Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

"My men have suffered heavy casualties. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for much longer if we continue to be attacked like this."

Hearing this, Ye Yunfei looked at the others and said, "What about you guys? How is the dock you're guarding now?"

Ding Li said: "My dock has also been attacked fiercely, but we can still resist now. It is impossible for the Japanese to capture the dock in a short time."

Xu Wenqiang said: "The situation is similar where I am. The Japanese are attacking fiercely. The planes and warships are all heading towards the dock."

"After several attacks, the dock was almost razed to the ground."

"However, the wharf is still under our control, and they will not be able to go ashore in the short term."

Several other people also expressed their opinions, and the basic situation was the same, that is, the Japanese attacked extremely fiercely and launched a crazy attack on the dock.

They suffered heavy casualties and it was difficult for them to hold on.

However, all the docks are now in their hands, and none of them have been occupied by the Japanese.

Ye Yunfei said: "It seems that the situation at the six major docks is not good."

Xu Wenqiang said: "Yes, the six major docks are still in our hands, but if the Japanese attack fiercely in turns, it will be very difficult to defend."

"Besides, there is an even more troublesome situation now."

Ye Yunfei said: "What trouble is this?"

Xu Wenqiang said: "As far as I know, the Japanese sent an aircraft carrier to participate in the battle this time, but so far, the Japanese have only used warships and planes to launch attacks, and have not used aircraft carriers."

"As we all know, aircraft carriers are the weapons with the strongest attack power and the greatest threat. Their power is far greater than that of warships. In fact, more than ten warships combined are not as powerful as an aircraft carrier."

"And now, the Japanese are only using warships to attack, and they haven't sent any aircraft carriers. Their aircraft carriers haven't even been deployed yet, but we've already suffered heavy losses. If they send aircraft carriers to join the battle, I'm afraid our defense will be even more difficult."

"I guess if the Japanese sent an aircraft carrier to participate in the battle, I'm afraid they could easily capture a dock."

Xu Wenqiang expressed his concerns.

When everyone heard this, their expressions immediately became tense.

Indeed, they did not expect that the Japanese had an aircraft carrier.

Up to this point in the battle, they had never seen the Japanese aircraft carriers take off.

Even without an aircraft carrier, they have been beaten so badly. If an aircraft carrier comes again, I am afraid the danger will be greatly increased.

By then, will we still be able to defend the dock?

The expressions of several people immediately became solemn.

At this time, Feng Yuxiang looked at Ye Yunfei and said, "Ye Yunfei, as far as I know, doesn't your Longmen have an aircraft carrier?"

"Why haven't you sent out your aircraft carrier yet? If you send out your aircraft carrier, the situation might be better."

Because when Longmen and the Japanese fought in Port Arthur, they had dispatched an aircraft carrier.

So they all knew that Ye Yunfei also had an aircraft carrier.

However, Ye Yunfei’s aircraft carrier has not been deployed yet.

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Ye Yunfei said: "Longmen does have an aircraft carrier, but we only have one aircraft carrier, while the Japanese have dispatched eight aircraft carriers this time."

"Even if I deploy my one aircraft carrier, I have no chance of winning against the eight aircraft carriers of the Japanese."

“So, it’s useless.”

Feng Yuxiang said: "It's better to have it than not to have it. Otherwise, you can first mobilize this aircraft carrier to the Changning Wharf where I am guarding. This way, if the Japanese invaders launch an attack, it will be safer."

Upon hearing what Feng Yuxiang said, Ding Li immediately said, "What are you talking about? If the only aircraft carrier is transferred to you, why not transfer it to me?"

"The Huangpu Wharf I guard is the most important of the several wharves. If the Japanese attack, the most likely target is the Huangpu Wharf."

"So, the aircraft carrier should be transferred to my Huangpu Wharf, so that it can play the greatest role."

Feng Yuxiang said, "You are talking nonsense. What's so important about Huangpu Wharf? Changning Wharf is more important."

"If Changning Wharf is occupied by the Japanese, they can march straight into Shanghai."

"Changning Wharf cannot be lost, so only if the aircraft carrier is given to me can it play the greatest role."

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The two men actually started arguing over the ownership of the aircraft carrier.

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Listening to the two men arguing, Ye Yunfei said, "Stop talking nonsense. We won't give the aircraft carrier to anyone. Let it stay on the sea first."

"Wait until the defense pressure there is greater and the most dangerous time, then send out the aircraft carrier."

"And I've already said that I only have one aircraft carrier, while the Japanese have eight. The gap between the two sides is huge."

"You don't really think that you can change the entire war situation with just one aircraft carrier."

After hearing Ye Yunfei's words, everyone present fell silent.

Indeed, the Japanese have eight aircraft carriers, and they have at most one. If they fight for them, it will have some effect, but it won't be that big.

Therefore, there is not much point in arguing now.

And the most important thing now is actually the current attack by the Japanese.

Now the Japanese are still attacking the six major ports, and there is no sign of their fighting weakening.

It's hard to hold on like this.

Just as they were thinking with their heads down, Tan Xiong suddenly ran in and said, "Good news, the Japanese suddenly stopped attacking, and the entire army began to retreat."

Hearing Tan Xiong's words, Ye Yunfei stood up suddenly and said, "What did you say? The Japanese retreated. Where did you get the news?"

Tan Xiong said: "From what I just saw at the port, all six major ports have seen this. The Japanese have all retreated from the ports and have now retreated dozens of miles away."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei frowned and looked serious.

He vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the Japanese retreating at this time.

Feng Yuxiang laughed and said, "This is really good news. The Japanese actually took the initiative to retreat."

"It seems that he must have felt that no matter how hard he attacked, it would be impossible to take Shanghai, so he retreated on his own initiative."

"In that case, then we have already won this battle."

Yan Laoxi said: "Indeed, if the Japanese retreat on their own initiative, there will be no threat to Shanghai."

"Moreover, the Japanese attacked Shanghai for such a long time without any gains, and even suffered many casualties."

"If they continue to fight, they will not be able to take Shanghai, so retreating is the best option."

Both of them were relieved that the Japanese retreated on their own initiative.

After five hours of fierce fighting, many of them have already died. If the fight continues, more people will surely die...