This story is purely fictitious. If there are any similarities, we are honored to do so. On July 23, 1935, the keel of a new ship was laid at the Portsmouth Shipyard in the United Kingdom. The order contract price was 1,252,915 pounds (including the hull, main engine, various shi

This story is purely fictitious. If there are any similarities, we would be honored.

On July 23, 1935, the keel of a new ship was laid at the Portsmouth Shipyard in the United Kingdom. The order contract price was 1,252,915 pounds (including the hull, main engine, Various shipboard facilities and guns), the new ship was named "Dawn Goddess"; on August 20, 1936, the hull of this warship was successfully launched. After completion on November 21, 1937, it joined the battle of the Royal Navy. sequence. This cruiser and the other three sister ships ("Lin Xian", "Galatia", "Penelope") are all products of the London Naval Treaty in the 1930s. In order to take care of the interests of Britain's huge overseas colonial empire, It is a typical first-class small cruiser with "heavy firepower, high speed, and light protection". In the British Royal Navy, which was full of large ships at that time, it seemed unremarkable and had no sense of existence.

The Dawn Goddess when it was first put into service

The ship was 154.22 meters long, 15.54 meters wide, with a draft of 5.03 meters, a standard displacement of 5220, and a full load displacement of 6700 tons. It is equipped with 4 oil-fired steam turbines with a total of 64,000 horsepower. The maximum speed can reach 31 knots. Endurance is 4,000 nautical miles. The ship is equipped with three twin-mounted 152mm main guns, arranged 2 in the front and 1 in the rear. The secondary battery includes four single-mounted 102mm high-level dual-purpose cannons (later converted to twin-mounted cannons), and several 2-pounder cannons (later equipped with several 20mm cannons ). In World War II , the "Dawn Goddess", as the flagship of the British Royal Navy's K fleet, was stationed in Malta . It repeatedly attacked the routes of the Axis powers in the Mediterranean and achieved quite a lot. In total, it personally took over more than ten Axis ships. The transport ship of the Heart Kingdom was sent to the bottom of the sea. It was a famous battleship that was viciously cursed by the Italians as the "Silver Ghost" (the ship was painted silver at the time).

On December 27, 1944, the then Chinese Kuomintang government's naval attaché in the UK Captain Zhou Yingcong made a request to the British Admiralty to assist ships, including cruisers, so that the Kuomintang navy, which had lost all its ships, could participate in the battle. After repeated deliberation, the British responded on April 2, 1945: After the war against Germany, one cruiser, one destroyer, two submarines, and eight HDML harbor gunboats would be leased to China. Responsible for training officers and soldiers receiving ships.

In early August 1945, the Kuomintang suddenly filed a claim against the British side on the grounds that a group of anti-smuggling ships belonging to the Chinese Customs during the Anti-Japanese War hid in Hong Kong in 1938. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, these ships were requisitioned by the British troops stationed in Hong Kong and all were lost. After discussion, the British Admiralty decided to change the light cruiser originally leased to China from a lease to a gift to compensate for the loss of the Chinese customs anti-smuggling ship. The donated cruiser was eventually designated as the "Dawn Goddess" (because at that time the British Royal Navy This ship is in the worst condition among the cruisers. The keel was damaged by the Italian mine . It is basically on the verge of being scrapped and is being sold to China as a scrap metal.) At the end of August, China formulated a new ship name for the "Dawn Goddess" - "Chongqing".

The Dawn Goddess in the late war. At this time, it can be seen that the ship's ship capacity is very poor.

On November 9, 1946, 16 officers and 584 soldiers led by Deng Zhaoxiang and Zheng Tianjie departed from Shanghai on the passenger ship "Queen of Australia". UK, arriving liverpool on December 13th. Then the officers and soldiers who were preparing to receive the cruiser formed the "Chongqing" ship-receiving force and went to Devonport to board the battlecruiser "Shengwei" for ship-receiving training.

On January 2, 1948, the ship-receiving force that completed the training received the "Dawn Goddess" at Plymouth . On May 19 of the same year, the British Royal Navy flag of the "Dawn Goddess" was officially lowered, and the ship officially changed its identity to become the Chinese Navy. "Chongqing" ship. On May 26, the ship embarked on its return voyage, passing through Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, and finally arrived on August 14. Nanjing.

The Chongqing ship lowered the British naval flag

The Chongqing ship passed Malta on its way back to China

The second view of the Chongqing ship drawn by our factory director

Subsequently, the "Chongqing" ship was immediately picked up by the Kuomintang authorities who were in decline without obtaining the establishment. The battlefield of civil war and . As the backbone of the Kuomintang Navy, he participated in the Tashan battle in the Liaoshen Campaign. He used fierce artillery fire to cover the so-called "Eastern March Corps" attack on Tashan in an attempt to break the siege of Jinzhou. During this period, Chiang Kai-shek lived on the ship to supervise the battle. However, under the tenacious blocking of our army's blocking reinforcements, all attacks by the Kuomintang army were repelled. After the liberation of Jinzhou, the "Chongqing" ship had to cover the remnants of the "Eastward March Corps" and return to North China.

The footage of Chiang Kai-shek convening a military meeting on the Chongqing ship in "The Great Battle"

Chiang Kai-shek left the Chongqing ship after finishing "supervising the war"

As the Kuomintang troops retreated steadily on the front line and the financial collapse of the rear area, the "Chongqing" ship The patriotic officers and soldiers gradually developed extreme disgust and disgust towards the corrupt and incompetent Kuomintang authorities. Under the successful operation of the underground party, some officers and soldiers of the "Chongqing" successfully revolted on February 25, 1949 and drove the warship to Yantai in the Shandong Liberated Area the next day. They were warmly welcomed by the soldiers and civilians of the Liberated Area. Subsequently, the "Chongqing" ship was arranged to sail to Huludao, Liaoning to berth.

The officers and soldiers of the Chongqing ship after the uprising

The Chongqing ship after the uprising, pay attention to the People's Liberation Army soldiers standing guard on the deck

The hand-drawn work of our factory director: The Chongqing ship sailing towards the light after the uprising

The uprising of the "Chongqing" ship caused great concern among the Kuomintang authorities In panic, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the air force to launch continuous air raids on the "Chongqing" ship. On March 18, the ship was seriously injured in the air attack. According to the central government's instructions on preserving the "Chongqing" ship, the remaining personnel opened the sea valve to open the sea valve on March 20. The warship sank in Huludao .

The Chongqing ship after it sank

Considering that some of the uprising personnel were no longer suitable to stay on the battleship due to various factors, The Military Commission transferred capable personnel from various units from various places, based on the original crew of the ship, plus Soviet consultant training The technical personnel who came out and the combat backbone transferred from the army formed a "Yellow River Force" as the future crew team. Deng Zhaoxiang, the former captain of "Chongqing", was appointed as the commander of the army, and Zhu Jun was appointed as the political commissar.

In February 1950, the Central Military Commission established a special salvage committee to salvage the "Chongqing" ship, and the Soviet government sent an expert team to assist in the work. The salvage work started on April 28, 1951 after careful planning. On May 16, the entire ship was successfully brought out of the water and righted. On June 19, the "Chongqing" ship was towed by a tugboat to the Dalian Shipyard, which was still under the control of the Soviet Union. The Soviet expert team subsequently conducted a comprehensive inspection of the ship.

The inspection showed that the hull of the "Chongqing" ship did not suffer much damage; but one turbine gear linkage was seriously damaged; the boiler had no obvious damage; other electrical equipment and instruments, optical equipment, communications The equipment is no longer suitable; the main gun part can be repaired; the anti-aircraft gun needs to be replaced.

The successfully salvaged Chongqing ship

In October 1951, at the invitation of the Chinese government, the Soviet expert team headed by Pustin Chaifu came to Dalian, conducted the first inspection of the "Chongqing" ship, and submitted The "Report on the Repair of the "Chongqing" Ship" believes that the ship can be repaired. Once the repair is completed, the ship can cooperate with other ships and continue to perform combat missions. From December 1951 to the spring of the following year, a Soviet expert team headed by Mikhailov came to China to conduct a more detailed investigation and inspection of the repair of the "Chongqing" ship.

During the inspection by Soviet experts, the officers and soldiers of the "Yellow River Force" ate, lived and worked together with the technicians and workers of the Dalian Shipyard, repairing the warship while getting familiar with its condition. With their efforts, the warship's main and auxiliary engines were disassembled from the ship for preliminary disassembly and maintenance, and then transported by train to the Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard, which has the strongest repair technology, for thorough maintenance. The repaired main and auxiliary engines were sent back After Dalian, it was reinstalled into the hull.

The officers and soldiers of the Yellow River Force who participated in the repair of the Chongqing ship

On December 25, 1952, the "Chongqing" ship, which retained British armaments (with the efforts of the officers and soldiers of the Yellow River Force and shipyard employees, these armaments were restored to a usable state) sailed out of the dock. Sea trials, escorted by the Soviet Red Navy Pacific Fleet Type 07 fleet destroyers "Kokang" and "Sharp" (which were transferred to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy in 1954 and renamed "Anshan" and "Fushun") , ran continuously for an hour at a high speed of 28.5 knots, and the sea trial was a complete success. After the trial, the "Chongqing" ship was officially renamed the "Yellow River" ship, the August 1st military flag was raised, and it joined the battle order of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. Deng Zhaoxiang was appointed as the first captain of the "Yellow River" ship, and Zhu Jun was appointed As a political commissar, the crew strength is tentatively set at 574.

Deng Zhaoxiang (left) and Zhu Jun

The next step is how to rearm. After all, the ammunition of British-style weapons is unsustainable, and replacement of Soviet-style guns and artillery is imminent.

After analyzing and studying all the information collected, the Soviet Leningrad Design Bureau believes that it is difficult and unrealistic to restore all the original weapons and equipment of the "Yellow River" ship. The best solution is to use the Soviet Union's existing weapons to carry out all Dress up.

's preliminary plan is to retain the original British main engine and auxiliary engines, with a maximum speed of 30 knots, and replace the main gun with four twin-mounted B-2ПМ 130 mm naval guns (the turret net weight is 48.23 tons, the maximum elevation angle is 45 degrees, and it has limited Air-to-air shooting capability, ammunition supply speed 12 rounds per minute, maximum range 25,590 meters, effective range 17,500 meters), the secondary gun was replaced with eight 31ИФ-31БС 57mm twin-mounted high-level dual-purpose guns (cooperated with АМ3-57- 2 automatic sights, combat fire rate of 50 rounds per minute, maximum shooting height of 8420 meters, effective shooting height of 5000 meters, flat ballistic range of 12900 meters, effective range of 7400 meters), torpedo tubes replaced with 39-10 triple 533mm torpedoes launch tube. In addition, Soviet-style communications, navigation and gun commanders were used to replace the original British-style equipment. The modification cost was about 120 million rubles and took about 2 years.

After careful and detailed research, the Central Military Commission rejected all opinions and finally decided to allocate a huge sum of money to repair and arm the "Chongqing" ship with the perseverance and spirit of selling iron. This is mainly due to the consideration of liberating the southeastern coastal islands and Taiwan. The Central Military Commission hopes that this battleship with considerable displacement and firepower can play its due role in future sea and air battles. The source of

funds is relatively complicated. The bulk of it comes from the funds originally raised by the East China Navy to purchase four decommissioned British "Flower" class frigates through Hong Kong (history, this business fell through due to the strong interference of the United States, and was eventually diverted to Purchase fighter ); the remaining shortfall will be raised through donations from the society.

The broad masses of the people responded with great enthusiasm and donated generously. For example: Henan Opera performing artist Chang Xiangyu who was donating fighter jets for the Korean War and touring the country for charity performances Chang Xiangyu and her "Chang Xiangyu Drama Club" worked tirelessly to raise funds to arm the "Yellow River" after hearing the news. More than 60 additional performances were performed with the funds of the ship (plus the 180 performances of the fighter jet "Chang Xiangyu Drama Club" by raising funds, a total of more than 240 performances were performed).

When asked why she was so "desperate", the 29-year-old artist, who was discriminated against as a "female actress" before liberation, responded emotionally: " This country has given me dignity, and I want to defend it." nation.”

Henan opera performing artist and founder of the “Chang Pai” Chang Xiangyu

During the repair and arming process of the “Yellow River” ship, patriots from Hong Kong and Macau also made a lot of efforts: Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Macau China Led by patriotic businessman Wang Kuancheng, An Zijie, Fok Ying-tung, He Xian, Cui Deqi, Ma Wanqi and other Hong Kong and Macao Chinese business leaders, the General Chamber of Commerce not only donated a large amount of money and materials, but also collected a large number of British people through various channels. The new and old spare parts of the main engine, auxiliary engines and boilers of the type ship were donated to the People's Navy free of charge, which greatly guaranteed the normal supply of spare parts for the "Huanghe" ship (the quantity of this batch of spare parts was so huge that the "Huanghe" ship was replaced in the 1970s They were not all used up when they withdrew from the front-line combat in the early 1990s)

Wang Kuancheng (first from left) and Huo Yingdong (third from left) were received by Premier Zhou Enlai.

He Xian (first from right) was received by Chairman Mao Zedong.

At the reception of Sino-Soviet technical personnel. With close cooperation, the "Huanghe" was officially renovated in early 1953, which took less than 2 years, much faster than the Soviet side had previously estimated. The renovated warship was painted in the sea gray color commonly used by the People's Navy. Having been with warships day and night for two years, I have long been familiar with the warships inside and out. The combat training after the armaments were installed went extremely smoothly. Only two months later, the "Yellow River" ship had completed the main gun. , secondary guns and torpedoes test firing acceptance, all preparations for combat

The second view of the rearmed Yellow River ship drawn by our factory director

In order to give full play to the role of the "Yellow River" ship in future military struggles, the Military Commission It was decided that the establishment of the "Yellow River" ship would be directly under the Naval Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The ship would be a special-class warship, and the crew establishment would be finally determined to be 625 people. In addition to the captain Deng Zhaoxiang and the political commissar Zhu Jun, a group of combat backbones would be transferred from the East China Navy to enrich it. On the ship, the outstanding Soviet Army (formerly known as Chen Yangxian) was one of them. His new position was the first deputy captain of the "Yellow River" ship.

The Soviet Army

At that time, because the focus of our army's struggle was still the Korean battlefield, so The operation to liberate the southeastern coast has not been launched yet. The Kuomintang army, which is entrenched in Taiwan and coastal islands, relies on its temporary naval and air force superiority to harass our coastal areas from time to time, in an attempt to use these islands as a springboard to launch a so-called "counterattack on the mainland." Our East China Military Region troops can only temporarily build up their troops on the coastal shore, waiting for a favorable opportunity to prepare for cross-sea operations in order to remove the enemy-occupied islands that pose a great threat to our coast.

After the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement at the end of July 1953, the "Yellow River" ship, which had been training continuously, received an order from the Central Military Commission and was transferred to the Soviet Pacific Fleet 07 destroyer "Resolute" (the ship was transferred to the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1955 Navy, renamed "Changchun") left Dalian Bay under the escort of , and headed south straight to the coast of eastern Zhejiang. The United States has been highly vigilant about this first large-scale warship of the People's Navy going to the open sea for the first time. As early as the "Yellow River" ship was being repaired, the United States had been constantly asking Taiwan's enemy agencies to send agents to sneak into the Dalian Shipyard, bribe and instigate shipyard employees, attempt to plant bombs in key parts of the ship's hull, and secretly create hidden dangers during repairs. , trying to destroy the "Yellow River" ship will at least delay the ship's repair time. However, due to our strict precautions, these plots failed (Taiwan sent a total of 15 spies in six batches and were eventually shot).

However, these things are enough to show that the "Yellow River" ship has posed a serious threat to the enemy and has been targeted by the enemy. It is impossible for the other party to sit back and watch our main fleet go south to seize control of the sea and liberate coastal islands. A fierce sea and air battle The confrontation is about to begin!

The Yellow River ship in "World of Warships"

After the "Yellow River" ship sailed out of the Bohai Bay and entered the Yellow Sea , the "Resolute" returned to Lushun, and aircraft and warships from surrounding US military bases began to attack the "Yellow River" sailing alone. The ship conducts long-term tracking.Although the two sides had ceased fighting in Korea at this time, sporadic exchanges of fire still occurred from time to time. Especially on July 27, the day the ceasefire agreement came into effect, four US military F-86 fighter jets still invaded Chinese airspace and shot down the Soviet Pacific Fleet. An IL-12 transport plane killed 21 Soviet officers and soldiers. Two days later, two Soviet MiG-15 fighter jets shot down a US B-50 reconnaissance aircraft that was approaching the Soviet coast for reconnaissance. Only one of the 18 people on board survived. This series of events caused the two camps to be at war with each other, while at the same time they each imposed strict restrictions on the actions of their subordinates to prevent the war from restarting.

U.S. warships and aircraft frequently appeared near the "Yellow River" ship, and the "Yellow River" ship also intercepted a number of radio communications in English. It is obvious that the U.S. military is reporting the movements of our fleet to Taiwan. However, the two sides generally did not have much conflict along the way. Even so, no one on the "Yellow River" ship dared to relax. Captain Deng Zhaoxiang ordered the entire ship to maintain level 1 combat readiness and stand ready to prevent the other party from provoking force or even launching a surprise attack.

Under the cover of shore-based aviation fighter jets deployed at coastal airports, the "Yellow River" sailed at full speed along the territorial waters and finally arrived safely at Wusongkou . According to the orders of the Military Commission and the Naval Command, the "Yellow River" ship was assisted by the East China Navy in Wusongkou to refuel and make some repairs. Then, it familiarized itself with the situation at the Yangtze River Estuary and nearby sea areas, while performing defensive tasks until the time was right. and then carry out combat missions.

In the next few months, the "Yellow River" ship and its friendly ships only moved around the Yangtze River Estuary and Zhoushan Islands . They had no intention of heading south to the nearby Zhejiang Islands, let alone competing with the Taiwan Navy. At sea, this made the anxious hearts of the Chiang Kai-shek officers and soldiers entrenched in Dachhen Island in eastern Zhejiang slowly return to their stomachs.

Today's Grand Exhibition Island

At this time, a news that did not come from unknown sources began to circulate among Taiwanese officers and soldiers: the "Chongqing" ship was severely damaged in the bombing, and although the "Communist Army" later salvaged it from the water, Even with the help of Soviet Russia, it was unable to completely repair the ship. Therefore, the "Communist Army" can only retreat and use it as a training ship. Although the ship has gone south this time, it does not dare to fight with the "National Army" naval and air forces. It can only retreat to the Yangtze River Estuary and Zhoushan Islands to train sailors, and so on. Even more bizarre news even vividly claimed that the ship had been stubbed by shipyard workers "loyal to the party and the state". The main mast would be broken when the gun was fired, and the main shaft would break when sailing at full speed.

These half-true and half-false news greatly paralyzed the nerves of Taiwan's military officers and soldiers, and even Americans began to be suspicious. The Pentagon originally planned to urgently provide an "Atlanta" class light cruiser to the Taiwan Navy to maintain the balance of power across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan even thought of a name for the ship and called it "Nanjing" to show its determination to "counterattack the mainland and return the capital to Nanjing." However, this idea was temporarily suppressed after being fooled by the foggy but dense and massive information. After all, if the "Atlanta" is really given here, and if the Soviets give another "Kalinin" or "Kaganovich", then I don't know how to maintain this balance.

U.S. Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser

Soviet Red Navy cruiser "Kaganovich"

So the United States took the next best step and assisted Taiwan through Japan in repairing the "Fen Yang" among the original Japanese Navy compensation ships. (formerly " Xiaoyue "), "Shenyang" (formerly "Namikaze"), "Hengyang" (formerly "Maple"), "Huiyang" (formerly "Sugi"), "Huayang" (formerly "茑" ) and other destroyers and escort destroyers and provide beautiful weapons and weapons to strengthen the strength of the Taiwan Navy (at this time, the "Danyang" and "Xinyang" ships have been armed by Taiwan itself), but the Taiwan Navy requires the provision of torpedo weapons to restore The request for lightning strike capabilities for these ships was flatly rejected. The United States is worried that if Taiwan possesses attack weapons such as torpedoes, it will "expand" to actively provoke the mainland, which will also undermine the balance in the Taiwan Strait.

The Yozuki ship was disarmed and prepared to be handed over to China

The Namikaze ship just arrived in China (middle)

The Tsuta ship was disarmed and prepared to be transferred to China

During this brief but gunpowder-filled calm, he also served as the Anton Navy. Deng Zhaoxiang, the first captain of the "Yellow River" ship who was the principal of the school and the Qingdao Naval Speedboat School, was ordered to go north to concentrate on cultivating talents for the People's Navy and participate in the preparation of the First Naval School. After Deng Zhaoxiang was transferred, Su Jun, the first deputy captain of the "Yellow River" ship, officially took over as captain, preparing for his battle.