Chapter 178 Killing a Dawn
"How can you aim at the other party if you can't see it?" Yang Feng's eyes almost glared out.
"I was intern in the British Navy during the Qing Dynasty. Do you think this little thing can stump me?" Li Guotang said arrogantly. This is true. The Chinese Navy is actually not short of people. He just took it out and drifted on the sea for most of his life. They just don't have warships. They are not inferior to the Japanese Navy if they are equipped with battleships.
"You should be able to tell me the distance and direction of the other party!" He said, pointing to the screen of the notebook.
Yang Feng nodded.
"Okay, stop the boat and tell me the location of the guy behind me." Li Guotang said.
Yang Feng quickly read out the distance and orientation of the Japanese warship chasing them. Li Guotang immediately reported the shooting unit to the self-propelled artillery on the front and rear decks. This old guy was indeed an old man, and there was no need to calculate at all. Almost after Yang Feng said that, he also reported it immediately.
Four 152mm howitzers roared at the same time.
"Shoot at your fastest speed!" Li Guotang yelled at the microphone as the Raider shook.
At this moment, Yang Feng found that a fire suddenly appeared on the dark sea surface in the distance, and it was obvious that a shell was hit.
The flame immediately pointed out the enemy's location. Now Yang Feng no longer needed to provide coordinates. Li Guotang stared at the enemy ship while constantly modifying the shooting unit. Four 152mm howitzers kept pouring shells into the increasingly fierce flame at a speed of dozens of rounds per minute.
"It's a pity that they are all grenades. If there are explosive bombs, we can even try to sink them. If that's the case, it will be the first foreign ship that the Chinese have sunk with warships." Li Guotang said bitterly.
Even so, the other party has suffered heavy losses. Behind the Raider is the Japanese Navy Ryuta light cruiser. Its mission is to drive the Raider to the ambush circle in front. Now the distance between the two sides is more than fifteen kilometers. Even if it turns on the searchlight, it cannot see the Raider who turns off all the lights.
The light of light when the artillery was fired was not enough for it to aim, so it could only helplessly carry the grenades that kept falling. After only two minutes, the entire superstructure of the Longtian, which was extremely lacking in armor protection, was blown to pieces.
", rush over as fast as possible! Don't stop shooting artillery, the support team prepares to replenish shells!" Li Guotang ordered, his goal was to use the shells to suppress the enemy ship behind, and then break through the encirclement from this direction. Other enemy ships are still more than 20 kilometers away from here. Even if you want to support, it is too late.
The Raider quickly started and rushed towards the gap in the southwest corner. At this time, Yang Feng found that the other five enemy ships on the radar had begun to move. It was obvious that they knew that an accident had occurred and were surrounding him.
"The situation is not good. Unless we rush straight to the guy behind, we still cannot escape the siege at the current speed. In this way, we will inevitably exchange fire with it head-on. No matter how our grenades are fired, it will be difficult to hurt its naval gun, but any of its explosive bombs can cause fatal damage to us!" Li Guotang looked at the screen and frowned.
"What do you mean?" Yang Feng asked.
"Try it and take advantage of our fire rate and smash it with shells. It makes it have no time to shoot at us, and then the rest will have to leave it to fate!" the old guy said gritting his teeth.
"There is no need to be so troublesome. We still have torpedoes!" Yang Fengzhen said with a smile.
"The torpedo must be close to use!" Li Guotang said that he did not know what torpedo Yang Feng was carrying, after all, he was not yet considered Yang Feng's true confidant.
"Just look! Stop the cannon first and don't let them aim at us. Then raise the torpedo cabin!" Yang Feng said.
The self-propelled artillery that was being fired immediately stopped, and the sea surface returned to a ball of black. Then the torpedo compartment under the fore deck slowly rose, and the triple torpedo launcher pointed at the bow.
The torpedo launch control system was also integrated into the notebook. Yang Feng quickly adjusted the page to the torpedo launch program. At the same time, the carrier-based sonar quickly determined six sound sources, and then he locked the target and started the torpedo launch program.
A 533mm heavy torpedo was quickly ejected from the launch tube by compressed air and suddenly plunged into the sea water. The light spot representing the torpedo on the notebook screen rushed towards the target at an extremely fast speed.
"That's so simple?" Li Guotang looked at the scene in amazement.
"The torpedo comes with a small sonar. During the navigation, the data is transmitted to the transmitter platform through the wires behind. The transmitter platform is transmitted here by radio. Then I adjust the torpedo's course according to the signal sent back, and then transmit it back to the torpedo in the same way." Yang Feng said while operating with concentration. A few minutes later, the guy slapped Li Guotang on the shoulder and shouted proudly, "Bang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the fire in the distance trembled violently, and then quickly expanded. After a while, a faint explosion sounded, and it was needless to say that the torpedo hit the target.
"Roar over!" Li Guotang shouted excitedly. The 37th high-speed Raider had already seen his enemy in ten minutes. A warship that was nearly 150 meters long rolled over the sea like a dead fish, burning flames on its body, and made huge explosions from time to time. The hull was surrounded by sailors falling into the water, struggling to stay away from their warships.
"The Dragon-class light cruiser Dragon!" Li Guotang said with a little excitement.
Yang Feng smiled and looked at the Japanese sailors on the sea.
He would not miss such a good opportunity. He is so angry that he has no demeanor at all.
"Double 37 guns! Go to the enemy in the sea and shoot me!" The guy roared fiercely, and even ran to the gunners to shoot at the Japanese sailors on the sea.
The dense shells immediately hit the sea like hail. The Japanese sailors who were glad that they escaped were directly beaten into piles of minced meat, which was cheaper than the fish in the sea.
"Go away quickly! If you don't leave, you will be troublesome if you catch up!" Li Guotang was speechless at Yang Feng's bad taste and hurriedly urged him. Yang Feng reluctantly left the cannon position. The two hurriedly returned to the captain's room and began to study the next direction.
"I can only go to Shanghai now, but in this way I have to face a danger. If the Japanese third fleet set sail now, they can block us before dawn." Li Guotang said looking at the chart.
"Just go to Shanghai and send a telegram to Shanghai Jinyuan immediately, asking Yu Maoren to contact the ambassadors of the United States, Britain and France immediately to tell them that I was attacked by Japanese fleets at sea. No matter whose fleet comes to rescue me, I will send him a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. If something happens to me, then the Yanhuang Laboratory will cooperate with Germany in full in the future." Yang Feng said with a grim smile. Such a good opportunity to provoke conflict must not be missed.
Li Guotang guessed it well. Just when the Raiders turned to Shanghai, the flagship Izumo, the third fleet of the Japanese Navy on the Huangpu River, had already set sail. There were six destroyers accompanying it. The Japanese knew the speed of the Raiders. The ambush fleet could not catch up with it. It could reach Shanghai in the morning at the speed. It would be troublesome to start another move, so it had to sink it before dawn to avenge the sunken Ryuta and the hundreds of Japanese naval sailors.
This behavior is so bad that even the sailors who fell into the water attacked. Apart from the Imperial Japanese Navy, who is qualified to do such things?
Shortly after the Izumo left the port, Yu Maoren from Shanghai was woken up by the telegrapher of Jinyuan Company late at night. After understanding the danger Yang Feng encountered, this guy immediately broke out. His luxurious villa and the status of the Shanghai Beach boss were all given by Yang Feng. But he could not be allowed to pose any danger.
Yu Maoren, who understood the urgency, immediately ran to the Three Kingdoms Consul. The Three Kingdoms Consul who was woken up from his sleep, had his eyes red when he heard the news. If the Yanhuang Laboratory really cooperated with Germany in full, it would be a disaster. The departure of the Izumo has proved the authenticity of this matter. At this time, there was no need to hesitate. The entire Huangpu River immediately became chaotic. All the warships that could be used in the three families were anchored and chased after Izumo's butt.
At this time, Yang Feng was studying with Li Guotang whether he could build the Shen Izumo. This guy is famous. Just for the modern Izumo, Yang Feng also had to build it.
"It's not easy to deal with. This old-fashioned armored cruiser is very strong. It is definitely not comparable to a light cruiser like the Longtian who cut corners." Li Guotang said with a frown.
"Try it, can't you win or run away? Anyway, they can't catch up with the Raiders. When the fleets of various countries arrive after dawn, we don't have to care about it." Yang Feng said.
He would never miss the opportunity to create a cloud. The flagship of the Third Fleet is just not sure if Hasegawa Kiyoshi will be on it. If he kills it together, it would be perfect.
Hasegawa Kiyoshi was on the Izumo. He naturally knew about the Navy's hunting operation, but he never thought that something would happen. The Navy used an aircraft carrier, two cruisers, and four destroyers to deal with a yacht, which was naturally easy to get it, but he didn't expect that he would be woken up as soon as he fell asleep.
The hunting operation failed. The Raider was not unarmed. It not only had heavy artillery, but also might have torpedoes. The unprepared cruiser, the Dragonda cruiser, was suspected of being attacked by torpedoes. Now the Raider is very likely to sail to Shanghai. The Navy Minister personally issued an order, and the Third Fleet set sail immediately. It is necessary to send the Raider together with its abominable master to the bottom of the sea before dawn.
Hasegawa Kiyoshi was a relatively cautious general. He knew that the opponent was not easy to deal with, so he immediately became careful. In order to find Yang Feng on the dark sea, he scattered three destroyers for reconnaissance. Once he found out, he immediately entangled the Raider. Then Izumo rushed over and sank it with heavy armored cannons, so both sides almost faced him.
Just as the Japanese destroyer discovered the Raider through sonar, the Izumo also appeared on Yang Feng's screen. The guy did not hesitate at all. The remaining two torpedoes were fired at the same time, and then stared at the screen with Li Guotang. Now the distance between the two sides was more than 40 kilometers, and even if they attacked the torpedo head-on, they had to walk for more than ten minutes.
"What if the wire breaks?" Li Guotang asked carefully.
"It usually won't break. If it's really broken, the torpedo will automatically change to sound and self-direction." After Yang Feng said that, he looked at Li Guotang with a shocked face and said with a smile: "Don't take this thing too mysterious. As far as I know, the Germans are already doing it, but we're just one step ahead."
Just as they were talking, the Japanese destroyer that discovered the Raiders had rushed over. At the same time, the other two search ships turned around and surrounded him. Because they were worried that the torpedo wire would break, the Raiders still maintained their original course. Now it has nowhere to hide, and the five Japanese warships behind are still chasing. If they cannot reconcile with the Three Kingdoms fleet that rescued them as soon as possible, then the Japanese carrier-based aircraft will be dispatched once dawn, and the Raiders will really have nowhere to hide at that time.
Yang Feng didn't think that after he sank the Dragon Fields, the Japanese Navy would let him go because of dawn.
At this time, Hasegawa Kiyoshi on the Izumo had no idea that underwater, two torpedoes were rushing toward his ship at a high speed of fifty knots. The news of the Raiders made him smile confidently. In his opinion, this was already a fish that fell into the net.
"Asking the destroyer to accelerate, the reconnaissance ship must entangle the enemy before the flagship arrives." He said lightly to the staff officer beside him. The straight lieutenant general's uniform and white gloves made him look extremely elegant.
The staff member bowed. Before he could speak, Hasegawa Kiyoshi felt his feet arching upwards, and then the explosion of fire flashed, and then a loud bang. The deck under his feet instantly turned into a violent bull, throwing him up at once. Almost at the same time, the scorching air wave pushed countless pieces and slapped him hard on his chest. The poor Lieutenant General smashed the bulkhead like a broken pocket.
"General. General!" The staff officer was not seriously injured. He hurriedly climbed to Hasegawa Kiyoshi and cried in his arms, holding the blood-covered fleet commander.
Hasegawa Kiyo tried hard to open his eyes, looked at the disarray command room in front of him in a daze, and suddenly woke up. He pushed the staff officer and shouted hoarsely: "Quick..."
It wasn't almost over yet, then there was another huge explosion. The heavy hull jumped upwards, and then fell on the water. Hasegawa Kiyoshi spurted blood out, and then he fainted when his eyes closed.
The entire Japanese fleet was in chaos and inexplicably attacked. The flagship was severely damaged and the fleet commander was seriously injured. This terrible news made all the officers and soldiers frightened.
Fortunately, although the fleet commander was seriously injured and unconscious, there were other people who could replace command. The chief of staff of the fleet who replaced Hasegawa Kiyoshi immediately ordered to leave a destroyer to rescue the crew on the Izumo and transfer the commander to the destroyer. The other two destroyers accelerated immediately and had to complete the mission of this trip.
As for the Izumo, the Chief of Staff looked at the flagship that had begun to tilt, and the two huge wounds that were entering the starboard side, and said with grief: "We will avenge it."
At this time, Yang Feng also encountered big trouble. This guy squatted in the torpedo room. Looking at the spare torpedo installed in the box, he shouted to Li Guotang with a look of grief and anger: "Old Li, it depends on you next. I think I can't install a torpedo for at least an hour."
He was really neglected to this point, and he didn't expect to use it so quickly. Although this guy has learned torpedo loading, it is obvious that such a job is difficult to complete by himself, and he has not had time to teach his apprentice.
Li Guotang, who was originally immersed in the excitement of possibly sinking Izumi, then rushed out and headed straight to his captain's room. The old guy almost made Yang Feng faint and asked him to take four 152mm howitzers to deal with five warships. Isn't this just killing him!
At this time, the horizon had turned white. In the dim light of dawn, the masts of Japanese warships could be vaguely seen in the distance. Both sides fired each other without any hesitation. The 127mm shells on the Japanese destroyer whizzed past the head of the Raider.
Yang Feng was no longer interested in installing any torpedoes. He held his notebook and acted as an artillery observer next to Li Guotang. Because the Japanese destroyer in the distance faced the side of the side, four 152mm guns against six 127mm naval guns. Although they were grenades, they were not weak against destroyers without armor protection.
Coupled with the precise guidance of the radar, the Japanese ship was still the first to be shot, but then a 127mm shell also hit the stern of the Raider. Looking at the flames rising from behind, Yang Feng seemed to see gold bars falling into the sea.
The Raider had accelerated to its limit, like a running cheetah, flying towards the gap between the two Japanese destroyers, but at this time two more masts appeared beside the enemy ship.
"Fuck!" Yang Feng cursed without hesitation. This guy was about to go out and activate his lifesaving system.
"British ship!" The observer on the mast shouted at the top of his lungs. On the masts of the two warships were flags of the British Navy.
On the distant sea, a British cruiser was blocking the front of the Japanese Navy's Songfeng destroyer, and the black holes of eight 152mm naval guns pointed at the Songfeng at the same time.
Another British destroyer was blocked in front of a Japanese destroyer that had just arrived.
"It's okay, these British guys are very efficient!" Yang Feng stretched and said proudly. This guy was very tired after all night.
Now he was completely relieved. There were more than a dozen warships on his radar, and they were coming at different speeds. Even if the Japanese wanted to kill him, it would be impossible for them to fire in front of so many foreign ships. These guys were really brave enough to fight back. His threat was too fierce! It can be said that they directly hit the hearts of Britain and France.
At this time, the sky was rising, and a red sun appeared on the sea level. Yang Feng stood on the deck facing the refreshing sea breeze, spreading his arms intoxicatedly!
Then his face changed!
Chapter completed!