The Izumo had a fierce exchange of fire with Japanese Navy Type 96 fighters.
The ship-borne anti-aircraft weapons intertwined firepower nets in mid-air, turning the entire sky red.
In just five minutes of fighting, the little Japanese flying group lost the No. 2 fighter, the No. 8 fighter, and the No. 9 bomber.
In addition, two fighter planes were damaged to varying degrees.
However, it seemed that the Izumo had achieved great results, but in fact it was also seriously damaged. The Izumo was hit by at least thirteen bombs, and even the cockpit lost half of its ceiling.
Captain Wang was hit in the head by fragments of the broken ceiling. At this time, he was sailing the ship and receiving treatment from the medical staff.
But that's not the worst thing. The worst thing is that the deck of the Izumo was not only severely damaged, but also caught fire in a large area, and one of the chimneys was blown off in half.
One of the Izumo's engines stopped working due to severe vibrations, and the Izumo's speed also slowed down.
The Little Devil's engineers were doing their best to repair it, but the Izumo was constantly being attacked, and it seemed that the more repairs were done, the faster it broke down. The Izumo's speed dropped from twenty-two knots to sixteen knots in an instant.
When seeing this scene, the Yamato devil laughed loudly and said: "Imperial warriors, if you work harder, the Izumo will sink soon. Hahaha, without the cover of the air force, the navy's ships are
They are living targets one by one. This is how the warships of the China Army were destroyed by us. Sink the Izumo for me."
"Hi!"
The Japanese were very proud. After all, what they wanted to sink was the Izumo, which the empire once had a lot of glory in.
The fighter jets spread out and divided into three combat groups in the air to conduct high-frequency air strikes on the Izumo.
Bombs and onboard machine guns continued to attack the Izumo.
The Izumo was severely damaged, and many ship-borne anti-aircraft weapons were destroyed.
At this time, there are still two 20mm cannons and three 13.7mm ship-based machine guns left.
Xie Jinyuan's whole body was blackened by the Japanese bombs. His right arm was hit by shrapnel and was wrapped with a white cloth strip.
He found Danwu, who was fighting in the air with the help of machine guns, and shouted loudly: "Duanzao, Danzao, the Izumo was seriously damaged, and there was a fire in the cabin. The two engines completely stopped running, and the Izumo was about to sink.
Already."
The Dragon Boat Festival was heard in his ears, but he never stopped making the slightest movement in his hands.
He was thinking about what they would do if the Izumo was sunk at this time.
Dragon Boat Festival asked: "Where are we now?"
Xie Jinyuan quickly took out the map, looked left and right, and replied: "This place is still ten kilometers away from the Huangshan Fort."
Duanwu's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Let Lao Wang prepare to dock, so that even if the ship sinks, we can swim ashore. Order the soldiers to be ready to abandon the ship at any time. Don't hesitate, when you hear my order, all go to the water
Jump in. Let those who don’t know how to swim find life-saving tools in advance.
Lao Xie, remember, whether on the shore or in the water, you must first keep an eye on the Japanese."
"Tanzuo, what about you?"
Xie Jinyuan asked back.
"I,......"
"Tuanzuo, Tuanzuo is in trouble, a Japanese fleet was discovered on the river."
Before the Dragon Boat Festival was finished, another soldier came to report.
Duanwu frowned, he didn't expect that he was so unlucky.
It rained continuously all night, and the ship encountered a strong wind. The Japanese fighter planes were still circling in the sky, and they didn't expect the Japanese fleet to appear again.
"Now we can't wait any longer and order everyone to abandon ship."
Duanwu ordered, then gave up the cannon and walked towards the cab.
Xie Jinyuan didn't know what he was going to do at Dragon Boat Festival, but it was important to pass the order.
He and another soldier acted separately, and there were cabins at the bow and stern of the ship to convey orders.
At this time, Duanwu had already entered the cab.
Captain Wang is still trying hard to avoid the bombing of the little devils.
But the effect is not very great. The speed of the plane is several times, or even more than ten times, that of the ship. No matter how the Izumo changes its course, it cannot escape the air attack of the Little Japanese plane.
Captain Wang was sweating and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I, the major general, did not complete the mission!"
Duanwu said: "Old Wang, you have done a good job. Now I order you to take your people and evacuate immediately."
"Evacuate?"
Captain Wang was surprised because at this time, the Izumo was still sailing in the deep water area. Evacuate? How to evacuate? Is it necessary to swim to the shore? This is crazy.
But looking at Duanwu's face, he didn't feel like he was joking.
However, as a rear admiral, Captain Wang was not a fool. After thinking about it for a while, he guessed why Duanwu gave such an order.
Nowadays, there are wolves and tigers behind, and only one of them will die if they stay on the boat. One person must pilot the boat to lure the Japanese away, so that others can escape.
In other words, whoever stays on the ship last will die.
Captain Wang thought for a while and finally said: "Little brother, let me, Wang Yuanyang, continue to drive this ship!
Originally, when the Oceania sank, I was supposed to live and die with the Oceania. However, I was caught by the Japs.
So please give me a chance, little brother, to let me fight with the courage of a Chinese soldier until the last moment!"
Captain Wang was very resolute. But at this time, Duan Wu smiled, and he sneered and said: "Old Wang, I can understand your desire to die. However, I want to fight the little devil.
I can at least sink one Japanese warship, do you believe it?"
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Captain Wang was speechless, because now, the Izumo has suffered heavy damage. Although it will not sink immediately, let alone sinking the enemy ship, whether it can float on the water in the next second is a matter of uncertainty.
In just half an hour, the Izumo was hit by at least twenty bombs. The Izumo caught fire in a large area, and even the cabin began to burn, and it may sink at any time.
But under such circumstances, it was simply a joke for Duanwu to say that he would sink the enemy ship.
Captain Wang exposed Duanwu on the spot and said: "This is impossible!"
Duanwu asked: "What if I can do it?"
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Captain Wang was speechless and thought to himself: Are you trying to get into trouble with me?
But as for Dragon Boat Festival, if it were a person, he wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.
But the person who said this was Duan Wu.
Dragon Boat Festival is a man who created one miracle after another.
Even though Captain Wang had never defended the Sixings Warehouse with the eight hundred warriors, he still found out some information about the Dragon Boat Festival achievements from the mouths of the veterans.
Under a small four-row warehouse, an entire regiment of Japanese soldiers was buried. The leader of the regiment was nicknamed the Madman. He was a madman who even dared to attack the chairman of the committee! ...