Age of Rebirth

Chapter 440 Three-Dimensional Attack

Tang Qiuli was very pleased. Chang Feng was a rising general. Compared with the veteran brigade commanders of the Independent Division, this was the first time he was in charge of a combat direction independently, and he was mixed among the 20 Central Army. Among them, there is a big gap in the quality of soldiers, weapons and equipment, firepower, strategy and tactics, and it involves many aspects such as coordination and cooperation. This battle is not easy to fight.

In the telegram exchange with General Zhang Zhizhong, General Zhang praised Chang Feng a lot and was quite satisfied, which made Tang Qiuli very proud. So, how could he blame Chang Feng? In the telegram to Chang Feng, he just He emphasized that Matsui's dispatched army in Shanghai was already exhausted after three days of fierce fighting in Songhu. With his own strength, he could not capture Shanghai at all, but lingered at the mouth of the Yangtze River without retreating. There must be other plans.

The Japanese aviation unit has never appeared on the battlefield. Either Matsui Iwane is too conceited, or there is a problem with the coordination between the army and the navy. The all-day battle on the 26th is worthy of vigilance. It may not be that Matsui used this to adjust the deployment. Please remind General Zhang to pay attention to the air defense of the troops , Too much, Tang Qiuli didn't say any more, Chang Feng is a smart man and understands all of this.

After sending the telegram, Tang Qiuli let out a long sigh, and Mei Ting immediately looked at her husband inquiringly. Her big beautiful eyes were full of warm concern. In fact, Tang Qiuli was full of regrets. A powerful naval fleet had already sent Matsui into the sea to feed the sharks, why did he let this old guy haunt the Yangtze River estuary, coming here from time to time. [

Chang Feng conveyed the meaning of the division commander to General Zhang Zhizhong, and put forward his own views. General Zhang attached great importance to it, so he called the heads of the two air defense regiments, and especially told them what they needed to pay attention to. But with a disapproving posture, Chang Feng secretly worried, does it have to be paid for by blood to gain experience and lessons?There were times when he really felt powerless.

Matsui thought a lot all day and night. He thought his biggest mistake was being too conceited, thinking that with the 20 soldiers in his hand, he could conquer the southern half of China, leaving the powerful navy of the empire alone, which resulted in a series of disasters. The disastrous defeat, which ruined more than a hundred thousand loyal warriors of the empire, should be priced at the highest price. In order to win the battle, other things are trivial, so the first thing he did when he came out of the cabin was to condescend to pay a visit to the Japanese Navy's No. Commander of the Third Fleet, Vice Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi.

The staff who followed him were taken aback. In one day and one night, His Excellency the Commander's hair was completely white, and the wrinkles on his face could kill flies. It will fall apart as soon as you touch it.

Lieutenant Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi, the commander of the Japanese Navy’s Third Fleet, is on another warship. Since Matsui arrived at the flagship, he has moved. He really hates this old guy. , I thought that the foundation of the Great Japanese Empire was laid down by their army, I am!Why not talk about the Sino-Japanese War?Out of sight, out of mind, you can always hide, right?

Hearing Commander Matsui's visit in person, Kiyoshi Hasegawa thought to himself that the old guy couldn't hold on anymore and came to ask for help. Sure enough, Matsui cut straight to the point and asked the navy to dispatch warships to provide strong fire support for the army. At the same time, the navy planes were also dispatched. Heavy bombardment of the positions of the Chinese defenders, especially their artillery positions.

Regardless of Matsui's rank as a general, and the commander of the dispatched army, who is a whole rank higher than Hasegawa Kiyoshi, he can't command him. If the mission is completed, if the army is able to fight effectively, the fleet will return long ago, why should it be idle here?

Send warships?The Wusongkou Fortress Fort in front is the ghost gate. I have suffered a big loss last time, and my job is so hanging in the balance. How can I go looking for bad luck this time?As for the dispatch of the plane, you have to contact the aircraft carrier fleet. It doesn't matter what you say, Hasegawa Kiyoshi shook his head like a rattle, and a hundred people disagreed.

The conversation started to be very unpleasant. Hasegawa Kiyoshi thought it over and over again. It would not be good for him if the matter went to the military headquarters. He took a step back and asked the army to occupy the Wusongkou Fort and the navy's warships before they could be dispatched. Otherwise, nothing would be discussed. Matsui couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately went into a berserk state, furious, if the army can occupy Wusongkou Fortress, why use your warship Hasegawa Kiyoshi?

The two broke up, and Hasegawa was so angry that he was crazy. He knew that Wusongkou Fortress was stuck in the neck of the Third Fleet's entry into the Huangpu River and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, ruining [-] troops. He wants the navy to die, and he is full of reason, what the hell!

I don't know what method Matsui used. Hasegawa Kiyoshi soon received a telegram from the Ministry of the Navy, asking him to fully cooperate with Matsui in implementing the Songhu campaign plan. The Third Fleet was temporarily placed under the command of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force. He will bomb the Wusongkou Fortress and the beachhead of the Chinese garrison, and the Third Fleet will provide fire support for the landing force. Kiyoshi Hasegawa shouted out bad luck. This crazy old guy must let his Third Fleet take the lead.

Sure enough, Matsui's order came down. The fleet attacked Wusongkou Fortress, and then bombarded the beachhead. Hasegawa Seina had no choice but to bite the bullet and ordered the three main battleships "Yingye", "Himaru" and "Takashima" to form a combat team. shape, approaching the fortress.

At the same time as the launch of the Japanese ship, Japanese bombers and fighter jets from the aircraft carrier also flew over the Wusongkou area, and the joint attack of the land, sea and air forces carefully planned by Matsui began.

Heavy raindrops fell on the Wusongkou Fortress and the positions of the Chinese defenders, and the fortress was the key target of the Japanese aircraft. More guns fell, and the Japanese ships also fired. The fortress was full of gunpowder smoke, and the ground was shaking. The air defense brigade here is under great pressure.

The "Eye of the Sky" artillery sighting radar equipped with anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns of the Independent Division exerted its power. Facing the superior Japanese aircraft, they were not afraid. Japanese planes either exploded into a firework in the air, or staggered towards the open sea with long tails of black smoke.

The Japanese ships did not take advantage of it. With the cover of anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns, the coastal defense artillery was specially used to deal with Japanese warships. The Japanese ships were filled with fireworks and black smoke. They had to escape the range of the artillery fire and fired from a distance. The cannon fell into the sea, stirring up a high column of water, which killed many fish and shrimp, but it did not pose any threat to the fortress.

Kiyoshi Hasegawa told these captains that if the artillery fire from the fortress is too fierce, the ships must be dealt with on the fly, and the preservation of strength is the first priority. There is no need to take our warships for the army. Isn’t this nonsense? I have seen the power of the large-caliber coastal defense guns in the Wusongkou Fortress, and the buddies who were bombed and sunk are examples.

On the contrary, there are a few young captains who disapprove of the Commander's words, thinking that it is detrimental to the honor and dignity of the Imperial Navy. More than a dozen warships besieged a fortress, and they fought back, not to let the guys in the army look down on them. ?As soon as the battle started, these warships quickly surpassed the three capital ships and took the lead. Kiyoshi Hasegawa was so angry that he cursed and ordered them to act according to the combat deployment.

From Hasegawa Kiyoshi's point of view, the captains of these light warships are just pig heads, and let the three main battleships attack first. It is these warships with rough skin and thick flesh, which are slightly damaged by a few shots. No matter what the ship is capable of, one shot is enough for you.

Kiyoshi Hasegawa once again ordered the light warships to withdraw from the battle sequence, and the Japanese ships began to retreat, because two light warships were already smoking and on fire, and the hulls were tilted. Ability, swaying with the waves like a dead fish, the Japanese sailors desperately put out the fire, and some put on life buoys and jumped directly into the sea. [

There was a loud noise, and a cloud of smoke mixed with flames rose from the sea. A Japanese light warship exploded and caught fire. Buckle up and plunge into the sea, and disappear after a spin.

Another light warship that had lost power was hit by several cannonballs one after another, and gradually sank. Only the tall mast was exposed on the sea, proving that there was once a warship, but it also disappeared soon.

The Wusongkou Fortress once again ignited the flames of war. Facing the Japanese army's attack from both sides of the sea and the air, it was not afraid to destroy four coastal defense guns, two anti-aircraft guns and five anti-aircraft machine guns. At the cost of more than 160 casualties, it sank two Japanese light ships Several warships were damaged, five Japanese fighter jets and eleven bombers were shot down.

In this sea, land and air battle, the "Sky Eye" artillery sighting radar played a huge role, and it is indispensable. This is the first time that the radar's effect has been tested in a large-scale actual combat. "Eye of the Sky", and a Mongolian warrior, gave the Mongolian name "Alslen's eyes", which translates to the eyes of a lion.

Seeing this scene, Matsui sighed. He was going to land and occupy the Wusongkou Fortress, but he didn't dare to send it out. It would be a living target, and there were not enough people to fill it. The Chinese defenders had already been prepared.

The Wusongkou Fortress was well fought, but the beachhead suffered losses. The line from Chuansha River Estuary to Shizilin Forest was blown up into a sea of ​​flames by Japanese planes. Because of the constant wind and preparations, the artillery had already done concealment and camouflage, and the loss was not great. For the troops of the Independent Division, the anti-aircraft weapons made it impossible for the Japanese planes to get close to the target. When they swooped down, they became living targets, and the bombs dropped were not accurate at all.

The Japanese planes hit a snag over Wusong, and instead focused on attacking the defensive positions of the Central Army in Shizilin and Chuansha River Estuary. Because the anti-aircraft artillery exposed its position and did not move its position, many of the anti-aircraft artillery were blown up by Japanese aircraft. The soldiers of the Central Army, fearless of death, fired real fire, braved the violent bombing of Japanese aircraft, and resisted the crazy attack of Japanese aircraft. From time to time, Japanese aircraft wailed and fell to the ground.

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