The Island Nation's Army 2nd Division halted its attack, and the beach fell quiet. However, the battle between the German Air Force and the Island Nation's Army Air Force did not cease. Their warplanes continued to clash fiercely in the sky.
Although the Island Nation's Army Air Force had already suffered grievous losses in the air battle, they could not withdraw. Otherwise, once they pulled back, the German Air Force's dive bombers and ground-attack aircraft would be able to strike. By then, not only would the already-landed 2nd Division become targets for German Air Force bombers and ground-attack aircraft, but the transport ships and merchant vessels at sea would also come under attack. Their losses would then soar in a straight line.
After all, every transport ship or merchant vessel sunk meant the Island Nation's Army would lose hundreds or even thousands of men. Such losses accumulated far faster than those suffered in the beach landings.
Meanwhile, the artillery of the German military's 225th Infantry Division continued firing, attacking the Island Nation's Army on the beach. They sought to wipe out as many Island Nation soldiers as possible with their shells. It was only that the bombardment was no longer as intense as before. The earlier high-intensity fighting had likewise exhausted the German Army artillerymen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Shell after shell exploded across the beach, leaving crater after crater behind. Although the sand provided some cushioning and limited the shells' power to a certain extent, they still inflicted considerable casualties on the Island Nation soldiers overall.
The surviving soldiers of the Island Nation's Army 2nd Division lay prone on the beach, praying that the shells would not fall on their heads. If they did, they were as good as dead.
Some Island Nation soldiers seemed unable to accept this outcome.