Steel Soviet Union

Kulbalov's original plan was to wait until the two Japanese destroyers were almost beaten, not to mention sinking them, at least to the point of completely losing their combat effectiveness.

Then send the troops already approaching the port area and currently maneuvering in low-lying terrain in the blind spot of the Japanese army to launch a charge.

By that time, the Japanese firepower encountered was nothing to fear, and the two burning destroyers posed no threat to the heavy synthetic army.

But the situation waited for no one, and the plan could not keep up with the changes. Kulbalov, who could not bet on whether the two transport ships were loaded with cargo or not, could only give decisive orders.

"It's too late, order the attacking troops to charge immediately! Let the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles keep their distance and follow behind. Try to avoid the direct line of fire of the Japanese naval guns. Once within the range, immediately open fire to destroy anything that can still fire. Japanese naval gun turrets! We must intercept those two transport ships and not let them escape!"

After issuing the updated order to the attacking troops, Kulbalov still felt that it was not enough. He thought for a moment and then added another order.

"Inform the artillery to continue firing, use the maximum rate of fire, and concentrate fire on the two destroyers! Put all the artillery that has just arrived into the battle. Don't care about the organization and affiliation. Each one counts as one, and drive them all up to blast!"

The chief of staff on the side also understood that the situation was urgent and immediately went to convey the order of the division commander in person.

At this moment, more and more artillery pieces of various types from the Kulbalov Division were arriving.

And not only the tracked self-propelled artillery, but also the wheeled Katyusha had also come on the dirt road, bumping along the way and barely making it.

This kind of powerful weapon, which can project far more firepower than conventional artillery in a short period of time, was stopped by the chief of staff as soon as a group of 6 vehicles arrived. He personally directed it to drive to the designated firing position and fire at the fixed coordinates marked by the artillery observation post.

Relying on the height difference brought by the shooting position on the reverse slope of the highland, Katyusha, whose firing range has been greatly improved, can include the two Japanese destroyers anchored in the port 10 kilometers away without going too far forward. Strike range.

The six Katyushas that fired at the extreme range fired 96 rounds of 132mm rockets, consuming all the ammunition on board at once without leaving a single round behind. Weaving a dense barrage of rockets in the sky towards the port. And go.

Just half a minute ago, another 203mm high-explosive grenade was hit directly at the rear of the bridge and in the middle of the hull.

The huge destructive force not only blasted downward through the power cabin, but also affected the bridge command room where Nagano Koji was.

The roaring high-speed fragments flew in all directions in the narrow and airtight command room, hitting more than a dozen Japanese sailors and staff officers and falling to the ground wailing on the spot, with endless screams.

Even Nagano Koji himself was scratched on his arm by a fragment, and he was instantly bleeding and painful.

Nagano Koji, who felt that his entire right arm was almost useless, was still unwilling to admit defeat and had no intention of giving up. He gritted his teeth and fought to the end to coexist with the warship.

"Your Excellency, Commander! The fire is out of control! The damage control team, almost all of the damage control team has been shattered! Now there are wounded lying everywhere even on the burning deck!"

Captain Yoshimura, who was almost turned into an African refugee by the fire and thick smoke, stumbled in through the deformed cabin door. He almost fell to the ground without being eaten by a dog, but he couldn't care about himself at all. He helped him up and returned him. Nagano Koji, who fell to the ground, said hurriedly.

Nagano Koji, who was gritting his teeth in pain and grinning, heard this, and something strange suddenly flashed in his fierce eyes just now. Before he could say anything, he heard someone screaming beside him.

"Artillery shells! So many artillery shells! Coming towards us!!! Hurry and take cover!!!"

Boo hoo hoo hoo——

"Not good! Commander, be careful!"

Boom boom boom boom——

Rumble——

I couldn't see clearly what was going on outside the porthole, and I didn't know what kind of attack the Russians were calling.

In an instant, Nagano Koji felt that the explosions were like thunder from the blue. He felt that his flesh and bones were about to be ripped apart by the shocking explosion impact. Even his consciousness and vision were blurred and almost disappeared.

"Your Excellency, Commander! Your Excellency, Commander?"

I don’t know how long it took, maybe a minute or two, but I couldn’t tell if it was half an hour or even longer.

His head felt like a ball of paste, and his concept of time was completely blurred. Nagano Koji faintly heard someone calling him, and he opened his eyes only when his consciousness gradually recovered.

"Cough-cough-help me up, quick!"

The young sailor who did not dare to neglect obeyed the order. Nagano Koji, who felt that his waist was about to be broken, stood up slowly and subconsciously looked to his feet.

Only then was he shocked and shocked to find a familiar warm corpse lying in a pool of blood at his feet.

"Yoshimura, Captain Yoshimura's jade is broken!?"

Before Nagano Koji, who looked in disbelief, could finish his words, the soldier next to him had already answered immediately.

"Hi! Your Excellency, Commander, Captain Yoshimura threw you to the ground to protect you, but he failed to escape the Russian rocket attack."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Baghya Road!!! These Russian pigs!!!"

Nagano Koji was so angry that he ran away on the spot, regardless of his own injuries. He picked up his bleeding right arm and punched the bulkhead next to him. He then blurted out vicious words through clenched teeth.

"All ships, prepare for battle! The Russian tanks are rushing over, and the main guns are firing immediately!"

"Your Majesty Commander, we, we only have one turret left, only the No. 1 turret!"

"Nani!? How could this happen! Hasn't the fire in the No. 2 turret been put out!?"

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The sailor who didn't dare to speak said anything more. He just raised his hand tremblingly and pointed out the window, gesturing for Nagano Koji to look at it himself.

Nagano Koji, who suddenly turned his head in the direction of his finger, looked towards the front deck and saw that the entire front deck looked like a trench dug by an Army red deer. Not only was the No. 2 turret completely destroyed, it also opened a very deep crack leading directly to the lower cabin and across the entire front deck.

That is to say, the Qiuyue-class destroyer has a large tonnage, and it needs to be replaced by a small-body destroyer of one to two thousand tons. At the moment, it is hard to say whether the bow and the hull are even connected together.

"What kind of weapons did the Russians use? How could army artillery be so destructive?"

Having said that, we must fight when we should fight.

It didn't take long for Nagano Koji to recover from the shock and saw that the Russian tanks that had rushed outside the port area had already entered the shooting range.

Not caring about the sailors in the No. 1 turret, who had already been killed by the explosion and falling debris, only a few of them were still alive. The order to fight to the end no matter what was immediately blurted out.

"Assemble the sailors to the No. 1 turret! Take over the fighting position! Destroy the Russian tanks!"