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- In the waters between Dongsha Islands and Zhongsha Islands, a huge fleet consisting of 4 aircraft carriers, several high-speed battleships, a large group of light and heavy cruisers, destroyers, and supply ships is heading towards the Philippines.
Their task is to cover the landing force¡¯s landing in the Philippines. Of course, if possible, it would be better if the Japanese combined fleet could also be eliminated¡ª¡ªprovided that they show up. .
For China, the Japanese Islands, Ryukyu, Taiwan and the Philippines form a chain of pearls, locking the National Defense Navy firmly along the coast. Although the National Defense Forces just regained Taiwan not long ago, which opened a gap in this string of pearls, this is still not enough for China.
The reason is simple. Even if Taiwan is captured, China will still need to pass through the Philippines if it wants to march south, and it will also need to pass through the Ryukyus if it wants to directly attack the Japanese mainland.
Therefore, the gap in the string of pearls that locks China must be expanded.
Therefore, within the National Socialist Government, there has been considerable discussion on the direction of the next stage of attack.
There are two main options for the direction of attack, one is Ryukyu and the other is the Philippines.
It should be said that there are not many supporters in both directions, and generally speaking, they are evenly matched.
For many senior officials, taking Ryukyu as their next target is a good choice. Because Ryukyu is not only a way to attack Japan, but also can cause certain obstacles to Japan's connection with Southeast Asia and Australia - cutting it off is probably impossible, after all, the Pacific is so big. You can go anywhere, but at most it will be a long way.
What¡¯s more, Ryukyu was a former vassal state of China
Ryukyu Kingdom is the collective name and common name of the two dynasties in the history of Ryukyu, the first Sho clan dynasty and the second Sho clan dynasty, including the early Sanzan period. The three kingdoms of Shannan, Zhongshan and Shanbei.
The ancient Ryukyu Kingdom was located between Taiwan and Kyushu, Japan. It once paid tribute to China's Ming and Qing dynasties. After being invaded by the Satsuma clan, he also paid tribute to the Satsuma clan and the Edo shogunate in Japan. The ancient Ryukyu Kingdom suffered many invasions from external forces on the islands. Especially after the invasion of the Satsuma clan in 1609, the Satsuma clan controlled and interfered in the internal affairs of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Due to its special geographical location, the Ryukyu Kingdom is known as a transit point for trade between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Its trade is developed and it is known as the "Jinjiang of All Nations".
In 1879, the Ryukyu Kingdom was annexed by Japan. And was forcibly established as Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Although some Ryukyu people supported annexation at that time, most Ryukyu people were opposed to it. They negotiated with Japan, the Qing Dynasty, and the embassies of the great powers in Japan, hoping to restore the Ryukyu State through diplomatic means. A Ryukyu native who went into exile during the Qing Dynasty and launched the Ryukyu Restoration Movement. Called a liberated person. These people used Fuzhou, Beijing, and Tianjin as their bases and asked the Qing Dynasty to negotiate with Japan on the Ryukyu issue, which was known as the Ryukyu case in history. But in the end it was shelved due to disagreements between China and Japan.
In 1945, the Battle of Okinawa broke out. Under the fierce attack by the US military and the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army, Okinawa civilians suffered heavy casualties. According to different estimates, the population decreased by about one-tenth to one-third. Some historians believe that the Japanese army forced or induced Okinawa civilians to commit mass suicide, but this statement has been denied by Japan and has not been included in textbooks, causing controversy. This is also the reason why some Okinawans are resistant to Japan.
As China becomes increasingly powerful, many Chinese people have begun to revive the idea of ????Chineseism. That is, the idea of ??China's supremacy. For these people, rebuilding the "tribute system" of the past is undoubtedly quite attractive.
And Ryukyu. Undoubtedly, like Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and other countries, they were once members of this system.
In fact, Yan Guang has always had a non-committal attitude towards this sentiment in the country. The only thing that makes him regretful is that by the time he established the National Socialist Government, almost all the rebels were dead. It¡¯s over¡
The last leader of the Tuoqing people in history was Xiang Zhili. Xiang Zhili's name was Guojin, and he was originally the fifth son born to Xiang Wenhui and Xiang's daughter Sihu. Later, because Xiang Wenhui's elder brother Shang Qian had no heirs, he was ordered to inherit the Yicun family and became Shang Qian's heir.
Since Xiang Zhili was born in 1830 and died in 1898, he was obviously unable to meet Yan Guang, who did not come to this world until 1908, and naturally had no chance of being taken advantage of by Yan Guang.
Of course, it was not that Yan Guang had not thought about selecting some of the existing Ryukyu people, but it was a pity that there were no influential people in Ryukyu at that time willing to stand up. And Yan Guang doesn't want those who don't have enough influence. After all, Yan Guang has his own plans and doesn't want to alert the snake
Therefore, this has always been Yan Guang's regret.
Even so, the proposal to attack Ryukyu or the Philippines was put in front of Yan GuangAt that time, Yan Guang did not choose Ryukyu, but the Philippines.
The reason is simple. He needs to attack Australia as quickly as possible and occupy this vast and sparsely populated continent before the Americans and British can react
And if you want to go south, you must first capture the obstructive Philippines, so Yan Guang must not waste time and resources on Ryukyu
"With Ryukyu, you can fight at any time, and he won't run away anyway, but with Australia, it's really possible to run away"
Of course, these are what Yan Guang told several senior officials in a secret meeting. After all, the less people know about Australia¡¯s ambitions, the better. It would be terrible if there are any spies from the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan within the senior officials.
Today's China is already a large country with a vast territory. A considerable part of the country's population is white, such as Slavs. However, after more than 20 years, white people have been included in the national socialist government. It¡¯s not that uncommon either.
So, what if a British or American spy got in? It's not something unusual.
At least Yan Guang himself knew very well that there were many Soviet spies within the National Socialist Government. After all, the National Socialist Government occupied Southern Russia, a place with a considerable number of Slavs. It's just that some of these spies can't be caught yet, while others want to be caught but don't know who they are. It's quite difficult to handle.
¡°After all, this kind of thing cannot be beaten to death with a stick, otherwise the national socialist government¡¯s ethnic policy would not have to be carried out.
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After determining the Philippines as the direction of attack, the National Defense Navy dispatched four large and medium-sized aircraft carriers, the Lingbo, the Kunlun, the Luofu and the Canghai, plus a number of battleships and groups of cruisers and destroyers. There are also landing ships carrying a large number of landing troops
It is also a tragedy. Although after the launch of the "Lingbo" aircraft carrier, the construction of the subsequent "Fubo" and "Treading Waves" has begun, but so far they have only entered the outfitting stage. If you want to serve, you will have to wait for a while. In addition, only the first ship "Kunlun" and the second ship "Luofu" and "Canghai" of the 'Kunlun-class' aircraft carrier can be put into combat.
Of course, this does not mean that these are the only four aircraft carriers in the Ocean Fleet, leaving aside those aircraft carriers that are under construction, outfitting, and sea trials on the slipways and docks. There were several aircraft carriers used by the Wehrmacht for experimentation or training in the early days.
It's just that these aircraft carriers are not as good as the latest 'Lingbo-class' and 'Kunlun-class' in all aspects of performance, especially the speed is far behind these two classes of carriers, and they are not suitable for the same two classes of aircraft carriers at all. - class aircraft carriers fight together, so these aircraft carriers can only stay in ports in the end. And these were the only four ships sent out.
But even though there are four ships, the combat effectiveness of these four ships is extremely strong.
For example, the standard displacement of the Kunlun class is 34,000 tons, the full load displacement is 43,000 tons, and the number of aircraft carried is 90. The standard displacement of the Lingbo class reaches 62,000 tons. It has a full load displacement of 83,000 tons and a full load capacity of 180 aircraft. Fully loaded with more than 200 aircraft
In the Japanese combined fleet, there are only two aircraft carriers, the "Akagi" and "Kaga", that can reach the Kunlun level. There is no one that can reach the level of ¡®Lingbo Class¡¯¡
Therefore, as the commander of the Ocean Fleet, Chen Shaokuan has considerable confidence.
Because according to the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Agency, the only aircraft carriers currently available to Japan are the six aircraft carriers: Kaga, Akagi, Soryu, Feilong, Shokaku, and Zuikaku.
The total number of aircraft carried by the six aircraft carriers is only more than 400, of course, not counting the reserves.
"The number of carrier-based aircraft in Chen Shaokuan's fleet has reached more than 400. Moreover, the performance and design of both Lingbo-class and Kunlun-class aircraft carriers are more perfect than Japanese aircraft carriers. Especially in terms of take-off efficiency, the Lingbo class with an angled flight deck is much higher than the Japanese aircraft carrier.
"But naval battles also depend on luck"
As he spoke, Chen Shaokuan put the book in his hand aside.
"The president's proposition of discovering the enemy first and striking the enemy first is an iron law in the new naval warfare after the advent of aircraft carriers. Therefore, only by discovering the enemy first can we truly establish victory. If the enemy discovers us first, we may fail. ¡¡±
"yes¡"
Hearing what Chen Shaokuan said, Shen Honglie also smiled.
"But luck is also very important in naval battles. After all, it is not unheard of for a battleship to sink just because one shell hits the vital point in a naval battle. And among the hundreds of shells that were hit, the people on the ship They are almost dead, but there are countless things that just can¡¯t sink"
Hearing what Shen Honglie said, Chen Shaokuan also smiled.
"Yes, you are right"
With that said, Chen Shaokuan looked aside.
"Have you not discovered the location of the Japanese fleet yet?"
Chen Shaokuan actually agreed with Shen Honglie's words. After all, the tragedy of the Hood just happened last year.
On May 24, 1941, the Hood and the battleship Prince of Wales intercepted the German battleship Bismarck and tracked the Bismarck in the Denmark Strait. In the ensuing naval battle in the Denmark Strait, six minutes after the Hood exchanged fire with the German ship, Lieutenant General Holland, the commander of the Hood, ordered the ship to turn so that it could unleash all its firepower from the side. However, at this moment, on the one hand, It was the German Navy's excellent artillery shooting technology. On the one hand, it may be the bad luck of the Hood. The two formed an unfortunate coincidence that the Hood was directly hit by the Bismarck's 380mm main gun shell at a distance of 14,870 yards. and was penetrated. This caused the ammunition depot of the "y" main gun at the stern of the ship to explode, and the ship's hull fractured and sank quickly. Including the fleet commander, Vice Admiral Lancelot Holland, 1,418 officers and soldiers on the ship were killed, and only 3 were rescued. These three people are tedb
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n and billdundas were rescued by the British frigate HMS Electra.
This incident was extremely tragic, but it was not unprecedented. For example, the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor was also caused by 800-kilogram bombs that penetrated the front deck of the USS Arizona and detonated the black powder magazine of the seaplane catapult. The smokeless powder magazine in the main turret was detonated, resulting in the death of 1,177 officers and soldiers in the explosion. And now the Arizona is still calm in Pearl Harbor.
As an ¡®old¡¯ navy born in 1889, he entered the Nanyang Naval Academy at the age of 17 to study navigation technology. Chen Shaokuan can also be said to be well-informed.
Of course, that¡¯s not right either. However, after the establishment of the National Socialist Government, as a member of the Fujian clique. Although the Fujian clan did not almost dominate the entire navy like the Chinese navy in later generations, Chen Shaokuan still thrived due to his outstanding personal abilities.
The battlecruiser HMS Hood was the last battlecruiser built by the British. It is the fourth warship named "Hood" in the history of the British Royal Navy and is an Admiral-class battlecruiser. The ship was ordered built in 1916 under the War Emergencies Act.
??In 1916, it was exactly the time of World War I, because China and Britain were still allies at that time. So when the Hood was launched and served not long after, Chen Shaokuan had the opportunity to see the true appearance of the Hood with his own eyes.
Hood¡¯s standard displacement when in service was 42,100 tons. It became the largest warship in the world at that time and was regarded as the pride of the British Royal Navy. During its service career, it attracted attention many times as a ceremonial ship that showed the British national majesty and toured various countries around the world.
Although the Chinese Navy at that time already had the "Baxia-class" battleships and the "Yizhui-class" battlecruisers, they still had to say a word of praise for the Hood. After all, as a battlecruiser, the Hood had a full load displacement of 45,200. Its displacement was even larger than any battleship at the time.
To Chen Shaokuan at the time, the Hood was simply a behemoth.
Therefore, when the news of the sinking of the Hood reached China, and the reason for the sinking was still the same, Chen Shaokuan himself obviously did not believe it.
So many times, people really don¡¯t believe in fate
"However, compared to trusting fate, Chen Shaokuan still believes in intelligence more.
Chen Shaokuan was quite convinced of Yan Guang's proposition of discovering and attacking the enemy first. After all, it is often advantageous to strike first - although he did not know that this was actually when Yan Guang was in later generations. Heard of the fighter jet concept.
To discover the enemy first, you must first determine where the enemy is.
Chen Shaokuan is not particularly worried about this, because for this battle, the Air Force has specially dispatched a number of YJ40 early warning aircraft to perform early warning missions for the fleet.
Of course, while performing early warning tasks, they also undertake the task of finding enemies.
In fact, this is a perfect mission for an early warning aircraft, because the YJ40 is equipped with the latest radar, and its search distance for low-altitude aircraft exceeds 100 kilometers, and its search distance for large ships also reaches 320 kilometers
Although this distance is nothing compared to the radars of later generations, it is already quite remarkable in this era.
What¡¯s more, the Japanese army in this era had only just been equipped with radar, and they still installed radar on warships. The radar often broke down.
The most important thing is that at least radar is better than sightMuch.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT out of sight, there will still be some problems due to the weather, but as far as radar is concerned - well, radar will actually be subject to certain interference, but it is much better than visual viewing.
Chen Shaokuan himself has seen the power of radar and early warning aircraft, so he himself is not particularly concerned about the problem of detecting enemy troops
"General, news just came from the Air Force, saying that the Japanese fleet has not been discovered yet"
Just when Chen Shaokuan was thinking about it, an officer came over and said.
"Haven't you found it yet"
Hearing this, Chen Shaokuan frowned.
Now they are not very far from the main island of the Philippines. If they continue to get closer, they will undoubtedly enter the strike range of Japanese Army Air Force fighter jets
Chen Shaokuan is still very confident about his fleet. At least he doesn¡¯t think that his four aircraft carriers will lose to the Japanese¡¯s six aircraft carriers. But if you include the Japanese army aviation force
With an outnumbered enemy, that is only possible if you are very strong. As for carrier-based aircraft, the carrier-based aircraft of the National Defense Navy are not as obvious as the Army and Aviation fighter jets. At least there will be no zd20 overpowering the zero battle. fighting situation.
What¡¯s more, in the hands of the Japanese, there is still a fourth posture that can support the situation
Chen Shaokuan asked himself that the performance of the carrier-based aircraft equipped by the Navy was definitely better than the Japanese Zero Fighter, but if the Japanese Type 4 aircraft were also involved, I am afraid he would also need the help of the Air Force.
And the relationship between the Air Force and the Navy is obviously worse than that of the Army
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