Chapter 100: Heavy Artillery

All five torpedoes were made in the Soviet Union. With a range of 800 yards and a speed of 20 knots, it was used in the Yangtze River waterway, which was really overkill. Ouyang Yun didn't care, the Yangtze River Fleet, after the Second Air Regiment, has become the biggest obstacle to the survival of the tank troops of the Northbound Corps, and if the Jiangbei troops want to return to the south of the Yangtze River, they must solve this sharp blade hanging over the Yangtze River waterway. Now, since they came voluntarily, it would be too much to say if they didn't seize the opportunity.

The distance of two or three hundred meters, but in an instant, just when the speed of the torpedo increased to the maximum, the target was also reached.

On the Japanese ship, the attention of all the devil soldiers on duty was attracted by the continuous fireballs rising several kilometers away. Although the distance of about five kilometers was passed, the explosion was still earth-shattering. Many devils looked at the flames in the sky, imagining the soldiers who died in the flames, and everyone couldn't help but have a cruel sneer on their faces.

No one noticed that several waterlines were rapidly rushing towards several of the main gunboats of the Yangtze River Fleet - Shi Zhengguo was stepping on the water, holding his breath and looking at his masterpiece, and everyone was a little apprehensive in their hearts. They were all operating torpedoes for the first time, and they didn't even know how the torpedo worked.

The answer was soon revealed. Two huge fireballs first rose from the middle and rear of the gunboat's hull in front of it, and the next moment, a loud "boom" sound came, and the middle and rear of the gunboat were immediately covered by fire.

The explosion came so suddenly that the devil soldiers on the gunboat named "Hehe" were unaware, and they were thrown off the deck by the explosion, and many people fell headlong on the deck, hitting their heads and bleeding. The next second after the "Crane" was torpedoed, the draft part of the hull of the "Giant Crane" behind it on its right side exploded three huge fireballs at the same time, and then another earth-shattering explosion sounded. The sound of explosions continued for a minute. One of the three torpedoes hit the gunboat's ammunition compartment, and the ammunition inside exploded, tearing the gunboat with a displacement of about 5,700 tons to pieces in a maximum of three minutes.

Kamakura Sutsujijun's command ship was only about 500 meters away from the two gunboats. When the first two fireballs exploded, his eyes widened and he shouted, "What's going on?!" The next moment, the "Giant Crane" was directly torn to pieces, his face turned iron-blue, and he roared again: "Harukami, quickly, order the landing ship to return to the north shore, the people of China may be equipped with shallow-water submarines." ”

Harugami was his liaison officer, and when he heard this, he immediately ran out of the cabin and commanded the signalman to send a command signal with a signal light.

The river came like a tidal wave, and immediately engulfed Shi Zhengguo and others. The imminent explosion injected the river with such force that the Giant Crane was hit and only stayed on the surface of the river for about a minute before sinking, thus creating a great whirlpool there.

They had already prepared for this scene, so they did not show the slightest panic. They swam along the water to the north bank, and soon swam to the north of the river with the sound of "boom" explosions.

On the artillery position on the south bank, Zhang Tianquan was already a little out of breath. He had even figured out that if the fish team hadn't been able to attack for another ten minutes, he would give the order to fire the cannon regardless of the situation. Shi Zhengguo did not let them down, when the two gunboats were engulfed in fireballs, and one of them sank directly, he pressed the microphone with the thumb of his right hand and calmly ordered: "I am No. 0, I order - fire!" ”

In an instant......, nearly 150 heavy guns and 300 medium guns roared on the south bank at the same time, and hundreds of fireballs instantly pierced the sky, and the next moment, the water surface occupied by the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet covered more than half.

"Boom! Boom ......" As one fireball after another rose into the air, the sound of explosions continued to sound, and one water column after another rose into the sky, and at the same time, at least more than ten Japanese ships were hit by bombs in various parts, and the fire was instantly ignited.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" "Fight the fire!" "The enemy is there, fight back!" ……

The continuous sound of explosions, accompanied by various shouts, caused chaos when the Japanese ship boarded. The flagship of the Yangtze River Fleet is the "Hyuga" ship with a displacement of about 7,000 tons. The "Hyuga" ship was quite lucky, more than a dozen shells fell on its periphery, but not a single shot hit directly. The high column of water caused the "Hyuga" ship to sway sharply, and Kamakura Sukeji Jun held the handle on the command platform to stabilize his body. The previous attacks on the "Wagzuru" and the "Giant Crane" must have come from underwater, and there is no doubt that they were torpedoes. The "Giant Crane" was directly blown up and sunk, and the "Hehe" also lost its combat effectiveness. The main ships of the Yangtze River Fleet are the "Crane" class, and there are only five in total, and suddenly there are two fewer ships, which has already affected the overall strength of the fleet. Before the war, Kamakura Sukeji Jun did an in-depth study of the Cadet Army, considering the superiority of its infantry weapons, so when he encountered an underwater attack, he naturally thought of shallow-water submarines. And it was only at this time that he realized that the attack from under the water was only an auxiliary, and the real killing move came from the shore. Kamakura Sukeji Jun remembered a phone call with Okamura Ninji, who wondered that the artillery of the Cadet Army had not been put into the battlefield for a long time, and at this time he realized that the artillery had been transferred here in order to give himself a head-on blow.

Looking at the density of these shells, on the south bank, the Cadet Army has gathered at least about 500 cannons, of which a considerable part is heavy artillery. Ouyang Yun, a man with courage, actually gathered all the artillery.

"Boom!" A violent explosion from a hundred meters away woke Kamakura from his contemplation, and a small gunboat of about 500 tons was killed because the ammunition depot was hit, and with a huge fireball rising, the next moment, the gunboat was torn apart and plunged headlong into the river.

"Commander, several captains have called and asked what to do......

"Your Excellency......"

Harugami hurriedly ran up and reported anxiously. Behind him, he was followed by several operational staff officers. Kamakura noticed the frightened expressions on each of their faces, and he looked around again—there was scourge everywhere, explosions everywhere, and shells on the south bank continued to fall. Realizing that staying here would only exhaust the whole army, he swallowed his mouth and spat with difficulty, and ordered in a hoarse voice: "Order a retreat, first withdraw twenty kilometers from Lu!" ”

It was actually a retreat instead of a counterattack, Harugami thought he had misheard, and he asked tentatively, "Your Excellency! ”

Kamakura's eyes widened and he shouted, "Hachiga, retreat!" Don't you understand? ”

"Hay!"