Chapter 431: Infiltrating Savannah
The U.S. military's tight defenses along the coast made it impossible for the SEALs to dive directly into the Savannah River by submarine.
But what everyone overlooks is that the U.S. military's defense of the city's inland rivers is extremely weak. Many Savannah citizens still walk the stone steps by the river every day under the shadow of war.
It's not that the U.S. military has ignored the defensive gaps in the inland section of the city, but the Port of Savannah is, after all, a dual-use port, and on the other side of the estuary of the Savannah River, there are many civilian cargo ships moored on the commercial docks, and the Savannah River can also be traced up to Augusta.
At the same time, before the U.S. Marines captured Bermuda, the Port of Savannah was not the main home port of the Atlantic Fleet, the headquarters of the Atlantic Fleet was the Port of Norfolk located on the banks of the Elizabeth River, the choke point of the Chesapeake Bay, which has a huge naval and air force facilities, and is also a famous deep-water port, and can better guard the capital Washington, D.C.
In order to be able to support Bermuda in a timely manner after the battle began, the Atlantic Fleet had to operate in the 45-degree angle of the sea facing North America with Bermuda as the apex, which was the most important link of the Atlantic Fleet as the intermediate fulcrum of the "chain suite."
As a result of this tactic, the Atlantic Fleet was forced to leave its home port and spend more time cruising in the "45-degree angle" area, and the fleet's supply ports were changed to Savannah and the smaller Port of Charleston.
Unable to accommodate eight Essex-class aircraft carriers and their many escort ships at the same time, the task force of the CV-9 Essex and CV-11 Warrior had to separate from the fleet and go to the port of Charleston, 60 kilometers away, to resupply and recuperate.
The remedial measures taken by Admiral King, commander of the Atlantic Fleet, for the somewhat rudimentary base facilities in Port Savant compared to Norfolk, were to increase the number of patrol vessels, send additional personnel on the water, and form multiple cordons outside the base.
In Admiral King's view, the main threat to the port of Savant is, of course, from the sea. As for the possible attack by Allied agents and small forces...... "If they really have that ability, why don't they go to Norfolk and wreak havoc?" Fools know that Norfolk is the foundation of the Atlantic Fleet, right? â
No one would have thought at this time that Guan Canghai, commander of the United Fleet of the Chinese Alliance, was dreaming of letting the Atlantic Fleet go to Norfolk for a few days.
For this reason, as early as a month ago, at the beginning of the formation of the Huameng Combined Fleet, an extremely elite Navy SEAL team was dispatched. Although due to Neiying's accident, Colonel Tan Yaning's perfect infiltration plan formulated after more than ten days of retreat on the dock ship Gongtai had to be abandoned. However, Tiger Girl is the only and closest to the omnipotent special warfare wizard.
The city's inland river, ten kilometers away from the U.S. Navy base, became a breakthrough for the Navy SEALs. Diving for 10 kilometers is not an easy task, even with professional auxiliary equipment. Among the SEALs, which are the best at amphibious operations, not everyone can do it easily.
Of course, there is no problem with the thirty team members selected by Tan Yaning. How can a person who can survive three moves under the hands of Tiger Niu be a mediocre hand? After retrieving the only diving equipment on the Demon Wind submarine, after Lieutenant Colonel Zheng Yong took out the nearest Savannah defense map, a new battle plan was quickly determined under the leadership of Colonel Tan.
MI5's release of the latest naval base defense map has helped the SEALs to be much more accurate in selecting where to attack and how to plan tactics. may have taken into account the hard-won nature of this picture, or it could be that he realized that his attitude was too cold these days, and before the action began, Tan Yaning unexpectedly said in front of Zheng Yong: "Thank you!" â
Director Zheng was a little stunned, in the eyes of others, these two words may just be ordinary politeness or politeness. But after so many days of contact, she knew too well how difficult it would be to say these two words from the mouth of Colonel Tan, who was as cold as a thousand-year-old ice sculpture at all times, but before she could make any statement, Tan Yaning had already turned around and began to sort out her equipment!
The equally beautiful Lieutenant Colonel Zheng opened his small mouth, but did not make any sound...... is also a military girl/woman, but it is obvious that no one can learn the coldness of Colonel Tan.
The SEALs set off late at night, and the street lamps on the riverbank were broken at some point, making the actions of the SEALs who jumped out of the back of the truck even more secretive.
Tan Yaning, who was the last to jump out, was also very satisfied with this, Zheng Yong was a very careful person, a qualified imperial agent, and of course a great comrade-in-arms!
Satisfaction is satisfaction, even if he agrees in his heart, but Tan Yaning, who is not about to express his feelings, still walked down the stone steps coolly, slowly dived into the river, and at the moment when he was about to sink to the bottom, Zheng Yong, who was standing on the shore, saw Colonel Tan raise his right arm, and the movement of the hand in the diving suit was not obvious, but Zheng Yong understood, she gave a thumbs up, "This is probably the biggest way she can express her gratitude!" â
With a smile on his face, he looked at the Savannah River below the stone steps, and after stirring up a ripple, it returned to calm. Lieutenant Colonel Zheng Yong clenched her hands into fists on her chin, of course she didn't believe in any God from the Red Police Corps, but at this moment she would rather use the most common way for Americans to wish her comrades to successfully complete their tasks and be able to ...... Shun lĂŹ returns.
The river is still cold in the middle of summer, and there is even a chill in the middle of the night. Tan Yaning has no problem with such a difficult snorkel, as long as it is in the water, she can easily face the more difficult and dangerous environment. The 30 SEALs gradually became a little uncomfortable with such a long dive.
This is one of the reasons why the U.S. military is not prepared for urban inland rivers, and few people can dive for such a long time, especially in the turbulent waterway. In the estuary of the Savannah River, the strongest summer is the time, with volumes reaching nearly 1,000 cubic meters per second.
In such conditions, docking is more difficult to accomplish than diving, and even if someone can dive to this place for a long time, most of them will be washed directly into the sea and cannot get close to the naval base in the south shore area.
The SEALs, who are the most adept at amphibious operations, also encountered this problem, unable to stop in the fast-flowing estuary area, and watched the first scheduled landing flash by only to find that a long rope had been thrown out. There was no time to think about where the rope came from, and like a drowning man seeing a life-saving straw, the seals, unable to control their bodies, grabbed the rope one after another. The downward trend was controlled, but soon the team members found that the other end of the rope did not seem to be very strong, and the rope was even sliding down a little.
There is no sound in the water, but the seals have their own way of communicating with each other. Soon, the team member closest to the shore at the tip of the rope began to accelerate, and the other team members just tried to reduce the negative force of the rope on their own side, or swim against the current, or catch the other team members to borrow force, everyone's purpose is to let the nearest team member get out of the current before the rope is out of the fixed object, and land on the shore.
It should be said that the Navy SEALs are, after all, the ace division of the Red Guard Corps, and the selected elites are even more capable, even if they are not from the same combat unit, but the cooperation is still full of tacit understanding.
The team member, who had pinned everyone's hopes on it, quickly kicked the ground on the shore and could stand on his feet without the help of ropes, but the scene in front of him made him shake his body and almost fall back into the current.
What is the fixation at the other end of the long rope, it is clearly ...... It was clear that the captain had wrapped the rope around his waist alone, and the soil under his feet had been kicked out of two ditches because of the heavy force, two deep ditches more than two meters long with clear traces.
"Stupid, be hidden, come and help me!"
Seeing that the team member was still in a daze, Tan Yaning scolded softly.
"Yes, Captain!" The diving helmets had not yet been taken off, and the seals' voices sounded buzzing, as if they were still crying. Quickly took off his diving equipment, followed the example of the captain, wrapped the rope around his waist, and wiped the ...... on his face with the back of his hand in the night. I don't know if it's tears or river water.
The long rope was shaking slightly, and the second team member began to land, no different from the first team member, seeing the captain on the shore, the same stunned, the same scolded "stupid!" â
Third ...... Fourth ......
Tan Yaning, who is super water-based, used his own strength to drag down thirty team members who could not land.
Unable to express the shock of the "seals" in words, seeing the captain quietly hide his already fleshy hands behind him, everyone tacitly chose to pretend not to see it, but they firmly reflected the slender hands with blurred flesh and blood in their minds, hidden in the deepest part of their hearts.
Climb the overgrown river bank and you'll be within the confines of Savannah Naval Base, not far from the winding fire ditch. Although it is a naval base, fire prevention is still the first element.
In the base, the most is not food or fresh water, but oil! It supplies all kinds of fuel oil for nearly 200 warships, including aviation kerosene for carrier-based aircraft. Numerous underground and later emergency above-ground oil depots stand deep in the base far from the coast.
If these oil depots were to be set on fire at the same time, not only the naval base, but also the devastated city of Savannah would be destroyed. For civilians, it would be cruel to have their homes destroyed.
But this is war, the Navy SEALs have been through hardships, and they are not here to do good! Their mission is to sabotage, to destroy this US Navy base to the greatest extent, and to usher in the final victory for the empire as soon as possible.
The small episodes in the process of infiltrating did not affect the feelings of the team members too much, to be more precise, the feat of a woman holding thirty men made Tan Yaning's image in the hearts of the SEALs even more ...... Perverted.
After summoning the team members to identify the direction on the map illuminated by the waterproof flashlight at close range, and then determining the action target according to the pre-divided grouping, Tan Yaning raised his right hand and cut it hard, "Action!" â
When they put away the flashlight, several team members saw the painful expression on the captain's face biting his lips, presumably because he had touched the wound on his hand when he waved his hand just now.
Several seals looked at each other, and they all saw the meaning in each other's eyes: Fortunately, the tigress also knows that it hurts!