The end of the river defense fleet

The explosive power of a single rocket shell is not comparable to that of a 105-mm howitzer shell. However, the power of the explosion of dozens of shells at the same time is not something that ordinary people can imagine. The destroyer's deck, which had a surface area of less than 300 square meters, was hit by more than 40 shells at the same time, and the result could be clearly imagined without thinking about it.

That is, on the small deck, as long as there are devil soldiers active on the deck, without exception, all of them are torn to pieces by dense shells.

As a result, after only one round of artillery fire from the rocket artillery regiment, less than 50 of the more than 100 naval soldiers that a Japanese destroyer was equipped with as standard. And these fifty soldiers are just some logistics officers and soldiers. Almost nothing is known about the maneuvering of various ship guns on the deck.

In other words, the five destroyers of the Japanese river defense fleet only suffered a round of artillery fire from the rocket artillery regiment, and lost all the artillery personnel and combat personnel, so that their destroyers lost any possible ability to counterattack in a very short time.

Of course, at this moment, the result of the baptism of artillery fire of the Japanese river defense fleet is the result that Commander Chen Guangrong finally wanted to see when he used the rocket artillery regiment.

Seeing the river, the five Japanese destroyers who were still showing off their might just now and preparing to counterattack themselves. In just an instant, it was enveloped in heavy artillery fire. At the same time, the five destroyers, as if they had been crippled, floated on the surface of the river, motionless. Chen Guangrong's face was immediately shrouded in jī moving gods. Facing the chief of staff behind him, he ordered decisively.

"Chief of Staff, order the artillery positions No. 3 and No. 4 to open fire on me at once. Take advantage of the loss of the little devil warship's ability to resist, sink it for me completely, and let all the little devils on the warship feed me fish..."

"Yes, Commander," replied the Chief of Staff with a confident expression.

"Boom..."The five destroyers, under the desperate gaze of Muto Daisa, were completely enveloped in artillery fire. Several louder shelling sounds, followed by him, reached his ears. The look of despair on Muto Daisa's face became even thicker...

"Your Excellency Commander, it's a howitzer, a large-caliber howitzer...."Listening to the piercing whistling sound of the cannonball crossing the sky, the adjutant standing beside Muto Daisa, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Hehe, there are not only large-caliber howitzer shells in this, but also a large number of large-caliber cannon shells that are rarely seen in the Imperial Army. I really didn't expect that the East China Field Army would have such a large-scale artillery unit in its hands. The river defense fleet, our river defense fleet is finished...."At this moment, Muto Daisa, no longer has the confidence he had before the war. said to the adjutant beside him, with a desperate expression.

"But, Your Excellency Commander....These five destroyers are the only main force that our river defense fleet can rely on...."The adjutant asked the commander in front of him with the last trace of unwillingness.

"What can the main force do... After losing two-thirds of the combat officers and men, the naval guns on our warships were like a pile of scrap metal, and they had no ability to fight back at all. After losing the ability to return fire, do you think that our destroyers, in this narrow channel, can dodge such a dense artillery fire? I don't know if the Muto Daisa in front of him is asking rhetorical questions 1 or talking to himself. However, from Muto Daisa's words, the adjutant could still clearly feel a thick tone of despair.

In the blink of an eye, the second round of artillery fire from the two heavy artillery regiments had arrived as scheduled, and around the five destroyers, there was an explosion. At this moment, this round of shells, although not as fierce as the rocket artillery group just now, fired fiercely. However, the power produced by the explosion of each shell is not comparable to that of the rocket artillery just now.

As far as the eye can see, every large-caliber shell that falls in the river water has set off columns of water tens of meters high on the surface of the river because of its tremendous power. At the same time, it seems that the deck of a warship, which is very solid, is like a piece of paper without any toughness in the explosion of such large-caliber shells, and in an instant, it is blown out of a hollow with a radius of about one meter.

Of course, this is only what Muto Daisa's eyes can see when he is standing in the command room. Where he could not see, dozens of large-caliber shells, accurately fell on the edge of the warship's waterline. With the explosion of the shells, large holes with the thickness of the bowls appeared below the waterline of the warship. As a result, a large amount of river water, like a flood that bursts a levee, quickly poured into the cabins of the ship...., "Report to Your Excellency Commander, Chief Engineer reports that in the shelling just now, the hull below the waterline of my flagship has been blown out of a large number of gaps, and more than one-third of the cabins have been completely filled with river water. At present, the entire flagship has lost all power and is sinking, please make a decision as soon as possible, Your Excellency the Commander...."The chief of staff rushed into the command room with a pale face.

"It's finally here, how is the situation with the other destroyers...."A pair of eyes, closely fixed on the deck that had become a sea of fire, Muto Daisa, did not look back, but replied coldly.

"The situation is very unoptimistic, except for the destroyer Yoshikawa, which narrowly escaped the shelling just now, and survived proudly. The remaining destroyers, all of which lost power, became targets for the artillery units....However, the destroyer Yoshikawa was located in the center of the entire fleet, and there was simply not enough room to turn around and avoid the next shells. So, await his fate....", the chief of staff replied with a dejected face.

"Eight Geya Road, cunning man...Chief of Staff, our river defense fleet is finished, but these excellent naval officers and men, no matter what, must bring them back safely. Because these warriors are the most valuable wealth of the great empire. Now I order, all the combat personnel, immediately abandon the ship, abandon the warship, and move to Zhenjiang...."After a short period of contemplation, Muto Daisa ordered with a resolute face.

"But, Your Excellency, what about you..."The Chief of Staff breathed a sigh of relief at the order of the commander in front of him, and asked Commander Muto Daisa, who was full of despair for the future....

"I... Hehe, the five main destroyers of the Jiangfang Fleet did not fire a single shell, and in the shelling of the East China Field Army, the whole army was annihilated....Such a heavy responsibility, do you think that even if I go back, there is still a possibility of survival. It's better to stand in my place, take the honor of a soldier, follow my fleet, and sink to the bottom of the river...."Muto Daisa shook his head helplessly and said.

Seeing the chief of staff behind him, he wanted to continue to say something. Daisa Muto waved his hand impatiently. Then, he resolutely opened his mouth and ordered: "Chief of Staff, carry out the order." People don't have much time left for us. Do you want the remaining hundreds of officers and men to die at the bottom of the river along with these five destroyers..."

"Ha Yi, please take care of your Excellency Commander..."Facing the gaze in the commander's eyes, the chief of staff could only answer affirmatively. Then, he quickly walked out of the command room.

Dozens of minutes later, on the surface of the river, where explosions continued to occur, small boats quickly fell into the river from the destroyer that was about to sink. Then, one by one, the frightened Japanese naval soldiers, under the command of the commander, hurriedly jumped into the icy river, climbed to the dinghy, and prepared to retreat to Zhenjiang on the other side of the Yangtze River....

Of course, everything that happened on the surface of the Yangtze River did not escape the eyes of Chen Guangrong and others. Just as the Japanese army showed signs of abandoning the ship, the chief of staff next to him opened his mouth to remind.

"Commander, it seems that the little devil is preparing to abandon the ship and escape...."

"Hehe, I only know now that it's too late to escape..."As he spoke, a touch of murderous aura appeared on Chen Guangrong's face.

"Today, I'm not just going to leave these five destroyers behind. And to leave all the little devils behind. Otherwise, sooner or later, these surviving little devils will drive warships to show off their might and oppress our Chinese people in the waters belonging to China. Immediately contact Commander Wang, gather all the mortars of the whole army, run in the mountains, carry out saturated artillery strikes on the river surface and the Japanese army defense positions on the opposite bank, and blow up all the little devils and sink them to the bottom of the river to feed the fish..."

"Yes, Commander...."

Hundreds of large and small caliber mortars, mountain artillery, field artillery. After receiving the order from Commander Wang Ping, these artillerymen could no longer bear the mood of just watching the excitement from the sidelines. Without the urging of his superiors, he shot the cannonballs one by one at the fastest speed on the river...

For a time, dense shells, like raindrops, fell on the heads of the Japanese soldiers. The boats, which were full of the hope of the little devil sailors going home, were blown to pieces by the rain of shells before they could sail a few meters away. One by one, the Japanese naval soldiers who were in the river and made the last struggle, in the dense rain of bullets caused by the explosion of the shells, were blown up in an instant....

Just one round of shells, the small combat river, was completely stained red by the blood of countless little devils. Of course, a floating corpse of a little devil floating on the surface of the river, with a broken arm, also accompanied by the flow of the Yangtze River, slowly drifted downstream....

Looking at his surviving subordinates, in the blink of an eye, in the midst of the enemy's dense artillery fire, he was buried at the bottom of the river, and he couldn't even leave a single living mouth. Originally, Muto Daisa, who was still holding on to his own river defense fleet and leaving a glimmer of hope, was completely shrouded by a desperate god on his face....In the end, under the blow of the fifth round of heavy artillery shells of the East China Field Army, along with his own flagship, he sank to the bottom of the river and became a fish....

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