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Rebirth of the Great Scientist Volume 11. Evening Fragrance Time 504. The Moon is Bright and I Can¡¯t Sleep

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    The Japanese fleet also discovered the Chinese Air Force reconnaissance plane following it almost at the same time.  Of course, in this clear and cloudless sky, a roaring iron lump was circling around the fleet, lowering its height from time to time to take photos. It would be difficult not to be discovered, not to mention that the reconnaissance plane had no intention of covering up in the first place.  ?

    Then several nearby reconnaissance planes also swarmed in, like bees smelling the fragrance of flowers, flying up and down around the fleet, as if they wanted to take photos of every ship in the fleet and verify them one by one to avoid missing any fish.

    Just when the reconnaissance plane was busy, on the joint fleet flagship Mikasa, fleet commander Kato Yusaburo said with a wry smile to the field commander Umezawa Michiharu of the expedition: "Long before the expedition, I thought of it.  The China Air Force reconnaissance planes are so powerful that they did not go directly west after leaving Nagasaki Port, but turned north and then along the coast of North Korea to avoid their search. Unexpectedly, they still caught their eye.  Now. Umezawa-kun, how should we deal with it now?"

    Umezawa Michiji was lying on a chair, shaking his head slightly at Kato Tomosaburo and saying: "Kato-kun, as the saying goes, 'it's up to the guest to do as he pleases', it's up to you to decide how the fleet will proceed! Asking this veteran from the army, isn't it the same as asking  Dao Yu blind?"

    Although Umezawa Michiji asked him to make the decision, Kato Tomosaburo was still very humble towards this prestigious main division commander: "In this case, we will no longer be secretive and continue to implement the originally planned battle plan.  Right? The faster Second Fleet, with its main fleet, will escort the 18th Division to land in Longkou Bay, Huang County, Shandong Province. Our First Fleet will escort your Sixth Division to land directly in Jiaozhou Bay. The Third Fleet will be responsible for patrolling and guarding the surrounding areas.  ,how?"

    Umezawa Michiji replied with a smile: "It's all up to Kato-kun! But we are being watched by the China plane now, so we are not in a hurry to separate our forces. How about waiting until night and go our separate ways? Maybe we can trouble the China plane again tomorrow!"  "

    Kato Tomosaburo complimented: "Thank you, Umezawa-kun! Our army is now less than 300 nautical miles away from Jiaozhou Bay, which is only about a day. If we can keep China's aircraft at a loss during this period, we will definitely have unexpected results!"

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    He Yingqin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the reconnaissance plane had discovered traces of the Japanese fleet in the coastal waters of North Korea. However, related questions also followed: Are the fleets detected by Japan all the fleets sent?  Is the target of their attack Qingdao?  Will the troops be divided along the way?  ¡­This is where the defender¡¯s passivity lies.  Shandong has a long coastline, and there are many places suitable for large-scale landings. The Japanese army can choose landing places at will, but China cannot defend everywhere.  Even if Sun Yuanqi temporarily transferred 3 reorganized divisions and 5 mixed brigades, he still could not do it.

    Of course, even if you can defend everywhere.  It is also impossible for the Chinese army to evenly distribute its troops at various suitable landing locations like spreading pancakes.  It has long been said in the art of war that being fortified everywhere is equal to being undefended everywhere.  Especially in the face of a powerful enemy like Japan, if we deploy our troops like this, the final result will only be defeated one by one.

    He Yingqin thought more than once: Since Japan has made up its mind to attack Shandong, why should we follow him in hypocrisy?  Simply send dozens of bombers to follow and bomb them all the way. There is no way for them to hide or escape in the vast sea.  A distance of several hundred nautical miles was enough to prevent the Japanese troops from reaching the shore, which was effortless.  Isn't it too much to abandon one's own strengths, wait for the Japanese troops to land, and finally defend with all their strength?

    However, He Yingqin also knew that Sun Yuanqi was not a benevolent and righteous single-celled creature like Song Xianggong. He did not use bombers, so he had no choice but to do so.  For example, they don¡¯t want to be given the opportunity to actively attack other countries, or they don¡¯t want to destroy their previously declared position of absolute neutrality, etc.  But He Yingqin still couldn't help but want to use the bomber.

    To dispel this idea, He Yingqin asked the intelligence personnel around him: "What are the changes in the Japanese fleet now? Are there any signs of division of troops?"

    The intelligence officer replied: "Reporting to the commander, according to the latest news from the Fourth Investigation Team in Shanghai, the Japanese fleet changed its course after being discovered by our army, from sailing along the Korean coastline to heading 13 degrees west by north.  The course, and the speed has increased, it has reached 11.4 knots, and no other changes have been found yet. Why, Commander, do you think the Japanese fleet will divide its forces?"

    He Yingqin said: "It is certain to divide the troops. Otherwise, how could they land with more than 80,000 people crowded together? Not to mention that Jiaozhou Bay does not have such a large landing site. Even if there is a suitable site, once they fail to launch in time after landing, so many people will  Being stuck in a dilemma on the beachhead, wouldn't they be left to our mercy? The Japanese are not that stupid. They will definitely divide their troops and choose different locations to land, and then encircle and encircle the Jiao'ao area. The question we need to figure out now is whether the Japanese army intends to encircle it on both sides.  , or attack from both front and back!"

    "Outflank the left and right"?A pincer attack from both front and back?  "The intelligence officers were a little confused.

    He Yingqin casually picked up a pencil and poked a few times on the map: "The so-called outflanking means spreading out along the Yellow Sea side of Shandong, landing at multiple points in Zhucheng, Jiaozhou, Jimo, Haiyang and other places near Qingdao, and then outflanking in the direction of Qingdao.  . In addition to the front and rear flanking attacks on the Yellow Sea side, it will also launch on the Bohai Sea side, and then flank Qingdao front and rear. Whether it is flanking left and right, or flanking front and rear, the purpose is to give full play to the advantage of troops, expand the scope of the battlefield, and pull us apart.  Army defense line, and then seize the entire province of Shandong!"

    If the intelligence personnel realized something: "No wonder the Border Defense Command placed a mixed brigade in Laizhou Fucheng (stationed in Ye County) and Dengzhou Fucheng (stationed in Penglai). It turned out to be to guard against Japanese troops landing on the Bohai Sea coast! But now the Japanese fleet is still  There was no division of troops, and the whole group turned around and rushed westward, with the target pointed directly at Jiaozhou Bay. Can it be determined that the Japanese army's strategic intention is to outflank the enemy?"

    He Yingqin shook his head: "It's too early to say! If I were the commander of the Japanese fleet, I would definitely choose to divide the troops at night instead of during the day. There are reconnaissance planes in the sky closely monitoring it. If we divide the troops now, wouldn't it mean that  Are you telling us your strategic intentions in advance? So tonight is the most critical!"

    "Tonight?" The intelligence officer hesitated: "Our planes can't be dispatched at night! The navy is so weak that it won't be of much use for a while. We probably have to rely on our reconnaissance planes to dispatch tomorrow morning. But the Japanese fleet is currently far away.  Qingdao is only two to three hundred nautical miles away, and by the time we find them again, they will probably have landed, and there will be no time to notify all friendly forces to prepare in advance."

    He Yingqin said: "So we must make all preparations tonight!"

    The intelligence personnel immediately bowed and saluted: "Commander, please give me your orders!"

    He Yingqin said: "First, order the bomber brigade of each aviation regiment to complete all equipment inspection and maintenance work before dark today, install aerial bombs before six o'clock tomorrow morning, and be ready to take off at any time! Second, in addition to Shanghai leaving a reconnaissance aircraft team to track and monitor  The Japanese fleet is moving outwards, and all reconnaissance aircraft have returned to the airport for maintenance and standby. The pilots have regained their energy and will launch a search tomorrow morning according to the headquarters plan. 3. The staff of the staff should rest as much as possible now and wait until the reconnaissance aircraft returns the last batch of data in the evening.  We must calculate overnight the approximate area where the Japanese fleet will appear tomorrow and the optimal reconnaissance path for the reconnaissance aircraft based on factors such as wind speed, ocean current speed, the fastest and slowest speed of the Japanese fleet, and suitable large-scale landing sites along the Shandong coast. Understand?"

    "clear!"

    With the approach of the Japanese fleet, the atmosphere in the divisions and brigades stationed in Shandong has become tense. Weapons and ammunition have long been distributed to the soldiers, and even wills have been written and handed over to the teachers of each platoon for safekeeping.  Although previous actual combat exercises have required writing a will and the like when distributing ammunition, this time it was serious and serious, and everyone's mood suddenly dropped, because it is very likely that in a day or two, there will be people around you.  Brothers who play together and share joys and sorrows will bleed on the battlefield, and of course it may be you who falls!

    The officers also started to move. While urging the soldiers to dig longer trenches and strengthen the anti-gun fortifications, they kept reminding them: "You little bastards, hurry up and dig! There are so many people here now."  If you work harder and exert more effort, you may be able to save your life during the war! Do you know how powerful the main battleships of Japan are? They have four 2-seat twin-mounted 305mm main guns, and each shell  It weighs more than 700 kilograms and has a range of 25 miles. If a shell hits it, it will create a hole as big as a wheat field at least!"

    While speaking, he was afraid of scaring the recruits, so the officer changed his tone: "But don't worry, their little Japanese cannons can't even fire a few shells. Our bombers are not vegetarians! When we were in Guangzhou and outside the country, Ji  Aren't the Japanese Army and the Beiyang Army also very ruthless? As a result, the plane dropped a few bombs, and they immediately became obedient and were defeated. As long as they dare to fire artillery in Japan, our plane will definitely blow them up!"

    Outside Jiaozhou City, the lights of the Air Force Headquarters were on all night long. Several staff officers were lying on a huge chart to draw the optimal reconnaissance path for tomorrow's reconnaissance aircraft. Behind them, dozens of soldiers were sweating like rain, using abacus.  , pens and other tools to calculate relevant data and provide basis for the staff who draw the drawings.

    On the sea hundreds of nautical miles away from Qingdao, the three fleets of the Japanese Combined Fleet are preparing to go their separate ways.  Umezawa Michiharu reluctantly stood up with the support of the guards, and faced Lieutenant General Kamio Mitsuomi, commander of the 18th Division, Major General Hanzo Yamanashi, chief of staff, Major General Horiuchi Bunjiro, commander of the 23rd Infantry Brigade, and Major General Horiuchi Bunjiro, commander of the 24th Infantry Brigade.  Major General Yamada Yoshimizu, commander of the brigade, and others saluted with a military salute: "I wish you all a long military fortune and great success!"

    Logically speaking, Kamio Mitsuomi should reply "Please take care of yourself, Commander" (translated as "Take care of your body") or"To each other" and other polite words. However, Kamio Mitsuomi didn't know whether he wanted to show his sense of humor to lighten the atmosphere, or to express his determination to win, but he unexpectedly replied: "Thank you, Commander.  We will definitely fight bravely to serve His Majesty the Emperor.  In short, if we don¡¯t meet in Qingdao, we¡¯ll meet in Jiudanban!  "

    Kudanzaka is the site of the Yasukuni Shrine, dedicated to honoring Japanese soldiers and their families who died in the war since the Meiji Restoration.  Kamio Mitsuomi suddenly mentioned Kudanzaka when he was leaving, which immediately gave an ominous premonition to everyone present.
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