Bad news came one after another. This battlecruiser with a displacement of 27,500 tons seemed to be helpless! It was hit by 8 torpedoes, and hundreds of tons of sea water surged in. What's worse was that the power compartment at the stern was hit by two torpedoes, and two huge gaps were made, and there was no way to block it!

"Order the damage manager to rescue with all their might! Adjust all the pumps to the power cabin! Never let the King Kong lose its power!" Colonel Kishii Takaichi howled like crazy. He knew very well that the King Kong had been severely injured now. If he lost his power, there would be no way out. Apart from sinking, there would be no way out!

However, the efforts of Takaichi Kishii and the Kyukang damage personnel were destined to be useless. Eight heavy torpedoes have caused fatal damage to Kyukang. The drainage of the power compartment was soon declared to fail, and the speed of sea water influx was far greater than the speed of drainage! In the end, Takaichi Kishii had to order the waterproof door to close and allow the power compartment to be completely submerged. However, this hero's move to cut off his arm could only slightly delay the sinking of Kyukang, because the battle cruiser lost power could not be saved at all, the pump could not work, the high-pressure faucet on the ship could not be used, the fire would soon lose control, and the sea water would also pour in from several other breaks. The most dangerous thing was that the hull of the Kyukang had been severely tilted, which was a sign that the battle cruiser was about to overturn.

"Lieutenant General, please ask you to change the flagship!" Kishii Takashi Yiliu asked Suzuki Kantaro to replace the flagship with tears.

"Is it really that serious?" Suzuki Kazutaro asked back weakly. Kishii's request was equivalent to announcing the sinking of the Battlecruiser of the USS King Kong. This is a battlecruiser! It is the most powerful front-line battleship of the Japanese Empire!

"Your Excellency... please transfer quickly!" Kishii Takaichi shouted loudly again. "The King Kong will sink soon. If you don't leave..." The loud voice suddenly stuck halfway, because Colonel Kishii saw that the commander, who usually has a great general's demeanor, is now shaking with his hands tightly holding the armrest.

"Lieutenant General!" Fleet Chief of Staff Mine Mitsumasa sighed in his heart. He knew that Suzuki Kantaro had just experienced the pain of losing his brother, and now he was facing the hatred of defeat, and could not bear it for a moment. He winked at the staff of the two fleet headquarters. The two immediately went up and helped Suzuki Kantaro walk down the bridge. Then Mine bowed to Takaichi Kishii, who was crying, and left silently. Five minutes later, the order to abandon the ship came out from the speakers on the Battlecruiser of the King Kong battleship, and at this time, the body of the King Kong had tilted more than 45 degrees to the left rear, and the bow was even raised high, leaving the water surface...

East China Sea, the ocean surface of the Yangtze River Estuary. The flagship of the Japanese Joint Fleet Nagamon battleship.

A communication officer rushed into the bridge and reported loudly: "Report to the Commander! The Kirishima sent a telegram. The Second Fleet flagship, the Battlecruiser, was ambushed by a Chinese submarine in the East China Sea! He was hit by eight heavy torpedoes, and now... has been ordered to abandon the ship. The Second Fleet Command has been transferred to the Battlecruiser of Kirishima!"

There was a silence inside the bridge. Everyone looked at the communication officer who reported the news with incredible eyes. The Battlecruiser of the King Kong sank! Is the bad luck of the army going to the navy? But the Chinese Navy is so weak, how could it sink the King Kong? The communication officer seemed to have doubts about what he reported. He picked up the yellow newspaper in his hand and looked at it again and again. Finally, he sighed and handed the newspaper to Major General Yamamoto Hidesuke Yamamoto Chief of Staff. Yamamoto Hidesuke took the newspaper and took a look, and his face turned pale and black. He turned around and looked at Takeshita Yuuchi and said, "Old Commander. We have lost the Battlecruiser of the King Kong."

As if he had been aged a few years, Yui Takeshita slowly said something from his mouth: "I didn't expect that the Chinese Navy would become a powerful enemy of the empire..."

"Commander!" The officers in the bridge also reacted, and shouted in grief and anger: "You must not spare the Chinese people easily! You must avenge the King Kong!"

Takeshita Yuuki gritted his teeth and focused his head. "That's right! You must avenge the King Kong!" He walked to the Nai Chart Platform and glanced at the coastline of southeast China over and over with his almost fiery eyes. Finally, he stopped at Ningbo at the entrance to the west of Hangzhou Bay. He said in a deep voice: "Send the battlecruiser of the Anma, the Battlecruiser of the Ibuki, the Battlecruiser of the Tianlong, the Light Cruiser of the Ryutian, and four destroyers to form the first shelling team to bombard Zhenhai in Hangzhou Bay! You must sank Zhenhai Port into a ruins!"

...

Changjia Garden, Xiafei Road, Shanghai.

In the hall, a quartet string orchestra was playing a brisk waltz. Just when the Japanese naval and land forces were at the estuary of the Yangtze River, the Changda dictator was actually holding a dance party in his official residence in Shanghai. Those attending the dance were famous Chinese celebrities on the beach, and the famous beauties they brought. Chang Ruiqing, wearing a well-known marshal's uniform, was undoubtedly the most popular man at the dance. The famous beauties on the beach dance danced with him one by one. Several beautiful girls wearing the "Left Qingtuan" badge on the cheongsam even took the initiative to kiss! Halfway through the dance, Chen Cheng, the deputy chief of Chang Ruiqing, walked in in military uniform, and before he even arrived in front of Chang Ruiqing, he shouted excitedly: "Chairman, great victory! Great victory!"

As soon as he heard the word "Great Victory", Chang Ruiqing immediately smiled and nodded to his dance partner, a beautiful girl of sixteen or seventeen, and then waved to the band. The music stopped, and Chang Ruiqing said to Chen Cheng: "Ci Xiu, tell me, let the guests be happy too."

"Yes!" Chen Cheng glanced at the Huayang guests in the audience and suddenly raised his head to report: "Report Chairman, Admiral Cheng Biguang, Minister of the Navy, reported to you that at 6:30 pm today, the No. 001 and No. 002 of our Navy Submarine Brigade and the East China Sea sank the Japanese battlecruiser King Kong! Our army has no losses!"

“Wow…”

As Chen Cheng finished speaking, thunderous applause rang out in the hall, and all the Chinese people had smiles on their faces. The diplomats from various countries present in China whispered to each other. It seemed that the war would soon end with China's great victory! Now is the time for them to use their diplomatic skills to fight for the best interests of their respective countries.

"Miss Gao, it seems I'm going to lose my companion for a while." Chang Ruiqing smiled regretfully at his dance partner. This is a tall little beauty. She also has a very Xihua face. She is a wealthy businessman in Huzhou. She is a student of Shanghai Zhongxi Girls' School and an activist of the Zuominist 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 winked at Chen Cheng, and then walked straight to the tables where several Western diplomats gathered in a corner of the hall.

"Ah, Mr. Chairman, is here." Sir Makle, the new British ambassador to China, stood up and said in a thick and loud voice, "Your army has won you another great victory!" The new British ambassador, with a gray beard, a red and purple face, a bow tie around his neck, and a tightly buttoned shirt, was soaked in sweat. But from his expression, he could not see any fear of heat.

"It was won with a British submarine." Chang Ruiqing took off his heavy marshal's uniform while speaking, and danced with dozens of girls and ladies, which was a physical job! Chang Ruiqing was already sweating profusely.

"Din a drink for British submarines." The person who spoke was Victor Sassoon, who is now the richest rich man in Shanghai. Unlike history, the industry of Sassoon in this time and space is not limited to real estate, but also invested in the second largest shipyard in China, the British merchant Jesson Shipyard. Recently, it also spent a huge amount of money to introduce truck production lines from the United States to form the Sassoon Automobile Company. Chang Ruiqing suspected that the Sassoon family is likely to be a member of Morgan's group of Jewish rich men!

"For the British submarine." Chang Ruiqing took the brandy and drank it all, then sat in a leather chair. "It's a pity that the number of submarines is too small. I said Mr. Sassoon, when will your Jesson shipyard produce submarines?"

"It's soon, submarines will be produced soon." Sassoon didn't seem to care about the reaction of the British ambassador. He said with a smile. "Jeson Shipyard has hired engineers from Germany to prepare to design submarines."

"I am very much looking forward to the products of Jesson Shipyard." Chang Ruiqing said.

Victor Sassoon is a very well-looking Jew. He has a very neatly trimmed beard and always smiles when speaking. He said: "It's a pity that this Sino-Japanese War came a little early. The submarines of the Jesson Company may not be able to catch up with the end of the war. I think... the sinking of the Battlecruiser of the King Kong should help achieve peace as soon as possible, right?"

"Chairman of the Standing Committee, what are your opinions?" asked the British ambassador.

"I think so too, but first of all, we have to defeat Japan."

The British ambassador and Jewish rich man seemed not satisfied with this reply. Makle said: "Well, I think Japan's failure is undoubtedly a matter of certainty - the question now is just how far China wants to fight! It is definitely impossible for me to log in to Japan, right?"

"Impossible, and there is no need." Chang Ruiqing replied.

Makle said: "In that case, the Japanese will not accept too humiliating peace treaty...but the British Empire is still ready to exert influence within the scope of possible circumstances and force Japan to make reasonable concessions as soon as possible."

Chang Ruiqing smiled: "Well, the request we made is not too much, right?"

Makle frowned slightly and looked at the Chinese dictator with a kind smile. "We noticed that an organization called the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea has just been established on the Japanese-owned North Korean territory of Shinyiju, which was occupied by China! This seems to exceed the scope of the three peace conditions proposed by the Chairman a few days ago."

"This is a matter between the Koreans and the Japanese. Although we support the Koreans in fighting for the **, once we sign a peace treaty with Japan, we will no longer support the North Korean movement with force."

The two British people winked each other. Sassoon said: "Now the main force of the Japanese joint fleet has reached outside the estuary of the Yangtze River, and there has been panic here in Shanghai, and the stock and real estate markets are plummeting."

"That's an opportunity to buy." Chang Ruiqing smiled. "I and Comrade Tiexue have already bought a lot. I don't think Mr. Sassoon will miss this opportunity, right?"

"But I can't see any sign that the war will end soon." Sassoon showed a worried look. "Shanghai is Asia's largest trading port. If it is blocked by Japan, she will soon lose her charm."

"How could it be? We have sunk a Japanese battlecruiser and will soon have more results." Chang Ruiqing took another glass of champagne and took a sip. "Now we have such a big advantage, Japan is at a clear disadvantage, and our requirements are not high. I think the Japanese will surrender soon."

The British ambassador lit a big cigar and started smoking. His smoking made Chang Ruiqing think of Churchill. The British ambassador said: "Mr. Chairman, I think you should understand the position of the British Empire on the Far East and North Korea's territory: it is the legal property of the Japanese Empire!"

Chang Ruiqing did not expect the other party to say such words. It was obvious that the British government did not want to see China occupy the Far East Coast and North Korea! But Chang Ruiqing still said calmly: "China has no requirement for the Far East territory, nor will it continue to interfere with the differences between the Japanese and Koreans by force after the war."

British Ambassador Makle smiled. "Since that's the case, can your country make a public statement to clarify your position on the Far East and North Korea issue? The international community is looking forward to such a statement."

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

Makle sprayed a cigar and smiled and said, "No problem, the British Empire will put pressure on Japan to force them to accept these three conditions as soon as possible." He emphasized his tone. "And they are not allowed to bargain!"

...

At this moment, on the dark sea, a fleet consisting of two battle patrols, two light patrols and four destroyers was accelerating. This is the first shelling detachment sent by the commander of the Japanese Joint Fleet Yong to shell Ningbo, commanded by Shin Nakajima, the captain of the battle cruiser Anma. Therefore, it is also called Nakajima Detachment. The eight warships of the entire detachment advanced at a high speed of 20 knots. The scheduled shelling position is about 10 northeast of Zhenhai Port.

The ocean surface of Hangzhou Bay in the sea. Zhenhai Port is close to Ningbo and is the largest seaport in Zhejiang Province. With the east wind of China's rapid economic development in the past two years, Zhenhai Port is also quite prosperous and lively. Zhenhai Port is close to the sea and the water level is also very deep, so warships can approach the shelling. Moreover, Zhenhai is only a short distance from Ningbo, the base camp of the Zhejiang Merchants Consortium. Bombing Zhenhai should be able to achieve the effect of deterring Zhejiang Merchants and indirectly putting pressure on Chang Ruiqing.

However, Zhenhai has always been a major coastal defense center. Of course, the National Defense Force will not be unsuspecting. A coastal fortress of Wusongkou Fortress was built on the edge of Zhenhai Port, with the muzzle facing Hangzhou Bay. According to information, the Chinese deployed 7-inch cannons imported from France and the United States, with a range of more than 20 kilometers! It cannot be said that it is not threatening to the two battle cruisers, the Anma and the Ichikawa, which have been more than ten years old. In addition, the Chinese army has also deployed a lot of mines in the Hangzhou Bay. If the Anma and the Ichikawa are in trouble, they will die with their eyes open!

So Nakajima Nakajima Nakajima Nakajima stood on the bridge of the Summer Horse, looking deep at the sea illuminated by the searchlight, his heart was already in his throat! As for Commander Takeshita Yuki's decision to bombard Zhenhai in anger, Nakajima always felt a little extravagant. Although Zhenhai is also a prosperous port town, it has no way to compare with Shanghai. It is impossible to destroy Zhenhai with artillery fire to force China to seek peace, but it may anger this powerful country and make the war even more difficult to end. However, as a soldier, he always has to obey the orders of his superiors, even if such orders are not the most correct.

At this time, in Zhenhai Fortress, the officers of the garrison brigade of the 15th Fortress of the National Defense Army had just finished their dinner and were holding regular meetings in the combat room. After the main force of the Japanese Navy arrived in the East China Sea outside the estuary of the Yangtze River, the Dinghai Fortress here entered a tense state of war.

The garrison commander of Zhenhai Fortress and the commander of the garrison brigade of the 15th Fortress was Chang Ruiqing's fellow villager named Han Deqin. Well, it was Han Deqin who was beaten up by Chen Yi and Su Yu during the War of Resistance Against Japan in history! He graduated from the sixth phase of Baoding and was a native of Siyang County, Jiangsu Province. If he hadn't been named "Han Deqin", he would have become the commander now.

"Brothers, the Japanese navy just lost a 30,000-ton battlecruiser!" Han Deqin said the good news without a smile. "According to the Japanese's temper, they will definitely find a way to retaliate. Shanghai cannot be fought for the time being, and Hangzhou City cannot reach the city. The southeast coast is the only one in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Ningbo Zhenhai... The order of the Beijing-Shanghai-Hangzhou Guard General Command has been issued, requiring Zhenhai and Dinghai to implement the strictest guards from tonight, and the residents of Zhenhai Port and Zhenhai City will start to evacuate from tomorrow. The fortress must also be prepared for hard fighting! Even if it cannot deal with the enemy's battleship, they must always fulfill their duties as soldiers. If it cannot succeed, brothers should make plans for success! Okay, if it is unlucky, let's talk about it. Everyone should guard it well, and no one is allowed to sleep. The Japanese warships may come tonight."
Chapter completed!