"Hurry up and catch up and seize all those British ships!"
Captain Toshio Matsui, standing in the cab, looked at the dozen or so large freighters in front of him, his eyes shining with excitement. Due to the closer distance, the fleet could be seen more clearly from the deep waterline.
, this is a fleet full of cargo. At this time, Matsui Toshio was also speculating in his mind about what was on board.
He turned to Lieutenant Colonel Benzaburo Morimoto next to him and smiled: "Morimoto-kun, what do you think these British freighters are carrying? Is it food, medicine or arms?"
Lieutenant Commander Benzaburo Morimoto also said with bright eyes at this moment: "No matter what is inside, I can be sure that this fleet must contain things that China needs urgently, otherwise such a fleet will not be used for
Are you transporting garbage?"
"Hahaha..." After finishing speaking, both of them laughed wildly.
After a long time, Matsui Toshio said with emotion: "Actually, I hope it contains arms, so that we can understand the source of the advanced weapons of the Seventh China Army."
Now not only Matsui Toshio, but the entire Japan and even many countries in Europe are curious about Suri and the Seventh Army, especially the many advanced weapons in Suri's hands. The weapons in the hands of the Seventh Army can be said to be
Most of them are a mixture of Germany and the United States. For example, the rifles in the hands of infantrymen are American Garand rifles, submachine guns and general machine guns are German mg34 and MP38, but the artillery is American.
But this is not the point. These days, China's weapons are known as the IWC brand. It is not uncommon for one army to have weapons from several countries. However, the advanced fighters and large numbers of tanks that appear in Suri's hands are interesting. This kind of
Heavy offensive weapons are not so easy to obtain, and they are currently the most advanced weapons in the world. Where did Suri get it? For this reason, the Japanese did not hesitate to use all the resources on hand to investigate this matter
.But the results still disappoint them. Naturally, they don't understand that these things are the result of someone running into a huge empty warehouse late at night, plugging in a certain laptop and cashing it out continuously.
And if the Japanese found real evidence on the British freighter bound for China that the British were transporting a large number of heavy weapons to China, Japan would have sufficient reason to take action against the British. When he thought of this, Matsui Toshio was trembling with excitement.
, he issued another order.
"Order the fleet to increase the speed to thirty-five knots!"
Lieutenant Colonel Benzaburo Morimoto frowned when he heard this. He advised from the side: "Matsui-kun, our speed has reached twenty-eight knots now. If we increase it to thirty-five knots, I am afraid it will speed up the wear and tear of the warship.
"
Japan is an island country with poor resources, and any form of waste is not allowed in their view, especially large combat weapons such as warships, and the soldiers cherish them to the extreme.
To give the simplest example, the life span of ordinary warships is about 20 to 30 years. However, the actual service life of Japanese navy warships generally exceeds this number and can reach 30, 40 or even 50 years. This is similar to the Japanese
It is related to daily careful maintenance. Therefore, in the eyes of Japanese naval officers, any behavior that does not take care of warships is undesirable or even unforgivable. Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Benzaburo Morimoto dissuaded Matsui Toshio's behavior. After all, in Japan
In his opinion, this fleet will be overtaken by them sooner or later, sooner or later in less than twenty minutes. There is really no need to drive the ship so fast.
After hearing this, Matsui Toshio remembered that although the chief of staff could not disobey his orders at this time, he had the right to write his own opinions on the report submitted after the war, and then nodded reluctantly.
: "Okay, just use this speed to chase the Chinese fleet."
Although the Japanese fleet did not accelerate again, they still caught up with the fleet that was moving at full speed and filled the waterline more than 20 minutes later. The two Matsushima-class destroyers were already on the left and right.
The fleet was surrounded. The light cruiser "Shimakaze" ran to the left front of the fleet. One by one, the Japanese sailors standing at the stern were using the stern signal light to signal to the leading ship "Tululu"
Send a signal.
In the wheelhouse of the Turulu, a crew member was reporting to Albina: "Sir, the Japanese warship on the opposite side is sending a signal to us."
Albina said coldly: "Translate it!"
"Yes!" the crew member responded and swallowed before saying: "Sir, the Japanese warship said that they suspected that we were carrying prohibited items on board and asked us to stop the ship immediately and accept their inspection, otherwise they would resort to
It’s force.”
"Force!" Albina took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "When did these yellow-skinned monkeys learn the tricks of the British? You go tell them to get out of here, otherwise the British Empire will not let them go.
Anyone who dares to challenge them."
Albina's words were so righteous that Hans' lips twitched as he listened. When did the soldiers of the German Empire have to rely on the British to protect them?
However, although he was helpless, Hans had to do it. Otherwise, if the Japanese really boarded their freighter and found that these ships flying the British flag were all a group of Germanic strong men, it would be a lot of fun.
If it gets too big, I'm afraid they won't be able to show it on their own faces if they don't say things like it will affect the relationship between the two countries.
"Nani? How dare these damn British threaten us?"
Seeing that the ship next to him actually sent such a signal, Matsui Toshio couldn't help being furious, and immediately said to the first mate next to him: "Immediately order the turret to fire a shot in front of them, tell those British guys that this is Asia, and we are
The territory of the Japanese Empire!”
"Hai!"
"boom……"
A 203 mm caliber high-explosive bomb exploded less than 20 meters in front of the cargo ship "Tululu". The explosion set off waves that were seven or eight meters high, and some of the water splashed onto the "Tululu"
” on the windshield of the cab.
"These damn Japanese bastards actually dare to fire and threaten us!" Seeing the shells exploding in front of her, Albina was so angry that her face turned pale.
Hans was also very angry and asked Albina: "Lieutenant Colonel, what should we do? Do we really want those Japanese dwarfs to board our ship?"
"No hurry!" Albina took a deep breath, and then said: "Order the fleet to maintain speed and formation, and never let them get separated. I want to see if the Japanese dare to fire on us, and then
Send a message to the Japanese and say that we are a fleet of the British Empire and no one can force us to do anything we don’t want to do!”
On the "Shimakaze", Lieutenant Colonel Benzaburo Morimoto looked carefully at the flashing bright light at the tail of the "Tuluru" next to him, and reported while reading: "Sir, the ship next to you has sent another signal.
Yes, he is warning us not to play with fire, otherwise the wrath of the British Empire will be waiting for us."
"Nani? How dare these damn British underestimate us so much and order artillery fire? Use the artillery from the No. 3... no, use the artillery from the No. 4 position to aim at the freighter in the middle of them and blast it. I can see what it is.
Their mouths are stronger than our artillery." Seeing that the unarmed freighter dared to talk to him like this, Matsui Toshio couldn't help but feel angry.
However, although Matsui Toshio was very angry, he did not lose his mind. He still remembered to order the use of the artillery at the No. 4 gun position. After all, the No. 4 gun position was equipped with a 70-mm caliber anti-aircraft gun, which was relatively weak and could not be destroyed by one shot.
The freighter was damaged.
Just as the Japanese gunner on the No. 4 battery position of the "Songdao" hurriedly lowered the muzzle, turned the anti-aircraft gun in a circle, and planned to fire a shot at the freighter "Tululu" several hundred meters away, the sky
Suddenly there was a buzzing sound, and then several fighter planes emerged from the clouds.
These aircraft that emerged from the clouds moved very quickly. As soon as they appeared, they began to dive. With a sharp roar, the two fighter planes rushed down towards the "Matsushima" at a 45-degree angle. The six aircraft under the wings
A large-caliber machine gun burst into flames. Before the Japanese sailors had time to react, a violent hail of bullets hit the deck of the "Matsushima". A powerful 12.7-caliber armor-piercing bullet hit more than a dozen people on the deck.
The Japanese soldiers running on the ground were beaten to a pulp.
But it was not too late. After the two fighter planes flew away and pulled up their noses, two more fighter planes swooped down. Amidst the flashing firelight, a sharp roar sounded, and several shining firelights came from
The bellies of the two fighter planes flashed. In the orange light, four rockets flew down towards the "Songdao" and plunged into the deck of the "Songdao". There was a burst of explosions.
Amidst the sound, two anti-aircraft gun positions and more than ten gunners flew into the air.
"Baga Yalu! How could this happen? How could a Chinese fighter plane appear here so coincidentally?"
Not everyone has the ability to hide their emotions and anger. Matsui Toshio’s Qi-nurturing skills are obviously not to this level. Looking at the several fighter planes flying up and down in the sky and the clear blue sky and white sun flag under the belly of the plane, Matsui Toshio
He only felt a sudden swelling in his temples, and at the same time, bursts of piercing air defense sirens sounded around him. Amidst the sirens, many Japanese officers and soldiers were running towards their artillery positions. At the same time, Lu
One after another, artillery shells exploded in mid-air, and clouds of blue-black smoke continued to explode and form in mid-air.
The Japanese destroyers and light cruisers are equipped with a lot of anti-aircraft weapons. The three warships have more than 100 large and small anti-aircraft guns in total. For a time, many artillery shells rendered the entire sky black.