MTL - Black Iron’s Glory-Chapter 470 All the way

The 470th chapter

Crowder looked at the cruise ships of the three Hicks Kingdom Joint Fleet, which was far away, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. During the two-and-a-half-hour inspection, there was no shortage of offshore vessels. For example, the sailors with several boats were lazy, and the messy traces left by the soldiers on the upper deck of the cabin last night were not collected. A discerning person will doubt when they look at it.

There are still a few transport ships that do not cover the passage to the cabin. It is easy to suspect that there are many people entering and leaving the cabin. Other than that, the shiny floor of the hatch is exposed to the outside. Big flaws. Fortunately, the old Sike successfully transferred the attention of the Hicks Marines and the major officer who came over to check, using a few boxes of fruit wine to let these soldiers patronize the wine, the transport behind the next ship The boat casually looked at it and waved it to check it out. It was finally a fool.

When the three cruise ships left, Claude and Old Sike slammed the captains and sailors who were negligent on the spot. This was almost a joke with the life of more than 30,000 people in the first division of Thunder. If anyone is wrong with the major officer and the Hicks soldiers, then no one wants to escape. Because Claude dared to guarantee that the artillery on the three cruise ships not far away had already aimed at the transport fleet on his side.

Once the ship was exposed to flaws, it would not make sense for Crowder to take the major officer and the Marines as hostages. The three cruise ships would not be for the dozens of Marines. Life and let go of the big fish of the transport team, the fire will inevitably open fire, and Claude can only order the transport fleet to rush to the coast as much as possible. How much can be saved?

Fortunately, the two-and-a-half-hour inspection finally passed, and Claude felt that he was afraid to have a heart attack. It was ordered that each transport vessel inspected itself to remove all traces that might be exposed before regrouping the queue to sail. However, this kind of encounter has never been encountered in the next two days of travel. Even if he meets the Hicks cruise ship, he just greeted him and left.

On February 18, 1964, the offshore transport fleet from the port of Vibato sailed into the destination of Lodz Bay after eight days and seven nights of sailing.

The logistics chiefs of the Hicks General Logistics Base near Rodex Bay City have learned from the cruise ships about the arrival of the Buffalo Commercial Bank, so they have left enough near the coast. Mooring location. It's just a little far from the big camp, but it's just a convenient night's action.

Old Sik took Crowder and directed his own transport ship to the dock in front of the big camp. The transport ship was loaded with high-grade ingredients and some fruit wine, some of which were given to the officers of the Hicks Logistics Department. Private gift. A few Hicks logistics officers gathered on the dock and waited for the transport ship to dock, and then got on the boat, and hugged with the old Sick, and said hello. Then they were very skilled to go down to the cabin, flipping out their respective gifts and sipping their guards to the carriage.

After their gifts were taken away, these Hicks logistics officers discussed the matter with Old Sick. Old Sik let Claude take out the books and introduce Claude’s identity. It is nothing more than the financial accounting of Bison. What about people? The next step is to check the bill and bargain. This bargaining does not refer to the price of the goods, but what kind of price the goods can sell to the Hicks logistics officers.

Soon the two sides reached an agreement, and everyone was satisfied with the price that doubled again. The only thing that suffered was the national treasury of the Hicks Kingdom, which required double the price for this material transaction. After opening a few bottles of fruit wine to celebrate, the Hicks logistics officers were very friendly and invited Old Sick and Claude to go to the city to find a pub in the evening to celebrate.

However, Old Sik refused. Old Sik explained that it was not too late to deliver the goods after the goods were delivered. When he arrived, he would have to return to the shipping fleet to stare at the materials to avoid being greedy. The sailors stole some good goods.

It’s a pity that on the way back, the old Sike chanted in Claude’s ear. After such a transaction, there was no such thing. It’s really profitable to do business with the Hicks. They pay very well, and the reputation is good. It is also only the national treasury of the Hicks Kingdom, and everyone has a good income. It was only at night that the Thunder Army attacked this, and the Hicks were no longer seen in the colonies of the mainland of Nubbia.

Claude couldn't help but understand that the behavior of the buffalo merchants would be a good thing in the colony of the Rhodes Bay and the Hicks. These latent agents did not reveal their identity, but they all became very sophisticated. Businessman. With a big customer like the Hicks, who would not like to trade with them...

At 8:30 in the evening, the cruise ships of the combined fleet of three Hicks kingdoms that sailed out also returned to the Rocks Bay, anchored in the position of the joint fleet battleship. Then a large number of sailors and joint naval officers from the three warships flocked to the brightly lit Hicks General Logistics Base Camp...

"The joint fleet is anchored in the bay with a total of 78 warships and 28 ocean-going vessels, a total of 106 ships. Most of the naval officers and men are left in the shore of the general logistics base for the winter, not staying on board. According to our observations, each ship has a small team of sailors on board, they have to stay on the ship for one day, and the next day around 9 am to get off the boat.

The same is true of the three cruise ships, which are rotated in two days. I heard from the officers and men of the Joint Fleet in the pub that their captains would draw lots and draw three unlucky eggs each time. The next three rounds of cruising were carried out by the three unlucky ones. The only advantage is that the three unlucky eggs in the next three rounds will automatically avoid the lottery. More than one hundred captains will be busy every time they draw a lottery. Many soldiers are crowded and watched and squatted...

The cruise ship is a two-day trip each time, and it takes a night at sea, so it is a hard work for those captains. On one occasion, it was said that there was a smuggled captain who had won the lottery. He had a 30-gram Shield and hired someone to go on a cruise instead. Anyway, he won a lot that night. As a result, he was so bad that he lost all his money and owed a huge amount of debt. So the captain who later won the prize would rather go out to sea and not be afraid to hire someone to replace it.

Your luck is very good. Just three nights of the cruise ship returning tonight, you can put the entire joint fleet to the net. However, the pier that the combined fleet of ships is moored is very strict and does not allow people to get close. There are thirteen thrash bridges in the area, and there are ten warships or oceangoing vessels on either side of the trestle. These vessels and trestles are connected by rope nets, and the upper and lower vessels rely on these rope nets.

The dock area is guarded by a Marine Corps battalion, except that most of them are in the row of wooden houses, and there is a small team guard at the gate. In the morning and afternoon, they will send four squads to patrol the trestle, and twice in the evening. At 10 o'clock in the evening and 4 o'clock in the morning, there is no movement in the rest of the time. They are too lazy to move in such cold weather...

My suggestion is that you are better off the sea from the docking area of ​​the combined fleet. The Hicks are very relaxed on the sea, which may be related to them in the bay. Because if there is an attack, the lighthouse outside the bay will call the police, and they have enough time to react. So with a few boats drawn to the lower part of the battleship, you can avoid being discovered by the duty soldiers of the Hicks on board, and then you can easily control the warship by climbing the boat..."

The person who is talking to Crowder’s first-class senior officers of the Thunder’s first division tells the latest information about the colony of the Rocks Bay is the head of the Buffalo firm in the city. It is also the secret probe of the battlefield lurking here. He is playing and transporting the fleet. The dice of the handover went out of the city smoothly and came to the transport ship where Claude was located.

"Then we can use several transport ships to quietly approach the area where the combined fleet is moored at night, using the hooks to let the soldiers climb to the ship, so that they can occupy the warships and oceangoing ships..." Bell Klin suggested next to it.

Claude shook his head: "We don't have to do this. It is February, the coldest season in the mainland of Nubiansia. At this time, the boats moored in the bay will condense on the ship's wall because of the water vapor and cold weather. Thin ice. During this time, the sailors on the transport boat are clearing the thin ice layer on the deck to avoid slipping. Therefore, using the hook to climb onto the ship will only increase the trouble for us. The ice layer condensed outside the boat can be difficult to borrow. I accidentally slipped into the water.

We can completely attack from the front dock, destroy the Marine Corps battalion hiding in the wooden dorms, and then climb the ship from the ropes connected to the trestle to eliminate the defensive squad on the ship. McJack, you are responsible for the capture of the dock area, the Lieutenant Colonel Dickvik, your 1-2 camp to help Colonel McJack to destroy the Hicks garrison on the battleship. ”

Lieutenant Colonel McJack and Dr. Devikt each took his fist and smashed his chest, accepting the appointment of Claude. This will be the two of them can not scream loudly, the general!

On the table is a hand-painted map of the bay. Murray Ed pointed to another berth corresponding to the combined fleet berth. There are also large and small ship patterns: "General, these offshore What should we do with the transport ship, will we let them go like this?"

This is the other mooring point in the Rhodes Bay, where the offshore vessels of the colonies of the West Coast are parked. Some of them have just arrived, but most of the offshore transport vessels are short-term hires of the Hicks to transport goods and soldiers.

For example, the three standing corps that transported the Hicks are landing from the fishing port towns of the territorial war zones. There are about 300 large and small offshore vessels that are still moored in the bay. In the Gulf, they have become several large fleets according to their respective relationships, like floating islands floating on the sea.

Claude waved his hand: "If during the war, we caught these offshore carriers carrying supplies and soldiers for the Hicks, then we can directly destroy these ships or confiscate them. But now they are only moored In the bay, the Hicks' supplies and troops are not loaded on the top, so we can't move them, just let them go, otherwise we will bring more trouble to the theater.

However, although we do not move them, we must also guard against the attack on the enemy's total logistics base. The Hicks will flee to these offshore transport vessels to hide. Lieutenant Colonel Anders, your fourth regiment sent two battalions, between the Gulf and the big camp, and between the big camp and the Rhodes Bay City, each set a blockade cordon to prevent the enemy from escape.

The attack on the Hicks’ total logistics base camp, each remembering your offensive position, Colonel Diavid’s third regiment launched a raid from the Da Ying Gate, and Colonel Berklin’s first regiment from Zuoying The attack was launched and the right camp was handed over to the second regiment of Colonel Murray. The fourth regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Anders set up two blockade cordon and the remaining troops as reserve teams.

Colonel McJean’s 331st and the third regiment’s 123rd Battalion are responsible for resolving the joint fleet’s guards, Captain Blovik, and your Spike Squadron is responsible for resolving the Hicks’ communications and communications eagle Be sure not to let the news of the big battalion be sent to the three camps of the Hicks ahead. Because we will attack the Pontiac defensive line in the future, the unprepared enemy is easier to deal with than the prepared enemy, which you all know. ”

Crowder looked at the high-ranking officers around him: "Is there any problem? If you have no problem, go back to your own boat and recruit your men to arrange the offensive plan. What do you do? I don't need to tell you." Let's take a break early, give me some caution, don't show the skepticism of the Hicks at this critical moment. Our attack time is five o'clock in the morning, and we will set the troops at four o'clock. Offensive position, go back if you understand..."

A group of high-ranking officers hammered their fists in the chest silently, and then went out of the cabin like a party, and smirked and walked to their respective transport ships. They are all dressed in plain clothes and look like sailors or captains. And Old Sik appeared in the bow, loudly and two sailors boasted how smart he was playing that card, and swept all three bets all at once, and won two in the light. Silver Tale...

A few passing people heard the voice of the old Sick and came over and said hello, but Old Sik refused their advice to go to the gambling and go to the pub, pointing to the transport ship connected to the inside, and pushing to say tomorrow. After the goods were delivered, they gathered together with everyone. Everything seemed to be very normal and harmonious, without any doubts.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the Rocks Bay was slowly quieting down. The lights in the big camp in the distance were also extinguished. The noisy gambling on the floating island built by the offshore transport vessels in the bay gradually subsided. The tranquil atmosphere enveloped the entire bay, the floating island, the big camp and The city in the distance...

"Scratch your face, let yourself wake up, drink a bowl of hot soup, move your hands and feet, and finally check the weaponry of your body. It’s good to go to the doorway. Please note that we are going to start the action, it’s very dark outside, Keep your eyes open and stare at the teammates in front of you..."

All the ships carrying the Thunder’s first division’s officers and ships were lit with ten lanterns, and the cabin was bright and abnormal. Fortunately, all the portholes are hung with thick blankets to ensure that there is no light shining through the outside. An offshore transport vessel carrying more than two hundred to three hundred soldiers in a large fleet, all the grassroots officers are preparing for the final pre-war preparations for mobilization and inspection.

A black shadow arrived at the dock from the transport ship and disappeared into the night. It seems that after a long time, it seems that only a short moment, the crisp gunshots broke the silence before dawn, and soon the gunshots became a piece. The Hicks’ total logistics base and the combined fleet The sound of gunshots, cries and screams in the docked area, and the pleading of rappers became a piece...

In the distance, the torches at the head of the Rocks Bay and the lights on the floating islands of the bays began to increase...

The sky has been a little bright, just after six o'clock, Claude received a report in front, the Hicks total logistics base camp and the dock area where the joint fleet is moored have been occupied by the various units, united The defensive squads on the warships of the fleet were basically destroyed by a net. Currently, they are on the battleship to check whether there are enemy missing.

At 5 o'clock on the morning of February 21, 1964, the Thunder Legion of the Overseas Territory of the Kingdom of Ovilas fell to the general logistics base of the Hicks in the colony of the Rocks Bay. The large battalion and the combined fleet parked in the bay not only captured the Hicks’ total logistics base in an hour, but also captured all the warships and ocean carriers of the combined fleet.

On February 24, the first division of the Thunder Corps raided the defensive front of the Hicks in Fengbikesgang with three regiments. The Sik was stationed here with very minor casualties. The Third Expedition of the Sage's Expedition captured more than 56,000 enemies.

On February 28th, the two regiments of the first division of the Thunder Corps arrived in the northern mountainous border on a four-wheeled carriage. The Hicks expedition to the Fourth Army stationed here was mistaken for the rear military supplies supply fleet. It is easy to put them into the big camp. So the two regiments of the first division of the Thunder took this opportunity to cooperate with the second division of the Thunder in the northern mountainous area to launch the general attack. After three and a half hours of intense fighting, the Hicks expedition of the Fourth Army raised the white flag and surrendered. More than 40,000 people were captured.

On March 3, the two regiments of the first division of the Thunder and the second division of the Thunder, as well as the two local garrisons stationed in the northern mountains, arrived at the eastern mountainous border, and the second leg of the Hicks Expedition and the first shame to be stationed here. The Legion launched a fierce attack. The attack on the back caused Hicks to plunge, and the expeditionary Second Army quickly collapsed, surrendered and surrendered. However, because the shame of the First Army of the Shame was resisted, the battle was delayed.

However, with the second division of the Meteorite and the three local garrisons in the eastern mountainous area, they launched a counterattack under the command of General Beechklin. They suffered from both sides and lost the first team of the Shame and the Expedition. The remnants of the Second Army insisted on killing the food after eight days, and finally let go of the surrender of weapons...