The huge water column stirred up, and the telescope lens suddenly turned into a vast expanse of white. This sea surface was a little calmer, and the sea water actually turned red. How much blood of the imperial army was needed to dye it red?
Standing on the bridge of the "Kaga", Yamamoto Isoroku suddenly thought of this. He only felt his heart being hit hard by something. He immediately lost his center of gravity and staggered backwards.
"Your Excellency, Commander." Several officers hurriedly stepped forward to support him. Koizumi Minichiro ran over. His right hand holding the telescope was shaking violently, and he wanted to say some words of comfort, but his lips moved for a long time and he couldn't say anything. When he came out, the war turned out to be so cruel, and the Xuebing Army actually had such powerful weapons. These were all beyond his expectation. It was probably because the peace in Japan that I lived in had been so long that I even forgot the nature of the war. He comforted himself in this way, confusion and fear lingering in his heart, and the previous confidence and arrogance disappeared.
On a high platform above the Dongshan Ridge temporary headquarters, Dan Xiong watched the shelling scene through a high-powered telescope. As more landing craft were overturned or even shattered, a strong sense of pleasure flowed throughout his body, and his right hand could not help but He squeezed and beat her hard, and shouted: "Grandma, it's so good, just hit her like this."
"Military seat, let me take a look." Brother Kuang Lai looked at it and couldn't help but feel itchy. He rubbed his hands and said,
The solo hero took a moment to look at him and said, "It's very cruel. You'd better not look at it, I'm afraid you'll vomit."
Brother Kuang Lai's face turned red slightly. There is a source for Shan Renxiong's words. During the Battle of Nanjing, Brother Kuang Lai, who was the chief of staff of a certain brigade, participated in a battle. During the battle, when the two sides started fighting hand-to-hand, there were many people around him. Brother Kuang Lai, whose guard was dead, was forced to fight with a Japanese soldier with a bayonet. He was brave enough to chop the little Japanese over with his sword, but what happened next made him a joke to the whole army. The little Japanese fell to his feet. As soon as he fell, he lay on the ground on his hind legs and vomited wildly. In the end, he had to be carried off the battlefield on a stretcher by the soldiers. At that time, Ouyang Yun described him: "I can shoot bullets and carry guns, but I can't go to the battlefield." Why can't he go on the battlefield? On the battlefield, he vomits when he sees bloody scenes. Can he go to the battlefield? If there are still Japanese soldiers near him at that time, he can be killed with just one bayonet.
"Military seat, that's all in the past." After saying these words very seriously, Brother Kuang Lai came to the front of the telescope. In the lens, a bomb suddenly dropped next to several Japanese soldiers who were struggling desperately in the sea. In an instant, there was a bang, and the Japs closest to the explosion point were immediately dismembered into minced meat, with blood and flesh splattered everywhere. He was afraid of whatever happened. Although Brother Kuang Lai tried his best to suppress the feeling of nausea, in the end his will was no match for his body's reaction, "Wow. "I spat it out with a sound,
Shan Renxiong had long expected this scene to happen. After all, the shelling scene was too bloody, and as we all know, Brother Kuang Lai is the most "bookish" among the senior officials of the Fifth Army. He pushed it aside, looked over for a while, and said, "It's time to bombard the enemy ships."
After the war, the two sides had different opinions. The number reported by the Fifth Army to the headquarters was more than 4,000, while the number reported by the United Fleet to the base camp was more than 1,000 dead and 2,600 injured. many,
A brigade of marines struggled and groaned under the artillery fire of the cadet army. For this, many senior officers of the United Fleet felt like their hearts were being cut. However, this was not the mainstream reaction. For example, Masabumi Arima watched through his telescope. Minutes later, a ferocious smile appeared on his face: The Chinese had hidden deep enough and were really tolerant, but what could this change? In the face of the powerful armed forces of the combined fleet, the collapse of the defense forces in Wanning was just It was just a matter of time. Under his supervision, telegrams were sent out from the battleship "Yamashiro". Soon, with the "Yamashiro" as the center, more than thirty battleships of various types completed the array. Immediately, there were Under Ma's unified command, more than thirty battleships fired thousands of guns, and the shells roared towards the three exposed forts like raindrops.
On board the "Oshima Maru", Captain Toyama Misan once again asked Mr. Onizuka to evacuate.
Onizuka shook his head resolutely. He pointed at the landing craft that were struggling to approach the "Oshima Maru" and said: "We have already failed Mr. Aikawa. Now, do we still want to give up these most loyal samurai of His Majesty the Emperor? No, absolutely not. "Yuanshan Jun, please remember, no matter how powerful our navy is, if we want to capture Hainan Island, we will ultimately have to rely on the Marine Corps officers and soldiers, one after another." He originally wanted to say, "This one before and after has been sacrificed." "How many imperial troops are there?" But before he could finish his words, the sound of sharp cannonballs piercing the air rang out. Several officers who were loyal to their duty and guarding behind him immediately swarmed up and knocked him and Yuan Shan down, protecting them with their bodies. got up,
This was a 180 mm caliber artillery shell fired by a secondary gun of Dazhou Battery. The shell hit the front deck in front of the main gun. With a loud "boom", a fireball rose into the sky and the deck in front of the main gun was torn apart. , the main gun immediately rolled downwards. As early as when the Oshima Battery took the lead in firing, the Japanese artillery on the three ships "Oshima Maru", "Mogami", and "Chomi" launched a counterattack. At this moment, The main gun of the "Oshima Maru" had been loaded with shells, and several artillerymen were preparing to fire. Well, the main gun rolled down, and the gun traction rope happened to be hooked on the protective armor on the left side of the fort. So, at a few Under the stunned gaze of the unsteady Japanese artilleryman, the main gun unexpectedly fired passively.
The barrel of the main gun happened to be tilted to an angle of about minus 15° from the sea level. So, there was an "empty" sound first, and then, amid the shrill screams of several Japanese soldiers, the shells hit as soon as they flew out of the barrel. On the torn front deck, a violent "rumbling" explosion sounded, and the fireball generated by the explosion expanded in the opposite direction, instantly engulfing the Japanese artillerymen and the ammunition behind them.
The explosion occurred immediately. Dozens of 150 mm caliber artillery shells exploded one after another. The entire front deck, including the captain's room where Onitsuka and others were staying, was instantly engulfed in flames. The bow of the ship was severely damaged. The "Oshima Maru" immediately began to slowly roll forward. The next moment, the overturning speed suddenly accelerated, and the Japanese Marines surrounding the "Oshima Maru" screamed loudly, and the "Oshima Maru" On both sides of the ship, those Japanese who were climbing up the rope ladder were the worst off. Those who lost their center of gravity and fell into the sea first were better off. They realized something was wrong and immediately swam to their landing craft, while those who Those who clung to the rope ladder while the "Oshima Maru" was shaking violently were miserable. Even if they later let go of the rope ladder and jumped into the sea, it was still too late. In an instant, they were plunged into the sea by the bow of the "Oshima Maru" Swallowed by the whirlpool it caused,
The Japanese soldiers on the "Mogami" and the "Chomi" were obviously very caring. Before the accident on the "Oshima Maru", they were actively rescuing the Japanese soldiers on the sea. Suddenly, "Oshima Maru"
"There was a violent and lasting explosion on the front deck, and the next moment the ship's bow plunged into the sea. They were immediately frightened.
"Quick, right full rudder." "Reverse, quick." The captains of the two ships were worried about being hit by the same "Oshima Maru". They knew the situation and immediately ordered a retreat, leaving only the Japanese soldiers with desperate faces.
There were dozens of landing craft drifting in the sea of fire...