Chapter 1401 Feed the Pot of Syrup to Welcome the Master Wang
Chapter 1401: Tao eats a pot of pulp to welcome Master Wang (Second update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1401: Tao eats a pot of pulp to welcome Master Wang (Second update, please subscribe)
Cuba, more than ten nautical miles away from the southwest coast of Sannodi, as black smoke pillars drifted in the wind, a long string of ship shadows gradually emerged from the sea.
The landing force has arrived!
As a loud whistle sounded on the "Yangwei" transport ship, the flag was raised to the top of the mast. According to the scheduled plan, the landing troops will be divided into several batches to perform landing tasks respectively.
The 5th Regiment of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Division carrying a landing ship first broke away from the main force and headed towards the coast under the escort of several escort gunboats.
Behind them, the black barrels of the four battleships pointed directly at the land, ready to carry out devastating bombardments on the land at any time.
The landing ship arrived at the coast almost an hour later. After grabbing the beach, when the clam-shaped bow opened, the steel bow landing bridge stretched out - this kind of landing ship was borrowed from the World War II LST landing ship by Emperor Zhu Da.
A simple drawing was drawn and developed jointly by the Imperial Navy Ship Administration Office and private shipyards.
The reason why Emperor Zhu Da valued the development of amphibious landing ships was because the empire's global operations required a large number of landing battles. In another world, the main reason for the failure of many landing battles in World War I was that there was no dedicated landing ship.
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Therefore, the imperial military must develop amphibious landing ships for landing battles. At the same time, the LCVP landing craft is also developed. The service of these two amphibious landing ships allows the imperial military to transport landing troops, tanks, artillery and other equipment.
A ship that carries motor vehicles and other weapons and equipment for ocean voyages and lands directly on enemy beaches.
While the bow landing bridge was lowered, a roaring Type 18 tank drove from the landing bridge to the beach.
tank!
Finally entered the battlefield!
Li Chengdong stood on the seat with half of his body exposed and ordered through the intercom of his helmet.
"Seize the beachhead immediately!"
Under his command, the three tanks of the tank platoon drove directly onto the beach and drove to a small highland not far behind the beach. On the high ground, the tanks' 30mm cannons pointed directly into the distance.
Behind them, troops were landing continuously. Tanks and cars passed through the bow landing bridge and drove onto the beach. More and more Marines stepped off the landing craft and rushed onto the beach.
As the troops consolidated their beachhead position, they encountered no resistance - this area was not a Cuban "fortification area" at all, and there were neither forts nor any defensive weapons.
"This is the benefit of amphibious landing ships!"
Observing the situation on the shore with a telescope, Huang Kun smiled and said.
"With amphibious ships, we can carry out landing operations at any time and anywhere. The initiative on the battlefield is completely in our hands!"
This is the new era of landing operations. In the past, most of the landing operations were carried out by troop transport ships to the offshore, and then the soldiers landed on barges. As for the war horses, cannons and ammunition, they all needed to be transported through the port and leave the port.
The heavy equipment of the troops could not reach the shore at all, but what about now?
Amphibious landing ships can bypass ports guarded by heavy troops and forts and directly deliver troops, personnel and equipment ashore on any undefended beach.
"Yes, sir, this is a brand new new tactic for amphibious warfare!"
In the echo of the staff, Huang Kunyi said proudly.
"Now I order - advance inland, immediately, attack inland with all our strength! Our goal is Havana!"
Occupy Havana!
It is the mission target of "Operation Castro". If there is any important strategic location in Cuba, there is only one place, and that is Havana, which is not only the capital of Cuba, but also a place where Chinese people live.
In fact, there are many Chinese or mixed-race Chinese in other areas of Cuba. After receiving the order, as a leading force and advancing inland with an infantry company, Li Chengdong encountered "resistance" - dozens of
There are teenagers wearing earth-colored short-sleeved shirts, green shorts, and red scarves around their necks. In their hands are a variety of weapons, including old-fashioned Spencer rifles and new bolt-action rifles.
Who are they?
It must be the Boy Scouts. Imperial soldiers all joined the Imperial Boy Scouts when they were young, and they all wore the same uniform. They were almost all mixed race.
As long as they see this uniform, they won't shoot - only the empire has Boy Scouts in all countries in the world. In other countries, only overseas Chinese schools organize Boy Scouts. Almost every overseas Chinese community has a branch of the Boy Scouts.
This also means that they must be descendants of overseas Chinese.
When these boy scouts saw Li Chengdong and others as the leading soldier, their faces were full of joy. A young boy walked forward and shouted loudly.
"You are the army of the Empire!"
The young man spoke Mandarin with a Cantonese accent, and his identity was self-evident - an overseas Chinese. In fact, when they saw the national flags on their uniforms, they knew their identity - the Imperial Army!
The Imperial Army is coming!
In fact, it was precisely because they found out their identities that they came out of their homes with guns and wanted to cooperate with the officers and soldiers.
"Haha, great, you are finally here, we have been waiting for you, waiting for the officers and soldiers..."
The young man said happily.
"Where are you going?"
As he spoke, he climbed onto the tank without ceremony and said.
"My name is Gu Junen. We are all students from the nearby Overseas Chinese Middle School. We can be your guide. Turn left at the intersection in front and you will find Sandino. If you turn right and follow the road, you can go all the way to Havana..."
When teenagers face these soldiers from the Ming Dynasty, they don't feel any strangeness at all, only a kind of closeness from the bottom of their hearts.
However, Li Chengdong and others obviously had no intention of letting these children lead the way. After letting them work on the tank for a while, they let these children go home. Fighting is already a matter for adults and soldiers, and it is not their turn no matter what.
these children.
However, the appearance of the children also made Li Chengdong and others understand what would be waiting for them in this country - there would be no fierce resistance. After all, almost half of the country's population are overseas Chinese or of Chinese descent.
Along the way, they were greeted by overseas Chinese everywhere - overseas Chinese had farms all over Cuba. When they found out that the "invaders" were actually imperial officers and soldiers, they were still treated as "invaders".
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As a result, after the army landed, not only did they not encounter resistance, they even unexpectedly staged a scene of "eating a pot of pulp to welcome the king's army".
While passing through a town dominated by overseas Chinese, and still some distance away from the town, the soldiers saw the imperial flag flying over the town.
"Which army took the lead?"
Almost subconsciously, Li Chengdong and the others thought which army was ahead of them.
Before they could figure out what was going on, they were surrounded by hundreds of people. These people carried bamboo baskets in their hands, containing various fruits and food. They happily threw these imperial soldiers
Where to surround.
"Sir, we've been waiting for you."
"No, sir, we have been hoping for the stars and the moon these years, just waiting for the imperial army to come over and make Cuba our own. It's great, the military men we have been waiting for are finally here."
The common people who surrounded the troops spoke to each other of their joy.
"here it is?"
"This is Tangshan Town. Nine out of ten people living in the political community are our own people. Sir, I heard that you are here. Look..."
The leading father-in-law pointed to the national flags hanging on the doors and windows of the neighboring houses and said.
"Why don't we hang up the national flag now, sir? This is not what the people want!"
What the people want is indeed what the people want! At least the hearts of these imperial expats are in the empire!
However, this does not mean that the Cuban army has no resistance. In fact, just as the overseas Chinese happily welcomed the entry of the imperial army, the Cuban army who learned that the country had been invaded was also gathering...
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