Age of Rebirth

When this incident was mentioned, the commanders and chiefs of staff of several fleets of the United Fleet suddenly woke up as if they had just woken up from a dream. The army escort mission on the Australian battlefield, coupled with Commander Yamamoto's sudden illness and his return to the mainland, I am afraid that the plan to go west to fight in the East Indian Ocean has already begun to be implemented!

Hearing the name of Yamamoto Fifty-Sixty, Nagumo Chuda's face became obviously unnatural. He didn't want to hear Yamamoto Fifty-Six's name on such an occasion, but he never dared and could not openly deny his predecessor's name. What is the battle plan for the west out of the East Indian Ocean. ∈,

Who is Yamamoto 56? In the imperial navy, he is like a god. Admiral Nagumo can be dissatisfied with other high-ranking people in the navy, but in front of Yamamoto 56, he has no right to be dissatisfied. Yamamoto He is also the idol-level god of war that he admires, and even his former boss!

"Chief of Staff Matsuda, since it is the battle plan deployed by Commander Yamamoto before he returns home, it must be a well-thought-out strategy that can withstand scrutiny. Please explain it to the gentlemen, and I will take the opportunity to understand it!" General Nayun said. The tone suddenly became gentle, and said.

The unnatural expression on General Nagumo's face fell into the eyes of Chief of Staff Matsuda, who felt contempt in his heart, but with a respectful expression on his face, he said, "Yes! Commander, I respectfully follow your instructions! "

"To put it simply, the core of Commander Yamamoto's plan to use part of the main fleet of the United Fleet to go west to the East Indian Ocean is to cut off the maritime logistics supply line of the Chinese Independent Division's troops on the Australian battlefield!"

"Everyone knows that the East Indian Ocean is the only and very important sea transportation line for the Chinese independent division on the Australian battlefield. If the combined fleet cuts off the Chinese sea artery, then it will be unfavorable for the Australian battlefield. For the Australian Army, it is the greatest support!"

"There is an old saying in China, which is called 'Drain the bottom of the pot!' The purpose of Commander Yamamoto's plan is for this. Moreover, the combined fleet's battle in the East Indian Ocean is to open up an independent battlefield, and all the achievements have nothing to do with the army. , we don’t have to worry, we will make wedding clothes for the army!”

Chief of Staff Matsuda knew.Although he moved out the broken plan of Commander Yamamoto and persuaded Commander Nagumo, after all, he is the current commander of the United Fleet. Only in the secret place can success be achieved!

Sure enough, after Nanyun Zhongyi heard these words.A smile finally appeared on his face, and he said: "Very well, General Yamamoto is worthy of the Imperial Navy, no! It is a legend in the imperial military world. This one goes west to the East Indian Ocean and cuts off the Chinese Independent Division on the Australian battlefield. The operational plan for the logistics supply line is perfect, Chief of Staff Matsuda can issue this plan to each fleet!"

"After the meeting is over, gentlemen, go back. We must earnestly prepare according to the plan and wait for the order of the Fleet Command. Before that, the first problem we have to solve is to provide the land-based fleet of the China Independent Division from the Southwest Pacific Theater. Several times of heavy damage prevented them from disturbing the northern part of Australia, so we can relieve our worries!"

"From today onwards, the land-based aircraft group of the China Independent Division will have a new opponent in the northern sky of Australia, the carrier group of the combined fleet of the Imperial Navy, gentlemen, we have been silent for too long, and it is time to show our sharp teeth !"

General Nan Yunzhong's words were full of murderous intent, eager to fight, and full of confidence. He had never fought against Le Yiqin's Southern Aviation Group fleet, let alone suffered a loss. In the impression of more than ten years ago, my mind was full of the United Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, invincible in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and taught the US Navy a lesson.

But his confident words did not arouse the excitement of several fleet commanders and chiefs of staff present. They had personally experienced that in the inland waters and airspace of the Southwest Pacific islands, the ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy—the Combined Fleet and China The independent division's land-based fleet battled for three days, and ended with the loss of more than one-third of the carrier-based aircraft. The lesson is absolutely profound!

They also know that the Southern Aviation Group of China's Independent Division Air Force is definitely a colossus that is hard to mess with. The pilots are a bunch of desperadoes. , I don’t think much about Commander Nagumo Chuichi’s confidence and arrogance. It’s not that he’s afraid of war, it’s just that he has a clearer mind. Only after he has suffered a loss can he understand what’s going on!

Nagumo Chuichi said so, and he did so. Under his order, the United Fleet will not be involved in the Fifth Fleet, except for the Army Escort that is normally transferred from the North American battlefield to the Australian battlefield. The other fleets of the United Fleet, They are all actively preparing to go west to fight in the East Indian Ocean.

The carrier-based aircraft unit, which has recovered most of its vitality, has also set up a tight line of defense in the airspace of the Timor Sea and the Arafura Sea, waiting for the enemy to collide. If Le Yiqin's land-based fleet of the Southern Aviation Group of the Air Force wants to continue air strikes on the northern part of Australia, the above-mentioned two sea areas will have a hurdle that cannot be bypassed!

The frequent activities of the Japanese Navy's joint fleet carrier-based aircraft group in the airspace of the Timor Sea and the Arafura Sea naturally cannot escape the surveillance of the Southern Flying Group's ground radar stations on various islands in the Southwest Pacific. The information on the activity rules and scope of the United Fleet's carrier-based aircraft group was gathered in Le Yiqin's hands.

After reading the information, Le Yiqin drew a red arc with a red and blue pencil on the airspace of Timor Sea and Arafura Sea on the map, and then fell silent.

He Zhijun, Chief of Staff and Director of the Operations Department of the Southern Aviation Group, was watching the commander's every move. Seeing that he was silent, he couldn't help but said: "Commander, according to the information, the shipboard of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet The aircraft fleet has joined the Australian battlefield, which is very unfavorable for us to bomb northern Australia!"

"That's true!" Le Yiqin agreed with He Zhijun's analysis, and then said: "This is a bit strange. The United Fleet's air fleet, which was more honest than a rabbit a while ago, suddenly became proactive, and it was obviously coming towards us. , you see, its range of activities is just stuck in the attack route of our fleet, Nagumo Tadaichi, that old devil, why did Tiger Balaer change his nature?"

"Zhijun, convey my order to form an air fleet with two fighter regiments, and carry out tentative attacks on the little devil's carrier fleet from all directions and airspace. If the Japanese carrier fleet encounters interception, return immediately , Don’t love to fight, remember, this operation will not send out a single bomber, the fleet closest to the Darwin port route, I will personally lead the command!"

"Commander, what is your purpose?" He Zhijun asked, not quite understanding.

"Hey hey!" Le Yiqin smiled slyly, and said, "I still don't understand, that old devil Zhongyi Nanyun has changed his gender, I have to check his water depth, what are you doing with a bomber?"

"Understood!" He Zhijun said with a smile, "Commander, I think you are much more cunning than Nagumo Chuichi!"

On the first day of the vertical day, the Southern Aviation Group dispatched seven fighter groups and more than [-] fighter jets from [-] fighter regiments, flying from different directions, across the central airspace of the Timor Sea and the Arafura Sea, and rushed towards various targets in northern Australia.

Immediately, under the order of Admiral Nagumo Tadashi, the carrier-based aircraft fleet of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet was dispatched to intercept. When the carrier aircraft group contacted, they retreated without a fight and returned quickly. However, in accordance with the order of the Joint Fleet Command, the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group did not pursue it.

With such an unexpected result, the expected large-scale air battle did not happen, and all the commanders of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet breathed a sigh of relief. Here, I have suffered a lot.

General Nan Yunzhong, who received the report, had a very contemptuous expression on his face, and said a few words that were quite confrontational, "It's a bluff, but that's all, it's anticlimactic, so why not be afraid!"

Le Yiqin's fighter plane was shot down at the Makassar Field Airfield in Sulawesi Island. He jumped out of the cabin and said to He Zhijun, the chief of staff who came up to him: "Nayun Zhongyi, this old devil, is really serious. Good guy, come out with all your strength!" Come deal with me!"

"The joint fleet of the little devil is acting abnormally. I'm afraid it has another purpose. Zhijun, let me dictate and send a telegram to the division commander immediately..."

On the edge of the Great Sand Desert in Western Australia, there are continuous, undulating sand dunes on one side, and grass and thorns on the other side. From time to time, there is a piece of low tropical forest flashing across the semi-desert landform with bare sand, which is completely different here. In the area, a mechanized army with no end in sight, divided into several groups, is marching rapidly to the west. This is a directly subordinate corps army marching westward, marching on the edge of the desert.

Gun carts dragging large-caliber heavy artillery, rocket launchers, self-propelled artillery, tanks and trucks full of soldiers, logistics convoys full of ammunition and supplies, a long line connecting the city, rolling up the sky full of yellow dust, speeding past, hundreds of meters Other than that, I couldn't see the target clearly. The hot air mixed with choking yellow dust hit people's faces, and the sweat mixed with dust made it sticky and uncomfortable.

An armored command vehicle was parked under a semi-hardened sand dune, and in front of it was the spectacular scene of hundreds of thousands of mechanized troops marching. Tang Qiuli stood on the sand dune, his combat uniform was covered with dust, his face was in line with all the The soldiers were all the same, sweat mixed with dust, covering their original faces.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)