Chapter 285 Little Marquis (15) comes to see you again
At this point, the tasks of the army and the navy seemed to have been assigned, but Ruan Fuze, deputy commander of the Western Expedition Fleet and commander of the mobile fleet, suddenly said: "Commander, I have a question I would like to ask."
The word "ask for advice" is sometimes used with the opposite meaning of the literal meaning, but Ruan Fuze does not seem to have the opposite meaning here. Gao Yuan nodded slightly: "Commander Ruan, please ask."
Ruan Fuze pointed to a few places on the map hanging on the wall and gestured: "The entire country of Arakan is along the coast, and the inland depth is not very deep. In terms of our maritime advantages, whether it is Chittagong in the northwest or in the middle
Mrauk U, the royal capital, was actually easily captured by our army through a joint land and sea attack.
Considering our army's strategy, it is understandable that Chittagong was captured first instead of Mrauk-U. However, the island mentioned by the commander just now - Gudubudiya Island, is located between Mrauk-U and Chittagong.
Offshore is another base for Portuguese mercenaries.
The Portuguese mercenaries are pirates, and they must have warships and sailors under their command. It is difficult to ensure that our fleet will not be discovered by them when it heads north to Chittagong. The mobile fleet led by the humble position is the forerunner of the army. If we encounter this group of Portuguese pirate mercenaries
Do we need to destroy the warship on the spot to prevent it from informing Mrauk U of our troops’ movements? Or do we need to pursue and destroy the Gudubudiya Island?”
Gao Yuan did not answer immediately this time. Instead, he looked at the map and began to think. However, he did not just think and speak. He glanced at the generals at the same time and said: "If you have any suggestions, just tell me."
Since the conversation was about naval affairs, Xu Yu, the commander of the Nanyang Fleet and the commander of the Western Expedition Fleet, had to speak: "The Portuguese pirate mercenaries have maintained a cooperative relationship with the Arakanese for decades. Although they are not the same group,
But after all, we have a deep friendship. If those mercenaries reported the whereabouts of your army to Mrauk-U, it should be possible."
Those words can be regarded as the elder learned that Ruan Fuze's worries are unreasonable. Then Takagi continued: "As for how to deal with the unexpected encounter with those Portuguese pirate mercenaries, I thought it would be best to sink them under the sea. If they don't slip through the net,
If the fish escapes back to the ancient island, your fleet can be divided into a small part to pursue it, or at best destroy its ship in the port.
As long as the ship of the Ministry is destroyed, we will be too worried about us informing Mrauk U. After all, the Chief of Staff just now has not guaranteed that Cathay Harbor will be taken within one day. Calculating the time, those Portuguese pirate mercenaries only need
If we can deliver the news to Mrauk U within eight days of discovering your fleet, the news will lose its timeliness and become meaningless."
Gao Jing knew little about naval warfare. He had only heard some stories from several naval admirals who had gone north to the capital to report on their duties. However, he did not know much about naval warfare, so he could only nod his head when he heard the words of Gao Mu, an authority on naval warfare.
For example: Each seventh-level cruiser has a tonnage of 1,000 tons (2,000 materials), one deck of guns, 42 artillery pieces of various types, and a crew of 288. The 288 people include the Marine Corps. Usually when a seventh-level cruiser is equipped with a Marine Corps, the Marine Corps
The team will probably have between 80-200 people.
Di Muba raised his chin and said: "Although I dare say that I can seize the island in one day, I dare say that it only takes one day to occupy the only Portuguese mercenary port under the island. Otherwise, I will show you my head."
Although Gao Jing is familiar with naval warfare, he still has a long history of naval organization, so he doesn’t believe in the credibility of Omuhachi’s words. In other words, I think the plan is too timid. I frowned slightly and asked
Said: "Even if you give him seven eighth-level battleships, the Marine Corps only has 1,200 people. Does he mean to use that few people to take over the ancient island?"
Speaking of which, Ogihachi's statement of "gathering seven battleships" at this time was not too precise. According to the standard of "seven ships", based on the configuration of this Western Expedition, it must be seven seventh-level cruisers, because
The Marine Corps is not at full strength, probably less than 600 people.
The origins of the names of the two seventh-class battleships are very complicated. The latter is to commemorate the key battle "Battle of Toungoo City" where Huang Zhiting pacified Burma. The former is to commemorate Huang Zhiting. Liu Xin defeated the white prince Naresuan of Siam and pacified
The "Battle of Sukhothai" in Siam.
However, depending on the combat mission, battleships cannot be "overloaded". For example, an eighth-level battleship can be equipped with a minimum of 800 marines, and a seventh-level battleship can be equipped with a minimum of 1,000 marines - of course, it is usually fully loaded.
This is especially true when Marines are sent ashore at close range, and this usually occurs when the opponent has a weak navy that may pose a threat to one's own side.
However, at this moment, the deputy chief of staff of the Nanyang Fleet and the chief of staff of the Western Expedition Fleet, Takagi Hachi, did not refuse to meet. I said: "That arrangement is certainly safe, but it would be more cowardly to think that it is too humble. According to subsequent intelligence, Portugal
The number of human mercenaries is not small. Even if we include our servant army, the total number is between eight and seven thousand. Their ships are also small, about seventy or so, and the small ones are all big ships, so-called
The Caravel and only about eight Clark's dinghies."
Ogihachi immediately became energetic and said: "Your Western Expedition fleet is a hundred times larger than the enemy, and the artillery is retreated earlier than the Spanish and Portuguese countries. Why do you just drive those pirates off the island? This matter was helped by our brothers in the Army.
As long as we gather seven warships, we can use the marines to land on the island and clear it before sinking its ships, completely wiping out the Portuguese mercenaries and eliminating the previous trouble forever."
Ogihachi laughed and said: "Commander, don't be so surprised. In fact, we need battleships. Seven first-class cruisers are enough."
After a comparison, Xu Yu understood, nodded, and asked: "What is his so-called bolder idea?"
Who is Takagi? In the battle when Low Pragmatic conquered Annam and the navy retreated from the sea into the Red River to surprise Thang Long, the fleet was not followed by Takagi. Therefore, in terms of qualifications in the navy, I am afraid I cannot be called the first.
people.
The seventh-level battleship has a tonnage of 2,000 tons (4,000 tons), eight decks of guns, 88 artillery pieces of various types, a capacity of 580 people, and a Marine Corps of 480-720 people.
Perhaps because he was worried that Gao Jing was too understanding, Omuhachi immediately added after finishing his words: "The latter requires at most seven ships to equal the tonnage of the next armed transport ship, and the former is usually equivalent to the armed transport ship."
The eighth-level battleship has a tonnage of 1,600 tons (3,200 tons), two decks of guns, 72 artillery pieces of various types, and a capacity of 460 people. The equipped marines are usually around 300-550 people.
Gao Jing was really too suspicious, so he said: "Oh? There is a joke in the army, Chief of Staff Muba is going to make a mistake."
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It must be seven first-level cruisers, so the Marine Corps has about 800 people; for eighth-level battleships, the Marine Corps has about 1,200 people; for seventh-level battleships...oh, there are seven seventh-level battleships, only two in total.
——They are the small fleet flagship "Taungoo City" and the mobile fleet flagship "Sukhothai".
Why is it talking about a first-class battleship? Because there is no planning, and there is no construction - mainly because it is too expensive, and in addition, low pragmatism believes that in hindsight, such a giant ship with a single mission is still needed.
.Complexity does not mean that the cost-effectiveness ratio is too good. The construction blueprints for the first-class battleships were not broken a few years ago, but they were just lying around and gathering dust.
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The two ocean fleets in Beijing and China do not even have marines. Armed transport ships, especially those carrying marines, are only equipped with professional warships. The number of marines on each ship is the same according to the level of the warship.
, and it doesn’t float either.
The first-class cruiser has a tonnage of 1,200 tons (2,400 tons), two decks of guns, 52 artillery pieces of various types, and a crew of 346. When equipped with marines, the number of marines is particularly between 140-300.
