Du Wanlin still did not give up and wanted to make a last effort. As a naval veteran, Du Wanlin’s biggest dream is to drive a Chinese warship and gallop in China’s waters. Unfortunately, since the Jiangyin naval battle, the Chinese navy has lost
Warships of more than 1,000 tons, and the officers and soldiers on the ships have also been reorganized into the army.
Du Wanlin was incorporated into the Marine Corps at that time, and was then transferred to the Songhu battlefield and was injured.
Du Wanlin originally thought that he would never be able to board a warship and sail in the waters of the motherland again in this life, but now, the opportunity was once again placed in front of him.
The Izumo heavy cruiser under my feet, although old, is still a 10,000-ton heavy cruiser. Of course, it cannot compete with the Japanese battleships on the ocean, but if it is on the Huangpu River, it can still fight.
, so Du Wanlin really wanted to keep the Izumo cruiser.
"Commander, why don't you leave one ship behind?"
"Just one ship, leaving the Izumo is enough."
Behind Du Wanlin, several veterans also cast hopeful glances at Xu Rui. These veterans, like Du Wanlin, were from the navy, and they also cherished the dream of the navy. The Jiangyin naval battle was an eternal pain in their hearts, and now they finally have it.
They don't want to miss the opportunity to realize their dream of becoming a navy again.
Facing the hopeful looks of Du Wanlin and several navy veterans, Xu Rui found that he could no longer make up his mind to say no.
Just like after intercepting the Japanese transport plane in the air, Xu Rui tried every means to get it back to Dameishan, because for the Dameishan base area, the transport plane is a real treasure! So for Du Wanlin and the navy veterans, it is
The Cloud Cruiser is also a treasure.
However, Xu Rui is not a person who is willing to change his mind easily.
Xu Rui did not refuse directly, but said tactfully: "If we don't blow up the cruiser Izumo, I'm afraid Wusongkou won't be able to be blocked."
"Commander, you don't have to worry about this!" Du Wanlin said immediately, "Long before the Battle of Songhu, our navy had conducted a detailed survey near Wusongkou, and I happened to be an intern of the survey team at the time, so I
The terrain of the nearby river is very familiar, I guarantee you that Wusongkou will be blocked tightly!"
Xu Rui asked: "Lao Du, are you sure you can block Wusongkou without relying on the Izumo?"
"I'm sure!" Du Wanlin said with great certainty, "Without the Izumo, only the Kuma and Tianlong cruisers are enough to block the Wusong mouth. What's more, we also captured seven or eight Japanese warships. Although these Japanese warships were lost
We have no power, but we can just find a few tugboats to tow it over, and with these seven or eight Japanese warships, there will be no problem."
Xu Rui shook his head and said, "But even so, you can't keep the Izumo."
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "As soon as it breaks out, the little devils will definitely dispatch aviation reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance and searches on the nearby river. With a body as big as the Izumo cruiser, there is no place to hide, and once
If it is discovered, Japanese bombers will definitely swarm in, and won’t it be blown up and sunk by then?”
"This is easy to handle!" Du Wanlin chuckled and said, "Let's move the warship next to the Cincinnati or the Duke of Windsor, so the Japanese bombers won't dare to come and blow up."
Xu Rui's heart moved when he heard this. This might be a solution.
Seeing Xu Rui's move, Du Wanlin quickly struck while the iron was hot and begged: "Commander, just do it and leave the Izumo for us. As long as you keep the Izumo for us, I, Lao Du, will
If I sell you my life, I will never go west if you ask me to go east, and if you ask me to go south, I will never go north."
"Okay." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "Then stay, I really can't do anything to you."
When Du Wanlin heard this, he was overjoyed and wanted to rush over and kiss Xu Rui.
Xu Rui added: "However, you have to handle the matter of blocking Wusongkou for me. Before dawn, Wusongkou must be blocked tightly for me!"
"Don't worry!" Du Wanlin immediately slapped his chest loudly and said, "Before dawn, we will block Wusong Pass tightly. Hundred-ton gunboats will not dare to block it, and destroyers of more than 1,000 tons will not dare to block it.
From now on, don’t even think about entering Wusongkou. Even if the water level of the Huangpu River rises during the rainy season, it will be impossible to pass!”
"Okay!" Xu Rui patted Du Wanlin on the shoulder, "I'll leave this to you."
"Yes!" Du Wanlin stood at attention and said, "I promise to complete the mission!"
After explaining the blocking of Wusongkou, Xu Rui handed over the three warships to Du Wanlin, and then took the 3,000 remnants of Broadway Building and disembarked directly from Wusong Town. Wusong Town originally had a Japanese gendarmerie squad, but it was still
Before anyone from the Broadway Building could take action, Langya killed the Japs team.
After taking control of Wusong Town, Xu Rui left a battalion to assist the navy in removing the large-caliber naval guns from the cruiser Tianlong and Kuma. The two foreign-shipping ships were about to be scuttled, but the ships'
A dozen 140mm caliber naval guns can be used as waste.
Then, Xu Rui led the main force of Broadway Building and Langya, under the cover of night, along Yangshupu Road and headed straight for Hongkou and Yangshupu battlefields. The threat of the Japanese navy had been lifted, at least temporarily, and Wusongkou's
The waterway is about to be blocked, and then all efforts should be made to clean up the remnants of the Ninth Division.
After cleaning up the remnants of the Ninth Division, we still have to deploy defenses!
You must know that the Seventh Division and the Twentieth Division of the Little Japanese are about to arrive in Shanghai.
If the defense of Shanghai cannot be deployed in time before the arrival of the two permanent divisions of the Little Devils, the situation will become very passive. Therefore, there is not much time left for Xu Rui.
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Last night, gunshots were relatively sparse in Hongkou and Yangshupu Districts, but the explosions on the Huangpu River rang all night long, especially the big explosion in the middle of the night, which almost alarmed most of Shanghai. So after dawn, everyone in the entire concession was shocked.
People poured into the streets, wanting to know what happened on the Huangpu River last night?
Steve, the British Minister to China, also came to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce building in the concession to ask Jonathan.
However, Jonathan knew nothing about this, shrugged and said: "Your Excellency, Baron, I don't know what happened on the Huangpu River last night."
At this time, Ferguson next to him said: "Based on my judgment, the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet is probably finished."
Ferguson came half an hour earlier than Steve. When he came, Jonathan was still sleeping with his female secretary in his arms.
"What did you say? The Japanese Navy's Third Fleet is afraid that it's over?" Steve said in disbelief, "How is that possible?"
From Steve's perspective, this is indeed unimaginable, because the Japanese navy is the third largest navy in the world. Although the British Empire's navy is larger than Japan's, in the Far East, the British naval power is far inferior to Japan's
Navy, not to mention the Chinese Navy. Does China still have a navy?
Therefore, Steve could not imagine that the Japanese navy would be threatened.
Jonathan also shook his head and said: "I also think that the Commodore is a little alarmed. Although the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet is not the main force of the Japanese Navy, it has no opponents at all in the east. Who can pose a threat to them? Even the United States
Combined with the naval power of our Great Yin Empire in Shanghai, we may not be their match."
Ferguson took off the pipe from his mouth, shook his head and said: "If you attack the navy, it doesn't necessarily have to be the navy."
After a pause, Ferguson said calmly: "The Huangpu River is not an ocean. On the ocean, it is almost impossible for the army to launch an attack on the navy. However, on the Huangpu River, the army still has the opportunity to make a sneak attack, such as finding a few ships.
If a fishing boat is loaded with explosives, it will be enough to blow a big hole in the side of a warship!"
"Sneak attack by a fishing boat?" Steve said with a smile, "The Commodore is joking."
Jonathan also laughed and said, "Your Excellency, the general is really good at joking."
However, as soon as Jonathan finished speaking, his female secretary Jenna hurried in and said: "Mr. General Director, and His Excellency the Baron and Your Excellency the General, you'd better listen to the radio. The patrol camp's field radio station has just released
A notice was given, saying that important news would be announced in five minutes, and it seemed to be related to the Japanese Navy."
Jonathan was shocked when he heard this and quickly stepped forward to turn on the radio.
Steve and Ferguson also pricked up their ears.
What is playing on the radio is a song famous in Shanghai, Night Shanghai.
After a short pause, a pleasant female voice rang out: "My compatriots in Shanghai, all officers and soldiers in the patrol camp, and overseas friends from all over the world, good morning, I am your old friend Liang Yixiao
, now I am broadcasting a great news to you."
Steve, Ferguson and Jonathan immediately held their breath.
On the radio, Liang Yixiao's voice sounded again: "Following the heavy damage to the Japanese Ninth Division the night before yesterday, last night, a certain unit of our patrol battalion severely damaged the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, including the Kaga aircraft carrier.
Nine ships were defeated, and seven more ships were captured by me, including the flagship of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, the cruiser Izumo."
Hearing this, Steve, Ferguson and Jonathan exclaimed at the same time, God, this is unbelievable!
Ferguson had already thought that the patrol battalion was most likely responsible, but he still clearly underestimated the patrol battalion. Ferguson originally thought that it would be good if the patrol battalion could sink one or two Japanese gunboats, but he did not expect that if the patrol battalion did not take action, it would be a disaster.
Already, as soon as he took action, he directly destroyed the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet!
Ferguson couldn't imagine how this battle was fought?