Chapter 236: Remake of Pearl Harbor (Asking for Subscriptions, Monthly Passes, and Various!! ）

Chen Feng's plan to bomb Shanghai seemed unrealistic to all the officers in the conference room, and it was a completely whimsical plan. Even Zhangjiakou Airport, the closest airport to Shanghai, is more than 3,000 kilometers away in a straight line, which is not something that can be shortened.

The 40th Army's longest-range fighter is the TB-3 bomber, which has a maximum range of 2,200 kilometers, and even if it uses disposable auxiliary fuel tanks, the range is only more than 2,800 kilometers, and it still can't reach Shanghai, even if it uses suicide bombing, because the fighters can't reach Shanghai at all.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Chen Feng took the baton and said: "I know very well what you think, but things can be changed, the flight range is not enough, we can solve it by transferring, as long as we find a suitable airport between Saibei and Shanghai for transfer, then the plan to bomb Shanghai can be completely feasible." ”

"As far as I know, all the airports along the line from Zhangjiakou to Shanghai have been occupied by the Japanese army, and we have no airfields for transfer at all." Liu Nijia said with a frown.

Chen Feng smiled and said, "Who said no, look here." As he spoke, Chen Feng pointed to a point on the map with his teaching stick and said.

Liu Nijia and others can clearly see that that point is now the location of the highest authorities of the Nationalist Government - Wuhan. Chen Feng's meaning, Liu Nijia and others knew very well that the head office wanted to use Wuhan Airport as a springboard and then attack Shanghai. But it doesn't seem to work. Let's not talk about whether Lao Chiang borrowed this airfield to the 40th Group Army, let's just say that there is a straight-line distance of nearly 1,400 kilometers from Saibei to Wuhan, which is not too far for bombers, but it is very far for fighters, and for Yi-16, its maximum range is only 800 kilometers, and it is impossible to synchronize with the bombers.

In addition, the route from Wuhan to Shanghai has to pass through several large cities, such as Nanjing and Suzhou, and once a Chinese fighter plane is discovered, the Japanese army will definitely send fighter jets to intercept it. A bomber without fighter escort is a good live target. There are still huge loopholes in this plan.

"Boss, if it's just a bomber going on this mission, isn't it too dangerous?" Ma Yun said with a frown.

"It's not the bombers who do it alone, the destroyers (fighters) who go south with them. As for the question of the destroyer's range, I also thought of a solution. We were able to get our plane to depart from Datong airport. Then find an airport in Zhengzhou, Henan Province as a temporary transfer station. The bombers flew to Wuhan in one go. When I arrived in Wuhan, I transferred again. And the fighter made the first transition in Zhengzhou. After filling up the fuel, we will depart from Zhengzhou and go to Wuhan for the second transfer. So this requires the help of Brother Zhaomin, Zhilu said that your brother is a celebrity in front of Chairman Jiang. Brother hopes that you can talk to Chairman Jiang and ask him to agree to our Northern Air Force to use the airports in Zhengzhou and Wuhan, I wonder if Brother Zhaomin can agree to brother. Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Commander Chen, you should send a report to the Ministry of Military Affairs or the Ministry of Defense for instructions on such a matter, in order to find me, a person who does not have the right to transfer troops?" Kang Ze asked with a squint.

"To tell the truth, my brothers really can't believe in the regulations on the secrecy of the party-state's military organs, and even the resolutions of the Military Commission can be transmitted to the Japanese as soon as possible, and my brothers really dare not discuss this operational plan with them. But Brother Zhaomin, you are different, you are Chairman Jiang's most trusted right-hand man, and you are a person who can go directly to heaven. ”

Shortly after the Lugou Bridge Incident, the Nationalist Government held a secret military meeting in Nanjing and decided to immediately blockade the Yangtze River channel in Jiangyin and annihilate the warships of the Japanese Navy stationed at various ports on the Yangtze River. The next morning, however, the Japanese expatriates in Hankow were suddenly ordered to make an emergency retreat. The direct cause of this incident was that the Japanese Consulate General in Nanjing had obtained top-secret information provided by Huang Jun (i.e., Huang Qiuyue, then secretary of the Executive Yuan of the Nationalist Government, who had secretly bribed and acted as a spy for the Japanese side) the night before, that is to say, the operational plan formulated by the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government reached the Japanese in less than half a day.

This incident directly led to the complete collapse of Chiang's plan to gather and annihilate the Japanese navy warships anchored at various ports on the Yangtze River, and for this reason, Lao Chiang even angrily scolded that 'the Military Commission has become a den of traitors'.

Kang Ze pondered for a while and finally asked, "Brother, I just want to ask, is this matter reliable?" ”

Chen Feng knew that Kang Ze was asking him how feasible this sneak attack plan was and whether it could be successful. Subtly, if he is very sure, he Kang doesn't mind talking to Lao Jiang, and he wants a piece of the pie in the future. But if you Commander Chen himself is not very sure, then don't let me Kang and someone follow your brother to eat and hang.

Chen Feng said with a smile: "Brother Zhaomin, our brothers have been working together for more than half a year, when did you see your brother doing something that you are not sure of." Don't worry, brother, I won't hurt you. ”

"Well, I'll send a telegram to the headmaster, if it's just for the airport, the headmaster won't say yes." Kang Ze Dao.

"It's not just about using the airport, I also hope that the airports in Zhengzhou and Wuhan can provide enough fuel for the troops, of course, if our pilots have an accident in the enemy-occupied area or the nationalized area, I also hope that the commission will help resettle it, and I will repay it afterwards." Chen Feng said slowly.

"Okay, I'll go and send a report to the commission, I believe there will be news soon." Kang Ze Dao.

Chen Feng's plan for this air raid on Shanghai was inevitable, and the reason why he came up with such a move was completely influenced by the Japanese. Historically, the Japanese army's surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor can be called a classic, and the situation Chen Feng is facing now is almost the same, Japan is nearly 4,000 nautical miles away from the US naval base in the Hawaiian Islands, and such a long distance is beyond the combat radius of any kind of Japanese combat aircraft.

However, at that time, the Japanese army urgently needed to come south to break the US economic sanctions against Japan, so as to obtain the oil, steel, and other resources urgently needed for the war, and the most important part of the southward expansion plan was to obtain sea supremacy in the Pacific Ocean and eliminate the US Pacific Fleet.

However, at that time, the United States was already wary of Japan, and the Pacific Fleet was also extremely strong, with more than 40 US warships stationed at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands, including three aircraft carriers and eight battleships. With such a formidable power, the threat to the Japanese Combined Fleet was obvious.

A frontal attack was likely to be a lose-lose situation, so Admiral Yamamoto, then commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, proposed a plan for a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Soon, a formation of six aircraft carriers, two battleships, three cruisers, and nine destroyers set sail from the Kuril Islands to the east, and after passing through the northern route, which was windy in winter and there were few ships, it adopted radio silence and other covert means to approach Pearl Harbor, the main base of the US Pacific Fleet, to carry out this surprise attack plan. After more than two hours of attack, 188 US planes and 18 warships were destroyed, 3,681 people were killed and wounded, and the US Pacific Fleet was severely damaged in one fell swoop.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor reminded Chen Feng that instead of bombing those military facilities of little strategic significance, it was better to clean up the Japanese navy. Although this plan is a bit risky, as long as the planning is good, there is still a great hope of success.

After Kang Ze left, Chen Feng continued: "In addition, in order to avoid the threat posed by the Japanese fighter group to our bomber group, our fighter group must undertake the task of containing the Japanese combat aircraft group. According to the operational plan, the target of our southward movement this time was the Japanese Third Fleet anchored at the Japanese naval base in Wusongkou. This combat mission was mainly bombers, supplemented by fighters, and all fighters of the whole army were dispatched at the same time."

Chen Feng described his battle plan in detail on the map, although Ivanovic still had many doubts about Chen Feng's arrangement. However, as a relatively good commander and fighter, he could see that even if the battle was ultimately lost, the Air Force would not suffer much losses. However, once this plan succeeds, the Japanese navy will suffer incalculable heavy losses in a short period of time.

So after a little discussion with several other officers from the Soviet Union, Ivanovich still supported Chen Feng for a year.

Soon there was news from Lao Jiang, although Lao Jiang had concerns about Chen Feng's request to use the airport this time, he finally decided to agree to Chen Feng's request. Not to mention that Chen Feng provided the Central Army with weapons and equipment for 8 divisions in a row during this time, including 2 brigades of heavy artillery, which increased the strength of the Central Army a lot.

Although it is said that these weapons and equipment cost money, Lao Jiang knows that at this time, it is not possible to buy it with money, and the most important thing is that someone sells it to you. Take the Air Force as an example, because the Italians did not keep their commercial promises and even used substandard fighters to trade with the Nationalist Government, which made the head of the Air Force, Song Meiling, extremely annoyed, so he almost canceled the deal with the Italians. However, with the escalation of the war between China and Japan, Lao Chiang had to propose arms deals to Western countries, hoping to buy a batch of fighters. However, it is a pity that no country is willing to sell Chinese planes, and until now the money used to buy fighter planes is still lying in Hong Kong banks.

In addition, the penicillin transaction with Chen Feng some time ago also made the national government make a lot of money, and the first transaction of the national government made 15 million oceans, which is equivalent to 3 months of tax revenue from the current government, and people are giving weapons and money, Lao Jiang is really embarrassed to refuse Chen Feng. In addition, Chen Feng used the excuse to bomb the Japanese this time, so what did he have to worry about.

For this reason, Lao Jiang not only agreed to the transfer of Chen Feng's troops to Zhengzhou Airport and Wuhan Airport, but also ordered Gao Zhihang's Fourth Destroyer Group and Third Bomber Group to accompany Chen Feng's troops. (To be continued......)