Daiki was trying to motivate a remnant army of just over 4000 soldiers, a Type B Division stationed dozens of kilometers to the north on the main island was also attacked by the Australasian Air Force.

In the spirit of fairness and justice, the Australasian Air Force launched an aerial assault on the Type B Division Infantry Company that was equivalent in scale to that on the Type A Division, dropping at least several hundred bombs and missiles.

After a full round of intense bombing, the Type B Division infantry company had also suffered heavy losses, with casualties not only exceeding half but with the vast majority being severe injuries or deaths.

What surprised Nakamura Daiki was that they had pinned their hopes on the Type B Division, but its casualty situation was not much better than theirs.

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More importantly, because the Type B Division controlled a small coastal fleet, the attack wasn’t just carried out by the air force but also involved a naval formation.

Even to preempt any possible support from the Island Royal Navy, the Pacific Squadron went all out, with a large number of submarines deployed around the surrounding waters, quietly waiting for the possible arrival of the Island Royal Navy fleet.

Disappointingly, the Island Royal Navy clearly had no intent to engage in a decisive naval battle with the Australasian Navy at the moment.

But it’s quite normal to think about it; for an island nation like theirs, a naval clash essentially means that the war is nearing its conclusion.

If they were to lose in a naval battle, the Native Land would be completely blockaded by the Australasian fleet, and even the most powerful army would eventually prove ineffective, being unable to fight on water.

On this point, Australasia certainly had a much better situation than the Island Nation.

Although nominally an Island country, the island where its native land is located is incredibly large, so much so that it isn’t a stretch to consider it a small continent.

As a country exclusive to an entire continent, even if Australasia’s native territory were blockaded, it could still sustain itself for years with its rich mineral resources and supplies from Australia.

But such territorial and resource advantages are rare in the world.

Before its demise, the United States was definitely one, with an overall environment much better than Australasia’s.

After the fall of the United States, the countries still holding such advantages were led by Australasia.

Compared to the air force-executed aerial strikes, the attacks initiated by the navy were truly earth-shattering.

Firstly, several submarines entered the water region where the Island Royal Navy Coastal Defense Ships were located and launched torpedo attacks.

Then under the lead of an aircraft carrier, two heavy cruisers and four destroyers opened fire full force, targeting the moderately sized fleet and the bases on the coastline.

Under the bombardment of large-caliber ship guns, the base on the coastline quickly turned into ruins. Exposed rebar lay on the ground, covered with a layer of gun smoke, proving just how fierce and brutal the recent bombardment had been.

As for the small number of Island Royal Navy soldiers stationed in the base, they were now completely out of sight. Perhaps only the occasional bloodstains and dirt on the concrete buildings could prove they existed not long ago.

After successfully attacking this coastal defense fleet, the Island Nation Army on the Ryukyu Islands lost all hope of retreating.

Naha and other small towns were completely blockaded, and without permission from Australasia, any Island Royal Navy vessels were prohibited from appearing in the waters surrounding the Ryukyu Islands.

Because there was prior warning, any Island Royal Navy vessel that appeared in the surrounding waters of the Ryukyu Islands would be treated as an Island Royal Navy fleet, and the Australasian Navy would not hesitate to strike at all costs.

This decision was to prevent the Island Nation Army from dispersing into various towns and villages and escaping on diverse civilian boats following their defeat.

At the same time as the aerial raid, the Kalimantan and Philippines armies were also making their final assault on the coastline.

Clearly, the remaining infantry company stationed there was completely unable to withstand the combined attack from the Kalimantan and Philippines armies.

The full-strength of the Type A Division Infantry Company was close to 5000 soldiers, and their fighting capacity was considerable.

But the problem was that the coastal landing battle had been underway for a long time, and all units in the Type A Division were undermanned, including the stationed infantry company.

After a long duration of combat, the second infantry company of the second infantry brigade of the Type A Division was left with only about 2000 combat-capable soldiers.

These men, when facing the tens of thousands of enemy troops, seemed somewhat inadequate.

The most critical point was that after Naha had been occupied by Australasia, the troops stationed along the coast were no longer receiving much-needed supplies of weapons and equipment.

With supplies from the island nation unable to get through and the resources in Naha seized by Australasia, the Island Nation Army’s reserves of weapons and ammunition were dwindling.

This issue became more severe as time passed, and eventually, due to the even fewer hands available, lay bare right in front of the Australasian Army.

The final landing battle took a little more than an hour to completely conquer the Island Nation Army’s coastal garrison and defense positions.

The over 2000 Island Nation Soldiers, having exhausted their bullets, even tried to combat the Australasian Army with bayonets.

Unfortunately, they faced the Kalimantan and Philippines armies, who cared little for the loss of life. Although the remaining more than 2000 Island Nation soldiers caused several thousand casualties among the Kalimantan and Philippines armies, in the face of tens of thousands of soldiers, they were still merely struggling in vain.