Two minutes after the Izumo raised the flag, the ironclad cruiser Izumo was the first, followed by the repositioned light cruisers Kinu and Yubari, and the destroyers Kuretake, Wakatake, Sanae, and Hibiscus, followed by six gunboats.

The sound of "bang bang bang" shelling came and went, and the dense firelight that burst out on the river surface made Luo Changling feel frightened, this round of salvo was very big, he never thought that a round of salvo fire by the fleet would be so powerful.

Luo Changling looked at his artillery position again, and suddenly wailed.

The positions of the 1st Battalion and the 2nd Company of the Artillery Battalion had already fallen into a sea of fire, and after the shells that landed on the ground exploded, they splashed into the sky, and the roar was deafening, and the columns of smoke that rushed to the sky pierced into the sky, and the artillery pieces were dismantled into parts and flew out, and there was not a single person standing in the artillery positions of the entire 2nd Company.

Six carrier-based planes of the Japanese Navy appeared in the sky and rushed towards the positions of the first battalion and three companies with a roaring sound. Chen Li was in a hurry, and shouted at Luo Changling:

"Regiment commander, quickly withdraw The firepower of the Japanese naval warships is too fierce, and a salvo is probably more powerful than all the artillery of our entire group army combined, and we are not opponents at all. Besides, their planes are coming, and our reinforcements are nowhere to be seen......"

"Withdraw...... The loss is so big, withdraw a hair" Luo Changling's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth and yelled at Chen Li: "Whoever dares to say two more words, Lao Tzu will kill him immediately"

At the same time that Luo Changling's side was in a hurry, Wu Ming, who was paying close attention to the front-line battle at the division headquarters, also clenched his teeth, the artillery regiment of the new Second Division was Wu Ming's lifeblood, and it was not easy to train gunners, and this time he was ordered to stop the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy, which was also a last resort.

Now the pressure on the defenders along the Yangtze River is very great, if the main force of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet can be diverted, it will be very conducive to Chen Cheng's left flank army to counterattack and recover the lost territory occupied by the Japanese. Zhou Zhirou, who was born in the civil engineering department, had to take care of the old commander's face, and at the same time, the Huangpu River was relatively narrow, and it was not easy for the battleship to avoid it.

According to the results of the consultation between Wu Ming and Zhou Zhirou, it should be that the artillery regiment of the new Second Division and the Central Air Force should work in coordination, and the artillery of the new Second Division will attract the attention of the Japanese warships, and then the air force will make the final decision and use bombers to drop torpedoes to attack the Japanese ships.

Wu Ming still opened the map and asked Zhang Dongning next to him, "Did those guys from the Air Force set off?" ”

Zhang Dongning nodded: "Master, you have asked no less than eight times...... As early as half an hour ago, the air force fleet departed from Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport......"

"It's been so long, why hasn't it been there yet? Even if it's a turtle crawling, it's time to arrive" Wu Ming slammed his fist on the table, making a huge sound, and the heavy iron-clad table top trembled violently.

Zhang Dongning rolled his eyes, if the turtle can climb so fast, it will not be called a turtle, it is a hundred and eighty kilometers from Jianqiao Airport to Shanghai, with the speed of the bomber in this era, it is normal for it not to arrive, but he knows that Wu Ming is very anxious now, so he is silent.

Wu Ming was indeed anxious, the 1st Brigade had successfully occupied the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters building, and Yang Sixian's 2nd Brigade was about to launch a new offensive.

If the artillery regiment of the new 2nd Division suffered too many casualties, it would be difficult for the follow-up battle to begin.

Besides, the Huangpu River blocked the battlefield, and seeing that the carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese Navy also came to help in the battle, Luo Changling clenched his hands tightly, eager to manipulate the anti-aircraft guns to give the Japanese fighters down.

At this time, there was a burst of "knock" sound from the antiaircraft gun positions deployed behind the two high-rise buildings on the left and right, and suddenly a Japanese Navy fighter plane emitted a puff of smoke, and then a large fire broke out in the engine part, dragging the smoke into the Huangpu River, and the entire plane was blown into pieces with a "boom."

"Niang Xipi, Yu De is good"

As soon as the twelve Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns deployed in the two anti-aircraft gun positions shot, they killed the little devil and a plane, Luo Changling waved his fist happily, and then the deputy regiment commander Chen Li hugged Luo Changling and hurriedly persuaded: "Tuanzuo, let's withdraw, there are one Japanese ironclad ship and two light cruisers, four destroyers and six gunboats gathered on the river, and we alone can't beat ...... no matter what."

In the western sky, four Hfl09 fighters with a fierce sense of oppression flew over the heads of Luo Changling and others, and flew in the direction of the Japanese fleet.

The HFL09 fighter is a new type of fighter developed by the Germans, and it is also the best fighter of this era.

I saw four green-painted fighters rushing towards the Japanese fighters in a two-plane formation. This was the first time that the HFL09 fighter was put into the Songhu battlefield, and the Japanese pilots had never seen this type of aircraft before, and the four 90 warships escorted by the escort confidently flew towards the Chinese Air Force planes to meet them.

Because it was head-to-head, the two sides fought for courage, and the Chinese fighters aimed at the Japanese planes and opened fire fiercely, and because the 7 mm caliber machine guns equipped by the Japanese 90 ships were not as far away as the NGl guns of the Hfl09, the Japanese pilots who wanted to make contributions had no time to evade them.

"Boom-"

The two 90 warships were hit in the first wave of contact, and the volley exploded, and the other two Japanese fighters were ready to flee when they saw that the situation was not good, but unfortunately the fastest speed of the 90 warship battle was only 300 kilometers, and they needed to turn and dodge, and in the blink of an eye, they were approached by two HPI09 fighters, one of which was knocked off its wings and spun to the ground and exploded, and the other caught fire in the air and was planted into the Huangpu River with huge flames.

The two remaining 94 ships of the Japanese naval aviation hurriedly dropped their bombs and prepared to escape, but they soon became the prey of Hfl09 and turned into fireworks in the air.

The crew of the Japanese Navy warship on the Huangpu River was stunned to see the results of the air battle, and saw four Hfl09 fighters flying over them with great force, desperately turning the muzzles of the anti-aircraft guns and chasing the elves in the air.

When the Hfl09 fighter successfully attracted the attention of the Japanese ships, eight modified Fiat HR3 light bombers, each carrying a torpedo, flew close to the water, and when they were about 500 meters away from the Japanese fleet, they dropped torpedoes on the river like dragonflies touching water, and suddenly pulled high, as light and swift as seagulls flying into the blue sky.

The splashes of the torpedo pierced and rushed straight towards the ironclad cruiser "Izumo" and the two light cruisers......

At this time, Vice Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi heard that the fleet was being attacked by torpedoes in the command cabin of the "Izumo", and his eyes were about to pop out, so he quickly rushed to the bridge, picked up a telescope to observe the torpedoes that were getting closer and closer, jumped up violently, and shouted at Kamaguchi Michisho next to him: "Hurry up, hit the rudder, and immediately avoid it"

Kamaguchi Dazuo closed his eyes in pain, the Huangpu River was not wide, and besides, the torpedo was close at hand, how to dodge the past?

"Boom-"

Four torpedoes hit the "Izumo" ship in succession, and a violent explosion sounded one after another, and the hull shook violently, and then the entire hull suddenly tilted to the side, and Vice Admiral Hasegawa, who had just jumped up and down, suddenly fell with a swollen nose and swollen face, and passed out.

When it was too late, four other torpedoes, each in a group of two, hit two light cruisers, the "Kinu" and the "Yubari," respectively, and the two battleships were whirling on the river, one of which hit the beach on the edge of Dinghai Island and ran aground, and the other ship turned its bow up and began to capsize downward.

Looking at the ironclad ship "Izumo" that was gradually tilted into the Huangpu River, and looking at the cruiser "Yubari" that was still sinking, Luo Changling bit the tip of his tongue violently, and the corners of his mouth suddenly bled non-stop, he knew that this was not a dream, although it hurt badly, but his face was full of proud smiles.

Since the Sino-Japanese naval battle, this is the first time that the Chinese army has sunk a Japanese ironclad ship, little Japanese devil, China is something you cannot conquer, and the Chinese will never be slaves to the country