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Naples is an important coastal city in western Italy, located on the north shore of the Bay of Naples, with Mount Vesuvius to the south. Before the unification of Italy, Naples was the capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ruled by the French Bourbon dynasty! Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte
Once established as the king of the Kingdom of Naples! During the unification of Italy, Garibaldi led the red shirt army to land in the Kingdom of Naples, defeated the army of the Kingdom of Naples, and unified Italy!
During the last world war, the Chinese army landed directly in Rome and captured the Italian royal family and senior government officials! Therefore, Naples was not affected by the war! This time, the Kingdom of Italy once again became the enemy of China, and the area mainly defended by the Italian Army
, it is also Rome, and Taranto in the south has been ceded to China. As for Naples, there is only one infantry division of the Italian Army stationed there! If it is attacked here, the Italian Army can at most
Deploy troops from a nearby army for reinforcements! However, Italian senior officials generally believe that the Chinese army will land in Rome again and re-implement the last plan so as to force Italy to withdraw from this war as quickly as possible! After all, this time the world
The scale of the war is far greater than the last world war. Even if China is strong, the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be to China! In order to persevere, the Italian Kingdom and government naturally made Rome the focus of defense!
In the early morning of January 8, the 33rd Task Force of the Chinese Navy's Third Fleet was sailing in the Dianile Sea. The six huge 'Han-class' battleships looked so mighty and majestic! The 33rd Task Force is the third fleet.
The only task force with battleships as the main force. 6 "Han-class" battleships. Plus 6 "Jianghe-class" heavy cruisers, 12 "
Ningbo class light cruisers, 12 Fuqing class destroyers and 8 Lop Nur class frigates make this task force have more than 40 warships. Although these warships are basically warships that were in service before the last world war,
After modern modifications, the combat power has been greatly improved, especially the anti-aircraft firepower, which has been comprehensively improved!
Guarded by the 33rd Task Force in the middle are more than twenty transport ships transporting the 8th Marine Division! The 8th Marine Division will land in Naples under the cover of the 33rd Task Force and try its best to
to seize the port of Naples.
Continue to create conditions for the landing of the main force of the 20th Group Army! The armored brigades, mechanized infantry divisions and motorized infantry divisions of the 20th Group Army all have a large amount of heavy equipment. If there is not a port with complete facilities, the loading and unloading alone will be very difficult.
trouble!
Fifty kilometers behind this fleet, the 32nd Task Force 'Jiuhuashan' aircraft carrier battle group and 'Putuoshan' aircraft carrier battle group of the Third Fleet are also sailing eastward! These two aircraft carrier battle groups will
Provide air support for this landing operation! If the Army's aviation takes off from Sicily and Sardinia, what is required?
It will take longer! Carrier-based aircraft taking off from the aircraft carrier will undoubtedly provide more timely fire support for the landing troops! As for the two aircraft carrier battle groups of the 31st Task Force, they sailed into the Adriatic Sea. They came from afar
The 19th Group Army of the Chinese Army will land in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It also needs sea and air support!
At 5:30 in the morning, the 33rd Task Force of the Chinese Navy entered the Bay of Naples, only 20 kilometers away from the coast of Naples! Since the last defeat of the Kingdom of Italy, it has been stipulated that it is not allowed to have a navy, which makes the Kingdom of Italy’s coastal defense almost equal to
It is completely blank and cannot pose any threat to the Chinese Navy at all!
Lieutenant General Ren Binghong, commander of the 33rd Task Force, issued an order to bombard Naples! The Military Intelligence Bureau has figured out the Italian Army's defense situation in Naples. The 33rd Task Force can launch an attack on the Italian Army based on the intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau.
The defensive positions opened fire! Of course, the targets of the shelling were all deliberately avoiding the port of Naples to prevent the port from being damaged during the shelling!
At 5:45 in the morning, when the sea was still dark, the six 'Han-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy's 33rd Task Force opened fire! The three triple-mounted 343mm main guns on the flagship 'Han Gaozu' battleship took the lead
Fire! Balls of dazzling orange-red firelight shine on the sea, and the rumbling sound of the cannon echoes on the sea like thunder.
, shells weighing hundreds of kilograms roared towards the Italian Army's defensive positions! After the battleship 'Han Gaozu' opened fire, the following five 'Han-class' battleships also opened fire! Six 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers,
It also approached less than 15 kilometers from the coast. Use the triple 210mm main gun on the battleship to fire on the target!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A violent explosion sounded on the Italian Army's defensive position, as if the sky was falling apart! The coastal defense fort built by the Italian Army in the west of Naples could not withstand the blow of 343mm armor-piercing projectiles.
One after another they were destroyed! That's not
Rome is not a key defense area of the Italian Army at all. It is impossible to expect how strong these coastal defense forts are! A large amount of combat supplies have been concentrated in Rome, where Vittorio Emanuele III and the Mexican
Prime Minister Soniri wanted to build the surrounding areas of Rome into an impregnable fortress.
"What's going on? Has the volcano erupted?" The violent explosion woke up the residents of Naples who were sleeping. People's first reaction was that Mount Vesuvius had erupted! After all, although the war had already broken out, there was no need to worry about it before.
During the several days of fighting, Naples was not the war zone between China and Germany, and the residents of Naples also believed that war seemed far away from them!
Brigadier General Giovanni Messe, commander of the 89th Infantry Division of the Italian Army, was also awakened. He rushed out of the dormitory immediately, holding up a telescope, seemingly observing! When he saw that the coastal defense position to the west of Naples had been engulfed in flames
After being enveloped, he immediately realized that this was an attack by the Chinese! Moreover, the sound of the explosion was clearly the sound of a large-caliber naval gun shell exploding!
"Oh God! The Chinese have launched a landing operation! They actually chose Naples as the landing point?" Brigadier General Giovanni Messe roared in horror! There is only one infantry division of more than 10,000 people in Naples, with poor equipment and lack of equipment.
It is impossible for heavy artillery and other weapons to resist the fierce attack of the Chinese army!
"Come here! Order all ministries to prepare for battle! In addition, send a telegram to Rome. We have been violently attacked by the Chinese! The Chinese are launching a landing operation in Naples, and we need reinforcements!" Brigadier General Giovanni Messe shouted loudly
Roared! Although he knew that the troops could not stop the Chinese attack, he had no other choice. As an army general of the Kingdom of Italy, it was his duty to hold his position and wait for reinforcements!
Half an hour later, a trace of white fish belly appeared on the horizon! After half an hour of attacks, the coastal defense positions in western Naples were in a mess. All the coastal defense batteries were destroyed, and one by one the coastal defense batteries were destroyed.
, the gun barrel was blown into pieces in the explosion.
Next, the Chinese Navy's 33rd Task Force began to change its target, tilting the artillery shells towards the Italian Army's defensive positions. At the same time, the first batch of landing troops of the 8th Chinese Marine Corps Division, a battalion of Marines, had already
Set off on the landing craft!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Dense large-caliber artillery shells exploded on the defensive positions of the Italian Army. Each explosion would leave a huge crater on the position. The defensive positions built by the Italian Army were bombed during the shelling.
It was a mess. The anti-gun holes, which were not very strong in the first place, were like paper in front of the large-caliber naval guns of the naval battleships! Many Italian Army soldiers were buried alive in the collapsed anti-gun holes!
"General, the Chinese firepower is too strong, and we have suffered heavy losses! A regiment on the front line defense position has already suffered more than half of its casualties in just a short time!" The chief of staff of the 89th Infantry Division of the Italian Army asked Giowa with a look of horror.
Brigadier General Ni Mesai reported!
"We must defend if we can't hold it! Let the 2nd Regiment be prepared. The Chinese Marine Corps has already set off. We must resist their attack! We cannot let them go ashore! Otherwise, we will be dead!"
Brigadier General Giovanni Messe said! The 89th Infantry Division of the Italian Army did not have heavy artillery and only had an artillery battalion equipped with 18 75mm mountain guns. After the battle began, Brigadier General Giovanni Messe
The general never ordered the artillery to fire. He knew that these mountain guns could not deal with the Chinese naval battleships on the sea. Not to mention those battleships, even against the opponent's destroyers, the attack of the 75mm mountain guns was of little use! Therefore,
He hid these artillery pieces and prepared to use them at a critical moment! When the Chinese Marine Corps landed, it was undoubtedly the most critical moment!
"Order the artillery battalion to fire! Bombard the Chinese Marine Corps!" When the landing craft of the Chinese Marine Corps was still two or three kilometers away from the sea, Brigadier General Giovanni Messer gave the order to fire!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The 18 75mm mountain cannons hidden on the coast began to fire wildly on the sea! These 75mm mountain cannons are technology imported by Italy from Germany. Although they are not very powerful, their range is
Six thousand meters, the maximum rate of fire has reached 10 rounds per minute. It may not be of much use to battleships, but it is very effective against landing craft and the Marines on them!