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Text Chapter 1319 The Tragedy of the Spanish Navy

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    "Commander, the Spaniards in Gibraltar have been wiped out. Now there are still thousands of people on the rocky mountains to the north, trying to use the geographical location to resist our attack! The rocky mountains to the north are three hundred meters high and are easy to defend but difficult to attack. We  We attacked twice, but were blocked by the enemy each time!" The commander of the 81st Regiment of the Chinese Marine Corps reported to Lieutenant General Tang Hongtao!

    "Pull up all the artillery and blast them! Send electricity to the navy and ask for their artillery support! By the way, ask the aircraft carrier force to send out bombers to bomb the Spaniards! No matter what, we must drive away the Spaniards within two hours.  Get out of Gibraltar!" Lieutenant General Tang Hongtao said in a deep voice!  According to the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance plane, the Spanish are dispatching troops to Gibraltar on a large scale, with tens of thousands of people. Although there is fire support from the navy, the 8th Marine Division is not afraid of these Spaniards, but if it cannot move north of Gibraltar,  Taking back the rocky mountain above will undoubtedly make the next plan even more passive.

    "Yes, division commander!" the leader of the 81st Regiment said in command!

    Soon, the artillery of the 8th Marine Division of the Chinese Marine Corps took up position and began to fire on the Spanish troops on the rocky mountain.  36 105mm howitzers and 12 155mm heavy howitzers fired desperately at the rocky mountain, as if the shells were free of charge.  Intense artillery fire hit the rocky mountains with stone debris flying, and many Spanish army soldiers were blown away.

    Compared with the artillery of the Marine Corps, the artillery fire of the Navy's warships is even more intense!  The several light cruisers and destroyers that entered the Gulf of Algerasis were almost about to drive the warships to the shore!  The naval guns and rapid-fire cannons on the battleships fired wildly at the rocky mountains.  This made the Spanish troops guarding the rocky mountains feel like they were in hell!

    After receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Tang Hongtao, the six battleships on the sea also aimed their huge main guns at the rocky mountain north of Gibraltar. The shells of the large-caliber naval guns could leave a mark on the rocky mountain with one shot.  A huge crater.

    Soon, dozens of bombers taking off from the aircraft carrier flew over the rock mountain and bombed the Spanish army.

    The Spanish army without anti-aircraft weapons could only be passively bombed and had no ability to counterattack.  The Spanish Army has never participated in a decent battle in the past ten years. Their tactical thinking is still stuck in the 19th century. Facing the Chinese Navy's firepower from the ground, sea and air, it is simply impossible to withstand.  Thousands of soldiers of the Spanish Army's 12th Infantry Division stationed on the rocky mountains suffered heavy losses, and many of them were frightened to death!

    "General, the Chinese attack is too powerful! We have lost more than half of our troops now, and reinforcements will not arrive for a few hours. What should we do?" Casimi, Chief of Staff of the Spanish Army's 12th Infantry Division  Brigadier General Luo said with a pale face.  At this moment, the arrogance from before was completely gone from his face.  The attack of the Chinese army completely exceeded his imagination. In front of the Chinese army, the Spanish Army was like a newborn baby!

    Major General Cecilio, commander of the 12th Infantry Division of the Spanish Army, also looked very ugly. When he first took over Gibraltar, he still looked down on the British guys in his heart. He thought it was too embarrassing that the British guys were easily defeated by the Chinese army.  .  But now, he truly knows how powerful the Chinese army is.  The British were able to persist for more than a day under such a powerful attack by the Chinese army. If it were them, I am afraid they would have been wiped out long ago!

    With strong fire support, soldiers of the 8th Marine Division of the Chinese Marine Corps launched an attack on Yanshan.  The Spanish Army soldiers, who had long been stunned by the Chinese Navy's artillery fire and the bombing of the carrier-based aircraft units, simply could not withstand the attack of the Chinese Marine Corps.  Many Spanish army soldiers ignored the orders of their superiors, threw away their weapons and fled north, hoping to escape back to Spain.

    At the beginning, a small number of people fled, but soon it became a large-scale rout anyway!  In less than half an hour, the Chinese Marine Corps captured the rocky mountain north of Gibraltar and completely drove the Spanish Army out of Gibraltar!  Originally, the 8th Marine Division of the Chinese Marine Corps could invade Spain along the Gibraltar Peninsula.  However, considering that the 8th Marine Division is too weak, it may not be able to withstand the siege of the Spanish Army without the fire support of the Navy.  Therefore, Lieutenant General Tang Hongtao had no choice but to order his troops to withdraw to the rocky mountains north of Gibraltar for defense.

    At 3 pm, three other divisions of the Spanish Army arrived north of Gibraltar.  However, Gibraltar is now under the control of the Chinese Marine Corps.  The Spanish Army launched two attacks, but were easily defeated both times!  The soldiers of the Chinese Marine Corps stood guard on the rocky mountain, commanding a commanding position, and at the same time they were able to receive fire support from the navy's warships and carrier-based aircraft units, not to mention the three divisions of the Spanish army.  Three divisions,Don't even try to capture the Gibraltar Peninsula!  !

    King Alfonso XIII of Spain was furious when he learned that the Spanish Army's 12th Infantry Division suffered heavy losses and lost Gibraltar, clamoring to have Major General Cecilio, commander of the 12th Infantry Division, and Casimi, chief of staff,  Brigadier General Luo was hanged. Fortunately, Admiral Rivera interceded for both of them, otherwise, they would have died!

    The Chinese army easily captured Gibraltar, which shocked the senior officials of the Kingdom of Spain. Judging from the information they had, the strength of the Chinese army completely exceeded their imagination.  Many people who originally thought they could win couldn't help but retreat, and had no hope for this war!

    At the same time, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet dispatched a squadron westward, probably to attack the Spanish Navy, and the Spanish Navy also took it seriously.  The Admiralty sent a telegram to the Spanish naval fleet stationed in Port Real, asking them to prepare for battle!

    The Spanish Navy once dominated the world and created a world hegemony for Spain.  However, since the Armada lost to the British Navy, the Spanish Navy has never recovered.  Over the past two hundred years, their strength has become worse and worse. Among the world's naval powers, Spain no longer has a place!

    After entering the 20th century, countries around the world have set off a craze for building ¡®dreadnoughts¡¯, and Spain, a traditional maritime power, is certainly not far behind.  However, the Spanish Navy has been in decline for so many years, and it has lagged far behind other powerful countries in terms of warship design and materials.  In the end, the Spanish Navy signed a contract with the British Armstrong Company, and decided that the British would provide drawings and materials to build Spain's own 'dreadnought' ship.  This class of battleships was named the Spanish-class battleships. There were three battleships in total, namely the battleship Spain, the battleship Alfonso XIII, and the battleship Jami I.

    ¡®The Spain-class battleships are relatively backward compared to the advanced battleships of other countries.  The standard displacement is only 1 ton, and the full load displacement is only 1 ton, but it is equipped with four twin-mounted 305mm main guns, which are typical small ship-borne giant guns.  This makes the Spanish-class battleships powerful in firepower, but poor in seaworthiness. They are unable to carry out ocean operations and can only operate in coastal waters.  But that person, now Spain has lost almost all of its overseas colonies, and there is no need to conduct ocean-going operations anymore!

    'Spanish class, battleship, 140 meters long, 24 meters wide, 78 meters draft, standard displacement 1 ton, maximum speed 195 knots, armament of 4mm twin 5mm main guns, 20 2mm secondary guns, 4mm  mm torpedo tube.  In terms of armor, the waterline armor is 203 mm, the deck armor is 38 mm, the turret armor is 203 mm, and the bridge armor is 254 mm!  It can be seen from these performances that this battleship of the Spanish Navy is simply the weakest battleship among the new battleships from all over the world.  In addition to its moderate firepower, low speed and weak armor, it is completely a pocket-sized battleship!

    After receiving the telegram from the Navy Ministry, Lieutenant General Fernando, Commander of the Spanish Navy Fleet, immediately ordered the fleet to set off from Port Real and prepare to enter the Gulf of Cadiz to avoid being blocked by the Chinese Navy in the port.  Lieutenant General Fernando is well aware of the gap between the Spanish Navy and the Chinese Navy. If it is blocked in the port, the Spanish Navy will have no chance. Only by entering the vast ocean can there be a glimmer of hope!

    The fleet led by Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan, Chief of Staff of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet, travels from the sea off Gibraltar to Port Real. The voyage is only about 150 kilometers. The fleet sets off at 9 a.m. and can arrive in only 6 hours!  Therefore, when Lieutenant General Fernando led the Spanish fleet to set off from Port Real, he happened to encounter the Chinese navy coming from the east!

    "Woo!" A shrill siren sounded over the fleet. Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan issued a combat order on the battleship 'Iron Duke.' Six battleships formed a battle line and intercepted the Spanish fleet.

    ¡®Jiuhuashan, the aircraft carrier was ordered not to go into battle. Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan plans to use battleships to destroy the Spanish Navy this time!  After all, the Spanish Navy only has three weak Spanish-class battleships. Against six powerful super battleships, their outcome can be imagined!

    ¡°Order the fleet to prepare for battle!¡± On the battleship ¡®Spain¡¯, Vice Admiral Fernando issued the battle order sadly and angrily. He knew that the fate of the Spanish Navy was doomed!
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