Since 1 March, the Naval Resistance Force has not fought a single battle on land. First, the results of the naval resistance army in the Somali Peninsula were conspicuous enough, and second, Li Guang refused to attack on the grounds that the troops were tired from all levels after a long period of fighting.

The actual reason, of course, is that Li Guang shirked because he could not rob Djibouti. Li Guang was unhappy, so he began to loot supplies on a large scale. The special logistics Hu Bofeng is simply too bad, not only the materials in the city have to be looted, but even more than 100 kilometers of railways in Somalia have been dismantled, and all the railroad sleepers and locomotives have gathered at the seaport.

Thursday, February 27.

In the Maldives archipelago, the New Zealand Navy cruiser "Leander" sank the Italian armed merchant ship raid ship Ramb I. This incident attracted Li Guang's attention, the Maldives is not far from Ceylon, and the base of the Naval Resistance Army in Tanggang has virtually added another enemy. Fortunately, German armed merchant ships have only recently operated in the Mozambique Strait between Madagascar and the African continent, attacking several British merchant ships.

Since such a thing has happened, not to mention the British merchant ships, the ships directly under the Maritime Resistance Army must also escort them. At present, the Naval Resistance Force is at a stage where it cannot afford to be injured.

This excuse is not bad, so Li Guang communicated with Major Smith, and informed Allen on the pretext that the navy of the naval resistance army needed escort and the army was tired from a long battle. General Cunningham, began the withdrawal.

By mid-March, when the Navy's forces withdrew from Somalia, Hu Bofeng had looted more than 50,000 tons of supplies, worth more than $5 million. If you add in the captured military materiel, such as gasoline and munitions, the total value will be $7 million. For a backward region like Somalia, there is only so much wealth that can be gleaned on hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land.

It was Hu Bofeng's unscrupulous looting, which was too clean, that caused great difficulties for the survival of the indigenous population, and also caused a "spirit of resistance" (are Somali pirates counted?). The Somali people rebelled one after another, both against the Italian and British troops.

The defeat of the Italian army by the Naval Resistance Army had a huge impact on the black natives, who for the first time saw people of color defeat the white people they regarded as gods. Without fear, the will of the black natives to resist was fully enhanced, and the Somali Peninsula was not able to achieve real peace throughout World War II, but the impact on the British army was not very great, after all, it was difficult for the Somali armed forces to affect the British merchant ships.

Since the beginning of March, the Maritime Resistance Force has once again begun to take on the task of escorting the ship, and at the same time, shipwloads of supplies have been transported from Somalia to Tang Port, and no 36,000 prisoners have been sent to Tang Port. This is an excellent labor force, and Li Guang has no reason to feed these blacks and whites for nothing.

Throughout March, the Navy, to put it bluntly, was transporting supplies and prisoners of war. By the end of March, in addition to the surface ships, the Navy's air force and army had successfully withdrawn to Tanggang.

What Li Guang did not know was that such a strong combat effectiveness of the Naval Resistance Army had actually attracted the attention of Churchill in London, and even feared it. From the heart, Churchill was bent on tying the naval resistance army to the chariot of the British Empire. Winston Churchill may not have been worried, but the thousands of troops posed a serious threat to the British Empire's rule in Ceylon. You must know that the total number of British troops in Ceylon is only one division, and it is all Anglo-Indian army - the officers are British, and the soldiers are all Indians (Ceylon at this time is also regarded as India. ）。

However, Churchill could not meet the conditions proposed by Li Guang, and Li Guang asked to equip the warships of the Naval Resistance Army with radars free of charge, but the British Empire refused. Another important reason for Li Guang's rejection of Britain is that Professor Yuan Ye's negotiations with the Morgan consortium in Uruguay have made progress, and the Navy will get rid of financial troubles for a period of time in the future, and there is no need to work for the British Empire. Another reason is that Li Guang must prepare for the annual battle plan of the Naval Resistance Army for several years, as well as trade with Germany, and even the future "Zero Plan".

During his stay in Somalia, several other events took place, all of which were of great significance to the development of the Naval Resistance Force. This is also the reason why Li Guang did not give up escorting British merchant ships in the following months.

Thursday, February 13. The British aircraft carrier "Dreadnought" sailed from the Mediterranean Sea into the Red Sea, and the planes taking off from the aircraft carrier bombed the Italian troops in the small Eritrean mountain town of Massawa. Since then, the aircraft carrier has been supporting the Allied forces in the African theater.

It was already the morning of 16 June when Li Guang received these news. Li Guang is very concerned about the situation in Africa in the past few days. Li Guang was very interested in the British aircraft carrier Dreadworthy, and sent 12 pilots including Liu Gensheng on the grounds of observation.

It is worth mentioning that in mid-February, when the famous German player Rommel arrived in Africa, Li Guang immediately raised his vigilance. Although Rommel is in North Africa, 5,000 kilometers away from Somalia, as Li Guang, who is bent on profit, there is no need to collide with the German army.

Liu Gensheng and 12 other pilots observed the aircraft carrier Dreadnought for nearly a month, and even directly observed the naval battle between the British and Italian forces in the Mediterranean Sea in late February and early March -- the Battle of Cape Matapan. I have a little intuitive understanding of aircraft carrier operations. Although he was not able to obtain the radar technology that Li Guang valued the most, he still took the opportunity to learn the lighting technology of the British. The British installed diaphragm variable shutters on large warships that could avoid exposing the beam until it was not needed; There is also a so-called Evershed searchlight control system, which allows warships to find the correct target orientation before exposing the searchlight.

The war sparked people's scientific imagination, and this Evershed searchlight control system was actually a searchlight system modified by the British using a discovery by Eversed, an astronomer. In fact, it is very simple, at night, use the cover in front of the searchlight to emit a small hole light, illuminate the sky, and in the absence of a beam, use a certain optical effect of the clouds to discover the enemy's warship. And save yourself from being discovered.

The pilots also gained a lot, and Liu Gensheng and others even had the opportunity to fly British fighters to participate in air support for the British ground forces. The short battle made Liu Gensheng have a lot of experience in aircraft carrier battles. Li Guang has always been worried about the P40 fighter, because of the use of liquid-cooled engines, the nose is long, which affects the line of sight, and it is very difficult to land on the aircraft carrier. However, the British aircraft carrier carriers, whether fighters or bombers, were all liquid-cooled engines at this time, and after adequate training, these problems did not exist at all. Liu Gensheng's first landing can be called perfect.

However, based on the experience of flying British fighters, the P40 fighter also made several minor changes, such as raising the seat, lengthening the joystick, and adjusting the shooting scope. This small change makes the P40 fighter of the Naval Resistance Force closer to the requirements of carrier-based aircraft.

In short, during this observation, the aircraft carrier pilots of the Maritime Resistance Force have been greatly improved, and they have intuitively understood the operational characteristics of the aircraft carriers, which will play an immeasurable role in the future aircraft carrier installation of the Maritime Resistance Forces. This was also a by-product of Li Guang's work for the British Empire.

On 25 February, the Italians lost Mogadishu. This coincided with the capture of the port of Sayrazi in Djibouti by the Naval Resistance Forces. This marked a major Allied victory in East Africa, from which the Allied and Italian rivalries would move inland, mainly in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

At the end of March, Major Smith, who had been serving as a liaison officer, was promoted because of his meritorious service, and a lieutenant colonel officer of the British Royal Navy was revealed. Lieutenant Colonel Smith was still corrupted by Li Guang in contact with the Naval Resistance Army, and since then Lieutenant Colonel Smith has become the general agent of Yunnan Baiyao and burn medicine for the Naval Resistance Army in the United Kingdom.

In addition, with regard to the seized Italian weapons, Hu Bofeng was the special logistics department responsible for handling them. Among them, light weapons were sold by Hu Bofeng to many tribal armed groups in the Middle East and to some indigenous tribes in Somalia. From the trade, the navy army obtained a large number of horses, sheepskins, gold and silver, and gained a lot of money. As for what kind of troubles it would bring to the British colonial army, Li Guang was no longer in his consideration.

However, weapons such as 75MM guns, battle defense guns, and the ammunition of the Chinese army in China were all transferred to Yangon, and then sent to China. In addition, the small tanks of the Italian army, which the Naval Resistance Army did not look down on at all, were also sent to the country.

What is more special is that the Italian trucks captured in this battle were allocated by Li Guang to Su Maode's business group. Sumode's commercial group is now in dire need of transportation capacity, especially on the Yunnan-Burma Highway, which has severely restricted the circulation of commerce. The addition of more than 300 cars will surely solve great difficulties for Su Maode. Su Maode's business model has been upgraded repeatedly, and its current appearance looks very much like a special logistics company in Li Guang's view.

In addition to dealing in a limited number of commodities. The main business of its merchant group is now transportation. To put it simply, it is Chinese merchants who purchase supplies from Southeast Asia. Summods is responsible for transporting to the country. As for the materials organized by domestic merchants, Su Maode was responsible for transporting them abroad.

If it is a peaceful and prosperous era, or a country with clear politics, although such a logistics industry is profitable, it is difficult to make a fortune. However, Su Maode now relies on the Naval Resistance Army, coupled with his "relative" relationship with Madame Chiang. A solid commercial channel has been established, the deterrent of which is even stronger than that of a small local warlord.

Officially, there is Madame Chiang. Privately, Su Maode organized a large group of business forces. Behind it, there is the support of Li Guang's Maritime Resistance Army. In itself, Su Maode's pharmaceutical factory security team in Kunming is no longer more than 100 people, but a transportation company with more than 2,000 people, and everyone has a gun for these 2,000 people. Not only that, but Summud was granted permission to pass through Burma because of Li Guang's dealings with the British. At this point, Sumod's logistics business is even at the same level as China.

Under the intricate conditions, Sumode's business model has become a beast that swallows gold. While enlivening the domestic economy, it is strengthening the country's strength, and at the same time, it is also strengthening itself.

With more than 300 cars, it is extremely difficult for the Chinese army to organize so many drivers at once, but Su Maode now has a solid commercial chain with the Chinese businessmen in Nanyang, and it will not take a few days to organize a large-scale transportation team. Su Maode estimated that this transport team could not only transport materials for civilian trade, but also provide cargo transportation services for the Chinese army.

Generally speaking, the first battle of the Naval Resistance Army in Somalia trained the army and harvested a large amount of supplies. In this kind of low-intensity operation, the gains of the Naval Resistance Army were extremely great, and Li Guang was even very proud. You must know that if an army like the Naval Resistance Army were to fight against a Japanese or German army in the first battle, although Li Guang had strong self-confidence, the casualties of the troops would certainly not be light.

However, after experiencing actual combat, Li Guang believed that the officers and men of the Maritime Resistance Corps would not easily make some low-level mistakes. After experiencing the war, the fear of the soldiers when they first went to the battlefield has disappeared, and it is easier to exert their real combat effectiveness.

Moreover, after the many problems that have arisen in the course of the battle are gradually resolved, the overall combat effectiveness of the armed forces will certainly be further enhanced. It was also after the end of the Somali Peninsula campaign that Li Guang believed that the army of the Naval Resistance Army could be regarded as truly combat-effective.

Li Guang heard that the Japanese army's recruit training was a cycle of 10 to 11 months. The army training of the Naval Resistance Force should be said to be a nine-month cycle. Three-month recruit period, three-month individual weapon training, and three-month squad platoon tactical training.

But whether it is ten months of training for the Japanese army or nine months of training for the naval resistance army. It's all just the training of soldiers. The coordination of operations at the company and battalion levels is actually training officers. The biggest shortcoming of the Naval Resistance Army in the past was the lack of coordinated training of large units, and of course, the lack of combat experience was even more lacking.

The Battle of the Somali Peninsula was a rare war experience for every soldier of the Naval Resistance Army. The middle and lower-level officers of the Naval Resistance Army have been promoted the most, and they have truly transformed their roles from a soldier to a battlefield commander. After several years of preparation and training, the Naval Resistance Army finally became combat-ready in March '41. This battle on the Somali Peninsula was a leap forward for the army of the Naval Resistance Army.

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