After receiving the signal from the flagship, Pilenovic immediately became excited. He shouted immediately:
"Trevala, Scandania, the Roland of the gate is responsible for attacking the coastal artillery positions, Elizabeth, Rose, Olandon, and Moscow cleared me a clearance on the coast.
So that the brothers of the Army will come ashore, and the Neville, Kuravic, and Butov will attack the coastal extension!"
Each of the ten battleships of the forward was assigned a mission by Pilenovic. After obtaining the mission, these battleships were immediately divided into three parts. The three battleships in the front immediately stood out and approached the coast. They were responsible.
Extend the attack echelon.
"Boom boom boom boom............!"
A series of explosions made the entire Bay of Riga seem to be boiling, and several shells that were tested on the sea near the shore caused a huge wave. After the Berenovic fleet opened fire,
Ushakov immediately ordered all warships to approach the coast as quickly as possible and bombard the city of Riga!
In just over a dozen minutes, the port of Riga had completely turned into a sea of fire. Although the ten warships of the Forward Army were modified from merchant ships, the smallest of these warships, the Trivala, was equipped with more than 30 artillery pieces.
Although not all artillery can be used, the fifteen artillery on the left side of the Trivala were fully utilized.
In the first round of attack, the Riga Coast Defense Fortifications controlled by Pilenovic had been completely turned into ruins. More than a dozen artillery pieces arranged by Kutuzov on the port were bombed into the sky before they could be used.
"What's going on! Where did the sound of cannons come from!"
The huge cannon sounded quickly shocked the entire city of Riga, and Kutuzov, who was sleeping soundly, was inevitably awakened. No one answered Kutuzov's question, because he was the only one in his room at this moment.
Kutuzov immediately jumped off the bed and rushed to the floor-to-ceiling window of the room, where he could effectively see most of the blocks in Riga. The port area was just enough for people standing in front of the window to see.
"Oh, God!"
When he opened the curtains, Kutuzov called out to God, and saw that thick black smoke had already emerged in the most prosperous port block in Riga, and at the same time, explosions and life-saving sounds kept coming.
It made Kutuzov deeply doubt whether he was dreaming.
"General! General... General! No, the port was attacked by an unknown fleet!"
Just as Kutuzov was about to rush out, Kulickov suddenly broke in. At this moment, the identity of the nobleman could not be seen on the body of the general Kulickov. His scarlet eyes were messy.
Her hair and even her clothes were twisted.
"I already know, come with me quickly. Let the 25th Regiment and the 27th Regiment reinforce the port direction immediately!"
As he said that, Kutuzov did not stop. Instead, he walked out faster. Seeing Kutuzov like this, Kulickov had to follow Kutuzov's pace and walk out.
Just when Kutuzov was dispatching troops to reinforce the Riga port, the main force of the Baltic Fleet led by Ushakov had entered the attack position, and forty or fifty warships lined up in a row, basically blocking the entire Riga port's sea surface.
The artillery fire that bombarded Riga became even more intense.
Soon, the forward of Pilenovic cleared a clearing on the left side of the Riga port, and all the buildings originally on this open space were bombarded into powder by artillery.
"God of General, the Mikhail sent a signal, and they asked whether to arrange for small boats to transport soldiers to land."
"No, let them wait, it's not the best time yet!"
After saying that, Ushakov raised the telescope he carried with him.
The main reason why Ushakov did not allow the army to land is that Ushakov believes that it is not the best time to land in Riga now. You must know that the fleet bombardment of Riga has caused such a big noise. I believe Kutuzov is absolutely
He will not sit still and wait for death, he will definitely send people to support him.
If the army is sent to land at this moment, it will inevitably be attacked by Madam Kutuzo, and the fleet may also have to worry about these troops not being able to exert their firepower advantages.
So in Ushakov's view, the most important thing to do now is to try to kill Kutuzov's men, rather than just thinking about landing. Even if the landing is successful, it leaves the range of the naval guns, these 8,000 people
Whether the soldiers can withstand Kutuzov's counterattack is still an unknown number.
Kutuzov did not arrive at the port in person. He stopped in the center of Riga. It was not that he did not want to reach the port, but that he had all been placed into the Baltic Fleet's ships from the central block of Riga.
Within the range of the cannon.
"Damn it, where did this enemy come from!"
"God of General, there are only a handful of enemies in the Baltic Sea area that can have firepower, only Sweden, Prussia and Paul. According to the hostility towards our army, I think it is Paul's Baltic Fleet."
Seeing the anger on Kutuzov's face, Kulickov stood aside and analyzed.
"Have the 25th and 27th Regiments arrived at their location?"
"God of General, just now the news came from the 25th Regiment that they could not reinforce now, the road to the port has been blocked by enemy artillery fire, and they have lost one-third of their people, Colonel Haveneller said
If the charge is ordered, it may cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers."
"What is Haveneller doing? Can't he, the regiment commander, still subdue the soldiers? He gave him the order, if I can't hear the news that his troops arrived at the port within an hour, the entire 25th Regiment would
I will be punished the most severely!”
As he said that, Kutuzov thought secretly. There were 20,000 people stationed in Riga, and 3,000 of these 20,000 people stationed on Salema Island. In this way, there were only 17,000 in Riga.
Of course, these seventeen thousand people cannot be stationed in Riga, so there are ten thousand people stationed outside Riga.
There are only five regiments and seven thousand people in Riga City, and there are two regiments originally deployed in the port. Judging from the degree of firepower, if the enemy knows the information, the two regiments may be in danger. After such a rule, Riga
There are only three regiments left in the city that can be used to support the port, and the 25th and 27th Regiments are one of these three regiments.
Now that the Twenty Regiment has encountered such a difficult situation, I am afraid that the Twenty-Seventh Regiment will not be much better. After all, the enemy uses artillery to cover all valuable targets within the range. In this way, if...
.....
"Immediately send an order to General Benin outside the city, and I want him to lead everyone to support him immediately, tell him to be as fast as possible, and send a message to Salema Island immediately, I want the defenders on the island from now on
Start bombarding all targets that appear in sight!
At this moment, Kutuzov and everyone in the room seemed to hear the whistling sound of wind coming from his ears. When he heard this sound, Kutuzov's face changed drastically, and he shouted anxiously:
"Enemy attack!!!"
As soon as the two words fell to the ground, Kutuzov and others felt a shaking wave, and the whole house seemed to be a little uncontrollably and began to shake.
"God General, please transfer immediately. The enemy's artillery fire is too fierce. Please leave immediately!"
Kutuzov shook the dust on his head, and at this moment, Kulickov leaned against his ear and persuaded his general to retreat, but Kutuzov's persuasion
Husband obviously didn't hear him.
"What are you running? We are not cowards. Do you think we will lose in the hands of Paul's dog legs? I am Kutuzov! I will send all the soldiers over immediately, and I will defend Riga to the death!"
Kutuzov's words caused a burst of shouts, and suddenly a thunder flashed through Kutuzov's mind, and he suddenly thought of a fatal problem.
The navy is different from the army. The strength of the navy does not rely on the strong body of the soldiers like the army. The navy relies on the strong ships and guns of warships. It can be said that in terms of the quality of individual soldiers, the navy is definitely slightly inferior to the army.
, but if we talk about weapons and equipment, the army will definitely not be able to beat the navy.
A powerful warship roams the sea, it is a fortress, which is not easy to break. It has dozens of large-caliber naval guns, which are enough to allow anyone to go to the Western Paradise.
world.
Now it seems that the port is in full swing, but according to the report of his subordinates, Kutuzov has not yet obtained an accurate task plan for the other party, but no matter what, Paul's Baltic Fleet is parked there, and obviously if there is no
With enough benefits, Paul would definitely not be able to send out his big toys.
"Damn the navy, their gun caliber is not only several times stronger than ours, but even its power is several times stronger. How can I fight this battle? I'm afraid my army will be exhausted before we can arrive in front of the enemy!"
"Wait, it's all consumed?...... By the way!"
Let the 25th and 27th Regiments withdraw immediately, and all the land rights that the enemy bombarded will be retreated to me. They are consuming our strength!
"General, our large number of supplies and vaults are in the neighborhoods near the port, right?"
Kulichkov had to immediately remind Kutuzov. In order to facilitate transportation, the military supplies warehouse next to the port was chosen by Kutuzov himself.
"Don't care, don't care. Now, pull people out and push all the cannons here to wait for my order!"