Chapter 342: The Far Eastern Fleet Arrives
In the early morning of the second day after Dengzhou was broken, Zhou Weifan received a telegram from the Far East that the main force of the Shandong Corps had reached the sea near Dengzhou. Zhou Weifan hurriedly informed Kong Youde.
When Kong Youde heard that the main force of the Far East Company had arrived, he took Li Jiucheng, Geng Zhongming, Chen Guangfu and other Dongjiang rebel generals to gather at the Shuicheng Wharf in Dengzhou to prepare to meet the Far East Fleet.
They stood here for a while, and then they saw a thick column of black smoke rising from the sea and the sky in the distance. Immediately afterward, a shadow of a sail gradually appeared in front of their eyes. A combined fleet of three landing ships, two landing craft, 15 sailing ships, and 35 improved sailboats of the Shandong Corps arrived along the coast of Dengzhou.
Kong Youde and the others stood on the shore and stared blankly at the dense huge sail shadow in the distance, as well as more than a dozen thick black smokes. The three huge steel warships in the first row shocked them even more, roaring from the sea without sails or oars.
The huge fleet on the sea suddenly let out a piercing hissing sound, which made Kong Youde and other Dongjiang generals feel a chill in their hearts. The fleet did not sail to the Dengzhou Shuicheng Wharf, but directly came to an open area not far from the east of Dengzhou.
Countless huge warships gathered on the sea, with the mighty momentum of Mount Tai, and pressed towards the coast of Dengzhou with murderous energy. Kong Youde and the other Dongjiang rebel generals suddenly felt a sense of fear and horror rise in their hearts.
Li Ming took the telescope to observe the situation on the coast of Dengzhou, he put down the telescope, and shouted in a deep voice: "When the drone is released, the advance team will rush to land on the beach and establish a beachhead warning position." ”
Four quadrotor drones were released from the landing ship, and the real-time images of the landing site within a radius of more than ten miles were instantly transmitted to the monitoring station of the Shandong Corps Headquarters. The battlefield situation around the landing site suddenly became clear at a glance.
Two landing craft roared out of the fleet and rushed to the beachhead in one go, the front tongue door slowly lowered. Two armored vehicles roared and rushed to the beach, taking up two vantage points on the beachhead, with the doors open. More than two dozen members of the War Department, armed with modern weapons, quickly jumped from two armored vehicles. They quickly dispersed in the open area of the beachhead, armed with AK74 automatic rifles and PK general-purpose machine guns, and half-knelt on the ground to guard the perimeter of the landing site.
They were followed by nearly a hundred soldiers of the teaching team who ran down from the landing craft. Armed with two 70-mm infantry guns, four 60-mm mortars, and eight water-cooled heavy machine guns, they quickly set up six artillery firing positions and eight machine-gun positions on the beachhead.
Song Tao stood on the turret of the armored car, raising his hand and looking at his watch, until the beachhead guard position was all established, and then he put down his hand with a smile. Then shouted into the headset: "Report to Comrade Commander, the advance team has rushed to the shore and successfully established a beachhead alert position." ”
Li Ming, who was sitting on the No. 1 landing ship, raised his hand to look at his watch, and nodded with satisfaction. Then the command was given into the headphones.
"The No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 landing ships were ready to rush to the stall, and the rest of the ships were on alert near the waters of Dengzhou, and when they found an unknown ship approaching, they sank them on the spot without warning. Rush the stall! ”
With Li Ming's order, the three landing ships began to be activated. The huge hull of the ship slowly sailed towards the coast of Dengzhou. As the hull of the ship hit the beachhead, the huge tongue door began to slowly open, and several three-wheeled agricultural vehicles were the first to exit the cabin. "Suddenly" washed up on the beach, and then drove off into the distance with a bump.
Several three-wheeled farm vehicles drove a long way before coming to a stop. Wu Tong, commander of the engineer battalion, and Zhang Haoyang, deputy commander of the battalion, jumped off the three-wheeled agricultural vehicle. Together with the officers and men of the engineer battalion headquarters, they brought down several square tables from agricultural vehicles and placed various instruments on them. Then begin to plan for the upcoming corps headquarters, barracks area, immigration camp, field hospital, airport, storage area, decontamination area, and defensive positions on the periphery of the barracks.
The three landing ships used cranes to lift all kinds of supplies on the deck, the improvised floating dock and the improvised trestle to the sea, and several assault boats dragged them to the nearby beach, and a large number of sappers sweated on the beachhead, and they would build an improvised pier before dark.
The simple trestle and simple floating wharf are all modular standard components, as long as they are assembled and jointed, a perfect temporary military port wharf can be quickly established in a very short time.
Dozens of engineering vehicles, trucks, and jeeps were separated from the beachhead. Arrange them in a neat row at the designated location. Li Ming and the commanders of various units of the Shandong Army also walked out of the cabin with the troops.
The soldiers of the regiment headquarters set up several military tents on the beachhead. They quickly started a generator workstation trailer, which rang out with a loud roar. The Provisional Command's communications radios, computers, and other equipment are fully operational.
Wu Tong, Zhang Haoyang, and other officers and men of the engineer battalion made a reasonable plan for a huge open field behind the coast, and several engineering vehicles were already roaring and starting.
Two bulldozers, as well as four armored vehicles with bulldozer blades attached to them, began to gallop across the vast open field on the outskirts of the coast. Two rolling mills followed, leveling the ground back and forth. Two excavators are working intensely outside the base, and they will dig a trench two meters deep and three meters wide outside the base.
The officers and men of the teaching brigade, except for the officers and men who participated in the vigilance, all the rest of them participated in the construction of the base, and a large fence barbed wire fence was erected. Several huge towers made of angles are being built. Each tower will be equipped with a searchlight, a border binocular, and a water-cooled heavy machine gun.
The sailing boats on the sea also began to lower their boats and transport the soldiers of the two brigades of the overseas corps on board to the coast of Dengzhou. After they went ashore, they also joined in the construction of the base, and nearly 10,000 officers and men of the entire base sweated like rain and became desperately busy.
Li Ming put his hands behind his back, and the commanders of various units of the Shandong Army gathered around him. He looked at the busy figures around him, turned his head and asked, "Wu Tong, how long will it take to complete the construction of the base?" ”
"The infrastructure of the base has been completed and is expected to be completed tomorrow afternoon. By dark, the base's defenses will be completed today. And it can ensure that all the soldiers live in tents in the camp. ”
Li Ming nodded, then turned his head to look at Zeng Ming, director of the logistics branch behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Director Zeng, the logistics work of the troops must be done well, and all soldiers must be guaranteed to eat hot meals. ”
"Rest assured, commander. The field cooking vehicles of the logistics division have all been erected, and now they have begun to prepare lunch for the soldiers. In addition, the storage area is also under intense construction, tomorrow morning. All supplies will start to be stocked. ”
Li Ming turned around and said to the group of commanders behind him: "This time we are operating. Although there is no big battle to fight, everyone still has to practice in the context of actual combat. ”
Li Ming's headset came a report from the peripheral guard troops, and a group of Liao soldiers in Dengzhou City asked to see him. Li Ming smiled and said into the earphones, "Let them come in." ”
Song Tao smiled and said, "Are those big traitors coming?" ”
Li Ming nodded and said, "Yes, the King of Dingnan and the King of Jingnan of the Manchu Dynasty came to visit at the same time, we have a lot of face." After listening to Li Ming's words, everyone immediately burst into laughter.
Kong Youde and the others followed a few soldiers of the training team with loaded guns and ammunition to the beach base of the Shandong Legion. They were there at the Dengzhou Shuicheng Pier just now. Shocked by the Far Eastern Fleet, trembling with fear.
Dozens of galleons densely packed on the surface of Dengzhou Sea have already scared them all stupid. Not to mention those three huge steel battleships. They are also people who have seen the world, but this is the first time they have seen such a large warship, let alone a giant ship made of steel.
Zhou Weifan looked at the Far East Fleet on the sea, and his heart was also excited. Although he has been in the Far East for a long time. But this is the first time to face such a scene. Looking at the appearance of a group of Dongjiang rebels around him, he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.
Seeing that the fleet did not choose to enter the port, he beckoned Kong Youde and them to the beach outside Dengzhou City to welcome the arrival of the main force of the Far East. It was only at this time that Kong Youde and his group of Dongjiang rebels woke up from their stunned state.
A group of people hurried out of the city and walked towards the beachhead base in the Far East. As they approached the huge open field on the coast, they were once again struck by the scene.
An area within a radius of several miles on the outskirts of the beach. It's already all fenced in. Inside the fence, all kinds of monsters roared and ran wildly, and the whole area was filled with busy people, although there were many people. But busy but not chaotic. The fighters in each area are busy as usual.
It's only a little bit more work. Much has changed here, and a huge camp has taken shape. Looking at the soldiers here, they were even more surprised. The elite of the Guan Ning Army and the Tartars are also considered to be the strongest troops in the world, but compared to the soldiers in front of them, they are much worse.
There were busy figures everywhere, except for the roar of machinery and the collision of tools, there was not a trace of noise around the entire base, and all the soldiers of the Far Eastern Army were silently doing their own thing, quiet and heavy. The atmosphere was depressing.
Kong Youde, who has been in the army for many years, is also experienced in a hundred battles. They could feel that there was an aura of two armies facing each other on the battlefield. Nearly 10,000 Far Eastern troops did not line up. But there is still a thick mountain, majestic and majestic momentum rushing to the face.
This is definitely a strong soldier, and every soldier is in good order, with rules and laws. Only in the perennial cultivation of the military camp can we refine this kind of temperament that Mount Tai collapses in front of and does not instantaneously, and when it comes suddenly and does not be shocked.
If such a soldier arrives on the battlefield to face the enemy, he will be as swift as the wind, as swift as a forest, as invading as fire, and as immobile as a mountain. Even if you face the Tartars' horse team, you won't be out of order.
Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng, and Geng Zhongming glanced at each other, and he saw a trace of horror in the eyes of both of them. The soldiers of the Far East alone are not comparable to their more than 10,000 soldiers in Dongjiang Town. Although the Liao army is brave and fierce, it may be able to defeat these Far Eastern soldiers alone, but if it is a array, Dongjiang Town will not be able to defeat even if it is several times larger than the Far East.
"Here they are......"
Li Ming heard the shouts behind him, and also turned to look into the distance. I saw a few Ming soldiers walking in the middle, and on both sides were a few soldiers of the teaching brigade with rifles, and those who didn't know thought they were holding prisoners. (To be continued)
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