Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 444: Three-dimensional Attack

Tang Qiuli was very pleased. Chang Feng was a rising general. Compared with the veteran brigade commanders of the Army Division, this was his first time to be responsible for a combat direction, and it was among the two hundred thousand soldiers.

Among the Central Army, there is a big gap in the quality of soldiers, weapons and equipment, firepower, strategies and tactics. It involves many aspects such as coordination and cooperation. This battle is not easy to fight.

In the telegram exchange with General Zhang Zhizhong, General Zhang praised Chang Feng and was quite satisfied. This made Tang Qiuli very proud. Therefore, how could he blame Chang Feng? In the telegram to Chang Feng, it was just

It was emphasized that after three days of fierce fighting in Songhu, Matsui's Shanghai Expeditionary Force was already exhausted. With his own strength, he could not capture Shanghai at all. If he lingered at the mouth of the Yangtze River and refused to retreat, he must have another agenda.

The Japanese aviation force has never appeared on the battlefield. Either Matsui Iwane is too conceited or there is a problem with the coordination between the army and navy. There was no fighting all day on the 26th. It is worthy of vigilance. It may not be that Matsui used this to adjust the deployment. Please remind General Zhang.

Pay attention to the air defense of the troops. If there are too many, Tang Qiuli did not say it again. Chang Feng is a smart man and understands all this.

After sending the telegram, Tang Qiuli let out a long sigh. Mei Ting on the side immediately looked at her husband inquiringly. Her beautiful big eyes were full of warm concern. In fact, Tang Qiuli was full of regrets. The country was poor and weak. If he had

A powerful naval fleet had already sent Matsui into the sea to feed the sharks, so why did he let this old guy linger at the mouth of the Yangtze River, visiting him from time to time?

Chang Feng conveyed the division commander's intention to General Zhang Zhizhong and put forward his own opinions. General Zhang took it very seriously and called in the two commanders of the air defense regiment and specifically told them what they needed to pay attention to. Seeing the two commanders sitting upright, he felt deep in his heart.

But he looked disapproving, and Chang Feng was secretly worried. Did he have to pay the price of blood to gain experience and lessons? Sometimes, he really felt powerless.

Matsui thought a lot this day and night. He believed that his biggest mistake was that he was too conceited. He thought that with the 200,000 soldiers in his hand, he could conquer the southern half of China, leaving the empire's powerful navy unused, which resulted in a series of consequences.

miserable

He was defeated and ruined more than 100,000 loyal and brave warriors of the empire. He should pay a huge price. In order to win the battle, everything else is trivial. Therefore, the first thing he did when he came out of the cabin was to condescend to pay a visit to the Japanese Navy.

Commander of the Third Fleet, Vice Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa.

The staff who followed him were shocked. In one day and one night, the commander's hair turned completely white, and the wrinkles on his face could kill flies. If it weren't for the general's uniform that gave him a frame, his whole figure would look like

It will fall apart when touched.

Lieutenant General Kiyoshi Hasegawa, commander of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, was on another warship. Ever since Matsui arrived at the flagship, he had moved away. I really hate this old guy. He always thinks of himself as a senior and keeps talking about the Russo-Japanese War and the Manchuria Incident.

, thinking that the foundation of the Empire of Japan was laid down by their army, bah! Why don’t you talk about the Sino-Japanese War of 1898? Out of sight, out of mind, it’s okay to hide, right?

Upon hearing Commander Matsui's personal visit, Hasegawa Kiyoshi secretly thought to himself that the old guy couldn't stand it anymore and came to ask for help. Sure enough, Matsui went straight to the point and asked the navy to dispatch warships to provide powerful fire support for the army. At the same time, naval aircraft were also dispatched.

Fiercely bombard the Chinese defenders' positions, especially their artillery positions.

Even though Matsui has the rank of general and is the commander of the dispatched force, which is a whole level higher than Kiyoshi Hasegawa, he cannot command him. The land and sea are different, not to mention that the mission of the navy is to escort and deliver the troops to their destination.

After completing the mission, if the army fought effectively, the fleet would have returned long ago, why should it be idle here?

Send warships? The Wusongkou Fortress battery in front is the gate of hell. I already suffered a big loss last time and my position was so hung up that I am going to have trouble this time. As for dispatching planes, I have to contact the aircraft carrier fleet.

, it doesn’t matter what he said, Hasegawa Qing’s head shook like a rattle, and he disagreed with it a hundred times.

The conversation was very unpleasant at the beginning. Hasegawa Kiyoshi thought twice, and it would not be good for him to bring the matter to the military headquarters. He took a step back and asked the army to occupy the Wusongkou fort and the navy's warships to dispatch. Otherwise, there would be no need to talk.

Matsui couldn't stand it anymore and immediately went berserk, furious. If the army could occupy the Wusongkou Fortress, would they still use your warships, Kiyoshi Hasegawa?

The two broke up on bad terms, and Hasegawa Qing was furious. Was this old guy crazy? He knew that the Wusongkou Fortress was blocking the way for the Third Fleet to enter the Huangpu River and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and he had lost one hundred thousand troops.

, and he wants the navy to die, but he is still full of truth, damn it!

I don’t know what method Matsui used. Hasegawa Kiyoshi quickly received a telegram from the Navy Ministry, asking him to fully cooperate with Matsui in implementing the Songhu campaign plan. The Third Fleet was temporarily placed under the command of the Shanghai Dispatch Force. The aircraft taking off from the aircraft carrier,

Wusongkou Fortress and the beachhead of the China defenders were to be bombed, and the Third Fleet provided fire support for the landing force. Hasegawa Kiyoshi shouted bad luck. This crazy old guy must let his Third Fleet take the lead.

Sure enough, Matsui's order came down. The fleet attacked the Wusongkou Fortress and then bombarded the beachhead. Hasegawa Kiyoshi had no choice but to bite the bullet and ordered the three main battleships "Yingye", "Himaru" and "Takashima" to fight with the battle team.

shape, approaching the fortress.

At the same time as the Japanese ship launched, Japanese bombers and fighter jets taking off from the aircraft carrier also flew over the Wusongkou area, and Matsui's carefully planned joint attack by the army, navy and air force began.

Heavy bombs rained down on the Wusongkou Fortress and the Chinese garrison positions, and the fortress was the key target of Japanese aircraft. More shells fell, and Japanese ships also opened fire. The fortress was filled with smoke, and the earth was shaking. The defense

The air defense brigade here is under great pressure.

The "Sky Eye" artillery sighting radar equipped with the ** Division's anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns exerted its power. Facing the superior Japanese aircraft, it was not afraid. Flames erupted from the muzzles, and artillery shells flew into the sky in clusters like meteors.

, one after another, the Japanese aircraft either exploded into fireworks in the sky, or fled staggering towards the open sea with long tails of black smoke.

The Japanese ships did not take advantage. With the cover of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, the coastal defense artillery was specially designed to deal with Japanese warships. The Japanese ships were hit with fireworks and black smoke billowing. They had to escape the range of the artillery fire and fire from a distance.

The cannonballs fell into the sea and stirred up high water columns, which killed many fish and shrimps, but did not pose any threat to the fortress.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi told these captains that if the fortress's artillery fire is too fierce, each ship must deal with it on the spot, in order to preserve its strength. There is no need to hitch a ride on our warships for the sake of the army. Isn't this nonsense? These Japanese captains, who have no

I have seen the power of the large-caliber coastal defense artillery at Wusongkou Fortress. The friend who was sunk by the bomb is an example.

However, there are a few young captains who disagree with the Commander's words. They think that it is detrimental to the honor and dignity of the Imperial Navy. A dozen warships besieged a fortress and fought in such a cowardly manner that they did not want to be looked down upon by those guys in the Army.

As soon as the battle started, these warships quickly surpassed the three battleships and took the lead. Hasegawa Kiyoshi was so angry that he cursed and ordered them to act in accordance with the combat deployment.

In Kiyoshi Hasegawa's view, the captains of these light warships are like pigs. Let the three main warships launch the attack first. It is because these warships are thick-skinned and thick-skinned.

No matter what the ship does, one cannonball is enough for you.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi once again gave a strict order that the light warships were withdrawn from the battle order and no longer needed. The Japanese ships began to retreat because two light warships were already smoking and catching fire. The hulls were tilted. It seemed that the engine rooms were hit by large-caliber shells and they lost their independent actions.

The Japanese sailors struggled to put out the fire like a dead fish, and some put on lifebuoys and jumped directly into the sea.

There was a loud noise, and a cloud of thick smoke mixed with flames rose from the sea. A Japanese light warship exploded and caught fire. The steel hull was blown into two pieces by the huge explosive force. The bow of the ship was raised high, and then fell over.

Buttoning it up, he plunged into the sea, spun around and disappeared.

Another light warship that lost power was hit by several shells one after another and gradually sank. Only the tall mast was exposed on the sea surface, proving that a warship once existed, but it quickly disappeared.

The Wusongkou Fortress once again ignited the flames of war. Facing the Japanese attack from both sea and air, it was undaunted and sank at the cost of destroying four coastal defense guns, two anti-aircraft guns and five anti-aircraft machine guns, and injuring more than 160 soldiers.

The two Japanese light warships damaged several ships and shot down five Japanese fighter jets and 11 bombers. They were extremely brave and the Japanese navy and air force did not take advantage at all.

In this sea, land and air battle, the "Sky Eye" artillery sight radar played a huge role and contributed indispensably. This was the first time that the radar's effect was tested in a large-scale actual combat. It was extraordinary. Since then, the air defense forces have loved it crazily.

"Eye of the Sky", and a Mongolian warrior gave it the Mongolian name "Aers Leng's Eyes", which translates to the eyes of a lion.

Seeing this, Matsui sighed. He was planning to land and occupy the Wusongkou Fortress, but he did not dare to send it out. They would be living targets if they went up, and there were not enough people to fill them. The Chinese defenders had already been prepared.

The Wusongkou Fortress was well fought, but the beachhead suffered losses. The line from the mouth of the Chuansha River to Shizilin was bombed into a sea of ​​flames by Japanese aircraft. Because Changfeng and preparations were in place, the artillery had already concealed and camouflaged, so the losses were not great, and

The anti-aircraft weapons of the ** division's troops prevented the Japanese aircraft from getting close to the target. When they dived down, they became living targets, and the bombs they dropped were not accurate at all.

The Japanese planes hit a snag over Wusong, and instead focused on attacking the defensive positions of the Central Army in Shizilin and Chuanshahekou. Because the anti-aircraft artillery exposed its position and did not move its position, many of the anti-aircraft artillery that were flying were destroyed by Japanese planes.

The soldiers of the Central Army were not afraid of death and used real fire. They braved the fierce bombing by Japanese aircraft and withstood the crazy attacks of Japanese aircraft. From time to time, Japanese aircraft fell to the ground with whining sounds.

(To be continued)