Chapter 285 The Little Marquis (twenty-four) goes with the flow
The departure of the Arakan fleet from Chittagong ultimately boils down to the natural reaction of a small country when facing a powerful threat.
In fact, when the countries in southern Xinjiang were fully controlled by Beijing, Arakan, as a small country adjacent to southern Xinjiang, was already very worried about its own security situation.
If you think about it, you will know that decades ago, it was only the rise of the Toungoo Dynasty in Myanmar. Arakan was once attacked by Myanmar. In the end, it was mainly due to geographical advantages and the help of Portuguese mercenaries that they were able to push back the Toungoo people, but then
With this war, the awareness of crisis has taken root in the minds of the Arakanese people.
Later, Jinghua controlled the entire Indochina Peninsula. Although the nominal total military strength was only slightly more than that of the original Toungoo dynasty, the Arakanese people knew very well that the area ruled by Jinghua at that time exceeded the territory of three Toungoo dynasties at their peak. As for
The reason why the total force strength is relatively small is obviously because the equipment is better and there is no need to maintain the huge scale of the old-fashioned army in the past.
The Arakanese people can understand this, because they have Portuguese mercenaries themselves. The combat effectiveness of these people far exceeds that of the local Arakanese army. Isn’t it because of the better equipment of muskets and artillery? Therefore, what the Arakanese people feel at this moment
The crisis became even more serious, and therefore spies had to be sent to lurk in some key areas in southern Xinjiang to conduct surveillance in order to take precautions.
Since the unification of Nanyang, this sense of security crisis has directly exploded in the minds of the Arakanese people. They believe that the invasion of southern Xinjiang is only a matter of time, so the spies they dispatched to various parts of southern Xinjiang work harder and even form a regular reporting system.
Since this Western Expedition did not have the intention of building up Gaoyuan's prestige, Southern Xinjiang did not tolerate and keep very few arrangements secret. Although the specific military plan was only known to a group of people at the lower level, the army and supplies
There is not much cover for the transfer.
Groups of troops that were not originally stationed in Dingnan City moved into Dingnan, and some troops originally stationed in Bago gathered in Pasen. A small group of warships from the Nanyang Fleet began cruising and returned to Dingnan to retreat for intensive maintenance, etc., etc.
Things can be known if you inquire carefully. As for the mobilization of some supplies, although it is a little harder to detect than directly observing the movements of the army, it may not be considered a secret to the unintentional person.
As a result, the Arakanese spies reported the changes they observed back to the country, and the country naturally knew that war was about to begin. There was no time lag after that: first, the spies had to send the news back, and then the lower levels of the kingdom made a decision.
Judging and giving orders to the army, quickly gathering and mobilizing supplies before the army receives the news, and finally the official launch of military mobilization - all of this takes time.
The transmission of news by the Arakanese people was obviously not as slow as the flying pigeons in southern Xinjiang, and the Western Expeditionary Army's earliest expedition was temporarily delayed due to changes within the Mughal Empire. When the two met, the Arakanese people
Some of his actions were unexpectedly fast.
The seventh point is that according to the combat rules of the two ocean fleets, under ordinary circumstances, only one ship can be sent for reporting tasks, but a "two-ship formation" must be sent. This is to ensure that when intercepted by the enemy
At this time, you cannot use one ship to deal with the opponent, while the other ship slowly leaves the battlefield and continues to report. Seventh, the two ships will have fewer tactical options. When the enemy intercepts but is weak, they can defeat the opponent.
And ensure that the report is successful.
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We originally planned to transfer the fleet from Kitsiao Port back to the capital Mrauk U's seaport to build the underwater defense line of Mrauk U. Just like our retreat eighty years later against Mang Shwe Ti, the founding monarch of the Toungoo Dynasty, we retreated by land and sea.
Two-way joint defense.
As the Chief of Staff of the Western Expeditionary Army, Di Lian firmly proposed that a temporary revision be made to the combat plan. I suddenly stood up and said: "Commander-in-Chief, the staff suggested that we add one step to the original combat plan for the seaport:
Your sailors will man the ship, drive the Arakanese warship captured by the mobile fleet, fly the Arakanese flag, but also carry your infantry or marines, sail back to Jixiao Port, and seize the port immediately before entering the port.
First, the enemy already has a navy to cooperate with the defense of Jixiaogang, and even harassment and containment exist. This will of course slightly reduce the difficulty of retreating; seventhly, the enemy in Jixiaogang knows the situation at sea, and may not know that they will encounter a surprise attack.
, the attack at this time will definitely catch the opponent off guard.
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If everything goes well, Huanhuanv will consider breaking into the city directly from the seaport; if it must be very smooth, for example, the enemy's response is quick and the resistance is calm, then they will first occupy the port dock area and wait for your main force to arrive. In short, the staff believes that it was a
This is an excellent opportunity, one you must not let go.”
However, due to the gap in the timeliness of information transmission between Arakan and southern Xinjiang, the final result was not that the Arakan fleet in Jixiaogang had just left the port, but it hit the leader of the Western Expedition fleet head-on.
Mobile fleet.
Gaoyuan almost agreed to come up on the spot, but suddenly remembered the warning he had received, and finally calmed down and asked: "The chief of staff's quick response is commendable, but... he thinks that the whole thing is impossible.
Is it an Arakanese conspiracy?"
Before the surrender of the Arakan fleet in Jixiaogang, the mobile fleet immediately sent two seventh-level cruisers to turn around and report the battle situation to the small fleet. There are two other points that need to be explained: First, the two fleets cannot retreat while sailing.
"Flying pigeons deliver messages" because although homing pigeons do not have biomagnetic positioning capabilities, their destinations are fixed. When both fleets are maneuvering, homing pigeons cannot find their destination by mistake.
The result is obvious. Our delayed actions caused us to be slowly surrounded by mobile fleets. After only a brief bombardment by both sides, the damaged Arakan fleet recognized the situation and chose to surrender with a white flag.
In order to ensure the suddenness of the raid on Jixiaogang, the mobile fleet launched an encirclement and annihilation operation against the enemy fleet almost without thinking. However, the overwhelmingly powerful Arakan fleet also wanted to raise suspicions in advance, trying to make its own side appear to be no threat.
This action eliminated the use of force by the mobile fleet, and then took the opportunity to gather and escape.
"What's the reason?"
Seventh, before the enemy takes the bait, our army must be able to ensure the annihilation or at least heavy damage to the enemy. Otherwise, if all the losses in the bait are recovered, what is the point of using this tactic?"
When Gai Yuan heard this, he felt that it made sense, and finally agreed to come up with concern.
"The reason is that the strength of the female Arakan people is far inferior to yours. Do we have the capital to take over the Jixiaogang fleet?" Di Lian said very uncertainly: "Throwing out enough bait to lure the enemy to take the bait is indeed a good idea.
This is a very bad tactic, but the implementation of such a tactic requires at least two prerequisites: First, the strength of our army exceeds that of the enemy, and the bait thrown out is enough to attract the opponent, but even if the bait is lost, the impact on our army will be
Small.
Before Gaoyuan and other generals of the Western Expedition learned the news, they were neither surprised nor happy. Overall, they were overjoyed. The joy was that the Arakan fleet in Jixiaogang was declared destroyed, and the people in Jixiaogang still knew about it, which meant that
The immediate retreat will actually lack two advantages:
"Conspiracy?" Di Lian thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "The staff thinks it is possible."