The war went surprisingly smoothly, far beyond Wainwright IV's expectations. The U.S. military reconnaissance plane brought back relatively clear photos of Guadalcanal. Through these photos, Wainwright IV believed that, let alone completely capturing Guadalcanal, he had obtained a To advance to the base, it would require at least the sacrifice of more than 10,000 people. Wainwright IV's judgment was naturally based on his own record of frequent battles with the Japanese army in the past. It is a bit incredible to say that at that time and space, the U.S. military was in embarrassment. After being driven out of the Philippines by the Japanese army, although the battles with the Japanese army would be miserable, they would hardly suffer any defeats. At this time and space, the US military had completely withdrawn from the Philippines, and more than 30,000 people were studying as soldiers. With the help of the National Liberation Army, its combat power has been greatly improved. When it came to fight with the US military, it suffered repeated defeats. Even now, even the pure National Liberation Army cannot win. The offensive of the Xuebing Army has failed except for one. It began to encounter greater resistance, causing Zhou Qincai's troops to suffer heavy casualties, and what followed was an almost devastating situation.
The Japanese aviation force on Guadalcanal reacted quickly and flew fighter planes before the Xuebing Army. However, due to the lack of fifty special attack aircraft, although they appeared on the battlefield in time, they failed to change the situation of the war. The Japanese aviation department will develop the center to After the Fifty Special Attack Aircraft and Mount Fuji moved away, there were almost no major changes to the Zero War. As for the Xuebing Army, with the advent of new technologies in alloy materials and engine technology developed by the Xuebing Army, the performance of the Baiji Dolphin has also improved. It has been greatly improved. In addition, the best pilots of the Japanese army have basically been recruited into the 50th special attack aircraft unit. This has resulted in the pilots who remain in the general aviation unit being basically newbies or not very skilled. The outstanding Japanese aviation force on Guadalcanal, which once showed off its power in Australia and made the U.S.-Australian coalition look down upon it, was invincible when it came to battle with the naval aviation force of the Cadet Army.
The two groups of aircraft intersected over the battlefield, and immediately, groups of fireballs exploded. After the fighter planes of both sides began to engage in combat, Wainwright IV's eyes immediately turned from the ground battlefield to the air. The reason why the US-Australian coalition forces attacked and defended Australia The main reason for the repeated defeats in China was the inability of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Secondly, the land-based aviation forces should also bear certain responsibilities. Based on this understanding, Wainwright IV wanted to know how the Xuebing Army fought with the Japanese aviation force. Troops fight and gain an advantage,
"Even if our pilots are not the best in the world, they are certainly not inferior to the Chinese." This is the inherent thought in Wainwright IV's mind.
He set up the telescope, and by chance, he saw three Japanese planes rushing towards his direction. These three Japanese planes, one Zero Fighter, and two Type 97 land bombers, Wen Lai King Te IV was deeply impressed by the special attack tactics of the Japanese aviation force. Upon seeing this, he immediately understood the intentions of these three Japanese planes. They obviously wanted to directly attack the aircraft carrier fleet.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet once suffered a big loss from this Japanese tactic in a contest with the Japanese aircraft carrier Fleet Wuwei. The situation at that time was that the aviation force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet clearly had an advantage in the air battle, but because It failed to contain about thirty fifty special attack aircraft from launching special attack tactics against the aircraft carrier. As a result, two aircraft carriers were sunk, one aircraft carrier was severely damaged, and three aircraft carriers were lost. What is terrible is that it caused more than fifty casualties. A number of HNA bombers sank into the sea with the aircraft carrier or were directly destroyed on the flight deck. In addition, about fifty fighter jets were unable to return to the aircraft carrier and eventually had to make an emergency landing at sea... At that time, the strength of the two warring parties was compared, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet itself It has one less aircraft carrier and about thirty fighter jets than the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet. After the former suddenly lost three aircraft carriers, the combat power of the two sides was completely disproportionate. The U.S. Pacific Fleet immediately fell into a situation of being passively beaten, and then was The Japanese aircraft carrier fleet pursued and fought until all the battleships were lost.
Learning from the past, Wainwright IV immediately turned around and picked up the phone to call Bai Liusu, "General, you must remain vigilant enough. The Japanese are very cunning..." Wainwright IV said seriously,
Bai Liusu didn't take it seriously at all, and answered in a standard New York accent: "It doesn't matter, the Japanese can't break out. If they can break out, we have plenty of ways to deal with them."
Wainwright IV felt very unhappy when his good intentions were treated like a donkey. He put down the phone and said to his adjutant Li An: "The Chinese are dazzled by the small victory in front of them. The Chinese let a woman take charge of such an important battle. As the commander-in-chief, this is simply treating war as a child's play."
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Ten minutes later, a Japanese Type 97 bomber broke through the blockade of the Xuebing Army's aviation unit and appeared less than ten kilometers ahead and to the left of the aircraft carrier group.
Wainwright's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly wanted to see the scene when the Japanese plane hit the bridge of the aircraft carrier Wu Dao Tianwang.
The Xuebing Army launched a raid on Guadalcanal. When Koizumi Minichiro received the report from Wang Mingcheng, his heart was shocked. In the past, the empire went through the battle of Guadalcanal and then declined. As a time traveler, he naturally did not want to see this. The scene re-enacted, and in terms of the current situation in the Pacific, because Guadalcanal has actually become a retreat for the Japanese Australian offensive troops, once Guadalcanal is lost, it will mean that the Australian Japanese army will become a lonely force, so as long as there is a slight possibility, Even Koizumi didn't want to see Guadalcanal captured by the Xuebing Army.
"Are the Chinese trying to force us into a decisive battle with them?" He muttered, looking at the sand table in front of him.
"Your Excellency, please join forces with Commander Tsukahara to engage in a decisive battle with the Chinese Pacific Fleet." To his left, the captain of the Takeku aircraft carrier, Rear Admiral Mitsuru Kishi, said with enthusiasm,
The top brass of the Japanese Navy are wary of not having weapons to target the Gakuin Poseidon ship-to-ship missiles, and dare not engage in a decisive battle with the Gakuin Pacific Fleet at this stage. However, the lower-level officers, especially the commanders of the front-line troops, are eager to fight a bloody battle in the Timor Sea. The shame of defeat, wanting to defeat the Pacific Fleet through a decisive battle to completely change the situation in the Pacific,
Unlike Yamamoto and others who had to consider the entire war situation in an all-round way, people like Kishi Mitsuru and others were more concerned about their personal careers and considered whether they could single-handedly make great contributions to the country and become national heroes who would be famous throughout the ages.
After Kishi Mitsurugi, several other general-level generals of the Takeku aircraft carrier fleet also said: "Your Excellency, let's have a decisive battle with the Chinese."
"Your Excellency, we are ready."
"Your Excellency, at a time when China's battlefield is showing signs of decline, our Royal Navy should win a great victory to boost the morale of the people. Your Excellency, please give the order to attack."