The naval battle on Amami Oshima was truly a miraculous victory. The Chinese army made full use of the right time, place and people throughout the battle.
It ranges from the entire strategy laid out by Xiao Letian to the research of hydrology, weather and other data by every scientific researcher, including the people who endured the humiliation and the destruction of their homes, not to mention the more than 30,000 soldiers who fought without hesitation.
The entire Chinese nation was mobilized because of this battle, and the burst of vitality of the emerging nation made the whole world look at them.
When the preliminary battlefield statistics were sent to Xiao Letian at 5:30 in the afternoon, Wang Huaiyuan and Master Long Shi had already boarded the Zhiyuan ship, and the highest-level military meeting had been held.
"There are twelve main battleships in the Tsarist Russian Expeditionary Force. Except for the surrender of the battleship Diamond, none of the remaining ones have escaped..."
"There are a total of fifteen frigates in the Expeditionary Force. Two of them, the Volga and the Polar, surrendered with flags. One, the Wanderer, managed to break through. The rest did not escape..."
"Let me look at the data of small battleships again..." Xiang Ying opened the thick statistical report and suddenly sighed and shook his head, "Hey! We are all focused on the large battleships, why are all the enemy's small battleships running away? Already?"
"There are a total of eighteen small gunboats and destroyers with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons. We only annihilated eight of them, and the remaining ten broke out. Damn it!"
Kevin, the deputy captain who had been listening in and was also the chief technical engineer of the Zhiyuan, was very disdainful of Xiang Ying's tone. "Why are you complaining about such a record? There is only one ship of the Zhiyuan, and artillery bombing can only choose large targets. Omissions." It is inevitable to kill these small gunboats!"
"Besides, small ships have shallow drafts and are flexible and easy to turn around. Mines on the sea are not a big threat to such warships. Don't be too ambitious. Does a warship want to eat all the enemies? Just dream. …”
"But I have good news! A telegram was just sent from the island. Two main battleships and four frigates have been stranded on the shoal east of Setouchi Village. They are now bombarding the artillery positions on the shore. They have no time to kill themselves! It’s almost six o’clock, I’m requesting that the Marines swim over after dark to resolve the battle!”
"This way we can capture these six battleships. Trust my skills. Give me half a year and I will definitely be able to repair and upgrade these six battleships. It would be great if you have a few more training ships!"
Kevin, a Prussian engineer, has established a deep friendship with the Chinese on the way back to China and in many battles on the Zhiyuan. In his heart, seeing the Chinese navy as strong as his own country is the same.
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What's more, Xiao Letian promised to give him the protection of dual nationality. As long as he works hard, Kevin will have dual Prussian and Chinese accounts in the future, and he can earn double the money. It's cool to think about it.
Xiao Letian nodded, "Okay, let Wang Huaiyuan gather the Kunito water ghosts who have just completed the mission. This arduous task is given to them. Capture the six warships and prevent the enemy from destroying them... Now they are no longer the Tsar's." Property, that’s our boat, our wealth!”
"Yes! I will make arrangements right away... But I apply for the Marine Corps to support two companies of troops. After all, the Water Ghost Troops will have a more difficult task tomorrow, which is this strait!"
Wang Huaiyuan pointed out the window. People looked up and looked at the entire sea. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, there were wreckage of battleships and unextinguished gunpowder smoke everywhere. The CIA's direct assault team was taking over command of the three surrendered warships. Ship after ship of intelligence officers boarded the ship, and ship after ship of Russian military officers were escorted to the rear.
The Marine Corps hired a large number of civilian ships to rescue Russian prisoners who fell into the water. The entire sea was filled with voices calling for help in Russian. After several hours of struggle, many soldiers were exhausted and sank to the bottom of the sea.
But that's not what Wang Huaiyuan is talking about. What he wants people to see are the dark little devils and mines that occasionally appear on the sea.
"Ever since the mines were put into the strait, we have observation posts tracking them closely. Due to the unique sound and water waves of mine explosions, we should not miss any mine explosions..."
"A total of 122 of the 300 mines exploded, and the rest did not explode. How good is this? There are 178 extremely dangerous mines in the strait. Our warships cannot enter at all, which means that the navy's naval guns cannot Provide fire suppression on the battlefield, and the rest of the battle can only rely on the Marines to fight for it!"
Xiang Ying frowned, "How long will it take to clear everything?"
"It's hard to say! The clearance of mines depends entirely on manpower, that is, the water ghosts we have trained so hard. Manual clearance can only be carried out during the day when the visibility is the best... The terrain of this strait is really complex, and there are many dangers underwater. Turbulence and undercurrents make manual removal very dangerous..."
"I estimate it will take at least a week..."
"A week?" Xiao Letian didn't expect it to take so long. It seems that weapons such as mines have been restricted in use from the moment they were born.
This thing is erratic and cannot tell the difference between friend and foe. The explosion is also powerful. The consequences of relying on this kind of weapon in combat are really too great.
"We should still use mines with caution in the future, especially in our own territorial waters. This thing is too troublesome!"
At this time, Zai Chun, who had been immersed in reading the battle report, suddenly raised his head, "Can't the ocean current lead all the way to the Pacific Ocean? Isn't it enough to just let the mines float away? Do they have to be removed manually?"
Huh... Xiang Ying snorted coldly and said, "The waters around Amami Oshima are the main channel from the Ryukyu Economic Circle to Japan and North Asia. Do you mean to let these 178 bombs threaten civilian ships? What do you think... "
Xiang Ying dislikes Zai Chun more and more, and she feels sick when she sees him. Zai Chun was not happy about being robbed. "How can you say that? Didn't it mean that our intelligence personnel have measured the sea currents before? The mines must have traveled along the sea currents? What is so difficult to solve..."
"What's the problem?" Xiang Ying's voice rose an octave at that time.
"Dear Your Majesty... I will not explain to you how complicated the current system in the sea is. I will tell you a true story. Before preparing for the war, the hydrological information of Amami Oshima was used by 28 teachers and students of Ryukyu Maritime University. It took half a year of hard work to successfully collect..."
"How much data do you think you can collect in half a year? It's less than 70%! Not only that, in this dangerous work, three students gave their lives, the youngest of whom was only 17 years old!"
"This is precious information that you have sacrificed your life for. It is not easy as you say! Fighting a war is not something you take for granted! Running a country is not something you do as you please!"
Xiang Ying's heart was filled with evil fire, and finally he yelled, "If you are like you, you will be a coward even if you are in power in the future!"
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