The sentry named Mike stretched and said: "Donaldson, what's there to see? Only the merchant ships of the Chinese Empire are still passing through the Southern Ocean. Now that they are at war with us, there will naturally be fewer cargo ships. Why wait?"
Shall we go and rob?"
Donaldson put down the telescope and said with a serious expression: "The situation is very wrong. Even if there are very few in normal times, one or two ships will pass by every hour. Today I have been watching for two hours in a row, and there is not even a ship. Could it be that China
What are the actions of the empire’s navy?”
Mike simply sat on the ground, leaning against the female wall and sighed: "What are you looking at? Even if you see it, what will happen? Can our shabby coastal guns still be able to withstand the battleships of the Chinese Empire?"
Mike babbled a few more words and found that Donaldson had not spoken. He raised his head and asked, "Oh, I asked you why you didn't speak."
Mike raised his head and saw Donaldson's face turning pale, pointing forward with one finger, and stammering: "Military...warships, many warships, are enemy attacks." By the end of his words, his voice had turned into a scream.
.
Hearing Donaldson's words, Mike jumped up in shock. When he stood up and looked into the distance, a scene he would never forget appeared on the sea. Under the mist, three huge Chinese ships
-class battleship, escorted by a group of Wanghai-class cruisers and Swordfish-class destroyers, came out of the fog, followed by many merchant ships temporarily transporting supplies and soldiers. They were densely packed on the sea, with more than two hundred ships in number. The Chinese Empire
Finally the call came.
Donaldson and Mike both screamed and rushed towards the alarm bell hanging on the top of the city tower. The shrill alarm soon spread throughout Tamsui Port. All the Sal people were busy, the civilians retreated into bunkers, and the soldiers
Enter the fortress and prepare for the battle with the Chinese Empire.
At this time, Sun Xiaohu stood high-spirited on his flagship 'Jiuhua', which is the fourth ship of the China-class battleship and the latest ship of the Southern Ocean Fleet. Looking at the busy Sal soldiers on the opposite promontory, he
Looking at the huge fleet behind him, a smile appeared on his lips.
"According to the original plan, start the attack." Sun Xiaohu gave the order, and the three leading Chinese-class battleships moved forward one after another, gradually passing the ship. There were still fifteen kilometers away from the opposite fortress. The three Chinese-class battleships
The twenty-four 305mm main guns raised their muzzles.
The roaring sound of artillery continued, and large-caliber naval gun shells were fired at the Saar Army fortress one after another. At this distance, the Saar Army's artillery had insufficient range, so they could only watch. Shells fell one after another around the fortress, exploding.
Countless gravels were thrown up, hitting the fortress with a crisp sound, which frightened the Saer soldiers stationed inside and kept shrinking their heads.
The first round of shooting did not hit the target, but the fortress would not move, just like shooting a fixed target. After correction, the second round of shelling came soon. Two shells landed on the walls of the fortress one after another.
Two large craters were blasted, and although they did not penetrate the thick wall of the fortress, they left a shocking crack in the wall.
Mike and Donaldson, who were on the observation deck at this time, had long been frightened and hid in the fort. The third round of artillery fire followed. This time, five shells hit the fort. The impact of the large-caliber shells shook the fort.
Rubbles were flying everywhere, and it seemed that the fortress could no longer withstand it.
The Sar people's fortress was built more than ten years ago. Judging from the level of naval guns at that time, the walls of the fortress were indeed very strong. However, with the rapid advancement of technology, this kind of stone fortress has become increasingly inadequate. The Chinese-class
The battleships' cannon fire became more and more accurate, and the fortress became more and more dilapidated. Seeing that our fortress guns could not reach the opponent at all, and the walls of the fortress were gradually weakening, the Thrall soldiers no longer dared to hold on and withdrew one after another.
come out.
After solving the fortress on the headland, the fleet can approach the port and launch an attack. Several cruisers and destroyers immediately approached Tamsui Port and bombarded it with their own main guns. The few small gunboats of the Saar people did not dare to set sail, so they only
He could huddle in the harbor and be bombarded.
Tamsui Port is located at the narrowest point of the Strait of Malacca. Although it is a strategic location on the sea, it does not have good terrain. The waterway of the harbor is very wide. Apart from the headland, there is no decent high ground on which to build turrets. Therefore, when the fortress on the headland was destroyed,
The entire Tamsui Port is considered undefended.
Under the bombardment of cruisers and destroyers, several gunboats sank one after another, and several Saer merchant ships docked in the harbor were also unlucky. These merchant ships were intercepted here after the Chinese Empire entered the war and were unable to return home. Now
Their hiding places are no longer safe.
Seeing that the gunboats were destroyed, the Saar colonial army did not dare to continue to hold on to Tamsui Port. They retreated to the fortresses in the inland areas. Seeing the Saar army retreating, the transport ships quickly put down assault boats one by one, and they
Rushing towards the dock at an extremely fast speed.
There were two loud bangs, and the two assault boats in the lead were blown to pieces. "There are mines." The team of assault boats exclaimed, and they all reduced their speed. There were two loud noises again, this time from inside.
The sound of artillery fired by the mainland seems to be thinking of the Chinese army's demonstration. The artillery range of the inland fortress can threaten the port.
"The problem is really difficult." Sun Xiaohu frowned. It is indeed difficult for the Sars to lay mines at the port, but it is not impossible to solve. More than 20 wooden fishing boats quickly appeared from behind the fleet, and each fishing boat
There are more than ten large nets hung on it.
The diesel engines were started, and more than 20 fishing boats came forward one after another. Six of them quickly sailed out of the team. They formed a group of two boats and quickly opened a large net. These were the first generation minesweepers of the Imperial Chinese Navy.
boat.
The minesweeper moved forward slowly, and the fishing net was half-sunk into the water and dragged forward. The Saar Empire only had anchor mines and floating mines learned from the Chinese Empire. Such simple mines, even the most primitive minesweepers today, are completely useless.
It is capable of mine clearance tasks.
There was a burst of shooting followed by an explosion. This was the navy soldier using the anti-aircraft machine gun on the bow of the ship to deal with the floating mines on the sea. This was also the only weapon on the minesweeper. The floating mines were all on the sea and were easily captured.
It was discovered that these mines were detonated one after another by machine gun bullets, and the fishing nets on the ship gradually became heavier, and some anchor mines were already caught in the nets.
The minesweeper moved forward slowly, and a large net soon became overwhelmed. Soldiers on both sides tied a large float to the net, and then released the rope on the ship.
Due to the weight of the mine, the floats on both sides gradually came closer, and the mine was suspended there. The minesweeper replaced it with a large net and continued to clear mines. When the minesweeper moved a little further, the soldiers with machine guns fired at the float.
, detonate the anchor mine there.
The minesweeper continued to move forward. With this method of clearing mines, there were fewer and fewer mines outside the port. With a loud bang, a minesweeper hit a mine, and the hull of the boat was immediately blown to pieces. The four soldiers on board were
All sacrificed heroically.
The faces of the comrades on the other minesweepers showed a trace of pain, but they quickly focused on clearing mines again. Such a task did not allow for any sloppiness. Once distracted, it was tantamount to seeking death. A minesweeper on standby behind sped up.
Stepped forward and quickly filled the vacancy of the bombed minesweeper.
Seeing the Chinese Imperial Navy's minesweepers clearing mines, the Saar people seemed a little panicked. They fired artillery attacks from the inland fortresses. Unfortunately, this was already the maximum range of their fortress guns. Such attacks were completely inaccurate and would not be effective against the minesweepers.
The threat is not great either.
The minesweeper force continued to advance. After losing three minesweepers, a safe channel was quickly cleared. Several Chinese Imperial warships used artillery fire cover outside the port, and the assault boats moved forward again, along the safe channel just opened.
channel, rushing towards the Tamsui Port pier.
The roaring sound of artillery continued, and the Saar people also knew that they could not allow the other party to land easily. They no longer cared about their dock facilities and bombarded them with various types of artillery in the fortress.
Braving fierce artillery fire, the assault boats quickly docked, and the agile soldiers quickly landed and sought shelter among the sturdy houses on the pier. Many assault boats were affected by the air waves from the shell explosions, and the hulls capsized and threw the soldiers into the water.
, what was even more unlucky were the assault boats that were directly hit. The entire boat and the soldiers on it were directly bombed and no bones were left.
Soon the fortress no longer had to worry about the landing marines, because the sound of cannons sounded again behind them. The Chinese Empire's attack was not all the way. Behind the Tamsui Port Fortress was the Chinese Empire's ally Siam.
The Chinese Empire will naturally not let go of its advantages.
Just as the Southern Ocean Fleet was covering the First Marine Corps and launching a landing operation at Tamsui Port, the three armies of the National Defense Force, with the cooperation of the two armies of Siam, marched in the other direction of the port from the land to Tamsui Port.
Hong Kong launched an attack.
Siam does not have good enough roads, and it is a tropical rainforest area with difficult roads. Therefore, the National Defense Forces cannot carry various large-caliber artillery. The largest caliber artillery they brought this time was only 105 mm.
As soon as the land offensive troops arrived, the National Defense Force artillery began to build positions for the artillery, because the defenders of Tamsui Port were busy dealing with threats from the sea, and did not notice that there was an army hidden in the jungle behind them.
Just when the marines on the sea began to land, the cannons of the National Defense Forces fired. In conjunction with the attack on the sea, the Siamese army launched an attack on the Saar fortress, and dense bullets were fired on the parapet of the fortress.
Sparks flew everywhere, scaring the few Saar defenders from raising their heads.
Seeing that the enemy on land had launched an attack, the Saar people hurriedly mobilized reinforcements in this direction. At the same time, they turned the fortress artillery around and fired hard at the artillery of the National Defense Forces.
The artillery caliber of the National Defense Force is small, and although the range is much farther than the 105 mm artillery equipped by the Saar people, the caliber of the Saar fortress guns is as high as 356 mm, and they are placed on high fortifications.
, its range is not comparable to that of the Wehrmacht artillery.
A note to readers:
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