NCCnovel Chapter 338 Why Would They Raise the White Flag?
Chapter 338 Why Would They Raise the White Flag?
Following Kuroki's hand, Tanaka looked upstream at the river.
Just one glance and he almost fainted on the spot.
Mines, countless mines, floated down. Judging from the appearance, there are at least fifty or sixty of them.
That’s not all. Along with the mines came their few torpedo boats.
In the past, these little scums would not be noticed by me at all. But now, these things are like demons.
Because the distance was too close, the naval guns could no longer pose a threat to them.
The anti-aircraft machine guns also had to deal with the enemy's air force bombing back and forth in the air.
"Is our Third Fleet going to suffer the heaviest blow since its establishment at this fort today?
Although they were not all the ships of the two squadrons, together they numbered six destroyers and three merchant ships converted into transport ships.
The torpedo boats can leave, but can other ships also leave?
boom……
Another ship was hit, and the thick smoke rising into the sky became the most dazzling target. The enemy bombers and fighter planes in the air were as steady as flies to dog shit and pounced on it without paying attention to the interception of anti-aircraft fire.
On the other side of the artillery position, seeing their air force swooping down, they actually turned their guns and aimed at another ship.
"Are we done for?" Tanaka looked at the torpedo boats that were rushing towards him with their eyes wide open and ready to die, and then looked at the torpedoes that were being towed by the torpedo boats. This was a fight to the death.
Shigeru Miyamoto intercepted a telegram sent by the Navy to the Shanghai Hongkou Naval Command.
The dangerous nature of the telegram can be seen from the words "suicide attack by the enemy torpedo boat", "torpedo attack", "artillery bombardment" and "blocked retreat".
"Captain, is this fleet finished?" Shigeru Miyamoto couldn't think of any way out for them.
You can't just run up there, because that would mean you're in the opponent's controlled area.
Feeling deflated, Takeshita Shun, who was learning how to smoke from Zhou Weiguo, turned his head to look at Miyamoto Shigeru and then took the message.
After reading the content, the corners of his mouth slightly raised and he said, "I guess so."
"Yes, their retreat has been cut off, and they can only fight to the death to serve the empire." Although they are not in the same system, dying for the empire is worthy of his admiration. However, this time, his admiration is still mixed with a hint of guilt.
The 11th Army acted in a cowardly manner and did not inform the Navy of the changes in the river defense artillery batteries, causing the Navy to suffer a great loss.
"I didn't say they would serve the Empire." Takeshita Shun interrupted Miyamoto. He had never said this before.
Shigeru Miyamoto was confused. If they didn't want to serve the empire, what did the captain mean? Did he mean that they wanted to surrender?
This... this is better than fighting to the death. At least, you can leave a good reputation.
"They... they won't surrender, right?" Shigeru Miyamoto swallowed his saliva. It was not because he had no confidence, but because the captain was too powerful.
If he didn't serve the empire, he could only think of surrendering. As for escaping, it was impossible.
The alley is blocked, and you will crash into it even if you reverse.
surrender?
The Third Fleet Headquarters in Hongkou, Shanghai.
Hase Kiyoshi's adjutant felt that he had just heard wrong.
Just now, the general said something about...letting the Kuroki fleet surrender.
"General... General, you... you want the Blackwood Fleet to surrender?"
He needed to confirm whether Hase Kiyoshi's order was wrong.
Hase Kiyomoto, who looked tired, had given up hope after giving the order. Seeing that his adjutant was still asking, he slightly opened his eyes and glanced at his adjutant; "Yes. Let them surrender and go ashore."
"General, why?" Since the establishment of the Empire's Combined Fleet, no fleet has ever surrendered. Could it be that this beginning has to start with the 3rd Fleet?
If this is done, the Third Fleet will be able to hold its head up among the several fleets of the Combined Fleet in the future.
I'm afraid I'll never be able to raise my head again.
"General, you can't do that." The adjutant almost fell to his knees. This couldn't be done. As the adjutant of the general, he had to stop the general from making mistakes.
The noble naval officers of the Empire are not cowards. They have given their hearts to the Empire long ago and are ready to die for the Empire at any time.
General, your Excellency, asking them to surrender at this moment is an insult to the dignity of the Imperial Navy's soldiers.
Hase Kiyoshi was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He swore that if he didn't know that his adjutant was loyal to him, he would have taken out the pistol from the drawer and let him die.
"Go generate electricity." Hase Kiyoshi took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible.
The adjutant had a look on his face as if his parents had died. He really didn't understand where the general's backbone had gone.
"No way, so spineless." The river defense fort bunker, along with four destroyers, hoisted white flags representing surrender. Shen Xin muttered and turned to look at Fang Shengli and Zhou Weiguo; "Are we having a fake day?"
The artillery shells here haven't been fired yet, and the fighter planes and bombers in the sky have just left. I heard that the second batch is on the way, so how... why is the white flag being hoisted on the other side?
Doesn’t my man always say that?
The Japanese army would rather die than surrender and would rather fight to the death than retreat. What is going on?
It's not like they don't have the ability to fight. They still have four destroyers. Although two of them have been hit and are smoking, this... won't affect their performance.
Fang Shengli was also confused by the other party's actions, and his eyes fell on Sano Tadayoshi's face.
After all, Sano Tadayoshi was once the chief of staff of a division. I think he should understand this situation, at least he should know more than a half-baked person like me.
Sano Tadayoshi shook his head like a rattle and said, "I am not familiar with the navy."
No, it's not that they are unfamiliar with each other, it's that they don't know each other at all. The navy and the army always walk on their own sides, and even their weapons and equipment are opposite to each other.
This hatred is ingrained into our bones.
You look down on me, and I don't take you seriously either. The main reason for this is the dispute over military spending.
Although he was once a colonel, he was really unfamiliar with the navy.
Even Sano Tadayoshi didn't know why this happened, and the others didn't know what to say.
Xiao Ya's eyes fell on the ship with a white flag in the distance. Finally, she looked at Chao Xiang Xiuling who was calmly peeling the sugar coating beside her; "Xiu Ling, do you know what's going on?"
This guy was so calm, he must have known the reason, otherwise how could she have the leisure to peel the candies, she would have probably started cursing a long time ago.
After being here for so long, she is more or less familiar with what Chaoxiang Xiuling is like.
She has a similar personality to Shen Xin, but she is ten times more difficult to deal with than Shen Xin. Shen Xin is straightforward and doesn't have any tricks. This person, I don't know how many tricks are in his heart. Even Awen said that it's a good thing that Chao Xiang Xiuling is not a man, otherwise she would be more difficult to deal with than Takeshita Shun. Because she doesn't know what face is.