On the afternoon of the next day, the Renaissance Army finally launched its attack on the port.
The first thing that took place was the artillery battle.
The artillery of the Renaissance Army used smokeless gunpowder, which was indeed more powerful than that of the Yin Army.
However, the Yin army was supported by the main guns of the Hong Kong Civil War battleships, so it was not at a disadvantage.
The Renaissance Army infantry also conducted several attacks, but there was no breakthrough and many soldiers were lost.
It is impossible to fight without killing anyone in a fortified battle.
After Yang Bingchun’s warning, the Dayang people did not dare to lock up the Chinese people in the forward positions.
And they didn't dare to abuse them because Yang Bingchun told them that there were more than 20,000 people in the hands of the Renaissance Army.
No one doubts that the Renaissance Army is alarmist. It is obvious that the Renaissance Army has more bargaining chips.
At night, the sea surface of the Singapore Strait is quiet.
He Wenxiong led his torpedo boat detachment into Bawe Island.
"General, there are only two sections on the small island south of the port, Sudong Island and Palm Leaf Island, with lighthouses on them."
"We are now on Bawe Island, south of Sudong Island. There is no fresh water on this island, and it is a desert island."
"Well, that's right. If this mission is successful, I will apply for a pension job for you. I will ensure that you will not have to worry about food and drink in the future, and you will not have to go to the sea." He Wenxiong was very satisfied with Ling Ahu's performance and asked him in advance
Benefits were promised to him.
"General, your boat is better. It has a shallow draft and is fast. There are too many hidden reefs in the waterways between the islands. Only our Chinese boats can go here, and the big foreign boats cannot come here." Ling Ahu did not dare to take credit.
He was curious about the ship from the beginning, but since he couldn't enter the engine room, he was sure this was not a steamship.
"Old Ling, there is no need to be modest. Our Renaissance Army is very clear about rewards and punishments. How long will it take before we can enter Hong Kong?"
"General, at our current speed, we will be able to enter the port in another hour."
The closer it gets to the last minute, the more nervous it becomes.
He Wenxiong's operation was approved by the Navy's Combined Fleet Command.
But he didn't feel confident because his tactic had already been used by the Fuxing Army.
Da Ying people can't be fools, they will definitely take some precautions.
But they have always been very strict with port security, especially that part of the military port. No one can get close to it at all.
Even the Military Intelligence Bureau didn't get any valuable information.
The formation continued to move forward at cruising speed.
He Wenxiong arranged it this way for concealment, and the fleet would naturally make a lot of noise at full speed.
He sent five torpedo boats ahead to explore the path, and these five torpedo boats still used a one-two-two formation.
The formation behind also advanced in column as a whole.
The entire formation formed a long snake formation.
Under the guidance of Ling Ahu, the fleet moved forward smoothly, and there were no accidents until it entered the port.
Because it was very difficult to command at night and the fleet had to implement light control, He Wenxiong took Ling Ahu on the lead boat.
The torpedo boats behind followed the lead boat one by one.
The concealment of the torpedo boat is very good. In the dark night, the night watchman arranged by the Dayang people cannot detect it at all.
The noise from the torpedo boats was also masked by the sound of the waves.
People at the port could not see clearly what was happening on the sea.
But standing on the torpedo boat, He Wenxiong could clearly see the huge masts on the battleships parked in the port, as well as the little sparks on the ships.
"Something feels wrong. Why aren't there patrol boats at the entrance of the port?" He Wenxiong muttered.
Could it be that the navy was careless?
It's impossible. As the most professional navy in the world, it's impossible for them to be unprepared for the Renaissance Army's sneak attack.
"One torpedo, prepare!" He Wenxiong ordered.
In order to confirm his suspicion, He Wenxiong issued an order to test the attack.
There is no need to aim, the large navy is densely packed in the port.
"boom."
In less than a minute, the torpedo exploded out of thin air in the sea and did not enter the berthing area of the Dayang fleet at all.
"Send the light signal, the rear team becomes the front team, and withdraw! Hurry!" He Wenxiong shouted to the communications officer.
The boat he was on was right at the front, and it had begun to turn sharply.
The ship was turning rapidly in the port and seemed to be drifting.
The enemy is indeed on guard, and there is no way to solve it for the time being.
They must have set up a barrier in the harbor to block the torpedoes.
Now the torpedoes of the Renaissance Army will explode after touching the target.
All the torpedo boats began to turn around, and at the same time, their engines were turned to maximum horsepower and they accelerated towards the outside of the harbor.
This explosion also completely activated the defense force in the port.
A shrill siren sounded in the port.
The searchlight on the fort suddenly turned on, and beams of light shone on the sea.
Colonel Russo is the garrison commander of the port. He is a very strict man and lives on the fortress almost every day.
Because the Renaissance Army had a history of sneak attacks on ports, Russo specially arranged for one-third of the troops to be on night duty, so as to ensure that if an incident occurred, the forts at the port could respond quickly.
Sure enough, the Renaissance Army still launched a sneak attack. However, the opponent was able to sneak into the port secretly, which surprised Russo.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The fort at the port began to bombard.
The warships anchored here also heated up their boilers.
Some smaller frigates have already begun to move.
"Damn, these British guys are very alert!"
The cannonballs fired from the Dayingren fort exploded into sprays of water on the water.
He Wenxiong didn't panic at all. Fortunately, he had made an emergency retreat plan in advance.
Otherwise, if they suddenly retreated just now, the torpedo boats behind them would react in a disorderly manner, and they would easily collide with each other.
All the torpedo boats did not fire back at He Wenxiong's request in advance, because that would not have much effect and would easily expose their positions.
In such a pitch-black night, the Dalai Lama's artillery had no accuracy at all.
Even if they have searchlights, it is still difficult to lock onto the high-speed torpedo boats.
In a building in the port, the old general Lin Bai held a telescope and looked at the situation on the sea outside.
There was darkness in the distance, as if you were in the mouth of a giant beast.
Through the occasional locking of the kerosene searchlight, Lin Bai saw this ghost-like torpedo boat for the first time.
He even saw the twin torpedo launchers on the edges of the plywood on the left and right sides of the torpedo boat.
That thing looked like two cigars tied together side by side.
"They did come for a sneak attack, father. Fortunately, father, you took precautions." Standing next to General Lin Bai was his son Chris.
"It's useless, we can't get out. These torpedo boats are coming, and their main fleet must be coming too."
"Father, why don't we retreat to Ceylon?"
"We can't retreat. We can't outrun them at all. Rather than being chased by them on the sea, it's better to stay here to help defend the port."
"These Chinese seem to be particularly fond of small boats. Can't they build large warships? I heard that their largest warship is only more than 3,000 tons." Chris said.
"Chris, never underestimate them. Their navy reminds me of the great navy of the past."
"At that time, the navy was still very weak and was mostly composed of small pirate ships. But we relied on these small ships to defeat the invincible fleet at that time."
"Although their sneak attack failed this time, I saw their courageous, open and bold fighting spirit."
"This is exactly the same as the Great Empire Fleet back then."
"Then what should we do? Father, are you hiding in the port all the time? Why don't we go out to fight, we still have a dozen main battleships." After all, Chris is young and energetic, and does not fully agree with his father's current tactics.
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"What we have to do now is to hold on. The war will eventually end, and we just need to hold on until that day." Lin Bai's words were unclear. Chris was confused.
The speed of the torpedo boat formation is really fast.
When He Wenxiong tested the port, the rear team had not yet entered the port area.
At this time, the entire formation has retreated to a position between Bawei Island and Anle Island.
Large ships cannot enter this place. Only catamaran torpedo boats with a shallow draft can drive here.
"Congratulations, Captain, three of our boats were damaged."
Statistics of battle losses were quickly reported.
This was expected by He Wenxiong. Fortunately, no ships sank.
"Send two boats to escort the injured boat to Dragon Tooth Country, which is a base of our navy, and explain our situation here to the headquarters."
"I will also bring along the report of my self-inflicted punishment."
"Captain He, the sneak attack plan was decided by us together, how can we let you take the responsibility alone? And we have already anticipated the unexpected situation before." the staff officer advised.
"It's okay. I want to express my attitude. It's not yet certain how the headquarters will handle it." He Wenxiong waved his hand and returned to the cabin to start writing a report.
the next morning.
Yang Bingchun also received news of the failed navy sneak attack.
Although I was a little disappointed, I wasn't too surprised.
The officer responsible for negotiating with the Japanese for the exchange of hostages has returned.
"Commander, the other party has agreed to exchange hostages."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Order Penang and Malacca to send all the white civilians over."
"Commander, it doesn't take that much, just one-on-one exchange of hostages." the officer reminded.
"If we send all those women and children to them, will they not accept them?" Yang Bingchun asked.
"Probably not. If they did that, the news would spread to the country of Da Ying, and all the officers here would be miserable."
This is the helplessness of a civilized country, which must consider the opinions of the people in everything it does.
"But we only have more than 2,000 Chinese imprisoned, more than 20,000 white people in our hands, and more than 15,000 old, weak, women and children. Give them all to them?"
"Of course, give it all to them."
The officer was a little confused as to what kind of medicine the commander was selling in his gourd.
But he knew that Commander Yang would not be kind.
In the next few days, the army suspended its offensive.
Start exchanging prisoners.
The main force of the navy entered the strait and began to blockade the Singapore port.
He Wenxiong took the remaining fifteen torpedo boats and began to move towards India to capture or sink any ships of the Great Empire that he saw.
When delivering personnel, the Renaissance Army did not inform in advance that so many people would be delivered.
The officials responsible for the delivery were initially worried that the number of hostages delivered by the Renaissance Army would be less than the number of Chinese.
However, the white team coming from the side of the Renaissance Army position did not stop for a long time.
"Governor, what should we do? Should we accept so many immigrants? There are already 10,000 people." When the receiving official saw something was wrong, he immediately reported to Governor Brandel.
"Why are there so many? Isn't it a one-to-one exchange?"
"The Ba'ath Army has said that for humanitarian reasons, they will release the extra people unconditionally."
"Why did they do that?"
No one believed that the Renaissance Army would be so kind.
"Hmph, I see. They want these civilians to consume our food." Brandel, who is still mature and experienced, immediately thought of the key to this.
"What should we do? Governor, do we stop receiving now?"
"No, we can't do this. There are so many overseas Chinese watching. If we do this, the news will soon spread to the country. By then we will not be able to withstand the anger of the people in the country, and we may have to be taken to court." Bran
Del immediately refused.
He knew that this was a conspiracy of the Renaissance Army. They had to submit.
Betel Harbor.
The temporary base of the Ba'ath Army Combined Fleet.
Bao Youzhi and Du Hang are discussing the next battle plan.
"Commander Du, the President and the military have agreed to our leapfrog plan."
"Our combined fleet will be divided into two. I will lead a part of the warships to escort the 50,000-strong army to Ceylon, seize Coron, and control the Palk Strait. Then we will go north to cooperate with the Holy Army to capture Calcutta and expel the Dayang people from the east coast of India.
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"And you will lead the remaining fleets and the fleets of the Nanyang vassals to continue blockading Singapore Port."
"Okay, Commander Bao, who calls you the eldest brother? Although I also want to go to Ceylon."
"Commander Du, this is hard work. You are here, surrounded by our vassals, so it is not difficult to supply supplies. Once I go to India, I don't know if I will come back in the year of the monkey."
"How to arrange He Wenxiong's torpedo boat formation? We can't blame them for the previous sneak attack failure. The Damians are not fools. It is reasonable for them to respond to our weapons and combat methods."
"Yes, but it is still necessary to give him a beating and give him a warning. After all, he lost three boats without making any achievements."
Bao Youzhi thought that when he first entered the army, he was often beaten by Liu Dahai.
Now he is considered an old man. It is finally his turn to beat others.
"Then what should we do with their fleet?"
"I think we should simply let them be responsible for cleaning up the scattered Da Ying warships and merchant ships. Now the Da Ying Navy still has at least a dozen warships scattered outside, which will pose a certain degree of threat to our rear. If we want to attack Ceylon, we will have to
At this time, we must continue to transport supplies from the rear."
"We must clear out all the large warships in the entire Bay of Bengal now. With the speed of their torpedo boats, as long as they find each other, they will basically not let go."
"Okay, I agree, let's do it."
"By the way, Commander Du, be careful of the Dutch. They seem to be very low-key now. I don't know what their plans are behind the scenes."
"The president wants to keep them first. I really don't know what the purpose is. The little Dutch East India Company was destroyed in a matter of minutes."
"Hey...Commander Bao, you don't have enough political consciousness. The president has always wanted to control the war with China, not with the whole of Europe. Now we are at war with China, and then we will continue to trade with other countries in Europe. Isn't that right?"
better."
"They will also be happy to make money while watching us weaken the Great Empire. Don't look at it. They all seem to be the younger brothers of the Great Empire. In fact, many European countries hate the Great Empire to death. So they must be careful when fighting.
Try to avoid harming ships of other countries."
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