Chapter 111: The March War II

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In the command headquarters, Zheng Xuechang, Huang Zhonghua, Lie Chong, Quan Yonghai and other captains and captains of the navy were present, and on the Marine Corps side, Bao Gang, commander of the first infantry company, and 12 other company commanders attended. On the Air Force side, Liu Guobang and Yuan Yin attended the meeting. Only Chief of Staff Cheng Zhongying attended the meeting as an observer.

According to the information received by the reconnaissance aircraft, there is no doubt that the Chilean battleship is coming in the direction of the Statue Island. Although the intention is not very clear, since the Chilean Navy dares to open fire on the fishing boats, it is the enemy. Li Guang set the tone at the beginning of the meeting, and there was no negotiation, only fighting, and blood debts were repaid.

Previously, the Naval Resistance Army did not know much about the Chilean military, only that the current Chilean politics were in chaos, and that Chile was entering the thirties of the twentieth century, and the [***] tendency intensified, and the fascist forces were rampant. In 1936, the Radical Party, the Communist Party, the Socialist Party, the Ming Cooking Party and the Labor League formed the Cheng Ren Democratic Front. The Radical Party (Centridis) came to power with the support of the Popular Front, and Zelda was elected president.

However, during Zelda's administration, he vigorously developed industry and commerce, and his reputation was not bad. During Zelda's administration, he vigorously built schools, set up "production and development companies", developed national industries, borrowed from farmers, and developed foreign trade. There hasn't been much trouble with trade all the while.

The current president, Pedro Aguirre, belongs to the Radical Party (Radical Party) and has the support of the Popular Front, which is made up of Benjamin parties such as the Labor Organization. The outbreak of the European war has made Chile's domestic political direction even more unclear and chaotic, whether it is poisonous or open, or communist and industrial. There is a place for isms. But it's hard to say which one has the upper hand.

Although it is not known why Chile is so aggressive against the Statues, and it is not clear that Chile's statements have been valid or ineffective. From the perspective of international law, the Statue Island is considered Chilean territory until there is no objection from other countries, and the Chilean Navy's inspection of the Statue Island should be said to be a legal act.

But standing still is definitely not something that Li Guang can accept, not to mention that the current place of the Naval Resistance Army is the Stone Statue Island, and the Stone Statue Island is a matter of life and death for the Naval Resistance Army. The Chilean Navy dared to fire on the No. 19 fishing boat, which already made Li Guang's anger like a volcano.

It is not known whether Chile will have a follow-up force, but these four warships alone are enough for the Naval Resistance Army.

Compromise, it is clear that there is no way out, there are more than three thousand workers on the island of the stone statue, and more than five thousand troops. There are also thousands of students in secondary schools. Although most of the people have been transferred to Uruguay, there are more than 5,000 people who have just arrived on the island and are recovering. Once the Chilean army is ashore, the consequences are unimaginable.

After Li Guang came to this era, the surname that gradually showed became more and more obvious - tough. In the 21st century, Li Guang felt that he was a very peaceful person. But after a few years in this era, I don't know if reality has transformed him or his own surname is revealed little by little. In short, after getting the news that the Chilean warship was marching on the stone statue island, Li Guang's first reaction was to fight.

What is even more serious for Li Guang is the situation in Uruguay. There is only one special squad that is considered a regular army, and the quasi-force is no more than a hundred security forces. And the people these people have to protect more than 10,000 people, and the area is quite scattered.

The situation in the shipyard is slightly better, and three or four thousand Chinese workers are a formidable force. Moreover, in the shipyard alone, Li Guang had 5,000 K98 rifles in reserve, but only five or six small guns were unloaded from the converted ships. But the workers are not the army after all, and if the Uruguayan army makes a move, then the situation will definitely not be optimistic.

Due to the cut off communications, Li Guang did not know that the situation in Uruguay was evolving extremely rapidly. By the afternoon, the city of Montevideo was already smashing and looting, and there were occasional gunshots in the streets. The situation in Uruguay has not had the slightest hint of open-boiled air from the very beginning, and it is full of tyrannical blood.

In the afternoon, Oolong Bank was robbed, losing tens of thousands of dollars in deposits. And Rapangamariel, under the cover of several bodyguards, fled to the shipyard.

Alfred, the general manager of the Guano Business Group and a member of parliament in Montevideo, was shot in the street and is now being resuscitated in hospital. To make matters worse, the white employees of the shipyard went on strike en masse in the afternoon. The shipyard has been blacked out and production has been suspended.

In the face of such a crisis, Yuan Ran's performance was simply amazing, and the response was methodical, and all the Chinese workers distributed guns. Artillery was already on the docks and at the docks.

Professor Yuan Ye, who arranged civil affairs in the countryside, also began to quickly organize the people and strengthen vigilance.

The turmoil in Uruguay was so sudden that little news came out beforehand. Even when Britain took control of Nauru in February, such news did not cause much trouble for the Oolong Bank and shipyards controlled by Li Guang or even the guano business group.

On the evening of March 3, Yuan Ran received a report that there had been violent killings of Jews in the city. Since the shipyard director Rather and the general manager of the Oolong Bank, Rapanga Mariel, were both Jews and were quite influential among the Jewish community in the city of Montevideo. Hundreds of Jews in the city of Montevideo have now amassed in shipyards to survive in order to escape the disaster.

I don't know when, the mob will rush to the shipyard.

What worries Yuan Ran even more is that Dr. Larry does not know the specific situation now, and there is no inside information. Dr. Larry can't even be reached.

Yuan Ran knew the horror of it, in this era, many Europeans admired Hitler's racial theory, and under the lure of the huge wealth of the shipyard, anything could happen. The so-called civilization of the Europeans is based on the massacre of all the weak peoples of the world. Walking through the streets, can you see a few indigenous people of Uruguay?

Uruguay's indigenous population makes up only 10 percent of the population, a figure that illustrates the bloody massacres of the past.

One or twenty thousand Chinese are now in this bloody land. The more Li Guang, who was far away on the Stone Statue Island, couldn't get the information, the more worried he became.

At the military meeting, Li Guang quickly made a plan.

First, 5,000 men, women, children, and students all immediately got on board, took the necessary provisions, and headed north, away from Shixiang Island, to receive the two Pixiu submarines.

Second, the two Pixiu submarines immediately made a starry night trip and quickly returned to the defense of Shixiang Island, contacting the freighter to replenish fuel and torpedoes on the way.

Third, Bao Gang's 1st Infantry Company was quickly replenished from the recruits being trained, reaching full strength. Huang Zhonghua led a ship to escort the 1st Infantry Company to Robinson Island, waiting for an opportunity to seize the airport and radio station. If the enemy's forces are too strong, they will rush to Uruguay under the stars.

Fourth, all infantry companies were replenished at once. Three companies guard the three peaks of the statue island.

Fifth, six heavy artillery pieces on three hills were immediately replenished with shells, and six squads (artillery groups) of the heavy artillery company were responsible.

Sixth, Zheng Xuechang led a tyrant to immediately replenish fuel and ammunition and go to sea to seek fighters.

These arrangements are the most basic arrangements, and the General Staff Department has already made all the plans. Not to mention that it is useless to talk on paper, the general staff has made very thorough plans for these basic arrangements, and there are even many sets of specific operational plans. Moreover, they have been rehearsed many times, so these arrangements do not take up much time in military meetings.

But then there was a disagreement on the main points of the defense of the islands. The general staff of the Naval Resistance Army can provide plans and contingency plans for military decision-making, but it is beyond their ability to accurately judge the direction of the enemy's attack. After all, there is a lack of intelligence, and the strength of the enemy is not clear.

The island is triangular in shape, and all three sides are quite suitable for landing. Although the terrain is mountainous, the three corners are mountainous, which is quite advantageous for the defender. However, without knowing the strength of the opponent, it is undoubtedly unwise to divide the forces in an all-round defense and evenly distribute the forces on the three sides.

Li Guang thought about it for a while and set the focus of the defense. For the Stone Statue Island, there is a must-defend area - the port pier. This is not only the external passage of the Naval Resistance Army, but also the submarine dock. Moreover, the warehouses and factories of the Naval Resistance Army have accumulated here.

Since the harbor is now largely complete, it is most convenient for enemy warships to land from here.

After Li Guang set the key points of defense, the plan given by the General Staff was as follows: the recruits were divided into three parts and defended the three coastlines of Shixiang Island in depth and echelons. Mobile units focus on the defense of ports.

An infantry company and two artillery batteries and an armored company, which are all the mobile units of the Naval Resistance Army.

Although there were 3,000 recruits, most of them did not complete even three months of basic training. In the battle plan, the combat mission of these units is to delay the landing of enemy troops and create time for the mobile units to move defenses.

Of the three medium-sized submarines currently located in the dockyard of the port, two have completed eighty percent of the work, and one has also been laid with keels. A Pixiu-3 supply submarine has also begun to be keel-paved, and the two small submarines that have just started construction have also completed material preparations.

If Li Guang is given three or four months to gain three or four months from these six submarines, they will all be able to form combat effectiveness. Even if only one month is given, two medium-sized submarines of the Instigation will be able to be launched. But now it's all on the slipway, just a pile of scrap metal.

These six submarines are of great significance to the Maritime Resistance Forces, and there is absolutely no room for losses. Li Guang said to Chief of Staff Cheng Zhongying: "Ten 152mm heavy guns will be handed over to you, and you must ensure the safety of the dock." ”

Cheng Zhongying lost his feet, although he couldn't stand, he gave a military salute very solemnly and replied, "Yes." ”

There was a shortage of officers in the Naval Resistance Army, and Cheng Zhongying was the only heavy artillery commander Li Guang could count on at the moment. In this battle, Cheng Zhongying was placed in the most important position by Li Guang, and whether or not he could resist the enemy outside the island depended on the performance of the artillery. The other infantry arrangements were all for anti-landing and land warfare. If it were possible, Li Guang would absolutely not be willing to fight the enemy fiercely on the island. That kind of battle, whether won or lost, would be a great blow to the Naval Resistance Army.

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