In the next two days, the officers and soldiers of the Tianshu Squadron became the heroes of the entire Ming Empire. The front pages of major domestic newspapers were full of reports about them. Two broadcast companies also reported on their glorious achievements. In
High-power broadcasting station installed on Dachangshan Island in Liaodong Province
The station also continuously broadcasts to Japan in Japanese, promoting the victory and strength of the Ming army, the brutal beating of the Japanese navy, and the difficulties of the Japanese army, which undermined the morale of the Japanese military and civilians. The radio station on Dachangshan Island was originally used for broadcasting to the Qing Dynasty.
, now used for broadcasting to Japan.
Due to the sinking of the Japanese battleship, the Tianshu Squadron is now far more popular than the Army's 66th Division that defended Anton. Although the 66th Division fought much harder and paid much more than the Tianshu Squadron.
But the results were not as beautiful and eye-catching as those of the Tianshu Squadron.
On the 10th and 11th, the Tianshu squadron plunged into the Western Pacific and drilled straight into the depths of the ocean, avoiding the search of reconnaissance planes flying from the direction of the Japanese mainland. It planned to sail eastward for another two days or so.
, then turn around and head north, trying to hide your whereabouts along the way. Then use a
All night long, we took advantage of the darkness to quickly approach Tokyo, and at dawn, let the bombers fly over Tokyo. Of course, they would definitely be chased by Japanese land-based fighter jets when they returned. But the Tianshu Squadron was prepared
Pay a certain price of casualties to accomplish this feat.
On the 10th, the attack received by the Andong Ming Army weakened. Both the 4th Division in the north and the 10th Division in the south were weakened. According to the report of the Ming Army reconnaissance aircraft dispatched from the Fengtian battlefield in the west, the Japanese army seemed to be in
Change of defense. The 4th Division and the 10th Division are rowing across the Yalu River on both sides of the Andong Ming Army. It seems that the 4th Division will be transferred to the south bank of the Yalu River, and the 10th Division will be transferred to the north bank to take charge of the main attack.
Anton's 66th Division headquarters received this information and knew that a more severe test was coming. Although the Fourth Division was moved to the rear, it meant that it could not worry about the rear, but the Tenth Division was the main attack from the front, which was the real "
"Main attack".
The headquarters also sent a report to Anton, encouraging them to persist for a few more days no matter what. Within a few days, reinforcements would be sent to relieve them.
The Jinzhou battlefield is currently being fought fiercely. Although the Japanese army's firepower density is not as high as that of the Ming army, the troops' desperate fighting spirit and tenacious fighting spirit that is not afraid of death largely make up for the lack of weapons. In addition, until the 10th
, the Japanese army still had the numerical advantage in the Fengtian battlefield. Jinzhou guarded the throat inside and outside the pass. The Ming army would not dare to mobilize large-scale troops to the hinterland of Fengtian until it could completely win the Jinzhou battle.
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However, on the 11th, the Fourth Division of the People's Guard passed through Shanhaiguan and Huludao, and the forwards moved to the south of Jinzhou, and would soon be able to enter the battle. With the arrival of this armored division, the Ming army defeated the Japanese army in Jinzhou, and it should be within a few days.
It’s within the sky
.In addition, at sea, after the Tianshu Squadron sank two Japanese heavy cruisers and a battleship one after another, the top brass of the Japanese military headquarters in Tokyo became angry and mobilized naval forces from all aspects to form a fleet to encircle and suppress the Tianshu Squadron.
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The Japanese army originally had one battleship in the Yellow Sea, controlling the sea power in the Yellow Sea, and preventing the Ming army from reinforcing the Liaodong Peninsula and the Yalu River estuary by sea. There were four battleships in the East China Sea, controlling the sea power in the East China Sea, and also keeping an eye on the main force of the Ming army's East China Sea Fleet, preventing Zhoushan's
Ming battleships headed north to seize control of the Yellow Sea
There is one battleship at the Okinawa base, which acts as a "weight" in the center of the Ryukyu island chain, guarding the gateway between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The remaining four battleships are on the Japanese mainland, guarding the home waters and also acting as a mobile force. One of them is the Fuso
, it was seriously injured in the Battle of the Sea of Japan and is now being overhauled.
Now it's no longer possible. An aircraft carrier formation sneaked out from the East China Sea Fleet and disrupted all the arrangements. The Ming Army's aircraft carrier formation relied on carrier-based aircraft and high speed to "burn, kill and smash" in the southern part of the East China Sea.
Not only did they smash open the gate to the Pacific Ocean, but they also killed the Hiei that was "guarding the gate". This can no longer be allowed to happen.
The four battleships in the East China Sea were used to deal with the remaining four battleships of the Ming army in the mainland. They were already in good condition and could not be moved no matter what. The remaining three battleships in the mainland were used to guard the hospital. One of them is currently in Yokosuka to defend Tokyo.
Bay; one is in Sasebo, guarding the Tsushima Strait, and the other is in Kure Port in the Seto Inland Sea. The first two are critical
, those two ships must not be moved. So the most they can do is to transfer the one from Wu Gang. After painful weighing, the Japanese Navy Command reluctantly transferred one of the two battleships in the Yellow Sea, and the three domestic battleships were also transferred.
One aircraft carrier was transferred. Also, of the four local aircraft carriers, the Military Command happily transferred the two largest ones.
In this way, a battleship from the Yellow Sea, a battleship from the mainland, plus two large aircraft carriers from the mainland, a total of four. Two battleships plus two aircraft carriers, against the three aircraft carriers of the Ming Army, four versus three
, the Tokyo Naval Command thought that it was almost done. Then it officially ordered the formal deployment to rendezvous to form a new fleet, and move south to the direction of the Ryukyu Island Chain in the Pacific to search for the Ming Army's aircraft carrier formation.
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The Ming Army aircraft carrier formation sank the Hiei on the evening of the 9th. After a night of quarrels and trade-offs, the Tokyo Naval Command Headquarters dispatched warships south the next day, on the morning of the 10th. At noon on the 10th, the Ming Army Naval General Staff
After summarizing the reports from reconnaissance aircraft, it was discovered that a Japanese battleship was missing in the Yellow Sea.
After further aerial reconnaissance, the Japanese warship was discovered in the southern part of the Shandong Peninsula. It was sailing rapidly southward accompanied by two cruisers and six destroyers. After receiving the report, the General Staff of the PLA Navy made an analysis and believed that the Tianshu was separated.
The fleet played its role. The Japanese army should have been transferred from the south of the Yellow Sea.
Land-based aircraft on the Shandong Peninsula took off immediately after receiving the order and flew to the sea to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. But this is the Yellow Sea, not far from the land on both sides, and the Japanese fleet going south was constantly escorted by fighter jets from North Korea. Moreover, the Japanese army was a whole
A fleet with strong anti-aircraft firepower. Two military aircraft
The group had two air battles on the Yellow Sea, but neither side gained any advantage. In the afternoon, the Japanese fleet changed its course to the southeast, gradually getting farther and farther away from the Shandong land and getting closer to the Korean land, and the Japanese air protection also
As they become stronger and stronger, the Ming army's aircraft have no chance to attack them.
But in any case, the Ming army's strategic goal was achieved. The Japanese army's maritime power in the Yellow Sea was suddenly weakened by 50%. Although the control of the sea did not fall into the hands of the Ming army, at least the two sides were evenly matched.
The Ming Army's Dongjiang Fleet immediately lit up its warships and left the port aggressively to escort the Shandong fleet. The Ming Army's operation to reinforce the Liaodong Peninsula from the sea began.
This also indicates that the Japanese army's battle situation in Fengtian will become increasingly unfavorable.
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On the evening of the 11th, a Belarusian living in Nanjing found the People's Guard. He claimed to be a Soviet intelligence officer and had received secret instructions from Moscow to "communicate" with the Ming Dynasty.