June 1944 is definitely an important month that all mankind will always remember. On the Soviet-Russian battlefield, the Chinese and Soviet armies launched a counterattack. Not to mention the German army suffered a defeat. On the Pacific battlefield, after the Battle of Guam, the Yellow Emperor under the Pacific Fleet learned
The USS aircraft carrier fleet once again took the initiative and launched an attack on the Ryukyu Islands. Ryukyu was occupied by the Japanese before Taiwan. Of course, it was regarded as homeland by the Japanese. When Taiwan was completely captured by the Xuebing Army, the Japanese could still deceive themselves and deny it.
The so-called indigeneity theory regarding Taiwan only admits that it is the failure of the strategy of colonizing Taiwan. However, Ryukyu has been annexed to Japan for many years. In the hearts of the Japanese, it is the inherent territory of the Japanese Empire. Therefore, there are many "non-indigenous" people in the Japanese cabinet.
However, the voice could not withstand the fierce public opinion. When the Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet was still about three days away from Ryukyu, not only the military circles but also the people in Japan regarded the Xuebing army's attack on Ryukyu as an invasion of the mainland. Hirohito
He also personally came forward and ordered the cabinet and military to defend Ryukyu at all costs.
Jumping directly from Guam to Ryukyu is the biggest difference between the Chinese version of the "Leapfrog Tactics" and the American version of the "Leapfrog Tactics". The Americans still moved eastward after the Battle of Guam. That was because of the security requirements of their homeland.
The passage for the westward march of the United Fleet on Death Day was easy to implement "close the door and beat the dogs." Ouyang Yun also paid attention to Iwo Jima after the Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet captured Guam. However, he considered that Taiwan was already firmly in his hands.
After much thought, Ouyang Yun finally decided to move to the Ryukyu Islands first. Ouyang Yun made this choice out of a time traveler complex. In that time and space, China clearly had the opportunity to gain control of the Ryukyu Islands, but gave up on its own. The consequences were,
The Ryukyu Islands are like a chain on China's gateway to the Pacific. Japan can also rely on its actual control over the Ryukyu Islands to further encroach on China's territory. Now that Taiwan has been recovered, China's southward movement into the Pacific has actually ceased to exist.
Obstacles, but if China wants to maintain pressure on Japan and maintain the highest say in the Pacific, the Ryukyu Islands are too important. With the Ryukyu Islands in hand, plus Guam, Chuuk Island, and the Marshall Islands, the Pacific Ocean is very important.
For China, it is the real river at the doorstep.
In order to attack the Ryukyu Islands, the Ryukyu National Liberation Army, which has returned from the Japanese army, will naturally have to make use of it. In the plan of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the joint government to "liberate Ryukyu", these people will also be China's biggest leverage in governing the Ryukyu Islands after it takes over.
Because the westernmost island in the Ryukyu Islands is only about 100 kilometers away from Taiwan, the attack on Ryukyu can be carried out in two directions. The Huangdi aircraft carrier fleet directly attacks the main island of the Ryukyu Islands from the sea, and the Taiwan Army and Dongshan Fleet attack by
East and west, heading towards the main island step by step,
If the Timor Sea, Coral Sea and Solomon Sea battles only made the Japanese aware of the power of the Pacific Fleet, after the Battle of Chuuk Island, the Japanese were forced to abandon Asia's number one navy due to harsh reality.
With such an obsession as a powerful country, it began to admit that its maritime power was inferior to China's. Less than three years after the advent of the Pacific Fleet, it rose up with thunderous momentum. It suddenly attracted the attention of the whole country of Japan, and even the Japanese
I forgot that just two years ago, their combined fleet suffered a huge defeat near the Green Sea of Taiwan. It is not surprising that the Japanese would have such negligence. After all, the ocean now belongs to aircraft carriers, and aircraft carriers are the ones that determine a country’s naval power.
The key to strength is actually not only the Japanese, Americans, French, Germans and Chinese. When they talk about the navy, which of them does not only focus on the aircraft carrier?
The two fleets are obviously unfair. Yes, it is the Haikou Fleet and the Dongshan Fleet. Due to the needs of the war, after the Pacific Fleet was established, the Xuebing Army and even the coalition government must of course focus on the development of this ocean-going fleet, but this does not mean
This means that Dongshan Fleet and Haikou Fleet have no combat missions. Take Dongshan Fleet as an example. Although the fleet is under the jurisdiction of small and medium-sized ships below 10,000 tons, their contribution to the war against Japan is also indelible. It is precisely because of them
The Taiwan Strait is firmly blocked, so the fishing industry and shipbuilding industry in the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang can thrive, and it can also greatly increase Japan's cost of transporting resources from Nanyang to the mainland.
From the perspective of the officers and men of the Haikou Fleet and Dongshan Fleet, although there are many warships and brothers who have learned from the Pacific Fleet, and learning from the Pacific Fleet is also their pride, but every time I see it in the newspapers and on TV, there are always frequent reports about learning from the Pacific Fleet. The report of the Pacific Fleet did not mention a word about their fleet. Some of their former comrades had made several achievements, and there was still a serious imbalance in their hearts.
Soldiers' sense of honor and disgrace is always higher than that of ordinary people, and the acquisition of honor is naturally related to war. From their perspective, it is not that they have no spirit of sacrifice and their tactical qualities are not inferior to those of their comrades who were transferred to the Pacific Fleet, but they just have nothing to fight and the result is just How frustrating it is to be able to enjoy the sea breeze and view the sea every day,
It is precisely because of this kind of thinking that when they learned that they could join the Ryukyu Islands Campaign, everyone from the Dongshan Fleet to Fleet Commander Chen Shaokuan down to the most ordinary sailors was overjoyed. They had been looking forward to this battle for too long.
The appointment of Chen Shaokuan or above as the commander of the Dongshan Fleet was entirely due to his strong personal request. After Chen Yuanyang, the former commander of the Dongshan Fleet, was transferred to the commander of the Wudaitianwang aircraft carrier fleet, he wrote three times in a row asking for the transfer of the Dongshan Fleet, and He insisted that as long as he was given a captain, it would be a joke for the admiral to be the captain of a second-class ship, so Ouyang Yun had no choice but to appoint him as the new commander of the Dongshan Fleet.
The whole country of Japan is closely watching the imitation of the Pacific Fleet, and the intelligence collected every day is also related to the imitation of the Pacific Fleet. Therefore, when the Higashiyama Fleet, with about fifty warships of various sizes, suddenly appeared in the Japanese population on June 19, Yonaguni When they reached the sea on the west side of the island, the whole country of Japan was shocked.
The area of Yonaguni Island is only 28 square kilometers, and it is far away from the main island and it is difficult to supply. Therefore, the Japanese army only stationed one squadron on the island. The strength of one squadron and no fortress artillery were available. Chen Shaokuan came out in full force. This was clearly an elephant crushing Ants, how can the Japanese not be surprised?
It is said that when Isoroku Yamamoto in Tokyo received the relevant battle report, the old Japanese was stunned for a long time and then said: "What a bully." Ouyang Yun in Chongqing shook his head when he received the news. At the same time, he said to Chen Cheng next to him: "Killing a chicken with a bull's-eye. It seems that Commander Chen is really depressed."