After 20 minutes, Kosuke Utada, the commander of the Japanese Navy's submarine, finally decided to raise his periscope to see what he had achieved. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

So the I-108 submarine tested the periscope depth, and then saw the cruiser Fuxian Lake, which was exploding and catching fire on the sea. The cruiser had now rolled very badly, and two-thirds of the hull had sunk to the bottom of the sea, making it impossible to salvage.

At this time, the two destroyers of the Ming Empire were still cruising around the sinking cruiser, as if they were hoping that more friendly troops could escape from the wreckage of the battleship that was still billowing with smoke. However, it can be seen that the two destroyers are also afraid of another Japanese attack, so after dropping the lifeboats, they accelerated to maintain a distance from each other.

"Only one was sunk? The Ming dogs are really lucky. Utada Shaosa sneered, still not satisfied with his record. However, being able to sink an enemy cruiser in the first battle, Utada Shosa still felt that the day of his rise was not far off.

"Forget it! Give up the attack, keep heading east, and keep moving. He knew that attacking destroyers was an unrealistic thing, first of all, he didn't have many torpedoes in his hand, and the other reason why he gave up was related to the Japanese torpedoes and submarine performance.

The destroyers of the Ming Empire generally had a speed of more than 20 knots at this time, and they were already on guard against Japanese submarines. At this time, rash attacks are likely to be avoided by the enemy, and if you don't make it, you may lose yourself.

In addition, launching a torpedo is a very complex project, and it is not as simple and convenient as today's torpedoes. First of all, it is necessary to reset the depth of the torpedo submarine, there is obviously a difference between attacking a battleship and attacking a destroyer, and secondly, it will take time to reload the two torpedoes.

Coupled with the speed at which he shook when he was diving, Utada finally made a rational decision to let go of the two Ming destroyers that were rescuing friendly forces that had fallen into the water. He returned with the I-108 submarine and drove slowly in the direction of the Korean Peninsula.

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The North Sea Division fleet of the Ming Empire suffered a loss in the Yellow Sea, losing a heavy cruiser of more than 10,000 tons, and this matter will not be mentioned for the time being, because on the land of the Korean Peninsula, the tanks of the Ming army have passed through Guicheng and are advancing rapidly in the direction of Taichuan.

Behind the two main armored armies of the Ming army were the ordinary infantry armies of the two Ming armies. The combat effectiveness of these two infantry armies was not very strong, and they were mainly responsible for taking over the occupied areas, maintaining law and order in the occupied areas, and providing replenishment and support to the main forces in a possible defensive battle that followed.

Fan Ming's armored unit has captured about 100 Japanese infantry at this moment, these infantry are the remnants of the defeated Japanese 5th Division, counting the prisoners captured by other troops, the Japanese 5th Division and the original Japanese garrison in Guicheng, almost 2,000 people have surrendered to the Ming army.

This can also be seen from one side, the resistance of the Japanese army has been completely out of order, the organized counterattack no longer exists, and even the courage of the soldiers to fight to the death to the end has collapsed. After two days and one night of hard fighting, the Japanese troops on the front line with tenacious fighting spirit and fortifications have been basically wiped out, and the remaining Japanese troops have been forced to leave the permanent fortified area, which has created convenient conditions for the Ming army to fight a decisive battle in the field.

The main reason why Zhang Jianjun and Yang Zizhen are in a hurry to attack is that they are afraid that the Japanese army will penetrate the city in the following time and create trouble for the Ming army to occupy the whole of Korea in the short term. The plains in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula were originally very long and narrow, and if the Japanese army held a few important nodes, it would make the Ming army's strategy of quick victory passive.

"Can the 1st battalion hear me, and the 1st battalion can hear me? Stop moving forward! Repeat the command, stop advancing! Complete. Leaning on the armored car and admiring the already somewhat dim sky and the distant scenery, Fan Ming's radio headset hanging around his neck suddenly came out with the order of the regiment headquarters.

"I can hear the order, and I will immediately give the order to stop advancing! Complete. After hearing this order, Fan Ming replied to the regiment commander, then grabbed the microphone from another radio equipment and gave an order to the three tank companies under his command to stop advancing: "Okay, all the troops of the 1st Battalion, stop advancing." Complete. ”

Then he banged on the iron wall behind the armored car with his hand, making a dangdang sound, and shouted loudly to the driver of his armored car in front of him: "Stop!" Command of the regimental headquarters, stop! ”

One tank after another parked on the side of the road, and some of the commanders leaned against the hatch of the tank turret, holding binoculars and looking at the end of the road in the distance. Some of the crew members began to take turns getting out of the car, unbuttoning their belts and draining water into the distance of the roadbed. After all, sitting in your own tank and hurrying also has some physical problems that make people feel depressed.

"The regimental headquarters? If there is no need to continue the offensive in a short time, can you order the tank engine to be turned off to save fuel? Fan Ming grabbed the microphone of the radio communication equipment that went directly to the regiment headquarters and asked the regiment headquarters in the distance.

"Allow the engine to be turned off, and it is estimated that the logistics trucks from the division headquarters will send supplies to you in a while. Find a suitable place to defend nearby, and today we may not need to go on the offensive. "On the other side of the headset, the regiment headquarters gave an order to find a suitable location to set up camp.

Looking at the sky, which had already darkened a little, Fan Ming did not question the order to camp on the side of the regimental headquarters. After all, judging from the position of a battalion commander, his armored battalion is now more than half of its ammunition consumption and has little fuel left, so it should indeed stop to replenish some supplies.

"There seems to be a village ahead, let's camp over it, and hopefully no Japanese are going to spend the night there." Fan Ming took out a map, checked the nearby terrain and landforms, pointed to a small forest in front of him, and said to his deputy battalion commander.

"Then don't turn off the engine yet, let the troops spend the night in the village." The deputy battalion commander glanced at the map, nodded and agreed to Fan Ming's request. After all, there is a mechanized infantry battalion behind their battalion, and 20 Iron Ox armored vehicles with 10 trucks are also not a small formation.

It would be a happy thing to be able to find a place to spend the night with the help of the residents' stoves and houses, and in the unfortunate case, the ruins of some houses to shelter from the wind...... (To be continued.) )