In the morning, accompanied by Empress Shu, Song Biao continued to meet with the visiting Queen Nanfang in the Longli Pavilion, and today is the National Day, and the Queen Nanfang came to visit at this time, which is also to congratulate the founding of the empire and hope that China will give assistance and support.

Because it was a meeting between the royal families of the two countries, Song Biao did not arrange other personnel as much as possible, so he chose to let the eldest daughter Princess Yuanyuan, who is proficient in French, serve as a translator, but the result seems to be unnecessary.

This beautiful young queen was as humble and likable as possible, and skillfully tried to use her Chinese blood to close the distance between herself and the Song royal family, but she was able to make herself less powerful and vulgar, which is her specialty, and she did not talk about unflattering topics, not even politics and history, but about the experience of studying in France and the life of the Chinese in Vietnam.

She had a very happy conversation with Queen Shu.

Song Biao's pre-decided forty minutes was not enough at all, but he could leave at any time, and this occasion seemed more suitable for Empress Shu, and they also liked to talk about some interesting things with each other, as well as European.

It was not until about 10:10 a.m. that Lieutenant General Chen Jiayou quietly approached and handed over a telegram directly to him.

Song Biao took the telegram book marked with the royal insignia, opened it and looked at it, only to know that the naval battle of Sanduao had ended, which can be said to be a naval battle or an air battle, and the fleet of the First Air Wing had a total of 5 aircraft carriers, 3 battleships, 6 cruisers and 2 destroyers, and a total of 4 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships and 3 cruisers were sunk, and one of the battleships and an aircraft carrier were sunk by the army itself after being seriously damaged.

The imperial side lost 72 aircraft, half of which came from J-5 Tiger Shark fighters, in order to pursue and sink the opponent, a large number of Tiger Shark fighters from Fuzhou and Jiaxing took off directly in the way of dive bombers, attacking the opponent at close range, resulting in more than 30 Tiger Shark fighters being sunk by the Yue army in the battle, and in the first round of air combat, J-4 Lightning fighters and J-303 Sea Serpent fighters achieved an overwhelming victory.

These are two completely different fighters, the former is the LA\BF109\Zero type air-cooled star-engine fighter, and the latter is the Spitfire\P-51 liquid-cooled engine fighter, the former has a super power of nearly 2,000 horsepower, and the latter is also close to 1200 horsepower.

Among the fighters of the same era, the Lightning and the Sea Serpent are undoubtedly the best, and they are also the first famous aircraft to step into the mature stage, and they will definitely be destined to be famous aircraft, almost in this battle, it is enough to establish the identity of famous aircraft.

In the latest J-402\404 modifications, the Lightning fighter will absorb some of the Germans' treatment on the BF109 fighter, by improving the air cooling device of the engine to reduce the diameter, so that the center of gravity is moved forward, and the defect of the aircraft's vision is affected.

The empire has no plans to continue to add new models on the propeller fighter, and will only continue to improve and upgrade on the basis of J-3 \ 4 \ 5 and G2 \ 3, these five basic models of fighters will accompany the empire throughout the history of air combat in World War II, but the latest model of jet fighter P-3 has also met the conditions for large-scale service, as a major overhaul of the second generation of jet fighters in the empire, the P-3 Black Falcon fighter is already very mature, much more mature than the first generation jet fighter that Germany is developing.

After the official service, this model of fighter may be named J-6 and continue to serve in the Air Force as a fighter.

The design of the Black Falcon P-3 in the aerodynamic shape is very different from the P-2, and its aerodynamic design and later F-5 have a great similarity, this is because the P-3 has a great speed advantage, and will not be challenged by the propeller fighters of the same era, compared to the requirements of high-altitude and high-speed and high-fighting ability, the P-3 is more in the pursuit of range and higher power radar electronics, and the nose design of the F-5 is different, the nose space is larger, and the design of double engine and air intake on both sides is adopted. Due to the risk of the design of the inlet channel, the adjustable air intake cone with the F-104 and the Mirage 3, that is, the shock cone intake.

It is also an in-depth study of the shock wave theory, and the P-3 fighter did not adopt the pointed design of the P-207 test aircraft, because the shock wave theory determines that the blunt head is easier to avoid the shock effect and reduce air resistance than the pointed head of the aviation aircraft in the supersonic stage, and at the same time, such a nose space is also more suitable for installing a larger-power Doppler radar.

Through the continuous research of the P-20X series of test models, the domestic aerodynamic field has also been expanded to the side wing and small aspect ratio low monoplane structure, which has played a very important role in the development and progress of the entire P-3.

With the improvement of the engine, the Black Falcon P-3 still has room to further increase its speed, and the radar electronics will be further enhanced, and Song Biao has a personal hunch that it will have a long service history.

The Empire's long-standing and tireless pursuit in aviation has finally paid off.

Song Biao only had such a sigh after reading the war report, he closed the telegram book, handed it back to Chen Jiayou, and said: "Since we have fought, we must fight to the end, notify the cabinet to officially declare war, and mobilize the whole country!" ”

Chen Jiayou nodded slightly, as if he had expected this answer, and immediately left Longli Pavilion to go back to handle affairs.

By Song Biao's side, Empress Shu seemed slightly surprised, although Queen Nanfang was here, she couldn't help but ask Song Biao: "Your Majesty, which country is the empire at war with?" ”

Song Biao thought for a while and replied, "It's true." ”

Empress Shu frowned puzzled, and sighed: "Why is it this again?" ”

Song Biao sighed: "This time it is not a small war, they failed in their sneak attack on Sanduao, and lost four aircraft carriers and two battleships, Sanduao is an important place for my country's navy, and 7 percent of the elite navy of the empire are there, how can they be allowed to peep?" It is impossible for both sides to give up, so let's go to war in an all-out way. ”

After saying this, he said to Queen Nanfang and Queen Shu: "Let's talk, I still have something to deal with, I will leave first, anyway, there is still time later, and there is always time to talk about anything in the future." ”

Queen Nanfang stood up with the etiquette of a princess to send off, and did not dare to make any inquiries about this matter.

After Song Biao left the Longli Pavilion, he went to the office of the Central Palace, Shu Fangde and others were waiting outside the door, and dozens of subordinates from the inner court accompanied him back to the office.

He lost the bet, and he lost very badly.

Of course, this is not Yamamoto's fault, let alone Nagumo Tadaichi's, because it was not their decision to go to war against China, they were just executors who had no choice.

With the loss of five aircraft carriers and two battleships, the overall strength of the Navy was not seriously damaged on the surface, but in this great era of aircraft carrier centers, this war basically announced the end of the Navy.

On July 31, 1939, at 7 p.m., he presented the Declaration of War to China, but in a very insidious way, he deliberately chose to send the documents to the local Chinese embassy in Cairo through the consulate in Egypt, and deliberately adopted the format of an ordinary letter, and sent a postman to deliver it only a few minutes before the embassy's office hours ended.

In short, Ben has declared war, even if it is to create conditions for a sneak attack in such a despicable way.

At 12 noon the next day, the Central Cabinet was briefed by Defense Minister Chen Qicai on the surprise attack on China's Sanduao Naval Base, and officially declared war against the country, and the country entered a state of emergency all-out war, and the Central National Defense Commission became the highest organ of imperial power, with Central Premier Gu Weijun serving as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission.

The Third Sino-Chinese War began.

After returning to the office of the Central Palace, Song Biao signed more than 20 edicts in succession, approving the operational plan of the General Staff of the Central Military Department, adopting a two-front combat strategy, using the Korean Peninsula and the Ryukyu Islands as two springboards to launch an all-out counterattack against the Yaben, fully activating the Jeju Island Air Base, using the air force to cut off the connection between the mainland and the southern part of Korea, forcing the Zamoto Navy to fight a decisive battle again in the waters off Jeju Island, and completely destroying the Zamoto Navy.

From 1933 to 1937, international shipping companies such as Jiangnan, Nanyang and the Far East supported Jiangnan, Nanyang and the Far East in the form of military subsidies to order a batch of special coal carriers numbered C-200-35\45 in domestic shipyards, all of which were requisitioned during the war for temporary conversion into patrol aircraft carriers.

C-200-35\45 special type coal carrier is mainly used to transport coal from Northeast China and North China to Southeast Asian countries, as well as from Australia and Brazil to transport iron ore concentrate powder back to China, its design work is responsible for the Northeast Shipbuilding Industry Research Institute, a large number of technical needs for the conversion of commercial ships into military ships, the use of warship EKV series special steel construction, multi-compartment design also basically meets the coefficient requirements of the warship, and the use of military kerosene mixed combustion steam turbine units, These two types of mining carriers can be quickly converted into integrated supply vessels, troop carriers and light aircraft carriers, with standard displacements of 20,000 to 30,000 tons.

The maximum speed of these ships can usually reach 30 knots, and they can also maintain a speed of 28 knots after militarized modification, which can generally meet the requirements of military ships.

In particular, the C-200-45 special coal carrier, which was designed later, can still maintain a maximum speed of close to 30 knots after being converted into a patrol aircraft carrier, and the standard displacement of 27,500 tons is enough to serve as a light aircraft carrier and an escort aircraft carrier.

At present, about 40 C-200-35\45 special ocean-going cargo ships are retained in China, and after requisition, they can be converted into 10 light aircraft carriers and the same number of integrated supply ships, as well as a greater number of troop carriers.

In terms of finance, the empire will issue more than 6 billion won of war bonds at home and abroad to raise military spending, and the central cabinet will temporarily increase the total war budget of 4 billion won to ensure all military needs.

With the support of huge military spending, the empire will quickly increase the production capacity of the entire country's industry, and massively increase the military equipment to sustain the war.

Song Biao and the military department did not plan to end the war within a year, after all, it is a second-class industrial power in the world, with a population of more than 70 million, and this huge population base is enough to guarantee the army's army of about 3 million, or even close to the scale of 5 million.

Considering the absolute loyalty and martial will of the soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the Yue Army, as well as the special terrain conditions of the Korean Peninsula and the Ryukyu Islands, Song Biao's requirements for the entire tactical planning were to focus on destroying the opponent's living forces as much as possible, not to pursue too much quick victory, to strengthen the mobile troops, but also to maintain the superiority of the traditional infantry, to further strengthen the firepower of light weapons, to strengthen the combat raids of small groups of elite troops, and to use the mobile encirclement and annihilation of large infantry and the rapid penetration of small units. It will take about a year to gradually advance to the southern tip of Korea and the eastern part of the Ryukyu Islands.

In the past 20 years, the Imperial Army has invested a lot of energy, financial and material resources in the transformation of mechanization, and the overall level of mechanization is much higher than the cost, but this does not mean that the Imperial Army can easily defeat the Imperial Army.

Reflecting on the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the US mechanized army suffered extreme losses on the entire Korean Peninsula, mainly because its terrain structure greatly curbed the operations of the army's mechanized troops.

The Imperial Army has always been at the forefront of the world in the reform of tactical thinking, especially in the advancement of large mechanization and heavy mechanization, and after 1928, the Imperial Army began to accelerate the process of the revolution of the large mechanized army.

The great mechanization revolution of the Imperial Army is divided into three types, one is heavy mechanization, that is, the most elite armored divisions and tank brigades, this level of heavy mechanization is centered on MBT series medium and heavy tanks, supplemented by BV series infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and rocket artillery, with the overall fully mechanized combat as the goal of change, and such heavy mechanized divisions account for 1/3 of the total strength of the whole army.

The second is conventional mechanization, that is, the motorized division of the United States, which also uses tanks and infantry fighting vehicles as the main means of combat, and the main difference between the former is the way of transporting soldiers, the former is mainly infantry fighting vehicles, the latter is mainly trucks, and the artillery of conventional mechanized divisions is mainly towed artillery, which focuses more on artillery power than the former, with a large number of towed artillery as the core force of the operation, and the tank is only a small number of breakthrough forces, and such conventional mechanized divisions are also 1/3 of the total members of the whole army.

The third is light mechanization, including the southern tropical infantry brigade, mountain division, plateau cavalry brigade, etc., this part also mainly relies on infantry combat as the main body, artillery to mortars, mountain artillery and light howitzers, the overall equipment design and the first two mechanized reform troops are completely different, equipment requirements are lighter, artillery weight is smaller, the main mechanized equipment is off-road vehicles, light tanks, armored vehicles, towed artillery and self-propelled artillery are lightweight as the main parameters.

The overall strength of the Imperial Army was definitely higher than that of the Imperial Army by an era, but under the special terrain of the Korean Peninsula, the gap between the two sides was obviously narrowed, just as the Sino-US contest in the Korean War was in those years, and when the Imperial Army was increasingly focusing on the air force, the Imperial Army did not have an absolute advantage over the Imperial Army.

The total active strength of the Imperial Central Defense Force is 2.4 million, the total number of army personnel is 1.53 million, a total of 54 divisions and 33 brigades, 17 divisions and 3 special mountain brigades in the light mechanized troops, 21 divisions in the conventional mechanized forces, 15 heavy mechanized divisions, and the last division is the 1st directly under the integrated division deployed in the Central Special Administrative Region.

The units that can really be transferred to fight on the Korean Peninsula are basically 7 light mechanized divisions, 10 conventional mechanized divisions, 1 heavy mechanized division, 2 special mountain brigades, 5 artillery brigades, 7 baggage brigades, and 4 engineering brigades, with a total strength of no more than 600,000 troops.

The Chinese Army has the advantage of the Chinese Army, but it also has problems at the present stage, and only fighting the Chinese army on the Korean Peninsula is actually not as obvious as the second Sino-Chinese Xinhai War, because the Chinese Army at that time happened to be the most suitable stage for fighting on the Korean Peninsula.

Of course, after adding the superiority of the air force, the gap between the national defense and military forces between China and China is still very large, with a total of 400,000 air force personnel and 14,000 pilots, half of whom are experienced middle and senior pilots, and this figure is almost four times the size of the Chinese air force.

Purely as far as the current situation is concerned, it is impossible for the Central Defense Forces to firmly occupy an absolute superiority over the Japanese army from the very beginning, and the possibility of being inferior to the Japanese army in the early stage is very high, after all, the overall land force of the Japanese army is mountainous and lightly mechanized, and its entire army is suitable for fighting on the Korean Peninsula.

In view of this situation, Song Biao and the Central Military Department's estimates are quite sufficient, and if the two armies want to widen the gap on the Korean Peninsula, they will basically have to wait until three months later.

The times are different, the army is different, the equipment is different, and the tactical thinking and personnel allocation are also different.

Different eras have to fight different wars, and if we have to be as conceited, arrogant, and impatient as the US military was in the Korean War, and we can't wait to defeat the Chinese army in a month, it will definitely be the [***] team that will suffer in the end.

As far as the Central Military Department of the Reich is concerned, the most important thing at present is not to immediately organize an all-out offensive on the Korean Peninsula, but to shrink the defensive line, speed up domestic mobilization and troop deployment, and strive to launch a real large-scale offensive in three months' time.

Song Biao was a pure military commander, without strict political considerations, and his only goal in commanding the operation was to achieve the final victory, and to completely annihilate the enemy army, essentially destroying the opponent's military vitality and elite personnel.

Therefore, it is acceptable to retreat and protect oneself on a certain scale in the early stage of the Korean Peninsula, and allowing the Chinese army to lengthen the supply line will also help the Central Defense Force give full play to its air superiority and create better conditions for subsequent counterattacks and encirclement and annihilation.

In such a thing as fighting, the commander must be flexible.

You can't fight with a dead brain.

Of course, the first thing to do in order to fight an all-out war on the Korean Peninsula is to select the person in chief of the front, and from ability to prestige, the truly qualified candidates are Chen Qicai, Zhang Xiaohuai, Zhao Tingzhu, Zhang Yahu, Liu Gengyun, Zhang Hongkui, Cai Yi, and Fu Liangzuo.

The third Sino-Chinese war was different from the second Sino-Chinese Xinhai War; the last time it was necessary to quickly annihilate the main force of the opponent at all costs and losses, to fight a mobile, rapid, and rapid war of annihilation to gain time, and to avoid the expansion and prolongation of the war with a decisive blow.

The length of time is not important, the important thing is to completely drag down the opponent, rather than quickly defeat the opponent, because this war is sure to be fought to the local territory in order to determine the final victory, there is no doubt that it is the most powerful to exhaust the war potential of the original as much as possible overseas, and then carry out the decisive battle of the local territory when it is exhausted, this is the best strategy.

We must not be stingy with the cost and military expenditure in this war, and we will not be able to turn it over for a century if we have fought a war.

After the war, there is a war claim, which will be consumed slowly, for a long time, and there will be no problem in consuming it for two or three years.

From this strategic point of view, Zhao Tingzhu, Zhang Yahu, Fu Liangzuo, a group of anxious surnames, as well as the leading generals of heavy mechanization are definitely not suitable, after several selections, Song Biao chose to let Cai Yi serve as the commander-in-chief of the front, Liu Gengyun served as the chief of staff of the front, and Shu Fangde went to the front line as the chief of teaching.

Shu Fangde's greatest advantage is that he understands the Air Force and is very familiar with the senior generals and officers of the Air Force, and demobilizing and participating in the war with the rank of Air Force General is also conducive to the front-line general command to suppress the air force as the main force.

Song Biao has wanted Cai Ye to be in charge of the command of the Korean battlefield for a long time, because Cai Ye is the kind of person who is bold and careful, and among the current batch of army generals, he is the one with the least serious Continental Army doctrine, and he is not an anxious surname like Zhang Yahu.

Cai's shortcoming is that he lacks a very in-depth understanding of modern large-scale mechanization, but on the Korean battlefield, this shortcoming is not very powerful, and it is made up for by Liu Gengyun, the academic school with the most in-depth mechanization research.

In the two years since the restoration of his military rank, Cai Ye has been the minister of the logistics department, mainly responsible for logistics work, basically at the end of last year, he knew that he might fight again, and in the first half of the year, he has been under the arrangement of the Central Military Department and Liu Gengyun in North Korea to investigate.

In other words, at the beginning of the year, Song Biao had basically thought about the pairing of Cai Ye and Liu Gengyun.

Both of them are currently in Dandong, and now they can just take office.

The military talents of these two are not particularly clever, but they are very powerful, and the army commanders, division commanders, and brigade commanders who have been transferred below them are all members of the famous generals of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, even if many of them are unfamiliar to everyone, but they are also very military-talented middle-level military generals.

The military education of the Reich was absolutely second to none in the world, and talent was never a problem.

The Ryukyu Front, the Southern Front and the Pacific Theater were both dominated by the navy, which was naturally the responsibility of Chen Houfu and Yan Houhua, and Song Biao did not have much choice in this regard.

(To be continued)