Chapter 1320 Tracking and getting rid of

After Pinto received the signal from another flagship, he actually expected that Louis' eagerness might be related to the sailing ships with unclear identities and purposes on the distant sea. If based on his temper, then

Of course, the best thing is to kill these small sailing boats, but unfortunately, the attempt just now has proved that this idea is a bit unrealistic. The speed of these small sailing boats is astonishingly fast, and it is not an easy target to catch.

"Perhaps Luis has thought of some way to get rid of these troubles?" Pinto subconsciously thought of this possibility.

At present, information can only be transmitted at sea through relatively simple methods such as semaphores or flares. The amount of information that can be transmitted is extremely limited. If two commanders want to discuss tactics, they really have to find a way to meet on a ship. But in this way

, the fleet inevitably had to stop temporarily to allow one of the commanders to take a boat to the other flagship.

Pinto did not dare to be careless. He first mobilized ships to deploy defensive measures outside the fleet, and then ordered to slow down and stop sailing. Then the flagship "Valentin" lowered the small boat. Pinto climbed down the ladder on the side of the ship, and the sailors

The rowing boat took him to the USS San Diego, the flagship of the Manila fleet.

When the Spanish fleet stopped to discuss countermeasures, the Haihan sailing ships in the distance also slowly reduced their speed and cruised on the distant sea without completely leaving the Spanish fleet's sight. This more clearly exposed its

It's a bad intention. Fortunately, these ships have no weapons and equipment at first glance, so there is no need to worry that they can directly threaten the safety of the fleet. However, Pinto hopes that these ships can rush over for whatever reason, as long as they are approached by his own sailboat.

, we can't solve them without using artillery.

But Pinto's hope did not come true. These ships carefully maintained a distance from the Spanish fleet, with no intention of getting close. Pinto also did not expect that the Haihan sailing ship was equipped with a reconnaissance weapon such as a telescope.

You need to get very close to still be able to observe the details of the Spanish fleet.

After Pinto boarded the "San Diego", Luis immediately told him concisely and concisely what he knew and guessed. Pinto's eyes widened after hearing this, because it was really difficult for him to imagine what Luis described.

How is this magical skill achieved?

"Louis, if the Governor hears these ridiculous remarks of yours, I think he will probably be very angry." Pinto shook his head repeatedly: "What you said is just a baseless conjecture, and there is no evidence to prove that the Haihan people are really

Having mastered this... technology, we should now try to destroy these pesky flies in front of us instead of watching them have fun on the sea!"

Louis said with a dark face: "Captain Pinto, the situation I just told you is not a fantasy. This is the information that our people paid for with their lives! And the Governor also knows about it, but he can't tell it to his mouth, lest he

It affects the morale of the army!"

Pinto said dubiously: "You mean, the Governor knew about this and deliberately kept it secret?"

"This is for the sake of the overall situation!" Louis did not deny Pinto's statement, but immediately changed the topic: "Our whereabouts cannot be exposed to Haihan's surveillance, we must find a way to make them disappear...or, we

Disappear voluntarily."

"Are we disappearing on our own initiative?" Pinto frowned slightly, but he immediately understood what the other party meant: "You mean to get rid of them under the cover of night?"

Lewis nodded and responded: "There may not be any other good way besides this."

It will be dark at this time, and the sea after dark is indeed a good time to get rid of tracking, but it is hard to say whether it can be done. This means that the entire fleet must implement light control, and the consequence of this is that the fleet can easily

Lost course in the dark. In addition, if the weather is clear, the outline of the ship can still be distinguished at a relatively close distance on the sea at night. If the other party shortens the tracking distance, even if the light control is implemented, the whereabouts may not be completely hidden. But now

The Spanish fleet had no choice but to try to get rid of the pursuers at night. No matter whether it was possible or not, it had to try hard.

Pinto returned to his "Valentin" with a lot of questions. Although he still didn't believe that Haihan had any advanced technology for transmitting messages through the air, Louis kept saying that this was a reliable source of intelligence.

We can only believe it tentatively. Moreover, Louis said that the governor deliberately concealed this kind of thing in order to stabilize the morale of the army, which sounds quite credible. It does not seem like a plot fabricated by Louis.

The Spanish fleet continued to move forward, and the sailing ships did not stop tracking. They continued to accompany the fleet in the distance as it headed west. The ships of the Spanish fleet were nervously making preparations to wait for the day.

After dark, it is necessary to shorten the sailing distance between the ships and move forward in the dark on the sea. This is a technical job without any moisture, and only the Spanish fleet with a large number of experienced sailors dares to take the risk.

When the distance between the ships is shortened, the crew relies entirely on the naked eye to identify the outline of the ship ahead and follows them sailing in the dark. The Haihan sailboats farther away from the fleet are likely to be affected by their vision.

The goal is lost due to limitations.

This method of operation has high technical requirements for the crew. Otherwise, if control is lost in the dark and a collision occurs between ships, the gains will outweigh the losses. The two Spanish commanders have full trust in their subordinates, so they chose

This slightly risky plan of action was adopted. If this could not get rid of the opponent's entanglement, then Louis could not think of any more effective way.

It has to be said that Louis's strategy is indeed very targeted. The Haihan light reconnaissance ships following the Spanish fleet do not dare to get too close in the dark night. If such high-speed sailing ships want to approach and follow, no one will be able to do so.

If you are careful, you may crash into the Spanish fleet formation. And if this light sailing ship with a displacement of only more than ten tons accidentally hits a Spanish large sailing ship, it will break up or capsize in minutes. Although the sailors on the ship are not

They are not afraid of the Spanish, but they cannot use themselves as a bargaining chip to gamble on such an unlikely bet, not to mention that their main mission has actually been completed. After the traces of the Spanish fleet were discovered, the news was informed to the Sanya base camp through the ship's radio

.

Tao Donglai also didn't expect that his almost lucky move would actually work. After receiving the telegram, he responded and asked for some details to identify the opponent's identity, so he could be sure that the reconnaissance ship he sent was really in the vast sea.

I bumped into the Spanish fleet coming from Manila. According to the navy's current estimate, the probability of this happening may be only 12%. The move of sending the reconnaissance ship was just to do everything possible and let fate. I have to say that this is really a blessing from God.

Haihan is gone.

Now that the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet have been discovered, war is basically inevitable, and the preparations of various departments have entered the actual combat stage. After reading the confirmation message sent back by the reconnaissance ship, Tao Donglai picked up the phone and called Yan Chujie

Notified the situation, and at the same time ordered all armed forces in the Sanya area to immediately enter a wartime state, temporarily block the entrance channel of Victory Port, suspend the entry and exit of commercial and civilian ships, and temporarily convert Victory Port to wartime military mode.

All civilian ships entering and exiting the port will temporarily transfer to Sanya Port. The channel there is narrow. If necessary, ships can even block the channel, making it easier for the shore firepower on both sides of the harbor entrance to defend. But even so, the entry and exit of Sanya Port

Inspections will also be upgraded to wartime standards, and all ships and personnel will face strict interrogation and registration. Especially foreigners and immigrants who have not yet obtained Haihan nationality, during this period, they will be subject to port management, police, security department, military, etc.

An object of focus monitoring by multiple departments.

Of course, this news was quickly conveyed to the coastal cities and counties on the island through radio. Although it is impossible to fortify the long coastline everywhere, it is not difficult to use local militia to monitor coastal movements. There are almost no large towns on the east coast of Hainan Island.

Even if the Spaniards land in these areas, they are unlikely to cause much damage to Haihan in a short period of time.

The Spanish fleet traveling in the South China Sea was ignorant of everything that happened on Hainan Island. The crew sailed carefully in the night all night. At dawn, they found that there were no traces of those Haihan sailing ships on the nearby sea. Although.

This was not a remarkable achievement, but it still made the sailors who had been busy all night couldn't help but cheer.

After nightfall last night, the fleet first turned to the south, and after driving for a few hours, it turned to the northwest. After a lot of trouble, it finally got rid of the malicious stalker. After Pinto made careful calculations on the chart

, corrected the current course and continued towards Hainan Island.

The Spanish fleet did successfully get rid of Haihan's reconnaissance ship, but unfortunately their whereabouts have been exposed. Even if they successfully escape through turning at night, the closer they are to Hainan Island, the smaller the range of route choices.

The Han side has already mastered the sea area where the Spanish fleet last appeared, and it is not difficult to deduce its next movements. After all, its final destination is Sanya, and there is not much time left for them to circle around the sea.

The Ministry of National Defense inferred from the Spanish fleet's series of counterattacks yesterday that the Spaniards have realized that their whereabouts have been exposed and are very afraid of Haihan's tracking and monitoring, so in theory they will complete the rest of the voyage as soon as possible and launch an attack on the designated target.

, to avoid leaving too much reaction time for Haihan to organize defense. After calculations, the Ministry of National Defense concluded that the enemy will arrive in the waters near Sanya within two days. If the Spaniards are eager to launch an offensive, it is very likely that

They will no longer have the patience to conduct reconnaissance and testing of Sanya, but will directly release their ultimate move.

The Navy dispatched all the reconnaissance ships stationed in Sanya and fanned out in small groups in the nearby waters in an effort to give the combat fleet more time to react. All military and police personnel in the Sanya area have entered wartime status. Once

If there are signs of enemy troops landing, the police and militia will immediately receive weapons and assume part of the defense tasks.

Of course, this is only a deployment arrangement under extreme circumstances. In fact, although the atmosphere in Sanya is a little tense, most people are optimistic about the outcome of the war, and do not think that the war will really spread to Sanya. This is also the case for the Haihan Army

The consistent winning record over the years has given the people great confidence. No one thinks that there will be any pirate armed forces in the South China Sea that can challenge the authority of the Haihan Army. Although the Haihan official has implemented wartime control measures on the port

, thus causing a lot of inconvenience, but most people still expressed their understanding of this. After all, if there are pirates in this sea area, the impact will be great. It is better to endure this temporary inconvenience and let the three seamen and the Han army

Divide five from five and eliminate the hidden dangers.

Liu Shang has also been very busy these days. Although he has taken over the errands of the Youth League, what he actually does is the same as the Propaganda Department. He also explains on the streets that the Haihan Executive Committee has issued a series of emergency orders and strategies.

Mobilization order. If the previous tour of Hainan Island with the inspection team was a glimpse of Haihan's production capacity and social status quo, then the second emergency mission of being captured by Yu Xiaobao was a glimpse of Haihan's war mobilization ability.

Liu Shang had been in Haihan for a long time, but he had never thought that there were so many troops stationed in Sanya. They were constantly moving from the army base on the Luhuitou Peninsula to various ports, urban areas, and transportation thoroughfares in Sanya.

In just a few days, a large number of temporary defenses were erected, surrounding the entire Sanya like an iron barrel.

Although this will inevitably cause tension among the people, on the other hand, these fully armed Haihan soldiers can also bring a lot of security to the people. And the trains from Tiandu inland to various ports in the port area

Liu Shang was stunned to see all kinds of combat supplies. All kinds of guns, artillery and ammunition were transported to the port area one by one, and then distributed to temporary strongholds set up in various port areas and key areas. Almost every barricade was equipped with

There is at least one small-caliber artillery piece, and a large number of artillery pieces are densely deployed at the crenellations of the shore defenses.

Seeing such luxurious configurations made Liu Shang secretly drool. He couldn't help but think angrily, even if the Haihan people had the money to build so many artillery, they would have to have such gunners to operate them, right? How many of these were built along the coastline?

Hundreds of cannons are probably not used to scare ghosts.

In fact, Liu Shang's guess was not wrong. The garrison in Sanya did not have so many gunners. Such measures were more of a show to make the people aware of the military's emphasis on defense and create an atmosphere of impregnable Sanya. Really

What can play a role in sea defense is actually the powerful coastal defense artillery on the fort.
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