The Japanese landed at the town of Longkou, and because of the siege by the Wehrmacht, the Japanese also laid out multiple lines of defense around it. It can be said that if these lines of defense were not passed, no one would be able to raid Longkou Town by land.

It is precisely because of this that the Japanese troops who were left in the town by Terauchi Masashi were completely defenseless. After all, they didn't expect that someone would dare to venture through the navy's patrol and landing near Longkou Town.

In addition, the Japanese army in Shandong can be said to have been defeated in successive battles recently, there have been big problems in morale, and they have been somewhat negligent in guarding and so on, and even to the point of being very lax, all kinds of reasons combined, plus they are not opponents of the Wehrmacht at all, so Liu Guangyuan expelled them from the town very lightly.

As for the Japanese ships moored around the town...

If they can move, maybe Liu Guangyuan still has nothing to do with them, but since they can't even move at all, they can only act as a fixed battery...

Then there's nothing to say...

Although most of the ships docked in the harbor were deeply damaged, and they were at least ten years old. But it's still good for Yan Shao, after all, the current Chinese Navy really doesn't have much strength, even if it's an old cruiser like the 'Queen Elizabeth' with more than 20 years of ship orders, considering his displacement of more than 4,000 tons, it is not a small Li Liang for the National Defense Navy, not to mention that some of the docked ones are only more than ten years, and many of them are 10,000 tons???

Of course, that's not all. At least the people in the Army have another reason.

So although the attack was fierce, in fact, the officer in charge was still very measured, after all, this is something that the Navy looks at. There will certainly be some contradictions between the arms of any country. Of course, Yan Shao has it here, but it's not that big, and it's not as big as Japan.

What's more, everyone knows what the navy was like when it was first established, and there are only a few thousand officers and men in a huge branch of the army, which is really too big compared with the army with hundreds of thousands. Therefore, when the navy was established, many army officers were also transferred to the navy and changed careers to the navy. Therefore, there is more or less a bit of incense between the army and the navy―――――― although many army officers are in the army, they have also experienced life at sea in the past, such as running a boat. Or he was born in a fisherman's family, plus he had worked in the army, and he knew the discipline of a soldier and the honor of a soldier. Naturally, the navy is more suitable than the ordinary fisherman or sailor.

And it is precisely by virtue of this incense that affection. After occupying the town, the army managed to capture the Japanese warships in the bay at the lowest cost. Those warships couldn't move at all because of the damage, and at first they could resist with the firepower of the ships for a while, but when they were close to their bodies, they were all over...

The navy did not have the same spirit of resistance as the army, and although some warships resisted fiercely under the command of officers, many ships surrendered after finding that they could not resist.

"Damn...", seeing that the situation is getting worse and worse. Nansaki slammed the glass on the window, and then said to his subordinates. "Get the boat moving right now. Let's get out of here! ”

"But—" Hearing Nansaki say this, one of his officers hesitated. There is still a Chinese fleet outside, we just rushed out, will we..."

Although most of the ships are immobile, there are some ships in the bay that can move. However, those who survived the first attack were either too lucky to be targeted by the torpedo, or because they were too small, and Gong Jean and others in the submarine did not take a fancy to them at all.

The former had already gone out to patrol outside the bay earlier, while the latter were all small, and Nanzaki's current ship was one of the ordinary cruisers of 3 and 4,000 tons.

There was no way, although there were some larger ones in the bay, but those were basically injured and couldn't move at all, so Nansaki had already changed ships early.

"You idiot..."

Hearing his subordinates say this, Nanqi immediately scolded.

At the same time, the officer seemed to react, with a look of shame and embarrassment on his face. Apparently he said this out of a purely instinctive reaction, not that he really intended to stay here.

Because after the initial instinct, the first thing he thought about was to stay here.

Yes, there are indeed many Chinese ships outside, but the Chinese army not far away is an imminent threat. If they were to be brought to the dock, they would not be able to do anything about it, no matter how much equipment they had on board. After all, most of the equipment on the ship is some artillery, although equipment such as machine guns is not absent, but many are only equipped on small ships, and this equipment alone obviously cannot stop the Chinese on land.

It's not surprising, after all, there is no so-called air threat in this era, they only need to face the sea―――――― in fact, before that, they didn't even need to care about the underwater threat...

Conversely, although there are indeed many Chinese ships outside, they are not without resistance at all. Rushing out, although it may end badly, but at least there is still some hope of running out, but if you continue to stay here, there is only one result, that is, to become a prisoner of the Chinese...

One is bound to be wiped out, and the other has at least half a chance to get out, and even a fool knows which one to choose...

So after getting Nanzaki's order, soon all the boats in the bay that could move moved and slowly sailed out of the bay. As for the immovable ships in the bay and the officers and men above...

Even Nanzaki can't help it, because they don't have that much time to leave with them. And if it weren't for their help to delay time, maybe the Chinese would have rushed over before they even moved...

On the other hand, the navy outside the bay seems to have discovered the situation inside the bay as well. The already heavy artillery fire suddenly became even more intense. But in the end, just as Nansaki thought, although a few destroyers and a cruiser that had already been damaged sank in the middle of the way, in the end, most of the ships left Longkou Bay safely. Rendezvous with the fleet outside the bay, of course, this is already more than an hour later ...

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Guangyuan concentrated all his forces in the town and on the periphery of the town.

Originally, he should have gotten all the people out of town and dug some stronger fortifications. On the one hand, this is to be able to block the counterattack of Terauchi Masatsu, and on the other hand, to avoid suffering large casualties when being shelled later―――――― his lair is occupied, Liu Guangyuan will not think that the Japanese have not moved at all. At this time, Terauchi Masatsu's counterattack is not mentioned for the time being, and the Japanese navy outside must have rushed back, if they continue to stay in the town. It was necessary to face heavy artillery fire.

However, Liu Guangyuan's task is to hold the town after all, until the outside, Cai Yi eats the Japanese army of Zhengyi in the temple. For this, even the sacrifice is worth it, so Liu Guangyuan did not withdraw after driving the Japanese army out of the town, but let his subordinates handle the periphery of the town and inside the town.

Meanwhile. It was supposed to be the Navy that carried out shelling outside. I also drove the boat to the port.

But the first thing they did when they entered the harbor was nothing else, but to get to the ships that had just been taken by the army...

"How? It's still in good condition..."

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"How? It's still in good condition..."

Looking at the admiral who had just come off the ship, Liu Guangyuan said with a smile on his face.

Because the whole raid was very smooth, his appearance was very neat.

"Of course, I have to thank you for this..."

Looking at the ships that were still completed, the admiral also said with a smile on his face.

"Where's that..."Liu Guangyuan smiled meaningfully. After all, it's up to you next..."

"Don't worry, unless we're all dead, there will be no problem."

Saying that, the admiral exchanged pleasantries with Liu Guangyuan for a while. Citing time constraints, he turned around and left, and walked with his men to the largest battleship in the harbor.

In fact. It is not surprising that these warships in the harbor are indeed very well preserved, after all, the most powerful firepower in Liu Guangyuan's troops is the 120mm caliber mortar, and the rest are either 60mm or 80mm, or only 75mm infantry guns.

Such firepower, of course, is no problem against ordinary people, but against warships ...

You must know that with the protection ability of those warships, shells with a caliber of less than 100mm will basically not move. What's more, most of the army used grenades in the process of raiding, and the power of this thing cannot be compared with artillery shells, and because of this, the ships in the port basically remain the same.

The purpose of the navy was simple, to run on these ships and treat them as batteries in the town―――――― even though they looked a little too fragile.

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According to the plan, the capture of Longkou Town is only the beginning, and how to deal with the Japanese counterattack is the most critical. Not to mention the land for the time being, the sea is also a big trouble, after all, the ships cruising outside are much stronger than those in the port.

Therefore, while trying to find a way to deal with Terauchi Zhengyi, Cai Ye also had to find a way to make Liu Guangyuan have a way to deal with the counterattacking navy in Longkou Town.

In the end, he came up with a solution, aren't there quite a few ships in the harbor that can't be moved?

In terms of strength, these wounded ships in the port are definitely stronger than the navy's in the north, but they can't move, and as long as Liu Guangyuan has a way to take down all these ships, then it is equivalent to having a lot of batteries.

Next, the navy's conscripts only need to get on these ships and be responsible for operating the naval guns on them―――――― it is certainly impossible to win, but at least it will make it impossible for the Japanese fleet outside to get close to the port.

In this way, Liu Guangyuan and the others will have enough time to be able to hold this place before Cai Yi and Jiang Baili fight to Longkou Town.

"However, this is also a treasure land...", looking at the harbor with smoke of gunfire. The admiral's face beamed with joy.

"Treasure land?" Hearing his commander say this, one of the several officers next to him was a little puzzled. "What treasure, is there anything important here?"

No wonder they are puzzled. After all, the port is in chaos right now, and I really can't see any treasures left.

Well, maybe the ships in the harbor that they have just captured can be considered treasures. But to be honest, today's navy is no longer the poor Hanako force before the establishment of the national government, not to mention the three dreadnoughts for the time being, now the navy has a new ship launched almost every month, and this kind of ship has been ordered to be more than ten or twenty years old. It's best to have them, but it's not a pity not to have them...

In fact, their mentality is also that something is better than nothing...

But that's not what really appeals to them. But...

"You guys, just look at the surface, have you forgotten that there are a lot of good things under the water?" Smiling, the admiral pointed to the surface of the bay under the water.

Over there. A large number of ships are sinking there. All of these were sunk in the bay by the submarine force last time.

“……… Although the people of the submarine force were very ruthless, and some of the ships were basically impossible to repair, there were still many ships under the bay that could be salvaged and used..."Speaking of this, the general's face also showed a stern expression. "You also know the situation of the navy today, some time ago there was a shortage of people, but now that there are more people, the situation has become a shortage of ships, and there are many good ships under this bay. If it can be salvaged and repaired, it will be a good thing for our navy..."

That's right. In addition to the immobile ships in the bay, the navy also looked at the sunken ships.

Although these ships have sunk, most of them are actually not very deep, and many of the wounds are not fatal, if they can be salvaged and repaired...

You must know that the last time the submarine force attacked Longkou Bay, among the ships that were sunk were not only the first quasi-dreadnought, the first ship of the 'Hanoi' class, but also the first ship of the 'King Kong' class battle cruiser built by the British with the help of Japan, the "King Kong"...

Especially the latter, everyone knows that the shipbuilding technology of Britain in this era was much stronger than that of Japan―――――― which was actually true even later, after all, Britain was also an old imperialist country that had dominated the world for hundreds of years.

And the "Kongo" battle cruiser built by the British for Japan is definitely much higher than the Japanese "Hiei" ship in terms of quality.

The 'Hanoi' just now is okay, but if the 'King Kong' can be fished out and used, the result will definitely make the navy's strength even higher.

What's more, the main gun caliber of the 'King Kong' is 356mm caliber, as long as it is slightly modified, just like in history, this already extremely effective battle cruiser can definitely become a super dreadnought...

You must know that the displacement of this ship is not small, and the caliber of 356mm is barely enough to surpass the standard of a dreadnought. After all, Japan's "Fuso" class super dreadnoughts and the United States' "Nevada" class are equipped with 356mm caliber main guns, but the number of main guns of the "Nevada" class is obviously more than that of the "King Kong" class, because the "King Kong" class has only 8 main guns, while the "Nevada" class has 10 guns.

But even so, in this era, the combat effectiveness of the 'King Kong' level is still very amazing. If the 'King Kong' can be repaired from the bottom of the water, maybe its combat effectiveness will be even more amazing than that of the 'Qingyang'...

This is also one of the reasons why the people of the navy are so concerned, not to mention that in addition to the "Hanoi" and "King Kong", there are many other ships, many of which are former dreadnoughts, but they are much stronger than the current ships of the Chinese Navy.

"If I can defend Longkou Bay this time, maybe I can still be the captain of the 'King Kong', but..." First of all, you have to defend it......... Send a letter to General Liu and ask him to see if he can send some people ashore to help, and if he can, send more people up..."

"In addition, let the people of all ships pay attention, this time there is no need for the ship to move, so whether it is a tube boiler or something else, all come to the deck to help, if we want to hold this place, we need a lot of firepower..."

As he spoke, the general glanced at the bottom of the sea not far away, although the sea water was no longer as clear as it used to be because of the war, but faintly, the people standing on the boat could still see the sunken ship in the water.

"Here's a treasure bay..."

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After receiving the news brought by the navy, Liu Guangyuan quickly sent more than 300 people to the navy to report for duty. Their task is also very simple, which is to help carry ammunition and help extinguish the fire if there is a fire.

As for the Navy itself, almost all the crew ran to the deck, either to help carry ammunition or to operate the guns. Some officers and soldiers who were originally in charge of other positions have even begun to familiarize themselves with their weapons with the help of one or two skilled hands.

Naturally, if you think about it on your knees, it is clear that this kind of behavior of learning and selling is definitely useless. But everyone knows that if they want to hold this place at the lowest cost, they need more and more firepower, even if it is useless...

Anyway, it is impossible for one cannonball to block the path of another cannonball, and if there are more, at least the other side can be blinded. If you're lucky enough to get one, you'll be blessed by God... (To be continued......)