Chapter 378 The arrival of the Japanese fleet
Forty nautical miles outside the Qingjin Port of North Korea, a huge fleet was slowly sailing on the sea. The afterglow of falling days fell on the fleet, reflecting the ointment flag that was particularly bloody.
Just as Hideki Tojo was desperately seeking reinforcements, the Japanese base camp had already sent a commander of Lieutenant General Isori Yamamoto for this fleet formed to deter Chahar and Vladivostok, leading two aircraft carriers, Akagi, Kaga, two battleships, Nagamon and Muro, as well as four heavy cruisers and many light cruisers that matched them, and more than 40 warships, including more than 40 warships, set out from Sasebo and drove towards China.
Yamamoto Ioruru and Ugaki Chan stood on Cambridge, watching the transport ships heading towards Aozu Port, with a look of relaxation on their faces.
Yamamoto Iroji asked in a relaxed tone, "Ugaki-kun, do you think these planes can really change the situation on the Manchurian battlefield?"
Ugaki Chan smiled disdainfully and said, "God knows, it depends on the meaning of Amaterasu. But I think it would be good for the army to be able to restrain some of the energy of the Chinese people with these more than 100 fighter jets. If you want to defeat this and that person, you can only think about it. If you want to defeat the Chinese people's air force, you can only rely on our naval aviation." At this point, Ugaki Chan's tone became proud again.
Yamamoto saw Ugaki's proud look when he mentioned the navy and couldn't help but solemnly reminded: "Ugaki, it's a good thing to be confident, but if it's too much, it will become arrogant. I don't need to say that you know that as far as I know, there is currently no model of the empire's aircraft that can compare to them, so Ugaki, please work hard."
"Hayi" Ugaki Chan also solemnly bowed to Yamamoto Izuru.
At this time, more than ten Mitsubishi Type 96 fighter jets flew from a distance in an orderly formation, and a Kawasaki Type 88 reconnaissance aircraft was flying in front of them. Looking at the neat and mighty fighter jet formation, a proud heat surged in Ugaki's heart, pointing to the fighter jets in the sky and said proudly: "Please look, your commander, our warriors are so fearless, my formation is so mighty, our great Japanese emperor will always fly in the world."
Yamamoto Izuru nodded with a smile. Although Yamamoto always reminded Ugaki to be careful, this was just because of his surname. In his heart, he looked down on the Chinese army. For no other reason, the anchors, anchor chains and shell parts of the Beiyang Navy's flagship Zhenyuan were still placed in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan for tourists to watch. When Yamamoto Izuru was studying at the Edashima Naval School, he had visited Ueno Park in Tokyo with the instructors and classmates. Since then, Yamamoto never regarded the Chinese Navy as an opponent of the same level.
"Okay, our warriors are going to land, let's go and greet them." Yamamoto waved his hand and went down to the deck with Ugaki Chan to welcome the pilot who had just returned.
The pilot of the Japanese reconnaissance plane who had just landed the ship brought Yamamoto Isori to a surprise news that they discovered Chahar's reconnaissance plane in Peter the Great Bay more than 500 kilometers away from Vladivostok.
"Nani, you have discovered the reconnaissance plane in China, you are sure." Yamamoto Izuru's face suddenly became serious.
"Yes, Commander, when we were ordered to conduct routine reconnaissance in Peter the Great Bay, we discovered a reconnaissance plane in China. We had passed by. We could see the black tiger mark on this china fighter jet clearly," two narrator pilots said in unison.
"So, our fleet's whereabouts may be exposed." Ugaki Chan frowned.
Yamamoto Izuru sneered, "It's not possible, but it must have been exposed, but this is nothing. In the face of absolute power, we don't have to worry about the Chinese sampans. Now I'm passing my order, the fleet no longer needs to hide its whereabouts, and the target Vladivostok is moving forward at full speed."
The fleet staff behind "Hayi" immediately conveyed the order.
Chen Shaokuan, the Naval Command of the Seventh War Zone of Vladivostok, and several naval officers were watching four destroyers in the port for shelling training. This was a copy of the "Fletcher"-class destroyer produced by Su Tong, a biochemical man-Nuo Ben, who was left at the lunar base, which was imitated by the "Fletcher"-class destroyer in later World War II. This was the most successful destroyer developed by the United States in later World War II. It has the advantages of being convenient for wartime production and powerful.
In an encounter with the Japanese army some time ago, two of the three frigates of the Chahar young navy and the Japanese army lost to a maritime battle, and seriously injured one frigate. The Japanese army destroyed two frigates were sunk, completing the first battle of the Chahar navy.
This naval war also told people that naval warfare is different from land warfare. The competition at sea is purely a competition of strength. There is no possibility of taking any tricks. If the strength is inferior to that of a person, it can only end up being wiped out. Even escaping is a luxury.
The joining of these four destroyers also allowed Chahar's young navy to have eight frigates, four frigates and four ocean submarines, and had preliminary offshore defense power. However, even this preliminary naval force almost covers all the naval personnel in Chahar, and the shortage of personnel is the biggest weakness of Chahar's Navy now.
The surname of this "Fletcher" class destroyer can be as follows.
The displacement is 2,050 tons, standard 2,500 tons, full load main gun, five-seater, single-barrel, 127mm high-level dual-purpose gun, torpedo five-unit 533mm launch tube, 12 air defense weapons, double-barrel, 40mm Bofos machine gun, 3 seats, single-barrel, 20mm Erliton machine gun 710 seats, size 114.76m, width 12.04m, draft 3.81m, power 60,000 horsepower, speed 37 knots, 353 crew members, Zhang Shouye smiled and said to Chen Shaokuan beside him: "Commander, in two months, our destroyers will be able to form a army, and then we will have preliminary offshore defense power."
Chen Shaokuan shook his head and sighed, "Our personnel are still too short. Just like this time, in order to equip these four destroyers with enough personnel, we have almost collected the entire Chahar navy. If there are a few more ships in the future, I don't know where to find so many people to board the ship."
Zhang Shouye laughed, "Commander, you are so careful. It is difficult to find a three-legged toad in our China, but there are not many people with two legs. Our Vladivostok Naval School has already set up a stand. As long as one to three years of training, I believe a large number of qualified junior naval officers will appear."
Chen Shaokuan glared at Zhang Shouye, "You guy said it lightly. Do you think the navy can be as fast as the army. Without more than ten or twenty years of influence, it will be difficult to cultivate a qualified captain. Do you think Japan will give us so long to build the navy?"
"If you don't have time to train in school, then train it in actual combat. Didn't Chief Su say that the officers trained in the war are the most qualified officers?" Zhang Shouye gritted his teeth and said angrily.
"But how many more people will die?" Chen Shaokuan sighed: "Okay, let's not talk about these, let's take a look at their shelling practice."
"Boom boom boom"
Four destroyers on the sea began to shell, and the 127-caliber Gaoping dual-purpose cannon began to shell, and shells fell next to the target in the distance, raising high water columns.
"Well, the effect is pretty good. It seems that these guys are very attentive in their days." Zhang Shouye said with a satisfied smile after seeing the shelling effect through the telescope.
Chen Shaokuan also nodded, "It seems that they tried their best to do something last month and were not lazy."
Chen Shaokuan put down his telescope and was about to say something again, a communication officer ran over and reported: "Reporting to the chief, the reconnaissance plane called and discovered the Japanese carrier-based reconnaissance plane in Peter the Great Bay, about 500 kilometers away from us."
"Oh where is the exact location?"
"Near North Korea's Xiongji" the officer replied loudly.
"Korean Xiongji" Chen Shaokuan pondered for a while and immediately ordered Zhang Shouye beside him, saying: "Order all reconnaissance aircraft to be dispatched and reconnaissance around Vladivostok as the center. We must reconnaissance the movements around us. We must not let the Japanese come to our side or know nothing. Then order the first submarine troop Long Yu to lead all submarines to the North Korean Xiongji sea area to reconnaissance. If you find a large-scale fleet of the Japanese army, you will report it immediately and not be allowed to fight without authorization."
"Yes," Zhang Shouye saluted and rushed back to the headquarters to issue orders and prepare for combat.
Looking at the setting sun in the distance, Chen Shaokuan murmured to himself: "Yi, are you so impatient to destroy our young navy in China that has just given birth?"
The twinkling stars kept blinking in the sky, and the night gave the sea the best protection color. The waves slightly slapped the submarines moving forward at high speed. On the submarine's command tower, the black white-backed black tiger mark was particularly eye-catching. Long Yu was leading four submarines from the submarine brigade to advance at full speed towards the North Korean waters. Their mission was to cooperate with reconnaissance aircraft to search North Korea's Xiongji waters. Once the Japanese naval fleet was discovered, it was immediately reported to the Vladivostok headquarters.
Long Yu stared at the black night sky in the distance, his body was still moving and maintaining a position for a long time, and he was holding a lit cigarette in his hand. After a long time, it was not until the cigarette hurt his fingers that he flicked hard, and a cigarette butt drew an arc and fell into the sea.
"Is the Japanese Navy? I want you to know that Vladivostok is not Lushun, and Chahar is not the Qing Dynasty government axe. Don't let us find it."
Chapter completed!