The 12th year of the Republic of China, August 18, 1923. Press ctrl + d to quickly collect """
On this day, the Japanese Navy's Second Fleet shelled the Chinese Navy's Fujian Fleet destroyer "Shanghai".
According to the report released by Japan, this was just a warning-like shelling to protect Japanese waters and did not cause any casualties.
However, the announcement issued by China is completely opposite.
The Chinese Navy destroyer "Shanghai" was only patrolling its own waters, but it was brutally bombarded by the Japanese navy, killing two people on board the "Shanghai" and injuring six others.
When the President of the Republic of China Wang Hengyue and the Chief of the Navy of the Chinese Navy Chen Shaokuan issued a counterattack order, everyone knew that the war between China and Japan was inevitable...
The Chinese and Japanese fleets began to assemble on a large scale in the waters centered on the Diaoyu Islands.
The eyes of the whole world have fallen on the two fleets of China and Japan:
Chinese Navy Fujian Fleet, Japanese Navy Second Fleet!
At this time, the Chinese Navy's Fujian Fleet was organized into the battleship "President", the battlecruiser "Northern Expedition", the battlecruiser "Yue Fei"; the heavy cruiser "Feilian", the heavy cruiser "Xuanming"; and the "Haiqi"
The Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy is organized into the battlecruisers "Kongo", "Hiei", and "Kirishima", known in Japan as "cruisers"; the cruisers "Natori", "Nagara", and "Kifuru"....
..The 2nd Mine Team "Kitagami", the 1st Destroyer Team, the 3rd Destroyer Team... The 2nd Diving Team "Yagi", "Hanqi", the 14th Diving Team, the 16th Diving Team
...
The strength of both sides is roughly equal, and a fierce battle is about to break out...
For the Japanese Navy, they have an absolute psychological advantage. The smoke of the Sino-Japanese War has not completely dissipated. The Japanese Navy, which had achieved a great victory in that naval battle, is confident of winning another glorious victory over the Chinese Navy.
As for the Chinese Navy, their mood is solemn.
The opportunity for revenge they had been waiting for finally arrived!
There is only victory, not defeat! This is especially true for Zhang Xiaoyue. What the president said to himself before going on the expedition is still vivid in his mind:
"I think the scale of this naval battle will not be too big. It will only be a limited naval battle in the Diaoyu Islands and Taiwan waters. But I have a request for you. You must win this naval battle. Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1898
, our navy has never experienced a real naval battle. If we win, the confidence and morale of our navy will be restored. If we lose... I don't want to lose, but if we really lose, I'm afraid it will
Our navy will cause serious damage again..."
Yes, you can only win, not lose!
The fleet is ready, the Chinese Navy is ready, and itself is also ready!
At 10 a.m. on August 19, the Chinese Navy's Fujian Fleet took the lead in attacking, and the "Diaoyu Islands Battle" broke out!
The sister ships "Haiqi" and "Haichou" smashed revenge shells at the Japanese light cruiser "Kitagami".
A naval battle breaks out!
With the Diaoyu Islands as the center, the two sides launched the largest maritime contest since the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War!
The cannonballs made a "rumbling" sound, and huge water columns rose from the sea from time to time.
The Chinese sailors took off their coats, bared their upper bodies, and carried the cannonballs one by one. Then the gunners viciously smashed the vengeful cannonballs into the enemy ships one by one.
"For Jiawu!"
"For Jiawu!"
God knows who shouted such a slogan for the first time, and then countless voices followed...
The sound of shells rang out like crazy on the nearby sea. Fan Erin stood motionless on the deck, watching this battle of revenge.
Thank God for allowing me to have such an opportunity...Thank God for allowing me to participate in the battle of this turbulent situation!
Even if a cannonball tears me into pieces now, I will be satisfied!
Fan Elin clearly saw that the quality of the Japanese navy was obviously better than that of the sailors on his own ship. The Japanese navy on the "Kitagami" deftly avoided the shells while constantly fighting back.
The "Beishang" was one against two and was not at a disadvantage.
For the navy, powerful and new ships can be purchased and built in the shortest time, but a powerful navy cannot appear in a short period of time.
Any navy, even if it has millions of tons of tonnage, cannot be called "powerful" if it has not been tempered by war...
Fan Elin is not worried that the quality of his men is not as good as that of the Japanese. He believes that after this battle, the Chinese Navy will be able to make a qualitative leap.
The "Haiqi" suddenly swayed violently.
"The left deck was shot!"
"Hurry up and repair it. Keep an eye on the Beishang and hit it hard!" Fan Elin looked serious and was not moved at all by the fact that his ship was hit.
The two 20mm main guns and the 119mm secondary cannon on the "Haiqi" went crazy and threw shells at the "Beishang" like crazy.
The nearby "Haichou" was also full of energy, and cooperated with the "Haiqi" to severely attack the "Beishang"...
Under the attack of two Chinese warships, the "Kitagami" looked a little embarrassed. Although the quality of the Japanese sailors on the ship was higher than that of the Chinese sailors, after all, they were one against two. As time went by, the "Kitagami"
"It became increasingly difficult to cope with the number..."
However, the Japanese sailors on the "Kitagami" are proud of themselves. They are dealing with two Chinese ships with one ship alone!
Captain Shimizu Ryukichi seemed very calm.
Although he is now at a disadvantage, he has single-handedly held back the two cruisers of the Chinese Navy. He may be passive in some areas, but overall he has reduced the pressure on friendly ships...
"Aim at the 'Haiqi' and give me a fierce bombardment!" Qingshui Ruji coldly gave this order.
He decided to ignore the other ship "Haichou" for the time being, and put all his attention on the "Haiqi" which could be said to be the first to provoke the "Diaoyu Islands Battle".
Shimizu Ryukichi is an experienced captain, but he neglected one thing, or in other words, he did not think highly of the Chinese Navy at all.
The captain of the "Haiqi", Fan Elin, is also an experienced and excellent captain with practical experience.
He quickly discovered the intention of the "Beishang" and ordered decisively: "Tell the 'Haichou' that our ship will attract all the artillery fire of the 'Beishang', and let the 'Haichou' sink the 'Beishang' at all costs!"
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He paused briefly and said, "Prepare the torpedoes!"
"Prepare torpedoes!"
"Lock the target, the 'Beishang'!"
"'Beishang', the target is locked!"
"Prepare torpedo No. 1 and No. 2!"
"Complete preparations, torpedoes No. 1 and 2!"
"emission!"
"emission!"
Two torpedoes ejected from the torpedo tubes, cruising towards the "Beishang" with a strange and mysterious trajectory...
At almost the same moment, the "Beishang" and the "Haichou" also launched torpedoes at the same time!
The torpedoes cut through the waves and flew toward their respective targets. This would be the most terrifying attack...
"Torpedoes! Your Excellency, Captain, the enemy ship launched a torpedo!"
"Why are you panicking?" Shimizu Rukichi said coldly: "Right full rudder!"
"Full right helm!"
The No. 1 torpedo of the "Haiqi" came with waves and passed by the "Kitagami". Then, under the calm command of Shimizu Ryukichi, the "Kitagami" successfully evaded the torpedo launched by the "Haiqi"
The second torpedo.
With a "boom", the "Beishang" shook violently.
The "Beishang" escaped the torpedoes of the "Haiqi", but it was not able to escape the death threat of the "Haichou".
The torpedo launched by the "Haichou" hit the target!
"Steady, steady!" Ryukichi Shimizu knew that the "Kitagami" was doomed, but he yelled as loud as he could.
"Your Excellency, Captain, our ship was hit by a torpedo, a large amount of water entered the hull, and it lost power. The number of casualties is unknown!"
"Fight to the end for the honor of the empire!" Shimizu Ryuki roared.
"Fight to the end for the honor of the empire!" The surviving sailors of the "Beishang" shouted enthusiastically...
...
"Captain, 'Haiqi' was hit by a torpedo!"
While the "Beishang" was seriously injured, the "Haiqi" was also hit by a torpedo launched by the "Beishang".
Fan Elin held the sides of the ship tightly with both hands. He could not let others know that he was injured by the Japanese torpedo bombardment: "The 'Beishang' has also been hit, launch all torpedoes No. 3, 4, and 5!"
"Launch all torpedoes No. 3, 4, and 5!" Lin Ransen shouted sharply.
This was the first time he participated in such a real naval battle. He suddenly realized that real war cannot be learned in books.
"Target...'Go North'...sink it...sink it..."
Lin Ransen turned around and took a look, and suddenly found that the captain was clutching his chest, and blood was flowing down the seam of his fingers...
"Captain, you are injured!" Lin Ransen shouted.
"Leave me alone!" Fan Elin shouted like an enraged lion: "Sink it, sink the 'Beishang'!"
The hull of the "Haiqi" began to tilt, and Lin Ransen suppressed his excitement and shouted, "Sink it, sink the Beishang!"
Torpedoes No. 3, 4, and 5 were all launched like lightning.
Even if we die together with the enemy on this sea, we must sink the "Beishang"!
At this time, the eyes of all the officers and men of the "Haichou" who saw the "Haiqi" being seriously injured were completely red. They desperately rained down all the shells on the "Beishang".