New Warlords 1909

A captain in the basement duty room of the fort picked up the phone and quickly saluted, "Yes!"

Putting down the phone, the captain yelled, "All ready to fight!"

Ding ding ding!The crisp electric bell rang throughout the air defense room of the bunker under the fort, and all the artillerymen heard the bell, and immediately jumped up from the ground and rushed to their respective positions. /First/ The coastal artillery hidden in the gun pool and turret quickly raised its head, the gunner was in place, the shells were loaded, aimed at the target, and released!

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!

Just when the Japanese combined fleet had just begun to retreat, the artillery of the Wu Fort finally started its first counterattack.With the characteristic chirping sound of the shells flying in the air, the waves of water splashed by the explosion seemed to submerge the destroyers.

Kato Yusaburo looked in the direction of the Wusong Fort in amazement. He couldn't believe that the Chinese people were safe and sound under such fierce artillery fire just now.Even if the artillery and gunners are safe and sound, the time to launch a counterattack is too fast!

Although surprised, Kato did not panic.After all, Wu Fort's coastal defense guns are limited in number, and they still have an absolute advantage in terms of firepower!While ordering to speed up the evacuation of the minefield, he continued to organize artillery counterattacks.

Just when the first round of shells from Wusong Fort was fired and the second round of shells was about to be fired, the hidden coastal defense fort on Changxing Island finally let out a roar.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

Eight 6-inch-caliber coastal defense guns are more powerful than the main guns of battleships such as King Kong, and they are not at the same level as the coastal defense guns of Wusong Fort.In addition, they did not receive the "key attack" that Wu Fort wanted at all before, so when the torpedo hit the opponent's destroyer, many gunners couldn't help running out, manipulating the coastal defense guns, and aiming at several main battleships of the Japanese combined fleet .

If it is said that Wusong Fort's quick counterattack brought Kato nothing more than surprise.After Changxing Island Fort opened fire.Listening to the sound of the cannon that was even more powerful than that of the King Kong.Kato was absent-minded for a few seconds.

impossible!This was the first voice in Kato's heart.This can't be the Chinese cannon!This is the second question in Kato's mind.

It is indeed impossible.Because in the intelligence of the Japanese military.The Huafeidi Autonomous Region only imported more than a dozen coastal defense guns from Yingde.Among them, the largest coastal defense gun caliber.But only 254C inch [-]mm.And according to the Japanese secret agents finally observed and known.After purchasing this batch of coastal defense cannons.The army of the autonomous region once built and constructed the Wu Fort for half a year.The information revealed by the intelligence is obvious.That is this batch of coastal defense artillery.All of them were installed in Wusong Fort.

As for Changxing Island.It was nothing more than a simple pier where naval warships docked.Once there is a war.look.All indented into the Huangpu River.That's why Kato fired a few shots tentatively.After all, the shells and vitality were not wasted on that barren island.

Kato's analysis and judgment were not wrong.It is in line with normal logic and judgment.However, Kato didn't know it was.This thing started from the beginning.Hua Fei did it very covertly.First, they publicly purchased several coastal defense guns from Yingde.Then put the real large-caliber cannon.With the help of this smoke screen.Cross the sea.Purchased two batches of coastal defense cannons from Germany.

In addition, the grounds for rebuilding the Wu Fortress were borrowed.Attract the attention of spies living in Shanghai.Darkness.Really giant artillery coastal defense platform.But it was quietly built on Changxing Island.

Although the misjudgment of this information could not affect the outcome of the entire battle, it made the outcome of this battle more favorable to the defender.Under the onslaught of nearly twenty giant cannons, including eight 6-inch cannons, and the cooperation of the Wusong Fort's artillery, the dozen or so destroyers that broke into the minefield first and had no time to withdraw were almost wiped out.A few cruisers that retreated more slowly, with some scars and black smoke, withdrew beyond the range of the coastal defense guns.Several severely damaged cruisers had to hoist the return flag miserably and return to Japan for repairs.

"Okay, okay, okay!" This round of shelling was swift and intensive.Sweep away all the suffocation accumulated by the shelling before.Hua Fei climbed up from the ground and walked out of the bunker.Standing on a high ground, he didn't want to put down the telescope in his hand, but he kept admiring loudly.

What does it mean to treat people with admiration for three days, and what does it mean to take action when it is time to do so!Even he himself did not expect that the training level of these gunners had improved so quickly.Of course, this is not only due to the fact that Hua Fei's literacy in the army is only a popular education activity, but also thanks to his management education model of dual training in military culture.

None of the officers in those gun positions went to the military academy for training for a period of time. On average, the gunners of these coastal defense guns fired no less than five training rounds almost every day.And in order to improve the hit rate of sports ships, they often drive field guns to the deck of merchant ships and drive them to the sea to practice shooting skills.

After all, the staff members are also elites in the army. The initial discomfort was due to physical factors and also the reason why they seldom went to the frontline battlefield in person.At this moment, most people have slowed down.Seeing that the coastal defense forces achieved such a result in just one round of counterattack, they couldn't help but hugged and clapped their hands and celebrated enthusiastically.

Although only a dozen local destroyers were sunk, the displacement of each destroyer is only more than 300 tons.Adding up the three ships is only equivalent to sinking a cruiser.

However, the morale-boosting and confidence-inspiring effects of such victories, as well as the psychological blow and deterrence to the Japanese army, are immeasurable!

"Report, the enemy army raised the flag and requested to send rescue boats to rescue the sailors on the sea!"

"Oh?" Hua Fei immediately turned around and looked at the sea surface again, only to see that the sea surface of the sunken destroyers was full of oily garbage and some broken wreckage of the hull.Many sailors who were injured or dived ahead of time were floating up and down, raising their hands and calling for help.The powerful sailors swam towards the direction of their own fleet with all their strength.

Hua Fei pondered for a few seconds, and immediately said, "Respond to them, these people are our captives, and we will rescue them. Immediately dispatch armed civilian ships to control them all. Those sailors who want to swim back to the fleet will also be captured by me." Those who refuse to be rescued can use force to capture them forcibly!"

"Also warn the Japanese fleet, don't open fire on my rescue ship, otherwise the Japanese wounded soldiers on the sea will only have a dead end!"

At this time, on the sea far away from the Yangtze River estuary, on the battleship King Kong, the flagship of the Japanese United Fleet, the commander of the fleet, Yusaburo Kato, had a heavy face.Since entering the navy, Kato has never suffered such a humiliating defeat.If we talk about the [-] naval battle, the Japanese Navy was completely negligent.But now he personally led the main force of the Japanese navy to attack a local warlord in China, but he was defeated in the first battle.

Ash.

What's even more hateful is that, without mentioning those minefields, just talking about those 6-inch coastal defense guns has a range that exceeds the range of all the main guns in the fleet, making him in a dilemma now!It's just this confrontation that made Kato conclude that the opponent's general is by no means a mediocre person.

Thinking of some brief introductions about Hua Fei in the intelligence, he can rely on only a few hundred local armed forces, and after several years of development, he has become a powerful figure in the military faction that cannot be ignored in China today.

Thinking of Japan, ever since it became an enemy of this Chinese soldier, it has been passive everywhere, as if it was born to be restrained by him.Even the initial oil development with him was lost!This general seems to have some kind of prejudice against Japan!Is this a personal emotional factor, or is it because of its own strategic and political vision?

Kato felt a chill in his heart, could it be that this person was really born to be the nemesis of the Japanese?Is it a stumbling block that prevents Japan from becoming a powerful country and ranking among the first-class powers?This idea popped up in my heart for no reason, and it was unstoppable, always swirling in my mind.

"Commander, the other party sent a signal saying that those who fell into the water... are their captives! They also... warned us not to fire on their rescue boats. Otherwise...otherwise our sailors will have to be...abandoned!"

Kato firmly grasped the protective armor of the conning tower with both hands, and after a while, he said very calmly, "Hold the flag, order all ships to approach the battle zone without my order, and strictly prohibit firing!"

Hua Fei thought that the Japanese fleet would leave just then, but who knew that they were just wandering outside the range of the coastal defense guns, and occasionally entered the range of the largest caliber main guns.The United Fleet left some warships, but most of the main battleships did not leave a single one.

Hua Fei observed for a long time, and finally decided to leave him alone for the time being.While ordering that they should not fire at will, they made people guard the prisoners rescued from the sea.Don't look at the artillery battle for just a short while, after finishing these things, the sky has completely turned dark, and you can't see your fingers.

After finishing dinner in a hurry, Hua Fei rushed to the Jiangnan factory.Because things have been very tense, Hua Fei still doesn't know the specific results of the deep strike plan, and he doesn't know how they drove a battleship Kirishima back to the port, thus attracting such a large number of Japanese warships to follow. —. —

Before Hua Fei arrived at the shipyard, he was stopped by Tang Xiaoli, an old engineer from the mainland of the shipyard.Tang Xiaoli was in charge of the construction plan of the U-shaped submarine this time. A large number of technical talents had been excavated by the headhunting company and joined the industrial construction of the autonomous region.Because of Hua Fei's emphasis on submarines, Tang Xiaoli tried his best to lure many craftsmen with shipbuilding experience to build submarines.

After nearly a year of training, these craftsmen who already have technical experience have greatly improved their craftsmanship.Even those apprentices who didn't know anything at first can help a lot now that they have just glimpsed the way.

At the same time, Maanshan Iron and Steel did not rest. While continuously increasing the production capacity of steel, the scientific and technical personnel represented by Zhang Nanxun, together with Wei Tiesheng, who was recruited from Han Yeping, and the Russian Ge Lifu, carried out research on the technical performance of steel. .The quality of the steel produced by Maanshan Iron and Steel has not only been greatly improved, Zhang Nanxun and his team have also successfully developed high-strength and high-toughness alloy steel for submarines that is resistant to pressure, corrosion, and rust according to the environment and requirements of submarines.

The accidental successful development of this kind of steel has greatly improved the performance of the submarines manufactured by Jiangnan Shipyard.U-boats, which originally could only dive 50 meters, can now reach a limit depth of 70 meters.Moreover, Wei Zihao and others have already begun to try to produce a new type of double-hulled submarine based on Hua Fei's idea.Once this type of submarine is successfully developed, it will greatly improve the underwater speed of the submarine and reduce resistance.

Therefore, the submarines currently produced by the Jiangnan Factory rely on German technology in addition to the core power core, and the torpedo weapons have not been successfully mastered. Most of the other departments have achieved localization.Then the German technician in charge of technical guidance at the submarine factory tried to contact the staff of the German embassy in China after seeing that the submarine made of new steel produced by Huafei had such excellent performance.What happened now is that Edsy came over whenever he was free, insisting on ordering this kind of steel at a high price.

You said that this kind of steel is not enough to supply yourself, so how can Hua Fei export it?I had no choice but to continue to be a neutral country, not to provide it as a cover, and to make Edsey look sloppy.If the supply of steel is sufficient, Hua Fei would not mind using it to continue making a deal with the Germans.Anyway, the better the German submarines, there should be no harm to Hua Fei.

At present, the submarine factory has four production platforms, and each platform can produce a U-boat within three months.Such performance and speed made Hua Fei very satisfied.As the general manager of the submarine construction site, Tang Xiaoli, who is nearly [-] years old, has contributed a lot.So seeing Tang Xiaoli waiting for Hua Fei in the cold night, Hua Fei quickly asked the commander to stop, jumped out of the car and strode over, holding Tang Xiaoli's hand and said, "Master Tang, why are you waiting here? Hurry up, get in the car, what's the matter, let's talk in the factory!"

"No!" Unexpectedly, Tang Xiaoli did not move, but stood there emotionally.After a pause, his stubborn eyes dimmed again, and his tone became extremely mournful, "Commander, although the little old man has not been with Commander for a long time, since he came to this Jiangnan factory, he has been doing his best every day and every night, I dare not be ashamed of the kindness of the commander!"

"Oh, Mr. Tang's words are serious." Hua Fei quickly interrupted Tang Xiaoli, "If there is kindness, Mr. Tang is my benefactor. You are not only my benefactor, but also ours. The benefactor of the nation. If you hadn’t produced such an excellent submarine, how could we be the opponent of the Japanese navy. Without a powerful navy, how can Hua Fei’s ideal of rejuvenating a strong country be realized?”

Tears welled up in Tang Xiaoli's eyes, he knew Hua Fei was a very humble person and treated others very kindly.But until today, he didn't have a personal feeling. No wonder there are so many people who admire him in the entire autonomous region.With ideals, ability, and the same group of young people with great ideals, they are constantly working hard for this country.This is the core of Hua Fei's charm and brilliance.

"Commander!" Tang Xiaoli's voice was choked with sobs, "I understand, I understand. The little old man has lived for most of his life, and even though he doesn't say anything, his heart is like a mirror. All kinds of things, the little old man I can see clearly. Today, the little old man has the audacity to beg the commander, not for anything else, but for one thing, I implore the commander to agree to the little old man!"

"Oh?" Hua Fei was amazed, and pulled Tang Xiaoli away, "Master Tang, no matter what, I promise you. How about this? Let's get in the car first, and go to the factory to talk about it?"

"Really?" Tang Xiaoli's footsteps finally began to loosen, Hua Fei also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.right at them

The wheels had just started to move, and a black shadow in the factory was running fast, flying.

The guards, who were hidden somewhere, quickly poured out from all directions, and surrounded the car like a barrel in an instant.The two guards quickly stepped forward to support the person, and to their surprise, the black figure was easily caught by them.

Wei Zihao was quite frightened now, when he wandered around the Nagato full of thoughts, he suddenly saw Hua Fei's car.Immediately, he couldn't help himself, and ran over quickly.But before he got close, he was restrained by a big man who jumped out from nowhere, and the muzzles of two black guns were pressed against his neck, icy cold.

"Commander...Commander, it's...it's me, it's me, Wei Zihao!" Wei Zihao's sharp eyes immediately saw Hua Fei sitting in the car, and he shouted anxiously.

"Wei Zihao?" Hua Fei felt strange now, he opened the car door and got out to see, it wasn't Wei Zihao.He wasn't tinkering with that new submarine in the factory, so why would he come out for a walk at night in the winter?Hua Fei hurriedly asked the guards to let go, helped him up and patted the slush on his body, and asked, "What are you doing? Isn't it cold enough outside?"

"Commander, I have something to tell you!" Wei Zihao didn't care about the stains on his clothes, so he opened his mouth and said.

This is so strange, Hua Fei was a little confused by Monk Zhang Er.So Na Sheng asked, "Say what? What's the matter? Say!"

"Commander, I don't want to build submarines, okay?"

One sentence made Hua Fei dumbfounded for a few seconds and he didn't want to build a submarine anymore?Are you ready to quit?Could it be that some people have learned from headhunting companies and want to recruit him to other places?