The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 75 The Destruction of the Mixed Fleet 3

Kishida Kazuhiko, who had just been transferred to the destroyer, did not bother to change his military uniform that was wet by the sea water, and said to the Japanese destroyer officers and junior officers who were waiting aside:

"Your Excellency Hirata has served his country loyally. Now I will take over the command of the fleet. I give the order now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Japanese, large and small, who had originally gathered around Kishida Kazuhiko, immediately bowed their heads, bent their legs, and stood at attention, waiting for the temporary fleet commander's order to be issued.

"First, immediately send a report to the base camp, informing the base camp that our fleet was attacked by a Russian submarine and suffered heavy losses. All three main cruisers were lost. In order to avoid being attacked by enemy submarines again at night, our fleet needs to immediately evacuate the waters near Anton Port. , refit and wait for further orders from the base camp. However, in view of the total loss of the main battleships, the firepower of the remaining destroyers alone cannot meet the needs of launching an offensive from the sea against the enemy troops stationed on the shore, and the base camp needs to be requested for immediate tactical guidance."

"Second, all destroyers should maintain high maneuverability from now on and closely monitor the sea surface conditions. Once traces of Russian submarines are discovered, they will be resolutely annihilated at all costs. The remaining troop transports and supply ships that have not been attacked will start their boilers and retrieve their anchors. Wait for the order to evacuate at any time, and send out all lifeboats to rescue the crew members who fell into the water. After 20 minutes, regardless of whether there are still crew members who fell into the water but have not been rescued, the fleet will immediately retreat 300 nautical miles and wait for further orders from the base camp."

"Hai~"

Officers at all levels who received the order from Kishida Kazuhiko immediately began to take action.

Accompanied by the rapid footsteps of the military boots worn by the Japanese officers coming and going as they hit the deck, the entire fleet was like a high-speed machine running at full strength.

From a tactical perspective, there is nothing wrong with these orders issued by Kishida Kazuhiko, and it can even be called a proper command.

If, as the Japanese suspected, it was a Russian submarine that suddenly launched an attack from underwater under the cover of darkness, under the close surveillance of the Japanese's high-speed destroyers, there would be no chance of a second attack.

However, who let these little devils encounter the arrogant Jiu Qi Division!

At this moment, the nine attack drones that had completed the secondary loading of torpedoes and re-launched were less than 9 kilometers away from where the Japanese mixed fleet was docked.

Just as the UAV operator was about to lower his altitude to attack the Japanese destroyer with priority, he discovered that it was different from the fixed target they used to attack the cruiser.

Judging from the real-time picture transmitted from the drone's ground terminal display, the searchlights of the five destroyers of the Japanese fleet below all turned on, maintaining a high-speed maneuvering state, and kept maneuvering around the location where the fleet was docked, as if they were looking for something.

For drone operators, it’s okay to let them release torpedoes from a thousand meters away to hit fixed targets. It is said that it is more difficult for them to operate a high-speed destroyer thousands of meters away.

Gao Zhihang, who was standing behind the fleet and paying close attention to the battle situation, also noticed this situation immediately.

In Gao Zhihang's view, the battlefield situation is never static, and the enemy will not move step by step as you imagined, but the speed of the little devil's movements was indeed a bit beyond his expectation.

It has only been less than half an hour since the first wave of attacks. The Japanese fleet has already reacted to the first wave of attacks, and the defense formation is well organized.

If we continue to select enemy destroyers for attack as planned before, both the hit accuracy and the attack effect will be greatly reduced.

However, changing the target of the torpedo's secondary strike to the supply ship and troop carrier docked at the same place made Gao Zhihang entangled again, because judging from the real-time picture transmitted by the drone, the sea where the entire fleet was docked was densely packed with people. It was the figure of the little devil floating on the water after falling into the water, rising and falling with the waves caused by the night wind on the sea.

The lifeboats dispatched by the supply ships and troop carriers were working non-stop to pick up the Japanese sailors who fell into the water one by one, and then transported them to the net ropes and ladders released by the supply ships and troop carriers. After the Japanese sailors on the lifeboat climbed onto the ship, they picked up the next wave of Japanese sailors who fell into the water.

If Gao Zhihang is allowed to attack the Japanese warships with intact combat capabilities, he has no problem, but if he is asked to target enemies who have lost the ability to resist, Wei Yuan can clearly feel Gao Zhihang's inner struggle. This has to do with nationality, ethnicity, and political orientation. It has nothing to do with it, it's completely the Chinese people's innate sympathy for the weak.

"We are different from beasts like little devils. Not to mention attacks on civilians. Throughout Chinese history, as long as the enemy has laid down his arms and surrendered, if an army led by a general kills prisoners, whether it is internal or external, Once the historians learn about foreign wars, apart from verbal and written criticism, one thousand percent will be recorded in the books for the world to despise."

Gao Zhihang has a psychological burden, but Wei Yuan doesn't. From Wei Yuan's point of view, the Japs killed so many of us after they broke into the city, and now is the time to charge interest from the Japs.

At this moment, Wei Yuan no longer hesitated and issued a new combat order in the name of the highest commander of the 7th Division:

"The Japanese destroyers were originally scheduled as the priority targets for the second wave of attacks. Now they are changed to the enemy's supply ships and troop carriers docked in place. As for the Japanese sailors who fell into the water, ignore them."

After issuing this order, Wei Yuan changed his tone and said in a relaxed tone:

"Brothers, there is no need to have any psychological burden. As the saying goes, even if the sky falls, I will be responsible for everything. The moment the little devil sets foot on our land, it is destined to be a life-and-death situation. As the saying goes, kindness to the enemy is to be kind to the enemy. Our cruelty.”

"In addition, I will tell you now that in this battle against the Imp Fleet, whoever kills the most Imps, I will be very happy. Not only will I personally award him a medal, but I will also reward him heavily."

"But whoever fires a cannon for me, I will be very angry and will kick his ass hard. The torpedoes I bought are not cheap. If a cannon is fired, the money for the torpedoes will be deducted from your subsidy. , when you finish dunking, when you pull down."

When Wei Yuan finished what he said half-jokingly and half-seriously, the atmosphere in the originally nervous drone combat room instantly became much more relaxed.

Gao Zhihang on the side opened his mouth to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he only said: "Follow the command of the master and fight quickly."

"Yes~"

At this moment, the help drone operators who had received new orders were as excited as if they had been pumped, and began the second wave of attacks on the Little Japanese fleet.

In the pitch-black sky, nine large drones looked like ferocious eagles, staring closely at their prey below.

The camera located under the belly of the aircraft constantly rotates to find a suitable target and attack angle.

"2000 meters, 1500 meters, 1000 meters, reach the scheduled attack position, assign the target, and launch the torpedo."

As the UAV squadron leader issued the torpedo launch command, just like last time, nine Russian-made SET-9 light torpedoes instantly detached from the weapon mounting points, drew an arc in the air and fell into the sea. Then it rose to the preset diving depth of 72 meters and began to drive quickly along the target aimed at in advance at a high speed of 10 knots.

At this moment, several Japanese destroyers on guard were swimming around the fleet like frightened birds, and focused all their attention on the sea. The high-power searchlights on the destroyers illuminated the surrounding sea as if it were daytime. .

Suddenly, Kenji Ikeuchi, the sentry guard who was standing on the watchtower on top of the destroyer, caught an unusual ripple in the shadow outside the distant searchlight light through the telescope in his hand, and his heart suddenly tightened. Kenji Ikeuchi, who had experienced the first torpedo attack, immediately realized that it might be a second torpedo attack.

"Torpedo! It's a torpedo!"

At this time, other Japanese sailors on duty also discovered the incoming torpedo and began to scream, their voices full of fear and despair.

Without any hesitation, Kenji Ikeuchi immediately sounded the alarm. The shrill alarm once again broke the silence of the night and echoed throughout the entire sky above the warship.

"An incoming torpedo was spotted at 12 o'clock, an incoming torpedo was spotted at 8 o'clock, and an incoming torpedo was spotted at 5 o'clock."

Starting from the first torpedo discovered by Kenji Ikeuchi, other Japanese sailors who paid close attention to the state of the sea also immediately discovered other incoming torpedoes from different directions.

The Japanese sailors, who had been in turmoil for the entire fleet, once again fell into panic under the torpedo attack.

Some timid Japanese sailors thought of the tragic situation after the previous explosions of several cruisers. They were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their legs became weak, and they could hardly stand.

Under urgent orders, the helmsman of the destroyer traveling at high speed quickly adjusted its course under the instructions of the captain in an attempt to avoid the upcoming torpedo attack.

"dong dong dong"

The Japanese rapid-fire gunners who were originally aiming at the water surface also turned their rapid-fire cannons and fired desperately at the wake of the torpedo in its high-speed submersible state.

For a moment, the dense explosions of small-caliber rapid-fire artillery shells also appeared over the fleet again.

However, although the sound of the artillery was very dense, and the dense water splash caused by the explosion of small-caliber shells on the sea seemed quite powerful, the defensive effect was very touching.

Apart from helping the sailors of the Little Japanese Fleet vent their fears, it has no practical effect.

The torpedo tracks that were coming from all directions were getting closer and closer, and they were speeding towards the supply ships and troop carriers that were still moored in place.

The frightened helmsman on the destroyer could only desperately swerve to avoid the attack and stay away from the course of the incoming torpedo.

As for the Japanese sailors at the rear of the destroyer who were preparing to release depth charges, they were all staring, not knowing what to do.

Because according to their experience, the enemy submarine must be nearby after discovering the torpedo, but they neither received the captain's order to release depth charges, nor found any trace of the enemy submarine in the telescopes observing everywhere.

If the destroyer cannot block the incoming torpedo attack, it still has the basic ability to protect itself, but the supply ship and troop carrier that are still docked are completely confused.

Originally, I wanted to pick up the sailors who fell into the water and quickly stay away from this land of right and wrong. As for the destruction of the cruiser, naturally the big shots above were worried about it, and they would not punish little people like them.

But now the second torpedo attack is life-threatening, and judging from the torpedo track locked by the searchlight, it is obviously aimed at their auxiliary ships.

At this moment, the captains and ordinary sailors of the supply ships and troop carriers who were still staying in the same place were all frightened to the point of death.

While cursing Chief of Staff Kazuhiko Kishida in his heart, he ignored the drowned sailor who was still climbing up below and began to desperately start the ship.

The rapid-fire cannons used for self-defense on both sides of the ship also began to pour firepower towards the torpedo position locked by the searchlight, just like the destroyer.

Suddenly, the sound of cannons, which was already quite powerful, became a little louder.

As for the fallen soldiers below who had climbed on the ladders and net ropes on both sides of the warship, although they did not see the incoming torpedo, they saw the reaction of the crew on the warship above and figured out what happened with their feet.

The fallen soldiers who were originally immersed in the fear of being hit by a torpedo were now frightened and panicked, their faces turned pale, and they didn't know what to do.

Some soldiers with poor mental endurance even trembled and fell back into the sea along the ladders and net ropes with trembling hands.

It's just that the sea is below zero at night. Even if these soldiers who fell into the water again were not affected by the torpedo explosion, severe hypothermia in a short period of time would kill them.

It can be said that these soldiers who fell into the water on the cruiser could not avoid the fate of death from the moment the cruiser was hit, and they only lived more than 20 minutes longer than the Japanese soldiers who died in the first wave of hits. It’s just time.

(End of this chapter)