Time flies, and five days have passed in the blink of an eye.

At four o'clock in the morning, Changjiang, Hainan Island, the headquarters of the 19th Division of the Island Army.

Major General Teraomu, chief of staff of the 19th Division, knocked on the door of the commander, Lieutenant General Yoshiharu Ozaki, with an eager face: "Ozaki-kun, hurry up, there is an emergency, there is an emergency." ”

His voice was eager and flustered, and a wooden door was slammed by him.

"What's the panic?" There was a displeased scolding sound from inside the room, followed by a "click", a glimmer of light through the crack in the door, and then the sound of Suo Suo getting up and dressing, unhurried.

The 19th Division of the Island Army is one of the 17 permanent divisions and regiments, and it is also the only remaining permanent division of the Island Army.

The vast majority of the permanent divisions and regiments, which are the backbone of the island army, have been annihilated by the national army, and they have basically been annihilated in formation, and many divisions and regiments have not even been spared, such as the Sixth Division and the Ninth Division on Mantou Mountain, the Second Division in Mandalay, the Fifth Division in Huangshan, and so on.

At present, only one-third of these 17 permanent divisions remain, and basically they have not met Jiang Haoran's troops, and the 19th Division is one of the survivors of these divisions.

This unit is also one of the few units in the permanent division of the island army that has not participated in a frontal war of aggression against China.

The most recent battle was the Battle of Zhanggufeng that year, which was fought with the Soviets, but it was not bargained for at that time, and it was repaired by the Soviet Red Army.

After the fall of Hainan Island, the 19th Division was transferred to take up the garrison on the island, and in the eyes of the top brass of the island army, the 19th Division was a force that was good at defense, especially the defense of the island.

It all started with their division commander, Yoshiharu Ozaki, because he graduated from the German Army Officer Academy, the artillery department, and had a lot of experience in coastal defense.

After stationing on the island, Ozaki Yoshiharu relied on the superiority of the sea and air to personally deploy a set of three-dimensional defense around the island by land, sea and air, and named it the "Ozaki Defense Line" after himself.

Although there are two divisions of the island army and one 30 th division stationed on Hainan Island, Hainan Island has a vast area of 35,000 square kilometers, and the resistance forces in various places have not stopped, and the 30 th Division is basically scattered in various places, and the main defense is pressed on the 19 th Division.

But this is not pressure for Yoshiharu Ozaki, but motivation, the trust of the locusts, and his glory, and he is full of confidence in his Ozaki defense.

The door opened, and Ozaki Yoshiharu, who was dressed neatly in a lieutenant general's uniform, appeared at the door, and looked at Terao with a displeased face: "What kind of body is panicked, what is the situation, said." "The words are clean and clear, with the spirit of a soldier and the majesty of a superior.

Terao adjusted his breath slightly, and said: "The maritime patrol force has just sent an urgent telegram, in the direction of Yuelan, about a hundred nautical miles in front of Hachisho Port, a large number of warships are heading towards us. ”

"Nani?" Yoshiharu Ozaki frowned, and then said: "It's impossible to drop, the navy is in the Riau Islands, where did they get a large number of warships?" It must have been the submarine ahead that was frightened by several transport ships. ”

"But...... Ozaki-kun, the army is full of tricks, and we should take any disturbance seriously, but this is a very difficult time. Teramoku was still worried.

Yoshiharu Ozaki hesitated for two seconds and said, "Order the 'Flying Eagle' to immediately dispatch to inspect and annihilate them." ”

"Hay!" At the end of the temple, he bowed his legs and waisted, and then turned around and went out.

The "Flying Eagle" is a light aircraft carrier, and it is also a light aircraft carrier converted from a civilian steamer, which belongs to the Sixth Air Force of the Southern Fleet, and has more than 60 warships of various types under its command.

After Jizaburo Ozawa transferred most of the sea forces, the Sixth Air Force became the last defensive force in the waters off Hainan Island, which was enough to deal with ordinary ships and fishing boats.

At this time, it was not yet dawn, and the air force could not see the target clearly, so the navy could only be mobilized to check it.

Being so troubled by the temple tail, Yoshiharu Ozaki was completely sleepy, sat at the desk, picked up the phone, but did not dial for a long time, and finally put the microphone down.

Originally, I was going to report this situation, but considering that the news was unconfirmed, and the time was too early, it would really be a few fishing boats, and the joke would be big, and the general of the temple didn't think he was scared?

An hour later, Terao walked in again and reported to Ozaki Yoshiharu that the enemy fleet had been found at Haitou Beach and Yellow Beach, and that the submarines had engaged in large-scale battles with enemy submarines, and that the number of enemy submarines was significantly higher than that of the locust army, and the locust army was defeated and was forced to retreat.

Only then did Ozaki Yoshiharu become cautious and paced back and forth in his office, saying that the Nationalist Army would not mobilize submarine forces to attack on a large scale for no reason, which could only show that they really had the possibility of attacking Hainan Island, and that it was really possible that the Nationalist Army had formed a fleet on the sea.

Although Ozaki Yoshiharu still did not figure out where the Nationalist Army had created the fleet, he still ordered the Sixth Air Force to speed up and blockade the coastline to confirm the authenticity of the existence of the Nationalist fleet.

At the same time, the troops of the front were ordered to enter the first level of combat readiness.

Teraowu took the order and left, and Ozaki Yoshiharu couldn't care about the time too early, so he decisively picked up the phone and dialed.

……

Hainan, Wenchang, the headquarters of the Southern Army of the Island Army.

Wearing pajamas and slippers, Shouichi Terauchi took the phone from the staff officer on duty, and said in a calm voice: "Ozaki-kun, is there anything that must be reported at this time?" ”

Yoshiharu Ozaki's hurried voice came from the phone: "Commander, something is wrong, a large number of the fleet of the Na Army has been discovered in the Beibu Gulf, and it is rushing towards our Hachisho Port, Haitou Beach and Yellow Beach defense line from three directions. ”

"Yaga." Terauchi Shouichi scolded angrily, so frightened that the microphone almost fell out of his hand, and then roared angrily: "Their eight aircraft carriers are all in the Riau Islands, including the East India Fleet, which was beaten by Ozawa-kun a few days ago, and the naval fleet from where they came? ”

There was a brief silence on the phone, and apparently, this question Ozaki Yoshiharu could not answer either.

Shouichi Terauchi said again: "Has the news been confirmed?" Is there a physical visual inspection of aviation? ”

Ozaki Yoshiharu said: "It's not even five o'clock, and the air force can't see it clearly, but the submarine has fought with them, and they do see the shadow of the fleet, but they can't be sure if they have an aircraft carrier." ”

Terauchi Shouichi's face turned white immediately, and the hand holding the microphone trembled slightly, and after ordering Ozaki Yoshiharu to immediately verify the information, he hurriedly hung up the phone, and sat down at the desk in silence for a few minutes before ordering the staff officer on duty to immediately find the chief of staff, Tsukada.

By the time Shouichi Terauchi returned to his room and changed into a military uniform, Tsukada was already sitting in his office.

Without too many pleasantries, Shouichi Terauchi immediately explained Ozaki Yoshiharu's report in detail.