Volume 17 Chapter 76 New Equipment Debuts
The Rem River in May is warm, and the city of Rem on the banks of the Rem River is even more lively, and the Ming army is lined up in a phalanx everywhere outside the city, and the armored combat vehicles have also unveiled the veil of mystery, all of which have been driven out of the railway station and neatly arranged on the dock.
In order to facilitate the boarding of armored combat vehicles, the Ming army specially modified dozens of Fuchuan warships, which were opened on both sides of the Fuchuan warships with more than two zhang wide openings, made into a style similar to the movable door, and the door panel is still a thick steel plate, as long as the door panel is opened, and the armored combat vehicle can be driven directly onto the ship.
At this time, the Ming army had no scruples, anyway, the battle was going to start, and the armored combat vehicles would also be put into battle, and Tsarist Russia knew a day or two earlier that it would have no impact on the war situation.
Armored fighting vehicles lined up to drive onto the Fuchuan battleship, infantry phalanxes scattered into a queue to board the Fuchuan ship, as well as those transporting grain, grass and baggage, loading artillery, etc., and so on, the whole wharf was bustling with activity.
The Ming army is about to go on an expedition, and the Russian defenders of Tsarist Russia have naturally detected such a big movement, but what can they do if they find out, whether it is troops or weapons and equipment, they are at an absolute disadvantage, and they dare not be tough with the Ming army in the field, so they can only stay in the fortress and wait for the Ming army to attack.
The Ming army's boarding operation lasted for a full day, and the Fuchuan battleships on the Rem River lined up for dozens of miles, plus the super battleships cruising back and forth in the middle of the river, the entire river was almost filled with battleships.
Early the next morning, the fleet set out and sailed down the river to the north, which was as fast as a galloping horse, but after less than two hours, the fleet began to slow down and land, because the first assembly point of the Ming army on the south road had already arrived.
There is no port here, let alone a wharf, but the terrain is relatively good, the banks of the river are very smooth, there are no obstacles, the current is not very fast, and it is not very difficult for the warship to anchor and stop.
Several Fu boat battleships began to approach the shore, and the Ming soldiers on the battleship jumped down like dumplings, and soon thousands of Ming troops were gathered on the riverbank, but the things they held in their hands were strange, some with hoes, some with shovels, some with sledgehammers, some with axes, and even some with wood, but they didn't hold guns!
They hastily assembled, and then dispersed under the command of their respective generals, and the river bank was suddenly covered with earth and rocks, and a simple pier stretched into the river at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in less than an hour, a simple pier for soldiers to land was erected.
Immediately after that, more Ming troops ran down from the Fuchuan battleship, and the reinforcement materials such as wood, steel, and steel were also quickly moved down, and the simple wharf was built wider and wider, and more and more solid, and the Ming army on the river bank was also gathered more and more.
At this time, the Ming army was a typical half-crossing state, the people on the ship had just come down about half, and the grain, grass, and baggage were all on the ship, and there was a trick in the art of war, which meant that if the enemy launched an attack when the enemy was half-crossing, the enemy army would be in chaos, and taking advantage of the chaos would definitely win a big victory.
If it is a cold weapon battle, it is indeed a good tactic to attack it halfway, but now it is a hot weapon battle, and the warships of the Ming army are not vegetarian, if Tsarist Russia organizes a large army to raid at this time, it is definitely a search for death, and the shells of super battleships alone can bury them!
Although Tsarist Russia did not come to raid, the landing of the Ming army took longer than the boarding time of Rem City, because the dock was temporarily built and was not as good as the pier on the other side of Rem City.
Two days later, the Ming army finally all landed on the shore, the grain, grass, baggage and weapons and equipment were not much to move off the ship, at this time, the Ming army has set up a large camp along the river bank for more than ten miles, around the camp, there is a hot air balloon floating high, and the radius of dozens of miles is within the monitoring range of the Ming army.
At this time, the Chinese army's big tent is brightly lit, if you take a closer look, you will find that the layout inside is exactly the same as the simulated combat commander in the Ming Army Military Academy, in the middle is a huge sand table model, on each side is a row of telegraphs, and a huge combat map is hung behind.
However, at this time, the telegraph was no longer an ornament, and there were two Ming army signal soldiers sitting next to each telegraph, and the sand table model was no longer the terrain in the northwest of the capital, but the terrain around this gathering point.
There are not many people in the middle of the big tent, the deputy marshal of the Ming Army, Cao Wenzhao, the commander of the Ming Army on the South Road, stands in the center, Qin Gongming, Hou Gongji, Yang Geng, and Zheng Ming are separated, and there are only five people in total.
The five people seemed to be discussing the battle plan around the sand table model, and after discussing for a while, Cao Wenzhao began to issue a task, and he pointed to the Rem River channel on the sand table model with an ash rod: "Yang Geng, order you to lead fifty super battleships to guard the river near the big camp, and if you find the enemy, you will directly open fire." “
When Yang Geng heard this, he stood with his legs together, raised his head and chest, performed a standard military salute, and said loudly: "The last general obeys the order." “
Cao Wenzhao nodded, and said to Zheng Ming on the side: "Zheng Ming, I order you to lead all the Fu Ship warships to return to the sea immediately, rush to Rem City, and transport the grain and grass for the next battle." “
When Zheng Ming heard this, he also stood with his legs together, raised his head and chest, performed a standard military salute, and said loudly: "The last general obeys the order." “
Cao Wenzhao nodded, and said to Qin Gongming on the side: "Qin Gongming, I order you to lead the Liao army to 50,000 foot cavalry to stay in the camp." “
When Qin Gongming heard this, he also stood with his legs together, raised his head and chest, performed a standard military salute, and said loudly: "The last general will obey the order." “
Cao Wenzhao nodded, and said to Hou Gongji on the side: "Hou Gongji, I order you to lead the 100,000 cavalry of the Guanning Army and the Fourth Army of the Border Guards to wait in the camp, ready to support the attacking troops on the front line at any time." “
When Hou Gong heard this, he also stood with his legs together, raised his head and chest, performed a standard military salute, and said loudly: "The last general will obey the order." “
Cao Wenzhao nodded, put down the ash pole, clapped his hands and said: "Okay, let's go down and prepare, tomorrow morning at midnight, I will set off with 150,000 foot soldiers, Gong Ming, from tomorrow onwards, you will be on duty here, responsible for the center." “
When Qin Gongming heard this, he stood with his legs together again, raised his head and chest, performed a standard military salute, and said loudly: "The last general will obey the order." “
Early the next morning, the Ming army marched out, first 30 artillery vehicles drove out of the camp in turn, then 150,000 foot soldiers lined up in a neat queue to follow in turn, and then 30 mountain carts and 60 armored vehicles followed in turn.
The Ming army slowly approached a Tsarist fortress in the south with neat steps, Cao Wenzhao didn't seem to be in a hurry, and he had to stop the army to rest for a while after walking more than ten miles, as if he was afraid that his soldiers would be tired.
At this time, a hot air balloon will rise in the Ming army, like an eagle's eye, looking down on the earth from high in the sky.
Anyway, this hot air balloon doesn't need a fan to blow up, and it's impossible for the Ming army to run with a generator on its back, right?
If you look carefully at the place where the Ming army walked, the wires on the ground are not one or two, but dozens of densely packed lines, not only the lines of the fan, but also the lines of the telegraph.
Fortunately, Tsarist Russia did not know that many of the equipment of the Ming army had to pull the line to work, otherwise it would definitely send people to destroy the line.