New Warlords 1909

Hua Fei frowned involuntarily. Although he had received the information long ago, Japan dispatched a powerful joint team to the south, and it seemed that they would not give up until they recaptured the Kirishima.But when the strength of this huge fleet is seen through the telescope, the pressure will become real.

The ignorant are fearless!Hua Fei couldn't help laughing at himself.Compared with this navy

The navy in the precinct is nothing to mention!After all, he had once defeated Russia, but if Hua Fei had seen a naval force of this size before declaring war on Japan, then it would have been much more difficult for him to decide whether to declare war or not.

Fortunately, Hua Fei understood this gap from the very beginning, and invested limited naval military expenditures in submarines.In this era when submarines were just showing their limelight, Hua Fei was not worried that he would be helpless in front of the opponent's powerful fleet because he did not have effective means to detect and attack submarines.

"Is the coastal defense force ready?" Hua Fei turned around very easily and asked the other staff officers.But in his eyes, he saw that the faces of the staff behind him were obviously much uglier than he expected.

After waiting for a long while, there was no response. Just as Hua Fei snorted softly, Li Yue, the staff officer, spoke first, "Commander, the First Army has already been deployed according to your instructions. The First Division is stationed in the outskirts of Shanghai. Now it has been ordered to station in Shanghai City and various strongholds along the coast, and the three main regiments are on standby at any time for mobile reinforcements."

"The second division is stationed in Qidong, Nantong, and Yancheng. The two main regiments are also on standby. The third division is stationed in Nanjing, Wuhu, Anqing, and Hefei. With the cooperation of the local militia, it is expected that there will be no extra problems at this time. things happen!"

"Zhejiang Commander-in-Chief Zhu Rui has already called back, expressing his willingness to send troops to assist in the defense of Shanghai, and will never let the Japanese army land from Hangzhou Bay to attack Shanghai!"

Hua Fei nodded, Zhejiang Zhu Rui finally compromised with Hua Fei.But even if he doesn't compromise, Hua Fei doesn't care.If that was the case, after the war with Japan ended briefly, then he would be able to find a reason to send troops to Zhejiang.

However, although Zhu Rui promised that the Japanese army would never land from Hangzhou Bay and attack Shanghai, Hua Fei was not at ease.Relying on the original Zhejiang army, under Yuan Shikai's instruction, Zhu Rui built an army of two new divisions, and added the strength of the original one division to form the No. 11 Army of the National Army.However, the equipment and training of this army does not need to dispatch a division of the First Army of the National Defense Army. I am afraid that even a reinforced regiment can fight until they cannot find the north.

But Hua Fei was not afraid of the Japanese army's real login. Compared with the navy, the Japanese army did not have much advantage in front of Hua Fei's first army.Moreover, the Shandong battlefield has held back a lot of their troops. How can they mobilize more elite army forces?Even if there is, Hua Fei still hopes that they will give up the basics and use the army to land instead of the overwhelmingly dominant navy.Hua Fei didn't mind, and used the First Army and the Guards to make dumplings for them and cook them.

"Commander, looking at the opponent's posture, could it be that he has been stunned by anger? I'm afraid the mines we planted are not enough to charge at such a high speed!" Li Yue, the staff officer, looked very relaxed.

Hua Fei smiled appreciatively, turned his eyes to the Japanese United Fleet in the distance, and said softly, "If others come from afar, if this gift is not prepared enough, it will make people laugh! Send me an order to order the ordnance and ammunition factory to process at full speed Produce mines. Produce one and we drop that in the water."

"Commander, do you think we should bring the submarine back and take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters?" Li Yue continued to suggest with a smile.

Hua Fei thought for a while, then shook his head, "We have a limited number of black fish, and the Japanese army transferred the main force of the fleet to the Yangtze River Estuary to guard us. It is the moment when the black fish are free, and they are ordered to take full-scale action, focusing on sinking enemy cargo ships. The greater the destructive power, the better. Let's see who can't hold on first!"

"Yes!" Li Yue rolled his eyes and said again, "Commander, in fact, most of those cargo ships were loaded with good things, and it's a pity that they were sunk. The commander is worried that the captured sea ships cannot be transported back to Shanghai. I think that's the case. , it’s better to sell those cargo ships to Zhu Rui and Sun Daoren, it’s much better than Shen Zhihai!”

Hua Fei's heart moved, in fact, what he meant just now was exactly what Li Yue said.A letter from the mouth of the Yangtze River, it is difficult for the cargo ships captured by the submarines to come in again.Instead of that, it's better to sink them all.But if they sell it to Zhu Rui and Sun Daoren at a low price, not only can they get military expenses, but they can also tie the two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian into a chariot to fight against Japan.

Zhu Rui had no choice, even if he didn't have the financial resources, there would definitely be many businessmen who would leave after hearing the news.Moreover, Hua Fei had already experimented in Shanghai. Those goods were publicly auctioned at low prices and could be auctioned using war bonds.Land war bonds were once like banknotes and could be circulated openly.

But I just don't know if Sun Daoren, the governor of Fujian, will agree. This military-born governor is not a revolutionary stalwart.Although the Xin revolution was forced to join the Tongmenghui due to the situation, and is now a member of the Democratic Party, he lacks interest in the enthusiasm for revolution.After the start of the Second Revolution, they stayed still, and even secretly communicated with the Beiyang Army for the song.According to a piece of information that Hua Fei got by chance, Sun Daoren even made a plan to send troops to attack Nan.

After the victory of the Second Revolution, the autonomous region was established.Today's officialdom in Fujian is completely in the midst of factional struggles.Sun Daoren and Peng Shousong, who are happy to form factional struggles, are both members of the Democratic Party. Although the fighting in the interior is fierce, the surface is still peaceful.

If Fujian is also willing to accept Hua Fei's 'prey', then for the waves hunting in the Taiwan Strait, the efficiency will undoubtedly be doubled.Immediately said, "This matter is left to you. When necessary, you can ask the big bosses of the Democratic Party for help, and ask them to come out and help!"

The originally tense and depressing atmosphere was quickly resolved invisibly in Li Yue and Hua Fei's one-to-one discussion.This incident made Hua Fei look at Li Yue with admiration.This Li Yue is a man with few desires, and in the staff department, he can't see who he has a close relationship with.There are also diplomatic activities in the weekdays, either hiding in the house and not knowing what to do, or going out fishing alone.

But don't look at his quietness, thinness, and insidiousness when he sneers, sometimes even Hua Fei doesn't like it.In addition to his memory in Hua Feidi, there seems to be no such celebrity in history.If it wasn't for his proposal to send troops to Jiangsu, he would have done Hua Fei a great favor.I'm afraid Hua Fei has already been transferred out of the staff department.

But at this moment, it was Li Yue who was so indifferent and freehand. Under the muzzle of the powerful combined fleet of the Japanese army, he was making plans with Hua Fei without any panic.

Not only did it change the originally dull atmosphere, it also made other staff officers wake up one after another, and many people saw shame in their eyes.How can you not impress Hua Fei with such a caring staff officer?

It is a pity that such an atmosphere did not last long, and the slow decline of the Japanese fleet that came to the mouth of the Yangtze River did not make them lose their minds.in the fleet

The ships lined up in front of the fleet and slowly approached the mouth of the Yangtze River, followed by the cruisers,

Within the range of the battleship's cannon, King Kong's and Bi's 356mm caliber main guns have already spewed out thick flames, and the huge shells directly hit the Wusongkou Fort.

"Boom boom boom..."

As bursts of explosions sounded, the entire ground near the Wusong Fort seemed to experience an earthquake.His ears were instantly buzzed by the roar of the explosion, and he lost his breath.Even though the anti-gun bunker was built very solidly, the flying soot still made the people inside the bunker cough violently.

"Ahem...damn, this little Japanese...cough cough...cannons...are quite accurate!"

Hua Fei was groggy from head to toe, and turned around to look at the other people in a daze. The faces of the staff officers were pale and bloodless.Only Li Yue saw Hua Fei's gaze and forced a smile, which showed that the shock just now really made them uncomfortable.

Most of these staff officers have never participated in fierce battles on the front line, and giant cannons of this caliber are unheard of in China.Therefore, under the shock, it is inevitable that the mood will suddenly appear.Speaking of which, they are all staff officers of the National Defense Force of the Autonomous Region, but they are still young people after all.

"Who of you can't stand it, you can retreat and rest. Besides, someone can tell me why the fort on Changxing Island didn't fight back?" Hua Fei wiped the dust on the telescope lens, worried.

"Commander, you have issued an order. Without your personal order, the Changxing Island Fort is not allowed to fire!"

Hua Fei looked back in astonishment, and vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a saying.In the bombardment just now, the main point of impact of the Japanese army was still at the Wusong Fort.Although a few shells hit Changxing Island, it seemed to be just a test.

There is a naval base on Changxing Island, which cannot be hidden from the Japanese. At this moment, it is impossible for warships to park in the base, and the Japanese can also think of this.But they would never have imagined that Changxing Island had installed more than 20 large-caliber coastal defense guns in an extremely secret manner.

"Okay!" Hua Fei pondered, "Pass my order, and when the enemy ship approaches, use my Wusong Fort to fire as a pretext, and hit me hard!"

"Yes!"

Hua Fei is unwilling to leave the bunker, how can you say that other people can leave!The shell just fell nearby purely by accident, they didn't believe that the Japanese knew that Hua Fei was hiding in this bunker to watch the battle.If they knew, they would not risk being sunk by sea mines, but they would also concentrate their artillery fire and blow up this place into hell.

"Boom boom boom..."

As the enemy ship got closer, the cruiser's main guns also fired.Hundreds of large-caliber naval guns fell on the small position of Wusong Fort, and their destructive power was astonishing.The ground instantly turned into a sea of ​​flames, and countless exploding shrapnel flew across, making the harsh and sharp sound of hitting metal and reinforced concrete.

The sound of the huge explosion spread to downtown Shanghai. Herman, who was quietly drinking coffee at the Huizhong Hotel, couldn't help shaking his hands. He didn't even notice that the coffee splashed on his clothes.

In general, under such an explosion, it doesn't matter where you hide, even if you don't get killed by the shell.The shock wave of the huge earthquake will also shatter your internal organs, causing you to die instantly.

Fortunately, as early as when Wusong Fort was being rebuilt, Hua Fei not only added large-caliber coastal guns, but also installed armored turrets on all Ming Forts in response to this possible situation.A bunker was added on the top of the bubble pool, and an anti-vibration underground air-raid shelter was built under the turret and gun pool.

Under the heavy shelling, all the gunners hid in the air-raid shelters under the turrets.After being weakened layer by layer, the sound of the artillery outside was loud, and the sound and video of shrapnel flying all over the place were transmitted to the air-raid shelter below, with only dull sounds and rumbling vibrations.

Even though Hua Feidi observed that the bunker was far away from the Wusong Fort, he quickly hid in the lowest layer of the bunker. [-] The power of the giant cannon shells is indeed amazing.It's no wonder that today's sea-hegemony battleships, the main guns will be built bigger and bigger, and the warships will be built more and more fierce.

There was a slight pause during the bombardment, and there seemed to be the explosion of sea mines from the distant river estuary, and the expected new round of bombardment also temporarily stopped.

"Quick, raise the periscope!" In order to facilitate observation of the command, an observation periscope for submarines was even installed in the command bunker.

Through the periscope, Hua Fei clearly saw a Japanese destroyer sailing into the minefield.He didn't know how many mines he encountered, but when Hua Fei saw it, it was already covered in flames, the hull tilted, and sank very quickly towards the bottom of the sea.

The other destroyers all stopped, and the speed of the cruisers and battleships following behind also slowed down. They stopped at the same spot and neither fired nor retreated, as if they were waiting for the commander-in-chief's order.

Just as Hua Fei was about to give an order, the port side of another old Japanese light cruiser suddenly exploded violently, and it seemed that it also accidentally touched a mine.However, although the cruiser saw the hull tilting instantly, the power was still there, and it had already started to reverse.

The Japanese army reacted extremely quickly. Less than a few seconds after the cruiser hit the mine, the commander-in-chief of the United Fleet realized that they had broken into the minefield.Minefields are no fun, and the opponents are all laying anchor mines.In addition, it is at the mouth of the Yangtze River at this moment, within the range of the opponent's coastal defense artillery.

The former commander of the First Fleet of the Japanese Navy and the current commander-in-chief of the United Fleet, Yusaburo Kato, immediately ordered to withdraw from the minefield as quickly as possible while continuing to suppress the artillery fire on the local fort positions.

Speaking of Kato, there may not be many people he knows, but when it comes to Togo Heihachiro, many people may have an impression.Togo, known as the God of War in Japan, led the Japanese navy to a complete victory in the Russo-Japanese naval battle, laying the foundation for Japan's great power.

And Kato was the chief of staff of the Dongxiang Fleet at that time, and he was the real No. [-] figure.

This time Hua Fei angered Yatsushiro Rokuro, the minister of the navy was hysterical, and sent this outstanding general to command the combined fleet to fight against China.

Kato is an artillery expert, so the initial suppression of firepower almost left Wusong Fort with no chance to fight back.If it weren't for Hua Fei's advanced defense awareness, Wusong Fort would have lost half of the living people by now.Moreover, Kato has great experience in naval warfare, and his reaction speed is also very fast after encountering a minefield.

Although Hua Fei was amazed that the Japanese army responded so quickly and in an orderly manner, his movements were not slow, and the order to counterattack was quickly conveyed through the telephone line.

182 It's all the fault of the big warship