Chapter 1293 From sea to land

After two rounds of bombardment by the combined fleet, all the various coastal defenses built on the shore have been completely destroyed. At this time, several troop transport ships that were originally on standby on the farther sea finally came forward. Under the cover of many warships,

Arrive close to the coast.

The troop transport ship used by the military in this exercise is different from the ship Liu Shang and others took. It also has a steam-powered propulsion device on the ship. The speed of approaching the coast is naturally much faster than that of an ordinary sailing ship.

"This is the latest Type 34 landing troop carrier. Its short-range speed in wartime can be more than twice that of the ship we are standing on. Each ship can carry more than 200 soldiers, and can achieve rapid landing through the movable springboard on the bow.

In addition, there are hoisting equipment on the ship, which can quickly unload heavy weapons such as artillery to the shore." The accompanying officer promptly introduced the performance characteristics of this troop transport ship to everyone.

While they were talking, several troop transport ships had already arrived at the coast. After putting down the gangplank on the bow, the soldiers on the ship quickly landed on land. After a brief assembly, they built a beachhead on the spot to prevent the enemy from counterattacking. A few troops parked a little further away

The warship continued to fire shells at the fortress area on the shore at a stable frequency. However, in order to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces, the angle of the shelling was obviously adjusted to avoid the area where friendly forces were landing.

Haihan's amphibious landing operation plan relies to a large extent on the advanced performance of weapons and equipment. It relies on firepower superiority to suppress the enemy's coastal defense forces before landing and clear a relatively safe landing site for its own landing forces. This kind of

The basic style of play is to attack the enemy forcefully, and it seems difficult to find an opponent who can counter Haihan in the Far East of this era.

But for Haihan's followers and competitors, this style of play is difficult to imitate. After all, the weapons, equipment and training level are far behind Haihan's army. If they are forced to imitate others, they may be imitating the tiger.

It is not an anti-dog. When the Haihan Army used artillery fire to cover the land army, it did not involve other allied warships. After all, it is necessary to use more high-end tactics such as sea-land coordination and infantry-artillery coordination on the battlefield.

Our own talents who have undergone rigorous training are reliable.

Naturally, Liu Shang had never seen such a tactics before, and the more he saw it, the more frightened he became. If the Haihan Army used this tactic to attack the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, they would probably be invincible. Even if he now knew the fighting methods of the Haihan Army, Liu Shang still wanted to

If there is no way to stop its landing, what can the Ming army do? Just rely on flesh and blood to block the enemy's artillery shells?

Although the Haihan Army currently uses force to occupy some islands along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, and has not heard of them landing in a certain place to attack a city or other blatant invasions, in Liu Shang's view, this is no longer a question of Haihan's ability.

The question of attacking the Ming Dynasty depends on whether they want to do so. Although the Ming Dynasty claims to have an army of one million, it may not be able to stop Haihan's invasion from the sea.

While Liu Shang was thinking about things, the army had basically completed the task of seizing the landing point and setting up a beachhead. Several six-pound field guns were hoisted from the troop carrier to the shore. The firepower output they could provide was enough for the landing troops to resist

To withstand the possible counterattack launched by the opponent. Due to the limited troop input in the exercise, there are not more land forces to conduct follow-up landing operations. Therefore, the amphibious landing subject is actually considered to be the end of the exercise at this point.

After the accompanying officer announced the news, everyone was a little bit unsatisfied. After all, it was rare to have the opportunity to see a real war scene. However, the rhythm seemed to have just begun to enter the main stage, and then stopped abruptly. It was like a table was placed in front of them.

It was a sumptuous banquet. Everyone had just listened to the chef introducing the highlights of each dish, and when they were about to use their chopsticks, the host announced that the banquet had been cancelled. It was really uncomfortable to have their appetites whetted.

Even a well-informed official like Yu Xiaobao was a little dissatisfied with this arrangement and asked the officer: "It's only noon, won't today's military exercise end here?"

The officer responded with a smile: "Director Yu also said that since it is already noon, everyone must have a meal and rest."

Yu Xiaobao said somewhat unhappily: "Is there time to eat during the war?"

The officer looked solemn and said: "Of course there is no such thing on the battlefield, but this arrangement is not for the sake of the soldiers participating in the exercise. I hope Director Yu can understand it."

Yu Xiaobao suddenly realized that the exercise was scheduled to be suspended at noon not just to take care of the participating troops, but also to take into account the various gods and goddesses present. These invited spectators were basically of extraordinary status, among them

There are many dignitaries from various countries, and they are not patriotic people like me. It does seem to be a sign of neglect to let all these people watch the military exercise on an empty stomach. It is also a good idea to choose a break at the appropriate time.

Smart arrangement.

Yu Xiaobao figured out the reason, and immediately clasped his fists at the officer and said, "I made a mistake!"

The officer responded quickly: "Director Yu is too polite, and that's why I didn't explain it clearly before. Then everyone, please hurry up and eat first. We have other arrangements in the afternoon."

Hearing that the officer said there were other arrangements, everyone finally recovered from their originally depressed mood, and hurriedly started to eat, fearing that they would miss the afternoon exercise. The conditions on the ship were limited, and there was nothing special about the dinner, but everyone was not thinking at all at the moment.

It doesn't matter about eating. It doesn't matter if you have a simple meal, as long as you can have a bite of hot food to fill your stomach.

Everyone finished their lunch in a hurry and returned to the deck, eagerly looking forward to the afternoon drills starting. However, there were no people with influence on the military on this ship. No matter how anxious they were, they could only wait patiently.

military arrangements.

After waiting for a long time, a flag was finally sent from the military liaison ship. The ship they were on slowly approached Xieyang Island, and it looked like it was about to land here.

Sure enough, the accompanying officer explained to everyone: "The military exercise in the afternoon will be held on the island, so everyone is invited to come ashore to watch."

Liu Shang naturally preferred to stay on land. The rocking of the boat was really uncomfortable and the soles of his feet were not stable. Seeing the boat getting closer and closer to the shore, Liu Shang suddenly had a question in his mind. Since the afternoon drill

It's on the island, so the navy should have nothing to do next, right? Since there are arrangements for the change of the battlefield environment, it should be that the navy and Han army have something amazing to show off.

The place where everyone landed on the island was the place where the army landed after the naval bombardment of Haihan in the morning. However, by this time the army had already left this place and headed inland on the island. The army's temporary beachhead was left intact.

Then, Liu Shang went over to take a look, and listened to the officer's explanation. In fact, the structure of the bunker was very simple. It basically used multi-functional flatbed trucks for transporting cargo to build breast walls among the ruins of the coastal defense fortress that had been destroyed by artillery fire.

, and leave a few positions in the meantime, and then the infantry uses rifles to fight behind the bunker.

With the range advantage of Haihan weapons, this kind of beachhead can at least guarantee to repel enemy counterattacks within a hundred feet, but it is difficult for the enemy to shorten the engagement distance to within the range of one's own long-range weapons. In addition, light and heavy firepower

If you use such a position to deal with an enemy force several times your own, there won't be much of a problem for at least a day and a half.

The shells poured here by the battleship Haihan during the morning bombardment can be seen everywhere on the ground. Liu Shang took a closer look. The largest one was as big as a human head, and the smallest one was as big as an adult fist. As far as he could see, there were at least hundreds of shells.

Many. Most of these cannonballs can be reused directly after recovery. Engineers will come to clean up the place later to collect and clean up all the cannonballs.

Liu Shang also paid special attention to the fortifications built by Haihan in advance here. Judging from the thickness of the protective wall alone, Haihan did not adulterate this kind of temporary facility. The thinnest part is about four inches thick. Although

The strength of this kind of fortification is definitely not as good as the city wall, but as a coastal defense fortification it is not bad.

As far as the Ming Dynasty ports that Liu Shang himself had visited, there were not many places where fortifications like this were built. Although there were a small number of garrisons and even navy camps near most ports, they were used for anti-landing operations.

There are only a few fortifications. If we encounter a similar raid, I'm afraid the end will be even worse than the fortifications here. The Haihan people's tactic of relying on firepower to forcibly clear the city will not be possible unless they build the city to the port coast and rely on fortifications.

If the city is defended, the defenders may have a chance to prevent their landing.

Of course, it is impossible for the city to be built to the coastline, so such a method of resistance is naturally untenable. Liu Shang looked at the cannonballs all over the ground and sighed secretly in his heart. If the situation continues to develop at the current rate, I am afraid that in a few years, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed.

It's really going to be bad. I think the barbarians outside the northern pass will only go to war immediately, and the Central Plains bandits are only good at burning, killing and looting. How can they compare with the Han people across the sea who can both manage and fight, and they can't find any weaknesses. Don't look at the Han people.

It seems that the Ming Dynasty is doing well now. Liu Shang feels that when the Haihan people are full-fledged, the Ming Dynasty will definitely become the target of their encroachment, and they will never stop after robbing some money and people.

"Mr. Liu has never seen such a large formation before, has he?"

Liu Shang was staring at the cannonballs on the ground in a daze, when suddenly a creepy voice sounded behind him. He didn't even need to turn around to confirm, he knew that the evil star had appeared next to him again.

Liu Shang quickly calmed down and turned around and replied: "I have never seen an army fight before. Today I am lucky enough to see the power of the Haihan Fleet. I am deeply shocked. My blunder made Director Zhang laugh."

The uninvited guest who suddenly appeared was Zhang Qianzhi from the Security Department. Liu Shang originally thought that he would not see him again on this errand, but he did not expect that this person would appear at this juncture and immediately target him again.

Liu Shang wondered in his mind whether his horoscope was in conflict with him, why could he meet this evil star wherever he went, or was it that this guy was actually secretly monitoring his movements?

Zhang Qianzhi smiled and said: "It's not surprising that you are a little shocked when you see this scene for the first time. Let alone you, even a professional soldier may not be able to accept the scene he saw today calmly."

After Zhang Qianzhi finished speaking, he pointed behind him. Liu Shang turned around and saw that several boats had stopped on the shore. Representatives from all parties who came to observe the military exercise had descended to the shore one after another. Some people were scratching the ground while yelling.

The cannonball seems to be intended to see how heavy it is.

Only then did Liu Shang realize that Zhang Qianzhi should have watched this military exercise on another ship. In the current environment, with his status, he naturally had to monitor senior military officers of other countries and perform intelligence and security tasks.

, instead of staying with a group of harmless guys like the inspection team. As for a little person like me who came in as a temporary substitute, it is even more insignificant.

Liu Shang understood the key and relaxed his mood. At this time, the accompanying officers were already greeting everyone to gather and prepare to head to the next destination on the island. Liu Shang said hello to Zhang Qianzhi and quickly followed the inspection team

team.

Xieyang Island covers an area of ​​less than two square kilometers, and there is no depth to speak of. The team set off and walked for a while, and saw the flag of the Haihan Army outside a mountain col in front of them. At this time, the accompanying officer announced to them that in the afternoon

The content of the military exercise is the display of army weapons.

Liu Shang thought to himself, if this link is not arranged, how can the Haihan people sell their weapons to these audiences? This Haihan people are businessmen at heart, and will never miss any opportunity to do business. If you really talk about it,

This may be one of their few flaws, right?

When we got closer, we found that this small mountain col was originally a shooting range, and the target was placed at the innermost position of the mountain col. All shooting positions were outside the mountain col, so there was no need to worry about stray bullets injuring innocent people.

The telescope he had previously obtained on the ship had not been recovered, so Liu Shang subconsciously took it out to observe the target position deep in the mountain col.

These targets are of different distances, some are large and some are small, and it seems that they have different shooting requirements. Some are no more than the size of a gong, propped up with wooden sticks and stuck in the ground; some targets are tied to tree trunks and trace the human body.

The outline of the upper body; there is also a target as big as a door panel, which is placed at the deepest part of the mountain col, at least a mile away from the shooting position. The target is marked with circles of concentric circles. This distance is probably beyond the reach of the rifle. It is estimated that

It is a target for artillery.

The target positions outside the col are also very diverse, including those in trenches, behind parapets, and even shooting positions on sentry towers more than three feet high. The artillery on several gun positions is already in place, but the cannons

The body was covered tightly with an oilcloth, and its true face could not be seen for the time being. Liu Shang was not in a hurry at this time. Anyway, he was already here, and as long as he waited, he would definitely see the weapons of the Haihan people on display.
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