Under the morning sun, the mist of the Huangpu River has not yet dissipated, and Shanghai is already rumbling with cannons. Li Guang, who had not slept all night, looked at the battlefield with red eyes at this time.

Last night's wounded were treated, and one of the wounded lost his young life to succumb to his injuries. Li Guang took a posthumous photo of this warrior and found a wasteland by the Huangpu River to bury him solemnly.

When Li Guang was depressed, he heard Captain Alfred's shouting: "Dear Li, you have caused me a big trouble, and the concession has informed me that the wounded are not allowed to go ashore. ”

Li Guang didn't know how to leak the news, presumably it would be difficult for so many people to escape the eyes of those who care. At this time, the two red-headed Indian patrolmen in the concession were already standing guard under the ship, and the wounded and students were strictly forbidden to disembark.

The authorities of the British and American concessions seem to be arrogant, but in fact they are now afraid of the army. They were afraid that the army would use this as an excuse to attack the concession.

Li Guang said to Alfred: "Thank you, my friend, I will restrain them not to leave the ship for the time being. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. But please understand me, I have to do something for my fellow citizens. ”

Alfred did not make things difficult for Li Guang, but only offered to understand his difficulties and to restrain the people on the ship not to go ashore. The friendship between Li Guang and Alfred played a role for several months. Although Li Guang despised the concession authorities in Europe and the United States, he was not so radical as to sweep all Europeans and Americans into the ranks of selfishness.

On the 14th, the Chinese side issued a statement of self-defense, which pointed out:

Forced by its never-ending aggression, China has been compelled to defend itself against violence.

As soon as this statement came out, it was a sign of China's official declaration of war. The battle that took place in Shanghai early in the morning changed dramatically. The sound of gunfire is no longer limited to one place, outside the concession, the field of vision is full of artillery fire, and the ten-mile ocean field has become a ten-mile fire field at this time.

There were seven or eight warships on the Huangpu River, and the largest of them was a cruiser, with a barrel pointed at the battlefield like a hedgehog.

Zheng Xuechang, who was enduring the pain, stood beside Li Guang at this moment and said, "This is the Izumo cruiser of Yuben. It is the flagship of the Third Fleet. ”

With a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons, the Izumo cruiser had two twin 203mm 45-diameter main guns, 14 152mm 40-diameter secondary guns, 12 76mm guns, and other anti-aircraft guns. (The 7th and 10th Artillery Regiments dispatched by the Chinese Army had only 24 105 cannons and 24 150 howitzers.) And in terms of range, it has a huge advantage. This battleship can drop nearly two tons of ammunition in a salvo, and a salvo can cover tens of thousands of square meters of space, and the heavy artillery of the Chinese army not only cannot pose a threat to him, but is often forced to move positions after shooting, which greatly affects the support of the two strategic heavy artillery regiments on the battlefield, and is a huge threat to the infantry of the Chinese army.

Li Guang asked, "How can I kill the Izumo?" ”

Zheng Xuechang said: "At present, there is no warship in our navy that can fight against the Izumo, and in addition to using torpedo boats to sneak attack, we can only rely on the bombshells of the air force. ”

As soon as Zheng Xuechang's voice fell, a fighter plane appeared in the air. The citizens who were watching around were sharp-eyed, and immediately shouted in surprise: "Air Force, our Air Force." ”

As expected, the Chinese army discovered the threat of the warships and guns on the Huangpu River, and did not hesitate to take out the precious air force to counteract.

Zheng Xuechang watched intently, and shouted in his mouth: "Left flash, fast, dive, dive." "I saw six biplane bombers interspersed back and forth in the sky, dodging the anti-aircraft fire of the Japanese army, desperately approaching the Japanese warship.

It is said that the anti-aircraft artillery fire of the warships made bright lines in the air, and fireworks burst out in the air. The Chinese fighter planes were moving through the rain of bullets as if playing acrobatics.

"Bombed."

Li Guang stared at the aerial bomb and fell from the sky, but unexpectedly, the bomb passed by the warship of the Chinese army and fell into the Huangpu River, and a loud bang stirred up a column of water tens of meters high.

Finally, a fighter plane passed through the fire net, dropped an aerial bomb, and hit the Izumo battleship. With a loud bang, black smoke and flames rose into the air. When the smoke cleared, Li Guang was surprised to find that the battleship had not sunk as Li Guang had expected.

Zheng Xuechang said: "It's a pity that the horizontal bombing bomb penetration is too small. ”

Li Guang's mind flashed at this moment: "Our army doesn't have dive bombers? ”

Zheng Xuechang said: "I only heard that Germany invented a dive bomber in 34 years, and I don't know if other countries have it." ”

Li Guangdao: "What about torpedo bombers? Zheng Xuechang said: "I haven't heard of it, I only heard about dive bombers when I was in the UK." (Note, Britain only had torpedo bombers in 36 years, and Zheng Xuechang had already returned to China by then.) ）

"It is to hang under the belly of the bomber and release it from a distance, which is safer than using a bomb, and because the torpedo is going straight in the water, the bomb can only be blown up a little, and the torpedo is blown up a line, and the hit rate will be greatly improved." Li Guang explained. He used to see torpedo bombers many times in film and television.

Zheng Xuechang said: "This is a good idea, I will find a way to contact the navy." After speaking, Zheng Xuechang ran off the ship. He had a passport, and the red-headed Ah San checked it and released it smoothly.

In just a few moments, the bombers of the Chinese Air Force had already returned home, and although they bombed two warships, the power of the bombs was too small and they did not sink them.

In this era, because the hit rate was very low, the bombers were not large, and it was difficult to inflict fatal damage on warships with rough skin and thick flesh. Li Guang blamed himself very much, if he had thought of torpedo bombers a long time ago, it would definitely be beneficial to the Chinese army's war of resistance. The power of the torpedo is definitely not comparable to those fifty-pound bombs, and the charge of the 533mm electric mine alone reached nearly three hundred kilograms. For example, as long as the cruiser is hit by one of them, the 175mm thick armor on the side of the ship will definitely not be able to withstand a blow, and it is not far from being scrapped. Unlike now, it is difficult for aerial bombs to penetrate its 67mm deck.

In less than half an hour, the second wave of air raids by the Chinese Air Force began again, this time damaging the battleship again and the Izumo being wounded again. However, the Chinese Air Force lost a fighter, and the fighter plane plunged into the Huangpu River with black smoke, and Li Guang's mood fluctuated.

In view, the warships began to retreat. There was a burst of cheers from the shore, and people shouted: "The devil warship has run away......"

The air raids of the Chinese army strongly supported the battlefield, and the warships were forced to retreat, but unfortunately they were not able to sink the warships, even if they were a shallow gunboat. Li Guang regretted that the torpedoes he provided did not appear on the battlefield, and it is estimated that the navy is still doing preliminary training, and it will be difficult to see its power on the battlefield for a while. Looking at the huge figure of the Izumo battleship, Li Guang was very unwilling, if he had a submarine, he would be able to kill the battleship with just one torpedo. When the battle was tense, he even wanted to use the four torpedoes in the warehouse, but without a launch tube, he really couldn't launch this big guy of this ton and a half.

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