Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

The airport built by the Japanese on Jeju Island was very large, with several runways capable of taking off and landing large bombers.

There are many anti-aircraft houses and aircraft hangars beside the runway, where the Japanese deployed more than 50 aircraft of various models.

Now these planes have begun to take off, carrying various bombs and are about to attack the Nagato.

The Japanese have just issued instructions that we must do our best to recapture the Nagato!

This battleship is the national totem of the Japanese. If the news that the national totem was captured by the enemy were to spread, it would cause immeasurable damage to them, and I'm afraid even the country's destiny would be damaged!

Previously, Li Ruinian had sent a telegram to the Japanese destroyer, saying that the Nagato was renamed the Great Wall. This stimulated the Japanese Navy Minister Osumi Tsuneo and made him furious.

Osumi Tsuneo was a radical among the Japanese who advocated armed invasion and had a zero-tolerance attitude towards the seizure of national warships.

Osumi Tsumeo sent a telegram to inform the front line that the capture of the Nagato by the enemy was too terrible, and the front-line officers and soldiers must fight at all costs to take it back, otherwise everyone in this war zone should commit seppuku to apologize for this!

He allowed local officers and soldiers to use aircraft and shore artillery to bomb the Nagato. It didn't matter if the Nagato was damaged, she could just be towed back to the port for repairs.

As long as we use artillery fire to stun or kill the enemies on the Nagato, and then use destroyers to board them, we will have a chance to take the battleship back!

After receiving the order, the Japanese on Jeju Island began to prepare for battle. Two of the three destroyers left. They were going to the port at the north gate of Jeju Island to load enough soldiers in the hope of completing the boarding and ship capture in a while.

The remaining destroyer continued to keep an eye on the movements of the Nagato.

At this time, the Great Wall (later renamed this) had received the coordinates of the airport. Li Ruinian ordered an all-out bombardment, and all the artillery of the Great Wall was aimed at the airport and bombarded it indiscriminately.

Thanks to Li Qian's help, the artillery fire was relatively accurate. The shells landed on the runway of the airport and created large holes, making it impossible for the Japanese planes to use the runways to take off.

When the runway was almost destroyed, Li Qian directed the artillery to attack the aircraft warehouse.

Faced with this sudden attack, the Japanese in the airport panicked for a moment, then reacted quickly and tried to board the plane and force takeoff.

Because the airport was very large and had many runways, more than 20 planes took off in succession. As for the remaining 30 or so planes, they were either blown up and turned into fireballs on the runway, or destroyed along with the warehouse.

The 20 planes that managed to take off circled in the sky for a long time. The pilots looked at the airport below, which was riddled with holes caused by artillery shells, with shock on their faces.

Just now the place seemed peaceful and tranquil, but in a moment it became devastated. All the Japanese pilots were furious.

They organized their team and flew towards the Great Wall on the sea. They hoped to use the airborne bombs to deal a severe blow to the battleship, preferably to destroy the bridge, or disable some of the weapons on the battleship, in preparation for the destroyer to board.

However, these Japanese pilots were very unsure because they were facing the Nagato. They knew best how tough this ship was because she was their own daughter after all.

On the other hand, the weapons they carry, small-caliber machine guns, 25kg bombs, are embarrassing to look at. Are they trying to tickle the Great Wall?

However, six medium bombers completed takeoff, each carrying three 6kg bombs, which could pose some threat to the Great Wall.

But no matter what, they have received orders from senior local officials and must complete the mission of damaging the Great Wall.

Li Ruinian observed the Japanese planes in the distance and responded immediately.

"All anti-aircraft weapons, attack with all your might as soon as the enemy planes come within range, don't let the enemy planes descend below 1500 meters!"

With so many planes flying towards him, he didn't dare to try to get close and then attack, lest he flip over and get himself killed.

But he was not too nervous. It was 1932, the era of replacement of biplanes and monoplanes. Among the planes flying over by the Japanese, there was not a single monoplane, all of them were old biplanes.

Biplanes are slow, have a low bomb load, are not maneuverable, and cannot drop bombs accurately at high altitudes, posing limited threat to the Great Wall.

Just be careful with those 6 medium bombers that look quite intimidating, as they may be carrying over 200kg of bombs, and you will need to use anti-aircraft guns to keep pressure on them and prevent them from lowering their altitude.

After making the arrangements, Li Ruinian withdrew his gaze and looked towards the Peach-class destroyer that had been monitoring them in the distance.

He didn't know where the other two destroyers had gone, but he didn't care about it. It was just that now that the other party was alone, it was an opportunity to try to eat it up.

He used mind sharing to give orders to the destroyer Kikuzuki that was following nearby.

"You go over there and sink it."

The destroyer Kikuzuki obeys the order. No, it can't be called Kikuzuki now, but the destroyer Xianxing. This battleship has been captured and cannot be named after the Japanese.

The Vanguard destroyer is the first ship of the Punishment Army. Li Qinwu gave it such a name, implying that it would help the Punishment Army's navy explore the way and accumulate for the subsequent development of the Punishment Army's navy.

The Vanguard destroyer quickly broke away from the Great Wall and rushed towards the Peach-class destroyer that was monitoring from a distance.

In a one-on-one fight, Li Ruinian was not worried about losing, because the performance of the Xianxing destroyer was stronger than that of the Tao-class destroyer. The Xianxing had four 120mm main guns, while the Tao-class destroyer only had three.

The Xianxing can run at 37 knots, while the Tao-class destroyer can only run at 31 knots.

The Punitive Army also modified the Vanguard, installing four twin-mounted Type 4 anti-aircraft machine guns and reinforcing the bridge, ammunition depot, and gun shield with ceramic steel.

The strengthened Vanguard destroyer has greatly improved its battlefield survivability. A situation like the Hood, where it was hit by an enemy bullet and hit an important position, is impossible to happen, unless the target is a large-caliber naval gun.

The firepower, speed and defense of the Vanguard are all stronger than the enemy, but it still can't win. The officers and soldiers on the ship can go back to farming.

When the Japanese Peach-class destroyers saw the Vanguard destroyer coming towards them, they were stunned for a moment, then they were overjoyed and immediately adjusted their posture and sailed towards the open sea.

The Japanese captain on this battleship had a simple idea. The enemy wanted to eat him while he was alone, so why didn't he want to eat the enemy too?

Although it was impossible to tell what kind of destroyer this was (it had been heavily modified by the Punitive Forces, with a large amount of ceramic armor installed on the bridge and a new paint job, so the Japanese could not recognize it), the Japanese captain felt that with the strength of the Imperial Navy's officers and soldiers, they should be able to kill the other side.

Moreover, luring away the destroyer accompanying the Great Wall would be beneficial to their subsequent plan to seize the ship, and the other two friendly ships could act calmly.

So, with mutual consent, the two destroyers sailed towards the open sea and began their real manly solo.