Rise from the sword

"Captain, Wang Gensheng is calling."

Zhao Jiayu, a staff officer, is reporting the latest telegram to Li Yunlong.

"Read!"

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up, and he put down the book in his hand.

"Ten ships transporting devils to the subcontinent have been captured and are currently returning."

The staff officer said:

"It is expected to return to China in fifteen days."

"so slow!"

Leader Li curled his lips, very dissatisfied.

From the interception point to the mainland, the waterway is less than [-] kilometers, and it takes fifteen days to reach it. This makes the head of Li Da very dissatisfied, it is too slow.

Their own transport ships, even merchant ships, only take half the time.

"Their transport ships are all freewheelers, with a top speed of eleven and a half knots."

The staff officer explained.

"Fifteen days..."

Li Yunlong was lost in thought.

In name, it was civilian supplies transported to the subcontinent, even in the name of the Cross Society, but in fact they were all arms, all supplies including transport ships, people were captured, and witnesses and evidence were all there.

This matter is very difficult even for Europe and the United States, which have mastered the mainstream public opinion in the world.

Think differently.

He will definitely destroy the evidence by any means.

"Where is No.[-] Ship Guang/Xi?"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes.

Although the number of troops and navy is seriously insufficient, and excellent talents are prioritized for production and construction, after such a long period of development, it is still no problem to satisfy seven or eight capital ships.

Those two battleships are not enough, they need too many people, but the two super cruisers are full.

"Sea/South."

The staff officer replied.

"Let them respond immediately."

Li Yunlong ordered immediately.

The second ship of the 01-class destroyer has already gone to Socotra Island, so Wang Gensheng currently only has one large cruiser.

Britain and the United States are not strong in Austria, especially in the navy. There are only some destroyers and old-fashioned warships, and their combat effectiveness is very weak. However, the Austrian navy has two American escort aircraft carriers, which can dispatch 24 aircraft, and can also dispatch shore-based aircraft.

With ten tow bottles, a large cruiser may not be able to handle it, so Captain Li sent a second one.

"Yes."

The staff officer immediately went to convey the order.

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australia.

"The transport ship was captured?"

The Prime Minister nearly fell over.

"Yes."

The reporting secretary replied:
"Of the sixteen transport ships, six were sunk, and the remaining ten were captured and are currently on their way back to the mainland."

"The destroyer escort is following."

The secretary added.

The prime minister fell into deep thought.

Although the United States of America and the British Empire are behind him, and he is not afraid of any power in the world at all, they are wrong on the surface. And the method of civilian supplies gave support to the Japanese.

Once those supplies are in the hands of the people of the Republic of China, it will be very troublesome for the crew.

The strength on the other side is not weak, at least much stronger than Ozhou. With a large army in hand, it has a great impact on international relations. If this matter is not handled properly, it will cause big trouble.

"I need their exact location."

"And their escorts."

Mr. Prime Minister said: .

"Have."

The secretary answered immediately.

As the Prime Minister's secretary, he has long been prepared.

"Command aircraft carrier..."

Half an hour later, the prime minister immediately let the fleet set off:

"Regardless of all costs, sink those ten merchant ships."

Mr. Prime Minister is very clear that what the British Empire and the United States of America are most afraid of is that the two sides will tear their faces apart, and then the huge army on the other side of the mainland will go north and get mixed up with Mustache.

This was a deadly deterrent to the Allies.

Therefore, substantive evidence must not be given, even if it will cause local conflicts.

As long as there is no actual evidence, there is a possibility of maneuver in this matter, and the situation will not completely get out of control.

Other merchant ships were sunk for "no reason", and the dispatch of fleet conflicts can also explain it. Once those merchant ships enter the mainland port and the evidence is placed under the flashlight of memory, it will be a big trouble.

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London.

Underground Prime Minister's Office.

"The convoy transporting military supplies to the subcontinent was sunk?"

"Correct."

The secretary answered in the affirmative, and described in detail what happened and Austria's follow-up.

Although Aozhou has begun to embrace the big thighs of the United States, the British Empire has been the suzerain state for more than a century after all, and it is still loyal to the royal family in name, so it is natural to obtain first-hand information.

"Humph!"

When Fatty Qiu heard the news, he sneered first, and then sighed deeply:
"A bunch of idiots."

This sigh made the secretary not quite understand.

I don't know for a while, whether this is scolding the opponent, the mainland on the other side of Ozhou, or scolding teammates Ozhou and the United States.

"What are we going to do?"

the secretary asked.

Such a big matter, plus one party is a former subordinate, and the other is a financial backer, the British Empire must express its position.

"We are closely monitoring the development of the situation and urge the two sides to resolve the conflict through negotiations."

Fatty Qiu thought for a moment, then said a nonsense.

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"Capture the transport ship?"

In the White House, Mr. President almost stood up again:
"And sank six of the transport ships?"

"Yes."

The secretary who reported had a low voice.

"Damn!"

Mr. President's complexion changed drastically.

Including his think tank, he never expected that the opponent's actions would be so tough. After several warnings, he fired directly without giving the transport fleet any time to react.

Absolutely no behavior that a civilized person should have.

"What are you going to do over there now?"

Mr. President continued to ask.

"They plan to intercept it!"

The secretary replied:

"Dispatch the plane, no matter what the cost, sink the ten transport ships and destroy the evidence."

"How many?"

Mr. President asked.

At this time, Mr. President's tone was very dignified.

He originally thought that the home field of the conflict in this matter would be in the subcontinent. The United States would send supplies, the devils would send troops, and the other side would send supplies and troops. .

Total barbarism.

But he also had to admit that although this move was shameless, it made him somewhat at a loss as to how to deal with it.

Once it is not handled well, the United States, which is currently mired in the situation in Europe, will not be able to exert much influence on the Asia-Pacific region. As for the situation in Southeast Asia, it will also be extinguished by the other side with the force of thunder.

"Two escort aircraft carriers, twelve dive bombers, twelve radar attack aircraft, plus 47 B25 bombers launched by shore-based aviation."

The secretary replied:

"The Austrians used all their military might."

"Ah."

Mr. President breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the evidence is destroyed, the matter is not put on the surface, and a tough attitude is displayed, and strong military power is displayed, unless the other party really wants to go to war, then there is still a possibility of negotiation.

In the other party's situation, the internal influence of the north, the commercial connection with the world, the Japanese who have just been driven away, and the domestic economic construction environment, he believes that a large part of the other party's willingness is not willing to directly launch a large-scale military Those who are in conflict will not want to turn against the allies.

Any force is divided, hawks and doves will always exist, and different factions will appear in different situations. What they have to do is to avoid the voice of all hawks on the other side.

"Pick up the phone call from Prime Minister Austria."

Mr. President realized one thing.

The opponent's direct fire means that his high-quality devil cannon fodder is basically useless.

even.

In order to appease the other side, he had to give some benefits, and the United States had to bow its head a little.

There is no way, the other side has strength, and the United States is deeply involved in the European battlefield. At present, there is no way to see the outcome. For the sake of the overall situation, he can only compromise.

Donovan, who was preparing to report the news, sighed deeply.

I knew this, why should I be at the beginning?
In fact, he had vaguely reminded that even before preparing to transport the second batch of weapons, he had directly told the president about it, and that the other side might come hard, but no one listened to him.

"what's up?"

Mr. President looked at Donovan.

"Mr President."

Donovan reports:
"It has been confirmed that the second core air defense tower in Cherbourg contains the core equipment to open the 'warehouse'. The Germans have also formulated a retreat and transfer plan. Obviously, the 'warehouse' in Cherbourg can only take supplies. But supplies cannot be moved.”

"This is really good news!"

Mr. President's eyes lit up.

This is not only good news, but also a great opportunity.

A good opportunity to seize the warehouse, and lastly, a good opportunity to learn more about the warehouse.

If the European war situation is clear, then why should he compromise with the other side, it would be better to be tough directly. It is true that the other side is indeed strong, but the naval power is seriously insufficient, and the own side can gather the power of the whole world to force the other side through the whole world bow your head.

Unless, have the power to fight against the whole world.

"How is Zhili?"

Mr. President changed his tone.

After learning that the fire was being lit in Zhili on the other side, Mr. President was nervous at first, but after careful consideration, he immediately felt relieved.

Influencing a country requires either sufficient military power or sufficient economic influence.

And these two, Zhili can't do it.

Although Zhili is close to the Germans, and the military system and weapons are learned from the Germans, the combat effectiveness of the army is limited, otherwise it will not be compressed by the surrounding countries, leaving only a long coastline.The country is only under the control of the United States, and the land area is small, and the surrounding countries are all under the control of the United States or the British Empire.

No matter what the other side is doing, they can easily suppress it.

Economically, blockade, withdrawal of investment, and severance of communication.

In the military, it provokes internal struggles and provokes external conflicts.

Comes in one set, easy to take away.

"very stable."

Having said this, Donovan immediately became confident.

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at the same time.

Far East.

"I mobilized elites to form an infantry brigade, including two infantry regiments, an artillery brigade, a cavalry brigade, and a supply brigade, with a total strength of 1 troops."

Tsutomu Tanaka is speaking to Ito about the latest assignment:

"The soldiers are all veterans. After at least three actual battles, the commander is also an elite soldier. He has rich experience in commanding battles and is very reliable."

"Yo Xi."

Ito nodded in satisfaction, and emphasized:

"This time, we are mercenaries. We must obey the boss's orders, and we must also play with prestige and effect to satisfy the boss."

"The better we play, the more benefits we get and the higher the price tag."

"Don't worry about the battle. There is a group of mobs over there. Even if you face an enemy five times stronger, as long as you don't command randomly, you can still win. But I am most afraid of problems with this command."

Tanaka was a little worried.

These 1 people are all elites, comparable to the Type-A divisions at the beginning of the war, and even better in combat effectiveness. After all, the equipment is much better than it was eight years ago, and the morale is not bad at all.

Although bushido is gone, the soldiers are still fearless of death under the slogan of liberating the mainland, for the sake of their families, and with sufficient military pay.

And this time, the place to go is South America, which is notoriously outrageous. The commander often has a brain twitch and comes up with some orders that violate military common sense.

He was afraid that all the more than 1 people were gone.

"You can rest assured about that."

Ito smiled slightly:
"Our task is to stop external enemies, expand our territory, not participate in internal wars, and command by ourselves."

"Yo Xi."

Tanaka immediately felt relieved.

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the other side.

"Great."

Hamburg, the old fox and Kesselin looked at each other with joy in their eyes.

According to the information obtained from the Pacific region, the Americans and the newly rising forces on the other side of the Pacific confronted each other, and the two sides even directly broke out in military conflict.

This is great news for Germany.

"I think."

The old fox narrowed his eyes:

"Cherbourg, it's time to fall."

"Continue to defend, and we can last for about fifteen days, which can cause certain allied casualties, but retreating now is beyond the expectations of the allied forces, and can withdraw the most effective force to provide troops for the follow-up defense line."

"Moreover, it can make Americans misjudge the situation and drive the rest of their conflict."

"That's a good idea."

Kesselring's eyes lit up.

At present, among the British, some of the materials are provided by the Republic of China, and the United States is in direct conflict with the Republic of China. Once the Allied forces fall into internal friction, it is an excellent thing for Germany to contain part of the American power.

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It is [-] kilometers away from Malacca.

Wang Gensheng's fleet merged with the large cruiser No. [-] that came to meet them at full speed.

Afterwards, two large cruisers sailed towards the country with ten Liberty ships, and [-] kilometers away behind them was the Fletcher-class destroyer of Ozhou that had been following them.

after one day.

One thousand kilometers away from Malacca.

"Report, found that a suspicious fleet is approaching, a distance of [-] kilometers, and the position is directly ahead."

In the flagship, the radar observer reported the discovery to Wang Gensheng.

"coming."

Wang Gensheng smiled slightly.

According to the forecast of the regiment's staff, the Austrian army will destroy ten transport ships regardless of the cost, and launch an attack on them. First, destroy the evidence, and second, show a tough attitude.

"Let the transport ships assemble."

Wang Gensheng continued to order.

Half an hour later, the radar observer continued to report:
"24 planes were found, the distance was 220 kilometers, the speed was 47, and the position was directly ahead. [-] planes were found, the distance was [-], the speed was [-], and the right side."

"71 planes is really a big deal."

Wang Gensheng sneered:
"Prepare for air defense."

Following Wang Gensheng's order, on the two large cruisers, each with eight guns, a total of sixteen six-tube 6mm anti-aircraft guns began to adjust the pitch, test the fire control radar and coordinate radar, and the gun crews also began to prepare shells.

Although the close-in defense guns on large cruisers have six tubes, which is somewhat different from the latest seven-tube guns, their radar technology can also reach the early stage of Phalanx.

Simultaneously.

The four quadruple-mounted anti-aircraft missiles behind the bridge of each battleship also began to check the pitch and equipment. Under the deck, the missile loading team also began to be in place, ready to replenish ammunition.

With a full-load displacement of up to [-] tons and only two dual-mounted turrets, each large cruiser is not only equipped with eight multi-barreled close-in anti-aircraft guns, but also equipped with four quadruple-mounted anti-aircraft missiles, and can realize rapid Loaded sixteen ammunition.

The anti-aircraft missile technology was born in France in the 60s and developed the Sidewinder anti-aircraft missile that was in service in the 70s.

Because the technology has not reached the same level, the volume of the air defense missile equipped at this time has increased a lot, and the weight has nearly doubled to 160 kg. Fortunately, the range and height have also increased to a certain extent, reaching a range of [-] kilometers and a range of [-] kilometers. shoot high.

In addition, there are eight heavy anti-ship missiles.

Ten minutes later, the 10 aircraft approaching from the right were only eleven kilometers away from the fleet.

"Fire."

Wang Gensheng exhaled loudly.

Ten seconds later, accompanied by the dazzling flames, missiles took off one after another at an interval of five seconds, and flew towards the B25 bomber fleet in the distance at high speed.

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"Is this a missile?"

In the rear right, at a distance of 25 kilometers, the captain of the Austrian destroyer, who had been following carefully, looked at the missiles and was full of envy.

Missiles are actually not difficult.

However, according to the analysis of US military experts, it will take at least five to ten years and hundreds of millions of dollars for the United States of America to develop missiles of the same technical level.

"There are still eleven kilometers away, this..."

The captain was envious, but the adjutant beside him was stunned.

They are aware of the attack of the bomber fleet, and even according to the order, they will also participate in the war when necessary, so they naturally know the position of the bomber fleet at this time, and even the two sides are still in contact with each other.

Eleven kilometers.

Can missiles deter aircraft at a distance of eleven kilometers? !
A few minutes later, the bridge also received an emergency contact from the bomber commander:
"The bomber group encountered an unknown rocket..."

The sound stopped abruptly here.

The first wave of 36 anti-aircraft missiles was used to deal with 47 B25 bombers. Because of the five-second interval and no interference, more than 32% of the missiles hit the target, but there were still three missiles overlapping and two missed the target, but the bomber group formed Too close together, a few missiles knocked out two and eventually [-] bombers.

Two other planes fell into the sea directly frightened by this terrible scene.

At this time, the bomber group was still more than four kilometers away from the transport fleet.

Anti-aircraft missiles designed to intercept low-altitude and high-speed aircraft are a cross-age strike against propeller bombers with a speed of only [-] kilometers.

Just like the Wright brothers' plane and the Mustang fighter jet, the two sides are not on the same level at all.

"Continue to attack and lower the altitude."

After hearing the situation, the Austrian navy commander gritted his teeth and ordered to continue the attack.

He already knew that there were only 36 missile launchers on the opposite side, and the missiles were not like artillery shells, and they were reloaded slowly. Therefore, although the loss was heavy, now is the opportunity.

As a result, the remaining 24 bombers and [-] attack planes from the aircraft carrier continued to attack. The pilots pressed the accelerator tightly and flew towards the target at the fastest speed.

Ten seconds later, the fleet arrived at a distance of three kilometers from the transport fleet, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

Three kilometers away.

This is the optimum range for the 30mm CIAM.

"Fire."

Wang Gensheng let out a violent cry, full of excitement.

This is the first actual combat of a close-in artillery.

In an instant, sixteen six-barreled 30mm anti-aircraft guns fired. With a dull and dense tearing sound, the base automatically followed under the guidance of the radar, and dense shells instantly covered the sky.

A plane was hit by the rain of bullets and exploded into fireballs.

The best attack distance for torpedo attack aircraft is from one kilometer to 600 meters, and for dive bombers it is overhead.

The top speed of torpedo and dive attack aircraft can only reach about 27, and it takes 25 seconds to go three kilometers. The torpedo aircraft can launch an attack in about 30 seconds, and the dive bomber takes less than [-] seconds.

Although the B25 bomber is slower, it also carries torpedoes, and it takes the same time-up to 30 seconds to launch an attack.

but.

Just in these 30 seconds,

Twelve torpedo attack planes, twelve dive bombers, and thirteen B25 bombers all turned into fireballs and fell into the depths of the Indian Ocean.

For the high-speed near-anti-aircraft designed for supersonic aircraft and even missiles, the gap between the two sides is too large for the propeller with a maximum speed of no more than 20. In less than 37 seconds, all [-] aircraft were shot down.

Not a single one was leaked.

"Send the report, clear code."

Looking at the clean sky, Wang Gensheng sneered:
"Is there anything else, bring more! I haven't had enough yet!"