Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 576 Hunting Nagasaki Port

Of course, Seawolves were not without losses. Five Seawolves were sunk or destroyed by destroyers in this battle. Among them, Hunting Whale 9 and 6 sank after an unfortunate collision at sea due to heavy fog.Fortunately, most of the soldiers were rescued in time.When Whale Hunter 7 was diving, the entire hull hit the iceberg, and the submarine immediately leaked and sank without any survivors.

Hunting Fish 5, 10 and Hunting Shark 8 were also unlucky. They were preparing to attack a supply formation that was lagging behind. Unexpectedly, the underwater sound caused by their excessive speed alarmed the submarine monitors of the escort ship. Immediately, 8 destroyers rushed over, patrolling and investigating on the water.They expanded their search area in all directions, depth charges and artillery were at the ready.After receiving the news, Zhang Chengzhi immediately ordered the two submarines to retract their periscopes and dive rapidly.But Lieyu 5 was unable to dodge in time. After a loud blast of depth charges, Lieyu 5 was cracked by sea water and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.Although Shark Hunter 8 was also impacted, but fortunately the damage was not serious, and it diverted in time to leave this sea area.

Hunting Fish 7 was tightly bitten by a destroyer.He had just made an emergency dive when the destroyer dropped a depth charge just where the periscope had just retracted into the water. With a loud "bang", a column of water tens of meters high was stirred up on the sea surface. The powerful explosion impact damaged the propeller shaft of the submarine, and when the propeller rotated, it made an unpleasant scream. The ship number reported its position.If the engine is stopped at this time, the submarine will slowly sink to the bottom of the sea.So I had to drive at full power, drive desperately, and row the "S" shape desperately under the water.

The three destroyers including the Chiyo followed closely with their sonar devices, always pressing on the top of the hunting fish 7.Depth charges were continuously dropped into the sea.

The pursuit lasted for nearly an hour. Just when the depth charges were about to be released, the sound detector on the ship lost its echo. After a while, a huge water splash appeared underwater, and a black oil smear appeared. This indicates that Lieyu 7 finally did not survive the last moment.

This kind of battle continued until the night of July 7. After many Chinese submarines ran out of ammunition, they quietly withdrew from the battle through the night and thick fog, while the sea full of gunpowder smoke was full of ship wrecks, Dead bodies, supplies on board and various daily necessities, the air is full of burnt and bloody smells, in addition, there are survivors who fell into the water crying for help, and sharp whistles, the scene after the disaster is horrific .

In this submarine attack, more than 40 ships of the United Fleet were hit, 28 of which were sunk. The United Fleet lost about 10000 people on this day, while the submarine formation only paid a slight price of more than 200 casualties .

Whether in terms of momentum or magnificence, this battle was almost the same as yesterday's one-day decisive battle between the air forces of the two sides.

After a brief repair, Lin Taizeng gave up the task of chasing the United Fleet according to the order of the Ministry of the Navy, and planned to turn the bow of the ship and rush towards Jeju Island in the north. In the early morning of July 7, the Beiyang Fleet rendezvoused with the main force of the Nanyang Fleet who came to support.Nanyang Fleet Commander Bo Qian and Lin Taizeng, two naval admirals, together with senior fleet officers held a brief celebration ceremony on the flagship Kuangfeng.

But at this time, the Ministry of the Navy suddenly sent another urgent telegram, saying that the remnant of the United Fleet was about to arrive at Nagasaki Port, and asked the Nanyang Fleet to stay and station in the waters of Jeju Island, while the Beiyang Fleet immediately went to Nagasaki to wipe out the The warships stranded there completely reduced the power of the navy to zero.

After receiving the order, Lin Taizeng frowned and remained silent for a while.He knew that although the Combined Fleet was severely damaged and it was difficult for them to compete with the Beiyang Fleet, they were very likely to lay mines in the waterway or send submarines to ambush them during their escape.At that time, in case the attack time of the Beiyang Fleet is prolonged, once the people recover and regroup their forces, it will be difficult to deal with it by relying on the local advantage of Nagasaki Port.Lin Tai once felt that the matter was of great importance, so he held an emergency military meeting on the Gust of Wind. As soon as the meeting started, heated discussions took place in the meeting room.

"I think we should use the air superiority of our battleships and aircraft carriers to launch an attack in one fell swoop, and win the final victory through non-stop bombing and shelling. Anyway, they are already immobile in the port. And our air force and navy deal with them like usual training It’s as simple as shooting a target. It only takes one day for us to wipe out the opponent’s entire army.” Lin Jiyin, the commander of the battleship formation, took the lead in expressing his combat concept, and this plan was also supported by most people. It is also the most practical.

"Using this tactic is not very good at present." Li Qingwen, the commander of the light cruiser formation standing opposite Lin Jiyin, said flatly, "Although the expected victory can be achieved through air strikes and non-stop bombardment, the enemy will take many extreme measures in this way. Ways, for example, they will block the battleships at the mouth of the bay, so that the port can be completely paralyzed, which will also affect our future landing operations, and it will probably take half a year to clean up." Li Qingwen tapped his fingers on the table, I hope to draw everyone's attention: "The best way now is to achieve the end through peaceful means, and it is best to make people surrender."

"It's too simple to say." Lin Jiyin said with a sneer: "The combined fleet is the entire strength of the navy. If he can surrender, it means that the navy has surrendered to us. Is this possible? Besides, it will take a long time to persuade us to surrender. Failing to persuade them to capitulate will waste the best opportunity to attack."

Lin Tai once looked at the two people who were quarreling and chattering, and lost his mind for a while.

Looking at the densely packed Chinese warships outside Nagasaki Port, Yamamoto 56 had a headache and said, "Strengthen, work harder, are you a soldier? You don't have any strength in your hands." Yamamoto was asking a sergeant to strangle him Brow, he thought it would relieve the headache a bit.

At this moment, a messenger suddenly came over and reported: "Two Chinese messengers came from the Beiyang Fleet, saying that they are negotiators sent by the Chinese side and want to see you."

Yamamoto was taken aback. At this time, the Chinese suddenly sent negotiators to do something. He pushed away the clumsy hand of the sergeant, "Okay, tell them to meet on the Mutsu."

After a cup of tea, Yamamoto saw the two Chinese. They were wearing neat navy uniforms and big white caps, and they said loudly: "We are Lin Jiyin and Li Qingwen, colonels of the Imperial Chinese Navy, who served our Beiyang Fleet. Lieutenant General Lin Taizeng ordered me to come to see you!"

Yamamoto put on the airs of the Minister of the Navy of the Great Empire, and said slowly: "Is there anything? Is it necessary for us to negotiate now?"

Lin Jiyin smiled and said: "His Excellency Yamamoto, I hope you can see the current situation clearly. Our Beiyang Fleet has defeated you two days ago, and almost all of your battleships and cruisers have been sunk by us. At present The soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet are suppressing the border, and the United Fleet is huddled in the small port of Nagasaki. There is no way out, and the fight will not benefit you at all." Although Lin Jiyin's attitude was quite polite, his words were not at all polite.

"Pfft!" After listening to the provocative words of the other party, Yamamoto spat out a mouthful of blood. He had already vomited blood once when the two sides were fighting, but now the other party's arrogant and rude attitude made his injury worse.The guards and medical officers immediately surrounded him, frantically giving Yamamoto a break.After a while, Yamamoto breathed more evenly, pushed away the adjutant next to him, stared at Lin Jiyin and said: "You said our navy has failed?"

"That's right!" Lin Jiyin nodded slightly, then took out a kraft paper bag from his pocket, and handed it over unhurriedly: "This is the deployment of the Navy's troops, according to the information we have, the United Fleet Gather all the large and medium-sized warships, and the most elite naval force. After the battle of Jeju Island, only one out of ten remained, and our Beiyang Fleet warships did not go to war at all. We just used planes to bomb the fleet and the submarine brigade. After destroying you, doesn’t such a result make you give up? It’s impossible to come back, so I suggest that you immediately think of a new way out.” After speaking, he stood up.

"You don't seem to have finished your sentence yet?" Seeing the other party stand up, Yamamoto said loudly: "Did you come all the way here just to tell me that our local fleet was defeated?" Yamamoto He looked at each other coldly with sharp eyes.

Li Qingwen took over the conversation: "Your Majesty Yamamoto, Chinese people never lie. The facts are right in front of you, and you know it best in your heart. Also, are your supplies running out? I guess you can last for another two or three days Even if it’s not bad.”

Yamamoto was silent, and he also knew that what the other party said was indeed true, but he could not see his troops laying down their weapons and handing over the entire warship to the other party intact. This is unacceptable to any soldier, but he still insisted on With the greatest tolerance, he said: "Tell me, what conditions did you General Lin Taizeng put forward?"

"It's very simple. For the ultimate peace here, our general hereby asks me to tell you that as long as you can lay down your weapons and lead all the soldiers to surrender, then you will be treated safely and humanely. When the war is over, you will be released. "Li Qingwen said.

"Are you asking us to surrender? To be prisoners?" Yamamoto shouted loudly, he seemed a little out of control, he stood up straight and pointed at Li Qingwen: "I will solemnly tell you and your supreme commander now, our Great Empire The navy will not surrender and will never surrender! We will fight until the last ship and man. By the way put away your lies, the Chinese are the most insidious and cunning, as long as my soldiers surrender, only cold bullets, etc. Let them be humane, safe, and lie to ghosts!"

(End of this chapter)