Chapter 1237
Everything is ready
Chapter 1237 Everything is ready
The tactic of using force to break cleverness is simple to say, but it is not without difficulty to implement. The firing speed of the muzzle gun is limited, and it is difficult to achieve intensive firepower output in a short period of time.To make up for this deficiency, we can only increase the number of artillery on the position, so as to enhance the intensity of firepower output.The number of artillery in the Xingdao base is indeed quite large, but the scale of the artillery is limited. There is only one artillery battery. If the operators of the port defense artillery are excluded, the remaining artillery is probably only enough to operate six to eight artillery pieces. up.
Theoretically speaking, this order of magnitude of artillery is enough to deal with the battle of thousands of people, but Roger has been in the crossing group for a long time, and he inevitably suffers from the fear of insufficient firepower like other high-level military officials. The situation will only increase the passing line of firepower output infinitely, wishing to deploy a hundred cannons on the position, and blast the enemy army into scum in one breath.
Roger speculated that there might not only be musketeers assisted by the British in the opposing formation, but also artillery. It's just that the artillery was hiding somewhere and practicing, but there is no trace of it at the moment.If you can grasp the information of the opponent's artillery force, it will be easier to deal with it during the battle.
But he thought about it again. It is too difficult for the opponent to use artillery as the main means of attack. The heavy artillery has to be boarded here and disembarked at the south of the strait. Deploying near the star port dozens of miles away is a great test of the supply capacity.
Situations like this have also been encountered by the Haihan Army in previous battles. In 1633, when the Haihan army attacked Danshui City controlled by the Spanish in northern Taiwan, they were not well prepared before the war. After the troops landed on the Danshui River, the heavy artillery could not be quickly deployed to the battlefield due to the muddy river bank. The plane was delayed.How to quickly deploy artillery to land positions in amphibious operations has always been a combat subject that needs to be improved for Haihan.The problem that the Haihan army can't solve, Roger thinks that the opponent can't be clever.
If the opponent wants to insist on using artillery, then the only option is to choose a lighter and small-caliber gun to reduce the transportation pressure, or they have to give up landing on the north shore of Xingdao and transport the artillery to the south by boat. Landing will be implemented near the star port.The former plan will affect the intensity of firepower output on the battlefield, while the latter seems easy, but the Johor Army does not have enough sea transport capacity to project all the army directly to the south of Xingdao, and if only the artillery is sent to the approaching Star Island The location of the base on the island is to wait for the large troops to arrive before coordinating operations. With the command and coordination capabilities of the Johor Army and Shanghai Han already prepared, Roger believes that such an approach is actually no different from taking the initiative to die.
No matter which option you choose, it will definitely greatly reduce the combat capability of the Johor Army, which is good news for Haihan.Therefore, although he didn't see the opponent's artillery, Roger didn't have too much worry because of it. He was able to roughly confirm the opponent's strength and combat method, and this trip was not in vain.
Roger originally considered tying a few survivors back from the assembly point of the Johor Army. It would be best to catch one or two British guys who came to help the battle, and find out what kind of thoughts they have in mind to disturb this mess water.But after the field reconnaissance here, Roger's thoughts gradually faded away.There is no other reason, but I just feel that the threat that the opponent can create is not as great as imagined, and now I have basically grasped the opponent's preparation situation, and then I can calmly deploy on Xingdao's side, waiting for the opponent to come to the door up.When the time comes for the British to step into Xingdao and still want to get out, even if it will be more difficult than ascending to the sky, there is no need to take the risk of scaring the snake right away to catch them alive.
So the reconnaissance team came silently and left without a sound. No one noticed that the enemy troops had appeared near their station, and they collected a lot of valuable information very easily.If the British know that such a situation is happening, even if they don't cancel the operation, they will immediately advance the time of action.
After all was done, Roger led the team back to the temporary camp on the coast.Roger is not worried about whether the Johor Army has a second assembly point. Judging from the opponent's military quality, they probably do not have the ability to launch an amphibious offensive at multiple locations at the same time. Trying such a escaping tactic in front of the opponent, if one is accidentally trapped by the opponent, it will be difficult to regroup.With the strength of the Johor Army, if he dared to play such tricks in front of Hai Han, Roger might wake up laughing from his sleep.
Of course, since Johor has invited the British as military advisers, such low-level mistakes must not occur.There is still one day left in the original three-day operation time. Roger plans to reconnoite the nearby coastline. If he wants to launch an amphibious landing here in the future, he should find a suitable landing site in advance.
But before that, Roger had to inform the base camp of the information he had received today through the radio, and immediately make corresponding deployments.Now that the assembly point of the Johor Army on the north side of the strait has been determined, considering Johor's maritime capacity and coordination and command capabilities, the landing site must not be too far from the starting point, so that an area can be roughly delineated on the coast of Xingdao in the south of the strait , find out from the local area the most suitable location for an amphibious landing with a scale of [-] people, and make targeted monitoring and preparations in advance.
The sooner this kind of preparation work is carried out, the greater the benefits of going to war will be. Roger didn't even want to wait for a day, so he gave an order to the Xingdao base through the radio, and started to conduct field surveys on key areas on the north coast tomorrow. , Wait for Roger to go back and immediately hold a combat preparation meeting.
The reconnaissance operation on the third day was still calm under Roger's careful command. They did not even enter the security area of the Johor Army. Instead, they searched for a more suitable landing position on the coast near their own landing point, and drew a Corresponding military maps.
Before nightfall, Roger ordered to pack up and set foot on the return journey.The waste left over in the past three days was not discarded. Roger asked the soldiers to collect them all together, dug a hole and buried them in the ground, so as not to leave traces of people stationed as much as possible.The group returned to the meeting place early and waited. Not long after nightfall, the boat that picked them up came from the opposite bank to meet.When the tide rises tomorrow morning and the footprints on the coast are submerged, it will be really difficult to find traces of their group being here.
After returning to Xingdao, Roger and others temporarily stayed at a nearby outpost for one night. Hot food had been prepared for them in advance, so that the soldiers who had eaten dry food for three days could feast on it.During the period, Roger did not forget to ask if Johor spies had infiltrated Xingdao in the past few days, but I don’t know if the opponent has become suspicious and suspended this kind of action, or changed the infiltration location, the temporary outpost deployed by Haihan’s side There are no new discoveries.
Roger himself was quite satisfied with the smoothness of this operation. Eleven people went, and eleven people came back intact. They did not even have any direct contact with the enemy, so they successfully completed the reconnaissance mission, and The first-hand information collected is also extremely valuable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a nearly perfect operation.
The only person who felt a little bit disappointed was probably Marcus. This guy was only thinking about fighting, and he didn't like this way of silent reconnaissance.In addition, he thought that before he returned, he would do something big, not to mention burning the enemy's supply warehouse, at least he would capture a few survivors and come back for interrogation, but Roger gave an order, and the whole team boarded the boat and came back. There was no action content as he expected.
Under the light of the bonfire, Roger saw the gloomy expression of the big black man under his command, so he guessed a little bit, so he called him to him and asked, "Marcus, what do you think about our operation?"
Marcus responded in a low voice: "Report to the chief, I think I should teach the enemy a lesson before retreating."
Roger said: "It's not difficult to teach them a lesson, but if it alarms the enemy and makes them change their original combat plan, wouldn't our reconnaissance operations be in vain?"
Marcus opened his mouth wide, but didn't know how to answer his boss's question.His loyalty and personal bravery are his strengths, but he does not have a thorough understanding of the relationship between the purpose and means of war.And this is undoubtedly a very conspicuous shortcoming for his future career as an officer.
Roger was quite patient, and continued to explain to him: "First of all, you have to understand, what is the purpose of our organization and preparation? Is it just to repel the invading enemy? No! Just repelling is not enough, we have to Destroy them in one fell swoop, and don't give them a chance to stand up!"
As Roger spoke, he shook his fist vigorously for emphasis, which made Marcus' emotions rise.
"We have limited troops stationed on Xingdao, and it is unlikely that we will place the battlefield in the area north of the Johor Strait. To achieve such a result, the most effective way is to allow the opponent to automatically enter our preset battlefield. But now They want to launch a war against us, and we are on the relatively passive side, so how can we achieve this strategic goal?" Roger paused for Marcus to digest, and then continued: "Of course it is Scout their combat readiness, find out their possible main attack direction and marching route, and then set up an ambush and wait for them to step in by themselves!"
"I know you are very good at fighting, which is a good thing for a soldier, but how to maximize the combat effectiveness and inflict the heaviest blow on the enemy still needs to be thought through." Roger pointed to the horse Kus's big head said: "Don't just think about fighting and killing all day long, put more useful things! When the things here are finished, I will make a report and send you to Sanya for a period of time to learn the art of war. , otherwise how will you lead troops to fight in the future!"
After Marcus was given such a lesson by him, he has basically figured out the key point. He is not stupid, but he didn't think carefully about the subjective consciousness of these interests, but his boss gave him an explanation. , he can also figure out the reason.
Marcus grinned, showing two rows of big white teeth: "Chief, let's forget about advanced studies or something. Sanya is thousands of miles away, and it takes a month or two to go back and forth. What a delay! If this During the period, I fought against foreigners again, so I missed the opportunity to kill the enemy!"
Roger scolded with a smile: "You know what! If you don't go back to Sanya to study as an army cadet, you won't be eligible for promotion. How will you be promoted to a higher officer in the future? Do you want to be a platoon leader for the rest of your life?"
Marcus scratched his head and said, "I'm humble and dull, but I didn't expect this level."
Regarding these promotion rules in the army, Marcus, who has been in the army for a long time, is not ignorant, but he is simple-minded and has no desire for power, so he usually doesn't think about these things at all.But if it weren't for this, Roger probably wouldn't be so concerned about a black subordinate, and would spend so much time to mention him.In Roger's view, although Marcus is simple and straightforward, and often doesn't like to use his brain, he is simple and loyal. The tasks assigned to him will be completed without compromise, and the reliability is very high. That's why Roger is here. Take him on this reconnaissance mission.
The next morning, Roger was not in a hurry to lead the team back to Xinggang, but went directly to the key survey area he had designated to check the local terrain in person to determine the landing site that the Johor Army might choose.In fact, he had inspected these places in the early days of his arrival in Xingdao, and he had a general impression of the local terrain. It was just a matter of formulating a combat strategy, and he had to carefully confirm these details.
It has to be said that the terrain here does not have much advantage for the defenders. There is no natural barrier for defense in the coastline area he has marked out for more than 20 miles, and the beach is also flat. There were very few shelters for the troops to use as cover.
Of course, if Haihan is determined to set up an ambush in this environment, Roger will not be troubled. There should still be enough time to dig trenches, build bunkers, set up anti-landing fortifications on the beach, and deploy heavy firepower weapons To build a firepower network, there are many tactics that can be used to build an advantage.
But there is a problem that Roger can't get around, that is, such a long coastline can be used for landing, and the environment on the shore is almost the same, so he can't be sure which one of them the opponent will choose as the target. Haihan's troops were not strong enough to block such a long coastline.If you want to bet on one of them, the chances of winning the bet seem to be too small.
The actual situation is somewhat different from Roger's prediction. It seems that the opponent should have considered the issue of the landing environment. The area opposite the assembly point is indeed very suitable for launching amphibious landing operations.It is not difficult for the Haihan army to set up an ambush here, but it may be quite difficult to prevent the opponent from landing.
(End of this chapter)
The tactic of using force to break cleverness is simple to say, but it is not without difficulty to implement. The firing speed of the muzzle gun is limited, and it is difficult to achieve intensive firepower output in a short period of time.To make up for this deficiency, we can only increase the number of artillery on the position, so as to enhance the intensity of firepower output.The number of artillery in the Xingdao base is indeed quite large, but the scale of the artillery is limited. There is only one artillery battery. If the operators of the port defense artillery are excluded, the remaining artillery is probably only enough to operate six to eight artillery pieces. up.
Theoretically speaking, this order of magnitude of artillery is enough to deal with the battle of thousands of people, but Roger has been in the crossing group for a long time, and he inevitably suffers from the fear of insufficient firepower like other high-level military officials. The situation will only increase the passing line of firepower output infinitely, wishing to deploy a hundred cannons on the position, and blast the enemy army into scum in one breath.
Roger speculated that there might not only be musketeers assisted by the British in the opposing formation, but also artillery. It's just that the artillery was hiding somewhere and practicing, but there is no trace of it at the moment.If you can grasp the information of the opponent's artillery force, it will be easier to deal with it during the battle.
But he thought about it again. It is too difficult for the opponent to use artillery as the main means of attack. The heavy artillery has to be boarded here and disembarked at the south of the strait. Deploying near the star port dozens of miles away is a great test of the supply capacity.
Situations like this have also been encountered by the Haihan Army in previous battles. In 1633, when the Haihan army attacked Danshui City controlled by the Spanish in northern Taiwan, they were not well prepared before the war. After the troops landed on the Danshui River, the heavy artillery could not be quickly deployed to the battlefield due to the muddy river bank. The plane was delayed.How to quickly deploy artillery to land positions in amphibious operations has always been a combat subject that needs to be improved for Haihan.The problem that the Haihan army can't solve, Roger thinks that the opponent can't be clever.
If the opponent wants to insist on using artillery, then the only option is to choose a lighter and small-caliber gun to reduce the transportation pressure, or they have to give up landing on the north shore of Xingdao and transport the artillery to the south by boat. Landing will be implemented near the star port.The former plan will affect the intensity of firepower output on the battlefield, while the latter seems easy, but the Johor Army does not have enough sea transport capacity to project all the army directly to the south of Xingdao, and if only the artillery is sent to the approaching Star Island The location of the base on the island is to wait for the large troops to arrive before coordinating operations. With the command and coordination capabilities of the Johor Army and Shanghai Han already prepared, Roger believes that such an approach is actually no different from taking the initiative to die.
No matter which option you choose, it will definitely greatly reduce the combat capability of the Johor Army, which is good news for Haihan.Therefore, although he didn't see the opponent's artillery, Roger didn't have too much worry because of it. He was able to roughly confirm the opponent's strength and combat method, and this trip was not in vain.
Roger originally considered tying a few survivors back from the assembly point of the Johor Army. It would be best to catch one or two British guys who came to help the battle, and find out what kind of thoughts they have in mind to disturb this mess water.But after the field reconnaissance here, Roger's thoughts gradually faded away.There is no other reason, but I just feel that the threat that the opponent can create is not as great as imagined, and now I have basically grasped the opponent's preparation situation, and then I can calmly deploy on Xingdao's side, waiting for the opponent to come to the door up.When the time comes for the British to step into Xingdao and still want to get out, even if it will be more difficult than ascending to the sky, there is no need to take the risk of scaring the snake right away to catch them alive.
So the reconnaissance team came silently and left without a sound. No one noticed that the enemy troops had appeared near their station, and they collected a lot of valuable information very easily.If the British know that such a situation is happening, even if they don't cancel the operation, they will immediately advance the time of action.
After all was done, Roger led the team back to the temporary camp on the coast.Roger is not worried about whether the Johor Army has a second assembly point. Judging from the opponent's military quality, they probably do not have the ability to launch an amphibious offensive at multiple locations at the same time. Trying such a escaping tactic in front of the opponent, if one is accidentally trapped by the opponent, it will be difficult to regroup.With the strength of the Johor Army, if he dared to play such tricks in front of Hai Han, Roger might wake up laughing from his sleep.
Of course, since Johor has invited the British as military advisers, such low-level mistakes must not occur.There is still one day left in the original three-day operation time. Roger plans to reconnoite the nearby coastline. If he wants to launch an amphibious landing here in the future, he should find a suitable landing site in advance.
But before that, Roger had to inform the base camp of the information he had received today through the radio, and immediately make corresponding deployments.Now that the assembly point of the Johor Army on the north side of the strait has been determined, considering Johor's maritime capacity and coordination and command capabilities, the landing site must not be too far from the starting point, so that an area can be roughly delineated on the coast of Xingdao in the south of the strait , find out from the local area the most suitable location for an amphibious landing with a scale of [-] people, and make targeted monitoring and preparations in advance.
The sooner this kind of preparation work is carried out, the greater the benefits of going to war will be. Roger didn't even want to wait for a day, so he gave an order to the Xingdao base through the radio, and started to conduct field surveys on key areas on the north coast tomorrow. , Wait for Roger to go back and immediately hold a combat preparation meeting.
The reconnaissance operation on the third day was still calm under Roger's careful command. They did not even enter the security area of the Johor Army. Instead, they searched for a more suitable landing position on the coast near their own landing point, and drew a Corresponding military maps.
Before nightfall, Roger ordered to pack up and set foot on the return journey.The waste left over in the past three days was not discarded. Roger asked the soldiers to collect them all together, dug a hole and buried them in the ground, so as not to leave traces of people stationed as much as possible.The group returned to the meeting place early and waited. Not long after nightfall, the boat that picked them up came from the opposite bank to meet.When the tide rises tomorrow morning and the footprints on the coast are submerged, it will be really difficult to find traces of their group being here.
After returning to Xingdao, Roger and others temporarily stayed at a nearby outpost for one night. Hot food had been prepared for them in advance, so that the soldiers who had eaten dry food for three days could feast on it.During the period, Roger did not forget to ask if Johor spies had infiltrated Xingdao in the past few days, but I don’t know if the opponent has become suspicious and suspended this kind of action, or changed the infiltration location, the temporary outpost deployed by Haihan’s side There are no new discoveries.
Roger himself was quite satisfied with the smoothness of this operation. Eleven people went, and eleven people came back intact. They did not even have any direct contact with the enemy, so they successfully completed the reconnaissance mission, and The first-hand information collected is also extremely valuable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a nearly perfect operation.
The only person who felt a little bit disappointed was probably Marcus. This guy was only thinking about fighting, and he didn't like this way of silent reconnaissance.In addition, he thought that before he returned, he would do something big, not to mention burning the enemy's supply warehouse, at least he would capture a few survivors and come back for interrogation, but Roger gave an order, and the whole team boarded the boat and came back. There was no action content as he expected.
Under the light of the bonfire, Roger saw the gloomy expression of the big black man under his command, so he guessed a little bit, so he called him to him and asked, "Marcus, what do you think about our operation?"
Marcus responded in a low voice: "Report to the chief, I think I should teach the enemy a lesson before retreating."
Roger said: "It's not difficult to teach them a lesson, but if it alarms the enemy and makes them change their original combat plan, wouldn't our reconnaissance operations be in vain?"
Marcus opened his mouth wide, but didn't know how to answer his boss's question.His loyalty and personal bravery are his strengths, but he does not have a thorough understanding of the relationship between the purpose and means of war.And this is undoubtedly a very conspicuous shortcoming for his future career as an officer.
Roger was quite patient, and continued to explain to him: "First of all, you have to understand, what is the purpose of our organization and preparation? Is it just to repel the invading enemy? No! Just repelling is not enough, we have to Destroy them in one fell swoop, and don't give them a chance to stand up!"
As Roger spoke, he shook his fist vigorously for emphasis, which made Marcus' emotions rise.
"We have limited troops stationed on Xingdao, and it is unlikely that we will place the battlefield in the area north of the Johor Strait. To achieve such a result, the most effective way is to allow the opponent to automatically enter our preset battlefield. But now They want to launch a war against us, and we are on the relatively passive side, so how can we achieve this strategic goal?" Roger paused for Marcus to digest, and then continued: "Of course it is Scout their combat readiness, find out their possible main attack direction and marching route, and then set up an ambush and wait for them to step in by themselves!"
"I know you are very good at fighting, which is a good thing for a soldier, but how to maximize the combat effectiveness and inflict the heaviest blow on the enemy still needs to be thought through." Roger pointed to the horse Kus's big head said: "Don't just think about fighting and killing all day long, put more useful things! When the things here are finished, I will make a report and send you to Sanya for a period of time to learn the art of war. , otherwise how will you lead troops to fight in the future!"
After Marcus was given such a lesson by him, he has basically figured out the key point. He is not stupid, but he didn't think carefully about the subjective consciousness of these interests, but his boss gave him an explanation. , he can also figure out the reason.
Marcus grinned, showing two rows of big white teeth: "Chief, let's forget about advanced studies or something. Sanya is thousands of miles away, and it takes a month or two to go back and forth. What a delay! If this During the period, I fought against foreigners again, so I missed the opportunity to kill the enemy!"
Roger scolded with a smile: "You know what! If you don't go back to Sanya to study as an army cadet, you won't be eligible for promotion. How will you be promoted to a higher officer in the future? Do you want to be a platoon leader for the rest of your life?"
Marcus scratched his head and said, "I'm humble and dull, but I didn't expect this level."
Regarding these promotion rules in the army, Marcus, who has been in the army for a long time, is not ignorant, but he is simple-minded and has no desire for power, so he usually doesn't think about these things at all.But if it weren't for this, Roger probably wouldn't be so concerned about a black subordinate, and would spend so much time to mention him.In Roger's view, although Marcus is simple and straightforward, and often doesn't like to use his brain, he is simple and loyal. The tasks assigned to him will be completed without compromise, and the reliability is very high. That's why Roger is here. Take him on this reconnaissance mission.
The next morning, Roger was not in a hurry to lead the team back to Xinggang, but went directly to the key survey area he had designated to check the local terrain in person to determine the landing site that the Johor Army might choose.In fact, he had inspected these places in the early days of his arrival in Xingdao, and he had a general impression of the local terrain. It was just a matter of formulating a combat strategy, and he had to carefully confirm these details.
It has to be said that the terrain here does not have much advantage for the defenders. There is no natural barrier for defense in the coastline area he has marked out for more than 20 miles, and the beach is also flat. There were very few shelters for the troops to use as cover.
Of course, if Haihan is determined to set up an ambush in this environment, Roger will not be troubled. There should still be enough time to dig trenches, build bunkers, set up anti-landing fortifications on the beach, and deploy heavy firepower weapons To build a firepower network, there are many tactics that can be used to build an advantage.
But there is a problem that Roger can't get around, that is, such a long coastline can be used for landing, and the environment on the shore is almost the same, so he can't be sure which one of them the opponent will choose as the target. Haihan's troops were not strong enough to block such a long coastline.If you want to bet on one of them, the chances of winning the bet seem to be too small.
The actual situation is somewhat different from Roger's prediction. It seems that the opponent should have considered the issue of the landing environment. The area opposite the assembly point is indeed very suitable for launching amphibious landing operations.It is not difficult for the Haihan army to set up an ambush here, but it may be quite difficult to prevent the opponent from landing.
(End of this chapter)