453. The naval battle in the strait
The 100,000-strong troops of the extraterritorial group army maneuvered on a large scale, nearly 1,000 warplanes in the sky were transferred, the navy was assembled, and the target was directly aimed at Taiwan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
As far as the Japanese Navy is concerned, China is still a weak navy, there is no shipbuilding system, and it is impossible to rely on a battleship formation alone.
Japanese Foreign Minister Nobuyuki Abe immediately contacted the Chinese side to ask whether the Chinese side was preparing to go to war with Japan at sea.
Regarding the tone of Nobuyuki Abe, who came to pretend to be his grandson before, Wang Chonghui replied directly: "Our side is only for military exercises and training troops, and if Japan interferes with China's military operations on the mainland and territorial waters, China will only be able to fight back, hoping that Japan will exercise restraint and not cause disputes." ”
Nobuyuki Abe was so angry that his teeth itched, obviously you want to cause disputes, what kind of military exercises, when I am blind, your army has 100,000, your air force has nearly 1,000 fighters, and the naval battleship formation is already assembling in the direction of Taiwan, and it is obvious that you are heading for Taiwan!
The clouds of war on the sea were thick, but Britain, the United States, France, and Portugal breathed a sigh of relief; Japan has recently had a serious tendency to move southward, and Southeast Asia is basically a colony of Britain, the United States, France, and Portugal; if Japan's combined fleet and the elite army of the army after several years of war go south, it will really not be able to bear the little military strength of the colonies. Now that China and Japan are obviously going to wrestle with each other in Taiwan, Japan will not have the strength to go south.
A week has passed, and all the foreign army groups have arrived in Fujian, and the naval battleship formation has begun to patrol in the East China Sea, confronting the Japanese special task force, and there is a possibility of firing artillery at any time.
Just as the commander of the task force, Nagumo Tadaichi, was about to give the order to open fire and open the shipping route to Taiwan, the Chinese navy retreated, confusing Nagumo Tadaichi.
The battleship formation of Taishan is withdrawing to the Taiwan Strait at this time, and although the battleship formation is strong, the Japanese task force cannot be underestimated, and there is no need to fight hard with Nagumo Zhongyi alone, and the right way is to rely on land-based forces.
Thinking that the Chinese Navy had slipped away in fright when it saw the strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Nagumo swaggered into the Taiwan Strait, which was only 100 kilometers at its narrowest point, and the entire task force poured in, and some warships were already within the strike range of the heavy artillery divisions of the extraterritorial group army.
Nagumo Tadaichi was defenseless and moved his fleet closer to the mainland, intending to show off his might in coastal cities and maximize the deterrent power of battleships.
At the joint command headquarters, Lin Feng snapped his fingers, "Fire!" ”
The heavy artillery of the foreign army group had already set up artillery positions, and when they received the order, they immediately opened fire on the Japanese fleet, and the battleship formation Taishan, which was already approaching Penghu, also turned around and fought again.
Not only that, but the bomber and fighter groups of the extraterritorial army group have also taken off, and the targets are not Japanese battleships, but aircraft carriers, destroyers, escorts, and other ships.
In less than two hours, except for the three battleships, the rest of the Japanese ships were either sunk, or lost their combat effectiveness, and became iron coffins floating on the sea, Nagumo Zhong had a heart to wipe his neck, what kind of thing did Nima fight, such a powerful fleet, there were three battleships left in less than an hour!
Then came the rhythm of the battleship formation Taishan and the three Japanese battleships, and the air force bombers and army artillery had stopped firing, leaving the three battleships for the navy to practice.
Chen Shaokuan, the commander of the navy, stood in the command tower of the Taishan, sat in the fleet, and commanded the battle; although we only had one battleship, our battleships were stronger than the Japanese battleships, and they were assisted by many cruisers, destroyers, and frigates, which were worthy of the three Japanese battleships.
Nagumo Tadaichi's personality was not suitable for a tough battle at all, and he had already given birth to the idea of slipping away, and he saw the gap and ordered the three battleships to withdraw from the Taiwan Strait.
How could Chen Shaokuan let go of this tool for training, and immediately commanded the fleet to pounce on it at high speed, and the nine main guns of the Taishan opened fire non-stop, and shells of hundreds of kilograms flew towards the Japanese battleships.
The rest of the warships are not far behind, the most ruthless is a destroyer, which has already been killed under the nose of the King Kong, and several torpedoes have been fired, bringing out white lines on the surface of the sea and rushing towards the King Kong.
"Boom!" The King Kong was very unlucky, it was hit by three torpedoes in a row, and several huge openings continued to pour into the sea, and the King Kong had already tilted, and if it could not be controlled in time, it would only be a matter of time before it sank.
At this time, the Mutsu was also hit all over by the 406mm main gun of the Taishan, although the caliber of the main gun of the Mutsu reached 410mm, the range was actually not as good as that of the Taishan, and the speed was also a little worse, and it was constantly beaten.
The luckiest of all was the Hiei, which had not yet been hit, but the cargo was looking for death, and seeing that the Kongo was in danger of capsizing, he immediately turned the rudder and stopped in front of the Kongo.
Several destroyers that had already approached were worried that they had not eaten the meat, so they immediately threw out their torpedoes, and without mercy there were more than 20 torpedoes, covering all the range of the Hiei.
The corners of Chen Shaokuan's mouth, who was watching the battle with a telescope, curled up, this Hiei is not saved, if the Hiei does not sink, my old Chen jumped into the sea from the boat, swam and come back.
Sure enough, eight of the more than 20 torpedoes hit, and even worse, the ammunition depot was detonated, and the Hiei was blown in two and sank to the bottom of the sea.
The Mutsu and the King Kong fired at the destroyers within the range like crazy, and the main and secondary guns were full of fire, and they couldn't hit the Tarzan, and I couldn't hit the destroyers you ran to the side!
The destroyer took advantage of its speed to dodge the shells in an S-shape motion on the sea, but often walked by the river, how could it not get their shoes wet, and one of the destroyers was hit by a main gun of the Mutsu, and the shell was a high-explosive shell, which was blown up from the sea on the spot, and then broke into two and sank.
The rest of the destroyers were startled, and after releasing the lifeboats, they increased their speed, and threw dozens more torpedoes out to distract the Japanese battleships and take advantage of the opportunity to slip away.
Seeing the sinking of the destroyer, Chen Shaokuan immediately scolded, what a wave Nima is waving, this time his life is gone! In anger, Chen Shaokuan ordered the Taishan to speed up to the sunken destroyer under artillery fire to rescue the surviving soldiers.
The King Kong was already seriously injured, and the Taishan had the idea that it was better to cut off one of its fingers than to hurt its ten fingers, and the firepower was poured on the King Kong, and several rounds of shelling sent more than 30,000 tons of King Kong to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.
Nagumo Tadaichi had already given up the idea of escaping, and it was obvious that he couldn't escape, so it was better to fight to the death. With a menstrual belt tied to his head, he stood on the deck with a command knife, "Fire!" ”
Chen Shaokuan was very appreciative of Nagumo Tadaichi's behavior, and in order to show his respect, he ordered: "Speed up the shelling and send him on his way!" ”
The Taishan, which was already firing at high speed, sped up again, and the soldiers in the turret were tired, but they were happy, it was so cool today, the barrel of the gun was red, and it had not been so enjoyable for a long time!
Suddenly, there was an explosion on the Tarzan, and an armor-piercing shell of the Mutsu hit the front turret, and the entire upper turret was blown away.
"it!" Chen Shaokuan was shaken, got up and patted his body, "Keep firing the cannon and sink it!" ”
The remaining six main guns continued to fire, although the density of fire was not as great as the nine, the hit rate was higher, and by the time the sun went down, the Mutsu had completely lost its combat effectiveness, basically a coffin floating on the surface of the sea. (To be continued.) )