Dragon Boat Festival's seemingly crazy behavior is actually very simple to explain.
Soldiers reported the ammunition depot was on fire.
I am afraid that this will be an irreparable and devastating blow to every warship.
But for the Izumo, that's a different story.
Of course, it is definitely not that the ammunition depot on the Izumo will not explode.
But if there is still ammunition in the Izumo's ammunition depot, Dragon Boat Festival will not be in trouble. With all the firepower put on it, the Northern Territory would have sunk long ago. Will the Izumo be hit by so many enemy shells?
The main gun on the bow of the ship had only the last shell left. As a veteran gunner, Sun Shiyu was very nervous.
He kept taking aim, but he still didn't dare to fire. Because there is only one shell left, it will be gone after all the rounds are fired.
The remaining guns and shells are probably on the starboard side. I wonder if the little devil will give this opportunity to give the starboard guns a chance to aim.
So Sun Shiyu's shot is very crucial. Nervous Sun Shiyu's eyes were sweating, as if his eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
But the more nervous he became, the less clearly he could see, and the less clearly he could see, the less he dared to fire.
And at the same time, what was even worse was that the Japanese supply ship chasing the Izumo actually fired a torpedo at the Izumo.
This supply ship was armed to the teeth by the little devils. In addition to the two defensive naval guns, the bow torpedo launcher and the stern minelayer were among the more advanced weapons at the time.
Although due to resource problems, the little devil's tanks were made of paper-skinned walnuts. In the late World War II, when automatic weapons were all on the streets, they still used Type 38 rifles. But some of the weapons of the Japs did attract the attention of various countries at the time.
And especially the Japanese's Type 93 torpedo.
As mentioned before, this kind of torpedo is fast and highly concealable, giving even Americans a headache.
In the Battle of Savo Island, Type 93 torpedoes severely damaged 5 Allied heavy cruisers; in the Battle of Tassafarunga, 3 heavy cruisers were damaged and 1 was sunk; in the Battle of Kula Bay, 1 light cruiser was sunk.
After the war, the U.S. Navy specially investigated this powerful aerobic torpedo, which had a range that was three to four times that of the same type of torpedo in the United States. And this material was used to create the world's leading mk17 torpedo at the time.
Therefore, it can be seen that not all the products produced by the Japanese army are scrap metal, and not all products produced under the imperialist ideology are waste.
What's even more difficult is that just after the Japanese fired two torpedoes, the Japanese actually stopped the ship to reload.
This little devil actually started a war of attrition with Dragon Boat Festival.
At this time, the Northern Territory was still shooting frantically at the Izumo. However, the Izumo returned only a small amount of artillery fire.
When the Japanese soldiers from the North saw that most of the Izumo's artillery had misfired, they concluded that the Izumo was already a paper tiger at this time.
Without main naval guns and torpedoes, it is simply a fantasy for the Izumo to sink a destroyer.
What's more, the Izumo seems to be out of ammunition.
The Northern Major's confidence doubled, and he gave up the idea of escape, and actually rushed towards the Izumo, and the two sides launched a fierce exchange of fire.
Both sides suffered damage, and both battleships were on fire in many places.
But in comparison, the Izumo is more dangerous. Because right behind the Izumo, there were two Type 93 torpedoes, approaching rapidly.
Underwater sonar picked up traces of torpedoes. But at this time, there were no torpedoes on the Izumo and it was impossible to intercept.
So just when the Izumo's ammunition was about to run out, it was attacked by the Japs from two directions at the same time.
No!
At this time, many speedboats of the Little Devil were also besieging the Izumo from multiple directions.
Although there are no heavy weapons on the speedboat. However, machine guns and rifles kept firing at the independent regiment soldiers on the ship.
At a distance of about a hundred meters, the soldiers of the independent regiment were no match for the little Japanese. The casualties were very large.
Dragon Boat Festival knocked out the machine gunner on the little devil's boat, and cursed loudly: "Don't be so stupid when fighting, let's fight. Grandma! Don't rush forward stupidly, I will lead you to fight." Going to the East!"
"Tuanzuo, the little devils are too arrogant, I can't stop them!"
A soldier shouted loudly.
Duanwu kicked the opponent and cursed: "My shooting skills are not as high as others, so I just put it closer and hit. It's not shameful to be a coward, it's shameful to lose your life. Every soldier in our independent regiment has Jin Gui, I’m leading you to kill little Japan, I’m not letting you all die stupidly on the battlefield.”
Another recruit interjected: "Leader, you are different from other officers. Other officers want us to rush to death. But you let us be a coward?"
"That can only mean that the commander doesn't know how to fight. If you encounter a commander like that again, kill him. Damn it, he will only rush forward in the war. And use him to command? A three-year-old child can do that.
All of you, listen to me, get close to the little devil and get within thirty meters, and wait with grenades. I just don't want to compete with little devils in marksmanship. "
"good!"
The Dragon Boat Festival roared, and the soldiers responded in unison. Let alone winning or losing the battle, just listening to the roar of the regiment, the soldiers cheered up and their morale was high.
At this moment, their blood was boiling, and they all felt that they could fight three little devils each.
This is all due to Duanwu's excellent eloquence, and everything he says is full of truth. The soldiers had no choice but to believe in his ghost.
"Tuanzuo, Tuanzuo, it's not good, there are little Japanese torpedoes at the stern of the ship, and there are two of them. Captain Wang said that he can only avoid one."
At this moment, it was Daozi who came to report to Duanwu.
"Go back and tell Captain Wang, don't bother me with this nonsense. Isn't it enough to just drop depth charges and blow up the torpedo?"
Dragon Boat Festival was cursing because he was about to kick Sun Shiyu's ass. Because Sun Shiyu delayed firing, this caused many places on the Izumo to be shelled and set on fire.
"Yes, Tuanzao."
Knife replied, then turned and ran away. Conveyed the Dragon Boat Festival order to Captain Wang.
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Captain Wang was speechless because Duanwu always said it so easily. But where should he go to find depth charges?
He could only ask Masao Kosaka on the side: "Old Bear, do we have depth charges on the ship?"
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At this time, it was Masao Kosaka's turn to be speechless. Because my name is Masao Kosaka, and you call me Mr. Kosaka and Mr. Masao, that’s fine, but where does this old bear start?
But in Japan, a name is just a nickname, and it's usually very casual. Those who live by the river are called Watanabe, and those who live on the hillside are called Gangshang. Those born under the pine tree are called Panasonic.
So it doesn't matter to Masao Kosaka what you call him, and he still feels very friendly.
After all, he often heard Duan Wu being called Wang Jian Lao Wang, Xie Jin Yuan Lao Xie, Zhao Beishan Lao Zhao, etc. He believed that these were nicknames that only he could have.
So, he also gave himself a Chinese name - Xiong Da.
Of course, this is not important. What is important is that there are no depth charges on the Izumo. Therefore, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to carry out this order of Dragon Boat Festival! ...
ps: Grandpa is seriously ill and has a busy day today. Sorry, brothers. But there is no way. That’s all for today. If you have any questions, you can discuss them in the book review area.
