All the battleships immediately picked up speed and rushed to the main waterway at maximum speed, and fifteen small torpedo boats took the lead, overtaking the Azuma, followed by three destroyers, the remnants of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and launched the most tragic suicidal sniper attack at this moment.

The two sides were separated by about 7,000 meters in a straight line, and the "Taishan" of the Chinese Navy took the lead in attacking, and after a tracer bullet was fired, the main gun fired a salvo, aiming at the armored cruiser Azuma, the most conspicuous of the Japanese Navy, and two of the armor-piercing shells fell into the sea about 35 meters on both sides of the Azuma.

The three minesweepers at the forefront immediately knew the mines on the right side of the "Tarzan", hoping to let the light patrols behind pass in the shortest possible time. The rapid-fire guns on the "Nanhai-class" light cruisers were the most suitable for dealing with small Japanese ships, and letting the "Tarzan" meet those torpedo boats, once hit by a torpedo, it would be a lot of damage, which was not a wise tactic.

The second salvo of the "Tarzan" also missed, and the hit rate was inevitably affected in the narrow waterway, and behind the battleship was a busy minesweeper, and after the battleship opened fire, the waves on the other side were also not small, which was also not good for the work of the minesweeper.

The luck of the Azuma ran out in the third salvo of the "Tarzan", and unfortunately it was hit by three armor-piercing shells at the same time, and after the Azuma was miraculously hit by three at high speed, the light and thin armor could not resist the penetration of the armor-piercing shells at all, and the shells not only tore a huge gap, but also exploded violently inside the Azuma, and the armored cruiser instantly turned into a pile of scrap metal.

The "Donghai" light cruiser was the lead ship of the cruiser detachment, and the torpedo boat finally gave a clear signal, and the "Donghai," which had been waiting for a long time, immediately picked up speed and passed through the right side of the "Taishan."

The unfortunate thing finally happened, and the second light cruiser "Yellow Sea" suddenly exploded violently as it passed by. A mine made close contact with the base of the Yellow Sea's right hyun and exploded a crack several meters wide. The "Yellow Sea" immediately activated the damage management mechanism, but unfortunately the loophole was too big for the influx of seawater to be stopped, and soon, the "Yellow Sea" began to tilt to the right. And in a very short time it is tilted twenty-five degrees.

The "Nanhai-class" light patrol has a fatal flaw, that is, the protection is too poor, from the thickness of the turret to the thickness of the waterline armor, it is the shortcoming of the battleship. This is a consequence of the high speed of production in the United States during World War II, which, like other weapons, was produced in a short and efficient manner, but the craftsmanship of the production is debatable. Although the site was redesigned and the poor strength of the welded structure was improved, the problems of its own problems were not solved.

"Yellow Sea" gradually tilted and sank. The most serious thing was to block the advance of the light patrol behind, so that only one "Tokai" met the frantic attack of the Japanese small and medium-sized fleet. In addition, the main guns on the "Taishan" were also firing at the remaining Japanese ships, but the main guns were not of much use against those delicate and nimble boats.

The "Nanhai-class" light cruiser, which was originally manufactured as an air defense warship, accompanied the Navy's aircraft carriers in World War II and was the main force in the air defense operations of the aircraft carrier fleet. The "Tokai" showed no weakness in the face of 18 Japanese ships. After reaching a straight-line distance of about 3,000 meters, reduce the speed to a minimum. The main and secondary guns were aimed at the enemy ship and immediately opened fire, and the twelve 40-mm anti-aircraft guns and 20 20-mm anti-aircraft guns were flattened.

Suddenly, the light pulled by countless tracer bullets appeared on the surface of the sea, followed by countless shells of various calibers. Take the example of 12 152-mm naval guns, each of which can tilt ammunition at a rate of thirty rounds per minute, at such a density of fire. There is no need to care about the accuracy, this is the machine gun on the battleship, and it is more accurate to describe the "Nanhai-class" artillery with machine guns!

Even in high-speed movement, the three torpedo boats at the forefront were hit almost simultaneously, and each hit an average of five shells. The shells instantly drowned it, and the small torpedo boat quickly disappeared into the sea in the light of the fire.

Compared with the dive bombers and torpedo attack planes flying in the air, the torpedo boats with a maximum speed of no more than 30 knots crawled like snails in the eyes of the "Tokai". In peacetime training, a very important part of the training content of the "Nanhai-class" light patrol is to shoot at the air and aim at a high-speed moving target plane, which the officers and men find a little difficult, but in the face of torpedo boats sailing on the sea, there is no pressure at all.

As the Japanese ships got closer and closer to the "Tokai", more and more ships were hit, and by the time they reached a distance of 1,000 meters, only seven torpedo boats survived.

It's just that this distance still can't launch torpedoes, since the British invented the first compressed air torpedo, it was not until 1899 that a direct-sail torpedo appeared (a gyroscope was installed on the torpedo), which greatly improved the hit rate of the torpedo, and it was not until 1904 that the Americans invented the steam gas torpedo, which increased the range and rate of fire of the torpedo a lot.

However, now the Japanese torpedo boats are equipped with compressed air torpedoes without gyroscopes, and the firing range is between 200 and 700 meters, according to experience, it is best to launch at a distance of about 300 meters to 200 meters to ensure that the torpedo accurately hits the target, otherwise no one knows where the torpedo is going, and the torpedo speed is only 11 km / h, which is easy to be dodged by the target.

With a distance of nearly 700 meters, seven torpedo boats had already entered the main waterway and faced the "Donghai", but at this time the attack was at its peak, and a single 152-mm shell could completely sink the torpedo boat, and even a 20-mm cannon shell could inflict heavy damage on the torpedo boat.

The line of fire fired from the "Tokai" turned into a rain of fire, forming a striking surface about 10 meters wide, like a broom sweeping over the sea, and after three minutes, the strafing stopped, only to see countless debris left on the sea surface, not a single Japanese ship escaped the sweep of the bullet rain, the sea was calm, and there was no obstacle to stop the advance of the fleet.

Gonbei Yamamoto and Hikonojo Uemura led the remnants of the combined fleet, and the final tragic sortie also ended in the annihilation of the entire army, and all the Japanese officers and men sank to the bottom of the sea with the ships, in fact, most of the officers and men had been killed by the rain of bullets before they sank, and there was no hope of survival.

Lu Hai looked at the slowly sinking "Yellow Sea" with a pale face, this was the first sunken warship of the Chinese Navy, and it was regrettable that such a thing happened at the end of the war, no matter who it was put on. Fortunately, all the officers and men were rescued, and for the Chinese Navy, the loss of warships was much more acceptable than the loss of crews.

The fleet continued to move forward, and after sailing out of the sea near Yokosuka, the water surface became wider, and according to the road map, there were no mine divisions in the north at one time, which means that the fleet was out of the minefield. After the minesweepers searched everywhere and found no mines, Lu Hai did not dare to be careless, so he let the minesweepers be distributed in parallel in front of the fleet and advance at a distance of one thousand meters to prevent the unfortunate incident of striking mines again.

Thirty minutes later, the fleet met no resistance and successfully reached the Kawasaki Outer Harbor, which was a secondary target for shelling and the main Japanese shipbuilding base.

According to the Kawasaki map drawn in advance by the agents of the Investigation Bureau, there is a clear situation of the shipyard division, and the main and secondary guns of the "Tarzan" began to be loaded with high-explosive shells of the corresponding caliber, as for the incendiary bombs, they were prepared for Tokyo, and the Kawasaki shipyard is mostly made of steel, cement and boulder structures, and the use of incendiary bombs does not play much role at all.

At 1:15 p.m. on December 3, the shelling of the Kawasaki shipyard began, the battleship main guns again tilted their shells on the Japanese mainland, a cruiser under construction in one of the docks was heavily shelled, the rest of the shipbuilding facilities were completely destroyed, and even the storage warehouses and repair docks on the docks were heavily shelled.

Twenty-five minutes later, the main guns on the "Tarzan" stopped shelling, the fleet continued to advance, and the sailors began to check the condition of the main guns, including the barrels, gun bodies, ammunition, etc., in order to prepare for the subsequent bombardment of Tokyo.

Thirty-three minutes later, the city of Tokyo, the capital of Japan and the core of evil rule, came into view of the fleet. What is laughable is that hundreds of large and small ships with sails sailed out of the outer harbor of Tokyo, and Lu Hai even saw the figure of a sail battleship, as well as many fishing boats, transport ships, port ships, and so on. Not knowing what effect they had in rushing over, Lu Hai immediately ordered the light patrol to sink them, these enemies were not so much here to fight as to be funny!

Gradually approaching, arriving at the port of Tokyo about 1,500 meters, the fleet temporarily anchored, and the observers on the "Taishan" found that countless civilians in the city of Tokyo were moving to the rear with their families in tow, and the scene became even more chaotic after seeing the arrival of the Chinese warship. Of course, for the civilians of Tokyo, the "Tarzan" is a devouring demon that will soon spit out terrifying bombs.

Lao Wenchi, the first mate of the "Taishan", knew very well that the prosperous city in front of him was about to fall into hell, and he had seen the horror of the incendiary bomb and studied the whole plan in detail. The vast area of the city of Tokyo is impossible to cover all of it with shells, but the incendiary bombs can, and most of them are wooden and bamboo houses, which means that the buildings in the urban area of Tokyo are easy to burn, and the strong winds and relatively dry weather in winter are more likely to fuel the wind, and it is difficult to imagine how many civilians on the streets who are desperately fleeing can escape this catastrophe. (To be continued.) )