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Jinan, six o'clock in the evening.

Inside the Wanzhuyuan headquarters, the staff members in front of the wall are constantly marking red, blue and green arrows and dots on the tactical map. No matter who sees this pile of dots and lines that look like hemp at first, they will feel dizzy.

But as time went by, the situation map of the entire battlefield became clearer.

Vice Admiral Long Tenghui, who had just been promoted to chief of the navy's general staff, held a baton and explained the current situation to Marshal Luo Yaoguo, who was in charge of the battle in Jinan.

Although Luo Yaoguo had read the entire plan for the "Bohai Bay Operation" a long time ago, in fact the battle plan had to be approved by him, the Chief of Staff of the National Revolutionary Army.Naturally, he knew the entire battle deployment like the back of his hand.But at this time, he still concentrated all his energy and listened carefully to Long Tenghui's explanation.To be honest, what Luo Yaoguo is really good at is actually the air force, and his understanding of naval warfare is only based on the knowledge of naval and air warfare in the Pacific War.He is also very ignorant of what happened to the naval battle before the aircraft dominated the ocean.I only know that the navy wants to trick the main Japanese fleet into the Bohai Bay, and then find a way to block the exit, and then slowly toss them...or find a way to sink them.

But with Long Tenghui's explanation, he has a better understanding of the current naval warfare, especially the mine tactics.

It turned out that the navy's strategy was to first lure the Japanese fleet into Bohai Bay, then block the entrance of Bohai Bay with mines, and then slowly consume the strength of the Japanese fleet, especially their destroyers and light cruisers, through aircraft air strikes, submarine sneak attacks, and mines. After the four battleships lost the protection of the destroyers and light cruisers, they were finally wiped out with submarines.Of course, this process is a bit long, and there are many variables.For example, after suffering a certain loss, the Japanese fleet could retreat to Yingkou Port in Bohai Bay to wait for rescue, and the main force of the United Fleet may also move westward again to rescue the trapped Japanese First Fleet.

The key to the success or failure of the entire Bohai Bay operation is two points, one is the mine-laying warfare and mine-sweeping warfare at the mouth of the Bohai Bay; the other is the gains and losses of the Huludao Fortress and Qinhuangdao Port.If the Japanese army cleared the mines at the entrance of the Bohai Bay, the First Expeditionary Fleet would naturally run away successfully.Similarly, the fall of Huludao and Qinhuangdao also meant the failure of the entire Bohai Bay operation. Even if the first dispatched fleet was wiped out, the entire battle situation could not be restored, and the hope of a quick victory over Japan was completely shattered.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the army that played a supporting role in this battle will face the coordinated operations of the Japanese navy and army in the battles in Huludao Fortress, Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao and other places-they are likely to fight against the giant Japanese battleships. Fight the enemy under the muzzle of the gun!Will suffer great casualties for naval victory.

It can be said that this battle is to exchange the blood of the army for the glorious victory of the navy!What would the army think about such an arrangement?

Luo Yaoguo turned his head, and saw that Chen Cheng, who had come from Harbin, had a serious expression on his face, his brows were tightly frowned, and even he, who never smoked much, got a cigarette now from nowhere , sucking in big mouthfuls.Luo Yaoguo couldn't help but also took a deep breath. He also knew very well that the No.11 Division in Huludao was going to fight under the threat of forty 356mm cannons, which would mean paying unimaginable sacrifices.

"Trust the Eleventh Division, they can survive this test!"

Luo Yaoguo smiled lightly and said something comforting.But it was just a consolation. Although the No.11 Division was known for being good at building fortifications, facing the 356 mm caliber naval guns, no matter how strong the field fortifications were, it was no different from a thin layer of rice paper.

Chen Cheng smiled heavily, and just about to say something, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

"Report." A naval staff officer strode into Wanzhutang, holding the battle report just received in his hand: "The Guangzhou and Chongqing of the Beiyang Fleet exchanged fire with the Japanese warships in the waters near Xiaoqin Island. A Japanese light ship was severely damaged. Cruiser, the Chongqing was shot and caught fire!"

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"No. [-] turret! No. [-] turret was shot and shattered! Lost combat effectiveness. The ammunition compartment has been closed and the fire has been brought under control."

At this moment, the situation of the naval battle at the entrance of the Bohai Bay has been completely reversed, and now it is the turn of the Chinese Navy's Chongqing and Guangzhou cruisers to be beaten.In the artillery battle just now, they used eighteen 150mm naval guns to punch holes in the Japanese light cruiser Tianlong, dragging thick black smoke, and the hull tilted seriously and withdrew from the battle... I don’t know Will it sink?

不过随即赶来的两艘日本重巡洋舰却用十门200/203毫米主炮和14门150毫米副炮将整个战局给扭转了过来。广州号和重庆号一时间竟陷入了苦战，特别是那艘老掉牙的出云号装甲巡洋舰的四门203毫米主炮和一侧的七门150毫米副炮同时开火的强大火力，将重庆号巡洋舰笼罩在了一片弹雨之中，而重庆号的九门150毫米主炮似乎又很难威胁到它厚达175毫米的侧舷装甲……而现在一发出云号主炮射出的203毫米穿甲弹又击穿了重庆号三号炮塔的装甲，一下子报销了重庆号三分之一的火力！

"Damn it!" In the command tower of the Chongqing, Chen Si, the commander of the mine team commanding the battle, listened to the gunner's report, his eyes were red, and his fist slammed on the bulkhead.

Obviously, my idea of ​​bringing people into the minefield to try my luck is to steal chickens and lose money. I originally wanted to kill one or two Japanese ships while the main force of the Japanese fleet did not arrive, and interfere with the Japanese minesweepers by the way. I didn't expect to recruit two Japanese heavy cruisers, especially this old-looking armored cruiser. It was really hit, and it didn't seem to be a serious problem after being hit by so many 150mm shells.It looks like it's time for this naval battle to end.

Just when Chen Si was about to order an accelerated evacuation from the battlefield, there was a loud noise outside the command tower, and Chen Si froze for a moment. Could it be that the Japanese ship hit a mine? !

Thinking of this, he hastily raised his binoculars and looked into the distance, only to see billowing smoke billowing from the bow of the Japanese heavy cruiser that was entangled in battle with Guangzhou in the distance, and it had already sunk obviously. A sea mine was struck, and tons of seawater are pouring in continuously right now.Look at this guy, maybe he's going to sink!It seems that the luck of these little devils is not at home today!

"here you go!"

"Kill these little devils!"

"Sure enough, evil comes with evil!"

The officers in the command tower waved their fists excitedly. Although this was not the Izumo armored cruiser that hit him just now, once the Japanese ship is finished, the Guangzhou can join the Chongqing to encircle the Izumo. Then the whole battle situation will change immediately.The navy can also win the first battle!

"Report, Commander Zhao sent an urgent call, ordering our mine team not to continue fighting with the enemy, and to leave quickly." A staff officer put down the phone in his hand and looked back at Chen Si: "Commander, should you send a power call to Commander Zhao and tell him where to go?" The situation? We are two against one now, and there are still six destroyers who can come to reinforce at any time... It seems that the odds of winning are quite high, shall we make another vote?"

The staff officer glanced out the porthole at the armored cruiser Izumo, which was turning around and sailing towards the sinking Furutaka.

Chen Si waved his hand. He knew that if he went all out, he would have a chance to destroy that old-fashioned armored cruiser. He also knew that his two cruisers were much faster than the Japanese battleships, and he would have time to run away when they got close, but He knows better what the goal of this Bohai Bay operation is.

If the Japanese are hurt here, maybe they will change their minds and dare not enter the Bohai Bay. hurt. The "weak" Chinese navy achieved such a result in the first battle in Bohai Bay, should it be enough to humiliate those arrogant Japanese naval generals?But having said that, Little Japan's artillery battle is still very powerful. If the battle is resolved by naval artillery, I must be the one who died today!As a heavy cruiser, the Guangzhou's nine 150mm naval guns are too weak!If it were replaced with six 203mm naval guns, it might not be the current situation of being beaten.

Chen Si finally slandered Luo Yaoguo's "designed" air defense cruiser, and then gave the order to retreat.

"Send the Guangzhou to evacuate from the battlefield, let's go too. Release the smoke and speed up the evacuation!"

As a series of evacuation orders were issued, the 8000-ton anti-aircraft cruiser Guangzhou and the 6000-ton light cruiser Chongqing were suddenly shocked, and the steam turbines produced by the Zhonghua Shipyard and Blom Foss joint venture company roared. In just a few minutes, the speed was raised to more than 30 knots, and after a burst of hurricanes, it disappeared at the end of the sea level, leaving only the sinking Furutaka and the bewildered commander of the advance detachment of the Japanese First Expedition Fleet Toyoda Sada Rear Admiral Jiro.

"Send the report." Sadaji Ryo Toyoda, who had just transferred the flagship to the Izumo, was pale, obviously frightened by the big explosion just now, and his voice was slightly trembling when he spoke now.

"Battle report of the advance detachment, encountering two heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy. After 35 minutes of fighting, one of the enemy heavy cruisers was severely damaged. The enemy ships have been repulsed and fled in the direction of the Changshan Islands."

"...The light cruiser Tenryu was severely damaged and lost its combat effectiveness. The heavy cruiser... Furutaka was severely damaged by a mine and lost its combat effectiveness and power. It is undergoing urgent repairs, and there is no other loss."

At the same time, Chen Si, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet's Mine Squadron, was also describing his results on the cruiser Chongqing, which was rapidly withdrawing from the battlefield.

"Battle report of the mine team, from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] pm on February [-]th, when our mine warfare flagship Chongqing and the anti-aircraft cruiser Guangzhou were performing missions in the waters near the Changshan Islands, the ships encountered on the same day and sank the Gu One Eagle-class heavy cruiser and one Tianlong-class light cruiser were severely damaged. The light cruiser Chongqing was damaged, the No. [-] turret lost its combat effectiveness, and the Guangzhou was slightly injured. It has now left the battlefield..."

Chapter 0559 sea battle (five)

February [-]th, seven fifty in the evening.After wrestling with the god of death for more than an hour, the Japanese heavy cruiser Furutaka finally failed to escape the sinking misfortune!

"Did it sink! This big fool Toyota sank an expensive heavy cruiser just like that! How could the Imperial Japanese Navy have such a stupid guy? By the way, did that fool sink with the Furutaka or commit seppuku Already?" On the battleship Fuso, Major General Yoshida Zengo saw the battle report just sent by the staff, his eyes turned red with anger, and he shouted almost hysterically.

"Yoshida-kun, if there is a war, there will be casualties. You are a soldier, don't you even understand this truth?" Shiozawa Yuki held a command knife in both hands. Although his face was gloomy, he was still calm and composed. He glanced at the command tower Some officers with low morale took a look and smiled deeply: "Masters, this is actually a victory, and the Imperial Navy is the winner!"

Yoshida Zengo was taken aback, and just about to ask, Yan Ze let out a long breath, stood up, walked to the chart platform, pointed to the entrance of Bohai Bay on the chart, and said with a smile: "Masters, Have you seen it? This is Lushunkou. From Lushunkou to the Changshan Islands, it is only a mere 20 nautical miles, and all of them are within the range of the China Naval Air Force! They have planted a large number of mines here to prevent us from entering Yes. So it is normal for our mine-sweeping force to be attacked by Chinese naval cruisers. It would be abnormal if they do not come... But these two Chinese cruisers have forgotten what their most important mission is? Their mission is to interfere with the advance The minesweeping of the detachment is not the sea battle! But they only care about the sea battle." He turned to look at Yoshida Zengo again: "Yoshida-kun, send electricity to Toyota-kun, ask if the advance detachment has cleared the channel, what is the main force of the fleet?" When can we pass?"

"Hay!" After listening to Shiozawa's words, Yoshida Zengo perked up a little, suppressed his grief and anger, and rushed to generate electricity for the advance detachment.

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Eight past five in the evening.

Qingdao, Prince Henry Hotel, Beiyang Fleet Headquarters.

Gunther Lustyan glanced at the gunboat Yongfeng moored quietly in the bay outside the window. The flag of the commander-in-chief of the second largest fleet of the fourth largest naval power in the world is hanging listlessly on the [-] ship. Tons of gunboats!Seeing this flag, Lu Steyan, chief adviser of the National Revolutionary Army Navy and president of the Naval University, could only smile wryly.This Zhao Zheng is a Jew who cares about everything, and opposes any unnecessary support.In his words, since it is decided to command the naval battle on the shore, it doesn't matter what ship is used as the flagship, so let's use the Yongfeng.

Lu Steyan shook his head, and turned his attention to the already busy fleet command center, where almost the entire elite of the Chinese navy is concentrated, and all the staff members are high-achieving students from the Naval Academy and Naval University... Like the Kuomintang army, the whole foundation is very solid, and there is almost no shadow of the old navy. The whole is a replica of the German Imperial Navy!His opponent was the Japanese Navy, a student of the British Empire Navy.Two hostile teachers, the students they teach are also a pair of old enemies, the arrangement of fate is sometimes really magical!

Just as he was feeling emotional, he saw a staff officer hurried in, his face full of joy.Seeing that both Zhao Zheng and Lu Steyan were here, he raised the telegram in his hand and said loudly in German: "Your Excellency, Commander! Your Excellency, Advisor! Commander Chen sent an urgent telegram, and the torpedo team won a great victory! Sinking a heavy cruiser of the Japanese invaders, heavy damage is light One cruiser! Its own losses are slight, only the Chongqing was damaged, and the No. [-] turret lost its combat effectiveness."

Hearing this news, the atmosphere in the headquarters immediately relaxed. Zhao Zai beside the map table smiled slightly, glanced at the chart, and let out a sigh of relief: "Very good, the first battle was won, and such a result is just right... ...Should be able to anger those little Japanese?" He shook his head again: "I hope they won't vent their anger on the Army, Hai Long, is there any news from the Army?"

"No." Meng Hailong shook his head: "It seems that the Japanese army is more cautious than the navy, and now they dare not attack the impregnable Huludao Fortress. But it will be hard to say until tomorrow..."

"That depends on the performance of Zhang Youshi, a lunatic. He patted his chest and promised to kill a battleship!" Zhao Zheng's fingers lightly slid across the chart, and his tone gradually became serious: "Zhang lunatic has always been a bit Shit luck, he was known as the "God of Gamblers" when he was in Haida, and he could always draw a good deck of cards, that's why we handed over the task of laying mines to the submarine troop... Let's take a look at it now The lunatic and Shiozawa Kouichi are comparing their luck, whoever has better luck will win this war!"

"That's true." Lu Steyan nodded, and smiled wryly: "Naval battles sometimes depend on luck, and our German Empire lacks a little bit of luck... It seems that we will have to try when enrolling students in the Naval Academy and Naval University. I'm lucky."

This statement sounds like a joke to the layman, but it still makes sense to the naval elites. Sometimes naval battles really depend on luck.For example, the luck of the Japanese Navy in the Russo-Japanese War was very good, while the Russians can only be described as unlucky.And in this time and space, on the night of February [-], [-] AD, luck must not be on the Japanese side, because their opponent is Luo Yaoguo, a guy who can be reborn after death...

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"Rumble..."

Another bang!This is already the third loud noise that Koichi Shiozawa has heard tonight, and I don’t know who is so unlucky this time that it was blown up by the Chinese mines?The first two times a minesweeper and a Sea Breeze destroyer were blown to pieces...