The Republic of Heroes

Rear Admiral Yamada suddenly felt a jolt in the hull of the ship. Since Japan is an island country and he himself has rich sailing experience, he subconsciously thought that the ship ran aground?But the next violent explosion made him realize that it was not as simple as running aground, and then the whole ship fell into more violent vibrations, explosions and loud noises.Rear Admiral Yamada was completely confused, he couldn't figure out the situation at all, he only felt that the hull was tilting, there was panic on the deck, the soldiers of the 24th Brigade were screaming and screaming, and the situation had begun to get out of control.

Then, another troop carrier exploded, but it was clear that one of their neighboring ships had more than just an explosion and vibration.The flames soaring into the sky were declaring to the people that the ammunition compartment had been martyred. The explosions one after another stunned the soldiers on the deck, including Major General Yamada, who was at a loss in panic and despair. What should he do now?In the center of the Yangtze River, where the water is nearly ten meters deep, what choice do these infantry have?

Yamada's heart tightened suddenly, the secret weapon was on that ship, and now it is completely destroyed, the plan of Commander Gangcun has more than half failed.He immediately ran to the bridge, hoping to negotiate with the captain to see if the troop carrier could approach the shore, and when he ran to the command room, he read a trace of ominousness from the captain's expression.

"Your Excellency, Captain, please bring the ship closer to the shore, the remaining imperial soldiers still have the strength to fight..."

"I'm sorry, Major General. The rudder is seriously damaged and I have lost control..." At this point, he hissed into the megaphone.

"Each compartment reports damage, each compartment reports damage!"

Soon the sound of panic came from the megaphone.

"Compartment No. [-] is completely flooded..."

"Water in the coal bunker..."

The hull trembled at least three times, and many damages were unavoidable. These were all expected, but it was the words that came from the microphone that really made the experienced captain change his face.

"The door of the watertight airtight compartment is seriously damaged beyond repair... beyond repair..."

The door of the water-proof cabin was damaged, and he knew exactly what this meant. Since this was a cargo ship launched in the Taisho era and converted into a troop carrier, although it already had a water-proof cabin, it was extremely simple, with only one cabin and a door.Therefore, the only waterproof compartment lost its function, and the sinking of the whole ship could no longer be prevented.

The captain staggered back two steps, but fortunately the first officer stood behind him and supported him, so he didn't fall down.Rear Admiral Yamada saw that the captain, who had always been calm and decisive before, looked like this, and his heart was already chilled, but he still asked unwillingly:

"What happens if the watertight compartment is damaged?"

The sailor on the side spoke quickly, and replied desperately: "The torn hole in the hull is too big, and the speed of the influx of precipitation has far exceeded the speed of the water pump. Therefore, there is only one result of damage to the water-tight tank, and the ship sinks!"

It really confirmed his guess, what would he do if the soldier fell into the water?The river was turbulent, and it was almost dawn. If the Chinese people had already ambushed on the bank, they would really have become fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.What is even more deadly is that after the ship sank, the organization of the soldiers on board would be completely disrupted. Even if they could escape the river and swim ashore, they would be in a mess. Can they be expected to fight the Chinese?

A deep sense of powerlessness instantly occupied Major General Yamada's entire body, and what made him feel even more useless was that he was doomed to lose the game before he saw where the enemy was, and he didn't even fire a single shot from his side. willing?

The captain held on to the berth, and saw through the window that the flames on the neighboring ship of the friendly army suddenly flashed again, and the whole ship almost disintegrated, feeling very sad.

"The people on the Kirishima are all gone, we don't know how long we can hold on, let's all jump off the ship and run for our lives!" When it comes, because it is necessary to free up as much space as possible on the transport ship for infantry and ammunition, all lifeboats They were all unloaded, and now they are trapped in a cocoon, and there is not even a small boat left for themselves.

Now that Major General Yamada knew that the defeat was certain, he was not as panicked as before, and calmed down. The only thing he didn't understand was how did the Chinese attack them?

"Your Excellency, Captain, Yamada has a question. What did the Chinese use to attack the transport ship? They don't even have a gunboat... let alone a howitzer..."

Indeed, if it was a howitzer used by the infantry, he was not familiar with it, so how could it escape his ears?

The captain first said to the first officer, second officer, and sailors in the command room: "The ship is about to sink, and everyone should find their own way of life!" Never abandon the ship, and have made plans to sink with it.

Then he smiled sadly at Major General Yamada.

"Do you know how the battleship Nagato sank and how Admiral Shirakawa disappeared?"

"This this……"

The disappearance of Nagato and Admiral Shirakawa was classified as the top secret by the Japanese Army Headquarters in Songhu. Except for the captains of the navy ships who knew the details, the army was strictly blocked. Therefore, although Yamada was the commander of the major brigade, he still knew about it. very little.He thought to himself, how can Nagato and Admiral Shirakawa be withdrawn in this situation?

The captain continued: "Your Excellency, how do you think the [-]-ton giant ship newly launched by the Imperial Kingdom will sink?"

In Yamada's eyes, a giant ship of [-] tons is almost unsinkable. What else can make him sink except for the cannon of a giant ship of the same level as him?The poor in China can hardly even afford food, so where else can there be warships of this size?The more I think about it, the more confused I become.

"Could it be that Europe and the United States are helping the Chinese?"

This was a possibility he had suspected early on.

The captain smiled wryly and shook his head, "No one is helping the Chinese, they have a weapon like this one, submarines!"

"Submarine? Is it the kind of ship that can dive underwater?"

He had heard of unpopular warships like submarines, but he never imagined that this kind of guy, who the Imperial Navy didn't even bother to equip, would destroy all the pride of the Imperial Army and Navy at once.Is this also a submarine attack?

Just as the captain was about to speak again, the hull suddenly lost balance, the stern sank, the bow was lifted by high pressure, and everyone lost their balance and was loaded heavily on the bulkhead. Yamada felt as if his bones were broken. average.It's just that he didn't see that his soldiers on the deck were thrown into the Yangtze River like dumplings.

After the bow was raised, the entire hull was at a [-]-degree angle to the water surface, sinking underwater at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye.

Suddenly, a smell of garlic mixed with burnt breath floated into the command room. The captain raised his nose a few times and frowned, "What smell?" It's not that he has never seen a sunken ship that exploded. However, it has never smelled such a weird smell.