Chapter 3023
Chapter 3023
Chapter 3023
In the original time and space, Penang was an uninhabited island for a long period of time due to the lack of a good natural harbor.Even though it is next to an important waterway connecting the eastern and western worlds, it has not brought any popularity to this small island.
It was not until the late eighteenth century that the British East India Company built a settlement on Penang, gradually developing towns and ports.
At present, Penang belongs to Kedah, but the domestic situation in this small country has been turbulent in recent years. The king is busy trying to break away from the control of Aceh, and has no time to develop this unremarkable offshore island.
Although Roger had some ideas about this place, he never took action on this uninhabited island, considering the feelings of Portugal and Aceh.But this time the time was ripe, he had already made up his mind to take Penang, and by the way, he also used this small place to train troops first, so that all the troops could enter the state earlier.
Although there is no threat to the Haihan Army on Penang Island, it is necessary to perform a full set of dramas, so it is still necessary to follow the normal process of the amphibious landing battle.
The main attackers were three troops from Annan, the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet commanded by Mu Zhennan, the Third Regiment of the Eighth Army Division commanded by Ha Jianzhong, and the Jinlan Independent Battalion commanded by Wu Chengzhi.
After these troops were stationed in Xingdao, they also conducted joint training with local troops several times.However, there must be a difference between his own military base and the current unfamiliar environment. Roger also intends to take this opportunity to see whether these troops from Annan have qualified actual combat capabilities.
The first to approach Penang was the flagship of the second detachment, the Vibrant, and four expedition-class warships.The ships took up their positions about two miles from the coast at the southern end of the island, and then began to bombard the presumed target on the coast.
At the same time, more than a dozen troop carriers were divided into left and right lanes, sailing to the landing site under the cover of artillery fire.
There was no detailed pre-reconnaissance of the landing site this time, because Roger's arrangement for the troops to fight was announced before arriving in Penang, leaving them with less than an hour of preparation time.
After a brief discussion, several commanders decided to omit unnecessary reconnaissance links, let the fleet approach the coast, and directly use artillery cover to open the way for the landing troops.
"Old Qian, what do you think?"
Hearing Roger's inquiry, Qian Tiandun put down the binoculars in his hand, and responded in a deep voice: "The troops who attacked the island chose the open and flat west coast as their landing site. I think it is feasible to test and reconnaissance and start the landing operation directly."
"To be honest, I don't think it is necessary to open the way with artillery fire, but considering that it is rare to have this kind of actual combat environment to practice tactics, I can understand their choice."
After listening to Qian Tiandun's opinion, Roger nodded and said: "After all, Annan has been at peace for a long time, and the troops over there really lack opportunities for actual combat. Let's take a look at the performance in the future. If we can land in an orderly manner and quickly establish a beachhead, That’s considered qualified.”
The troop carrier soon approached the shore amidst the sound of rumbling guns. As soon as the bow gangplank was lowered, the soldiers with live ammunition jumped into the waist-deep water under the command of the officer's loud shout, raised their rifles to their chests, and quickly Step wading ashore.
And some heavy equipment and materials have been loaded in the flat-bottomed boats on the troop carrier in advance. After the infantry disembarks to make room, these small boats will be sent to the beach together with the equipment and materials.
The landing troops on the left and right belong to the Eighth Army Division and the Jinlan Independent Battalion. Although they are all affiliated to the Annan Garrison Command, the two troops are secretly competing for the opportunity to show their faces like this. show.
However, the Jinlan Independent Battalion commanded by Mu Zhennan is an amphibious force after all, and its training level in landing warfare is obviously better than that of Ha Jianzhong's army, and the process of landing and disembarking is obviously smoother and more efficient.
While Ha Jianzhong's troops waded ashore and were still regrouping, Mu Zhennan's troops had already used the terrain to quickly build a bunker line of defense, and separated several teams to start exploring the periphery of the position.
Of course, there was no opponent on the island that would stop them, so the artillery fire covering the landing quickly stopped, so as not to hurt the landing troops who had begun to expand their control area.
Qian Tiandun raised his hand to look at the time on his watch, nodded and said: "The landing process is basically qualified, but if they encounter resistance, it's hard to say whether they can still perform like this."
Roger said: "The Eighth Army Division took too much time to regroup on the beach, which shows that the tactical deployment before the operation was not detailed enough."
Qian Tiandun said: "In the final analysis, there is still a lack of experience. Some things can only be summarized through actual combat, and exercises alone are far from enough."
During the comments between the two, the landing force had basically completed the occupation of the beachhead, and the follow-up troops and supplies were also being transported ashore continuously.
Roger ordered: "Take care of the island as soon as possible, and arrange for the Portuguese to visit the island before dark."
What Roger wants to show the Portuguese is of course not the temporary position built by the landing force at this moment, but the "results" of the Haihan Army's landing battle on Penang Island.
For such a massive military operation, there must be some decent results in order to be worthy of Roger's declared goal of the operation.
Although Lopez could hear the gunfire from far to the north, it was three hours before his ship was allowed into the fighting zone.
According to Roger's instructions, Lopez can go to the island to check the results of the battle just now.Naturally, Lopez would not refuse such an arrangement, and immediately changed to a small boat and landed ashore.
Tan Tianlei had already been waiting for him on the island in advance, and then took him to see the freshly released results.
"According to the information we have, we quickly found this pirate stronghold after landing. Unfortunately, they found that they could not resist, so they quickly withdrew into the mountains and forests on the island. We will deploy troops here to wipe out all places on the island , so as to wipe out all the pirates hiding here!"
While explaining, Tan Tianlei showed Lopez the "results of battle" - a temporary resident with traces of residence, a few rotten tents, some pottery pots and bowls, a few dilapidated arquebus guns, and several unrecognizable corpses.
Lopez frowned and looked around, then questioned this: "This is the armed pirate that Master Roger claimed that he needed to send out heavy troops to kill? This camp can accommodate at most twenty or thirty people. With this few people, Can they intercept and kill merchant ships in the Strait of Malacca? Also, where are their pirate ships?"
(End of this chapter)
In the original time and space, Penang was an uninhabited island for a long period of time due to the lack of a good natural harbor.Even though it is next to an important waterway connecting the eastern and western worlds, it has not brought any popularity to this small island.
It was not until the late eighteenth century that the British East India Company built a settlement on Penang, gradually developing towns and ports.
At present, Penang belongs to Kedah, but the domestic situation in this small country has been turbulent in recent years. The king is busy trying to break away from the control of Aceh, and has no time to develop this unremarkable offshore island.
Although Roger had some ideas about this place, he never took action on this uninhabited island, considering the feelings of Portugal and Aceh.But this time the time was ripe, he had already made up his mind to take Penang, and by the way, he also used this small place to train troops first, so that all the troops could enter the state earlier.
Although there is no threat to the Haihan Army on Penang Island, it is necessary to perform a full set of dramas, so it is still necessary to follow the normal process of the amphibious landing battle.
The main attackers were three troops from Annan, the Second Detachment of the South China Sea Fleet commanded by Mu Zhennan, the Third Regiment of the Eighth Army Division commanded by Ha Jianzhong, and the Jinlan Independent Battalion commanded by Wu Chengzhi.
After these troops were stationed in Xingdao, they also conducted joint training with local troops several times.However, there must be a difference between his own military base and the current unfamiliar environment. Roger also intends to take this opportunity to see whether these troops from Annan have qualified actual combat capabilities.
The first to approach Penang was the flagship of the second detachment, the Vibrant, and four expedition-class warships.The ships took up their positions about two miles from the coast at the southern end of the island, and then began to bombard the presumed target on the coast.
At the same time, more than a dozen troop carriers were divided into left and right lanes, sailing to the landing site under the cover of artillery fire.
There was no detailed pre-reconnaissance of the landing site this time, because Roger's arrangement for the troops to fight was announced before arriving in Penang, leaving them with less than an hour of preparation time.
After a brief discussion, several commanders decided to omit unnecessary reconnaissance links, let the fleet approach the coast, and directly use artillery cover to open the way for the landing troops.
"Old Qian, what do you think?"
Hearing Roger's inquiry, Qian Tiandun put down the binoculars in his hand, and responded in a deep voice: "The troops who attacked the island chose the open and flat west coast as their landing site. I think it is feasible to test and reconnaissance and start the landing operation directly."
"To be honest, I don't think it is necessary to open the way with artillery fire, but considering that it is rare to have this kind of actual combat environment to practice tactics, I can understand their choice."
After listening to Qian Tiandun's opinion, Roger nodded and said: "After all, Annan has been at peace for a long time, and the troops over there really lack opportunities for actual combat. Let's take a look at the performance in the future. If we can land in an orderly manner and quickly establish a beachhead, That’s considered qualified.”
The troop carrier soon approached the shore amidst the sound of rumbling guns. As soon as the bow gangplank was lowered, the soldiers with live ammunition jumped into the waist-deep water under the command of the officer's loud shout, raised their rifles to their chests, and quickly Step wading ashore.
And some heavy equipment and materials have been loaded in the flat-bottomed boats on the troop carrier in advance. After the infantry disembarks to make room, these small boats will be sent to the beach together with the equipment and materials.
The landing troops on the left and right belong to the Eighth Army Division and the Jinlan Independent Battalion. Although they are all affiliated to the Annan Garrison Command, the two troops are secretly competing for the opportunity to show their faces like this. show.
However, the Jinlan Independent Battalion commanded by Mu Zhennan is an amphibious force after all, and its training level in landing warfare is obviously better than that of Ha Jianzhong's army, and the process of landing and disembarking is obviously smoother and more efficient.
While Ha Jianzhong's troops waded ashore and were still regrouping, Mu Zhennan's troops had already used the terrain to quickly build a bunker line of defense, and separated several teams to start exploring the periphery of the position.
Of course, there was no opponent on the island that would stop them, so the artillery fire covering the landing quickly stopped, so as not to hurt the landing troops who had begun to expand their control area.
Qian Tiandun raised his hand to look at the time on his watch, nodded and said: "The landing process is basically qualified, but if they encounter resistance, it's hard to say whether they can still perform like this."
Roger said: "The Eighth Army Division took too much time to regroup on the beach, which shows that the tactical deployment before the operation was not detailed enough."
Qian Tiandun said: "In the final analysis, there is still a lack of experience. Some things can only be summarized through actual combat, and exercises alone are far from enough."
During the comments between the two, the landing force had basically completed the occupation of the beachhead, and the follow-up troops and supplies were also being transported ashore continuously.
Roger ordered: "Take care of the island as soon as possible, and arrange for the Portuguese to visit the island before dark."
What Roger wants to show the Portuguese is of course not the temporary position built by the landing force at this moment, but the "results" of the Haihan Army's landing battle on Penang Island.
For such a massive military operation, there must be some decent results in order to be worthy of Roger's declared goal of the operation.
Although Lopez could hear the gunfire from far to the north, it was three hours before his ship was allowed into the fighting zone.
According to Roger's instructions, Lopez can go to the island to check the results of the battle just now.Naturally, Lopez would not refuse such an arrangement, and immediately changed to a small boat and landed ashore.
Tan Tianlei had already been waiting for him on the island in advance, and then took him to see the freshly released results.
"According to the information we have, we quickly found this pirate stronghold after landing. Unfortunately, they found that they could not resist, so they quickly withdrew into the mountains and forests on the island. We will deploy troops here to wipe out all places on the island , so as to wipe out all the pirates hiding here!"
While explaining, Tan Tianlei showed Lopez the "results of battle" - a temporary resident with traces of residence, a few rotten tents, some pottery pots and bowls, a few dilapidated arquebus guns, and several unrecognizable corpses.
Lopez frowned and looked around, then questioned this: "This is the armed pirate that Master Roger claimed that he needed to send out heavy troops to kill? This camp can accommodate at most twenty or thirty people. With this few people, Can they intercept and kill merchant ships in the Strait of Malacca? Also, where are their pirate ships?"
(End of this chapter)