Due to the failure of MacArthur's reckless attack, the Allied forces in Hawaii were in an extremely passive situation, and the Hawaiian Islands were in danger of being occupied at any time. Everyone turned their eyes to Xu Rui. In the hearts of everyone in the Third Group, as long as Xu Rui was around, the sky would never fall, because no matter what kind of crisis, Xu Rui had a way to solve it.
Xu Rui saw that everyone was looking at him, and then he said: "We must take action to disrupt the Japanese offensive. Otherwise, once Oahu is lost, San Marino Island will definitely not be preserved."
"Captain, we don't have anything we want now. It's just such a barren island, what else can we do." Digua said with some frustration.
Fighting on an island is no better than fighting on land. On land, Sweet Potato is the king of the mountains and the tiger descending from the mountain. But now that he is trapped on this small island, even if he has great magical powers, he cannot use them.
Xu Rui said: "Langya is Langya. He is invincible on land. Even at sea, he is still a dragon out of the water! Come here, my plan is like this..."
Xu Rui summoned his subordinates to his side and began to tell them about his plan...
Under the warm sunshine, the destroyer Hatsukaze was anchored not far from San Marino Island. It looked so leisurely. After the main force of the Second Fleet moved south to attack Oahu, the two destroyers Hatsukaze and Murasame were left behind on San Marino Island. Next to it, he is responsible for monitoring the movements on San Marino Island.
Since there are no American ships near San Marino Island, the destroyers Hatsukaze and Murasame are actually not in any danger at all. The officers and soldiers of the destroyer Hatsukaze even feel that their warships have been unfairly treated. Now there is a war in Oahu. It was going on like a fire, but my own warship could only watch the excitement from the sidelines.
However, the captain of the Chufeng, Heishui Wu, had a clear understanding that his warship was just a small warship with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons. In front of the huge ships of the Second Fleet that often weighed 10,000 tons, he was as small as a child's toy. , the combat effectiveness is also much different. For example, the main gun on my ship has a caliber of only 120 mm, while many of the large warships in the Second Fleet have main guns in excess of 240 mm. The gap is obvious.
Therefore, Heishuiwu was still happy to accept the easy task of monitoring San Marino Island. At this time, Heishuiwu was fishing leisurely with a small stool on the deck of the warship, enjoying the warm sea breeze of Hawaii.
At this moment, Heishuiwu found a black object floating in the distance. Heishuiwu didn't understand what it was for a while. He didn't see clearly until the floating object got closer. It seemed to be a human body. The corpse was wearing the uniform of the Japanese Marine Corps.
Maybe they were the corpses of imperial soldiers who died in battle. Originally Heishuiwu didn't want to be troublesome, but a package carried on the "corpse" attracted Heishuiwu's attention. The fabric of the package was extremely exquisite and looked very high-end. People had to pay attention to the package. The items inside aroused endless reverie, so Heishuiwu had people fish out the "corpse".
Heishuiwu looked at the "corpse" in front of him curiously, and he was full of confusion. The weather in Hawaii was very hot. This corpse had been soaked in the sea for at least two days. It had not been eaten by sharks and had not rotted. , I have to say, this is a miracle.
At this time, Heishuiwu was surprised to find that the "corpse" seemed to move. At first Heishuiwu thought it was his imagination, but then, he saw that the "corpse" actually opened its eyes. Those eyes were so lively. Although his face was a little pale, it did not affect the sharpness of his eyes.
Heishuiwu and his soldiers were startled and subconsciously took a step back. At this moment, a strange smile appeared on the corner of the "corpse"'s mouth. In an instant, he opened the package on his back, and then, a An American-made Thompson submachine gun was taken out.
Heishuiwu already felt bad when the "corpse" opened its eyes, but before he could take any action, the "corpse" had already pulled the trigger of the Thompson submachine gun.
The next moment, seven or eight soldiers surrounding the "corpse", including Heishuiwu, were shot by submachine gun bullets almost simultaneously. Thomson's bullets can explode in the human body. As long as they are hit, the chance of survival is very small. , Heishuiwu's skull was blown away by a bullet, and then, nothing was known...
As the gunfire rang out, a piercing siren sounded from the destroyer Hatsune. However, without the command of Heishuiwu, the Hatsune seemed to be in chaos. At this moment, on the side of the Hatsune, A lot of flying claws appeared, and then, dozens of figures dressed in black quickly emerged from the bottom of the water, climbed onto the deck of the Hatsukeng, took out the Thompson submachine guns behind them, and fired wildly at the crew on the ship...
Half an hour later, Langya, headed by Leng Tiefeng, had complete control of the destroyer Hatsukaze. Next, Leng Tiefeng aimed at the destroyer Murasame.
At this time, the destroyer Murasame seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with the Hatsukaze, so it quickly sailed towards the Hatsukaze. Leng Tiefeng immediately ordered Digua and a few wolves to control the torpedo launchers of the Hatsukaze and aimed them at the highway. The approaching Murasame.
In the cab, signals from the Murasame continued to be received, but Leng Tiefeng ignored them. At this time, the Murasame had realized that something must have happened to the Hatsukaze, and the main gun on the bow began to lower its level, aiming at Hatsuru. Wind trumpet.
The captain of the Murasame kept observing the Hatsukaze not far away with his binoculars. The next moment, he was surprised to find that there were many corpses of the crew on the anti-deck of the Hatsukaze. Several men in black were standing guard on the deck with submachine guns. .
The captain of the Murasame was shocked. He knew that even the Japanese navy was not equipped with submachine guns. It was obvious that the Hatsukaze must be controlled by the enemy. He immediately shouted: "The main gun should be aimed at the Hatsukaze immediately and fire!"
"boom!"
A loud noise was heard, the smoke cleared, and the Hatsukaze was safe and sound. However, a huge gap appeared in the midships of the Murasame, and a large amount of seawater poured into the hull. Many Japanese sailors jumped into the sea with lifebuoys in their hands, and fought desperately toward the distance. Swimming everywhere, although they know that in the vast sea, their chances of survival are pitifully small...
"boom!"
Ten minutes later, the entire Murasame hull was broken into two pieces, and the Murasame completely sank in the vast sea...
"Well done!"
On the beach, Xu Rui was in a good mood when he saw that the Murasame was sunk. His plan to attack the Japanese warship was finally successful. Now, it is time for the second step of the plan...
On Oahu, the Japanese Navy's minesweepers have cleared all the mines near Oahu. Then, the Japanese Navy's warships began to approach the coast and started firing with the US coastal defense artillery on Oahu.
The battle was extremely fierce. The firepower of a heavy cruiser of the Japanese Navy was almost equal to an artillery regiment of the army. More than a dozen heavy cruisers came to the shore to fire, and its power was huge.
The US military had already established a large number of coastal defense fortifications on the coast of Oahu, which contained a large number of large-caliber coastal defense guns. The Americans did not show any weakness and immediately launched a bombardment with the Japanese fleet. The entire sea area of Oahu was filled with smoke. .
Neither side dispatched aircraft. For the Japanese Navy, it had lost its bombers, and the power of fighter jets against ground attacks was greatly reduced. Moreover, if carrier-based fighter jets were dispatched, they would have to risk the obstruction of US anti-aircraft fire and fighter jets. The First Air Fleet More than half of the carrier-based aircraft have been lost and can no longer withstand the losses. Carrier-based aircraft will not be easily dispatched until the critical moment.
For the US military, which had just experienced a major aerial defeat, they were afraid of falling into the Japanese trap again, so they did not dare to attack. The two sides engaged in an artillery battle without air support. It was a fierce artillery battle. Lasting from day to night, both sides of the war suffered considerable losses.
Before the war, in order to strengthen the defense force on Oahu, MacArthur transferred the New Sixth Army to the coastal fortress on Oahu to assist the US military in resisting the Japanese navy's attack.
However, to MacArthur's surprise, at the beginning of the battle, the New Sixth Army showed a powerful combat capability that completely exceeded that of the US military. In the end, the New Sixth Army, which was originally in a subordinate position, actually became the main force of coastal defense. This also allowed Americans didn't expect it.
In the coastal fortress of Oahu, the 3rd Battalion and 9th Company of the 66th Regiment of the 22nd Division of the New Sixth Army, led by company commander Cao Bin, continued to bombard Japanese warships on the sea.
During the battle, the Ninth Company showed strong combat effectiveness and damaged the Japanese heavy cruiser Tone in one fell swoop, forcing the Tone to withdraw from the battle. This greatly boosted the morale of the defenders, but it also damaged the fortress where the Ninth Company was stationed. It became the focus of Japanese attacks.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Large-caliber artillery shells fired by Japanese warships continued to explode near the fortress. The calibers of these Japanese warship cannons were all over 150 millimeters, some had a caliber over 240 millimeters, and some even exceeded 300 millimeters. Such a large caliber naval guns posed a huge threat to the US military's coastal fortresses, and fortifications were destroyed from time to time.
"Company commander, the No. 3 gun emplacement was blown up, and all members of the fifth squadron were killed." A noncommissioned officer shouted.
Cao Bin gritted his teeth and said: "Brothers, concentrate your firepower, hit the Japanese light cruiser hard, sink it, and avenge the brothers of the fifth squadron!"
"yes!"
Dozens of 300 mm or larger coastal defense cannons constantly adjusted their firing angles and launched an attack on the light cruiser Guizi Shentong at the front.
"boom!"
Cao Bin saw that the light cruiser Shentong was hit by a large-caliber coastal defense artillery piece. Smoke billowed suddenly and he wanted to escape.
Naturally, Cao Bin would not miss this opportunity and ordered all the cannons to aim at the Shentong. Then, he personally adjusted the firing angle of the cannons and shouted: "Fire the cannons..."