Chapter 805: Comprehensively discuss tactics! [Please give me a monthly ticket!]

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Partridge Bay Naval Base, Naval Combat Command Room.

Zhang Zhun moved a small stool and sat quietly in front of the chart thinking.

On the wall, there is a large sea chart. The red pennant that marks Yang Tiansheng's fleet has been inserted at about two hundred nautical miles north of the Yangtze River estuary. Judging from the marching speed of Yang Tiansheng's fleet, it will take two or three days to reach the outlet of Mawan. In other words, the battle will break out in two or three days.

In front of the pennant, there are several eye-catching red dotted lines. These dotted lines are the direction that Yang Tiansheng's fleet may advance. As a staff officer, Wang Shide and others should imagine various situations as much as possible and express them to their superiors.

Therefore, although Zhang Zhun believed that Yang Tiansheng would definitely come to Mawan and would not have any other purpose, Wang Shide still marked two other places on the map, the possible attack of Yang Tiansheng's fleet: one is Weihai Weigang and the other is Dengzhou City.

Near Mawan, there are many blue dots. These blue dots are the predetermined positions of each fleet of the Hu Ben Army Navy. The blue pennant has not been inserted yet, because the navy's fleets have not yet reached the designated position.

In sea battles, few people usually set up positions in advance and passively get beaten. However, each fleet must have a predetermined position so that the commander can reserve tactics. Once the order is issued, each fleet must strictly follow the order and must not change the order at will.

It is very difficult to communicate on the sea. There is a big difference between fighting on the sea and fighting on land. The first big difference is that it is difficult to transmit information at sea, especially in battles. It is basically impossible to accurately convey information to all warships. This problem must be improved until the radio appears.

It is very difficult to change tactics temporarily. It not only takes a lot of time, but also easily causes chaos. Therefore, once the battle begins, unless there is a very unfavorable situation, the tactics will not be easily changed. In other words, once the battle begins, each fleet will attack according to the predetermined policy, and there is basically no possibility of change.

Yang Tiansheng's fleet came over with fierce attacks. Zhang Zhun's tactics were very simple, that was, to use the first fleet to block the enemy, and then use two fleets to attack from both sides. It seemed that this was a bit like the two-wing encirclement tactic of the army cavalry. In fact, the tactics are inseparable from the same root. Naval warfare and land warfare also have some similarities.

Of course, it is not easy to do this. Cooperation on the sea is much more difficult than cooperation on the land. The Hu Ben Navy is so young and does not accumulate much experience. It would be fine if everything goes well. If there is a sudden accident, someone may panic and don’t know what to do.

Therefore, Zhang Zhun decided to convene all the senior leaders of the Hu Ben Navy, as well as the captains of each sword-tooth ship and the captains of the Cangshan ship, to hold a combat meeting to further clarify the combat policy. He must make every naval officer have a clear idea.

"Sir, we're here!"

Li Jicheng's voice suddenly came.

"Good come!"

Zhang Zhun hurriedly stood up and took the initiative to express his welcome.

After a while, Li Jicheng came in with great utmost care and reached out to hold Zhang Zhun tightly. After a trip, the commander of the First Navy of the Tiger Ben Army felt much thinner and looked even more energetic. Indeed, after experiencing the baptism of the long voyage, many officers of the First Fleet have matured a lot.

"How are the soldiers' emotions?"

Zhang Zhun asked Li Jicheng to sit down and asked with concern.

"Very good! The soldiers have a strong desire to fight!"

"Everyone said that if Yang Tiansheng dares to mess with us, we will destroy him!"

Li Jicheng answered loudly.

"Okay! With such a courage, we can definitely win the battle!"

Zhang Zhun said confidently.

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!"

"grown ups!"

While speaking, all the captains of the First Fleet, including Mao Huihui, Zhang Xuehai, Zhang Shenggao, Wang Chenglin, Ling Si Shao, Huang Shijun and others, had arrived, and they said hello to Zhang Zhun one by one. After a few months, many young men had turned black and thinner, and their eyes were sharp. It seemed that they had gained a lot this time.

In fact, Zhang Jun sent them to Jeju Island this time, which was indeed a training-oriented nature. Whether it was a mule or a horse, he had to take it out for a walk. A real navy could not always circle around his doorstep. They had to undergo more stringent tests and had to undergo more stringent challenges.

During the ocean training process, they may encounter various unexpected accidents. How to deal with these accidents is their learning process. When they can handle various accidents with ease, it means that their basic qualities have been improved by another level. When the basic qualities are improved, their combat effectiveness will naturally be improved.

Zhang Jun shook hands with them one by one, expressing his congratulations to them for their victory and triumphant success, and said with a smile: "How do you feel when you have visited Jeju Island?"

Wang Chenglin replied: "It's a bit regretful that I didn't see the enemy."

Zhang Zhun asked with a smile: "How is your mood when you are experiencing a storm?"

Mr. Ling Si said briefly: "At first, I was a little scared. Later, I was not afraid."

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "Your Si Shao Ling, you are more proud of your words!"

Everyone else couldn't help but chuckled.

Huang Shijun said rigorously: "Sir, we encountered a storm on the sea for the first time. To be honest, we were indeed a little nervous. We were too far from the coast, and once we fell into the water, we had to pray for God's blessing. But later, we all felt that since we fell into the water, we must work hard to ensure that we do not fall into the water. God wanted to sweep us into the sea, but we didn't go. We fought against the storm and refused to surrender. As a result, God surrendered first."

Zhang Zhun said with satisfaction: "Okay! All we want is this strength! Without this strength, nothing can be done! God wants us to surrender, but we just don't surrender! As long as we don't surrender, God will definitely surrender!"

"Sir, we are here!"

While speaking, Zhou Zhengyu's voice came loudly.

"good!"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said.

A moment later, Zhou Zhengyu also appeared in turmoil. Behind him, all the officers of the Second Fleet, Guo Jie, Tuoba Momo and others were among them. In fact, the Second Fleet and the First Fleet arrived at Mawan together, but when the berth was arranged, the Second Fleet was behind the First Fleet, which was a bit of time.

After receiving Zhang Zhun's order, the two of them did not dare to neglect their things, and immediately packed up their things and set off from Weihaiwei Military Port. Along the way, the two fleets chased each other and took a day and a half to return to the Queqiao Bay Military Port. This speed was quite fast in the semi-frontwind state.

"Everyone sit down first."

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

With two fleets in hand, even if the third fleet cannot come back in time, he doesn't need to worry about Yang Tiansheng. Unfortunately, it will take one day for the third fleet to rush back from Ganghwa Island in North Korea. Time is tight, so I can't wait for them to come back for the time being.

Seviara suddenly quietly stumbled into her head. Seeing so many people beside Zhang Zhun, she quietly shrank back. Behind her, an old British man in his fifties was following, who looked quite energetic. Zhang Zhun knew that it was Heberthomas who arrived.

Zhang Zhun waved and asked the two to come over, introduced to everyone around him, saying, "This is Miss Seviara from the UK. Her father is the commander of the Royal Fleet of the British Empire. Because of the conflict with the Dutch, he entered the controlled area of ​​our army in order to avoid the Dutch's pursuit."

The navy's senior management knew about Seveyara's origin. The last time the two Dutch warships were encircled and annihilated, it was basically spread. Of course, the outside world did not know. However, they did not know where Seveyara went afterwards. As for Hiberthomas, they had never heard of it.

Saiviara stood beside Zhang Zhun and saw many people looking at Zhang Zhun and herself with ambiguous eyes, and knew that they had misunderstood her. Her strong personality immediately broke out, and her tone was quite provocative: "Don't think I'm a woman, it's easy to bully! Let me tell you, my naval combat skills are no worse than you!"

The officers of the navy below were all secretly funny. The men of the Ming Dynasty in this era were basically all masculinism. Who would believe what her girl said? Just kidding. Guo Jie even made a face to Tuoba Momo and expressed his contempt. This foreign girl is really arrogant!

Saiweila's eyes were indeed very sharp, and she immediately saw Guo Jie's grimace. She pointed at Guo Jie and said bluntly: "Sir, do you look down on me? Do you want to compete with me in a sword?"

Of course, Guo Jie was not afraid of her. He held her head up and faced her calmly, but he didn't say anything. Without Zhang Zhun's approval, he certainly would not take the initiative to fight. However, Guo Jie really didn't take Saiweila's swordsmanship seriously. When he fought hand-to-hand, he always used a knife. In terms of the technique of chopping people, a knife was much more ruthless than a sword.

Zhang Zhun frowned and said, "Seviara, this is the Ming Kingdom, not your UK, we don't popular sword-beating. Is this person you brought to Mr. Hiberthomas?"

Seviara had no choice but to retract her provocative tone and nodded, "That's it."

Zhang Zhun bowed to Hiberthomas and said with a smile: "Mr. Thomas, welcome to the Hu Ben Army family. Please introduce yourself first."

Heberthomas said in a stiff tone: "My name is Heberthomas, from Birmingham, England, you can call me Mr. Thomas. I have been to the tropical rainforest to the south of the New World and the Indian settlements to the north of the New World. I have been in Manila for a few years, and have traveled all the way to Mexico with the Black Tide, and then floated across the Pacific Ocean."

His Chinese is indeed not very good, and his speaking speed is very slow. However, the overall meaning is still clear. Foreigners' introductions are generally more arrogant, and the same is true for Mr. Thomas. What is rare is that when he explains, his fingers keep moving on the world map.

The officers of the Hu Ben Army below couldn't help but look serious. This inconspicuous old man has been to so many places? From the map, they are all very far away! You really should not behave like a person, and you should not measure the sea water!

The Hu Ben Navy officers present had all been to Jeju Island. This was their first long voyage. Of course, there were joy and thrills along the way. For them, the biggest feeling was that the Pacific Ocean was indeed too big and had almost no end.

The old man in front of him actually followed the Black Tide from Manila to Mexico on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and then came back from Mexico across the Pacific Ocean. It was so awesome. During their lifetime, they didn't know whether they could reach the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Judging from their sailing experience, they really had to respect Mr. Thomas.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "Mr. Thomas will temporarily serve as vice president in the Naval Academy, with the focus on teaching the relevant knowledge of the naval staff. Now, I would like to ask Mr. Thomas to explain the basic maritime tactics first."

Hiberthomas looked at Seviara, as if he was a little surprised and a little confused. He obviously didn't know the deal between Seviara and Zhang Zhun. It was not until Seviara nodded and expressed his affirmation that Hiberthomas said tactfully: "I come from the UK. I don't know whether our British tactics are suitable for you to use. What I mentioned here is just some of our British Navy's experience."

Zhang Zhun said sincerely: "Mr. Thomas, the Hu Ben Army Navy is a young navy. We have too many places to learn. As long as it is knowledge that is beneficial to us, we will actively absorb it, no matter where this knowledge comes from. I am here, first of all, thank you for your generosity and willing to impart your knowledge to us. Mr. Thomas, you should believe that the Hu Ben Army will not forget you. Now, please start your lecture."

Heberthomas understood that Zhang Zhun was examining his knowledge, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him. If he did not show any real skills, he would not only be despised by the Hu Ben Army, but even the British Empire would be despised by the Hu Ben Army. Heberthomas was definitely a first-class patriot, and of course he did not want his country to be looked down upon.

"Okay, I'll be here, let's talk about how to gain the upper hand first."

Heberthomas said cautiously.

In the battle at sea, the wind direction is a very important factor. In fierce battles, or before the war begins, it is very necessary to seize the upper hand. However, not every naval battle can successfully seize the upper hand. There are many exclusive names involved, such as tailwind, sidewind, headwind, snatching wind, one-character column, t-character tactics, l-character column, large l-character column, head t, tail t...

There is no doubt that so many proprietary terms really make the surrounding Hu Ben Army naval officers feel very fresh. Obviously, this is a complete set of regular naval warfare teaching. Although they are a little unwilling to do so, they have to admit that the teaching of Hu Ben Army naval officers in the past was indeed a bit incomplete. There is no way, no one has such rich knowledge.

Hiberthomas's story is a bit stiff and a bit bookish, but with Seviara's explanation, it is much easier to understand. Seviara's own naval battle experience is very rich, and she is smarter. She easily set up the corresponding queue with more than a dozen warship models, which allows all the Hu Ben Navy officers to quickly understand it.

"This Thomas has some stuff!"

Zhang Zhun also quietly talked to himself in his heart.

In fact, what Thomas focused on explaining is the T-shaped tactic.

In the naval battle at that time, no one clearly proposed the T-shaped tactics. However, due to years of combat, everyone was confused and felt some tactics used. For example, the T-shaped tactic that grabs the first position. The key to this tactic is to concentrate their own artillery fire and destroy enemy ships. At the same time, the enemy's artillery fire is to shoot.

At that time, the most important way of naval warfare in East Asia was to fight the gang and fight the gang. Some warships even had horns, which were obviously about to hit and sink the enemy ship. The large-scale use of artillery in naval warfare should have been in the Apocalypse period. Even so, the fight against the gang and fight the gang still did not withdraw from the naval warfare stage.

Artillery battles, advanced theories, still come from the Western powers. The British Empire was the first country to systematically summarize the experience of naval warfare. Before defeating the Spanish Invincible Fleet, they began to systematically study naval warfare tactics. The British Empire's navy dominated the world for two hundred years and did do a lot of solid effort. No glory fell from heaven.

"The key is to concentrate artillery fire and kill the enemy ships one by one!"

Hiberthomas repeatedly emphasized.

The shooting hit rate of this era is really bad. If hundreds of shells were not smashed together, it would be difficult to cause fatal trauma to the enemy ship. The power of solid bombs is not enough to directly sink the enemy ship. As for flowering bullets, fuses are not reliable. Even if they can hit the target, it still has to be said whether they can explode.

In fact, even if it exploded, how much damage could a little black explosive cause to the warship? The maximum caliber of the gun at that time was about 120 mm. The larger caliber artillery was gone in East Asia. Of course, the flowering bullet with such a caliber has no power. It was almost the same to throw a five-pound explosive pack just to go there.

While everyone was listening to the class with relish, Wang Shide hurriedly came to report: "Sir, Yang Tiansheng's fleet has appeared near Chaolian Island!"

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