Devil's Army

When they arrived at the operations room, Leng Feng reported the enemy situation to Gray Wolf, Jackal, Wang Zhuangfei and the second regiment commander: Golden Eagle discovered the Japanese fleet in the direction of Jinzhou, more than 20 nautical miles away from Huludao.

The flagship was still the battleship "Ise" from last time, and it brought three cruisers and a destroyer, rushing towards Huludao.

Wang Zhuangfei believed that the purpose of the Japanese navy's action was to nip the First Army's navy in the bud, and advocated that the First Army's navy avoid the enemy's edge and withdraw from Huludao.

Gray Wolf expressed a different opinion. He believed that all the ports in Northeast China were under the control of the Japanese, and that the Japanese navy and air force had overwhelming strength.

If the navy of the First Army withdrew from Huludao, where could it hide? A navy without a port is like a duckweed without roots. Even if it is not bombarded by the Japanese navy, it is easy to be bombed by Japanese planes. The chance of survival is very slim. Moreover, the warships have no way to replenish food, drinking water, ammunition and fuel.

Wang Zhuangfei thought about it and felt that what Gray Wolf said made sense. However, the strength of the First Army's navy was too different from that of the Japanese navy.

The total tonnage of the First Army's navy was less than 2 tons, while the total tonnage of the Japanese fleet was over 12 tons. Moreover, the main gun range of the Japanese flagship "Ise" battleship was more than ten times that of the First Army's ships. When the two armies fought, it was not adults beating children, but adults beating babies.

I can’t win, and I can’t escape either. What should I do in this battle?

Leng Feng felt that although what Wang Zhuangfei said was true, it was a bit too pessimistic. Because the First Army had the technology of the previous generation, it could make up for the shortcomings of the First Army's navy in terms of tonnage and range.

First of all, as long as our patrol boats can get close to the Japanese warships, our 40 rockets can cause substantial damage to the Japanese warships, while the Japanese warships will not be able to bombard our patrol boats.

Secondly, as long as the Golden Eagle and the Flying Dragon can get close to the Japanese warships and fly under the guns of the warships, the Japanese will have no way to deal with them. However, they can attack the living forces on the Japanese warships.

Gray Wolf agreed with Leng Feng's analysis, but at the same time pointed out that the premise of the advantage is to get close to the Japanese warships. Moreover, although the main gun range of the Japanese flagship "Ise" battleship can reach a distance of ten nautical miles, it does not mean that it can see the warships ten nautical miles away. When everyone enters the visual range, the range is actually quite close.

In the end, everyone reached a consensus that in order to win this naval battle, they must get as close to the Japanese warships as possible.

The meeting was disbanded, and Fox Wolf immediately went to arrange combat missions. The messenger sounded the combat alarm at the dock.

The warships were still parked in front of the harbor in front of the dock, and the people were still pointing and watching the warships of their own army nearby.

Suddenly, an urgent combat alarm sounded and the warship immediately headed towards the port.

After the warships were parked, the commanders of the two warships and the soldiers in the patrol boats rushed to the conference room. Fox Wolf and Gray Wolf were already waiting in the conference room.

The officers sat down, and Gray Wolf began to mobilize before the war: "Comrades, our navy has just been established, and the Japanese have launched a large-scale attack, trying to wipe us out. What should we do?"

"Fight, fight, fight...!" The naval soldiers, who had been training for so long but had never fought a battle, were very excited.

"We have to fight, because we have nowhere to escape, but we have to recognize the advantages of the Japanese and our disadvantages. The total tonnage of our ships is only 12 tons, while the total tonnage of the Japanese fleet is over tons. Moreover, the range of the main guns of his flagship Ise is more than ten nautical miles, while the range of our main guns is only one nautical mile."

"Then let's fight close up." said the captain of the Huludao destroyer.

"Yes, Captain Lin is right. We have to get close and fight the Japs in close combat with bayonets drawn to have a chance of winning. And we have the cooperation of Golden Eagle and Flying Dragon. The Japs' advantage will not be too great. Now Captain Hu will assign the combat tasks." After saying that, Gray Wolf sat down and Fox Wolf stood up.

"Golden Eagle and Huludao are responsible for the left wing of the Japanese fleet, and Feilong and Chaoyang are responsible for the right wing of the Japanese fleet. Before the battle begins, Golden Eagle and Feilong will first kill the observation post on the Japanese mast to create chaos and give Huludao and Chaoyang a chance to approach the Japanese fleet."

The soldiers operating the Golden Eagle and Flying Dragon who participated in the meeting stood up and answered in unison: "Yes".

The fox wolf waved his hand and asked the two soldiers to sit down. Then he continued:

"Patrol boats, listen to my orders!"

The captains of the three patrol boats immediately stood up and responded in unison: "Here."

"Your mission is to get as close to the enemy fleet as possible, especially the flagship Ise, while the Huludao and Chaoyang are fighting with the enemy and the enemy has no time to pay attention to you. Use 40 rocket launchers to attack its waterline."

"Yes!"

"All officers and soldiers on your patrol boats must wear swimsuits. If the patrol boat is overturned by the Japanese, you can use the overturned patrol boat to secretly approach the Japanese fleet and launch an attack on them."

"Yes!"

"Okay, let's act now." The fox wolf ordered decisively!

The officers filed out of the command room and immediately returned to the ship to make arrangements.