The Naval Resistance Army is on several fronts, and its progress is different.

In May, the rainy season begins. Zheng Xuechang led the battleship Atlantic to launch an attack on the Japanese army.

On 16 May, Zheng Xuechang took advantage of the continuous rain to boldly enter the Andaman Sea, and after waiting for two days near Yangon, he finally succeeded in attacking the Japanese Southern Fleet.

In this battle, Major General Jizaburo Ozawa of the Japanese army had a light aircraft carrier, while the Japanese army had more land-based fighters, but it could not play a role. In the wind and rain, it is very difficult for the little devils, not to mention that the fighter plane has taken off, even to maintain the posture of the battleship.

The Japanese Navy has always used a flat-deck design, as is the case with all warships. Such a ship-shaped structure has quite serious flaws and is not adapted to the harsh sea conditions. And the Atlantic battleship was designed by the French and was most suitable for operations in the Atlantic in harsh climates.

Therefore, in this battle, Zheng Xuechang had the advantage.

One battleship, two Tengu-class destroyers against four Japanese heavy cruisers, ten destroyers. After the First World War, the Atlantic was almost unscathed. But the battle was impressive, sinking one heavy cruiser and two destroyers of the Japanese army.

The Japanese navy is very strong, but the heavy cruisers are also the core strength of the dry city, a total of only eighteen, although the loss of one is not a nerve, but enough to make Japan feel distressed.

Just like the stock market operation, knowing when to buy is not a master, knowing when to sell is a master. Zheng Xuechang's performance was simply amazing, and he grasped the timing of the evacuation quite well, and when Jizaburo Ozawa was about to outflank him, he turned around and withdrew from the battlefield without delay.

Li Guang was very pleased that the navy of the Naval Resistance Army was gradually maturing, and the officers were gradually able to take charge of themselves. Zheng Xuechang's ability to win this battle independently shows his own progress. It is also the progress of the Naval Resistance Army.

Among the navies of the Maritime Resistance Force, the submarine force is relatively the most mature. The captains of the three submarine squadrons all have their own strengths and weaknesses, and their command of operations is already quite high.

The surface warship unit was established relatively late, and so far the officers are still seriously inexperienced. Except for a few air defense destroyers, due to the relatively simple tactics, as long as the captain can complete the training relatively well, he is considered competent.

Among the other warships, only Zheng Xuechang, captain of the battleship Atlantic, and Zhang Qianwen, captain of the seaplane carrier PJP (formerly a naval officer of the Northeast Department. ）。 Huang Zhonghua, the captain of the Liberty Dragon, and the acting captain of the Indian Ocean, these four people are considered candidates for fleet commander in Li Guang's plan.

Zheng Xuechang's outstanding performance made Li Guang very happy. In this battle, Zheng Xuechang can be described as brave and strategic. Zheng Xuechang already has the qualities of a fleet commander, and the Naval Resistance Army has such officers. Expansion and growth are just around the corner.

On another front, the Madagascar strategy troops led by Yang Weiwu. Progress in the first few months has not been very fast. But after the rainy season, the expansion of the Naval Resistance Force began to accelerate. By mid-May, the central part of northern Madagascar had fallen into the hands of the Maritime Resistance Army.

Wait for the Liberty Dragon to sail into Pearl Harbor. It was already the evening of May 26.

The two aircraft carriers, the USS Yorktown and the USS Liberty Dragon, sailed the sea for 19 days with great difficulty before arriving at Pearl Harbor.

Of the two brothers and sisters, the Yorktown is actually the more miserable. Oil leaks along the way, dragging a wide oil trail, all the way crooked.

As soon as the "Yorktown" entered the port area, several tugboats waiting on the side dragged forward and backward. Immediately send this large aircraft carrier to the dock. 1,400 ship repair workers immediately put down all their work, boarded the "Yorktown", and rushed to repair overnight.

The treatment of the Liberty Dragon was the same, and the 600 American workers immediately started work without saying a word.

Li Guang didn't get off the ship, and he realized that he was afraid that he had been involved in a naval battle that he had always wanted to avoid.

Battle of Midway.

This was a major battle known to Li Guang, and it could even be said to be a crucial battle in which the naval forces of the United States and Japan took a turning point.

In Li Guang's plan, he did not want to participate in the battle between the United States and Japan, which almost decided the fortunes of the country.

At present, the Maritime Resistance Force only has this light aircraft carrier, the Liberty Dragon.

The aircraft carrier Indian Ocean has been launched and is also training. However, due to the large displacement and complex engineering of the Indian Ocean, although training has begun, many follow-up projects are still under construction, still being improved and perfected. (Launching and finishing are two different concepts.) The launch can only mean that the hull of the warship has been completed and it can leave the dock for outfitting, but it is still a long way from the real completion and service of the battleship. At the time of launching, the warship had only completed the preliminary hull construction, and there were still many things that had not been installed, which had to wait until the outfitting work was carried out after launching. ）

More than 1,500 sailors and more than 100 pilots were also engaged in training and construction. It will take time to become combative.

The main project of the USS Pacific aircraft carrier, which is being renovated, has been basically completed so far, but the launching time is not possible until August. With combat effectiveness, I'm afraid it's been four or three years.

Li Guang once planned that if the Battle of Midway was still like in history, the Japanese army would sink four main aircraft carriers. Then the three aircraft carriers of the Maritime Resistance Force will truly become a powerful force in the ocean, so as to maximize the benefits in this war of national rise.

Knowing the outcome of this battle, and due to the emergence of the Naval Resistance Army, the situation of the Japanese army was even worse---- the devil had already lost two large and medium-sized aircraft carriers, and only four large aircraft carriers remained. If in this battle, the devil still loses four large aircraft carriers as in history. Then the rate of decline of the Japanese Navy will accelerate.

In short, Li Guang did not want to participate in this naval battle. War is not something you can grasp if you know a little bit of history, you are changing, and your opponents are changing. The world is also changing.

In this decisive battle between heavyweights, the Maritime Resistance Army is only such a small aircraft carrier, and the slightest bump will cause the ship to sink and die.

Before the Indian Ocean aircraft carrier has combat effectiveness, the loss of such a light aircraft carrier by the Maritime Resistance Force will even endanger the survival of the Maritime Resistance Force. Participating in the Battle of Midway was a gamble on Japan's national fortunes, and even more so on the national fortunes of the Naval Resistance Army.

Before Li Guang could disembark, Tian Muyi, the coordinating staff officer of the submarine force left in Pearl Harbor by the Maritime Resistance Army, boarded the Liberty Dragon. He solemnly handed Li Guang a telegram.

This telegram was a ciphered telegram from Premier Yuan Ye. The password is only known to Li Guang and Yuan Ye.

Premier Yuan Ye sent a secret telegram of this level, which is definitely an extremely important thing. The passwords of the Maritime Resistance Army are mainly pinyin passwords and five-stroke character passwords. As a supplement, it is also the most important information or military order transmission, and there is also a unique password for each. Most of them are passwords based on the page numbers and text order of a particular book. And in order to ensure that the password is not cracked, it is often changed after using it once.

Li Guang hurriedly returned to his cabin and found an old version of the Siku Quanshu "Zhou Yi".

The content of the telegram was simple: the Americans gave three conditions. Professor Yuan has agreed. And I had to say yes.

Conditions proposed by the Americans. I really can't refuse.

First, the United States will formally recognize Haitang as an independent country. and does not openly admit that Madagascar is administered by the Haitang State.

Second, at the beginning of the fourth or third year, it provided free assistance to an Independent-class light aircraft carrier of the Haitang Kingdom.

Third, the United States will not set a threshold for the purchase of arms by the Haitang Kingdom.

These three are all things that Haitang cannot refuse.

If nothing else, the first article alone is weighty enough. At this time, the United States had already shown its domineering, and if the Haitang Kingdom wanted to establish an independent state, especially in Madagascar. It must be recognized by the United States.

How Li Guang is not clear, the situation after World War II.

There was no recognition from the United States, once after the end of World War II. The United States casually gives you the name of aggression, and immediately it is a bunch of horses chasing and intercepting the Haitang Kingdom. Not to mention development, I'm afraid that the end is imminent.

Not to mention, at least within thirty or fifty years, even if Li Guang has the ability to reach the sky. Even if we have a more long-term vision, we simply cannot confront the United States.

The rise of a nation and a nation. It takes blood.

It's a naked-naked-naked law.

And the temptation given by the Americans is enough. Independence-class light aircraft carrier. This is the second largest light aircraft carrier built by the United States in World War II, second only to the Essex-class large aircraft carriers (24). This kind of aircraft carrier belongs to a regular aircraft carrier, and it is not at the same grade as the Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier converted from a merchant ship. I don't know how many times better than the performance of the Liberty Dragon of the Naval Resistance Army.

In order to tie the light aircraft carrier of the Maritime Resistance Force to the giant ship of the United States, the Americans have invested a lot of money. There is more to it than just the three above.

The United States also promised to provide $20 million in aid to Chairman Chiang. Of course, this article is also tied to the Naval Resistance Army to help the Americans fight, and if the Haitang Kingdom does not help the US Army fight this war, the 20 million US dollars can only be.

Therefore. Chairman Jiang has already contacted Premier Yuan Ye several times, and his tone is sincere, which has the flavor of pulling brothers. He has also agreed to a small request from Premier Yuan, but this request is very important to Haitangguo.

And Dr. Hu Shih. He has just stepped down as China's ambassador to the United States, and this time he also clearly agreed to Premier Yuan Ye's request to serve as the ambassador of Haitang to the United States, and has since become a citizen of Haitang.

It's not that Dr. Hu is unpatriotic, but that he loves China deeply, and he made such a decision just to get a little more money for the Chinese army.

Dr. Hu also said that as long as the Haitang Kingdom would not have a civil war on the land of China like a warlord in the future, he would definitely not let Xu Shu enter the Cao camp without saying a word. Or in Cao Ying, the heart is in Han.

Li Guang can not evaluate Hu Shi's diplomatic level, but this person's character is still quite credible. And its influence is extremely huge, for the future of the Haitang Kingdom, it can be described by the word indispensable.

In addition, the Americans are now withholding the military aid promised to Haitang last time and not delivering. Not only that, but even the twelve B17 strategic bombers that Haitang exchanged for torpedoes were also prevaricated under various pretexts, in short, they were not delivered.

The Americans are very shameless, coercing and inducing both sides of the river. But what can you do?

It should be said that the Naval Resistance Army still sold it for a good price this time. If it weren't for the right timing, the US military at this stage would not be able to sell at a good price, even if it wanted to.

Do the Americans lack aircraft carriers? Lacking, not lacking.

Lack refers to the present moment. Now the United States has only five aircraft carriers in the entire Pacific Ocean. Among them, the Saratoga was seriously injured and repaired on the West Coast. And the Wasp was in the Caribbean against German submarines.

In other words, at present, including the Yorktown, only three aircraft carriers can participate in the Battle of Midway. Therefore, the Americans lack aircraft carriers.

Say no. That's because the United States now has 120 aircraft carriers on the slipway, and it only takes half a year to a year for the US aircraft carriers to emerge one by one like a blow.

Americans pay such a big price because of one word--- time.

Americans need time.

At the end of several conditions, the Americans attached a clause, that is, to give a reward according to the clearly marked price of the sunken Japanese warship. From aircraft carriers to battleships to various warship transports, the price is clearly marked and the reward is given.

There is no need for any analysis, and Li Guang can't refuse to participate in the war at all.

The aircraft carrier USS Liberty Dragon was finally kidnapped to the huge battleship of the United States. (To be continued......)