The arrogant river defense fleet

"Nakamura-kun, your reminder is so timely. All along, we have been fighting on land, forgetting that in our hands, there is also a river defense fleet that is the strongest and largest for the whole person..."As if discovering a new continent, Vice Admiral Tanaka, the chief of staff, said very movingly.

"At present, our river defense fleet has under the jurisdiction of one destroyer with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons, four small destroyers with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons, and dozens of gunboats with a displacement of more than 500 tons. As for the small gunboats with a displacement of tens or hundreds of tons, it reached a staggering thirty. Looking at the naval guns equipped with these warships and gunboats, there are only 10 large-caliber naval guns of more than 150 millimeters, and all other naval guns of various calibers add up, totaling several hundred. Such a powerful naval artillery firepower, coupled with the fact that on the river, for wooden ferries, our river defense fleet is an unstoppable ironclad warship. I believe that both the human artillery unit and the human ferryboat will become helpless in front of our river defense fleet..."

Seeing the unfinished chief of staff in front of him, General Matsui Ishine nodded with satisfaction. Immediately, he said with a smile on his face: "Ladies and gentlemen, what the chief of staff said is very correct. For those who do not have any naval forces, our river defense fleet, on the waterway of the Yangtze River, can almost be said to be invincible. Whether it is a strong artillery or an elite infantry, in front of our river defense fleet, it will become vulnerable...."

Before everyone could react from the surprise, with the participation of the Jiangfang Fleet, General Matsui Ishone, who was once again full of confidence in the future of the war, directly faced the chief of staff in front of him and opened his mouth to order.

"Tanaka-kun, immediately in my name, give an order to Muto Daisa, the commander of the Jiangfang Fleet: Request, Muto Daisa, immediately lead all the ships of the Jiangfang Fleet to quickly reinforce Zhenjiang and smash the East China Field Army's battle to cross the river. In addition, tell him that the safety of our Zhenjiang and even the safety of the hundreds of thousands of imperial troops of the entire Central China Front Army will all be in his hands, and I hope that he will not fail to live up to the trust of the headquarters and the great trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and successfully complete the task..."

"Hayi, I'm going to send a telegram right away...."

In the headquarters of the Japanese Yangtze River River Defense Fleet in Shanghai Naval Harbor, a brightly lit room is, unsurprisingly, the room of Muto Daisa, the supreme commander of the River Defense Fleet.

Although, his own fleet was left in China at the beginning and did not participate in the operation sequence of the combined fleet that went south, which disappointed Muto Daisa, who was full of expectations for the future and his military exploits, for a long time. However, with the passage of time, he was left behind in the face of the luxurious life of Shanghai, and the disappointment he was left behind slowly dissipated. At the same time, the fighting spirit in my heart slowly disappeared after the continuous running-in of this luxurious life.

As night falls, the whole of Shanghai is lit up by all kinds of neon lights. After a busy day, Muto Daisa, he also let go of the things in his heart and began to enjoy the pleasure brought to him by the bustling Shanghai.

However, the good times didn't last long, just as I sat in my own office and enjoyed a lavish dinner. The sound of hurried footsteps reached his ears. Immediately after, the adjutant's slightly anxious figure appeared in front of him.

"Your Excellency Commander, the headquarters of the Central China Front in Nanjing has an urgent telegram...."

"The Central China Front Command....although our river defense fleet is subordinate to the Central China Front Command. However, those arrogant army officers, all along, looked down on us. Since the Jiangfang Fleet was placed under the command of the Central China Front Army, we have not been in contact with us for half a year. An urgent telegram suddenly came to us today, could it be that something happened to the Central China Front? Muto Daisa put down the wine glass in his hand and asked with a suspicious expression.

"Say, what's the matter..."

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Commander sent an urgent telegram, asking our department to immediately lead all the ships up the river and go upstream, and within two days, rush to Zhenjiang to smash the East China Field Army's upcoming battle of crossing the river in Zhenjiang." The adjutant replied.

"Hehe, I really didn't expect that the arrogant army also has things that can't be done. It seems that the East China Field Army, which was active in central China, has become a climate after less than a year of development. Unexpectedly, all the arrogant army units were driven south of the Yangtze River...."As he spoke, a sneer quickly flashed from the corner of Muto Daisa's mouth. "In that case, Your Excellency Commander, should we send troops immediately?" Seeing the expression on the face of the commander in front of him, the adjutant asked tentatively.

"Of course...."Muto Daisa replied with no thought.

"Although, the grievances between us and the army have never been alleviated. However, I still understand the truth of chún's death and coldness. If the cunning East China Field Army is allowed to cross the Yangtze River, then, with the current strength of the people, it is entirely possible to adopt various tactics to defeat and annihilate the Central China Front Army, which is scattered in various places, on the land of China south of the Yangtze River. Think about it, if we lose the protection of the Central China Front, will there still be a need for our river defense fleet to exist? Therefore, this time we must not only carry out the order, but also resolutely complete the task and crush the upcoming battle to cross the river..."Muto Osa replied with a resolute expression.

"Hayi, Your Excellency the Commander is wise...."

"Yo Xi, order all destroyers, within an hour, to replenish with sufficient fuel and ammunition. An hour later, five destroyers, under my personal command, headed for Zhenjiang..."Muto Daisa ordered with a serious face.

"Your Excellency, Commander, do you want to bring some gunboats. After all, the Yangtze River channel is very narrow in some places, which is not suitable for destroyers to turn around, and it is easy to become a target for enemy artillery. And the gunboats in our hands, to a certain extent, are more suitable for operations on the Yangtze River waterway ...."In response to the commander's order, the adjutant reminded with a kind face....

"No, against the army forces, five destroyers are enough ....adjutant, do you think too much of people. Don't forget, our destroyers, on the Yangtze waterway, although you have lost a certain degree of flexibility. However, these five destroyers were fully equipped with ten large-caliber naval guns of more than 150 mm. With these naval guns there, it is enough to destroy all artillery units on land that dare to open fire on us...."Muto replied with a confident face.

"Your Excellency Commander is right, for those who do not have any naval strength, our river defense fleet is indeed the most powerful fleet in the whole world. With the powerful naval guns of our river defense fleet, the army units will not be able to achieve any results at all except for coming to die...."The adjutant said with a flattering face.

"Yo Xi, in that case, go and deliver the order immediately. Tell all officers and men that they must fight the first battle of our river defense fleet since its formation, and let cunning people know that our river defense fleet is invincible... At the same time, he also told the army generals of the Central China Front that for the Central China Front, our river defense fleet is a unit that plays an important role..."

Two hours later, amid a loud whistle, five destroyers under the command of the Japanese Yangtze River Defense Fleet, under the command of Fleet Commander Muto Daisa, spit out several puffs of thick black smoke and left the port of the sea navy. Then, along the mouth of the Yangtze River, to the inland city of Zhenjiang quickly sailed....

The news that the five Japanese destroyers were swimming against the current could not hide from the eyes of the Shanghai underground party. Just as the five destroyers had just sailed through Wusongkou, a piece of information was transmitted to the city of Taizhou through a telegram.

"Chief of Staff, good news. According to the latest information sent by the Shanghai underground party, five destroyers of the Japanese Jiangfang Fleet left the military port an hour ago, sailed up the river, and quickly headed for Zhenjiang. According to the speed of the Japanese river defense fleet, by tomorrow night at the latest, the Japanese river defense fleet will enter the ambush circle arranged for him by our artillery column...."

"Five destroyers, are you sure, the little devil only sent five main destroyers under the Jiangfang fleet, and there were no gunboats to follow. You know, the destroyer is on the Yangtze River waterway, and there is hardly any room for rotation. If there is a fight, it will be like a moving target, waiting for us to fight..."After a short jī movement, Zuo Quan's face immediately showed a hint of incomprehension, and then he asked.

"Yes, Chief of Staff. There were only five destroyers, and the remaining gunboats, large and small, were all left in the military harbor.....I think that the reason why the Japanese army is like this is, on the one hand, the gunboats will affect the speed of the entire fleet. On the other hand, the Japanese commander believed too much in the strength of his own fleet....", the combat staff officer replied in the affirmative.

"Arrogance, the little devil river defense fleet is really arrogant enough. However, this can't be blamed on the little devil, after all, the huge China no longer has any naval forces that can compete with his small river defense fleet. Since the little devil is so arrogant, then let's eat all five destroyers, one of them is invincible. Let them, for their arrogance and ignorance, pay the price of blood..."A sneer quickly appeared on Zuo Quan's face. Then, looking at the combat staff officer in front of him, he asked with a murderous face...

"Operations staff officer, immediately inform Commander Chen and Commander Wang that the Japanese river defense fleet has been fooled. Order the two of them, in the shortest possible time, to rush to the headquarters and meet for the last time before the battle, to make sure that the whole battle is foolproof..."

"Yes, Chief of Staff......"

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