nucmednet Chapter 213 Air Force Joins the War
Chapter 213 Air Force Joins the War
213 Air Force joins the war
“Call Ye Qingshan back and tell him.
I will send someone to receive the torpedoes from the Hong Kong River and try to deliver them to him as quickly as possible.
Reassure him.”
After Chen Cheng received Ye Qingshan's telegram, he immediately replied.
"When did Ye Qingshan make connections with the Americans?
They actually managed to get a batch of torpedoes in such a short time.
It’s a little bit unbelievable.”
Chen Cheng was also surprised and said to himself.
Chen Cheng did not think much about it. He looked at the telegraph operator and said, "Send a telegram to the troops in Guangzhou.
Tell Commander Chen to send a reliable force.
Bring over the torpedoes sent by the Yankees.
Faster.
The principal and the people across the country are watching this battle.
Must win.
Back then, on the Huangpu River, the Japanese cruiser "Izumo" escaped.
This time, in the waters of Jinling, we must not let the Japanese battleship Kirishima escape. "
As Ye Qingshan trapped the Japanese fleet in the waters of Jinling, he blew up and bombarded the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
This series of victories made the top leaders of the National Army even more hopeful that Ye Qingshan could really sink the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
If Ye Qingshan could do it, it would be of great significance.
For a long time, the powerful Japanese naval warships have made the National Army, from top to bottom, feel hopeless and invincible.
Especially a few months ago, the National Army’s defeat in the battle against the Japanese cruiser Izumo on the Huangpu River.
It also gave the entire National Army a clearer understanding of the powerful Japanese naval fleet.
This kind of fear of the enemy's strength is not a good thing.
Therefore, if someone can break the undefeated record of the Japanese navy warships on the Chinese side.
That will be a huge encouragement to millions of national army soldiers and people across the country.
It is precisely because of this that the National Army’s high command increased its support for Nanjing.
Ye Qingshan was given the torpedo boat he asked for.
The National Army will even send air force bombers from Guangde Airport.
This morning, an attempt was made to bomb the Japanese battleship Kirishima on the Yangtze River.
Chen Cheng later told Ye Qingshan the news via telegram.
"The High Command has ordered the Air Force fighter jets to come over and join the battle?
It seems that the high command really hopes to destroy the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
They were actually willing to send the last batch of the Air Force’s assets here.”
Ye Qingshan read the last telegram sent by Chen Cheng.
They were also surprised that the Air Force was going to join the battle and bomb the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
The National Army's air force suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Shanghai.
By now, the main force of the National Army's air force has basically been wiped out.
The high command will not easily send out the last few remaining fighter planes to participate in the war.
It is precisely because there are only a few remaining air force fighter jets.
They cannot participate in offensive operations and can only be placed in the rear to carry out defensive operations.
It is mainly used to defend the airspace of important cities in the rear and deal with the bomber groups sent by the Japanese.
As the day dawned, Ye Qingshan could clearly see the three Japanese warships on the Yangtze River.
Last night, the three Japanese warships sent people into the water to try to manually search for the torpedoes in the surrounding area and clear them out.
It’s a pity that the Japs’ ideas were beautiful, but they all failed.
This is thanks to Lu Dahai's troops who have been guarding the river, and a battalion of military police under Luo Hu.
They stayed on the river all night, guarding against the Japanese minesweepers.
As soon as they spotted the appearance of Japanese minesweepers, they would attack immediately.
Even when facing artillery fire from the Japanese warships, they did not retreat.
The Japanese plan to clear mines at night was thwarted.
Now it was daylight and the view of the river was restored.
Under such circumstances, it is basically impossible for the Japanese to send people down to clear the mines.
"Baga, it's already daybreak.
Where are the reinforcements from the 13th Division? Why haven't they arrived yet?
The army is a bunch of idiots, they never do what they promised."
On the battleship Kirishima, the devil Colonel Miyazaki also did not sleep all night.
That night, he sent five waves of soldiers into the water to clear the mines, but all of them failed.
More than 20 Japanese sailors who were engaged in minesweeping were also killed.
This made Colonel Miyazaki angry, and he also saw that the reinforcements from the Japanese 13th Division had promised to arrive last night.
It's already noon and there's not even a shadow in sight.
This time, the devil Colonel Miyazaki became even angrier.
I cursed the Japanese army for a long time before they calmed down.
"Colonel, the reinforcements of the 13th Division must have been stopped by the Chinese.
The sound of gunfire and explosions on the east bank of the river downstream continued all night long."
First Mate Miyamoto came over and said in a deep voice.
"Humph, the army is still a bunch of incompetent people."
First Officer Miyamoto changed the subject: "Our manual minesweeping operation failed last night.
Now that it's daybreak, the Chinese troops guarding the river will not give us the opportunity to clear the mines manually.
Only by repelling them now can the minesweeping operation continue.
This is not something our warships can do.
We can only count on the 13th Division."
"Have the Autumn Wind send a telegram to the Commander-in-Chief, I want to accuse the 13th Division of fighting ineffectively.
It was such a short distance and yet an entire night had passed.
They haven’t come yet.”
Oni Miyazaki Colonel roared angrily.
"Now that it's daybreak, our warships must be prepared for the Chinese artillery fire."
First Officer Miyamoto continued.
Yesterday, their Kirishima battleship was bombarded by Ye Qingshan on the shore with an 82mm mortar, causing the hull to catch fire.
He didn't want that to happen again.
Fortunately, two of the four steam turbines on their Kirishima battleship were barely functioning.
This allows their Kirishima battleship to have the ability to sail slowly.
As long as they are on the Yangtze River, get moving.
It would be much more difficult for the Kuomintang gunners on the shore to hit them again.
Buzz!
Just at this time, a few small black spots appeared in the sky west of the Yangtze River.
It was a group of air force fighters sent by the National Army.
There are eight in total.
Soon, the radar of the Japanese battleship Kirishima also discovered the group of Kuomintang fighter planes flying in the western sky.
"Oh no, this should be a group of Chinese bombers.
Most likely they are here to bomb us."
The first mate, Oni Miyamoto, was the first to react and spoke anxiously.
He guessed right too.
"Quick, all anti-aircraft firepower on the ship, turn it on."
After hearing this, Colonel Miyazaki immediately gave the order.
Respond more cautiously to the group of Kuomintang bombers that appeared in the western sky.
The Japanese colonel knew.
The aerial bombs dropped by the bombers caused great damage to their warships.
Can't be bombed.
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