Zhou Wen's plan is related to a historical event. During the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the 19th Route Army had a successful water attack against the Izumo, the flagship of the Japanese Third Fleet, and used mines to damage the Izumo, forcing the Japanese to
The Izumo had to be withdrawn from the battlefield in advance and returned to Japan for repairs.
Zhou Wen planned to use this opportunity to take advantage of the chaos caused by the mine explosion on the Japanese ship, sneak into the Izumo, use explosives to directly detonate the Izumo's ammunition depot, and completely sink it into the Yangtze River.
The Japanese Izumo is actually just a heavy cruiser, but it was often called a battlecruiser in history.
The construction of this ship also has a lot to do with China. It was built by Japan using the huge compensation it demanded from the Qing government after its victory in the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899, and asked the British to build it.
To put it bluntly, it was built with Chinese money, and it will be used against China now and in the near future. China's modern history of humiliation is so sad and ridiculous.
The Izumo is a heavy cruiser with a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons. It is an Izumo-class armored cruiser. It participated in World War I and the Russo-Japanese War, and served as the emperor's ship.
It is 121.92 meters long, 20.93 meters wide, has a draft of 7.37 meters, a main engine power of 14,500 horsepower, a speed of 20.75 knots, and a crew of 672. It is equipped with 4 203 mm guns, 14 150 mm guns, 12 12-pound rapid-fire guns, and 2.5-pound rapid-fire guns.
8 guns, 4 450mm torpedo tubes.
For the poor and weak China, it was an invincible steel fortress on the sea. Historically, during the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the Izumo was damaged by a mine attack by a suicide squad sent by the 19th Route Army. A few years later, it was praised all over the world.
During the highly anticipated Battle of Songhu, the Izumo was repeatedly damaged by Chinese torpedo boats and aircraft, but it still did not sink, creating the myth of being unsinkable.
This time, Zhou Wen decided to personally end its fate and turn its unsinkable myth into a joke.
For this reason, at noon on February 23, after seeing that Miaohua was basically out of danger and regaining consciousness, Zhou Wen made a special trip to the 19th Route Army headquarters to meet with Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek.
At this time, Zhou Wen and his Central Party Headquarters Shanxi Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army had completely convinced officers at all levels in the 19th Route Army Headquarters. News of the great victory at the Temple Walk had spread rapidly to major cities across the country, and various newspaper supplements in the morning
The front pages are all promoting the Chinese army's first victory and victory against a foreign enemy since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894.
The glorious victory of three days of fierce fighting that wiped out more than 5,000 Japanese troops completely inspired the Chinese people to have the motivation and confidence to defeat the Japanese invaders without fear of violence. The Japanese army suffered a disastrous defeat unprecedented since the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894.
, the myth of invincibility was shattered, and it lost face in the international community.
However, due to Zhou Wen's repeated insistence, the 19th Route Army headquarters did not disclose the outstanding achievements and contributions of the Volunteer Army to the outside world. This was also Zhou Wen's request for confidentiality. Although he did not believe that under the current weak strength of China's intelligence agencies,
How effective will this confidentiality measure be, but at least it cannot be confirmed by the Japanese army right away?
You must know that the Japanese army now controls the battlefield and has a large number of aircraft to mobilize. If the Japanese army carries out targeted retaliatory bombing, it will cause immeasurable losses to the mercenary group.
After Zhou Wen met Commander-in-Chief Jiang, he directly explained his purpose of coming. Commander-in-Chief Jiang was shocked by Zhou Wen's inquiry.
The plan to organize death squads to sneak close to enemy ships and carry out mine attacks was highly classified even among the 19th Army headquarters. How did Zhou Wen know about it?
However, Commander-in-Chief Jiang is also experienced and well-connected. He knows that everyone has his or her own secrets, so he does not ask for details. He is just secretly vigilant. It seems that his headquarters also has spies in Nanjing!
On the surface, Commander-in-Chief Jiang did not dwell on this matter. He did not keep it secret from Zhou Wen, so he revealed the detailed plan.
After Zhou Wen found out, he felt lucky that it was not too late.
It turns out that the 19th Route Army has organized a death squad of 6 people, all of whom are fishermen with excellent water skills. The plan is to take a small boat from a fishing village in Baoshan County on the night of the 24th and drag a mine into the Yangtze River, in the sight of enemy ships.
Otherwise, everyone disembarks and drives the mine stealthily, pushing the mine towards the enemy ship at close range to trigger an explosion.
Although this plan is full of many uncertain factors, it can even be said to be a rough plan, and even after the explosion is successful, the six warriors of the death squad will be chased and intercepted by other Japanese warships and gunboats in the unprotected river, and they will survive.
The possibility is almost zero.
This is also the sad part of the current Chinese army. It has no weapons that can pose a threat to the Japanese warships that are rampant on the Yangtze River, and can only rely on its flesh and blood to gamble its life.
But Zhou Wen knew that the attack was really successful and caused significant damage to the Geiyun, forcing it to be withdrawn to Japan for overhaul.
Commander-in-Chief Jiang was overjoyed when he learned that Zhou Wen was going to send people to participate in this plan. He now knew the power of this volunteer army. With their participation, the success rate of the operation would be much greater.
However, what Commander-in-Chief Jiang did not know was that Zhou Wen was not sending someone to go, but was preparing to go himself.
When Zhou Wen was buying a diving suit, the professional he mentioned to Crete was actually himself.
Zhou Wen learned diving in Thailand when he was a mercenary in his previous life. Anyone who has traveled to Thailand in later generations knows that many tourist attractions on the coast of Thailand have diving training classes and diving entertainment services.
Due to his hobbies, Zhou Wen has participated in training and diving training many times, so he is the only one in the mercenary group who is suitable to participate in this operation. Not to mention how to hide himself, how to enter the ammunition depot, and how to be safe when infiltrating an enemy ship.
Only he with superhuman senses and agility can hope to evacuate. More importantly, he has the Buddha Bead Space. Explosives and weapons can be placed in the Buddha Bead Space to take the Japanese warships with him.
Zhou Wen's plan actually doesn't have any comprehensive strategy, it can only be improvised.
There are two ways to infiltrate an enemy ship. One is to use the damaged parts of the enemy ship to sneak into the water to see if there is any chance of destroying the compartment and entering the enemy ship's interior.
You must know that the explosion of mines can only cause damage to the enemy ship's draft, and generally large warships have countless small compartments inside the thick steel shell, which are protective measures to prevent being penetrated by enemy shells or bombs, and the seawater immersed in them
Or the river water will be blocked by the closed compartment after entering the hull, and will not cause fatal damage to the ship.
The variables of this plan are the degree of damage to the enemy ship's hull and the damaged parts. If the damaged part is not large enough to prevent even people from entering, of course it will be impossible to implement it. Zhou Wenzong is an extremely skilled martial artist, and it is impossible.
Destroys steel hulls with a thickness of more than 100 mm.
Another option is to board the deck directly when the enemy ship is bombed and panic, and enter the cabin through the entrance on the deck. However, this plan is very dangerous. You must know that there are more than 600 Japanese troops on the Izumo, and
The internal space of the enemy ship is small, and there is not much room to move and hide. In addition, he is not familiar with the internal structure of the Izumo, so it will be troublesome if he is blocked by the enemy.