Koizumi dispatched the new Fifty Special Attack Aircraft to search for China's Pacific Fleet. This was actually a pretty good idea. After obtaining the technology of a copycat version of the Golden Eagle special jet engine from the Americans, the so-called New Fifty Special Attack Aircraft developed by the Japanese Its speed is not weaker than China's new golden eagle. Even if it chases the golden eagle, it will definitely be thrown away by the golden eagle with high maneuverability. But if it wants to escape in a straight line, even the golden eagle will be disappointed.
Koizumi's above-mentioned order is actually a bit unreasonable, because compared to the Chinese Golden Eagle, Japan's biggest weakness, whether it is the Harrier jet fighter or the new Fifty Special Attack aircraft, is its weak electronic power. Therefore, let alone the Fifty Special Attack aircraft led by Hatoyama Most of the planes are in flight at this time, and there is also a certain distance from the nearest ground communication station, which is Hatoyama's forward airport in Papua. If Sakamura wants to contact him immediately, he also needs to go through at least two communication base stations. transfer.
Koizumi was not too confused. He sent out a blast of evil fire. He slowly regained his composure. He remembered that there seemed to be a paragraph of text at the back of the telegram. He grabbed it and continued to read. This didn't matter. Immediately, his eyebrows stood up again. He got up and cursed: "Ba Ge, does Yamaguchi want Papua Island to become a ruin?" Cursing, he handed the telegram to Inoue Narumi, staring at the chart on the side, his face changed from gloomy to sunny, and he didn't know what he was thinking. something.
After the comprehensive exchange of fire between China and Japan in the air, land and sea in Southeast Asia, Inoue Narumi could no longer continue to play his previous role, only responsible for military industry and government affairs. Instead, he was brought over by Koizumi to play the role of "chief of staff". After reading the telegram slowly, he took the opportunity to think about it, and then said to Koizumi: "Yamaguchi's request for conservative tactics is quite good. Perhaps, we can wait until Hatoyama finds the location of the China fleet before giving him a reply."
"No, absolutely not. Our main job now is to ensure victory in the Battle of Malan. Inoue-kun, have you ever thought about what will happen if we leave the China Fleet alone and let the China Fleet do whatever they want? What will you do if they go north? It should be clear that on the Malan front, although we still have a certain advantage, once the China fleet joins, this situation will be broken immediately. I very much suspect that the reason why the China fleet has been hiding is because they have With this purpose, they are now deliberately confusing us."
Koizumi's inference was astonishing. Inoue Narumi's eyes fell on the chart in front of her. Although she couldn't figure out how the Chinese Pacific Fleet could pass through the Celebes Sea with complicated waterways in such a short period of time, she thought of the previous In several battles between the Chinese and Japanese navies, they all lost the battle when they thought they were sure to win. He hesitated a little.
"Your Excellency, you mean that the China fleet may sail to waters relatively close to the Malay Peninsula, and then dispatch naval forces to provide support on the ground."
"Don't you think the Chinese would do that?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant."
"Reply to Yamaguchi Wenduo and tell him that I have dispatched Yamato Soul to help them search for traces of the China Fleet, and that the Yamato Soul Special Forces will participate in the attack on the China Fleet; tell him that I want him to come from the mainland in the hope that he will Can lead the combined fleet to create miracles again, but now, I don’t have much patience anymore.”
"Hai."
"Your Excellency, are your words too intense? As you know, since Mr. Yamaguchi became the commander of the Combined Fleet, the combat effectiveness of the Combined Fleet has been greatly improved."
"Inoue-kun, it seems that you haven't fully understood the significance of the Battle of Malan. The Battle of Malan is related to us and the future of the empire. More than 90% of our arsenals and shipyards are south of Gambang. On the coastline, do we still have a way to retreat? The Malan Society will win. Even if we join the combined fleet, with the shipyards and the support of the United States, we can still build a new combined fleet, but if the Malan Society is defeated... Look at this telegram, Mr. Nakajima just sent it yesterday."
Inoue took it and saw that it was a piece of intelligence about the Chinese South China Sea Fleet leaving Hainan and marching towards the southwest waters of the South China Sea. His expression changed. He knew why Koizumi concluded that the Chinese Pacific Fleet would support the Malan battle. He asked: "Your Excellency, this Is the information accurate?"
"Don't doubt Nakajima-kun's ability. She can do many things better than some of the men in our empire. Are you still doubting that the China fleet will not support the Malan battle?"
Inoue stopped talking. Inoue actually fully understood what Koizumi said. However, one thing was that he did not think that the Chinese Pacific Fleet had the ability to interfere in the Malan battle. The other thing was that he believed that the combined fleet was already Japan's last navy and Japan's last glory. Therefore, emotionally, it was difficult for him to accept the view that the United Fleet was regarded as an accessory to the Malan Campaign. Of course, in front of black and white words, his view was too pale.
Feeling very unwilling, he put down the information provided by Nariko Nakajima, looked at Koizumi and asked: "Your Excellency, is there no other way?"
Koizumi should understand his mood, and sighed: "Now we can only watch Yamaguchi-kun and Ozawa-kun. I hope they can bring us surprises."
Will Ouyang Yun ask the Pacific Fleet to support the Malan Battle? The answer is of course no. As for the reason, this should be directly related to their different expectations for the Malan Battle.
As mentioned before, the Chinese Supreme Command was not very enthusiastic at first about the Battle of Malan and even the decisive battle of Ganbang. The reason why they were later willing to increase investment was because the Third Expeditionary Group on the front line fought well and gained the order. Their unexpected situation gave them hope of "starving off food" for the Japanese troops in Southeast Asia, which aroused the "interest" of Ouyang Yun and others.
On the contrary, Ouyang Yun is more concerned about the confrontation between the Chinese Pacific Fleet and the US-Japanese Combined Fleet, and pays more attention to the security of the Chinese Pacific Fleet.
Koizumi and Ouyang Yun have very different views on the same matter, which is related to the current international situation between China and Japan. In Japan, Koizumi is still in the stage of survival; while in China, Ouyang Yun is thinking about how to consolidate the current situation. The international status achieved has a relatively long-term view. In Koizumi's view, as long as the security of the military industrial base south of Ganbang can be maintained, it is worthwhile to lose the combined fleet; in Ouyang Yun's view, China's Pacific Fleet's Although it exists, it is a necessary means to ensure China's interests in the Pacific, so if he had to make a multiple-choice question, between the Battle of Malan and the Pacific Fleet, he would definitely choose the latter.