Chapter 2940
Chapter 2940
Chapter 2940
After entering the battle state, Zheng Agui was not so nervous.He just felt very strange, Masbate Island is only about three days away from Manila, even closer than Bangui where he is stationed, why the big shots above can tolerate the Spaniards maintaining colonial settlements in this place for a long time.
The battalion commander mentioned at the preparation meeting that the Haihan Army had launched military operations against Masbate Town many times, and even destroyed the local coastal defense batteries.Now that this level has been achieved, why didn't they completely occupy this place before, wouldn't it be possible to prevent the Spaniards from making a comeback?
Zheng Agui couldn't understand the interests of the upper echelon, but at least the Haihan army had captured this place several times, which should be an unmistakable fact, so there is nothing to be afraid of in the current actions.With the history of previous battles as a reference, the Bangui Battalion only needs to take actions according to the formulated combat plan, and it should be able to take the town of Masbate smoothly.
About [-] or [-] miles away from Masbate Town, several small fishing boats appeared on the sea. Judging from their shapes and styles, they should be Spanish fishing boats from Masbate Town.
However, these small fishing boats could neither stop the fleet from advancing, nor rush back to report in time. The navy did not intend to waste time and ammunition on them, and simply ignored them and galloped past.Looking from the deck, you can even see the terrified expressions of the fishermen on the boat.
After entering the battle sea area, more than ten warships were divided into two teams, and cut into the two sides of the peninsula where Masbate Town is located from east and west directions.Before the Spanish armed merchant ships moored in the port had time to react, they had already suffered the first wave of artillery fire.
Being hit by multiple Haihan warships while at anchor can only have one result. These sailing ships soon showed obvious hull tilts, obviously encountering serious water ingress.
The sporadic return firepower on the shore did not cause too much trouble to the naval fleet, but it immediately caused heavy artillery coverage.
Most of the naval guns currently equipped by the navy have a range of about two to five miles, which can effectively strike near-shore targets.The defenders, who were seriously lacking in coastal fire protection, only resisted symbolically, and soon fell into silence.
After the firepower formed a suppressive situation, the flagship "Weitai" issued an order to let the Bangui Battalion immediately implement the landing according to the combat plan.
Two troop carriers rushed towards the coast of the peninsula, one east and one west, and made a forced landing under the cover of naval artillery fire.The two companies carried by these two ships will cut off the passage from the peninsula where the town of Masbate is located to the interior, ensure that the Spaniards in the town have no way to escape, and then launch an attack on it.
As expected, Zheng Agui's company was not assigned to the task of attacking the fortifications, but continued to stand by on the ship as a mobile team.They were not able to see the battle situation of the landing troops, but judging from the sound of guns from a distance, the resistance encountered by the landing troops should not be strong.
Half an hour after the other two companies landed, Zheng Agui's company finally received an order to land at a fishing port on the northeast side of the peninsula.
This landing point is several miles away from the other two companies, almost at both ends of the peninsula, separated by the entire town of Masbate, which means that they cannot form an effective support with the other two companies when they land. .The order from the headquarters was to require them to attack the town from north to south after landing, forming a pincer attack with the two companies in the south.
This is one of the planned action plans. They have also done detailed research on this in the past few days, and they are quite well prepared.
"Brothers, prepare to go ashore!"
The company commander gave an order, and the soldiers filed out from the cabin and began to assemble on the deck.
Less than a hundred feet ahead of the bow is a fishing port.There are several fishing boats upside down for maintenance on the shoal, and there are many fishing nets spread out to dry.Some fleeing local residents can be seen in the distance. It seems that they have a relatively clear understanding of the strength of the Haihan army, and they did not try to resist head-on.
The ship they were on was not a regular troop carrier, and the bow did not have an openable springboard specially designed for landing operations, so when the ship approached the shallows, the soldiers could only grab the rope net from the side of the ship to get together. Walk ashore in knee-deep water.
On the sea behind them, there are two expedition-class warships responsible for covering the landing operations.The two warships will face the coast sideways to ensure sufficient firepower output.However, since there was no sign of counterattack on the coast, the two ships did not fire blindly, but quietly maintained a state of alert.
Zheng Agui jumped into the water, and the heavy backpack interfered with his center of gravity. If his right hand hadn't held onto the rope net on the side of the boat, he would have fallen backwards into the sea.
But Qin Bo, who jumped down after him, was not so lucky, and sat down on his ass after falling into the water. If Zheng Agui hadn't caught his skirt quickly with his hands, he might have been submerged in the water even with his bag.
"Stand firm! Follow me!" Zheng Agui glared at Qin Bo, and then walked towards the shore with deep kicks and shallow kicks.
In this battle plan, landing ashore is undoubtedly one of the most dangerous links.If the defender launches a counterattack at this time, or fires cold guns near the coast, it may cause casualties to the landing troops.
But perhaps the Spaniards in the town were all attracted by the landing troops in the south. Zheng Agui’s route did not encounter any trouble during the landing process. landed.
However, no one dared to be careless at this time, and the company commander still honestly followed the battle plan, first dispatching scouts to the outskirts of the fishing port, and at the same time establishing a beachhead, unloading heavy equipment and combat supplies ashore one after another.
The small Spanish fishing boats in the fishing port were immediately used, and the soldiers pushed them to the side of the troop carrier to transfer the materials unloaded from the ship to the shore.The heavy field artillery and ammunition were the first batch of supplies to be unloaded. As long as the artillery positions were set up, the beachhead position was basically stabilized.
Zheng Agui's squad was responsible for guarding the beach, and they used the two upside-down fishing boats on the beach as temporary shelters.It's just that there is no enemy hindering their actions at the moment, which made Zheng Agui, who had repeatedly brainstormed about the firefight on the beach before the action, heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt a little disappointed.
Another squad that disembarked at the same time was assigned the task of constructing artillery emplacements, which was a physically demanding job. The soldiers each had a shovel and dug an earth bunker at the location designated by the artillery.
After the surrounding area is cleared, the field artillery will move forward with the troops.And the artillery positions built on the beach will not be wasted, and will become a temporary garrison for the company headquarters and a storage point for combat materials.
(End of this chapter)
After entering the battle state, Zheng Agui was not so nervous.He just felt very strange, Masbate Island is only about three days away from Manila, even closer than Bangui where he is stationed, why the big shots above can tolerate the Spaniards maintaining colonial settlements in this place for a long time.
The battalion commander mentioned at the preparation meeting that the Haihan Army had launched military operations against Masbate Town many times, and even destroyed the local coastal defense batteries.Now that this level has been achieved, why didn't they completely occupy this place before, wouldn't it be possible to prevent the Spaniards from making a comeback?
Zheng Agui couldn't understand the interests of the upper echelon, but at least the Haihan army had captured this place several times, which should be an unmistakable fact, so there is nothing to be afraid of in the current actions.With the history of previous battles as a reference, the Bangui Battalion only needs to take actions according to the formulated combat plan, and it should be able to take the town of Masbate smoothly.
About [-] or [-] miles away from Masbate Town, several small fishing boats appeared on the sea. Judging from their shapes and styles, they should be Spanish fishing boats from Masbate Town.
However, these small fishing boats could neither stop the fleet from advancing, nor rush back to report in time. The navy did not intend to waste time and ammunition on them, and simply ignored them and galloped past.Looking from the deck, you can even see the terrified expressions of the fishermen on the boat.
After entering the battle sea area, more than ten warships were divided into two teams, and cut into the two sides of the peninsula where Masbate Town is located from east and west directions.Before the Spanish armed merchant ships moored in the port had time to react, they had already suffered the first wave of artillery fire.
Being hit by multiple Haihan warships while at anchor can only have one result. These sailing ships soon showed obvious hull tilts, obviously encountering serious water ingress.
The sporadic return firepower on the shore did not cause too much trouble to the naval fleet, but it immediately caused heavy artillery coverage.
Most of the naval guns currently equipped by the navy have a range of about two to five miles, which can effectively strike near-shore targets.The defenders, who were seriously lacking in coastal fire protection, only resisted symbolically, and soon fell into silence.
After the firepower formed a suppressive situation, the flagship "Weitai" issued an order to let the Bangui Battalion immediately implement the landing according to the combat plan.
Two troop carriers rushed towards the coast of the peninsula, one east and one west, and made a forced landing under the cover of naval artillery fire.The two companies carried by these two ships will cut off the passage from the peninsula where the town of Masbate is located to the interior, ensure that the Spaniards in the town have no way to escape, and then launch an attack on it.
As expected, Zheng Agui's company was not assigned to the task of attacking the fortifications, but continued to stand by on the ship as a mobile team.They were not able to see the battle situation of the landing troops, but judging from the sound of guns from a distance, the resistance encountered by the landing troops should not be strong.
Half an hour after the other two companies landed, Zheng Agui's company finally received an order to land at a fishing port on the northeast side of the peninsula.
This landing point is several miles away from the other two companies, almost at both ends of the peninsula, separated by the entire town of Masbate, which means that they cannot form an effective support with the other two companies when they land. .The order from the headquarters was to require them to attack the town from north to south after landing, forming a pincer attack with the two companies in the south.
This is one of the planned action plans. They have also done detailed research on this in the past few days, and they are quite well prepared.
"Brothers, prepare to go ashore!"
The company commander gave an order, and the soldiers filed out from the cabin and began to assemble on the deck.
Less than a hundred feet ahead of the bow is a fishing port.There are several fishing boats upside down for maintenance on the shoal, and there are many fishing nets spread out to dry.Some fleeing local residents can be seen in the distance. It seems that they have a relatively clear understanding of the strength of the Haihan army, and they did not try to resist head-on.
The ship they were on was not a regular troop carrier, and the bow did not have an openable springboard specially designed for landing operations, so when the ship approached the shallows, the soldiers could only grab the rope net from the side of the ship to get together. Walk ashore in knee-deep water.
On the sea behind them, there are two expedition-class warships responsible for covering the landing operations.The two warships will face the coast sideways to ensure sufficient firepower output.However, since there was no sign of counterattack on the coast, the two ships did not fire blindly, but quietly maintained a state of alert.
Zheng Agui jumped into the water, and the heavy backpack interfered with his center of gravity. If his right hand hadn't held onto the rope net on the side of the boat, he would have fallen backwards into the sea.
But Qin Bo, who jumped down after him, was not so lucky, and sat down on his ass after falling into the water. If Zheng Agui hadn't caught his skirt quickly with his hands, he might have been submerged in the water even with his bag.
"Stand firm! Follow me!" Zheng Agui glared at Qin Bo, and then walked towards the shore with deep kicks and shallow kicks.
In this battle plan, landing ashore is undoubtedly one of the most dangerous links.If the defender launches a counterattack at this time, or fires cold guns near the coast, it may cause casualties to the landing troops.
But perhaps the Spaniards in the town were all attracted by the landing troops in the south. Zheng Agui’s route did not encounter any trouble during the landing process. landed.
However, no one dared to be careless at this time, and the company commander still honestly followed the battle plan, first dispatching scouts to the outskirts of the fishing port, and at the same time establishing a beachhead, unloading heavy equipment and combat supplies ashore one after another.
The small Spanish fishing boats in the fishing port were immediately used, and the soldiers pushed them to the side of the troop carrier to transfer the materials unloaded from the ship to the shore.The heavy field artillery and ammunition were the first batch of supplies to be unloaded. As long as the artillery positions were set up, the beachhead position was basically stabilized.
Zheng Agui's squad was responsible for guarding the beach, and they used the two upside-down fishing boats on the beach as temporary shelters.It's just that there is no enemy hindering their actions at the moment, which made Zheng Agui, who had repeatedly brainstormed about the firefight on the beach before the action, heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt a little disappointed.
Another squad that disembarked at the same time was assigned the task of constructing artillery emplacements, which was a physically demanding job. The soldiers each had a shovel and dug an earth bunker at the location designated by the artillery.
After the surrounding area is cleared, the field artillery will move forward with the troops.And the artillery positions built on the beach will not be wasted, and will become a temporary garrison for the company headquarters and a storage point for combat materials.
(End of this chapter)