The battle ended quickly. After the first Soviet torpedo boat exploded, within a few minutes, another torpedo boat exploded and sank. The third torpedo boat finished firing its torpedoes and dragged a raging fire towards the Ming destroyer.
, a posture of perishing together. Both sides
The distance was too close, and the Ming destroyer couldn't dodge, and the speed was not as fast as the torpedo boat. The captain simply made a sudden move, turned the left rudder, turned the bow, aimed at the torpedo boat, and rammed it head-on, hitting the small boat.
It turned over, and then a thousand-ton steel body pressed down from above.
The destroyer rushed past, and the white tail marks gradually dissipated. The complete torpedo boat could no longer be seen. Only a large piece of wreckage was seen floating on the foam, rising and falling. It was obvious that the crew was not alive.
The last torpedo boat had basically no power at this time. The entire ship was in flames, like a big fire pit, and the 20mm shells and bullets inside were exploding like firecrackers. Gradually
The ground stopped on the sea. That means all its torpedoes had been fired, otherwise it would have exploded long ago.
This last torpedo boat obviously had no survivors.
The destroyer flagship of the Ming Army observed it for a while, and then ordered the closest destroyer to use its main gun to completely sink it. The closest destroyer took the order, stopped, and floated on the sea. Then, the No. 1 main gun turret turned around,
Lower the gun muzzle. At the same time, the two searchlights also cover the half-dead torpedo boat.
There was a loud bang from the main gun, and then the torpedo boat a few hundred meters away was hit by a 150mm shell. Suddenly a fireball shot into the sky, the hull broke into several pieces, and it sank quickly. Only a large piece of floating wreckage was left on the sea.
There was also an oil slick burning brightly, lighting up the surrounding area a bright red for several kilometers.
The battle was all over. Four Soviet torpedo boats were wiped out. All four Ming destroyers suffered minor injuries to varying degrees. Mainly caused by 20mm machine guns. One of the Ming destroyers was slightly injured.
The sonar is completely damaged. However, the power and armament are still intact and will not affect the continued mission.
At this time, the Zhengde, Li Guang and two destroyers in the rear also received the agreed signal and came to take action.
It was already early five o'clock at this time. At this hour in July, the sky was basically bright. Even if there were torpedo boats in the Vladivostok naval port, the threat was not great.
The Zhengde squadron had regrouped, bathed in the rising sun, and headed towards the Vladivostok military port in the north.
…
In the morning, Xiang Xiaoqiang got up early and prepared to listen to the radio.
There are several major things that may happen today. The first one is that the Ming and Soviet navies have officially engaged in battle in the Sea of Japan, and this morning, the Zhengde squadron should almost arrive at the blockade position outside Vladivostok Port. Xiang Xiaoqiang is very concerned about the Soviet army.
What countermeasures will the Pacific Fleet take? Should it send the battleship "Paris Commune" out of the harbor to fight, or will it just cowardly acquiesce and be blocked in the harbor? Or take the measure that Xiang Xiaoqiang is most worried about - sending land-based aircraft to attack the Ming fleet.
Conduct an attack?
In this era, there are few successful examples of aircraft attacking warships on the sea. The Soviet Union has always paid little attention to the navy, or does not trust it. Although it also has military airports in the Far East coastal areas,
What is the level of naval aviation in China? As a person from later generations, Xiang Xiaoqiang, in this situation
Under such circumstances, it is natural to think that "without air supremacy, there is no sea supremacy." In this era, this law is not so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At present, the mindset of navies of various countries is still to "send warships to fight" instead of
"Send planes to fight." This is also the main reason why Xiang Xiaoqiang did not stop the navy from moving its fleet into the Sea of Japan.
The second major event is that today is July 4th, the National Day and Independence Day of the United States. Today the President of the United States will give a speech to the United States, and he will definitely talk about many aspects. The domestic focus will definitely still be on the issue of economic depression, and the external focus will definitely be
The Spanish war issue, the Ming-Soviet war issue and the Ming-US trade issue. And because it is such a sacred day as Independence Day, on this day, everyone
People in the United States are more or less surrounded by some "noble and righteous" ideas, especially when they gather together and sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful", they recall in their minds
When words such as "Washington", "Jefferson", "Constitutional Convention" and "Declaration of Independence" are shining with aura, it is also the time when it is easiest to carry forward the "spirit of internationalism".
Today, Zhu Yourong will also speak to the American people through radio waves. Today, we do not expect to get the Senate to vote to amend the Neutrality Act. We can only say that it will affect the House of Representatives at most. Because winning over the American people is equivalent to winning over the House of Representatives.
Getting the natural disaster law amendment passed by the House of Representatives is the first step towards success. If you want to get through the Senate in the next step, it is no longer enough to rely on moral power. You must use real national interests.
In Xiang Xiaoqiang's words, this is: Now you serve as an arsenal for me and work with me to overthrow the Soviet Union. In the future, you will get the biggest share of the overall construction of the north.
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While Xiang Xiaoqiang and his family were sitting by the radio having breakfast, the maid Xiao Wu ran over and told Xiang Xiaoqiang that Her Majesty the Queen had personally called and asked you to pick it up.
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded, wiped his mouth, and followed Xiao Wu to the telephone. Since Shi Shi Ge Ge married into the Xiang Mansion, the personal maid Xiao Wu also followed. Now Xiao Wu's Chinese is getting better day by day.
There are no problems with the application anymore.
Xiang Xiaoqiang watched Xiao Wu turn around and walk away, then he said with an ambiguous smile to the phone:
"Hello? Who is it?"
He didn't dare to tease him directly, fearing that it was Wei Zijin or something on the other end. However, a familiar and gentle voice came from the microphone:
"Haha, yes, it's me."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"What's wrong, honey? Miss me?"
Zhu Yourong didn't say anything for a few seconds. After a while, he smiled and said:
"Um."
"Aren't you thinking too hard?"
"……Um."
Xiang Xiaoqiang laughed softly and said:
"What should we do?"
Zhu Yourong smiled and said:
"That's right...you can come to the palace at noon."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was startled and said in his heart: This is not this girl's style. When did she become so direct?
Xiang Xiaoqiang thought for a moment and said with a smile:
"Is something wrong?"
Zhu Yourong laughed "chichi" a few times and said "hmm" again.
Xiang Xiaoqiang pretended to be angry and said:
"Oh, I said you missed me, but it turns out something is wrong."
Zhu Yourong lowered his voice, looking a little uneasy, and said:
"Ah? That's right... I... I didn't mean that... I'm sorry. In fact, I also... miss you very much... and this matter is really important. After thinking about it, the whole Ming Dynasty has only
I’ll discuss it with you first.”
Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned and stopped teasing.
Zhu Yourong rarely jokes. What kind of big deal is it for her to say this? Is it so serious?
Zhu Yourong hesitated for a moment and whispered:
"It's not convenient to be on the phone, but...then...let me tell you first...it's about the future direction of Ming Dynasty...I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I feel that the current situation is not suitable for discussion with the cabinet, nor is it appropriate to discuss it with the cabinet.
It’s suitable to discuss with the headquarters... I think the only one who can support me is you..."
While listening, Xiang Xiaoqiang was guessing in his mind. He felt that he had already guessed about 70% or 80% of the time.
So, he said:
"Okay, I'll go over at noon. If you have anything to discuss with me, we'll study it together. What about that, you'll be in charge of the food at noon."
Zhu Yourong laughed, looking very sweet, and laughed softly:
"Of course...what do you want to eat? I'll ask the imperial kitchen to cook it for you."