Chapter 211 Fierce Battle at Wusongkou

"The plane from China is here again, and this time it's a warning!" Takeuchi Jiro turned back to report, and Matsumura Tatsuo sneered in response: "There is no place the Japanese navy cannot go in this sea area. Keep moving forward, the navy needs a

Victory avenges shame."

Two battlecruisers were sunk by submarines. The Japanese navy regarded it as a great shame and humiliation. It was a shame that was enough to drive the Japanese navy crazy. In addition, the Japanese government had requirements in this regard, and the navy needed to take more actions to deter the Republic of China government.

The Japanese fleet continued to approach. In the Wusongkou naval port, Xie Baozhang was speaking to his students: "The Japanese fleet is coming. Our warships are too small to attack rashly. But as a naval soldier, we

We can't just sit back and watch. We can go to the fortress to help. Even if we move the cannonballs, we are doing our best to protect the country's coastal defense. Everyone, please don't force this operation. If you don't want to go, you can take a step forward."

None of the trainees moved, and everyone stood upright. Xie Baozhang nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, let us prove with blood that the blood of the navy of the Republic of China is hot."

"The distance is thirty thousand meters." "The distance is twenty-five thousand meters." "The distance is twenty thousand meters."

The observers kept reporting the numbers, but the Japanese fleet still had no intention of stopping. Li Xiehe sat seemingly calmly. As the highest military commander in the Songhu region, he was relatively calm at this time. Everyone was waiting for his words.

, to fight or not to fight?

Li Xiehe had been looking at the door, and a figure flashed. Chief of Staff Huang Hanxiang appeared at the door. Li Xiehe jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and strode forward to grab the telegram in Huang Hanxiang's hand.

After looking at it, he gritted his teeth and said loudly and fiercely: "Get ready to fight and fight the Japanese."

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not that serious! This is a fort designed by Germany's best engineers and equipped with the latest large-caliber heavy artillery. The Japanese fleet cannot take any advantage. If they were not crazy, they would not attack the fortress!"

Ernst Brahm spoke in a leisurely tone. After speaking, he raised his telescope and quietly observed the sea surface.

"Fifteen thousand meters!" the observer reported again. Li Xiehe glanced at Ernst and Bolem and said solemnly: "Lieutenant Colonel, I have given you the command of this battle. You are fully responsible for it."

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"Yes! Please don't worry, sir!" Ernst and Brahm stood at attention and saluted, picked up the phone and issued the first order: "Fort No. 1, each of the 305 cannon fired one shell!" After the order was issued, Li Xiehe was not very happy.

I understood why, but I didn’t ask, so as not to disturb Ernst, the commanding officer of Brahm. This German guy was really good at judging people, and he took the initiative to explain: "I hope the Japanese navy will retreat when it is difficult. We have a strong

The fortress has cannons that can destroy enemy ships. Normal naval commanders would not take risks. At the same time, this is also a test firing to determine the position."

"Oh!" Li Xiehe nodded and thought it was the right thing to do. You must know that large-caliber artillery shells such as 305 and 240 were all bought from Germany and could not be manufactured in the Republic of China. The largest domestically produced artillery shell is 150

.In the entire fortress, each large-caliber artillery is equipped with only a hundred artillery shells. Whenever we can use domestically produced artillery shells, we will be really happy.

There were two loud bangs, and the shells fired by the 305-caliber cannon landed one after another about a thousand meters away from the flagship Satsuma. The explosion circle raised an astonishingly huge water column. Blown by the sea breeze, the water spray was like raindrops. When it fell,

It was as if a localized rain had fallen on the deck of the Satsuma.

Takeuchi Jiro's expression changed, and he turned around and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, this is at least a 305-caliber cannon."

Matsumura Tatsuo also showed some surprise on his face, and then said calmly: "Keep moving forward, even if there are caliber artillery, we must continue the mission. Send the order, all ships are ready to attack!" Takeuchi Jiro hesitated, stood at attention and said: "Yes

, Your Excellency, Commander." In fact, at this time, the two officers were not feeling relaxed. This was an obvious test firing, and there is no way to tell for sure. The requirements for a fixed fort are not as high as those for a battleship. It is easy to aim on the fort.

It's much more difficult at sea, or else it's difficult in the navy.

"Thirteen thousand meters!" The observer reported the data again. Li Xie and the cigarette in his hand fell to the ground. He wanted to bend down to pick it up, but felt it was inappropriate. He simply stood up, walked to his observation position, and worked hard

Straighten your back and show it to the people below.

"Order, forts No. 1 to 10, focus on attacking their battleships. The remaining forts are ready for battle."

Fifteen minutes after the first warning shot, the entire Wusongkou fort suddenly shook. Twenty large-caliber artillery fired one after another. After the huge explosion, plumes of smoke curled up.

Twenty huge water columns rose up from the sea. One of the 240 shells landed about 50 meters away from the Katori, causing a local heavy rain to hit the Katori.

"Near Missile!" Entaro Shimomura looked extremely calm. He stood upright and continued to observe without turning his head. He ordered: "The battleships are in position, fight back!" Four big Japanese ships lined up in a row, banging.

Bomb, use the main gun to bombard the fort.

The fierce battle began. Wusongkou was not as high as Qingdao, and the terrain was not high, so it did not have the advantage of being commanding. It was more advantageous for the Japanese ships to launch an attack. Even so, the Wusongkou fort, which had invested a huge amount of money to build, did live up to its name as a fortress.

The Japanese ship's large-caliber main gun is so powerful that every impact point is a huge pit. If it goes a little further, the shock can knock people out. Similarly, the cannons of the Wusongkou Fort are not bad, and they can even fire better than the Japanese ship.

It needs to be more accurate. Near-miss bombs kept falling around the four warships, and the officers and soldiers on the Japanese ships also felt uncomfortable. The shock wave caused by the explosion and the huge waves on the sea surface, and the violent shaking, made the naval guns want to hit accurately.

Goal, technology is one aspect, luck is the main one.

This is the era of using optical instruments for aiming. There is no radar positioning, and most of the time we can only rely on experience. Therefore, although the cannons are powerful and the scene of the shooting is spectacular and lively, the unlucky guy who was directly hit did not appear. Qingdao Artillery Battle

After more than three hours of fighting, none of the Japanese warships were hit, and the Qingdao fort suffered no losses at all, except that they each wasted some shells.

But at Wusongkou, the god of luck favored the protagonist. After the second round of firing from the two 305 cannons at the No. 1 battery where Shen Honglie was located, the German lieutenant took the observer's job and his eyes widened. Suddenly, there was a wave of waves on the sea.

A puff of smoke and a 305 shell hit the front end of the Satsuma.

"Well done!" Li Xie and Ji Qi roared immediately. The flagship of the Japanese fleet was hit.

On the Satsuma, Tatsuo Matsumura, who was sitting still, suddenly tilted sideways and fell from the chair at the moment when the battleship was hit. If he hadn't grabbed the fixed chair in time, the fall would have been embarrassing. Even so.

, Matsumura Tatsuo also looked very embarrassed, or the entire command cabin was very embarrassed, several officers were knocked down by the explosion, and they were thrown around. One of them rolled several times on the floor, with his forehead on the wall.

It hit a big bag.

Takeuchi Jiro was better. He reached out his hand in time to support the desk in front of him and was not knocked down. "Your Excellency, Commander." Takeuchi turned around to ask. Matsumura had already stood up and said loudly: "Leave me alone, your mission is to command the battleship."

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The starboard side was hit, and the German-made shell tore a large hole in the hull. A large amount of seawater poured in. Takeuchi ordered the fame and fortune in an orderly manner, closed the isolation compartment, opened the valve of an isolation compartment on the port side, put in seawater, and kept the hull intact.

balance.

But luck is so weird. When it comes, there is a one-in-a-billion chance that something will happen. What's more, twenty giant cannons are attacking four battleships with huge targets.

The Katori was hit! After half an hour of fierce fighting, the one that hit the Katori was the No. 5 fort, which was the fort closest to the headquarters. Two 305 cannons fired at the same time. Two shells hit the target, one of which hit the target.

The shelling hit the forward turret, killing four Japanese people on the spot and seriously injuring seven others. The explosion caused a fire. Another gun hit the stern of the ship. Fortunately, the concentrated area had strong armor and did not cause any damage to the hull. Even so,

The huge explosion power also caused 14 casualties to the Japanese army. The key is that the gun was very close to the engine room, and the explosion caused a steam turbine to stop working. The Katori's speed slowed down a bit, and the rolled up

The thick smoke gave the shore artillery the best sign. Each gun was aimed at the Katori, and the Germans Ernst and Burlem even shouted at the top of their voices: "Battery 135, concentrate the artillery fire, hit the Katori! 24

Six forts, attack the flagship Satsuma."

"Sink them!" Li Xiehe couldn't help roaring excitedly. As soon as he finished speaking, a shell landed about twenty years in front of the No. 5 fort. The soil splashed and raised a huge smoke column.

Raindrop-like shells chased the injured Katori and Satsuma. The water columns raised by the shells that continuously exploded around it surrounded the Katori and Satsuma. The two boats were as big as small boats and struggled in the stormy waves, and were tenacious.

They launched a counterattack with naval guns. The rising water column was like a curtain, blocking the line of sight, and the shooting accuracy of both sides was affected. In contrast, for warships on the sea, the targets were more obvious.

As the Japanese ships' counterattacks intensified, casualties in the fortress continued to appear. The No. 7 fort was hit by a single shot. Although the solid outer wall of the fortress was not destroyed, one soldier inside was directly killed and three injured. Each fort

News of casualties continued to come in. Li Xiehe's face turned slightly pale, and he suppressed his anger and remained calm. If he was a little scared at first, now he is only angry.

"We must hit Agarwood to get the number!" Six giant cannons surrounded the Katori from all angles, but they didn't hit it again, and many near-misses were made. Because the Katori was hit, the speed slowed down, and there were constant shells around it.
Chapter completed!