Twelve, before setting sail

In order to cooperate with the propaganda activities of the super battleship, the Naval Command decided to conduct an attack on the Keelung Fortress in Taiwan, which was regarded as a live-fire training. The Japanese combat aircraft in Taiwan have almost been dispatched by HNA and the Army Air Force deployed along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang.

It's almost wiped out.

The East China Sea Fleet and the Fourth Fleet dispatched a total of four battleships "Taishan", "Huashan", "Kunlun Mountain" and "Yanshan", and the aviation battleships "Jiangsu" and "Zhejiang" performed air cover missions.

"Start the bombardment!"

The four turrets on the newly commissioned battleship "Huashan" rumbled out four clouds of dark brown smoke and orange fireballs. The entire warship was shaken and bumped on the sea. As an observer, standing

Fang Minghao in the control tower still felt pain at the base of his ears even though he had cotton plugs in his ears.

This was the first time he really felt the atmosphere on the battlefield. Several battleships lined up in a row and fired the first round of artillery fire neatly at the fortress built by the Japanese army in Keelung Port. He saw the fire spitting out from the muzzle and heard the sound on the sea.

With the rumbling sound of cannons and feeling such a huge warship shaking on the sea, standing on the bridge surrounded by billowing smoke, Fang Minghao couldn't help but feel delighted that the navy of the Communist Party of China had such a powerful force.

Admiral Sa Shijun, who was standing in the command position, was livid. The performance of the newly commissioned "Huashan" in the early stages of the battle was very unsatisfactory: a reconnaissance aircraft on the ship almost fell into the sea when it ejected and took off, and the crew

They were still very unskilled in the operation. It was not until the "Yanshan" fired the second salvo that the "Huashan" fired the shells for the first time. During the first round of shooting, the distance between the shells and the expected impact point was ridiculously high.

, most of them fell into the sea outside the harbor.

The Japanese army only had a few small boats such as gunboats and torpedo boats in Keelung Port, as well as a few offshore transport ships that were not as big as frigates. They had no oil or water at all.

Sa Shijun issued a new order to his men through the short-range wireless intercom. He asked the fleet to approach within the range of the fortress' guns. The frustrated admiral decided to let the "rookies" on the warship suffer. "Taishan"

Under the order of the admiral, the "Huashan" and "Huashan" approached the fortress area outside Keelung Port from the side of the sea, blasting the buildings on the shore into the air with gunfire and thick smoke billowing.

The Japanese fort on the shore began to fight back, "Commander, are we moving back a little? Our two warships have been exposed to the range of the shore defense artillery?" Liu Lin, the captain of the "Huashan" saw the warship

The water jets surrounding him were a bit anxious.

"No, let them smell the smell of gunpowder more and experience the fear of fighting under enemy fire a few more times, so that they can grow up faster!" Sa Shijun observed the situation on the coast through the telescope, still calmly

said.

The bombardment continued for another half an hour. The "Huashan" received three consecutive shells, and a thick smoke rose from the front deck. Sa Shijun saw that the two warships were in the crossfire of the shore defense artillery.

Then, the two warships were ordered to retreat beyond the range of the shore artillery.

"The Germans drove their heavy cruiser directly towards the Norwegian fortress at Narvik, and it was sunk. Do you also want to learn from them?" Fang Minghao stood next to Sa Shijun and smiled.

said.

"I don't have the guts. The Japanese shore artillery is still far from being able to penetrate us. Only if these bastards have truly experienced the rain of bullets will they not panic in future naval battles," said Sa Shijun.

, "Besides, the German Blücher was sunk by a torpedo fired from the shore, not really by artillery."

The fleet began to return in the middle of the afternoon. The Japanese army did not dispatch any aircraft, which made the pilots cruising in the sky very depressed. However, the destroyer on guard sent a report saying that it had found traces of periscopes, which gave everyone a false alarm for a while.

After retreating to shallow water, I felt relieved.

After returning to the Zhoushan base, Sa Shijun, with a livid face, reprimanded the officers and soldiers on the Huashan, and then announced that all crew members would cancel their vacation and step up preparations for war.

"There are no special circumstances. All fleet personnel are not allowed to take leave to go ashore. They must also conduct actual combat training while the warships are stationed. All personnel are disbanded!"

Two days later, Fang Minghao was lying on a bunk in a two-person officer's cabin of the "Xi'an" anti-aircraft cruiser not far from the dock. Sleeping opposite was Lieutenant Colonel Zeng Mingyang of the Naval Operations Department. He heard someone knocking on the door.

, Lieutenant Colonel Zeng's slight snoring also stopped. He stood up and opened the door, and saw a messenger standing in the corridor outside.

"Are you General Fang Minghao?" the young sailor asked after saluting him.

"What's the matter?" Fang Minghao asked after nodding.

"Here is your telegram. The captain is waiting for you on the deck!" The messenger handed him a telegram.

He walked to the bedside with the telegraph newspaper and turned on the reading light on the bedside. He saw that it read: Major General Fang Minghao, please bring your luggage and arrive on the Yanshan before 6 a.m. to stand by. Sa

Lieutenant Colonel Zeng woke up and saw him packing his bags. He sat up from the bed and asked, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes, an urgent mission." Fang Minghao said, holding the suitcase, "Let's go to the Yanshan, and let's get together again when we have time." He shook hands with the lieutenant colonel, and then left the cabin.

There was a cool breeze blowing on the deck. Fang Minghao followed the officer on duty down the gangway to the traffic boat. The captain came to the deck to see him off. There was a light layer of morning mist on the sea, and the boat's motor was humming softly.

Noisy, it sailed leisurely towards the battleship Yanshan stationed at the anchorage. The gray body of this giant ship was like a hill, appearing and disappearing in the hazy morning fog.

In about ten minutes, the speedboat docked at the side of the Yanshan. Fang Minghao climbed onto the deck along the gangway. At this time, the morning sun was rising from the sea, and the entire dark gray hull of the warship was glowing with a faint glow.

The red light. Different from the usual noisy scenes, the sailors wearing blue training uniforms are nervously but quietly carrying out preparations before setting sail. All this shows that there must be important people on the ship.

arrival.

Admiral Sa Shijun, who was wearing a white uniform, was standing on the bridge explaining something to the captain. When he saw Fang Minghao coming up to the deck from the side, he waved to him from above.

"Major General Fang, the president will be here soon." General Sa said immediately when he saw Fang Minghao.

"It's so fast, isn't it planned to set off tomorrow?" Fang Minghao said.

"There have been some temporary changes. The entire Fourth Fleet will set off today. Fortunately, we loaded all the supplies on the ship two days ago." Sa Shijun said, "Have you brought all the documents the president needs?"

"Put them all in the suitcase and you can take them out at any time." Fang Minghao said.
Chapter completed!