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    Chapter 217 Air Strike Task Force

    "It's nonsense. It has no shadow at all. China has always been a country of etiquette. Unlike some people who like to fight undeclared wars, the Chinese government has definitely not sent troops to India." Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui spoke sternly, and the Japanese minister was said to be dejected.  of leaving.  This was in the pre-Beiyang period. Japanese Minister Songgang had already lost his temper. He was speechless when he was retorted. He would definitely shout for war and warships as soon as he banged the table. Are you afraid?  In this time and space, I wouldn't even dare to use this move to kill Songgang.

    Japan¡¯s intelligence department quickly took action. The intelligence department established specifically for China was also called the Mei Agency in this time and space.  However, the boss was replaced by Shi Zhongfufen, and Yingzuo Zhenzhao was Shi Zhongfufen's assistant.  This organization was established with Shi Zhong's undivided effort, and he served as the first person in charge, the director of the Mei Organization.

    The most unlucky thing at this time is the task force drifting in the Indian Ocean. It dares not to advance and cannot retreat, wasting time in vain.  Everyone in the Japanese navy said they were not afraid of the Chinese navy, but that would be a lie. Especially at this time, what they feared most was that China would suddenly turn against them and the elite troops that had been scattered outside would not be able to be collected.

    A group of people were in a daze in Konoe Fumimaro's office. They were so noisy that their mouths were dry and their energy was consumed. They wanted to take a break and wait for the news.  It was long enough to wait until it got dark before Shi Zhongbufen, the director of the Mei Agency, opened the door and everyone looked over.

    "Juzi's feedback is that China has no intention of fighting Japan. Their main force is attacking the Tashkent Fortress in Central Asia. Their president has been studying the situation in Central Asia all day, and there is absolutely no possibility of sending troops to India." Shi Zhongbu said:  As if the judge pronounced the verdict, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

    "It seems that the matter in India has little to do with China. It should be the new fighter planes that Britain purchased from China. This is undoubtedly aimed at the empire's Indian strategy. The Chinese hope to use the British to make the empire's warriors bleed more.  "Konoe Fumimaro seems to have the foresight to characterize this matter. In fact, he hopes that this matter will pass quickly, otherwise the Navy Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to quarrel for several days.

    At this time, news continued to come back from various places, and fishing boats and submarines scattered in various places to monitor China reported one after another.  China's naval fleet is still staying quietly in the port, and some destroyers are patrolling outside.  Well, the Chinese are keen on destroyers and have built nearly a hundred of them, and claim that their naval strategy is offshore defense.  The question is, why build so many aircraft carriers?  Therefore, the Japanese did not see the so-called offshore defense strategy.

    No matter what.  As long as the Chinese navy doesn't go to war, nothing is a big problem. Isn't it just that the Chinese sold fighter jets to the UK?  Isn't it just 12 or more?  Little did they know that President Fang directly threw a wing of fighter jets to India, a total of 120 fighter jets in ten groups.  The second son of President Fang Da's family went to battle in person and served as the captain of the first brigade.  Gao Xiaoqiang is actually the vice captain.

    The finalized information reached Nayun, and he breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the fleet to move forward.  In any case, there is no hope of concealing the attack on India from the British. Sooner or later, there will always be an attack.

    The British camp in Calcutta was full of joy and laughter. The Chinese Air Force won the first battle, shooting down eight Japanese planes and ascertaining the situation of the Japanese task force.  Alexander attended the dinner in person.  He also delivered a speech to thank the Chinese people for their friendship.  Because of this matter, Alexander has called China and requested to purchase China's latest fighter jets to supplement India.

    Churchill is so poor now that he has no money to buy something as expensive as a new fighter jet.  But he had his own way. He sent a telegram to Roosevelt, saying that the performance of the new Chinese fighter plane was far better than the Japanese Zero, and he asked the United States to also produce this Mustang fighter plane and provide assistance to the United Kingdom.  What is assistance?  That's free.  Churchill now has no intention of restoring the British Empire to its glory in the Victorian era. He is content with preserving most of Britain's overseas interests.

    ¡°You can¡¯t blame Churchill for not having great ambitions, there is really no way around it.  India is a bit out of reach, and the problems in Africa are more troublesome. It is not yet known when Rommel will launch his next attack.  Currently in Egypt, the main force is actually two armored divisions and ten infantry divisions of the US military. The total number of British troops is less than 30,000.  The fighting in Greece cost Churchill another armored brigade.  Churchill, who didn't have much property in total, could only rely on others and was not doing as well as China.

    Roosevelt still paid great attention to Churchill's telegram. The U.S. Navy suffered a terrible defeat at Midway.  According to the Navy, the main reason for the failure was that the performance of the fighter jets was much inferior to its opponents.  Japan's Zero can easily climb to 10,000 meters, then turn around and dive to kill the US Navy's F4F carrier-based aircraft.

    The Chinese are really surprised that they want the United States to assist obsolete aircraft like the P-39, even though they have good enough fighter jets.  Ross??I am very puzzled and can only understand that China's insufficient production capacity requires US assistance.  This understanding is still correct. The biggest limitation on China's aircraft production is insufficient engine production.  The main reason is the shortage of skilled workers, which leads to a limit in the production of Mustang fighters.  If the opponent is Japan, forget it, but if you add the Soviet Union, you will be dead. In a two-front battle, some Mustang fighters must be liberated from the battlefield against the Soviet Union. The mission of the P-39 is to attack the ground.

    Roosevelt could only ask people in his office to contact China and request the introduction of Mustang fighter jets.  In the time it took for the telegram to arrive and leave, the Japanese navy's task force had already approached within fifty nautical miles of Calcutta.  The British navy in India has withdrawn to Egypt, but Germany is still important.  Therefore, the Japanese navy never found any trace of the British navy, so it boldly began to attack.

    Alexander¡¯s defense plan was to abandon Calcutta, not because he didn¡¯t want to defend it, but because the combat effectiveness of the British-Indian Division was worrying.  The naval guns of the Japanese Navy are all of large caliber, and the Indian soldiers of the British Indian Division will most likely not be able to withstand them.  If the camp is bombed, it will be over.

    Therefore, the defense line was retreated thirty kilometers to avoid the range of Japanese naval guns, and all aircraft were dispatched to attack Japanese naval ships.  This plan was still very wise. When the Japanese army started to attack, they first released Zero fighter aircraft to escort them, and then bombarded the selected landing site with artillery fire from battleships and cruisers.

    Nanyun very carefully released 12 Zeros to monitor possible British air attacks from all directions.  Thanks to its ultra-long range, the Zero can hover in the air for a long time.  The Type Zero shone in the Battle of Midway. When everyone in Japan thought the Type Zero was invincible, Nagumo received a blow in the head.  I was praying silently in my heart that not too many Mustang fighters would appear.

    "Whatever you are afraid of will come to you," is what Nagumo Chuichi is feeling now.  "Enemy planes were found flying towards our fleet, and the number is no less than a hundred." Genda Minoru exclaimed, dropped the microphone and ran to the deck.  The siren sounded, and the Zeros took off one by one from the deck. The well-trained Japanese naval aviation troops completed the formation in a very short time.

    What is coming is the Chinese Air Force Volunteer Wing, with 120 Mustang fighters covering 36 British Hurricanes acting as attack aircraft and 36 torpedo aircraft.  This torpedo plane was left behind by the British Indian Fleet.  The leader was naturally the faster Mustang fighter group that came out. The total number of Zeros in the task force was only 62. Originally there were 72 in total, 8 were killed, and 2 were left unrepaired.

    Genda Minoru personally piloted a Zero fighter and bravely attacked the slightly lagging British attack aircraft and torpedo planes.  The Fang Ping Wing responsible for the escort would of course not let the Zero get close to the slower attack aircraft and torpedo aircraft that were loaded with bombs.  Although the Mustang can also carry bombs, to fight battleships and aircraft carriers, you still need torpedo planes.  The 225 kilogram bomb carried by the Mustang could only cause minor damage to the battleship at most.  So I simply didn¡¯t bring any bombs, just machine gun bullets.

    The sky soon became a mess, with more than 200 aircraft circling and flying in the sky. The shrewd Genda Minoru commanded the Zero to stare at the torpedo planes.  The problem is that such a battle directly causes the Zero to be constantly bitten and hit!  The sacrifice of the Zero fighter planes was worth it. Torpedo planes were constantly hit, and the sky exploded into brilliant balls of fire.

    After Fang Ping shot down two Zeros in a row, he finally set his sights on Genda Minoru's fighter plane.  At this time, the British hurricanes and torpedo planes had rushed over the task force desperately, braving intensive anti-aircraft gunfire, and began to dive regardless.

    The British pilots were ruthless when risking their lives. A Hurricane was hit by anti-aircraft artillery and smoked, but they still rushed to the aircraft carrier Soryu regardless. After dropping two 225 kilogram bombs, the fighter plane was also broken into pieces by anti-aircraft artillery.  .  But it also left two large holes in the Soryu's deck and caused a fire.  Several soldiers on the aircraft carrier were also killed.

    All the artillery fire of the entire task force was directed at the air. There were still 20 British torpedo planes left at this time. Half of them were destroyed when they passed through the artillery fire, but in the end 10 torpedo planes dropped torpedoes.

    ¡°The targets of these torpedoes are all faster warships and aircraft carriers, they are all aimed at ships carrying soldiers.  The British are very smart in their calculations. Destroy your troop carriers and let me see what you use to land.

    This move is indeed quite cruel. Even though we tried our best to avoid torpedoes, some freighters were still hit by torpedoes.  One of them contained tanks and soldiers from the armored brigade.  Although Japan's tanks are not very good, the Japanese army, which is extremely short of steel resources, regards these tanks as treasures.

    Genda Minoru has fallen into despair. No matter how he dodges or turns and rolls, the enemy plane behind him keeps biting him tightly.  In order to avoid being shot down, Genda Minoru could only speed up and dive desperately, trying to escape and then fly back levelly.
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