The Japanese cruiser drew an arc in front of the Wusong fortress, preparing to sail into the mouth of the foggy Huangpu River, when a deep voice came from behind the captain.

"Wusong Fortress began in the seventeenth year of Shunzhi, and now there are nine cannons, if the imperial kingdom attacks it, Matsuno-kun thinks where to start."

Matsuno Shizo immediately put down his binoculars, turned around and saluted, and replied: "The people of Shina are as timid as rats, they only need to be deterred by naval guns, and send a team of 6 soldiers to the fortress." Then he realized that Commander Nomura would not ask about Wusong Fortress for no reason, did the imperial state intend to take this fortress, in fact, he did not take the defenders of this fortress in his eyes, the cowardice and humility of the commander of the branch made him still remember it vividly, if it was the Fifth Army or the 57th Division of the Songhu Front, the imperial kingdom would have to make a lot of effort to capture the fortress, but now that the situation, he even thought that he could take the fortress that seemed to be a strong fortress without blood.

Obviously, Nomura Kichizaburo was far more worried than the young captain in front of him, as the commander of the Third Fleet, he had to be cautious about this matter, the navy intended to take this fortress to save face from the defeat in the early days of the war, and this task would eventually fall on his fleet, so he arranged this seemingly routine voyage, in fact, he was observing the situation near the fortress, so as to make a foolproof attack plan.

"Matsuno-kun, please get closer to the fortress." Today's fog greatly affected Nomura Kichizaburo's vision, and he was about to get closer to take a closer look, so Matsuno immediately ordered the first mate to turn, and the armored cruiser Izumo drew a large "S" on the surface of the Wusongkou River towards the Wusong fortress, and the wingman Myoko heavy cruiser also turned.

Nomura Kichizaburo and Matsuno didn't realize that while they were observing each other, there was also a person in the fortress who was looking at the Izumo on the sea with a telescope, and the Izumo's maneuver attracted the attention of this person, and although he was an officer of the 6th Army, he still intuitively felt that this was a very threatening turn of purpose for the fortress.

He asked left and right, "The Japanese ships are coming to the fortress, what are they going to do?" ”

One of the captains immediately replied: "Back to the regimental seat, the Japanese ships are observing our fortress, and they will turn around this bend and immediately turn towards the mouth of the sea." Of course, there is another thing he did not say, the reason why he was so familiar with the tactics of the Japanese army was that when Deng Zhenquan was in power, he often took the initiative to supply fresh water and food to the Japanese ships in order to prevent the Japanese army from attacking the fortress, and this continuous "S" maneuver was the most usual tactical action, and even the name of the Japanese ship could be called clearly.

The captain then pointed to the sea and said, "Please see, the Izumo, the flagship of the Japanese Third Fleet, is the first, and the one behind is the Myoko." ”

This person was none other than Yu Sanhe, the colonel of the 9th Regiment of the 57th Division, who had successfully taken over the Wusong Fortress, and his heart moved when he looked at the Japanese ships that were showing off their might at the Wusong Entrance, as if they had entered a no-man's land.

"The north and south batteries are ready."

The captain officer was stunned by Yu Sanhe's sudden question, could it be that the newly arrived Regiment Commander Yu wanted to fire at the Japanese ship, he replied with difficulty: "I am ready early this morning, and I can fire at any time." Although he understood that the central government would inevitably come into conflict with the Japanese when they sent people to take over the fortress, the conflict came so quickly that he was not prepared for war, at least psychologically.

After all, Yu Sanhe had only been leading the army for a short time, and he couldn't imagine that the fear of the Japanese army among these newly subjugated former fortress officers had been deeply rooted in his bones, and he still explained his plan.

"The Japanese ships dared to brazenly open close to the fort, it must be expected that we would not dare to open fire, now is the time to surprise and attack, order the fort to be loaded, in order to sink the Japanese flagship, boost the morale of our army, you have made contributions to the country, and the time has come to go down in history." He imitated the example of a commander and spoke words of encouragement to the soldiers.

The captain persuaded: "Think twice, although the Wusong Fort is dangerous, but if we go deep into the range of the Japanese garrison, if we tear our faces with it, it will definitely be a situation of endless and bloody battles." As an artillery captain and company commander, although he was only attached to Sanhe after that, he was more important to be familiar with the operation of the battery, so he had the courage to say this.

In fact, he also said many things that the officers wanted to say but did not dare to say, and everyone had no confidence in fighting to the death with the Japanese.

Yu Sanhe couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, and suddenly erupted, if it weren't for the overall situation, he would really want to kill these surrendering officers one by one.

"Fart, I'm a soldier, I don't want to fight for the country, I only care about my own comfort, how can I still be worthy of the National Revolutionary Army, if I don't want to fight a decisive battle with Yu and the Japanese invaders, get out of here as soon as possible, don't wait until you become deserters and eat my bullets."

Some of the officers who wanted to echo the artillery captain just now were frightened and shivered, and they never believed that Yu Sanhe would let himself retreat from the battle, so he had to bite the bullet and make a statement: "Swear to be loyal to the party and the state, and die to become a benevolent." ”

The soldiers of the fortresses from the Central Army are obviously different from the armies of the local warlords, and the Central Army has always attached great importance to the political and ideological work of the army, and the slogans they shout are also very distinctive.

The batteries quickly hung up the phones, ready to fire at any time.

Yu Sanhe was overjoyed, raised his telescope and saw that the Japanese ship was already close at hand, and when would he not run at this time.

"Order all the batteries, all the aim for me and fire at the Izumo."

……

The fog on the river gradually dissipated, and the commander of the Third Fleet, Nomura Kichizaburo, suddenly appeared from the telescope that the Wusong battery seemed to move, he thought that he had an illusion, but he could see the soldiers of Shina who were repeatedly busy like ants, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and the captain of the Izumo, Matsuno Shozo, also noticed this extremely suspicious situation, could it be that the people of Shina were ready to shoot at the Imperial Navy, when this thought jumped out of his mind, it was first incredulous, and then it was very funny, The cowardly and timid commander of China was a real fool, and he would not dare to fire a cannon under any circumstances.

Nomura Kichizaburo said worriedly: "The Shina battery seems to be prepared, the fleet is too close to their guns, so let's avoid it." ”

"Your Excellency the Commander is too worried, and the people of China don't have the courage to do so."

Nomura Kichizaburo is responsible for the entire fleet, he extremely disagrees with the action of taking the imperial weapon, he still has a little dissatisfaction with these young fanatics, Nomura has been keenly aware that the imperial country's attitude towards the war against China has changed with the change of cabinet, which makes the fanatics even more fanatical, a month ago, he returned to the country, and there are rumors of Katsushina inexplicably circulating throughout the entire 6th Army.

This Matsuno province is an absolute radical in the navy.

The Izumo armored cruiser cut through the river and sailed towards the Wusong Battery.

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