Chapter 185: The Battle Finally Begins
The commander of the fleet in the Sun Country, when he planned to settle the battle in two hours, Xu Weiguo and others who were cruising on the sea. This kind of waiting before the big war is the most torturous. Originally, according to the speed of the Sun Country sent by the Ministry of Intelligence, this time should have appeared earlier, why hasn't it appeared yet?
Just when Xu Weiguo was curious, a radio operator on a submarine trotted over and said, "Boss, the latest battle report from the headquarters." The little devil's warship is now less than 200 nautical miles away from the port of Yinmen, but I don't know why it suddenly slowed down. The headquarters ordered us not to be exposed in advance. ”
After listening to the slightly panting report of the newspaper operator, Xu Weiguo, who took the telegram, obviously didn't understand: "These little soldiers are really good, why didn't they come in at the door?" Could it be that they know that Lao Tzu is waiting for him here? This doesn't make sense! ”
Only Thackrey, who was standing on the side, suddenly realized something from the change of tactics of the Little Devil Navy, knocked on the apprentice's head and said, "Stupid, everything I taught you before has been returned to Lao Tzu?" Don't forget, although the navy of the port of Yinmen is not strong, the shore defense guns can be placed in the port forts.
However, when Lao Tzu was in office, he asked President Li to purchase 350-caliber coastal defense guns from Debang. Shore defense artillery of this caliber, except for the two flagships that can't hit the imps. If the warships of other little devils want to break into the port of Yanmen, they will not be able to escape the blow of the shore defense artillery. If you think about it again, isn't the place where Lao Tzu sank the Dragon City the best channel for announcing the 10,000-ton warship?
Now let the Dragon City block it, do you think the little devil will not know, their two capital ships want to enter the port of Xinmen quickly, and if they don't solve the threat of shore defense artillery, will he dare? ”
It was also this mentor who knocked on his dignified captain's head, and Xu Weiguo did not dare to have the slightest objection. At the same time, it is clear. In terms of the theoretical experience of the navy's actual combat alone, there are almost no people who can surpass the mentor in front of them. Therefore, Xu Weiguo didn't dare to refute when he was knocked, and quickly synthesized the reminder given by his teacher.
He quickly analyzed: "Master, what you mean is that these little devils want to take advantage of the evening, when the sunlight is not so strong. Let them be able to observe the position of the shore defense artillery at close range. Then gather the cluster artillery strength of their accompanying warships, knock out our shore defense guns first, and then open a new channel for the two search capital ships.
Let it enter the inner harbor smoothly and concentrate on sweeping away the mines placed outside the inner harbor. Crack down on our defenses. The range of the warship's artillery was then used to carry out an artillery bombardment of the port of Yinmen. Isn't that what it means? ”
Seeing that this apprentice, who had been with him for a few years, was able to be mentioned, he thought that the weather was also a factor that must be taken into account in naval operations. This is proof enough. These apprentices have gradually taken over his scepter, and they will be able to conquer the four seas for the future Longhua Navy.
But accustomed to striking rarely boasting about the sackry. Still said disdainfully: "If it weren't for Lao Tzu to remind you." Just your Yulin head, can you think of this? By the way, if you can contact the shore defense artillery unit at Yinmen Port, ask them not to test fire before the battle. As long as you see the warships of the little devils and come into their range, they will take the method of dispersing the swarms.
One that can solve one is one. In addition, if possible, keep a few shore defense guns untouched. When the capital ship of the little devil begins to look for a passage through the channel, it will immediately carry out artillery bombardment when it enters the firing range. Even if you can't hit, you'll be scared to death by these bitches.
And even if they can't solve it. And your submarine detachment is ambushed behind the back. This time, even if we can't protect the port of Yinmen, we will bite a few warships of little devils and launch them to pay tribute to my old brother. ”
Seeing that this mentor revealed the temper of the rivers and lakes when he was engaged in water bandits before joining the navy, Xu Weiguo knew that this mentor hated these little devils who were ready to destroy Xianmen Port to the extreme. It's only out of strength and reality that he will make a miss, and he can scare the other party.
Soon, according to the arrangement of his mentor, Officer Xu Wei ordered the telegraph operator on the submarine to telegraph the situation he had analyzed to the headquarters. It is clear that a lot of intelligence officers have been placed in the headquarters, and they are staying in the naval force of Yinmen Port.
At the same time, the relationship between his own marshal and the current President Li is very close, and I believe that the provision of this information by his own marshal will definitely attract the attention of President Li. After all, President Li Da was able to gain such a reputation after the start of the national war, which was largely due to Xu Bin's help.
As Xu Weiguo expected, after receiving the analysis of the enemy situation from the Revenge submarine, Xu Bin knew that on that warship, there was an old admiral with the most experienced combat experience in Longhua. Therefore, this possible information was quickly telegraphed to the intelligence department stationed in the port of Yinmen. Let him tell the intelligence officer of the military department who has been planted in the shore defense artillery unit that he must cooperate well with this operation.
As for receiving the telegram of enemy analysis from Xu Bin personally, it is clear that this little brother has sharp ears and eyes, and he will not personally send electricity if he is not sure. Li Shichang, in the name of the president and commander-in-chief, quickly explained to the artillery regiment that still maintained the spirit of fighting to the death in Yinmen Port, and was ready to meet the enemy. At the same time, according to the arrangement he forwarded, he began to make pre-battle adjustments.
Although the Sun Kingdom has done a very careful job of Longhua's military reconnaissance, it can be said that it is even aware of the depth of the water and the shallowness of the water in and out of the Yanmen Port. But when it comes to understanding the parameters of the shelling of this port, they are naturally not familiar with the coastal defense regiment. As an important liliang to protect the gateway of Dragon City, this artillery regiment can be said to be directly under the jurisdiction of Li Shichang.
If the first-class coastal defense artillery regiment that has been built with a lot of money does not bite off a few taels of meat of the little devils today, even if they retreat, they will not be able to escape Li Shichang's military law. What's more, there were army officers and soldiers who served the country in the past, and Thackley, the invisible leader of the navy, sank himself to boost the morale of the army.
The officers and men of the coastal defense artillery regiment who stayed here can be said to have even written a suicide note. After the battle is over, the suicide notes of the fallen officers and soldiers will be delivered to their relatives as soon as possible. Now that there is the information provided above, if you don't fight well, you really won't have the face to see the countrymen and the old folks in Longcheng.
The coastal defense artillery regiment, which had quickly adjusted its arrangement, finally saw a large number of smoky naval fleets in the waters in front of the artillery control less than two or three hours before sunset. After knowing that the enemy, who had been waiting for a long time, finally arrived, the soldiers, who were observing the situation on the sea, immediately sounded the sirens on the position.
Hearing the piercing siren, the officers and men of all the artillery regiments quickly entered the firing position, stuffed the shells that required two people to move, into the same huge barrel, locked the gun doors and waited for the warship of the little devils to enter the shelling waters that they had tested countless times before, like a piece of self-reserved land.
When this large and small warship fleet of nearly 40 people, consisting of two 10,000-ton battleships and cruisers, finally stopped at a distance of about 30 kilometers from the Yinmen Battery. The two battleships, which were the flagships, were protected in the center by these warships of varying tonnage. Just wait for the temporary commander of the fleet, Ichiro Miki, to give the order to launch an attack on the oldest naval port in Longhua.
It is clear that victory in this battle is inevitable, but if it is a clean victory, it is the goal that Miki Ichiro pursues. Therefore, Miki Ichiro quickly issued an order through the ships, and the two 6,000-ton battleships, which were used to test the strength of the shore defense artillery, began to break away from the battle formation and slowly approach the port waters in front.
Just when the rangefinders on the two warships, based on the approximate location of the shore defense artillery regiment provided by the Ministry of Intelligence, kept reporting how far the warships were from the shelling. It wasn't until they entered the longest-range range of 20 kilometers that they found that the opponent's Longhua artillery had not even fired a single rangefinder gun. The whole atmosphere seemed to be empty except for them, and the whole sea area was empty.
The captains of the two battleships, who sensed that the information was wrong, began to order the helmsmen to make an S-shaped cannon maneuver to minimize the chance of being hit by a single shot. This cautious tactic was undoubtedly affirmed by the fleet commander Ichiro Miki. In any case, the naval officers and sailors he brought out this time can be described as the elite naval forces of the Sun Country. Every officer and sailor of the navy can be said to have rich experience in naval warfare, and it is very simple to avoid maneuvering with anti-artillery artillery.
When the two battleships entered the best range of the coastal defense guns, the commander of the artillery regiment, who had been staring at the two waters of the water, was constantly twisting left and right, and immediately shouted: "Positions No. 1 and No. 3, open fire!" ”
The two battleships, which were also aware of this distance and were most likely to be hit, also began to order the artillery of the warships to enter positions and prepare for the strike on the harbor batteries. In their opinion, since the artillery of Longhua Kingdom did not even have the courage for them to come in and open fire. They are stupid if they don't do it!
Just as the artillerymen began to gear up and prepare to open fire, the crew in charge of observation roared: "Shelling, dodge!" ”
Unfortunately, the rate of fire of the shells was undoubtedly very fast, and when he saw the smoke and sound of the artillery firing on the mountain, the six shore defense guns on the two positions of the artillery regiment went straight to the waters where the two warships sailed in one direction. Looking at the first round of strikes, in addition to the shells fired from position No. 3, two missed.
Only one shot accurately hit the deck of this battleship, and the little devil navy who stayed on the deck turned out in a daze for the ghost crying wolf howl of the bomb. The three heavy shells fired from the No. 1 position were like heavenly help, and the three shells accurately hit the target at the same time.
One of the shells miraculously landed in the command compartment of the warship, turning the commander who was staying inside into ashes. Of the other two shells, one hit the outer deck and tore a bloody gap, and the other also landed on the deck. This 6,000-ton battleship, which is also considered a capital ship, can be said to be the first battleship to fall into the hands of the artillery regiment.
Looking at the battleship slowly tilting down from the water in the cabin, Miki Ichiro, who was outside to watch the battle, directly threw off the telescope in his hand in anger. You know, this was the first battle of the Navy, and in the first round one battleship of 6,000 tons was lost, and the other was also hit. That's bad luck! (To be continued......)