The main forces of the Navy's 1st Fleet and 2nd Fleet have assembled from Hukou and Xiaguan to Jiangyin. 49 warships have entered the Yangtze River on standby to "defend the capital." The first batch of warships to be scuttled is the oldest "Tongji" exercise

Ships, "Datong", "Ziqiang" light cruisers, "Desheng", "Weisheng" water machine carriers, "Wusheng" survey boat (out of service), "Chen" and "Su" torpedo boats.

There are also 30 military and civilian ships waiting to be scuttled. They are also anchored on the Junshan River and are waiting to be bombed and sunk together with the old warships in front.

These preparations are the latest new combat plan for the Jiangyin self-sinking fleet that was redeployed after defeating the incoming Japanese aircraft groups.

“Everything is deployed!”

"Now we are just waiting for the order from the Military Commission to scuttle, and then we can immediately sink all the ships that are ready to go!"

"Commander!"

When all fleets approved to be the first batch to carry out destructive self-sinking are deployed at fixed locations,

Commander Chen Shaokuan stood on the bridge of the "Pinghai" ship, feeling speechless.

For the order to sink the ship will come from his mouth.

Originally, he was watching his own naval fleet shoot down the incoming Japanese aircraft groups and defeat the fleeing ones.

But all these good moods and good results suddenly disappeared.

Especially when he heard the report made by Vice Admiral Zeng Yiding, the commander of the Navy's 2nd Fleet who came to him with the same solemn expression, his mood became even heavier.

Although the fleets in front of us that are about to sink themselves are all old antique ships and ships,

But to him, they are all ships that their navy has owned and experienced through life and death.

He was a little sad and full of memories.

"If our navy could have as many aircraft carriers, carrier-based aircraft groups, and fleets as the Japanese army, why would it be as useless as it is now and carry out self-sinking combat deployments?"

"Of course, even if there are not as many naval fleets and aircraft groups as the Japanese, as long as the Military Commission is willing to let us fight to the death with the Japanese naval fleet, I can go out and fight without saying a word and fight the Japanese navy to the end!"

"It's better than now, watching the Japanese navy's menacing attack and being powerless!"

"This feeling of failure really makes me sad and painful!"

After listening to Lieutenant General Zeng Yiding’s report, Commander Chen Shaokuan

Unable to help himself, he sighed.

For him, it is really unbearable for him to be such a useless person and carry out a self-sinking fleet operation.

If it weren't for the strong orders from the Military Council,

He really didn't want to do this. Even if he was asked to lead the naval force and fight the Japanese navy to the last ship, he would not hesitate and would not feel like a failure like now.

"I feel exactly the same as you! Commander!"

"It's a pity that we are soldiers, so we must obey the combat orders from above!"

"So we can only execute this shipwreck combat order!"

"I hope our sacrifice can stop the Japanese fleet from continuing to advance!"

"Otherwise, we would have sacrificed so many fleets in vain!"

After hearing this,

Lieutenant General Zeng Yiding also sighed.

For him, he was also unwilling to just sit back and engage in passive self-sinking operations without even having a chance to fight.

This is not the fighting style of their navy.

"If we now have an aircraft carrier fleet and a carrier-based aircraft group, I will definitely come back with revenge and annihilate all these damn Japanese fleets and carrier-based aircraft groups!"

After Lieutenant General Zeng Yiding finished sighing,

He also expressed his innermost desire for revenge and muttered.

"Me too!"

Commander Chen Shaokuan also added.

For him,

He also wanted to personally command his naval fleet and aircraft group to conduct a comprehensive retaliatory operation against the Japanese fleet, avenge his past humiliation, and achieve the final battle victory.

But now they can only stare,

And unable to carry out any practical counterattack.

It can only be said with words.

And it was only possible to look at the Japanese fleet eyeing the distance through military telescopes.

And there is no way,

"Hey! What are those?"

"A dark cloud? A flock of birds?"

"Hiss! It's not like the Japanese have sent out a large-scale aircraft group again to bomb us with air strikes, right?"

"If so, then we will be in misfortune. Our self-sinking combat deployment this time may be in vain. With so many flying swarms attacking, is this to completely destroy our self-sinking fleet's attack?"

However, when Commander Chen Shaokuan and Lieutenant General Zeng Yidian were having a somewhat negative conversation with each other,

Vice Admiral Chen Jiliang, the commander of the 1st Fleet who had been silent beside them, suddenly discovered an abnormal situation on the sea in the distance through the military telescope he held.

And exclaimed in surprise.

Following his exclamation, Commander Chen Shaokuan and Lieutenant General Zeng Yiding also quickly raised their military telescopes and stared at the river in the distance.
Chapter completed!