Previously, Rongkang had heard Gao Shaoyi say that if the forts near the harbor were in our hands, they would also be a threat to foreign warships in the harbor.
"Before the Governor came, we had made some assumptions in this regard, but because of our series of actions in the Daliao Peninsula, the Rakshasa people finally noticed it, so now they have strengthened the defense of the fort. If If we want to capture the fort, they may blow up the fort immediately."
Zhou Zhipeng said helplessly.
This is news they only got recently. According to the original battle plan, they would definitely seize the forts at the two ports as soon as possible. However, they recently received news that the Rakshasa people had brought nearly hundreds of tons of explosives and placed them all. Near two forts.
Once the fort is about to fall, these people will definitely find a way to blow up the fort.
After Rongkang heard this, he twitched in his heart. These two forts are known as the first forts of the Daqian Empire. They cost a lot of money at that time, at least fifteen million silver coins. If they were to be bombed like this It would be really heartbreaking if it fell.
Zhou Zhipeng and Zhao Wencheng were also lamenting. Regarding these two forts, everyone thought that they could take them back, which would be extremely useful for future coastal defense, but unfortunately there was no such opportunity.
This is how the battlefield changes rapidly. When they captured cities and territories throughout the Daliao Peninsula, the Rakshasa Kingdom also responded appropriately. They are not fools and cannot wait for you to seize the fort.
"Then how long does it take for our naval fleet to arrive?"
Rongkang is also a free and easy man. Although he feels sorry for the two forts on the Daliao Peninsula, since it is impossible to take them in his hands now, he doesn't think too much about them.
Zhou Zhipeng looked at the calendar card next to him and calculated that the day should be coming soon. After all, it was not far from Haicheng.
It takes a certain amount of time to take the land route, but if you take the sea route, the straight-line distance only takes a day and a night. If it is at combat speed, it will be even faster.
Sixty nautical miles outside Daliao Military Port.
Ding Qun stood on the deck of the flagship Haicheng.
During the last battle, because this guy was searching for the Dongdi Kingdom's transport ship at sea with his warship, he didn't catch up. This time he had to lead the team no matter what.
According to the information they heard, although the Rakshasa Kingdom's fleet stationed in Daliao Province has twelve warships of various types, they are basically at the grandpa level. Not to mention the aging of the fleet, many soldiers have not undergone sufficient training. , so the combat effectiveness is not very strong.
After some war games, Ding Qun absolutely believed that his navy was capable of defeating them.
"Send a report to the Governor-General of Daliao, saying that we have arrived at the designated sea area."
Ding Qun looked at the coordinates on the sea and was about to enter the defense circle of the Rakshasa Kingdom's naval fleet. Soon they would encounter the Rakshasa Kingdom's warships.
Originally, because there was no war here, the Rakshasa Kingdom even skipped the most basic combat readiness patrol.
After Zhou Zhipeng started a series of operations in the Daliao Peninsula, the Rakshasa Kingdom began the most basic combat readiness cruise. However, due to the aging of the warships, only one or two warships were sent out at a time. They also wanted to send out more A little, but unfortunately if other warships sail for a long time, they may simply break down at sea.
"Report to the Commander, the Governor will call back and proceed as planned."
Fifteen minutes later, the warship received a reply from the Governor's Palace.
"Disperse into battle formation, search forward, and notify immediately if a Rakshasa warship is found."
According to the established plan, they must approach one of the military ports, namely Daliao Port.
Eight warships of the Rakshasa Kingdom are concentrated here. The navy must first capture these eight warships to reverse the situation on the Daliao Peninsula. At that time, the army will launch a general attack on Daliao Port.
Zhao Wencheng led another army to ambush outside the city of Dashun Port. After the navy here was victorious, he immediately sent troops to Dashun Port and annihilated the four warships in Dashun Port. Then Zhao Wencheng launched a land attack on Dashun Port.
attack.
The army on the Daliao Peninsula has become a supporting role this time. If the navy fails in the battle, their attack will be delayed indefinitely.
Gao Shaoyi did not allow the army to attack cities supported by naval artillery. This was also an iron rule for the entire Suppression Army.
In the last battle of Haicheng, Dongdi State only had one warship shelling Haicheng Railway Station, and the suppressing army suffered nearly a thousand casualties. But there were twelve warships here, and the combined artillery was enough
There are hundreds of doors.
If there is an unscrupulous ground attack, our casualties will be huge. Even if we capture these two military ports, it is definitely not what Gao Shaoyi wants.
A miserable victory, for Gao Shaoyi it was better not to lose it.
Therefore, this battle should be regarded as the first organized large-scale naval battle for the navy of the Suppression Army.
"Report to the commander, a Rakshasa Navy warship was found fifteen nautical miles to the left. According to our vague judgment, it should be the ironclad Vladimi, the enemy's naval flagship..."
Less than ten minutes after entering the combat area, we have already discovered the Rakshasa Navy flagship.
The displacement tonnage of this warship is about 4,500 tons. It is considered a behemoth for the navy of the Suppression Army, but there is no fear on Ding Qun's face.
How could a tiger that was about to die of old age survive in the face of a pack of more than a dozen wolves?
And this also confirms that the information we obtained is correct.
Most of the warships of the Rakshasa Kingdom's navy on the Daliao Peninsula are no longer able to leave the port for combat, and can only be used as mobile forts. Only two or three of them can leave the port for combat.
"Order the two warships 101 and 102 to move closer. They must be outside the range of the enemy's main gun. Do not launch an attack first, and try to attract the other two other warships to come out of the harbor to fight."
Ding Qun's purpose is very clear. The Rakshasa Kingdom only has at most three warships on the Daliao Peninsula that can go to sea to fight, so they should attract these three main warships.
Give full play to our numerical advantage and annihilate them outside the military port.
The remaining warships can only be trapped inside the military port. Ding Qun has also studied Daliao Port. As long as all the warships that can move are annihilated, we can line up in a row at the maximum attack range of the torpedoes.
Launch torpedoes and watch the remaining warships hit one by one from a distance, and then sink in Daliao Port...