Chapter 655 Encirclement and Annihilation of the Third Army Group VII
"Your Excellency, Governor, has something happened?" An indigenous officer saw Walbeck slipping down the tree and hurriedly asked.
Walbeck nodded: "It has become more difficult for us to sneak attack on Anroda Port. After our reconnaissance, there should be a Boston fleet stationed at the port. Now the number of sentries at the port has increased by more than three times. It is estimated that the garrison will be at least doubled.
Ichiban.”
Hearing Walbeck's analysis, many officers gathered around were shocked. One of them asked: "Your Excellency, if the garrison is doubled, it will be equivalent to our number, and the certainty of a sneak attack will be much smaller.
Besides, the other party also has a fleet, should we cancel tonight’s plan?”
Walbeck did not answer immediately. He rubbed his chin and thought carefully, considering the pros and cons of this action. After a long time, Walbeck raised his head and said: "No, maybe we can destroy this fleet."
"Destroy the fleet?" The officers all took a breath, Walbeck's idea was too crazy.
Walbeck said: "This is our opportunity. As long as we attack the port, the warship's cannons will not be able to do anything to us. Of course, it would be best if the sneak attack can be successful. Don't we have time bombs supported by the Chinese Empire? We can sneak in
On warships, if you place time bombs in the ammunition depot, even if you can't sneak in, you can still put the bombs on the propellers, which will at least paralyze these guys for a period of time."
Walbeck's prestige in the army was quite high. Since he had already made a comprehensive plan, no one could refute it. After Walbeck assigned the task, everyone went to prepare separately.
The first group to enter the port was the most elite commando team of one hundred indigenous soldiers. Under the leadership of Major Kirkor, they secretly sneaked into the port, and Walbeck led a large force to cover them.
Before joining the army, Kirkor was a very good indigenous hunter. His skill with blowing arrows was unparalleled, and the people under him were all elites. They were divided into several groups and headed towards their respective goals.
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With a few soft bangs, three Boston sentries were shot to the ground by blowguns at the same time. The indigenous soldiers became more and more comfortable with this supreme weapon for sneak attacks and killings. After many sentries were eliminated, many indigenous soldiers
The soldiers all entered the port area.
"Your Majesty the Governor, there are more than a dozen large ships coming from Boston. What should we do?" After entering the dock area, Kirkor quickly discovered the large warships docked at the berth, but he had never seen any kind of warships.
He knew that these warships were big, but he didn't know what type of warship they were, so he was very vague when reporting on the walkie-talkie.
These walkie-talkies are also battlefield communication equipment of the Chinese Empire and have never been sold to the outside world. This time, for the sake of the Allies, a batch was given to Walbeck, and these devices also made Walbeck highly praised, thinking that
It is a very convenient command tool.
Hearing Kekel's words on the walkie-talkie were very vague. Walbeck also knew that he had not seen any kind of warships and could not explain why, so he decided to enter the port in person. After instructing officers at all levels
, he entered the port with more than thirty guards.
The sentries were all killed in advance, and Walbeck and his party entered the dock area easily. As soon as they entered the dock area, Walbeck was startled by the huge size of the warship in front of him. He thought it was a Boston battleship.
The team arrived here, but then he breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the big guy was an old ship built by Bostonians thirty years ago, a 'Gallino' class ironclad. Although this type of ironclad has a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, its combat effectiveness
But it is quite weak, not as powerful as the latest cruisers.
Walbeck took a closer look and found that there were seven large warships nearby, including three 'Gallino' class ironclads and four 'Orlando' class cruisers. They were all from the major shipyards of the Boston Empire thirty years ago.
The first batch of self-produced warships were not advanced in terms of performance at the time, but they are completely outdated now.
These warships were originally mothballed, and now they are obviously not used for combat missions. Walbeck estimates that they are used to protect slave ships from being attacked by the Chinese Empire's small fleet wandering at sea, and nearby
Those dozen or so relatively advanced Keeling-class improved destroyers were obviously used to defend against Chinese Empire submarines.
Seeing such an old fleet, a smile appeared on Walbeck's lips. It was too easy to destroy them. He came to Kirkor and assigned him tasks in a low voice, while using the walkie-talkie to notify him.
The troops outside began to attack half an hour later.
With the remaining half an hour, the indigenous soldiers threw the anchor onto the gang of the boat and quickly climbed aboard each warship. After docking, most of the sailors went to the shore to rest.
There were not many sentries, and they were all quickly eliminated by the commandos.
Opening each turret door, the downward passages of the mechanical loader in the turret were revealed. These passages lead to the ammunition depots of each main gun. The time bombs were set to explode in half an hour, and the soldiers rushed to
The bombs were thrown into the ammunition depot along the passage. The ammunition depots of these old warships did not have fireproof covers, which saved the soldiers a lot of trouble and just threw the bombs in.
Each warship is equipped with time bombs, and those destroyers are even simpler. Just stick the bomb on the underwater bulbous bow of the ship. Because there is a weak spot there because of the placement of sonar, you only need to put the bomb on it.
There, the power of the explosion was enough to destroy a small destroyer.
After doing all this, Walbeck immediately led people to the residential area. During the daytime reconnaissance, he discovered the location of the opponent's headquarters. It is estimated that there is not just one regiment headquarters there now, but a fleet commander.
I believe he also lives there.
"Who is it?" An undetected whistle suddenly jumped out and blocked the way of Walbeck and his party. Seeing that they had been discovered, Kirkor had no time to take out his blowpipe, so he raised his gun and fired without saying a word. Darkness
It was difficult to aim, and the first shot failed to kill the sentry. When the Boston sentry saw the opponent firing, he knew he had encountered an enemy. He immediately hid in the corner and started shooting with his rifle.
Walbeck wanted to try to deceive the other party, but Kirkor fired first. Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Walbeck and others had to disperse immediately, find bunkers and start shooting.
The sound of gunshots alarmed the sleeping Bostonians. A large number of soldiers ran up to everyone with rifles. Gunshots broke out in the streets, and the entire Port of Anroda immediately became chaotic. Tracer bullets were fired everywhere in the streets, and Walbeck and others were suppressed.
He couldn't hold his head up and could no longer move toward the Boston headquarters.
Hearing the sudden burst of gunfire in the port, the Southern Army troops waiting outside knew something was wrong. They immediately launched an attack on the port area from the outside. There was a loud burst of gunfire, which was also mixed with the explosion of a few field artillery shells.
, many people could not recognize the situation clearly in the dark night. They only knew that guns were being fired everywhere. They were frightened and fired desperately, regardless of whether they hit the enemy.
Even if the enemy shoots aimlessly, it will be difficult for Walbeck to advance because stray bullets are flying everywhere. If they don't find a place to hide, they can be easily hit. After using the walkie-talkie to contact the troops outside,
Finally, more than 2,000 Confederate Army soldiers outside launched a fierce attack on the port residential area, knocking down the unorganized Boston Army from behind.
The sailors just arrived today. They live in relatively concentrated areas. After hearing the loud gunshots, they quickly gathered together to form an organized resistance force. However, the sailors were poorly armed. Although there were many people, they
It was difficult to resist the well-equipped Southern Army, so they were beaten back steadily. Seeing that nothing could be done, the sailors decided to abandon the port area. They protected the members of the headquarters and quickly ran towards the dock area, planning to use warships
The artillery on board is used to deal with enemy troops that are engaged in fierce battles with our own army.
The sailors were well-trained, and they quickly boarded their respective warships. The sailors turned their artillery, hoping to launch artillery attacks on the Southern Army troops. Several sailors nervously turned the 305 mm caliber cannon of an ironclad ship.
The main gun, although its range is too long and it is difficult to attack the enemy in the port, the power of the main gun is so powerful that it is good even if it is used for deterrence.
They quickly adjusted the artillery, lowering the angle of the muzzle to the limit. A shell was quickly pushed into the barrel, and the gunner took aim nervously. Unable to see in the dark, he only had to rely on the firelight of the shot and the direction of the trajectory.
Determine areas where enemies may be present.
"Start shelling." The gunner shouted and ordered the gunner to fire. After receiving the order, the gunner touched the wrench for firing the shells, but at this moment there was a sudden huge explosion, and a flame erupted from the bottom of the mechanical loader.
It rose up and instantly covered the entire turret. At the most critical moment, the time bomb finally detonated.
In the astonished eyes of Bostonians, the Boston warships parked in the harbor exploded and caught fire one by one. As the ammunition exploded, each warship was seriously injured. They soon sank at their berths, and due to
The power of the explosion was so great that less than one sailor in ten survived on these warships, which can be described as heavy losses.
The huge explosion made the Bostonians even more panicked, but the morale of the Confederate Army was boosted. With the efforts of both sides, the commando led by Walbeck quickly joined the main force, and three thousand Confederate Army soldiers immediately attacked every corner of the residential area.
A fierce attack was launched from the direction.
Under the cover of light infantry artillery, the Southern Army fought point by point and quickly occupied multiple commanding heights. With the coordination of firepower at these locations, Boston soldiers were shot and killed in large numbers, and a regiment stationed at the port was quickly wiped out.
, in the end the embarrassed regiment leader only escaped from the port with more than 30 soldiers.