Chapter 133: The difference in strength

In August 1937, the Third Fleet had already based on the information obtained from multiple reconnaissances.

A combat plan was formulated to attack Jiangyin Fortress.

It was decided to use harassment as a means before September 20, 1937.

It has put mental pressure on the Chinese navy and has left it in a state of tension for a long time.

From September 20, 1937, the air force that will be used includes

The Kaga and the 2nd United Airlines fleet encircled and annihilated the Chinese naval ships on the water surface of Jiangyin,

Be sure to achieve a smooth and smooth situation.

The main goal of the attack is to completely destroy the two ships "Pinghai" and "Ninghai".

These two are the largest light cruisers of the Chinese Navy, which have been erased from history.

August 27, 1937 at 3 pm,

The commander-in-chief of the Navy, Lieutenant General Chen Shaokuan, took a frigate to inspect the Jiangyin Fortress.

After convening the captains to meet and inquire about the situation of the war in recent days,

Chen Shaokuan told all captains: "According to our intelligence, the Japanese Navy will be in the past few days,

Carry out a large-scale attack on our Jiangyin Fortress.

The battle will be extremely tragic. Please prepare for the enemy after returning to the ship.

We must hold on to the belief of dying for our country and resist to the death!" The captains also knew very well.

The air defense war, which has been about 40 days since August 13, 1937, is definitely the prelude to the war.

Everyone expressed their swearing to live and die with the ship.

In September 1937, the Japanese Navy sent more than 70 ships.

There are more than 300 aircraft and 100,000 combatants, trying to open up the Jiangyin defense line.

The most tragic battle took place on September 22 and 23, 1937.

The Japanese navy took turns to bomb the Chinese navy and its shore positions.

The flagship Pinghai was bombed by more than 80 aircraft.

Pinghai's sister ship Ninghai was also bombed by at least 70 aircraft.

The lookout continued to issue air strike alarms, and the gun positions of each ship immediately entered the first-level combat readiness.

In a moment, 18 enemy planes appeared in sight.

From downstream to the port side of the ship "Pinghai" and "Ninghai"

This belongs to the 12th attack aircraft of the 2nd United Air Force and 6th warplanes of the 12th Air Force of the Japanese Army, Kaga.

18 aircraft formed a close formation and rushed towards the "Pinghai" and "Ninghai" ships.

It was Jiang Cao Longfan who led the team to bombard it.

He asked all aircraft to firmly maintain their formation and prohibit individual bomb drops.

Our warships and the air defense artillery of the fortress fired violently, but neither could shoot down the enemy plane.

The Japanese plane gradually approaches and lowers the altitude.

Finally reached the attack position above the target fleet.

The first batch of more than 10 60 kilograms fell between the two ships "Pinghai" and "Ninghai".

A red light rushed up, followed by an explosion of the sky and the earth collapsed.

The huge water column was stirred up and the entire ship shadows of "Pinghai" and "Ninghai" were blocked.

Although these **s that land on the port side of "Pinghai" did not hurt the hull,

But the fragments caused great damage to the personnel on the deck and equipment with only weak armor protection.

Team 2 Japanese plane saw the first wave of attack successful and drilled through the clouds from upstream.

More than 20 ** ships fell in front of the Yingrui ship and between the Pinghai and Ninghai ships.

The stern of the "Pinghai" ship was hit by ** debris again.

The first artillery intern commander Meng Hanlin died in the line of duty, and the machine gunner was injured.

Zheng Lixiang, the second-class motorboat helmsman, saw that the machine gun was not operated, and rushed towards the machine gun without hesitation.

When the gun handle was held in his hand, his chest was penetrated and he died heroically.

Sergeant Yan Zuguan, who rushed forward to grab the gun, was also hit by a fragment and died.

Sergeant Zhang Yucheng, who was repairing machine guns, was seriously injured at the same time.

This time, the Japanese planes also injured the "Ying Rui" ship, causing the ship's left ** launch tube to be penetrated.

The foremast and the iron plate on the side of the ship were penetrated more than ten holes, and many soldiers were injured.

At 10:30, the alarm sounded again, and six 96 aircraft of the 2nd Air Force "Kaga"

After a moment, he flew over the fortress and first launched an attack on the "Ninghai".

At this time, the number of anti-aircraft guns in various ships of the Chinese Navy was insufficient, but they still opened fire to fight.

The navy uses artillery fire to form an intercepting fire net to disrupt the enemy aircraft formation.

In the end, the two ships "Pinghai" and "Ninghai" were successfully preserved.

As enemy planes continued to carry out continuous air strikes in the Jiangyin area.

The ships of "Hupeng", "Hueying", and "Jiangning" were successively bombed by enemy planes in Longshao Port.

Eel sand, Anchovy Port, Paozizhou and other places.

The "Yingrui" ship departed to Jiangyin at 6 a.m. on August 25, blocking the route.

Assist "Haiqi" ​​and "Haichen" in self-sinking work.

At 9:30, the "Yingrui" ship was loading the workers and soldiers who were retreating from the two ships to return to Nanjing.

On the way, he was bombed twice by Japanese planes.

At 4 pm, several Japanese aircraft formations discovered the ship, and two of them were reversed.

Throw two ** at the "Yingrui" ship and landed in the starboard water of the warship.

The entire ship of "Yingrui" shocked violently, and the axle cabin leaked.

At night on August 25, he was seriously injured at the Shierwei defense ground and lost his combat effectiveness.

21 people were killed and 40 were injured.

In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the ships of my 2nd Fleet,

He gave up his fate of waiting for the bombing.

Instead, the main guns above 3 inches were removed and transported to Xiaguan by barge.

The chief and deputy gun officers and gunmen of each ship also went to Nanjing to gather.

The Taihu artillery team formed and participated in the Nanjing defense battle.

Warships that lost fire protection were successively destroyed under the attack of Japanese planes.

General Hasegawa Kiyoshi, commander of the 3rd Fleet Command of the Japanese Navy.

He personally visited the front line to supervise the war. He also telegraphed the Japanese military headquarters base,

Our troops will attack Nanjing from the side soon.

The Battle of Jiangyin was the largest battlefield in China during World War II.

The most tragic sea and air battle.

The original battle loss ratio is 30 to 1. It is the naval battle with the greatest strength in the history of world naval warfare.

A naval battle that is doomed to fail but must be fought,

A naval battle that caused the entire Chinese navy to be wiped out but made people unable to see hope.

A naval battle that the Chinese nation will never and dare not forget!

The land defenders on Nanjing were empty and were passively beaten.

This unfavorable situation cannot be reversed for the time being.

Jiangyin has become an isolated city, and the commander finally ordered the fortress to abandon the guard and break through.

Wu Nobita vaguely remembers it in the original historical time and space.

The Jiangyin defense line was trapped in the enemy on December 1,

On the same day, the Japanese army began to attack Nanjing, the capital of the Kuomintang. On December 13,
To be continued...