Several warships of the Dengzhou Navy were not enough to stuff the teeth of the Tang Navy, and after eliminating them, Jiao Qiang ordered people to salvage the pigtailed soldiers who fell into the water, and reported the situation to Bai Nan on the other hand. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Originally, when he heard that Jiao Qiang was engaged in battle with the Dengzhou Navy Division north of the Miaodao Islands, Bai Nan's brows furrowed deeply. He doesn't like things to be out of his control, even though it's unavoidable. When he learned that the Dengzhou sailor was here to check smuggling, he was also a little relieved.

"It seems that no matter what, we need to speed up and capture Dagukou." Bai Nan pondered for a moment, it was already afternoon at this time, and his fleet had already arrived in the sea area north of the Miaodao Islands, and if he sailed at extreme speed, it would take almost eight hours to reach the mouth of Dagu and attack it in the middle of the night.

In Bainan's fleet, the fastest was the largest warship, the Qilianshan, with a speed of 20 knots, while the other Pinghai ships and Liberty Wind class frigates had a speed of 18 knots, and the speed of the subsequent ships carrying soldiers was even slower, ranging from 14 to 16 knots. This is still the fastest cargo ship he mainly picks, and the slower ones can only follow behind slowly.

Bai Nan thought for a while and made a decision, although it was impossible for Dagu to know about such a thing as Dengzhou Sailor not returning, but the longer it dragged on, the more likely it would be. So he ordered: "The Qilianshan, Pinghai, Liberty Wind, Gangfeng, Hurricane, Wuyafeng, and Changmao are attacking at a speed of 18 knots, and the rest of the ships are also approaching Dagukou at high speed. It was expected to be at 1 a.m. Launched an offensive against Dagu. The entire fleet was informed that the 1st Marine Regiment was the main force of the attack, and that it was instructed to make all preparations. ”

The expeditionary force can be said to have poured out for this military operation. In addition to the Hessian Regiment stationed in Sapporo, the available troops in Bai Nan's hands include the First Marine Regiment, with more than 800 people, although the scale is relatively small, but all of them are elite. It was used by Bai Nam to fight tough battles and special operations. The Tiger Regiment of the First Brigade of the Army, numbered 102 Regiment, is the only mechanized infantry in the hands of Bai Nan, equipped with a large number of SZ-75 Lightning Fast Horse and SZ-77 Tianniu Half-track Vehicle, and its main combat mission is to quickly assault and attack the Beijing Division. These two units were the heaviest of the first phase of combat missions, but they were long-formed, experienced, and the most reliable.

In addition, Bai Nan also has more than 4,000 troops of the Second Brigade of the Army, as well as more than 1,700 troops of the Cavalry Hunting Regiment and the Xiao Cavalry Regiment. They belong to the second phase of the projection of troops, and the main task is after the capture of the Beijing Division. Responsible for the expansion of the battle and the effective control of the occupied areas.

The third phase of the army is the mechanized infantry snow leopard regiment that has not yet set off in Sapporo, and the strength of the 3rd Brigade of the army, which has not yet reached Sapporo, with more than 4,000 troops, will be put into the battlefield according to the needs of Bainan, so that Bainan will be more comfortable in troop deployment and response to the situation.

According to comprehensive calculations, the total number of land combat troops in Bai Nan's hands can reach almost 15,000 people, which is already the limit of what the Tang military can invest. He himself could not put all 15,000 people on the battlefield at one time, along with the navy, so he made a certain distinction according to the needs, carefully used his transportation and logistics capabilities, made use of his strengths and avoided weaknesses, and gave full play to the strongest combat power of the Tang Army.

Bai Nan is not a super capable general, both in theory and practical experience, there are some deficiencies, but Bai Nan has a trump card, and he is smart enough to know how to use these cards. This is also the reason why he was in his early thirties, he was awarded the rank of major general of the Tang Dynasty, and commanded the expeditionary force that was almost the entire strength of the Tang Dynasty.

Chang Bin, the commander of the first regiment of the Marine Corps, stood next to Bai Nan and said: "Haha, it's up to us in the first regiment of the Marine Corps, since the war for the unification of the Hawaiian Kingdom was fought back then, there is no serious battle to fight, and this time we have to show our skills." ”

Bai Nan smiled slightly and said: "Breaking through the Dagu Pass can be said to be the first step in our entire tactical chain, and it may also be the most important step, this is a really tough battle, can the first regiment of land battles be taken?" ”

Chang Bin couldn't stand the agitation, he opened his voice and shouted: "We marines are the elite of the elite, what is Dagukou, if you agree, Commander Bai, our marines can defeat the Forbidden City in one go!" ”

The two are friends, but at work, Chang Bin still doesn't dare to call Bai Nan's name.

Of course, Bai Nan could not let the Marines go to fight the Beijing Division, and the "surge tactics" he designed were to pay attention to the fact that the waves were not settled and rose again and again, and the Marines conquered Dagukou to create conditions for the follow-up operation, and the Tigers directly reloaded and quickly advanced to the capital, and then the Second Brigade followed up and began to protect the rear road for the Tigers and ensure the safety of the control zone. In his set of tactics, the requirements for the mobility and combat state of the troops are very high, and Bai Nan can confirm that in addition to the Tang army's ability to maintain such a strong tactical ability, the troops of any country in this era, whether they are elite or not, cannot fully carry out his explanation.

The latter things can be reconsidered, and the top priority now is to win the big sale. This coastal defense fortress was built after the Yongle Emperor moved the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it is known as "the land is the key to the nine rivers and Jin, and the road leads to the seven provinces of boats and vehicles", and it is the real throat of the sea and land, and the gateway of Gyeonggi. Dagukou is like the courtyard gate of the Beijing Division, after this place is breached, the entire Beijing-Tianjin area is like an unguarded courtyard, which will be trampled by the invading enemy.

"Fortunately, this time is not after 1840, and the degree of preparedness of Dagukou is much worse." Bai Nan sighed, in 1840, Emperor Daoguang ordered the governor of Zhili Nar to build additional north and south forts here, to the second opium war Daoguang years, under the Mongolian monk Gelinqin to build, Dagukou is dozens of forts, garrisoned more than 20,000 people, if it is such a Dagukou fortress, Bai Nan is of course also confident that it can be breached, but it is impossible to only take out Chang Bin's marines a group of chess pieces.

An even more important factor is that during the Second Opium War, Dagukou was a coastal defense fortress that was highly valued, and the key point of defending Gyeonggi was highly anticipated. At this time, although there were a lot of foreign troops during the Qianlong period, most of them were in the inland frontier, and the matter of attacking Beijing from the sea was something that the emperor and the hundred officials of the court would not think about.

Zhou Yuanli, the current governor of Zhili, is actually the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the imperial history of Zuodu, he has long been acting as the governor of Zhili, although Qianlong 39 years of Pingshan Wanglun uprising meritorious, but the actual appointment did not have much achievements in the military of Zhili. Of course, the actual military of the direct subordinate has always been in a subordinate state, and because of the defense of the Beijing Division, the surrounding Zhili is considered to be integrated with the Beijing Division.

But in any case, at this time, Dagukou was calm and comfortable, the officers and soldiers drank and gambled, the generals went in and out of the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, and the singing and dancing of the people and officialdom were also transmitted to the army, and they did not know what they were facing.

Chang Bin went out of the battle center of the Qilian Mountain, quickly summoned the cadres above the battalion and company level in the first regiment of the Marine Corps, and explained: "This first battle belongs to our Marine Corps, whether you can get off to a good start depends on your comrades, domestic newspapers have spread that our Marine Corps is a soldier among soldiers, the elite of the elite, omnipotent in the sky and the sea, now is the time to test us, I can't imagine what the blow to the reputation of our Marine Corps will be if we encounter difficulties, so the Marine Corps can only win!" Guys, do you have faith? ”

"Yes!" The battalion company commanders and instructors said loudly.

The commander of the first battalion also immediately said: "Regiment commander, the comrades of our first battalion, the morale is particularly strong, everyone has already worked hard to wait for this battle, when we were in Sapporo, we focused on training the beach landing and night battle, tonight in this battle, our first battalion is invited to fight, to be the first to set foot on the Dagu Pass!" ”

His words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the commanders of the second and third battalions, and the second battalion said: "Why can your first battalion get this honor, our second battalion asks the superiors to carry a heavier burden for us." ”

"If you want to say that you can endure hardships and fight, it depends on our three battalions!"

Chang Bin looked at the spirit of several officers, he was more satisfied, he pressed down with both hands, so that everyone calmed, and said: "Everyone has their own task arrangement, according to the deployment of the expeditionary force staff, our marines will be divided into two ways, the first battalion you will then transfer to several naval cruisers and frigates, follow the fleet into the Baihe River, our ships will shell the Dagu Battery, your task is to seize the Dagu Fort after the fire is suppressed." ”

The commander of the first battalion felt a pang in his heart, even if there was fleet fire support, this was undoubtedly a tough battle, snatching the fort fortress has always been a difficult bone to gnaw, but he did not flinch at all, stood up and saluted and said loudly: "Our first battalion guarantees to complete the task!" ”

Chang Bin said again: "The second and third battalions, you will follow the flagship Qilianshan, in the Beitang area, use our assault boats to rush to land, immediately assemble after landing, sweep the surrounding enemy, and then move south by land to support the first battalion to ensure that Dagukou is occupied by us, and at the same time take the port and wharf area, so as to ensure that our brother troops can successfully land here and heavy equipment can be loaded and unloaded smoothly." ”

"Yes! We'll leave it to you! ”

Chang Bin nodded and said, "Okay, now go down and prepare, pay attention to tell your soldiers not to be too excited, rest well, but you have to contribute tonight." (To be continued.) )