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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1679 Blood-stained Malacca Strait

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    The sky was full of meteor showers, trailing bright tail flames, lighting up the sky before dawn. The ships transporting the Japanese troops were all unarmed civilian ships. Faced with such intensive artillery fire, they had no power to fight back, and  , civilian ships have no armor at all, and the protection is basically blank.

    The rockets fell on the civilian ship, and the bodies of the Japanese soldiers were thrown high. The civilian ship only had such a big space, and there was no place to hide. The Japanese soldiers held the weapons in their hands, shouting and howling in despair, and watched  Rockets flying all over the sky fell like raindrops. Many Japanese soldiers jumped into the sea in confusion in order to escape the deadly rain of bullets. However, the rockets covering all directions exploded in rows on the sea.  Water columns soaring into the sky.

    The Japanese soldiers who jumped into the sea could not avoid the rocket attacks. The blue water was dyed slightly red by the blood of the Japanese soldiers. Osaka Sasaki was not so lucky this time. The civilian ship he was on boarded in the first place.  Under the attack of rounds of artillery fire, they were blown into pieces. His Excellency the Colonel and the civilian ship together turned into fragments in the surging waves of the Malacca Strait.

    Lieutenant General Shinno, commander of the Fifth Army of the Japanese Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force on Sumatra Island, jumped up in surprise after receiving the report from the forward troops. The commander of the forward troops described it like this, "Your Excellency, Commander, on the Strait of Malacca, we are  A fierce battle broke out. From the observation position on the shore, the sea was reflected in red by artillery fire, and the direction of the artillery fire was not the shore-based artillery of Singapore's China forces! "

    Lieutenant General Shinno asked loudly: "It's not the Chinese artillery that attacked Singapore. Where did that artillery come from?

    Commander of the Japanese forward troops.  I was confused because I was considered an old soldier.  No matter what type of artillery they are, they can probably tell them apart, but it¡¯s the first time they¡¯ve seen the cannonballs with their long tail flames, hissing strange sounds, and filling the sky like bolides. The commander asked himself, but if he couldn¡¯t answer, the consequences would be very serious.  serious!

    He had an idea and replied: "Based on my observation. It should be the naval fleet of the ** Division, intercepting the retreating Hengshan Brigade fleet." After thinking for a while, he added, "Your Excellency, Commander, this is  The judgment of the staff department is that we cannot contact the Hengshan Brigade and do not know the specific situation on the battlefield. Commander, should we use shore-based artillery to provide artillery cover for the Hengshan Brigade?¡±

    Lieutenant General Shinno, who was still not confused, asked coldly, "Can you determine the location of the Japanese division fleet?"

    The commander of the Japanese frontline troops was speechless.  Fog enveloped the Strait of Malacca, and he could only see, in the mist, flashes of fire, and hear the scream of cannonballs piercing the air.  As for the location of the fleet transporting the Hengshan brigade, it is the estimated location of the Japanese division fleet.  It is impossible to be sure at all. You can ask the shore-based artillery to fire. It is your own suggestion. If the answer is not sure, you will also be reprimanded by the Commander.

    It was his own fault for talking too much, so he could only round out his words. After hesitating for a moment, he replied: "Your Excellency, Commander, the shore-based artillery can roughly determine the position of the Japanese division's fleet!"

    Lieutenant General Shinno said: "Well, order all the shore-based artillery to bombard the China fleet immediately!" Lieutenant General Shinno himself also understood that the Hengshan Brigade was probably in bad luck. If an unarmed civilian ship was attacked by a warship, what would happen?  He was not a lamb to be slaughtered. The reason why he ordered the artillery fire was, on the one hand, not to leave any ground for accusation to the dispatched army headquarters. The artillery of our Fifth Army had done its best to support the Hengshan Brigade.

    On the other hand, Lieutenant General Shinno is really worried that the Japanese division's fleet will take advantage of the opportunity to intercept the Hengshan brigade fleet and attack Sumatra Island. No matter what aspect you consider, there is nothing wrong with the shore-based artillery firing!

    Lieutenant General Shinno thought for a while, but still felt uneasy. He ordered the communications staff, "Immediately report the battle situation to the dispatched army headquarters. The message is as follows. Report from Fifth Army Commander Shinno, His Excellency Commander-in-Chief Ito, August 8  At about 5 o'clock in the morning, the Hengshan Brigade fleet, which was withdrawing from Singapore to Sumatra Island, was suddenly intercepted by the Navy Division fleet in the Strait of Malacca. The Ministry of Staff has ordered the shore-based artillery to provide fire cover. In addition, the Ministry of Staff recommended  , dispatched fighter jets and bombers to provide air cover for the Hengshan Brigade!"

    Everything that should be done has been done. Lieutenant General Shinno can only pray for the Yokoyama brigade. May Amaterasu bless the poor Major General Yokoyama Kingoro. But in his heart, he is not at ease. This mysterious military fleet,  How did you avoid the imperial troop observation posts along the coast and enter the Strait of Malacca?

    Major General Xin Xiguo, Chief of Staff of the ** Division Fleet, was counting the time. The gunboat detachment had fired eight rounds of salvos and more than 30,000 rockets, which was enough for the little devil to drink a pot. Suddenly, his command boat shook violently.  Next, several thick water columns appeared in front of him. He immediately judged that these were the Japanese shore-based artillery shelling. However, on the sea surface shrouded in fog, the Japanese artillery was unable to determine the exact position of their formation. From the impact of the shells,If you click on it, you can see that the Japanese artillery is shelling blindly!

    Xin Xiguo sneered, "The little devils on Sumatra Island are unwilling to be lonely. They don't show their heads, and they still want to knock them. Now, if they jump out on their own initiative, they are asking for discomfort!" He ordered: "The gunboat detachment,  You dispatch two brigades of gunboats, use the cover of fog to approach the Japanese shore-based artillery positions, and teach the little devils a lesson! "

    "It is particularly emphasized that each gunboat is only allowed to fire one round of rockets, and then quickly get out of the range of the Japanese shore-based artillery. It cannot stop fighting. The other groups of the gunboat detachment immediately evacuate the battlefield, and the torpedo boat detachment quickly sinks the remaining Japanese troops.  Transport ship!"

    On the sea, the gunboat detachment, with more than a hundred gunboats, immediately divided into two routes. One route evacuated the battlefield, and the other route lightly adjusted its direction and galloped away towards Sumatra Island. The high-speed gunboats prepared by the Japanese division fleet were just like  As Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan said, it is a typical "assassin." It has small tonnage, low noise, fast speed, fierce firepower, and is very flexible. The bow of the boat plows through the blue water, leaving a white wave trail, which is almost close to the sea.  Flying over the sea, like an arrow off the string, it shot towards the Japanese shore-based artillery position.

    When Le Yiqin led a mixed fleet of fighters and bombers to reach the battlefield, he only saw clusters of firelights on the Malacca Strait shrouded in fog, appearing and disappearing in the mist. Based on his own experience, he judged that in one sentence  Then, "It's too late!" The fleet has almost finished its work!

    Le Yiqin clicked her teeth and hurriedly and slowly failed to catch up. He ordered: "Bomber formation, go down at a low altitude to see if you can pick up some leftovers. Fighter formation, climb up immediately and guard the battlefield for a hundred kilometers."  In the airspace, if the little devils send out fighter jets, you can still win the battle!"

    Then, when he opened the communication channel for the ship formation, Le Yiqin's first words were quite dissatisfied, "I said to Chief of Staff Xin, your fleet is too quick to start. I will take several hundred brothers with me from now on."  Myitkyina is coming over, you have to let them have a good time, brother, it's better for you! You're not being righteous! I have to talk to Commander Tang about this matter, the fleet can't live alone if the two families work together.  ?¡±

    Le Yiqin's voice was absolutely loud. Xin Xiguo smiled bitterly and said to himself: "Crazy Le, his eyes gleamed when he heard about the war. According to Commander Tang's combat deployment, the mixed fleet of the Southern Flying Group of the Aviation Force was originally the main mission.  , It¡¯s not to attack the Japanese transport fleet, but to warn the Japanese aircraft fleet on Kalimantan and Sumatra. It¡¯s a good thing that this guy didn¡¯t take action when he saw it, so he complained first!¡±

    Xin Xiguo replied with a smile: "Commander Le, just eat these small fish and shrimps in two portions. It won't be enough for anyone. You airmen are waiting to eat the fat meat. I guess we will cause such a big fuss."  There is no movement, the kid¡¯s plane can¡¯t watch the excitement, the battlefield is too close to the Japanese airport, the kid¡¯s plane will be there when it comes!¡±

    Le Yiqin grinned. Xin Xiguo's words spoke to his heart. He was really afraid that the Japs' plane wouldn't come, so he just complained about the dozens of civilian ships carrying the Japs.  There are really not enough planes to fight. He said: "Then let me borrow my brother's good advice and ask my brothers to open up meat. I said, Chief of Staff Xin, the little Japanese artillerymen on the other side are making a lot of noise. Do you need me?"  bombers to give them a heads up?"

    Xin Xiguo was startled. The fog was heavy, the visibility was poor, and there were still errors in aerial bombing. There was a chance that it would hit the two gunboat groups approaching Sumatra Island. He hurriedly said: "Commander Le, thank you for your kindness."  , I have dispatched two brigades of gunboats to approach the Japanese shore-based artillery positions for bombardment! "

    Le Yiqin understood as soon as he heard it. This was not necessary. He muttered and turned off the intercom. At this time, more than 80 gunboats from the two groups of the gunboat detachment had arrived at the best firing position for the rocket launchers. The commander  The detachment leader took a look with a telescope and was happy at the time. The perfect location, the Japanese shore-based artillery position, and the flashes of fire from time to time were the best targets.

    The artillery shells whizzed past the head, and the gunboat detachment was in the blind spot of the Japanese shore-based artillery. The little devil could only be beaten. He secretly admired the decision of the chief of staff and ordered: "Every boat, pay attention, listen to my orders,  Target Japanese shore-based artillery positions, prepare for launch."

    On the sea shrouded in fog, a series of roaring rockets suddenly flew out, like meteors emerging from the fog, hitting the Japanese shore-based artillery positions head-on. The Japanese artillerymen who were working hard and happily, would have thought,  Under my nose, artillery shells came out, and I was looking for the direction of the screams strangely. The rockets had already fallen, with flashes of fire and shrapnel flying across the field. The Japanese shore-based artillery position was instantly enveloped in flames!

    (To be continued)
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