The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

224 Octopus Swordfish Demonstration 2

The airdrop arranged by Wu Aihua was actually airdropping materials such as nylon ropes and mines to Swordfish.Can mines be airdropped?certainly.Any dangerous weapon can be air-dropped, as long as the detonator is separated from the warhead.

In the middle of the night when the Japanese army announced their occupation of Shanghai, several raging fires were ignited on a tidal flat on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the swordfish troops were scattered for several kilometers around to guard the soldiers.Just a few minutes after the fire was lit, there was a buzzing sound in the sky. After a while, white mushrooms floated down from the dark sky...

The Swordfish unit, which received supplies such as mines and nylon ropes, conducted a two-day synthetic exercise on a river beach on the south bank of the Yangtze River, fine-tuning the implementation details.

After all the possibilities were thought of and a plan was made, the Swordfish troops spent two days intensively laying mines on the main channel of the Yangtze River.Without doing anything, Liu Renhai, the deputy captain, sank all 1000 mines dropped by the plane into the Yangtze River at one time.

After preparing a feast of sea mines for the devils, the soldiers of the Swordfish commando waited for the "guests" to come.

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The Japanese fleet in China is far stronger than in the same period in history. In addition to the two aircraft carriers "Fengxiang" and "Zuifeng", there are also four main Japanese battleships, Nagato, Luyue, Haruna, and Izumo.In the same period of history, the Japanese fleet in China was led by only an old battleship "Izumo".

When the Japanese army attacked Shanghai, most of the main battleships of the Japanese Navy stayed in the open sea. Most of the Japanese ships entering the Yangtze River and Wusongkou were "Myoko" class heavy cruisers, "Tatsuta" and other light cruisers, as well as other destroyers, gunboats, and torpedo ships.

In fact, when the Japanese army had just occupied Shanghai, the National Defense Force's "Customs Bureau" obtained a series of operational plans for the Japanese army to attack Nanjing.

The task of attacking Jiangyin was mainly undertaken by the Japanese Navy and Army Aviation, and the Japanese Marine Corps sent out a brigade-sized force to assist in the attack.

The Japanese Army Air Force mainly comes from Kyushu, Japan, Taipei, Taiwan, Jinan, Shandong and other places.At this time, the unilateral range of the Japanese fighter planes could fly directly from Kyushu, Japan to Shanghai, but they could not fly back directly. They had to land in Shanghai to refuel before returning.

In the same period of history, the Japanese army had only about 200 combat aircraft before and after the capture of Shanghai, but the emergence of the National Defense Forces has changed history beyond recognition. Even an ordinary Chinese knows that 200 combat aircraft want to occupy China. The sky is nothing more than a fool's dream.

The Japanese Army Aviation Corps, after a few days of transition, finally accumulated the number of combat aircraft to 600, and one of the squadrons was equipped with the most advanced night flight equipment.

The Japanese Navy also dispatched a fleet far more powerful than the same period in history.In history, the Japanese army attacked the 11th Fleet of Jiangyin. Its main battleship Anzhai had a displacement of only 725, while the displacement of the cover ship Yaeyama was only more than 1300 tons; "Naka" and "Kinu" are two light cruisers with a displacement of nearly 3500 tons. Each light cruiser is equipped with four 140mm 50-caliber main artillery, one 4mm anti-aircraft gun, six torpedo tubes, and 80 torpedoes.As for destroyers with a displacement of about 1 tons, there are as many as 6 destroyers, and more than 48 other warships, which can be described as mighty, aggressive, and murderous.

The Japanese army captured Shanghai at lightning speed, which was like a shot in the arm, and the arrogance of the Japanese army's invasion of China's base camp suddenly rose.The East China Front Army stayed in Shanghai for three days, but the Japanese Army Aviation Corps continued to attack Nanjing. Hundreds of combat planes went out every day to bomb Nanjing and the cities around Shanghai and Nanjing until the Japanese Army occupied the area. .

This is exactly the so-called fire at the city gate, which affects the fish pond. Under the overturned nest, there are still eggs?The fall of Shanghai brought the whole Yumi Jiangnan into flames of war!

However, compared with the same period in history, the national government's air force was much stronger at this time, and the battle of Shanghai was defeated too quickly by the Chinese side, so the national government's air force was not consumed in Shanghai.

Therefore, the early bombing of the Japanese Air Force did not take much advantage, and the air forces of China and Japan launched an unprecedented and tragic fight between Shanghai and Nanjing!It's just that, as more and more planes of the Japanese army moved to the field, gradually, the National Army Air Force fell into a disadvantage.

In this aerial battle, Jiangyin was naturally one of the key targets of the Japanese bombing.If Jiangyin fails, the advantages of the Japanese navy will not be able to be used, and the supplies of the Japanese army will not be able to be transported to the front faster and more conveniently.

"The devil's plane is so crazy!" Dong Yuqing, the captain of Swordfish Unit [-], looked at the Japanese plane showing off its might in the sky, and cursed bitterly.

"Hey, I don't know what Chairman Jiang is thinking. If the air force of our National Defense Forces is allowed to participate, there will be no chance for the Japanese to be rampant!" Wang Chaohua, the captain of the second detachment, is well-informed and seems to have information that others do not know.

"Hey, Captain Wang, where did you hear that Chiang Kai-shek doesn't allow our air force to participate in the war?" Wang Chaohua's words caught the attention of other soldiers.

"It's not what Team Liu said. As soon as the Shanghai war broke out, the National Defense Forces Headquarters sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, requesting to join the war, and to provide airport and logistical support; however, Chiang Kai-shek did not agree." Wang Chaohua's Chinese language is not surprising, and the inside story It's getting thinner and thinner.However, he said this very quietly, because "Liu team" Liu Renhai was playing chess with the soldiers not far away.

"No wonder those old Red Army soldiers said that Chiang Kai-shek is 'Damn Chiang'." Some soldiers said suddenly.

Indeed, when the Japanese army just started attacking Shanghai, Wu Aihua instructed the National Defense Forces Staff to send a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, requesting to send the air force to participate in the war;

Originally, it was impossible to spread rumors about such things, but due to the enthusiasm of some senior military officers of the National Defense Forces, especially the idea that quite a few people suggested that the National Defense Forces should send the air force to participate in the war even if they did not send the army, Xia Zhongqing later After asking Wu Aihua for instructions, he had to report the situation of the National Defense Force's negotiations with Chiang Kai-shek to the commander above the division, and the "invitation to fight" calmed down a little.

"I heard that the Japanese Navy dispatched two aircraft carriers this time. If we can blow up that big guy, it will be a big deal!" A soldier said suddenly.

"Cut, aircraft carriers are big guys? I heard that the displacement of the two aircraft carriers that Japan sent to China is only over 1 tons. Do you know the tonnage of the Japanese battleship Nagato? It reaches 39700 tons when fully loaded!" Wang Chaohua said with a little show off.

"Oh my god, it's so big, how can you deal with it?" the soldier said a little dejectedly.

"Hmph, if you can't deal with it, you have to deal with it. Look, has the National Defense Army ever lost a battle?" Wang Chaohua said.

"Qi Wang is right. I think that although the Navy of the National Defense Forces does not have such a big guy, Commander Wu must have countermeasures. The Japanese will definitely not be able to please them. We will wait and see!" As the captain of the first team, Dong Yuqing The problem seems to be more fundamental.

Dong Yuqing's words immediately made everyone nod their heads.Commander Wu, in the hearts of the soldiers of the National Defense Forces, has long been a mythical existence. As long as there is Commander Wu, there will be no enemy that the National Defense Forces cannot destroy!

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As the footsteps of the Japanese army got closer and closer, Jiangyin also fell into the indiscriminate bombing of the Japanese Air Force.The soldiers of the Swordfish commando knew that the Japanese fleet was about to come up.

At 12 o'clock in the morning on December 23, Liu Renhai suddenly received a report from the downstream observation post: the Japanese fleet was coming against the water in the direction of Jiangyin, and it was 7 kilometers away from our mine ambush area.

"Brothers, enter the position and get ready to start work! The devil fleet is only an hour away!" Liu Renhai announced loudly.

Everything that should be done has already been done, and the conceivable situation has been repeatedly deduced. The real finishing touch depends on the performance of the soldiers and the luck of the Japanese!

"Report: The Japanese ship is still 20 kilometers away from me!" Nearly an hour later, the second observation post sent information.

"How did this devil fleet manage to travel only 20 kilometers in one hour?" Wang Chaohua asked a little puzzled.

"Hehe, I forgot about a situation just now. The navy of the Nationalist government also planted a large number of mines in the Yangtze River, and the Japanese army will not be able to do so any sooner." Liu Renhai explained in a daze.

Sea mines are the product of asymmetrical warfare. They are weapons for the weak against the strong. A sea mine costs very little to manufacture and deploy, but as long as it hits an enemy ship, even a small ship with a hundred tons, It can also be regarded as making a lot of money and making a lot of money.

It is said that some of the mines deployed in World War II have not been cleared for decades, because the cost of mine clearance is more than ten times the cost of manufacturing and laying mines.If it is not necessary, no country in the world is willing to take care of these things.

Time passed by, and the soldiers of the Swordfish Commando had already taken their positions, waiting for the devil's fleet to enter the ambush circle.

"Here we come, finally here!" Liu Renhai put down his binoculars and signaled to the orderly not far away.

In the eyes of the soldiers, the first thing they saw was huge clouds of black smoke, which was the symbol of warships of this era.Then, the figure of the Japanese fleet was slowly revealed in the morning sun.

For the enemy, the rising sun does not represent hope!

The Japanese ship was still moving very slowly, and the four small minesweepers were driving ahead. Although there were few mines on this section of the river, the Japanese ship was also very careful.

The Japanese army can be brutal and aggressive, because they have the spirit of bushido; but the navy is a technical arm, and all actions must be done according to the rules. If it is really desperate and rampages on the Yangtze River, it will really make a big fuss One mine can sink a ship, and the lives of hundreds of people will be lost.

However, the small number of mines along the way can just paralyze the Japanese ship, making it feel that the danger of the Yangtze River channel is nothing more than that.

"Let go of the minesweeper!" Seeing the performance of the Japanese ship, Liu Renhai quickly issued an order.

ps: King's code words are quite hard...