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Chapter 960 The Glory of the Japanese Army

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    At the same time, the four major Japanese fleets launched frantic attacks on various parts of China's coast.

    The Japanese Second Support Fleet in South China was unable to encircle and suppress the main force of the 3rd Fleet in Zhanjiang Port. However, it successfully blocked another weaker 6th Fleet of the Chinese Navy in Yulin Port in Hainan, and used submarines to sneak attack the forces stationed in the port.  The two gunboats also attacked various targets within the base.

    Most of the Navy's only six heavy artillery units are in the Bohai Sea and Yangtze River fortresses. There is only one in South China, and it is also deployed in Zhanjiang. Therefore, when Yuling Port faced the powerful Japanese naval gun threat, it was unable to defend it.

    This is the only weak spot along China's coast, and it was found by the Japanese army.  Fortunately, Yulingang is surrounded by mountains. Although it was temporarily attacked, it was not easy for the Japanese army to break in.  The entire Hainan was guarded by the 8th Army of the Army. Facing the Japanese naval superiority, self-protection was no longer enough, and it was unable to provide support to the navy.  The marine units of the South China Fleet are all growing and will not be able to participate in the war for a while.

    Other places are not so favorable to the Japanese navy.  At Wusongkou, four large ships including the "King Kong" of the Japanese first support fleet fought with the Chinese navy and army across the river.

    Originally their mission was to attack Qingdao, one of the homeports of the Bohai Fleet, but after the Japanese-German Battle of Qingdao, Qingdao's role as a bridgehead on the Shandong Peninsula became more obvious, so its defenses are also extremely strong:

    Not only was there a coastal defense heavy artillery regiment, the Jinan Military Region also mobilized a military unit to be stationed here, and seaplanes were also "wasted" to monitor the movements of the Japanese ships, making it impossible for them to carry out raids. In the end, they had to move to Shanghai, and later merged with the Second Fleet.  One soldier.

    The progress of the Japanese Second Fleet did not go well at the beginning. Their mission was to target the Yangtze River Fleet and wait for an opportunity to gather and annihilate it.

    "But China's strongest Bohai Fleet and the Japanese small fleet are like this when they face each other. In comparison, the weaker Yangtze River Fleet is even less able to stand up to them.  Ling Xiao, who was transferred from the Bohai Sea to the Yangtze River Fleet to serve as the commander of its main 2nd Destroyer Fleet, had personally fought naval battles and personally commanded the battle aboard the flagship "Haiqi".

    Knowing that the enemy ships were powerful and powerful, he wisely relied on the superiority of the shore guns on Chongming and Changxing Islands to confront them. Anyway, the sea has been blocked. I only try my best to prevent your warships from harming the inland.  That's it.

    In the spacious estuary of the Yangtze River, although the "Haiqi" ??is still powered by old steam, is not very fast, and operates as a single ship, with the support of shore artillery, it still appears to be very "flexible" in the eyes of the Japanese army.  At least compared to shore guns.

    Even if you desperately get through the blockade of shore artillery, entering the Yangtze River is not necessarily easy, because in addition to the old cruiser "Haiqi" ??as the flagship, the 2nd Destroyer Fleet is also equipped with 15 "Hankou" class gunboats.

    Because their tonnage is too small, these warships have no cover in the East China Sea. They are hidden in the ravines and branches of the Yangtze River. Although it is a fantasy to sink Japan's tens of thousands of tons of armored cruisers, they were beaten by it at close range.  The cannon is also disturbing.

    Besides, both sides of the Taiwan Strait have army support. Can you imagine the scene of Japanese ships marching westward, accompanied by "fireworks" along the way?  Yamamoto Eisuke is as eager to win as he is, and he doesn't dare to be so arrogant. He can only wait for the opportunity to show his prestige in Shanghai.

    It's not that he hasn't thought about the way to kill Shanghai from Hangzhou Bay, but it's just that it has been detected that the People's Army submarines and torpedo boats have been deployed in the Zhoushan area, and it is not feasible to land on Jinshan Guard from Hangzhou Bay - Zhang Hanqing knows  Historically, the Japanese army made a surprise attack from here and caught the Chinese defenders by surprise, which eventually led to a great rout on the East China battlefield. Therefore, Zhang Weixi, commander of the Nanjing Military Region, was ordered to pay special attention.

    Zhang Weixi placed a division of the 22nd Army there, and pulled the elite 4th Army to Kunshan as a mobile force on the front line.  Under this situation, it is difficult to land ashore through Jinshanwei without the casualties of several divisions, especially when its artillery cannot be transported ashore for a while.

    Although the Second Fleet has a large number of warships, it does not have large battleships like the "Ise", so a head-on fight with the Chinese Navy and Army is not an option.  I can't advance or retreat, it's so embarrassing.

    However, just when Lieutenant General Eisuke Yamamoto was worried about this, his senior Colonel Yamamoto Fifty-sixth expressed his opinion: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think we have a huge advantage that has not been fully utilized. If we use it well, maybe we can  Open a shortcut to force the Chinese fleet to come out to fight."

    Yamamoto Eisuke did not know this subordinate who had just been assigned to him before. The warship led by this captain who was a member of the same family five hundred years ago was so incompatible with the traditions of the Japanese Empire that he almost thought that this unsmiling leader was a member of the Japanese Empire.  I lost my energy because I was demoted.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yamamoto Isoroku's military rank is considered devalued by some people within the Navy, because its ship "Akagi" is a birthplace.

    It was originally aThe next generation will also be asked to die bravely. The navy's training is relatively smarter. Flexibility and maneuverability are consistently inculcated, causing the carrier aviation force to be influenced by this.

    The squadron leader flew for a while, but he was really unwilling to return with a full load, which would make it impossible to make a deal.  While he was thinking, he suddenly saw a huge piece of land.

    Cars were moving, people were walking, and a large and spacious road stretched straight to the south, with no end in sight.  The squadron leader decided that even if the shore artillery position could not be bombed, it would be better to find some land targets to bomb. Anyway, the trip could not be in vain.

    Flying forward along the road, the crowds became denser and denser, and there were more high-rise buildings, until a train emitted black smoke and approached from a distance.  The squadron leader thought to himself that if the train was blown up, it would be such shocking news, and the psychological impact on the supporter would be astonishing!

    So he flew towards the train decisively, and the other team members followed suit.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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