The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

At this moment, Long Fei gave another order: "Turn to starboard and circle around to the starboard side of the 'Asakaze'."

The Japanese destroyer "Asakaze" also heard the loud engine noise from the torpedo boat.

Captain Lin Lizuo immediately received the report.

"Reporting to the captain, we have spotted a vessel of unknown nationality on our starboard aft side. We have never seen such a vessel before; it is much smaller than a destroyer."

"What?! A ship of unknown nationality?"

Lin Lizuo immediately picked up his binoculars, walked out of the bridge, and went to the starboard side of the "Asakaze" to observe carefully.

At this point, the torpedo boat had already passed the "Asakaze" and continued to travel to the right front.

Lin Lizuo gasped when he saw the torpedo tubes on the left and right sides in front of the torpedo boat through his binoculars.

Moreover, Lin Li's actions in observing the torpedo boat did not show any friendly intentions.

"Immediately use light signals to inquire about the nationality and intentions of the other ship?"

Soon, the searchlight on the "Asakaze" turned towards Longfei's torpedo boat, flashing intermittently to send an inquiry signal.

"Commander, the Japanese are asking about the nationality and intentions of our ship. How should we respond?"

Long Fei thought for a moment and replied, "Reply to the 'Chaofeng' and say that we are a ship of the Hans Kingdom and are conducting surveying and training in the East China Sea."

Lin Lizuo was filled with doubt after receiving the reply.

"How could a ship from the Hans Kingdom suddenly appear in the East China Sea? And it's a small torpedo boat, isn't that too unusual?"

However, considering that Japan was in talks with the Hans country about a strategic alliance, Hayashi Toshisaku had his doubts but did not decide to take immediate action.

"Order: All personnel to battle positions, all guns to starboard. Also, order the 'Shanghai Maru' to proceed at full speed."

Lin Lizuo issued this order with the aim of testing the torpedo boat.

The Shanghai Maru and Asakaze are moving at full speed to see if the torpedo boat will continue to follow.

If the torpedo boat did not leave, it was clearly up to no good. In order to protect the priceless treasures on the "Shanghai Maru", Lin Lizhao decided to open fire decisively and sink the torpedo boat.

To Lin Lizuo's relief, the torpedo boat disappeared on the right side of the "Asakaze" within minutes.

To confirm this, Lin Li took his binoculars and carefully observed the sea fog for a long time.

Lin Lizuo finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the torpedo boat had disappeared.

After passing the Asakaze's starboard position, Ryuhi ordered the ship to continue sailing to the right front, and then to move out of the Asakaze's observation range.

Next, the torpedo boat drew a circle on the sea surface and turned its bow toward the direction the "Asakaze" was traveling.

"Attention everyone, in order to ensure the torpedo's hit rate, I have decided to charge at full speed towards the 'Asakaze' and launch the torpedo when we are about two kilometers away."

"However, this position is very dangerous. The Japanese naval guns are not to be underestimated. Therefore, the pilot should try to use the sea fog for cover."

"In addition, the bow cannons were to be aimed at the guns of the Japanese ship 'Asakaze' during the charge."

"Do you understand?"

"I understand...I understand..."

"Alright, everyone get ready, charge!"

Just as Lin Lizuo put down his binoculars and was about to return to the cockpit, the roar of an engine suddenly came from not far away again.

"Oh no... Everyone, prepare for battle..."

Lin Li reacted quickly and issued the combat order immediately.

The torpedo boat only needs to advance less than three kilometers to reach the torpedo launch position set by Longfei, which is two kilometers away from the "Asakaze".

The 20mm cannon on the bow of the torpedo boat has a range of nearly 5,000 meters.

So when the torpedo boats launched their attack and the Asakaze came into view, the gunners immediately began firing.

"Da da da... da da da..."

A barrage of machine gun shells instantly struck the Asakaze.

Before the Japanese gunners could react, a barrage of machine gun shells flew in.

Many of these machine gun shells were armor-piercing rounds, which directly penetrated the protective armor of the 127mm naval gun on the "Asakaze".

The two Japanese soldiers at the gun position were shot through the abdomen by armor-piercing shells, killing them instantly and almost breaking their bodies in two.

Moreover, the machine guns on the torpedo boats continued firing throughout the assault.

Therefore, by the time the Japanese reacted and opened fire in return, the torpedo boats had already reached the designated firing range.

With a shout from Long Fei, "Launch the torpedoes!"

Two G7 torpedoes were launched from the torpedo tubes on both sides of the torpedo boat with two loud "booms" and then fell into the water, speeding toward the "Asakaze" at a speed of forty knots.

The Japanese 127mm naval guns had a range of up to 18 kilometers, and they were already firing back.

However, because the torpedo boats were extremely fast, and because they would disappear into the sea fog one moment and reappear in the enemy's sight the next.

This made it difficult for the Japanese naval gunners to aim, and naturally, they couldn't hit the target accurately.

Several shells landed and exploded around the torpedo boat, but they did not cause any damage to Long Fei's side.

At a speed of 40 knots, that's over 70 kilometers per hour. At a distance of about two kilometers, a torpedo could hit the Asakaze in just over a minute.

Although Lin Lizuo saw the torpedo boat launch a torpedo, he immediately ordered a hard right turn to evade.

Unfortunately, the reaction time left for the Asakaze was far too short. Just as the Asakaze began to turn to the right to avoid the collision,

The first contact-fuze torpedo hit the Asakaze on its starboard side, slightly forward.

Then, with a loud "boom," the torpedo exploded successfully, blasting a hole nearly two meters in diameter in the starboard side of the "Asakaze."

The force of the torpedo explosion caused the Japanese soldiers on the Asakaze to lose their footing, and many were thrown onto the deck.

The Japanese soldiers, still in shock, were about to stand up when a second torpedo with a light-sensing fuse exploded about ten meters below the ship.

The shock wave transmitted through seawater is several times more powerful than that transmitted through air.

The seawater below the midsection of the "Asakaze" ship surged upwards rapidly, lifting the "Asakaze" high into the air.

Because the force is concentrated entirely in the middle of the ship, it's like a person being lifted up horizontally and then dropped heavily, with a knee slamming into their lower back.

So when the surging seawater fell back down, the ship crashed heavily onto the sea surface and split open from the middle.

At this moment, a large amount of seawater rushed in from the hole created by the first torpedo and from the crack in the middle of the ship.

The Japanese soldiers on the "Asakaze" were now in complete chaos, everyone was thinking about how to escape, and no one was firing at the torpedo boats anymore.

Lin Lizuo was in the driver's cab when he was thrown heavily onto the top steel plate. The hard steel plate smashed open a gash on his head, and blood flowed freely.

Then it fell heavily again, causing him excruciating pain all over his body.