Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 502 Attacking the Malay Peninsula
Listening to Lu Zongyu's report, Yuan Shikai's headache was about to split, and his chest was full of disgust, and he spurted blood on the ground. Lu Zongyu, Liang Shiyi and others who were standing by were all panicked, "Call Lang Zhong quickly, call Lang Zhong quickly! The maid, Xiang Lan, hurried over to caress Yuan Shikai's back.

Yuan Shikai waved his hands at the crowd, his facial muscles twisted in pain: "No need, I won't die yet. The United States promised us that if there is an incident in the three provinces of the South China Sea, they will definitely send troops to support us. Why hasn't there been any movement yet!"

Lu Zongyu looked at Liang Shiyi, and said with a bitter face: "My lord, the Americans are fools. When we first sent troops, the army went all the way north as if entering no one's land. They captured Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Burma provinces. When the Americans saw that our soldiers were fierce, they immediately sent a batch of military supplies. Later, when the imperial court sent troops, our army lost consecutive battles. There is no way to send troops to support us, and even the military supplies behind are not provided. Besides, the main force of the Nanyang Fleet has already moved south to blockade the Philippine waters, and the American warships dare not come to provoke us. My lord, let's think about the way out."

Yuan Shikai took the case and scolded: "The Americans are really cowards. How did they promise us at the beginning, how many big words they uttered, saying that as long as we send troops, they will send the Far East Fleet to China, Fujian, Guangdong, etc. The coastal cities are attacking us on both sides. Now it seems that we have been fooled. It is all my fault that Mr. Yuan, who has been shrewd all his life, has lost his head in the end. Alas, there is no way out now, and we can only put all our eggs in one basket and regain the lost ground no matter what, otherwise If you do, none of you, me, and all those involved in the incident will survive!"

Lu Zongyu and the others all had a cold breath from the back of their necks, you looked at me, I looked at you, and finally bowed their heads with a long sigh.

Malaysia, Penang.

The name Penang is taken from the betel nut trees that spread all over the island. It is located on the coast of the northwest of Malaysia Road. It is one of the most picturesque and romantic cities in the East, covering an area of ​​about 285 square meters. There is a strait in the middle between Penang Island, which is about 760 kilometers away, and the long and narrow Whistley Province, which is about [-] square kilometers, and the closest point on both sides is three kilometers away.

Penang was discovered in 1786 by Captain Wright of the British Navy.Colonel Wright took over the jurisdiction of Penang on behalf of the East India Company after promising the Sultan of Kedah that the British would protect Kedah from Siamese aggression.When Wright arrived, the island was sparsely populated.There are stories that Wright used cannons to shoot gold nuggets inland to encourage workers to help develop the land.

He renamed the island Prince of Wales Island because it coincided with the prince's birthday when he acquired the island.He quickly developed George Town, and soon, he also occupied a neighboring piece of land, which was later called the province of Sewai.Wright developed George Town into a duty-free port, and he encouraged the local residents to reclaim land as much as possible. Under Wright's leadership, the population of this originally barren and uninhabited island reached as high as 19 at the turn of the 20th and 1th centuries. million people.

At around 5:20 in the morning on May 6th, the blue sky in Penang was clean, but Yuan Shikai's army guarding Penang did not know that an unprecedented storm was coming!

When the patrol soldiers of the 3rd Brigade of Yuan Ni's [-]th Army guarding Penang found the dots of warships on the sea, they panicked. When those warships fired at Penang, they finally knew that it was time to come It is here, but this seems to be earlier than expected, because in their consideration, the enemy should land on the coast from Ranong to Phuket instead of choosing them to land on Penang Island. However, now they are worried that all It's useless, I can only fire back at the warships at sea, but, apart from the coastal defense guns in Penang, which have some effect on warships, do those mountain artillery have any effect on warships?The answer seems to have been clearly told to them, and for them, a day of suffering began.

"My God, with so many warships, can we hold this island?" Tong Biao, the brigade commander guarding Penang, looked at the sea in front of him with a telescope, and saw the giant guns on those warships pointing at them. Constantly spewing flames, "Where is our Singapore fleet? He can't even see a ghost at a critical moment!"

"There are so many warships, it looks like the enemy wants to land on our island!" A regiment leader beside Tong Biao said weakly.

The third fleet of the Nanyang Fleet was in charge of attacking Penang this time, under the command of Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong. At this time, he stood at the bow of the ship, looked at the island in the distance, and asked the captain: "The island opposite us is Penang Island, right?"

"Yes."

"Pass my order, first attack the coastal defense fort, and then prepare to land!"

"Yes!"

After a burst of naval bombardment and aerial bombardment, the coastal fortifications of Penang Island have been beaten into a mess, and now it is time for the army to land.

First, the [-]rd Formation sent their Marine Vanguard Regiment to seize the beachhead.

"Hit, hit me, hit me hard, don't, don't let them land successfully!" Tong Biao yelled desperately, making his soldiers fire at the Nanyang ships on the sea, and at the marines who were about to land forcibly .

"The third formation is suppressing firepower, and the Marine Corps will land immediately, hurry up!" Liu Guanxiong seemed a little anxious.

The marines finally landed, and Tong Biao hurriedly mobilized a company of troops to the seaside to shoot desperately at the marines. At this moment, life and death are at stake, and they must not allow the marines to land.It's just that their position happened to be within the range of the naval guns, and the result can be imagined. With a loud noise, these people died so that not even their bones were left.

With a "boom", a secondary gun not far from Liu Guanxiong let out a terrifying roar, and the whole warship shook. At that time, Liu Zhenfeng was not in the command cabin, but on the side of the ship. Into the sea, thankfully he held onto the railing.

Liu Guanxiong spat hard at Penang.

The naval guns attacked in bursts. As soon as the Marine Corps soldiers landed, they immediately found a bunker and counterattacked the enemy. More and more team members successfully landed. Withdrawing to the city, the beachhead was quickly brought under control, and the entire battle lasted only one hour.

"Very good, our marines have done a good job, now it's up to our main force to order the entire Fifth Division of the Navy to land!" Liu Guanxiong shouted excitedly.

The soldiers of the fifth division boarded the landing craft one after another, and then quickly sailed to the beach.With the landing of the infantry, the third formation logistics force and the tank battalion also quickly landed on the beach. When the land carrier-class medium tanks and the Tiger-class light tanks drove to the beach from the sea, the rebels who were observing in the city The generals and generals were frightened for a while. There are so many tanks, which will kill them. You know, the Hongxian army guarding Penang is not equipped with a single tank. Although there are some armored vehicles and some motorized vehicles, they can Those are all in Ranong, not on this small island. In other words, the 3rd Brigade on this small island, in addition to the infantry, the so-called heavy weapons are coastal defense artillery and their artillery units, but , Coastal defense guns have lost their power under the powerful attack of naval guns, and their so-called artillery heavy weapons, the largest is just a 105mm caliber howitzer, although it is more than enough to deal with tanks, don't forget, the opponent still has There is air power, the tanks are moving, and the opponent also has heavy artillery units. All of this shows that Penang will not escape the fate of being captured!

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Guanxiong led the senior officers of the third formation to land on the coast of Penang. The connection between Penang and nearby cities made it impossible for the supply ships in Ranong to land in Penang for resupply.

Artillery bombarded Penang continuously, and there were explosions in the city one after another. Tong Biao's 3rd Brigade was desperately resisting. Their heavy artillery was almost lost in the powerful naval artillery attack and air strike in the morning. Now the remaining The only heavy weapons are some light and heavy machine guns and mountain artillery infantry artillery.

"Thug Thuk" and "Thuk Thuk" the Maxim heavy machine guns continued to fire wildly at the initiators of the Penang position.

"Head Hu, what's the current situation?" Liu Guanxiong asked a leader.

"My lord, the situation is not optimistic. Although the opponents are only stragglers, their combat effectiveness is surprisingly strong, and the fortifications are also very strong. I have organized several attacks, but they have all resisted them." The regiment leader said depressed.

"You can't let them be so arrogant, order all the naval guns to bombard me, bomb them fiercely, and completely destroy their organized resistance. What I want is to take Penang as soon as possible!" Liu Guanxiong gritted his teeth. Said.

"Yes!"

"Also, order the Chariot Battalion to break into me immediately. No matter how you fight, as long as I get into the city, you just need to clear the way for the infantry in the rear. At the same time, the infantry is ready at any time, covered by tanks, and let me attack !"

"Yes!"

Under the powerful attack of the opponent, the rebels were forced to shrink strategically. After all, Tong Biao knew in his heart that if he was forced to consume it, it would not be able to afford it for his small force.

"Brigade Commander, if we continue like this, we may face annihilation of the entire army. Do you want to ask Commander Lu for help?" asked the chief of staff.

"Ask for help? Isn't it enough for us to guard Penang with one brigade? Besides, the sea has been blocked by the court's warships. Even if he asks for help from the division commander, he can't send troops to reinforce it. The only thing that can ask for reinforcements now is the Indonesian air force." , but, alas, forget it, seeing that there are so many enemy planes, if our air force only comes over with a few planes, it will be of no use at all. Besides, the few planes we have are still used to defend Singapore. " Tong Biao said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)