Chapter 2936
Chapter 2936
Chapter 2936
Zheng Agui had seen the officer sent by the headquarters to explain the battle plan to Bangui Camp, and it was the young major who came to inspect the camp yesterday.
Among the troops dispatched by the Bangui Camp this time, there were about 60 to [-] officers at all levels, and they were all crowded in this big tent at this time.The senior officers in the front row can still sit with a ponytail, while the junior officers like Zheng Agui can only stand and listen in the back row.
Feng Xingbang confirmed to the battalion commander that all the participants had arrived, and then began to explain: "Everyone, the two maps you are looking at now, the one on the left is the sea map of the Philippine Islands. I think you should be familiar with it. The one on the right This is the target of your operation, Masbate Island between Luzon Island and the Visayas Sea."
Masbate Island is one of the seven largest islands in the Visayas in the central Philippines, with an area of more than 3000 square kilometers and a hot and humid climate.Fortunately, the terrain is relatively flat, and more than [-]% of the island's area is a plain area that can be used for agricultural development.
The Spanish colonists had a large settlement on Masbate Island for many years, but because of its location close to Haihan’s ruled area, it was relatively vulnerable to military attacks. In recent years, the local area has tended to develop from the coast to the inland.In this way, in the event of a war, local residents can choose an opportunity to retreat inland to avoid Haihan's sharp edge.
"This is your attack target, Masbate Town." Feng Xingbang pointed to a location marked with a red triangle on the map: "As you can see, it is located on a peninsula, with a bay on the left and right, and a bay on the north side. It is Tikau Island, and its location just guards the waterway from Luzon Island to Samar Island and Leyte Island, which is an important supply line for our follow-up operations, so this place must be taken as soon as possible in the early stage of the operation."
"According to the information we have, there are about [-] to [-] residents in the area. There is no regular army stationed there. It is possible to organize [-] to [-] armed personnel. In addition, there are a few armed merchant ships in the area. The navy will launch a landing battle Come out and fix them before."
"Our battle plan is to attack the peninsula from the east and west sides after clearing the sea obstacles, first cut off the retreat route from Masbate Town to the inland, trap the Spaniards on the peninsula, and then clear the settlements. "
The battalion commander asked: "What kind of fortifications do the Spaniards have in the area? Are there castles and coastal defense forts?"
Feng Xingbang said: "There are all of them, but that place has been raided by us three times in the past, and most of the coastal defense forts were destroyed by artillery fire. They should not be able to rebuild it for the fourth time. There are no heavy weapons. If we want to fight now, I think the Spaniards should only use civilian houses as fortifications."
The battalion commander still didn't dare to be careless, and continued to ask: "If we want to fight a tough battle against the castle, we must have large-caliber artillery? We only brought a few field artillery, and I'm afraid it won't be very useful at that time."
Feng Xingbang said: "It is inconvenient for the artillery unit to move across the sea, and the number of large-caliber siege guns is limited, so it needs to be arranged according to the operational needs of the entire battle situation. I can only try my best to help you fight for it, but I don't guarantee that the headquarters will meet your requirements. .”
The battalion commander asked: "How much time can the headquarters give us?"
"48 hours, two days." Feng Xingbang raised two fingers and said: "Within this time limit, you must complete the control of the local area. Even if you don't completely occupy it, you can't let the local Spaniards threaten the waterway." Chance."
"If you can complete the task ahead of time, you can get one night's rest time. The headquarters will arrange for you to go to the next combat location according to the specific situation. As for the local defense, it will be taken over by the follow-up militia."
The battalion commander frowned, but he still showed Feng Xingbang his determination to complete the task.
Although the strength of the Bangui Battalion is not considered strong in the Haihan Army, it should not be a big problem to attack a colonial port with only two to three thousand people.It's just that the command set a time limit for action, which greatly increased the difficulty.
Feng Xingbang only gave the Bangui Battalion basic intelligence and combat objectives, and the specific combat plan after arriving at the destination had to be formulated by the Bangui Battalion itself.
After Feng Xingbang left, the battalion commander had the map of the South China Sea removed and replaced with a standard combat map.The space in this tent is really too small, and it was impossible to hang up the detailed map of Masbate Town provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau just now, but this more detailed battle map is indispensable if we want to formulate a specific battle plan .
It can be seen from the map that the peninsula where Masbate Town is located is actually much smaller than the Cavite peninsula where the troops are currently located.If we can launch a pincer attack from the left and right sides to take down the narrow area according to the battle plan drawn up by the staff, it will indeed be easy to block the escape route of the townspeople.
However, the Spaniards dared to choose such a dangerous place to build a port, and of course they would consider the needs of defense.
It can be seen from the picture that the buildings on the peninsula are centered on a castle and radiate to the surroundings.Although no city walls were built in the residential area, the layout of the entire town was actually designed according to the bastions.Just block a few major intersections with brick and wood barricades, and the houses surrounding the castle will become layers of fortifications.
Even though there may be only a few hundred militants on the island, if they are properly organized and directed, they will still cause a lot of trouble for the attacker.
Zheng Agui looked at the blueprint but thought about another thing. The Military Intelligence Bureau is so good that it can describe the layout of this place in detail. There must be spies from the Military Intelligence Bureau who have been lurking there for a long time.It's just that when the Haihan army launches an offensive, whether the people in the town will be able to help.
The battalion commander couldn't care less about these unresolved matters. The three companies under him were divided into three teams. The first company and the second company launched a landing offensive on both sides of the peninsula. The third company was used as a mobile force. After the other two companies landed first, , and then choose an opportunity to land at a location with weak enemy defenses.
As for how to clean up the town, it is still difficult to formulate a detailed combat plan based on this map, and can only adapt to the actual situation at that time.
What worries everyone the most is actually the question that the battalion commander mentioned earlier.
The heavy firepower of Battalion Bangui is only a few small-caliber field guns. In this kind of urban battle environment, it is okay to use it to break down barricades and barricades, but if you want to demolish houses and attack fortified castles, the firepower will be exposed. Insufficient problem.
Once the opponent's resistance is relatively tenacious, and one's own side cannot use firepower to break through the defense line, and the combat time limit is there, then only manpower can be used to attack hard, and casualties will be hard to avoid.
(End of this chapter)
Zheng Agui had seen the officer sent by the headquarters to explain the battle plan to Bangui Camp, and it was the young major who came to inspect the camp yesterday.
Among the troops dispatched by the Bangui Camp this time, there were about 60 to [-] officers at all levels, and they were all crowded in this big tent at this time.The senior officers in the front row can still sit with a ponytail, while the junior officers like Zheng Agui can only stand and listen in the back row.
Feng Xingbang confirmed to the battalion commander that all the participants had arrived, and then began to explain: "Everyone, the two maps you are looking at now, the one on the left is the sea map of the Philippine Islands. I think you should be familiar with it. The one on the right This is the target of your operation, Masbate Island between Luzon Island and the Visayas Sea."
Masbate Island is one of the seven largest islands in the Visayas in the central Philippines, with an area of more than 3000 square kilometers and a hot and humid climate.Fortunately, the terrain is relatively flat, and more than [-]% of the island's area is a plain area that can be used for agricultural development.
The Spanish colonists had a large settlement on Masbate Island for many years, but because of its location close to Haihan’s ruled area, it was relatively vulnerable to military attacks. In recent years, the local area has tended to develop from the coast to the inland.In this way, in the event of a war, local residents can choose an opportunity to retreat inland to avoid Haihan's sharp edge.
"This is your attack target, Masbate Town." Feng Xingbang pointed to a location marked with a red triangle on the map: "As you can see, it is located on a peninsula, with a bay on the left and right, and a bay on the north side. It is Tikau Island, and its location just guards the waterway from Luzon Island to Samar Island and Leyte Island, which is an important supply line for our follow-up operations, so this place must be taken as soon as possible in the early stage of the operation."
"According to the information we have, there are about [-] to [-] residents in the area. There is no regular army stationed there. It is possible to organize [-] to [-] armed personnel. In addition, there are a few armed merchant ships in the area. The navy will launch a landing battle Come out and fix them before."
"Our battle plan is to attack the peninsula from the east and west sides after clearing the sea obstacles, first cut off the retreat route from Masbate Town to the inland, trap the Spaniards on the peninsula, and then clear the settlements. "
The battalion commander asked: "What kind of fortifications do the Spaniards have in the area? Are there castles and coastal defense forts?"
Feng Xingbang said: "There are all of them, but that place has been raided by us three times in the past, and most of the coastal defense forts were destroyed by artillery fire. They should not be able to rebuild it for the fourth time. There are no heavy weapons. If we want to fight now, I think the Spaniards should only use civilian houses as fortifications."
The battalion commander still didn't dare to be careless, and continued to ask: "If we want to fight a tough battle against the castle, we must have large-caliber artillery? We only brought a few field artillery, and I'm afraid it won't be very useful at that time."
Feng Xingbang said: "It is inconvenient for the artillery unit to move across the sea, and the number of large-caliber siege guns is limited, so it needs to be arranged according to the operational needs of the entire battle situation. I can only try my best to help you fight for it, but I don't guarantee that the headquarters will meet your requirements. .”
The battalion commander asked: "How much time can the headquarters give us?"
"48 hours, two days." Feng Xingbang raised two fingers and said: "Within this time limit, you must complete the control of the local area. Even if you don't completely occupy it, you can't let the local Spaniards threaten the waterway." Chance."
"If you can complete the task ahead of time, you can get one night's rest time. The headquarters will arrange for you to go to the next combat location according to the specific situation. As for the local defense, it will be taken over by the follow-up militia."
The battalion commander frowned, but he still showed Feng Xingbang his determination to complete the task.
Although the strength of the Bangui Battalion is not considered strong in the Haihan Army, it should not be a big problem to attack a colonial port with only two to three thousand people.It's just that the command set a time limit for action, which greatly increased the difficulty.
Feng Xingbang only gave the Bangui Battalion basic intelligence and combat objectives, and the specific combat plan after arriving at the destination had to be formulated by the Bangui Battalion itself.
After Feng Xingbang left, the battalion commander had the map of the South China Sea removed and replaced with a standard combat map.The space in this tent is really too small, and it was impossible to hang up the detailed map of Masbate Town provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau just now, but this more detailed battle map is indispensable if we want to formulate a specific battle plan .
It can be seen from the map that the peninsula where Masbate Town is located is actually much smaller than the Cavite peninsula where the troops are currently located.If we can launch a pincer attack from the left and right sides to take down the narrow area according to the battle plan drawn up by the staff, it will indeed be easy to block the escape route of the townspeople.
However, the Spaniards dared to choose such a dangerous place to build a port, and of course they would consider the needs of defense.
It can be seen from the picture that the buildings on the peninsula are centered on a castle and radiate to the surroundings.Although no city walls were built in the residential area, the layout of the entire town was actually designed according to the bastions.Just block a few major intersections with brick and wood barricades, and the houses surrounding the castle will become layers of fortifications.
Even though there may be only a few hundred militants on the island, if they are properly organized and directed, they will still cause a lot of trouble for the attacker.
Zheng Agui looked at the blueprint but thought about another thing. The Military Intelligence Bureau is so good that it can describe the layout of this place in detail. There must be spies from the Military Intelligence Bureau who have been lurking there for a long time.It's just that when the Haihan army launches an offensive, whether the people in the town will be able to help.
The battalion commander couldn't care less about these unresolved matters. The three companies under him were divided into three teams. The first company and the second company launched a landing offensive on both sides of the peninsula. The third company was used as a mobile force. After the other two companies landed first, , and then choose an opportunity to land at a location with weak enemy defenses.
As for how to clean up the town, it is still difficult to formulate a detailed combat plan based on this map, and can only adapt to the actual situation at that time.
What worries everyone the most is actually the question that the battalion commander mentioned earlier.
The heavy firepower of Battalion Bangui is only a few small-caliber field guns. In this kind of urban battle environment, it is okay to use it to break down barricades and barricades, but if you want to demolish houses and attack fortified castles, the firepower will be exposed. Insufficient problem.
Once the opponent's resistance is relatively tenacious, and one's own side cannot use firepower to break through the defense line, and the combat time limit is there, then only manpower can be used to attack hard, and casualties will be hard to avoid.
(End of this chapter)