Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 356 The Shipbuilding Plan of the Independent Fleet
Faced with the huge loss of more than 25 army troops in one night, the joint fleet of the four navies and the armies of the Red Tiger, Ice Lion, and East Bear voluntarily gave up on the morning of November [-]th. landing operations.

At this time, the tens of thousands of Red Tiger, Ice Lion, and Dongxiong Army troops who had already landed in Minggang Port and were attacking several forts in Minggang Port also hurriedly boarded the landing craft that had not been lost, and braved the constant fall. The artillery shells were withdrawn in the direction of the joint fleet of the four navies.

The joint fleet of the navies of the four countries did not wait for the tens of thousands of retreating army troops. They directly turned around and headed north along the coastline, preparing to find another suitable place for landing. They only let some transport ships come to pick up the return from Minggang port. tens of thousands of army troops.

The joint fleet of the navies of the four countries and the armies of Chihu, Ice Lion, and Dongxiong had no choice but to give up their attack on Minggang Port. After all, after a night of attack, after paying huge casualties, even a fort in Minggang Port was destroyed. They did not capture it, but the Yueyang Front Army built a total of sixty forts in Minggang Port and the mountains surrounding Minggang Port.

However, the carrier-based aircraft of the independent fleet and the fighter planes of the independent air force division will not stop attacking the combined fleet of the four navies just because the combined fleet of the four navies gave up attacking Minggang Port.

From [-]:[-] a.m. to [-]:[-] p.m. on November [-]th, the Independent Fleet and the Air Force Independent Division launched a total of ten rounds of air strikes on the combined fleet of the four navies and the Red Fleet on transport ships. The Tiger, Ice Lion, and Dongxiong armies caused very heavy losses.

If it weren't for the submarine forces of the Red Tiger Navy and the Blood Wolf Navy that ambushed and attacked the independent fleet of the Yueyang Front Army in the waters near Minggang Port, sinking most of the simple aircraft carriers of the independent fleet, the independent fleet would still have to chase the four countries The Navy's combined fleet continued to launch the No. 11 round of air strikes.

As the joint fleet of the four navies fled all the way south, at about [-]:[-] p.m., it was beyond the attack range of the air force regiments of the Air Force Independent Division near Minggang Port.

A total of [-] submarines from the Red Tiger Navy joined the joint fleet of the four navies this time, and ten submarines from the Blood Wolf Navy joined the combined fleet of the four navies.

During the daytime fierce battle on November [-], two submarines of the Red Tiger Navy and one submarine of the Blood Wolf Navy were unlucky enough to be sunk by aerial bombs falling into the sea.

The remaining [-] submarines of the Red Tiger Navy and the remaining nine submarines of the Blood Wolf Navy, when the joint fleet of the four navies retreated north along the coastline, according to the commander-in-chief of the Red Tiger Navy Marshal Long Kete order, lurking in the waters near Minggang Port.

In order to maintain the attack distance between the carrier-based aircraft and the joint fleet of the four navies, the independent fleet had chased to the sea about [-] kilometers southeast of Minggang Port by [-] pm on November [-]th. At this time, the red tiger lying in ambush here The Chinese Navy Submarine Force and the Blood Wolf National Navy Submarine Force immediately launched an attack on the independent fleet.

The two super dreadnought battleships, two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers and four destroyers of the Independent Fleet, as well as the simple aircraft carriers, are equipped with sonar and depth charges, but the Independent Fleet is still in the submarine force of the Red Tiger Navy. He suffered heavy losses under the attack of the submarine force of the Navy and the Blood Wolf.

In the end, seventeen simple aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser in the independent fleet were sunk, and many of the remaining warships were seriously injured, including the super dreadnought battleship Starstar, the flagship of the independent fleet, which was also damaged by a 500 mm caliber torpedo.

The Red Tiger and Blood Wolf submarines that participated in the attack were not spared, and were all sent to the bottom of the sea by the depth charges of the independent fleet. However, the destruction of the submarine forces of the two countries caused the loss of the simple aircraft carrier of the independent fleet. Most of the simple aircraft carriers can also be regarded as saving face for the joint fleet of the four navies.

In the bridge of the super dreadnought battleship Xingchen, Ding Haifeng, the commander of the independent fleet, said with a livid face: "I was too careless. I never thought that our independent fleet would capsize in the gutter and be killed by a group of soldiers with a displacement of only a few hundred tons. The submarine sank seventeen simple aircraft carriers, lost a heavy cruiser, and missed the opportunity to continue attacking the joint fleet of the four navies, how can I explain to the commander!"

The simple aircraft carriers of the independent fleet are all transformed from large transport ships or large passenger ships. These civilian ships are not equipped with protective armor at all, and almost as long as they are hit by a torpedo, they are basically unable to survive.

This is also an important reason why the Independent Fleet suffered such a large loss when it encountered an ambush attack by an enemy submarine force.

Liu Bin, the captain of the Xingchen, said with a wry smile: "We are indeed a bit careless. We only want to cause as much damage as possible to the combined fleet of the four countries' navies, but ignore the counterattack of the combined fleet of the four countries' navies, and were taken advantage of by their submarine forces. , now there are only four simple aircraft carriers left in our independent fleet, and two of them are unable to allow carrier-based aircraft to take off and land on the flight deck due to injuries. Only the carrier-based aircraft on the remaining two simple aircraft carriers, It is simply impossible to form an effective air strike against the combined fleet of the four navies, and it seems that the only way to continue the attack on the combined fleet of the four navies is to end."

Ding Haifeng shook his head helplessly and said, "Report the situation to the headquarters!"

When Su Yi received the news that the independent fleet was attacked by enemy submarine forces, Su Yi was in the City Defense Command of Yueyang City, discussing with Sun Guodong, the deputy commander of the Yueyang Front Army, and Liu Pengbin, the chief of the general staff, about continuing to increase troops on the battlefield of the Ice Lion Country.

Liu Pengbin, chief of the general staff of the Yueyang Front Army, is an all-round senior elite combat cyborg who was transferred by Su Yi from the Tang Empire.

Now the time in the world on the side of the Great Qin Kingdom is November 2539, 3020 in the divine calendar, while the time in the world on the side of the Great Tang Empire is February 3020, [-] in the Great Tang Dynasty. Liu Pengbin, an all-round senior elite combat biochemical People, Su Yi bought them from the system at the beginning of [-] in the Tang Dynasty.

In the world of the Great Tang Empire, the all-round high-level elite combat cyborgs can still only buy one from the system every year.

Su Yi looked at the telegram sent by the independent fleet, frowned and said: "It's nothing to lose seventeen simple aircraft carriers. After all, this simple aircraft carrier is not a regular aircraft carrier. If necessary, the shipyard can use large transport ships or A large number of large-scale passenger ships have been rebuilt, but the independent fleet has suffered such heavy damage, and there is no way to restore its combat effectiveness in a short period of time, which will cause a lot of trouble for the defense of our coastal areas."

Liu Pengbin, chief of the general staff, said immediately: "Commander, the first phase of the Puyuan Shipyard we built in Puyuan Port, Huijiang Province has almost completed, and together with the Minggang Shipyard, it is absolutely possible to transform a batch of shipyards in a short period of time. The simple aircraft carrier is supplemented to the independent fleet, as for the carrier-based aircraft, pilots and crew, our Yueyang Front Army does not lack, but the shipbuilding plan we made before has to be postponed."

Utilizing the equipment and various materials transported from the two worlds of the Tang Empire and the Han Kingdom, in addition to expanding the Minggang Shipyard, Su Yi is also planning to build a larger-scale shipyard at Puyuan Port in Huijiang Province in the Northeast. The shipyard, just the first phase of the Puyuan Shipyard project, has built 24 new docks, the largest eight docks are [-] tons, the smallest eight docks are also [-] tons, and there are eight other [-] tons docks dock.

According to Su Yi's shipbuilding plan for the independent fleet, the eight [-]-ton docks of Puyuan Shipyard will build eight Wasp-class aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire.

The Wasp-class aircraft carrier is the first aircraft carrier independently designed and built by the Datang Empire. It has a full-load displacement of 28 tons and a maximum speed of 48 knots. It can carry 36 Bamboo Dragonfly fighter jets, 36 Black Butterfly dive bombers, and 120 Moth torpedoes. Bombers and six Ladybug reconnaissance aircraft, with a total of [-] six carrier-based aircraft.

In addition, the eight [-]-ton docks of Puyuan Shipyard will build eight heavy cruisers with a full-load displacement of [-] tons, and the eight [-]-ton docks will build eight light cruisers with a full-load displacement of up to [-] tons.

At the same time, the Independent Fleet will build eight Wasp-class aircraft carriers, eight heavy cruisers with a full load displacement of 36 tons, eight light cruisers with a full load displacement of [-] tons, and [-] light cruisers with a full load displacement of [-] tons in Minggang Shipyard. And [-] destroyers with a full load displacement of [-] tons.

Minggang Shipyard originally had three docks of 20 tons, two docks of [-] tons, four docks of [-] tons, four docks of [-] tons, and more than [-] docks of less than [-] tons. In order to complete Su Yi's shipbuilding plan for the independent fleet, Minggang Shipyard built a large number of new docks.

Su Yi immediately asked: "This time the joint fleet of the four navies attacked Minggang Port, will the Minggang Shipyard suffer a lot of damage?"

Deputy Commander Sun Guodong immediately said: "Don't worry, Commander, the location of the Minggang Shipyard is not the focus of the combined fleet attack of the four countries. According to the report of the Minggang Shipyard, although several docks were damaged during the battle, most of them The shipyards are all intact, basically there will be no impact on the independent fleet's shipbuilding plan."

Su Yi nodded slowly and said: "Then let Puyuan Shipyard and Minggang Shipyard go all out to rebuild a batch of simple aircraft carriers to supplement the loss of the independent fleet, but this kind of aircraft has almost no defense capabilities. The simple aircraft carrier can only be a transitional product, and our shipbuilding plan for the independent fleet must continue, and the Wasp-class aircraft carrier will be built for the independent fleet as soon as possible.”

Deputy Commander Sun Guodong hesitated for a moment and said, "Commander, why don't we build a few super dreadnought battleships and a few battlecruisers for the independent fleet? It still plays a very important role.”

Before Su Yi could speak, Chief of Staff Liu Pengbin said: "Deputy Commander Sun, in fact, from the naval battle in Minggang, it can be seen that only a few carrier-based bombers are needed to sink a super dreadnought battleship or Battlecruisers, rather than spending huge sums of money building super dreadnoughts or battlecruisers, save money and build more aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers with various mission capabilities."

Su Yi also nodded and said: "Although super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers are useless in naval battles, the cost of these two warships is too high. The construction of a super dreadnought battleship with a displacement of [-] tons The cost can almost build three Wasp-class aircraft carriers, and in naval battles, maybe a carrier-based bomber can sink a super dreadnought battleship with a displacement of [-] tons."

Chief of the General Staff Liu Pengbin then said: "Commander, the joint fleet of the four navies is currently heading north along the coastline, and it is likely to choose another coastal port for landing operations. I estimate that the joint fleet of the four navies should choose Lengshan Port. , as the second landing site."

Su Yi looked at the military map on the table. Lengshan Port is located in Yuan'an Province in the northeast region. It is the largest civilian port in Yuan'an Province. It is only about [-] kilometers away from Ming Port.

The terrain to the west of Lengshan Port and the terrain to the west of Minggang are both flat. If the Allied Forces of the Four Nations can land in Minggang or Lengshan Port, they can quickly advance to the inland area.

Su Yi nodded and said: "Lengshan Port is indeed a suitable place for landing. Let some air force regiments of the Air Force Independent Division in Yuan'an Province immediately gather at the airport near Lengshan Port and prepare to cooperate with the defense of Lengshan Port. Army to resist the landing of the Allied Forces of the Four Nations."

Then Su Yi asked Deputy Commander Sun Guodong: "How many forts have been built in Lengshan Port? How many large-caliber coastal defense guns have been built? How many troops are there in the defenders?"

Sun Guodong flipped through the documents on the table in front of him, and then said to Su Yi: "Commander, a total of 24 forts have been built in Lengshan Port, with nearly 406 large-caliber coastal defense guns, including eighteen 381mm coastal defense guns. Anti-aircraft guns, eighteen 356mm coastal defense guns, eighteen 334mm coastal defense guns, eighteen 36mm coastal defense guns and 305 150mm coastal defense guns, the remaining nearly two hundred coastal defense guns, the caliber is also All above [-]mm."

After a pause, Sun Guodong continued: "Currently the temporary 68th Division is stationed at Lengshan Port. In addition, the temporary 66th Division and the temporary 67th Division are also in Lengshan County. They can support Lengshan Port at any time."

Su Yi immediately said: "Look at which temporary division is closer to Lengshan County, it is best to send two or three more temporary divisions to Lengshan County. After all, the army following the joint fleet of the four navies has a total strength of 120. 90, even if you lose a lot in Minggang, there will still be [-] to [-] people left."

(End of this chapter)