Even under normal circumstances, the commander of the Dutch Asia Fleet, Mousni, had no right to let the Far East Fleet enter Belawan Harbor because he needed to ask the Dutch authorities for instructions. However, everything was in vain because of this sudden naval battle.
The person who caused the outbreak was Li Ningyu, because he personally commanded this temporary fleet in the Far East, because he was the supreme commander of the Far East!
Since his rebirth in the 19th century, Li Ningyu has always put the reorganization of the cause of hundreds of millions of descendants of Yan and Huang at the top of his heart. Therefore, after his victory in the Sino-Japanese War of 1891-1895, he immediately moved to Africa. In this part of Africa
On the barren land, miracles were created one after another, allowing the African people to see the greatness of the descendants of Yan and Huang.
Later, after he had a lovely wife and daughter, he still devoted all his energy to the cause of strengthening the Far East. From 1883 to 1901, in twenty years, Li Ningyu traveled around the world, never doing anything for himself.
After pursuing a little bit of self-interest, it was not until the Far East successfully resisted the Allied Forces war that the Far East gained a strong foundation, and Li Ningyu's new attitude relaxed slightly.
However, during the long period of trying to turn the tide, Li Ningyu still developed the character of a overlord to some extent. This was very different from his original character, but according to his mental age, he was already fifty years old at this time, so
At that age where he has a strong desire to control, Li Ningyu was very angry after seeing the message from the Dutch Asia Fleet that it was anchored within five nautical miles.
Therefore, in the command room of the fleet's flagship, the battleship Yiyang, Li Ningyu was looking at the chart and communicating with the military staff and others on the side: "How about it, has there been any news from the intelligence team deployed in Indonesia?
, what is the strength of the Dutch Asiatic Fleet?".
"Report! The information from the intelligence team is not very certain. This is what the Indonesian intelligence team said in the cable. The Dutch Asia Fleet has a total of three squadrons. According to past situation analysis, the No. 1 squadron deployed in the Belawan harbor area should be
The first squadron has two 10,000-ton old-fashioned steam turbine battleships, three 5,000-ton cruisers, five 3,500-ton destroyers, and about 15 1,500-ton frigates and torpedo ships!" The naval staff officer on the side looked at his hands.
The message was spelled accurately.
"Well, okay, I know. Now go and confirm how soon the Seawolf submarine formation of the South China Sea Fleet can arrive!"
"Yes!" After listening to the staff officer's answer, Li Ningyu gave a new order. At this time, under the personal command of deputy captain Zheng Long, all the ships in the temporary fleet in the Far East slowed down.
Traveling at only one-fifth of the speed.
But at this moment, Li Ningyu turned around and asked Zheng Long: "Xiaolong, are you familiar with Indonesia?".
"It's familiar! Chairman, what do you want to know?"
Although Zheng Long is Li Ningyu's assistant and the deputy captain of the fleet this time, Zheng Long has just followed Li Ningyu, so his title is different from Li Xihua and others. However, Li Ningyu did not struggle with this issue.
Instead, he nodded and said: "Okay, Xiaolong, please give a key introduction to the situation in Belawan Harbor and nearby waters!".
"yes!"
After a crisp agreement, Zheng Long, the deputy captain of the fleet, immediately walked to the chart, glanced at everyone, and began to work on the chart while introducing: "Belawan Harbor.
, it is the main port in the northwest region of Indonesia. The main nature of its port is a strait estuary port, and it is also a basic port. It is located at the mouth of the Nunaun River on the northeast coast of Sumatra Island in northwest Indonesia!"
"Located on the northwest side of the Strait of Malacca, it is one of the main ports in Sumatra. It is mainly used for the export of Indonesian palm oil, rubber and coffee. The port is in a tropical rainforest climate with an annual average temperature of 15~27C. It is a semi-diurnal tidal port.
The difference in average tide height is about 1.5 meters. Inside the port area, there are 8 main berths, the coastline is about 2,200 meters long, and the maximum water depth in the port is 10 meters!"
"The deepest is only 10 meters?" When he heard Zheng Long introduce the water depth of Belawan Harbor, Li Ningyu couldn't help but frown, because the Far East, whether it was a mini battleship or several renovated large battleships, had a very deep draft.
Both are 8 meters, and if the Far East Z-2 attack submarine operates in a harbor with a maximum water depth of only 10 meters, it will be very passive because it is almost exposed under the ship's artillery.
But Zheng Long seemed to be very familiar with the situation at Belawan Port, so he definitely nodded and said: "Report to the Chairman, the maximum water depth of Belawan Port is only 10 meters. Although Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the world, Belawan
Because Belawan Port is a semi-man-made port, the water depth has always been the weakness of Belawan Port, but it also provides a natural barrier for Belawan Port, because even if it attacks Belawan Port, too large ships cannot enter!
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"What if we order the fleet to break through?"
"Then it is very likely to be stranded!" Li Ningyu asked, and received an immediate reply from Zheng Long. Now, in addition to the uneven strength of the fleet, another major problem was placed in front of Li Ningyu.
According to the intelligence team dispatched to Indonesia in the Far East, the Dutch Asian Fleet is a large fleet, and the First Squadron is the main strength of the Dutch Asian Fleet, so it has two large battleships and three medium-sized cruisers, with a total tonnage of
It is estimated to be at least 80,000 tons. If you want to completely defeat it, it seems impossible to rely solely on Li Ningyu's fleet of more than ten ships, not to mention the natural location where coastal forts and submarines cannot attack.
Advantage.
But according to Li Ningyu's character, will he give up so easily?
Of course not, but everything needs to be considered in the long term. Then Li Ningyu and others launched various deployments and deductions in the command room. Judging from the firepower configuration of the ships, this temporary fleet led by Li Ningyu, the main warship
There are three mini battleships, followed by six old cruisers, and the rest are light destroyers and frigates. If fighting outside the harbor, the small ships are almost useless.
If the First Squadron of the Dutch Asian Fleet does not take the initiative to leave the port, the battleships and cruisers of the Far East will not be able to enter the harbor to attack, and will also be attacked by coastal forts. Everything seems to be very unfavorable to the Far East, so what lies in front of Li Ningyu
There are only two options. The first is to find a way to lure the Dutch fleet out of the harbor and then launch a full-scale attack. However, it seems that it is difficult to lure the Dutch fleet out of the harbor. Then the second option is to launch an attack outside the harbor first.
A pursuit ensued as they entered the harbor.
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