First, the strength of the five-star navy.

Second, the five-star navy has an external communication system that he can't recognize at all—a radio station.

He thought that after surrounding the five-star army and sea division, the other party would become a lone army, and he thought that with the advantage of warships and numbers, the opponent would not be his opponent. But he didn't know that at this time, the Second Division of the Sea had already contacted the Fourth Division of the Sea.

Regarding the decision of the Sixth Young Master and the Navy Command to send the Fourth Division to join forces with them to fight the enemy, although the division commander Zhao Changxiang had some resistance, he thought that he could win with the Second Sea Division. However, considering that because of the unequal number of warships, the other party was likely to flee once defeated, he was unable to chase after him, so he still agreed to this decision.

It's just that Zhao Changxiang, the division commander, regarded the Fourth Sea Division as a peripheral pursuit force, and didn't think about cooperating with them inside and outside, what he wanted was to make the Second Sea Division independent of military merit.

And all this changed because he entered the encirclement.

After discovering that the enemy scout clippers were deliberately luring him into the field, Zhao Changxiang ordered all the warships to slow down their march and keep a good alignment and move slowly. Eventually, three days later, the 2nd Sea Division, which was trailing the scouts, finally spotted the enemy ships waiting for them in the opposite sea.

Looking at it from a distance, I am afraid that there are no less than four hundred warships, and this powerful lineup fell in Zhao Changxiang's eyes, he was not afraid at all, but he was still very excited. Finally, there is a piece of fat in front of me, and I can eat a happy one.

But what happened next changed Zhao Chang's plan to eat alone. As soon as the 2nd Hai Division entered the ambush circle, a large number of enemy ships appeared on its north, east, and south sides, and no matter which direction it was looked at, there were about 200 enemy ships. This is five times the strength of his own.

Faced with such a situation, Zhao Changxiang first made a fierce battle in his heart, and then quickly made a decision, called the telegraph operator and said: "Report the situation in front of us to the Sixth Young Master and the Navy Command, and at the same time telegraph to the Fourth Sea Division, telling them that the enemy has all appeared, and they can act." ”

"Commander." Shen Xing, the commander of the regiment who was accompanying him, shouted, "Our Second Sea Division can eat these enemies, why are we still asking for help from the Fourth Sea Division?" ”

The subconscious meaning of Shen Xing's words is, why should such a big credit be shared with others?

To this question, Zhao Changxiang's answer was, "The fat is too big, our Second Division of the Sea can't eat it at all, call the Fourth Division of the Sea to help, not only will we not eat less, but we will eat more, and at the same time we can reduce our own losses, why not?" ”

As the commander of the division, Zhao Changxiang has the military dictatorship in the second division. He then sent the order to the telegraph operator. What he didn't expect was that not only did he quickly get the news that the fourth division agreed to make a move, but he also received praise from the sixth young master.

The gist of the telegram was to say that Zhao Changxiang had a sense of the overall situation in doing things, and truly integrated sincere unity into actual combat, which was very good, and the sixth young master was very happy, and he personally rewarded Zhao Shichang Wunan Wang with a box of cigarettes and a hundred jars of good wine.

Considering the quantity produced, cigarettes became one of the most sought-after goods as soon as they came out, and because they were consumed too much, even the generals in the army also received a quota every month. And like

It is the Wunan ace cigarette that has just been inaccessible, and it is the best quality among them, which is no less than the influence of the current Chinese cigarettes. At once, a box was sold, and at the same time, there were hundreds of jars of good wine, and this kind of real reward was sent by telegram to the entire Yang army.

Remember, it's the entire Yang army. It is not limited to the First Navy Army, nor is it the entire Navy First Department including the Second Navy Army, but as long as it is in the Yang Army, the news was reported. For a while, while everyone envied these benefits, they also envied the second division commander Zhao Changxiang, who could get such a reward from the sixth young master, needless to say, it has been put in the eyes, it is conceivable that in the future, it will be just around the corner.

Why did Yang Chendong do this?

It's very simple to say, and it is through this kind of empirical evidence that he shows all senior officers how important unity is. As long as you have the overall situation in mind, even if you don't have much merit, the extra points you can get are indeed much higher than if you act alone.

Zhao Changxiang was shocked by this telegram, and soon he was excited. But when the excitement passed, he began to wonder what it meant. So, after he figured it out, the Second Division of the Sea did not immediately counterattack, but continued to drill towards the middle of the encirclement.

Even if he already knew that he was surrounded, it was equivalent to knowing the other party's routine, Zhao Changxiang was not in a hurry, he had to wait and see, not to see what else the other party had, but to gain time for the Fourth Division of the Sea to reach the designated target, in order to fight this battle more beautifully.

The 2nd Hai Division was surrounded, but did not flee immediately, but continued to move forward, towards the center of the battlefield. This also made Ma Kecheng, who was about to give the order to do it, hesitate, which made Prime Minister Ferdinand, who was with the army, even more incomprehensible.

When a normal person encounters such a thing, shouldn't he run away immediately? In the center of the encirclement, although it is said that there is a lot of price to pay if you want to escape, there is still hope for a breakthrough to Shao. But once you enter the middle of the battlefield, even if you want to escape from a ship, it will be difficult to reach the sky.

This kind of truth, the five-star army and sea division will not be unaware, but why are they still close to the center of the battlefield. Puzzled, the two of them got together and still had to think about it, because if they didn't figure this problem out, they would never be at ease.

Soon, the two reached a consensus, that is, the reason why the Second Division of the Sea did this must be due to their arrogance. In other words, the five-star army and navy division are very proud, and they are afraid that they don't look down on these pirates at all, so they dare to risk their lives.

It's no wonder that the two of them think like this. According to the news obtained from the scout clippers who were following the 2nd Sea Division, none of the 2nd Sea Division's warships had left since they discovered each other, and then they were allowed to enter the encirclement during the pursuit for more than three days. In the face of this extremely accurate news, it just shows one thing, the Second Division of the Sea has no reinforcements, nor does it have any help, so what is it that is not arrogant or proud to move forward?

"Haha, they all say that the five-star army is very powerful, but I didn't see it, but now I see their arrogant and arrogant side. It's good, even if I don't take others seriously in my eyes, then don't blame me for being unkind. Use the command flag to tell the other ships not to rush into action

Let the enemy move, shrink the encirclement at the same time, and wait for the enemy to appear in the middle of the battlefield, and then move together.

Ma Kecheng was ruthless, and he was angry with the arrogance of the Second Division of the Sea that no one was looking at. In the past, any enemy who was surrounded by such a formation as he was either panicked or fled in a hurry, or it was difficult to exert even fifty percent of his usual combat strength. But the Second Army of the Sea actually did the opposite, and did not take his encirclement in the slightest, even if this is the case, where does he need to be polite? Just hit it hard.

As soon as the order was given, the Second Army of the Sea was surrounded by thousands of warships and rushed towards the center of the battlefield without hurry. They were slow but kept walking, so they didn't cause the pirates to have any other ideas. Anyway, it is impossible to go out and report under siege, and even if this is the case, why worry about people running away?

So, most of the next half of the day was spent in this kind of grind, until ten hours later, the Fourth Sea Division sent a message that they had arrived at the designated position, and they could enter the battlefield at any time after the Second Sea Division fired the first shot, and give the pirates a blow to the belly and back, and Zhao Changxiang, the commander of the Second Sea Division, ordered the whole division to prepare for battle.

During these ten hours, except for the necessary personnel on duty, the other officers and men of the Second Division Leng Feng rested and slept in the cabin. However, all veterans know that the more they are in a big battle, the more they must maintain sufficient physical strength, and only in this way can they perform better on the battlefield.

After ten hours of rest, the commanders and fighters were in full spirit, and their whole bodies were full of strength. The moment the division headquarters gave the order, the four regiments under its command immediately separated, with the division headquarters as the center, guarding the east, south, west, and north directions, and guarding the four directions.

This is known as the Quadripartite Defensive Formation, and it has been practiced many times during ordinary exercises. But this is the first time that it has really been used, and it is also the first time in the history of the five-star navy that a real division has been surrounded by people.

The quadripartite defensive formation had been completed in less than half an hour, and by the time the pirates from a dozen miles away had discovered their strangeness and began to approach them, the four regiments had all the preparations for the attack.

As the 2nd Marine Division, which consisted entirely of Leng Feng, all ships were equipped with 100mm mortars except for the transport ships. The advantage of this gun is that it is small in size, easy to carry, easy to move, can be placed in the bow of the ship, in the middle and stern of the ship, and can be adjusted arbitrarily according to the direction from which the enemy is coming. And the closest attack distance of thirteen miles can already ensure the effect of killing enemies at a long distance.

And on the division-level units, there are also five fourth-class warships. Among them, there is one division headquarters and one each of the four regimental headquarters, and there are Type 61 100 mm single-barreled naval guns on all four-class warships, with a rate of fire: 12 rounds per minute, a range of 22.5 km (against the sea), 14 km (against the air), an elevation angle of 85 degrees, a bullet weight: 15.9 kg, and a muzzle velocity of 895 m/s.

This kind of 100-millimeter Teng naval gun was succeeded after Yang Chendong took out the finished product from the big warehouse, and the Chiji Chenghai Ship Stone concentrated countless manpower and material resources to study it for more than three years. This naval gun, which can shoot at a distance of 45 nautical miles, is also the strongest self-produced artillery currently developed by the Chichicheng Chenghai Shipyard and Arsenal.