Chapter 224: Great naval victory
Night battles have the benefits of night battles, but the disadvantages are also great, because the gunner's vision is blocked. The darkness can help them cover up their figures, but at the same time it will also cover up the shooting sights of both sides. However, China is relatively better than that, because some injuries have not yet sunk, and the Japanese warships that have caught fire have well guided them to the target direction.
The first round of attack is not important. You can just hit the cannon in the hypothetical area at will. Anyway, you can’t see the other party, so you can only rely on your feelings. It’s good to hit it if you hit the hull. The hull caught fire. The natural way to hit the second cannon is to hit it. If you don’t hit it, it’s just training anyway, and you can do whatever you want.
Yang Shuming sat on the Iowa-class battleship numbered 201. Of course, it is now called Jinxi class. Because he is still in training, Su Dao did not name each warship. Now the names between them are also called according to the numbers. Su Dao also clearly told them that the reason why he did not name the warship was to use the names of the soldiers who had made the greatest contributions or officers as the names of the warships.
This has made the naval soldiers excited for a long time. Generally speaking, naming warships is a major event. Even if they are named after people, they are basically important people, such as the commander Su Dao and chief of staff Wu Zhongguo. No matter how bad it is, they must be named by the commander of the naval commander Yang Shuming or the acting captains of each ship. It seems that no matter how much they are, they are not the ordinary soldiers.
However, Su Dao's order made these soldiers train with all their might. Who wouldn't want to clearly see the warship in their own name? This is the matter of Guangzong and ancestors, so when training, the soldiers from various battle positions also fought for the first place, desperately trying to compete with the others.
"What's going on with those guys in the submarine brigade? How come you made such a big noise?" Yang Shuming frowned, unable to believe the scene in front of him.
If it were during the day, Yang Shuming would probably be shocked. At this time, he only saw a portion of the fired ships, but he could not see the few soldiers who had been sunk and were floating everywhere.
"I guess it's a sneak attack. It's not the first time the Japanese devils have come here. We haven't noticed them before, so this time I became bolder." Liu Feng, the acting captain of the 201 ship, replied lightly.
Yang Shuming thought about it and felt that it was just that. If the Japanese army had not relaxed their vigilance too much, even if they had a sneak attack at night, they would not have achieved such an effect. Obviously, the Japanese navy in Yang Shuming's heart was still very powerful. Even if the six submarines attacked, they would not have achieved such great results. Just looking at the four fired ships on the sea, Yang Shuming knew that these ships were bound to be finished.
Because the attack location of the submarine is below, once it is hit, it rarely catches fire. It usually starts to sink directly, while the surface ships catch fire, which is also the difference between the two different types of ships.
"Contact Lei Zhenhao and say we are going to join the war. Let them be careful to avoid accidental injuries." Yang Shuming said.
Although he and Lei Zhenhao are not in the same faction, Yang Shuming has never experienced anything in his life. He will not occupy the credits he has made or envy, because that is the honor they deserve. So before joining the war, he needs to inform Lei Zhenhao, the captain of the submarine brigade, who made him a little unfamiliar. In any case, he is also one of the pillars of China's maritime national defense force.
From Su Dao's attention to the submarine force, he roughly judged that the submarine force had a strong position in Su Dao's heart. After seeing all this in front of him, Yang Shuming seemed to understand why Su Dao was so concerned about the development of the submarine force.
With the participation of the surface fleet, the war was one-sided. The only four Japanese naval warships were killed by the huge Chinese navy shortly after the fire started. Especially the terrifying firing rate of the Desmoine-class heavy cruiser directly stunned the Japanese. One cannon can send dozens of cannons in a minute. It is not easy to hit ten more warships.
Moreover, the Jinxi-class battleship is not a vegetarian. As long as it hits the key point in one shot, it can basically overturn the opponent's ships. This is not a war of the same level. The only regret is that surface ships are all handed, and even veterans are not used to the above facilities and equipment operation methods.
So in this stiff operation method, the naval battle lasted for a whole night. It was not until dawn that Yang Shuming clearly saw that there was no enemy in front of him, so he hurriedly retreated. After fighting a naval battle for a night, the cannon had been almost consumed, and Yang Shuming was not so stupid that he thought that he had not requested reinforcements.
It was Yang Shuming's decision that allowed them to escape. Less than an hour after they left the combat waters, a Japanese aircraft carrier and two Japanese battleships led dozens of warships of all sizes to reach the waters where the incident occurred, but when they arrived here, they became angry.
There was no shadow of a Chinese warship. What appeared before them were the corpses of the floating Imperial Army warriors. Although the Navy looked down on the Army, it did not mean that they really wanted the Army to die. Moreover, this time the incident happened under the escort of the Navy, so the main responsibility for the incident was also on the Navy's side.
After all, the naval battle is not related to the other party's army's affairs. The failure of the naval battle has resulted in the death of tens of thousands of infantry soldiers. The Army Department will definitely sue the Shanghai Army with the Emperor, and the matter also happened at this critical moment. Even the sea prime minister must be scolded by the Emperor.
I have been transporting various supplies a few days ago, and the first three divisions were ready last night. Then the Navy gave up on continuing to transport supplies and decided to deliver these three divisions first, and then continue to transport supplies the next day. Who would have thought that the first time the infantry was transported?
More than 40 cargo ships of all sizes were loaded with nearly 100,000 soldiers and equipment from three divisions. More than half of the infantry were reimbursed in a naval battle. If the cargo ships had not escaped quietly in the dark, half of them would have survived. The surviving soldiers were still scared and landed in Busan Port, North Korea this morning. It is estimated that there would be no rest for a while and it would be difficult to go to the battlefield.
After getting the place in, Yang Shuming ordered a retreat directly. He was too lazy to care about the fleeing cargo ship. Anyway, those who could run away all night had run away, and those who could not escape were sunk by them. This naval battle was a big profit. It was dawn and still stayed here and didn't leave. Could it be that he was still waiting to be beaten?
"Hahaha, okay, good fight, let's see what the Japanese are going to be arrogant this time." After learning about the victory of the navy, Su Dao suddenly burst into laughter in Jinxi's military headquarters, repeatedly praising the performance of the navy.
The victory of the navy's first battle made Su Dao's confidence suddenly full. Although he was shot on the 201 ship, it didn't matter. He didn't hit the vital point, but only lost some soldiers and a cannon. These Su Dao can be replenished at any time, and it is not considered a loss at all. What made Su Dao feel most distressed were the dead soldiers. After training for so long, it was not that easy to replenish them instantly.
"Martial throne, don't be careless. Our navy has just experienced a great war. Although it has completely defeated the opponent, they need to rest and the damaged warships need to be repaired. This takes time. The Japanese will definitely not give up. Our navy has no way to fight for the time being. I am worried that they will enter the Bohai Sea directly and use naval guns to bomb our coastal cities." Wu Zhongguo hurriedly reminded.
He was also very happy about the navy's record, but he was just happy. He had been with Su Dao for so long, and had never seen any surprises? Such a message was not enough to make him crazy in happiness, so Wu Zhongguo immediately thought of the possible surname that the Japanese Navy might enter the Bohai Sea.
This assumption is also very reasonable. When the Japanese Navy arrived in the waters where the incident occurred, he did not find any Chinese ships after arriving. He only found a pile of floating Japanese corpses. He would inevitably be furious. He thought that the war had just ended, the Chinese Navy would definitely go back to replenish supplies, and it was not impossible to directly kill them by taking this opportunity. Moreover, at this time, the Chinese Navy had no chance to fight. Everyone knew how fragile the navy was.
"Haha, don't worry, please be happy. Old Wu, I don't know the Japanese's virtues? I have notified the Air Force a long time ago. At dawn, I sent fighter planes to patrol over the Bohai Sea. Once the Japanese warships were found to enter the Bohai Sea, I immediately notified us. The Japanese want to launch a sneak attack. Humph, it's not that easy." Su Dao smiled and replied.
Even if he is happy, although this is the first victory of the navy, Su Dao is not a person who will be blinded by victory. If that were the case, he would not have reached his current position. He would have been almost wiped out by the Japanese as early as the Battle of Songhu.
Although Su Dao sometimes acts very amateur and does not look like a professional soldier or a military strategist at all, Su Dao is awake deep in his heart. He knows when to do what to do, just like the previous bombing of Tokyo. Su Dao was not so angry, and he ordered the bombing directly without caring about anything.
If that were the case, Su Dao sent bombers to bomb as early as the second day after the airdrop of the flyer. The reason why it was delayed by a few days was because Su Dao had to consider the pros and cons of it carefully. Of course, based on the current situation, all this seemed to be within his expectations, and the entire war was developing in his expected direction.
Although the Japanese army claimed to increase ten divisions, it would take at least one month to send these ten divisions to China. How could he adjust the troops from the battlefield in Guannei? This would take time, especially in Guannei. If one does not handle it well, there will be big trouble. Therefore, Su Dao predicted that after bombing Tokyo, he would have at least one month of preparation time. If this month's preparation time is used well, there would be no problem in dealing with the subsequent war.
If it weren't for the rush to drive out the Japanese army of China and then go to support Germany for half a year, Su Dao wouldn't be too lazy to take such a big risk. If you try to drive the Japanese out, it seems that there is only one way to gather him together and beat him up and force him to withdraw his troops. Anyway, if you bomb Tokyo once, we will come for the second time. The longer the time, the more bombings the more Su Dao's determination to win will be.
Chapter completed!