Chapter two hundred and twenty eight victory and defeat
Because of Yamabekawa Mikanashi's suggestion, the Japanese air force was repeatedly indoctrinated in the concept of launching special offensive operations at all costs in critical moments before going into battle. However, what frustrated the Japanese air force of the Wuwei Flying Team was that even though they already had the jade pieces However, there was no chance at all, so in the eyes of Colonel Hara Tadashi, the captain of the Shokaku flight team, "Although the eagles of the Royal Navy have high morale and sacrifice themselves, in the dazzling light, they can only rely on their own strength." I feel that the implementation of special attack tactics resulted in not only failing to achieve Yusui's ambition, but also causing many accidental collisions."
Hara Chuichi did not hesitate to whitewash the "heroic deeds" of Iwano Hao Ren and others in order to shirk responsibility for their escape without fighting. The real situation was that the Japanese fighter planes shrouded in bright light were scurrying around like headless flies. , instead of crashing a Xuebingjun fighter plane, no fewer than ten friendly aircraft collisions occurred, which helped Liu Xuefeng and the others save a lot of artillery shells. More than two hundred Japanese planes were proud and ambitious. When they arrived, they were hit head-on before the battle formation started. One hundred and seventeen fighter planes of the Wuwei flying team attacked, but in the end only thirty-five of them were lucky enough to escape. Among them, there were two aviation soldiers because of Unable to withstand the excitement, the plane veered off the flight deck when it was landing. One of them fell directly into the sea, and another one failed to stop in time. First, it crushed the navigator to death, and then crashed into the ship island. , almost overturned the island of the Wuwei aircraft carrier,
The bad news was not only in the air, but also at sea. Okubo, Tamaki Kazuma and others continued to carry out the infiltration mission. As a result, they were ambushed by two Ming-class submarines. One of the four submarines was sunk and one was injured, and the entire army was almost destroyed.
In this battle, the Japanese army did not even see the night view of Ningbo Airport, but they lost 89 fighter planes (a total of five fighter planes of the Xianghe Flight Team and Chenghe Flight Team crashed into the sea on their way back, and a total of four more when they landed on the ship. fighter planes were destroyed), the Xuebing Army also lost three Baijis, two of which collided during landing, and one had to make an emergency landing at sea due to malfunction. In terms of personnel, the Japanese lost more than 160 people ( The bomber is equipped with a bombardier). Two of the three aviation soldiers in the cadet army were killed and one was injured. A cadet in the rocket artillery brigade was also injured when a blinding bomb exploded in the chamber.
Hara Chuichi sent back the telegram on the way back. Yamada Shii was the first to receive the news. The kid was so angry and frightened that he asked his adjutant to forward the telegram to Yamamoto, and then he committed suicide by caesarean section.
Yamamoto received the forwarded battle report, and remained silent for a long time with a sullen face. Just when Inoue Narumi and others were worried that he was over-stimulated and wanted to offer words of comfort, the old devil suddenly punched the table hard and roared. "The Chinese are forcing us to have a decisive battle with them. Okay, I will fulfill their wish." Then he looked around at everyone and said, "What are you doing in a daze? Go back to sleep quickly, recuperate your energy, and defeat the Chinese completely."
Everyone said "Hai!" and left one after another. Inoue Narumi watched them leave, looked at Yamamoto and said: "Yamamoto-kun, have you decided?"
In front of Inoue, Yamamoto had no intention of hiding his true emotions. He sighed and said: "This guy Tojo Hideki has always wanted the empire to operate according to his will. This must never be compromised. In order to help reduce the pressure on the Mi cabinet, Xuebing We can only give in on the military incident."
The Japanese Navy suffered heavy losses in a row. Two aircraft carrier fleets were wiped out. In the Battle of Green Island, three aircraft carriers were lost at once. According to Japanese tradition, no matter what the process is, someone must take responsibility after an incident occurs. The Japanese Navy In the naval battle, the army was already arrogant because of the navy's defeats in the Philippines and Green Island battles. If tonight's battle report is disclosed to the public, Tojo Hideki's character will definitely make a big fuss about this matter. Yamamoto Realizing that only one of the cabinet and the military could be protected, after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to save the cabinet first.
As one of the navy's iron triangle, Inoue naturally knew this well. He nodded and said: "This is the only way to go. Let the army take the initiative in the Xuebingjun incident. If they can open up the situation, it will be better. If they can't, it will be better." We can also launch counterattacks at the right time."
"Inoue-kun, I really regret listening to Koizumi's words. The military academy is in trouble, and it's getting harder and harder to fight now. Well, let the army guys try it. If it doesn't work, let's go first. In the Indian Ocean, let’s blow up and sink the Xuebing Army’s aircraft carrier.”
The Japanese army felt as if they were mourning their heirs, while the student army heaved a sigh of relief from top to bottom and burst into laughter.
Ouyang Yun received the battle report in Karachi and said to Bai Liusu, "It's really a good New Year's gift."
Bai Liusu was lying on the bed with his hair disheveled and a lazy look on his face: "Isoroku Yamamoto will definitely not give up. I'm afraid this year will be difficult."
"The soldiers are coming to cover up the water and the earth. There is nothing to worry about. Didn't the Japanese launch a New Year's Offensive last year? What is the result? If the Japanese cannot suppress us before the middle of this year, then they will never have this opportunity in the future. Golden Eagle Once it comes out, who can compete with it? The Three Emperors go out to sea and are invincible. Liusu, I am more and more confident."
The so-called Three Emperors refer to the three aircraft carriers Yandi, Emperor, and Shennong. In Ouyang Yun's mind, before World War II is finalized, the Xuebing Army will build at least five more aircraft carriers to integrate the "Three Emperors and Five Emperors". It is assumed that not many people know about it. Of course, Bai Liusu must know it. She didn't know what she was thinking of. She said: "Aren't you quite an emperor? You are the third emperor and the fifth emperor."
Ouyang Yun smiled slightly, then held her in his arms and said sternly: "In today's China, how can the emperor be allowed to exist? Of course, being the emperor is a daydream that every Chinese man likes to have, but I hope to be able to In order to restore our glory in the Han Dynasty, I have told you long ago that this world war is certainly a disaster for the country, but it is not an opportunity. After the war is over, the world structure will inevitably be reshuffled. China has lagged behind the West for so many years. , if we don’t take this opportunity to catch up, I’m afraid our descendants will have to work ten times or even a hundred times harder to ensure that our country can stand tall among the nations of the world again.”
No matter what others think, Ouyang Yun is now very optimistic about China's prospects in this world war. As the Northwest Army has taken root between Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, and with Chu Tiange's expeditionary First Army He is increasingly adapting to the role of the "Heavenly Army". As Guo Kui's expeditionary Second Army has firmly controlled more than 30,000 U.S. and Philippine troops, he has enough reasons to believe that as long as the student army does not violate its principles, Wrong, no country in this world can contain its rise. As the Xuebing Army firmly controls the four southeastern and southwestern provinces and begins to steadily penetrate into the Japanese-occupied areas, this also means that China's rise,
(Old Poison: There will be a power outage tomorrow, so we can only send it in advance)