Once, Koizumi Toshiichiro said to Yamamoto Isoroku: The empire does not lack brave and capable naval generals, but Your Excellency, if we want to confront the behemoth of the United States, our existing officer reserves are far from enough. Flying
This was also what Yamamoto Isoroku was worried about. In this combat operation, he used a large number of low-level officers as front-line commanders and gave them considerable power.
The Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet has had a bad year. First, the aircraft carriers "Akagi" and "Hiryu" were bombed and sunk in the Gakuin Army's "Sink It" operation, and then the "Kaga" aircraft carrier suffered huge damage in the Nagasaki Incident, so
This time to participate in the joint sea and land operations, the combined fleet had to take out the "Fengxiang", which was already an aircraft carrier, at the granny level, to participate in the battle, and then managed to form three aircraft carrier fleets.
Regardless of displacement or aircraft capacity, the "Soryu" aircraft carrier is the backbone of the combined fleet. For this reason, it is not difficult to understand why the new captain of the "Soryu", Yamada Shiji, is so high-spirited. Prior to this,
, the Japanese army, whether it is the Army Air Force or the Navy Air Force, has not yet participated in the battle at night. However, this will not affect Yamada Shishi's ambitions. Yamada Shishi knows that Mr. Yamamoto is promoting and appointing capable young officers on a large scale, and this time
Joint sea and land operations are an opportunity for him to stand out. When Matsui Iwane asked him for help as a general, hoping to obtain fire support from the Soryu aircraft carrier fleet for tonight's operation, he agreed without even thinking. During this period,
The performance of the Soryu aircraft carrier fleet was excellent. Not only did it complete the air strike mission assigned to it by Yamamoto Isoroku with quality and quantity, but it also did not lose at all in the confrontation with the Academy Air Force. Because there was radar to provide early warning, Yamada Shiji led
The Canglong aircraft carrier fleet cruises along the coasts of Guangdong and Fujian, like ghosts, repeatedly bombing and air raiding the coastal military locations of these two provinces. It has become a devil that makes the coastal residents of these two places change their minds. In Matsui
A few days before Iwane sent the telegram, Yamada Shiji and his staff had just discussed the idea of launching an air strike at night and worked out a feasible plan. But now, because there is the South China Front Army on the ground to attract the attention of the cadet army,
In his opinion, this was the best opportunity to test his night air raid plan. One moment, he had just sent a telegram to Matsui Iwane confirming his participation in the war. The next moment, he asked his adjutant to summon the captains of each ship for a meeting. In his
With strong advocacy, a complete "night attack" plan was newly released, and then there was this air attack that puzzled Jiang Guangnai and Shen Guanghan.
I have to admit that Yamada was bold enough. He ordered his dozens of gunboats and frigates with a displacement of two to three thousand tons to approach the southeastern coast of Fujian from the far sea, and he led the main fleet to slowly follow. This made
The coastal radar soldiers of the Fourth Army were unable to react for a while, but when they reacted and began to report to the superiors, the fleet of light gunboats and frigates of the Canglong aircraft carrier fleet was already only a dozen kilometers away from the coast of Fujian. And then
, a scene that stunned the radar soldiers appeared - after the Japanese ship approached the coast, it fired not artillery shells but flares. At this time, the main fleet led by Yamada Shii was only about 30 kilometers away from the coastline, so after the flares
Under the illumination provided, the Canglong released more than thirty fighter planes in one wave. After these fighters took off, they immediately began to bombard military and civilian facilities in the suburbs of Fuding City under the guidance of flares launched by gunboats and frigates.
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The Fourth Xue Army was responsible for defending the line along Fuding, the Tenth Xue Division and the Second Fujian Guard Division commanded by Liu Yuqing. The sound of Yamada's air raid was so loud that even Jiang Guangnai and Shen Guanghan who were far away in Fu'an were alarmed. Liu Yuqing naturally could not sit still.
At that time, he was inspecting the troops on the front line. Suddenly he heard someone shouting "Master's seat" from far away. He stopped and waited for a while, but found that the person chasing him was a staff officer from the division headquarters. Liu Yuqing was strict in running the army and did not like his subordinates to be rash.
, he raised his eyebrows and was about to ask why he was so panicked, but he heard the sound of artillery coming from the south. He turned around and saw a large number of artillery shell flight paths. Then, when the staff officer breathed heavily and finished relaying the radar soldier's report, those
The shell exploded high in the sky to their south and began to burn violently - only then did he realize that it was actually an illumination bomb.
"The Japs are going to attack!" Liu Yuqing immediately made a judgment, and then stopped inspecting the troops. He directly called Xu Chunfu, the commander of the fort on the Fuding coastline, through the walkie-talkie, and asked him to be prepared.
Upon discovering that the Japanese warships were involved in the attack, they immediately retaliated. Then they called Fu Xiangfu, the commander of the 28th Xue Brigade stationed at the forefront, asking him to pay attention. Finally, they called Zhu Zaiting, the chief of staff and commander of the 29th Xue Brigade behind them.
After making three calls in a row, Liu Yuqing calmed down completely. After thinking about it, he was about to call Jiang Guangnai when he heard a fighter jet engine coming from the south.
There was a roar. Then, more flares went up into the sky and actually hit his head.
Seeing this, the commander of his guard battalion was not willing to let him stay in such a dangerous place. With a wave of his hand, he and a few guards picked him up and ran towards the headquarters.
The targets of the first round of bombing by more than 30 enemy planes were the two places where the artillery of the Cadet Army was most likely to be lurking, which had been scouted a few days ago. Under the guidance of the flares, the Japanese planes roared past, and the bombs were like hail.
It fell like this, instantly bursting into flames the two pieces of woodland.
Without waiting for the Japanese planes to turn around and carry out the second round of bombing, the air defense troops of the Fourth Army opened fire. At the same time, the communications soldier following Liu Yuqing handed the microphone to Liu Yuqing and said: "Master, Mr. Jiang's phone number."
Liu Yuqing ordered his subordinates to put him down and took the phone.
"Chiang Lao" was Ouyang Yun's honorific title for Jiang Guangnai. After word spread, both officers and soldiers continued to use this title when calling Jiang Guangnai.
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Guangnai's voice seemed a little urgent: "Is it Xianting?"
"yes."
"We have sounded the air defense siren here. Is there an enemy plane invading?"
"Yes, Mr. Jiang, it seems that the Japanese will launch a big offensive tonight!"
After a pause, Jiang Guangnai said fiercely: "Let them do it. The Second Special Artillery Brigade is ready for battle. You can grasp the specific timing of the attack!"
"Yes. Mr. Jiang, I'm not worried about the ground offensive of the Japs, it's just about the sea. Please contact Commander Iron. If the Japanese bombing can't be curbed and the Second Special Artillery Brigade attacks, the risk will be too great!"
"Okay, I'll contact the Air Force. If there's anything new there, be sure to tell me as soon as possible!"