This unusual war broke out extremely quickly and suddenly, and it coincided with the arrival of observation groups from various countries to participate in military exercises, so it naturally attracted countless attention.

When the Japanese fighter planes flew to Zhoushan Island, a large number of warships and military attachés from various countries were already hurriedly sailing to the East China Sea on warships day and night. However, they were stopped as soon as they arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and they were also threatened by the vast open space battlefield.

, I had to temporarily witness an unprecedented scale air battle at the Huangpu River Estuary, and the tragic sight of the Japanese troops being beaten into turkeys that kept falling.

Afterwards, they planned to follow the Japanese fleet to the northern battlefield to watch the excitement. On the way, they were notified that there were mines in the public waterway. They immediately yelled at Zhu Bin angrily. In the end, they had to follow the safe area drawn by the opponent, make a big circle and continue on their way.

, but they arrived at the Yellow Sea earlier than the Japanese army. On the sea fifty kilometers away from the battlefield, they climbed to the top of the tall watchtowers and watched with large-magnification telescopes. The brave ones even took to the sky by plane, hoping to see

A little more clear.

Yan Luer, commander of the US Far East Fleet, has been docked at Chinese coastal ports all year round, especially Qingdao Port, which has more traffic. He was here last summer when three ships of the Third Fleet escaped. He even proposed to Shen Honglie to help Man Man recover the three ships. He was

Politely declined.

When the war broke out this time, he was sensitively aware that something good was going to happen. He immediately drove the warship out of the port and took a good position early. At first, he witnessed the Japanese army besieging the military port but suffered heavy losses. It was incredible. Now,

When he saw three huge and majestic "Kaohsiung-class" heavy cruisers being hit by bullets and on fire one after another, and two of them were directly destroyed and sunk, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Jesus Christ! Are the Chinese crazy?!"

It’s incredible! The whole world knows that China’s military strength is weak. The army rarely has heavy artillery with more than 150nm. The navy is even worse. In the past, it could not even produce shipbuilding steel plates, let alone complex naval guns. Now it is said that it has

They have initially acquired the ability to manufacture small-tonnage warships, but large-caliber naval guns and coastal defense guns are still not something they can just produce. This requires many years of accumulation.

Therefore, in the eyes of most people, if the Japanese army dispatched so many large warships to attack, no matter how much air defense force the harbor has, it will never be able to withstand the continuous bombardment of hundreds of cannons, and it will definitely fall quickly.

But what did he see?! The coastal defense artillery that had always been out of reach of surface ships actually inexplicably gained a range. It sank two heavy cruisers in three strikes and five divided by two. This was

Has God appeared?!

Standing next to him was Colonel Grant, who had a casual look on his face. He had a brief conversation with Zhu Bin in Nanjing. Especially the colonel, who was the first to benefit after betraying the Japanese, was a little surprised, but not that surprised. He took a plane and ran away in advance.

Go to Qingdao and follow the battleships out to see

He was so lively that he even held a glass of red wine in his hand at this moment, shaking it gently and slowly sobering up. He said leisurely: "It's not the Chinese who are crazy, it's the Japanese who are stupid! If they are willing to observe seriously and humbly, they will find that the opponent in front of them is definitely

Not Chinese in the ordinary sense."

Yan Luer took a deep look with his gray eyes at this young officer who came from a political family with a profound background and a bright future, and asked with some confusion: "Dear Colonel, do you think there is any difference between them?"

Grant gently lifted his nose to sniff the aroma from the mouth of the cup, and replied: "The Japanese probably didn't understand that what they were dealing with was not the Chinese, but the gd laboratory with powerful technology and financial resources, as well as support for the establishment of

The consortium power of this laboratory and the group.”

Yan Luer shook his head in disbelief: "This is incredible. Is there really such a thing as a secret organization?"

Grant shrugged: "At least it seems to exist for now. Just like the Rothschild family that was once called the 'Sixth Empire,' or the current Morgan and Rockefeller, do you think there is such a large consortium to back it up?

,Can the Japanese really win the war?"

"That can't be done!" Mr. Commander quickly and wisely made a judgment. In the final analysis, capital plays a role in this world. All war games are just a means for politicians, capitalists and careerists to fight for power. What is the so-called expansion of national living space?

Yes, it's all nonsense, interests, everything is because of interests.

But, does the so-called gd laboratory really have a huge background power?

Grant smiled and said: "This time, we saw a lot of eye-catching things. For example, the military port in front must be equipped with radar equipment that can monitor the sea for more than a hundred kilometers. They know that we are here to watch the fun. Hmm.

, the poor Japanese don’t know, just like a blind man who thinks he has great power, but doesn’t know that his opponent actually has greater power than him. Look, the bigger surprise is yet to come, but before that

, I think we should retreat appropriately to avoid accidental damage!"

Yan Luer nodded with deep understanding and ordered the warship to slowly retreat a few kilometers. At the same time, he focused on observing more carefully, for fear of missing any surprises.

On the sea not far from them, hurriedly arriving British, French and Italian warships gathered together. Admiral WHS Kelly, the commander of the British Navy in China, looked solemnly and saw the Japanese warships coming from the side.

The fireworks that erupted were obviously caused by the explosion of the ammunition depot. The earth-shattering explosion shook for dozens of miles, and the flames rising hundreds of meters high could be clearly seen without a telescope. You couldn't help but take a breath!

For the British, who were absolutely unwilling to withdraw from China, they were seriously concerned about every progress in China's military construction, no less than the Japanese! When Zhu Bin came out of the blue and rapidly promoted industry and armament, they were keen

Realize that many unpredictable problems will arise! Among them, there is the power of the navy!

Zhu Bin spent money to order two 10,000-ton so-called amphibious assault ships. The Germans did not hide them, but modified them based on the "Deutschland-class armored ships". The firepower parameters were the same as the Germans must let Britain and France know.

Roughly the same, and appears slightly weaker.

What is worth noting here is that the Chinese themselves requested to assemble a ship. Last year, various steel plates and equipment parts began to be shipped back to China. At this moment, the hull has been welded and is sitting on the 20,000-ton slipway of Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard without any cover.

Hidden away from people.

But is it just that simple? Definitely not! Admiral Kelly knew very well that last year, when Britain proposed to let Zhu Bin help drill for North Sea oil, he proposed to use an "Elizabeth-class battleship" in exchange, and Congress was very impressed by this.

I was interested, but was disturbed by Winston Churchill who was writing a book at home and a group of people from the Far East.

Although Churchill is in the opposition, his political influence is still profound. He has the same view on the Germans and Zhu Bin. It is best to strangle them both directly! But now that these two parties have joined forces, they must not indulge. The balance of the East

Never allowed to be broken·If followed

Zhu Bin is asked to give two battleships that have been in service for more than 20 years. Then this guy has four battleships of more than 20,000 tons. Together with some high-speed cruisers and destroyers, he already has the ability to break the regional balance, at least seriously affecting Japan.

is possible.

On the other hand, China, which does not have a strong navy and army, is seeking independence and independence. Extraterritoriality has been abolished. The next step must be concessions. The greater the force they have, the greater their ambitions. This must not be encouraged. What about the North Sea oil field?

It is said that the Germans do not mine a large amount, and it is difficult to maintain large-scale production in the high winds and waves of the North Sea. If a war breaks out, it will be more troublesome, and the impact will not be big.

So the matter was delayed, but Britain was more careful about Zhu Bin and Germany, which was the first to emerge from the economic crisis, and did more rigorous intelligence work.

After observing the military exercise with his own eyes, Admiral Kelly's heart became heavier and heavier. The opponent's strength exceeded his estimate by a lot! Even without the betrayal of the Americans, it would be difficult for the Chinese to be attacked by a sneak attack. Zhu Bin's subsequent response made him

Immediately understand that there is probably a big trap waiting for you!

Today he saw with his own eyes what the trap was! A fort hidden in the mountains with extremely high range and precision strike capabilities!

Through the telescope, the Japanese fighter planes falling from the sky like dumplings are enough to prove the powerful air defense firepower of the opponent. This so-called military port is basically a fortress armed with countless forts! How could the Japanese think of using warships?

Come and do something stupid like this!

"The power of the Far East will inevitably be broken, and Britain must make a wise response as soon as possible!"

Admiral Kelly did not hesitate to report his judgment and summary to the country. Something big was going to happen in the Far East!

"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded like muffled thunder for tens of kilometers across the sea. Another round of fort bombardment hit the target. The "Maya" heavy cruiser, which had already reached a distance of 28 kilometers, could not escape the fate of the rest of its companions.

, with her butt facing backward, she was only stronger than the others for less than five minutes before she was beaten to pieces by continuous six-caliber cannons and twelve rounds of 150mm cannons!

The PA naval gun, which has almost reached the limit of its metal structure under the strong charge, threw a kilogram high-explosive bomb 275 kilometers away. After reaching the maximum height, it suddenly descended and hit the stern of the "Maya" at an angle of 70 degrees.

The shell penetrated the deck without any hindrance and penetrated diagonally into the middle of the No. 5 turret. The huge explosion not only blew up the two adjacent turrets, but also caused the ammunition depot below to explode, directly blowing the battleship into two.

cut.

At the same time, a 280nm armor-piercing projectile penetrated from the top of the bridge and almost reached the bottom before stopping. The loaded high-explosive projectile instantly created a cavity with a diameter of five or six meters. The blazing flames not only destroyed the

within layer

All the crew members were killed, and a strange pillar of fire erupted from the top. Dozens of people on the adjacent floors were killed or injured. Captain Koki Yamamoto, who was staying in the command room, was blinded in one eye and half a leg.

He survived the rescue efforts by his men.

But the battleship was also doomed! Inherent shortcomings in the design meant that this heavy cruiser could not withstand wind, waves and blows. Once it lost its balance, it was difficult to regain its balance, and it completely sank to the bottom of the sea in less than half an hour.

On the flagship "Kaohsiung" which was slowly gaining speed while belching thick smoke, Rear Admiral Zengo Yoshida was speechless. He just kept shouting in his heart: "This is a trap! A trap!"

He understood everything, why the other party kept hiding and showing weakness even though it had the ability to counterattack. He not only wanted to gain his air force and small warships, but also used the entire fleet and the entire exercise force as bait, in order to attract his big ships to catch up.

Come to the port! We even let the naval guns show weakness for a whole day and a half! We were holding on to the mountain defenses and were hit with at least a thousand large-caliber shells, just waiting for the moment we got close!

I was careless and misjudged. The result of such misjudgment was so tragic! Three main warships were sunk! Such losses have never happened to the empire in the past thirty years! What is even more shameful is that they fell into the trap of the Chinese.

Here, what a shame!

It's easy to get close but hard to leave! It takes a short time to accelerate from less than ten knots to thirty knots, but to go from 23 kilometers to 40 kilometers beyond the reach of naval guns, even if the top speed is 35 knots from the beginning, then

It also takes seventeen minutes! Seventeen minutes, even if the opponent needs to adjust the angle and direction of the turret, is enough for them to fire more than twenty rounds of artillery shells, and at least for one minute, the opponent can directly fire two or three rounds without changing any angle.

No pressure!

Can the "Kaohsiung" withstand the bombardment of more than twenty artillery shells from the opponent?

impossible!

When the "Maya" suffered a fatal blow, the "Kaohsiung" had already escaped to a distance of 32 kilometers. This was already a distance that most naval guns could not reach. At least the opponent's 305nm naval gun would not be able to explode even if it was stuffed.

use.

But Zengo Yoshida didn't know that the main force of the opponent's shooting was two 280nwr German-made forts, mounted on a mountain over a hundred meters high, which could defeat the ultimate distance of 40 kilometers! 32 kilometers is still far away!

Surprisingly, the opponent's coastal defense artillery did not pursue him. The next target was the old-fashioned "Yakumo"!

Even though this old ship has been in service for 34 years, its speed is only a pitiful 20 knots, it only has two 20bn-main guns, and 12 150mur single-mounted guns, but in terms of defensive armor, it is thicker than the "Kaohsiung class"

much,

The side armor reaches 178mm, and the deck also has 5mm thick armor. On the highest command tower, there is an impressive 356mm of armor. In the previous era, it was almost impenetrable. Even now, it is considered very awesome!

But it's a pity that her luck today is really bad! The shore defense guns on the opposite side have naval guns that can penetrate most of her armor! Compared with the other four major heavy cruisers, this old guy can't even reach the highest speed.

It has reached 20 knots, let alone starting an escape.

Although it was launched early, it seemed that it was still standing still at this time. Captain Sugiyama Rokuzo watched the shells swarming in, one round, one round, three rounds in a row, all accurately hitting the battleship.

, the farthest ones do not spread beyond one kilometer.

The old and heavy hull took seven or eight rounds of artillery shells in succession, and the turtle-shell-like command tower could not withstand the damage of nm armor-piercing bullets, and it sank to the bottom unwillingly!

The "Jipan" did not hold on for long. When it escaped to a place 35 kilometers away from the fort, it was also hit by three 280nm shells. One blew off the bridge, one blew up the two central chimneys, and one blew up the stern.

The rudder and propeller caused the chrysanthemum to burst and fill with water, and it stopped like a living target at sea!

Seeing the battleship being beaten to pieces by artillery fire, the Japanese fighter planes that had been in the air for less than an hour frantically attacked the military port. However, there were more than 200 large and small caliber guns hidden in the harbor, under the lighthouse, and on the collective mountain.

The anti-aircraft guns formed three dense walls of fire, making it impossible for them to get through no matter how hard they clashed.

What's worse is that optical mirror interference swept over them at regular intervals, blinding them every time. No less than ten fighter planes were killed, and twelve high-speed fighter planes came to shoot them coldly.

A few minutes after the "Jiban" was paralyzed, nearly thirty two-seat bombers came out from the side and swept across the middle. The metal storm created by each fighter's four 20nnmr cannons knocked down nearly three hundred fighters.

Ten, calmly passed through and then reached the top of the destroyer group in the rear. Large and small aerial bombs were densely smashed down. The sparse anti-aircraft firepower on the destroyers couldn't reach them at all. In an instant, they were injured in five places and seven injuries!

The Kaohsiung, which had managed to escape forty kilometers away, had just taken a breath when suddenly a strange black fighter plane jumped from high altitude and dived to a height of two hundred meters like a high-speed bullet that they could not see clearly.

As it passed by, the wings of the aircraft trembled as it approached, and four-pound aerial bombs hit the battleship in pairs! --
Chapter completed!