The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

Chapter 265 Elegy of the Kaohsiung-class Heavy Cruiser!

This unusual war erupted extremely quickly and abruptly, and at the same time as observation groups from various countries came to participate in the military exercise, it naturally attracted countless attentions.

When the Japanese fighter planes flew to Zhoushan Island, a large number of warships and military attaches from various countries hurriedly boarded the warships to the East China Sea day and night, but they were stopped as soon as they arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and at the same time they were blocked by the vast open space battlefield. He had to temporarily witness an unprecedented air battle at the mouth of the Huangpu River, and the Japanese army was beaten into turkeys and kept falling.

Afterwards, they planned to follow the Japanese fleet to the northern battlefield to watch the excitement. Halfway through, they were notified that there was a mine in the public waterway, and they immediately cursed Zhu Bin angrily. In the end, they had to obediently follow the safe area drawn by the other party, and continued on their way in a big circle. On the contrary, they arrived at the Yellow Sea earlier than the Japanese army. On the sea surface fifty kilometers away from the battlefield, they climbed to the top of the tall watchtowers and watched with large-scale binoculars. more clearly.

Yan Luer, the commander of the US Far East Fleet, docks at Chinese coastal ports all the year round, especially Qingdao Port. He was here when the third ship of the Third Fleet escaped last summer. Politely declined.

This time when the war broke out, he was sensitively aware that there was a good show to be seen, and immediately drove the battleship out of the port to occupy a good position. At the beginning, he witnessed the scene of the Japanese army besieging the military port but suffered heavy losses. He already felt incredible. Now , when he saw that three huge and majestic "Kaohsiung-class" heavy cruisers were shot and caught fire one after another, and two of them were directly destroyed and sank, he couldn't help exclaiming: "Jesus Christ is above! Have the Chinese gone crazy?!"

It's incredible!The weakness of China's military force is known to the whole world. It is rare for the army to have heavy artillery above 150mm, and the navy is even worse. In the past, it could not even produce shipbuilding steel plates, let alone complex naval guns. The capabilities of small-tonnage warships, but large-caliber naval guns and coastal defense guns are still not something they can do casually, which requires many years of accumulation.

Therefore, in the eyes of most people, if the Japanese army dispatched so many large warships to attack, no matter how much air defense force this harbor has, it will definitely not be able to withstand the continuous bombing of hundreds of cannons, and it will definitely fall quickly.

But what did he see? !The coastal defense artillery, which has always been unable to reach the ships on the sea, unexpectedly extended a certain range inexplicably, and sank two heavy cruisers. Is this a manifestation of God? !

Standing next to him was Colonel Grant with a casual face. He had a brief conversation with Zhu Bin in Nanjing, especially Mr. Colonel, who was the first to get benefits after betraying Ri himself. He was a little surprised, but he was not that surprised. He went to Qingdao and came out with the battleship to watch the excitement. At this moment, he even held a glass of red wine in his hand, shaking it gently to sober up slowly, and said leisurely: "It's not the Chinese who are crazy, it's the Japanese who are stupid! If they are willing to observe seriously and humbly, You will find that the opponent in front of you is by no means a Chinese in the ordinary sense.”

With gray eyes, Yan Luer took a deep look at this young officer from a political family with a strong background and a bright future, and asked a little puzzled: "Dear Colonel, do you think there is any difference between them?"

Grant gently lifted his nose and sniffed the mellow taste of the mouth of the cup, and replied: "Ri himself probably didn't understand that what they are dealing with is not Chinese people, but the gd laboratory with strong technology and financial resources, and the support for the establishment of The consortium power of this laboratory and group."

Yan Luer shook his head in disbelief: "This is unbelievable. Is there really such a thing as a secret organization?"

Grant shrugged: "At least it seems to exist for now. Just like the Rothschild family once known as the 'Sixth Empire', or the current Morgan and Rockefeller, do you think that there is such a large consortium as the backing , Can Ri himself really win the war?"

"That can't be done!" Mr. Commander wisely and quickly made a judgment. In the final analysis, capital is at work in this world. All war games are just means for politicians, capitalists and careerists to fight for power and profit. What is the so-called expansion of the national living space? Yes, it's all nonsense, profit, everything is because of profit.

But, does the so-called gd laboratory really have a huge background force?

Grant smiled and said: "This time, we saw a lot of eye-catching things. For example, the military port in front must be equipped with radar equipment that can monitor the sea for more than 100 kilometers. They know that we are here to watch the excitement. Hmm , Poor Ri himself doesn't know, just like a blind man who thinks he has great power, but doesn't know that his opponent actually has greater power than him. Look, the bigger surprise is yet to come, but before that, I think we should retreat a bit appropriately to avoid accidental injury!"

Yan Luer nodded approvingly, and ordered the battleship to retreat slowly for a few kilometers, and at the same time raised his spirit to observe more carefully, for fear of missing any surprises.

On the sea not far from them, the British, French, and Italian warships that rushed over also made up a pile. The British commander of the Huang family in China w? h?Admiral Kelly looked dignified and saw the continuous fireworks from the Japanese warships from the side. It was obvious that the ammunition depot was killed. The earth-shattering explosion sounded dozens of miles away, and the flames that were hundreds of meters high could be ignited without a telescope. Seeing clearly, I couldn't help but gasp!

For the British who are absolutely unwilling to withdraw from China, they are seriously concerned about every bit of progress in China's military construction, to the extent that they are not much worse than the Japanese themselves!When Zhu Bin was born and quickly promoted industry and armed forces, they were keenly aware that many unpredictable problems would arise!Among them, there is the power of the navy!

Zhu Bin spent money to order two 1-ton so-called amphibious assault ships. The Germans did not hide them, but used the "German-class armored ship" as a model for refitting. The Germans must let Britain and France know about the firepower parameters. Roughly the same, and slightly weaker.

It is worth noting that the Chinese themselves requested to assemble a ship. Last year, various steel plates and equipment parts began to be shipped back to China. At this moment, the welding of the hull has been completed. Covertly avoid people.

But is it that simple?Certainly not!Admiral Kelly knew very well that last year when the UK proposed to ask Zhu Bin to help drill for oil in the North Sea, the man proposed to exchange it with an "Elizabeth-class battleship". Don Churchill and a group of people from the Far East were messed up.

Although Churchill is out, his political influence is still profound. He has the same views on the Germans and Zhu Bin, and it is best to strangle them to death!But now that these two aspects have joined forces, then we must not indulge, and the balance in the East must not be allowed to be broken. If Zhu Bin is given two battleships that have served for more than 20 years as required, then this guy will have four 2 battleships in his hands. Warships of more than [-] tons, combined with some high-speed cruisers and destroyers, already have the ability to break the regional balance, at least it is possible to seriously affect Japan.

On the other hand, China, which does not have a strong navy and army, is seeking independence and independence. Extraterritoriality has been abolished, and the next step must be concessions. The greater the force they have, the greater their ambitions, which must not be encouraged.As for the North Sea oil fields, it is said that the Germans did not exploit much, and it is difficult to maintain large-scale production in the North Sea where the wind is high and the waves are rough. Once a war breaks out, it will be more troublesome, and it will have little impact.

So this matter has been delayed, but Britain is more careful about Zhu Bin and Germany, which was the first to get out of the economic crisis, and has done more rigorous intelligence.

After observing the military exercise with his own eyes this time, Admiral Kelly's heart became more and more heavy. The strength of the opponent was far beyond his estimation!Even without the betrayal of the Americans, it would be difficult for the Chinese to be attacked by surprise, and Zhu Bin's subsequent response made him immediately understand that there may be a big trap waiting!

Today he saw it with his own eyes, what is that trap!Hidden on the mountain, the fort has extremely high range and precise strike capabilities!

In the binoculars, the Japanese fighter planes falling from the sky like dumplings are enough to prove the strength of the opponent's anti-aircraft firepower. This so-called military port is basically a fortress armed with countless turrets! How could Ri himself think of using battleships to do such stupid things!

"The power of the Far East is bound to be broken, and Britain must respond wisely as soon as possible!"

Admiral Kelly reported his judgment and summary to the country without hesitation. Something big is going to happen in the Far East!

"Boom!" The huge explosion sounded like a muffled thunder and spread tens of kilometers close to the sea, and another round of fort bombardment hit the target. The "Maya" heavy cruiser that had run to a distance of 28 kilometers failed to escape the fate of the rest of its companions. , with her butt facing backwards, she was only stronger than the others for less than 5 minutes, and she was beaten to pieces by six consecutive caliber guns and twelve rounds of 150mm cannons!

The 305mm naval gun, which almost reached the limit of the metal structure under the strong charge, threw a 335 kg high-explosive bomb 27.5 kilometers away. After reaching the maximum height, it dropped sharply and hit the stern of the Maya at an inclination of 70 degrees. The heavy shells pierced through the deck without hindrance, and slanted into the middle of the No. 5 turret. The huge explosion not only blew up the two adjacent turrets, but also caused the ammunition depot below to explode, directly blowing the battleship into pieces. two cuts.

At the same time, a 280mm armor-piercing projectile pierced down from the top of the bridge and stopped when it almost hit the bottom. The moment the loaded high explosive exploded, a cavity with a diameter of five or six meters was created. All the crew members died, and a strange pillar of fire erupted from the top. Dozens of people on the adjacent floors were killed or injured. The captain Koki Yamamoto who stayed in the command room was blinded in one eye and half of his leg. Survive tenaciously in the rescue by his hands.

But the battleship is also finished!The inherent deficiencies in the design make this heavy cruiser unable to withstand the wind, waves and blows at all. Once it loses balance, it is difficult to get it back, and it completely sank to the bottom of the sea in less than half an hour.

Admiral Yoshida Zengo was speechless on the flagship of the "Kaohsiung" which was gradually speeding up amid thick smoke. He just kept shouting in his heart: "This is a trap! A trap!"

He understood everything, why the other party kept hiding and showing weakness when they clearly had the ability to counterattack, not only wanted to make money from his air force and small warships, but also used the entire fleet and the entire exercise force as bait, the purpose was to attract these big ships to catch up with him Come to port!Even let the naval gun show weakness for a whole day and a half!Carrying the mountain fortifications hard and being hit with at least 1000 large-caliber shells, it was the moment I was waiting for myself to approach!

Careless, misjudged, the result of such a misjudgment is so tragic!The three main battleships were sunk!Such a loss has never been seen in the empire for 30 years!What's even more shameful is that he fell into the trap of the Chinese and lost his life!

It's easy to get close, but it's hard to leave!It doesn't take much time to accelerate from less than ten knots to thirty knots, but to run from 23 kilometers to 40 kilometers beyond the reach of naval guns, even if the top speed is 35 knots at the beginning, it will take 7 minutes!Seventeen minutes, even if the opponent needs to adjust the angle and position of the turret, it is enough for them to fire more than 7 rounds of shells, and at least within 1 minute, the opponent does not need to change any angle to directly fire two or three rounds without any pressure!

Can the "Kaohsiung" withstand the bombardment of more than [-] shells from the opponent?

impossible!

When the "Maya" was fatally hit, the "Kaohsiung" had already fled to a distance of 32 kilometers, which was already beyond the reach of most naval guns. use.

But Yoshida Zengo didn't know that the main force of the opponent's shooting was two 280mm German-made forts, which were erected on a mountain with a height of more than 40 meters, which could knock down the limit distance of 32 kilometers! [-] kilometers, still far away!

Surprisingly, the opponent's coastal defense artillery did not chase him relentlessly, and the next target was the old-fashioned "Yakumo"!

Even though this old guy has been in service for 34 years, the speed is only 20 knots, there are only two 203mm45l main guns, and 12 150mm single-mounted guns, but in terms of defensive armor, it is thicker than the "Kaohsiung class" A lot, the side armor reaches 178mm, the deck also has 51mm thick armor, and the highest conning tower has 356mm armor. In the previous era, it was almost impenetrable. Even now, it is considered awesome!

But it's a pity that her luck is really bad today!The coastal defense gun on the opposite side is a naval gun that can penetrate most of her armor!Compared with the other four heavy cruisers, this old guy can hardly reach a maximum speed of 20 knots, let alone start the escape. Although it was started early, it seems to be still standing still at this time, Captain Sugiyama Rokuzo Watching the cannonballs swarming in, one round, one round, three consecutive rounds were all accurately shot around the battleship, and the furthest one did not spread beyond one kilometer.

The old and bulky hull took seven or eight shells one after another, and the conning tower like a tortoise shell could not withstand the damage of the 280mm armor-piercing shells, and it sank unwillingly to the bottom!

The "Viridian" didn't last long. When it fled to a place 35 kilometers away from the fort, it was also hit by three 280mm shells. One blasted the bridge, one blasted two chimneys in the middle, and one blasted the stern. The rudder and propeller caused the chrysanthemum to burst and water, and it seemed to be a living target when it stopped at sea!

Seeing that the capital ship was bombarded to pieces, the Japanese fighter planes that had been running across the air for less than an hour rushed towards the military port like crazy, but there were more than 200 door-sized doors hidden in the harbor, under the lighthouse, and on the collective mountain. The caliber anti-aircraft guns formed three dense walls of fire, no matter how they collided, they couldn't get through.

What's worse is that the optical mirror interference swept over every now and then, blinding them every time, killing no less than ten fighter planes, and another twelve high-speed fighter planes came to make cold shots.

A few minutes after the "Viridian" was paralyzed, nearly thirty two-seater bombers came out from the side and swept across the middle. The metal storm created by each fighter's four 4mm cannons knocked down hundreds of fighters by nearly three. Ten of them calmly passed through and killed the destroyers at the rear. Aerial bombs, large and small, smashed down densely. The sparse anti-aircraft firepower on the destroyers couldn't reach them at all.

The "Kaohsiung" which escaped by chance to 200 kilometers away had just taken a breath, and suddenly threw down a strange jet black from a high altitude, and swooped down to a height of 500 meters with a high-speed bullet that they couldn't see clearly. However, the moment they approached, the wings trembled, and four [-]-pound aerial bombs smashed down towards the battleship in pairs!