Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 199 Raid on the Military Port
In the middle of the night on May 3014st, [-] in the Tang Dynasty, a huge fleet continued to sail on the dark sea, and from the flags hung by the warships of this fleet, it can be seen that this fleet belongs to the The Royal Navy of the Tang Empire.

On the bridge of the New Mexico-class super dreadnought battleship Moyu, the flagship of the Third Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty, Ma Jian, the captain of the Moyu, reported to Jiang Zhihanghui, the commander of the Third Fleet: "Commander, we should do it early tomorrow morning. It can reach the largest military port of the Monia Empire - Azem Port."

After defeating the joint fleet of the five navies, the main fleets of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire and the Royal Navy of the Ziyue Empire suffered considerable losses. In addition to the many warships that sank, many warships were seriously injured. It needs to enter the dock for maintenance, so for the next period of time, although the navies of Datang and Ziyue control the sea, they did not make any big moves.

But it was hard to get the command of the sea. If you don't do something, you will be too sorry for the 10,000+ naval officers and soldiers who died in that sea battle.

Under the planning of several high-level officials of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire and approved by Su Yi, the Third Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire will lead two marine brigades and two field infantry divisions to attack Aze of the Monia Empire. A raid was launched on Port of Muhammad.

The final target of this raid on Azem Port is the largest shipyard of the Monia Empire in the port of Azem. According to the information obtained by the Datang Empire Military Intelligence Bureau, the last six champion ships being built by the Monia Navy The super dreadnought-class battleship and six victory-class battlecruisers are all in the shipyard in the port of Azem, and they are close to completion.

Jiang Zhihang, the commander of the Third Fleet, said in a deep voice: "Convey my order to the entire fleet. After arriving at the port of Azem tomorrow morning, immediately launch an attack on the port of Azem, and let the two field infantry divisions of the Royal Army prepare for the beach. Preparations for landing."

Ma Jian, the captain of the Black Feather, nodded and said, "Yes, Commander! I'll let someone convey your order!"

Commander Jiang Zhihang suddenly sighed and said: "Although with the strength of our third fleet, we are not afraid of the main force of the entire Monia navy, but I still have no idea when facing the numerous coastal defense artillery in Azem Port. Battleships and coastal defense artillery are engaged in confrontation, and the losers must be the battleships."

At present, the Third Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Datang Empire has a total of 24 super dreadnought battleships, 32 battlecruisers, 64 heavy cruisers, [-] large armored cruisers, [-] light cruisers and [-] destroyers. , even if the entire Monia Royal Navy gathers together, it may not necessarily be the opponent of the Third Fleet. After all, counting the four Champion-class and four Victory-class ships that have just entered service, the entire Monia Royal Navy currently has only eleven ships. super dreadnought battleships and ten battlecruisers.

Captain Ma Jian hesitated and said: "Commander, the main task of our third fleet this time is to cover the two field infantry divisions of the Royal Army and the two marine brigades of our navy, and seize the shipbuilding facilities in Port Azem. factory, to seize the super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers that are about to be built in the shipyard, but it is best to allow some infantry to attack the various forts in the Port of Azem at the same time. If you can capture all the forts in the Port of Azem , then the entire Port of Azem will be at our disposal.”

Commander Jiang Zhihang nodded and said: "That's the only way to do it. I hope the attack on the Azem Port Fort can go smoothly. Otherwise, our Third Fleet will be bombarded with the coastal defense guns, and the losses will inevitably be not small."

Then the commander Jiang Zhihang asked: "Has the Military Intelligence Bureau sent the latest information? I don't know how many warships the Monia Navy has stationed in Azem Port?"

Captain Ma Jian shook his head and said: "The Military Intelligence Bureau has not sent information about how many Monia Navy warships are stationed in Azem Port, but even if the main force of the entire Monia Navy is in Azem Port, our Third Fleet Not at all afraid."

The Monia Empire is located in the northern continent, and it never occurred to the Tang Empire that the navy would go far and near to attack the military port of the Monia Empire. In the early morning of May [-], the Third Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Datang Empire and a large number of transport When the ship arrived at the port of Azem, the defense of the port of Azem was quite lax.

To the surprise of all the officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire, there was heavy fog in the port of Azem in the morning, and the visibility was only a few meters away. Jiang Zhihang, the commander of the Third Fleet, made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the third fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire to Many light cruisers and destroyers, escorting hundreds of transport ships, quickly approached the port of Azem.

At around [-] o'clock in the morning on May [-], the originally peaceful Port of Azem was suddenly awakened by violent explosions and gunfire, and shortly thereafter, harsh sirens rang throughout the Port of Azem over the sky.

Originally in a hotel in Azem City, Pifanu, the commander of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of Monia, who was sleeping, was woken up by the adjutant.

The Monia Royal Navy has a total of three main fleets. In order to form the Monia Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet, almost most of the warships of these three main fleets have joined the expeditionary fleet.

Pifanu was originally a senior member of the Naval Department of the Monia Empire, and served as the commander of the expedition fleet of the Monia Royal Navy. Although the expedition fleet suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Datang and Ziyue navies, it did not affect Pifanu's post.

After leading the remaining Monia Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet back to the Monia Empire, Pifanu felt very guilty about the fiasco of the entire Monia Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet. After returning home, he sent a telegram to the Emperor of the Monia Empire, preparing to Resigned from all military positions and was responsible for the fiasco of this naval battle, but Pifanu's request was rejected by the emperor, and the emperor of the Monia Empire also sent a long telegram to Pifanu comfort.

Because the former commander of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of Monia was killed in a naval battle, the emperor of the Monia Empire even asked Pifanu to serve as the commander of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of Monia. How much the emperor trusted and valued Pifanu.

However, this trust and respect made Pifanu feel more pressure. Last night, Pifanu participated in a noble reception. It may be because of too much pressure. Pifanu, who rarely drinks , Drank so drunk at the reception, Pifanu's adjutant and guards had to carry Pifanu to the hotel room, and did not return to Port Azem that night.

Pifanu, who was shaken awake by the adjutant, felt a splitting headache and was still in a trance, but a few words from the adjutant immediately made Pifanu fully awake.

"Commander, it's not good! The navy and army of the Tang Empire have raided the port of Azem!"

At this time, Pifanu finally heard the explosion from the direction of Azem Port. Pifanu sat up all of a sudden, and said anxiously while dressing: "We must return to Azem Port immediately and organize the First Fleet Launch a counterattack!"

When Pifanu hurried to the Port of Azem in a car, he found that there were a large number of defeated soldiers of the Monian Royal Navy and Royal Army on the road ahead.

"Stop!" Pifanu shouted to the driver with an extremely ugly face.

When the driver stopped the car, Pifanu opened the door and walked down, followed by an adjutant and a guard in the car.

Pifanu stopped an officer of the Monia Royal Navy, "What's the situation at the port, why are there so many people fleeing to the city of Azem?"

This officer of the Monia Royal Navy is a gunner on a champion-class super dreadnought battleship. He obviously knows Pifanu, and he said to Pifanu with a look of horror: "Commander, Taking advantage of the heavy fog, the troops of the Tang Empire have already landed in Azem Port, and the entire Azem Port is in chaos, as if many warships of our First Fleet have also been controlled by the troops of the Datang Empire."

When Pifanu heard this, he grabbed the gunner commander's collar excitedly, and then shouted angrily: "What did you say? Many warships of our First Fleet were controlled by the army of the Tang Empire? How is this possible? ? What do the officers and soldiers on the warship do!"

The gunner said with a wry smile: "Commander, because there are no combat missions, only a quarter of the officers and soldiers of most warships stay behind, and the other three quarters of the officers and soldiers live in the barracks near the port. When the Great Tang Empire launched an attack, I stayed in the barracks, and when I took people back to the port, I found that the Mag I was on was already full of soldiers from the Great Tang Empire."

The accommodation environment on the warship is very general, even poor, so when there is no combat mission, the officers and soldiers on the warship are not willing to live on the warship all the time. Pifanu also considers that the entire Monia Royal Navy has just After suffering a disastrous defeat, the officers and soldiers of the warships of the First Fleet were agreed to take turns.

The Monia Royal Navy officers and soldiers who lived in the barracks near the port did not have any training tasks, which was equivalent to giving them a period of vacation.

Pifanu loosened the collar of the gunner, then gritted his teeth and said to the adjutants and guards around him: "Let's go! Let's go to Port Azem!"

At this time, the machine gunner suddenly said: "Commander, you'd better not go to the Port of Azem. When I escaped, I found that many forts in the Port of Azem have fallen. Maybe the entire port has been destroyed by now." It fell into the hands of the army of the Great Tang Empire, and if you go to Azem Port now, you are throwing yourself into a trap!"

Pifanu's adjutant immediately persuaded: "Commander, what the gunner said makes sense. Since the situation in Azem Port is irreversible, the most important thing now is to quickly mobilize troops and take Azem Port back. , the shipyard in Port Azem has six champion-class super dreadnought battleships and six victory-class battlecruisers about to be completed!"

When Pifanu heard the adjutant mentioning the shipyard in the Port of Azem, his face became even more ugly. He gritted his teeth and said: "Then let's not go to the Port of Azem, let's turn around and go to No.19 outside the city of Azem." The Legion Headquarters of the Infantry Regiment must let the No.19 Infantry Regiment quickly organize its forces and take back Port Azem!"

On the bridge of the Moyu, the flagship of the Third Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, Jiang Zhihang, the commander of the Third Fleet, was extremely excited. He never expected that the raid on Azem Port would be so smooth.

Under the cover of heavy fog, it was not discovered by the soldiers of the Monia Empire patrolling the pier until the densely packed officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army of the Tang Empire boarded the pier of Azem Port.

Afterwards, officers and soldiers of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire and the Marine Corps began to seize the many forts in the port of Azem and the many Monian naval warships moored in the port with lightning speed.

As of ten o'clock in the morning on May [-]nd, the entire Port of Azem was basically under the control of the Tang Empire's army.

A total of twelve forts were built in the entire Port of Azem, with hundreds of large and small coastal defense guns. As a result, these twelve forts hardly played any role, and they were all captured by the Royal Army of the Great Tang Empire. down.

The First Fleet of the Monia Royal Navy in the port of Azem, and almost all the warships, fell into the hands of the Tang Empire army intact.

You must know that the first fleet of the Monia Royal Navy has always been the strongest among the three main fleets of the Monia Royal Navy.

Some time ago, the four champion-class super dreadnought battleships and four victory-class battlecruisers that had just joined the Royal Navy of Monia were transferred to the First Fleet to make up for the loss of the First Fleet, making the first The fleet now has eight Champion-class ships and eight Victory-class ships.

The other two remaining fleets of the Monia Royal Navy currently only have three super dreadnought battleships and two battlecruisers.

Now the eight champion-class ships and eight victory-class ships of the first fleet of the Monia Royal Navy are all under the control of officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire Marine Corps. In addition, the first fleet of the Royal Navy of Monia has 24 large armored ships. Cruisers, sixteen medium-sized armored cruisers, 36 light cruisers, 50 destroyers, and more than [-] torpedo boats were also occupied by officers and soldiers of the Datang Empire Marine Corps.

In addition to the first fleet of the Monia Royal Navy, most of the more than 30 warships of the Monia Royal Navy's Azem Port Garrison Fleet fell into the hands of the Marine Corps of the Datang Empire.

The First Fleet of the Royal Navy of Monia and the Garrison Fleet of Port Azem, with only a few warships, were torpedoed and sunk by the light cruisers and destroyers of the Third Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty because the Marine Corps failed to seize the ship. It can be said that nearly [-] Monia Royal Navy warships in the port of Azem were wiped out in this raid by the Tang Empire army.

What made the Third Fleet Commander Jiang Zhihang even more excited was that the largest shipyard of the Monia Empire had completely fallen into the hands of the Tang Empire army. You must know that there were six champion-class ships in this shipyard. The Super Dreadnought and six Victory-class battlecruisers are nearing completion.

(End of this chapter)