Chapter 2962

After the Haihan Fleet passed Ca Mau Point, it turned again and sailed north along the coastline. The mission of entering the Gulf of Siam this time was mainly to promote force, so it chose a route close to the coast to ensure that it could receive the best

Show effect.

However, the coastline north of Ca Mau Point is still an unchanging impact plain. Most of the coastal areas are tidal flats, without any bays convenient for building a port. There are only a few small fishing villages at the mouth of the river along the way. Obviously, it does not have the foundation for large-scale construction of maritime transport.

condition.

Such a special geographical environment also makes it difficult for Champa to have too many military ambitions. Even if it wants to build a powerful armed fleet, it lacks a natural harbor for long-term training.

So so far, the main warships that the Champa navy is proud of are still just a few exploration-class warships bought from Haihan. The larger tonnage exploration-class warships are not unaffordable, but because Champa

The naval bases are all located in inland rivers, so it is not that convenient for the expedition class to turn around on narrow inland rivers.

Although these small warships produced by Haihan have a certain degree of strike firepower, they are limited by their tonnage and have very limited self-sustainability. Their combat range is only in the offshore area. They are suitable for self-defense, but it is very difficult to go on expeditions to other countries.

It's difficult.

Four hundred miles north of Ca Mau Point is the border between Champa and Cambodia.

The border line between the two countries is a river called Yongji River, which is bounded by Champa in the south and Cambodia in the north. In order to protect the border, the two countries also built large-scale buildings on both sides of the Yongji River entrance.

A military fortress, where troops including naval forces are stationed.

Naturally, the Haihan fleet would not miss such an important location. When the huge fleet appeared on the sea near the mouth of the Yongji River, it immediately caused panic among the Cambodian defenders.

Unable to immediately confirm the intention of the Haihan fleet, the Cambodian army immediately used firework signals to warn the rear and requested support.

However, they also knew that there was a huge gap in strength between them and the Haihan Army, so they did not send out a few warships to fight. They only sent a small boat out of the port to confirm the Haihan Army's intention.

"The Cambodian army is quite alert and immediately sent a signal when they saw us appearing." Qian Tiandun gave a positive evaluation of the performance of the Cambodian army.

Gao Qiaonan, who was standing next to him, put down the telescope in his hand and responded in a deep voice: "The Cambodian army's fortress is built on the hills near the sea. The defensive deployment of the fortress cannot be seen clearly from the ship. The ship-based artillery must fire at such a high angle and the range

It may not be available yet, but it shows that the people who were in charge of building this place have put in the hard work."

Qian Tiandun wanted to test the young officers accompanying him, so he asked: "Mu Zhennan, Wu Chengzhi, if you want to lead troops to attack this place, what tactics will you use?"

Both of these two men were outstanding young officers in the Annan garrison, but they did not have much actual combat experience. Feng Annan sent them to follow Qian Tiandun with the intention of letting them take this opportunity to learn their skills.

The two looked at each other, and Mu Zhennan was the first to answer: "As General Takahashi said, the fortress here is difficult to destroy directly with ship-based firepower. To show my humble position, we can go around to the north coast at night and drop troops to land.

First cut off its retreat, then surround it and attack it."

Wu Chengzhi said: "I would like to add one more thing to my humble duty. While landing around the north, the Champa Army can conduct a frontal feint attack at the mouth of the Yongji River to attract the firepower of the Cambodian army. As long as our army's heavy artillery can successfully land and set up gun emplacements, we can conquer this place.

It's not difficult. If the army is commanded by a humble leader, the city will be destroyed within a day!"

Qian Tiandun nodded slightly, but did not immediately comment on their tactics. Instead, he asked the same question to Gao Qiaonan again, obviously to use this to enlighten the two young men.

Gao Qiao Nan said: "There is nothing wrong with what you said, but if we want to storm this fortress, our army will inevitably suffer casualties. Sun Tzu's Art of War says that when you encircle an army, you must encircle it. In my opinion, it is better to encircle three forts and one from the northwest.

It is best to launch a landing battle in the southwest and southeast directions. If the enemy dares to come out to fight, that would be the best. If they cannot retreat, we will use artillery fire to feign an attack and at the same time let the people escape from the battlefield from the northeast. There is no need to attack by force. The defenders will then

He will definitely flee with the people."

The two of them were suddenly enlightened and both praised Takahashi Minami for his superb fighting skills.

Qian Tiandun said: "You don't need to flatter him. The specific tactics to be used must be chosen based on the actual local situation and combat missions. If a death order is given to annihilate all the enemy troops here,

Then we can’t simply apply the tactic of surrounding three buildings and one building that he mentioned.”

When everyone was discussing the tactics to capture this place, the envoy sent by the Cambodian army had arrived at the Haihan fleet flagship Wei Bang. Naturally, such a small person did not need to be received by Qian Tiandun in person, and Mu Zhennan sent him away. He explained to the other party that the Haihan army

The operation is only a daily navigation exercise and will not launch a military attack on Cambodia.

As for whether such a statement can reassure the Cambodian army, that is not an issue that Mu Zhennan needs to worry about.

In addition to reconnoitring the geographical environment and coastal defense conditions of the Cambodian coast, making the Cambodian army nervous about this is one of the main purposes of this trip. If the accompanying Champa Army generals were to express their opinions, they would definitely suggest that they simply attack Ha Tien

Let's have a live-fire exercise at sea here, fire a few cannons to scare the Cambodian army, instead of just leaving peacefully.

In fact, if the Cambodian army calms down, they will soon think that it is unlikely that this place will be attacked by Hai Han. Because if Hai Han launches a military attack on Cambodia, it will definitely be a war of annihilation, and there are no big cities near Ha Tien.

, there are no important checkpoints, and its capital, Phnom Penh, is hundreds of miles away inland. Launching an offensive from here is not an ideal choice.

After the fleet stayed for a while on the sea near Ha Tien, it continued north along the coast. The Cambodian army, which did not dare to be careless, also sent a few ships far behind to monitor the movements of Hai Han's fleet. It was not until the next day that Hai Han

The fleet sailed into the waters under Siam's jurisdiction, and the Cambodian army's ships turned silently and headed back home.

What makes Qian Tiandun slightly disappointed is that although the coast of Cambodia is not as flat as Champa, it also lacks natural harbors with excellent conditions. If Hai Han plans to establish a military stronghold in the Gulf of Siam in the future, Cambodia will obviously not be able to provide suitable

environment.

But Qian Tiandun didn't know that there are actually no natural harbors like Sanya, Cam Ranh, and Manila on the entire coastline of the Gulf of Siam. Most of the coastline is a seaside plain like Champa, and he wants to build a large port.

It is extremely difficult, even for Haihan, it is no easy task.

This geographical environment has also prevented the countries in the entire Gulf of Siam from building a strong navy. The Haihan Fleet can be said to be invincible in this large sea area.
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