In the process of dispatching the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet and formulating the battle plan, the Far East Yellow Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet had already made full preparations for the battle and had begun repairs and maintenance on all warships to provide sufficient supplies for all sailors participating in the war.
The vacation time is used to recharge and wait for the arrival of the enemy.
After the naval battles in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, all sailors and officers of the two Far Eastern fleets returned to the fleet and immediately conducted intense training and exercises. At the same time, according to the judgment of Liu Qinghui, Commander-in-Chief of the Far Eastern Navy, the French fleet was most likely to divide its forces into two groups.
All the way to attack Vung Tau Harbor, the other part is patrolling the South China Sea to provide security for another attack fleet.
In this regard, Liu Qinghui formulated a corresponding combat plan, which was to deploy all the submarine formations of the Far East Navy 50 nautical miles outside the Vung Tau seaport, and at the same time send the South China Sea Fleet to guard the Vung Tau Port, while the main force of the Far East Navy, the Yellow Sea Fleet, faced off against the patrolling fleet.
The French fleet, therefore, the main warships of the Far East Navy and the French Navy, began to assemble along the coast near Vung Tau Port in the South China Sea, approaching, and waiting for the best opportunity.
At the same time, the Far East Army in South Asia also began to gather in the peripheral areas of Vung Tau Port, mainly stationed in Xin'an, Xining, and Hyundai, completely abandoning the defensive positions in Phnom Penh. It was during such an important period that a major event happened.
That is the conflict between Britain and France, but all this is caused by the arrogance of the French authorities and Li Ningyu's secret operations. France also had to divide 150,000 troops to retreat to the northern region to prevent the invasion of the British army because of the British troops.
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Another point is that the long-distance Second Army, under the command of Li Xihua, finally arrived at the junction of the mainland and Vietnam after the Battle of Phnom Penh. However, Li Xihua received a strict order from Li Ningyu soon after, and the Second Army, which was originally preparing to rest,
The Second Army immediately continued to advance southward and did not start to rest until it entered the border area between Vietnam and Laos. However, it formed an offensive trend from north to south with the British troops coming from Burma and India.
After obtaining the combat plan of the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet, the Far East Navy Fleet immediately mined the sea lanes where the French fleet might pass, and also organized a surveillance squadron, forming a huge intelligence and early warning system with a depth of more than 220 kilometers. It can be seen that the Far East Navy
, has made preparations for battle in the South China Sea.
As for the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet, due to the inability to refuel in neutral countries and waiting for the cooperation of the colonial forces in South Asia, after the last coaling at sea, each warship had enough fuel to travel 500 nautical miles. French Navy Marshal Rogers ordered the start of
The plan to attack Vung Tau Port was implemented, but at this time the French warships were basically severely overloaded. In addition, during this period, a mutiny occurred in the Pacific Fleet, but it was suppressed by Rogers.
On September 9, 1900, the first squadron of the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet, that is, the Pacific Fleet, began to enter the sea area 150 kilometers from Vung Tau Harbor. The Battle of Vung Tau in the South China Sea War planned by France broke out, which was also a prelude to the famous South China Sea War.
The Far East and French navies each have 24 main armored battleships and 87 armored cruisers, but the Far East only has 27 and France has 60.
However, the Far East has four submarine fleets and 60 attack submarines, and the Far East Navy warships, whether battleships or cruisers, are faster than the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet, with an average speed of 20-22 knots, while the average speed of French warships is only
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The Far East battleships also have an advantage. The Far East battleships and cruisers can fire 330 shells per minute, which is a total weight of 219 tons of shells, while the French battleships can only fire a maximum of 434 rounds, 259 tons, because in terms of the number of battleships on both sides, the Far East
Less than France's 60 battleships.
In addition, the Far East has an advantage in the number of destroyers and torpedo ships. After all, the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet is an ocean-going fleet. Unlike the Far East, which is completely local combat, of course there is a worse thing, that is the French High Seas Fleet.
After more than 20 days of voyage, all the soldiers and officers of the fleet were very tired, not to mention the panicked French Pacific Fleet.
It is because of this situation that the sailors and observers of the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet were inattentive and unable to pay attention to reconnaissance, and their early warning capabilities declined during operations in the Far East. However, the captains of the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet only knew that based on the past
According to the law, the main focus is to attack the opponent's flagship in the Far East.
In this way, the deputy captain of the Yellow Sea Fleet, Deng Shichang, personally led the main battleships of the Yellow Sea Fleet, 4 armored battleships, 4 heavy cruisers, 16 destroyers, and 16 torpedo ships, and waited in hiding 160 nautical miles west of Vung Tau Harbor, while the Yellow Sea Fleet
Chang Huang Tao personally commanded the flagship, but the strength of the two fleets was equally divided, which also gave the Yellow Sea Fleet enough room for maneuver during the battle.
Therefore, no matter in terms of preparations or the advantages possessed by both sides, the French fleet could not keep up with the Far East. Moreover, according to the international law at the time, warships from both warring parties were not allowed to berth in the ports of neutral countries. This rule later became
This directly caused a huge disaster to the French fleet, because the South China Sea was controlled by the Far East, and of course the Dutch Indonesia.
Just like this, at 9 o'clock in the evening on September 9, 1900, the Second Squadron of the French Expeditionary Combined Fleet and the Pacific Fleet entered a place 50 nautical miles away from the harbor while heading to Vung Tau, where the Far East was deployed.
The first maritime warning defense line, consisting of 38 Z-2 attack submarines composed of 3 attack submarine formations, took the lead in launching 76 355mm high-explosive torpedoes at the Pacific Fleet.
The High Seas Fleet, which is responsible for protecting the French Pacific Fleet, was also discovered by a small reconnaissance motorboat of the Far East Yellow Sea Fleet. Subsequently, the Far East carried out uninterrupted tracking and monitoring at a certain long distance, and reported the situation to the fleet command center by radio in a timely manner.
At the same time, the French colonial army marched towards the Vung Tau area. They were attacked by the Far East Army in the peripheral areas of Vung Tau seaport, Xin'an, Tay Ninh, and Hyundai. Then surrounding the Vung Tau seaport, the Vung Tau sea and land battle broke out.
However, at this time, the French High Seas Fleet was not attacked by the Far East. Instead, the Pacific Fleet and the colonial forces on land had already joined forces with the Far East navy and army, especially those stationed in Xin'an, Xining, and Modern Three.
During the ground battle there, the reconnaissance motorboat that had been following and monitoring the French High Seas Fleet reported the strength, course, speed and formation of the French High Seas Fleet to the commander of the Yellow Sea Fleet, Huang Tao.
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