Chapter 921: The world is turned upside down
In the Sasebo Military Port, the headquarters of the Combined Fleet, even though it is late at night, the lights are still bright. Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada, chief of staff of the Combined Fleet, is still on official business. The Combined Fleet suffered a crushing defeat, but now the order to disband the Combined Fleet has not yet come. So, the combined fleet needs to continue to exist. Those seriously damaged battleships also need to be repaired, which can keep Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada busy.
After the commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Isamu Takeshita, committed suicide, the Japanese Navy did not appoint a new commander of the Combined Fleet, and it is not known whether it was because the strength of the Combined Fleet was not as strong as before, or because they no longer had the confidence to fight any further. Therefore, all affairs are in the hands of Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada.
Tonight, Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada felt upset and irritable for no reason, as if something bad was about to happen. This made Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada a little uneasy.
Coming out of the office, Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada went to the military port, and looking at the ships moored in the military port, Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart. When the Combined Fleet left the port to fight, the masts were like a forest, and dozens of warships, large and small. However, in the entire military port now, the remaining battleships are only two or three big cats and kittens. In particular, the capital ships and heavy cruisers were almost completely lost. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Japanese Navy. It will undoubtedly be very difficult for the Japanese Navy to regain its previous strength. Moreover, if they were completely defeated by China in this war, the reconstruction of the Japanese Navy would become an unattainable dream.
"Hopefully, we can thwart the attack of the Shina people. Hopefully, I will be able to succeed as commander of the Combined Fleet. Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada thought secretly. He was also a very ambitious man, having become a vice admiral and serving as chief of staff of the Combined Fleet. I don't want to be able to become the commander of the Combined Fleet one day.
However, Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada knew that it would be very difficult to realize his ambitions. On the one hand, Japan had to defeat China's attack in order to be able to continue to exist. On the other hand. Japan will have to continue to spend money on the navy. Those warships of the Navy were originally very money-burning. Without sufficient funds, it is simply impossible to develop a strong navy.
"Although we have been defeated by the Chinese people again. However, our seeds were saved. One day in the future, the Imperial Japanese Navy will surely rise again. Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada thought secretly.
At this time, in the military port, the No. 203 submarine of the Imperial Navy had also drawn up the final battle plan. There was no doubt that Major Zhao Lisheng's plan was very risky. He wanted to launch all 18 heavy torpedoes carried by the No. 203 submarine! And this. There is no doubt that it will cause huge losses to the Japanese Navy in the military port. Of course, this is also very risky. Because, after the torpedo is fired, it will take at least three minutes to reload. If all eighteen torpedoes are fired, it will take a full six minutes to reload. This time was enough for the Japanese Navy in the military port to react. Those destroyers will definitely encircle and suppress the No. 203 submarine. Wanted to launch torpedoes under siege from destroyers of the Japanese Navy. And then run away, which is undoubtedly very dangerous.
"Captain. Your plan is just too risky. If we're not careful, we'll die here. The deputy captain said a little depressed. partnering with Zhao Lisheng is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing for him.
"But if our plan is successful, we will be able to achieve maximum results. The so-called wealth is sought in danger. We managed to sneak into the Sasebo Naval Port. Naturally, we had to do our best to sink more Japanese warships. Major Zhao Lisheng said.
"Alright, Captain, this time, let's go crazy with you. Deal. Lose all this little life. The co-captain said.
"Haha! Don't worry, we'll be fine. When we fire the torpedo, we will be able to escape. Outside the military port, our warships have long been on arrival to meet us. Little Japan wants to sink us, it is absolutely impossible. Major Zhao Lisheng looked very confident.
"Attention units, two minutes later the torpedo is fired. Then, according to the plan, while turning, the torpedo was loaded. After the second round of torpedoes is loaded, they are fired at the intended target. Immediately after that, he dived and turned to flee, while filling all the remaining torpedoes into it and preparing to launch the final round. Brothers, whether you can make a contribution and become famous is in this battle. Major Zhao Lisheng cheered up.
Almost all the crew members had fighting spirit burning in their eyes. Everyone knows that this mission is originally a life and death. However, if all 18 torpedoes could be fired, the Japanese Navy would have suffered unimaginable losses in this military port. And each and every one of them will make a great contribution.
As the minutes passed, the crew in the submarine became more and more excited.
Even Major Zhao Lisheng, who had formulated the plan for this attack, was also very excited.
"It's time, the bow torpedo is fired!" Major Zhao Lisheng ordered.
"Bang! Boom! Boom! Boom! "Four dull noises sounded, and four 533-mm heavy torpedoes had been fired out of the torpedo tubes.
"Tail torpedo, launch." Brigadier General Zhao Lisheng ordered again.
Subsequently, two torpedoes in the stern were also fired.
At the same time, the submarine began to turn. The loaders were desperately trying to load the heavy torpedoes into the torpedo tubes in the shortest possible time.
For a heavy torpedo with a maximum speed of 35 knots, the distance of more than a thousand meters only takes a minute.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! ”
Four violent explosions rang out one after another, and the side of the battleship 'Kii', which was anchored in the military port, burst into dazzling flames. The sailors who fell asleep in the battleship were all shocked and fell on the deck, and some of them fell lightly and were injured.
The entire military port was awakened by the sound of violent explosions, and the terrible sirens sounded for the first time.
The officers and soldiers who had been sleeping all got up.
Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada, who was in the military port, witnessed the explosion of the battleship Kii.
"Yaga! What's going on? How could the battleship 'Kii' explode? "Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada is full of liver and gall. The battleship Kii was the flagship of the Japanese Navy and the only remaining capital ship of the Japanese Navy. And now there was such a violent explosion. Obviously, the damage was not light.
Immediately afterward, two more violent explosions sounded in the military port. This time, it was two 'blowing snow-class' destroyers that fired the explosion. The violent explosion directly broke the two destroyers.
"Bastard!" Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada scolded.
At this time, the Imperial Navy's Project 203 submarine had no time to care about its own results, and they were trying to load torpedoes. At the same time, the submarine is also turning rapidly.
Three minutes later, the submarine had completed its turn, and the bow was already aimed at the Japanese Navy's heavy cruiser Ashigara. The torpedo has also been loaded.
Major Zhao Lisheng gave an order, and the four heavy torpedoes in the bow and the two torpedoes in the stern were fired at the same time.
Subsequently, submarine No. 203 began to dive and at the same time headed in the direction of the exit of the military port. The crew was also struggling to reload the torpedo. After the torpedo was launched, the submarine had no self-defense capability. The torpedo had to be loaded in the shortest possible time. That's the case. to be able to carry out the next round of launches.
"How's it going? What the hell is going on? Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada asked with a dark face.
"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, it's a submarine. The submarine of the Chinas slipped in. The battleship "Kii" was hit by four torpedoes, and there was too much water, and the hull was already tilting, and it is estimated that it will capsize soon. In addition, two 'Blowing Snow-class' destroyers were sunk. A staff officer said.
"Bastard, find out the submarine of the people of China right away, and sink it!" Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada roared.
This time. The Japanese Navy's heavy cruisers "Ashigara" and "Atago" exploded again. Four heavy torpedoes hit the battered heavy cruiser Ashigara, blowing the heavy cruiser into several pieces. There is no longer a possibility of repair. Just a dozen seconds later, the heavy cruiser 'Atago' also exploded twice. The heavy cruiser, which had already been heavily damaged, completely sank into the military port and ran aground this time.
"Yaga!" Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada is now almost fainting. He never imagined that he would be attacked like this in the military port.
Inside the military port, several destroyers of the Japanese Navy were already in action, searchlights searching for targets everywhere. Depth charges are constantly being dropped into the water. However, it did not help.
A few minutes later, the 203rd submarine surfaced again, and they had no time to aim, so they fired six torpedoes. He urgently dived, and then fled outside the military port.
However, from the sound of explosions that followed, it can be known that their results in this round of shooting are not small.
Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada, commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, was already going crazy, and under the attack of the Chinese Navy's submarines, the battleship "Kii", the flagship of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, was capsized, and the heavy cruisers "Ashigara" and "Atago" were completely destroyed. At the same time, two light cruisers and five destroyers were destroyed. Such a loss is undoubtedly another heavy blow for the Combined Fleet. What's even more speechless is that after the Chinese submarine completed the attack, it also escaped smoothly from the Sasebo military port. (To be continued.) )
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