The Panai is part of the US Yangtze Patrol. It belongs to the US Asian Fleet. It has two three-inch guns that can aim vertically above the sky, and the ship is equipped with eight machine guns.

In fact, Major James.j. Huggs, the captain of the Panai, did not expect the Japanese to attack him. In his opinion, it was impossible for the United States to be attacked as a neutral country.

The Japanese also had to buy all kinds of things from the United States. How dare they attack American warships? But in order to avoid problems, Major James.j. Huggs still ordered his fleet to hang the American flag high.

It was a Sunday, and James and his sailors had just finished their meal. Today's main dish was roast chicken, and James was very happy to eat. Although the roar of Japanese bombers came, it was not new, because Japanese planes had been fighting fire with the Defense Forces air defense forces on the shore during this period.

James and the sailors were already accustomed to the coming and going of Japanese fighters. Perhaps from time to time they would sigh at the cruelty of the war. Behind the Panai ship were three tankers from the Mobil Company. They were escorted by the Panai.

To prevent accidental injury, two huge American flags were just painted on the canopy of the Panai, and star and stripe flags were also flying on three tankers of the American company near it.

"Buzz buzz..." Three Japanese heavy bombers flew over, but instead of flying over James and the others to exchange fire with the National Defense Forces as usual, they suddenly rushed towards Panai, and at the same time, six dive bombers followed behind the heavy bombers!

"Jiuchi...boom!boom!boom..." The sudden attack of the Japanese army caught Panai off guard. Several aviation bombs actually hit Panai's bridge in an instant!

The roaring explosion brought out scattered steel, and the bridge was immediately engulfed by the fire! Major James was hit by the flying iron piece and turned to the bridge on the spot.

Seeing this, the first lieutenant Anderson of the Panai immediately took over the command and roared at the sailors who were in chaos: "I am Ensign Anderson! Major James was injured and unable to command now, and I will take over the command. I will order to fight back against the Japanese fighter jets immediately! Repeat! Fight back against the Japanese fighter jets immediately!!"

The sailors who were in chaos finally came to their senses. They set up machine guns and anti-aircraft cannons toward the Japanese fighter plane in the sky, and there was a crazy strafing of "bangbang..."!

Anderson's order was executed without fail, but the shooting of the American sailors failed to stop the Japanese attack.

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"Boom! Boom!! Boom..." For a moment, the smoke of gunpowder surged into the sky! After being hit by several bombs, the Panai became shaky. Anderson looked at the arrogant Japanese fighter jets with a pale face. He knew that it would be inevitable that he would abandon the ship if he continued to attack like this.

"Boom! Boom!! Boom... Boom..." The Japanese bombs were finally thrown out. However, the machine gun strafing did not stop. Anderson commanded the battle and naturally became the main target of attack.

Although he avoided the bomb, the splashed stray bullet still hit Anderson's arm. Anderson gritted his teeth and walked to the unconscious Major Huggs and remained silent.

The offensive of Japanese fighter jets became more and more fierce, and the fighter jets shot wildly at the Panai, making the entire warship "crackling" sounds.

"Abandon the ship!!" Anderson finally made a choice, and there was no way to go. The Panai was plump in appearance, with the front main gun on the second floor, and machine guns were arranged on both sides. Generally speaking, it was more like a cargo ship than a warship.

The weapons above can be used to deal with water bandits or deter Nanjing government or local warlords. But if you fight against flexible air power, it will be a little insufficient.

Since the Japanese fighter jets had air combat with the National Wehrmacht, they were developed quite advanced. There was no pressure to deal with the old-fashioned shallow water gunboats such as the Panai.

After Anderson gave the order, the sailors on the ship were stunned at first but then silent. They could see that they could not win the battle with the Japanese fighter jets.

The Panai was now shot and was bombed miserably. The water has already seeped in. All he could do if he didn't abandon the ship was waiting to die. The sailors lowered the lifeboats on the ship and prepared to evacuate the warship.

"TuTuTuTuTu..." Unfortunately, the Japanese did not let them go. The machine guns on the plane shot wildly at the side of these lifeboats!

Several sailors who got on the lifeboat did not escape the blow. They were so miserable that they were beaten into the river and fell into the water.

"No!! Damn it! You damn Japanese shorts!!" Anderson's eyes turned red, and he rushed to the anti-aircraft guns on the side to look at the Japanese fighter plane with a crazy sweep of "bangbang..."!

Unfortunately, the Japanese fighter jets immediately pulled up as soon as they succeeded! Then they dived and rushed towards the other ships.

"TuTuTuTuTuTuTuTu..." At this time, a roar of heavy machine guns came from the shore. However, two Japanese fighter jets were knocked out in surprise. The other Japanese fighter jets quickly raised their heads when they saw this.

But there were quite a few heavy machine guns, and there were probably more than a dozen of them firing wildly at the Japanese fighter planes. Seeing that the mission was almost completed, and there were not many bullets. The Japanese army had to raise them up and fly away with hatred.

Anderson walked down from the battleship crying, boarded the lifeboat and slowly left the sinking Panai.

When they arrived on the shore, they met Yan Chenghan in military uniform. It turned out that after receiving the report that the US military ship was attacked, Yan Chenghan chose to bring heavy machine gun troops to rescue without hesitation.

The relationship between the three northeastern provinces and the United States is still good. There are many American officers in the academy who come to learn armored warfare. There are also many civil exchanges, so in the eyes of Yan Chenghan and others, Americans are at least friends.

After greeting Anderson and others on the shore, Yan Chenghan couldn't help but sigh and said, "Brother, you can send a telegram to your embassy later! Take people back to the city first, and I'll find someone to treat you."

Anderson looked at Major James in a coma and nodded sadly with the miserable sailors. Under the escort of the National Defense Force, the people from Mobil Oil were also caught up soon.

The group then retreated to Nanjing City.

In the past few days, Nanjing City has not been calm. The Japanese attack was launched again, and the tactic adopted by the National Defense Forces was to use fake positions to attract the Japanese firepower and set up fortifications on the side, back and even in front of the positions.

Only after the Japanese artillery bombardment were completed would they exchange fire with their infantry.

There were explosions and gunshots everywhere in the entire city of Nanjing. More than 90% of the troops left in Nanjing chose to join the National Defense Forces. Now there are as many as 110,000 troops guarding Nanjing!

Although they were only holding the name of a regiment, in fact, their number was enough to reach several armies!

Anderson followed Yan Chenghan to his headquarters, calmed down his emotions, and then sent a telegram to the US Consulate in Fengtian using Yan Chenghan and his radio station.

Yan Chenghan began to deal with various military affairs, including the distribution of ammunition, artillery and grain. Fortunately, Tang Shengzhi ran in a hurry, and the grain and ammunition that were originally used to defend the city were left behind.

Therefore, Yan Chenghan did not have much logistical pressure to face the Japanese attack for the time being, but these would always be used up. Yan Chenghan now relies on how to resist the arrival of Long Yun's army.

The war is getting more and more intense. The tiger roaring shells have consumed tens of thousands of rounds these days. The casualties of people are also a huge problem. Now all hospitals and renovated hospitals are full of wounded people.

More than 10,000 seriously injured people were constantly wailing, and the consumption of medicine was extremely high. If it weren't for the help of foreigners in Nanjing, they would have been too busy. However, the reserves of medicines have been drastically reduced, and the chairman of the safety zone named Rabe had told himself more than once that he wanted to get medicines.

"I know! But where can I get medicine?! I can't give birth to it! Can I still make it out of thin air?!" Yan Chenghan was almost gone on the spot, but thinking about the fact that a German was working hard for himself.

Yan Chenghan still said softly with a temper, "I will try my best to find a way to do these things. Those who are lying in the hospital are my brothers and sisters. I will not care less about them than you. Believe me! I will solve the problem."

The demands for drugs for tens of thousands of seriously injured people are extremely terrifying. Even the drugs that are constantly hoarding everywhere can only last for a short period of time in the face of such consumption.

The war became increasingly critical. The Japanese army had rushed into Nanjing several times, but with street fighting and fire crows and tiger roaring fire support, they finally fought them out.

The war has become a war of attrition between the two sides. The Japanese army outside the city tried to rush in with their lives, while the National Defense Army inside the city tried to stop the Japanese army from rushing in with their lives.

The Japanese army called for aircraft and heavy artillery, while the National Wehrmacht Force counterattacked through submachine guns, tiger assault rifles and fire crows. Although there were no heavy artillery, the weapons were better because they were suitable for street fighting.

Yan Chenghan didn't know that Anderson, whom he saved, sent his experience, the news that the gunboat and Mobil's tanker were sunk to Fengtian, causing a huge sensation!

Aban, Snow and others passed the news back to the United States, and at the same time, US Ambassador James did not dare to neglect it! He sent the news directly to Roosevelt in Washington!
Chapter completed!