Chapter 2542: Another historical peak

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Yan Zhang invited both Zhao Tianjing and Cheng Yu to his flagship and told them: "The brothers of the 12th Army of our Army are on the voyage. They are preparing to land in the UK!"

"Fighting Britain?" Cheng Yu said with a fierce force on his face: "Then implement the Chatham Anchorage Plan!"

"Yes!" The other two admirals both caused it.

It turned out that the agents of the South China Empire obtained information on the tides, water levels, and routes of the Thames River, as well as military and economic intelligence in the London area, and conducted a thorough analysis and comparison of these intelligence.

Under these circumstances, the talented staff of the South China Fleet formulated a bold and rare combat plan. First, the fleet was assembled on standby outside Texel Island, which is facing the Tynes River, and then found a chance to sneak in. The mouth of the Thames River, upstream along the Medway River on the side, went straight to the Chatham Anchorage of the British Fleet on the upper reaches of the river, sinking or burning all the British warships anchored there.

This plan sounded like a night lake in the sky at the time, and even Nanhua's own generals didn't want to believe its success rate. The reason why it is said to be "A Fantastic Night" is because this plan has a great risk: Let alone the various defense facilities set up by the British for hundreds of years along the way, only the Tynes River and the Medway River have There are many sandbars and shallows, and large warships can pass safely only when the tide is high and the wind is down. For those who are unfamiliar with this type of place, even if they have a slight negligence, such as missing the tide level, or the wind is not smooth, and the wind is not enough, the warship may be stranded, and the grounding of the first warship will directly affect the progress of the subsequent fleet.

In addition, the British also set up an 800-yard long Hengjiang chain (equipment used to intercept enemy ships entering the port) with a length of 800 yards and weighing 14.5 tons. They would never have thought that the Dutch fleet would dare to take such a huge risk to go deep into the hinterland and draw the flames of war to their doorsteps.

"War is a big gamble, you either win all or lose all." Then the Goddess of Victory will often favor those who dare to throw huge bets at critical moments. Thus, a miracle unique in the history of world naval warfare appeared.

The generals of the South China Empire were bold and talented, and the sailors were well-trained with special training for night battles.

There is an old Chinese saying that "everything is in place, only the east wind is owed." After preparing for the war, on May 25, 1667, three admirals ordered the fleet to gather on Texel Island to raid the Medway River. It was officially started. The fleet consisted of 67 elite warships, 35 small ships and 25 arson ships. It set off on June 11 to the mouth of the Tyres River in the United Kingdom. The fleet sailing on the English Channel changed after the wind direction changed. (The wind direction at sea changes from west to east) 3 fleets are reorganized: the first fleet is commanded by Cheng Yu, the second fleet is in charge of Yan Zhang, the commander of the third fleet is Admiral Zhao Tianjing, and the three fleets are maintained. Continue to advance in this formation.

All three-tier battleships were used, and the first- and second-tier battleships were not used. Zhao Tianjing was actually responsible for commanding the South China Marines to land at the mouth of the Thames. The intention of this move was to attract the attention of the British so that the First and Second Fleet could sail more smoothly into the anchorage of the Medway River to attack the British fleet.

On June 13, the fog on the sea was blown away, revealing the South China Fleet that had sailed to the Thames River.

The sudden appearance of the Chinese under the nose seemed to stun the British, because they did not send ships to intercept them at all.

The cruise ship under Zhao Tianjing attacked 26 British merchant ships at the mouth of the river. Under his intentional drive, these British merchant ships fled in a panic to Gravesend, a city located on the upper reaches of the Tynes River.

In this case, the British mistakenly believed that the South China Fleet wanted to enter and land from the Tyres River and attack Gravesend, thus strengthening its defenses in that area.

The British military generally believed that the Chinese would attack London along the river after landing in Gravesend, but Sir William Coventry (a famous politician who participated in the British Civil War) did not think so. He saw Now, the Chinese harassing the Thames Estuary is nothing more than a bluff, and even after the Chinese have landed, it would be quite stupid to attack London, because their Marine Corps does not yet have the strength to compete with the British Army.

Sir boldly predicted that the Chinese people's focus is on the Chatham Anchorage!

"Unbelievable!" The ministers thought it was impossible. King Charles II of England refused to obey Sir Coventry's advice. He did not even send an envoy to inform the Chatham anchorage. He arrogantly said: "My army can Defeat any enemy!"

After achieving the goal of seducing Britain, Cheng Yu and Yan Zhang began to implement the core part of their combat plan, which is to march towards the Chatham anchorage.

On June 16, the South China Fleet (including 36 Tier 3 battleships, 22 cruise ships and 25 arson ships) sailed to the Thames River, shelled all the way, and soon captured the British Hernes Fortress and seized storage. The large amount of gold, wood, resin and other materials here were not effectively intercepted. The South China Fleet ran rampant on the river, looking for and destroying any British ships found. Some of the British warships that were captured intact were captured by the South China Army and prepared Brought back to China as a trophy. On the 19th, the South China Fleet Captain drove straight in and successfully arrived at the Chatham Anchorage.

The sailors of the South China Army took a look, hey, there are a lot of three-deck gun deck giant ships (that is, the first or second battleships are also), and the light load displacement of each ship is more than 1,000 tons, and there are as many as 18 ships in total. , And forty-one battleships each.

After entering the anchorage, the South China Fleet used naval guns to mute the fortresses on the shore that were trying to resist. Marines and arson ships broke the Hengjiang chain at the fastest speed.

In the chaos, the British lost 24 huge ships (burned) in a short period of time. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com in which George Munch’s new flagship "Royal Charlie" was taken away by the Chinese (this made Charles II very angry because it was a royal battleship named after him). It is also the biggest trophy of the Chinese in this battle.

A British eyewitness wrote in grief after the surprise attack: "The destruction of these mighty and magnificent warships is the most heartbreaking thing I have ever seen in my life. Every true British has seen it. Such a scene will be sad and bloody."

The South China Fleet sailed unimpeded in the inland rivers of the United Kingdom for several days, and all exited safely. After that, it blocked the Thames River.

In this battle, the losses of the South China Fleet were almost negligible. In total, only 42 Marines were killed and 25 arson ships were consumed (the damage of arson ships is usually not counted as combat losses, because the ship itself is a kind of "suicide" arms"). The British lost a total of 37 warships (most of them were first and second-tier battleships burned). In addition, the Royal Charles was robbed.

From this perspective, the South China Fleet can be said to have reached another historical peak. It caused the British navy to suffer a great humiliation and shocked the whole world, even his own people were frightened!

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