Chapter 249: Dongxiang on the Sea
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readx; In the middle of the night, in the operational headquarters of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Heihachiro Togo was listening to the plan for a decisive battle in the Sea of Japan from Operations Staff Officer Mayuki Akiyama. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Akiyama Shinyuki developed an extremely bold battle plan against the long-distance exhausted divisions of the Russian army.
Akiyama said: "The arrival of the Russian fleet from thousands of miles provided an extremely favorable prerequisite for the defeat of this exhausted division by our Japanese combined fleet, and in response to this favorable factor, I developed an ambush plan.
This tired division, due to supply problems, will definitely choose to pass through the Tsushima Strait and enter the Sea of Japan, so this creates the possibility for our troops to fight an ambush naval battle.
When the Russian army enters the Tsushima Strait, our combined fleet should create a formation of confrontation. In this T-shaped play, it is necessary to first seize the horizontal end of the T-shape, so as to give full play to the performance of the ship's artillery and maximize the use of firepower on both sides of the ship. Therefore, seizing the T cross head will be the key to this victory.
However, in the face of the one-line column of the Russian fleet, how to create and occupy such a favorable position of the T-shaped cross-head against the ship?
I had a very risky, very bold idea. It is to make a U-shaped turn in front of the formation of the Russian fleet. At the cost of a certain amount of casualties, the Combined Fleet first seized a favorable position for the "T" cross-head attack on the ship, and then took advantage of the superiority of the ship's guns to carry out a broadside attack operation parallel to the course of the enemy fleet.
Although this tactic of "turning back in front of the enemy" that violates the convention is extremely risky, I believe that only if we have the courage to fight will we not be in vain. ”
Heihachiro Togo, looking at Akiyama Shinyuki's extremely bold and crazy plan, he pondered for a while and decisively approved the plan.
Heihachiro Togo said: "If you want to win this battle, the most important thing is the utilization rate of artillery fire and the probability of hitting, so General Ben will make a pre-war training plan." Our officers and men must train hard for this! ”
In order to win this naval battle, General Heihachiro Togo finally put forward a well-known training tenet -- "One cannon with 100 rounds is better than a cannon with 100 shots." ”
He advocated that in such a naval battle, the most crucial thing is to hit the ship first, so that there is a possibility of victory.
Therefore, in his opinion, although there are extreme ideas in this adventurous plan formulated by Akiyama Shinyuki, Togo thinks that it is an extremely perfect battle plan that has to be said.
Heihachiro Togo finished reading Akiyama Shinyuki's battle plan and said: "Generals, the rise and fall of the imperial kingdom is only one battle, and all the soldiers will fight bravely to kill the enemy!" ”
Akiyama Shinyuki's painstaking battle plan was approved and approved by Togo, who continued: "In the course of the war, Commander Heihachiro Togo, who is known for his maritime maneuver tactics, can divide and outflank the warships of the Combined Fleet into two tactical groups, and intersperse and outflank the Russian fleet sailing in columns.
Combining the strength of our Japanese army and the Russian army, our Japanese combined fleet should adopt the tactics of a quick battle!
The combined fleet of our Japanese army must firmly control and grasp the supremacy of the sea.
When encountering an enemy fleet, we must use our advantage to attack the enemy first! In this way, we will firmly control the rhythm of the whole war. ”
Admiral Heihachiro Togo looked at this genius naval tactician with great approval, and he believed that the Russo-Japanese battle plan for the Battle of Tsushima formulated by Mayuki Akiyama would surely create a glorious history for the Japanese Combined Fleet!
The commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Admiral Heihachiro Togo, who was once almost laid off, has had a legendary experience since he joined the Navy.
Heihachiro Togo is a short and small man, he speaks weakly, he only looks at his toes when he walks, and he doesn't look like a soldier, let alone a general.
However, Yamamoto, who was the commander of the Navy at the time, took a fancy to Heihachiro Togo's taciturn and obedience.
When Emperor Meiji asked why Togo had been replaced by Hidaka, Gonbei Yamamoto replied, "Togo is lucky." This is an extremely hilarious reason.
But in their opinion, since it is gambling, it is better to find a gamble!
At this moment, in the war room of the Hainan Fleet, Chen Zhong was holding a meeting with the senior generals of the fleet to convey to them the plan for a decisive battle in the Sea of Japan, which had just been formed.
Chen Zhong said: "In the first stage of the decisive battle in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Pacific Fleet and the Japanese Combined Fleet are very likely to be launched in the Tsushima Strait in the Sea of Japan.
After the Russian army is defeated by the Japanese Combined Fleet, our Hainan Fleet will attack Tokyo and force the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Sea of Japan to sail out of the Sea of Japan.
If this step can be carried out smoothly, our Hainan Fleet will be able to attack the Japanese Combined Fleet head-on!
The Japanese fleet is good at using T-shaped ship formations, which make full use of ship-mounted artillery, and in the confrontation with the enemy fleet, if you occupy the horizontal head of the T-shaped ship formation, you can carry out intensive firepower to carry out a devastating blow to the enemy.
This king believes that in the confrontation between our Hainan fleet and the Japanese army, they will definitely repeat their old tricks, so we will either seize the rear of the T-shaped ship formation, or select a few battleships with extremely fast speed, carry out a charge, and block the waist to divide the Japanese horizontal formation into two or three sections. Create an anti-T-shaped formation, in this way, the victory rate of our Hainan fleet will be greatly increased, plus the Japanese and Russian fleets have just experienced an encounter in the Tsushima Strait, and their strength has been greatly damaged, so this is an excellent opportunity to annihilate the Japanese army.
Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is related to the overall strategy and plan of our Hainan, and I will not reiterate its importance, and I hope that you will conscientiously make preparations before the war and greet this war with the fullest mental state. Your wonderful and courageous battles will shock the world! The splendor you have created will forever be recorded in the annals of the world's naval history, and your greatest legends will always be stirred up in the vast oceans of the world!
Generals, in this war we are participating in, he will not only change the history of Hainan, but also the historical trajectory of our great nation!
At this glorious turning point in history, this king is very happy, this king can fight with a group of the greatest elites in the world, it will be the most proud historical moment of this king many years later!
Great generals, the time has come for us to create history, and from this moment on, this king declares that our Hainan fleet has entered a state of war! ”
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