Baghdad, the Royal Palace, An Yi's temporary command headquarters war room.
"The Japanese fleet has been found!"
An exclamation from Captain Feng Yuanqing, the communications staff officer, woke up An Yi, who was discussing the war situation with Huang Xuyi, Cheng Guang, Ye Cheng, Zhang Chengzhu, Huang Hanqian and others.
An Yi hurriedly walked over, took the telegram from Feng Yuanqing, looked at it carefully, suddenly said "Ah", strode to the large world map, then called a few of his confidants over, and asked:
"You see, the main force of the Japanese combined fleet is gathered in the Coral Sea. One of them has passed the Willis Islands, and the goal seems to be towards Caledonia. The U.S. Pacific Fleet commanded by Admiral Nimitz has now It was compressed into the Central Pacific region, forming a mutual echo with MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific theater in the south. Could it be that the Japanese army wanted to completely eliminate security risks from the Central and Eastern Pacific regions?"
Admiral Cheng Guang, the commander of the Navy, was concerned about the mobilization of the Japanese fleet. He took the message from An Yi and looked at it carefully against the map. A joyful expression immediately appeared on his face:
"Obviously, the Japanese army has begun to work hard to completely open the Pacific shipping lanes! Now, the Japanese army has occupied and digested the entire Australia, including the Southeast Asian Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Guinea Island, Australia, Bismarck Islands, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands , the Northern Mariana Islands, the Hawaiian Islands and the Japanese Islands are connected into an organic whole.
"In the past three years, although the U.S. military has launched local counterattacks, it has been on the defensive in terms of overall strategy. As you can see, the Pacific Fleet led by Admiral Nimitz in the east, after losing the Hawaiian Islands, could only It is based on the Pilkairn Islands, Society Islands, Line Islands, Cook Islands, Samoa Islands, Fiji Islands, Tulua Islands and Hebrides Islands, with the Gilbert Islands and Nauru Island as the front line in the north. The northwest The Solomon Islands were the main battlefield for fighting, while the West used Caledonia Island as a bridgehead to resist the Japanese army's eastward advance.
"General MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Southwest Pacific Theater in the south, faced with the increasingly fierce Japanese landing operations, could only tenaciously hold on to Tasmania, with Sealand, the Chatham Islands and the Auckland Islands as the rear. The rear and supply bases, plus the Croix Islands, Crozet Islands, and King Edward Islands connecting the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, are controlled by the British. The U.S. military's supply lines have not been completely cut off due to the interruption of the Panama Canal and South American routes.
"Judging from the mobilization of the Japanese combined fleet, its main purpose should be to clear the obstacles between the Australian continent and the South American continent, and completely turn the Pacific Ocean into Japan's inland sea. Once this piece is taken, the Japanese mainland and western North America will , western South America and Australia form a quadrilateral. Even if any one of the legs is broken, the bench of Japan will not collapse immediately.
"In a certain sense, this deepens Japan's strategic depth. Even if the Japanese archipelago and the Australian mainland are lost to our army's attack in the future, the Japanese can still rely on this sea area to defend and move their base camp to South America to continue to maintain the war. Go down."
"The Japanese are now working with the Germans to develop atomic bombs. This is no secret!"
An Yi's face showed a trace of ridicule: "However, although the Japanese's calculation is good, it still depends on whether the Americans are willing or not. Cheng Guang, please briefly introduce the comparison of the strength of the Japanese and American armies, so that everyone can
I have an idea in my mind."
Cheng Guang smiled slightly. He gave the instructions to the commander of the bodyguard, Lieutenant Colonel Song Dengyun, who was following him. Song Dengyun turned and left. Soon, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Siping, the chief of the intelligence department of the Naval Staff, arrived and handed a thick dossier to Cheng Guang.
The journey light turned over a few times. He immediately picked up the baton and pointed at a point on the map.
"Nimitz's U.S. Pacific Fleet, currently based at Pago Port in the Samoa Islands, has two battleship formations each with two battleships and four heavy cruisers, as well as six aircraft carriers, light cruisers and destroyers.
aircraft carrier task force.
"The Americans' shipbuilding capabilities are indeed amazing. Despite losing their western territory, from 1940 to now, in just over three years, they have still built fourteen aircraft carriers, sixty-eight escort aircraft carriers, and eight battleships.
Twelve heavy cruisers, eighteen light cruisers and other ships, as well as countless other destroyers, frigates, landing ships and submarines.
"To a certain extent, the Americans have prioritized most of their supplies for the navy, which is also an important reason for the weakness of their army. With the interruption of the Panama Canal and the loss of territory in western North America, supplies for military industry production
Under great constraints, focusing on one side will inevitably ignore the other. With the fall of South America, this phenomenon of the army and navy competing for military expenditures and supplies became more prominent.
"However, the Americans have realized the mistakes they made before and began to focus on the production of army equipment. After all, relying solely on the resources of eastern North America cannot allow the army and navy to develop simultaneously. Therefore, starting from the beginning of this year, the US Navy's shipbuilding
The plan has been cut by more than half, and most of the supplies have been used to produce aircraft, tanks and artillery. At least until the North American continent is recovered, this tendentious policy will not change."
"In this way, once the Japanese naval combined fleet really targets the islands in the central and eastern Pacific, the Americans must win this large sea battle to maintain the war. Otherwise, once the losses are too large, the complement of ships will be
Very restricted!"
Zhang Chengzhu gently stroked his chin and said thoughtfully.
"good!"
Lu Guang nodded.
Admiral Ye Cheng asked with interest: "Where are the troops commanded by former West Point Military Academy President MacArthur? It is said that he also has a fleet in his hands."
Lu Guang replied: "MacArthur leads the Southwest Pacific Fleet, which is homeported at Wellington and Auckland on the North Island of Zealand. It has two aircraft carrier task forces and one cruiser task force. It is similar to the organization of the Pacific Fleet. Its aircraft carrier task force
Generally, it has one main aircraft carrier, four escort carriers, four light cruisers and 16 destroyers, which can perform missions individually or jointly.
"The cruiser formation is composed of two heavy cruisers and six light cruisers, which can not only go into battle independently, but also accompany the aircraft carrier task force to perform sea and air support missions.
"Previously, the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet has been performing support missions in the North and South American theaters. Now that the dust on the South American continent has been basically settled, it can be freed to assist the Australian theater. I predict that the plan of the Japanese naval generals is to occupy Cali
After landing on Donya Island, it attracted the U.S. military to come for reinforcements, and then waited for an opportunity to find a decisive battle, defeating the U.S. Navy with one or two decisive victories, and completely establishing its status as a maritime hegemon."
"The U.S. Navy is very powerful!" Huang Hanqian was a little confused: "Does the Japanese Navy know the reality of the Americans? If they know, how far has its strength grown to allow it to dare to face such a powerful opponent? Launch an attack?"
Lu Guang looked solemn: "Although the Japanese Navy destroyed its third aircraft carrier task force in the Bohai Sea area of China, its muscles and bones were not injured. After the Japanese Navy occupied the Hawaiian Islands three years ago, it salvaged all the warships that sank in Pearl Harbor. Get up. Two aircraft carriers, nine battleships and more than ten cruisers were obtained in vain. These battleships have been repaired and are now all in active service in the Japanese Navy.
"In all the naval battles with the Allied navies in the Western Indian Ocean, Japan has won all the victories, except for the capture of the British and American Navy's Yorktown, Hornet, Raider, and Respect in Madagascar," In addition to six aircraft carriers including Ares and Glory, as well as the battleships New York, Texas, Queen Elizabeth, and Reputation, they will also be used in naval battles such as Malacca, Ceylon, and the Maldives. Some of the sunk Allied warships were salvaged and repaired. These gains alone were enough to make Japan's strength skyrocket.
"What is particularly worrying is that when Ishihara Kanji was in charge of the Army, he, together with the Chief of Naval Command Nagano Osamu and the Commander of the Combined Fleet Yamamoto Gosho, revised Japan's shipbuilding plan and abandoned the construction of Yamato, Musashi, and Shinobu. The plan to build three giant battleships including Concentrator. Use the saved materials to build large, medium and light aircraft carriers, as well as light and heavy cruisers, destroyers, frigates and transport ships. This increased the strength of the Japanese navy far beyond expectations.
"In just over five years, Japan has built 20 large aircraft carriers, 40 medium and small aircraft carriers, and 4,900 supporting carrier-based aircraft, all of which are operated by skilled pilots. In order to ensure the replenishment of the aviation force, the Japanese aviation school expanded its enrollment several times. By the 1940s, it could train 15,000 pilots every year. By last year, it had reached 30,000 pilots. Moreover, I heard that the Japanese military base camp had already It was decided to train an additional 10,000 pilots every year, reaching 60,000 in 4-5 years. Correspondingly, the Navy will train 150,000 sailors every year as a supplement.
"Due to the sharp increase in the number of pilots, the Japanese Navy has relaxed its requirements for carrier-based aircraft pilots. A quarter of the pilots trained every year are selected to enter the naval aviation force. They undergo rigorous training, and half of them stay on land and become In the naval land-based aviation force, the remaining outstanding candidates will be assessed again. The outstanding one-third will serve as carrier-based aviation pilots in the main fleet, while the remaining two-thirds will enter the escort fleet and serve as medium-sized and light aircraft carriers that escort the transport fleet. carrier-based aircraft pilots. Once the main fleet lacks pilots, they will be replaced one after another. This keeps the Japanese maritime aviation force in a saturated state.
"In order to ensure the teaching staff of the flight school, all carrier-based aircraft pilots who have achieved five enemy kills must disembark and serve as instructors. The achievements of the students they train are linked to it. The greater the number of enemy kills the students achieve after completing their studies and boarding the ship, The greater the credit of the teacher, so almost all pilots who serve as instructors will not hide their secrets and teach their own unique skills to their brothers. Because of this, the strength of the Japanese aviation force has been in a state of terrifying increase. I think this is The Japanese dare to take the initiative to find the basis for the decisive battle of the U.S. Navy."
Seeing the uneasy expressions on everyone's faces, An Yi shook his head: "What are you worried about? No matter how powerful the Japanese navy is, will they dare to approach our coast? Besides, Japan is already a strong foreign power and a weak leader in the middle. Tsk tsk, one year.
Training 30,000 pilots and 150,000 sailors at the same time may sound scary, but think about it, after the Japanese army and navy continue to expand their forces, how much manpower will they still have available?
"According to our intelligence, Japan has now begun recruiting student soldiers in universities and middle schools, and has also allowed some able-bodied young women to join the army. Among them, the aviation force is a place that many young Japanese women are flocking to! In a short period of time, Japan's
The situation can still be maintained, but in the long run. When people of the age group of universities and middle schools are drafted into the army, will the Japanese use elementary school students to fight the war?"
There was a burst of laughter in the temporary war room.
Huang Xun said immediately: "The number of air force pilots and navy sailors we have trained is almost three times that of Japan. Even if we are attrition, we will win! The only thing to worry about is that our navy has insufficient experience in naval warfare. In the face of Japan
Be more careful when in the Navy."
An Yi said easily: "We must not only despise the enemy strategically, but also pay attention to the opponent in specific operations. Indeed, Japan's human resources have been used to the extreme, and it is impossible to expand anymore. But in a short period of time,
But it can still unleash extremely strong combat effectiveness. We are now choosing to fight in the Indian Ocean region where the Japanese military strength is relatively empty. This is precisely to avoid the reality and attack the virtual..."
"Report!"
Captain Feng Yuanqing, communications staff officer, came to the generals and interrupted An Yi's words.
"Is there any news from Xia Jian and Zhao Lei?"
An Yi asked with a smile.
Feng Yuanqing handed over the message with both hands and said: "Our Indian Ocean Fleet aircraft carrier task force has successfully entered Victoria Harbor on Mahe Island at 8 pm. Commander Xia called and said that everything went well, but in view of the continuous attacks on Mahe Island by Japanese fighter jets in the afternoon,
Reinforcements, it is expected that our attack has been discovered by the Japanese army, and I am afraid there will be a fierce battle next."
An Yi read the telegram and nodded: "A landing battle was won. More than 3,200 Japanese troops were annihilated and 438 were captured. Various types of tanks and more than 70 vehicles were destroyed. Two enemy planes were eliminated.
One hundred and ten battles. And our casualties were only one-third of the opponent's. Considering that it was a relatively unfamiliar landing operation to us, such a record was impressive!
"The only regret is that most of the Japanese warships parked in the port escaped from the sea channel of St. Anne's Island in the north of Victoria Harbor when the airport was bombed in the early morning. According to air force reconnaissance, except for some that went to Pudong in the northeast of Mahe Island.
Lalan Island anchored outside, and the rest turned around halfway and fled to the southern sea.
"Alas, we still underestimated the Japanese army's adaptability. Judging from its response, the commander of the Japanese Indian Ocean Front, General Kotaro Nakamura, may have been psychologically prepared for our army to go south and made careful arrangements for this. Cheng Guang, Japanese Navy
What is the strength of the Indian Ocean Squadron?”
Li Guang said cautiously: "From the information fed back by the intelligence department, I think the Japanese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet still has a certain degree of combat effectiveness. Although most of its warships are repaired from salvaged Allied warships, the Japanese base camp is also mobilized from the mainland.
In the past, the two large aircraft carriers and four light aircraft carriers have greatly increased their strength. This is not an easy nut to crack.
"Xia Jian has detailed information about the Japanese Navy's Indian Ocean Squadron. I think he and Zhao Lei will think carefully about how to deal with it!"
An Yi nodded slightly: "The transfer of the main force of the Japanese combined fleet eastward is good news for us, so that we can fight this battle safely and boldly without worrying about threats from the east. Is the Air Force ready?"
This last sentence was addressed to Huang Xunyi.
"It can't be a mistake!"
Huang Xunyi confidently introduced the deployment of the Air Force: "The first batch of three squadrons of A29 fighter jets will take off at three o'clock tomorrow morning. From the military airport in the southern part of the subcontinent to the Seychelles Islands, the straight-line distance in the air is about 2,800 kilometers.
, flying at a speed of 600 kilometers, we will arrive smoothly at around 8:30 tomorrow morning.
"In addition, our three Type IV airships have taken off at 8 o'clock this morning. In addition to transporting supplies such as food, ammunition and fuel, they also include trucks, excavators, loaders, bulldozers and graders for repairing the island.
Military airport, smoothing the road around the island. We expect to arrive at around five o'clock tomorrow morning."
An Yi pondered for a moment and then asked Cheng Guang: "Now that the Seychelles Islands have been taken, when will the two islands near 75° east longitude be ready?"
Lu Guang raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "According to the plan, we will launch an attack on the Maldives Islands and Chagos Islands at ten o'clock tonight. If everything goes well, we will get the results early tomorrow morning."
An Yi nodded with satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something, looked out the window at the dark night, and shouted out loud: "Oops, I promised Xin and Dianna to go shopping with them in the evening, but now I broke my promise!"
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