Chapter 695: Heavy Cruiser

In the headquarters of the 36th Group Army, everyone saw Zhang Yunfei like this, and he still had a sharp blade in his hand, and many of them immediately thought of the wolf's tooth special combat team! ww

So, Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, said tentatively: "Commander-in-chief! Yours is our White Spoon Wolf Tooth Special Combat Team? โ€

Zhang Yunfei nodded: "A few years ago, I secretly gave Liu Xing a task, asking for the devil heavy cruiser and the two light cruisers that sank the devil in the Yangtze River tonight. โ€

Hearing this, everyone immediately became excited, if they can really blow up and sink the warships of the devils, then the next battle of crossing the river will be much easier, and the heavy artillery groups of the three columns will not have the threat of large-caliber heavy artillery on the devil warships, and everyone can rest assured that they can shell the devil's defensive positions on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

"Commander-in-Chief! If we can really sink the warships of the devils, it would be great, not only will our white spoon heavy artillery group be no longer threatened, but the Chinese fleet of the devils will also exist in name only. โ€

At present, the main force of the Chinese fleet is the Yangtze River in Nanjing, including its only heavy cruiser, two light cruisers, three destroyers, and seven or eight gunboats.

After the outbreak of the Pacific Ocean, many warships have been transferred to the Pacific theater, and at present, the entire Chinese fleet has only one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers, three destroyers, and more than a dozen gunboats.

Among these warships, the heavy cruiser and the two light cruisers that posed a threat to the heavy artillery group of the three columns were the heavy cruiser.

The heavy cruiser "Myoko" of the devil is not only the flagship of Vice Admiral Ryozo Fukuda, commander of the Chinese fleet of the devil, but what is even more terrifying is that this warship has a displacement of 10,000 tons and is equipped with weapons and equipment including:

Main guns: 10 twin-mounted guns of 203 mm caliber; Secondary guns: 6 120 mm guns, 8 25 mm 25 mm guns, 4 13 mm 4 13 mm 4 high machine guns, and 2 7.7 mm Lewis high machine guns.

The 10 203-millimeter guns on the heavy cruiser "Myoko" were a huge threat to the three major columns, and as long as the cruiser was in the middle of the Yangtze River, it would be very difficult for the three major columns to cross the Yangtze River.

In addition, the two light cruisers of the devils, each with a displacement of three or four thousand tons, the main guns were two 6-inch cannons with a caliber of 152 mm, and the secondary guns were eight 4-inch (100 mm) cannons, which was also a major threat to the heavy artillery groups of the three columns and the soldiers crossing the river.

Therefore, I was so worried just now, everyone knows that these warships of the devils are too much of a threat to everyone, but now that I heard that the wolf tooth special combat team has been dispatched, everyone is looking forward to it.

If the wolf's tooth special combat team can live up to expectations this time and sink these large warships of the devils, then the next battle of crossing the river will be much easier.

The remaining three destroyers and the seven or eight gunboats of the devils are much more threatening to everyone, the destroyers of the devils have a displacement of 1,700 tons and a caliber of 100 mm main guns, and as for those gunboats, the displacement and the caliber of the main guns are even higher.

Next, Zhang Yunfei and everyone had a rough overview of the action plan of the Wolf Tooth Special Combat Team, and everyone saw that the whole plan was very thorough and fully prepared, and everyone's expectations increased a few points.

Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, even said: "Commander-in-chief, I am now a little looking forward to the dark, and after the dark, we can wait for the good news to come." โ€

Hearing this, Zhang Yunfei laughed: "Lao Zuo, I believe there will be good news." โ€

In the city of Nanjing, the headquarters of the Central China Front Army of the devil.

Devil Commander Matsui Ishine has asked several times if there is any news from the 72nd Wing of the Field Infantry that went to attack the 36th Group Army.

As time passed, Matsui Ishone's face was a little dignified, and there was no news, which meant that the hope of success was getting more and more, not to mention that the radio station carried by the devil had not been able to be contacted and had been closed.

In order to conceal the operation, the radio station carried by the devil has been turned off, and according to the plan, only when the sneak attack is successful, the devil will turn on the radio and report to Matsui Ishine in Nanjing.

Now I can't get in touch, the radio station has been turned off, it's a sneak attack that definitely didn't work.

At this time, a devil Shaozuo walked in anxiously and reported loudly: "Your Excellency Commander, the 36th Group Army has dispatched a large number of Mustang fighters to bombard the front-line positions of the Laoshan Mountains on the north bank of the Yangtze River just now. โ€

What, the 36th Army just made another sortie of a large number of aircraft? Hearing this, Matsui Ishine and Muto Akira, the chief of staff of the devil, glanced at each other, and at this time, the two knew that the 72nd Wing that went to sneak attack must have been wiped out.

Just now, the 36th Group Army dispatched a large number of planes, and the Chuzhou airfield of the 36th Group Army must be in good condition, otherwise, it would not have dispatched so many planes.

"Muto-kun, it seems that the sneak attack plan has failed."

"Hey!"

The chief of staff of the devil, Muto Akira, bowed his head and bowed in salute.

Matsui Ishine immediately asked the devil Shaozo again: "What position has the troops of the 36th Army reached?" โ€

"Your Excellency, Commander!" Devil Shaozuo immediately replied respectfully: "The eastern troops of the 36th Group Army have passed through the east side of the Laoshan Mountain Range, and its vanguard is several mechanized troops and chariot troops, and the troops we blocked have suffered casualties, and at present, the vanguard of the 36th Group Army has reached the area of Yanjiang Town on the north bank of the Yangtze River, which is only 20 kilometers away from the north bank of the Yangtze River. โ€

"The mid-road troops, with the cooperation of a large number of aircraft and heavy artillery groups, and under the guidance of a large number of combat vehicles, have also broken through several lines of defense in our Laoshan Mountain Range, and are currently attacking the last line of defense of our white spoon."

"Its western route troops are also making rapid progress, and it is difficult for our blocking troops to resist, and there are no casualties, and at present, this unit of the 36th Group Army is also about to reach the north bank of the Yangtze River, which is not 20 kilometers away from the Yangtze River."

After listening to the report of the devil Shaozuo, Matsui Shigen's face was a little ugly, and he didn't think that in just one moment, the 36th Group Army was about to attack the north bank of the Yangtze River.

Seeing that Matsui Shigen's face was not good, the chief of staff of the devil immediately comforted: "Your Excellency, commander, on the Yangtze River, there is still the main force of our Chinese fleet, and it is difficult for the 36th Group Army to cross the Yangtze River. โ€

Hearing this, Matsui Shigen couldn't help but nodded, his face was a little better, Matsui Shigen knew that those large warships in the Yangtze River, the caliber of the naval guns was not good, as long as the squadron approached, it would be immediately subjected to heavy shelling, this was a solid barrier, and the 36th Group Army did not want to break through.

"Muto-kun! How is the war going on to the south? โ€

The chief of staff of the devil stood upright, and immediately said respectfully: "Your Excellency, Commander! The battle in the south is now in a stalemate, and the attacking Eighth Route Army troops are evenly divided, with casualties on each other, and nearly 100,000 Imperial Allied troops are defending with us in the south, so don't worry about the war in the south for the time being. โ€

"Yo Si! The Imperial Association is good, wait a minute, you can call Wang Jun in person and praise me a few words, Wang Jun is very loyal to our empire. โ€

"Hey! Your Excellency, Commander! โ€

On the edge of the Yangtze River, in an inconspicuous reed, Liu Xing was boredly chewing a piece of grass roots, quietly waiting for darkness.

Next to Liu Xing, there were more than a dozen special combat team members, but everyone's outfit was a little strange, all of them were wearing black tight-fitting rubber suits, and they were carrying a big backpack on their backs.

This time, Zhang Yunfei gave Liu Xing the task of blowing up and sinking the warships of the devils, and at this time, Liu Xing was fully prepared and just waited for the dark.

In order to complete this mission, Liu Xing selected more than 60 special combat personnel, and all of them selected the best water xing, although every special combat team member was good at water xing, but this mission was extraordinary, Liu Xing put water xing first.

Liu Xing divided the more than 60 special combat personnel into five groups, and after dark, at 7 o'clock in the evening, everyone would launch from different locations, take advantage of the cover of night, swim to the devil's warship, and then use bombs to blow up and sink the devil's warship.

Everyone is carrying a large time bomb on their backs, don't look at the big bag you are carrying, in fact, there is only one bomb, a bomb weighing 30 kilograms, and the powerful bomb is enough to blow up the devil's warship out of a big hole.

However, the difficulty of this mission is not, now just after the end of the New Year, the air is still very cold, the water temperature of the Yangtze River is absolutely within five degrees, such a cold water temperature, it is a test for everyone.

Fortunately, everyone's nameless mental method has all broken through the second layer, and it can be regarded as a success, and the ability to resist low temperature is much stronger than that of ordinary entry, in addition, everyone's kung fu of holding their breath in the water is far better than that of normal entry, and it is not a problem to hold it for more than ten minutes in one breath.

In addition, the black sรจ tight-fitting rubber pants worn by everyone are also specially made, which not only does not reflect light at night, but also reduces the resistance in the water, in addition, it can also play a certain role in heat preservation.

For this operation, the special combat team members can be said to have put in a lot of effort.

Liu Xing lay comfortably in the reeds, looking at his waterproof watch from time to time, it would be dark in half an hour, and now, the light around him felt a little dim.

On the river in the distance, you can see the figures of the warships of the devils, especially the heavy cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons, the huge body, which looks very conspicuous.

Liu Xing's eyesight is very good, two or three kilometers away, he can still vaguely see the thick main guns of the devil heavy cruiser with the naked eye, and there are still some devils on the deck.

Liu Xing's next target was the devil's heavy cruiser.

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