I have received bad news from the Pacific, and my ally, the United States of America, has been hurt heavily! On 20 February, the Japanese fascist fleet rampantly attacked the Wake Island base, killing 17 American warships and tens of thousands of American soldiers! Here, I mourn for those indomitable heroes, and I thank those naval officers and men who made outstanding contributions and gave their lives in the anti-fascist war! I would also like to warn the fascists once again here that your rampant arrogance will not last long! We will not give in, we will not surrender! We will be on land, at sea, in the sky! Fight you to the end! We will fight the enemy! Never back down! We will do everything in our power to cut off your black hand reaching out to the Pacific! ――

The President of the Republic of China, Yang Qiu, February 24 National Radio Speech. ◎◎

"Look, this is the first mistake of the US Navy. At that time, the task of the fleet was to ensure the safety of Wake Island, so knowing that the strength of the enemy and ours was equal, it was the main reason why they took the initiative to abandon the defensive war with the island as the core and adopt the active offensive tactics. ”

"The second mistake, Halsey, in order to avoid the battleships not being able to keep up, separated the aircraft carriers and battleships into formation. It seems that this is the right thing to do, but in fact, it has led to a serious shortage of anti-aircraft firepower when the two aircraft carriers are attacked. So I am here to remind everyone not to use battleships as decorations in naval battles. In the Battle of the Ryukyus, the Dinghai shot down 19 enemy planes and cooperated with the Ninghai to shoot down a total of 31 planes, and the Nanjing shot down 13 ships in the Mariana Naval Battle. All this shows that up to now, no other warship has a complete multi-layered and high-density air defense system like a battleship. Therefore, we need to continue to explore how to continue to cooperate with each other to give full play to their strongest capabilities. ”

"The third mistake, after Halsey discovered the Japanese fake aircraft carrier, although he promptly notified the attack aircraft group to change targets. However, the battleship formation did not inform the side that it had accelerated past the aircraft carrier, causing the attack group to waste about ten minutes after encountering it halfway to confirm whether it was the Nagumo fleet, which was just enough time for the Japanese interceptor group to arrive. If it weren't for this serious mistake, then Nagumo would have been the first to be attacked by the US military. According to Japan's war report, there were only six Zeros in the sky over Nagumo at that time, while the US military alone had more than 30 fighters. So if the U.S. military discovers Nagumo first, then the possibility that the Yamato will be sunk cannot be ruled out. ”

"This is the fourth."

"It can be seen from the whole course of the battle that there are mistakes on both sides of Japan and the United States, and these mistakes are common in command, so we must take warning. In addition, in this naval battle, although Japan also lost the aircraft carrier of the Zuizuru fleet, it started construction at the beginning of last year, and the dragon and phoenix escort and two Flying Eagle-class escort ships, which were modified to deal with our general-class escort aircraft carriers, have already begun sea trials. Together with the three fleet aircraft carriers Soryu, Flying Dragon, and Shozuru, the four Kongo-class battleships, and the Yamato battleship, the Japanese Navy still has a good strength. Therefore, in the next operation, all ships still have to be vigilant enough. Especially submarines, the cases of the sinking of the Zuihe and the Arizona tell us. The fleet needs to be extra careful of underwater threats when it comes to slow, complex waters, and at night. ”

"Let me conclude with a few pieces of news. According to the latest information, the US Pacific Fleet currently has only one capital ship left, the USS West Virginia, and two Wyoming-class old battleships have set sail from the Caribbean Sea to support Pearl Harbor. They also demanded that the shipyard deliver the battleship USS North Carolina, the battleship Washington and the USS Vespa in advance. It is expected to be in service in March, July and August, respectively. The refit of the USS Raider and the restoration of the USS Yorktown were also required to be completed by August. However, from the analysis of various situations, these efforts are mainly used to strengthen defenses. Also, Japan recently got three escort aircraft carriers. More escort carriers are being refitted, and various barriers are being constructed at some of the landing sites in the Ryukyu Islands. ”

In the Navy Conference Room of the Ministry of National Defense in Xishan, Beijing, Bai Yutang, chief of staff of the Navy, held a whip and pointed to the naval battle report and map of Wake Island obtained from Japan and explained in detail. This is a naval rule, and no matter who fights the navy, it must be studied and summarized: "Based on this information, the Strategic Intelligence Bureau and our Naval Intelligence Department both believe that Japan is stepping up efforts to prevent our troops from landing, and the US Pacific Fleet will not take an offensive posture before the end of August this year, so this period will be the best time for us to capture Wake Island, the Marshall Islands, and the Ryukyus." ”

"Yes, didn't the president say when he spoke to the nation a few days ago that the Japanese fascists are still very arrogant, and we will do everything we can to crack down and cut off their black hands reaching out to the Pacific Ocean."

"Haha."

"These guys." However, today is destined to be unable to end seriously, so Bingwen shook his head again and again when he looked at the officers who were laughing in the room. But thinking of Yang Qiu's national speech after the news of the naval battle of Wake Island came, he was also full of laughter.

God, I don't know who set up Wake Island to a dead end before snatching Guam, and then followed the Japanese ass to grab the territory.

"Commander, did you say that Roosevelt was hospitalized in shock because of his losses, or because of the president's speech?" Shen Honglie, who was sitting next to him, stabbed Bingwen and remembered that Roosevelt was hospitalized in shock for a short time, and made a joke.

"I guess I'm sulking with myself." Bingwen smiled slightly, and returned to the next offensive mission: "Are Tsukahara and Nagumo back?" What about Guam? ”

"Tsukahara has returned to Yokosuka with three aircraft carriers, along with Yamato, Kongo, Hiei, Kirishima and several heavy cruisers, the slightly injured Haruna on Wake Island is temporarily staying in Truk, accompanied by Kumano, Furutaka, Kako, two light cruisers Oi and Kiso, and more than a dozen destroyer auxiliary ships, presumably to support Wake Island and Marshall nearby. By the way, I heard that the Dragon Phoenix will go to Truk after the sea trials, and the two Flying Eagles will go to the Philippines, I don't know if it's true. Shen Honglie continued: "On our side, 2 Beihai ships have arrived in Guam, 2 Anhai and 2 Dunkirk have also departed, and they can arrive tonight at the latest. Together with 3 escort carriers, there are 5 aircraft carriers, 4 battleships, 4 heavy cruisers, 6 light cruisers, 28 destroyers, 12 frigates and 27 submarines. The landing fleet is also in place, with a total of 42 landing ships, 27 troop carriers, 5 supply ships, 5 minesweepers and 67 water reconnaissance/anti-submarine aircraft, as well as 376 bomber/attack aircraft and 150 Y-10 transport aircraft supported by the Air Force. By the way, the napalm you asked me to snatch from the Air Force has been delivered to Guam, totaling 10,000. Because of this, Xu Huansheng almost didn't put me there. ”

"Hehe, he didn't invite you to dinner?" The two continued their tacit little joke.

"Don't mention those guys, if it weren't for the sake of ammunition, I wouldn't be so angry if I was killed." Shen Honglie was huffing. Due to problems with the preservation of napalm, mass production did not begin until the end of last year. Because of the strong destructive power of this kind of bomb, the naval and air forces quarreled every day over ammunition, and even he suffered several losses. continued: "After Pan Duheng's plan was submitted, they believed that Truk had at least 20,000 Japan, and it was not cost-effective to fight now. Therefore, he wanted to destroy the sea and air base facilities here with napalm and high-explosive bombs, but instead of landing, he would go to Wake Island and Eniwetok Atoll to land, and then use this as a base to sweep the Marshall Islands all the way south, and finally turn around and hit Truk. ”

"Yes, Truk and Marshall are not the main battlefield anyway. However, you have to tell Pan Duheng and Dai Anlan that the General Staff only promised me that I could keep three escort aircraft carriers and five divisions, so after blowing up Truk, some of the ships would have to be transferred back to participate in the Ryukyu landing battle. So you tell him to be careful, and he must be steady and don't rush it. Bingwen nodded, agreed to the plan, and asked, "Huh?" Why didn't the 2 aircraft carriers Beijing, Guangxi and Guangdong have their missions arranged? ”

"Pan Duheng said that as long as he takes out Truk, Wake Island and the Marshall Islands, Japan's sea and air forces will be very weak, so there is no need for so many aircraft carriers, and he is afraid that we will be tight here." Before Shen Honglie finished speaking, Bingwen raised his finger and shook it: "Don't underestimate Japan, Truk has been in business for many years." Besides, Guangxi and Guangdong have not fought a tough battle, Truk has Japan Navy Airlines and Army Airlines, and their strength is good, let them go and exercise. The two ships of Beijing will come back first, and it just so happens that the Nanjing is about to be repaired, and when the time comes, the four ships together can provide fire support when they land. The four aircraft carriers of Guangdong, Guangxi, Beihai and Balkhash withdrew after they had finished fighting Truk and Wake Island. ”

"And the Ryukyus?"

"No problem, the Chief of the General Staff just said when he had a meeting with a few of us. As soon as we get started, the Air Force will first blow up the Tokuyama oil depot and then start a strategic night bombing of Japan. I guess we have to leave about two weeks for the Air Force, so if we calculate it, the time to land in the Ryukyus will be about mid-March, which is just enough to make a time difference. Bingwen said: "Also, after the meeting, I will go to Lianyungang and Taiwan to check the preparations for landing, and you can help me send a telegram to Zhu Binhou and tell him that the Central Asian Railway has passed through Mashhad and the railway from Jiangxinpo in Yunnan to India will be opened to traffic in a week at the latest." So in a month, the army will send twelve more divisions to northern Iran and Bangladesh, so he asked him to prepare as soon as possible, and he may ask us to cooperate. ”

"Okay."

The two of them whispered, carefully sketching out the all-out battle that was about to begin, but the door to the conference room was suddenly pushed open. "Report to the commander, Marshal Yue and the chief of the general staff asked you to rush to the airport immediately, saying that in half an hour, the plane to Korla will take off."

"Korla?" Bingwen was a little puzzled, and looked at Shen Honglie, who was also stunned. Seeing that Truk was about to fight, what did he do in the desert of Xinjiang? (To be continued)