newbobooks Chapter 462: Captured Japanese Observation Group
Chapter 462: Captured Japanese Observation Group
462 Captured Japanese Observation Group
At this time, to the north of Yangfushan, at the artillery position of the heavy artillery regiment.
Rows of 155mm and 115mm howitzers were lined up and were frantically firing at the Japanese fleet on the river to the north.
The artillerymen were already in high spirits, constantly loading shells and then firing.
Bang!
Huge shell casings fell from the barrel.
Immediately, a gunner came over with a heavy shell and quickly stuffed it into the barrel.
After slightly adjusting the firing angle, the soldier pulled the traction rope hard and fired the shell immediately.
The rest, they don't care.
Just continue firing the next shell.
The artillerymen had a blast.
In the past two days, they have fired more artillery shells than when they attacked Fuzhou.
Even the rocket artillery regiment had its third wave of attack canceled by Zhou Xinghai.
Now, they simply fired the loaded rockets at the Japanese fleet on the river.
Whizzing!
The rockets whizzed down, although most of them fell into the water.
However, whenever a Japanese troop transport ship was hit, it would be destroyed immediately.
"Captain, what should we do now?"
On the destroyer "Hatsuharu" behind, the Japanese officer asked anxiously.
"Baga, how should I know?"
The Japanese captain was in a dilemma at this time.
The order given to him by Naoto Hiraguchi was to rush to Yangshan Wharf at all costs and rescue Atsuo Takano and the observation group.
But the problem now is that even if they pay a huge price, they can't get through.
At this time, in front of them, the river, which was not very wide to begin with, was either blocked by sunken ships or there were mines in other places.
Their remaining ships simply couldn't make it through.
There was a troop transport ship ahead, which had already tried to bypass the sunken ship blocking the river and pass by from both sides.
As a result, just halfway around, it directly hit other mines around it.
Another troop transport was sunk.
By this time, more than half of the Japanese troop transport fleet had sunk.
But they didn’t even get close to Yangshan Wharf.
boom!
Just when the Japanese captain was in a dilemma, their destroyer was hit by a 115 grenade and the hull shook violently.
The heavy artillery regiment's fire has extended to the two Japanese destroyers.
"Baga, turn around, turn around!"
At this time, the Japanese captain gave the order decisively.
Let the two warships accompanying them immediately evacuate the area.
If they don't leave now, their two warships will also be left here.
The intensity of the heavy artillery regiment's firepower was simply incomparable to that of their two destroyers.
Unless, their aircraft carrier fleet, the other two cruisers and a battleship that are still parked at sea, are brought in.
Perhaps we can only compete with the heavy artillery regiment in firepower.
But that is simply impossible.
With so many mines in Lingjiang River, it would be impossible for Naoto Hiraguchi to allow aircraft carriers and battleships to enter.
Otherwise, if any problem occurred with the Akagi aircraft carrier or another battleship, he would have to perform a cesarean section.
"No!"
At Yangshan Wharf upstream, Japanese generals such as Takano Atsuo watched more than a dozen ships being sunk.
The fleet that was now fleeing in a panic was also shouting in despair.
There are only the last few kilometers left, but now it seems like an insurmountable chasm.
In the following half hour, the Japanese fleet was hit by the firepower of the heavy artillery regiment and finally three troop transport ships were sunk.
Only then did he escape from Lingjiang in a panic along the same route he came.
Return to the sea and join the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet.
The departure of the Japanese reception fleet became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the remaining Japanese at Yangshan Wharf.
Originally, there were not many Japanese devils left at Yangshan Wharf, only about four or five hundred people left.
These four or five hundred Japanese soldiers held on and continued to resist.
It was because of the support fleet that appeared downstream that they still saw some chance to escape.
As a result, the supporting fleet suffered heavy losses and fled in embarrassment.
The Japanese trapped them at the dock and had no chance of escaping.
Even Takano Atsuo was in despair and was ready to commit suicide by disembowelment, but was stopped by his subordinates.
Actually, he was just pretending. He wouldn't dare to perform a caesarean section if he was really asked to do so.
Naoto Hiraguchi waited and saw the two destroyers he had sent out, carrying the troop transport fleet with more than half of it missing, coming out of the Lingjiang River.
He thought that the fleet had picked up the remaining Japanese troops under Takano Atsuo.
As a result, when he learned the news, he was almost so angry that he vomited blood.
"Baka, the fleet didn't even get close to Yangshan Wharf.
How come so many ships were lost? "
"Captain, the Hatsuharu reported that the Chinese used a large number of howitzers to bombard their fleet.
Among them are heavy howitzers with a caliber of more than 150 mm, as well as Ye Qingshan’s unique rocket launcher.
This matches the heavy gunfire we just heard.
Major Miyamoto, they really tried their best.
It is not our fleet’s responsibility that Takano Atsuo and the observation group could not be rescued.
We can't rush in to save people at the cost of sacrificing our fleet."
The Japanese first mate next to him said this.
Naoto Hiraguchi said nothing, for he knew his first mate was right.
This time, he was willing to clean up the mess for Atsuo Takano, and he has done his best.
Unfortunately, it didn't succeed in the end.
But they must never allow their aircraft carrier fleet to suffer losses.
"Send a telegram to Commander Yamamoto and tell him that our fleet has done its best.
The response failed. "
"Then we return."
Naoto Hiraguchi is ready to run away.
The army's failure was the army's business and it was Takano Atsuo's responsibility. It could not be blamed on him.
"Captain, are we going back to Shanghai?"
The Japanese first mate asked.
"Why go back to Shanghai? If we go back now, Commander Nishio Hisazo will definitely take it out on us.
First go to Keelung Port, then return to the mainland."
Hiraguchi Naoto is also a smart man, so he would not go back to Shanghai at this time.
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At 4:30 in the afternoon, the gunfire at Yangshan Wharf had gradually subsided.
Most of the remaining Japanese soldiers had been wiped out by the militia that rushed in.
Finally, a large number of militia soldiers surrounded the Japanese headquarters at the dock.
At this time, in the Japanese command center, a group of senior Japanese generals at the rank of lieutenant colonel were surrounded.
These Japanese generals drew their samurai swords, with expressions of humiliation and anger.
"Oh my god, so many high-ranking Japanese officials?"
A militia battalion commander led his men to surround this group of Japanese generals and was also shocked.
This militia battalion commander also retired from the 86th Army and has seen a lot of things.
He can distinguish the ranks of Japanese officers better than the militia soldiers next to him.
At this time, the battalion commander of the militia could distinguish the military ranks of these Japanese generals from their collar badges.
"Oh my god, five or six Japanese major generals, eight or nine Japanese colonels?
My goodness, we really caught a big fish this time."
The battalion commander was extremely excited.
"Quick, go and inform Commander Zhou that we won the jackpot."
Soon, Zhou Xinghai arrived.
Looking at this group of high-ranking Japanese generals, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The commander of this Japanese invasion, Major General Takano Atsuo, and a group of senior Japanese generals in the observation group were all captured, without exception!
The eight thousand elite Japanese soldiers from the two regiments of the 39th Division of the Japanese Army led by Takano Atsuo were completely wiped out, with no one surviving!