Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

Port of Lushun.

Yanagawa Hide's combined fleet has already started a full-scale battle with the Longmen warships.

I have to say that the Japanese devils' fighting power is still very strong.

After the continuous fierce attacks from fighter jets and Longmen warships, they immediately organized a very good counterattack.

Yanagawa Ying ordered the remaining twelve warships to immediately launch a counterattack against the fighter jets in the air and the Longmen warships slowly approaching in front.

At this point, the two sides launched a very fierce naval battle on the sea.

Yanagawa Hideo's combined fleet had a total of fourteen warships. After two were sunk, there were still twelve left.

On the Longmen side, there also happened to be twelve warships.

The number of warships in Longmen is the same as that of the Japanese.

However, there are still hundreds of fighter jets in the sky above Longmen.

These hundreds of fighter planes took turns launching fierce attacks from the air on the twelve Japanese warships below.

Warships are very powerful naval weapons in both attack and defense, but they cannot be completely destroyed by fighter jets alone.

Only some superficial damage can be done to it.

Moreover, all modern warships are equipped with air defense weapons.

The same is true for Yanagawa Hideo's warships. Each warship is equipped with radar and anti-aircraft guns.

Once a fighter jet approaches, the artillery will immediately open fire after the radar scans it. Anti-aircraft artillery with a range of thousands of meters is also a considerable threat to fighter jets.

While the fighter planes were carrying out air strikes on the Japanese joint warships, many fighter planes were hit by the Japanese warships' artillery. Some exploded directly in the air, while others fell into the sea.

The threat posed by fighter jets to the warships is not very great, and it mainly depends on the twelve warships in front.

However, the Japanese Combined Fleet now also has twelve warships, so the two sides engaged in a fierce gunfight with warships on the sea.

The sound of artillery shells exploding continued to rumble on the sea.

The sea surface covering thousands of miles was almost entirely filled with artillery bombardment, and the battle was extremely fierce.

The two sides had a total of twenty-four warships, plus fighter jets in the air, and they were fighting fiercely on the sea.

For a moment, it was difficult to tell who was better and who was worse.

Ye Yunfei was not far from the port, holding a telescope and staring at the warship battle on the sea ahead. A solemn look flashed in his eyes, and he said: "The Japanese have very strong firepower. We attacked in advance, destroyed two of their warships, and killed many people. They were able to organize a counterattack immediately and stabilize the situation."

"The Japanese's naval combat capability is indeed quite impressive."

He ordered the warships and fighter jets to launch an attack in advance, catching the Japanese off guard. His original intention was to resolve the battle in the easiest way.

In this way, the losses will be minimized.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese reacted very quickly. After being attacked, they immediately organized a counterattack and stabilized the battlefield.

Now both sides are using warships to continuously launch fierce bombardments on the sea, and have actually entered a confrontation situation.

When Longmen took the initiative, the two sides entered a state of stalemate. It can be seen that the Japanese naval combat capability is indeed very strong.

This was somewhat beyond Ye Yunfei's expectations.

Liu Zhengfeng said, "The Japanese's naval combat capability is indeed very strong. According to statistics from international authoritative organizations, the Japanese's naval combat capability ranks among the top five in the world, and ranks first in Asia."

"Both their naval weapons and military personnel combat effectiveness are top-notch, so it is still difficult to defeat them."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei's eyes flashed with a strange look, and he said, "No. 1 in Asia? No wonder he has such strong strength, it's really good."

"It seems that the Japanese are quite good at naval warfare."

Liu Zhengfeng said: "There is another reason. In the past few years, we at Longmen have mainly trained the army, and most of the people we recruit are from land combat units."

"As for the navy, it has not been formally cultivated yet, so the current navy is pieced together and its combat effectiveness is not strong."

"If it weren't for the powerful firepower of your dozen warships, I'm afraid it would be difficult to resist the Japanese attack."

Liu Zhengfeng is telling the truth.

Because the previous battles in Longmen were mainly on land, and there were almost no battles at sea.

Therefore, Longmen’s army is almost entirely composed of the army, and there are not many people in the navy.

The naval battle taking place at the Port of Lushun now depends almost entirely on the dozen or so warships that Ye Yunfei has obtained.

If it weren't for the warships with powerful firepower, it would be difficult to withstand the Japanese's terrifying fire bombing.

You know, the Japanese navy is now truly the best in Asia and ranks among the top in the world.

Ye Yunfei said: "It seems that we have to train a navy of our own. Today's battles are not just about fighting on land. Fighting at sea and in the air are both very important."

"Especially in naval warfare, nowadays, when countries want to invade the Republic of China, they almost always come from the sea, so it is very important to have a strong navy."

Liu Zhengfeng said: "Yes, not only the navy, but also the air force needs to be nurtured. We have many fighter jets with strong attack power, but the strength of the air force is actually average."

"Only by developing both the navy and the air force can we at Longmen truly be considered a strong military."

Ye Yunfei nodded to show his agreement.

Modern warfare requires not only the army, navy, and air force, but also the others.

Only through integrated operations of the navy and the army can the combat effectiveness of an army be raised to its peak.

As for the current Longmen, if the combat effectiveness of the army is 100, then the combat effectiveness of the navy and air force is probably less than 40%.

Therefore, Longmen’s next top priority will probably be on the navy and air force.

After thinking for a while, Ye Yunfei continued to look at the battle on the sea ahead. He said, "Zhengfeng, do you think that Longmen can win this naval battle?"

Liu Zhengfeng also held a telescope and stared at the naval battle ahead. After watching for a while, he said, "The strength of both sides is almost the same now. Both have twelve warships, but we have fighter jets to support us in the air, while the Japanese have more experience in naval warfare."

"So, in summary, the combat effectiveness of both sides is equal. It is somewhat difficult for Longmen to sink the Japanese's twelve warships, but similarly, it is also very difficult for the Japanese to sink our warships."

"The battle between the two sides is now in a stalemate. Judging from the current situation, it is difficult to tell who will win or lose."