In fact, the reason why the Chinese chose to attack the Japanese mainland at this time was not because they had really prepared everything needed for war. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In fact, any country, no matter how strong you are, will always find that when a war is coming, you will always find that there are shortcomings of one kind or another, the only difference is that the side that started the war may have done more in terms of preparation.

The Japanese were prepared for this war, but they were unprepared, and in terms of the situation at this time, the Japanese were already completely lost.

Some in Japan anticipated the possibility of such a war and had even made preparations for it, for example, by sending three additional divisions of infantry to Taiwan.

The goal of Japan's top leadership is clear, that is, to spread the flames of war to Taiwan, so as to delay or avoid the possibility of war on Japanese soil. On the other hand, the Japanese are constantly seeking support from the outside world, and the Entente and the Allies are ambiguous, so some countries that have maintained neutrality have become Japan's last straw, such as the United States.

Even the Japanese themselves did not expect that the Americans would agree to their request for military aid, although the conditions were so harsh, but fortunately, Japan no longer had to endure the embarrassment of fighting the enemy without weapons and equipment.

Regarding the characteristics of Japan, Wang Sirui is also very clear, and he can be regarded as a grassroots officer in the People's Liberation Army, and he has also studied some of the history and culture of our army.

Therefore, Wang Sirui knows very well that the current Japan does not have the ability to start a full-scale war with China at all, and there is no need to even fight this war, but only needs the navy to blockade the sea around Japan, which can completely block Japan in as little as a year or two or as long as several decades.

Japan is a resource-poor country, and in history, only a very small part of the weapons and equipment and logistical supplies of the Japanese army invading China came from the Japanese mainland, and more than 90 percent of the rest came from the northeast region, that is, the equipment and ammunition made by the equipment left to the Japanese by the Northeast Army.

Wang Sirui knew about these situations, so he spared no effort to promote a full-scale war with Japan.

The ministers below don't know this, but through the previous wars, the ministers have gradually found confidence, so they are not opposed to starting a war, but about some new equipment of the army, the ministers still have a feeling of lack of confidence.

The aircraft carrier was put into service ahead of schedule, which was the result of the strong recommendation of the domestic ministers headed by Wang Shizhen. Wang Shizhen is not a soldier, but he has made a decision that only a military can make.

This is because a large number of aircraft carrier construction plans have squeezed out a lot of national funds, and the first aircraft carrier is a modified aircraft carrier, and the cost will be slightly lower, but this aircraft carrier, the empire can support it. But Wang Sirui's plan is for the empire to have at least five aircraft carriers in the next few years.

What do five aircraft carriers represent? It is not just as simple as five aircraft carriers, what he represents is five aircraft carrier battle groups, and the standard configuration of each aircraft carrier battle group is one aircraft carrier, fifteen various escort ships, and these ships form a complete aircraft carrier formation, that is, an aircraft carrier battle group.

The aircraft carrier will also use the latest diesel power, which is more hidden than coal-fired power, but correspondingly, the cost is higher.

Before the aircraft carrier did not show enough deterrence, although the ministers did not dare to refuse, but they also did not agree in their hearts, they must let the aircraft carrier participate in the war as soon as possible, and then show his strength to everyone, giving everyone a confidence to continue to build aircraft carriers.

Under this premise, the unfinished aircraft carrier was approved in advance to enter active service, and was incorporated into the landing force, but up to now, it has been proved that the position of the aircraft carrier in the naval battle is unshakable, although the news has not yet come back, but Wang Sirui's heart is very clear, this is also his unswerving purpose of building aircraft carriers.

Battleships are powerful, but if the Imperial Chinese Navy wants to rise, it is not enough to rely on battleships, they must find a shortcut, just like the army adopts new training methods and equips a large number of armored forces.

After the defeat in the Battle of the East China Sea, the Japanese Navy lost a large number of ships, although these ships were mainly torpedo ships, but it is undeniable that the ability of the Japanese Combined Fleet in torpedo attacks has basically disappeared, and now they must use the main warships to launch torpedoes.

But at present, the range of torpedoes is limited, and if the main battleship chooses to abandon the naval gun attack and choose to attack with torpedoes, it will be a real killer.

In addition, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent establishment, but it was only a combination of various naval fleets in wartime to form a huge fleet, collectively referred to as the Combined Fleet.

Because of the loss of a large number of ships, there was a huge security hazard in Japan's coastal defense, and after returning home, the Japanese side had no choice but to transfer a few of the remaining warships, which were in slightly better condition, to defend the defense of Tokyo Bay.

In fact, the Japanese top level is also forced to do this, who let not far from Tokyo, is the Kanto Great Plain, which is more suitable for landing operations than Kyushu, Japan does not dare to be careless, because no one dares to guarantee that the Chinese will do this? And they landed directly on the island of Honshu from Hokkaido, and the Great Plains of Kanto is undoubtedly the best option, there is no one.

Therefore, the remaining two fleets, respectively the first and second fleets, are still collectively referred to as the combined fleet, and the commander is still Togo Heihachiro, in fact, the Japanese side has made a decision to remove Togo Heihachiro, and is preparing to send out the decision, did not think that the Chinese suddenly attacked Hokkaido, the Japanese side is worried that the Chinese will continue to land from other places, plus the change of commander before the battle is also a huge blow to the morale of the navy, so for the time being, Togo Heihachiro will continue to serve as the commander of the combined fleet.

The two warbands, with the Yoshino and Matsushima as their flagships, were deployed in Sasebo and Kagoshima respectively, and communicated through ground cable telegraphs, and once they found signs of an enemy landing, the two teams would converge and launch a fierce attack.

Although the Japanese Navy had shown defeat in previous battles, this did not affect their morale in battle, but then it was not a morale problem.

A total of 18 planes from the three formations arrived at the combat area at 9:22 a.m., and at 9:22 a.m., the first fighter-bomber officially launched an attack.

The violent explosion sounded, and even the entire battleship was shaking violently, and the fire was like a wolf, instantly rushing around, and the Japanese naval soldiers who had not had time to react on it were instantly eroded by the fire, some were hit by fragmented shrapnel, and more were still stunned there, stupidly in a daze.

Unfortunately, because it was still far from the combat area, the Japanese did not carry a large amount of ammunition to the combat position, so even if it was hit by a heavy aerial bomb and caused a fire on the deck, the Japanese warship was not killed.

Another fortunate thing is that because the dive angle of the aircraft is insufficient, the bomb is also a little lacking in force when it falls, although the aerial bomb uses the latest armor-piercing projectile technology, this bomb still cannot penetrate the armor of the Japanese warship. To be precise, it should have been this aerial bomb that smashed through the armor of the main gun in front of the Japanese battleship, but it did not continue.

So, this shell only directly killed one main gun and spread to the other main gun, and in just one attack, a battleship lost two of its front main guns.

And even if this battleship drove to the battlefield, only a battleship with only the rear main gun would not be able to exert his combat effectiveness.

Just one attack brought such a remarkable effect, which even more inspired the other planes behind, and for a while, eighteen planes took turns to pounce on the Japanese battleships below, and the scene was very spectacular.

However, the Japanese Navy at the moment seemed to have eaten Coptis chinensis, and it was impossible to say that the elevation angle of the front and rear main guns could not attack the enemy's fighters at all, and the fighters deliberately avoided the flank attack, and their attack direction was only in the front and rear directions, and even when adjusting the direction, they also avoided the attack range of the side secondary guns as much as possible.

And large-caliber artillery can't hit so high, small-caliber artillery can't fight, but the restrictions are also relatively large, and the Japanese warship without any anti-aircraft firepower is like a strong man full of muscles facing tiny ants at this moment, which can be seen, but can't be hit at all.

In the end, the Japanese officers and men on the ship even took out the weapons and equipment equipped on the ship, what rifles, machine guns, and even pistols were used, but it was still to no avail, the speed of the plane was more than 200 kilometers, which was naturally nothing compared to the aircraft of later generations, but compared to the warships that were only one or twenty knots per hour, the speed of the aircraft was still very fast, and both sides were moving, and they had not undergone professional air defense training, so it was normal to shoot empty guns.

About ten minutes later, the first wave of 18 planes tilted all the bombs they carried, and then made several dives back and forth, sending all the machine gun shells carried by the fighters to the Japanese troops, and when the second wave of attack echelons arrived, they reluctantly left the combat area.