The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

"On April 4th, the First Squadron of the China Task Force circled from Guam in the United States, passed through Saipan in our country, and headed north to the ocean; on April 20rd, it crossed South Bird Island and is expected to enter our army's attack range at 23 noon on the 25th. ( :, reading novels will be updated soonest)"

In the commander's room of the aircraft carrier "Akagi", the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet's First Squadron, Staff Officer Miki, with small round eyes and slightly chubby cheeks, closed the folder with a "snap", put his hands against the seam of his trousers, and stood upright with his chest folded, With his head slightly tilted forward, his lowered eyes respectfully looked at Isao Yamamoto who was sitting in front of the desk in a relaxed posture.

In the Navy, the carrier's decisive victory tactics are most admired, and because of its conservativeness, it is collectively despised along with Mitsumasa Minai and the other three, but Commander Yamamoto, who has always been steadfast, is not as rigid and harsh as imagined, especially Chapter 465 Pacific Sea battle ([-]) For low-level officers and soldiers, most of the time they are very kind, and even when the fleet set off, they even personally tasted the steamed buns brought from home by a young sailor who had just boarded the battleship for internship. The ignorant guy was happy for several days.

In the past few days, although there have been many twists and turns along the way, especially since the details and movements of the enemy's formation have not been fully understood until now, Commander Yamamoto has not been agitated at all, just like ordinary people. The soft voice and smiling face made Staff Miki feel respected.

"It is really a rare honor to work with such an officer!"

Miki Xin thought about it with emotion, but saw Yamamoto Fifty raised his eyebrows humorously, and said with a little surprise: "Oh, it's strange, isn't it? They didn't hide their actions at all. They knew that they would be killed by our island navy. The meteorological observatory found out, are you really not afraid of our interception attack?"

It sounded like he was asking himself, but Miki knew that this was a good habit of the commander, he encouraged others to express their opinions enthusiastically, looked around to see that no one seemed to be rushing to speak, and boldly said: "Report to Your Excellency, Commander! Our opinion is that the China Fleet is not clear about our intention to strike resolutely in Chapter 465 The Battle of the Pacific Ocean (2). Judging from their nearly two-month itinerary, they should be taking the opportunity to visit various countries. Sea trial training."

Yamamoto nodded noncommittally.Looking at the others in a blink of an eye: "Do you all think the same?"

Chief of Staff Iwan Takahashi said: "Yes!"

Yamamoto Fifty laughed, holding the table with his left hand and tapped lightly, shaking his head and sighing: "Think about it this way. But you will be fooled by those daring guys."

"Hi!" Everyone in the room bowed their heads in unison, and no one expressed doubts.

This situation is somewhat abnormal. According to the past customs, especially in the army where the majority of people who are accustomed to stick to their own opinions and even self-willed ones make up the majority, it is difficult to form a situation of unanimity, even in the face of higher-ranking officers. What should be said still has to be said.

It's just that right now, it seems that they have lost that kind of interest, or enthusiasm, and they have become cautious one by one.What is going on?Oh, maybe it's because they have been at a disadvantage in the confrontation for several years, which made them feel at a loss and even lost confidence in the enemy?

This is not a good sign.It is right to be cautious, but excessive inferiority complex and timidity are not in line with the consistent tradition of the Japanese Navy.

Yamamoto Fifty frowned slightly.The beating with his left hand stopped abruptly, his eyes slowly looked at each face one by one, and his voice became more and more rigid: "Prudence is a virtue, but as a soldier, it is more important to be aggressive and take bold and proactive actions. Three This staff officer, tell me. How did you come to such a conclusion?"

Sanben tightened his composure, lowered his head and replied: "Hey! Report to the commander. According to the fact that the enemy has always been fighting in front of him and refuses to confront him head-on, and is accustomed to using insidious means, we believe that if he intends to initiate provocations against the empire, It would not be so obvious to take out the battleship. The so-called truth is false, and falsehood is true, they are bluffing!"

"Well, there's some truth to it," Isao Yamamoto still didn't make a comment, and turned to look at other people, "Who can make more additions?"

Takahashi Iwan said: "The intelligence work of the Chinese people is very meticulous, especially with the help of a large number of Westerners, it is impossible not to know about the actions of our fleet, but they still openly pass by our ocean observation post, which means that they are not hiding their whereabouts. Although they have two battleships, they should not be arrogant enough to fight head-on with the powerful navy of the empire."

"The Chinese people are good at hiding their true strength. This is the consistent characteristic of Orientalization. They are modest and cautious. But don't forget that the national saying goes, 'Only talk about people, don't give up all your heart'. It shows that, Definitely not the whole truth."

Isuo Yamamoto stood up and walked to the window. Through the particularly thick bulletproof glass and the sandbags that were almost built up to the top, so that it was very eye-catching, he watched the ocean splashed by the waves and the battleship "Nagato" in the distance. The tallest bridge and mast sigh faintly.

The three staff officers looked up at his tall back in surprise, and said in a voiceless voice: "Your Excellency, what you mean is that the Chinese people are still engaging in conspiracy and tricks?"

Isao Yamamoto nodded slowly but firmly: "It must be assumed that they have already guessed our intention of action, and have made a countermeasure against Xing. The reason why we casually let us discover whereabouts is to confuse and set off smoke bombs. You guys Have you noticed that after the 23rd, they can no longer find traces of their fleet? Even the reconnaissance and patrol planes sent out did not find anything at the predetermined position? It means that they have made a maneuver to change direction."

All the staff members looked at each other in blank dismay, lost in thought!If this is the case, it will be troublesome. The series of actions they formulated are all based on the opponent's inability to understand their own sudden attack, and even more on the fact that the opponent's two capital ships cannot form combat power. If they are completely overthrown, how can they Not bad!

However, your Excellency, Commander, probably didn't just understand it now, he should have known it from the beginning, why did he suddenly bring it up when he was about to meet the enemy?

"I have to be on guard!" Yamamoto Fifty patiently explained to them, "To fight against an enemy like this who is completely different from the Chinese people we know, we must be extremely careful. Never relax at all. Until the last moment, never trust your eyes The illusion you saw. Now, please quickly make a new action plan."

Takahashi Izo's face was very ugly. As the chief of staff of the United Fleet and the First Fleet, the action plan was designated by him. After two full months of busy work, he overturned it at a critical moment.

But now is not the time for conflict.The most urgent thing is to achieve the ultimate goal.A thought flashed through my mind like a wind, and a plan similar to Yamamoto's opinion was roughly flipped out, and I immediately said: "Anyway, our general strategy of taking the initiative to attack is inconvenient, so the top priority is to find the location of the China Fleet. According to our The operation mode of the training is to launch a sudden attack. At the same time, it must be confirmed that there is no tailing fleet behind it, and there are no other intervening forces, let alone allow them to enter the defense zone of the US Navy to escape."

"Just do it in this way." Yamamoto Isuo didn't have any more comments. What he wanted most was to get rid of the usual rigid dogmatic behavior. The world's military changes are so rapid, but the Imperial Navy still stays at the concept of decades ago. In terms of technology, especially the use of aircraft carriers and battleships, it is seriously behind.It is not organized, and a large number of tactics are derived from reasoning. This is not a good phenomenon.

Especially in the use of naval aviation, the stubborn "theory of victory with giant ships and cannons" prevailed within the empire. Didn't they notice it?Are all countries building new aircraft carriers?No matter how thick the armor is, it will always be broken by aerial bombs with a greater poundage, not to mention, torpedoes that can be carried by aircraft.

The reason why Yamamoto Isuo took the initiative to ask to be the chief person in charge of this strike operation was because he was worried, and replaced him with a guy who didn't know the severity.Blindly pulling all the capital ships out to find someone desperately, but they were killed by bombers hundreds of kilometers away before even seeing the opponent's shadow, that would be wronged!The Imperial Navy cannot withstand such a loss.

"Underestimate the enemy!" Yamamoto Isohin sighed for the first time. He only hoped that the staff members could be more flexible and stop those outdated blind and arrogant mentalities!Isn't it enough to embarrass people for several years?

Takahashi Yiwang and the others went to work with sullen faces, and no one will be able to sleep in the next day.

On the seemingly calm sea, a large number of warships opened up a huge formation with a width of 20 kilometers, and rushed along the direct route from Tokyo to Hawaii at a constant speed of 200 knots. In the sky, at least one water patrol and reconnaissance aircraft scattered nearly [-] kilometers to form a circular segment Searching, under the shallow water, a large group of high-speed submarines exposed the bridge, carrying extremely dangerous "triacid torpedoes" in their arms, looking for the target, everything, just waiting for an exciting moment to come.

Just in front of the sea at a parallel distance of about 220 kilometers from the Japanese fleet, the first squadron of the task force locked into a fusiform formation with a total width of less than ten nautical miles. Straight to the east, at a high speed of 30 knots, the distance was nearly 100 nautical miles overnight. At this time, they were not on the south or southwest of the Japanese army's judgment, but had already overtaken with all their strength and rushed to the front of the Japanese fleet, about 200 miles away. nautical mile.

The clean and brand-new battleship, the simple and refreshing deck superstructure, makes the entire First Squadron look extraordinarily pleasing to the eye, the clear sky, the warm sea breeze, and the comfortable temperature in the [-]s make the people on board feel kind. The vacation is refreshing, and there is no tension at all about the upcoming war.

Bored, Wang Da used the laser rangefinder to look at each warship one by one from the watchtower, and threw it to others as if he had had enough fun. Shoot at the little devil! Waiting to be touched by the **** for doing this, I am so aggrieved!"

According to the strategy formulated by the General Staff, before the first batch of construction of the fleet is completed, one should not take the initiative to provoke the armies of other countries for any reason. This is clearly stipulated.Of course, it does not mean that you have to be beaten black and blue before you fight back. That would be a bit cheap. According to the public understanding standard of the task force: "First occupy the moral high ground."

As for the occupation law, it is a matter of opinion.If he followed the usual style of His Excellency Commander Wang Da, he would just stretch his face over, spray the saliva on his mouth, and if you fight back, I'll be able to strike back.

But Minister Chen Shaokuan can't do such lowly things. He has been upright and upright all his life, and his face and honor are the most important. If it is not done well, it may cause a national war, let alone do it indiscriminately.

Therefore, this time, the old man personally led a team to visit the world. Knowing that the little devil is uneasy and kind, he still carried it out unswervingly. That also saves a lot of trouble.

Wang Da and his gang of young men didn't quite agree with this, one or two were full of confidence. Although there were only two battleships that were new to the service and they were familiar with it, facing the huge scale of the Japanese army with only four battleships in one battleship, they didn't have the slightest fear. Face to face with gongs and opposite drums, the cannons fired and bombarded his mother to see whose 406mm main gun was genuine (the devil's "Nagato-class" battleship main gun was 410mm in metric, and the inch was 16 inches).

The so-called youth and madness are mostly like this, but it's a pity that there is a mature and prudent boss squatting on their heads, so they can't make a fuss.

Wang Da felt that Mr. Chen Shaokuan took it for granted. Since Ri himself crawled out of the nest and chased after him with all his strength, the one who lit the lamp and boiled oil was definitely not for the sake of our prosperity. I just want to kill the newly released battleship in the cradle.So when the two amphibious assault ships returned to their voyage, didn't they just make such a fuss?

This time, the little devil should not make that kind of mistake again. Once he pounces on him, it will be a fight to the death!If this is being beaten passively, it might be a sad reminder!

The experience of being knocked down to the ground and beaten up, every time he narrowly escaped death and survived by luck, although Wang Da won the title of "commander of shit luck", he himself is tired enough, and he should find a chance Turn over, wash away this indecent comment with a proud face, otherwise, you will be unhappy for the rest of your life!

"No, I have to argue with Chief Chen. The little devil's reconnaissance plane is almost flying under our noses. Who knows if the next wave will be swarms of fighter jets?"

He tilted his mouth and planned to speak to Chen Shaokuan, but Fu Zhenhua, who had been with him for many years, held him back: "Tsk! Why do you always lose your temper? Do you really think Mr. Chen is a good-tempered person? Speaking of right I'm afraid no one in the Navy has more hatred for the little devil! Don't worry, he won't just wait to suffer."

Wang Da blinked, then suddenly recalled, pointed at Fu Zhenhua and cursed: "Did you get the news from time to time? As a staff officer, there is no good thing! Hurry up and tell me clearly, I really thought it was going all the way. Go to the Americans!"

Fu Zhenhua slapped them away, and shouted angrily: "You are also a commander, can you be a bit decent? You kid came to watch the fun, didn't you notice that a freighter passed by?"

Wang Da's eyes lit up immediately, and he almost jumped up: "Good homework! This is to take the initiative to touch porcelain! I like it!" (To be continued) rq! ! !