Chapter seven hundred and nineteenth naval decisive battle
On the evening of January 6, Marshal Frederick Roberts, commander of the British and French forces, held a military meeting in Damietta. The failure of the offensive in the past few days made this seventy-year-old man, who had just commanded the Boer War,
The old marshal was very dissatisfied.
"Gentlemen, in these days of fighting, we have lost more than 30,000 people. 30,000 British and French young men have fallen on this land. We are running out of time. If we cannot defeat those soldiers in ten days,
Yellow-skinned monkeys, our hundreds of thousands of troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are going to be in dire straits!" Marshal Frederick Roberts said dissatisfiedly as he looked at the crowd.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, the firepower of the Chinese is very powerful. Because the defense line is too narrow, our troops cannot be deployed at all. We can only invest two or three regiments at a time. The Chinese machine gun firepower is very large, and the intensive charge is completely
You will die!" Lieutenant General Hamilton said! Under such conditions, it is not that difficult to break through the Chinese army's defense!
"So, is there any way to win?" Marshal Frederick Roberts asked.
"Artillery! We can only use powerful artillery to smash the Chinese defense line. Only in this way can we break through to Port Said. Once we break through this narrow isthmus and reach Port Said, our military advantage will be able to be exerted.
.Otherwise, we will pay a heavy price here!" Lieutenant General Hamilton said.
"However, I have invested all the artillery of the three armies. Moreover, these artillery suffered heavy losses in the fierce artillery battle with the Chinese. The Chinese have equipped a large number of large-caliber heavy artillery!" Frederick?
Marshal Roberts said.
"Marshal Your Excellency, I think we can invest more artillery. Please ask for support from the navy! The navy's large-caliber naval guns are enough to easily destroy the Chinese defense line. With the support of the navy, it will be difficult for us to break through the Chinese defense line.
It will be much smaller!" Lieutenant General Hamilton said!
"The navy needs to face the threat of the Chinese navy! There is no extra force to support us!" Marshal Frederick Roberts shook his head. The British Royal Navy seems to have been frightened by the Chinese navy, even if they are on battleships
It has a great advantage. However, when facing the Chinese Navy, it has become cautious for fear of being attacked by the Chinese Navy.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, as far as I know, the main force of the Chinese Navy has been staying in Port Said. Outside the port, there are also the elusive Chinese submarines, which makes our navy unable to do anything. If the navy launches a defense line against the Chinese army,
Will the Chinese navy still sit idly by and ignore the attack? This will not only solve the troubles we are facing now, but at the same time, it can also force the Chinese navy to come out and fight our navy. This is completely killing two birds with one stone!" Vice Admiral Hamilton said with a smile.
Marshal Frederick Roberts nodded, and then said: "I will mention it to General Edward Simo. The Navy should not miss this opportunity. Then, the 11th Army and the 12th Army, prepare to fight
Be prepared. Once the navy bombards the Chinese positions, the army will immediately launch an attack and strive to break through the Chinese defense lines at once! We have no extra time!"
"Yes, Your Majesty Marshal!" The generals from Britain and France responded one after another.
In the eastern waters of the Mediterranean, fifty nautical miles away from the coastline, a fleet consisting of ten battleships, several armored cruisers, and more than thirty light cruisers and destroyers is cruising on the sea. One destroyer after another, the ten destroyers
battle array
The ships surrounded the center. The naval battle in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait gave the British Navy a great warning. When they did not find a better way to restrain the Chinese Navy's submarines, they could only use a large number of destroyers to increase the protection of the battleships.
Once a Chinese submersible is discovered
If there are traces of the submarine, these destroyers will quickly surround them and use depth charges to sink the Chinese submarine. In addition, these destroyers also play a role. If the Chinese submarine breaks into their defense line, they will launch torpedoes at the battleship. While avoiding
If not, these destroyers can serve as human shields for the battleships. They use their own bodies to block torpedoes for the battleships. Compared with battleships that cost millions of pounds, these cheap destroyers are very worthwhile to block torpedoes for the battleships.
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The British and American naval commander, Admiral Edward Seamus, is currently on the bridge of the flagship 'Dreadnought', frowning at the charts. As a senior general of the British Navy, he is very clear about the predicament that Britain is currently facing.
.If the Chinese navy cannot be destroyed, obtain
If they were to gain control of the Mediterranean and even the Red Sea, Britain and France would really be helpless. For this reason, the British government did not hesitate to spend a huge price and asked the U.S. Navy to assist the British Navy. However, the Chinese fleet has been staying near Port Said.
, which left the British and American navies with nothing to do.
Admiral Edward Seymour once thought of storming Port Said. However, in the narrow port area, the numerical advantage of the British and American navies could not be brought into play. The Chinese Navy also deployed a lot of coastal defense artillery on the coast.
The threat of submarines above and below water makes the British and American navies dare not take such risks!
"General, Marshal Frederick Roberts of the Army has an urgent call!" At this time, a staff officer came to General Edward Seymour and reported.
"Read it!" Admiral Edward Seamus said a little irritably. The British military, army and navy have been fighting openly and secretly. However, Britain is an island country. In order to maintain British hegemony, Britain must vigorously develop its navy.
Therefore, the British Navy is very powerful and can achieve an overwhelming victory every time it competes for military expenditures. The British Army has no
There are many ways to compete with the British Navy. However, this time the British Navy suffered a defeat in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which reversed the originally good situation. The British Navy will bear a great responsibility. In the UK, criticism of the Navy is also increasing.
Much. The army, which was originally oppressed by the navy, took this opportunity to launch a counterattack against the navy, which put the British Royal Navy in a very bad situation recently.
"General, in the past few days of fighting, the Army has suffered heavy losses in front of the Chinese defense line. Therefore, the Army hopes that we can dispatch battleships to attack the Chinese defense line and help the Army break through the Chinese defense line.
line of defense and provide fire support!" the staff officer said briefly after reading the telegram.
"Hmph! Isn't the Army awesome? Why does it need our help now?" General Edward Seamus said disdainfully.
"General, Marshal Frederick Roberts proposed that our bombardment of the Chinese defense line is not only beneficial to the army, but also very beneficial to our navy. Once the Chinese defense line is attacked by the navy, the Chinese navy will definitely have no way to continue to attack the Chinese navy.
Port Said will sit back and do nothing. They will definitely come out to fight us. When the time comes, it will be time for us to defeat them!" said the staff officer.
Admiral Edward Seymour couldn't help but his eyes lit up. This was a very good idea. These days, in order to force the Chinese Navy to come out for a decisive battle, he was so anxious that he almost got angry. If he could force the Chinese Navy out of Port Said,
, which solved his current problem. Moreover, the sea area where the battle is taking place is no longer near Port Said, and the submarines deployed by the Chinese are no longer a threat. This is very beneficial to the British and American navies!
"Call back to Marshal Frederick Roberts immediately. We will launch an attack on the Chinese positions tomorrow! In addition, General Benson is asked to come to the Dauntless. I need to discuss it with him!" Edward Seymour
The admiral said. After all, in Britain
Among the U.S. Navy, the British Navy only has four battleships, and the U.S. Navy has six. Although the control of the sea is handed over to the British Navy, Admiral Edward Seymour still needs to communicate with U.S. Admiral Benson in many cases.
Just try to reach a consensus.
Admiral Benson of the U.S. Navy did not stay on the fleet flagship "Intrepid", but on the battleship "Connecticut" of the U.S. Navy. As a result of the failure of the second Sino-U.S. Pacific naval battle, General Mahan was killed.
student, he is always thinking about revenge against China. However, the Chinese navy is much stronger than the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy is restricted by the treaty, and its main force is also deployed on the Atlantic coast.
It was difficult for him to find an opportunity. This time, he pushed hard for the U.S. Navy to join the British side. Now, the British and French navies have a huge advantage when facing the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet. If they can severely damage or even annihilate the Chinese Navy in the Mediterranean,
What a great military achievement this must be! Moreover, after losing a fleet, the pressure of the Chinese Navy on the United States will be reduced to a minimum.
After receiving the notice from Admiral Edward Seymour, Admiral Benson immediately rushed to the battleship "Dreadnought" by transport boat. On the bridge of the battleship "Dreadnought", Admiral Edward Seymour dispatched
The battleships bombarded the Chinese army's defense line, and then forced the Chinese navy to come out and reveal the plan for a decisive battle.
Admiral Benson immediately supported this plan. Although the order given to him by the U.S. Navy Department was to try to avoid being involved in the battle and try to save the U.S. Navy's battleships as much as possible. However, since there was such a good opportunity, he
Of course I won’t let it go!
On the morning of January 7, the British and French allied forces once again launched an attack on the 32nd Division of the Chinese Army. The artillery of both sides launched a fierce artillery battle. However, the British and French allied forces relied on more artillery and many artillery pieces.
, can bombard the Chinese Army's defense line.
At this moment, a piercing scream came from the sky, and then a thundering sound rang out on the Chinese Army's position. After the explosion, a large crater with a diameter of more than 20 meters appeared on the Chinese Army's position! (
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