"The plane from China is here again, this time with a warning!" Jiro Takeuchi turned around and reported, and Matsumura Ryuo sneered: "The Great Japanese Navy is in this sea area, and there is no place where it can't go. Moving on, the Navy needs a victory to shame. ”

Two battle cruisers were sunk by submarines, and the Japanese Navy saw it as a great shame. It is enough to make the Japanese Navy crazy, and the Japanese government has requirements in this regard, which requires the Navy to take more actions to deter the government of the Republic of China.

The Japanese fleet continued to approach, and in the Wusongkou military port, Xie Baozhang was speaking to his students: "The Japanese fleet is coming to the door, and our battleships are too small to attack and meet the battle. But as a naval soldier, we can't sit idly by, we can go to the fortress to help, even if it's to carry shells, and we are doing our best to defend the country's coastal defense. Ladies and gentlemen, this action is not reluctant, and those who do not want to go can take a step forward. ”

None of the students moved, and all of them stood upright. Xie Baozhang nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, let's use blood to prove that the navy blood of the Republic of China is hot." ”

"Thirty thousand meters away." "It's 25,000 kilometers away." "Twenty thousand meters away."

The observers kept reporting the numbers, but the Japanese fleet still had no intention of stopping. Li Xiehe sat calmly, as the highest military governor in the Songhu area, his appearance was quite calm at this time. Everyone is waiting for his words, to fight or not to fight?

Li Xiehe kept looking at the door, a figure flashed, Chief of Staff Huang Hanxiang appeared at the door, Li Xiehe jumped up like a cat with a tail stepped on, strode forward and snatched the telegram in Huang Hanxiang's hand, gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Prepare to fight, fight with the Japanese." ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not so strict! It was a turret designed by Germany's best engineers and equipped with the latest large-caliber heavy guns. The Japanese fleet could not take any advantage, and if they were not crazy, they would not have stormed the fortress! Ernst and Burlem spoke in an unhurried tone, and after speaking, they raised their binoculars and quietly observed the sea.

"Fifteen thousand kilometers!" The observer also reported that Li Xiehe glanced at Ernst and Burem, and said solemnly: "Lieutenant Colonel, I have handed over the command of this battle to you, and you are fully responsible." ”

"Yes! Rest assured, sir! Ernst and Burlem saluted, picked up the phone and gave the first order: "One battery, one shot each from the 305 cannon!" After the order was given, Li Xiehe didn't understand why, but he didn't ask, so as not to disturb the command of Ernst and Burem. This German was very good at looking at people's eyes, and took the initiative to explain: "I hope that the Japanese navy will retreat in the face of difficulties, we have strong fortresses, and we have artillery that can destroy enemy ships, and normal naval commanders will not take risks." At the same time, this is also a test firing, determining the bearing. ”

"Oh!" Li Xiehe nodded, and also thought that it was right to do so. You must know that the large-caliber shells of 305 and 240 were all bought from Germany, and the Republic of China could not make them at all. The largest caliber artillery shell produced in China is 150. The entire fortress, each large-caliber gun, was equipped with no more than a hundred shells. When will I be able to use domestic shells, it will be such a blessing.

With two loud bangs, the cannonballs from the 305 caliber cannon fell one after another at a distance of about a thousand meters from the flagship Satsuma, and the explosion circle was amazingly huge water columns, and under the sea breeze, the water splashed like raindrops, and when it fell, it was like a local rain on the deck of the Satsuma.

Jiro Takeuchi's face changed, and he turned around and said, "Your Excellency, commander, this is at least a 305 caliber cannon." ”

Matsumura Ryuo's face also showed some surprise, and then he said indifferently: "Keep going, even if there is caliber artillery, we will continue the mission." Order, all ships prepare to attack! Jiro Takeuchi hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Yes, Your Excellency Commander." In fact, at this time, the two officers were not at ease. This is an obvious test launch, and I can't say for sure. Fixed turrets, the requirements were not as high as those of battleships. It is easy to aim on a battery, much more difficult at sea, or not in the navy.

"Thirteen thousand kilometers!" The observer reported the number again, and Li Xiehe fell to the ground with the cigarette in his hand, and wanted to bend down to pick it up, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he simply stood up, walked to his observation position, and tried to straighten his waist and pole, and showed it to the people below.

"Order, one to ten, to concentrate on their battleships. The rest of the batteries, ready for battle. ”

Fifteen minutes after the first warning shot, the entire Wusongkou battery suddenly shook, and twenty large-caliber guns opened fire one after another, and after a huge explosion, a column of smoke rose up.

Twenty huge columns of water rose on the sea, and one of them, a 240 cannonball, fell about 50 meters on the Katori, bringing a local rainstorm to the Katori.

"Near-missed!" Shimomura Entaro looked extremely calm, occupied a very straight position, continued to observe without twisting his head, and ordered in his mouth: "The battleship is in place, return fire!" "The four big guys of the Japanese Navy, lined up, boom, boom, bombarded the batteries with their main guns.

The fierce battle began, Wusongkou was not as good as Qingdao, the terrain was not high, and there was no condescending advantage. It was also more advantageous for the Japanese ships to attack, and even so, the Wusongkou Fort, which had been built with huge investment, did live up to the name of the fortress.

The large-caliber main guns of the Japanese ships are extremely powerful, and every point of impact is a huge deep pit. A little bit of progress, the earthquake can stun people. Similarly, the cannons of the Wusongkou Fort were not bad, and they were even more accurate than the Japanese ships. Near-misses and bullets continued to fall around the four large warships, and the officers and men on the Japanese ships were also uncomfortable. Under the shock wave caused by the explosion and the huge * on the sea surface, under the violent shaking, the naval guns want to accurately hit the target, technology is one thing, luck is the main thing.

This is the era of aiming with optical instruments, there is no radar positioning, and many times it can only be relied on experience. Therefore, although the cannon is powerful, and the scene of the fire is spectacular and lively, the unlucky guy who was directly hit did not appear. The Qingdao artillery battle lasted for more than three hours, and not a single Japanese battleship was hit, and the Qingdao battery did not lose any losses, but each wasted some shells.

But in Wusongkou, the god of luck favors the protagonist. Shen Honglie's No. 1 battery, after the second round of firing of the two 305 giant guns, the German lieutenant snatched the observer's job, and his eyes widened. A puff of smoke suddenly rose from the sea, and a 305 shell hit the front of the Satsuma.

"Well done!" Li Xieji and technology roared angrily at the first time, and the flagship of the Japanese fleet was shot.

On the Satsuma, Matsumura Ryuo, who was sitting still, suddenly tilted sideways and fell from his chair at the moment when the battleship was shot. If you hadn't grabbed the fixed chair in time, this fall would have been unbearable. Even so, Matsumura Ryuo looked like a wolf, or rather, the entire command cabin was wolf, several officers were all knocked down by the explosion, and one of them rolled directly on the floor a few times, and his head hit a big bag on the wall.

Jiro Takeuchi was a little better, and reached out in time to support the desk in front of him, and was not shaken down. "Your Excellency, Commander." Takeuchi turned around and asked, Matsumura had already stood up and said loudly, "Leave me alone, your task is to command the battleship." "Hey!"

It was the starboard side that was hit, and the German-made shell tore a large hole in the hull. There was a massive influx of seawater. Takeuchi methodically issued Fame and fortune, closed the isolation cabin, opened the valve of an isolation cabin on the port side, and put in seawater to keep the hull balanced.

But luck is such a weird thing, when he comes, the probability of one in a hundred million will happen. What's more, at the moment, twenty huge cannons are besieging four warships with huge targets.

The Katori has been shot! After half an hour of fierce fighting, it was the No. 5 battery that hit Katori, that is, the one closest to the headquarters, two 305 huge guns fired at the same time, two shells hit the target, one of the shells hit the front battery, the Japanese killed four people on the spot, seven were lightly and seriously injured, and the explosion caused a fire. Another gun hit the stern of the ship, but fortunately there was solid armor in the concentration area, which did not cause damage to the hull. Even so, the huge force of the explosion brought the result of 14 dead and wounded to the Japanese army. Crucially, the gun was so close to the engine room that one of the turbines stopped working. Katori slowed down a bit, and the smoke that rolled up gave the shore cannon the best sign. The guns were aimed at the incense number, and the Germans Ernst and Burem even opened their throats and roared: "135 forts, concentrate artillery fire, hit the agarwood number!" 246 Battery, hit the flagship Satsuma. ”

"Sink them!" Li Xiehe couldn't help but roar excitedly, and as soon as the words fell, a cannonball fell about twenty years ago on the No. 5 battery, splashing dirt and setting off a huge column of smoke.

Rain-like shells, chasing the wounded Katori Satsuma. The shells that exploded around it set off a column of water, encircling the Katori and Satsuma, and the two huge boats struggled in the rough seas and stubbornly fought back with naval guns. The rising column of water was like a curtain, obscuring the view, and the accuracy of both sides was affected. In contrast, for a warship on the surface of the sea, the target is a little more obvious.

As the Japanese ships intensified their return fire, casualties in the fortress continued to appear. Fort No. 7 was hit by a single shot, and although the outer wall of the fortified fortress was not broken, the soldiers inside were directly killed and wounded three. News of casualties continued to come from various forts, and Li Xiehe's face turned slightly pale, holding back his anger and maintaining his composure. If I was a little scared at first, now I can only be angry.

"Be sure to call the agarwood number!" Six huge cannons surrounded Katori from all angles, but they just didn't hit again, and they missed a lot of bullets in the near future. As a result of the bullets, the speed of the Katori slowed down, and shells continued to explode around it, making it difficult for the guide to sail. (To be continued)