Chapter 1229: Encountering the Izumo Again

It must be said that there is a reason why Ye Tian recognized this fleet as the third fleet of the island nation.

The reason is simple. Before the Battle of Songhu, Ye Tian risked his life and fought with this fleet.

Of course, because of the huge gap in strength, the fight was a sneak attack.

What Ye Tian remembers most is the flagship of the third fleet, the Izumo.

Speaking of which, the history of the Izumo is quite long.

The most important thing is that the construction of the Izumo is closely related to China.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, China's Beiyang Fleet had to accept the tragic fate of the well-trained, more advancedly equipped and more powerful island fleet.

The key point is that after the war, the Qing government continued to cede land and pay compensation.

In fact, it was with these huge war reparations that the island nation became stronger and stronger.

Part of this reparation was used by the island nation in the 66 plan.

What is the 66 plan?

It's very simple, just build six battleships and six armored cruisers.

The Izumo is an armored cruiser, and it is also part of the 66 plan.

In fact, the Izumo has a sister ship, the Iwate.

The symbol of the Izumo is the four large-caliber naval guns with a caliber of 203 mm.

These four large-caliber naval guns are located at the bow and stern, and are separated in two large turrets.

This kind of naval gun is very flexible.

If it rotates horizontally, it can rotate 150 degrees to the left and right.

And the elevation angle can reach 30 degrees.

In terms of firing rate, it is also very fast.

Although the shells are extremely heavy, they can fire two rounds in one minute.

Since the successful construction of the Izumo, it has been participating in various wars non-stop.

For example, the Russo-Japanese War, the Battle of January 28, the Battle of Shanghai...

In the Battle of Shanghai, more than 30 large and medium-sized ships of the island country's Third Fleet gathered in Shanghai.

Although the Izumo was an armored cruiser, its status was higher than that of the aircraft carriers Kaga and Akagi, as well as other battleships.

The reason was simple. The Izumo served as the flagship of the Third Fleet.

When the Battle of Shanghai began, under the command of the Izumo, the Third Fleet went crazy and poured large-caliber shells on various Chinese positions.

The power of large-caliber shells was very great, and the effect was naturally very good.

Combined with the aircraft of the naval aviation on each giant ship, as well as the aircraft of the army aviation of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force and the Tenth Army.

In this way, the Chinese troops, which were seriously lacking in heavy weapons, had to suffer an extremely tragic fate again and again.

Specifically, even the German-equipped division with the strongest combat effectiveness in China could hardly hold out for a few days in the face of such a three-dimensional attack.

The point is that in the end, if they did not evacuate their positions quickly, they would definitely be wiped out.

The powerful German-equipped divisions were like this, and other Chinese troops were even more passive.

To put it bluntly, they could not even hold out for a day.

In fact, these warships of the Third Fleet not only bombed the Chinese troops.

Many Chinese civilians also died under the bombing of the Third Fleet.

Faced with an extremely passive situation, the Chinese army fully demonstrated its fearless spirit.

On August 14, 1937, Sun Tonggang, deputy commander of the 2nd Squadron of the Chinese Air Force, led 21 bombers to take off from the Guangde Air Force Base in Anhui and successfully arrived over Shanghai.

Their main goal was to bomb the Izumo.

After all, this is the flagship of the Third Fleet.

Once it is sunk, the Third Fleet will lose its soul.

After many days of bombing, they finally severely damaged the Izumo.

Unfortunately, the Izumo is an armored cruiser, not ordinary solid.

The most important thing is that China's air force is too weak.

Specifically, although China's pilots are very skilled, they are seriously lacking in aircraft.

Therefore, after so many bombings, the Izumo was not sunk.

It must be said that a torpedo boat of the Chinese Navy also launched a sneak attack on the Izumo.

It is said that a torpedo they fired successfully hit the stern of the Izumo.

However, it still did not sink it.

Their efforts did not have a good effect, but for Ye Tian, ​​he took the risk to make things happen.

It was very simple. In the form of a humanoid torpedo, after a thrilling dive, Ye Tian placed the torpedo at the weakest part of the bottom of the Izumo.

Then, Ye Tian designed a timed torpedo.

As a result, the Izumo was finally sunk.

What made Ye Tian laugh and cry was that at this time, the Japanese once again explained how to be wretched.

Considering the face problem, the island country tried every means to conceal the fact that the Izumo was sunk by Ye Tian.

Moreover, the sister ship of the Izumo, the Iwatate, was regarded as the new Izumo.

Of course, before carrying out this operation, the Japanese did not forget to play a wave of whitewashing on the Iwatate.

Afterwards, the Izumo continued to be arrogant, appearing at the mouth of the Huangpu River and the Golden Waterway, which is the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Especially in the magnificent Jiangyin Defense War, the Izumo continued to serve as the flagship and led other ships to annihilate the Chinese navy.

As the old saying goes, those who do evil will eventually perish.

In December 1941, the Izumo hit a torpedo and suffered heavy damage again.

In desperation, the Izumo had to be towed to the island country and used as a training ship for the new recruits of the Japanese navy.

In July 1945, the Izumo enjoyed the heavy bombing of the US Air Force.

In the end, unable to withstand the bombing of these heavy aerial bombs, the Izumo had to sink to the bottom of the sea.

In fact, in the Third Fleet, in addition to the Izumo, there are two large warships that are also very famous.

One of them is the Fengxiang aircraft carrier.

It must be said that in the history of aircraft carriers, the Fengxiang has a very special status.

Most of the previous aircraft carriers came from the modification of various large merchant ships, which enabled them to become aircraft carriers for berthing.

However, these aircraft carriers are called the first generation of aircraft carriers.

In a word, they are not suitable for war.

Or, they cannot fulfill the mission of aircraft carriers.

Therefore, although aircraft carriers have been produced, the navies of various countries still have to rely on battleships with strong ships and powerful guns.

This situation has finally changed after the second generation of aircraft carriers were produced.

Moreover, as time went by, the battleships that were fearless and powerful in the past gradually withdrew from the stage of history.

Among the second-generation aircraft carriers, the Feng Xiang was the first to be successfully built.

Although the British Hermes aircraft carrier was launched in September 19, it was still later than the Feng Xiang of the island country.

Therefore, the world's first hat was still worn by the Feng Xiang.

On the deck of the Feng Xiang, there is an island-like superstructure.

In addition, there are three chimneys on the deck of the Feng Xiang.