New Warlords 1909

Hua Fei did not dare to be sloppy, and immediately ordered Yangzhou's Feiying, Chuyou, Chutai and other ten destroyers and gunboats with a displacement of [-] to [-] tons to reinforce the naval formation.In addition, the second detachment of the Air Force in Bengbu was ordered to fly to the Wing Loong aircraft factory to accept the modification of adding torpedoes.The torpedo plane was originally in the production plan of the Wing Loong Aircraft Factory, but worried about the navy's insufficient combat capability, Hua Fei decided to temporarily modify the torpedo plane, firstly to enhance the navy's combat effectiveness, and secondly to increase relevant experience in using technology.

No one thought that when Yangzhou's troops had just assembled and moved northward, and the relevant military supplies had not yet departed, the Air Force's reconnaissance plane had already found traces of Beiyang Navy warships in the northern sea.

The naval warships quickly canceled the blockade patrol mission on the sea, and assembled near Shanghai Port to prepare for war.Since these large warships were all warships that had just changed flags, Hua Fei had to be transferred from the original warships at key positions.After all, those navy sailors have followed them for a long time, and they have a certain degree of loyalty

139 The Naval Battle of Snake Mountain Island

Onboard the cruiser Hajiwa.The new captain Gao Guangzheng is passionate.smug.He was originally the captain of the gunboat Chutai.In the year of Xinhai, he took refuge in Huafei.Although it was later discovered that Hua Fei was just a local warlord.And both the revolutionary party government and the later Beiyang government kept a certain distance.It's like a situation where the base is king.

This situation upsets many people.Including him, Gao Guangzheng, was very disappointed.But soon they found out again.Hua Fei's First Army of the Revolutionary Army has strict military discipline.Well trained.Combat power is definitely not at the same level as ordinary troops.Moreover, the treatment of its officers and soldiers is better than that of any army in the country.Especially their navy.Although it has always been subordinate to the Army to assist in operations.Only patrolling and practicing on the Yangtze River.But their military treatment level is at the same level as that of the elite troops of the army.

In particular, Xia Quanbo, the captain of the Fei Ting, went to Nanjing and was arrested and sentenced by the gendarmerie led by Hua Fei himself.No matter what else is on everyone's mind.All hidden deep in my heart.I dare not show it.Then the second revolution broke out.Throughout the provinces, the war situation is in decline.Only Hua Fei's First Army has reported success.Many naval soldiers cheered.After all, he has been in the first army rank for almost two years.How to have a sense of belonging.

Wait until Hua Fei successfully captures Zhaohe.Ying Rui.Later, the cruiser Haitian was captured.This is the main battleship of the flagship of the Chinese Navy.No matter how many naval officers there are, they have all kinds of thoughts about Hua Fei.They still couldn't help but cheer.We welcome the addition of these three new ships.Hua Fei will definitely use these direct-line officers.Command a giant ship like the Haitian.Galloping on the vast and endless blue waves.But the dream of all of them!

Sure enough, a few days.The official appointment of the military department is issued.Ding Jiang, the former captain of the Flying Eagle, was transferred to be the captain of the Haitian.Gao Guangzheng, the former captain of the Chutai, was transferred to the Zhaohe as the captain.The deputy captains of the two ships acted as interim captains.The new captain will be appointed at another date.As for the captain of the Yingrui.It was Mao Zhongfang, the former captain who had just been dismissed.He went to war against the revolutionaries for his opposition.thereby being dismissed.In order to stabilize the emotions of the officers and soldiers of each ship, Hua Fei.The captains of all three warships were not replaced.Instead, Mao Zhongfang was reactivated.As for whether he is a revolutionary.Not very important.

This appointment immediately aroused the envy of many colleagues.Ding Jiang was fine.After all, he is almost 50 years old.He is also a veteran in the navy.But Gao Guangzheng, regardless of age or qualifications.There are plenty of people better than him.But Hua Fei trusted him.Served as the captain of the Hajiwa cruiser.What a lucky thing this is!

Gao Guangzheng is less than 30 years old.Originally studied at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy.one year later.Because of the emptiness of the country's coastal defense.And all the world's powerful countries have forged their status as great powers because of the rise of the ocean.Then he transferred to Jiangtian Island Naval Academy.Due to the shortage of naval officers in the Qing court.In a few years, he was appointed as the deputy captain of the gunboat Chutai.He died in Wuchang.Gao Guangzheng served as the captain temporarily.Unexpectedly, after this temporary captain took refuge in Hua Fei.It becomes an official appointment.

These past events were recalled one by one in Gao Guangzheng's mind.Even he felt that Hua Fei trusted him too much.Not to mention the envy and even jealousy of colleagues!To know among his colleagues.Some people still graduated from the Dartmouth Naval Academy with the 152mm Armstrong main gun of the Zhaowa.Gao Guangzheng was always unable to restrain his inner impulse.A surge of stored energy blazingly burned.It made him feel like his veins were about to explode.

"Report. Telegram from the headquarters. An air force reconnaissance plane spotted the Beiyang enemy ship at ten o'clock an hour ago. The distance is sixty nautical miles!"

"Sixty nautical miles?" Gao Guangzheng quickly ran to the cab.According to the current speed of the warship.A distance of sixty nautical miles.If no deviation occurs.In two hours they will meet.

There are six members of the Sea Serpent commando standing in the cab.This time the Navy sorties.Hua Fei dispersed all commandos from one camp to each warship.In addition to supervising military discipline.It can also increase the special combat capabilities of warships.

"Generation Temporary Headquarters. Request to continue to track and detect the position of the enemy ship. Order the other three warships to approach me. We will fight immediately!" Entered the wheelhouse.Gao Guangzheng immediately issued an order to the adjutant.

"Captain Gao. We should contact Captain Ding and Captain Mao's squadrons. Gather our forces and fight! According to the commander's instructions, we should focus on injuring and capturing enemy ships. It is not a last resort. Do not sink enemy ships! This It is also our mission!" After hearing Gao Guangzheng's order.Wang Yue, the captain of the Sea Snake Squadron on the ship, immediately suggested.

Gao Guangzheng dared not ignore the words of these people.How to say the warship he commanded.It was still captured by others.Just talk about these abilities.It made Gao Guangzheng far behind.And it is said that all these people were selected from the poisonous special forces.After special water training and naval warfare training.The fighting power of a small team.A cruiser with a displacement of several thousand tons can be captured without anyone noticing.

"Captain Wang. I respect your mission very much. But as the commander of the Navy's third temporary detachment, my mission is to stop the enemy, defeat the Beiyang Navy, and maintain the continuous blockade of the East China Sea!" Although Gao Guangzheng admires the Sea Snake Commando's fighting power.But that's not a reason for him to compromise his battle plan.

Wang Yue nodded slightly. "Okay. Captain Gao. We have no right to interfere with your battle plan. I just hope you can remember the commander's words. Our main purpose is not to destroy the enemy!"

Gao Guangzheng hummed.Turn around and hold up the binoculars.Looking forward through the porthole.ordered quickly. "Send a telegram to Captain Ding and Captain Mao. Tell them that I have led my troops northward to block the enemy fleet. Ask them for quick support!"

Thirty nautical miles northeast of Snake Mountain Island.Gao Guangzheng's fleet observers were the first to discover the steam rising from the enemy fleet and the black is the main fleet of the Beiyang Navy.

Gao Guangzheng's Zhaohe cruiser had a displacement of 4000 tons.It has two six-inch main guns.Four four-inch secondary guns.In terms of its firepower and armor alone.Barely considered a light cruiser.And the eight main ships of the Beiyang Navy.There are three main cruisers in total.Among them, Hairong and Haichen are armored cruisers.Not only in displacement.Or firepower and armor.Both are better than Zhaoqing.Among them is the flagship Haiqi.It belongs to the same level as Haitian.Its eight-inch main gun and displacement of more than [-] tons.Already considered a heavy cruiser.

A Zhaoqing light cruiser and three destroyers with a displacement of several hundred tons.Against a Haiqi heavy cruiser.Two Hairong-class armored cruisers.Five destroyers.Whether it is quantity or firepower.They are all at a complete disadvantage!

But Gao Guangzheng was not afraid at all.After knowing the distance of the other two backup fleets.ordered decisively. "Attention all ships. Seize the wind! My flagship concentrates its firepower. Bombards five enemy destroyers! Jian'an. Jiang Yuan. The destroyer Chuguan is approaching the cruiser of the enemy fleet at high speed. Harassing and bombarding the enemy ships!"

Although this era is no longer the age of sailing.Seizing the upper hand is no longer meaningful.But today the sea is not small.Visibility was limited by late autumn fog and leaden clouds.seized the upper air.The smoke from the gunfire and the soot from the chimney of the steam engine flowed downwind.It can even reduce the opponent's visibility a little!For advantage and speed.Avoid a decisive battle with the enemy main fleet.Instead, they looked for opportunities to bombard the destroyers of the enemy fleet.Then use your own destroyer.Entangle and harass the enemy's capital ships.This is the best tactical measure Gao Guangzheng can take!Minimize your weaknesses.Give full play to the advantages of our military training on weekdays and the high-speed maneuvering advantages of the new ship!

The battle started quickly.The eight-inch main gun of the heavy cruiser Haiqi fired first.The roaring artillery battle sounded on the surface of the East China Sea.All nearby merchant ships and fishing boats quickly evaded.Several shells hit the Zhaowa.The nearest shell exploded less than ten meters away from the hull.The water column that was raised scattered and splashed.Wet all the sailors on the deck of the warship.

Gao Guangzheng was calm and composed.While speeding up the distance from the three main enemy ships.While ordering the main gun to fire at the enemy destroyer formation.

At the moment when Gao Guangzheng was at war with the Beiyang Navy.The fleet of Ding Jiang and Mao Zhongfang is coming at high speed.The three fleets coordinated their battles.Accept orders from the temporary headquarters in Shanghai.do not belong to each other.So when Ding Jiang learned that Gao Guangzheng was going to fight the Beiyang Navy alone.Immediately in a hurry.While generating electricity for Gao Guangzheng.While leading the department to rush over at high speed.

At this time.The Second Detachment of the Air Force is ready for all modifications.Take off from the airfield of Wing Loong aircraft factory and fly to the war zone.Detachment leader Zhang Jie led a team of planes.A torpedo was added under each plane.They rushed from Bengbu to Shangjin's factory for renovation.They were assembled quickly.Several technicians explained to them the main points and precautions of launching torpedoes in the air.

at this time.Even abroad.Inspired by the Huafei pioneer aircraft.The bomber is also still under development.Not to mention this torpedo machine.However, its modification is not very difficult.In addition, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau seized a large number of torpedoes.This makes the ammunition reserves not in short supply.The only problem is.None of the pilots were trained to throw torpedoes.The technology of launching torpedoes is definitely more sophisticated than that of bombs.It's just a matter of time.They have only been trained in the theory of basic assumptions.Carrying a torpedo to the sky for the first time.Just go straight into the actual combat!

Looking at the scene of the surrounding sea and sky.Zhang Jie felt a little dizzy.Even the plane shook a little.The color of the sky is basically the same as that of the sea.Inadvertently, the tilt angle of the aircraft changes.Even handstands can occur.out of control.

Zhang Jie's heart tightened.He raised his eyes and saw that the situation of his comrades around him was not good.Zhang Jie quickly lowered his altitude and looked down the sea.Due to its location near the sea.It is easy to see the fishing boats on the sea.Zhang Jie breathed a sigh of relief.Immediately gesture to the players around you.Tell them to use the ship on the sea as a reference.Keep your flight balanced.

Most of these pilots have had a lot of flight training time.Everyone after the initial tension.It doesn't take long to get used to it.Many pilots, including Zhang Jie, broke into a cold sweat.If it wasn't for You Yu, I'm afraid that he would fly and fall into the sea.It might as well be unaware.

When the air force formation flew near Snake Mountain Island.The formation of the Beiyang Navy and Gao Guangzheng has been fighting fiercely for half an hour.Although Gao Guangzheng's tactics are appropriate.Focus on flexibly containing harassment.But after all, there is a huge disparity in firepower.One destroyer was badly damaged.Completely incapable of fighting.Another destroyer was also badly leaking.Retiring from combat ranks.The remaining Hajime and another destroyer also faced varying degrees of damage.A shell was hit on Zhaowa's main deck.More than 20 sailors were killed on the spot.

However, Gao Guangzheng obviously did not make the enemy's life easier.Basically, each of the five destroyers hit one or two shells.One of the destroyers was full of flames and black smoke.Exiting order of battle.As for the three cruisers.Although it was also hit by multiple shells.But the destroyer shells are not powerful enough.The damage to cruisers is limited.

Just when Gao Guangzheng was about to lose his hold.Ding Jiang led the formation to arrive.Quickly join the battle order.The firepower output was quickly increased.Less than 10 minutes.Mao Zhongfang's naval formation also arrived immediately.The balance of maritime power reversed instantly.

The powerful firepower output quickly changed the situation on the battlefield.Several destroyers that were already injured.under powerful artillery fire.It's not about losing momentum soon.Just being beaten.Completely lost the ability to resist.

The warship Haichen turned quickly.Flee north at high speed.Gao Guangzheng made a detour to intercept.At this time.Marines in full agitation.Didn't even realize that a fleet of planes had come in front of them.

When discovering the naval battle scene below.Zhang Jie is like a drunk.All the nerve endings are as happy as being immersed in wine.A flick of the tail.Issue the order to attack.The first to rush down.Choose a suitable location.Drop the torpedo on the giant cruiser Haiqi.

As early as when Zhang Jie entered the attacking position.Cruisers such as the Haiqi have already discovered the existence of the aircraft.Most of the few aircraft Yuan Shikai introduced are still in training.So the Beiyang Navy immediately understood whose air force it was.The machine guns on the warship immediately fired at the plane. The range of the 47mm machine gun is still terrifying.Zhang Jie immediately heard the sound of shells flying around the plane.He pulled the nose immediately.dodge away.

"Torpedo. It's a torpedo!" The sailors on the Haiqi immediately discovered the track of the steam gas torpedo.Immediately yelled the police.

It turns out that what the plane dropped just now was a torpedo!The helmsman of the Haiqi immediately slammed the rudder.Dodge torpedoes.The first torpedo was easily dodged!But they didn't wait for them to breathe a sigh of relief.second plane.The third plane….Second torpedo.The third torpedoes came from different directions one after another.

boom!A torpedo accurately hit the hull of the cruiser Hairong.It exploded into a breach several meters in size.Hai Rong also immediately turned around.Flee in the direction of Haichen.The Earthsea Serpent commando saw this.Conquer Gao Guang immediately. "Captain Gao. Please approach the Hairong immediately. We will capture it!"

Gao Guangzheng also quickly saw the situation of the Hairong through the telescope.Immediately give the order without hesitation. "Immediately approach the Hairong. Infinitely approach!"

Although relying on Zhaohe's slight speed advantage.In the end, they can catch up with the Haichen.But who knows where it will lead.But the speed of the injured Hai Rong will be greatly reduced.Great for boarding and capturing Sea Serpents!

On the side of Zhaohe, artillery fire was suppressed.While approaching Hai Rong.The torpedo launched by the other plane is not known whether it is precision or luck.Hit a destroyer.The violent explosion triggered an explosion in the ammunition depot.The serial explosions instantly blew up the hull of the small destroyer into two pieces.Sink quickly!

Huge explosions and flares.Surprised the entire battlefield.These sailors.I have never encountered such a fierce and ferocious battle since the army.Don't talk about them.The entire East China Sea.I am afraid that there has not been such a naval battle for many, many years.

The sound of the huge explosion spread to Shanghai along with the wind mass.All the citizens of Shanghai heard this huge and dull thunderstorm on the sea in the distance.Well-informed reporters have known for a long time that this must be a naval battle between the Beiyang Navy and the Revolutionary Army Navy.Naval battle!How is the outcome?Which warship exploded?Although they are very curious.But no one had the courage to sail out to sea.

See this scene.Revolutionary Army Naval Position.The Haiqi saw that the situation was over.Immediately issued an order for the entire army to retreat.But how could Haitian allow him to leave so easily.The Haitian, which is also a sister ship, joined forces with other warships to outflank the Haiqi.Chasing after him.

Boom!Boom! The 203mm cannon was the largest caliber cannon of the Chinese navy at that time.The powerful vibration caused each shot to be fired.The whole hull seemed to shake.

Chirp.boom!A shell accidentally hit the rear deck of the Haiqi.The powertrain was immediately damaged.The speed of the Haiqi was stagnated.Slowed down quickly.Haitian was overjoyed.Immediately issue orders to the ships.Quickly surrounded the Haiqi.Capture the enemy ship!

Just as the Haitian issued the order to encircle.The Sea Snake commandos on Zhaohe were suppressed and covered by machine gun fire.Use the rope to quickly jump from the deck to the enemy ship.As batches of Sea Serpent commandos occupied important firepower points on the ship.Coupled with the firepower deterrence of the warship Zhaohe.The rest of the sailors surrendered.

After the Sea Snake Commando captured the Sea Capacity Cruiser.The Haiqi saw that the situation was over.There is no escape.So he also raised the flag of surrender.Give up resistance.The rest of the destroyers surrendered when they saw the main flagship.How could they seek their own death!

The naval battle of Snake Mountain Island.From ten o'clock in the morning.It lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon.It took over four hours.A total of one enemy destroyer was sunk.Captured the flagship Haiqi heavy cruiser.One armored cruiser Hai Rong.Two mine destroyers.Another cruiser Haichen and two destroyers fled!

A destroyer on one side was seriously injured.out of combat.Reluctantly returned to port.Hajiwa and four destroyers suffered minor damage.Need to return to Hong Kong for repair.Although the other ships were hit by shells.But just a simple fix.Not a big problem.

It is slavery.The Navy won big.Not only defeated the Beiyang Army's sea attack.Four warships were also captured.In particular, the heavy cruiser Haiqi was captured.In this way, there are only two heavy cruisers in the entire Chinese Navy.It was all controlled by Hua Fei.

The significance of defeating the Beiyang Navy lies in.Not only defeated Yuan Shikai's plan to break through the sea blockade.It was also able to continue to maintain the ocean blockade.Let Hua Fei be strategic.Got a huge convenience!In addition, naval battles were victorious.Huafei's navy has accumulated rare practical experience.Especially the precedent of the use of torpedoes by the Air Force.It is a groundbreaking move.He not only made Hua Feidi naval officers and soldiers get exercised.It also made countries re-evaluate Hua Fei's strength!

After Hua Fei, who was on the battlefield in Xuzhou, received the telegram of the navy's victory.He breathed a sigh of relief.Yuan Shikai's [-] troops marched south to attack Huaibei.Hua Fei was not afraid.The only thing to worry about is the Navy.Once these troops with little experience in naval warfare fail.It is not just as simple as losing a naval force.

Hua Fei no longer had any scruples in his heart.Immediately issued an order to attack Xuzhou in an all-round way.troops.Duan Qirui was appointed as the interim commander.The commander's office attacked Huaibei.Attempt to Huaibei.Xuzhou is the springboard.Go south and attack Luzhou directly.Destroy the Hua Enclave base camp.But what Duan Qirui never expected was that.Huaibei 1 defensive positions of [-] people temporarily formed by the Construction Corps and recruits.It actually made him unable to attack three times.Also suffered heavy losses.