"Not bad." Major General Yunmo's military literacy is not bad at all, so he can naturally understand that what Zhang Cheng said is not wrong. Nodding slightly, he said, "Go on." ”

Zhang Cheng picked up the water glass on the side and took a sip, then continued to point his finger at the map and draw a semicircle: "With the port as the center, the surrounding mountains will form a semi-circular defensive position. The army's light artillery was all pulled up the hill. The roads in and out were covered with mines, and anti-tank trenches were dug to stop enemy tank attacks. ”

"What is an anti-tank trench?" Major General Yunmo looked at Zhang Cheng suspiciously, this was really something he had never heard of.

Zhang Cheng was stunned, and then he realized that the tank had just appeared, and even the name had not yet spread, and he was overdoing it. In a hurry, he smiled with a slight movement in his eyes, and said, "I don't know what the Sardinians use to break through the trench defenses, so I just called a name." Since this kind of thing is running on the ground, it would be good to dig up the road directly. They certainly won't be able to make it up the mountain. ”

"Tanks?" Major General Yunmo raised his hand and rubbed his chin, his eyes were full of light, "Yes, this name is very good." In the future, that's what the new weapon will call in the telegram. ”

Zhang Cheng pursed the corners of his mouth, raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed, and turned his gaze back to the map: "The success or failure of this defense operation actually depends on whether the navy's naval guns can provide strong continuous support. ”

"This" Rear Admiral Yunmo opened his mouth with some embarrassment, "There is no problem with artillery support, but there is a threat from the submarines of the Sardinians, and it is difficult for naval warships to stay here all the time. ”

"Smack." Zhang Cheng casually threw the pencil in his hand on the map, and looked at Major General Yunmo calmly, "Sir, you can go and check the submarine information of the Sardinians." They are only the most basic small inshore submarines, that is, they can be used for training purposes. One was disarmed in the port of Marseille, the other in distant Cagliari. Without freighter transport, the submarine would not have been able to survive on its own. ”

"Just." Major General Yunmo opened his mouth with some embarrassment: "No one can guarantee that it will not pass." Before the depth charges were made, I was responsible for the Navy's warships. ”

"Sir." A flash of anger flashed in Zhang Cheng's eyes, "The navy is an offensive service, and you also have submarines." Send a submarine directly into the port of Cagliari to sink it with a torpedo! ”

"Huh?!" Major General Yunmo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Zhang Cheng in surprise, "You really shouldn't be in the army." ”

"Sir, now is not the time to say that." Zhang Cheng pursed his lips and replied in a deep voice, "Without the support of naval guns, it would be impossible for us to resist the attack of the Sardinians. ”

"Okay." Rear Admiral Yunmo's handsome face flashed with determination: "I immediately sent a telegram to Alexandria, ordering them to send a submarine to the port of Cagliari to destroy the submarine of the Sardinians. As long as there is no such threat, the naval command will definitely not prevent the fleet from providing fire support. ”

"It's a really important fight." Zhang Cheng said with a solemn expression, "I won't say anything else, I hope that the navy can really pay attention to it and show its strength at this critical juncture!" ”

"Hey, hey." Rear Admiral Yunmo narrowed his eyes, and chuckled indifferently, "Young man, since this is the case, let you take a look at the strength of the strongest navy in the world!" ”

Major General Yunmo's words were not wrong. When the Ming Empire truly eliminated internal strife and began to show its strength, it was the real number one in the world!

Two days later, when the main force of the Sardinian army came to the outskirts of the port of Savona in high spirits. The Mediterranean Fleet stationed in Alexandria sent a number of submarines to successfully infiltrate the port of Cagliari under the cover of moonlight.

The Sardinians have achieved world-shattering fame through submarine raid tactics, but they have also opened a Pandora's box. Once the two belligerents who are completely unequal in strength start the same tactic, it is bound to be the side with the superior strength that will have an absolute advantage.

The Mediterranean Fleet of the Ming Empire sent four large submarines into the port of Cagliari under the cover of night, and their primary target was the submarine of the Sardinians, the most threatening one.

Perhaps no one had ever thought that the Ming Imperial Navy would send submarines against them, and the Sardinian Navy in the port of Cagliari did not make any anti-submarine preparations. Of course, in this day and age, they don't know how to go anti-submarine.

The small submarine, with a surface displacement of only more than 200 tons, was quietly docked at the berth, as conspicuous as a firefly.

The Sardinia Navy did want to send this submarine to fight in the Aguria Sea, but this submarine could not travel such a long distance on its own strength alone. If it is loaded onto a cargo ship for transportation, it is estimated that it will be sunk when it leaves the port!

The submarine of the Mediterranean Fleet's Big Yellow Croaker was the first to find the Sardinian submarine and, after approaching the right distance, fired four torpedoes in one go! Although in the end only one torpedo hit the submarine of the Sardinians, it was enough to completely tear the submarine to pieces.

This night became a carnival night for the submarine units of the Ming Navy. The ships of the Sardinian navy besieged in the port of Cagliari, including several gunboats with a displacement of only a few hundred tons, and some cargo ships were torn to pieces by deadly torpedoes and sent to the bottom of the sea. The defenders of the port of Cagliari could do nothing about the submarines that were hiding deep beneath the surface. They fired their guns indiscriminately with their searchlights on, and there was no use for anything but to stir up a jet of water.

It was only at this moment that the Sardinians, who had been carried away by the previous series of victories, finally realized what kind of terrifying opponent they had provoked!

The Ming Navy, which ranks first in the world in terms of total tonnage of combat ships, the number of ships, the sea area under control, the number of personnel, and military expenditure, is definitely not something that a small Sardinian Navy can provoke. Although the previous results were astonishing with unexpected weapons, the huge gap in strength between the two sides is far from being smoothed out by one or two new weapons!

The Sardinians, who produced less than 100,000 tons of steel a year, challenged the Ming Empire, which produced nearly 80 million tons of steel a year. The Ming Empire smashed you to death with all kinds of materials! This is the fundamental reason why the countries of Europa are only contributing behind the scenes. They are not ready for a full-scale war. Whether it's politics. Politically, militarily, economically, or whatever. Where is it so simple to fight against such a desperate giant as the Ming Empire?

When the greatest threat to the Sardinian navy was removed, the mighty Ming navy began to show its strong muscles.

Stimulated by the Sardinians, the Mediterranean fleet of the Ming Empire almost poured out. A huge fleet of eight heavy and eight light cruisers, and more than thirty destroyers, with two new battleships and four old battleships as the core, sailed out of Alexandria. They sailed off the coast of Liguria to provide artillery support to the defenders of the port of Savona. This is already a huge naval force.

At this time, the Sardinians, who had been going smoothly all the way, finally began to feel the power of the empire on which the sun never sets

"What the hell is going on?" On a Mark 5 tank, a young lieutenant leaned out of the hatch and looked at the huge trench that had been dug in the road not far ahead, and asked in surprise.

"Do you need to ask?" A Sardinian lieutenant who accompanied the tank battle sighed and looked at the huge pit not far away, and sighed in response, "Our way forward has been dug up by those Ming troops. ”

"Can you drive through?" The second lieutenant, who climbed out of the hatch and stood on the tank, asked unwillingly. His chariot was followed by seven or eight tanks, which were the vanguard. Before, they were invincible all the way, but here they were blocked by a trench.

"How is that possible?" The lieutenant stepped forward to inspect it, and then came back and shook his head, "It's wide and deep, and it dug directly into the hillside on both sides." How do you drive through? ”

"What then?" The young ensign from Liverpool frowned, "You can't just be stuck here, can you?" ”

"No way." The bearded lieutenant shook his head and responded, "You have to fill it in again, otherwise you will definitely not be able to get by." The trench is too wide. These Ming troops are really hateful, and they actually dug up all the roads. ”

"So what are you waiting for?" Because of their earth-shattering exploits, the morale of the English armored soldiers was extremely high and their morale was also soaring. Not to mention the Ming army at this moment, even their own friendly troops are not in their eyes. In the eyes of these armourers, it was comfortable to hide in the safety of a steel fortress and attack any target at will. While you are safe, you can easily solve all the troubles.

The bearded Lieutenant Sardinia gave him a cold look, pursed his lips and said nothing, turning to beckon his soldiers to prepare to fill the trench.

On a hill a few kilometers away from the trench, Zhang Cheng was leaning over a semi-underground bunker and using an artillery X-telescope to observe the Sardinian soldiers in the distance who were grinding and chirping and wielding sapper shovels to fill the trench. Looking at the tanks lined up in a long snake formation, the corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth showed a faint smile.

"Have you done the math?" After a moment, Zhang Cheng turned to ask the staff officers behind him.

"According to the established azimuth calculations, the target of the shelling has been locked." Soon, those staff officers gave accurate answers.

The location of the trench is not something that is just to be dug casually. The location of each trench was precisely calculated and clearly coordinated. Wait for the enemy to come and crowd together to form high-value targets, and then let the navy's heavy artillery completely destroy the entire target area.

"That's it." Zhang Cheng looked sideways at the naval liaison officer on the side, and commanded softly, "Please don't skimp on the life of shells and body tubes at this time." ”

"Don't worry." The young lieutenant smiled and saluted, "The navy is not short of this money." ”

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