nucmednet Chapter 229: The First Torpedo Hits the Qiufeng
Chapter 229: The First Torpedo Hits the Qiufeng
229 The first torpedo hits the Qiufeng
Boom boom!
Not long after, the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng arrived.
The battleship Kirishima, about a mile away, began shelling the Nationalist ships that were wandering around.
Up to now, the commanders on the two Japanese warships have not realized it.
Among the ships sent by Ye Qingshan tonight, there are two torpedo boats.
"Captain, you Japanese don't even know we have torpedo boats in the fleet.
The first wave of attack will be the easiest for us to achieve results."
Lu Anmin said to the Kuomintang soldiers on the torpedo boat.
"Let's go, let's continue downstream."
Immediately, Lu Anmin commanded his fleet to continue sailing downstream along the shallow water area.
Their target was the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng.
As for the Japanese destroyer Kirishima, he had discussed it with another captain, Zhang Renze.
First kill the Japanese destroyer Akikaze, and then deal with the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
The reason is simple. The artillery on the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng posed a greater threat to them.
On the contrary, at this time, the Japanese battleship Kirishima had used up all its shells, and the threat it posed was not as great as the destroyer Akikaze behind it.
In their view, the Japanese battleship Kirishima was like a tiger without teeth.
So, before setting off, the two captains decided to do the difficult part first and then the easy part.
First kill the Japanese destroyer Akikaze, and then concentrate firepower to deal with the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
Soon, the two torpedo boats, "Longjing" and "Longtan", mixed in with the other ships and bypassed the Japanese battleship Kirishima from the shallow waters on both sides.
Heading straight downstream was the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng.
"Baga, are the Chinese going to attack our destroyer Qiufeng?
These stupid Chinese people haven't given up yet.
The daytime attack on our battleships failed.
Do you think that if you attack our destroyer Qiufeng at night, you will succeed?
They are too naive. They cannot imagine the powerful firepower of our imperial warships.
Just watch, these Chinese ships will soon be torn to pieces by the Autumn Wind."
On the Kirishima, the devil Colonel Miyazaki used the dim light to see two groups of Kuomintang fleets bypassing them and heading downstream.
He knew it was the Autumn Wind that was going to attack them, but he was not worried at all.
Instead, he looked disdainful.
"Your Excellency, why do I feel like something is wrong?"
First Mate Miyamoto looked at the fast-moving boats in the night and felt that something was wrong.
"Miyamoto, you're starting to become suspicious again.
The Chinese are nothing at all and can pose a threat to our warships.
Except for that damn new type of mine.
But it doesn't matter. If we keep dragging it out, sooner or later the Chinese army on the other side will be defeated by those idiots in the army.
By then, we will naturally be able to get out of trouble.
This is what I figured out after thinking about it for a long time.
Before, we were too anxious and always worried about being trapped and in danger.
Look, during these two days when we were trapped, could the Chinese do anything to us?
We endured the shelling and bombing.
I just don't believe that the Chinese have any other means.
Instead, the Hanefeng was in a hurry to break out and encountered a new type of mine laid by the Chinese and was sunk.
We need to learn from this.”
The demon Colonel Miyazaki looked as if he had figured it out and was no longer in a hurry to break out.
"But……"
First Mate Miyamoto wanted to say something, but decided not to.
It seems that it is useless to say it. At present, it is indeed better to continue staying here. As long as we don’t break out into the minefield, we will be safe.
Unfortunately, the two Japanese commanders had no idea.
Just near the Qiufeng destroyer downstream of them, two torpedo boats of the National Army were slowly approaching.
"Come closer!"
Lu Anming shouted loudly.
Under the cover of other ships, they ventured close to the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng.
The closer they get and the more torpedoes they fire, the less time the Japanese destroyer will have to dodge.
In their plan, the first wave of attack consisted of four torpedoes they launched.
It would be best if we could hit the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng with all our attacks and sink it in one wave.
Boom!
A shell landed next to Lu Anmin's torpedo boat "Longjing", giving him a big fright.
"Damn it, I was scared to death."
Lu Anmin breathed a sigh of relief. If he had been hit by the Japanese artillery shells, he would have died unjustly.
The Japanese artillery sank several ships that were covering their operations during this period.
However, they did not discover the existence of these two torpedo boats, so they were not specifically targeted.
This is how these two torpedo boats have survived until now.
"Okay, this distance is enough, you can't get any closer.
It would be dangerous to come any closer.”
"Everyone prepare!"
"Launch torpedoes!"
佟！
With a muffled sound, a torpedo tube on the torpedo boat fired the first torpedo into the water.
After the torpedo entered the water, it quickly rushed forward from a shallow underwater position, heading straight for the bow of the Japanese destroyer in front.
"Come again!"
Then, after a few seconds.
Boom!
The second torpedo was also launched into the water after Lu Anmin slightly adjusted the angle.
"Turn around and retreat!"
After firing two torpedoes, Lu Anmin immediately gave the order to turn around and retreat.
Don't stay here for a moment, get away from the Japanese destroyer as soon as possible to avoid being hit by their artillery fire.
In this wave of attack, they not only had to destroy the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng, but also had to protect themselves.
After all, the battle tonight has just begun, and nothing can go wrong.
"Nani?"
On the deck of the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng, a young Japanese soldier used the light of their searchlight to shine on the water.
He was the first to see the first torpedo fired by the torpedo boat "Dragon Whale".
However, the moment the Japanese saw the torpedo, the searchlight also shone over there.
The Japanese soldier wiped his eyes, thinking that he was dazzled and saw it wrong.
How could the Chinese have torpedoes?
But soon, when the first torpedo was about to hit the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng, the Japanese soldier on the deck saw it again.
Moreover, this time because the distance was so close, he could see it clearly.
"Baga, it's really a Chinese torpedo."
The Japanese soldier really saw it clearly this time, and was immediately frightened. He turned around and shouted, "China's fish..."
Boom!
Before the Japanese soldier could even shout out the word "torpedo".
There was a shocking explosion from the side of the ship behind him.
The huge power of the explosion directly blew the Japanese soldier away and he died in mid-air.
This Japanese soldier couldn't figure out where the National Army got the torpedoes from before he died.
How was it launched?
A huge explosion was heard, and the bright light of the explosion instantly attracted the attention of countless people.
Whether it was the Japanese colonel on the Kirishima upstream, or Ye Qingshan and other national army soldiers on the shore upstream.
Everyone saw the scene where the first torpedo hit the Japanese destroyer Qiufeng and exploded.