The Wei Qing finally sailed back into Zhanjiang Port on January 16 with scars all over its body. The Brazilian and Argentine crew members imprisoned on the ship were immediately released, and they were given tickets to return home. However, more Japanese crew members refused to ship.
Not only did they not give them tickets, they also detained them. They were sent to residential surveillance in a controlled area just like the Japanese in the Ming Dynasty. Although it was not in compliance with international conventions, they couldn't be cared about.
Unlike South American countries, Japan is an enemy country, and these well-trained captains and crew members are important war resources of the enemy country. If a Japanese cargo ship is sunk, Japan can quickly build another one. And the captain of the cargo ship is detained.
And crew members cannot be cultivated overnight.
During this cruise, the Wei Qing sank 8 Japanese cargo ships, 2 oil tankers, and 4 destroyers, and sank 2 Brazilian and Argentine cargo ships, totaling about 74,000 tons. It can be said that the Wei Qing cruiser has sunk 8 Japanese cargo ships, 2 oil tankers, and 4 destroyers in total, totaling about 74,000 tons.
The amount of sinking is approximately equal to the amount of sinking of 20 submarines in one month. It can be seen that surface ships are more efficient in destroying engagements than submarines. This also confirms Xiong Dingming's prediction that the Wei Qing is not only an excellent fleet cruiser
, it is also an ocean-going assault ship that is very suitable for breaking diplomatic relations.
However, the scars on the Wei Qinghui's body when it arrived, as well as the thrilling and almost confessional encounter, also confirmed Xiang Xiaoqiang's prediction. Surface ships are very efficient in breaking up the relationship, but the cost is also high and the risks are also great.
The General Staff of the PLA Navy summarized the experience and lessons learned this time and concluded that it is feasible for surface ships to be combined with submarines to break diplomatic relations. However, in today's era of sea and air warfare, ocean-going assault ships must be extra careful and must not enter the combat radius of enemy bombers.
Inside. Submarines can dive to avoid, and when they surface again, they will definitely be able to get rid of the aircraft. But surface ships cannot. Once they are targeted by enemy aircraft groups in sea areas far away from assistance, it will be more dangerous. In the past, ocean-going assault ships even
It is possible to blockade the enemy's ports, but this is absolutely not possible now. No matter in the past or now, ocean-going attack ships must protect themselves as the first priority, and attack enemy merchant ships second.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was also the general responsible for the war against Japan. He also participated in the meeting. He expressed some opinions on the naval battle between the Wei Qing and the Japanese destroyer.
What he meant was that in order to quickly deal with the large Japanese merchant fleet, the Wei Qing took the initiative to give up its gun range advantage and go to close range to engage in a gunfight with the Japanese destroyer. This was an extremely unwise approach. Although it was very unwise.
He quickly destroyed half of the destroyers, but he was also damaged. This will be a taboo in the future. When encountering a convoy of merchant ships, you must give full play to the advantage of the cruiser's range, stay at a long distance, and prioritize attacking the merchant ships.
, ignore destroyers. Although this method is less accurate and slower, it can ensure that it is not injured. Ocean assault ships go all the way deep into the sea areas controlled by the enemy to fight, alone and without help, far away from all rear supplies and maintenance, which is slightly serious.
A small amount of damage may result in no return. Therefore, it is better to have a smaller victory or let the entire merchant fleet run away, rather than risking injury and getting into a naval battle.
The Ming Navy did not stop eating due to choking. After fully summarizing the experience and lessons, they allowed the Wei Qing to be repaired in the port, and at the end of January, it sent out its sister ship "Quiyi".
Now from late December to late January, nearly forty new submarines have entered service. The addition of these new submarines has allowed the Ming Dynasty submarine force to maintain more submarines in the theater. Now, the Ming army
The total number of submarines has reached 195, and the number of submarines that can always remain in the waters around Japan has reached about 70. However, most of them are still the original old submarines and old submarine groups. That is to say, Xiang Xiaoqiang proposed "submarine warfare"
"Before, the original submarines of the Ming Dynasty's submarine force, namely Qiu Qiu, Wu Haiqiong, and Shi Juanzi, were veterans of their generation. On the one hand, the novice submarines were damaged too seriously and were too easy to be sunk; on the other hand, the novices were sent out
There are also few.
The total number of submarines in the Ming Dynasty has more than doubled from a year ago, from more than 90 ships in 1936 to more than 190 ships. However, the number of submarines and crews in service after the "era of mass production of submarines"
, are all still novices. It will take a long time for these newly "turned-over" boat crews to transform from rookies into qualified killers. In the past, it was easier to attack individual merchant ships. As long as the merchant ships are found, it is not too difficult to sink them. Now
It is to attack a merchant fleet escorted by destroyers, and multiple submarines are required to coordinate operations. It requires a series of communication, tracking, lurking, maneuvering, and evasion skills. The technical difficulty is greatly increased. This is extremely harsh for novices.
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But no matter what, it is a fact that there are more than 70 submarines scattered across Japan's shipping lines. These more than 70 submarines have already made Japan breathless. The original goal proposed by Xiang Xiaoqiang was to maintain a strong presence around Japan.
100 submarines can bring Japan to its knees and beg for mercy in half a year. The number he proposed was completely copied from the historical data of World War II. At that time, the German submarine commander Dönitz and the navy commander Raeder proposed that as long as they could be
Guarantee me 300 submarines, and I can guarantee to defeat the UK. Of his 300 submarines, 100 are resting at the base, 100 are fighting at sea, and 100 are traveling between the battlefield and the base. Now, Xiang Xiaoqiang also uses this
The numbers were copied exactly as they were.
Japan is not the United Kingdom. Its industrial capabilities, shipbuilding capabilities, and support from its allies are far inferior to those of the United Kingdom. During World War II, the British and American merchant fleets often numbered dozens or hundreds of ships, but now the Japanese merchant fleet is much smaller.
The tonnage is also much smaller, usually a few ships, a dozen ships, or dozens of ships are considered very large. Moreover, after Germany sunk one ship, the powerful shipbuilding capabilities of Britain and the United States can quickly build two or three ships, and Japan can
No way. While the Ming army sank two ships, it would be great if Japan could build one.
But Xiang Xiaoqiang also knows very well that Japan, both the government and the people, has a much higher tolerance for blockades than the United Kingdom. This is a country where everyone from the emperor to the civilians is willing to tighten their belts to support the war. It may reach 100 ships.
This number of submarines will still be maintained for a long time. Even if Japan's sea transportation lines are completely cut off, it is hard to say how long Japan can hold on before surrendering. He is a little worried that when the Ming army or observers board
After arriving on the Japanese archipelago, we found that people were starving all over the place. This was a huge humanitarian disaster. Even if the Ming Dynasty was justified, its international reputation would probably be severely damaged by then.
At this time, Japan was different from the Japanese soldiers in World War II. They did not offend all the countries such as Britain, the United States, France, and the Netherlands, but only offended the Ming family. Moreover, this "offense" did not occupy half of the Ming Dynasty. There was no Sanguang.
Without the Nanjing Massacre...whether the public opinion in the Ming Dynasty can sustain it by then is still a question.