Glorious Mission 1937

Yamamoto 56 is a more careful commander. Before the Japanese navy fleet was intercepted and ambushed by the Chinese navy and the U.S. navy in the Coral Sea, Yamamoto was keenly aware that there might be a problem with the navy's communication. China and the United States got hold of it, so they agreed to change the naval codes within days of announcing the battle plan.

Such a small move by Yamamoto directly disrupted the deployment of the navies of China and the United States.The Japanese navy has been mobilizing frequently during this period. China and the United States are aware of this. Both Chen Shaokuan and Nimitz believe that the Japanese navy will make big moves, so they both instruct the intelligence agencies to increase the surveillance of the Japanese navy. , and strive not to let go of any clues.

However, the intelligence department didn't gain anything. All they received were messy and useless things, and they couldn't even receive these things later. The intelligence department judged that the Japanese navy might have changed the password in the near future.

Chen Shaokuan and Nimitz were both anxious because they suddenly lost their relationship with the Japanese Navy. However, cracking the code is not a one-day job. However, the actions of the Japanese Navy will not change because of this. Under the circumstances, the navies of China and the United States had to frequently send reconnaissance planes to keep an eye on the movements of the Japanese navy.

On April 4, the U.S. Navy's reconnaissance plane discovered that a fleet of more than 29 warships and troop carriers was heading northeast, and then reported the information to the command center of the Pacific Fleet.

After receiving the information, Admiral Nimitz immediately dispatched more reconnaissance planes to closely monitor the Japanese fleet with unknown intentions, and sent a large amount of information back to the command center.The U.S. military discovered that this Japanese naval fleet is composed of 2 large aircraft carriers and 29 other combat ships, and its target is likely to be the Aleutian Islands of the United States.Now Nimitz was not calm, and immediately sent the main force of the Pacific Fleet to the Aleutian Islands to intercept it. So far, the Battle of Midway Island has completely deviated from the original track.

In the historical midway naval battle, Japan still used this containment tactic, but because the Japanese did not change the code book in time, the United States successfully deciphered the Japanese code, and did not send troops to reinforce the Aleutian Islands, allowing the Japanese navy to occupy it.

The main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet lay in ambush at Midway Island, waiting for the Japanese navy to take the bait, thus waiting for work.The Japanese Mobile Fleet was ambushed near Midway.Ultimately at the cost of sinking an aircraft carrier, the USS Yorktown.It achieved a decisive victory in sinking four of Japan's main aircraft carriers and one cruiser in one fell swoop, thus completely defeating Japan's offensive in the Central Pacific, and since then the battle initiative in the Central Pacific has changed hands.

But now due to Yamamoto 56's inadvertent small move, the US's previous advantage in intelligence has disappeared.Although the U.S. Naval Intelligence Agency is in close cooperation with relevant units in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.Successfully intercepted part of the band signals of the Japanese Navy's main communication system jn-25.And let the coalition forces know that the 'af position' will be the next attack target of the Japanese navy.However, the coalition forces just couldn't crack the position of 'af bearing'.

Regarding which place this af bearing refers to, there are relatively large differences among the coalition forces. Some high-ranking generals of the US military believe that the 'af bearing' is Midway Island.Others are considered the Aleutian Islands.However, no matter how advanced the coalition's decoding technology is, it is still unable to decipher the correct position of the 'af bearing'.

At this time, the intelligence detected by the reconnaissance plane successfully attracted the attention of the U.S. Navy. After hesitation, Admiral Nimitz transferred the main force of the Pacific Fleet to the Aleutians, leaving only a small number of troops to guard Midway Island.

The same is true for the Chinese navy. The temporary replacement of the codebook by the Japanese navy also made the Chinese navy very helpless. However, the frequent transfers of the Japanese navy are definitely not a formality. Reconnaissance in the waters around the Nanyang Territory in case it is suddenly attacked by the Japanese navy.

However, just when all parties in the Allied Forces were unclear about what Japan wanted to do, the Japanese Navy's operations began.

On May 5, Japanese Navy Vice Admiral Hoshida Yoshikoro led the northern formation to launch an assault on the Dutch Harbor Naval Base in the Aleutian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands landing battle began.However, since the U.S. military had learned that the Japanese navy planned to raid the Alaska Islands, the troops guarding the islands were ready to fight. The two sides fought fiercely for a long time, but the Japanese army still failed to land as they wished.

On the second day, the Japanese army attacked again and eliminated more than 80 bombers to bombard the defenders indiscriminately, causing serious damage to the coastal defense facilities.

On May 5, the Japanese landing troops landed on Kiska and Attu Island successively. Although the defenders made fierce resistance, the money in the huge Japanese ice was in vain. The Japanese finally completely occupied the island before dark. two islands.

But before the Japanese came back to their senses, the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, and USS Yorktown, as well as more than 60 other large warships, arrived in the battle area and immediately went into battle.

Knowing that the main force of the Pacific Fleet had arrived in the Aleutian Islands, Yamamoto was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the main formation, mobile formation, and Midway landing formation to set off immediately to Midway Island.

In order to settle the situation in one fell swoop, Yamamoto 56 spent all his money this time, and the elite of the combined fleet came out.The northern formation dispatched to the Aleutian Islands dispatched a total of 2 aircraft carriers, carrying 82 carrier-based aircraft, 1 seaplane carrier, 10 seaplanes, 3 heavy cruisers, 3 light cruisers, 12 destroyers, and 6 submarines. 5, 3 minesweepers, 3 transport ships, and [-] supply ships were commanded by Vice Admiral Xixuan Shuziro.

The main formation sent to Midway includes 1 aircraft carrier, 2 seaplane carriers, 19 carrier-based aircraft, 50 seaplanes, 7 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 21 destroyers, and 4 supply ships. 56 personally served as the commander-in-chief of the main formation.

The mobile formation has 4 aircraft carriers, 266 carrier-based aircraft, 2 battleships, 2 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, and 12 destroyers.There are 5 supply ships, and the commander is Lieutenant General Nagumo Chuichi.

The Midway landing formation consisted of 1 aircraft carrier, 2 seaplane carriers, 23 carrier-based aircraft, 40 seaplanes, 2 battleships, 8 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers, 21 destroyers, and 14 transport ships.8 supply ships.The commander will be Nakamura Kondo Nobutake.

这4大编队共计有大型航母8艘、水上飞机航母5艘、战列舰11艘、重巡洋舰13艘、轻巡洋舰9艘、66艘、其他各种辅助战舰50余艘，这相当于日本海军联合舰队85%的战斗力，课件山本56对此战的重视。

After the Aleutian naval battle started, Chen Shaokuan breathed a sigh of relief.He was really worried about the Japanese navy's sneak attack on the Nanyang Territory.Although the combat effectiveness of the Chinese navy is not afraid of the Japanese navy.But he is worried about the combat effectiveness of the army. Maritime operations have proved that the strength of the Chinese navy far exceeds that of the Japanese navy.

But if the Japanese navy quietly approached the Nanyang Territory and launched a landing operation, it would be troublesome.Because the Chen family has not occupied the Nanyang Territory for a long time, and the area of ​​New Guinea is very large and the coastline is long, it is really difficult to closely monitor all the coastlines. If the Japanese Navy uses the radio silent navigation mode, It is very likely that they will land in Nanyang Territory without anyone noticing.

Although the army of the Nanyang Territory claims to have 16 people, the real regular troops are less than 8 people. They are organized into two divisions, three brigades and five regiments. The rest are police vehicles and joint defense forces, and their main duties are not Fighting wars, but maintaining law and order, it is difficult for these troops to fight face-to-face with the Japanese army.

During this period of time, the abnormal performance of the Japanese navy really made Chen Shaokuan, Wang Hansheng and others break into a cold sweat. No less than 80 reconnaissance planes were dispatched every day to conduct 24-hour reconnaissance in the surrounding waters of the Nanyang Territory.But apart from a few pirate ships, none of the other large ships were found. I didn't expect the Japanese navy to go to the Aleutian Islands.

However, before Chen Shaokuan and others could breathe a sigh of relief, a top-secret telegram from China put Chen Shaokuan and others' hearts in their throats again.The content of the telegram was very short, only a dozen or so words: "The three major fleets of the navy are immediately and secretly assembled, waiting for my arrival!" It was signed by Chen Feng.

Chairman Chen Da asked the navy to assemble immediately, and at the same time he had to personally come to Nanyang to lead the army. What's going on, Chen Shaokuan and others couldn't figure it out, but judging from the posture, it should be a war.

In the middle of the night on May 5th, a large ship replenished with food, fuel and ammunition quietly left Port Moresby and headed to the scheduled sea area to assemble.

At noon on May 5, a C5 Hercules fighter jet that took off from Chongqing landed at a military airport near Port Moresby under the protection of several modified strategic bombers. It was Chen Feng who came.

However, after getting off the plane, Chen Feng did not enter the Nanyang Lord's Mansion. After a quick meeting with Yan Changxi at the airport, he boarded a helicopter and continued on his way.

Two hours later, Chen Feng's fighter plane finally arrived at the Coral Sea area and landed on Saibei aircraft carrier.

On the Saibei aircraft carrier, Chen Shaokuan, Chang Zhiguo and others lined up to welcome them. This was the first time Chen Feng inspected the navy after the Nanyang Navy changed its name to the Chinese Navy.

And this time Chen Feng's identity is quite different from before. Before that, Chen Feng was just a big warlord in the country, and the Nanyang Navy was just his private army, so there was no need for everyone to fight so much.

But now Chen Feng is still the same person, but his status is different. Now Chen Feng is the leader of China, representing the Chinese government.Although it was said that Chen Feng had already handed over the power in his hands to Mao and Zhou in Yan'an, because those two hadn't been fully recognized by the government for the time being, they were only acting chairman and acting dean, so Chen Feng was still the nominal leader of China.

After the Nanyang Navy officially changed its name to the Chinese Navy, the nature of this army also changed, from a private army of one person to an army of a country, so this time Chen Feng came to the navy not as a private lord to inspect his own private army, but as a When the leader of the country inspects the navy of the country, there is no lack of etiquette. (To be continued..)

ps: (ps: Yesterday, the main street in the county replaced the aging line, and the whole county was shut down from 2:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm, so there was no update. The objective reason is that it cannot be changed by manpower. Please forgive me! There will be a power outage this afternoon. Aotian is trying his best to catch up with the manuscript now, and I hope that Chapter [-] can be coded out before the power outage!!!)