If the Southwest Fleet stays at the Bova military base, it will face the attack of the enemy's main fleet. If it is not careful, it will be completely blocked in the Bova port. If it does not want to be blocked in the port when the time comes to break out, it may also be
to greater trouble.
But if we leave, this Bova military base without the assistance of the navy, I am afraid we will encounter some trouble, and it will not be so easy to come back in the future.
After thinking for a long time, Ren Zhongping still asked the fleet to be prepared to evacuate at any time, and at the same time asked Admiral Weng Zhexi, the commander of the First Mobile Fleet at Lane Military Base, via telegram for instructions.
The commander of the First Mobile Fleet, Admiral Weng Zhexi, was the deputy chief of staff of the Navy Chief of Staff before taking up the post of the temporary fleet.
In the military command system of the Daheng Empire, the highest military command authority belongs directly to the Joint Staff. The Joint Staff has a chief of general staff and two chiefs of operational staff (each served by the chief of staff of the army and navy). These three people are the imperial military commanders.
The highest number of military orders in the system is three people.
Specifically for the Navy, under the Chief of Operations Staff of the Joint Staff and Chief of Naval Staff is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Naval Staff, which is the position held by Admiral Ong Zhexi.
It can be said that in the naval military command system, Wen Weng Zhexi is the second person, second only to the current Chief of Naval Staff Xie Chunrong, the Admiralty Officer. This is why after the establishment of the first mobile fleet, this person will serve as the first mobile fleet.
Fleet Commander, rather than directly letting the Commander of the First Fleet serve as the Commander of the Mobile Fleet.
Because the Minister of Military Affairs of the Navy, the Commanders of the First, Second, and Third Fleets, although they all belong to the Navy, and they all hold the title of Lord Commander, these positions are all administrative positions of the Navy and are in charge of
It is the development and construction of the navy in their respective regions, and training and wartime operations are the powers of the Naval Staff.
Emperor Lin Ziran did not plan to make any temporary changes. Since the First Fleet was not the main battle force, but a temporary mobile fleet was set up to fight, it was naturally more suitable to transfer heavyweight naval generals from the staff.
The establishment of the Daheng Empire Navy is also quite special. The First Fleet, Second Fleet, and Third Fleet all belong to the administrative system, and their commanders are all responsible for the development and construction of the navy.
As for the combat organization, it is a fleet of various ship types, such as a battleship fleet, a cruiser fleet, a destroyer fleet, and a torpedo boat brigade. These ship types are also frequently mobilized, which does not mean that they belong to the three major fleets.
When wartime comes, each fleet will be drawn from the three major fleets to form a large-scale battleship formation, such as the First Mobile Fleet.
As for the Southwest Fleet and Southern Fleet among the overseas dispatch fleets, they are actually combat formations, and their warships are dispatched by the three major fleets.
This system is designed to more flexibly deploy warships and concentrate large-scale fleet operations during wartime.
As the former deputy chief of staff of the Navy and now the commander of the First Mobile Fleet, Weng Zhexi is also the "Southern Garrison Commander" appointed by Lin Ziran. In addition to the First Mobile Fleet, the Southwest Fleet, the Southern Fleet and the two bases mentioned above.
Two marine regiments were also placed under his command.
Even the Army's Southwest Mixed Brigade and Lane Garrison Brigade were under his command.
Although many army generals were unhappy with a naval general commanding an army, he was, after all, the southern garrison commander appointed by Emperor Lin Ziran of the Daheng Empire.
He is the supreme commander responsible for the "military conflict" with the Carfiya Empire, and all the army and navy in the area are under his command.
So even though the army generals were reluctant, they held their noses and endured it.
In fact, the army generals actually tried to compete for the command of this military. Unfortunately, in this military conflict, the navy was destined to be the main force, and the army was just a soy sauce, so they couldn't compete.
After Admiral Weng Zhexi received a telegram from Lieutenant Commander Ren Zhongping of the Bova military base, he immediately replied to Ren Zhongping, saying that the victory lay in the naval battle, and the gains and losses of Bova had nothing to do with the overall situation.
Besides, there is an army garrison in this Bova. Unless the Garfians declare war on the Lej Kingdom and then send out an army to attack, there is no hope that they can capture this Bova.
But having said that, if the Garfians directly dispatched a large-scale army, even with the assistance of the navy, Bova would not be able to defend it.
If four armored cruisers were to be trapped here, it would be better to let them withdraw.
An armored cruiser that can run is valuable. An armored cruiser that is trapped in a port is not as useful as a shallow-water heavy gunship.
After receiving the call back, Lieutenant Commander Ren Zhongping led the Southwest Fleet to retreat, but only took away the ocean-going battleships. Naturally, those torpedo boats were left behind. Before retreating, he also told the army here: Brother, let's go first, can you?
Just defend, if you can't hold it anymore, don't force it, just retreat.
Shaoqing Leng Xiaogang of the Southwest Mixed Brigade of the Daheng Empire Army looked at Ren Zhongping with contempt, and then said: "Our army is different from your navy!"
It made Ren Zhongping embarrassed and paralyzed. Dealing with these army troops was troublesome. He just gave them a friendly suggestion, but he didn't expect to be despised.
Yes, if you want to stick to it, just stick to it!
After Lieutenant Commander Ren Zhongping retreated with the battleships of the Southwest Fleet, Shaoqing Leng Xiaogang also returned to his brigade headquarters to summon his officers. By the way, he also called over several major officers of the Marine Corps who were also stationed here.
Negotiate.
Shaoqing Leng Xiaogang ordered the troops to continue working hard, and not to leave the local people of Lieji idle. Let them continue to work harder and continue to improve the defense facilities of Bova Fortress.
In particular, the construction of defense facilities on the three hills is a top priority.
After the Daheng people came to the area, they actually got a lot of help from the local people. Although the Lieji people actually didn't have a good impression of the Daheng people, their purpose was very clear, which was to use the barbarians to control the barbarians and introduce the Daheng people to live there.
Bova was created to allow the Daheng people to fight against the Carphia people.
Now that the Daheng people and the Carphias are fighting, the Leji people are also more worried about the defeat of the Daheng people. Once the Daheng people are defeated, they actually have nothing to gain.
Therefore, the local Daheng troops received help from the local Leji people.
It is precisely because of the assistance of a large number of local people and even the troops of the Kingdom of Lieji that the construction progress of Bova Fortress was ensured.
Until now, the Bova Fortress under the leadership of Army Shaoqing Leng Xiaogang has gradually taken shape. Although the construction of the fortress was short-lived, it used the original defense facilities of the Lieji people and collected all the cement that could be collected from the Lieji people.
, steel and other materials, plus the Daheng Empire organized a large number of fleets to transport a large amount of cement, steel and other materials, as well as a large number of fortress artillery, machine guns, barbed wire and other ordnance.
The defenses of the entire Bova military base have completely reached the standards of the top contemporary fortresses, and the three main hills among them are even more tightly guarded.
These three hills are the only highlands near the entire military base. The Daheng Army has deployed a large number of heavy artillery on them. The heavy artillery deployed here can block the offshore sea and bombard enemy warships that dare to approach. It can also block the land area and attack the enemy.
The strategic position of artillery bombardment against enemy ground troops approaching from land is extremely important.
In order to protect these three strategic hills, the Daheng Army built almost all three hills into fortresses and installed all the artillery, machine guns and barbed wire that could be deployed. It also dug numerous trenches and traffic
A series of complete defense facilities such as trenches and tunnels.
The three fortresses are also connected by open traffic tunnels to ensure mutual support.
Shaoqing Leng Xiaogang deployed the defense facilities in the area based on the experience of the domestic unification war and the experience of the Orr War. The core of the entire fortress is protection and the use of artillery and heavy machine gun firepower.
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As for infantry firepower, it is only supplementary.
The southwest fleet of the Daheng Empire retreated, and the Bova garrison of the Daheng Army continued to build fortifications. At this time, people from other countries also learned that the main fleet of the Carfiya Empire was dispatched, and then arrived at the port of the Republic of Ken. During this period, they also sent
The warships visited the Bova Military Base and wandered around, but left quickly. They only occasionally sent ships to lay mines offshore of the Bova Military Base.
Coupled with the large number of mines laid by the Daheng people themselves, the sea area near Bova Port is full of mines, and many of the mines are floating mines. From now on, this sea area is completely blocked, making it difficult for both sides to
In and out.
At this time, the Jafiya people also made a random excuse and sent 50,000 troops across the border of the Lieji Kingdom to the Bova military base. They also emphasized that they were only targeting the Daheng people. This time they were just passing by.
This is not to declare war on the Kingdom of Lieji.
The Lieji Kingdom was weak and did not dare to declare war when the situation was still unclear, so it buried its head like an ostrich. In order to avoid accidents, it even voluntarily evacuated its troops from the area east of Bova.
The area east of Bova has been re-defended, and regarding the military conflict between Ganga and Ganga, the Kingdom of Lieji has long declared: 'armed neutrality'.
However, if the Daheng Empire gains an advantage in the future, they will most likely join the Daheng Empire completely.
The situation has developed so far that the Ganga conflict has officially evolved into an army-navy conflict, and a land battle on the Bova side will break out soon.
In this case, the third country's war-watching ships were fully prepared and were always watching the main fleets of the Daheng Empire or the Carfiya Empire, waiting for the main fleets of both sides to dispatch and engage in battle.
But this wait lasted for more than a month!
The first mobile fleet of the Daheng Empire stayed at the Lane Military Base for more than a month. Even during this period, the Bova Military Base was completely blockaded by the Carfians, and was blocked by the Carfians' army on land.
Even though the troops surrounded him, he remained unmoved!
This is not because the Daheng Empire Navy does not care about the life and death of the Army, but the Army's Leng Xiaogang said in a loud tone. The Navy once again called to inquire and asked how long the Bova Fortress can last. The Navy can also decide whether to advance based on the ground combat situation.
Attack.
As a result, Leng Xiaogang called back and said that he could hold the Bova Fortress for more than a year. God knows where this person's confidence came from.
As a result, the First Mobile Fleet prepared for war at its own pace.
They completed the maintenance and replenishment of all warships, and the officers and soldiers rested for more than a month and became active again. After the entire fleet was in the best condition, they quietly set sail in the dark of night on May 6, the twelfth year of Qian Sheng!