Bournemouth, an important port city in southern Britain, is Portsmouth, the largest military port of the British Navy. However, that has become history. The main force of the Chinese Navy has entered the country in large numbers.
After the English Channel, in order to preserve its strength, the British Navy had already left the Portsmouth military port and headed to the North Sea to avoid a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy.
The Chinese Navy chose Bournemouth as the target of attack. It has perfect port facilities and its defense is not particularly strong, and it is a good landing point. Compared with the Portsmouth military port, the defense here is much weaker.
! Therefore, when the Chinese Navy appeared outside Bournemouth, the British and Germans would definitely choose this place as the landing point because of China. This is exactly in line with the hope of the Chinese army, allowing both the British and Germans to take it.
Focusing on the southern coast of Britain allowed the Chinese army to easily land in Bristol Bay!
At 7:20 am on June 25, four Tang-class battleships and five Han-class battleships from the Chinese Navy and 13 "Dreadless" battleships seized from the US Navy arrived at Bournemouth.
There are only more than ten kilometers of sea surface. Four "Emeishan-class" aircraft carriers are also following the fleet, less than twenty kilometers away from the coast. Around these battleships and aircraft carriers are light cruisers and destroyers. On the outside, dozens of ships are
The 'Lop Nur class' frigates cruised around like a hunting dog, searching for traces of British Navy submarines that might exist. There is also a 'Lop Nur class' frigate consisting of several heavy cruisers, several light cruisers and twelve 'Lop Nur class' frigates.
The fleet formed has passed through the St. George's Strait and began to hunt down submarines from the St. George's Strait and the British Navy in the Irish Sea to prepare for the upcoming landing operation!
The arrival of the Chinese Navy made the British defenders in Bournemouth very nervous. The British Army, which was responsible for garrisoning Bournemouth, had a total of more than 100,000 troops, and was commanded by Lieutenant General Antonio of the British Army. However,
The huge battleships on the sea made these British soldiers very panic, and they did not hold Bournemouth's confidence at all!
"Come, send a telegram to General Hamilton. The main force of the Chinese Navy has appeared in Bournemouth. They are very likely to land in Bournemouth. We need reinforcements! If we cannot resist the attack of the Chinese, we will
Blast the port facilities in Bournemouth at the first time!" Lieutenant General Antonio ordered! In order to avoid the British port being used by the Chinese Navy, the British had already buried a lot of explosives in the port, as long as the Chinese initiated a landing
In combat, they will detonate these explosives, which will not only kill the landing Chinese troops, but also completely blow up the entire port, making it impossible for the Chinese to use these port facilities, delay the landing speed of the Chinese troops, and be the British Army.
Mobilize to win time. As for the losses caused, there is no need to consider it at all. If there is no country, even if these port facilities are intact, what's the use?
The communications troop quickly sent Major General Antonio's order to London. The news that the Chinese army was about to land in Bournemouth also caused shock to the British authorities. As early as when Chinese Ambassador to Germany Liang Cheng made harsh words, the British
The person was worried that China would not give Germany face and would continue to land in the UK. Unexpectedly, the Chinese military would come so quickly!
At this time, the 2nd German Army Corps was boarding ships from Calais, passing through the Dover Strait, and landing in the UK. It is expected that the fastest of the time, the German Army would have to land in the UK in the afternoon. If the Chinese army landed first, then
It's too late for the Germans!
Therefore, General Hamilton ordered Major General Antonio to defend Bournemouth to the death. No matter what method he used, he must prevent the Chinese army from landing in Bournemouth. At the same time, General Hamilton also issued an order to transfer two million British troops to the death.
Most of them were transferred to the southern coast of Britain. Before the German army grasped the situation, they had to resist the landing of the Chinese army. Otherwise, everything would be empty talk!
"Start the attack and let the British taste our power!" On the battleship "Tang Gaozu", Marshal Li Dingxin, commander of the Chinese Navy's local fleet, issued an order to attack, and four "Tang-class" battleships were on the sea.
The characters are lined up, only ten kilometers away from Bournemouth. The three triple 381mm main guns on the battleship have been aimed at the shore. The other 5 "Han-class" battleships are slightly behind the 4 "Tang"
Class battleships, but the three triple-mounted 343mm main guns carried on these Han-class battleships are also powerful. As for the six Chinese Navy's "Hanxin-class" fast battleships that made great contributions to the Battle of the Bahamas
, they did not participate in the attack on Bournemouth, they had other tasks!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A roar like thunder sounded on the sea, and the orange-red flames shone in the thick muzzle. The huge recoil generated by the main gun's volley made the battleship "Tang Gaozu" full on the sea.
After sliding up half a meter away, nine high-explosive bombs weighing more than 700 kilograms flew towards the coast ten kilometers away. More than ten seconds later, the shells exploded on the coast, and clusters of oranges were gathered in between.
The red fireball rose on the coast, like a small mushroom cloud. After the battleship "Tang Gaozu" opened fire, the other three of the four Tang-class battleships also opened fire and began to bombard the British Army's positions with their main guns. The rest
The battleships, including 5 "Han-class" battleships and 13 "Dreadless" battleships of the captive US Navy, also opened fire. For a moment, the coast of Bournemouth was completely shrouded in smoke!
"Boom!" A 381mm high-explosive bomb exploded on the coast. After a flying sand and stones, a large pit with a diameter of about ten meters appeared on the ground. Within a range of dozens of meters, all lives were in a violent explosion.
Killed. Countless British Army soldiers were torn to pieces in the explosion. No matter how strong the fortifications they built before were, their fortifications were still no different from those of paper in such a violent shelling.
"General, our losses are very heavy. The regiment deployed by the 112th Division on the coast has more than half of their casualties. They are requesting a retreat!" A staff officer reported to Lieutenant General Antonio.
"Allow them to retreat! Order the artillery in the fortress to launch a counterattack!" Lieutenant General Antonio ordered!
"Yes, General!" The staff officer nodded. Even though he thought that the fortress artillery's counterattack might be a mantis chariot, since Lieutenant General Antonio gave the order, he could only abide by it.
On the hillside next to the port of Bournemouth, there is a fortress group built by the British Navy more than ten years ago. The entire fortress group consists of three forts, with a total of nearly 100 shore defense artillery pieces above 155 mm caliber installed.
Especially after the British Navy suffered a series of defeats, the British Navy strengthened its coastal defense, and Bournemouth's fortress also added several large-caliber coastal defense artillery. In addition, the British Navy has once again strengthened the British
Defences in the southern coastal areas, at this moment, Bournemouth's fortress has a total of 6 343 mm shore defense guns, 8 305 mm shore defense guns, 18 210 mm shore defense guns, and dozens of other caliber shore defense guns!
In terms of firepower alone, the firepower of this fortress group is also very powerful. However, the main body of the fortress was built more than ten years ago and can only defend against the main gun of 305 mm of battleships, for larger caliber
The cannon and the heavy aviation bombs falling from above the head were helpless!
At 7:44 am on June 25, the British Navy's coastal artillery began to counterattack, and the fortress next to the port of Bournemouth began to shoot on the sea! Hundreds of shore defense artillery of various calibers were violently attacked.
, a series of soaring water columns formed on the sea! Shocking the main battleships of the Chinese Navy that were firing at Bournemouth!
"Can't the British hold it anymore? Order the ships to replace armor-piercing bombs and first knock out the British fortress! In addition, send a telegram to General Chen, ask the carrier-based aircraft to dispatch it, and blow up the British fortress!" In the Tang Gaozu
On the battleship ', Marshal Li Dingxin, the commander of the local fleet, issued an order!
A few minutes later, the battleship "Tang Gaozu" took the lead in firing at the British Navy's coastal defense fortress. The 381 mm armor-piercing bomb weighed more than 800 kilograms. It opened fire at a distance of 10,000 meters, which was enough to penetrate two or three meters thick steel bars.
Fortress of cement pouring.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Several explosions sounded one after another, and the British Navy's coastal defense fortress was completely covered by gunpowder. After the gunpowder dissipated, several large pits had appeared on the fort. However, because it was not in the right direction.
The target did not destroy the British Navy's shore defense artillery. But even so, the shock wave generated after the shell explosion killed the British Navy's shore defense artillery in the artillery. However, new artillery substitutes were followed.
Come in and continue to fire! When the country is facing life and death, they still show great courage, fighting with the powerful Chinese army without fear of death! Of course, this courage is certainly worthy of praise, but at the same time it is not
Is a country's sorrow?
"Buzz!" The sound of a large group of hornets flying sounded over the Bournemouth waters. In the sky, a group of dozens of fighter aircraft was approaching the coast. In the group, except for a part of the escort F5B sea, the escort.
Except for the Que's fighter, the rest are all H5D's Fish Eagle' dive bombers, carrying special heavy aviation bombs weighing up to 600 kilograms to deal with strong fortresses! (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels