Chapter 78 The Silence of the Navy
The Japanese naval sequence in the Battle of Jiangyin, the Second Fleet Akagi Carrier Battle Group and the Ryusei Carrier Battle Group commanded by Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Commander of the 3rd Fleet Command, and Vice Admiral Toyoda, Commander of the 4th Fleet Command
, Third Fleet Fengxiang aircraft carrier battle group......
It is also already engaged in the most brutal battle of Jiangyin with the national army.
On July 19, 1937, a group of Japanese aircraft launched an air raid on Jiangyin County. After dropping an aerial bomb on Jiangyin Southeast Township School for bombing, the Battle of Jiangyin officially kicked off.
When the 112th Division, the main division of the Northeast Army, set out to move towards Jiangyin Fortress,
The "Yixian", "Jiankang", "Zhongshan" and "Yongji" ships of the Navy's 1st Fleet, as well as some ships of the 2nd Fleet, have already assembled in Hukou under the command of Vice Admiral Chen Jiliang, commander of the 1st Fleet.
, and the firepower of Jiangning and Jiangyin fortresses has also been prepared and deployed for counterattacks, and can be used to fight against the Japanese invaders again at any time.
Of course, as for whether the four cruisers "Hairong", "Haiqi", "Haichou" and "Haichen" should also be deployed in the shipwreck sealing operation in Jiangyin,
Regarding this matter, the Commander-in-Chief of the National Army Navy Department, Admiral Chen Shaokuan, is also convening an emergency combat meeting to discuss this matter.
Of course, there are also plans to scuttle more than 40 old warships and merchant ships together.
"I am going to sink the four cruisers and more than 40 ships I just told you about to intercept the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet. Do you have any different opinions?"
"If there is, you can propose it at any time. If not, then today's combat meeting will be based on the combat deployment just now to carry out the final stage and prepare to implement the results!"
After the war meeting and deliberation,
Commander Admiral Chen Shaokuan was also preparing to end the navy's operational meeting.
"I have no objection!"
Lieutenant General Chen Jiliang, commander of the Navy's 1st Fleet Command, was the first to express his stance.
At this moment, he also felt deeply helpless,
The majestic national army and navy actually spent huge investment in development. As the navy's career is booming,
However, they suddenly encountered an unprecedented combat crisis, and the current battle situation was that they were still prepared to sacrifice all the fleets their navy had accumulated over the years to conduct offensive operations against the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet.
In this regard,
When he felt helpless, he also felt that the industrial level of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet was still far ahead of them.
"If Commander Chen doesn't have a different opinion, then neither do I!"
"I'm just pity do we really have to do this?"
"Can't we have a vigorous and heroic naval battle with the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet in an upright manner?"
"Even though we know we can't defeat the entire Japanese fleet, I believe that if we do this, we can kill a few Japanese cruisers and bury them with us!"
"It's better than being so useless now and scuttling the fleet to block the river mouth and intercept the Japanese invaders' attack?"
"I actually don't agree with this idea!"
"Because I have a character that would rather die than surrender. I would rather die on the battlefield than die without even firing a single shot at the Japanese fleet!"
"It is better to choose the suicide method of sinking a ship to intercept the Japanese fleet! It is simply not something I can do!"
When Lieutenant General Chen Jiliang finished speaking,
Vice Admiral Zeng Yiding, the commander of the Navy's 2nd Fleet Headquarters, was very helpless and sighed and shook his head.
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Lieutenant General Chen Jiliang.
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Zeng Yiding, Lieutenant General.
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All naval officers.
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Chapter completed!