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Text Chapter 219 The Disastrous Indian Landing Operation (Part 2)

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    Chapter 219

    The results of this meeting can basically be characterized as meaningless. The terrible thing is that both parties have a very serious attitude.  Chinese representative Wang Chonghui has repeatedly emphasized that China remains neutral in the war between the two major military groups, while Japanese representative Hirota Koki has repeatedly asked China not to sell weapons to the United Kingdom.  He also said that since it was sold to the UK, it should be sold to Japan.

    Wang Chonghui said that this matter had nothing to do with the government and was a private deal between the army and capitalists.  If Japan has a way to persuade those capitalists and the military to sell weapons, the government will not stop it.  Isn¡¯t this nonsense!  The deep grudge between the Japanese army and the Chinese army dates back to the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War.  Just like in parallel history, it is normal for a little Japanese to sell a few rifles and a few 75mm mountain cannons to local warlords, but what about asking the Japanese to sell fighter planes?  Warships did sell light cruisers, but only the Ninghai.

    This meaningless wrangling quickly led to a verbal agreement. The Chinese government tried its best to restrict arms sales, and Japan would never affect China's maritime routes.  It was a very formal meeting, but it was extremely lacking in sincerity, and then it ended on bad terms.

    Hirota Koki, who returned to Tokyo, lamented: Today¡¯s China is not yesterday¡¯s China.  Then he said: Prepare to fight against China!

    Konoe Fumimaro and others are full of resentment over this result, which is of course directed at China.  This is the logic of a robber: I can hit you, but you can't hit me.  Knowing that the war between China and Japan is getting closer, Japan is looking forward to the war breaking out later.  China also has the same mentality. It uses India to try to hold back Japan's sea, air and land forces and prepare for war as much as possible.

    At this time, the Japanese Navy is the first to be involved, and has been conducting targeted operations to monitor the movements of the Chinese Navy. However, after this foreign minister-level meeting, the level of surveillance of the Chinese Navy reached the highest level.  Both Japan's military and political circles are very aware of a problem, which is how to solve the problem of the Chinese navy once China and Japan start a war.  If they can't kill with one blow, the Chinese can attack at any time along the long coastline.  It is simply fatal to Japan's transportation lines.

    After the commander of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, learned of the result of the meeting, he immediately asked the Kuroshima Turtles to prepare a plan to attack Shanghai Port.  The four major fleets of the Chinese Navy have five 40,000-ton aircraft carriers and three 20,000-ton aircraft carriers. Among them, the Second Fleet stationed in Shanghai has four 40,000-ton aircraft carriers.  The First Fleet is stationed in Qingdao.  It has two 20,000-ton aircraft carriers. The Third Fleet is in Fuzhou, with one 40,000-ton aircraft carrier and one 20,000-ton aircraft carrier.  The Fourth Fleet is stationed in Zhanjiang. It does not have an aircraft carrier, but it has two battleships with a displacement of 38,000 tons.

    ?That is to say.  The Second Fleet in Shanghai accounts for half of the strength of the Chinese Navy. Only by destroying the Second Fleet can we gain absolute advantage.  Yamamoto Isoroku was really unsure about using a combined fleet with six aircraft carriers to defeat the Chinese Navy with eight aircraft carriers.  Therefore, sneak attacks are the only option, and Japan is used to sneak attacks.  When the Black Island Turtles were ordered to formulate a sneak attack plan, the task force in the Bay of Bengal was supplemented by fighter jets and headed towards Calcutta again.  This is already three days later.  An aircraft carrier originally planned to provide reinforcements gave up the reinforcements due to fruitless negotiations with the foreign minister. Instead, temporary reinforcements were provided by Type Zero aircraft taking off from Thailand to ensure a smooth landing.  Relying on its ultra-long range endurance, the Type Zero can indeed barely complete this task.  The only thing you have to pay attention to is the time. You can't stay too long, otherwise you won't have enough gas to go back.

    The murderous task force once again arrived fifty nautical miles away from Calcutta. At this time, the exact time for the 48 Zeros flying from Thailand had arrived.  Coupled with the more than a hundred Zeros on the aircraft carrier (all attack aircraft were replaced by Zeros in order to compete for air supremacy), Nagumo finally felt a little confident.

    The roaring naval guns once again began to bombard the forts on the coast, bullying the British with their long range.  The effect of the bombardment seemed to be good. When the navy was still landing, there was still no movement on the fort. Nan Yun said with satisfaction: "Yoshi! The timid British must have ran away from the fort." The army began to land. At this time  Often the most dangerous.  Therefore, the 48 Zeros from Thailand have been circling, trying their best to gain a little more time for a safe landing.

    The landing was extremely smooth. A regiment of Japanese troops landed smoothly, and the British troops did not fire a single shot.  A small group of Japanese soldiers carefully climbed up to a fort on the coast.  The fort that had been bombarded by the giant cannon was in dilapidated condition. When Gunso Nohara saw clearly that there was no trace of blood in the fort, and even the cannon was made of wood, he angrily slashed the log barrel with a knife.

    "Baga! I've been fooled!" Soon the four surrounding forts were occupied, and without exception they were all fake cannons.  When the news came back to Nanyun, he was so angry that he also cursed: Baga!  The naval guns were empty, and the shells were very expensive.

    By this time, two hours had passed since the landing. The Zero flying from Thailand could no longer withstand it and was forced to return.  When Nanyun allowed them to return, he had some thoughts in his heart.A very ominous premonition.

    In a forest eight kilometers away from the landing, a battalion of eight rocket launchers had been prepared, waiting for the Mustang fighters to appear.  Although the rocket launcher is very powerful, it has one drawback: it cannot travel kilometers.  Without air superiority, this thing is just a one-time firepower, and it can't escape the pursuit of the aircraft.

    A buzzing sound came, and the air defense siren sounded again. Nan Yunqi's face turned purple. Less than half an hour after the Zero from Thailand left, the British plane arrived, as if it was calculated correctly.  How did you get this information?  Things were not as complicated as Nanyun thought. They just used local methods and set up several artificial observation posts on some hidden hills nearby. There were also two hidden radar stations in play at the same time.  The 48 Zeros that came out of Bangkok had been detected by multiple radar stations in Yangon when they flew directly along the coastline.  Combining this information, Fang Ping, who is responsible for commanding air operations, can easily judge the intentions of the Japanese army.

    By the way, the origin of this rocket launcher is that it is the 45th Rocket Launcher Regiment of the 15th Mechanized Army.  The 15th Mechanized Army did not have this organization before, but it was supplemented after sending troops to Myanmar.  Fang Ping gave full play to the energy of the second son of the president and asked for a battalion to come over to teach the Japanese a lesson in Calcutta, what is fire coverage!

    The Zeros on the aircraft carrier took off one after another to meet the enemy. What came out of the sky was the 23rd Air Wing. Just when the fighters on both sides were still about five minutes away, the rocket launcher battalion got the order to open fire.  The ruler is preset, so there is no problem of inaccurate shooting. Besides, there is no hope of accurate shooting with rocket launchers. The purpose is to cover firepower.

    woo woo woo woo!  There was a horrifying sound in the sky, and it couldn't be from an airplane.  Just when the Japanese army was confused, more than a hundred UFOs fell in the sky.  Then, the entire landing site turned into a sea of ??fire!  Then, after finishing a round of rocket launcher battalion, immediately pack up the guys and run away.  More than a hundred Zeros encountered 120 Mustangs and 24 Hurricanes head-on, and a desperate fight suddenly began in the sky.
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