Bright Sword: Heiyunzhai was closed at the beginning

Chapter 315 A New Test
The little devil's base camp.

"Gentlemen, Mr. Zhang Gu has confirmed that the main force of the Southeast Task Force has landed in Jiayi, seized Budai Port, and started to attack Jiayi." Dongtiao Xiaoji said to a group of generals from the sea and land who participated in the meeting.

"According to the report, the Southeast Task Force launched a sudden attack this time, using the naval guns of the allied warships to attack our army's defensive position in Budai Port. Due to the suddenness of this battle, both the Air Force and Navy of the Locust Army will have time to fight in the future. The large-scale bombardment of the Allied naval guns, the locust army's coastal defense forces were powerless to resist, and all jade pieces were smashed."

"My lords, the loss of this battle is entirely due to the staff headquarters' misjudgment of the enemy. Now we must make strategic adjustments according to the current situation. In terms of the navy, we require the main force of the 3rd Fleet to go south immediately to support the Gulf Islands."

"Wanwan Island is an important point of our strategy and must not be lost. The Army must immediately organize 3 to 4 divisions to reinforce it. The Navy must be responsible for organizing the transport fleet. We must give a combat plan and start mobilization today."

"The Air Force, the Second Air Force and the Third Air Force must mobilize no less than 400 fighters to prepare to support Taibei."

"Gentlemen, we must drive the Southeast Task Force into the sea before the Allied reinforcements arrive, and we will absolutely not allow them to gain a firm foothold on Wanwan Island."

Totiao Chick said to the senior generals of the navy and army in an unquestionable command tone.

"Tojo-kun, so far, the main fleet of the Allied Forces has not appeared in the waters near Wanwan Island. The Allied Third Fleet, Task Force 34, Task Force 38, and the Seventh Fleet, according to feedback from the defenders of Budai Port According to intelligence, it should be a destroyer squadron of the Allied Forces attacking them, with only one Brooklyn-class cruiser and four destroyers, such a fleet can be handled by the Takao Squadron of our Fifth Fleet."

Admiral Shimada, the Marine Minister, is not used to Tojo Chick. The differences between the navy and the army are not only a long-standing conflict of interests, but also a competition for a large amount of resources. After all, the small book is much worse than the beautiful country. There is only such a little thing in it, if there is no dispute, it will be gone.

Another aspect is in the strategic direction, the navy and the army have never been able to pee together.

"According to our intelligence, the main attack point of the Allied forces this time is still on Wright Island, and the Southeast Task Force on Wanwan Island is nothing more than a smoke bomb.

40 Allied troops are already assembled, and their huge transport ships have been assembled.The main combat mission of the United Fleet is to find them and destroy them on the sea surface. Otherwise, the 40 troops successfully land on Wright Island, and Luzon Island will be difficult to keep. If Luzon Island is lost, our base in the south will be destroyed. once. "

Due to historical origins, the main interests of the little devil and the navy are in the south, and many resource centers are guarded by the special marines of the little devil.

Now the Southeast Asian peninsula has been completely lost, including Sumatra.Among the remaining southern roots, there are several large places such as Luzon Island and Kalimantan Island.

So for the little devil's navy, it is absolutely impossible to lose the south.

"Mr. Shimada, the enemy has already landed on Wanwan Island. At this moment, we are still arguing about which is the main attack and which is the feint." Chick Tojo stared at Haisang Shimada sharply.

"Can you guarantee that we can hold on to Wanwan Island?"

But Shimada didn't hold him back at all, and he looked straight at him without giving in.

"Now there is a squadron of ours on Wanwan Island, with nearly 20 marine troops and hundreds of fighter jets. Tojo-kun, how much strength do we need to deal with this tens of thousands of southeast task forces? Are Hase-kun and Takagi-kun trash?" Shimada retorted.

At this time, the small book navy and army still have their own judgments.

But from God's point of view, none of them are wrong.So now they refute each other just as confidently.

The Allied forces are intensively planning the Wright Island landing. Such a large-scale strategic plan does not have much ability to keep it secret.

The only thing that made this plan unexpected was that Gao Jianwu unexpectedly sent the troops to Wanwan Island by fishing boat, and now the Southeast Task Force has begun to attack the city and seize territory on Wanwan Island.

Faced with this iron-clad fact, the Little Devils Navy still believes that this is a suspicious move.

The strategy of the Little Devils Base Camp for Wanwan Island is still pending, but in terms of the air force, an army aviation force of nearly 200 Nakajima Type 40 and Type [-] Haze fighters, and a naval aviation force of [-] Type Zero fighters began to fly from Kyushu and Ryukyu. Fly to Wanwan Island.

The little devil's army is now starting to move troops around in an attempt to form a new reinforcement army.

Gao Jianwu's intelligence system immediately received the information. Faced with this situation, Gao Jianwu was also a little overwhelmed. If he waited until these little devil fighter jets joined the sky over Wanwan Island.

Now the joint air force group composed of Lu Xingguo and Major General Smith can't hold it anymore. 200 Mustang fighters have to face more than 400 little devil fighters, and half of the fighters are elite fighters such as Type [-] Gale fighters and Type [-] fighters. , not too different from the Mustang fighter.

Although Gao Jianwu also expected that the little devil would react, but now this reaction is a bit big for him.Regarding this information, Gao Jianwu immediately requested reinforcements from the Allied Forces through General De Moore and Major General Smith.

Allied Command.

"Gentlemen, let me tell you some good news. The Southeast Task Force has successfully landed in the Jiayi area of ​​Wanwan Island, and their fishing boat smuggling plan was successful." General Mike, who has been paying close attention to the offensive on Wanwan Island, received the battle report from De Moore. , a meeting was held immediately.

"The bad news is that the little devils have launched a full-scale counterattack. The Gaoxiong fleet and the air force on Wanwan Island have launched a large-scale deployment. The little devils in Taichong, Tainan, and Gaoxiong have been fully dispatched. In addition, the little devils have mobilized more than 200 elite planes from the mainland. Fighter planes rushed to aid Wanwan Island, and now the Southeast Task Force is facing tremendous pressure."

"Obviously, the landing of the Southeast Task Force has attracted the attention of the little devils. Our Wright Gulf plan has no threat from the Bay Bay Island. I order it to be launched immediately from now on!
The main force of the 38th Task Force of Admiral Mitchell of the [-]rd Fleet immediately entered the vicinity of Wright Gulf and began to bomb Wright Island and Luzon Island's Little Devils Airport. .

The 34th Task Force of Admiral Lee of the Third Fleet entered the sea east of the Balintang Strait to act as a guard.

The remaining fleet of General Halsey's Third Fleet and General Kincaid's Seventh Fleet covered the landing of the main landing force of the Sixth Army on Wright Island.

"

The Battle of Wright Bay, which was originally planned to gather thousands of fighter planes to conduct a thorough aerial bombardment of Wanwan Island, is now unnecessary due to Gao Jianwu's random entry. General Mike wants to seize this once-in-a-lifetime fighter plane to land in one fell swoop. success.

Although it was nearly a month earlier than expected, this month was originally reserved for the bombing of Wanwan Island, and other preparations were already in place.

When General Steven heard about Mike's opportunity, he obviously used Gao Jianwu's Southeast Task Force and the two squadrons as bait to attract the attention of the little devils. , suddenly a little anxious.

"General Mike, although the Southeast Task Force has landed successfully, they are facing tremendous pressure from the little devils, and the Allied Forces must provide them with strong support." General Steven said.

"Otherwise, if they fail, it will have a major impact on our Leyte Gulf campaign. I think that General McCain, the First Squadron of the 38th Task Force, should be sent to assist the squadrons of General De Moore and General Hurt, forming Our Northern Task Force, together with the 34th Task Force in the Wanwan Island Strait, blocked the main force of the Little Devils Fifth Fleet on the east and west sides going south, and isolated the interference of the Little Devils from the north on our battle of Wright Gulf."

To be honest, General Steven's suggestion was quite satisfactory, and he directly divided the Little Devils United Fleet into two.

In the south, there are only 5 battleships and 7 cruisers led by Kurita Takeo, and the South Fleet of Nishimura.The two fleets of the little devils have no aircraft carriers, but rely on the aviation on Luzon and other islands for air support.

"We put Task Force 34 in the east of the Balintang Strait, which is enough to deal with it. The main force of the Little Devil's Fifth Fleet is unlikely to pass through the strait. After all, it is too easy to be bombed there." General Mike shook his head.

"In terms of the air force, we can consider adding 100 Mustang fighter jets in Xiamen. This, together with the current 200, should be enough to deal with the newly increased air power of the little devil."

"Our strength at sea must ensure the safety of the landing force transport ship. Admiral McCain's 38st Squadron of Task Force [-] is our elite fleet. We must be placed near Wright Gulf to respond."

Seeing that General Mike was unwilling to allocate naval forces to go north, General Steven had no choice but to retreat to the next best thing.

"If this is the case, I hope to add another 40 dive fighter-bombers-SB2C bombers in the direction of Xiamen, and reserve a considerable number of torpedoes. In this way, it can form a deterrent to the little devil's fleet in extreme cases.

Otherwise, with the bombing capability of Mustang fighter jets, aerial bombs alone cannot pose a fatal threat to battleships.Once the little devil's Fifth Fleet passes through the strait.Whether it is the two squadrons of the Allied Forces or the Southeast Task Force, it will be a disaster. "

According to intelligence, the Little Devils United Fleet, the 5th Fleet also has 4 aircraft carriers and more than 100 Zero fighters. General Steven is of course very clear about how deterrent such a fleet will be.

Seeing the dispute between the two high-level officials, none of the generals at the Allied Forces Headquarters stood up. After all, General Mike has a lot of power in the Western Pacific battlefield and has a strong influence on the president and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

General Mike frowned and thought for a while, thinking that he had already rejected the request of General Steven's fleet.If there is an extreme situation, there will indeed be a danger of catastrophe for those two squadrons.

Although 40 dive fighters are a bit much, the Western Pacific theater is not too crowded.

"General Steven, let's add another 40 dive fighters. Our main battlefield is still on Wright Island. If it doesn't work, we can let those two squadrons retreat. As for the Southeast Task Force." General Mike thought for a while.

"Aren't they good at guerrilla warfare? If there is an extreme situation, they can persist in guerrilla warfare on the island. We will respond to them after we capture Wright Island and Luzon Island."

General Steven felt chills when he heard that.This is really seeing the Southeast Task Force as a pawn that can be discarded at any time.

For General Mike, as long as he can regain his glory, he will not be burdened by giving up the mere tens of thousands of foreign servants. Yes, in the eyes of General Mike, Gao Jianwu and his southeast task force are A minion army.

But General Steven is different, not only because his glory is closely related to Gao Jianwu of the Southeast Task Force, but also because they have really fought side by side.

Many times they are friends, even comrades-in-arms.

General Steven knew that it was useless to continue arguing, so he just silently took all this into his eyes.Next, he will try his best to help Gao Jianwu and the others within his scope of authority.

Gao Jianwu didn't know that General Mike had regarded him as a pawn that could be discarded at any time, but even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart. After all, he knew that not everyone can become an international friend.

When it really comes to a critical moment, the only one who can be relied on is yourself.

According to General De Moore's intelligence briefing, the Allied forces will also supplement him with 100 Mustang fighter jets and 40 dive fighter-bombers.

Gao Jianwu thought about it for a while, and felt that if there were no other changes, the air force fighter jets we have now should be enough to deal with the little devil's new fighter group.It's just that for Lu Xingguo and the others, they are about to undergo a severe test.

Because most of the fighters newly dispatched by the little devils are their elite models, including a large number of Nakajima 4 fighters and zero fighters.

In a sense, both fighters pose a threat to the Mustang.Only elite Mustang fighter pilots can suppress these two fighters.

Obviously Lu Xingguo and his comrades are not so powerful yet.Especially the new pilots who joined from behind.

But for Gao Jianwu, he has always been training while fighting, and he must persevere no matter how difficult the battle is.

It's just that serious changes have taken place on the battlefield now. Gao Jianwu decided not to stay on top of the Demore fleet, but to land and stay with his troops.

In future naval battles, Gao Jianwu's ability will not help much in naval battles.So he wants to quickly resolve the land battle and take down Jiayi, Tainan and Gaoxiong in the shortest possible time.

"General De Moore, the little devil has sent a large number of elite fighters. Please keep in touch with our intelligence on the fleet. If there is any big movement from the little devil, we will notify you in time to respond.

As for the Fifth Fleet's squadron in Kaohsiung, I'm not worried about how much threat it will pose to you, but the movement of the Little Devils Air Force and the main fleet of the Third Fleet is unknown. If they are attracted to Wanwan Island by the Southeast Task Force, then you should Avoid in time, retreat to the Hong Kong-Kowloon base or join the main fleet.

With our current strength, we may not be able to compete with the Fifth Fleet, the main force of the United Fleet. At that time, not only your fleet will have to avoid it, but even we will have to take precautions and choose to temporarily retreat into the mountainous area in the middle of Wanwan Island.

The Allied Forces Headquarters rejected General Steven's proposal to send the McCain Squadron of the 38th Task Force for reinforcements. We lack aircraft carriers on this side of the strait to compete with the Imp aircraft carriers. Relying on Xiamen's air force alone, our strength is not enough. "

Before leaving General Demore's fleet, Gao Jianwu had a private conversation with General Demore, and had a certain exchange with General Demore about the evolution of the serious situation in the future.

After all, in this battle, the cooperation between the two sides was very tacit, and Gao Jianwu did not want General Demore's fleet to encounter major setbacks.After all, this is another international friend he developed, before he completely smashed the little devil to the ground.

Gao Jianwu must find more allies among the allies.Get more resources to fight this war of destroying the country.

Don't look at the fact that Gao Jianwu has assembled the three major arsenals, taking Jinyang arsenal, Gongxian arsenal and Hanyang arsenal into his hands, organizing manpower to start large-scale mass production of weapons, but limited to resources, whether it is mineral resources or ironmaking Steelmaking resources are insufficient, and even power supply is being overcome step by step.

Gao Jianwu is still unable to mass-produce heavy weapons such as fighter jets and tanks, let alone gold-eating beasts such as the fleet. This is something he simply cannot achieve now.

Therefore, even in order to have the opportunity to use the Allied transport fleet to land on the mainland in the future, Gao Jianwu must establish a good relationship with the Allied forces.

After all, in terms of the navy, it is useless even if a series of aircraft carrier or battleship construction technologies and crafts are released now.

The century-old navy is not just talk, it is just a series of technicians of the navy, Gao Jianwu basically has nothing to do now.The naval talents left behind by Guofu are only a handful. Even if Gao Jian generals dig them all up, it would be considered good to be able to form a squadron.

And an ordinary squadron basically doesn't play much role in the current ocean battlefield.

"High, take care!" General De Moore didn't say much.After all, he knew that he was in the Allied Command this time as a pawn to give up, because if the Allied Command wanted to reinforce him, it would definitely send an elite squadron up.

然而现在除了派出一些战斗机，其他什么都没有。作为盟军中的高层将领。德摩尔将军当然知道盟军海军现在是什么样的实力。仅仅在西太战场，盟军海军可以集结起12艘航母、18艘护航航母、12艘战列舰、24艘巡洋舰、141艘驱逐舰，1500架飞机。

The Allied navy was an overwhelming force for the Imp's combined fleet.It is not too difficult for the Allied West Pacific Navy to send a squadron with an aircraft carrier to go north to support.

However, no.

This shows that at the top of the Allied Command, the landing operations on Wanwan Island are not valued at all.Instead, use this place as a smoke bomb to attract the little devil's attention.

So the battle ahead could really be very tough.The Allied navy in Wright Gulf was an overwhelming force, but on this side of the Channel, General De Moore didn't think so.

After all, the little devils still have a powerful Fifth Fleet in the north, and they also have four aircraft carriers with more than 200 Zero fighters. Such a large force is enough to form an overwhelming advantage in a local battlefield.

So besides taking care, General De Moore didn't know what else to say.Because when the situation is not good, De Moore's fleet will definitely not stay in place and fight the little devils.When they all retreated, Gao Jianwu's southeast task force became completely alone on the island.

Except for some support from the air force, they will be cut off from other aspects.All weapons, ammunition and logistical supplies could not be delivered.

"I will, General De Moore, looking forward to our triumphant return together!"

"Tie Hammer, your assault brigade stayed behind to cooperate with the first attack group to capture Jiayi, if not mistaken, the little devil must have prepared a street fight there and waited for us.

In this regard, the first attack group is not as good as you.I hope this time the siege will be fought beautifully without too many casualties. "Gao Jian military generals Zhao Dalei and Song Tiecheng who came ashore called together and ordered.

"Now the situation has changed. You must take down Jiayi City as soon as possible and wipe out the little devils. We are going to fight a big battle here. Next, we don't want to have the little devils as an unstable factor around us."

"Understood, don't worry, High Commander, Lao Song and I will carry forward our experience in conquering Xiamen and win Jiayi as soon as possible." Zhao Dalei replied calmly, he seemed to have matured a lot.

Following Gao Jianwu in the South and North Wars, Zhao Dalei is now considered a seasoned veteran. Although he is young, his combat experience and command experience are not weak.

"Understood, the Assault Brigade promises to complete the mission!" Song Tiecheng didn't say anything, but now he was very reassuring, and the several major combat missions assigned by Gao Jianwu were also completed very well.

In terms of combat effectiveness, Song Tiecheng's assault brigade deserves to be the elite of the army.

After the explanation, Gao Jianwu no longer cared about how Zhao Dalei and Song Tiecheng came to fight this battle, and quickly headed towards Tainan in a jeep.

Along the way, all the commando members were trotting and marching forward. After hearing the sound of the car, they ran to the side of the road in a tacit understanding to let the jeep convoy pass by, and then continued to march.

The first line of defense, the two main battalions of the second attack group had more than half of their casualties, but they were still desperately resisting the crazy attack of the little devils from the Kumamoto Division.

However, due to the lack of artillery support, the defensive position of the second attack group was bombarded by the Little Devils Mountain Artillery Brigade without any scruples.

The range of the M2 81mm mortar is far behind the little devil's mountain artillery. Even if they sent several mortar teams to go out to steal the little devil's mountain artillery position, they were all unsuccessful. The little devil who was familiar with the terrain took the artillery There were sentry posts all over the position, and the Little Devils artillery position was not taken down, but the mortar team was found to have sacrificed more than half of it.

This keeps the defensive position in a passive state of being beaten.

Seeing that the little devil is about to start another charge, the two main battalion commanders in charge of the forward positions are already covered with injuries, and there is determination in their eyes at this moment!

"Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander, the headquarters ordered us to retreat alternately, and our reinforcements are here!" At this critical moment, the walkie-talkie communicator of the battalion headquarters suddenly shouted.

(End of this chapter)