The Japanese joint fleet attacked the Yangtze River Delta and Hangzhou Bay areas, which caused huge losses to China. This is the most economically developed place in China, with a large number of port facilities and countless fishing boats and merchant ships. Although here,
The Chinese government had organized an evacuation operation before, but more than half of the ships remained here, making them all targets for the Japanese Navy.
The battleships Kaga and Nagato took full advantage of the range of their main guns and launched ruthless bombardments on prosperous areas. There were seas of fire and casualties everywhere along the way.
Qiao Yu, who was in Beijing, received the report when the Japanese attacked the Zhoushan Islands. Faced with the Japanese raging, Qiao Yu was extremely angry, but he also felt a little powerless. Now all the main forces of the Chinese Navy have gone.
Encircling and annihilating the Japanese fleet in the South China Sea, and this combat plan was also supported by Qiao Yu. However, when the Japanese actually attacked the Chinese mainland, Qiao Yu still felt a heartbreaking feeling.
"Brother Baili, how can Shanghai get sixty planes now? This number is too few! You must know that the Yangtze River Delta is the center of China's economy and must not be destroyed by the Japanese!"
Jiang Baili also looked embarrassed, "President, I estimate that the military has done its best. Our family's financial situation is like this. Although a thousand aircraft have been invested along the coast, in order to consolidate the capital, more than 400 have been deployed in the Bohai area.
And it is still the most elite force. In addition, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and the coastal areas of Fujian are the most important bases of the navy, and there is no room for failure. We have arranged more than 400 aircraft, and there are only 200 aircraft left along the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang coasts. At one time, we can
It's already very difficult to mobilize so many!" Jiang Baili paused for a moment, and then said: "Without the help of the navy, the air force alone is limited after all, and the range of the aircraft is not far enough. As long as this war is over, we must invest more
Great efforts have been made to develop the navy. Without the navy, others will bully them at home. This is a shame for soldiers!"
Qiao Yu also knows that in this position, one cannot be benevolent as a woman. If you are willing to give up, you will get something. If the Yangtze River Delta suffers some losses, it can be exchanged for sinking the Mutsu battleship, thus changing the balance of power on the entire battlefield.
That's enough. Now Japan can bombard China's coast. After China gains the upper hand, it can also turn Japan's coast into powder.
"Brother Baili, issued an order to Qinzhou Shipyard, asking them to build the first aircraft carrier as soon as possible no matter what, no matter how many resources are needed, Zheng Fu agreed, and they must be allowed to produce results!"
"President, with our current shipbuilding capabilities, it will take at least three years to build an aircraft carrier, and even if it is faster, it will take more than two and a half years. We only started construction at the beginning of last year, and it has been less than a year and a half.
I think it would be better to let them renovate two more escort aircraft carriers. This is easier and the results can be seen quickly!" Qing, after the Washington meeting, China began to renovate its first aircraft carrier, the Qingqiu, and then started in 26
Starting to build its first aircraft carrier, this speed is not slow at all, and is even a bit ahead of its time. It took more than a hundred years for any major shipbuilding country in the world to complete the accumulation.
China's rapid achievements are entirely due to the sweat of countless workers. However, in view of the ever-changing situation, Qiao Yu really hopes that China can master more than a dozen aircraft carriers in an instant to fight for China's maritime rights and interests. However, this can only be
Just think about it.
"Brother Baili, I'm still a little anxious. Let our workers try to balance quality and speed. But is the modified aircraft carrier you propose feasible?"
"President, we currently have two heavy cruisers under construction in Mawei Shipyard, both with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. I asked them to prepare a modification plan in advance. I was also worried about problems with our aircraft carrier. Because I was prepared, I
It is estimated that it can be modified within three months!”
When Qiao Yu heard this, he nodded slightly. Although three months was a bit long, it was acceptable, so he nodded in agreement. At this time, a fierce air battle was going on over the Huangpu River between Chinese land-based aircraft and Japanese ships.
The carrier aircraft were engaged in a desperate struggle, and both sides used their full strength.
The Japanese want to seize air supremacy and then destroy the entire Shanghai area, and the mission of the squadron is to hold on to this pearl of China. The Akagi and Fengxiang have a total of more than one hundred carrier-based aircraft, and they have left three
Ten escorted the entire fleet, and all remaining aircraft were dispatched to swoop into Shanghai.
Along the way, China has set up a considerable number of high-definition machine guns in coastal areas. As soon as the Japanese aircraft entered the airspace, these machine guns began to fire violently, interweaving fire nets one after another in the sky, trying to block the attack of the Japanese aircraft.
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However, there is a serious disadvantage in attacking the air from land. The Japanese aircraft were able to avoid China's attack with their dexterous flying skills, and then used their mounted bombs and machine guns to shoot at the Chinese air defense forces. Soon China's air defense
The troops suffered heavy losses.
The machine gun was blown to pieces, the soldiers were swept away, and the ground was soaked with blood, but these soldiers did not flinch at all. Even if their muscles were broken, even if their limbs were bruised, as long as they had a breath left, they would never give up shooting in the air!
It was the desperate fighting of these air defense forces that effectively restrained Japanese carrier-based aircraft and caused them to consume a lot of energy. However, the Chinese Air Force was able to quickly adjust its status and fight hard against the incoming Japanese aircraft.
Most of these pilots are on the battlefield for the first time.
Just a month or two ago, some of them were still studying in school, some were young masters from rich families, and there were also some descendants of high-ranking military and political officials. Most of their families were very well-off. In fact, if they didn't have this kind of family background, they wouldn't have anything.
Opportunity exposure flying.
After the war broke out, they were all recruited into the army. No one was exempt. Of course, some people tried to retreat. Everyone was afraid of death. Who would be willing to make fun of their own lives? But once on the battlefield, no one could
Withdraw.
Behind is the motherland, and below are countless common people, our fathers and compatriots. At this juncture, only if you cut off your head and back, and defend the country and family, can you be a real man and a true hero!
As soon as the battle began, these young air forces paid a heavy price. More than a dozen aircraft were shot down, falling from high altitudes and turning into fireballs. Many pilots lost their lives before they could parachute.
life.
However, no one was afraid, and no one flinched. Everyone gritted their teeth and used all their abilities to fight with the Japanese aircraft, aiming at the Japanese aircraft in a slightly immature way. Finally, a Japanese aircraft was successfully shot down.
Then came the second one. This scene was played out in the Zhoushan air battle just past.
Until this moment, Japanese pilots also felt a kind of heartfelt fear. If all Chinese people could fight so bravely, would Japan still have a chance to defeat the Chinese? In fact, all walks of life in Japan know very well that China
It is a behemoth. In history, countless nations more powerful than Japan have failed to successfully conquer the Central Plains.
It is extremely difficult to defeat and annex the five thousand emperors of China. Japan's only chance is for China to fall into pieces, and then Japan can fish in troubled waters. However, with the rise of Qiao Yu, China has regained its unity. This time Japan
When Japan collided with China again, he felt restricted in every way, and the more he fought, the more frightened he became. Even when he was at war with Russia, Japan himself had never felt so passive.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, Kanji Kato, was also sweating on his forehead at this time. He knew very well that the number of Japanese naval aviation forces was limited. Even if it could destroy the Yangtze River Delta region this time, it would suffer heavy losses and would be unable to fight again, which made it even more difficult for Japan to fight again.
What makes Kato uneasy is that the Chinese navy has not yet appeared.
It stands to reason that attacking Shanghai is what Japan thinks is a sure-fire attack. It is absolutely impossible for China to avoid fighting. However, the reality is so strange. The Chinese navy did not appear at all. If it is said that it was frightened by the power of the combined fleet, it would not be possible at all.
Dare not go out to fight, Kato Kanji may have believed it before, but he definitely won’t believe it now!
The Chinese can fight so tenaciously, and the navy will never avoid fighting. So what exactly is the Chinese navy doing? Thinking of this, Kanji Kato also felt a chill coming from the bottom of his heart. He was afraid that everyone in Japan had miscalculated!
But now that the matter has come to this, Kanji Kato has no way out. He can only command the combined fleet to destroy Shanghai as soon as possible. Carrier-based aircraft are still fighting for air supremacy, and the battleships headed by Kaga and Nagato begin to move crazily towards the areas along the river.
of shelling.
Shipyards, docks, military barracks and civilian buildings, residential areas, factory areas, no area can escape Japan's attack. China has organized evacuation work long ago, but there are still many people who are unwilling to evacuate. There are still some stubborn people among these stubborn people.
There are many foreigners who simply do not believe that Japan would attack innocent people. If Japan dares to attack ordinary people, it will definitely be jointly protested by the powers. This is an act that is despised by civilized countries around the world!
However, reality taught them a vivid lesson. The 410mm artillery shells gave these people the taste of death. As long as they were hit by one shell, the buildings within a radius of 100 meters would be ruthlessly destroyed. There was no politeness.
Most of the people trapped in the building also died.
Notre Dame Cathedral was one of the first foreign churches built by foreign powers in Shanghai. It was located on the Huangpu River. There were more than twenty priests and nuns inside. They knew that their church was far away from military facilities, so they did not retreat. This time it happened to be occupied by the Japanese.
After being bombarded by artillery shells, half of the church disappeared with just one shot.
These clergymen all went to see their dear God, leaving only a mutilated cross swaying in the wind. For many years, Westerners burned, killed, and looted. After they filled their pockets, they began to pretend to be civilized.
They are like bandits and robbers. Yesterday they were stealing with knives, but today they are wearing suits and leather shoes, claiming to be civilized people. After this battle, China began to completely eradicate these foreign churches and remove all these sanctimonious things.
Driven out of the Holy Land of China!
The battle is still going on. At the cost of more than 20 aircraft, Japan finally seized the air superiority over Shanghai. They can bomb and fire at will. The warships are getting closer and closer to the shore, and the firing becomes more and more serious.
Crazy, houses were destroyed one after another, and the whole of Shanghai was in a sea of fire.
At this moment, thirty planes transferred from Hangzhou finally arrived in Shanghai. When these pilots saw Shanghai in the sea of fire, they gritted their teeth. They quickly jumped into the battle and attacked Japan like crazy.
The invaders, at this time some of the remaining people in Shanghai also put aside their fear. Although their homes were destroyed, they had no tears or fear, only hatred. Every time they saw a Japanese plane being shot down,
They will all burst into shocking cheers! (To be continued.