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Chapter 44 Thunder

In the evening, Japanese soldiers stationed at the pier discovered several black-covered boats floating on the sea.

These awning boats were rippling on the sea outside the pier.The power of the tidal surge pushed these ships to rotate and swing on the sea surface.

The boat is very small, so it can be easily seen that there is no one on the boat. It is estimated that the boat broke away from its owner due to the upstream war and went straight to the mouth of the Yangtze River along the Huangpu River.
After the routine report, the watch soldiers stopped paying too much attention to them.In the past, they might still be nervous, as if they were on guard against a big enemy.Later, after the wolf came and saw a lot, it became a machine gun to shoot and see.Up to now, just notify the following and it will be over.

But if you get closer and check, you will find that there are several long reeds tightly tied to the edge of each ship.Moreover, although every ship is drifting far and near with the waves, the distance from the pier is getting closer and closer.

In this way, after the boat drifted to the entrance and exit of the pier, it temporarily stopped and did not move.

Under the water, with a reed stick in his mouth, Ma Chao fumbled to activate the mines one by one, and then untied the tied rope.The mine slowly followed the current, drifted into the waters of the channel, and then sat on the bottom and stopped moving.

Because it is a self-propelled mine, it can actively attack surface ships.Because this is a military port, there is no need to worry about accidental injuries.

Therefore, Ma Chao adjusted the sensitivity to the highest level. This level of system will judge the displacement of ships and submarines on the surface or in the water. As long as the displacement exceeds [-] tons, it will automatically activate.

As far as Ma Chao knows, in World War II, among all the Japanese naval forces, the total number of battleships, cruisers, auxiliary ships and submarines was about 240 with more than [-] tons.

There are about [-] tons of Feng Huaxueyue in it, and there is a huge difference in displacement to [-] tons of Yamato.It can also be seen how rapidly Japan's warship manufacturing technology has improved in just a few decades.

Therefore, in line with the principle of shooting people first, shooting horses, and capturing thieves first, the larger the displacement of the ship, the more focused the attack on that ship.In the context of this era, if other arms can still or need to use the quality of soldiers who manipulate weapons as an important reference.

Then, the comparison of warships is whoever is more advanced, whoever is bigger, can carry more powerful naval guns, and can be more resistant to beating, which means stronger combat effectiveness!

The advanced crushing of technology and production technology is fully reflected in the combat effectiveness of warships!Take the Beiyang Fleet as an example. Although the Yellow Sea Battle ended with the undefeated Beiyang Fleet as the final result, the battleships Zhenyuan and Zhiyuan dealt a considerable psychological blow to the Japanese navy.

The cruiser Matsushima, the flagship of the Japanese United Fleet at that time, had a deep understanding of this!When the Yellow Sea naval battle broke out, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, as the core forces of the Beiyang Navy, demonstrated very sufficient defensive and offensive capabilities in the naval battle.

From the beginning of the naval battle, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were bombarded intensively by the joint fleet. Among them, Dingyuan was hit by more than 160 shells, and Zhenyuan was hit by more than 220 rounds. However, the two ships still insisted on fighting without flinching.

Not only that, the counterattack of the Zhenyuan ship also accurately hit the Japanese Matsushima ship under siege, severely damaging it.Torajiro Miura, a third-class sailor who was seriously injured on the Matsushima ship, held the shells and cried in tears before dying, "Why can't Dingyuan be sunk..."

From this, we can know that warships, especially battleships, are the real confrontation.In terms of defense, it is about stacking the thickest armor and receiving the most vicious beatings, to see who is more resistant to beatings.

The offensive power is also unrivaled, except that the confrontation at the level of battleships can come and go.The rest of the cruisers, frigates and other ship types can be said to be in the soul!
Therefore, when aircraft carriers were not taken seriously, there was a saying in the navy that the only opponents of battleships were battleships!The pinnacle of battleships is the battleship Yamato produced in Japan!

Then, in order to produce greater results, follow the guideline of finding the softest persimmons and the heaviest beatings for warships.It is quite normal for Ma Chao to act like this.In case, if one or two battleships are really killed, wouldn't it be a big profit.

(Sorry, I digressed, I really like battleships so much, I hope you don’t blame the officials.)
After throwing all fifty sea mines into the channel outside the port, the boat floated into the depths of the sea along with the constantly churning waves.It's just that the waterline on the ship's body is still silently announcing that he has unloaded the burden.

"Hiss~~~~It's so cold!" Everyone wearing only a pair of underpants turned over and boarded the boat after leaving the pier.They are very comfortable in the water, and they are not much different from the shaved rooster at this moment.

All of them have erect hairs and trembling appearance.

Although it is already the end of October, the temperature has dropped drastically.But the temperature in the water is higher than the air temperature at this time.So, that's what happens when they come back to the boat from the water.

"Let's go, it's going to be dark soon!" Ma Chao and others said to the knife after putting on their hidden clothes.

"Okay, master! Brothers, let's go!"

"Got it! Brother Dao!"

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It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky was gradually getting dark.The Third and Fourth Fleets of the Navy, which had been moored in the sea before, began to pressurize the boilers after receiving the order from the Japanese Navy Headquarters, because one was stationed here before.So the water temperature in the steam turbine has dropped.This led to them just sailing into the offshore waters of Shanghai at this time.It will take about three hours before entering the port.

At this time, on the rear deck of the armored cruiser Izumo, the flagship of the Japanese Third Fleet, Lieutenant General Takahashi Iwang, the commander of the fleet, was looking at the three ships that fell behind, the Kaga, the Hosho, and the Akagi. An aircraft carrier, very worried.

When he accepted that he was going to the coast of Shanghai to provide fire support for the army, he disagreed very much.He even directly raised objections to the Military Command of the Navy Province, but he had to carry out the order under the stern telegram from the chief of naval staff, King Bo Gong!
Takahashi Yiwang didn't want the Izumo, which had been hit hard before, to return to Shanghai.

When the Battle of Songhu itself started in early August, the Izumo docked in the Japanese Concession in Hongkou, Shanghai.In the early days, the defenders and civilians along the coast were bombarded many times, killing countless evils!Subsequently, the unbearable Chinese navy divers carried two Italian-made mines to blast the Izumo at the end of August.

It's a pity that the mine is not powerful enough. Although it was severely damaged, it was not fatal.Then, after the naval guns were unable to provide cover and support for the army that had already invaded the inland, the repaired Izumo and the Japanese fleet that entered the Huangpu River at that time retreated to the sea outside Shanghai to prevent the naval torpedo boats and divers from attacking. Detonate again and protect the four aircraft carriers participating in the battle.

(End of this chapter)