You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

The four torpedo boats at the front appeared to be drifting on the water.

At the top of Huashan Mountain, Lin Feng held up his binoculars and watched this scene, his blood boiling with excitement.

"Charge! Get close and fight the Japanese with bayonets!"

On the river.

The Japanese destroyer "Wakatake," which was arrogantly shelling, was clearly also bewildered by this unexpected visitor.

"What?! What kind of ship is that?! How can it be so fast?!"

Before the Japanese captain could react, the four PT boats had already rushed to a position less than two kilometers away from the Japanese fleet.

"Fire!"

"Knock knock knock knock—"

The 37mm M4 automatic cannons on the bow of all four boats fired simultaneously.

This cannon, originally designed for the P-39 fighter jet, has an extremely high rate of fire and a flat trajectory.

The dense barrage of 37mm high-explosive shells resembled a string of fireballs, slamming into the foremost gunboat of the Japanese fleet.

It was a Japanese 50-ton river gunboat, about 30 meters long, with only one open, short-barreled 3-inch cannon at the bow and only one thin shield.

Faced with four PT boats charging like mad dogs, the Japanese gunboat clumsily turned its cannons, attempting to return fire.

"boom!"

A 3-inch shell exploded on the water next to the PT boat, sending up a huge column of water.

Missed.

At this distance, engaging a high-speed target maneuvering at 40 knots in a serpentine pattern was a nightmare for the fire control systems of the early days of World War II.

But the PT boats hit it easily.

At this moment, rate of fire is the only thing that matters.

37mm M4自动炮的射速达到了150发每分钟，理论上相当于每分钟把超过100kg质量的37mm炮弹射向鬼子炮舰。

This is only one door.

Behind them, two slower LCS landing fire support boats also joined the battle.

The 76mm main gun on the bow roared, and the twin-mounted 40mm Bofors cannons, 20mm Oerlikon cannons, and four M2HB heavy machine guns on the deck opened fire simultaneously, unleashing countless dense barrages.

The magazines and belts of these machine guns and cannons were filled with tracer rounds in a specific ratio.

Standing atop Huashan Mountain, Lin Feng looked out into the distance and saw what appeared to be countless angry fire dragons, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at the few Japanese gunboats that seemed oblivious to their fate.

The Japanese commander was clearly taken aback by the sudden and fierce firepower.

He never dreamed that he would encounter such a high density of close-in weaponry fire on the Yangtze River.

The four remaining Japanese gunboats also began to fight back desperately.

However, these gunboats, regardless of size, are all old relics built at the end of World War I or in the 20s.

At that time, aircraft posed little threat to warships, and the technology for small-caliber rapid-fire cannons was not yet mature.

Therefore, the Japanese mainly equipped these gunboats with "heavy firepower," such as old-fashioned 76mm or even 102mm naval guns, along with several heavy machine guns to engage the approaching small boats.

Only one of the newer gunboats was equipped with an imported Gallic Hotchkiss 25mm machine gun.

That's right, it's the famous "anti-aircraft mascot" that later appeared on the Yamato, the kind with three-barreled guns.

In its final battle, the Yamato unleashed a barrage of firepower, yet managed to shoot down only a handful of White Eagle aircraft, earning it the nickname "the benevolent cannon" among countless military enthusiasts.

This machine gun has a slow rate of fire, an outdated ammunition feeding method, and an incredibly slow steering mechanism.

Before it could even aim at the high-speed PT boat, it was suffocated by the overwhelming barrage of 37mm and 40mm shells.

The distance quickly closed to less than 500 meters.

Four heavily armed modified PT boats, like a pack of wolves, surrounded the leading Japanese gunboat.

Both sides entered a standard double-row battle line and began close-quarters combat.

The PT boat faced the enemy sideways, aiming all its twin-mounted M2HB heavy machine guns on its sides and its 40mm Bofors cannon at the stern at the enemy ship.

The artillery fire from the Huangshan Fort in the distance had wisely ceased, for fear of accidentally harming this mysterious yet exceptionally fierce friendly fleet.

The metal storm instantly engulfed the Japanese gunboat.

"Knock knock knock!"

The high-explosive shells from the 37mm M4 automatic cannon shattered the bridge glass of the ship, and the Japanese officers inside were instantly riddled with shrapnel and broken glass.

"Bang bang bang!"

The 40mm Bofors shells blasted its deck into pieces, sending splinters flying everywhere, and each explosion took away a large chunk of the hull structure.

The most terrifying thing was the dense barrage of 12.7mm machine gun bullets.

They were like a giant iron broom, sweeping away all the Japanese soldiers on the deck who were trying to operate machine guns and cannons.

"ah--!!!"

A Japanese gunner screamed as his body was hit by several large-caliber bullets at the same time, instantly riddled with holes. Blood spurted like a fountain onto the artillery shield, then slid limply off.

Just one round of attacks.

That Japanese gunboat was rendered combat ineffective.

The superstructure was riddled with holes, like a honeycomb briquette.

Thick smoke billowed from the hole, and the entire boat floated on the river like a dead fish, drifting with the current.

"Awesome! This is what you call bayonet fighting on the river!"

Lin Feng put down his binoculars and clenched his fist.

This scene reminded him of the classic naval battle his motherland fought in the South China Sea in later generations.

Both scenarios involved a small boat attacking a large ship, and both relied on the suffocating firepower of rapid-fire cannons to deliver direct, close-range damage, leaving the large ship utterly helpless.

This is the best interpretation of "when two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave shall prevail."

On the river, the battle continued and intensified.

Four PT gunboats, along with two LCS fire support boats, pounced on their prey like hungry wolves, and engaged in a fierce battle with the remaining three Japanese gunboats.

As for the remaining four PT torpedo boats, they were suspended far behind.

Their ships are equipped with delicate torpedoes. If they get into close combat and a torpedo is hit by a stray bullet and explodes, it would result in two deaths, which would be a great loss.

战场上，整整12门40mm博福斯、4门37mm机炮、无数20mm机炮和12.7mm重机枪，劈头盖脸地向着鬼子砸去。

The Japanese soldiers on the remaining three gunboats were completely stunned.

Especially the 40mm Bofors, after being equipped with armor-piercing tracer incendiary rounds, is simply a ship-breaking machine.

The Japanese main guns, whether turrets or shields, were utterly vulnerable to that terrifying kinetic energy and were quickly silenced, their barrels even blown askew.

The largest of the Japanese gunboats, Lin Feng estimated, might be several hundred tons, looking even larger than the LCS fire support boat.

However, it only had a pitiful three 102mm open main guns, with a rate of fire as slow as a tortoise.

Soon, its hull, waterline, and superstructure suffered devastating damage, with thick smoke billowing and flames shooting into the sky.