On the bridge of the Zhenyang, Admiral Li Haiping of the Second Fleet supported his back with one hand and held a telescope in the other. He looked at the rising sun on the sea in the distance. He couldn't help but feel so proud that he wanted to say something to "leave it in history".
Suffering from not having much ink in my stomach, I had no choice but to put down the idea of reciting a poem. I was holding back my words like "I'll come, I'll see, I win." Finally, I just said:
"Jeju Island has been an inalienable territory of our country since ancient times."
After finishing speaking, he ordered without replying:
"record!"
The female orderly standing behind him quickly wrote down his words in her notebook.
After saying this sentence, I felt that it was not interesting enough. I was just waiting to think of another original sentence. The lookout post reported: "10 nautical miles directly ahead of Jeju Island." I quickly picked up the telescope and observed the sea surface.
The sea is calm and calm, the surrounding sea is vast expanse of blue waves, a large emerald green island lies on the sea, and Halla Mountain is vaguely visible.
In the sea area as far as the eye can see, there is almost no ship, only a few fishing boats. Seeing such a huge fleet approaching, they all fled away.
Li Haiping took a deep breath of the fresh sea breeze in the morning, and then looked at the huge fleet following behind him, and a sense of intoxication emerged spontaneously. Now he is also a majestic fleet admiral. I think back then, he was in Changhua Fort with dozens of naturalized civilian naval commanders.
It is unbearable to look back on the sight of staring at the stars, counting the stars and looking at the moon at night, and fishing and hunting during the day.
Although this period of time was difficult, it also gave him enough political capital. Moreover, the extremely boring life also made him regain his original enthusiasm for taking the military academy and studied naval tactics textbooks. Led by Wen Desi, a group of
A group of former naval officers and naval enthusiasts in the Senate considered that the weapons and tactics of the new navy were different from those of the old time and space, and compiled a "Naval Drill Code" and "Naval Drill Code" based on British and German naval materials in the late 19th century.
"Navy Elementary Tactics Reader" is used as a textbook for training new navy officers.
In the plan, Li Haiping is just a corporal in the navigation department. He is completely different from authentic naval officers like Chen Haiyang and Mingqiu. In a sense, he will not get seasick except that he will not get seasick on board the ship. He is more familiar with naval terminology and the situation on the ship.
Apart from that, they are actually no different from veteran naval officers like Li Di who are former naval enthusiasts. In terms of depth of understanding of naval tactics and strategies, they may not be as good as these armchair naval enthusiasts. Needless to say, just
Regarding the characteristics of naval tactics and equipment in the era of sails and iron armor, all the former plan naval officers combined cannot compare to Wen Desi - President Wen's title of naval general adviser is not just "leadership vanity".
He had enough qualifications in Changhua Fort. His remarks at the second plenary meeting were gradually forgotten by the "democrats", and Li Haiping returned to Lingao safely - just as he was encountering the navy's shipbuilding and maintenance plan, in the next autumn
Under the suggestion of the Navy, the Navy began to train senior naval officers from veterans to prepare commanders for the newly acquired Type 845 and Type 901. As a "former navy professional soldier", Li Haiping became a priority training "fleet commander".
Now he is standing on the bridge, wearing the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Navy, and his acting flag is flying on the mast of the Zhenyang. Every time he looks up and sees this flag, Li Haiping can't help but feel happy - Lieutenant Commander of the Australian and Song Navy
, there are only four people who have the right to fly the flag, and he is one of them.
Fortunately, I didn't listen to Lao Di's temptation and transferred to the Marine Corps. I really wanted to join the Marine Corps, but now under Shi Zhiqi's light, I can at best be a commander of a navy company with no reputation - just like Lao Di.
He coughed pretending to be majestic and issued an order: "Order all ships to prepare for battle. Strengthen observation!"
After giving the order, he turned the telescope to Jeju Island, which was getting closer.
The appearance of Jeju Island is very regular, almost an oval, except for a few places. There are no broken and rugged coastlines, bays, capes, capes and other terrains that are very rare. There are flat beaches everywhere. The center of the island is 1190 meters above sea level.
The entire Jeju Island is a typical volcanic island.
To put it figuratively, Jeju Island looks like it was formed by lava extruded from Halla Mountain spread out on the sea.
Although Jeju Island has the same dimensions as the Shandong Peninsula, it has a subtropical climate because of the passage of warm currents. Although it can snow in winter and the temperature can drop to 0 degrees, it is generally humid and warm.
Although the winter here is much colder than Kaohsiung, it is at least warmer than Shandong, and it is much closer to Longkou. The area of more than 500 square kilometers is enough to accommodate a large number of large mouths. Freshwater resources are also quite abundant. In the 1930s
, in extremely underdeveloped conditions, the island still maintains a population of almost 200,000. In the 21st century, the permanent population of Jeju Island is 550,000. Not including the large floating population that travels to the island every year, the island’s carrying capacity has great potential.
.
Jeju Island's subtropical climate with four distinct seasons is much healthier for immigrants than the sultry and humid southern Taiwan. With the refugees being accommodated concentrated in Jeju Island, the chances of infectious diseases breaking out will be much smaller.
Although the agricultural conditions on the island are not very good, it is not a problem for a population of tens of thousands to be self-sufficient.
The original decision to capture Jeju Island was based on the consideration of using it as a transit point for immigrants. Now the progress has been delayed for a month. Although there was no excessive power generation to urge him, Li Haiping still felt that the responsibility was heavy and he must move as quickly as possible.
Complete the task of landing in Jeju and building a refugee camp as quickly as possible.
The fleet sailed towards Seongsan in the northeast of Jeju Island. Because Jeju Island is a volcanic island, it does not have a natural port with good conditions, especially the wind shelter conditions are poor. The best port is Jeju Port, which is also where the governing body of the Lee Dynasty of North Korea is located.
The population is relatively dense, so it is not suitable as a starting base. The final landing location was decided on Chengshan.
Although the port conditions in Seongsan are relatively average, the outer sea has the Niudao barrier in the northeast and Seongsan in the southeast surrounding the port. It can not only shield the wind and waves, but also can control the entire port by placing forts on it. The General Staff believes that the main military base should be located here
is appropriate.
As the fleet sailed toward the east of Jeju Island, the lookout post shouted: "There is a beacon!"
Even without the lookout post reporting, Li Haiping saw black smoke rising from the island. Black smoke rose from the small islands around Jeju Island. Then, black smoke also rose from the east of Jeju Island in the direction of Seongsan, straight into the sky.
Although the Grand Library did not find the specific fortification measures of the Lee Dynasty on Jeju Island from the data, the Haitian cruise ship already knew that the Lee Dynasty had beacons on the main island of Jeju Island and the surrounding islands during its reconnaissance voyage to Jeju Island a few months ago.
There are also navy ships stationed in Taiwan: this place is only more than 300 nautical miles away from Japan, and has been attacked by Japanese pirates in history. Moreover, it was less than 30 years after the Japanese Rebellion of Renchen and Dingyou at this time, and the Li Dynasty still had great influence on Japan.
Be very vigilant. As the front line against Japan, this place is heavily guarded.
During the reconnaissance voyage to Jeju Island, the Haitian ship found that in addition to the warning beacons being lit on various islands, it did not see the North Korean navy intercepting it. Therefore, it was judged that the North Korean navy near Jeju Island was very weak and could not take the initiative to go to sea to intercept.
, mainly relying on the method of resisting defense at different points on each island, which will not cause much hindrance to the landing operation.
Therefore, Li Haiping's order was simple: "Sail directly to Chengshan."
Because of the modern charts and the reconnaissance results of the Haitian, the fleet safely and boldly passed through the islands and reefs around Jeju Island and headed straight for Seongsan.
Soon, Chengshan appeared in Li Haiping's sight.
"It's like a big fort!"
Although Li Haiping had seen the appearance of Chengshan in countless photos and videos, he was still amazed when it actually appeared in front of the bow of the ship.
The entire Chengshan is a huge rock protruding from the sea - just like its name, it is like a "city". However, it is much more majestic and spectacular than a real city.
The main elevation of Chengshan is 182 meters. The top is a huge crater. The crater is 600 meters in diameter and 90 meters deep. It is like a huge saucer with a flat bottom. The southeast and north of Chengshan are cliffs, and only the northwest is a lawn ridge.
It winds and connects to Jeju Island.
In the 21st century, this place is a United Nations World Natural Heritage and a well-known tourist destination. Many elders have been there - Li Haiping has never set foot in it because he has always scorned the Universe Empire.
Now he looked at the surrounding environment of Chengshan with the eyes of a naval officer.
Opposite Seongsan is Udo Island. A natural mooring is formed in the middle. Setting up a fort at each of these two places can effectively protect the harbor. The disadvantage is that the mooring area is limited and the shelter area is not large. Only a small number of ships can be moored.
.The overall parking and wind sheltering conditions are not good.
Li Haiping shook his head: "It's a pity that the fleet cannot be docked here."
In terms of Jeju Island's geographical location, this shortcoming seriously affects its strategic value.
Jeju Island is affected by typhoons and has always been known for its "strong winds". The island lacks a good natural shelter and it is difficult for large fleets to safely anchor, so the Navy's Jeju landing was launched in late autumn and early winter.
Since conditions are limited, excessive military construction here becomes unnecessary. It seems that the General Staff's cancellation of the plan to build forts in Seongsan and Niudao still makes sense.
In the original plan, the Navy planned to build a coastal fort on the top of Chengshan and install heavy fortress artillery. However, after assessing the terrain and the military potential of the Li Dynasty, the General Staff concluded that this was not necessary for the time being - and it was doubtful whether it would be necessary in the future. The conclusion was
Set up a fortified camp on the top of Chengshan Mountain and set up observation posts to conduct comprehensive surveillance of the nearby sea areas and the eastern part of the island. Then build a lighthouse as a navigation mark.
<> The text is published for the first time. Readers are welcome to log in. Read the latest chapter of the full text.
{Piaotian Literature www.ptwxz.com thanks all book friends for their support, your support is our biggest motivation}