Chapter 508: D-DAY Burning America
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Deng Shichang and his adjutants said a word, and the methods that everyone came up with had merits and loopholes, but the strategies of several people were gathered and complemented each other, and they became a set of very feasible battle plans.
The Imperial Chinese Navy's three-way fleet attacked Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay, and Rhode Island and New York in the New York Bay.
Starting in the Caribbean, the troops split into two routes, one to the Gulf of Mexico and the other north along the North Atlantic. When you reach the Chesapeake Bay, it becomes three routes, and the other continues north until you reach New York Bay.
The nearest distance is the Gulf of Mexico, which is there in one day; This is followed by the Chesapeake Bay, which takes three days, and the farthest is New York Bay, which takes six days.
So, Li Weijun, Deng Shichang, and Lin Taizeng agreed on the time of the attack, that is, in the early morning of the seventh day six days later.
According to the naming rules for the actions of the Imperial Chinese military, this day is called Revenge Day.
According to Western custom, this day is called d-day, which may mean landing day or attack day, but this time, it means destruction.
The US Navy attacked Pearl Harbor in the Chinese Empire, and the Imperial Chinese Navy took revenge in return, destroying the three most developed naval industrial bases along the coast of the United States, destroying all kinds of warships under construction by the US Army, and completely destroying the hope of the US Navy to be revived.
It was a large-scale retaliatory operation, the revenge of the Imperial Chinese Navy for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Deng Shichang's task was the most difficult, but fortunately, he had enough time to plan and deploy, and five days was enough time for Deng Shichang and his staff to formulate the most scientific and feasible action plan.
As for Lin Taizeng, he had three days to prepare, and Li Weijun didn't have much time to prepare all the way, but fortunately, Li Weijun attacked New York Bay, where the terrain was very simple, facing the North Atlantic, and the naval fleet could reach its destination as long as it broke through the US coastal defense fleet. Unlike the Gulf of Mexico, where Deng Shichang is located, the terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
As the days passed, Deng Shichang was very careful, and his fleet had been quietly lurking in a remote uninhabited sea area of Cuba.
In the overcrowded 21st century, I am afraid that it will be immediately exposed, but at the end of the sparsely populated 19th century, it is still easy for a fleet to hide its tracks, otherwise the US Navy would not have spent three months detouring the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and then raiding Pearl Harbor without being discovered.
On the evening of the sixth day, both Deng Shichang and Lin Taizeng received a telegram from Li Weijun that he had arrived in New York Bay.
As a result, the three fleets began to move almost simultaneously, and the fleets moved towards their respective target seas.
At night, in the waters near Mobile Bay, eight submarines of the Imperial Chinese Navy quietly approached the four small islands where US military sentries were stationed, and about 200 special forces fighters secretly touched their respective mission islands.
After several days of reconnaissance and the mutual corroboration of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence, Deng Shichang already knew the defense and patrol time of the four small US military islands well.
On David Island, there were 20 American soldiers, eight fixed posts, eight mobile posts, one officer and one man, and the other two were secret posts. Equipped with lighthouses, searchlights, telephones, guard towers and other facilities, the patrol team comes out to patrol every half hour, with two people patrolling each time.
The watchtowers on the island are very elaborately arranged, with four in the east, west, north and south, and no matter which watchtower is attacked, the other three watchtowers will be found.
This time, however, the Chinese special combat team had a helping hand, and S.H.I.E.L.D. celebrated in a hotel in downtown Mobile, preparing enough 30 minutes of gun salutes and fireworks.
The two sides agreed on a time for the action, and when it was just after nine o'clock in the evening, fireworks and salutes were fired in unison, instantly attracting the attention of Americans throughout Mobile.
The fireworks that bloomed in the night sky lit up half of the sky, beautiful and enchanting.
It's just that under this beauty, there is a strong murderous intention.
"What's going on?"
The officer on David Island walked out of the house and saw the fireworks in the sky, and was instantly attracted by it.
"What kind of day is today, there are such spectacular fireworks in the city!"
"I guess it's the consortium celebrating again!"
The U.S. soldiers in the guard towers around them talked about each other, their bodies turning to the north in unison, their eyes looking at the fireworks in the sky, and forgetting their duties.
The officer was still more vigilant, and immediately scolded: "Look at what you see, pay attention to vigilance!" Be careful of being attacked by the enemy, you must know that there are many shipyards in the bay, dozens of warships are under construction, and now the US Navy has suffered a crushing defeat, and these warships are our future! ”
"Sir, rest assured, the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy are all repaired in the dock, and it is impossible to repair them in two or three months!"
Such good-looking fireworks are undoubtedly a relaxing gift for boring soldiers, so the officer just reminded a few words and did not strictly implement them.
At the same time, the lurking Imperial Chinese Marines took the opportunity to approach the four guard towers, and the explosion of fireworks and loud noises in the sky muffled the sound of their actions.
Burst! Burst!
Sharp knives were plunged into the hearts of the American sentries, and their mouths and noses were covered so tightly that it was impossible to make a sound.
One by one, the American sentries were killed.
A U.S. military sentry suddenly turned around and saw this scene, and he was about to shoot a warning, but a person suddenly appeared behind him, covered his mouth and nose, and touched his neck with a knife.
Twenty U.S. troops were all killed in less than three minutes, and the soldiers of the Imperial Chinese Marines changed into their uniforms and stood on the sentry tower again, as if nothing had happened.
The same thing is happening on three other small islands.
However, there was still a small episode, a US soldier was more offbeat and hated to watch fireworks, but when he turned his head, he suddenly found a bloody scene on the opposite watchtower, and he immediately fired a warning shot.
The gun went off, startling all the soldiers of the Chinese Imperial Army who participated in the operation.
Fortunately, the salute in the sky was loud enough to cover up the gunshots, otherwise something would have happened.
Successfully controlling the vigilance of Mobile Bay, Deng Shichang then commanded the fleet to rush into the bay.
There were patrolling US gunboats in the bay, but the US troops above were also watching the fireworks, and the Chinese Imperial Special Operators in the water quietly boarded the boat, killed the US sailors, and quickly took control of the US patrol gunboat.
In the same way, several other U.S. patrol gunboats were all contained within an hour.
One of the U.S. gunboats had an accident, and the Chinese Imperial Special Operators who were in action were discovered, and there was an exchange of fire between the two sides. Fortunately, the Chinese special warfare personnel controlled the naval guns in time and prevented the US sailors from firing warning shots, and there was no radio on the gunboat, and other US sailors could not let their comrades on land know by tearing their throats.
The most important thing is that the U.S. military did not know that it was the Chinese Imperial Army that attacked them, so their people immediately thought that pirates or terrorists wanted to hijack the ship, and as a result, after a battle, the U.S. sailors all lay down and realized that something was wrong before they died.
The brief exchange of fire did not attract the attention of the surroundings, and the Americans were all attracted to the attention of the fireworks, and the dense sound of salutes masked the gunfire on the American gunboats.
Deng Shichang breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he made full preparations, otherwise if it was too quiet at night, the gunfire would definitely arouse the vigilance of the US troops on the shore. Once the U.S. military discovers the danger, it can transfer valuable shipbuilding technicians and workers, even if it cannot move the shipyard's equipment and warships.
Deng Shichang was worried about this, he didn't want those who helped the US military build warships to live, otherwise he didn't need to do these things at all, just rush into Mobile Bay and bomb indiscriminately.
"Report, all obstacles removed!"
"The whole fleet obeyed the order, advanced at full speed, ignored the American batteries, crossed directly, and entered the inner bay. The destroyer fleet cleared the enemy warships along the way, the frigates took care to protect the capital ships, and the capital ships went in and shelled the shipyard with all their might, destroying all the enemy ships in the dock! ”
After Deng Shichang gave the order, more than 70 warships of various types opened up one after another, like arrows from the string, and quickly rushed into Mobile Bay.
Black objects are only undetectable in the pure black night. On an ordinary night, as long as there is a little starlight or moonlight, or even the light of fireflies, pure black objects are the most likely to attract people's attention.
Twenty years ago, the Imperial Chinese Navy did not understand why their commander Li Weiguo chose gray livery, and the officers and men of the Imperial Chinese Navy, who had received British naval education at that time, preferred Victorian black livery.
But it was not until later, after many night battles, that the officers and men of the Imperial Chinese Navy understood that their gray painted battleships were easier to steal at night and not attract attention. On the contrary, the black-painted battleships are more conspicuous at night.
From then on, the officers and men of the Imperial Chinese Navy accepted the gray livery and began to laugh at the black and yellow livery of the British Navy with all its bells and whistles, and even despised the white livery of the American Navy.
In this way, Deng Shichang led the fleet into Mobile Bay, and after traveling a considerable distance, it was not discovered by the US batteries on both sides of the strait, which can be described as a miracle.
In fact, the U.S. troops on the fortified batteries on both sides of the strait were also attracted by the fireworks.
The so-called dark under the lamp is this truth.
However, Deng Shichang's fleet was too large, and more than seventy warships entered Mobile Bay, no matter how good the camouflage was, it would be discovered because the target was too big.
"Look! What is that? ”
An American sentry on duty casually looked into the bay and spotted the massive fleet.
The searchlight hit the sea, and the huge body of the Chinese Imperial Navy was suddenly exposed.
"Dragon Banner! It's the damn Dragon Banner! ”
The Dragon Banner, the only synonym in the world, refers to the Chinese Empire.
The U.S. troops on duty on the battery were stunned for ten seconds before they reacted.
"Enemy attack! Pull the alarm! ”
The terrible siren sounded, and the American artillerymen who were lying on the side of the bed in the dormitory and watching the fireworks through the window were all stunned, and then jumped up and full of assembly.
Mobile Bay has not been attacked for many years, and there has been no alarm since the end of the Civil War, not even during the Spanish-American War.
The U.S. troops waited for half an hour before they were assembled, and the sleepy-eyed commander of the U.S. battery quickly led the team to the fort, and was immediately frightened when he saw the huge Chinese Imperial fleet.
"Fire-fire!"
"Sir, the artillery is locked, the ammunition depot is locked, you have to give us the key!"
A U.S. soldier said bitterly, and only then did he remind the officer.
The perennial absence of fighting led to the fact that the artillery was locked in the anti-artillery holes, and the ammunition depot was also locked.
Where's the key?
The officer was about to cry, and with great difficulty found the key, and then opened the door.
One artillery gun after another was pushed out by the American soldiers and took position on the battery, while the ammunition depot was opened, and one shell after another resisted the artillery.
"Fire! Hurry up! ”
The officer urged.
These U.S. artillerymen hadn't fired for a long time, and they were even more nervous at the moment, so they hurriedly loaded the shells after simply aiming.
"Fire!"
Knock knock knock......
The U.S. batteries opened fire, shells whistling out, streaking light in the night sky before falling into the bay.
The expected explosion did not happen, and the US military officers were dumbfounded.
Nima! What is the situation?
"Chief-sir, that-didn't load the fuse!"
"Falk oil! Why don't you die! ”
The US military officer was so angry that he smoked.
These American artillerymen were so nervous that when they regained their composure, they found that the Imperial Chinese Navy fleet had rushed into the inner bay and was beyond the range of the fortress guns.
"Call and report to your superiors immediately!"
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When Mobile's mayor, Dale, learned that the Imperial Chinese Navy was coming to attack, he was also instantly stunned.
He didn't understand how the Imperial Chinese Navy could suddenly break into Mobile Bay, and he didn't know what the intentions of the Imperial Chinese Navy were, and even thought it was a joke for a while.
At this moment, the whole city of Mobile was suddenly in chaos, the power plant was bombed, the entire city was plunged into darkness, the gas plant exploded, the grain and oil company caught fire, and gunshots rang out outside the town hall.
Dale was startled, and soon the blonde female secretary came in in a panic.
"Mr. Mayor, no, there's a rebellion outside!"
S.H.I.E.L.D. cooperated with the Navy to create chaos and destroy various key facilities in Mobile City at the most critical moment.
In this way, Dale didn't know for a while whether to believe the sneak attack of the Imperial Chinese Navy or if someone was rebelling, but the gunfire was outside the city hall, and Dale immediately gave orders to the police department and the gendarmerie to come to protect the safety of the citizens, in fact, to protect his own safety.
Along the way, Deng Shichang's fleet encountered a US cruiser and three frigates one after another.
However, it did not have an impact on the Imperial Chinese Navy, and under the siege of dozens of warships, four American ships were sunk in less than fifteen minutes, especially three frigates, which were killed almost instantly.
Half an hour later, Deng Shichang commanded the fleet to block the sea area where the Ingalls shipyard was located.
"Fire!"
Deng Shichang did not hesitate to give the order, and dozens of warships gathered fire and fired a salvo, the cannon roared, and the fire shone brightly.
As the largest shipyard in the southern part of the United States, Ingalls Shipyard has been building various large battleships and battle cruisers for the US military, and has been vaguely small and medium-sized auxiliary warships.
The dozens of docks in the shipyard are all full, full of warships of all types, and tens of thousands of workers work day and night, cutting machines, riveting steel nails, and it is in full swing.
The sudden cannonball exploded on the battleship, the flames were everywhere, and the blast wave of the explosion swept through, and the surrounding American shipbuilding experts, workers, and technicians instantly flew flesh and blood, killing and wounding countless people.
Deng Shichang is a chicken thief, the first few rounds of shelling did not use armor-piercing blasting shells, but directly used blasting shells, in order to kill and injure the shipyard workers to the greatest extent, because these workers will run, and the shipyard equipment and warships under construction will not run, kill all the people first, and then replace them with armor-piercing blasting shells to destroy the shipyard equipment and warships.
In an instant, the huge shipyard was in flames, lighting up the sky.
And this is just the beginning, on the far east coast of the United States, the same fire, it is the fleet commanded by Li Weijun and Lin Taizeng, doing the same thing - destroying the United States. (To be continued.) )