Chapter 226: Black Tiger's Heart-Digging Strategy

The Japanese Navy's battle plan was finally introduced, and Kuroshima Kameto proposed a new battle plan, that is, to attack the island of Taiwan. The purpose of this plan is to force the main force of the Chinese Navy to fight a decisive battle, and if the Chinese Navy refuses to fight a decisive battle, then the Combined Fleet will come to the real thing, in short, Taiwan's position is too important for Japan, and it is simply above the throat of Japan's lifeline.

When making the plan, the underworld turtle people did not forget to make a sarcastic sentence about the decision to exchange the island of Taiwan between the island of Huatai and the Far East, calling it the stupidest decision in Japan's history. This sentence was deleted by Yamamoto Isoroku because it was too offensive.

The whole plan is divided into two sections, and the first stage is to concentrate the remaining four aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy and all the capital ships of the Combined Fleet, and set off from Naha to Taiwan and make a move. Prior to that, a group of attack planes taking off from Naha attacked two airfields around Taipei, and a group of attack planes taking off from the Philippines attacked two airfields in Kaohsiung. Completely knock out the Chinese planes deployed in Taiwan. In the second stage, the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet turned around and headed north, laid an ambush on the East China Sea Route, and waited for the main force of the Chinese Navy's Second Fleet to go south to reinforce Taiwan.

This battle plan itself is not a big problem, but it ignores a very fatal problem, that is, the shore-based aircraft deployed by the Chinese naval aviation along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang. In fact, this problem, Yamamoto fifty-six saw. But he didn't have a better choice.

The last day of the first quarter of '41, March 31. After many preparations, the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy was finally dispatched. The "Fengxiang" aircraft carrier, the Fengxiang class is the world's first class of ships built as an aircraft carrier, and there is only one Fengxiang. The standard displacement is 7470 tons / 10000 tons, and there are 26 standard carrier-based aircraft. The Kaga was one of Japan's first heavy aircraft carriers, and she is similar in origin to the Akagi, with the original design being a battleship that was converted into an aircraft carrier because of the Washington Naval Treaty.

The Kaga entered service on March 21, 1928. But it was not put into use right away. In the early days of service, it served as an island-type superstructure test ship. In 1934-1935 it was modernized at the Sasebo Naval Shipyard. After the modification, it has a displacement of 42,541 tons, 8 boiler steam turbines, 127,400 horsepower, a maximum speed of 28 knots, and is armed with 10 single-barreled 20-mm single-purpose guns, 8 twin-barreled 127-mm dual-purpose guns, and 22 25-mm anti-aircraft guns. The crew is 2016 people, and the carrier aircraft is 81 (up to 90).

The Hiryu was the second ship of the Soryu-class, which began construction at the Yokosuka Naval Shipyard in July 1936, was launched in November 1937, and completed in July 1939. The test displacement is 20,165 tons, the speed is 34.6 knots, the endurance is 7,670 nautical miles, and it can carry 72 aircraft and 1,101 officers and soldiers.

Aircraft carrier Zuizuru. There are 21 standard carrier-based aircraft in zero combat, 30 in 99 ship explosions, and 30 in 97 ship attacks.

In addition to the four aircraft carriers, the Japanese Navy's number one battleship, the Yamato, and the second-class battleships Nagato and Mutsu also went into battle. Two Kongo-class battleships went into battle. They were the King Kong, Kirishima and Fuso-class battleships. They are Fuso and Yamashiro. There are 36 ships of various types, and it can be said that all the foundations of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet have been revealed.

Shanghai, Chongming Island, where the headquarters of the Second Fleet of the Navy is located, has been built into a fortress today, there are ten forts made of reinforced concrete on the island, and the armament includes 2 410 caliber cannons, 6 365 caliber cannons, and 10 305 caliber cannons. 155 howitzers 24 guns, a brigade of marines was stationed. At the Shanghai Pudong Naval Airport, 120 Swift fighters, 100 B-17 bombers, and 120 Stuka dive bombers in cooperation with Germany were stationed.

Such a fortress can be described as impregnable, no wonder the Japanese navy refused to come to attack Shanghai, and when it came, it was also a nose of ashes. Of course, the Japanese navy can still fight in Hangzhou Bay, but the problem is that the forts in Hangzhou Bay are not vegetarian, and there are more than 240 combat planes at Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport.

Of course, the Japanese Combined Fleet will not be stupid enough to use carrier-based aircraft on aircraft carriers to deal with shore-based aircraft, and it is not even safe to get closer, and the bloodstains of the tragedy in the Bay of Bengal have not yet dried.

As the commander of the Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Isoroku knew very well that the Japanese Navy no longer had the upper hand, but this battle had to be fought, otherwise the country would not be able to explain it at all, unless the emperor had his brain in the water and decided to surrender. In times of economic crisis, Japan's choice was to develop armaments, and this method of dealing with the economic crisis was doomed to war. Otherwise, what are you going to do with developing so many troops and equipment, isn't it just preparing to go out and rob.

It was really cool to rob Japan in the South Seas, and it was not until China turned its face that Japan found that the robbery was not so easy to do. The long sea transport line is now a swimming pool for Chinese submarines, and they can make trouble wherever they want. The Japanese Navy was still able to scare submarines with destroyers during the day, but at night visibility dropped, and the submarines became emboldened. This is a very helpless thing, Japan has no future if it does not rob, and after embarking on the road of robbery, it seems that there is no future.

All in all, the Japanese Navy has watched the Chinese Navy grow from scratch and sharpen its sword for 30 years, and finally when the day comes for Japan to taste the sharpness of the sword, the Japanese Navy has no advantage. If you have to talk about advantages, it is probably the so-called heritage of the Japanese Navy, right? The problem is that the background is definitely not as reliable as the aircraft carrier.

History has proven countless times that once China is on the right path, its development speed is simply not as fast as the small neighboring countries can imagine. In just 30 years, the Air Force, Army, and Navy have left Japan behind, and this is the sorrow of a small country, no matter how hard Japan tries, it cannot avoid being surpassed.

Chen Shaokuan, who was complacent, was presiding over the Navy's operational meeting, and Tang Qianming, the commander of the Second Fleet, had not moved his nest for many years. So what is the strength of the Second Fleet now? The Second Fleet has two large aircraft carriers Qinghai and Tibet with a displacement of 38,000 tons, and two large aircraft carriers Hunan and Guangdong with a displacement of 42,000 tons, which can carry at least 380 carrier-based aircraft to sea at a time, and the Second Fleet also has four large battleships, three battleships with a displacement of 38,000 tons, and one Beijing with a displacement of 60,000 tons. 3 heavy cruisers, 8 light cruisers, and 22 high-speed destroyers.

At the meeting presided over by Chen Shaokuan himself, Tang Qianming had always known President Fangda's style, so he naturally would not resist Chen Shaokuan. Fortunately, Chen Shaokuan also respects him, and he is a senior and the most trusted naval commander when he opens and closes his mouth.

"The submarine forces reported that the main force of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy had left Naha and, judging by the course, was heading south. As a result of the General Staff Analysis, it should be heading for Taiwan. Assuming that the Japanese Combined Fleet is really going to fight Taiwan, everyone will talk about how this battle should be fought? Chen Shaokuan's opening remarks were very concise, and his eyes were directed towards Tang Qianming.

It feels good that opinions are taken seriously, and Tang Qianming is not young anymore, and after taking a sip of tea, he said slowly: "The staff officers of the Second Command made a deduction a year ago, and the main force of the Second Fleet fought a decisive battle with the main force of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy, and the chance of winning was about fifty percent. After the victory in the Bay of Bengal, the staff officers made another deduction, and the odds of victory reached 70%. There is a premise here: We are fighting in the East China Sea, and we must not let the main battleships of the Japanese army approach our fleet, otherwise there will be a situation of naval artillery bombardment, and our superiority will not be obvious. ”

After all, it is the old navy, Tang Qianming will not be untrustworthy when he speaks, and there are practical examples to prove it, which is very convincing.

"The strength of the Japanese Combined Fleet is very strong, but we are not bad either, and our ships are equipped with the latest radars, which can detect targets at sea from fifty nautical miles. This is incomparable to the Japanese Navy. Yu Zhenxing, deputy commander of the Second Fleet, was born in the United Kingdom, and his classmates who studied abroad with him all held important positions in the Second Fleet.

Wen Shude, captain of the Hunan aircraft carrier, stood up confidently and said: "The great victory in the Bay of Bengal has verified that the performance of our Swift-5 carrier-based aircraft is above that of the Zero type, and our naval aviation has been established for many years, and this battle will definitely defeat the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet." The worries of the new commander are also justified, the speed of several main battleships of the Japanese Navy is very fast, and the maximum speed of our aircraft carrier is only 25 knots, so it is necessary to open up the distance and attack the enemy ship with carrier-based aircraft, so as to give full play to the superiority of our army. ”

Ren Guangyu, captain of the Guangzhou aircraft carrier, also stood up and said: "Reconnaissance is the key, and submarines and reconnaissance planes should work together to ensure that the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy is within my sight." As long as he can do this, no matter how much he tosses, he will not escape defeat. ”

Shen Kui, the captain of the battleship of the Beijing, like the previous ones, was a contemporaneous student studying in the United Kingdom, and he did not lag behind at this moment, and stood up and said: "All the officers and men of the Beijing are determined to fight to the death, and they will be ashamed of the first day of the Navy with blood. I secretly thought that we could not simply wait for the Japanese Navy to come to the door, and that we could completely concentrate the main forces of the third and fourth fleets and take the initiative to attack the Japanese port in Manila. ”

This is a group of militants, the Third and Fourth Fleets have three light aircraft carriers, one battleship with a displacement of 38,000 tons, three battleships with a displacement of 32,000 tons, 10 heavy cruisers, 10 light cruisers, and 25 destroyers.

After listening to everyone, Chen Shaokuan took over with a smile and said: "I think it is better to use the second fleet to attract the main force of the Japanese army, and the third and fourth fleets to form a task force, go around in a circle to the east, and go to Naha, wouldn't it be better to copy his old nest?" ”

When everyone heard this plan, they were a little dumbfounded, this is ruthless! Black Tiger Dig Out the Heart! The question is, how to ensure that the actions of the task force are not detected by the Japanese Navy?