In the cruiser command room, because of the cover of heavy protective steel plates around, in the first wave of artillery fire, the chief of staff of the fleet, Yamada Daisa, and the commander of the cruiser fleet, Matsushita Nakasa, and others, did not suffer any damage, but through the lookout in front of them, the tragic scene on the deck after the baptism of the rocket artillery regiment was still clearly displayed in front of everyone

Seeing that on the deck of the entire cruiser in front of him, almost half of the officers and soldiers were all shrouded in flames, and there were bursts of heart-rending screams, Yamada's face was immediately enveloped by anger, staring at a pair of red eyes that could almost kill, and ordered loudly to the cruiser captain next to him, Matsushita Nakasa

"Baga, the cunning Shina people, the cunning East China Field Army, dared to sneak attack our fleet Matsushita-kun with artillery fire, and immediately ordered all the naval guns to counterattack, and to counterattack Remember, no matter what, we must completely destroy the artillery positions of the Shina people and avenge the officers and soldiers who have just died...."

"Hayi, Your Excellency Chief of Staff...."His own warship was hit, the officers and men suffered heavy losses, and Matsushita Nakasa, as the captain of the ship, also became angry

As soon as Chief of Staff Yamada Daisa's words fell, Captain Matsushita Nakasa ordered angrily to the captain's lieutenant behind him

"Order, all personnel of the ship are put into combat condition, all officers and men, all enter their respective combat positions, and at the same time, order the artillery units to immediately counterattack and destroy the artillery positions of the people of China in the shortest possible time."

"Hayi...."

For a time, after suffering a heavy blow from rocket artillery, it had already become a bloody deck, and once again it became chaotic, and one by one, the artillerymen who had survived the artillery fire just now, under the order of the captain, mercilessly threw down the wounded in their hands and rushed to their combat positions, preparing to counterattack

However, what the Japanese army did not expect was that after the first round of artillery fire, less than half of the officers and men of the entire warship remained, and as for the surviving artillery personnel, after a short period of panic, less than one-third of the ship's guns had enough artillery to be used

However, when one-third of the naval guns, under the control of the artillery personnel, quickly turned their guns and aimed at the rocket artillery position a few kilometers away, an incredible scene appeared in the eyes of all the Japanese officers and men on the warship, of course, this scene also appeared in the eyes of the captain Matsushita Nakasa

Dozens of small boats that were less than 500 meters away from the warship were rushing towards the warship with their fastest speed, and when they saw the scene in the telescope, a trace of bad premonition immediately appeared in the heart of the captain Matsushita Nakasa, and then he couldn't help but exclaim to Daisaku Yamada beside him....

"Chief of Staff, something happened, the Shina people, dozens of Shina boats rushed towards us...."

"What a boat...."Following Matsushita Nakasa's gaze, Yamada Daisaku looked over quickly

Sure enough, at a distance of about five hundred meters from the warship, dozens of small boats that were obviously full of things were rushing towards the warship they were on for a while, and a hint of danger appeared on Daisaku Yamada's face for the first time, frowning his brows, and ordered Daisaku Matsushita who looked nervous in front of him

"Matsushita-kun, what are you still doing in a daze, immediately order the naval guns, the small boat that destroyed the people of China will definitely not allow a small boat to approach our warship quickly, immediately..."

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

In the face of life and death, the Japanese naval officers and men reacted very quickly

As soon as Matsushita Nakasa's words fell, at the bow of the ship, with the two large-caliber naval guns that the remaining officers and men were only able to fire, there were two loud roars, and at the same time, the entire bow was completely covered by the white smoke produced by the gun's shooting

Of course, while the large-caliber naval guns were firing, all kinds of small-caliber guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and even anti-aircraft guns located on the sides of the warship also joined the fire, and began to shoot a dense network of fire on dozens of small ships that were getting closer and closer to themselves

Although almost half of the guns of the entire warship, because of the large number of casualties of officers and soldiers, did not fire, and the surviving officers and soldiers were in a panic, the shells fired were not accurate, but the first round of artillery fire still caused a lot of damage to dozens of small ships....

In the temporary headquarters on the riverside heights, as the Japanese naval guns began to return fire, the eyes of all the people in the entire command headquarters converged on the nearly 100 small boats on the river that were making the final charge

"Not good, commander-in-chief, the first round of artillery counterattack by the Japanese army knocked out our six small boats....And next, the Japanese artillery fire will become denser and denser, and the accuracy will get better and better, if it continues, at most a dozen rounds of artillery counterattack, we can destroy all the remaining nearly 100 small boats of our army..." Seeing the six huge fireballs rising on the river, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, who was standing beside Liu Hua, immediately said with a worried face

"Hehe, Chief of Staff, you are too careful...."Although the Japanese fleet lost six small ships in a counterattack, the commander-in-chief Liu Hua did not have any worried look on his face, but replied confidently

As the chief of staff, Zuo Quan, although he didn't know where the confidence on the commander-in-chief's face came from, out of concern in his heart, he still asked with a puzzled face

"Commander-in-Chief, why?"

"Our homemade torpedoes, there are only the last five hundred meters left from the Japanese warships, however, five hundred meters away, for our high-moving homemade torpedoes, it only takes less than a minute to successfully hit the Japanese warships for one minute, do you think that the enemy's naval guns are capable of firing several rounds of shells ...."

"I don't dare to say anything else, but in this matter, I can tell you with great certainty that at least ten of the hundred torpedoes we have made can break through this fire net and crash into the little devil warship..."Liu Hua replied confidently

Things turned out to be as Liu Hua said, although the Japanese artillery fire became more and more fierce round by round, and the self-made torpedoes that were moving accurately and fast one after another exploded in the dense rain of bullets, after the final sprint of just one minute, only a dozen or so homemade torpedoes remained successfully sprinted to a position less than 50 meters away from the Japanese warship....

At this moment, at a distance of 50 meters, more than a dozen homemade torpedoes, which were already within the blind spot of the range of Japanese artillery of various calibers, could successfully collide with three Japanese warships if nothing else

Seeing this, not only the commander-in-chief Liu Hua, but also Zuo Quan, who was frowning just now, also showed a comfortable smile on his face, because he knew that when the battle came to this point, the results of the entire battle had been clearly displayed in everyone's eyes

A huge burst of fire rose into the air on the edge of a cruiser, followed by a loud explosion, and it reached everyone's ears

Raising the telescope in his hand, the cruiser, which had just been spewing out a dense network of fire, was immediately lifted high, and then fell heavily on the surface of the river, of course, a huge gap with a diameter of one meter also appeared below the waterline of the warship, and a large amount of river water poured into the cabin of the warship like a flood that broke the embankment

At this moment, the remaining few homemade torpedoes also crashed into the three warships one after another, and for a while, the violent explosion began to sound continuously on the river, tearing gaps in the heavy armor of the warships

In the command room of the cruiser, with the sound of explosions one after another around it, the entire warship couldn't help but tremble again and again, of course, in the constantly shaking command room, the commanders of the Japanese army at all levels were also shaken dizzy

Just after the chief of staff, Daisaku Yamada, slowly stood still with the support of the guards, the cruiser captain Matsushita Nakasa, rushed in with a frightened face and reported

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, something has happened, something has happened... A total of six small boats full of explosives crashed into our warship, and in the explosion just now, the bow, middle of the warship, and the stern of the warship were blown out of two huge gaps At present, the entire warship has completely lost its ability to move, and at the same time, a large amount of river water is pouring into the hull of the ship, and the entire warship is also sinking continuously..."

"Yaga, how can this be...."Yamada Daisa's face immediately showed a look of shock, and then he asked anxiously at Daisaku Matsushita in front of him

"What about the other two destroyers, is there any news ...."

"The two destroyers were hit by three and four small boats filled with explosives respectively, one of the destroyers happened to hit the ammunition depot, and the whole destroyer was directly blown into two knots in the detonation of the ammunition and sank to the bottom of the river, as for the other destroyer, because the power system was damaged, it also lost power and began to sink slowly...."Matsushita Nakasa replied in a deep voice

"Bage Yalu, the cunning Zhina people, the cunning East China Field Army really didn't expect that they would use such despicable means against us, bastard..." Thinking of the only three warships in his hands that he could rely on, including a heavy cruiser, he sank into the face of Yamada Daisa at the bottom of the river, and immediately showed a look of despair, and scolded angrily

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the three warships will definitely not be able to be saved, and now there are still four hours before dawn, what should we do next?" Matsushita Nakasa asked rhetorically

"What can I do, without the warship, our navy will no longer have any meaning of living, pass on my order, all the officers and men swear to live with the fleet, and order all the surviving officers and soldiers to continue to fire shells at the people of China until the whole fleet sinks to the bottom of the river..."Daisaku Yamada ordered with a resolute face