Indestructible heavy cruiser

However, the matter was far from over, just when Liu Hua, Deng Xiaoping, and Zuo Quan were discussing how to deal with the sudden little devil aircraft carrier, another telegram reached him

"Commander-in-Chief, what's going on again?" Seeing Liu Hua, the commander-in-chief frowning in front of him, Vice President Wang Zhen asked with a concerned expression.

"The latest situation just came: The Japanese reinforcement fleet docked at the Shanghai Military Port had not yet made any rest, and it was menacing and rushing towards us without stopping. According to the investigation and analysis of the Shanghai underground party, the Japanese reinforcements were left behind to protect the aircraft carrier docked in the sea. The remaining heavy cruisers, three destroyers, escorting a large number of troop carriers, were heading up the river and quickly coming towards us. If nothing else, these four warships and three divisions along the river, with a total of 100,000 elite soldiers, will finally reach Wuhan, the temporary headquarters of the Kwantung Army, not far from us... As for the aircraft carrier left behind in Shanghai, it is to serve as a sea airfield, a sea airfield that we have no way to approach. It seems that the little devil reinforcements are coming to us in a storm...."

"Commander-in-Chief, what is there to worry about. Isn't it just a heavy cruiser and three destroyers?

With the artillery in our hands, we are completely here, to give the little devil fleet another ambush and sink them all to the bottom of the river.... As for the three divisions and regiments on the troop carriers, 100,000 little devils, they can only blame them for their bad luck. This time, let's also use artillery to let them follow these four warships and sink to the bottom of the Yangtze River to feed the fish... ̈" Compared with the frowning brows of the commander-in-chief Liu Hua, after listening to the information, Wang Zhen, who had never seen and did not know the true strength of the heavy cruiser, had a relaxed face, and replied to Liu Hua very excitedly.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. I agree with Deputy Commander Wang's suggestion..." He personally commanded the artillery cluster and completely annihilated Zuo Quan, the chief of staff of the former Japanese Yangtze River Defense Fleet. Thinking of the scene when the artillery group was firing at the beginning, the entire river defense fleet was like a live target on the narrow river, and without any hesitation, he was the first to speak in agreement.

Surprisingly, however, the commander-in-chief in front of him, including political commissar Deng Xiaoping, who had studied in France and had some knowledge of heavy cruiser defense capabilities, was still frowning, looking at the sand table in front of him, and fell into deep thought.

"Commander-in-chief, political commissar, can't this method of warfare?" Zuo Quan asked rhetorically first.

"It's not that it doesn't work, it's that it doesn't work at all....." I think that when I was studying in Europe, I learned about the firepower of heavy cruisers, especially the defense capabilities of heavy cruisers. Deng Xiaoping's back was like a cool breeze.

Before the chief of staff in front of them, Zuo Quan, and deputy commander-in-chief, Wang Zhen, reacted. Deng Xiaoping continued.

"Chief of Staff, Lao Wang. The heavy cruisers were not the small destroyers that the Japanese river defense fleet was equipped with. According to what I learned when I was studying in Europe, a heavy cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons was not only equipped with more than six naval guns with a caliber of more than 200 millimeters, but also equipped with a large number of prevention and control weapons, small-caliber artillery. ”

Looking at the stunned two people, Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping continued to speak.

"Of course, when it comes to heavy cruisers, great firepower is just one of his strengths. He has another advantage, and that is his defensive ability. According to the thickness of the armor equipped with the heavy cruiser, with the guns we have in our hands, unless it is a 150 mm caliber gun, and it is necessary to use armor-piercing shells for direct fire, its side armor can be penetrated. Otherwise, these ordinary shells that we have now alone will not be able to break through the thick armor of heavy cruisers....."

Political Commissar # Yu Xiaoping's voice just fell. Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, who let out a long sigh, continued to speak helplessly to the two partners beside him.

"Chief of Staff, Lao Wang, the current situation is not just that the four warships in the Japanese fleet are indestructible. More importantly, after a month of continuous fighting, a heavy artillery cluster in our hands has been completely dispersed in the vast central China region. It is simply impossible to assemble all these heavy artillery pieces without a week. "Of course, there is an even bigger reason, that is, with the arrival of the Japanese aircraft carriers, the sky of the entire Central China region will once again fall into the hands of the little devil air force." And the battle we had to face in the next was once again unequal because of the recovery of the Japanese air power. At that time, as soon as our artillery exposed the target, it would immediately be hit by a devastating blow from the Japanese air. ”

Under the explanation of the two people, Zuo Quan, the chief of staff who figured out all the joints, asked with an unwilling face.

"Commander-in-chief, then we have nothing to do with the fleets and reinforcements of the little devils?"

"At least until now, with the existing equipment and tactics of our army, I have not thought of a solution. However, I believe that the urgency of our delay now is not to think about a way to solve the Japanese fleet, but to make a precautionary preparation for the arrival of the Japanese fleet..."

"Commander-in-Chief, what do you mean...." Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping asked rhetorically with a puzzled expression.

"With the successful conclusion of the decisive battle in Central China, the entire Yangtze River area, except for a few large and medium-sized cities such as Shanghai, was still in the hands of the Japanese army. The rest of Zhenjiang, Huai'an, and even the city of Nanjing, where our headquarters was located, were along the Yangtze River and within the range of Japanese naval guns. I'm worried that the Japanese reinforcement fleet will cause huge losses to the base areas we have worked so hard to fight, especially these heavy industrial cities..." Liu Hua replied with a worried face.

"Commander-in-Chief, are you worried about the threat of Japanese naval artillery?" Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping immediately reacted and spoke.

"Before there is a way to reinforce the Japanese fleet, the enemy's naval artillery is indeed the biggest threat to our base area." Chief of Staff Zuo Quan followed suitably with approval.

"Political commissar, chief of staff, Lao Wang, now it seems that there is only one way to work. That is, to make the Japanese naval guns avoid medical treatment and dare not fire artillery along the Yangtze River, at least, we must also protect these cities. Convey my order: Gather all Japanese expatriates and Japanese prisoners around several cities into these cities. In the meantime, get the news out to me. As long as the Japanese naval guns dared to fire at these cities, the first to die must be the Japanese. As for other places, there are so many places on both sides of the river, and I don't have so many Japanese to confront the little devil warships. So, for the rest of the place, I can only hope that God willing..." Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua ordered with a resolute face.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief... I'll go and deliver the order right away...", Chief of Staff Zuo Quan immediately replied.

In the Yangtze River channel, a huge fleet led by a 10,000-ton heavy cruiser is rushing up the river at its fastest speed towards its final destination, Wuhan...

With the passage of time, the entire fleet, after less than a night, sailed out of the area controlled by the Japanese army and entered the Central China base area controlled by the East China Field Army...

On the command platform of the heavy cruiser, Daisaku Yamada, chief of staff of the supreme commander of the entire fleet, accompanied by the cruiser commander Matsushita Nakasa, was observing the situation on both sides of the river through a telescope.

"Matsushita-kun, I didn't expect that it had only been less than two months, and there would never be a single flag of the Imperial Japanese Army in the entire Central China region. Even the city of Nanjing, which the emperor had taken with a lot of troops, was occupied by the cunning East China Field Army..."

"If it weren't for the information received an hour ago from Senior General Mitsu Umejiro, commander of the Kwantung Army's southward dispatch force, the cunning East China Field Army had gathered a large number of Japanese expatriates and prisoners in several cities to threaten our fleet. I will use the naval guns in my hand to blow these cities into ruins and avenge the fallen warriors..." Daisaku Yamada said in a deep voice.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I humbly believe that although our naval artillery cannot threaten these large cities. However, it can be said that there are countless strongholds of the East China Field Army that can become targets for our naval guns on both sides of the river. Therefore, the humble suggestion: use the naval artillery in our hands to deal a devastating blow to all the strongholds of the Chinese people on both sides of the river. Tell the cunning Shina that we are coming...." Captain Daisaku Matsushita replied with a little excitement.

"Yo Si, this is a good idea.... Matsushita-kun, just follow your method and pass the order. Carry out a devastating blow to all the strongholds of the East China Field Army on both sides of the river..." Then, very excitedly ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency Chief of Staff... ̈"

"Boom, boom, boom..." Several huge roars sounded on the cruiser, and the entire 10,000-ton cruiser couldn't help but tremble with the sound of a huge roar. At the same time, the bow of the ship, where the guns were located, was completely enveloped in the white smoke produced by the shelling.

However, at this moment, several Japanese officers standing on the command platform did not set their eyes on the warship. Instead, he held up the telescope in his hand and stared motionlessly at the shelling target several kilometers away.

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