A group of warships flying ointment flags arrived on the majestic Yangtze River. They were led by more than a dozen patrol boats patrolling non-stop, surrounded by six gunboats and two ultra-light cruisers.
Ichiro Miyamoto stood on the construction bridge of the Isuzu, blowing the cool river breeze, looking at the mighty warships around him and the huge gun barrel of the cruiser under him, he seemed to feel that with the warship under his feet
You can conquer the world.
A burst of footsteps sounded next to Miyamoto Ichiro. Miyamoto Ichiro turned around and saw that it was Major General Fukuji, the commander of the Fifth Squadron.
Since the Hosho aircraft carrier and several heavy cruisers were transferred away, leaving only some small gunboats, patrol boats and two light cruisers, Rear Admiral Fukuji's power was reduced by more than half. In desperation, Rear Admiral Fukuji had to
His flagship was moved to the Isuzu.
At this moment, Major General Fukuji saw Ichiro Miyamoto in Army uniform standing on the deck looking at the scenery and walked over, but did not pay attention to Ichiro Miyamoto.
As soon as he saw Major General Fukuji, Ichiro Miyamoto quickly turned around and bowed: "Your Majesty, General, I have disturbed your enjoyment!"
"Yes!" Major General Fukuji nodded and walked aside to look at the scenery.
The Japanese army and navy have always been at odds with each other, and they have always wanted to stay away from each other. Therefore, Major General Fukuji was not very interested in the liaison officer sent by the army. In the past two days, Major General Fukuji only maintained a basic relationship with Miyamoto.
It's just etiquette.
As a commander, Major General Fukuji can put on a show, but Miyamoto Ichiro cannot. He is here to contact the army and navy on communication issues, so that they can better exchange information during combat and serve as a bridge. To do this, we need to
First, communicate well with the major general of the squadron in front of you.
Ichiro Miyamoto slowly walked to the side of Major General Fukuji, and said to himself: "I heard that the Yangtze River in China is the origin of their civilization, and the ancestors of the Chinese people thrived and lived on this river. Today we are galloping
Walking on this river is equivalent to seeing the history of China, don’t you think?”
"Um!"
Major General Fukuji glanced at Ichiro Miyamoto with some surprise. In the eyes of almost all naval officers, the Japanese Army has always been composed of a group of idiots with rigid minds who only know how to hold their bayonets and shout "Jade Broken". Unexpectedly, this little Major
And this insight.
Major General Fukuji took the initiative and said for the first time: "Major Miyamoto, are you a graduate of the Imperial Continent?"
"Your Majesty, Major General, I just graduated from the Japanese Army University the year before last. Please take care of me."
"Hmm..." Major General Fukuji asked, "Where are you from?"
Ichiro Miyamoto bowed again and said: "Your Excellency, I am from Hokkaido!"
"People from Hokkaido?" Rear Admiral Fukuji said in surprise: "I remember that some people from Hokkaido have entered the Etajima Naval Academy. Since you can be admitted to the Mainland University, you should also be able to enter the Etajima Naval Academy. How could you be...
Where is the army?"
Ichiro Miyamoto moved the corner of his mouth bitterly before saying: "Because the tuition of Etajima Naval School is too high, and you don't have to pay tuition to enter mainland university, and after entering mainland university, I can also earn some money to subsidize my family's expenses and support my family."
I have two brothers and three sisters."
"So that's it!" Major General Fukuji nodded thoughtfully, his face became much kinder, and he asked again: "Miyamoto-kun, I just heard you mention the Yangtze River in China. Do you think the Yangtze River is the soul of China?
Woolen cloth?"
"No!"
Miyamoto Ichiro added: "The soul of China is not in the Yangtze River."
Major General Fuzhi asked curiously: "Oh, that's in the Yellow River!"
Ichiro Miyamoto continued to shake his head: "It's not the Yellow River either!"
Major General Fukuji: "People say that the reproduction and habitat of the Chinese people depend on these two rivers. As long as the empire conquers along these two rivers, it will be able to govern China. Aren't they right?"
"No, no!" Miyamoto Ichiro shook his head: "The souls of the Chinese people are not here. Just conquering these two rivers will have no effect. That is just what some people say. I personally do not agree with this view."
"Oh, you still have your own opinions, don't you?" Major General Fuzhi glanced at the Major, with a trace of doubt in his eyes.
Ichiro Miyamoto smiled slightly: "The center of China's anti-Japanese force is not the 400 million Chinese people, nor is it the two million army composed of various miscellaneous armies. It is with Chiang as the core and the young officers of Whampoa Military Academy as the main body.
The Central Army. In previous battles, it was not only the main motive force of the battle, but also strictly supervised the local miscellaneous armies that were gradually losing their fighting spirit and hesitating, so that they would not leave and move in unison, so its power cannot be ignored. Huangpu
The thoroughness of military school education can be seen from this... With the existence of this army, if you want to peacefully solve the China Incident, it is like asking for a fish after a tree. Therefore, I think that to conquer China, you must defeat the Huangpu Clique headed by Chiang. Only they are China
's soul."
"Yoshi, what you said is wonderful!" Major General Fuzhi showed a look of surprise on his face. He didn't expect that the major liaison officer next to him would have his own unique insights into China's affairs.
Looking at this fat little man with eyes, Major General Fukuji showed a trace of regret in his eyes, "Oh...it's a pity that this guy is in the Army. If he were in the Navy, I would definitely train him well."
"Did you come up with all of this yourself?"
"Yes, it's not good, please give me some advice!"
"It's pretty good." Major General Fuzhi nodded with some admiration, his eyes showing a hint of appreciation: "Yoshi, Miyamoto-kun, don't worry, if you have any questions about the battle to capture Tianjia Town, you can come to me directly and we will try our best to cooperate with the army.
of."
"Hai! Thank you General!"
Miyamoto Ichiro was overjoyed. He knew that as long as he got rid of this liaison officer, his life as a liaison officer would be much easier. With the support of Major General Fukuji, he would have no trouble in this fleet.
"Woooooooo..."
Just when Ichiro Miyamoto was overjoyed, the patrol boat walking in front suddenly let out a sharp whistle and quickly made a big bend on the river. The Isuzu's original normal speed also quickly slowed down.
.
"No, there's something wrong!"
Major General Fukuji's expression changed slightly, and he said to Ichiro Miyamoto, "Follow me to the command room!" After saying that, he immediately walked quickly towards the command room, and Miyamoto quickly followed after seeing this.
When they arrived at the command room, Commander Shota Nakagawa, the captain, quickly reported: "Commander, the patrol boat has come to report that two anchor mines were found on the river. The fleet needs to be cleared before the fleet can pass. Please ask the fleet first."
Stop and wait for a while."
"Have the Chinese laid mines again?"
Rear Admiral Fukuji muttered a few words to himself before saying: "Order the minesweepers Sugashima and Kirishima to quickly move forward to clear mines and open a channel for the fleet!"
"Hai!"
As the order was issued, two old-style minesweepers drove out of the fleet, came to the front of the fleet, and lowered their towed minesweeper nets to begin sweeping mines.
Everything in the world is easy to build but difficult to destroy. To release a mine, you only need to dump the mine into the river, but it is extremely cumbersome to clear it out.
Mine countermeasures operations were actually a common problem faced by navies all over the world until the 21st, let alone now. Two minesweepers dragged two large nets and carefully attacked these half-sinking and half-floating mines.
Drive away.
The principle of the towed mine-clearing net is very simple. This kind of mine-clearing equipment is equipped with a cutter on the steel cable. The cutter is like an open scissor, the blade is very hard, and a balance plate is installed on it to keep it level and open the knife edge during mine clearing.
On the outside, it can cut the anchor chain, so that the mine can be "captured".
Slowly, the minesweeper net moved towards the half-sunk and half-floating minenet on the river. After a while, the two boats
The minesweeper finally caught two mines and after dragging them to the other side of the river, the minesweeper used its own anti-aircraft machine gun to detonate the two mines.
"Boom boom..."
Two huge explosions sent water columns rising into the sky, and the water columns rising into the sky were hundreds of meters high.
Looking at the thrilling scene of mine clearing on the river, Miyamoto Ichiro's expression changed slightly. If these two powerful mines exploded next to the warship, the ship would probably be broken into two pieces immediately.
Seeing the somewhat discolored expression on Miyamoto Ichiro's face, Major General Fukuji smiled and said: "Miyamoto-kun, don't worry, the empire's minesweepers can completely clear those mines. You are safe here, don't worry!"
Ichiro Miyamoto smiled and was about to say something, when suddenly another sharp air defense siren sounded from the ship ahead.
Miyamoto was startled at first, and just as he was about to look up as usual, Major General Fukuji shouted loudly.
"No, the Chinese plane is coming. Hurry up and order the fleet to prepare for air defense!"
As the sirens sounded, a group of dark shadows flew in from the far west. Looking at the planes flying in the distance, everyone's faces sank. The surface of the river was not as wide as the sea.
In the large sea, the fleet can gallop freely and turn at will, but in this narrow meeting, they have to be careful every step. What's worse is that there are now mines in front of them, which further restricts the fleet's movements.
Rear Admiral Fukuji is indeed an experienced naval general. While he asked the communications officer to call nearby Army aircraft to come for support, he ordered the fleet to set up an air defense formation. Most of the fleet's air defense firepower was aimed at the west.
noodle.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
The quality of the Japanese navy was also reflected at this time. The sailors on the warships were ready within two minutes of the order being given. The first to open fire were the four-gun 76mm caliber weapons on the Isuzu and the Benihi Maru.
The single anti-aircraft gun, and then the twin 25mm caliber anti-aircraft machine guns also opened fire, and bursts of black smoke suddenly appeared in the sky.
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