Chapter 274: Shark's Teeth
The matter of the sixth master, Boss Yang put it aside for the time being, anyway, he has already provided the best pilots, the best aviation experts, and the rest is for them to figure it out on their own, as for the death of a few people, it is also worth it, from the propeller era to the jet age, which country must not die hundreds of pilots? The more dead people, the stronger the foundation, the reason why he has to use the sixth master, he is to let the Chinese in this era of aviation industry directly form a generation gap between Europe and the United States, so that even without themselves, future generations can be more calamity, saving the most stumbling things from thirty years ago.
After a while, I will get the turbofan, turboprop, and even the vortex shaft or something, and then build an aluminum alloy factory in Beiping, anyway, there are aluminum mines in Henan, and now the industrial level of Beiping is enough to support itself to make these things, of course, this is what needs to be considered in the future, and I can't take care of it for the time being.
Because the next most important thing should be the submarine attack, the thought that he is going to start a strangulation war against Japan, this cargo is in good spirits, but unfortunately just after returning to Beiping, he is facing another trouble.
The bald guy was a little unable to hold on, of course, it may also be ulterior motives, he issued an order to the Jin Army and the Eighteenth Group Army to transfer their two armies to the south to participate in the operation in Jiangxi, especially the Eighteenth Group Army, specially asked them to go south, and also issued an order to the first theater of Pingjin to transfer He Zhuguo's 51st Army to the south to his hometown Guangxi to participate in the war against Japan.
"This is Jiang someone's conspiracy, an absolute conspiracy, the purpose is still his set of cutting off dissidents, we can't be fooled by this!" At the secret meeting held in Taiyuan, Liu Gong, who attended the meeting on behalf of Yan'an, said without hesitation.
"Mr. Liu is right, but since Nanjing has come to the official order, if we don't express it, we just let them seize the handle." Yang Feng said.
"The Eighteenth Group Army will not leave northern Shaanxi. We cannot watch the iron hooves of the Japanese army trample on the land of the northeast and run to the south, where there are sufficient troops, and once the Japanese army in the northeast takes the opportunity to move south, North China will be in danger at that time. Liu Gong said.
"Yes, that's something to consider!" Yang Feng looked at Yan Xishan after speaking.
"Whatever you want! Anyway, our Jin army is preparing to let Sun Chu's troops go south. Yan Xishan said lightly.
"So be it! It would not be good if the Eighteenth Army really did not come out with a single soldier, although we understand that this is a trick of Nanjing. But I also want to give them some face, I mean to transfer out your personnel from the original Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance, and then recruit a group of new soldiers to participate in the war as the vanguard of the anti-Japanese resistance in the south, and besides, you still have the New Fourth Army in the south, so as not to fall into Nanjing's mouth. Yang Feng suddenly thought of a good way to get the best of both worlds.
Anyway, it is enough for their people in the original Anti-Japanese Federation to form a division, and many of them are southerners, so there will be no resistance to transferring them back to their hometowns to resist Japan.
Liu Gong looked at Yang Feng's eyes and seemed to have a deep meaning, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I need to go back and study this with Zhongyang to decide."
"Of course. We fully respect Zhonggongzhongyang's decision. Yang Feng hurriedly said that it is a critical time to extend the oil field now, but he can't conflict with them.
The Yan'an side did not let him wait long, and Taizu quickly agreed to his proposal to form an anti-Japanese advance detachment with Dong Zhentang as the commander-in-chief, which was a division-level unit with Zhou Baozhong and Yang Jingyu under his subordinates. Zhao Shangzhi has three brigades, and the backbone is composed of Zhonggong veterans of the former Anti-Japanese Federation. Then a group of recruits recruited in northern Shaanxi was added, and the weapons were financed by Yang Feng.
In addition, the Yan'an side also raised the question of whether the first and second theaters should organize another joint action, and now that the situation of the national war of resistance against Japanese aggression is in full swing, if there can be one or two more great victories. It will certainly be necessary to greatly reduce the pressure on the battlefield on the Southern Front.
"I haven't thought about this here for the time being, but if the Eighteenth Army is willing to fight, we are very willing to cooperate, and our Pingjin Allied Army is very willing to fight together under the leadership of Mr. Mao." Boss Yang said to Liu Gong with a sincere face.
In that case, there is no follow-up for the time being.
However, after the establishment of the troops was reported to the bald guy, he didn't have much reaction. And he happily gave Dong Zhentang the number of the 69th Army, which originally belonged to the Eighth Group Army, to save a detachment of nondescript, as for the original 69th Army, the whole army has long been wiped out, it seems that he has already made this kind of preparation, it would be good if people could come to help him, how could it be his turn to pick and choose, it can be seen that the south is really anxious, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to be so generous, so He Zhuguo's 51st Army, Sun Chu's 33rd Army, and Dong Zhentang's 69th Army were combined into the 25th Group Army to participate in the war. However, the number of the 69th Army is too small, at this point, Boss Yang waved his hand and said: "Recruit while walking, I sponsor all the weapons, I believe that with the banner of your army, the patriotic young people in the south will definitely join the army enthusiastically." ”
Of course, he has no interest in caring about the rest of the things, anyway, there is the first armored division staring there, there is air superiority, no matter how foolish the bald guy is, he will not let the Japanese enter Nanjing, and it is estimated that the Japanese are not interested in this now, I heard that they have contacted the peace talks through Taodeman, and now the situation on the Chinese battlefield is like this, and it is time for His Majesty the Emperor to open up a second battlefield.
In Muping's floating island, Boss Yang looked at the four small submarines in the water with great satisfaction, as well as the crew members who were waiting for their review on the submarine, and now there are nearly two hundred people of all kinds living on this floating island, from submariners to maintenance personnel, until now no one in the outside world knows that there are four fierce sharks hidden under the water villa of Boss Yang's vacation.
"Mr. Yang, the submarine brigade welcomes your review." Zhao Tong saluted him and said that the group of people he led, after almost two years of secret training, can basically be called a qualified submariner, these people are now divided into two shifts, take turns to be on duty at this base, and they are directly sent by torpedo boats to the torpedo boat base in Beitang at night, and then change into the clothes of torpedo boat crews and go to Beiping and Tianjin to rest.
"Where have you been now?" Yang Feng inspected the submarine force and asked Zhao Tong, who was accompanying him.
"Nagasaki, Japan!" Zhao Tong said.
"What?" Yang Feng was taken aback, he really didn't expect these guys to be so bold, although since these people completed their sailing training in the Third Fleet, he had already left all the arrangements for how to conduct the voyage training to them. But I didn't expect them to dare to run directly outside the port in Japan.
"The Japanese Navy didn't find you?" Yang Feng asked with one move.
"No, we also eyed a Japanese submarine underwater and tracked it for almost a hundred kilometers, but it was never detected." Zhao Tong said proudly.
It seems that the power of hatred is indeed huge, and it has forced a bun of dirt buns in the old forests of the Northeast into an underwater wolf pack, but it is not surprising that such a situation occurs. The three-hundred-ton small submarine itself is difficult to find, even if the modern sticks have a headache about these things, not to mention that the Japanese at this time, especially those ordered by themselves, use diesel engines and batteries purchased from Russia, and the quietness is more than a little stronger than the original.
"Excellent! But don't take that risk in the future, you're all treasures now! Yang Feng patted Zhao Tong on the shoulder, then turned his head and shouted to the crew: "Now that China and Japan have officially started a war, do you want to join the war to avenge your relatives?"
Do you need to ask this question? If any of these people do not have a deep blood feud with the Japanese, they will already be on fire. Almost at the same time, he yelled, "Yes!"
"Then it's your turn, but not to Nagasaki, but to Kagoshima, where we can move to the limit, but when we go to sea, I'll send a transport ship to supply you on the way, so that you can have enough range of movement.
You have only one mission, to sink all the merchant ships flying the Japanese flag. Especially oil tankers, which are your most important targets. As for those warships trying not to attack, understand?" Yang Feng said.
"Got it!" The submariners shouted in unison.
It's a pity that these submarines are a little smaller, and the last two are slightly better, because they have been modified a little, have four torpedo tubes, and directly take over the two from the Little Sun Navy. In fact, there are only two torpedo tubes, so that the total number of torpedoes is only twelve, even if one hits one, it will sink up to twelve ships at one sortie, not to mention that there are too many uncertainties in this thing, and it is already very good that two can sink one.
"I'll have to think of a few big submarines in the future." Yang Feng looked at the submariners who were talking to each other in excitement. I thought to myself with regret.
In fact, it is not difficult for him to get a large submarine, and they will be very happy to find Li Fatzi or Sablin to get a few mothballed old submarines, even if they want Kilo, they can probably get it, but the key is that they can't hide in the dock like a small shark.
Unless a cave is dug by the sea! Yang Feng suddenly thought of a good way, he originally wanted to do this, but at that time the control range was too small, and there was no such place along the coast of Hebei, but now there is no problem, Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao can be.
This matter needs to be put on the agenda, and in addition, self-built submarines will also be started, not to mention anything else, there is still no problem with the little shark.
These things are put aside for the time being, and now the key is the route of the submarine attack, the way of replenishment on the way, and all kinds of communication and liaison must be taken into account, and the key is to replenish the submarine on the way, although after changing to a new type of diesel engine and battery, the combat radius of the little shark can already reach 1,500 kilometers, and it can also last three or four days underwater at a low speed of four knots, but if it is not enough to hunt on the Kagoshima route, it is necessary to find a suitable place for replenishment on the way.
Yang Feng looked at the map and determined this place, Suyan Reef, because the Yangtze River estuary has been desperate for demining, so the Japanese Navy is not active in that area at all, and after the Yangtze River estuary is sealed, the shipping in Shanghai Port has basically stopped, domestic freight are all by railway, the import of the bald guy takes the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and then turns to Yunnan-Hunan kilometers, as for Yang Feng here, whether it is imported or exported, the Japanese do not dare to stop it, the United States, Germany, France, Italy, and the Soviet Union have already given them a stern warning, Any move to hinder the trade in non-arms will be seen as an open provocation by Japan, and everything else is easy to say, the point is that no one can stand medicine and seeds, and Poland is a good example.
The voyage from Yangma Island to the vicinity of Suyan Reef is only a little more than 1,000 kilometers, and if you fill up the fuel and supplies here, and then go to the eastern waters of Kyushu Island, it will be a maximum of several hundred kilometers to sail, so that you can ensure that the baby sharks are active in that area for ten days, which is enough for them to hunt.
These baby sharks are equipped with radar and modern sonar. Whether it is a Japanese warship or a submarine, they can easily detect and dodge in advance, so as to ensure safety, do not attack warships but attack oil tankers, and escape immediately after a successful blow, anyway, even those few torpedoes cannot have a second combat capability. Just return to the vicinity of Suyan Reef and wait for supplies.
As for communication, this is easy to solve, as long as you reach the target sea area, everything can be determined by yourself to keep the radio silent.
In addition, there is a trouble that Yang Feng needs to solve, he has to completely clear his suspicion of owning a submarine, because of his series of minelaying operations that he has never admitted, in fact, the outside world also speculates that he has a submarine, after all, this kind of unaware minelaying, except for the submarine, there is nothing to do for the time being, but no one has been able to be sure of this. Even the Japanese will be skeptical.
Now Yang Feng wants to completely clear this suspicion, and not only to clear the suspicion, but also to kill two birds with one stone.
Outside the Pearl River Estuary, midnight.
The four destroyers of the Japanese Navy's Chinese task force were patrolling, and in the distance the lights of Hong Kong were in the distance. Peaceful coexistence is a spectacle. However, if we really want to fight, as long as the few small warships and 10,000 garrisons of the British army in Hong Kong are concerned, Guangzhou is now the headquarters of the Japanese South China Dispatch Army, and at the same time, the headquarters of the Chinese task force, and there are two integrated divisions and regiments on the opposite side of Hong Kong alone, and nearly 100 warships of various types are cruising outside the mouth of the Pearl River. Crushing them with such a huge strength is not the same as crushing an ant.
"Your Excellency, when will we be able to attack Hong Kong? The warriors of the Empire can't wait!" The first mate standing on the bridge looked at Hong Kong with a wistful expression, and then said to the captain beside him.
"Don't worry, as long as the army can hit Yunnan and completely cut off China's external access. Then force Nanking to recognize our occupation of South China, then it is the time to avenge the death of the warriors of the Haruna. The captain said with a sly smile.
As he was talking, there was a sudden sound in the sky of the dense roar of engines when a large group of aircraft flew by, and the two looked at each other in confusion, and the anti-aircraft searchlights on the four destroyers were immediately turned on, and pillars of light shot into the sky, and dozens of large four-engine planes could be faintly seen flying in the night sky.
"Liberator!" The observers on the mast let out a hoarse scream, and the Japanese remembered this aerial monster that specialized in unleashing hellfire.
"Send a report to Guangzhou!" The captain immediately shouted.
"Yang Feng won't bomb his own land, right?" The first mate said suspiciously.
"It's not bombing Guangzhou, so what are they doing here?" The captain shouted sharply, these bombers flew at a height far beyond the range of anti-aircraft artillery, so the Japanese could only watch them fly overhead.
However, after receiving the telegram, the South China Dispatch Army Command, which was jumping for a while, did not wait for the planes to arrive, and just when the commander of the South China Dispatch Army, who was almost bare-bottomed and dragged from the woman's arms, was furious, a small gunboat patrolling the waterway at the mouth of the Pearl River sent back a report that the planes were not here to bomb, but to lay mines.
"Bray? Plane minelay?" Guzhuang Ganlang was stunned.
According to the report of this patrol boat, a Liberator bomber dropped at least seven mines, and the destroyers outside the mouth of the Pearl River reported that they saw at least fifty Liberators flying by, which means that this time he dropped three hundred and fifty mines, and all of them were those hateful sunken mines." The commander of the Chinese task force, Koga Fengichi, said through gritted teeth.
"Three hundred and fifty mines, will our cargo ship still be able to reach Guangzhou after that?" Guzhuang Ganlang said with a blank face.
"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult in the short term." Koga said in frustration.
"Bastard, what about the soldiers of our army on the front line?" Guzhuang Ganlang roared angrily regardless of his image.
"Huh?" Koga remembered at this time that Guangzhou was the main supply port for the Japanese army in South China, and if the Pearl River Estuary was blocked, then the South China Dispatch Army would become the Shanghai Dispatch Army again.
On the destroyer outside the mouth of the Pearl River, the captain who had just received the telegram looked at the group of bombers returning home, then looked at the first mate next to him and said, "Kawase-kun, didn't you just ask when you could attack Hong Kong?"
The first mate nodded blankly.
"Well, I can tell you for sure, right away." The captain said with a sly grin.
Indeed, as he expected, after the Pearl River estuary was blocked by mines, the supply lines of nearly 200,000 Japanese troops in Liangguang were immediately cut off, although Guangzhou also had a certain industrial base, but it was completely destroyed by Yu Hanmou before retreating, although there was no shortage of ports along the coast of Guangdong, but the facilities were perfect, and only Guangzhou was suitable for large merchant ships to berth, and of course there were two, one was Hong Kong in the hands of the British, and the other was Zhanjiang in the hands of the French.
In this way, there is no need to say what the Japanese army should do, if you don't want the 200,000 troops to repeat the tragedy of Matsui Ishine, then you can only take Hong Kong, anyway, this is already meat on the lips, it doesn't make much difference if you eat early and late, since the British started the oil embargo, Japan has no other choice but war.
Just as Yang Feng personally saw off his submarine force, Japan finally began their real war with Britain. (To be continued......)