20demayo Chapter 192: Strategy to Traps the Enemy
Chapter 192: Strategy to Traps the Enemy
192 The Strategy of Enemy Trapping
Soon, the Japanese colonel received bad news from the Japanese electrical engineer.
"Colonel, Chief Engineer reporting in.
Just now a mine exploded near the engine room of our battleship.
Two of our steam turbines were damaged and the other two steam turbines also had certain faults.
Our battleships are now unable to sail.
The chief engineer said that they needed time to repair the damaged steam turbine.
In addition, the other two mines also caused water leaks in two other directions of our ship's hull, and the damage management officers are working hard to repair them.
The flooding was quite serious this time.”
"idiot!"
Upon hearing such a report from his soldiers, Colonel Miyazaki, the commander of the battleship Kirishima, roared angrily.
He had already felt that the explosion had caused considerable damage to the hull of their battleship.
Because their battleship had already shown a noticeable tilt.
This is a sign of severe water ingress inside the hull.
He never expected that he would suffer a Waterloo here.
"I didn't expect that after catching eagles all day, I would be pecked in the eye by an eagle today.
Tell the chief engineer to take people to repair the turbine.
Let the damage control department stop the hull from taking on more water at all costs."
After calming down, the Japanese colonel quickly gave orders.
The most important thing now is to repair the gap in the hull and prevent the river water from continuing to pour in.
First we have to save their battleship and prevent it from sinking.
"Also, tell those idiots in the water diversion department to find the mines around here immediately.
The mines used by the Chinese this time are different from the previous ones.
Tell the Autumn Wind and the Feather Wind to stay where they are for the time being and not to leave.
So as not to hit other Chinese mines around."
The Japanese colonel's reaction was relatively quick and his response was quite satisfactory.
"Hi!"
At this time, Ye Qingshan led his men to the river bank not far from the Japanese warship, and stared at the Japanese battleship Kirishima through binoculars.
Ye Qingshan looked at the slightly tilted hull of the Kirishima battleship, and then looked at the three Japanese warships that had all stopped sailing.
Ye Qingshan laughed and said, "It seems that the Japanese battleship was severely damaged by the three 'water ghosts' we just fired.
The hull was tilted and a lot of water was taking in.
I don’t know if the Japanese steam turbine was destroyed. If it was destroyed, it would have hit the power system of the Japanese battleship.
That is really great news for us.
It's a pity that we didn't detonate the ammunition depot on the Japanese battleship. If that had happened, we wouldn't have had to fight this battle."
Ye Qingshan also knew that this situation was very rare.
But now, the Japanese battleship Kirishima was damaged and the Japanese fleet was blocked here. The first step of Ye Qingshan's plan was achieved.
This time, Ye Qingshan formulated a battle plan against the Japanese invading fleet.
The first step is to stop.
We cannot allow the Japanese fleet to reach the Xiaguan ferry smoothly.
The second step is to feel sleepy.
Ye Qingshan lacked the weapons to destroy the Japanese warships in one go.
Then he would use the more than 500 new "water ghost" pressure mines made by Mr. Zhang to trap the three Japanese warships on the Yangtze River.
As long as the Japanese warships are not allowed to escape, Ye Qingshan will always find a way to deal with them.
What Ye Qingshan was most worried about was the Japanese fleet commander. After discovering that they were using a new type of mine, he realized something was wrong and turned around and fled.
If that were the case, Ye Qingshan would not be able to catch up with the three Japanese warships.
Now it seems that my first step was completed surprisingly smoothly.
This was mainly due to the fact that Ye Qingshan guessed the arrogance and domineering mentality of the commander of the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
What a great location for laying the new type of mines.
The Japanese fleet plunged into the minefield.
In addition, the Japanese sailors had never seen the new type of pressure mine that Ye Qingshan was using now.
There is no solution or experience to deal with it.
This caused the Japanese ship Kirishima to be hit as soon as it arrived.
Arrogance will not last long.
“Let the sea take action and give me the remaining 300-odd mines.
They were all deployed in the waters downstream of Nanjing to block the escape route of the Japanese fleet.
Now that they are here, don’t leave.”
Ye Qingshan said in a cold voice.
A moment later, Ye Qingshan saw through the telescope that another small boat was launched from the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
Several Japanese soldiers were sitting on a small boat, searching around the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
It was obvious that they were looking for Ye Qingshan's new type of mine.
"It seems that the commander of the Japanese fleet has also noticed that the mines they encountered this time are different from those in the past."
This time, the attack principle of the new type of "Water Ghost" pressure mine laid by Ye Qingshan is to use the pressure difference generated by the water flow when the warship is sailing.
The "water ghost" mines deployed underwater will be directly "sucked" over and exploded.
The advantage of this type of mine is that under normal circumstances it is hidden about half a meter underwater and is difficult to detect with the naked eye.
When the Japanese warships pass nearby, the water flow creates a pressure difference, and the "water ghost" pressure mines will actively attach to the armor of the Japanese warships and then explode.
Moreover, the submarines with increased ammunition could not withstand the heavy armor of the Japanese battleships.
Not to mention the two thin-skinned destroyers of the Japanese behind us.
Therefore, at this time, before the threat of surrounding mines is eliminated, the two Japanese destroyers have to be obedient and not move.
Because, with such a powerful mine, if they are lucky, one mine is enough to sink them to the bottom of the river.
"Found it. We found it."
Not long after, the Japanese soldiers on the small boat actually found a water mine underwater.
They carefully salvaged the submarine mine and did not immediately move it back to the Kirishima battleship.
Instead, a Japanese mine expert conducted the research directly on the small boat.
Otherwise, if we move the battleship Kirishima back and there is another explosion, it would be more trouble than gain.
At the same time, in the command room of the Kirishima battleship, the Japanese captain suddenly discovered it.
Suddenly, a lot of small boats appeared on the river ahead.
These ships were scattered and numbered over a hundred.
"What? What are the Chinese doing?
They are not planning to use these small broken ships to attack our battleships.
Haha, this really made me laugh to death.
They really overestimate their own capabilities.”
The Japanese captain, Colonel Miyazaki, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Come, let's show them our power with our naval guns."
Boom boom boom!
Soon, the large and small guns on the Japanese battleship Kirishima opened fire again, bombarding the hundreds of ships on Lu Dahai's side.
"Damn it, don't be afraid, just rush over.
I don't believe that the Japanese naval guns can destroy several of our ships.
Go to the shallow end and speed up to get there."
At this time, Lu Dahai was standing at the bow of a large ferry and shouting loudly.