Although the explosive power of a single rocket shell is not comparable to that of a 105mm howitzer shell, the power of dozens of shells exploding together is beyond what ordinary people can imagine. The surface area of the destroyer is less than three meters
After a deck of one hundred square meters was hit hard by more than forty artillery shells at the same time, the result can be clearly imagined without even thinking about it.
That is, on the small deck, as long as the Japanese soldiers were moving on the deck, without exception, they were all torn to pieces by the dense shells.
As a result, with just one round of artillery fire from the rocket launcher regiment, out of the more than 100 naval soldiers standardly equipped on a Japanese destroyer, there were only less than 50 soldiers left. And these 50 soldiers were just some logistics personnel.
The officers and soldiers knew almost nothing about the operation of various naval guns on the deck.
In other words, the five destroyers of the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet suffered only one round of artillery fire from the rocket artillery regiment, and they lost all their artillery personnel and combat personnel, causing their destroyers to lose any damage in a very short period of time.
Possible ability to fight back.
Of course, at this moment, the result after the Japanese Jiang Defense Fleet was baptized by artillery fire was the result that Commander Chen Guangrong finally wanted to see when he used the rocket launcher regiment.
Seeing the five Japanese destroyers on the river that were showing off their power just now and preparing to counterattack them, they were enveloped in intense artillery fire in just a moment. At the same time, the five destroyers seemed to have been crippled and floated on the river.
There was no movement on the river. Chen Guangrong's face was immediately shrouded in a look of excitement. He gave a decisive order to the chief of staff behind him.
"Chief of Staff, order the No. 3 and No. 4 artillery positions to open fire for me immediately. While the little Japanese warship loses its ability to resist, sink it completely. Let all the little Japanese warships feed me the fish.
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"Yes, Commander..." the Chief of Staff replied confidently.
"Rumble..." When the five destroyers were completely enveloped by artillery fire under the desperate gaze of Colonel Muto, several louder shelling sounds followed closely and reached his ears.
The look of despair on Osaka Muto's face became even thicker...
"Your Excellency, Commander, this is a howitzer, a large-caliber howitzer..." Listening to the ear-piercing whistling sound caused by the shells streaking across the sky, the adjutant standing next to Colonel Muto couldn't help but exclaimed in shock.
"Haha, there are not only large-caliber howitzer shells here, but also a large number of large-caliber cannon shells that are rarely seen in the Imperial Army. I really didn't expect that the East China Field Army would have such a large-scale artillery force.
"The Jiang Defense Fleet, our Jiang Defense Fleet is finished..." At this moment, Colonel Muto no longer had the confidence he had before the war started. He said to the adjutant beside him with a look of despair.
"But, Your Excellency, Commander... these five destroyers are the only main force that our Jiang Defense Fleet can rely on..." the adjutant asked with the last trace of unwillingness to the commander in front of him.
"What can the main force do... After losing two-thirds of the combat officers and soldiers, the naval guns on our warships are just like a pile of scrap metal, with no ability to fight back at all. After losing the ability to fight back, do you think we
Can a destroyer in this narrow channel escape such a dense artillery attack?" I don't know whether Colonel Muto in front of me was asking a rhetorical question 1 or talking to himself. However, from Colonel Muto's words,
The adjutant could still clearly feel a strong tone of despair.
"Boom, boom, boom..." In the blink of an eye, the second round of artillery fire from the two heavy artillery regiments arrived as expected, and explosions occurred around the five destroyers. At this moment, although this round of artillery shells was not as powerful as the rocket launcher group just now,
The fire shot was so violent. However, the power generated by the explosion of each shell was not comparable to the rocket launcher just now.
Looking around, every large-caliber artillery shell that landed in the river raised water columns tens of meters high on the river due to its huge power. At the same time, the deck of the warship, which seemed to be very solid,
In the explosion of this large-caliber artillery shell, it was like a piece of paper without any toughness. In an instant, holes about one meter in diameter were blown out.
Of course, this was only what Colonel Muto could see while standing in the command room. In a place where he could not see, dozens of large-caliber artillery shells accurately landed on the edge of the warship's waterline. With the explosion of the shells,
Large holes as thick as the mouth of a bowl appeared below the waterline of the warship. As a result, a large amount of river water, like a flood that burst its embankments, quickly poured into the cabin of the warship...
"Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, the Chief Engineer reported that the shelling just now caused a large number of gaps in the hull of our flagship below the waterline. More than one-third of the cabins have been completely filled with river water. At present, the entire flagship has been
It has lost all power and is sinking. Commander, please make a decision as soon as possible..." The chief of staff rushed into the command room with a pale face and reported.
"The time has finally arrived. How are the conditions of the other destroyers..." Colonel Muto, whose eyes were staring closely at the deck that had become a sea of fire, did not look back, but replied coldly.
"The situation is very not optimistic. Except for the destroyer Yoshikawa, which luckily escaped the shelling just now and survived happily, the remaining destroyers all lost power and became targets for the artillery force... However, the destroyer Yoshikawa is located in the center of the entire fleet, and there is simply not enough
He needs the space to turn around to avoid the next shell. So, wait for his fate..." the chief of staff replied with a dejected look.
"Baghe Road, cunning people... Chief of Staff, our Jiang Defense Fleet is finished, but these outstanding naval officers and soldiers must take them back safely no matter what. Because these warriors are the most precious to the great empire.
Wealth. Now I order all combatants to immediately abandon the ship, abandon the warship, and move to Zhenjiang..." After a brief reflection, Colonel Muto ordered with a firm face.
"But, Commander, what about you..." The chief of staff breathed a sigh of relief at the commander's order in front of him, and at the same time asked the commander Osaka Muto, who was in front of him, who was full of despair about the future...
"I...hehe, the five main destroyers of the Jiang Defense Fleet did not fire a single shell, and the whole army was destroyed in the shelling of the East China Field Army... Such a heavy responsibility, do you think there is a chance of survival even if I go back?
It's better to just stand where I belong, with the honor of a soldier, follow my fleet and sink to the bottom of the river..." Colonel Muto shook his head helplessly and said.
Seeing the Chief of Staff behind him, he wanted to continue saying something. Colonel Muto waved his hand impatiently. Then, he decisively ordered: "Chief of Staff, execute the order. We don't have much time left for you. You
Do you want the remaining hundreds of officers and soldiers to be buried at the bottom of the river together with these five destroyers..."
"Ha Yi, please take care of yourself, Commander..." Facing the look in the Commander's eyes, the Chief of Staff could only reply in the affirmative. Then, he quickly walked out of the command room.
Tens of minutes later, on the river where explosions continued to occur, small boats quickly fell from the sinking destroyer into the river. Then, under the command of the commander, Japanese navy soldiers with frightened faces
He hurriedly jumped into the cold river water, climbed to the boat, and prepared to retreat to Zhenjiang on the other side of the Yangtze River...
Of course, everything that happened on the Yangtze River did not escape the eyes of Chen Guangrong and others. Just when the Japanese army showed signs of abandoning the ship, the chief of staff beside them reminded them.
"Commander, it seems that the little devil is preparing to abandon the ship and escape..."
"Haha, it's too late to escape now..." As he spoke, a murderous look appeared on Chen Guangrong's face.
"Today, I not only want to keep these five destroyers. I also want to keep all the little devils. Otherwise, sooner or later, these surviving little devils will drive warships and show off their power on the sea that belongs to China.
Bully the Chinese people. Contact Commander Wang immediately, assemble all the mortars in the army, run in the mountains, launch saturation artillery strikes on the river and the Japanese defense positions on the other side, and blow all the little devils to the bottom of the river to feed the fish..."
"Yes, Commander..."
Hundreds of large and small caliber mortars, mountain artillery, and field artillery. After receiving the order from Commander Wang Ping, these artillerymen could no longer hold back their excitement and just watch the excitement. There was no need for urging from their superiors.
As soon as he came out, he fired the cannonballs towards the river as fast as he could...
For a time, dense shells fell like raindrops on the heads of the Japanese troops. One after another, the small boats filled with the hope of this little Japanese naval soldier returning home were hit by raindrops of shells before they could sail a few meters away.
They were blown to pieces. The Japanese naval soldiers who were making their final struggle in the river were blown to pieces in an instant in the dense rain of bullets caused by the explosion of the shells...
With just one round of artillery shells, the small fighting river was completely dyed red with the blood of countless little Japs. Of course, the floating corpses of the little Japs floating on the river, with their arms and legs broken, were slowly flowing along with the current of the Yangtze River.
Drifting downstream….
Looking at his surviving subordinates, in the blink of an eye, they were buried at the bottom of the river under the enemy's intensive artillery fire. Not even a single person could be left alive. Originally, Colonel Muto had hoped to leave a glimmer of hope for his Jiang Defense Fleet.
, a face completely shrouded in despair... In the end, under the attack of the fifth round of heavy artillery shells of the East China Field Army, along with his flagship, he sank to the bottom of the river and became a fish...