Chapter 659: Beach-grabbing landing
Obviously, Daming also decided to sail and release satellites on the dry land of Xinsu to make a fortune in a muffled voice.
To put it simply, the technical backbone was transferred from the first, second and second shipyards of the Ming Dynasty and the third shipyard of the Ming Dynasty was established in Xinsu.
Thanks to the unique topography of Xinsu, the long stretch of the Sturgeon Bay Peninsula was able to protect the shipbuilding equipment and dockyards built in the port of Xinsu from British naval attacks.
In fact, the British did organize several water strikes against Xinsu.
But trapped by the dense shore guns on both sides of the harbor and the mines blocking the harbor, the British had to flee after losing two gunboats.
From beginning to end, they never got a glimpse of what was going on in Xinsu Harbor.
If the British had also had reconnaissance planes, they should have at least discovered that an improvised railway from Xinzheng to Xinsu had been quickly completed.
A steady stream of inexhaustible steel is transported from Fengdu Industrial Zone, Xinlu Industrial Zone and Xinzheng Industrial Zone.
It's a pity that the British, the British sailors, didn't know anything and spent eight happy months carefree.
Early in the morning of February 11, the 11th year of Dewu.
The offensive and defensive forces are also different.
Fifteen battleships lined up on the lake east of the Grain Beach, and the orange-red fire from the guns of the battleships shone in the dawn.
Of course, building a Shenzhou-class battleship in eight months must have been a bit of a struggle.
The flagship of the Daming Five Lakes Navy Division is an "infinite loyalty-class" cruiser - "Leader's Will".
The tonnage is about 7,500 tons, which is close to the historical Dingyuan Zhenyuan 2 ship.
At present, the tonnage of Daming ships from high to low is "Shenzhou class", "Infinite loyalty class", "Yunnan class", "Liaodong class", "Zhenjiang class", "Tenglongshan class", etc., as well as special-purpose warships named after people.
Therefore, it can be seen that the "Leader's Will" is definitely a main warship that can fight and resist.
In addition, the other warships were the smaller "Zhenjiang-class" and "Liaodong-class", as well as a medium-sized troop carrier watching the battle from afar.
The Leader's Will approached 2.5 kilometers with its thick armor, while the rest of the smaller, more agile destroyers and gunboats took advantage of their maneuverability to move left and right.
The huge roar of the guns of the 15 ironclad battleships also rose and fell at dawn.
The 152-millimeter Krupp guns roared from the 152-millimeter Krupp cruiser in the center, firing more than 45 kilograms of high-explosive shells at the naval fortress.
After one shot, the gunners were busy again in the third main turret of the cruiser "Will of the Leader".
Since there was no automatic lifting machine, the shirtless men had to load high-explosive shells with their bare hands.
After the technical refinement of Krupp, this naval gun could reach a rapid-fire rate of 5 shells per minute.
This is a huge test of the loader's physical fitness.
Fortunately, from walrus meat to snow crab, from pork to fat cattle, the most important thing for the Ming Navy is protein and fat.
Compared with the Shenzhou Theater and the Zuo Chu Army, from time to time they will eat canned peaches that leak and deteriorate, the Beiyin Theater is somewhat cheaper.
The logistical support capacity of the headquarters of the Northern Yin Headquarters of the Ming Dynasty is far greater than that of the Wadao Metropolitan Protectorate and the Caochuang Heishui and Andong Metropolitan Protectorates.
It is the so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while.
The young sailors who ate the imperial food, wore the imperial clothes, listened to the imperial training, and were cared for in every detail have long forgotten the matter of fatigue.
The rapid secretion of adrenaline and dopamine gave them a burst of strength far beyond their training.
With a loud bang, I saw dozens of black and red smoke balls piercing the sky, dragging a huge whistling sound and flying towards the grain lake beach, and the moment the shells landed, they exploded a huge crater with a diameter of 6 meters and a depth of 3 meters on the pier of the British.
In order to coordinate with the barrage of shooting from the water, 20 "Thunder" planes and more than 40 "fat-headed fish" airships circled here.
The former is like a knight in a red robe, chic and agile, and the latter is like a wrestler who destroys the city, which is heartbreaking.
Together, they dropped high bombs and bloomed brilliant flowers on the British base.
Of course, compared to the gunfire of the ships, the bombs dropped by the planes were much less powerful.
Moreover, compared with the fruitful results achieved in Shenzhou, it was often difficult for airplanes and airships to achieve decisive results in the face of the concrete fortifications built by the British in shock.
But it was very useful to bomb British warships moored on the docks like live targets.
Daming's sneak attack this time was very chicken thief's choice in the early hours of Monday morning.
After months of calm, British sailors had become accustomed to going to town on Sunday nights to have fun with the girls.
This morning, less than 30 percent of the sailors on the warship were in attendance.
These are not themselves elite warships, and they are quickly damaged and badly damaged by heavy artillery and aerial bombs, lose their combat effectiveness, and even sink on the spot.
This surprise attack from the east to the west, bypassing the North American version of the "Maginot Line" and attacking from the water, was studied by the General Staff of the Northern Yin Command Mission, seconded by Major General Jiang Biao, and nodded by Zhu Dashuai.
Although it is not difficult to tear through the Milwaukee-Madison Line from the front with the armored forces of the Yin Theater in the north, the unnecessary casualties to be paid are objective.
Since the Germans could bypass the Maginot Line from the Black Forest, then the Daming bypassed from the water, of course.
After the trilogy of the "Return of the Great Sage" military exercise, the Daming Marine Corps has gained a lot of experience in rushing to land on the beach.
According to the calculations of several exercises, under the bombardment of aircraft and naval artillery, the enemy's firepower can generally be reduced by more than 70 percent, and the counterattack encountered by the infantry after landing can be minimized.
Although, based on the repeated reconnaissance of the Milwaukee naval base by the previous air columns, the British did not seem to have considered the Ming to break through from the water, and only symbolic fortifications were equipped on the lakeside side of the naval base.
However, Mo Hangbo, the young commander of the Five Lakes Fleet, still stubbornly ordered a full-scale covering artillery bombardment of the lakeshore.
Thunder Dragons and Fathead Fish attacked in depth to cover the landing of the marines.
Although Lake Michigan is called a lake, the wind and waves are not inferior to those of inland seas such as the Mediterranean.
Milwaukee is much less developed than Chicago and Detroit because the western and eastern shores of Lake Michigan are rocky cliffs at the northern ends, while most of the southern and eastern shores are made up of sandy beaches and sand dunes.
Therefore, compared with the counterattack of the British, it was the harsh natural conditions that caused more obstacles to the Ming officers and soldiers.
In the undulating sea, the officers and men of the Ming Dynasty took the landing craft and sailed all the way to the shore of Grain Beach.
On these brand-new fishing kayaks, the soldiers could clearly hear the buzz of the planes overhead.
Through the gaps in the low clouds, you can clearly see some red knights soaring like eagles.
The roaring shelling of the warship was heard from behind, and then turned into an explosion in front of the eyes.
These sights and sounds gave these warriors who came before them an endless amount of confidence.
They may be very young, or they may have just crossed the sea to Daming for a few years, but they will never doubt that the victory of this war will belong to Daming.
The fighters carried the most advanced German Martial 10-year rifles in their hands.
This rifle did not have a major breakthrough in design, and it was still a rifle that imitated the Mauser family.
But in terms of quality and performance, there is a qualitative leap compared to the German two-year rifle.
Because it was officially put into production in the second half of last year, only half of the first-class divisions have been able to change their outfits.
However, with the efficiency of the Daming Arsenal, a comprehensive refurbishment will definitely be completed within this year.
The 10-year rifle is a good rifle, but it is not waterproof.
There is also some sand on the shore of the rocky lake, which can affect the performance of the firearm.
Therefore, before the beachfront landing, the soldiers had already carefully tightened their guns with condoms.
It's dirty, but it's effective.
At this time, when the landing craft was raised by the lake waves, the soldiers on the boat could already faintly see the exposed steel bars in the blown French concrete on the smoke-filled beachhead.
The British were struggling in the ruins and could not organize effective firing.
Sporadic fire could not prevent the brave and fearless Ming from taking the camp first.
As the dozen or so rubber boats slammed into the beach, nearly a hundred warrior fish jumped onto the mudflats full of sharp rocks and thorns.
The British sailors stationed here, a regiment who was trying to reconstruct their defensive positions, hurriedly put down their sandbags and retreated in a hurry after a short exchange of fire.
"Our unit has occupied the enemy's docks, lighthouse, and dispatch room, please instruct!"
At 8:17 a.m., the first battalion sent a signal to the flagship control tower.