The Republic of Heroes

Wu Xiaoliang was pushed to the ground by the soldiers, and was tightly protected by two hot-blooded bodies. He was not struggling, but allowed them to do what they did.At that time, there was an argument in the world that the navy should never confront the fort head-on, because it would lead to a miserable death.As a result, more than [-] years ago, the Japanese navy practiced it, and the result was that it wiped out the Beiyang Navy. China lost its face to Mars in the First World War of Sino-Japanese War.Since then, the Japanese navy has also established the practice of ignoring Chinese fortresses.He just wants to break this convention and make the Japanese pay for their arrogance.

The cruisers on the Yangtze River were still firing at each other with the guns of the fortress. After a few rounds, the Japanese ship suddenly turned their guns and concentrated all their firepower on the guns of the fortress. Perhaps their commanders realized that as long as they eliminated the only one There are fortress guns, and the Chinese soldiers on the city are the fat on the chopping board, who can take what they can.

Of course, Wu Xiaoliang is not sure of winning. In terms of probability, two warships shoot at each other, which is the same as two people throwing dice. The one with the higher score wins.The same is true for the fortress guns under the city of Nanjing and the Japanese cruisers in the Yangtze River. The comparison is luck.If the fortress artillery and the Japanese cruiser were destroyed first, he would have nothing to say.But if the cruiser is sunk first, the Japanese army will lose face.

"boom--"

The fortress gun hit the Japanese ship for the second time, and the fire on the ship that had been extinguished was revived again.Wu Xiaoliang fell behind the female wall and found that a turret of the Japanese ship could not rotate and stopped working.The warship adjusted its posture from time to time, but the turret never moved again.

However, the Japanese ship's retaliation was even more violent. Five salvos were fired, and the Jiang'an fortress was plunged into rubble, shrapnel and gunpowder smoke.Everyone is looking forward to the fortress guns firing again, showing their might.However, Wu Xiaoliang discovered a problem, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.After several rounds of shooting, Wu Xiaoliang discovered a pattern. For every three salvos from the Japanese ships, the fortress guns only fired once. This time, the Japanese ships had fired five salvos, but the fortress guns did not even move at all. He was worried that the fortress guns would Something went wrong with the cannon.

The Japanese ship fired two more salvos, but the fort artillery remained silent. This time even Li Zejun realized that there seemed to be a problem with the fort artillery.Just when everyone was in doubt, He Yingqin, who had been helped down early in the morning, climbed up the city wall again.

"What's going on? Why did the fortress artillery stop?"

Seeing the big-eyed and small-eyed posture in the city, he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with the fortress artillery!

This battle fell short.

He Yingqin did not agree with the use of force against the Japanese warships, and had always hoped to resolve the dispute peacefully with the Japanese, so Wu Xiaoliang took the lead. He didn't want to say much, because if he was not careful, he might be falsely accused of being a traitor.But the situation is different now. If the fortress guns fail to fire, the city of Nanjing will inevitably be bombarded in retaliation by the Japanese ships without any scruples, and even battleships will be sent to bombard the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties of China together.

Thinking of this, He Yingqin shuddered. If this is the case, Nanjing may encounter a catastrophe that has not happened in a century.The political responsibility for this disaster must rest with Wu Xiaoliang, because it was he who advocated opening fire, regardless of the actual situation, and ordered the fortress guns to sink the Japanese ship no matter the cost.It was his reckless decision that brought a devastating blow to this ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, so he even had to accept a military court trial.

While He Yingqin was imagining, the fortress guns fired again, and after the rumbling sound, there were once again prolonged cheers from the top of the city.And this cheering sound also set off another riot as the fortress artillery shells accurately hit the Japanese cruiser.

The flames on the Japanese cruiser exploded tens of meters high, and then the main turret was directly blown into the sky, and the flames on the hull flashed one after another. Obviously, this artillery hit the ammunition depot below the deck, which caused death. burst.

Wu Xiaoliang knew that the Japanese cruiser was finished.The victory came so suddenly, he was not as excited as he had expected before.He Yingqin on the side was dumbfounded. He never imagined that the sudden reversal of the situation was unacceptable. In his heart, apart from the joy and excitement of victory, there was also a slight disappointment. What was he disappointed about? I tried my best to avoid this question in my heart.

However, He Yingqin was even more worried. A heavy cruiser, the Yangzijiang, was sunk by the squadron. How could the Japanese navy, which is so shameless, give up the chance of revenge? sexual revenge.

Leaving He Yingqin aside, everyone in the city, including Wu Xiaoliang, was extremely excited. This was an unexpected victory, but also a rare victory.While Wu Xiaoliang cheered with the soldiers of the 57th Division, he was also generally aware of the possible crisis behind this victory.

The Japanese are almost certain to retaliate, so they must be fully prepared to minimize losses.Fortunately, the Yangtze River is not suitable for battleships with tens of thousands of tons to sail in. The Japanese army may have sent heavy cruisers, which are light cruisers. Cannon still has the power to fight against such a warship.

A sharp-eyed soldier pointed at the river again and shouted: "Look, the little devils and sailors have jumped into the sea. Hurry up and set up heavy machine guns, and they will all be killed suddenly."

Wu Xiaoliang hurriedly stopped him: "No, we must save lives. Immediately send out a small boat to rescue people."

The messenger promised, and trotted down the city to convey the order.

He Yingqin gave a dry cough, and all the manuscripts he had prepared were discarded. It was impossible to pursue Wu Xiaoliang's political responsibility.

"Weizhongzhen is the pillar of the country!"

After a perfunctory sentence, he really didn't know what to say, so he had to leave the city and go back to prepare to send a telegram to report the sudden Nanjing artillery battle to Jiang Zhongzheng.

After He Yingqin left, Wu Xiaoliang looked at the Yangtze River again. Most of the entire cruiser had sunk, only the bridge and mast were still above the water, and they were sinking at a speed that could be seen by the human eye.After a while, he saw the soldiers of the 57th Division driving the small boats to the periphery of the cruiser and began to salvage the Japanese navy sailors who fell into the water.Many people do not want to get on the boat of the Chinese and stop struggling.He took out his pistol and killed himself.Of course, some people boarded the boat with lingering fears and saved their lives.

Seeing this, Wu Xiaoliang knew that today's battle was completely over, but his heart had already flown to the Songhu battlefield, and he didn't know how Zhang Zhizhong's Fifth Army was doing. According to the previous situation, if the Japanese reinforcements did not Now, the Songhu Japanese Army Headquarters should be right in front of his eyes!