Bad news came one after another. This battlecruiser with a displacement of 27500 tons really looks hopeless! It was hit by 8 torpedoes, hundreds of tons of seawater rushed in, and what was worse was that the power compartment of the stern was hit by two torpedoes, opening two huge openings, and there was no way to block them!

"Order the damage management personnel to do their best to rescue! Turn all the pumping machines into the power compartment! The King Kong must not be de-motivated! Koichi Kishii howled like crazy. He knew very well that the King Kong had now been injured, and if it lost its momentum again, there would be no way to rescue it, and there would be no way out except to sink! ""The fastest update, full text hand-typed

However, the efforts of Koichi Kishii and the damage management personnel of the Kongo were doomed to be useless, and the 8 heavy torpedoes had already inflicted fatal damage on the Kongo, and the drainage of the power compartment soon failed, and the speed of seawater pouring in was far greater than the speed of drainage! In the end, Koichi Kishii, who was forced to do so, ordered the waterproof hatch to be closed, allowing the power compartment to be completely submerged. However, this strong man's move to break his wrist could only delay the sinking of the King Kong slightly, because the battle cruiser could not be saved after losing power, the pumping machine could not work, the high-pressure faucet on the ship could not be used, the fire would soon get out of control, and the sea water would pour in from several other breaches. And the most dangerous thing was that the Kongo's hull had been tilted tightly, which was a sign that the battle cruiser was about to capsize. Baidu search "" to see the latest chapters

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I beg you to replace the flagship!" With tears in his eyes, Kishii Takashi made a request to Kantaro Suzuki to replace the flagship.

"Is it really that strict?" Kantaro Suzuki asked weakly. Kishii's request was tantamount to announcing the sinking of the battlecruiser Kongo. This is a battlecruiser! It is the most powerful first-line capital ship of the Japanese Empire!

"Your Excellency...... Please move now! Koichi Kishii shouted again. The King Kong will soon be sinking. If you don't leave, you'll ......" The loud voice was suddenly jammed halfway through, because Kishii Osa saw that this commander who usually acted with the demeanor of a general. Now the hands clenching the armrests are shaking.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" Mitsumasa Yonechi, the chief of staff of the fleet, sighed in his heart, he knew that Kantaro Suzuki had just experienced the pain of losing his brother, and now he was facing the hatred of defeat, and he couldn't bear it for a while. He glanced at the staff officers of the two fleet commands. The two men immediately went up and helped Kantaro Suzuki to walk under the bridge. Then Minai bowed to the tearful Koichi Kishii and left silently. Five minutes later, the command to abandon the ship came from the loudspeakers on the battlecruiser Kongo, and at this time. The Kongo's hull has been tilted more than 45 degrees to the left rear, and the bow has even been lifted high out of the water......

East China Sea. The ocean surface of the Yangtze River estuary. The battleship Nagato, the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

A communications officer rushed into the bridge and shouted: "Report to Your Excellency, Commander!" The Kirishima sent a telegram that the battlecruiser Kongo, the flagship of the Second Fleet, was ambushed by a Chinese submarine in the East China Sea! Hit eight heavy torpedoes, now ...... The order to abandon the ship has been given, and the command of the Second Fleet has been transferred to the battlecruiser Kirishima! ”

There was a dead silence in the bridge. Everyone looked at the communications officer in disbelief. The battlecruiser Kongo sank! Is the Army's bad luck going to the Navy? But the Chinese navy is so weak. How is it possible to sink the King Kong? The communications officer also seemed to have doubts about what he had reported, picked up the yellow copy newspaper in his hand, looked at it again and again, and finally sighed, and handed the copy newspaper to Rear Admiral Eisuke Yamamoto, chief of staff of the fleet. Eisuke Yamamoto took the newspaper and looked at it, his face was already black. He looked back at Isamu Takeshita and said, "Your Excellency, you have lost the battlecruiser Kongo. ”

As if he was a few years older, Takeshita slowly spit out a sentence from his mouth: "I didn't expect the Shina Navy to become a strong enemy of the empire......"

"Commander!" The officers in the bridge also reacted, and at the same time shouted angrily: "You must not spare the Chi Na man!" Be sure to avenge the King Kong! ”

Isamu Takeshita gritted his teeth. Nodding heavily. "That's right! Be sure to avenge the King Kong! He walked up to the chart desk and scanned the coastline of southeast China over and over again with an almost fiery gaze. Finally, we will stop at Ningbo at the west entrance of Hangzhou Bay. He said in a deep voice: "Send the battle cruiser Kurama, the battle cruiser Ibuki, the light cruiser Tianlong, the light cruiser Longtian and four destroyers to form the first artillery detachment to Hangzhou Bay to bombard Zhenhai!" Be sure to blow up the town harbor and sink it in ruins! ”

……

Shanghai, Xiafei Road, Changjia Garden.

Inside the hall, a quartet string orchestra plays a light waltz. It was at the mouth of the Yangtze River when Japan's naval and land armies were strong. In the official residence of the dictator of Chang Da in Shanghai, a ball was actually being held. The dance party was attended by the famous Chinese celebrities of Shanghai Tang, as well as the celebrities and beauties they brought. Chang Ruiqing, dressed in a crisp marshal's uniform, was undoubtedly the most popular man at the ball, and the ladies and beauties of Shanghai Tang danced with him one after another. A few beautiful girls wearing the "Left Youth League" badge on their cheongsams even took the initiative to kiss! Halfway through the ball, Chang Ruiqing's adjutant Chen Cheng walked in in a military uniform, and shouted excitedly before Chang Ruiqing arrived: "Chairman, great victory!" Great victory! ”

As soon as he heard the word "great victory", Chang Ruiqing immediately smiled at his dance partner, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old beautiful girl, nodded in apology, and then waved his hand at the band. The music stopped, and Chang Ruiqing said to Chen Cheng: "Resignation, let's talk about it, let the guests be happy." ”

"Yes!" After Chen Cheng glanced at the Chinese guests in the audience, he suddenly raised his head and reported: "Chairman of the report committee, Admiral Cheng Biguang, Minister of the Navy, reports to you that at 6:30 p.m. today, the No. 001 and No. 002 boats of our Navy's submarine group sank the Japanese battle cruiser King Kong with the East China Sea!" Our army has no losses! ”

"...... Uproar"

Chen Cheng's words fell, and thunderous applause rang out in the hall, and all Chinese faces were full of smiles. The diplomats from all over the world in China whispered to each other. It seems that this war will soon end with a resounding victory for China! Now it's their diplomacy. When it comes to fighting for the best interests of their respective countries.

"Miss Gao, it looks like I'm going to be out of company for a while." Chang Ruiqing smiled regretfully at his dance partner. This is a tall little beauty, and a rather Xihua face. He was a wealthy businessman in Huzhou, a student of the Shanghai Chinese and Western Girls' School, and an activist of the Zuo Minist Youth League. Seeing the sad expression on the little beauty's face, Chang Ruiqing said again: "Miss Gao, I haven't asked your name yet." ”

"Xiaowen, my name is Gao Xiaowen." The little beauty whispered

Chang Ruiqing gave Chen Cheng a look, and then walked straight to the table where several Western diplomats gathered in the corner of the hall.

"Ahh Mr. Chairman is here. The new British Minister to China, Sir Mack, stood up and said in a deep and loud voice, "Your army has won another great victory for you!" "The new British ambassador has a gray beard. His face was red and purple, with a bow tie around his neck, and he was wearing a tightly buttoned shirt, already soaked with sweat. But from the expression, there is no fear of heat at all.

"It was won with British submarines." Chang Ruiqing took off his heavy marshal uniform as he spoke. Dancing with dozens of girls and ladies is a physical job! At this time, Chang Ruiqing was already sweating profusely.

"Cheers to British submarines." It was Victor who spoke. Sassoon is currently the richest man in Shanghai. Unlike in history, Sassoon's industry is not limited to real estate, but also invested in the British shipyard Yesong Shipyard, China's second largest shipyard, and recently spent a huge amount of money to import truck production lines from the United States to form the Sassoon Automobile Company. Chang Ruiqing suspects that this Sassoon family is likely to be a member of Morgan's gang of Jewish tycoons!

"For the UK

Submarine. Chang Ruiqing took the brandy and drank it down, then sat down on a leather chair. It's just a pity that the number of submarines is too small, I say Mr. Sassoon. When will your Yerson shipyard be able to produce submarines? ”

"Soon, submarines will be produced soon." Sassoon didn't seem to care about the reaction of the British ambassador. Said with a smile. "The Yesson shipyard has hired engineers from Germany and is ready to independently design submarines."

"I'm very much looking forward to the products from the Yerson shipyard." Chang Ruiqing said.

Victor. Sassoon was a very good-looking Jew, with a very neatly trimmed mustache and a smile when he spoke. He said: "It's a pity that this Sino-Japanese war came a little early, and I'm afraid that the submarines of the Yezon company will not be able to catch up with the end of the war." I think...... The sinking of the battlecruiser Kongo should help to achieve peace as soon as possible, right? ”

"Chairman of the Standing Committee, what is your opinion?" The British ambassador asked.

"That's what I think, but first we have to defeat Japan."

The British ambassador and the Jewish plutocrats did not seem satisfied with this reply. Ma Ke said: "Well, I think Japan's defeat is a sure thing, and now the question is just what China wants to fight!" I guess it's impossible to land in Japan, right? ”

"It can't and it's not necessary." Chang Ruiqing replied.

"In that case, the Japanese will not accept a peace treaty that is too humiliating...... Still, the British Empire was prepared to exert its influence to the extent possible to force Japan to make reasonable concessions. ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled: "Well, our request is not excessive, is it?" ”

Ma Ke frowned slightly, and glanced at the Chinese dictator with a kind smile on his face. "We note that an organization called the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea has just been established in Sinuiju, a Japanese-occupied territory of Korea occupied by China! This seems to go beyond the three peace conditions proposed by Mr. Chairman a few days ago. ”

"This is a matter between Koreans and Japanese, and although we support the Koreans in their struggle for independence, once we conclude a peace treaty with Japan, we will no longer support the Korean independence movement by force."

The two Englishmen winked at each other. "Now that the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet have reached the mouth of the Yangtze River, there is already panic here in Shanghai, and the stock and real estate markets are plummeting," Sassoon said. ”

"It was an opportunity to buy." Chang Ruiqing smiled. "I've already bought a lot of them with the Predators, and I don't think Mr. Sassoon will let go of this opportunity, right?"

"But I don't see any sign of the war ending anytime soon." Sassoon looked worried. "Shanghai is the largest trading port in Asia, if it has been blocked by Japan. She'll lose her grace soon. ”

"How so? We have already sunk a Japanese battlecruiser, and soon there will be more results. Chang Ruiqing took another glass of champagne and took a sip. Now we have that big advantage. Japan is at a clear disadvantage, and our demands are not high, and I think the Japanese will soon give in. ”

The British ambassador lit a large cigar and smoked it, and the way he smoked reminded Chang Ruiqing of Churchill. The British ambassador said: "Mr. Chairman, I think you should understand the position of the British Empire on the territorial issues of the Far East, Korea: there are the legitimate property of the Japanese Empire!" ”

Chang Ruiqing did not expect the other party to say such a thing, it is clear that the British government does not want to see China occupy the Far East Coast and North Korea! But Chang Ruiqing still said with an unchanged face: "China has no claims to the territory of the Far East, and will not continue to interfere in the differences between the Japanese and Koreans by force after the end of the war." ”

The British ambassador, Mak, smiled. "That being the case. Could your country please make a public statement on your position on the Far East and the Korean issue? The international community is very much looking forward to such a statement. ”

Chang Ruiqing said coldly: "But Taiwan, Penghu and their affiliated islands must be returned to China!" Crown Prince Hirohito must also step down! War reparations may increase depending on the situation! ”

Ma Ke took a puff of his cigar and smiled, "No problem." The British Empire would go and put pressure on Japan to accept these three conditions as much as possible. He accentuated his tone. And they are not allowed to bargain! ”

……

At this moment, on the dark sea, a fleet of two battle cruisers, two light cruisers, and four destroyers was speeding forward. This was the first artillery detachment sent by the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Isamu Takeshita, to shell Ningbo, under the command of the captain of the battle cruiser Kurama, Shin Nakajima. Therefore, it is also called the Nakajima detachment. The eight warships of the entire detachment advanced at a high speed of twenty knots. The scheduled artillery position was the ocean surface of Hangzhou Bay, about 10 nautical miles northeast of Zhenhai Harbor. Zhenhai Port is close to Ningbo. It is now the largest seaport in Zhejiang Province, and after the rapid development of China's economy in the past two years, Zhenhai is also quite prosperous and lively. Zhenhai Port is close to the sea, the water level is also very deep, warships can get close to carry out shelling, and Zhenhai is only a stone's throw away from Ningbo, the base camp of the Zhejiang businessmen consortium, and the shelling of Zhenhai should be able to deter Zhejiang businessmen and indirectly put pressure on Chang Ruiqing.

However, Zhenhai has always been an important town in coastal defense. The Wehrmacht, of course, will not be unsuspecting. A coastal fort slightly smaller than the Gaoqiao and Wusongkou fortresses was built on the edge of Zhenhai Harbor, and the muzzle was facing Hangzhou Bay. According to intelligence. The Chinese deployed 7-inch cannons imported from France and the United States there, with a range of up to more than 20 km! For the two battle cruisers, Kurama and Ibuki, which have been ships for more than ten years, cannot be said to be without threat. In addition, the Chinese army has also deployed a lot of mines in Hangzhou Bay, if the Kurama and Ibuki are unlucky to collide, it will really be dead!

So Nakajima Jinkai Osa stood on the bridge of the Kurama all the way, looking at the sea illuminated by the searchlight with deep eyes, and his heart was already in his throat! Regarding Commander Isamu Takeshita's decision to shell Zhenhai in a fit of rage, Nakajima Jin always felt that it was a bit of a problem. Although Zhenhai is also a prosperous port town, there is no way to compare it with the greater Shanghai. Destroying Zhenhai with artillery fire is unlikely to force China to sue for peace, but it risks angering the powerful power and making it even more difficult to end the war. However, as a soldier, you always have to obey the orders of your superiors, even if such orders are not the most correct.

At this time, in Zhenhai Fortress, the officers of the 15th Fortress Garrison Brigade of the Wehrmacht Army had just finished dinner and were holding a regular meeting in the war room. After the main force of the Japanese Navy arrived in the East China Sea outside the mouth of the Yangtze River, there was also the Dinghai fortress here and entered a tense state of imminent battle.

The garrison commander of Zhenhai Fortress and the commander of the 15th Fortress Garrison Brigade is Chang Ruiqing's little fellow named Han Deqin. Well, it is Han Deqin, who was beaten by Chen Yi and Su Yu during the Anti-Japanese War in history! He is a graduate of the sixth phase of Baoding and a native of Siyang County, Jiangsu. If it weren't for the name "Han Deqin", even the division commander would have become a division commander at this time.

"Brethren, the navy of little Japan has just lost a 30,000-ton battle cruiser!" When Han Deqin talked about the good news, there was no smile on his face. "According to the temper of the Japanese, they will definitely find a way to retaliate, they can't fight there for the time being, and Hangzhou City can't reach it. On the southeast coast, in addition to Shanghai, Hangzhou is Ningbo Zhenhai...... The order of the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Garrison General Headquarters has come down, requiring Zhenhai and Dinghai to implement the strictest security from tonight, and the residents of Zhenhai Port and Zhenhai City to evacuate from tomorrow. The fortress here must also be mentally prepared for a hard battle! Even if you can't deal with the enemy's battleships, you must always fulfill the duties of a soldier. If you can't succeed, the brothers should be ready to become benevolent! Okay, that's all for the unlucky words, let's keep watch, no one is allowed to sleep, and the Japanese warships may come tonight. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the telephone in the war room rang. Han Deqin picked up the phone and earphones, and heard someone shouting at the top of his voice: "Enemy attack!" Discover the Japanese fleet! The number of eight ships, located in the northeast ocean, there may be battleships! There may be battleships! (To be continued.) )