Chapter 501: The First Battle of the East China Sea Fleet (Part I)
As more and more self-propelled bubbles arrived on the battlefield, the overwhelming artillery fire fell on the Japanese army's constructed positions, and both ends of the road were covered by artillery fire, and how could the temporary positions built by the Japanese army in a hurry withstand the attack of 155 mm large-caliber howitzers. In the night sky, which was as bright as day with countless flares, watching his own attack and the never-ending soldiers being hit by one shell after another and turning into a cloud of debris and rubble, Kentaro Miura's heart was like a knife. Before the start of the battle, it was expected that this sniper battle would not be easy to fight, but he did not expect that the battle would be so tragic in less than two novels, and at the beginning of the attack, the other side dispatched a regiment-sized tank group to launch a fierce artillery bombardment on their own offensive. If it weren't for the fact that they had already occupied the hills on both sides of the road and the field artillery placed on the hills to cover them, the opposing infantry would have rushed up and started a military attack.
But even so, the Chinese Defense Forces did not have the slightest intention of stopping the attack, and now with the opponent's heavy artillery on the battlefield, Miura Kentairo found himself desperate and found that he had no power to fight back. After a long 160th breath, Kentaro Miura pulled out his command knife and ordered loudly: "Pass my order, everyone put on their bayonets and charge at the only one." "Nani?" After hearing the order, the people in the command headquarters were stunned, under such fierce artillery fire, let the soldiers jump out of the trenches, thinking that the enemy would attack, wouldn't it be sent to death? "Yaga!" Kentaro Miura scolded loudly: "Do you think you can escape the shelling of that person by staying in the headquarters? Rather than sit and wait, it is better to fall on the way to the charge. β
"Hay!" The Japanese officers who came to their senses drew their command knives and rushed out of the headquarters, letting out their last screams and launching the last charge of their lives towards the front
What the? Are the Japanese crazy? "'The tank men and infantrymen who were retreating to the side and waiting for the artillery regiment to bombard and then attack again saw a large group of crazy Japanese soldiers pouring out of the daily average position under artillery fire, and they were all stunned by the madness of these Japanese.
Although the soldiers were taken aback by the madness of the Japanese, the movements in their hands were not slow at all, and they reflexively pulled the trigger in their hands, and countless metal bullets swept forward.
By the time the gunfire stopped, there was not a single Japanese soldier standing on the battlefield. After two and a half hours of fierce fighting, the 1st Panzer Division finally opened the passage from Sinuiju to Dingzhou.
At a time when the battle between China and Japan was in full swing on the ground battlefield, the East China Sea Fleet departing from Dalian was cruising near Yamato Island, and their task was to block the passage of the Japanese Navy to support Dingzhou from the sea.
The turquoise sea continued to lap the spherical bow of the "Dingyuan" ship, and the sturdy hull of Dingyuan split the sea water, moving at high speed on the sea surface.
Rear Admiral Zheng Xin, the captain of the Dingyuan ship, looked at the sea from the bridge, and his tanned face, which had been exposed to the sea all year round, revealed a trace of perseverance and martial arts.
Zheng Xin affectionately stroked the railing that was wiped by the sailors to shine, and a heartfelt sense of pride surged in her heart, this is our Chinese warship, this is the largest battleship in the world. Its 460 mm caliber can destroy people and targets in front of him. After the two giant ships in Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were put into service, Su Tong had already told the generals of the navy that he would not build more battleships in the future, and for this reason, the naval generals who were fond of the cannons of giant ships were all informed, and the president asked for two battleships of the same class under construction, but Su Tong rejected them without hesitation. As soon as Zheng Xin arrived this year, he was able to become the captain of the Dingyuan ship, but he didn't know how many competitors he had defeated to grab this position.
Just as Zheng Xin was quiet in his thoughts, the officer in the radar room came to report: "Report to the sir, the radar has found a Japanese plane 100 miles away!" "The original Dingyuan did not have a radar, and after Su Tong assigned the Dingyuan ship to the East China Sea Fleet, he ordered the ordnance industry to move the heavy radar to the two battleships in Dingyuan Zhenyuan. Dingyuan carries an XAE shipborne warning radar with a frequency of 195 MHz and a detection range of 137 kilometers for aircraft and 20 kilometers for surface ships and heavy rain. With shipborne radar, the East China Sea Fleet undoubtedly has an extra pair of clairvoyance. Su Tong's next requirement for the munitions industry enterprises is to install artillery aiming radars and fish attack radars, so that they can become multipliers of the combat effectiveness of warships.
Looking at the gray sky, Zheng Xin raised her hand and looked at her watch again, "Before the sky is bright, the little devil released the plane, it seems that it is really not good!" β
Zheng Xin turned his head and ordered: "Immediately inform Chief Shen and ask the aircraft carrier to immediately send carrier-based aircraft to intercept the Japanese planes, and the Japanese army must not be allowed to discover our location." β
On the Zheng He, Shen Honglie received a telegram from Zheng Xin. Immediately ordered 36 new-type fighters and 24 'senseless' dive-bombing fighters to take to the air.
Shen Honglie ordered, and the sailors on the deck immediately became busy, and soon the sailors dragged out 10 fighters from the hangar. Because his appearance is almost exactly the same as the carrier-based 'Wildcat' fighter, but the size is larger than that of the 'Wildcat' fighter, he is also nicknamed the 'Big Wildcat' by the pilot. In fact, this fighter is the famous 'Hellcat' fighter in later generations. The rear of the cockpit of the 'Big Wildcat' is protected by thick armor plates, and the front part has a thick windshield, which is very safe, so the pilots of the aircraft carrier are very fond of this new fighter, and one pilot even said: "I really love this kind of aircraft, if it can cook, I will definitely marry her."
Soon, the engine rumble of the carrier-based aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier suddenly sounded, and at 6:15 a.m., 36 "Great Wildcats" took off into the air, followed by 24 SED "Dreadnought" dive planes, and they flew towards the southeast at great speed in the morning light
On the sea 150 kilometers from the East China Sea Fleet, the second task force of the Japanese Combined Fleet was heading towards Yamato Island. This is a fleet consisting of two aircraft carriers, "Chicheng" and "Flying Dragon", two heavy destroyers "Aoba" and "Myoko", and more than 20 destroyers, and their purpose is the same as that of the East China Sea Fleet, that is, to clear the threat from the shipping lanes and provide support to the Japanese forces in Dingzhou City.
At present, the Japanese army's plan to advance southward is under intense preparations, and the Japanese Combined Fleet cannot spare too many warships to support the Korean battlefield. However, what gave confidence to the Japanese Navy was that all of their aircraft carriers had now been replaced with new-type 'Zero' fighters, and this also made Commander of Aviation Construction and Vice Admiral Shiozawa Shinichi full of confidence in this operation.
'Your Excellency, the two Type 97 attack planes report that no navy has been spotted so far, and that they are now reconnoitring in the direction of Yamato Island. A communications officer walked into the investigation room to report on the move.
"Yo Xi!" Lieutenant General Koichi Shiozawa nodded in satisfaction. "That person is so naΓ―ve, do they think that they can become a naval power overnight by buying a few aircraft carriers and battleships? Since their Beiyang Naval Division was defeated by us, we don't know that the soul of the navy is constant attack, and the navy that has never had the spirit of attack can only become a sheep in armor even if it is equipped with advanced warships. β
"Your Excellency the Commander said it well!" Rear Admiral Riyu Yokotsu in the war room nodded frequently with several officers, and they agreed with Vice Admiral Shiozawa Koichi's instructions, and the spirit of the navy is to attack, which will never change the situation of the armed forces.
The sun gradually climbed out of the sea, the sky became brighter and brighter, and from the southwest came a roaring sound.
"Heading 123, altitude 1200 meters, distance 15 kilometers, ready to meet the enemy!"
At an altitude of 3,000 meters, Huang Haoran drove the 'Big Wildcat' to the front of the formation in the cold wind, and flew in the direction of the Japanese reconnaissance plane according to the guidance of the radar commander constantly transmitted from the earphones.
The fighter plane formation should pay attention and prepare to make contact with the enemy planes, and the first detachment will descend to an altitude of 1,200 meters, and it will cleanly and neatly take out the two enemy planes.
"The first squad understands!"
As soon as the words fell, the wings of the four fighters shook, and they quickly pounced downward.
At 800 meters in the air, two Type 97 attack planes with bloody red circles painted on their wings were cautiously searching and advancing, and their mission was to reconnoiter the enemy situation in front of their own fleet to prevent sudden military movements.
On a plane, the telegraph operator, who had been searching the sea for more than three hours, said that his hands softened, and his somewhat sour eyes yawned. Turning his head and about to say something to the bombardier in the rear, he suddenly saw four black shadows rushing down from behind.
It's not good for enemy planes to sneak attack! The frightened telegraph operator screamed violently.
The telegraph operator's words were very timely, and the pilot in front of him subconsciously pulled the control stick after hearing the shout, and the plane made a sharp turn to the right, and suddenly a series of shiny incendiary bombs grazed over his head, and the pilot's rich experience saved the lives of the three people on board.
But his companions were not so lucky, and most of the chicken wings on his side were wiped out on the spot, and he immediately fell sharply to the sea in a circle.
The 97 attack plane, which had escaped the catastrophe, turned around and immediately ran back, and the telegraph operator was able to connect to the fleet's channel: "Moses and Moses, this is 563, we have been attacked by that fighter plane, the situation is urgent, the situation is urgent."
"Boom"
This was the last voice heard by the correspondent of the Japanese aircraft carrier's concept of right and wrong.