Battle of Midway, the Japanese army suffered a crushing defeat. The three-direction offensive launched in conjunction with the Battle of Midway, the Japanese army advanced extremely smoothly.

Northern.

Although the Japanese army seized the Aleutian Islands and had weaker troops than in history, the U.S. military had no deployment of troops at all, and the Japanese army only paid a very small price and successfully occupied it.

But due to the change of history. The Japanese did not make a sortie of aircraft carriers in this direction, so some details differ from history. Historically, when the Japanese army attacked the Aleutian Islands, they lost a Zero fighter, which was captured by the U.S. military intact. The subsequent study enabled the US pilots to find effective tactics against the Zero.

Amazingly, on the Kaga aircraft carrier captured by the Naval Resistance Army, there was an almost intact Zero fighter in the spare hangar, and there were also two spare engines. It's amazing that the Kaga caught fire and didn't burn down the spare hangar. Such a change is completely unreasonable.

Afterwards, the Naval Resistance Army also discovered that the captured Kaga was not only a Zero fighter. Japanese aviation torpedoes, Japanese aerial bombs, Japanese anti-aircraft artillery, training manuals for Japanese aircraft carriers. The good stuff is simply endless.

An aircraft carrier is a collection of a country's high technology. During the battle, if the aircraft carrier was damaged, in order to prevent the battleship from falling into the hands of the enemy, it was often used to use torpedoes to sink it. In addition to the fear of being obtained by the enemy, the most important thing is the technical equipment on the aircraft carrier. In World War II, no country has yet been able to capture an opponent's aircraft carrier, and the naval resistance force set a record.

It can be said that the acquisition of the Kaga aircraft carrier by the Naval Resistance Force includes almost all the essence of the Japanese Navy. And these technologies, under normal circumstances, are difficult to obtain by means of purchase. It has a huge role in promoting the development of the Maritime Resistance Army and the technological improvement of the Haitang Kingdom.

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Indian Ocean direction.

June 3rd. The fleet led by Jizaburo Ozawa, two light aircraft carriers attacked Ceylon. By surprise, the British air power was dealt a devastating blow. However, the Naval Resistance Army did not have a few fighters in Ceylon, and the losses were not very large.

On 5 June, Ozawa's fleet raided the port of Calcutta, an important port for British troops in India. Not only did they blow up the British airfield, but also the surface ships, mainly two battleships, shelled Calcutta, and the three warships that the British did not evacuate in time were destroyed.

The Japanese withdrew, and the British let their guard down. They believed that the Japanese offensive was still to protect its supply routes to Yangon, Burma. There was no intention of occupying Ceylon by land or attacking mainland India.

The erratic command of Major General Jizaburo Ozawa confused the British troops. In the early morning of 8 June, while Ozawa's fleet launched an air raid, a formation of battleships shelled the Trincomalee military port northeast of Ceylon, and then the Japanese army landed at the Trincomalee military port.

The Japanese army captured Ceylon in earnest.

During the day, the Naval Resistance Army lost its first submarine. A Fox submarine of the Second Submarine Team of the Maritime Resistance Army. Sink two Japanese transports, but are besieged by six destroyers. Finally, the battle sank in the Bay of Bengal. All 37 officers and men of the submarine were killed. This was the first submarine lost by the Naval Resistance Force in the entire Second World War. Their sacrifice inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army. At least one brigade of Japanese soldiers died in the sea, and thousands of tons of military supplies also sank into the sea.

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Central and South Pacific.

The Japanese offensive against Port Moresby was also progressing well. Port Moresby was defended by the U.S. Army and the Australian Army. Army General MacArthur served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces.

In early May, after the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese did not take advantage of anything. Admiral MacArthur, as an excellent actor, had to show the progress of the U.S. Army. In mid-May, Admiral MacArthur demonstratively moved his headquarters from Australia to Port Moresby. From now on. Whenever the weather permitted, MacArthur sent warplanes to bomb Rabaul on the island of New Britain. The commander of the Japanese Fourth Fleet, Narumi Inoue, who stationed his headquarters in Rabaul, was simply annoyed. However, although the Japanese also had planes, they were able to bomb Port La Mordsby. But where can it be compared with the Americans with deep pockets. This war of attrition. The Japanese devils can't afford to fight.

Yamamoto Isoroku launched the Battle of Midway, and Inoue Narumi really seized the gap this time. The number of US aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers and other capital ships around the Coral Sea is zero. And Inoue Narumi had not only two light aircraft carriers, but also battleships and heavy cruisers. The Allied land forces had a lot of troops, but the navy under MacArthur's command only had a few small Australian warships, and it was no match for the Japanese at all.

The Japanese army has an absolute advantage, and if such a battle cannot be won, Lieutenant General Inoue Narumi is afraid that he will really have to be disemboweled.

The Japanese navy was so superior that MacArthur could only temporarily secure Port Moresby with all his might.

The Japanese Army landed 60 kilometers east of Port Moresby and was in a toiling with the American and Australian forces under MacArthur's command.

Admiral MacArthur regretted it, how did he move his headquarters to Port Moresby? It's not a good thing for actors to be too engaged.

MacArthur had a bitter word, and now he can't retreat. Not to mention the importance of Port Moresby's location, even from a political point of view, Admiral MacArthur could not retreat. He had already escaped once in the Philippines, and he would not dare to run away in Port Moresby anyway. In addition, because the Naval Resistance Army publicized the atrocities of the Japanese army during the Bataan march in the United States, the domestic public sentiment was agitated, and public opinion was very unfavorable to MacArthur, who had left his army behind and evacuated the Philippines. In short, MacArthur could only fight the Japanese army now.

As an excellent actor, MacArthur knows that without a little substantial progress, no matter how high his acting skills are, he can't sing in the play. Now MacArthur is showing his bravery and is also asking for help back home.

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For the offensive of the Japanese army in three directions. Li Guang's view was that the more crazy the Japanese army was, the faster it would perish. If the Japanese army were to defend Southeast Asia, see the South China Sea, and the waters along Chinese mainland, it would be able to ensure that it could transport the looted materials from Southeast Asia back home. However, once the battle line is lengthened, then the Japanese army's defensive circle will be full of loopholes. For the submarine forces of the Naval Resistance Army, it could not be better.

On the other hand, although the Japanese army launched a strategy in these three directions, except for the Aleutian Islands in the north, which had little impact on the United States, one of the other two directions hit the vital point of the American army, and the other hit the vital point of the British army. Why don't you say that it is the key point of the Naval Resistance Army? Although Tanggang is now important to the Maritime Resistance Army, it is definitely not the core of the Naval Resistance Army. Ceylon, the Naval Resistance Army can withdraw, but the British Army cannot withdraw. Once Ceylon was controlled by the Japanese army, then the entire Indian Ocean shipping route would be cut off.

For the British Empire, economically, India can provide Britain with about $100 million in grain, cotton and other materials a year. In terms of manpower, India was the source of troops for the British Empire. Britain was fed by supplies from outside its homeland, and South America was now in turmoil, and supplies were starting to be somewhat unstable. Africa is now at war, and even the British army itself cannot meet its own needs. The United States was able to provide Britain with industrial products, weapons and ammunition. However, the current source of low-cost goods, such as grain, is mainly India.

And India's manpower, troops. It is even more important to the British Empire, and Churchill has a very shameless saying: The British Empire will not surrender until the last Indian soldier is killed. Therefore, attacking the Japanese army in Ceylon was really a good move. But this good chess was the enemy of the British, Germany. For Japan, the role seems to be to be able to further cut off China's foreign supply channels.

As for the Japanese attack on Port Moresby in New Guinea, it really hit the vital point of the American army. If the Japanese captured Port Moresby, they would not only secure their base in the Central Pacific, but also threaten Australia and cut off the passage between the United States and Australia. Australia is a springboard for the United States to attack Southeast Asia and the most important base of the US Army in the Pacific. It can be said that this action of the Japanese army is forcing the US military to fight to the death. Not to mention that MacArthur himself could not retreat, in fact, the US military could not retreat either.

Historically, the Japanese did not seize the opportunity to occupy Moresby after the Battle of the Coral Sea. But the wings of the butterfly instigated, and some changes are already difficult to deduce with logic. If I could barely explain it, it was that Vice Admiral Narumi Inoue, commander of the Japanese Fourth Fleet, was anxious to save face.

The two clever moves of the Japanese army have a common premise, that is, the Japanese army can still control the sea power. Now, the Japanese army has lost five large and medium-sized aircraft carriers, can it still master sea supremacy?

Without the right to control the sea, then the Japanese army's two clever moves will become a defeat move that will make Japan continue to bleed.

Moreover, both of these places were on the periphery of the Japanese army, and it was difficult to supply materials. Especially in the battle of Port Moresby, the Japanese had to pay a considerable price to deliver enough supplies and ammunition. Compared with the United States, which has strong economic power, it is even more urgent.

Of course, analysis is analysis. Some things don't feel so good when they fall on your head. Although Li Guang's analysis is correct. But will the Naval Resistance Army be able to abandon Ceylon?

If you only start from the interests of the Naval Resistance Army itself, abandon Ceylon and let the British and Japanese soldiers fight to the death, it is simply too pleasing to the eye.

However, the Maritime Resistance Army is not only the Maritime Resistance Army of the Haitang Kingdom, but the Maritime Resistance Army of China. The Maritime Resistance Force has a responsibility to the motherland. Guaranteeing the British Indian Ocean route is also a channel for China's foreign goods. Although Burma has already fallen into the hands of the Japanese army, it can still open air routes from India.

If Ceylon is really lost, then it will be difficult for China to obtain the little foreign aid materials. China's resistance to Japan will be even more difficult.

Moreover, Ceylon was lost. The Maritime Resistance Army was unable to help the Chinese Army reopen the Yunnan-Burma Passage.

It's a conundrum. Li Guang didn't know how to decide. (To be continued......)