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At this time, they had flown more than [-] nautical miles and were about to reach the sky above the Gaul Navy. Zhao Xun immediately picked up his microphone: "Attention all squadrons, they are about to approach the target area. Please carefully investigate the sea situation. Report immediately if found."

"Understood." The squadron leaders of each squadron immediately responded in unison.The reconnaissance mission is mainly performed by the torpedo planes located on the lowest level. They fly at an altitude of 500 meters and have a clear understanding of the situation on the sea surface.The Gaul Navy obviously has neither air defense awareness nor experience in dealing with aircraft carriers.

Twenty minutes ago, when the Gallic Navy spotted scout torpedo planes in the sky, there had been a commotion.Lieutenant General Nolant was even worried that the opponent would drop bombs. Fortunately, in order to increase the range, this torpedo plane did not carry torpedoes, nor did it make any bombing actions, which reassured him a lot.

In this place beyond the range of ordinary aircraft, a reconnaissance plane can be seen. It can only be a carrier-based aircraft from a warship. Vice Admiral Nolant immediately realized that the Hualan Navy Fleet was nearby.According to the intelligence of Gaul, the opponent's fleet stationed here is not strong, which reassures Nolante a lot.

Putting the fleet into battle formation, Lieutenant General Nolante ordered everyone to enter a state of combat alert, ready to go into naval battles at any time.In the eyes of Lieutenant General Nolant, a cruiser fleet without battleships trying to challenge its own fleet with three old battleships is simply courting death.As long as he commanded two salvos of the [-]mm main guns on his three battleships, the opponent would be finished, so Lieutenant General Nolant was not worried about the upcoming naval battle at all.

The first thousand and twenty-nine chapters of the sea battle without suspense

Twenty or ten minutes after the plane left, there was still no trace of the opposing fleet. Lieutenant General Nolant was a little puzzled.According to the range of the aircraft equipped by Gaul, a single-engine aircraft should not be able to travel so far, but it is very abnormal that the enemy fleet has not been found for such a long time.Nolant didn't expect that the aircraft of the Sitt Navy had such a long range, he just subconsciously thought that the two sides missed it at sea.

This is a common occurrence, because the sea area is very wide, and everyone can only search by sight.Because of the curvature of the surface of the Neon Blue Star, it is difficult to get far even standing on the mast.With such a small search range, to search an area of ​​hundreds of nautical miles, it is difficult for the two sides to meet each other even if they are heading towards each other with a purpose.

Thinking that the two sides might miss out, although he felt that it was a pity to lose the opportunity to make meritorious service, Lieutenant General Nolant breathed a sigh of relief.After all, it is thousands of miles away from the mainland of Gaul. Even if he wins this time, the fleet will be difficult to deal with the Seat Navy, which is reinforced from all directions, so it is good to have one thing less.

Just when Lieutenant General Nolant was about to return to his cabin to enjoy a sumptuous dinner exclusively for senior officers, a shrill siren sounded from the lookout post. "What happened?" Lieutenant General Nolante broke into the bridge at a speed of [-] meters and asked loudly to the officer on duty.

"Enemy planes, dozens of enemy planes are approaching." The officer on duty replied loudly, pointing obliquely at the distant sky.

"What?" Nolant exclaimed in shock. He stared wide-eyed at the dozens of black spots that appeared in the sky, and couldn't believe it.It is more than [-] nautical miles away from the Haikou Airport of the West Special Army. No active aircraft dares to fly so far to fight. Sea.

Seeing so many obviously wheeled planes getting closer, Lieutenant General Nolant raised an idea, this is a plane from an aircraft carrier.Aircraft carriers are not new. As early as World War I, the Saar Empire refitted several aircraft carriers to join the navy. However, because the decks of the aircraft carriers were too short, all they could use were old-fashioned aircraft.These planes are slow and cannot be reloaded, and pose no threat to warships at sea.So until now, the role of aircraft carriers in the navies of various countries is mostly scouts. This is why although Gaul has been assigned a share in the construction of aircraft carriers, it has not been built.

Seeing so many new planes rushing towards the fleet today, Lieutenant General Nolant suddenly realized that the Gaul Navy was lagging behind.In this potentially subversive development of the navy, Gaul, which was originally a proud naval power, has become a spectator, which makes Nolant, who is infinitely proud, quite depressed.But now is not the time to express his feelings, Lieutenant General Nolant must face the immediate crisis, a crisis that may lead to the collapse of the entire fleet.

This is the only naval force of the Gaul Kingdom in the entire Eastern Continent. Once they are all wiped out, the Gaul Colonies in the entire Eastern Ocean and Zani Ocean will lose their maritime protection. This is something that Lieutenant General Nolante will never tolerate.

Facing the air strike by the Seat Navy carrier-based aircraft, Lieutenant General Nolant still felt a little lucky, because according to the news of the last naval battle, the Seate Air Force dispatched more than 400 aircraft to achieve the result, and now he has to face There are only dozens of planes in the area, and it will be much easier to deal with.

However, Lieutenant General Nolant obviously overestimated his own anti-aircraft firepower. When the dive bombers dived towards the battleship at an angle of 75 degrees with the sound of the wind, he knew how wrong he was.The Gaul warships stationed in the Eastern Continent are all antiques, which is determined by the current sluggish economy of Gaul.Without anti-aircraft firepower, the 75mm guns used to hit torpedoes and small boats alone cannot deal with swarms of bombers.

As two dive bombers dropped their bombs one after another, the Voltaire was hit first.The five large chimneys in the middle of the Danton-class battleship were so eye-catching that they became the indicative targets of dive bombers.The first bomb was slightly off, blowing the starboard secondary main gun upside down, while the second bomb landed exactly between the second and third funnels.

The huge aerial bomb pierced through the weak deck between the chimneys with great kinetic energy, and fell into the power cabin on the lower floor.With a loud noise, there was a big explosion in the boiler room, and more than a dozen engineers who were desperately adding coal were killed. The scalding steam and flaming carbon blocks flew around, roasting the surviving engineers.

The second engine room was completely useless, and scalding steam poured into the first and third engine rooms along the unclosed compartment doors, severely scalding many engineers.Under today's medical conditions, if there is no help from the medicines sold in the Western District, they will wail in pain for half a month before they die miserably.

The rapid loss of power in the lower layer caused the Voltaire to quickly decrease in speed and quickly left the formation.At this time, no one cared about anyone, Lieutenant General Nolant didn't even dare to stop the fleet to wait for the Voltaire.And the battleship Voltaire, which lost the protection of the auxiliary ship alone, quickly became the target of the torpedo plane.

Two torpedo planes rushed towards Voltaire's port side close to the water. Although the Gaul sailors fired desperately to stop the opponent's attack, the poor two 75mm guns could not form a sufficient blocking firepower net.The desperate Gaul sailors could only watch the opponent fly closer and closer, and dropped a heavy 600mm caliber torpedo 533 meters away.

Crossing two unclear waterlines, two torpedoes dropped almost at the same time rushed towards the port side of the Voltaire with a straight track.The Gaul sailors were desperate, they gave up their posts, and many of them wailed and jumped into the water, hoping to escape with their lives.It's a pity that the torpedo head filled with high explosives will have a resonance effect underwater when it explodes. Those soldiers who jumped into the sea in advance are destined to be crushed to death by the huge shock wave.

With the sound of a violent explosion, two terrifying holes appeared on the port side of the Voltaire.This huge ship with a displacement of more than [-] tons slowly tilted, and soon fell upside down on the water.Lieutenant General Nolant saw the whole scene, he opened his mouth in surprise, and it took him a long time to react.

Lieutenant General Nolant never knew that the planes in the sky were so powerful, and the slender torpedoes were so powerful that just a few torpedoes could send a huge battleship into the bottom of the sea.The sinking of the battleship Voltaire caused the Gallic sailors to panic, their shooting became more disorderly, and it became more difficult to form an effective fire blockade.

Chapter One Thousand and Thirty Captives in Groups

The carrier-based planes of the West Special Army bombarded the Gaul fleet indiscriminately with three-dimensional strikes on the sea and in the air, without the slightest mercy.The air strike lasted for 10 minutes. When all the dive bombers and torpedo planes finished dropping their bombs and flew towards the mothership under the protection of four fighter jets, the sea had become a sea of ​​blood and fire.The Eastern Gaul Continental Fleet was wiped out, and not a single warship was still floating on the sea.Because the anti-aircraft firepower of the Gaul warship is too weak, the carrier-based aircraft can drop bombs comfortably, and the hit rate is surprisingly high.After all three battleships capsized, the remaining aircraft did not spare even the cruisers and destroyers, and this was the result.

Looking at the wreckage of the warship that was still burning on the sea, and the Gallic sailors who were snatching the lifeboats and buoys everywhere, Lieutenant General Nolant's brain was already in a state of shutdown.He felt as if he was in a dream, and he couldn't even believe that there was nothing left of the Gaul Kingdom East Continental Fleet, which was still showing off its power on the sea just now.

In the later published "Memoirs of Admiral Nolant", he once described this naval battle in detail. "There was fire everywhere in the air and on the sea, my men fell into the water, and they were sunk after a heroic battle without even firing the main guns. It was an extremely humiliating experience, and it also made me firmly believe that I remembered the terrible demon of the carrier-based aircraft. Since then, I have never had a good night's sleep. I dreamed back at midnight that I was always woken up by the sharp screaming of the aircraft and the screams of the sailors, thinking That miserable experience, I tossed and turned until dawn."

Like Lieutenant General Nolante, who was in a dream, it was Lin Jixun who had just received the battle report.When he learned that the Gaul Kingdom East Continental Fleet was completely wiped out, and his losses were only three dive bombers and five torpedo bombers, he couldn't believe his ears.

It was hard for Lin Jixun to imagine that relying solely on those seemingly weak aircraft, he could achieve such results with minimal losses.Liu Chuanshou on the side had expected such a solution a long time ago. He knew that it would take some time for Lin Jixun to digest the shock of the news.Surprisingly, he didn't disturb the other party's thinking, but carefully exited the bridge, and at the same time issued an order for the destroyers in the nearby sea area to rush to the theater immediately to rescue the parachuting pilots and capture the prisoners.

In less than half an hour, the four destroyers of the Sanya Squadron arrived at the battlefield at a high speed of [-] knots.

What catches the eye is the wreckage drifting on the sea surface and the people who fell into the water. Seeing so many Gauls splashing in the water, the crew of the destroyer immediately took out their light weapons. The first batch was sent back to the destroyer and held in the bottom cabin, while searching for the pilots who fell into the water.

The work of cleaning the battlefield went very smoothly, and the entire Gaul fleet entered the bottom of the sea without any obstacles on the sea.The four destroyers not only rescued fifteen of their own pilots and crew, but also captured more than a thousand prisoners, including Lieutenant General Nolant.

There were less than [-] sailors on the four destroyers. When they found that there were too many prisoners, everyone was very nervous.The prisoners were not only sent to the bilge for detention in batches, they were also equipped with sentry posts equipped with live ammunition, and they were also required to carry grenades.Once the opponent showed signs of rioting, they were allowed to throw grenades into the crowd to achieve maximum killing effect.

The officers and soldiers of the West Army did not understand the thoughts of the people of the Western Continent, and they did not reject being captives.When all efforts failed, they were allowed to surrender, and after the surrender, except for the officers who reminded the West Army of the Geneva Conventions as usual and demanded due treatment, everyone else was quite cooperative.

These captives were so cooperative, not only did they not have any thoughts of rioting, they even consciously observed discipline.The neat formation and standard surrender actions showed their good training quality, of course, if they usually also practice surrender.

The cooperation of the Gaul captives reassured the sailors of the West Army. The four destroyers returned to the main fleet with a large number of captives almost overloaded.With the supply ships and large warships accompanying the fleet, the issue of custody of the prisoners was finally resolved. Lin Jixun also met Lieutenant General Nolant, the commander of the Eastern Gaul Continental Fleet.

Hearing that the general sitting there is the commander of this fleet and the one who easily defeated him, Vice Admiral Nolant was very polite.He bowed to Lin Jixun and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, on behalf of all the officers and men of the Gaul Kingdom East Continental Fleet, I surrender to you. I deeply admire the combat effectiveness of your soldiers, and thank you for your preferential treatment."

Nolante has lived in Annan for a long time, and he is also very proficient in using Hualan. When he said such a lot, Liu Chuanshou who was on the side almost laughed out loud.Lin Jixun didn't smile, he just nodded with a tense face and said, "I appreciate your ministry's cooperative attitude very much. Although according to our country's regulations, you and your soldiers have to live in the prisoner camp until the end of the war, but I can assure you that you will get the treatment you deserve."

"Thank you for your care, I am very grateful." Nolante did not seem to have the blood that a soldier should have, and his flattering smile made Lin Jixun feel very disgusted.He waved his hand and signaled the sailors to detain Lieutenant General Nolante, then turned to Liu Chuanshou and said, "These Gaul soldiers are really unbearable. Their biggest advantage is that they are easy to manage. As long as they are captured, they will not resist. "

"It's a good thing. At least it makes our soldiers guarding the captives feel at ease." Liu Chuanshou said with a straight shoulder: "It's a pity that in this battle, victory at sea is only one aspect, and the real decisive victory is on land."

"Maybe, with such a powerful aircraft, maybe we can play a decisive role in land wars in the future." Lin Jixun said with a smile.

"Maybe, but so far we can fight the naval battle well." Liu Chuanshou laughed.

Lin Jixun sighed: "It seems that I have to go back to school for further study and study the tactics of aircraft carriers."

"Yes, we should all study aircraft carrier tactics in depth, which is of great benefit to defending the country's sea territory." Liu Chuanshou said with emotion: "I don't know how the battle on land is going."

When they won a big victory at sea and wiped out the entire Eastern Continental Fleet of Gaul with only carrier-based aircraft, Huang Zhenguo in Zhennanguan was already in a bitter battle.The trails are not so easy to find, not to mention that the West Special Army had foreseen it and sorted out all the trails in Zhennan Pass in advance.Those trails that could be found, regardless of whether they were steep or not, had been blasted, and now they were simply impassable.

Chapter 31 Request for Support

There is no small road to use, and the Gaul army can only bite the bullet and continue to launch a frontal attack.Major General Xinuo didn't care about the life and death of the Jing people at all. Under the cover of cannons, the Jing soldiers were driven by the Gaul army, rushing to die in batches.Although the Jing people have no tactical literacy and are basically targets, the bullets of the West Army have been consumed in large quantities.

The entire garrison has only 4000 people, and more than 1000 of them are reinforced artillery, used to operate those large-caliber fortress guns, and the rest are simply not enough to deal with the huge number of Jing soldiers.In the battle where the Jing people attacked in batches and took turns to rest, everyone in the garrison remained on the front line and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

In order to exhaust the opponent, Major General Xinuo even ordered the Jing people to fight at night. After dark, they still charged up the mountain again and again.Because the sky was dark, it had a great impact on the shooting range of the shooters, and the consumption of ammunition doubled.If the Zhennanguan Fort was not equipped with flares and the only 88mm anti-aircraft gun was responsible for continuous firing, the battle at night would have been even more tragic.

When the next morning came, Huang Zhenguo counted the losses. The casualties exceeded 1000, and the field hospital behind was already full of wounded waiting for surgery.Many of the front-line defenders were lightly wounded with treated wounds, and more than half of their ammunition was consumed. If they fought with such intensity for another day, the garrison could only rely on bayonets to solve the problem.

Huang Zhenguo's third urgent telegram has been sent to Tang Jisheng, but Li Pinxian's troops still haven't arrived at the scheduled location.In fact, Li Pinxian cannot be blamed for this, because there are only two garrison divisions in western Guangdong, and they must be scattered in the border areas. The roads in western Guangdong are particularly rugged, and the troops need to cross mountains and mountains to move.In addition, the time for Western Guangdong to join the special zone is too short, and these extremely difficult mountain roads have not yet been completed.

The other three regiments under Li Pinxian needed to gather in Nanning from various places, and then advance to Zhennanguan.In fact, this cannot be regarded as Tang Jisheng's lack of consideration, it is because Li Pinxian's army is already the nearest army.

Because the Northern Expedition was in full swing, the General Staff Headquarters formulated a rat eradication plan to unify the Hualan Kingdom.According to the requirements of the General Staff Headquarters, field troops from all over the country are gathering in the border areas, and the relatively safe province is empty of troops.At this time, the enemy appeared from another direction, and it was naturally more difficult to mobilize troops.

Although Li Pinxian's troops were mobilizing to Zhennan Pass in a hurry, even with the most optimistic estimate, it would take two and a half days to arrive. I am afraid that Zhennan Pass would have already fallen by then.

In desperation, Tang Jisheng had no choice but to send a telegram to Zhao Shouhong, requesting the use of the air force to assist in the battle, otherwise Zhennanguan might fall.If it is in peacetime, the air forces attached to each military region can be mobilized by the commander of the military region.However, because the rat eradication plan was too large, the General Staff Headquarters temporarily suspended the right of the commanders of the military regions to mobilize the air force for the sake of safety, so Tang Jisheng had no choice but to report to the higher authorities.

After receiving Tang Jisheng's application report, Zhao Shouhong frowned tightly.He didn't expect the Gauls to fight on such a large scale, and the garrison regiment guarding Zhennan Pass was equipped with a large number of forts and fortifications, and it was difficult to resist the enemy.However, Zhao Shouhong was very familiar with the situation in western Guangdong. There were many mountains and rainforests, and the aircraft's operations would be greatly restricted there, and the bombing effect would be greatly reduced.

Even if the bombers of the Fourth Air Force are used, it is difficult to achieve the expected bombing effect, and it is even more difficult to say how much it will help the defense of Zhennan Pass.Zhao Shouhong paced back and forth in the map war room of the staff headquarters, standing beside him were Jiang Fangzhen, Bai Chongxi and a group of staff officers.Everyone looked at Zhao Shouhong eagerly, waiting for him to make a decision.

This is a difficult decision, but also a decision that may have a huge impact on the overall situation.The rodent control plan needs to be launched according to the domestic situation, and no one knows when it will be launched.Once the Fourth Air Force is transferred to the direction of Annan, the Southwest Military Region, the most important direction of attack, may have problems.If the offensive of the Southwest Military Region was frustrated and national reunification was delayed, no one would be able to afford such a responsibility.