Chapter 1401 Login
Chapter 1401 Login
"I feel that we are just participating in a grand armed parade." Admiral Scheer said to Prince Ruprecht on the Bavaria, the flagship of the High Seas Fleet. At present, the structure of the German High Seas Fleet has been stabilized. In terms of the fleet, Ruprecht has the highest command authority and directly commands the future aircraft carrier squadron. Then there are two remaining parts. Scheer holds 4 battleship squadrons and is the leader of the High Seas Fleet. The main force, while Hipper held the remaining battleship squadron and battlecruiser squadron. From the perspective of the command sequence, the prince was first, then Scheer, and third Hipper. This was not only a military arrangement, but also considered political needs. After all, the first and second-in-commands of the fleet cannot both have Bavarian backgrounds. Therefore, in the end, if the prince chooses the overall flagship, it is best to choose Scheer's battleship.
"Yes, it was unusually smooth." Looking at the fort in the distance that was bombarded by a battleship detachment and three Bavaria-class battleships, the prince nodded in agreement. In the distance, tall smoke pillars rose from the fort, and the entire fort was shrouded in flames and thick smoke. Less than 5 minutes after the firing, no more shells were fired from this fort. Under the cover of the battleship squadron, the minesweeper began to clear the minefields in the entire Irbe Strait. Before, only small fleets passed through, and the channel did not need to be so wide. But now, hundreds of various ships have to enter and exit the Gulf of Riga, so the channel Cleanup is a must.
"The Baltic Fleet is finished. It is estimated that they can't even form a fleet of destroyers now. There may be some submarines, but our planes have enveloped the entire Gulf of Riga. If they come up, they will be greeted by tons of submarines. Bomb," said an officer nearby.
"Do you feel like your fist hit the cotton?" the prince asked with a smile.
"It's true. Our ammunition depot is full of artillery shells, but until now, three-quarters of the battleships have not fired a single main gun shell." Scheer nodded. "We thought that the honor of destroying the Baltic Fleet would fall on our navy, but..."
"Okay, we will eventually experience an epic naval decisive battle, and the High Seas Fleet will be our only support. We are destined to lose a lot in this war, but we will gain sea power in the entire world." The prince said .
"You mean the North Sea?" Scheer asked.
"Well, if we want to make the British surrender, then we must defeat their proud fleet! So, we still have a moment to write history, believe me." After that, the prince pointed to the fleet in the distance and said : "There should be no problems in the landing stage of this battle. We have an absolute advantage, but don't think that the war will be easy later. We are not afraid of anyone in field battles, but if it is siege warfare and street fighting, some of the costs may not be ours." Would like to see it.”
"You should talk to the Army commander about this," Scheer said with a smile.
"It makes sense,
Call Mackensen over. "The prince nodded and said.
"This was the largest landing battle in history, and it was also the easiest. From the time we entered the Irbe Strait until we set foot on the Gulf of Riga, we were not attacked. Riga in the distance The city is within our sight, and the Russian artillery did not even launch a bombardment on us. Hundreds of aircraft of various types were hovering above our heads. They were overlooking the earth like eagles, searching for all exposed areas. Enemy. With the roar of tanks and the arrival of a large number of infantry, our attack finally began. This is a good sign, isn't it?" The commander of the 23rd Army of the German Army, Feng. Infantry General Katten wrote this in his diary.
The obstacles at sea completely ceased to exist with the disintegration of the Baltic Fleet. The forts on land were also beaten to pieces under the bombardment of hundreds of naval guns of various calibers. Now that the Navy has done everything they need to do, the rest is up to the soldiers of the Army.
Armored vehicles and tanks disembarked from specialized tank landing craft. These improved crickets and armored vehicles can be lifted through water of about 2 meters. The first wave of soldiers also landed on the beach in assault boats. In less than 2 hours, the leading troops of 2 infantry regiments and 1 tank battalion had landed. At the same time, more troops began to land at other pre-selected positions. The massacre at the landing site that the German Army was most worried about did not happen. The Russians withdrew their troops back to the city, and the defensive posture of the Port of Riga itself was solid on the outside and weak on the inside. Therefore, after the German navy removed the forts at the entrance to the bay, the amount of remaining heavy firepower was negligible.
For this landing, the entire German Eastern Front mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, and used hundreds of various ships to transport personnel, equipment and supplies to this force. Viewed from the air, the ships gathered together to form a line. The gray torrent surged towards the Gulf of Riga. On the landing site, countless personnel and equipment were scattered across the landing site, forming a slowly forward tide, rushing towards Riga not far away. And here, the German troops will conduct their first big city offensive and defensive battle!
Yes, you read that right, it was the first time, because most cities in Russian Poland surrendered last. Prince Ruprecht avoided street fighting to the greatest extent through the siege. After all, whether it was World War I or World War II, street fighting meant long-term entanglement and huge casualties. But not all street fighting can be avoided, such as in Riga now.
"In Russian Poland, we can keep hundreds of thousands of Russian troops helpless through siege, but we have now entered the Russian interior. As we continue to advance, their resistance will become more and more fierce. Especially when our soldiers This is even more true when the front is pointing at their capital! So, Mackensen, you must be careful. Victory will happen sooner or later, but we must pay as little as possible." The prince said to Mackensen.
As we fight north, the resistance will definitely increase. There is no doubt about this. Whether it is the tsarist government, the post-revolutionary bourgeois government, or the red regime, they will not make the slightest compromise on this issue. They will do their best to stop the German attack. If there is no Western Front, then it will not be a big problem to fight them all the way, but unfortunately, the Western Front is a bigger meat grinder. Therefore, the prince chose Ukraine and Transcaucasus, where it was easier to attack.
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