Chapter 725: Prestige is Hopeful
The fighters of the Feng army dropped bombs from all directions, and the British, who had just been extremely arrogant, suddenly felt the catastrophe of annihilation. Although the Yangtze River is wide, there are not many areas that can be navigated by thousands of tons of warships, and it is wishful thinking to avoid death falling from the sky.
In the desperate shouts of the British sailors, a bomb happened to fall less than three meters in front of the frigate, and with a muffled thunderous sound, the warship was thrown out of the water, and the bow of the ship was unrecognizable and fell upside down on the river.
The people on the boat did not have time to escape, they all fell into the river, and they tried their best to cry out desperately, trying to be rescued by their companions, but to no avail. Those British warships were also in trouble, and could even be said to be destroyed. The British warships, which could not effectively dodge, also turned into lambs, allowing the eagles in the air to attack.
Boom, a fireball rose from the middle of a destroyer, and the firelight turned the warship into a large torch, and the flying flames could be seen clearly from afar.
There are some fishermen hiding on both sides of the river, they are secretly watching this scene, they have been living on the Yangtze River for generations, although the war broke out, but they have nowhere to go, no matter what happens, they can only resist.
But at this moment, they finally saw a scene they had never seen in their lives, a British fleet was attacked by Chinese troops, one after another swaggering British warships sank into the river, and British soldiers fell into the water like chickens and ducks.
Seeing this, an old fisherman suddenly burst into tears, and with a thin hand, he tightly buckled the boat, and the tears were dripping and falling into the river.
"Oh my God, you've finally opened your eyes, and these brutes have today!"
The old fisherman turned back suddenly. ran into the cabin and pulled out a small wooden box that had been worn for many years. With trembling hands, he opened the box, revealing a spiritual table.
"it, have you seen it, it's been more than ten years, and there is finally retribution, and the guys who sank you back then are now sinking into the river. They all deserve to go to hell, and you just wait for Lord Hades. Let's avenge you. ”
After saying a few words, the old fisherman cried bitterly, how much the Chinese who relied on the river for food had been bullied over the years. Warships of various countries are in the Yangtze River, recklessly coming and going. How many fishermen and people. They were all sunk by them, and they were full of blood debts.
However, it is often China that suffers losses and suffers, but it still has to apologize to the foreign powers, and even take the victimized fishermen to blame, everyone's stomach is full of bitter water, and many people have become a habit of suffering and being angry. The Chinese may be like that. Always look up to foreigners, and always be bullied by them.
However, after seeing the scene in front of him, all the resentment in his heart was expressed, and the old fisherman took his son's hand. Said solemnly: "Clean up, join the army, follow the troops who can help us fight, and my father will rest assured!" ”
Of the five British warships, four were destroyed in less than twenty minutes, and only one of the largest tonnage cruisers, the Yarmouth, was still struggling on the river.
This warship was started in 1910 and has a full load displacement of 5,800 tons, which is considered a light cruiser with large tonnage and outstanding combat power in the Far East, and also participated in the Battle of Jutland.
Seeing the companions sinking one after another, the Yarmouth was alone on the river, looking extremely lonely, the sound of bombs exploding continued, the flames on the other warships were still burning, and the sailors were still struggling in pain.
At this time, with a destroyer completely sinking, the Yarmouth finally seized a gap and fled in the direction of Nanjing with the fastest speed. However, the warship had just sailed out not far away, and suddenly there was a shocking sound from the bottom of the warship, and the British soldiers on the ship were all experienced, and they suddenly felt that the sky had fallen.
The Yarmouth rushed into the shallows, the bow of the ship was already sunk in the mud and sand, and there was no way to advance, and the captain suddenly thundered, and he hurriedly ordered to retreat, trying to escape.
However, the more panicked it was, the easier it was to make mistakes, and a floating fragment of the warship happened to be involved in the steering gear at the stern of the ship, and suddenly the Yarmouth lost the ability to turn and could only run aground on the river.
The Feng pilots who were attacking were overjoyed when they saw that the Yarmouth would not move, and they were about to drop bombs. However, Wang Bin, who was in charge of the command, suddenly flashed a thought, capturing a warship is much more useful than sinking one.
Although the Feng army is making great efforts to develop the navy, its family resources are limited, except for the Mackensen, which is being renovated, and the warships ordered from Italy, the Feng army does not have a warship of five or six thousand tons!
Therefore, Wang Bin hurriedly shouted to all the pilots by radio to stop their reckless actions. Even so, a bomb landed on the stern of the Yarmouth, exploding violently, taking the lives of more than a dozen British soldiers, and Wang Bin couldn't regret it, so he could only hurriedly report to the Xiangshang class.
After Yang Yuting got the news, he was also overjoyed, the Feng army happened to lack liliang at sea, and it was a great thing to be able to capture a basically complete warship. And the capture of the warship means that the people on it have also fallen into their own hands, and holding hostages is equivalent to pinching the life of the British.
"Give me orders to get the Yarmouth in your hands and not to be hurt in the slightest."
After Zhou Zijian received the order, he immediately sent a clear telegram to the Yarmouth, telling them to surrender immediately, or else they would be sunk. At this time, the second wave of the air force also arrived, and the plane was hung with bombs, and it was constantly shaking its forehead over its head, a living modern version of the sword of Damocles.
After a stalemate of two hours, the British troops above finally couldn't bear it anymore, and they boarded the fishing boats and became prisoners of the Feng army. However, the Yarmouth hull is too big, and it needs a special tug to transport it away, so it can only stay in Jiangxin temporarily, but Yang Yuting has arranged special troops, and it is necessary to ensure the safety of the Yarmouth, and no one is allowed to approach, this is the meat in the bowl of the Feng army!
The battle on the Yangtze River did not last long, the British sank four warships, ran aground one, killed and drowned more than 300 sailors, more than 500 were captured, and less than 100 swam along the Yangtze River to the south bank.
When these dignitaries in the southern province saw the Royal Navy of the British Empire, one by one slumped on the river bank like chickens in soup, they were all stunned.
The Feng army fought with the Russians and fought with the Japanese, but those were not seen in the border areas, rich places like Jiangsu and Zhejiang. And in everyone's minds, the great powers are also divided into grades, there is no doubt that the empire on which the sun never sets, is the top one, and everyone can't help but bow down.
But when they dragged out of the muddy water and dragged out the personnel of the Royal Navy one by one, the image of the British in their hearts as elegant, strong, and arrogant completely collapsed. The soldiers at the bottom did not know about the struggle for power above, but they knew that the British had lost and were defeated by the Chinese with the same yellow skin and black eyes as themselves!
In fact, this alone was enough, and the Feng army dared to attack the British, and won the battle, like thunder, falling on the heart of the Chinese land.
The major newspapers frantically reported the news, and the printing houses in almost all cities were desperately rushing to print the newspapers, but even so, they were still sold out. In fact, not only those citizens, but even these printing workers are staring at the newspaper, and when they look at it, they will unconsciously smile on their faces.
Well done! Fengjun is doing well!
Since the beginning of the Opium War, the British have been unscrupulous on Chinese soil, and for more than 80 years, after several generations of Chinese, how much resentment and injustice have accumulated in the hearts of the common people, and now there is finally a time to raise their eyebrows and exhale their anger, foreigners have nothing to do with it, and the Chinese can also defeat foreigners as long as they have courage and backbone.
And those politicians and warlords who willingly threw themselves at the feet of foreigners have become the ugliest and most despicable group of people, and if it were not for these lackeys, perhaps the Chinese would have stood up long ago.
As soon as the news spread, all Chinese felt heartfelt joy in the north and south of the river, on both sides of the Yellow River, regardless of region. The demonstrations in support of Zhang Tinglan quickly reached their peak, and this time not only student businessmen but also workers and men joined in, and even some rural villages were alarmed.
The number of people marching was like a snowball, and no one dared to stop this turbulent tide. As soon as the march began, Cao Kun in Nanjing issued an order for the military and police to take to the streets and guard against it.
But none of these military policemen are stupid, Cao Kun's behind-the-scenes boss is the British, but now even your master and Feng Jun are still beating, what good fate can you have. If at this time, if you continue to follow these people in Southern Province, wouldn't you be a slave who is a slave with a slave.
For the sake of the tigers, it is difficult to guarantee that after the Fengjun calls, they will not be liquidated, so these military and police are all very wise to open up the parade and dare not stop it at all.
After Cao Kun got the report, he was also helpless, Feng Jun broke up all the morale of the army with such a hand, and no one was willing to die anymore.
Just when Cao Kun was at a loss, suddenly Qi Xieyuan ran in and said breathlessly: "President, Zhang Jian, that old fox has left Nanjing and has gone to Shanghai Union Medical College Hospital for treatment, I heard that he has had a stroke!" ”
"! This old guy is running away, you are afraid of the Feng army, I am not afraid, Fu Wan, we must work together to fight the Feng army to the end. ”
While he was talking, another fateful news came, Zhang Tinglan issued an order to appoint Tan Yanmin as the aftermath officer of the two lakes, and appointed Deng Xihou as the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan rebel army, and Li Zongren as the commander-in-chief of the Liangguang rebel army.
After hearing these news, Cao Kun almost fell down directly: "Zhang Tinglan is going to cut off our back road, this trick is too ruthless!" (To be continued......)