Chapter 259 Protection Fees
With the arrival of the two airborne brigades of the Ming army, Medan finally turned the corner, although the Yaqi army still maintained the offensive, but even the ordinary people in the city understood that they were no longer in danger, and as time went by, more Ming troops would come to reinforce them, especially when they knew that there were two more battleships on their way day and night to protect them...
Then there is nothing to worry about, and the people of Medan, who are guarding the Strait of Malacca, know very well that usually a country will be conquered if there is only one such warship to the sea.
"Inform the battlefleet to change the combat mission, Medan no longer needs their support, continue to the north, the target is Banda Yachi, I want the Yaqi people to know, what is called Ma Wang Ye has three eyes!"
In the General Staff of Yingtianfu, Yang said viciously.
Well, having a grudge and not staying overnight is the style of Yang Yuanfu, since the Yaqi people dare to attack Medan, and also cause thousands of Chinese casualties, including the army and militia, then they will have to pay the price, Yang Yuanfu is not interested in revenge on the battlefield, he is used to going directly to people's homes to kill people and set fires.
Under the gaze of the common people of Medan on the shore and the horrified gaze of the soldiers of the Yaqi Army, two battleships with huge insignia made of pure gold, with twenty huge cannons of 356 mm, slowly sailed over the sea a few kilometers away from the coast, like two floating steel mountains.
"Where are they going?"
A general on the shore looked at the majestic figure on the sea suspiciously, and it was obvious that he hadn't reacted for a while.
"Oh no, they're going to bombard our city!"
A smart officer beside him suddenly exclaimed.
"Quick, fire!"
The general immediately came to his senses. Without hesitation, he yelled at the artillery position not far from him.
There were also more than thirty 105-mm cannons there. This was pulled out of the arsenal of the Japanese State back then. Under the command of this brave and fearless general, a Chinese-made 92-type 105-millimeter field cannon immediately aimed its muzzle at the fleet at sea, and then let out a deafening roar.
Wu Zurong, who was enjoying the coastal scenery in the command tower of the Huaxia, was so shocked that his eyes almost glared out.
"They, they're actually firing at us?"
The deputy chief of staff of the Ming Navy said in disbelief. It was clear that he and his friends were stunned.
The British captain next to him was also stupid, they watched more than a dozen columns of water rise on the surface of the nearby sea, about thirty meters away from the nearest one, and they actually forgot to give the order to counterattack for a while, or the captain was the first to wake up, and then said to the officer next to him: "Destroy the enemy's artillery immediately." ”
The Huaxia had a quadruple in the bow, a twin, a quadruple in the stern, and the three turrets rotated at the same time, followed by ten 356 mm main guns with slightly raised muzzles. Inside the turret, a gunner skillfully loads shells weighing more than half a ton into the chamber, and then loads the corresponding number of kits according to the orders of the gun command room. The gun lock was then closed to inform the gun room to complete the preparations, the gun officer pulled the trigger, and the ten main guns under the current control spewed flames from front to back, and the terrifying sound of cannon ejection resounded across the sea.
A few seconds later, ten pillars of smoke like magic dragons rose on the shore.
The general Yaqi looked at his artillery position tremblingly, a three-five-six-millimeter shell hit the target, his entire artillery position was almost wiped out by the terrifying power at once, and under the rising pillar of smoke was a huge crater like a pond, and around the crater were countless artillery fragments and soldiers' stumps and broken arms, which stretched outward in a radius of more than 100 meters.
The Archies, who had never seen such a scene before, were all dumbfounded, watching the fleet of the sea go away so proudly.
"Send a telegram to the headquarters and tell them that Bandayaki will evacuate the whole city immediately."
It was a long time before the general spoke in a difficult tone.
Because of his alarm, the lives of countless Archie people were finally saved.
After learning that the two battleships were sailing towards their city, the entire Bandayachi was in chaos, and countless people cried and fled from their homes, even the president of the Republic of Aceh, all the government and parliamentary officials ran faster than anyone else, but fortunately, the city was actually not big, and when the Huaxia Yanhuang Second Ship arrived, the residents of the city had been basically evacuated.
Of course, the two battleships on the sea don't care if they are evacuated or not, Wu Zurong doesn't have those messy thoughts, he is a very simple person, Yang Yuan wants him to bombard the city, then he will come to bombard the city.
The two battleships lined up in a battle line off the coast of Bandayaki, and they did not need other ships to participate in the shelling, and they were responsible for this mission alone, and twenty three-five-six-millimeter guns began to pour artillery fire on Bandayaqi all the time, using shells weighing more than 700 kilograms one after another, creating ugly scars one after another on the body of this ancient and beautiful city, and in the flames of the explosion, one building after another was reduced to ruins.
The inhabitants of the city in the distance, looking at their homes in despair, were wiped off the ground in pieces in front of them, and at this moment they had only fear in their hearts.
While Bandayachi was groaning under the fire, Yang began to study how to find someone to reimburse him for military expenses.
"George, the situation is dangerous!"
Yang Feng said to Johnson very solemnly.
"Well, Your Excellency, do you mean North Sumatra? I don't think the Acehs are worth your worries, with the combat strength of your army, only five or six brigades will be enough to defeat them. ”
Johnson said.
He is very vigilant now, and of course he understands why the Archie people suddenly joined this war, and Chevron's oil field in Riau province will exceed 10 million tons this year, especially after the completion of the construction of the oil pipeline and port in Duri, and it has become the most important supplier of crude oil in the whole of Southeast Asia. Although for Chevron, even if the Arches occupy this oil field, it is nothing more than a change of collaborator, but this is not a good thing after all, and the Arches will definitely have to pay such a huge price, and the proportion will definitely exceed that of Hada. What's more, it is even more dangerous for the Archie people to hook up with Musao, maybe they will learn from Musuo and swallow it directly, so in this sense, Yang Feng is protecting Chevron's property.
He exaggerates the danger of the situation, and his heart can basically be revealed.
"There are still five or six brigades, where can I find another five or six brigades? I have hundreds of thousands of troops, and I have to help the Republic of Java resist the invasion of Musseau, and I have to stop Nehru's ambitions in Assam, and now I have to protect North Sumatra, and I am overstretched! What's more, five or six brigades are not enough, at most Medan will not be lost, and if the Yaqi people attack the hinterland of Sumatra along Lake Toba, such as Riau and West Sumatra, then I can only watch them wreak havoc. ”
Yang Feng sighed helplessly.
"Why don't you expand your army again?"
"I don't have any money, I'm running out of money to fight a war now, and Congress is discussing the issuance of war bonds to cover the shortfall."
"If you don't have money to fight, you still put gold on the warship?"
Johnson sneered, of course, he already understood Yang Feng's purpose, this guy is asking Chevron to pay him protection money, it stands to reason that this request is not excessive, Chevron has made a lot of money just by exporting crude oil to Daming over the years, so in this case, it is also reasonable to let them pay part of the protection fee.
"So, Your Excellency, is there anything I can do to help you?"
He asked knowingly.
"It's nothing, gritting my teeth, I can hold out for a few days, I just want you to help tell your country's enterprises there, be prepared for the worst-case scenario, you can evacuate in advance if necessary, it's okay to lose some property, don't cause personnel losses, Musseau killed dozens of scallop employees in Central Java, don't let such a tragedy happen again."
Yang Feng said.
"Well, Your Excellency, I will issue a warning to our enterprises there."
Johnson said.
Anyway, it's not the government of the United States that pays for it, and the Chevron capitalists are rich and rival the country, and they should still show it in order to keep their oil fields.
"By the way, what's the current situation in Goryeo? I've been busy with the war lately, and I haven't paid much attention to that side, and I heard that the Southern Army is fighting very badly and is about to be driven back to the 38th parallel? I have to say that this Syngman Rhee is really rubbish, there are so many countries supporting him behind his back, there are so many planes of the coalition army to provide support for him, and he was defeated like this by a group of remnants of the army, it is better to learn from the Japanese people to pull a knife in his stomach, according to me, you should invite His Majesty the King of Goryeo back, with him leading the people of Goryeo, it will definitely not be like this. ”
Yang Feng then said.
In fact, Syngman Rhee's army was not beaten back at all, and after Truman's statement, they were already well aware that they needed a rout, so after a slight performance in Huangzhou, the Goryeo army did not hesitate to begin a rout towards the demarcation line.
However, the other side is not stupid, until sufficient preparations are completed, the great leader Comrade Kim will not be fooled like this, the southern army is defeated heartily, but the northern army is slowly swallowing up, grinding and grinding, in short, the current situation in Goryeo is quite strange in the eyes of the outside world.
"Well, the defeat is only temporary, and we believe that President Syngman Rhee has the ability to lead the people of Goryeo through the current predicament."
Johnson said embarrassedly.
The United States is not to be fooled like this, Syngman Rhee is no longer good, that is also raised by us, as long as the ability is not loyal enough, what kind of person is Li Jiu, that is the dog you raised, get a dog you raise to show us the house, and then it is convenient for you to steal things every day?
We're not that stupid! (To be continued.) )
PS: Encountered a warning, so Big Fat changed his name.