Many photos and related information of the Izumo were taken out and placed on a large table in the war room.
The two combat staff officers picked up the photos on the table and hung them on the wall. Many of them were large papers with strokes on them.
In the photo, various shipboard weapons of the [Izumo] battleship are marked at various angles, which looks very detailed.
Major Fu Xiaoyu, captain of the 24th Squadron of the Fifth Battalion of the Air Force, stepped onto the stage and explained to everyone the tonnage and shipboard weapons of the [Izumo] battleship, as well as the number of crew members. Cooperation:
“This battleship was built with the Qing government’s humiliating reparations and participated in the January 28 Incident in 1932.
After the Fengtian Incident on 1.28, the Nationalist Government made a compromise with Japan and signed an armistice agreement. After the agreement was signed, Shanghai was not allowed to station Chinese troops, only security brigades, while Japan could station marines in Hongkou, Yangpu and other places, while [Izumo No.] was ordered to anchor on the Huangpu River in Shanghai and became the flagship of the Third Fleet of the First Expedition Fleet.
【Izumo】Captain: 132.28 meters,
Ship width: 20.97 meters,
Draft: 7.67 meters,
Power: 2 vertical four-cylinder three-stage expansion steam engines, 24 coal-fired boilers,
Power: 14,500 horsepower,
Maximum speed: 21 knots,
700 people at full capacity.
Weapons and equipment: 2 twin-mounted Armstrong 203 mm 45 times caliber anti-aircraft guns, arranged at the bow and stern, with fierce combat power;
14 single-mounted Armstrong-style 152mm 40-caliber anti-aircraft rapid-fire guns, separated on both sides of the ship's string, with an astonishing rate of fire;
12 Armstrong-style 76mm 40x caliber rapid-fire cannons. These cannons are water-cooled and have a fierce rate of fire without becoming hot and deformed;
Eight independently installed 47mm rapid-fire cannons are arranged in the center of the ship, which poses a huge threat to low-altitude bombing fighters;
There are four underwater 457mm torpedo launchers at the bow of the ship, which can launch four torpedoes at the same time;
The thickness of the armor on the side is 175 mm steel plate, and ordinary artillery shells have no effect on it..."
Mao Bangchu was also an excellent pilot. He had participated in the September 18 Fengtian Incident and had rich combat experience. He then personally stood in front of the wall covered with photos in the war room and explained to the pilots the firepower distribution of the [Izumo] battleship and the battleship defense. Weak points include detailed explanations of tactics such as the appropriate dive angle for a bomber to attack, which part of the enemy ship will be intercepted by artillery fire during the attack, how to maneuver and evade, etc.
At around five o'clock, the canteen delivered meals to the war department. Now was a special period, and with the impact of the Huang Jun case, Zhou Zhirou had to be even more careful.
However, Zhou Zhirou specially approved Zhou Zhihan and all the crew members who participated in today's bombing of the Japanese airstrip at the Gongda Cotton Mill to go home. They are today's great contributors and are entitled to receive special care.
Zhou Zhirou announced to all the personnel of the Operations Department that he had reported today's great victory to the Nanjing Army Headquarters and asked for credit for the crew members who had made great achievements today. The old man was very happy to hear that the Chinese Air Force had won such a victory in the first battle and had made such a great achievement. The military headquarters commended all the crew members of the Heinkel He111 A medium bomber today for their merits. At the same time, it is hoped that in the next battle, all air force officers and soldiers will continue to beat the Japanese, show the majesty and bloodiness of the Chinese Air Force, and bring down the air force stationed in Shanghai. All Japanese marines were wiped out.
Zhou Zhihan drove home and found that his family was sitting together to have dinner, but everyone looked solemn and the food on the table was almost untouched.
News that the Chinese army was in full-scale war with the Japanese army in Shanghai has spread throughout Nanjing.
Zhou Zhihan has not returned home from the Air Force Headquarters in the past few days. There is no news, and the Zhou family is very anxious.
At noon, Zhou Zhihan's father sent his two younger brothers to the Air Force Headquarters in person, on the pretext of sending Zhou Zhihan some clothing and daily necessities, and wanted to see his nephew.
No one at the Air Force Headquarters knew the famous Captain Zhou who had graduated from the Randolph Air Force Academy. Hearing that the two were Captain Zhou's uncles, the guards let him go.
But when they entered the reception room of the Air Force Headquarters, they could not get any news about Zhou Zhihan.
The receptionist said that now that China and Japan are at war, and in extraordinary times, the whereabouts of all air force pilots are kept secret. Captain Zhou has important military matters and cannot come out to meet.
Helpless, Zhou Zhihan's two uncles had no choice but to go home.
Mr. Zhou heard from his two younger brothers that war between China and Japan had been confirmed, and both sides were deploying troops. The whole family became even more worried, worried that Zhihan would fly to fight, but at the same time they were glad that their new home in Chengdu was soon built, and the whole family became even more worried. People will soon be able to move their families.
Suddenly seeing Zhou Zhihan coming back, the whole family was surprised and happy. They all stood up and went out to greet him.
Zhou Zhihan did not tell his parents and family about flying a bomber to attack the Japanese airstrip today, so as not to worry them. He just said that the military department was busy with military affairs these days and had no time to come back. During the war, in order to maintain confidentiality, all personnel in the combat department were not allowed to leave at will. post.
Hearing what Zhihan said, the whole family felt a little relieved, but at the same time they persuaded Zhihan that as an international student who graduated from Rendorf Air Force Academy, his responsibility when he returned to China after completing his studies was to teach more outstanding pilots and protect the country. Instead of going to the battlefield and fighting the Japanese.
Faced with his family's worries, Zhou Zhihan understood very well, and he just nodded and agreed to whatever his family said.
The large family was finally reunited. Everyone sat together to eat dinner and chat about the current situation. Zhou Zhihan urged the family to move to Chengdu as soon as possible without any delay.
With the idea that more people could be rescued, Zhou Zhihan asked his family to notify all relatives in Nanjing city. If they are willing to leave, they can go together. Even the neighbors on the left and right should tell them and take those who want to leave with them as much as possible.
Zhou Zhihan's uncle said that he had already told his relatives and neighbors about the relocation, but everyone was born and raised in Nanjing. They had deep feelings for Nanjing and would not leave their hometown easily. Moreover, everyone thought that , Nanjing is the capital of the National Government. Even if there is a war between China and Japan, Nanjing should be the safest.
Many people even advised the Zhou family not to leave. It would be safest to stay in Nanjing. After all, the capital is here and there will be heavy defense. If Nanjing is no longer unsafe, then there will be no safe place in the whole of China!
There is no way!
There is really no way, no one knows that in a few months, nj will become a hell on earth.
Zhou Zhihan was also helpless. In the past, he just thought that he could not tell everyone what happened in Nanjing three or four months later, but now he knew that if he told everyone what was going to happen in advance, not only would no one believe it, but some people would Many people said there was something wrong with his mind.
After eating, Zhou Zhihan sat in the living room with his parents and uncles, drank tea, smoked, and chatted for a while. He returned to his study room and prepared to sort out a few books he had bought when he came back and take them away.
"Boom!"
There was a knock on the door, "Master!"
It's Shuirou's voice.
"Come in!" Zhou Zhihan said. Shuirou was a few years younger than him. She had been doing chores at home since she was a child, serving tea and water for Zhou Zhihan's parents. Zhou Zhihan always treated her as a little sister. She was a very well-behaved girl who had never gone abroad. She used to fight a lot, but when she returned to China two years later, the little girl became slimmer and could no longer fight, pinch her cheeks, or scratch her nose.
"Master!"
Shuirou looked at Zhou Zhihan's eyes, which were a little red.
Zhou Zhihan stood up quickly: "What's wrong with Shui Rou?"
"I'm here to say goodbye to you, young master!"
"Farewell?" Zhou Zhihan was stunned!
"The young master moved his family to Chengdu, so I came to say goodbye to you today. Tomorrow, tomorrow... I won't come..."
Shui Rou shed tears as she spoke, looking reluctant to leave.
"no!!!"
Zhou Zhihan felt a convulsion in his heart and reached out to hold Shui Rou's shoulders, "You must not stay in Nanjing, absolutely not."
