Compared with the plan to show weakness to the enemy the day before, Ouyang Yun's plan to burn the ship with fire this time was much more thorough. It can be said that every detail was considered.
There were ten people in Xiao Yi's team, including him, in groups of five, lurking on the beaches or in the reeds on both sides of the Yangtze River.
When the man-made fog began to fall on the river, Xiao Yi and the others immediately tensed up their nerves, grasped the telescopes in their hands, and stared at the bows of the Japanese ships passing through the mist on the river with almost unblinking eyes.
and water parts,
Xiao Yi and his team have a total of two radio stations. The reason for this is to facilitate their contact with the L-19. The L-19 bomber sent them a telegram after arriving over the Jiangyin Fortress, and those who received the telegram
As long as Xiao Yi's team confirms that the gasoline barrel chains have drifted into the Japanese fleet, they can generate electricity for L-19 and let them launch an attack.
At about 10:50, just as the Japanese ships were firing their cannons one after another, bombarding Huangshan Fort and other fortress positions as well as the location of the fleet, the chain of gasoline barrels finally drifted into the group of Japanese ships.
Xiao Yi immediately ordered: "Send power to L-19 so it can attack."
"Yes." The two team members cooperated, put the electric key on the back of a soldier, and started to generate electricity.
In the sky, the captain of an L-19 who received the telegram immediately reported the information to another L-19 next to him, and then dived towards the Japanese fleet from an altitude of 12,000 meters.
In order to capture the Jiangyin Fortress in one fell swoop, Nagakawa, commander of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, took personal command this time and dispatched a total of more than 60 ships of various types, including four cruisers and more than 20 gunboats of various types.
When the Xuebing Army began to release smoke bombs on the river, the suspicious Changchuan had a suspicion. However, thinking of the fact that there were more mines laid by the Chinese Navy in this section of the river, he thought this was an attempt by the Chinese to cover up those mines laid on the river.
There were traces of mines in shallow waters, so after moving several minesweepers in front of the fleet, he relaxed his vigilance. As the fleet got closer to Jiangyin Fortress, the smoke became thicker and thicker. In order to prevent hitting mines, he ordered all
The fleet slowed down its sailing speed, and at the same time began to frequently fire violently at several forts and the river area where the national navy fleet might appear.
When the two L-19s arrived over the fleet, Nagakawa, who received the report from the Kisarazu Air Force, was a little nervous. After all, according to the information he had, the bombers imported from the United States by the cadet army had a terrifying amount of bombs.
One of them was worth ten of them, but when he thought about the air defense capabilities of the entire fleet and the huge size of the enemy planes, he felt relieved. He even looked forward to the two planes actually bombing him. In that case, he would be
The fleet's air defense capability will definitely defeat them.
At about 10:40, the minesweeper in front suddenly sent an enemy alert, saying that a large number of gasoline barrels had been found, and many of them were filled with gasoline. Nagakawa suddenly became nervous. He was not too stupid.
He immediately realized that this was a conspiracy of the Chinese people, and after a little thought, he thought of the possible consequences of these gasoline barrels, "Retreat, spread out, all retreat, order the minesweepers to salvage those gasoline barrels..."
Suddenly enlightened, he began to issue a series of orders, and at this moment, the air raid siren sounded.
The L-19 flew very fast, and they quickly dropped to a bombing distance of about 800 meters from the river. Then, as the bombardier pressed the bomb release button, napalm bombs roared down one after another, and the Japanese fleet Suddenly, dense black spots appeared in the sky.
The distance of 800 meters, for a free-falling bomb, would be covered in minutes. Then, these bombs would explode violently in a series. In Xiao Yi's telescope, the fireball produced by the explosion grew a little faster. It was terrifying. In an instant, a small fireball exploded into a fireball that was as large as two basketball courts. The fireballs scattered in all directions and immediately started a raging fire.
Not to mention, the gasoline barrels filled with gasoline turned into napalm bombs. Some were detonated directly, while others couldn't withstand the high temperature of the fire and exploded one after another, immediately destroying them. The ship they were entangled in or the river surface turned into a sea of fire,
The damage caused by the two L-19s to the Japanese Third Fleet was not great. After all, the bomb load was limited and the accuracy was poor. Less than half of the ten bombs actually hit the target directly. However, because they detonated Those gasoline barrels caused almost all the ships of the Japanese Third Fleet to fall into flames. The casualties this caused to the Japanese army were incalculable. You must know that at that time, almost all the Japanese gunboats were firing fiercely, that is, Said that the Japanese combat personnel were all on the deck, even though the ship was not directly hit, but because they were trapped by the fire, those Japanese soldiers were killed by the thick smoke or even scalded to death even if they were not directly burned to death by the fire. There are quite a few of them. Those iron-clad ships are more appropriately described as iron pots than ships at this time, and those Japanese soldiers are like ants in the pot.
"Commander, these napalm bombs are really not for human use." The fire dispersed the smoke, and Shan Renxiong saw through the telescope that many human-shaped fireballs fell on the deck or jumped into the water. Judging from the extent, it was definitely a heart-wrenching pain. This guy who killed the Japanese without batting an eyelid seemed to have suddenly changed his mind and said with emotion,
On the flagship of the Japanese Third Fleet, Nagakawa was completely stunned by the tragic scene in front of him. Compared with most Japanese soldiers, this old Japanese soldier was considered lucky. Why do you say that? Because of the commander, he has been staying there In the cab, he was lucky enough not to be touched by the gasoline spilled by the napalm bomb, and thus avoided becoming a human-shaped fireball. However, even though he was in the cab, he still could not bear the high temperature caused by the burning on the deck. After holding on for a few minutes, , and was dragged to the bilge by several officers.
Just lighting up the fire is not enough, the flames are coming together, and they are flames that cannot be extinguished by water. However, almost all the Japanese gunboats have a large number of artillery shells piled on the decks. As a result, there is a fire first, and then there is a fire. It was these bombs that exploded due to their intolerance to high temperatures. These were not enough to cause Nagachuan to collapse. After all, these bombs on the deck could not cause much damage to the hull. Although heavy casualties were unavoidable, If he could bring back most of the ships in the fleet safely, he would not be too harshly criticized. However, it was not just the shells that caused the fire. Even Ouyang Yun did not expect that this almost The fire that spread across the entire river even detonated some torpedoes, which directly caused the Japanese fleet to sink three small gunboats and two cruisers.
This "burning ship" is not over yet. What the Chinese are best at is beating up drowned dogs. The officers and soldiers of the Chinese Navy's Second Fleet, who had been bullied by the Japanese army for a long time and even had to hide in the military port, expressed their deep disgust. It was described that their perception of the Japanese Third Fleet was still insufficient. After finally catching such an opportunity, they naturally refused to let it go. Therefore, they were originally responsible for the task of luring the enemy and preparing to be cannon fodder. Now they suddenly turned into this " The real protagonist of "Jiang Zhan",
Furthermore, the fortress forts that had been forced to remain silent finally couldn't bear the loneliness and began to fire one after another.
Chen Shaokuan was originally prepared to dodge the battle after taking one look at it. After all, the warship he was riding on was a bit special. It was a national treasure of the Nanjing government, that is, the "Zhongshan Ship". Once he was revealed here, he could He became a big sinner, but he never expected that Ouyang Yun could use those gasoline barrels to create such a feast.
"Damn it, this kid Ouyang Yun is really amazing." After witnessing the effect of "fire burning the ship", he shouted, and then said to the dumbfounded captain of the Zhongshan ship beside him: "Why are you still standing there like this? When a good opportunity comes, if you don't take advantage of it, you'll be in big trouble if you don't take advantage of it. Go up and give him a good beating."
Everything that happened on the river was absolutely a nightmare for the Japanese pilots of the Kisarazu Air Force. It was really unbelievable. You know, this time, in addition to the two aircraft carriers and several battleships, the Third Fleet was not dispatched. Others could Everyone was dispatched, but now it seems that the number of ships not only failed to show their advantage, but also allowed the Chinese to get a big advantage...
"Ba Ge, why is this happening?"
"What to do now."
Except for the ones that were shot down in the three waves of Japanese fighter planes, all the fighter planes in the first two waves have returned. Now there are only about nine attack planes in the third wave left.
They were very disdainful of the Chinese fleet's beating of the lost dog. After all, it had not been a day or two since they had flown to the Jiangyin Fortress, but this was the first time they saw the enemy acting so bravely. A group of little devils cursed bitterly, or even asked themselves While talking to himself, he began to ask his commander Lieutenant Hatano Miji for advice. These Japanese pilots all knew that if no one supported the third fleet at this moment, they would most likely be eaten by the Chinese fleet. Hatano knew the overall situation clearly. He immediately ordered all fighter planes to abandon their current bombing targets and instead bomb the Chinese fleet.
There is a process of ideological change in the Japanese aviation force, and during this period, the several national warships at the front have already tasted the wonderful taste of sinking Japanese ships. Among them, the Zhongshan ship was the first to make the decision to pursue. , so they not only sank two Japanese minesweepers, but also beat up a gunboat named Rong Ship until its tail was raised. It was almost impossible to survive. However, the arrival of the Japanese planes forced them to switch to air defense. For this reason, Chen Shaokuan was so angry that he cursed the Japanese soldiers flying in the sky, cursed "his grandma" several times, and then quoted the famous saying of an ancient famous general in the Song Dynasty: cooked The duck actually flew,