The old "Zhu Zi" cruiser has weak firepower and relatively thin armor. How can a warship that does not have an advantage in any aspect resist the "Tongjiang" class cruiser that pounces on like a wolf or a tiger?
Under the sudden chaos, the cruiser "Zhu Zi" could only sank into the seabed helplessly.
After this battle, the Japanese Navy suffered heavy losses. In addition, the cruiser Katsuki, which was sunk by torpedoes, the Japanese cruiser was wiped out in three out of four, and it was already wiped out. The sinking of the "Zhu Zi" was not without effect.
Under the attack on the "Zhu Zi", the Chinese cruiser fleet wasted time, and the result was that the "King Kong" escaped by chance. After more than ten hours of knowing, it barely returned to Yokosuka Military Port with the bad news.
The results of this made Fang Xiaoyu not satisfied. Except for the injured battleship "Tongshan" battleship returned to Yingkou Port for overhaul accompanied by two cruisers, the other three battleships and six cruisers immediately turned around to the road.
North, heading towards Japan, taking advantage of the gap that the Saar Empire had not yet reacted, the Chinese territorial navy's goal this time was to wipe out the Japanese navy.
The Chinese lord's main fleet returned to the rescue, but a cruiser was left behind. The commander of this fleet was still Sun Xiaohu, the captain of the "Hailin" who led the advance fleet last time. His order this time was to cover the landing.
Under the protection of the cruiser fleet, more than 100 cargo ships carrying the Iron Blood Army First Division and Special Division are slowly advancing towards the Kingdom of New Guinea.
In Fang Xiaoyu's strategic concept, there must be a series of islands between the Chinese territory and the wild continent as connection points to ensure the integrity of the territory. The Ryukyu Islands are the first point, Diaoxia Islands are the second point, and the third point is
The Maluku Islands and the Banda Islands of the Kingdom of New Guinea. Although the second and third points are still separated by Yizhou Island and Sulu Islands, Yizhou Island is a palace of the Lanfang Empire, Sulu Islands
It is the land of the Siam Kingdom, which is not easily obtained by Fang Xiaoyu now.
The huge fleet sailed on the sea at a speed of eight knots. After two days of trek, it finally arrived near the main island of Jeroro, the Maluku Islands. Since the territory of the Kingdom of New Guinea is mostly islands, it is distributed
It is relatively scattered, so most of the unimportant islands have very few defenders, especially those without freshwater resources, where there are basically no guards. However, Jiroro Island is definitely not listed here.
Jiroro Island is composed of four peninsulars, with an area of 180,000 square kilometers, and the mountains on the island run through the mountains. The highest peak of Sula Mountain is 1,508 meters above sea level. It is hot and rainy, with a large number of tropical forests, and is rich in coconut.
, West Valley, tobacco leaves, rice, sugar cane, rattan, resin, cardamom and pearl shells.
The Jeroro Island has a population of more than 80,000, and is one of the more important islands in the Kingdom of New Guinea. Therefore, the Kingdom of New Guinea has 3,000 troops here, stationed on four peninsulas that extend into the sea.
The northwest peninsula volcanic clusters on Jeroro Island are five active volcanoes, and three volcanoes on the island off the shore. The active volcanoes have caused the rugged terrain here. The coast of the northwest peninsula is steep and there are many coral reefs along the coast. It is not only difficult to climb, but also very
It can easily cause ships to get stuck.
In theory, this is the most inappropriate place for landing and combat, so the New Guinea-Nationale guards equipped here are the weakest on the island, with only 400 troops stationed, and most of them are holding spears and swords.
There were very few muskets. Liu Mingzhao, the commander of the army in this military operation, made the Chinese army landing site and unexpectedly choose here.
The night was dark, and looking at the phantom of the island that was almost impossible to see in the distance, Liu Mingzhao nodded. This was the best time to launch a sneak attack to land. He looked at his luminous watch, it was already one o'clock in the morning.
The time is almost over, and Liu Mingzhao said to the telegrapher who has been on standby: "Issue an order, and the Iron Blood Army First Division will start to land." After receiving the order, soldiers from the First Brigade of the Iron Blood Army First Division quietly went into the water, multiplied by hundreds of them.
The small sampan ship transported by the freighter quietly rowed towards the island.
More than a dozen small sampans took the lead, like arrows rushing in front of the brigade and shooting towards the coast. In the dark night, there were only the undetectable sound of paddling paddlings and the breathing of soldiers.
The first sampan arrived at the shore, and the bottom of the boat hit the coral reef on the shore, making a thud sound. The soldiers on the bow jumped into the water, hugged their hands and tried hard to stabilize the bow. The soldiers behind them were holding a rifle in one hand, and jumped.
Then he went down and quickly came to the cliff.
Several well-trained soldiers carried large ropes on their backs and climbed up the steep wall of the coast with their flexible skills. Soon several ropes were put down, and subsequent soldiers carried rifles and grabbed the large ropes and climbed up.
More and more ropes were laid down, and the speed of climbing to the cliff was also accelerated. The group of New Guinea soldiers on the flat beach did not notice any abnormalities at all. They did not believe that anyone would land from the direction of the steep cliff.
The unsuspecting soldiers in the rear were soon pushed closer by the Chinese soldiers who were bypassing the steep cliff from behind. Faced with the sudden appearance of the enemy, they could only raise their hands and disarm.
The soldiers occupying the beach notified the fleet with light signals. The ships behind arrived one after another and landed from this small beach area. The soldiers quickly climbed up to the beach and established a beachhead position. Then the elite troops of the reconnaissance company began to be divided into groups.
Touch inland.
Most of the defenders in New Guinea were stationed in the open space by the rainforest at this time and knew nothing about the landing of the Chinese army. In their opinion, war was the matter of the navy, and their mission was just to guard the island, but unfortunately these
The ignorant New Guinea defenders were destined to pay a heavy price for their carelessness.
The Xinjiya military camp, which did not even have sentinels, was surrounded by the Iron Blood Army that arrived one after another. Several grenades were thrown into the military camp. Accompanied by the violent explosion, the soldiers rushed into the military camp with guns.
The New Guinea soldiers who had not yet woken up became prisoners in a daze. A few of them wanted to rush to the gun frame to catch the gun and resist stubbornly. They were immediately shot and killed by the Iron Blood Army soldiers. Other New Guinea soldiers saw it.
When the beheaded companion is immediately honest.
After resolving the defenders on the northwest peninsula of Jiroro Island, the 1st Brigade of the Iron Blood Army's First Division quickly dispersed, occupying the commanding heights in companies, preventing possible attacks by other peninsula defenders.
"Deputy Commander, the landing has been successful." Peng Dechao, the commander of the First Division of the Iron Blood Army, reported to Liu Mingzhao, the deputy commander of the Iron Blood Army.
Liu Mingzhao nodded and said, "It's very good. Let the 1st Brigade of the Special Forces Division land and leave enough supplies. Let's go to the next target. I believe that there are those elves who are good at jungle warfare and they should be able to succeed easily."
Liu Mingzhao then added: "Leave them enough sampans to allow them to occupy the nearby islands after occupying Jiroro Island. They must occupy the entire Maluku Island within a week."
Three days later, the Iron Blood Army occupied Kobrol Island in the same way, leaving behind the Iron Blood Army's Second Brigade and the Special Forces Division's Second Brigade, requiring them to occupy the entire Banda Islands. Since the Banda Islands are from Xinji
Asia Island is relatively close, and Liu Mingzhao also asked Sun Xiaohu to separate two cruisers to protect a batch of freighters from staying here to prevent the fleet attacks of the Kingdom of New Guinea.
The last goal is Darran Island, which was once a transfer station for Fang Xiaoyu outside the wild continent. Darran Island is located at the easternmost end of the Nusa Tenggara Islands and is the largest island in the entire archipelago. This island covers an area of 340,000 square meters.
Kilometers, across the south from the Dharan Sea and the wild continent.
The island is surrounded by mountains and steep coasts. The highest peak, Fatamalo, has an altitude of 2,960 meters. The only thing that can be inhabited by Darland Island is the coastal plain located by the sea. The narrow coastal plain has mud volcanoes and ground cracks, which has caused
There are many hot springs here.
As it is close to the equator, the climate here is hot, with annual rainfall reaching 1,500 mm, and the drought and rainy season is distinct. The population in the plains reaches 850,000, of which 40% are Chinese people. The largest harbor, Gubang Port is
The transit station that Fang Xiaoyu once rented.
Daram Island is rich in wood, various tropical fruits and cash crops, agricultural products and fisheries, and is an important financial source for the Kingdom of New Guinea.
As the closest to the wild continent, the importance of Daram Island is self-evident. Therefore, Fang Xiaoyu focused on demanding that the army occupy this place and take actual control. However, Daram Island has a large population, and the defenders of the Kingdom of New Guinea are as high as 10,000.
People, and a squadron of the Northern Fleet of the Kingdom of New Guinea is stationed here.
Faced with a strong enemy, Liu Mingzhao had only two brigades with only 10,000 troops and two cruisers. Therefore, he planned to outwit his mind, but outwitted his mind required sufficient accurate intelligence. For this reason, he felt that he would send a capable little guy.
The team, go ashore to reconnaissance in advance.
A whistle sounded, and a regular passenger ship slowly stopped at the dock of Gubon Harbor. The New Guinea sailor standing on the shore caught the rope thrown from the ship and tied it tightly to the pillars beside the dock.
A gangway boarded the passenger ship's exit and passengers began to line up to disembark.
Most of the passengers who arrived at Dalan Island were merchants from the East Continent, with the most Chinese, who were all here to purchase agricultural products. When the passengers gradually walked off the passenger ship, a group of people surrounded a handsome man in gorgeous clothes and walked off the gangway.
Go down.
The vendors on the pier quickly gathered up to sell the tropical fruits in their hands. Those who seemed to be guards separated the crowd and allowed the handsome man to walk out of the pier.
The group of people walked around the dock and found that although many of the guards here could not see much nervous expression on their faces, it seemed that information was also beneficial. The news that the Chinese troops landed in the two major islands was still
It was not reported here. After observing the surrounding situation, the people moved into a small hotel near the pier.