Chapter 1287: Sea Encounter 2
How can this be so, how can this be? At this moment, the naval commander under Liu Qingshan, facing this qiΔ, couldn't help but widen his eyes, almost not believing what was happening in front of him. Before that, you must know that your five long-range heavy battleships have always suppressed the enemy's ground combat forces so much that they can't raise their heads. It was precisely with the fierce naval artillery attack of these five long-range heavy battleships that their landing troops dared to carry out a Jedi counterattack, and achieved very good results.
Now, however, the enemy's side has been able to send over an advanced naval combat unit in such a short period of time. I haven't seen the shadow of other people's fleets yet, but their missiles have already hit. In this way, these five long-range heavy battleships of their own are simply unable to confront each other. Because, this is clearly not a heavyweight confrontation.
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In this way, after only less than half an hour, Liu Qingshan's five long-range heavy battleships had already been sunk! This kind of fundamentally asymmetrical engagement has doomed Liu Qingshan's long-range heavy battleship to destruction.
"Commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief, we now have two heavy battleships sunk by enemy missiles! We can't see each other at all, we can't see each other at all! At this moment, the fleet commander Erikson reported to Liu Qingshan in a hurry.
After Liu Qingshan heard this, he knew very well in his heart that because the other party belonged to the traveling battleships of the guided-missile destroyer series, it had an extremely long range. And such a range is even beyond the line of sight! Therefore, those long-range heavy battleships on their own side could not see them at all. And how can you attack them when you can't see them? This is a very obvious question!
However, this kind of situation of sitting and waiting to be killed, not only the commander of the fleet, Erickson Erickson, even Liu Qingshan, can't stand it! Under such a situation, Liu Qingshan groaned slightly, thinking. Finally, he finally said decisively to the one General Erikson: "General Erikson, now, I order you, leave the other two battleships for cover, and then, your flagship, immediately retreat, direction, that Gaitsbit River!" Do you understand? β
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After hearing this, the commander of the Erickson fleet couldn't help but be stunned, and soon, he understood what Liu Qingshan meant, but he replied without any hesitation: "Commander-in-chief, this is not good, this is absolutely not good!" I can't let my men act as shields for me! That's not my Erikson style! Commander-in-chief, is it true that we don't have any better way than this one plan? Is there really no better way? β
After hearing this, Liu Qingshan couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and then said, "General Erikson, to be honest, I don't want to take such a decision. After all, it's all fresh life! Moreover, as you know, the naval combat unit we have assembled is an elite personnel drawn out! I also have deep feelings for them! I don't want them to be wiped out like this!
"But, General Erickson, at this time; , I would like to remind you once again: to combat a senior commander, you should definitely not be rash! Do you understand? Never take it personally! You have to be good at thinking about the big picture! Now that the enemy has the ability to strike long-range missiles beyond visual range, think about it, in such a situation, can we run out of the palm of the opponent's hand?
"Rather than all the warships being destroyed by the other side sooner or later, it is better to escape one of them! Admiral Erickson, you must understand that we must leave a little seed for our naval fleet! Where there is life, there is hope. I think you should understand such a truth. Isn't it? However, please rest assured, we will definitely avenge this revenge, and it will be in the near future! When that time comes, I'll even let you do it yourself! β
The words have already been said to this point, and the general Erickson finally hung his head helplessly, and then, picking up the telecombinator, gave an order with an expressionless face: "No. 2 ship, No. 3 ship, you now, immediately go to the designated area, and then, in the direction of the enemy's guide-missile flying, rush head-on, be sure to rush head-on for me!" β
Yes, it should be said that for that one General Erickson, this was already the only thing he could do. In this case, even if it is dead, it is still more decent. Instead of anchoring on the surface of the sea and being passively sunk, it is better to rush head-on in the direction where the enemy's missile is flying like this! This is also a charge battle, yes, even if it is death, it must die on the way to the charge!
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Nevertheless, although he already felt that he had made the most appropriate and reasonable decision under the current situation. But, despite this, he still felt a little uneasy, a little guilty. After all, the charge of these two battleships was on top of a big Cheng dΓΉ, and that was to save him Erickson! Risking the lives of his men to save himself, even though this was the commander-in-chief's intention, he still felt a deep shame!
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Yes, actually, that one General Erikson also knew very well in his heart, indeed, that this was the only way to save a battleship instead of being wiped out by the other side. However, despite this, in his heart, he was still unwilling to accept such a fact. For him, it was a shameful act and an unforgivable act to save himself with the lives of his own soldiers and the sacrifices of his subordinates.
However, on the other hand, as the commander-in-chief Liu Qingshan said, it is the so-called stay in Qingshan, not afraid of running out of firewood. Only when the green mountains are still there, can the sunset be red a few times! Thinking of this, the general Erickson silently came to the wide deck, picked up the binoculars, and looked at the distant sea!
Ahead, above the monstrous waves, between the rough waves, two of their own long-range heavy battleships, were breaking the waves. At the same time, one after another missile-bombs were whizzing through the air, and it seemed that they were almost like they had eyes, and they swooped down on the target fiercely!
"Boom boom ~~~~ boom boom boom~! ~~" The sound of explosions came one after another, and it sounded deafening! Through the telescope, the general Erickson had clearly seen that in the midst of the explosions one after another, the two long-range heavy battleships under his command were still moving forward, advancing, and looking so heroic and fearless!
After seeing this, the general Erickson finally silently put down the telescope in his hand, and then, in the direction of the two battleships, solemnly gave a standard military salute! At the same time, tears welled up in the eyes of that General Erickson.
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In this way, under the cover of the two long-range heavy battleships that charged away, the flagship under the personal command of the one Erikson finally managed to escape the enemy's missile attack and enter the Gatsbit River. Then, sail inland along the Gatsbit River......
At the same time, Liu Qingshan had already ordered his long-range strategic bomber flight formation to fly in the direction of the Andaman Sea. Yes, no matter what, Liu Qingshan will not allow the other party's missile-missile destroyer to survive. Because he admits that the other side's missile-missile destroyer fleet has already posed an extremely serious threat to his entire strategic plan!
On the one hand, the other side can completely rely on their long-range strike capabilities to dominate the Andaman Sea, thus directly cutting off their own sea lanes. In this way, it is only natural that one's own operational plan of "advancing by land and water" will also suffer heavy blows. As for himself, once he loses the support of the sea power, then it is certain that his entire battle plan will be affected by strictness.
In addition, and more importantly, because the enemy's guided-missile destroyer combat formation has a terrible long-range strike capability, it will directly pose a heavy threat to its own combat unit that is still deployed on the shoals of Roman-Baras. Now, on the inland side, the main force of General Barras in ground operations is planning to carry out an east-west flank attack on the enemy's two armies under the personal command of General Bidamon, so in such a situation, it is only natural that this powerful naval strike force of the other side will have a heavy impact on his own two-sided flanking operation, which is about to begin.
However, on their part, at that time, they did not have the ability to produce missile-missile destroyers at all. And only in terms of air power, it still occupies a certain advantage. Therefore, in such a situation, Liu Qingshan must give full play to the advantage of his air power.
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However, since the temporary air base in the Missikrumbi Valley was still in the process of being built, he could only once again order the long-range strategic bomber flight formation in his base military base to carry out this combat mission. It's just that the distance is farther, and it takes at least an hour to fly to that Andaman Sea!
"Now, while the enemy army has not yet come to their senses, we should immediately order General Barras and General Hibit to launch an east-west flank attack! Otherwise, when the other party understands, then the best opportunity will be lost! At this moment, Liu Qingshan thought so.
Yes, it should be said that in the current situation, the situation of the naval landing force led by General Hibbit is really very dangerous! Once the enemy's guided-missile destroyer formation, after relieving itself, arrives in the waters near its own beachhead, and then launches a long-range missile-missile strike against it! At that time, the consequences are really unimaginable, really unimaginable!
Because for General Hibbit's naval landing combat force, the space left for them to operate is too small. Yes, it is. Behind him was the vast sea, and after losing the support of his own fleet, there was simply no possibility of retreating by sea.
In front, the enemy's combat troops, led and commanded by General Bidamon himself, stopped directly in front of him. Therefore, in such a situation, it is certain that General Hibbit's side, that Marine Corps, has been completely confined to that small area! And once the enemy's guided-missile destroyer formation discovers this fighter, it will soon be able to carry out a long-range missile-missile strike!
For a combat unit that does not have much space to use, such a long-range strike is no less than a nightmare! The only option to get out of this nightmare was to carry out a two-on-one attack with General Barras and complete the encirclement of the enemy's ground combat force led by General Bidamon, and after annihilating it, the passage to the interior would be opened. In that case, General Hibbit will finally have enough strategic room for maneuver.
This is the only way.
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Therefore, after thinking of this, Liu Qingshan decisively picked up his long-range communicator, and then connected the communicators of General Ballas and General Hibbit, and said sharply: "General Baras, General Hibit, I am Liu Qingshan." Now, I command you to launch a final assault on the besieged enemy at once! Moreover, the enemy army must be eliminated within fifteen minutes! Make no mistake! β
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief! We're ready for the final attack! The attack will start soon! On General Baras's side, a loud voice reached Liu Qingshan's ears, so that after Liu Qingshan heard it, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
Yes, it should be said that conducting such a battle is exactly what this general of Barras is best at. All along, this general of Barras was best at conducting frontal combat. Now, it is another kind of siege battle between the east and the west, and the other party has already lost its spirit before this, although it is like a lost dog, it may bite itself hard, but it doesn't matter.
For General Barras, if his opponent is like a sheep, it will not be able to inspire his fighting spirit! So, well, it's still a bit of a temperamental opponent, more to your taste! In addition, on the other side, General Hibbit, who is good at strategic and tactical planning, cooperates with him, which naturally makes this battle even less suspenseful! At the same time, what made him even more excited was that he was even more relieved to have General Hibbit there!
"There is no longer any need to think about any tactical problems, those questions are left to old Hibbit to think about, that is the old Hibbit General's favorite thing! And for yourself, you only need to advance by leaps and bounds, charge into battle, and kill your opponent without leaving a piece of armor, and you have already achieved your goal! Haha, haha, that's the most enjoyable thing! Okay, okay, let's fight! At this moment, that General Barras really couldn't suppress the excitement and excitement in his heart.
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Naturally, the attacks were launched simultaneously. First of all, on General Baras's side, in the midst of three red signal flares, immediately after that, nearly 100 long-range heavy artillery pieces immediately opened fire and attacked! Tom tom, tom tom ~~~ Bursts of my fierce shelling suddenly sounded, and a dense burst of shells, whistling, shot out from the defensive positions of General Barras, towards the enemy's positions, attacking past.
"Boom, boom~~~~" The dense and fierce shells soon exploded above the enemy's defensive positions. So, for a while, after being attacked by such fierce artillery fire, the defensive position of the general Bidamon was soon caught in a sea of fire.
Prior to this, this General Bidamon had tried in vain to retreat the main forces of his two armies back to the main city of Albano under the orders of their commander-in-chief, General Rodtang. However, just as they were just starting to act, they were ambushed by a large army of combat forces in front!
Yes, although at that time, this General Bidamon had already asked General Rodtang for help, but a cold sentence from Rodtang made him feel desperate again: continue to wait for reinforcements!