Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 204: The whole nation is looking forward to it

204 The whole country is looking forward to

"I heard that the Japanese warships are very big.

I heard it’s as tall as the western-style buildings in the city.

There are cannons on top.”

"Ah? How can General Ye and his men attack such a big ship?"

In fact, at that time, most of the people in the country had no idea what the Japanese battleship Kirishima represented.

They had never even seen a battleship with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons in their entire lives, and had only heard about it from others.

But now, as long as they heard that Ye Qingshan was in Jinling and won the battle against the Japanese, they would be happy.

On the contrary, many residents in Shanghai have seen the Japanese battleships.

They knew better than anyone else how terrifying a Japanese battleship was.

"General Ye is truly an amazing man. He was able to damage the Japanese battleships and even set them on fire with artillery fire.

That was a Japanese battleship.

It’s incredible.”

At this time, Shanghai had been occupied by the Japanese.

However, the people here can also listen to the Jinling Battlefield Radio Station using radios.

Their neighbors would quietly gather together and listen at a fixed time.

“I saw the Japanese ship at the dock, it was really huge.

The barrel of the gun is thicker than my thigh."

A dock worker gestured and whispered.

"Before, during the Battle of Songhu, our national army soldiers suffered a lot from the Japanese warships and guns.

I heard that with one shot, over a hundred or eighty people were killed instantly.

The failure of the Battle of Songhu was related to these Japanese warships. "

“Then this time, General Ye has finally gotten his revenge in Jinling.

Unfortunately, now we have only set the Japanese battleship on fire. It would be better to sink it."

As the people were chatting, a young man suddenly ran over from the street corner and shouted in panic, "Quick, put away the radio, the Japs and the Er Gou are coming."

The people dispersed, and an old man put away the radio and put it under the bed.

Ordinary people don’t really understand the specific situation on the front line.

They would celebrate as soon as they heard the news that Ye Qingshan had achieved a temporary victory against the Japanese warships.

I hope Ye Qingshan can win.

But at this time, at the Shancheng National Army Command.

However, we can get more detailed battlefield intelligence from Jinling.

Not only was there information sent by Ye Qingshan's subordinates, but also information sent by other national army troops on the other side of the river after seeing it.

Ye Qingshan damaged the Japanese battleship Kirishima and trapped the Japanese fleet on the Yangtze River, achieving such a result.

This has already shocked the top brass of the national army.

You know, before the Japanese fleet arrived, no one in the entire Shancheng National Army Command thought that the Nanjing defenders had a way to deal with this Japanese fleet.

They all agreed that once the Japanese fleet arrived in the waters of Jinling.

Their ferry crossings on both sides of the Yangtze River will inevitably be destroyed.

By then, the Japanese warships will blockade the Yangtze River, and transportation on that river will definitely be cut off.

If that were the case, the defense of Nanjing would have failed.

Everyone is pessimistic.

Even though these Kuomintang military staff conducted repeated simulations on the sand table in the operations room, the results were the same.

But now, the battle report from the front line is completely different from what they predicted.

This shocked the senior generals of the National Army.

Then, the staff officers in the headquarters' operations room began to review Ye Qingshan's battle against the Japanese fleet.

"No, no matter how we review the game, this battle shouldn't have ended like this.

How come the Japanese battleship was damaged as soon as it arrived?

It is also suspected that the explosion directly hit their power system, causing the Japanese battleship Kirishima to be disabled.

This... this is simply a miracle.

Could it be that Ye Qingshan is colluding with the Japanese?"

A major staff officer of the National Army looked at his colleagues around him and couldn't understand what was going on.

“Nonsense.

Why don't you just tell me that General Ye has summoned the heavenly soldiers and generals to come down?"

Another national army staff officer next to him angrily retorted to him,

"Hey, then tell me, how come it's such a coincidence?"

The major staff officer of the National Army was dissatisfied.

"What kind of coincidence is this? If you ask me, we just saw it.

As soon as the Japanese battleship arrived, its engine was damaged by the mines laid by General Ye and his men.

I think it's luck.

But is it really luck?

General Ye’s telegram said that they were using a new type of mine this time.

So, the question is, where did this new type of mine come from?

Also, have you studied the locations where General Ye and his team placed the mines? Why didn't they place them on the main channel?

When we were simulating this before, we also thought of using mines to stop the Japanese fleet.

But we placed mines in the main channel.

Later facts proved that our speculation was wrong and the Japanese did not take the main channel.

Instead, they headed straight for the Xiaguan ferry along the east bank of the river, where they ran into the mines laid by General Ye and his men.

Their mines are not abundant enough to cover the entire Yangtze River.

So, how did General Ye judge in advance that the Japanese fleet would not take the main channel?

In my opinion, these are the reasons why General Ye and his team were able to win this time.

It's not what you call luck or something like that."

Another major of the National Army said seriously.

Many people agreed with his words and nodded.

“But now, I don’t understand a thing.

That is, General Ye laid mines downstream."

Some people are still confused.

In the telegram that Ye Qingshan sent to the headquarters, he only reported the results of their battle.

He did not say that he intended to annihilate the Japanese fleet.

"Tell me, is there a possibility?

The reason why General Ye laid mines downstream was to trap the Japanese fleet.

Don't let them escape.

Then, annihilate them all."

At this time, a national army staff officer finally came up with a brilliant idea and put forward such a guess.

"What a joke."

As a result, everyone laughed.

Everyone felt that this guess was too bold.

But after everyone laughed for a while, they all fell silent again.

They looked at the sand table one by one and fell into deep thought.

If anyone, before today, dared to talk about completely wiping out the Japanese fleet, he would probably be criticized to death by others for such an idea.

It's really too fantastic.

However, now with Ye Qingshan on the front line, incredible results have been achieved.

Suddenly, these Kuomintang staff officers realized that perhaps Ye Qingshan really could be possible, and that’s what they thought.

Moreover, Ye Qingshan is already doing it and has achieved some success.

"This...if Ye Qingshan really succeeds, he can successfully destroy the three Japanese warships.

That would be a miracle.”

After a moment, someone couldn't help but speak.

In fact, the bold speculation of completely annihilating the Japanese fleet also made these national army staff officers extremely excited.

Now that they have been asked to speak it out, it is completely ingrained in their minds.

“Perhaps, we really have a chance to witness a miracle.

Because General Ye himself is a person who has been creating miracles.

Whether it was the destruction of the Japanese heavy artillery regiment at the beginning, or the capture of the Japanese major general alive later.

Or maybe this time.

The rest can only be left to time to witness.”