Chapter Eighty-Three: The Target—The Third Fleet (Part II)

Jiang Cheng saw that several people had already used it skillfully, and he was not willing to just blow up the fleet, and finally had such a good opportunity, of course, he had to expand the results.

Jiang Cheng asked, "Is the current commander still Zhang Zhizhong?" ”

Jin Shan next to him replied, "Yes, but we got the news that Nanjing is already dissatisfied with him and will change generals at any time." ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Go and bring my colonel's uniform and certificate, and I'll give them a big gift!" ”

——Shanghai Nanxiang

At this time, Zhang Zhizhong had just ushered in a new guest, and the person he least wanted to see - Chen Cheng.

Due to Zhang Zhizhong's long-term inability to attack, Chiang ordered Chen Cheng to be the commander-in-chief of the front of the Third Theater, and sent the German advisory group to Shanghai to help command the operation.

Zhang Zhizhong looked at Chen Cheng, who was arrogant in front of him, and felt extremely aggrieved in his heart, but he knew that he would never be able to show it, not to mention that there was also a German military advisory group with him. I'm already a guilty body, and I don't know what will happen if I say a few bad things again.

Falkenhausen is worthy of being a German veteran, after understanding the situation with Chen Cheng, he immediately judged that Zhang Zhizhong made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, Falkenhausen dropped his pen and said, "Generals, I have said before that the quality and strength of the Japanese army far surpasses ours, and the defense of the Japanese army is more powerful than their attack, we are now divided into two ways, and the precious firepower is dispersed, I suggest that the battle be stopped immediately, redeployed, concentrated in one point, straight into the Japanese headquarters, and forced the Japanese troops in other places to get out of the fortifications, Then use our heavy artillery to concentrate on them and wipe them out completely. ”

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Encircling Wei to save Zhao, what a plan, immediately order the front line to stop the attack and regroup!" ”

Falkenhausen continued: "Actually, I don't recommend fighting a tough battle in Shanghai, our firepower is still too weak, but since the chairman has political considerations, we have no choice but to fight. I think there are two key points behind us, one is the reinforcements of the Japanese army, and the other is the Japanese warships. If the Japanese reinforcements arrive in time, we can only switch from attack to defense, and if the Japanese warships are not destroyed, we will not be able to completely destroy the Japanese army. ”

Zhang Zhizhong said approvingly, "That's right, we had to rush up several times, but we were all shot down by the Japanese ship's naval guns." ”

Suddenly several people fell silent, the Air Force tried - it didn't work, the Navy tried - it didn't work. What else can be done.

At this time, a guard came in and said, "Report! Colonel Jiang Cheng asked to see him. ”

These people are all people who know Jiang Cheng, especially Falkenhausen, and Jiang Cheng and his German party have formed a deep friendship, Falkenhausen smiled and said, "It's our friends who are here, two generals, I can guarantee that Jiang will bring us good news that we can't imagine." ”

Zhang Zhizhong and Chen Cheng have only one side relationship with Jiang Cheng, and most of their understanding of Jiang Cheng is hearsay, but without exception, it is said that this person is elusive. Young and rich, but with great powers, it is said that so many ordnance formations and moral armorers now rely on him.

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Please!" ”

Jiang Cheng entered the headquarters and saw Zhang Zhizhong, Chen Cheng, Falkenhausen and several other officers he didn't know, and said with a smile: "Generals, you have worked hard. It's not easy to fight this blood mill in Shanghai. ”

Zhang Zhizhong was still grateful to Jiang Cheng for aiding the National Army, and was the first to say, "It's not easy." But where are the immortals in war? ”

Falkenhausen smiled and said, "Jiang, don't go around the bush, I know that you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace." Uh, did I use this sentence correctly? ”

Chen Cheng and Zhang Zhizhong nodded and smiled, "That's right, Colonel Jiang." I don't know what you're here for? ”

Jiang Cheng walked to the combat map on the table and said, "I don't know what our army is going to do next?" ”

Chen Cheng and Zhang Zhizhong glanced at each other, still a little suspicious in their hearts, but Falkenhausen said directly, "Our next plan is to concentrate our forces and go straight to the core position of the Japanese army." ”

Jiang Cheng gestured and said, "If our army fights like this, will there be too many casualties, the devil's fortifications and naval guns are not easy to deal with." ”

Chen Cheng sighed, "But this is the fastest way. ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "If there is no Japanese Third Fleet, will our army be a little easier to fight?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Zhizhong was so excited that he wanted to grab Jiang Cheng's hand, Jiang Cheng was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated and dodged, Zhang Zhizhong said hehehe, "Brother Gu Quan, is what you said true?" You can't make such a joke at this time. ”

Jiang Cheng looked at the three people with shining-eyed eyes and the other officers and said, "Let's find a quiet place to talk in detail." ”

Chen Cheng was the happiest in his heart, he had just come here, if he had a record of destroying the Third Fleet, he would not be able to think about the rest of the matter.

Chen Cheng said, "Except for General Zhang Zhizhong and General Falkenhausen, the others went out. ”

After everyone went out, Chen Cheng brought a cup of tea to Jiang Cheng and said, "Brother Gu Quan, you can talk about it now." ”

Jiang Cheng said with a smile: "I have purchased more than 20 European mines, and I have hired water ghosts with a lot of money, and I am going to drag the mines to the side of the Third Fleet and then detonate them." But that's not enough, we can use this opportunity to fight back, so I hope we can cooperate with each other in terms of time! ”

Chen Cheng asked Zhang Zhizhong, "How long will it take for all the troops to launch an attack when they reach the designated position?" ”

Zhang Zhi secretly calculated in the center and said, "Eight o'clock in the morning." ”

Falkenhausen shook his head and said, "No, it was already full dawn at that time, and it was not easy for water ghosts to enter the water, so I think we must start a battle before five o'clock in the morning." ”

Zhang Zhizhong hurriedly said: "Is two hours too urgent?" ”

Chen Cheng clapped his hands and said, "It's just two hours, whoever can't do it will tear up the rank and go home by himself!" ”

Zhang Zhizhong asked, "Where is our main direction of attack?" ”

Chen Cheng punched the map and said, "It's Huishan Wharf!" We are concentrating our forces to cut off the devil's long snake formation. ”

Zhang Zhi Center was actually a little afraid that he would not fight this battle, so he said, "I will personally go to command and ensure the breakthrough of Huishan Wharf." ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "In that case, my people will start their actions on time at five o'clock in the morning." ”

——Huishan Wharf

Zhang Zhizhong commanded the troops to make final preparations, and when he arrived, he was already about to act.

Zhang Zhizhong saw his student Zheng Shaoyu and said, "Zheng Shaoyu, how is your tank prepared?" ”

Thanks to Jiang Cheng, the chariot unit of the National Army has improved a lot compared with history.

Zheng Shaoyu saluted and said: "The company's eleven Vickers tanks can participate in the battle at any time. ”

Zhang Zhizhong nodded and said, "Okay, once the war starts, you will take your tank to take the lead and rush inside!" I would let the infantry follow. ”

Zheng Shaoyu was suddenly a little embarrassed: "Teacher, the armor of my tank is only a few millimeters. It's okay to resist bullets, but the devil's cannon is a bit like that. ”

Zhang Zhizhong said angrily, "You are afraid of death with iron skin, what should you do if you want to be skinned behind?" And the enemy artillery fire will not be so strong this time, you just have to be prepared. ”

After speaking, he said to the commander of the 36th Division who was on the side, "Song Xilian, are your troops ready?" ”

Song Xilian saluted and replied, "All the artillery has been concentrated, and the vanguard is the Hu Jiaji regiment." ”

Zhang Zhizhong laughed when he heard this: "Hu Jiaji? This kid I know, he's a madman, and that's appropriate. After speaking, he looked at his pocket watch, and thought to himself, "It's up to you, Jiang Cheng." Don't play with us. ”

Jiang Cheng himself went to the highest point of a building under the escort of Jin Shan, holding melon seeds and tea, ready to watch the grand fireworks display.

On the other side, Li Qian, Wang Yong and others finally moved the 20 mines to the vicinity of the Third Fleet, Li Qian looked at the explanation left by Jiang Cheng, and pressed a green button in fear, only to see a small camera sticking out from the skyline.

Li Qian was startled when she found that a small picture appeared on her screen, and almost threw the platform aside, but when she looked at it, she found that what appeared on the screen was the Third Fleet not far from the mines.

Li Qian shouted excitedly, "Look, look." We can see them, it's amazing. ”

Several other people also started according to the gourd drawing, and everyone was speechless when they saw the countless warships in the morning sun.

Li Qian was the first to react and said, "Let's make a plan." A mine against a battleship, pick a big one. Strive to send all the devil's warships to the bottom of the sea. ”

Several team members smiled and said, "Yes!!" ”

At this time, the Japanese Third Fleet had a total of 5 heavy cruisers, 5 light cruisers, and nearly 20 destroyers led by the Izumo on the banks of the Huangpu River. See the dense battleships. Li Qian and others carefully controlled the mines, in fact, the Izumo was also an old ship during the Russo-Japanese War, but such a ship still had an overwhelming advantage over China at this time.

20 mines were attached to all cruisers and 9 destroyers. Li Qian looked nervously out the window, waiting for the signal.

Jiang Cheng looked at his watch, the time was about to reach five o'clock, Jiang Cheng rose to a lazy waist, and said to Jin Shan, "It's okay, let's call the signal." ”

Jin Shan nodded, took out a flashlight, covered it with a green cloth, and shook it at another building.

Then one green light after another carried a signal of revenge.

After Li Qian saw the signal, she shouted excitedly, "Everyone is ready, I say one, two, three, everyone will detonate together!" ”

Wang Yong and his teammates nervously looked at the bottom of the Japanese warship on the screen.

Li Qian shouted, "One, two, three." Detonate! ”

Several people pressed the red button at the same time, and the screen was no longer visible, Wang Yong patted the platform and said, "What's the matter?" Is it broken? Did it succeed or not? ”

Li Qian saw that the mines on everyone's screens had disappeared. Jumped up, "It's successful, it's definitely successful, the devil's battleships have all been killed by us!" ”

Wang Yong touched his head and said, "Really, fake?" Just press the button, then what do you want us to be soldiers for? ”

Due to the distance, the scene that Li Qian and the others did not see or hear, Zhang Zhizhong and the attacking troops heard clearly.

- Huishan Wharf offensive position

Zhang Zhizhong looked nervously at the pocket watch at the command headquarters, and finally it was five o'clock.

Zhang Zhizhong hurriedly climbed the watchtower and looked in the direction of the Huangpu River with a telescope. Then he saw the scene of his life.

I saw that the Izumo, which I had dreamed of destroying, suddenly bounced up and fell down heavily, and then a large flame came out. Zhang Zhizhong just wanted to applaud loudly, but found that this was just the beginning, and one after another Japanese warships jumped up one by one as if dancing a ballet, and countless orange-red flames and explosions and screams seemed to be audible, announcing the removal of the Third Fleet, which had been flaunting its might for a week. Zhang Zhizhong saw that Song Xilian was still stunned and scolded, "What are you still doing here, don't give me an order, attack!" Attack now!! ”

Song Xilian reacted at this time and shouted, "All the artillery starts to attack, and the tank company attacks!" Infantry attack! ”

I only saw the heavy artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars of the national army roaring together. With tanks as the vanguard and infantry as the cover, they frantically attacked the Japanese army, and at this time, the Japanese army had lost the most powerful naval artillery attack, and for a time the Japanese defense line was shattered by the artillery fire and tanks of the national army.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi, who was sleeping in the headquarters, was woken up by a staff officer, and after a few days of fierce fighting, he no longer cared about the sound of gunfire. He asked in a daze, "What's wrong?" Is the Shina army attacking again? ”

The staff officer's face turned pale, and he stammered, "General, the Third Fleet is finished." ”

Hasegawa Kiyoshi heard it inexplicably, why is the Third Fleet finished? In a bad mood, he slapped this staff officer in the face, "Baga, speak well." What happened to the Third Fleet? ”

The staff officer fell directly to the ground, bowed his head and said, "The Third Fleet was attacked by the Chinese army, and all the ships except for a dozen destroyers have been destroyed. ”

Hasegawa Kiyoshi felt that he had not woken up eighty percent of the time, kicked the staff officer away, and climbed to the watchtower, and saw the pale faces of the other officers along the way, which made his heart feel more and more ominous.

When he finally reached the watchtower, he took a telescope and looked at the Huangpu River, where he was told about the shattered warships, the thick smoke of the river, and the large group of besieging foreign ships. What the staff officer said was true.

Then another herald said loudly, "Report, the enemy has attacked our army's Huishan wharf." Due to the large number of tanks on the other side, our army has lost the advantage of artillery fire, and now the situation is precarious, and it is hoped that the command will immediately provide tactical guidance. ”

Hasegawa Kiyoshi gritted his teeth and looked in the direction of Huishan Pier. Sure enough, several more Nationalist Army tanks were on a rampage. Hasegawa Kiyoshi was still blinded in his whole brain at this time, and he couldn't figure out why his Third Fleet disappeared like this.

Jiang Cheng on the other side clapped his hands and said, "After watching the fireworks, the national army should be able to seize the opportunity." Jinshan, let's go back. ”

Jin Shan nodded and looked at Jiang Cheng's back. My heart was full of admiration, how many people held the Third Fleet, which had no choice, was just a joke in front of this gentleman.

At this time, the attack of the Nationalist Army was in full swing at Huishan Wharf, and the frantic assault of the tank company made the Japanese army, who was accustomed to the charge of the infantry of the Nationalist Army, suffer a great loss, and countless pillboxes were blown up by tanks. Hu Jiaji saw the rise in the back, picked up a submachine gun and ran to the front line, and the battalion commander of the first battalion in front saw it and shouted, "Regiment commander, the division commander does not allow you to go to the front line." ”

Hu Jiaji pushed him away and said, "Is there anyone who can't go to the front line in the war?" Brothers, rush me!! ”

The commander of the first battalion stomped his feet and scolded, "Ah, I have to be cut by the division commander again when I turn around." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead and led the soldiers to the dock to kill.

Since then, the Chinese army in the Songhu battlefield has gained all the advantages. Chen Cheng commanded the troops and vowed to capture the Japanese headquarters before the Japanese reinforcements.

At this time, the damage of the Japanese army has exceeded the 6,000 mark, of which the main Marine Corps has lost more than 2,800 people, Hasegawa Kiyoshi's mouth is full of bubbles, and he hurriedly sent a telegram to Tokyo, this time he can no longer say vaguely, and directly said that if there are no reinforcements, the Shanghai defenders will be all crushed.

When the Japanese Admiralty received this news, it was immediately anxious, the army flag was victorious, the navy was completely annihilated, and the Third Fleet was gone before it knew what was going on, if there were no more marines. Will the two sides meet in the future?

The emperor was also unwilling to fight a battle of total annihilation in an international city like Shanghai, so he immediately ordered the Japanese military headquarters to immediately come up with a way to provide reinforcements to the Shanghai defenders, and at the same time thoroughly investigate the explosion of the Third Fleet. However, the Japanese army was already exhausted at this time, and had no choice but to cut the flesh to mend the sores, and stood by at the mouth of Arthur, and about 1,400 men from the 1st Special Marine Corps of Yokosuka Town Shoufu and the 1st Special Marine Corps of Kure Town Shoufu, which were originally preparing to forcibly land in Qingdao, all suspended the battle plan, and the ships were rerouted to reinforce Shanghai. At the same time, the 3rd Division and the 11th Division of Category A, which were preparing for war in China, were ordered to immediately rush to Shanghai by boat for reinforcements.

And Jiang Intermediary in Nanjing laughed when he saw the battle report, handed it to Lin Sen next to him and said, "Look, our army can already see the Japanese Command, and I believe it won't be long before we can listen to good news again." ”

Lin Sen asked curiously, "Why is this Third Fleet gone?" ”

Jiang replied, "It was a patriotic businessman who bought a mine and found a water ghost to carry out underwater blasting, which is not easy!" ”

Lin Sen nodded and said, "This is really a strange news, I think we have to reward this talent well." ”

Jiang Zhong shook his head and said, "This person is stubborn and arrogant, and he still needs to be polished before he can be used by us, but in this way, the Japanese will definitely go all out to rescue Shanghai, and we must prepare early." By the way, did the Germans have any response? ”

Qin Xiaoyi, who was on the side, replied, "Although the Germans condemned Japan, they also made it clear that it was impossible to mediate the Sino-Japanese war under such circumstances, especially since they believed that the Shanghai War was provoked by China. ”

"Fart!" Jiang Zhong said angrily: "Were we also provoked the 128th and 918th back then? Talking nonsense with my eyes open, it seems that the Germans are unreliable, and the Soviets said that I can consider redrawing the treaty between China and the Soviet Union. ”

- Shanghai Japanese Navy Club

Zhang Xiaolin sat tremblingly with the young officer and a few other people, and Kawashima Yoshiko scolded loudly, "You still claim to be the head snake of Shanghai, what is the result?" The assassination could not kill Du Yuesheng, and the collection of intelligence was not useful at all, but this time it was good, the Third Fleet was completely destroyed, and His Majesty the Emperor sent a telegram to ask how we did our intelligence work? Don't you have a little shame? ”

The young officer exclaimed, "Mr. Kawashima, please leave this matter to me, and I will definitely find out the truth about the destruction of the Third Fleet." ”

Yoshiko Kawashima looked at the officer and said with a smile, "Okay, Toyama Geming, I hope you can be worthy of Miss Nagumo's recommendation this time, besides, your father has been waiting for the news of your meritorious service." ”

Toushan Geming replied loudly, "Please rest assured, sir, within a month, I will definitely find out." (To be continued......)

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