"Where are they now?"

At ten o'clock in the night, Okamura Ninji had not rested and was still sitting in the command room. He confronted the staff officer and asked again about their plot.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I just received a telegram that they have one more hour to enter the designated position." The staff officer replied.

"Yo Xi, Flying Fox, I'll see how you die this time."

After listening to the staff officer's report, Okamura Ninji smiled proudly. He sat there and slowly closed his eyes, as if he had seen the outcome he wanted.

"Report, Captain Huang sent an urgent telegram that they had detected in Wangjiang County, Anhui Province, that a fleet of devils had stayed on the tributaries of the Yangtze River during the day, and this fleet had already sailed out of Wangjiang at nightfall."

And at the same time as Okamura Ning Cifu was connected, Chen Jinghui received an urgent telegram from Huang Erwa, saying that they had detected the whereabouts of the devil fleet that was unknown.

Chen Jinghui carefully read the telegram, and then quickly came to the map and quickly found the location of Wangjiang.

"Okay, you Okamura Ningji, you actually gave Lao Tzu a bright plank road dark Chen Cang. Hmph, I've found you now, let's see how you still launch a surprise attack. ”

Judging from the location of the map, it will take an hour and a half for the devil's fleet to reach the defense area on their side at the earliest, which is enough time for them to make their own deployment.

"Order the marines and artillery on the island to immediately turn their guns to the east of the river. The Navy was ordered to immediately send small boats to take refuge in the places of the firing points of the artillery on the river. If you find an enemy, report it immediately. ”

"Yes"

"Order Peng Ze's second division to immediately withdraw from the river, hide all the rented ships, and at the same time take defensive measures to prevent the sneak attack of the devils."

"Yes"

"Order the navy's warships to go out as well, take cover on the south side of the island, set the range of the naval guns to the same as the shore guns, and wait there for orders."

"Yes"

The situation is already clear, the devil is coming for the flying fox this time. Time was pressing, and Chen Jinghui immediately issued three orders to prepare all units for defense and battle.

"Hurry up and ......"

After receiving Chen Jinghui's telegram, the various units began to move quickly, and they did not know where the devil had arrived, only that according to Chen Jinghui's own estimates, they only had a maximum of one and a half hours to prepare. So all the troops are in a tense schedule, and everything is so tense and orderly.

"Your Excellency Commander, we will arrive at the predetermined target area in a while, do you want to report to Nanjing, after all, Commander Okamura Ninji is the commander-in-chief of this operation."

And at this moment, inside the warship on the river, a big Zuo said his opinion to a general.

"Yo Xi, what you say makes sense. A telegram was immediately sent to Nanjing, saying that we had arrived at the designated target area at about half past eleven in the evening. As soon as we reach the target area, we will attack. ”

The vice admiral of the devil felt that there was some truth in what this staff officer said, after all, Okamura Ningji was the commander-in-chief of this Wuhan battle, and he had to give him some face.

"Yo Xi, agree with them, and attack as soon as you arrive. I have only one request, to hurt the flying foxes along the Jiujiang River and completely control the Jiujiang along the Yangtze River. ”

Okamura Ninji received the telegram and immediately made a reply, and put forward his own request.

"Report, we are still one nautical mile from the target area, request instructions."

"Order the fleet to start slowing down, we have to approach quietly, and we can't make any noise and startle the snake."

"Yes, slow down a section."

The devil's fleet began to slow down, approaching the Jiujiang River little by little. According to their current situation, if Chen Jinghui hadn't gotten the news earlier, it would have been impossible to find them in advance.

"Order the fleets to line up in turn and begin to prepare for the attack."

Arriving at the designated area, the commander of the devil fleet immediately issued a combat order, preparing to sneak attack the positions along the Jiujiang River of the Flying Fox, as well as the islands that had just been captured.

"Look, the devil's fleet, report to the commander immediately."

Since it was night, there was a little fog on the river, and the boat that went to the designated area to reconnoiter walked a little slowly. By the time they arrived at the designated area, the devil's fleet had begun to slowly disperse, and the naval guns had begun to adjust their direction. And their small boat almost crashed into the warship of the devils.

Zhan, who was in charge of reconnaissance, saw that the devil's fleet was scattered and was already preparing to attack, and several soldiers were in a hurry, and immediately sent the news back to the Jiujiang headquarters.

"Report, report from the observation post on the river, the fleet of devils found in the designated area."

"What? So fast. Order all shore artillery units and the navy to aim at the designated area and fire at once, quickly. ”

Hearing that the fleet of devils had been discovered, Chen Jinghui stood up in surprise. Because according to his estimates, the devil should arrive after 20 minutes. Now that the devil's fleet has arrived ahead of schedule, he doesn't know if his troops are ready. In fact, what he didn't know was that Okamura Ningji sent all corvettes this time, and the speed was a little faster than that of ordinary destroyers, so it was faster than Chen Jinghui's budget.

"Report, shore artillery unit report, they are not fully prepared."

"No matter how much it is, now it's as much as you can prepare, give me a shot at once, immediately."

"Yes, fire now."

Sure enough, part of his own troops did not complete the deployment in advance, and some shore artillery was not ready. But now that the situation is urgent, Chen Jinghui can't wait, if he delays for a few minutes, and when the devil's naval guns are adjusted, he will be the one who suffers. Because since the devils dare to fight at night, it means that they are likely to have checked their deployment along the Jiujiang River. With a fixed goal, they can move at night.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Chirp ......

Half a minute later, the shore guns that had been prepared along the line and the shore guns on the island were opened fire one after another. In an instant, hundreds of shells began to fly towards the area where the devil's fleet was located, dragging long flames.

"Huh? What is that. Baga, hide ......"

At the moment when the devil adjusted the ship's guns, the fleet commander spotted the flying cannonballs, and he was so frightened that he immediately ordered the fleet to dodge the cannonballs.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Whoa......

As soon as he said this, the shells reached the fleet and began to explode near or on the warship. The shells that fell in the water exploded and splashed high columns of water, making a rattling sound when they fell.

Boom Boom Boom ......

Round after round of shells followed, and the number of shells increased again, and the coverage began to increase. Covered by powerful artillery fire, the devil's fleet was taken by surprise, and in just a few minutes, two of their warships began to sink and three lost power.

"Baga, Baga, fight back immediately, kill and give."

Faced with a surprise attack, the commander of the devil's fleet did not order an immediate evacuation, but ordered all warships to start a counteroffensive and bombard the predetermined target area.

Boom Boom Boom ......

The powerful naval artillery opened fire, and the devil fleet on the river also sprayed nearly 100 naval artillery shells, and began to fly towards the shore artillery units along the Flying Fox Jiujiang River.

Boom, ah......

The devils were really prepared, and the ship's guns were quite accurate, and they landed directly on the shore artillery positions. One shell came down, and several shore guns and artillery were blown up.

"Hurry, hurry, aim at the intended target and fire, quickly."

The artillery officers on the side did not pay attention to the damaged cannons and the sacrificed soldiers, but kept urging the newly prepared artillery to start firing. Now it's a race for time, and whoever fires more shells in a fixed time can win.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Chirp ......

Those artillerymen were not ambiguous, they directly pushed the shells onto the load, and as soon as the lead was pulled, hundreds of shells on the bank of the Yangtze River went towards the devil's fleet.

"Yaga ......"

The pilot of a warship watched a few shells coming towards his warship, but he froze somewhere and did not react. Directly four or five shells were concentrated on the head of the warship, and a big hole appeared in the warship guard, and the turbulent Yangtze River began to fish in, floating all the devils and navy inside. Due to the imbalance of gravity, the warship of the devil began to sink slowly.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Yes...... Puff ......

More devil warships began to be damaged, and the devil soldiers on the warships that began to sink began to jump into the water to flee for their lives, and as for those warships, they soon sank in the rolling Yangtze River.

"Yaga, fight back, destroy them."

"Your Excellency, Commander, give the order to withdraw! We don't have a couple of warships left. ”

Just as the commander of the devil's fleet continued to order the attack, a devil's rear admiral covered in blood crawled to him. He suggested that the commander of the devil's fleet order to withdraw from the battlefield, because their fleet had already lost more than half of it.

"Baga, you coward, get up and keep fighting."

The commander of the fleet grabbed the rear admiral by the collar, pulled him up from the ground, and ordered him to return to his post and continue the battle.

"Your Excellency, you have three minutes left of the ships we can fight now, and if we continue like this, even if we destroy the artillery of the China, we will be completely annihilated."

Major General Devil pleaded again, he didn't want to die in the Huaxia kernel like this. They are the navy, not the river army, and he feels that he will die on the sea, not on the small inland river of China.

"Baga, how can there be only a few warships left, impossible."

"Your Excellency, the enemy seems to have been prepared, but they have known that we are coming, and they have been waiting for us here for a long time.

The rear admiral again spoke his opinion, hoping to move the commander of the fleet to retreat.

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