Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The violent and short-lived explosion soon ended, and the mist covering the sea also began to dissipate slowly with the sea breeze.

Of the six destroyers serving as shields on the side of the battleship, four were directly blown into two pieces, and together with hundreds of customs officers and soldiers on board, they slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

A destroyer was hit by a torpedo because of the medicine depot, and the stern of the entire warship was directly blown into ruins.Looking around, the rear part of the entire destroyer seemed to be chopped off in half, the stern was raised high, and it plunged into the sea in a daze, and slowly sank.

As for the remaining two destroyers, on the surface, they are still moored on the sea in good condition.However, if you have a deeper understanding, you will find that the protective steel plates below the waterline of the two destroyers were blown out by heavy torpedoes with several huge gaps with a diameter of more than two meters. The weight of the ship itself...

The loss of six destroyers is not a big deal for the Japanese combined fleet with hundreds of destroyers.However, under the protection of six destroyers, the battleships and aircraft carriers that still suffered a lot of losses made the supreme commander of the Japanese fleet extremely heartbroken. [

Although the six destroyers directly in front blocked most of the torpedoes, there were still more than a dozen torpedoes on the sea surface with a frontal width of 1000 meters, crossing the interception line formed by the six destroyers.

13 torpedoes, except that 8 torpedoes did not achieve any results under the evasion of Japanese ships.The remaining five heavy torpedoes each hit a Japanese cruiser.A battleship, a light aircraft carrier...

A cruiser with a displacement of eight thousand tons is in terms of protection.Although far more than ordinary destroyers.However, the torpedo that hit the cruiser happened to hit the location of the medicine depot.A soaring explosion sounded, and the tail of the entire cruiser directly turned into a huge ball of fire.As the tail of the cruiser was blown apart in the explosion, the eerie gap of the ship was exposed.The remaining hull of the cruiser was directly thrown high, and then plunged into the sea and sank in a daze...

Although the battleship hit by two torpedoes at the same time was not in danger of sinking immediately.but.The constantly tilting hull has told the surrounding Japanese troops that the huge gap created by the two heavy torpedoes is restricting the influx of a large amount of seawater.

A light aircraft carrier was also hit by two heavy torpedoes, although it was not fatally hit.However, the explosion that occurred in the power cabin of the aircraft carrier directly destroyed all the power systems of the aircraft carrier...

Without even seeing the shadow of the Chinese navy, a light aircraft carrier was lost.One battleship, one cruiser, six destroyers.For the entire fleet, such a loss did not reach the point of breaking the bones.However, the fleet commander's face was still covered with a thick expression of anger.

After a short silence.Facing the subordinates with the same dignified expression beside him, he ordered with a murderous look on his face: "The cunning Chinese are actually a submarine force again... order the destroyer squadron that has already attacked to destroy this submarine force that dared to attack us at all costs. The shattered sailors take revenge..."

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander..." a commanding combat staff officer.Quickly walked to the communication room separated by a wall.

The remaining ships of the Japanese Combined Fleet quickly lowered the lifeboats and began to rescue the marines who fell into the water.The 12 destroyers of the Japanese destroyer squadron, led by 12 submarines, have chased for a full two kilometers.

As time went on, the distance between the two fleets has rapidly shortened from the original 500 meters to 100 meters... I watched the destroyer behind me getting closer and closer. It didn't take long for the deep water bombs dropped by the destroyer to disappear can threaten the safety of submarines.A long-lost command voice finally sounded from the radio.

"Qiu Ming, Captain of the First Squadron, I am Captain Qi Yong...Your department is still 300 meters away from the ambush area. Please follow the predetermined coordinates to pull the Japanese destroyer squadron to the ambush area..."

Hearing this, Squadron Leader Qiu Ming, who was tense because of the continuous sound of deep water explosions behind him, finally let out a long breath of relief, and his clenched fists immediately relaxed.Facing the subordinates around him, he commanded expectantly: "Brothers, after running for our lives for so long, it is finally our turn to fight back... Now I order that the submarines of the first squadron should immediately advance to the predetermined coordinates, and at the same time , get ready for a counterattack..."

When the order was issued, Qiu Ming's submarine didn't care about hiding the hull on the bottom of the sea, and directly increased the power of the submarine to the maximum, rushing towards the predetermined direction.

The 12 destroyers in charge of the pursuit by the Japanese army saw the first squadron of the submarine brigade that suddenly exposed their target.The first reaction is: the Chinese submarine force has reached a critical moment under its own pursuit, and has to speed up the submarine at the expense of sacrificing the exposed target.However, the Chinese submarine officers and soldiers are still too immature, and they seem to have forgotten even the most basic common sense: no matter how fast a submarine is below the surface of the sea, it cannot be faster than the speed of a destroyer.

Therefore, the madness of the 12 Japanese destroyers was fully manifested at this time.

Like a hungry wolf smelling blood, it chased the submarine desperately.Not only that, on the entire deck of the ship, except for a small number of priority observation posts to observe the specific location of the submarine, the remaining naval officers and soldiers were all dispatched by the captain to the stern of the warship to help the medics throw depth bombs when necessary...

The 12 destroyers lined up, like a sharp sword drawn from its scabbard, fiercely piercing towards the submarine group that was getting closer and closer to him.The other three squadrons of the submarine brigade that had already assembled in this sea area began to move...

The 12 submarines of the second squadron of the submarine brigade were like 12 hidden hunters, suspended motionless at a depth of ten meters below the water surface, quietly waiting for 12 Japanese destroyers to pass in front of them.

Soon, the first destroyer of the 12 destroyers entered the attack range of the second squadron of the submarine brigade. [

Seeing the gazes of the subordinates around him quickly focusing on him, the captain of the second squadron didn't speak, but quietly looked at the sonar soldiers.Waiting for the next report.

When most of the destroyer squadron of the Japanese army entered the attack area, they sneered.It quickly flashed across the squadron leader's face.Facing the walkie-talkie microphone already in his hand, he decisively ordered: "Attention all submarines, use the squad as a unit to find the attack target by yourself, choose the attack time by yourself, and launch an attack on the Japanese destroyer squad immediately..."

The order was issued, and the three submarines headed by the squadron leader quickly aimed at a destroyer that was getting closer and closer to them.The submarine officers and soldiers in the three submarines could already clearly feel the waves and vibrations when the ships passed by the water.A voice full of serious orders quickly spread to the torpedo launch bays of the three submarines...

"Attention the first team, launch all torpedoes immediately..."

The order was issued, and the 12 torpedoes in fan-shaped divisions, like sharks with their backs exposed, formed white waves on the sea surface, and quickly galloped away to the position of the Japanese destroyer.

12 torpedoes hit. The 8 torpedoes were spaced 20 meters apart from each other, forming an attack area with a width of more than 150 meters on the side of the Japanese destroyer.The remaining four torpedoes were also spaced 20 meters apart, forming an attack area with a width of 80 meters in front of the Japanese destroyer.In other words, in the face of 12 torpedo attacks from different directions, the entire destroyer's retreat path was blocked.On how this destroyer evades.All have at least one torpedo that hits the target accurately.

12 No torpedoes did not disappoint the first team. Two explosions sounded from a distance. Amidst the desperate screams of hundreds of devils, the destroyer, which was quickly turning and evading, was blown into two directly following the explosion.then.The destroyer's hull, which has been divided into two sections, looks like a whale that suddenly jumped out of the water.After pausing in the air for a few seconds, it smashed into the sea again, and could never float.

The first explosion has not stopped, the third, the fourth... In less than five seconds, the Japanese destroyer squadron has already sounded 15 explosions.

In this unprecedented violent explosion, the four Japanese destroyers targeted by 12 submarines, with one exception, were all devastated.The destroyer's [-]-meter-long hull was either blown into several sections by the roll, or hit the warship's medicine storehouse, causing a series of explosions, tearing the entire warship to pieces from the inside...

"Baga...the cunning Chinese have even deployed so many submarine troops here...Bageyalu, I, Yoshida, will make you pay the price today..." Yoshida Osamu, the captain of the Japanese destroyer squadron, looked behind him with a stunned face. The scene of the explosion roared loudly with a monstrous rage.

"Report to Your Excellency, a total of 12 submarines were found on the left side of our fleet, 300 meters away from the fleet, and they are escaping. Please ask the captain of a ship whether to pursue..." Colonel Yoshida just finished his scolding, and the deputy who rushed over Reported with a serious face.

"Of course..." Colonel Yoshida, who had been dazzled by anger, said affirmatively without even thinking about it.

Then, while the deputy waited, he ordered with a murderous look: "Order the four destroyers in the rear to immediately pursue the submarine on the left and destroy them...The remaining destroyers continue to pursue the Chinese submarine force ahead..."

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Mr. Yoshida, who has never seen submarine "guerrilla warfare", although he is a very good admiral of the Japanese combined fleet, his arrogance and self-confidence in front of the National Defense Forces submarine brigade equipped with advanced submarines and using advanced submarine tactics, not only He ruined himself, and ruined 12 destroyers under his command...

The remaining eight destroyers of the destroyer unit had just been split into two, and the remaining two squadrons of the submarine brigade, which had already been ready to go, showed their ferocious faces one after another, like a sea dragon, and rushed towards the remaining Japanese destroyers from all directions.

The result of 24 submarines dealing with 8 small-tonnage destroyers can be imagined.

With the sound of explosions, the remaining Japanese destroyers, like living targets floating on the sea, were torpedoed into the sea one after another under the astonished gaze of the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet...

Seeing his own destroyer squadron disappearing in front of him like this, the angry commander-in-chief of the United Fleet, Admiral Matsuoka, wanted revenge very much.But, as a senior admiral in the navy, he has already seen some clues from this coming to an end of the conflict at sea...

In the eyes of General Matsuoka, it was possible to eliminate a destroyer unit specially designed to deal with submarines in such a short period of time.There are at least forty Chinese submarines ambushing in the two-kilometer sea area.Such a large fleet.Unless the entire joint fleet is used, one ship must be sent out, and one ship will be lost.

Although General Songgang's face was turned livid due to anger and rage, the last trace of reason in his mind still resolutely suppressed the thoughts of revenge surging in his heart.

Until the warring sea area returns to calm again, and there is no shadow of any destroyer anymore.General Songgang's face was livid.Only then slowly eased down.Facing the equally angry subordinates around him, he ordered in a deep voice: "Chief of Staff, order the remaining destroyer squadrons to form a battle formation under the protection of the first combat squadron of the submarine, and immediately go to the battle area to search and rescue the fallen Imperial Navy warriors... United Fleet The remaining ships quickly entered the state of combat readiness. The second and third combat units of the submarine were on guard around the fleet to prevent the second sneak attack of the Chinese submarine force...”[

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When the chief of staff of the fleet quickly led away, the aircraft carrier commander, who had been standing behind General Songgang without speaking, said unwillingly: "Your Excellency, Commander. Why don't we immediately dispatch the fleet to retaliate? Are we just watching this?" Watching the Chinese submarine force escape and being moved..."

General Songgang did not answer directly, but turned to the Major General who just asked the question, and asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Under the attack of the enemy, the ships we sent out. Can we successfully complete the pursuit mission and avoid the bad luck of being completely wiped out by the opponent again?"

Although Major General Pingshan, who belongs to the young and strong faction of the army, was unwilling, but under the series of rhetorical questions from General Songgang, he had to lower his head, which never gave in, and replied in a low tone: "I can't..."

As time passed, the six destroyers that went to sweep the battlefield finally returned to the fleet smoothly under the lingering worries of General Matsuoka and others.At the same time, the loss of the encounter at sea was also sent to General Songgang as soon as possible.

While General Songgang was waiting, the solemn chief of staff walked over quickly.After paying a military salute, he reported in a low tone: "Your Excellency, the losses have been calculated..."

"According to statistics, in this encounter at sea, our joint fleet directly lost a battleship, a cruiser, 18 destroyers, and a total of 1583 naval officers and soldiers under the continuous attack of the Chinese Navy's submarine force. In addition, We also had a light carrier with a devastating attack on its engine bay, completely lost power and had to leave the fleet."

Under the watchful eyes of his subordinates, General Matsuoka's heart was full of anger and unwillingness, but, as the supreme commander, he regained his sanity in the first time.

After a long sigh, he comforted his subordinates: "Masters, although we suffered heavy losses in this encounter, our main fleet is still there, and we can still defeat the Chinese navy with an absolute advantage. Therefore, I hope everyone's morale will Don't take any blows because of this failure. The final victory must belong to the United Fleet of the Great Japanese Empire, and belong to the Great Japanese Empire..."

Although General Songgang's consolation restored everyone's morale a lot, the frowns on the faces of some senior officers still did not relax.After a short period of silence in Nuoda's aircraft carrier command cabin, the chief of staff of the fleet, who carried the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulders, stood up first and asked in a low tone.

"Your Excellency, although the main force of the fleet has not suffered any losses, how can we ensure that the remaining main ships of the fleet can reach Vladivostok safely and launch an attack on the naval fleet of the National Defense Forces occupying Vladivostok. You know, there are still at least two hundred ships from here to Vladivostok. During the voyage of two hundred nautical miles, the Chinese submarine force can continuously attack us from below the surface of the water..."

For a moment, the eyes of more than a dozen senior military officers, as if they had been discussed in advance, all focused on General Songgang, waiting for General Songgang's answer.

It did not disappoint everyone. Just ten seconds later, General Songgang quickly flashed a sneer on his calm face, and said: "The answer is very simple. Any chance of a sneak attack by the Chinese submarine force..."

Seeing the puzzled look in everyone's eyes, Admiral Songgang patiently explained: "The Chinese navy is equipped with submarines, and our joint fleet is also equipped with submarines. From now on, the speed of the entire fleet will be reduced from 18 knots to 12 knots. All Submerge all submarines, guard around the fleet, use submarines against submarines..."

For Japanese soldiers who uphold the spirit of bushido, sneak attack by submarine has always been a shameless tactic for them.In addition, because the early submarines were not equipped with sonar detectors, they could only observe the water surface through periscopes, which had great operational limitations, and were even more unacceptable to the Japanese navy.

Since the Japanese navy suffered many losses in the hands of the Chinese submarine force, the Japanese navy began to pay attention to the submarine force and equipped several submarine combat units.However, the submarines equipped by the Japanese Navy are the first batch of submarines at the end of World War I. Both the depth of the submarine and the detection method of the submarine are very old.

However, in the eyes of the Japanese navy, the submarines equipped by the Chinese navy are no different from their own.Therefore, in their eyes, the submarines equipped by their own country are enough to fight the submarines equipped by the Chinese navy.

Therefore, after listening to General Songgang's analysis, all the admirals showed a relaxed look on their faces. (to be continued...)