HPDBC Chapter 394 Prelude, Jinqing Port (Please Subscribe! Please Ask For Flowers! Please Collect!)
Chapter 394 Prelude, Jinqing Port (Please Subscribe! Please Ask For Flowers! Please Collect!)
The Third Fleet was heading towards Nanbang Jinqing Port under the cover of night at this time. The several-meter-high waves hit the deck of the flagship Beihai and broke into countless white pieces. Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Yuan Mei frowned. .
Jinqing Port is the most important logistics supply base for Yingjiang and Nanbang on the southwest coast. The landing troops and fleet belonging to the west coast of Yingjiang are basically dispatched from here. Destroying this means that the logistics supply of the Yingjiang fleet will be lost. There is a huge gap, so this place has extremely important strategic significance.
"How much more time do we need?" Yuan Mei asked.
"There is still an hour before the fleet will arrive in the sea off Nanbang, but the commander and the military and political council have not yet issued a combat order. Once we enter prematurely, there will be a risk of exposure." Staff officer Jiang Chu said.
"The military and political council's request is that we must be able to carry out a saturation attack on its port within fifteen minutes and completely destroy the port. You should understand this distance." Yuan Mei said in a deep voice, knowing that most of the missiles carried by the fleet are for air defense. Ship-to-air missiles, for this attack, were temporarily modified to carry some cruise missiles. The so-called complete destruction is not just bombing warships like when Sun Nation bombed Eagle Sauce back then, but the complete destruction of all military facilities in the port, oil storage stations, airports, shipyards and other strategic targets.
Seeing that the commander said so, Jiang Chu no longer insisted. He was not afraid of death, but worried that the enemy would be prepared and unable to complete the task if exposed in advance.
"This battle is a test for all of us." Yuan Mei's face was solemn. You must know that the strength of the third fleet is not as good as that of the first and second fleets. The fleet and fighter jets were dispatched to chase and intercept them. After completing the task, they had to persist for an hour before returning to the cover range of the air defense circle on the east coast.
"Yes." Jiang Chu said with a sigh, this raid was a huge test for these young officers and soldiers as well as for their commanders.
"Let the soldiers rest first, once the battle starts, there will be no rest anymore.~"
At this time, Zuo Qingyun was already at the Mohe train station, and he spent all day at the train station watching the loading of various military supplies.
"Chief of Staff, the first batch of teams you lead must first be able to contain Ying Jiang's offensive on the western front. You have a very heavy responsibility." Zuo Qingyun said with a serious face - Team Li Baomin
According to Zuo Qingyun's plan, the chief of staff will lead the two heavy brigades of the Tiger Brigade and the Red First Brigade plus an artillery brigade to enter in the first batch, and then Zuo Qingyun will bring the 11th combat support brigade, the 11th logistics support brigade, and three medium-sized brigades For the second batch, political commissar Wang Junying entered with the remaining troops.
"Don't worry." Li Baomin nodded.
"Commander, the latest order from the General Staff." A staff officer ran over to salute, and then handed the telegram to Zuo Qingyun.
Zuo Qingyun saw some clues from the words in the telegram, and he said to Li Baomin: "San Fatty has agreed to our troops entering Beibang, and the time will be 10 o'clock tonight, which is an hour later, but...forget it, you see for yourself.
Zuo Qingyun handed the telegram to Li Baomin, and Li Baomin glanced at it, frowning slightly, "He still wants to command our troops, he doesn't even understand his own troops, and he still wants to command us, does he know how to fight modern warfare?" ?"
"It doesn't matter. The vice president of the theater is in charge of the command. We just need to fight the battle well." Zuo Qingyun said indifferently. They only entered two group armies with nearly 100,000 people, which is almost equal to the number of Yingjiang troops. , with the same number and the same firepower advantage, it all depends on the tactics and morale of the commanders on both sides.
"Yingjiang is now less than ten kilometers away from their second line of defense, so I'll go get ready first." Li Baomin said with a sigh.
In the Third Fleet, Jiang Chu looked at the sea area in front of him and frowned. He said to the fleet commander Yuan Mei: "The enemy has deployed mines in this sea area. If we make a detour, at least another hour will be wasted."
"No, we don't have much time left. Let's gather all the minesweepers and open the way in the direction of the fleet." Yuan Mei said, the layout of the mines is very simple, but it is very difficult to clear them. The enemy's fleet route is within the mine line. , is to prevent the Yanhuang Fleet from attacking.
"The explosion caused by the mine will attract their attention." Jiang Chu was a little helpless. Once he found the mine, he had to detonate it if he wanted to pass quickly, and they were still fifteen nautical miles away from Jinqing Port.
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"Commander, the Military and Political Council ordered our troops to launch an attack on Jinqing Port at ten o'clock in the evening!" A lieutenant colonel came over and said, Yuan Mei glanced at the telegram, and then nodded to Jiang Chu. As an old partner, Jiang Chu also understood what Yuan Mei meant.
"Order the minesweepers to line up and clear the mines for me! All the warships in the fleet follow at full speed." Jiang Chu issued a combat order.
"Boom boom boom!" The sound of the mine explosion was naturally monitored. At this time, Pan Wenji, the defense officer of Jinqing Port, woke up from his sleep. When they arrived at the command center, several staff officers in the command center were busy, and their faces were full of solemnity. You must know that there is no fleet in Jinqing Port now, and it will take at least two hours for their combined fleet to go south.
Pan Wenji saw from the monitor that jets of water rose into the sky, and several minesweepers had already broken through their minefields. Following these minesweepers was a huge fleet. Such a feeling of oppression is almost suffocating.
"Let the missile troops for port defense enter the position immediately, call Renming's air force base to send fighter planes immediately, and the others go underground." Pan Wenji ordered decisively. As for the protection of the dock, he is no longer in his consideration. After all, these things They can't move.
At this moment, many bright spots suddenly appeared in the distant night sky, and these bright spots cut through the night sky with a beautiful arc.
"Damn it, the rockets are covering it, so the coastal guards can quickly look for cover." Pan Wenji yelled, "Everyone else should go to the basement immediately, hurry up!"
"Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping!" The first Nanbang air defense unit in Jinqing Port opened fire quickly, and the bullets from the two sides intertwined together. From time to time, rockets were hit and brilliant fireworks burst into the air.
But can you shoot rockets, and can you defend against direct-point naval guns?
"Boom!" A shell directly hit an anti-aircraft position, and in the blink of an eye, the position was destroyed, and an anti-aircraft artillery team above turned into a cloud of blood mist.