At this time, Lianyungang no longer had its usual prosperity. The merchant ships and warships that came in and out of the port on a daily basis were all gone. Originally there were many merchant ships from various countries staying here, but as the war broke out, these merchants from various countries approached Lin Sanhu and asked to leave.
, Yan'an did not want to have conflicts with Western countries at this time, so Lin Sanhu asked these ships to evacuate before the mine blockade. Only some Japanese ships were detained. Of course, all the goods on those ships were confiscated.
A group of seabirds screamed in the sky. Li Qian couldn't help but waved to the seabirds excitedly. Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "How is it? When you see the port, do you miss Tianjin a little bit?"
Li Qian hummed, turned around and said with a smile, "I've thought about it a little bit, but boss, I believe we will fight back sooner or later, right?"
Jiang Cheng nodded firmly and continued to walk forward with Li Qian. He saw a group of soldiers setting up air defense positions, and an anti-aircraft gun with its head held high facing the direction of the sea. It was obvious that everyone understood that their enemies would come from the sea.
Come up.
When an officer saw Lin Sanhu, Jiang Cheng and others, he quickly ran over, saluted Lin Sanhu and said, "Report to the chief! The Second Air Defense Regiment is doing the task of arranging air defense positions, please give instructions!"
Lin Sanhu returned the salute and said, "Continue the mission!"
"Yes!!" After the officer said that, he trotted back to the position and continued to arrange it. Perhaps knowing that the leader was watching, everyone moved a lot faster.
Lin Sanhu said to Jiang Cheng, "We have deployed more than 70 anti-aircraft guns, more than 150 anti-aircraft machine guns, and five anti-aircraft positions in Lianyungang. It should be enough for the little Japanese to drink a pot."
Jiang Cheng looked at the anti-aircraft artillery position that was being covered with camouflage nets and asked, "The Japs can't occupy Lianyungang with planes. They will definitely find a way to land. We have no way to monitor these hundreds of miles of sea area. I'm worried that the Japs will make a sneak attack after landing."
The flank of our army."
Lin Sanhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, our guerrillas have already deployed. As long as they have signs, they will be able to find out. If it comes to naval battles, we can't do it now, but if it comes to land battles, I, Lin Sanhu, can really do it."
I’m not afraid of these little devils anymore.”
"Reporting to the commander, a large number of Japanese warships have been discovered on Cheniushan Island, and the local garrison has evacuated according to the preliminary plan." A communications soldier handed a telegram to Lin Sanhu.
Lin Sanhu took it and looked at it, frowned and said, "It came so fast...Comrade 203, this place is about to become a battlefield. You should leave quickly."
Jiang Cheng knew that there was no use staying here now, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I will transport those machines away, and then I will go to Northern Jiangsu. If you need anything here, you can contact me immediately."
Lin Sanhu nodded, Jiang Cheng stopped talking, and left with Li Qian.
Just as Jiang Cheng left, Yamamoto Isoroku was making final strategic arrangements on the sea.
"Our army carried a total of 328 fighter planes of various types this time, and our enemies were just a group of guerrillas with a small number of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. But don't underestimate these guerrillas. It was these guerrillas that drove away the Army.
Those herds of red deer captured Shanxi and Suiyuan. You must remember that your lives are much more valuable than those of the guerrillas. You are not allowed to lower yourself below 1,000 meters unless necessary. Do you understand?" Yamamoto Fifty
Liu shouted loudly.
"Hi!"
Yamamoto Isoroku nodded and continued, "According to the different aircraft carriers, they are divided into four groups. Each group is divided into four batches to attack the Lianyungang port, the former headquarters of our army, the enemy's barracks, the train station, and the hospital.
School. Everyone, I wish you good luck in martial arts!"
"Long Live His Majesty the Emperor!!"
"Whizzing"
One after another, the Japanese planes took off from the aircraft carrier and kept circling in the sky. Fukuru Shigeru looked at Yamamoto Isoroku with a solemn face and said with a smile, "Yamamoto-kun, what are you worried about? Can those guerrillas still fly?"
Will God strike down our warriors?"
Yamamoto Isoroku shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about here, I'm worried about Germany..."
Fukugashige asked in confusion, "Germany? What's wrong with Germany? They just annexed Poland. Although they declared war with Britain and France, they don't seem to be fighting at all. Besides, they are Europe and have nothing to do with us, right?"
Yamamoto Isoroku glared at him and shouted, "You are a navy, you should have an international perspective, how can you just look at the front like the Army Ma Deer? Now Tokyo is constantly showing goodwill to Germany. As far as I know, General Ishihara is thinking of ways to make
The empire and Germany have reached military and technological exchanges, and we are likely to form an alliance with Germany in the future."
Fukuguru Shige said nonchalantly, "Then we will form an alliance. I have always hated Britain and France. If our war in China had not been caused by the constant interference of Britain, France and the Soviet Union, it would not be what it is now.
Besides, if our navy wants to achieve military success, it can only go to war with Britain and France."
Yamamoto Isoroku shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about a war with Britain and France. What I'm worried about is a war with the United States. The strength of the United States is beyond your imagination. Do you know why I just emphasized repeatedly that pilots are not allowed to lower their altitude? I don't want these forces to
Sacrificed on this useless battlefield, if I were the Minister of the Navy, I would not come to Lianyungang for any revenge... If we want to defeat the United States, we have only one chance, and we must concentrate all our strength to deliver a fatal blow.
,So, no combat power should be lost now. Hey, I hope that my thoughts will not come true."
Fukuru Shige scratched his head. He couldn't understand Yamamoto Isoroku's thoughts at all. He could only shake his head, clear his head, and concentrate on the war in front of him.
"It's coming! It's coming! A large number of enemy planes have appeared, send an air defense alert quickly!!" The radar soldiers on Huaguo Mountain saw countless white dots suddenly appearing on the originally empty screen, and they were getting more and more.
The more people there were, the more they screamed in fear.
"How many?" The officer at the radar station was still relatively calm and asked quickly.
"I don't know, there are at least seventy or eighty. There are too many to count," the radar soldier said hurriedly.
The radar commander immediately picked up the phone next to him, shook it loudly and shouted, "I am a radar station. I have discovered enemy planes. I have discovered a large number of enemy planes, at least eighty. This is not an exercise, this is not an exercise!!"
"Woooooo~~~"
The piercing alarm sounded in the air of Lianyungang. Lin Sanhu and other senior commanders walked into the headquarters. Lin Sanhu cursed, "Damn, these little devils are really smart. They know that we have mines, and they are not getting close at all now.
Use planes to bomb us from a distance. This is to use air power to bomb us all."
Luo Ronghuan said worriedly, "I don't know if our air defense force is enough, but fortunately, the people have moved away. Let's blow up these scraps of metal for them."
"Boom!" Before Luo Ronghuan could finish his words, he heard an explosion. This explosion seemed to turn on a switch. The sound of countless bomb explosions was heard. Lin Sanhu ran to the observation deck.
He only saw densely packed Japanese fighter planes in the sky. These Japanese planes kept throwing bombs. He clearly saw a bomb falling into a private house. A hole was smashed into the house, and then there was a sudden earthquake.
, it was as if a giant was born inside this private house, tearing the house to pieces. The bricks and tiles of the house flew everywhere, and the flaming red fireball reached a height of five or six meters before falling unwillingly.
Scenes like this were happening everywhere in Lianyungang. Lin Sanhu felt a chill in his heart when he saw it. It was not because of the bombing, but he was surprised to find that none of these planes lowered their altitude. They were all thrown high.
Bombs can be hit by anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns at such a height, but the hit rate is much lower.
"Commander, if the Japanese plane can't come down, should we fight?" a staff officer ran up and asked.
"Damn it! Beat me hard! At least we have to tell these little devils that this is a place for the Chinese. They are not allowed to come and leave whenever they want! Tell the comrades that now it is just a duel between two people.
, Although we are not as strong as others, we must still dare to fight! Because we are soldiers who protect our home and country!!" Lin Sanhu shouted loudly with red eyes. The staff officer's eyes also turned red when he heard this, and he saluted, "Yes
!”
Within two minutes, air defense positions in various places received the order. Hundreds of fire whips and fire chains were seen flying into the sky. The black smoke from countless anti-aircraft artillery shells dyed the sky red. The Japanese fighter planes were caught off guard.
Seven or eight of them were shot down in the next moment. Seeing how ferocious the firepower below was, the remaining Japanese planes couldn't help but admire Yamamoto's warning. They pulled up the plane and dropped bombs high up.
The air defense battle in Lianyungang lasted for a whole day, and the Japanese aircraft stopped attacking until dark. Such a battle made Lin Sanhu and other senior commanders feel extremely powerless. At this time, any strategies and tactics they had learned were of little use.
The function is simply to compete in terms of the quantity of technical equipment.
Lin Sanhu looked at a blown-up anti-aircraft gun and sighed, "I finally understand why the chairman always said that heavy industry is the backbone of the country. We didn't feel it when we fought the land war, but now we know the gap."
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Luo Ronghuan nodded and said, "In an army battle, we can set up ambushes and fight guerrillas, but such a competition between grand formations is actually a competition of national strength. We have a long way to go."
Lin Sanhu pointed to the sea and said, "I originally thought that relying on our strength, we could completely drive out the Japanese army in three years, but now it seems that it may not be that easy for us to truly defeat the Japanese army.
Without a truly powerful navy and air force, it is impossible to truly defeat the Japanese army simply by relying on the army."
Luo Ronghuan smiled and said, "Fortunately, we are in Taiyuan and Yan'an and have already begun to build our air force. I believe that in three years, it will be our bombers that will bomb Japan."
Lin Sanhu laughed loudly and said, "That's good. I have thought about it. When I have a son, I will let him go to the air force. I have been fighting on the ground all my life. When he is a son, he should go to the sky."
beat."
Wang Bingzhang next to him smiled and said, "According to the division commander's logic, I think Commander Chen's son should be in the navy. He wants to kill Yama with a hundred thousand flags, so a submarine is more like him."
The surrounding Eighth Route Army soldiers looked at the leaders chatting and laughing. After a day of fierce fighting, their tired and nervous moods could not help but relax a little. They believed that with these leaders here, they would be able to win the final victory.
On the other side, Yamamoto Isoroku was listening to the battle report.
"Seven aircraft were lost in ship-to-ship combat, 16 in ship-to-ship bombings, 8 in ship-to-ship attacks, and 32 aircraft of various types were damaged. A total of 72 pilots were killed and missing."
"I know, let's go down." Yamamoto Isoroku waved his hand and asked the reporting staff to retreat.
Fukuru Shige took a breath and said, "Isn't this loss a bit big? It's almost one-fifth of our entire military aircraft."
Yamamoto Isoroku nodded gloomily and said, "The following reports say that there was a large amount of anti-aircraft firepower in Lianyungang. At the end of the battle, at least one-third of the firepower points were not destroyed. These guerrillas actually have such strong combat power.
, it really surprised me.”
Fukuru Shige asked, "Shall we continue the attack now?"
Yamamoto Isoroku thought for a while and said, "No, give up the attack. Lianyungang has been basically destroyed, and our navy is almost exhausted. It should be time for the army to dispatch. Does it mean that we need to fight back the lost port of the army?"
Huh? There is no such truth in the world, right?"
Fukuguru Fan thought it right and said, "Then where should we go?"
Isoroku Yamamoto drew a circle and said, "Lianyungang actually has so much anti-aircraft firepower. It will not be easily conquered by the army. Let's go to Qingdao and wait for the army to come to us. By then, the army should have almost exhausted Lianyungang's effective forces."
Yes, we are fighting together with the army and aviation forces, so as to minimize the loss of our naval forces."
Fu Liufan nodded and agreed.
In this way, the mighty Japanese fleet retaliation operation only lasted for one day and ended. Lin Sanhu waited for a long time in Lianyungang but did not find the appearance of Japanese fighter planes. It was not until noon that he learned that the Japanese navy had actually retreated overnight. Lin Sanhu
Hu couldn't laugh or cry, so he could only repair while waiting for a new round of Japanese attacks.
In northern Jiangsu, the New Fourth Army, under the leadership of Chen Yi and Liu Dake, changed its original timid style. While vigorously expanding its army, it dug out all the underground National Governments in the base areas. Those who were willing to cooperate would form a government, and those who were not willing to cooperate would form a government.
All the gifts were sent out of the country. Liu Dake made many speeches for this purpose, such as: "To fight the Japanese army, you need a gun. If you have a gun, you need a home. This home is the anti-Japanese democratic regime." He also said: "Some comrades must have a gun."
I think recruiting soldiers and buying horses is the way of the bourgeois army. I think if you can recruit soldiers and buy horses, it’s good! Why don’t you recruit soldiers from Ge Ming? Why don’t you buy horses from Ge Ming? Develop arms, the more the better.”
