Chapter 416 The Air Force and Navy in the Battle of Hunan
Tongguan once became the nightmare of Shaanxi Governor Chen Shufan and Governor Liu Zhenhua. At this time, the troops commanded by Liu Zhaocheng seemed to be quietly becoming Wu Peifu's nightmare!
Wu Peifu was fooled by Liu Zhaocheng's unpredictable tactics one after another, and the 11th Division almost fell into the hands of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
We can no longer underestimate the Northern Expeditionary Army, especially Liu Zhaocheng.
The Henglong Bridge on the flank has been lost, and Cangshui will be attacked at any time. Once Cangshui is lost again, it is difficult to say whether the situation in Yiyang can still be controlled.
It is necessary to break through the enemy as soon as possible and deal the heaviest blow to the Northern Expeditionary Army.
Except for the third division of his direct line, Wu Peifu put all the available troops into the battlefield!
The battlefield was unprecedentedly fierce, the cannons on both sides were roaring desperately, and the barrels of machine guns on both sides had been empty.
Planes from both sides took off frequently and constantly flew over the other side's positions, trying to put heavy psychological pressure on the other side and change the battlefield situation to some extent.
However, the fighters of both sides are fundamentally different.
Beiyang uses the be2b imported from abroad. This type of multi-purpose aircraft has been exposed to various problems in the European War and has long been solved by other more advanced aircraft.
The Northern Expeditionary Army used "Migratory Bird 2" reconnaissance bombers and "Falcon A" fighter jets.
Especially the "Falcon A" fighter jet uses the "Thunder" aviation-specific machine gun fixed on a special gun mount as the main battle weapon, and the specialized shooter provides good rear protection.
On g day, that is, the day Wu Peifu's 11th Division suffered a defeat, as if this day was destined to become a day in the history of the Northern Expeditionary Army Air Force, the aircraft of both sides encountered each other in the air.
At this time, pilot Wang Wei, who was driving the 0g "Falcon A" fighter jet, saw the opponent's be2b appearing in his sight, and he quickly came up with an idea: shoot it down!
The "Falcon" climbed rapidly, but Luck did not attract the attention of the opponent's pilot.
"Machine gun, kill it!" Wang Wei coldly gave this order to his machine gunner.
The special aviation machine gun "Thunder" on the plane followed the nose and fired out a terrifying lightning!
Lines of lightning drew beautiful and dazzling traces in the air, heading straight towards each other.
"be2b" suddenly became panicked, constantly making various movements in the air in an attempt to avoid the opponent's pursuit. However, the shortcomings of "be2b" were exposed in this air battle. It is undoubtedly too clumsy!
After barely escaping the initial chase, "be2b" was suddenly shot.
“be2b” fell rapidly to the ground like a bird with broken wings,
Soon, a huge ball of fire rose into the sky from the ground!
The infantry soldiers on the ground who witnessed this short-lived but thrilling air battle instantly burst into earth-shaking cheers!
This was the first air battle that took place over China, and it was also the first plane shot down over China!
Wang Wei drove his fighter plane and continued to circle in the sky for a few times, as if he was cheering for his brothers or demonstrating to the enemy, and then roared away. This air battle that took place over Hunan will never be forgotten.
will be forgotten.
Although this was an air battle of extremely small scale, it was announced to the world that China's air force also has strong combat capabilities and can also defend its own airspace!
While the [Chinese] Air Force was showing off its strength, the [Chinese] Navy also encountered a crisis.
The Beiyang side used Du Xigui, commander of the Second Fleet, who had returned to his side, to lead seven warships carrying the 53rd Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army, the 1st Mixed Brigade of Shandong, the 4th Hubei Mixed Brigade and the 12th Mixed Regiment, and obtained Japan.
Help, escorted by Japanese warships, the Beiyang Fleet followed closely behind the Japanese warships, sailing from Luoshan to Yuezhou.
At this time, the Hunan Army fighting on the Yuezhou front line had no navy and weak river defenses. They did not dare to fire casually for fear of accidentally damaging the Japanese warships. This gave the Japanese warships an excuse to intervene directly. The northern warships were able to pass through Dongting Lake and arrive smoothly.
Yueyang downstairs!
After transporting the reinforcements, the northern navy bombarded the Hunan Army positions in Yuezhou. The Hunan Army only had two companies of the 2nd Mixed Brigade unable to resist. Zhao Hengti, the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Army, was in Yuezhou. Because the Nanjin Port Bridge was destroyed by naval artillery fire, the train
Unable to pass, Zhao Hengti fled in a sedan chair. Once Yuezhou collapsed, the entire Hunan army on the Yuezhou battlefield collapsed like a tide.
The Northern Fleet launched an artillery bombardment without restraint, causing the Hunan Army to suffer extremely heavy casualties.
And at this moment, the Southern Guardian Fleet appeared!
The three warships of the Guardian Fleet were continuing their mission of protecting overseas Chinese in Vladivostok and had not yet returned. The southern government formed the Northern Expedition Fleet, with Chen Shaokuan as fleet commander and the cruiser "Haichou".
The destroyer "Whalebo", the gunboat "Yongxiang" and other ships sent reinforcements to the Hunan battlefield.
Although there are fewer ships than the Northern Army fleet, the Northern Army's ships are extremely weak and are mostly used to transport troops. The only two gunboats are no match for the Northern Expedition Fleet.
But the key issue lies in the Japanese battleship "Makuno" destroyer cruising not far away, escorting the Northern Army.
"Commander, what should we do, fight or not?" The captain of the "Haichou", Lu Yixuan, who came from a naval family and followed Chen Shaokuan to the south, seemed a little impatient.
Chen Shaokuan, who was standing on the deck, did not answer immediately.
The Japanese ship "Makuno" discovered the Northern Expedition Fleet and began to slowly move closer to the Northern Fleet. Once accidentally damaged, it would immediately cause diplomatic disputes between China and Japan, and even force confrontation.
At the critical moment of the Northern Expedition, how can we not give the Japanese an excuse to interfere?
"Tell "Makuno" that we are the Northern Expedition Fleet and are performing military missions, and ask "Makuno" to leave the fighting waters immediately!" Chen Shaokuan made up his mind and blurted out.
"Yes!" "Report "Makuno, the ship remained silent and did not answer!" "Tell them again that we are the Northern Expedition Fleet and are performing military missions, and ask them to leave the warring waters immediately!"
"Report "Makuno, there is still no response!" Chen Shaokuan sneered.
The posture adopted by the "Makuno" is to respond silently, but as long as the ship is bombarded, the "Makuno" may immediately fight back, which will soon lead to a series of consequences.
"Report, the American destroyer Nobleman is approaching our fleet!" "American?" Chen Shaokuan was startled.
Guangzhou, the Presidential Palace of the National Revolutionary Government.
"Mr. Stephan, thank you, you have helped me a lot again." Wang Hengyue said with a smile.
Stephen shrugged: ...My dear, I happened to be passing by there, it's not us Americans who want to interfere in anything."
"Yes, it's a coincidence, it's a coincidence." Wang Hengyue's smile became brighter: "Things in the world are just such coincidences." My dear, the ship happened to pass by there, and happened to see the Japanese ship's unreasonable behavior.
When my fleet commander arrived, he asked the Japanese ships to leave immediately." Stephan also smiled: "Mr. President, I am really getting more and more curious about you. How did you know that the Japanese ships would definitely intervene in the Northern Expedition?" What did I do?
Do you know? Did I tell you that I knew before the Northern Expedition? Wang Hengyue smiled slightly: "From before the Northern Expedition to the beginning of the Northern Expedition, [Japan] himself has made excuses several times to sabotage my Northern Expedition. The current battle situation of the Northern Army
It’s unfavorable, [Japan], how can I not continue to intervene?”
This can be considered a rationale that can barely be explained.
In fact, Wang Hengyue was still very angry at this time. In his own land, the Japanese fleet, the American fleet, and the British fleet could come and leave whenever they wanted.
Where is your sea power? To protect your own interests, you must rely on the help of Americans!
When can I let go and have a big fight with Japan?
Sooner or later, there will be one day. Sooner or later, there must be such a day. Right now, our navy is still very weak, but one day it will be strong. At that time, all the accounts can be settled together.
The arrival of the American destroyer "Nobleman" suddenly changed the situation on the sea!
The "Noble Man" also remained silent, as if it had never existed on this sea.
This is a subtle, even absurd situation.
〖Japanese〗 The Japanese "Makuno", the American "Nobleman", the two destroyers, no one said a word, but their respective positions were very clear.
After the confrontation for about half an hour, the "Makuno" seemed to have received some order and slowly left the fighting waters.
"Lu Yixuan!" "Arrived!" "Target, Beiyang gunboat "Jiang'an," target, nearby waters, fire three salvos, but don't sink it, it will be part of our navy in the future!" "Yes!"
Without the cover of the Japanese ships, the Beiyang Fleet seemed panicked. The small gunboats were definitely no match for the opponent's cruisers and destroyers.
The "Haichou" began to demonstrate bombardment on the water surface near the "Jiang'an", suddenly raising a huge water column.
The Beiyang Fleet began to waver, and the "Jiang'an" was the first to leave the fighting waters in a panic. Subsequently, the Beiyang ships gradually evacuated.
Not a single ship was injured. Just as Chen Shaokuan said, these ships are part of the future [China] Navy and they should not be sunk here.
There is another thing that Chen Shaokuan, Lu Yixuan and their navy soldiers don't know.
Although their president Wang Hengyue is not on the front line, he is relying on his own strength to contribute everything to the Northern Expedition and clear all obstacles for the Northern Expedition.
Wang Hengyue will not tolerate any force infringing on his own interests and those of China, and the Japanese are no exception.
Wang Hengyue continued to be patient with the Japanese, just like everything he had done before, he would never take action until the best time.
This is true for Unification 4:11, this is true for Unification Southwest, and this is true for Unification Quanguo.
Regarding Japan, at least as of now, it is not yet time to take action! (To be continued!)