On April 7th, on the special plane flying to the city of Ada, southern Turkey, General An Yi and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff, General Huang Zhi, General Liu Qing, General of the Intelligence Department, Director of the General Political Department showed to the general, the navy French
Lieutenant General Sean Lathan Navy of Vice President, Lieutenant General of the Belarusian Vice President Ibel Yangkoski Air Force, and others of the Air Force, and other people to discuss the battle.
Earlier, An Yi approved the combat plan reported by Xia Jian in the name of the Indian Ocean Theater Commander, and promised Xia Jianxian to consolidate the defense of the Seychelles Islands and then attack it.
The war has come to an end.
It is surprising that the Japanese army was ignored by the loss of Maya, Dagosia and Malaysia Island, and did not launch a counterattack at all as expected.
After the satellite, the Air Force reconnaissance aircraft and the navy submarine formation repeatedly confirmed that the Japanese fleet on the west coast of Sumatrah Island's west coast of the Sumatra is lost in the China -Indo -Ocean Islands.
Working.
Especially the Japanese Army Africa and the Indian Ocean Army conducted Brey operations on multiple beaches that are suitable for logging in Madagascar Island. There are also thunder areas near the main ports to try to create troubles for the landing troops of Anjiajun as much as possible, and then with the Anjia Army in the Army
Inland decisive battle.
"At present, the eyes of the world are concentrated on two battlefields ..."
There is a thick dossier in front of Huang Zhi. This is the relevant information compiled by the staff department. Before rushing to Baghdad from Chang'an, Huang Zhi had a comprehensive understanding of the current situation and judgment:
"Among them, Americans are most concerned about the Pacific Battlefield. Once the US Navy's Pacific Fleet fails. MacArthur who is trapped in the island is only a matter of time. Among them, we need to pay special attention to the large number of combat materials in the region,
It will be greatly likely to fall into the hands of the Japanese. The Japanese navy does not even need to take an additional time to rest, so you can reach out to other battlefields, which is very unfavorable to us.
"And in the Mediterranean battlefield. The Allied forces regarding their army in Egypt can repel Romer's offense as the most critical step against the European continent. At present, all strategic deployments are around this. For this reason, not only the allies navy frequently frequently live in
The Bali Ali Islands entangled in the Italians launched a battle, and they were also going to launch a wave of sudden attacks from Tunisia to Libya.
The exhibition in charge of the ideological work of the whole army is the country and political factors that are most focused on the most focused on the country and political factors. They laugh and fun: "This is good, let the countries be fully moved by the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, and Italian.
The Indian Ocean Battlefield refers to the point, we can also play according to our own thinking. "
Sean Lathara, who graduated from the Bulmik Navy Military Officer School, France. 45 years old this year. When he joined the Anjia Army Navy four years ago, he was the captain of the "Xia Fei" aircraft carrier.
Major General of the Indian Ocean Fleet, the deputy chief of staff of the Fleet Major General of the Fleet in the fourth year. Last year, he was transferred to the Navy headquarters as the deputy chief of staff.
Sean Lathalan said: "At present, the atmosphere of the Pacific region in the Pacific is tense. The Japanese Navy has dispatched two aircraft carrier teams.
General Zhongyi led uniformly.
"The U.S. Navy has basically completed its assembly. The Coral Sea area is commanded by Vice Admiral Fletcher. It has three aircraft carrier formations, including three main aircraft carriers, 12 escort aircraft carriers, 18 destroyers, and a battleship formation.
, cruiser formations, etc. provide support missions.”
"Let's talk about the first wave of contact war that broke out yesterday!" An Yi said directly.
At present, An Yi is most concerned about the navy. After all, since defeating the German army in the Two Rivers region of West Asia, An's army has established invincible confidence in the ground war. On the contrary, the navy is not so reassuring. After all, all kinds of things at sea are
There are too many accidental factors. No matter how powerful the fleet is, if it is not commanded properly, it may be defeated by an opponent weaker than itself, and it will be unable to turn over.
"OK!"
Sean Raffarin cheered up and signaled his staff to take out a quarto chart and put it on the table. Everyone's eyes immediately fell on it.
"According to the war situation reported by the United States, since the main force of the Japanese navy gathered in the Coral Sea, Admiral Nimitz felt that something was wrong. In addition to strengthening Lieutenant General Fletcher's strength, he also sent an avant-garde fleet to the central part of the Coral Sea.
In the sea area, on the one hand, it accurately detects Japanese military movements, and on the other hand, it expands its early warning range, gaining valuable time for the Navy Command to respond in a timely manner.
"This vanguard fleet was led by Rear Admiral Kincaid of the U.S. Navy and consisted of five cruisers and nine destroyers. It set off from New Caledonia on the night of April 5 and arrived at the Bampton Islands and the Bampton Islands in the early morning of the next day.
The waters near the Chesterfield Islands.
"Just when Rear Admiral Kincaid ordered the fleet to slow down and prepare to cross the Bampton Reefs with complex hydrological conditions, he suddenly discovered that in the northeastern waters, two Japanese warship formations were crossing from the front of his formation to the southeast.
One formation consists of one light cruiser and ten destroyers, with the light cruiser as the lead ship, and the other formation consists of two heavy cruisers, one light cruiser and several destroyers.
"The Japanese army also discovered the fleet led by Rear Admiral Kincaid, and the naval guns began firing from a distance of fourteen nautical miles. The U.S. Navy fought back and also used light and heavy cruisers to fire at the Japanese fleet. Both sides used seaplanes to launch a first battle in the air.
The Americans were unlucky. Two 203mm naval gun shells hit the flagship USS Houston, causing the ship to slow down and have to withdraw from the battle queue.
"The remaining four cruisers following the Houston and the destroyers covering the surrounding areas thought that Rear Admiral Kincaid had ordered a change of course and all turned on their own. As a result, the battle formation was in chaos. Some warships even turned their sides towards the Japanese.
ship launch
Torpedoes. Probably because they were on the reef, the Japanese fleet, which did not dare to turn, did not take advantage of the situation to launch an attack. In this way, except for one destroyer that was hit by a torpedo launched by the Japanese army and its hull broke off and sank, the other ships safely exited the battle and headed towards
Escape in the southeastern sea.
"When the Japanese fleet passed through the reef and launched a pursuit, the two US destroyers responsible for covering the retreat of the fleet were sunk by artillery fire. The US warship used torpedoes to conduct lightning strikes on the pursuing Japanese fleet. The Japanese slowed down when avoiding, and the US fleet was able to escape.
A disaster. Last night, the fleet returned to the port of Noumea. The US military was on full alert and carried out pre-war mobilization. A decisive battle could happen at any time."
An Yi listened with great interest, and finally said with some worry: "Judging from the battle reports from the United States, the strength of this vanguard fleet is not much worse than the Japanese navy it encountered, but after a naval battle, it lost troops and generals, which is really hard to understand.
If this situation continues, Americans will be in great danger."
After more than four years of study, Sean Raffarin now speaks Chinese very fluently. He comforted: "The US military has been operating in New Caledonia for a long time. There are military airports all over the island. The number of US military land-based aircraft
Sufficient, the Japanese Navy has no way to break through the American aviation firepower network except to launch a landing operation at night to destroy the American land-based aviation. In the adjacent sea areas, the Japanese Navy's strength will be greatly restricted. This is
It is a war that no one can afford to lose, and I think the US military generals will treat it with caution."
"I hope so!"
An Yi shook his head and changed the subject: "Old Huang, let's talk about the situation in Egypt... It's surprisingly peaceful there now, which is very inconsistent with common sense. I think there is a very high possibility of a war breaking out there in the near future."
Huang Zhi spoke eloquently: "Information from Germany shows that Hitler does not intend to send reinforcements to North Africa. Now Rommel can only rely on the original cards in his hand to win this battle that determines the fate of Germany. Previously,
In the east-central region of Egypt
, the Allied forces and the Axis forces faced off at Lake Umlish in the Netrun Depression to the west, and in the middle they fought for the city of Musturud at the diversion of the Rashid and Dumyat rivers in the lower reaches of the Nile.
The focal point is divided to the east by the Ismailia Canal.
"Rommel's trouble was that the forces in his hands were too spread out. The three armored divisions that were the main decisive force were stranded in the south. At the same time, they had to take care of the battles in Tunisia and Egypt, and at the same time, they were facing us in the northern part of the canal.
The area also consumed part of his troops, which made it impossible for his fingers to be gathered together to form a fist.
"The trouble facing Allied Commander Montgomery is that the Axis Forces in the south are returning for reinforcements. According to aerial reconnaissance, the Axis Forces in East Africa have taken the initiative to shrink their defense lines and abandoned the Somali Peninsula and the southeastern coastal areas. The South
Troops confronting the Allies retreated from British Kenya
Arriving in the interior of Ethiopia and Sudan, two Italian infantry divisions were left to guard the key passes in the East African Rift Valley and the upper Nile basin. The remaining 27th, 28th, and 29th Armored Divisions and three Italian infantry divisions were
Gathered at Aswan and Sohag in the middle reaches of the Nile River,
"Once the Germans launch an attack, their potential will be earth-shattering. Although Montgomery expressed full confidence in defending Cairo in his speech, judging from the strength of the Axis Army, Montgomery's situation is not very optimistic. I personally think,
In this battle, Rommel will take the initiative to launch an offensive, attack from the north and the south, and capture Cairo and surrounding areas in one fell swoop. What Rommel has to do in the end is to withdraw all the troops in East Africa, with the consolidation of the North African defense line as the top priority."
After listening to Huang Zhi's introduction, Yiper Yankoski, who had served as the Air Force Chief of Operations for a long time, smiled and said: "The Italians did not respond slowly this time. The newly formed Bologna, Savona, Brescia, and Siena armors
The Grenadier Division, Sabraca, Pavia Infantry Division, Libyan Armored Division and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Blackshirt Armored Divisions formed by Mussolini in imitation of the SS have landed in Tripoli, so that the West
Rommel doesn't have to worry about it for the time being.
"In the Balearic Islands, the Italians also fought vigorously, especially the Italian Air Force. They purchased the production drawings from our country and the A26-F and A27-E fighter jets manufactured by Fiat Aircraft Factory, which played a huge role in the alliance.
Several attempts by the U.S. military to seize air supremacy in the area were crushed, and instead were frequently visited by Italian bombers. So far, the Allied forces have still not occupied the entire island of Ibiza."
An Yi reminded: "The Italians behaved very normally. Now the Djalu Oasis and Karanshu Desert in Libya have become rich oil production areas. The daily oil production has exceeded 400,000 barrels, and the annual output is close to 150 million.
barrels, equivalent to 21 million tons of crude oil. In addition to meeting Italy's domestic demand, the rest is transported to Germany, France and other places in exchange for huge amounts of foreign exchange.
"Under Mussolini's generous invitation, our geological experts conducted exploration in the western region of Libya, in Yanfuye, Zalzaiyan, and Avbrarash in the Yengert Desert bordering French Algeria.
In other places, more than ten holes are made and thousands of oil are produced every day.
barrels of oil wells, and the Muegaet oil field was discovered in the Hamra Desert. If Italy strengthens infrastructure construction, daily crude oil production can increase to 600,000 barrels in the next one to two years, with annual crude oil production exceeding 31 million tons.
Very confident.
"In addition, the exploration team discovered large-scale iron ore areas in the Obari Desert and Sepuha Oasis, and discovered trona resources in Suluq. It can be said that as long as Libya is built well, Italy can
Huge wealth has been obtained from these mineral deposits. Driven by huge profits, it is conceivable that the Italians reacted violently!
"Now we can fully expect that if the Italians cheer up and support the third leg of the German-Italian-Japanese axis, I am afraid that the Allies will be in big trouble!"
Fighting a war is actually fighting the economy. This has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Therefore, no one questioned An Yi's judgment. Instead, they were vaguely looking forward to the possible chaos in North Africa.
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