On September 12, 1917, at the Saseburg Naval Base of the Japanese Navy, the most powerful naval force organized by Japan since the Meiji Restoration was concentrated. It not only included four main battleships of the 1st and 3rd Fleets, but also included 12 cruisers, 24 destroyers, 6 ironclad ships, 10 new "simple aircraft carriers" and 400 combat aircraft.

The person who led them was Tomosaburo Kato, who was also the foreign minister of the Navy at this time. He mentioned that he was naturally not as famous as Hirahachiro Togo who commanded the Russian-Japanese Naval Battle at that time, but when the Russo-Japanese War was in progress, he was the chief of staff of the joint fleet.

He led the battle, which shows how Japan attaches importance to this battle.

During this month, although there have been great changes in the Japanese government and the opposition, their navy has not stopped responding to this incident.

At the suggestion of the Navy Staff Headquarters, air defense operations have become the most important task for all ships at present. Therefore, all Japanese ships not only strengthened the training of anti-aircraft artillery gunners on warships, but also a large number of seemingly 12.7mm machine guns were installed into all warships.

In this case, the price you pay for using torpedo attacks is definitely something that should not be underestimated.

Based on inferences about the Chinese naval combat techniques, the Japanese Navy's General Staff believed that the main force of the other side's fleet would maneuver in the Yellow Sea. When the merchant ships covered by the Japanese Navy fleet landed, they rely on land and sea air forces to strike the Japanese Navy's ships.

According to the General Staff, this is also the only chance for the Chinese Defense Force to win in this battle. Only by sinking army soldiers and naval fleets on the sea can they devote all their strength to resist attacks from land. Otherwise, if Qingdao is lost, Weihai and Yantai's retreat will be cut off, and the entire Shandong Peninsula will be destroyed without attack.

"Go to the Battle"

With the order of Tomosaburo Kato, the warships that were about to set off in the port raised the "z" naval battle flag. At this moment, the sea breeze was getting stronger, and the battle flag was "slap" blown by the sea breeze.

"God bless the Imperial Kingdom, the winner will be determined by one battle!"

The sailors on the warships set sail, lined up on the side of the warships, bowed to their relatives who were seeing off the shore and their home ports. Rows of white naval uniforms looked particularly dazzling on the iron-gray warships.

At the same time, warships gathered in Kagoshima and Fukuoka base and merchant ships carrying large numbers of landing soldiers set sail together. They will meet with Kato Tomosanro's fleet near Jeju Island and remain within the range of escort by naval aircraft. They will only wait for the Japanese naval warships to land after the Chinese Defense Forces First Navy Special Mix Fleet.

After passing Jeju Island, the fleet was led by Sanshi Jingang-class battlecruisers of the same level as the Kirishima, "Haruna", "Kingang", and "Haruna", followed by two Ise Supercross-class battleships, namely Ise and Hinaga. In addition, it also includes the remaining "Yama Castle" of the Fuso-class battleship.

Then, under the protection of 12 cruisers and 24 destroyers, 10 "simple aircraft carriers" carrying 40 aircraft respectively, and 20 armed merchant ships carrying 50,000 army landing soldiers. At this moment, there was no greater wind on the sea. All the soldiers left the cabin and came to the deck, where they basked in the sun and the sea breeze, and were having a lot of fun.

This time, in order to win in one fell swoop, Japan said it had dispatched all their main battleships. The defense of the local area was nothing more than old-fashioned iron-armored warships (wooden shells covered with iron plates) and coastal artillery in various places.

You must understand that such a defense cannot withstand the attacks of the German Far East fleet at the Truk Naval Base. Although it will not cause any major damage, their defense force is too rash.

But what if the Japanese got the consent of the commander of the German base of Truke? What if they were in a sensation?

Is Nancy Green, who is in the Truke Naval Base, a fool? Even if she doesn't have many troops on hand and cannot stop this, wouldn't she call Tang Yun to send troops to settle the matter?

Of course not. Since the Japanese were willing to supply Truke with a large amount of food and other supplies, the German governor here really had no excuse to refuse such good things. In addition, Tang Yunyang had told him that for such requests, the Germans could enjoy these supplies with peace of mind without worrying about being angry in the future.

What is the reason for this? Is Tang Yunyang still afraid that there will be fewer warships for the Japanese to come to retaliate? His choice is as puzzling as the choice he sold to Japanese warships and planes and helped them train a large number of pilots.

In order to ensure the secret of the attack, the Japanese not only moved all the coastal, Chinese or Chinese immigrants, and the expatriates to the mainland without any explanation. Although the people who have added Japanese nationality have repeatedly guaranteed that they are absolutely loyal to the Japanese country, the Japanese do not believe them.

At the same time, in order to ensure the suddenness of this attack, the Japanese joint fleet that sailed through the wind could not send reconnaissance aircraft for reconnaissance. This is because, due to the manufacture of these aircraft, once the other party discovered their aircraft, it would make the other party understand that Japan had launched the most fierce attack.

Therefore, just like when Yamamoto Irojuku invaded Pearl Harbor, Kato did not send air reconnaissance at all and implemented strict radio control. Such confidentiality will continue until they reach the scheduled combat waters and will be broken when they start operations.

Therefore, they did not know that not far from them, and what awaited them was the first special mixed fleet of the Chinese Navy led by the German Earl Colonel Felix von Luckner.

At this moment, it already has the largest aircraft carrier Yuefei, two simple aircraft carriers, "Eagle", "Seagull", and "Qingdao" (formerly Japanese Fusang battleship), "Yantai" (formerly Kirishima battlecruiser), as well as all 8 cruisers and 13 destroyers.

Above his head, the "Hawkeye" airship that had just passed by provided warning for the entire fleet of 100 kilometers. However, what others didn't know was that they had another task, which was to monitor the every move of the Japanese fleet.

Isn’t this a big deal? There is no radar at this time, so how they discovered the location of the Japanese fleet is a question that must be explained clearly. Otherwise, even if they use an astronomical telescope, they will see how far they will go!

Of course this is not a matter of vision. As we all know, since this battle has long been expected by the General Staff Headquarters of the Chinese Defense Forces. On the other hand, with the role of He Changxiong, the inward ghost, he ordered 10 "simple aircraft carriers" in one go to add air combat power to the Japanese Navy.

If I had known this would happen, would the Chinese Defense Forces not prepare early? This is naturally unquestionable. After all, this is the strength of their entire naval aviation force, and I am not afraid that they will not use it when attacking China. If not, then their main fleet will be fish on the chopping board and roast all sheep on the fire.

As long as they use it, the signal generators on these ten "simple aircraft carriers" disguised as "radio clutter" will constantly transmit signals. With the signal, only tracking radio waves of specific frequencies will not be difficult to determine the location of these ships through the direction of radio waves.

Japan was not so clear about this technology that might be of cutting-edge science at that time, otherwise they would not have been shot by Americans in the fog during World War II and then they remembered to play with radar.

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Due to these advantages, Lukner was just like watching the Japanese fleet sailing on a chart. In addition, although the Japanese secret codes were changed, they did not stump Herbert Oliver Adere, a guy who made a living by deciphering other people's passwords. In addition, the very detailed combat plan from He Changxiong also led Lukner to the following conclusion.

"This is a war of asymmetric strength. If the warships in your hands are only fighting against the other side, then it will be a difficult battle. I think I should invade the Japanese mainland and force their fleet to return. But now, under such unfair circumstances, this is really a simple battle!"

I believe that if any naval fleet commander at this time fights under such circumstances, he will probably think that the battlefield is not difficult. But he is fine and likes to hold his pipe in his mouth. Lukner, who stands on the bridge of the 34,000-ton aircraft carrier, is not ready to win a "simple naval battle" like this, because he has a more adventurous plan, but if it succeeds, then this benefit will be something that makes people ecstatic.

Based on the above advantages, he did not intend to put them back for the numerous warships sent by Japan this time. Of course, he did not intend to sink the other party, he planned to capture all these warships.

Friends, please think about it, what a difficult thing it is to capture all the other side's warships when fighting on the sea. But Lukner, the guy who was called "Pigshot Captain" by the British, planned to do such a thing that no one could believe.

"Sir, as long as you meet my conditions and ask that unit to assist me in the battle, I think I can definitely achieve this mission. All I need is the cooperation of that unit. I promise that as long as you hand over this troops to me, I will definitely give you all the warships in Japan this time!"

Tang Yunyang is not an expert in naval battles, but he trusts Lukner very much and believes that he will not disappoint him.

"Okay, no problem. I can meet your needs and transfer this army to you when you need it. Although I don't plan to interfere with your command, I still want to ask, are you sure you can achieve your goals?"
Chapter completed!