Chapter 19 The Air Crash Outside Wusong Mouth
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The national war of resistance began. In early August, Japanese troops began to assemble to Shanghai. This was the second battle against this city.
On August 10, Long Chongjiu invited a banquet with Sanger at the American Federation of America. As for Huang Tycoon, it would be better not to mention it.
"Boss Du, what you are impressing Long is the spirit of never surrendering to the Japanese. Now Shanghai is in chaos again. The Japanese army is gathering forces on a large scale and heading towards Shanghai. At the same time, they told Britain, the United States, and France that they would not involve the concession in this disaster. The power of this government in Asia is still limited. They always hold an optimistic attitude towards the future. The chaotic Eastern world does not seem to affect their current development. In fact, the development momentum of the European economy is very good now."
"Mr. Long, I am really old now and have no ambitions of the past. The Japanese ambitions for Shanghai have long been exposed. I think they are bound to win this time. Before that, their people came to pull me into the water countless times, but I refused them harshly. I guess if I don't leave this time, I will stay in Shanghai forever. They will not let me go. If I don't go, Zechang is cruel."
"Mr. Du doesn't want to go to Hong Kong to take refuge, right? If what I expected, Hong Kong will be one of their goals."
Du Daheng was a little surprised and said, "I do have this idea, but Mr. Long invited me to come today, and I want to hear your advice."
"Well, hey... I'm going to recommend that you stay in Shanghai and do your best to the country. Boss Du has fewer industries in Pudong. It's probably difficult to escape the looting of war. It's better to deal with it as soon as possible to save huge losses. It's better to donate that little money to the anti-Japanese front."
"When the country is in danger, Du should do his best. If the 19th Army was still there, maybe Shanghai would still..."
"Don't worry about its more than ten armies, as long as it fights against Japan, it is a good army. I will support it with all my strength. Now General Zhang's Fifth Army is still stationed in Shanghai. We need to meet with the general, convene people from the Shanghai business community, contribute money and efforts, and do our best to protect Shanghai."
"Okay, okay, I fully support Mr. Long's idea. Speaking of which, I am really a regular businessman now, and I am not afraid of Mr. Long's jokes. Although the profits in front of me are shrinking a lot, I can make more money. It's time to accumulate some good deeds."
This is the real hero end, but Long Chongjiu is an eagle that has just spread its wings. Before this, it was just a test flight stage.
It is true that Du Tycoon has passed the climate early. The current tycoons are Gu Zhuxuan, Ma Yongzhen and Chen Zhixiong, both of whom are Long Chongjiu.
More than 20,000 informal "Dragon Army" gathered under his own men. After sending off Du Tycoon, Long Chongjiu returned to the English Federation to start deploying Shanghai defense with the new Tycoon. All industries under his name were prepared to become refugee camps again.
"Brother Jiu, we are not generals on the battlefield, and we know nothing about commanding them to fight."
What Chen Zhixiong is telling the truth is that when he goes to the real battlefield, the combat power of these 20,000 people is indeed not high. However, they have also gone to Longdao for training for a year, but now they lack practical experience and there is no one called general to command. This is a problem.
"Don't worry, Jiang and Cai, who have already formed a team in Fujian, will come to Shanghai soon. The situation here is urgent, will they not see that? Our people will exert the greatest combat power in his hands. Unfortunately, the British government and the United States cannot enter the water now. My development makes them have a certain degree of war with me, so I can't even say a word about the internal affairs of the two countries."
Of course, although Edward has value in use, Long Chongjiu does not want him to betray Britain now. Perhaps in 40 years, the concession will disappear. Edward, a person who has made outstanding contributions in Asia, will still be valued when he returns to Britain. With Long's support behind him, he is completely likely to enter the power center of the British government, at least this is his direction of development.
"Fengqin, aren't you going to let our people on Longdao participate in the anti-Japanese operations on the Chinese battlefield?" Ma Yongzhen expressed his question.
Long Chongjiu nodded and said, "We will definitely participate, but our strength is currently limited to Shanghai. Some weapons are not suitable for exposure now. This is one of my strategic arrangements to drag down various ambition countries. In addition, I cannot intervene in China's affairs openly. After all, I am now a brain figure of the Dragon Federation. This is a sensitive international political issue, and I can only help China."
Gu, Chen, and the Ma people knew nothing about politics, but they were extremely convinced by Long Chongjiu and never doubted his decisions.
In fact, Long Chongjiu has rarely made mistakes since his debut, and he has always been a wise person.
The news of Long Chongjiu's secret return to Shanghai was deliberately leaked to Liao Yaquan, and the Kwantung Army headquarters was also shocked.
This guy they hate always appears at some critical moments, and the second Shanghai Battle must be successful.
On August 12, the Japanese army's Xindi Fleet entered Shanghai had arrived at Wusongkou and set out to enter the Huangpu River on the same day.
At night, Long Chongjiu unexpectedly met Liu Jiang, who had not met again for a long time, and he made a special trip to Shanghai to find Long Chongjiu.
"I don't care whether you are the king or not, I still want to call you Fengqin, because you are Chinese, do you welcome me?"
"Ha..., of course, Mr. Liu, I'm very happy to see you before Japan launched its second Shanghai guide, but we can talk about anything tonight, but after the conversation is over, I'll send you away from here overnight."
"What? Do you think the little ghosts will launch the Shanghai General Strategy in the near future? The north has become a group of people, but the Japanese army gathered in Shanghai has shown impatience. Well, I'll say straight to the point, Fengqin, I'm here to hand you."
"I will support you as always until you build a new China."
Liu Jiang felt relieved about Long Chongjiu's firm position, "Okay, Fengqin, in Shanghai, we will also organize all forces to launch a powerful counterattack against the Japanese invaders. We are quite nervous on the domestic battlefield. On the one hand, we have to deal with the Kuomintang and fight against Japan on the other hand."
"Mr. Liu, let me leave the matter about Shanghai. I have contacted two famous anti-Japanese generals, Jiang and Cai. They are rushing to Shanghai. The New 19th Army will reappear on the Shanghai battlefield. In order to prevent Shanghai from losing, we will do our best. There are some supplies on my small base in Pingyang, which will be placed on the Chinese battlefield in the future to support you. There will be aircraft and cannons."
"Ha... I won't come here in vain with you. Fengqin, I believe we are friends, the Chinese family, and we will cooperate with each other for China's tomorrow. I believe that if you, Long Chongjiu, will be in charge of Shanghai, will surprise the Japanese invaders."
"When the situation in Shanghai is stable, I will provide material support to your domestic battlefield. If possible, you can build a simple airport in the red Yan'an, and my plane can send what you need there."
"Fengqin, this is still a bit difficult at present. It is not that we cannot build a building, but that we cannot establish a permanent base by the National Government. With the strength of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, we are still at an absolute disadvantage."
Yes, the Kuomintang has tens of thousands of troops, and it is crowded with people. It takes a lot of bullets to sweep with a gun, let alone it is not that cheap.
"Although they are strong, they are only a large number of people. In fact, many people cannot join their ranks. The quality is uneven and the morale of the army is unstable. The US government's aid to them is quite limited. President Roosevelt and I have a good relationship in private. I am changing their views on China. Since the Western world has fundamental prejudice against the country, this idea is deeply rooted and we can only use facts to prove to them that capitalism is not feasible in the East."
"Ha, Fengqin has this view, which shows that we are not wrong. I have another task this time. There is currently a lack of talents in the country. Although we also have our own arsenal, the technology of making guns and cannons is still very backward and the funds are short of funds."
"How can I let Mr. Liu come here for free? I don't have any foreign money. The Shanghai industrial money shop chain stores have my semicolons in many towns. You may go there to get money. There are a group of Chinese students from Longdao Science and Technology Institute. They will graduate soon. At that time, I will send them to Yan'an. China is my hometown. I will do my best to provide the support you can provide."
At midnight, more than ten planes at Hongqiao Airport roared, and for the second time, it took Liu Jiang and his group to leave Shanghai where the turbulent was about to riot.
The next morning, Long Chongjiu sent people to the Songhu Guard Command and conveyed the request for the meeting to Lieutenant General Zhang Zhi.
Now Long Chongjiu is not the former Long Chongjiu, a brain figure in the Dragon Federation and the first king of the Economic Kingdom.
Before General Zhang left, he received an emergency report from the Wusong defender. The Japanese army landed in the Wusongkou area and launched the second Shanghai battle. Seven destroyers of the Xindi Fleet drove in along the Huangpu River. Dozens of aircraft carriers outside Wusongkou took off and began to bomb Shanghai. At the same time, ship guns were fired, and armored vehicles carried on the transport flight also began to land, and Shanghai was trapped in a sea of fire again.
Long Chongjiu had to beware of the Japanese bombing his English Federation for the second time. In fact, it was meaningless for him to stay in English, so early in the morning he entered the Hongqiao base with Edward's company, and Hongqiao Aircraft Group was still a company under his name.
The British, American and French garrisons also expected the Japanese army's attempt, and their intelligence agencies told them about the situation in advance.
But the armed forces of the country hid far away. They were not prepared to participate in the actual combat on the Chinese battlefield. Their government did not allow them to do so. In fact, the government's military equipment is far from comparable to Japan, which had long had ambitions to invade.
The armored tanks landed on the Wusong line and the fierce offensive of the Marine Corps drove straight into the sky, just like entering a no-man's land. The destroyers on the Huangpu River provided a comprehensive firepower coverage of Longhua Town, which was even more terrifying than a few years ago. The Japanese invaders' equipment is no longer the same as before. The Marine Corps' mortars were thrown away and changed to powerful rocket launchers, showing the majesty of the 19th Army in the past.
The little ghosts not only steal the skills, but also outstripping the abyss. The power and range of the rocket launcher have been improved, which is very scary.
There is also a new tank mixed in the tank group, called a rocket car. The chassis is a new weapon to launch 16-tube rockets. This new creation was a trick in the Soviet Union. In fact, this thing has been available on Dragon Island for a long time. All the previous ones were modified and the thruster device was added to make its range exceed 150 kilometers. If you really want to use it on the battlefield, I wonder what the little ghost would have.
One day after the August 1st Incident, international public opinion began again after the July 7th Incident. Many countries condemned Japan's aggression, but the Japanese government attributed this crime to the provocation of the Chinese. Rooney, the minister of the Dragon Federal Government, filed a solemn protest against this and called on people from all over the world to unanimously condemn the Japanese fascism, and the Arab world also held the same attitude.
The Fifth Army in Shanghai fought fiercely for several days and fought for inches of land. Jiang and Cai led the newly formed New 19th Army, which was less than 10,000 people, to participate in the Battle of Shanghai, which caused a sensation between China and abroad on the 18th. The 20,000 informal troops under Long Chongjiu became the strong team of the New 19th Army.
The Nanjing government urgently transferred Chen Cheng's 15th Army to Shanghai to participate, but only some troops, he was not optimistic about the end of the Battle of Shanghai. In fact, the Japanese army had successively invested more than 200,000 troops on the Shanghai battlefield, with more than 300 heavy armored vehicles and 500 aircraft. The 28 warships of the Xindi Fleet were unprecedentedly powerful. By mid-September, the Chinese defenders were defeated step by step.
On September 21, the Sixth Fleet of Dragon Island finally entered the Chinese waters, and this moment was the time that Long Chongjiu deliberately delayed.
He wanted to let the Japanese army gather in Shanghai in large numbers, and the Xindi Fleet would suffer a heavy blow as many years ago.
On that day, Long Chongjiu took a plane to the 'Dongfanghong' aircraft carrier of the Sixth Fleet. A bold plan took shape in Long Chongjiu's heart. The arrogant little ghost repeatedly launched a war against China and trampled on the territory of other countries. Why can't other countries retaliate against them? Although Long Chongjiu had the idea of declaring war on Japan at one moment, he really had fewer troops in his hands.
The defensive troops on Lianlong Island have only 150,000 people together, so it is really not qualified to play the invader.
Early in the morning of September 22, the Sixth Fleet of the Dragon Federation approached the Wusongkou area. The Japanese New Fleet had received information and sent a group of aviation troops to bomb the Dragon Federation fleet with unknown intentions. Let's take the initiative first.
Morning mist covered the vast Wusong waters, and the "Dongfanghong" appeared majestic on the foggy river under the escort of the friendly ship.
The commander of the Sixth Fleet was Mrs. Judy, the Minister of the Navy of the Dragon Federation. This time she was also in charge of the imperial army.
In the command tower of the ship tower, Judy and Long Chongjiu, who had gotten up early, stood in the bridge with a look glass and looked at the hazy waters.
The staff in the command tower were busy performing their duties, and a surveillance lieutenant quickly walked to the front of the two of them.
"Report to the commander, our radar found a batch of about a dozen aircraft approaching our fleet, 15 nautical miles away."
Judy wore the special naval uniform of the Dragon Federation, with a pure dark blue texture and a straight and hot style, making her look heroic.
After a slight jaw, Judy said to another British officer in a well-equipped military uniform behind her, "Col. Ronnie, these planes should be sent by the Japanese army. All you have to do is to let them be buried in the sea. The fleet of the Dragon Federation does not want to be threatened by anyone."
"Yes, Commander, Ronnie is glad to be their knotty." Ronnie, who was fifteen or sixteen, replied confidently.
A few minutes later, the Sixth Fleet warships lined up on the vast river surface, and Ronnie issued commands using a wireless short-frequency radio.
"All warships are ready to fight. The air group aircraft that appear on your radar monitors are our targets. I now order you to prepare for the anti-aircraft high-air rocket launchers on all ships to carry out the strike within a range of ten nautical miles of enemy planes."
The commanders of all the warships responded and quickly conveyed the order. The anti-aircraft rocket launchers on more than a dozen warships, including submarines, were adjusted uniformly and looked at the wet sky at an oblique angle. Perhaps they were about to spew out the soul-devouring flames.
At this time, the Sixth Fleet was still twenty-five nautical miles away from Wusongkou. Eleven planes roared towards the fleet, nineteen of which were heavy bombers and the main type of aircraft that played the leading role in this mission. Twelve fighter jets escorted their trip.
"Col. The enemy plane has crossed our air cordon. Please instruct." The surveillance officer came to report to Colonel Ronnie again.
"The children all listened, the enemy planes were approaching the air defense line within ten nautical miles. My order was that you can open fire."
With a command, more than a dozen warships lined up on the sea launched the rocket launcher on the ship at the same time, and the sky suddenly became gorgeous.
The speed of this warhead with a rocket thruster flying in the air is unimaginable, and the sound of "swooshing" covers the sound of waves.
The Japanese aircraft group, which was still approaching, did not realize the approaching of Death, and suddenly the captain of the team leader saw an unknown object.
"What is it? Private Chuanji is like a bird, oh, no, it's a group of birds, ah... no, it's a shell."
Private Kawashi, who was sitting behind, had no time to answer, and felt a shock in the body, followed by a huge explosion.
This group of missiles had a wide coverage of mesh-shaped caps that completely wrapped eleven aircraft into dense bullet nets.
The anti-aircraft rockets at Wusongkou showed their super power in reality for the first time, but the other party did not see the fleet at all.
The air crash happened like this, and the planes were hit by warheads one after another, and some planes were hit by five warheads at the same time.
In fact, this was a luxurious air defense performance, and it actually fired more than 800 rockets at one time against more than a dozen aircraft.
Judy looked at the flames rising in the distance and said to Ronnie, "You idiot, we can't waste this way even if we have money."
Chapter completed!