The terrain of Sicily is mainly mountainous. Except for some plains in the coastal areas, most of them are rugged mountains. At the same time, the traffic conditions are also relatively harsh, and many areas on the island are in an undeveloped state. Ten Chinese Army

After the infantry division came to the island, it only occupied the coastal plains. For some Italian troops that fled deep into the island, they only sent small troops mainly reconnaissance troops to pursue them. The rest of the troops were stationed in the plains on the island.

Area. At the same time, most of the main forces are cooperating with the engineering forces to build field airports and ports for submarines.

In order to facilitate the defensive operations on Sicily, with the approval of the Imperial Emperor Yuze, Imperial Army General Zhou Shun was appointed as the commander of the Mediterranean War Zone, who was fully responsible for the battle in the Mediterranean direction. In fact, for a long time, it will be

Perform defensive operations. After assisting the defenders on Sicily this time, the Indian Ocean fleet will return to the Indian Ocean to prepare for attacking India and Australia. At this time, the Indian Peninsula is rainy and bad deals

The Chinese Army's heavy equipment marching is not conducive to the Chinese Army, so the battle against India has to wait until the end of the rainy season. During this period, the Indian Ocean Fleet was able to cooperate with the defenders on Sicily to defeat the British and French naval joint fleet. After the end of this battle,

The main force of the fleet retreated to the Indian Ocean and left only a small fleet in the Mediterranean. After the combined British and French naval fleet suffered another great loss, the British naval might not dare to attack Sicily easily, and the situation in the Mediterranean will also become stable.

Expect.

Marsala, a western city in Sicily, has become the command center of the Mediterranean war zone. Admiral Zhou Shun arrived here with the landing troops. At this moment, it has become a busy construction site outside Marsala. The engineering troops are being built here.

Field Airport. The navy's aviation force will become the main force in dealing with the joint British and French naval fleet this time. Only after defeating the joint British and French naval fleet will you have enough time to build a regular airport on the island. In addition, the base of the submarine force is also in

Construction started in Trapani, 25 kilometers north of Marsala.

In addition to the carrier-based aviation, the naval aviation also has shore-based aviation. This time, the naval shore-based aviation was dispatched to Sicily. There were two revolvers with a total of 240 fighter jets transported to Sicily through transport ships and loading and unloading.

After the fighter is down, it will be assembled. The current range of the fighter jet is relatively short, with an effective combat radius of only 200 kilometers, and it is impossible to fly directly from China to Sicily. After the army's troops boarded the ship, the two naval corpses were

The fighter jets also boarded the ship and arrived in Marsala on July 30. The ground crew immediately assembled the fighter jets and the pilots began to become familiar with the environment here, etc.

Now, it is not far from the time it takes for the British and French naval joint fleet to enter the Mediterranean. According to the information obtained by China, the reorganized Mediterranean fleet of the British Navy will set off from the Portsmouth Military Port in the southern British naval base within a week and head to the Portsmouth Military Port in the south of the UK.

The Mediterranean will enter the British naval base in Gibraltar. Then, the French Navy will go to Gibraltar to join the British Navy Mediterranean Fleet, and the two sides will then launch an attack on Sicily.

General Zhou Shun was holding a pre-war meeting within the temporary command of the Mediterranean theater of the Chinese Army. Participants included Lieutenant General Jiang Qiao, Chief of the War Zone Staff, and General Lieutenant General Li Haitao, Commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Navy, Lieutenant General Tang Hongtao, Commander of the 8th Marines.

Major General Chen Guoli, commander of the Navy Aviation Corps, commander of the 4th Corps, Major General Cai Shudong, and several division commanders of the Army.

"Everyone, according to the news from the General Staff, the Mediterranean Fleet rebuilt by the British Navy has formed an army in Portsmouth, with General John Jellico, the commander of the British native fleet, as the commander, Roslin Witz.

Lieutenant General Ers serves as chief of staff. After forming a joint fleet with the French Navy, the two will also serve as commanders and chief of staff of the joint fleet respectively, and the deputy commander will be held by French Admiral Palmiro. This time

, The British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet is strong, including 10 battleships and three battlecruisers, plus three battleships of the French Navy, the entire joint fleet will have 16 main battleships. But I believe that the final victory will be

The profit must belong to us!" said General Zhou Shun. After being appointed as the commander of the Mediterranean War Zone, he was summoned by Chief of Staff Cai Yun and that time. Cai Yun talked with him for two hours.

During this period, Cai Yun clearly told him that the Navy's aviation fighter jets and submarines would be the most favorable weapons in the Mediterranean war zone. As long as these two troops perform properly, the enemy will not be able to board Sicily. The army's mission is mainly to prepare for defense.

In the direction of Italy. After all, the Strait of Messina is only three kilometers wide, and it is not difficult to expand and land. Therefore, General Zhou Shun deployed three infantry divisions near the Strait of Messina.

The attendees all smiled. Although the enemy is very powerful, in their opinion, it is like a native chicken and a tile dog. As long as there is no accident, such as extreme weather, which makes the Navy Aircraft fighter jets unable to take off and fight, two

The fighter jets of the wing are enough to destroy all the main battleships of the joint fleet. The Chinese Navy Aviation Corps is the same as the Army. Each wing has a total of 120 fighter jets, including a brigade of 40 'seafoots and fighter jets,

A squadron of 40 C'oestoes, torpedo attack aircraft and a squad of HBD's fish eagle, dive bombers. Because horizontal bombers are not very powerful in naval battles, in the final adjustment, HBB's sea Harrier, bombers have been reduced.

Equipment becomes a strike force against the ground alone and does not participate in the attack on ships.

"So everyone, this time, we will teach the British and French a good lesson, telling them not to think that if they defeat the Germans, they will be able to show off their power in front of us. As for the specific combat plan, wait until the joint British and French naval fleets.

After arriving, make specific arrangements. I hope you can unite and win the victory of this battle for the empire!" General Zhou Shun said.

"Yes, General!" Everyone replied loudly, even General Li Haitao, the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet. Although they had the same rank, he was still a general of the navy, and many generals in the Mediterranean War Zone belonged to the navy. But Zhou Shunshang

After all, they were the war zone commanders ordered by the General Staff, and were approved by the imperial emperor Yuze. They must also cooperate with General Zhou Shun's actions. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, they will be severely punished.

On August 4, John, commander of the British Navy Mediterranean Fleet.

Admiral Jelico led a fleet from Portsmouth military port to prepare to enter the Strait of Gibraltar. The newly formed Mediterranean fleet of the British Navy includes nearly 60 large and small warships, including 10 battleships and 3 battlecruisers.

And they are all relatively advanced warships. It can be seen that the British Navy has made sufficient capital to defeat the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet this time.

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The battleship of the Iron Duke, the USS Bonbao, the USS Bonbao and the USS Crownship, the two battleships of the British King George V class, the battleship of the warship, the battleship of the Centurion, the battleship of the Crown, the

Two ships

The Orion-class battleships are the Conqueror and the Thor. These battleships are the most advanced battleships of the Royal Navy and are now all sent to the Mediterranean Fleet, which shows that the British Navy is facing this battle.

Pay attention to.

The three battle cruisers, also known as the "Lion-class," Royal Princess among the battle cruisers, the "Defying-class," New Zealand among the battleships, and the only one that was not in the Battle of the North Sea.

The indomitable battle cruiser that was severely damaged.

On August 10, the British Navy Mediterranean Fleet entered the Strait of Gibraltar and completely blocked the entire strait. At the same time, the commander of the French Navy Mediterranean Fleet, General Palmiro, also led three French Navy ships, "Breton Class,"

The battleship arrived in Gibraltar. The British-French Naval Combined Fleet was officially established.

Afterwards, the British and French naval joint fleets were running in and preparing for war.

During this period, the British and French naval joint fleet sent a lot of light cruisers to the waters near Sicily to reconnaise the movements of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet. The Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet immediately began to counterattack and dispatched the battle cruiser Wang Ben, leading several heavy ships.

Cruisers and light cruisers hunted these cruisers sent by the British-French Navy Combined Fleet. During the few days of naval battle, at least more than ten light cruisers of the British-French Navy Combined Fleet were sunk, causing the British-French Navy Combined Fleet to lose before the war began.

A lot of troops. However, the warships of the British and French Navy Combined Fleet were not lost in vain. They at least found out the reality of the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet in Sicily.

When John learned that the main force of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet was still near Sicily and there were no other warships.

Admiral Jelico thought he was sure to win. With the huge strength of the 13 battleships of the Combined Fleet and three battlecruisers, it was not enough to deal with eight battleships and one battlecruiser of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet?
Chapter completed!