When receiving the emergency telegram from the Taiwan Supply Fleet, Yamamoto Isoroku was discussing the next combat strategy with the senior officials of the Ichigan Combined Fleet. After the establishment of the land headquarters, the Osaka Division could not count on it. It was originally thought that by compressing the All supplies can force them to submit, but judging from the situation in the past few days, the Osaka Division has no intention of compromising. This gang of scoundrels actually reduced their troop activities to save physical energy, which made Yamamoto Isoroku and others speechless. Now that the Osaka Division can't be counted on, it can only rely on the Marine Corps. However, after the battle losses during this period, the Marine Corps' 22,000 troops are now only about 16,000. After deducting the remaining reserves for the fleet, The number of guards that can be sent out to fight is only about 13,000. How to use this number of people to gain a foothold on Hainan Island is a severe test. To achieve this goal, the fleet and The advantages of the aviation force must be fully utilized, and in order to fully utilize these two advantages, the detention time of the combined fleet must be extended. At the end of the analysis, the importance of subsequent supply is self-evident.
"We will launch the next round of combat operations when Taiwan's supply fleet arrives." Not long after Yamamoto Isoroku finished these words, Communications Staff Officer Yuri handed him the emergency telegram from the supply fleet with a worried look on his face. In his hand, Yamamoto first scanned the telegram at a glance, and then he was startled. He couldn't help but stood up and read it carefully again. The veins on his face were exposed, and then he slapped the telegram onto the table with a "slap", panting. He scolded: "Ba Ge, Ouyang Yun is bullying others too much."
The others looked at each other and their expressions became solemn,
Koizumi took the telegram and looked at it, his face instantly turned pale.
Upon seeing this, Tsukahara 243 took the telegram. After reading it, he said: "No, how did the Chinese do it? This sea area is so vast. Even if their fighter planes have ultra-long range, if there is no precise guidance, …”
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Koizumi. Koizumi clenched his hands into fists and said with hatred: "Radar, it's radar. Xuebingjun actually invented radar." He then bowed his head and apologized to Yamamoto: "Your Excellency, yes My fault, I should have realized it a long time ago. Ouyang Yun was able to successfully plan the 'sink' because of the early warning of radar. Your Excellency, since the Taiwan supply fleet has been captured by the Chinese, then, the supply from Nagasaki The fleet will definitely be captured, Your Excellency, it seems we have to revise our established strategy."
Yamamoto Isoroku had heard of radar, and he even knew that some American companies were studying this technology. Originally, he was surprised that the Xuebing Army could seize the fleeting opportunity and successfully implement the "Sink Bar". Now Only then did he realize that all our actions were under the surveillance of the Xuebing Army. He took a few deep breaths to adjust his emotions, then narrowed his eyes and said, "I see. In that case, all our actions now are under the supervision of the Chinese people." Under surveillance, Koizumi, can the radar simultaneously monitor sea and air targets?"
"Different types of radar can do it."
"If you want to monitor maritime targets, the radar should be set up high."
"Yes, sir, you mean."
Yamamoto Isoroku sighed and said: "Gentlemen, as you know, the base camp is not in favor of the Hainan strategy. If we return without success, it will be extremely detrimental to the future development of the navy. In other words, because With our own persistence, this operation will only succeed and not fail. Now, we are actually riding a tiger. The Xuebing Army has the secret weapon of radar, and all actions of our army are exposed to their sight. From Sun Tzu's Art of War From a perspective, the Xuebing Army has now learned to know itself and the enemy. Don’t think that I am unreasonably worried about destroying my own prestige and raising the ambitions of others. All that has happened has proven that the Xuebing Army actually has a careful arrangement... Do not doubt it. , our actions against Qiongnan should also be under the supervision of the Xuebing Army, so why did they take the initiative to avoid the war? I think there must be a conspiracy behind this. As long as our actions are still under the supervision of the Xuebing Army, no matter what we do Everything will be passive, so my most important task at the moment is to find the Chinese radar and destroy it. Sanada, go call Otomo Koji."
Otomo Koji is the quartermaster of the Combined Fleet. He is responsible for the preservation and distribution of military supplies and supplies. Soon, Otomo followed Sanada in.
As an officer in charge of logistics, this was the first time Otomo had the honor to participate in such a meeting attended by military officers of the front-line troops. This made him a little excited, and even when he bowed to Yamamoto, his whole body trembled slightly, with a look of expression. Feeling flattered,
Yamamoto asked straight to the point: "Otomo, how long can our current supplies last?"
Dayou was taken aback for a moment, and then replied respectfully: "If the consumption level in the past few days is used, the combat supplies can still last for three days, and the supplies will be enough for two weeks."
"From now on, except for those who go to war, the daily food supply for each person will be reduced by half."
"Hai."
Yamamoto turned to the others and said: "Gentlemen, if we cannot get supplies, our stay in Hainan will only be one week. After one week, if we cannot effectively occupy Hainan, we will have to return without success. "
Everyone looked at him with strangely solemn expressions,
Yamamoto thought for a while and then said: "The next combat operation will first be to find and destroy the radar station. After successfully achieving this operational goal, we will devote all our combat power to a blitz landing operation, Tsukahara."
"Your Excellency." Tsukahara Er43 stood up.
"The success of the next operation depends crucially on your aviation force. Therefore, I hope you can concentrate the best pilots to find and destroy the radar station of the Xuebing Army in the shortest possible time."
"I will try my best to complete this task."
"It's not about trying your best, but it's about completing it."
"Hai."
"Lieutenant General Aikawa."
"Your Excellency, Commander, please tell me if there is anything you need me to do." Aikawa Kakuda stood up and responded,
"Sawada Shigeru can no longer count on us. I can only leave it to you for land attack and defense."
"Your Excellency, please rest assured, I will do my best in this humble position."
Yamamoto glanced at everyone one last time and said: "Gentlemen, the Imperial Navy has reached its most critical moment. How to survive this crisis requires us to work together in the same boat. Gentlemen, please do everything." After saying that, he bowed his head to everyone. Bend and bow,
Everyone stood up with a roar, and immediately bowed and said in unison: "Your Excellency, this is what we should do."
The war in Hainan seems to be getting more complicated.