"We've won?" Meng Xiang looked at Rat Er.

"We've won." Rat Er's flat tone made Meng Xiang feel a little disappointed, at this time, a beautiful woman should appear in front of him, and he could directly run over to have a victory kiss or something.

The naval battle between the vanguard and the Yue himself was over.

When the sea water all overflowed the deck of the Longxiang, reinforcements flew in the sky. At first it was only 12 aircraft, but when the 36 planes in the rear approached, the aircraft of the Vanguard Army withdrew. Covered by the Hellcat, it retreated directly to the land direction. Eighteen of the Hellcats were to cover the Dragon's evacuation northward.

The signal sent before the sinking of Kirishima made Nagumo Tadaichi decisively give up the siege and annihilation of the Soryu.

After fighting for so long, the Vanguard Army was running out of ammunition and fuel for its aircraft. I also said that I flew from afar, and there was not much fuel. But both sides did not know the details, and they cared about each other and slowly got out of the battlefield.

Chen Guan's Nagato-class battleships escorted the Canglong all the way, and the more than 100 anti-aircraft guns on him made the devils dare not attack easily, and the Akagi suffered heavy losses and needed to be rescued quickly.

The Akagi was really resistant, it was hit by three bombs and one shell, and all the other carrier-based aircraft were destroyed except for the three flying in the sky. However, the only thing that killed it was a torpedo fired on the left side by a torpedo machine. But as long as there is no loss of motivation and the rescue is timely, it should be no problem.

Such situations abound in World War II, and there were many large ships that sank and dragged on for a day or two. There were quite a few resurrections from a dozen bombs in their bodies, and only torpedoes were the most lethal to them.

In the face of the wanton bombardment of dozens of aircraft of the vanguard army, both the Fengxiang and the Longxiang sank mainly because they ate torpedoes.

When Nagumo Chung saw the Mutsu dragging the King Kong back, he had nothing to say. Takagi Takeo was also ashamed to speak at this time. Keno Kurita, the captain of the Dudu Kongo, touched his broken arm and wanted to cry without tears. Why does that cannon keep bombarding itself?

Evacuated with the Mutsu, the King Kong behind was bombarded by the huge cannon from a long distance, and the soldiers' spirits were tormented by the bombs whistling overhead. Anyone who has been bombarded by others for a long time, every time it is so accurate, it explodes so closely, and from time to time it falls on the top of the head, and it is aimed at himself alone, who will be tortured with a nervous breakdown. Even Keno Kurita couldn't help but want to transfer to another ship at this time.

This was the largest number of shells ever shelled by the King Kong since it entered service.

The King Kong is no longer good and needs to be towed back, and although the Akagi can move, it also needs to be towed. The Myoko, who was guarding the Akagi, received three bombs, but he was not as miserable as the Haguro, who was lying on his stomach after only one torpedo and needed to be towed.

Nanyun Zhong looked at the fleet that was losing back with black smoke and ashes, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.

When I came, the fleet was mighty, but when I returned, there were eight ships missing.

The aircraft carrier Fengxiang sank, the battleship Kirishima sank, the Furutaka Heavy Patrol sank, the aircraft carrier Ryuchampa sank quickly after being hit by four torpedoes from the Myoko and Mutsu, and four destroyers including the Manshio sank. The others are also disabled, and after going back this time, they can only commit suicide to apologize.

"I didn't expect that!" Meng Xiang also felt unreal about such a victory, saying that the prestige of the navy was very large in his impression, and the Fifth Fleet of the vanguard army had only two 10,000-ton heavy cruisers not long ago, and even earlier it only had torpedo boats and submarines. A Canglong became the biggest contributor to this victory.

"Miracle, miracle! I didn't expect that! I didn't expect that! Chen Shaokuan shook his head excitedly.

"Unexpectedly, I said that I was too arrogant!" Chen Ce's face was also slightly red, and he was also inexplicably excited when he saw that the old enemy of the Navy, had suffered such a fiasco.

This time, although it is inseparable from his own arrogance, there are too many things they can't think of. They didn't expect that the Canglong would be repaired so quickly, and the vanguard army could quickly master the tactics of the aircraft carrier, and there were so many advanced aircraft.

They didn't expect another Nagato-class battleship to emerge and attack the Kirishima directly.

All kinds of surprises and arrogant indifference made Yue himself suffer a big loss, and the vanguard army added the bait of army aviation planes before and after, and only paid the price of 18 planes. Although the Soryu and Ashigara were damaged, they were not fatal, and the only loss was the sinking of a torpedo boat by a shell from the Kirishima.

"This is a big victory!" Lin Guogeng also sighed beside him. Thinking of the battleship that suddenly appeared in the vanguard, his heart was also shocked. The total displacement of the ships of the Central Navy of the Republic of China was only 68,000 tons before it sank, and at this time, the Fifth Fleet of the Vanguard Army, only one Nagato-class, was more than 30,000 tons, and with the Ashigara and Canglong, it could already reach 60,000 tons. Today's First World War directly sank more than 60,000 tons of his own warship.

When everyone was puzzled by the battleship that appeared, Meng Xiang, who had rushed over after the cannon addiction, said lightly that after buying a Nagato-class battleship, Lin Guogeng's jaw was about to fall to the ground. Can you buy this stuff too? Even if you can buy it, how much does it cost?

The strength of the Fifth Fleet is already comparable to the navies of some countries. The strength of the vanguard army is no longer comparable to that of a local warlord.

"It's been 44 years, and it's been 44 years since the First Sino-Japanese War!" Fang Ying on the side was still muttering to herself.

The First Sino-Japanese War was a big scar in the Fujian navy, how many families were ruined and died, and when they heard of the defeat, the husband died and the wife followed, and the martyrdom abounded.

The shame of Jiawu is like a big stone pressing on the heart, making people feel depressed when they think about it, and they can't dissipate it for a long time.

Hearing the battle report of the vanguard army today, he couldn't adapt for a while, he suddenly grabbed Yang Xuancheng's hand next to him, and said in a lost voice: "Yesterday was the 17th, the 17th of September in the solar calendar, the sacrifice of the first day!" The First Afternoon Sacrifice! Tears flowed down his cheeks as he spoke. He is Fang Boqian's nephew, Fang Boqian's death has a lot to do with it, which is complicated, and the bloody clothes left behind are still pouring out grievances, but the defeat in Jiawu is the most fundamental.

This fiasco of the Navy made him unable to control his feelings and cried bitterly.

Everyone looked sideways, and their hearts were all earnest. At this time, the national disaster was at hand, and the evil neighbor who seemed to be a behemoth weighed heavily on people's hearts. This victory has swept away the haze in people's hearts and made people see hope.

The news quickly spread throughout the country, and on the afternoon of the 18th, firecrackers were already hanging up on the streets of Chongqing, Wuhan, and Shanghai.

"Boss Chen, why are you so happy?"

"Didn't you listen to the radio?"

"Listen to what? The devils are coming to Wuhan, and I heard that the devils are going to hit Tianjia Town. The fleeing people from the north said they were going to Xinyang. There is no good news, this person is panicked, and the goods can't be sold! Li Guisheng sighed and said.

"Boss Li is laughing, you are still worried about buying this cloth village, just the orders for those military uniforms make your big boss laugh." Boss Chen said happily, "Alas, how do you know, the big cloth merchants have a relationship and are easy to do, and those loose cloth dealers are easy to do with small capital, but my small business is difficult!" If the army can't get the money, how can it be traded? Alas! ”

"Alas! The way of the world! Let's not talk about it, let me tell you a great news, we have a big victory! The warships of the vanguard army sank eight devils' big ironclad ships at sea. Among them, there is also the aircraft carrier of the Hanggong. Anyway, this time the little devil has suffered a big loss! Ha ha! ”

"Really?"

"Don't believe me! After a while, the news will be broadcast on the whole hour on this radio, and then you will just listen to this pioneer broadcast, and there will be good news every day! ”

Not long after, the sound of the time was heard again from the loudspeaker hanging on the wooden pillar. Then a deep male voice sounded: "Hello listeners, this is the hourly news of Pioneer Radio, and I will broadcast an update for you,......"

Within minutes, there was even louder cheers from the streets. More and more people are hearing this latest news.

"Compatriots, don't forget the national shame! Seven years ago today, the Kou invaded the three northeastern provinces of our country, trampled through with iron hooves, and the lives were devastated. How many families have been separated from their wives and families...... "He Gongqiang is giving a speech among the students of Southwest Associated University to commemorate the seventh anniversary of 918. The crowd below suddenly became confused.

"What are you doing here? Obey the order of the venue! Without order, there is no future. We must pursue the truth, pursue a new order, work hard, lay a good foundation, and seek revenge in the future! He Gongqiang shouted loudly waving a leaflet on it.

"The little devil has been punished by the world! The Vanguard Army sank eight devil warships! Someone among the students shouted.

"There's also a battleship among them! That's the Kirishima! Someone shouted that the power of the battleship was still invincible in the eyes of the people at this time, and it was more surprising to hear that the vanguard had sunk the battleship than the aircraft carrier, and that it had not been heard of a battleship being sunk for so many years since the First World War.

"It's all on the radio, Pioneer Radio!"

"Let's go, let's see!" The people below scattered in a hurry.

That night, the cities were filled with the sound of firecrackers and cheers.

"Pioneer Army, Pioneer Army, we want to join the Pioneer Army!" The young people greeted each other, and at this time, the special zone of the vanguard army seemed to be pinning on the bright future of China, spreading it in the ears of everyone.

"Fengxiang, Longxiang, Furutaka, Kirishima. This Meng Yubai is amazing! Old Jiang stayed up all night, pacing back and forth in the living room.

The news coming from all over the Central Army has always been bad bad news, and the only good news is the combat exploits of the vanguard army.

"It can't go on like this for a long time!" Lao Jiang looked at the globe in the hall and said to himself, "The Central Army also needs a victory!" ”

"Said that I lost one battleship and two aircraft carriers? Don't comfort me, I'm not going to be intimidated by the Congressional guys, I'm going to keep looking for the loopholes of the old guys. ”

"Say that my navy was defeated by the Chinese? Oh God, isn't it his old man's rest today? ”

"This is simply an insult to my IQ, and such a rumor will anyone believe it? Could it be that the ghost ship of the Huaxia people is attacking? Go and check it carefully and report it back to me! Remember, don't let me hear about you drinking again for a week. Get out! ”

"The Huaxia have battleships and aircraft carriers? Anything can happen in that country. Some time ago, I thought they had wiped out all of them. Look at their battle reports, they have already killed 10 million enemies. Poor boy, go back to sleep! I know you're distressed by the presence of battleships with the Brazilians and Argentines, but it's not your fault. This is a mistake of the Empire! ”

The news reached intelligence services around the world on the same day, but in the face of such news, countries almost did not believe it at first. The navy is not an army, and personnel and equipment cannot be developed and strengthened in a year or two, and most of the fleet in China has just sunk by itself, and then such a war report appeared, which makes people believe that it is strange.

"How is Your Majesty?" Nagano cultivated himself and bowed down and asked Konoe Fumi.

"Your Majesty has injured his toe, and he needs to rest for a few days! Only this time, you guys are so disappointing. Fumiro Konoe shook his head and said, "Hirohito, who was angry just now, hurt his toe when he kicked the table."

This time, the crushing defeat of the navy was beyond everyone's expectations. The first thing that came to everyone's mind was not the strength of the vanguard army, but the incompetence of the navy. The spearhead is directed at the naval system, and Nagano cultivation is on the cusp. Previously, their navy had been criticizing the incompetence of the army, and they were repeatedly defeated by the vanguard, but the situation was suddenly reversed. The people of the army took the opportunity to counterattack, and they didn't dare to risk Yongye's self-cultivation. If it hadn't been for the emperor's summons, I'm afraid that he, the old fox, would have to hide and avoid the limelight for a while.

The emperor's wrath was only temporary, and although the powerful navy would be beaten, compared to the army's aggressiveness and repeated offenses, the people of the Admiralty were not only very arrogant and arrogant, but in the eyes of Konoe Fumiro, they were still civilized people.

"You need to give an explanation to Your Majesty and an explanation to the people!" Konoe Road.

"We'll have an explanation!" Yongye Xiu bowed down again, it's hard to say how to explain, a few scapegoats are inevitable.

"Do you want to dispose of Nagumo Tadaichi?" The Minister of the Navy, Mitsumasa Yonechi, looked at Nagano Shushi, who seemed to be in a good mood, and couldn't help asking.

"It's not his fault alone. This time it was a disgrace for the Imperial Navy, and at the same time, it was also an opportunity for us. The sunken ships were all old-fashioned ships, and it was a pity that the Longxiang was a pity. But with the Empire at stake, the Imperial Navy needs to be stronger. We'll have more ships, more powerful fleets! ”