When it was getting dark, Xue Changkong's troops finally completed their landing. A quarter of an hour later, when light rain began to fall, all the 201 Fighter Division's fighters returned. The pointing lights on both sides of the runway lit up, and then one Another dolphin swooped down... The rainy runway was a little slippery, which caused three fighter planes to slide off the runway. Fortunately, the ground staff had experience in this area, so several tractors drove out and took the Three fighter planes towed onto the nearby tarmac,
At this time, there was no concept of all-weather fighter jets in the world, so there was no need to worry about night attacks by Japanese aviation forces on rainy nights like this. Pieces of raincloth were dragged out of the warehouse by trailers, and then turned into raincoats for Baiji dolphins.
At almost the same time, the Japanese planes were also returning. On the drizzly sea, one after another Zero warships swooped down, and then there was a heart-wrenching sound of rubber friction.
In the captain's room of the Yamato aircraft carrier, Yamamoto Isoroku stood in front of the window with his arms folded, and suddenly said: "Ask Yamada Shii to come and see me."
Yamada Shiro, the former captain of the aircraft carrier Soryu, was highly regarded by Yamamoto Isoroku for his pioneering night attack tactics in the battle against Fuding. Not only was his military rank promoted to rear admiral, but he also got the opportunity to go to the Navy Ministry to fight. Taking advantage of his qualifications, Yamada decided to take command of the Third Fleet, which consists of three newly launched Shokaku-class aircraft carriers. He is considered a rising star in the Japanese naval community.
"Your Excellency, are you planning to launch a night attack?" Inoue Narumi asked,
"If the weather clears up before 12 o'clock, I'm going to give it a try." Yamamoto replied,
"We won't wait for Okubo and the others."
Okubo's full name is Okubo Tiger, and he is the captain of the commando team selected by Inoue Narumi.
"It's a long night and a lot of dreams, so we can't wait any longer. Of course, if Okubo can successfully infiltrate, we will wait for dawn for additional bombing."
"Hai."
The rain in winter will have a negative impact on outdoor activities in many cities. In view of this, after Zhuang Houzhong rushed to the temporary headquarters in Putuo Mountain, he issued an additional order, ordering all combat units to strengthen their vigilance and not to relax their vigilance due to the weather. At nearly ten o'clock, just as Yamamoto was in the captain's room of the Yamato aircraft carrier, he was giving Yamada detailed instructions. Zhuang Houzhong also met Xu, the commander of the navy's mixed fleet, who came for reinforcements in the temporary headquarters. kay,
There are many reefs around the Zhoushan Islands, which are natural obstacles for large ships. As long as the Japanese combined fleet's large ships of more than 10,000 tons can't get in, then whether it is a destroyer or a light cruiser, the Swordfish torpedo speedboat will be the next level. Submarines are enough to deal with them,
After a brief greeting, Zhuang Houzhong handed a defense map to Xu Kai, then pointed to the places circled with a blue pencil on it and said: "Because of the terrain, these places are loopholes in the defense of our ground security forces. , this loophole can only be guarded by you. The Japanese reconnaissance planes cannot enter, and the road to land penetration has been blocked by Commander Ye. We must try every means to infiltrate from the sea to obtain intelligence. Commander Xu, your The defensive task is very heavy."
The Japanese army dispatched seven aircraft carriers at once, and the number of carrier-based aircraft was nearly 700. If it were to fight for the aviation force alone, the Xuebing Army would not be an opponent at all. Once it loses Ningbo Airport, the frontline airport, the Xuebing Army will not only be unable to maintain deterrence against the Japanese mainland. , and will lose the air supremacy in southern Zhejiang. Once the air supremacy in southern Zhejiang is lost, Ye Zhao's ground troops will inevitably fall into a passive situation, and may even have to withdraw actively when the Japanese army implements joint sea, land and air operations. This result is a student The Japanese army could not afford it, so Ye Zhaocai mobilized all the air defense forces under his command to Zhuang Houzhong, hoping that the air defense power of the rocket launchers would frighten the Japanese army and prevent them from engaging in a decisive air battle. With the help of troops, Zhuang Houzhong still has many difficulties in achieving this goal. The most important point is that he must maintain the concealment of the air defense troops, especially the two rocket launcher brigades, while ensuring that they can arrive at the battlefield as soon as possible. Once this happened, it actually gave the Japanese army the opportunity to launch a preemptive strike against the two rocket artillery brigades.
Xu Kai was ordered to come to help. He had studied these things. Hearing this, he promised: "Vice President Zhuang, don't worry. As long as we are here, the little devils can't even think of completing sea penetration."
Empress Zhuang said solemnly: "Then please."
Just as Xu Kai was about to say a few more polite words, the door was pushed open, and Zhuang Houzhong's adjutant Mao Lianhua walked in excitedly, holding up a message in his hand and saying: "Boss, Commander Xu, good news, our submarine has just been sunk. captured a Japanese submarine."
Empress Zhuang was overjoyed. She took the telegram, glanced at it quickly and handed it to Xu Kai, saying: "Commander Xu, your department is really well done. It has made great achievements so quickly."
In order to ensure that the commando team could successfully land ashore, Inoue Narumi dispatched a total of five submarines, three of which were responsible for escorting and two of which were responsible for sending people to the shore. The three escort submarines were all large boats, two of which were I-16s. They are Yi-18 and Yi-20 respectively; there is also a Lv-33, which is the Haizhong 5 type. The two manned submarines are both L4 types, Lv-63 and Lv-65 respectively. There are five submarines. The Yi-18 is responsible for opening the way, and it has become The first to be unlucky,
Quoting what Okubo said when he reported to Inoue Narumi afterward: The Chinese are cunning and cunning. Xue Jiujun, the captain of the Ming-class M-015 submarine that sank the I-18, was indeed "cunning". The boat was originally responsible for reconnaissance missions. , after arriving at the target sea area, Xue Jiujun discovered a reef ahead through sonar scanning, and ordered it to move slowly towards it, then turned off the engine, turned off the active sonar, and began to wait and wait.
Around ten o'clock, Xue Jiujun was bored and wanted to find something to do, when suddenly the sonar soldier shouted: "Head, there's something going on."
Xue Jiujun immediately became excited. He went over to put on the headset and listened for a while before confirming: "There is an enemy boat ahead at one o'clock."
"Head, do you want to turn on active sonar?"
"No, wait until they come into range and fire directly."
"good."
Xue Jiujun issued the combat order, and the torpedo soldiers quickly arrived. Zhang Lucheng, the chief of the combat section, asked: "Head, which one should I use?"
A Ming-class ship can only carry four torpedoes, of which there are only two anti-submarine torpedoes. Among the two anti-submarine torpedoes, there is also a wire-controlled torpedo newly developed by the Xuebing R&D Institute. Zhang Lucheng asked if he wanted to use it. wire controlled torpedo,
"We didn't turn on the active sonar, so we used 'Yao Yi'."
"yes."
"The bait bombs are in place at the same time."
"yes."
"Old ghost Tian." Xue Jiujun shouted,
Tian Laogui's full name is Tian Aimin, and he is the chief engineer of M-015. He responded, only to hear Xue Jiujun say: "Be prepared, and dodge immediately after firing."
"middle."
Zhang Lucheng: "Boss, preparations are in place and ready to fire at any time."
Xue Jiujun narrowed his eyes, listened carefully again, and said, "Wait a little longer."
Everyone held their breath and just waited quietly.