The Lunar New Year was not over yet. The attacks in the three eastern provinces were still ongoing. The Japanese army in the three eastern provinces were also frequently mobilizing troops in an attempt to encircle and suppress the Red Alert Corps.
On the 13th day of the Lunar New Year, the Red Alert base on Zhoushan Island received an emergency report.
Jie and Tan Ya immediately went to the virtual screen of the base headquarters. Fang Datong, the commander of the first fleet of Zhoushan Island, reported to Jie.
"Commander, a U2 submarine that is doing wolf pack calculations in Japan's coastal waters has sent a secret message. A mixed fleet from Japan was heading towards Zhoushan Island.
The flagship was the No. 3 Advanced Heavy Cruiser,"Foot". The ship consisted of a light cruiser, a destroyer, two coastal defense ships, and five gunboats.
There were also three warships that weighed less than 1,000 tons. They were a mixed fleet of warships and shore troops!”
Jie immediately asked Datong,
"How many U2 submarines can we mobilize now?”
"Sir Commander, apart from the three U2 submarines that are following the fleet, the fleet is still in the middle of the sea. There were still six U2 submarines at the port to resupply!”
"If these six U2 submarines set off now, when will they have a direct encounter with the Japanese fleet?”
"Sir Commander, if we encounter a battle tomorrow evening!”
"Did the Japanese army send a submarine force?”
"According to the secret message from the three U2 submarines executing the wolf pack tactic outside, the Japanese army did not send a submarine force this time.”
Jie, Tan Ya, and Fang Datong carefully assessed the possibilities of this encounter at sea.
There was still a U2 submarine in the Red Alert Dock that would not be launched until the morning of the day after tomorrow. It could only be used for defensive warfare.
In the Japanese fleet, the three thousand-ton ships were coastal defense transport ships. The most advantageous aspect was that the Japanese fleet did not know that they were being targeted by the submarine force!
Jie and Tanya studied the map together and decided to attack.
"I command! All the U2 submarines on Zhoushan Island's First Fleet launched an attack on the Japanese fleet. The other three U2 submarines that followed the base launched an attack at the same time when the submarines arrived.
The primary target of the attack was the Japanese fleet's flagship, the Miaomiao advanced heavy cruiser No. 3, the "Foot handle"!”
"Yes, sir! Commander, the commander of Zhoushan Island's First Fleet, Fang Datong, will carry out the order immediately!”
After Jie gave the order, Tan Ya pulled out the information of the Japanese First Fleet during World War II on the virtual screen at the Red Alert headquarters.
A large row of information appeared on the virtual screen:
After the full-scale invasion of China began, the Japanese Navy produced a large number of new warships to meet the needs of the war of aggression.
On October 20, 1937, the 4th Fleet was formed, with Lieutenant General Toyoto as the commander, and the flagship,"Footstalk".
It was under the jurisdiction of the 9th and 14th squadrons, as well as the 4th and 5th Mine Squadron. On the same day, the 3rd and 4th fleets were merged into a Chinese fleet, with the commander of the 3rd fleet, Kawakiyo Hasetani, acting as the commander.
Mainly responsible for the blockade. In 1938, the Japanese Navy incorporated the newly formed 5th Fleet into the Chinese fleet, further strengthening the naval forces invading China.
In January of the same year, China's fleet was reorganized into the 1st China Squadron (active on the central coast of China and the Yangtze River basin).
The 2nd China Squadron (active in the northern coastal waters of China), the 3rd China Squadron (active in the southern coastal waters of China), and the direct fleet.
Jie said to Tan Ya after reading the information.
"It seems that because of the butterfly wings, the Japanese fleet attacked China in advance. However, the number is a little small…"
Tan Ya also analyzed,
"Although the Japanese had an aerial battle with us, we also sank the Izumo.
However, it was clear that the Japanese army still did not pay enough attention to us! This time, we'll beat the Japanese up!
Our surface warships are too small to compete with the Japanese fleet. Based on the results of the battle, we can send out planes to attack the sea and sky if necessary.
If the submarine force could achieve a direct victory, the bomber group would remain hidden, waiting to be the trump card for the next Japanese attack!”
Jie also agreed with Tan Ya. All they could do now was wait. Jie saw that the Red Alert Base still had 110,000 yuan left, so he clicked to produce another U2 submarine without hesitation.
However, when this U2 submarine came out, it was probably when the Japanese army attacked the port!
On the 14th of the first month of the 37th Lunar New Year, at 6 p. m., the sea that led to Zhoushan Island was sparkling and red.
Unlike in history, the Japanese commander of this fleet was Lieutenant General Takahashi Ino of the Japanese Navy. He was saying to his adjutant,
"This expedition to China's Zhoushan Island will open up all the sea barriers for the Empire to attack China. After this battle was successful, other than the troops that stayed behind on Zhoushan Island.
The fleet would gather in Shanghai. Together with the army, they would take down Shanghai in one fell swoop and then sweep through the entire China! The glory of the empire will shine on the entire Asian continent…"
"Boom!"
Just as Nozomi Takahashi and his adjutant were daydreaming, they suddenly heard a loud bang!
Immediately after, the huge hull of the advanced heavy cruiser No. 3, Nozomi Takahashi, shook.
"Enemy attack!"
A few more continuous bangs rang out.”A loud bang! The advanced heavy cruiser No. 3,"Foothill", shook violently!
In addition to the cruiser, Foothill, another light cruiser and destroyer also received special attention.
The nine U2 submarine battle groups of the First Fleet of the Red Alert Zhoushan Base followed the battle arrangements made in advance.
They all fired torpedoes at their targets, and the entire sea was filled with explosions…
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