Chapter 206 Then Where Did This Carrier-borne Fleet Come From?
Chapter 206: Where did this carrier-based aircraft group come from?
Author: Entertainment Cat
Chapter 206: Where did this carrier-based aircraft group come from?
The commander of the 6th Division is Hisao Tani, the commander of the 18th Division is Ushijima Sadao, and the commander of the 114th Division is Shigeharu Suematsu.
However, the combat effectiveness of this new ad hoc division, the 114th Division, is weaker than that of the previous two Japanese divisions, so it is not responsible for the main force of this landing operation.
Instead, it was handed over to the 6th Division to lead the landing operations.
Therefore, the base camp also deliberately transferred the 35th Infantry Brigade from the 5th Division as an independent mixed brigade to strengthen the landing combat capabilities of the 6th Division.
The brigade leader of the independent mixed brigade is Kunizaki Noboru, also known as the "Kunizaki Detachment".
Therefore, after arranging the combat effectiveness of the 6th Division, the 6th Division also officially became the backbone assault force, with the Kunizaki detachment responsible for the forward position.
The 18th Division protected the safety of the 6th Division's landing operations from both wings, allowing the 6th Division to successfully complete the surprise landing operation at Jinshanwei.
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As the Japanese officers and soldiers of the Kunisaki detachment, who were forward, were conducting beach landing operations one after another,
The vanguard of the 6th Division, which has relatively elite combat capabilities, is also ready to join the beach landing operations at any time.
Along the coastline of Jinshanwei, we soon saw Japanese officers and soldiers prostrate on the beach and beside the salt pans, like rice bundles cut down in autumn, one bundle after another, lying on the ground in a large area.
However, these advance teams that successfully landed
After landing, they crawled and hid on the beach, crawling forward slowly, just like earthworms, crawling forward slowly.
The reason why their speed is not fast is because they are waiting for a steady stream of Japanese troops to carry out landing operations.
They need to accumulate enough troops before they dare to launch positional assault operations.
Because he was worried that he would not be able to capture the entire Jinshanwei coastline at once due to insufficient troops, which would lead to an unexpected battle situation,
That's why these devils crawl slowly to advance.
In order to cooperate with the landing of the Kunisaki detachment,
Japanese Fourth Fleet,
On the deck of the flagship battleship "Kashima",
"Immediately dispatch all carrier-based aircraft groups, and inform the Army Aviation side to also dispatch aviation forces to support Jinshan Guard's landing operation. We must work hard to capture Jinshan Guard!"
Lieutenant General Xi Xuan Wu Zilang, commander of the Fourth Fleet, saw through the military telescope that the first few batches of Japanese troops had successfully landed on the beach and beside the salt fields.
He also decisively issued combat orders to all the naval staff around him.
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
After his combat instructions were issued,
All the Japanese navy staff members agreed in unison.
And soon went on combat missions,
Soon one after another the Japanese carrier-based aircraft took off in an emergency.
More than a dozen Nakajima Type 97 attack aircraft also took off.
These are relatively new carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese army at this time.
At the same time, the Japanese army also received a message from the commander of the Fourth Fleet, Lieutenant General Hosoo Gokoro, requesting support for the operation.
The Air Force Headquarters also immediately dispatched a large group of Japanese aircraft to assist in the air raid on the fortifications and villages in the Jinshanwei area.
"All naval guns are ready to bombard the Chinese Army's bunkers and various fortifications at Jinshan Guard!"
"We must cover our landing troops and achieve a successful landing!"
After seeing the successful sortie of the carrier-based aircraft group,
The commander of the Fourth Fleet, Lieutenant General Xixuan Wuzilang, also immediately faced the Fourth Fleet. Each ship carried out naval artillery bombardment operations.
He planned to carry out large-scale artillery bombardment of various military defense targets within Jinshanwei.
Fierce artillery bombardments were carried out from the sea and the air,
In this way, we can completely destroy the will of resistance of all the defenders of Jinshan Guard, and blow up the strongest bunker.
This will greatly reduce the casualties of the Japanese's landing operations, as well as the difficulty of the landing operations and the number of casualties.
Although at this time,
Lieutenant General Goshiro Hosuan and Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, as well as Chief of Staff Major General Moritake Tanabe, received reports from the Japanese intelligence agency.
What is shown is the national army troops currently staying on the coastline of Jinshanwei, which is only the remaining troops of the 62nd Division.
The first unit of the 63rd Division and the local police force, as well as the first unit of the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Artillery Regiment, were stationed in their respective defense areas.
The number of troops does not exceed 500,
Even 400 people may not necessarily gather together.
But because the bunkers and fortifications in the Jinshanwei area are relatively strong, and there are still artillery units,
Therefore, in order to capture all the coastlines around Jinshanwei more easily and safely,
Fourth Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Hosoo Goshiro, Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heishuke, and Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Moritake Tanabe decided to be on the safe side, and after conducting artillery coverage and bombing by naval and air forces,
Only then will the army troops be used to carry out beach landing operations.
"No! These devils are using the aviation force to carry out air strikes and bombings!"
"You damn devil, you're so smart!"
"It's a pity that Jinshan Guard does not have air defense capabilities!"
After seeing more than ten carrier-based aircraft groups suddenly taking off from the Fourth Fleet,
Zhang Mingyou, the deputy battalion commander of the Sichuan Army's reconnaissance force, and many Sichuan Army officers immediately exclaimed.
Of course, the clone officers and soldiers around He Feiyang remained silent, ready to attack the Japanese landing troops at any time, and remained unmoved.
Even after the Japanese carrier-based aircraft groups began to bombard Jinshanwei's bunkers and the fortifications around Jinshanwei with aerial bombs, these clone officers and soldiers still did not show the slightest fear.
Not even a nervous expression,
But among the female soldiers, many of them looked frightened, because they had not experienced much air raids and bombings.
"Oops! The Japanese naval guns have also started shelling and bombing!"
"Fortunately, we are not within the bombardment range of these Japanese naval guns, otherwise there will definitely be a lot of casualties this time!"
Especially after the Japanese naval artillery group also joined the artillery bombardment,
All the female soldiers, as well as the Sichuan officers and soldiers who had never seen the violent and terrifying bombing scene of the naval gun group, were immediately shocked. They were so shocked that they trembled with fear.
There were also many Sichuan officers and soldiers who instinctively crawled on the ground, preparing to avoid the bombardment of these incoming naval gun groups.
However, the Japanese naval artillery group was shelling and bombing the strongest group of bunkers aimed at Jinshan Guard and the area inside Jinshan Guard.
Although the Japanese air raids and naval artillery bombings have not reached the location of their own troops,
But He Feiyang didn't intend to just sit back and wait for death.
What if you are careless and are bombarded by the enemy's naval gun group, or bombed by the enemy's carrier-based aircraft group?
Then the consequences will be bad, especially if there are female soldiers following his team.
Originally, He Feiyang had no intention of letting these female soldiers follow him, but because of their persistence, and also to rescue the wounded soldiers, and because they were such a few female soldiers, if they stayed behind, the army would be dispersed.
If so, they would be in danger when facing the attack of Japanese troops.
So in the end, He Feiyang agreed.
So for the safety of so many people,
Without saying a word, He Feiyang immediately mobilized the flying force awarded to him by the system to support the operation and resist the bombardment of the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group and naval gun group.
The F4U Corsair fighter has good acceleration performance, powerful firepower, fast climb, and is sturdy and durable.
The combination of extra-large propellers and curved gull-shaped wings was evaluated as one of the best carrier-based aircraft in the late Anti-Japanese War.
After He Feiyang used the system rewards,
20 F4U Corsair fighter jets flew at the fastest speed from the open sea to the skies surrounding the Japanese Fourth Fleet, conducting air strikes and bombings.
buzz buzz buzz,
As the engine sounds of these carrier-based aircraft groups became louder and louder,
All naval officers and soldiers of the Japanese Fourth Fleet have discovered the airspace that suddenly appeared around their fleet, and are preparing for air strikes and bombings.
"Bagaya Road! It's an enemy attack!"
"An enemy carrier-based aircraft group is attacking!"
"Bagayalu! Which country's carrier-based aircraft group is this?"
"I don't know! But it's definitely not the carrier-based aircraft group of the China Army! Their flying units have been almost completely annihilated by our imperial army in the Battle of Songhu and the air raid on Nanjing, the capital! And China
The military will never have a carrier-based aircraft fleet! They don’t have an aircraft carrier!”
"Bagayalu! Then where did this carrier-based aircraft group come from?"