Compared with the entire Pacific War, the Battle of Grasse was not a decisive battle. However, because all the Allied forces eliminated in this battle were direct descendants of Koizumi Toshiichiro, if it helped Koizumi lose weight, it would have a greater impact on the entire Pacific War. In other words, its positive significance is very important. There is already a dispute between the qualified faction and the emerging faction within the Japanese Navy. As a representative of the emerging faction, Koizumi has always been the number one in the eyes of the qualified faction because he has enjoyed too many preferential policies. "Enemy", as South Asia's military industry has grown in scale, Singapore has actually become the largest shipbuilding base of the Japanese Navy outside of China, and Sumatra has become Japan's largest supplier of oil and rubber, the two scarce military resources. , from a certain perspective, it can be said that mastering Singapore and Sumatra is equivalent to mastering the future of the Japanese Navy, or even the future of the entire Japan. Therefore, how can the old people in the Japanese Navy qualification group not focus their attention? come over,
As the number one man in the Japanese Navy, Yamamoto Isoroku knew this very well. However, for some unknown reason, he seemed to have no intention of intervening in the dispute between the cutting-edge faction and the qualified faction. Or perhaps, he thought that there was competition. Let's make progress. It's just that we are just a group of Japanese melons. No matter how much we compete, how can we still produce watermelons? Of course, because Singapore's shipbuilding industry and the Sumatra military industrial base were both built by Koizumi, so in terms of policy, he is still a watermelon. It tilted towards Koizumi, for example, giving him another chance to command the South Asian army. However, Koizumi seemed to be really disappointing. It was okay that he had failed repeatedly before. After all, he was defeated at the hands of famous generals like Guo Kui and Chen Shichang. This time it was outrageous. , was actually defeated at the hands of a woman, 300,000 elite Marines, plus 500,000 South Asian Co-Prosperity Army, originally launched a fierce Australian counterattack, but not only ended in failure, but also suffered a lot. The southeastern coastal areas of Australia that he defended were all lost. Under this situation, no matter how partial Yamamoto was, he couldn't just give up with a power-on and reprimand. At least, Hirohito wouldn't be able to pass it.
There was internal strife in the Japanese Navy. The CIA did not know what means it took, but it actually obtained relevant intelligence. In addition, the Chinese domestic defense force and the cadet army recovered this city today and that city tomorrow. It seems that the Japanese army has become a puppet. As a result, the voices within the Allied forces, led by the Americans and British, for launching a major counteroffensive in the Pacific battlefield became louder and louder. Under pressure, Ouyang Yun had to instruct Chu Tiange to execute it as scheduled. Guadalcanal Guide,
The Third Battle of Guadalcanal, when the Chinese side began to prepare for the leap-frog tactics, started as scheduled.
After two Guadalcanal battles with one defeat and one victory, the Japanese army has deeply realized the significance of Guadalcanal in the Australian War and the Pacific battlefield. In the words of Tsukahara 243: As long as Guadalcanal is there, the Imperial Army can still maintain its position. Deterrence against Australia; if Guadalcanal is lost, the Imperial Army will not only lose the ability to deter Australia, but also occupy many islands in the Pacific. If the barriers are lost, they may be besieged by the Allies at any time. Once, Tsukahara II Si San looked down on the Xue Pacific Fleet so much, but now, after the battle in the Timor Sea, in the face of the bloody facts, he had to admit that although the Xue Pacific Fleet had only been established for a short time, it was already the most powerful combined fleet in the world. biggest rival,
During the Third Guadalcanal Battle, the supreme commander of the Japanese army was Tsukahara 243. Of course, this was limited to official appointments. In fact, because of the good personal relationship between Koizumi and Tsukahara, coupled with his support for the South Asia Co-Prosperity Army , the national liberation armies in South Asia maintain far more influence than others, so Koizumi is the actual decision-maker.
Yes, the main force of the Guadalcanal garrison is the local people, which is what the Japanese call the South Asia Co-Prosperity Army and the National Liberation Army of South Asia. This situation happened because Koizumi and Tsukahara had no choice but to do it after discussing it. During the Australian counterattack, Koizumi stole the chicken but lost the rice, which severely damaged the vitality of the Marine Corps. Before the troops could be replenished, Koizumi believed that enough seeds must be left, so the local troops in South Asia, which were once regarded as cannon fodder, were pushed to the front line.
Mainly local troops in South Asia, supplemented by the Imperial Army's special attack tactics troops. This is the Guadalcanal defense strategy that Tsukahara and Koizumi came up with after discussing it. It is also the best plan they think can hold Guadalcanal.
Unknowingly, the special attack tactics force has become the last life-saving straw for the Japanese army. What Koizumi and Tsukahara don't know is that what they do is actually the same as drinking poison to quench their thirst.
On the first day of the war, the surprise attack carried out by the U.S. Pacific Fleet was discovered by the Japanese. The Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet under the personal command of Tsukahara Tsukahara used 156 new 50 special attack aircraft and 23 special attack submarines, and 37 A special attack torpedo sank two U.S. heavy cruisers and six destroyers, and severely damaged a U.S. aircraft carrier.
Here I have to mention the terrifying shipbuilding capabilities of the United States. As mentioned earlier, the U.S. Pacific Fleet has never won in the contest with the Japanese Combined Fleet since the Pearl Harbor incident. However, often after every major naval battle, the U.S. Pacific Fleet has never won. Even if the Pacific Fleet is severely damaged, the Americans will be able to piece together a new Pacific Fleet within half a year at most. This not only gives the Japanese a headache, but also the Chinese military personnel headed by Ouyang Yun, who are also very shocked. ,,The war potential of Americans is really huge,
The next day, it was the Pacific Fleet's turn to take action. Taking a lesson from the U.S. Pacific Fleet's experience, Chen Shichang did not launch another raid. Instead, he formed a formation, with five aircraft carriers as the backbone, and escorted about thirty large landing ships steadily towards Gua Gua. The island advances,
As for the Japanese army, Tsukahara 243 seemed to have expected that Chen Shichang would do this, and did not hide it. He lined up the main force of the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet early, just in front of the landing beach chosen by the Allies. on the sea,
The fleets of both sides are still about two hundred kilometers apart. The naval forces of both sides are the first to confront each other. On the Japanese side, in addition to about a hundred new zero-fighters, the others are all fifty special attack aircraft. The Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet has a total of six Three aircraft carriers participated in this naval battle, and the six aircraft carriers carried more than 500 fighter planes. Since they realized the unique strategic significance of the isolated island, the Japanese army also spent a lot of money this time. Regardless of other things, they used the new fifty As for special attack aircraft, the Japanese prepared nearly 400 of them, almost wiping out all of Koizumi's base.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet took on the first attack mission. This was Admiral Jin's initiative. After another defeat, Jin was not discouraged. Instead, he boarded the Huangdi aircraft carrier to see how Chen Shichang dealt with the Japanese. This is a shameless tactic. From this point of view, Jin seems to be quite humble and studious.