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Text Chapter 764: Wild Waves in the South China Sea (6)

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    "We've taken it! We've taken it! The Palembang Oilfield belongs to the Imperial Kingdom!"

    In the Japanese garrison headquarters in East Timor, a major sergeant ran and shouted excitedly, waving the telegram he had just received.  Before he could rush into the headquarters, he was pushed down by a large group of colleagues who came out from beside him.

    God Amaterasu!

    The Palembang Oilfield was captured!

    After the officers read the contents of the telegram clearly, they all sang and danced excitedly, their faces flushed.  I got rich, I really got rich this time!  The seizure statistics in these two weeks alone have exceeded 2 billion US dollars!  You know, these can all be shipped back to the country immediately!  Not to mention the iron ore, gold mine, lead mine, timber, food, etc. that can be developed for a long time!  The most important thing is to almost completely capture the inestimable Balikpapan Oilfield and Palembang Oilfield!  The former is a complete large-scale oil base. The 2.7 million tons (approximately 19.4 million barrels) of crude oil in stock make the navy cry. You must know that Japan has exhausted its national treasury and accumulated reserves. So far, the total oil reserves in the country are only 5140.  Thousands of barrels!  And now Palembang has also been taken!  Even if the oil storage tanks on the seaside were destroyed by the British navy, oil fields farther away could produce oil immediately.

    Calculated in this way, the combined annual output of the two oil fields is already equivalent to the total reserves that Japan spent huge sums of money on for several years!  Happy, so happy!  With these two major oil fields, the Japanese Empire is no longer an oil-poor country, and the Navy Department can finally get rid of the stingy embarrassment of having to use meters to calculate by liters every time it goes to sea. Perhaps not long after, even the army can equip it.  Lots of trucks and tanks too.

    "The general is coming out! The general is coming out!"

    "Onboard!"

    "Commanders of the empire, cheer for the general!"

    Hearing the noise outside, Nagata Tetsuyama just came out to take a look when he was surrounded by a large group of soldiers and officers shouting long live.  At this moment, even distant Tokyo must worship this army general because he completed a perfect strategic surprise attack!  In just two weeks, they swallowed up most of the Dutch East Indies, and put all the blame on the rebellious Indonesian government!  Coupled with the sudden changes in Europe, Britain and France were in a panic and were unable to mobilize their fleets, allowing the Japanese Imperial Army to arrest the murderer and land in Java and most of East India in a grand manner in the name of revenge for Kobayashi becoming a general!

    This step-by-step calculation is simply a miracle!  It is the blessing of Amaterasu!

    "Nagata-kun, you did a great job." After receiving the cheers from the soldiers and getting into the headquarters, Kenji Doihara, who had just arrived with the ship, also complimented him with a beaming face.

    "Doihara-kun is so complimentary. This is what Nagata should do." The cheers outside made people like Nagata Tetsuyama feel proud, but he was not an ordinary person after all. He quickly regained his composure and asked: "  Is there any reaction from Britain and China Yang Qiu?"

    Kenji Doihara knew what he was worried about and said: "Nagata-kun, don't worry too much. The British did propose to Yang Qiu to use the Anambas Islands in exchange for sending troops, but China is most worried about the northwest now, so it has rejected this proposal.  Judging from the speed of their evacuation, they will not be involved before we go to war with Britain. Now the country is fully mobilizing, and the fifth division will be able to reach Java from Ryukyu in a week at the latest. His Majesty the Emperor has also recalled  The ambassadors of Britain, France and China explained that this mission was only to punish the criminals who killed General Kobayashi."

    Excuses are all excuses, but this excuse is so good!  A naval admiral was killed by "Indonesian thugs", so it was logical for Japan to send troops to arrest him.  No matter how angry the British and Dutch politicians are, they have no time to control this place before solving Europe. This will give Japan at least a month to mobilize its troops.  In addition, they did not have an excuse to declare war when they turned back. Even if they wanted to declare war, with the fifth division and the infantry regiment that had arrived in advance from Donglabaoer, they would be able to hold on for a while with the cooperation of the navy. During this period of time, the country would be able to  More troops can be sent.

    So when Doihara Kenji spoke, his eyes were full of admiration. Nagata Tetsuzan is indeed the best soldier in Japan now.  But Nagata himself always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.  Wearing thick glasses, I lay on the map and looked at the map for a long time, and my eyes gradually focused on Balikpapan.  In fact, he knew better than others that because Palembang is opposite Singapore, if the British army carried out sabotage, it might not be able to hold it for long, so protecting the Balikpapan oil field was the key.  Of course, there are oil fields in Southeast Asia, but the Sarawak oil field is a wholly British-owned industry and is also an oil supply warehouse for the British Royal Navy and the Far East Army.  The output of several oil fields in the Philippines is not large, not to mention that they are Chinese industries.  And Minas in Sumatra is Yang Qiu's personal property. Unless he plans to start a war, otherwise it will be an all-out war between China and Japan.  Leaving aside these oil-producing areas, the closest remaining oil-producing areas are in Bangladesh and the Persian Gulf. Japan will not touch such distant places unless it is absolutely necessary.

    "Nagata-kun, your idealThis has been achieved, and the country has been actively mobilized.  However, the biggest trouble now is not here, but the lack of shipping capacity.  "When Doihara Kenji saw him staring at the sea, he thought he was worried about insufficient garrison troops, and said: "Our ocean-going fleet has a total tonnage of only 5.8 million tons, but it needs to cope with such a vast area from Malaya to Rabaul.  The sea area is really very difficult.  Unfortunately, the tonnage in previous years was all.  "

    Although I haven¡¯t finished saying it, everyone knows what it means.  Due to a lack of resources and premature armaments, Japan must prioritize naval construction. Therefore, the slipways in the past few years were almost crowded by the navy and it was impossible to build transport ships.  They didn't realize it at first, but now that they need a large number of transport ships to go south, they suddenly discovered that the ocean-going fleet is not only insufficient in tonnage, but the ships are also small and broken.  Not to mention compared with Britain and the United States, China alone, with the support of Yang Qiu, already has an ocean-going fleet of 13.7 million tons, most of which are new 10,000-ton ships launched in recent years, the largest oil-specific ships  More than 40,000 tons of oil can be transported in one load!  The largest oil tanker in Japan can only transport 6,500 tons of oil at a time. The inventory in Balikpapan alone would require dozens of round trips if all the domestic oil tankers were gathered together.

    "Don't worry too much. There is still some time. We just need to establish defense lines in South Sumatra and Java as soon as possible. We can slowly transfer resources back and build more transport ships, and then." The lack of shipping also aroused Nagata Tieshan's concern.  Thoughts, but as soon as he said this, his mind flashed, as if he had caught something, his body trembled and he leaned down again, his eyes locked on Balikpapan again.

    The shortcomings of Japan¡¯s insufficient shipping capacity must not be hidden from Yang Qiu. Balikpapan¡¯s oil inventory cannot be transported within half a year. What if Yang Qiu destroys the inventory during this period?  If there is no Balikpapan oil field, then going south will not be an opportunity, but will be involved in a maelstrom!  Thinking of this, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat!  He hurriedly grabbed Doihara Kenji: "Doihara-kun, do you think Yang Qiu will attack Balikpapan?"

    Doihara Kenji is a smart man and he immediately grasped the key to the problem.  If the Chinese navy takes the opportunity to destroy the Balikpapan oil field at this time, Japan's gains from this operation will be greatly reduced!  But he didn't quite believe it and shook his head: "Are Nagata-kun too worried? Lieutenant General Kondo Nobutake's fourth battle group has already had two Kaohsiung-class heavy cruisers arriving in the Makassar Strait, but China's nearest warship is still in Bada.  Via transfers the expatriates, and Lieutenant General Yamamoto is also watching them personally."

    "Will you be coming from China?"

    "It's possible, but the news before I came out is that three Yanjing-class ships are being refitted. The only ones on duty in the north are two old Anhai-class ships and two aircraft carriers. If we need to guard against us, they can no longer be deployed. The Southern Fleet's  Two aircraft carriers are under maintenance and on vacation, the remaining two are in Shanghai, the Yanjing and two Anhai-class battleships are training in Guangzhou, and the First Air Force is already monitoring them."

    After learning that the battleships of the Republic of China Navy were being trained and maintained, and that the battleships that could be used in the south were also monitored by the First Air Force, Nagata Tieshan breathed a sigh of relief. Because there were no aircraft carriers and battleships, he could only rely on those stationed in Natuna.  Fighters with a range of hundreds of kilometers cannot bomb the Balikpapan oil field.  If a light cruiser is sent, there is no guarantee that the two Kaohsiung-class heavy cruisers of the fourth team will be defeated.  "Maybe I'm a little anxious because I haven't slept recently." Thinking of this, Nagata Tetsuzan blamed his uneasiness on too little sleep, and took Doihara Kenji back to the office to discuss the next step of action.

    But just as he was leaving, Xiao He and his comrades were a little dizzy on the tarmac of the Natuna base.

    They have never seen so many heavy bombers. A total of 116 H-7 heavy bombers, which are said to have just been equipped in China, are closely arranged. The wide wings and fuselage almost crowd the entire tarmac.  Pilot Gen said that if two planes had not returned to Taiwan due to mechanical problems during the flight, there would have been 118 planes here now.

    118 aircraft, exactly the entire number of a standard bomber group.

    This bomber that suddenly arrived did not come from a coastal base, but flew directly here from the Henan Zhongyuan Air Force Training Base, darling!  This is more than three thousand kilometers!  Even the H-5 and H-6 that were so popular in Afghanistan do not have such a long range.  And this is not even the maximum, because when he was refueling, he saw that the pointer of the cabin oil gauge was still less than half, which means that the maximum range of these big guys is at least 4,500 kilometers!

    ¡°If this is a permanent station in Natuna, doesn¡¯t it mean that the entire South China Sea area is within the radius of Hongqi?

    Xiao He could no longer imagine it, and was deeply moved by the speed of aviation technology advancement. He secretly vowed to study harder and master more advanced electronic and radar technologies.  Perhaps even he himself didn't know that because of today's emotion and oath, this humble radar squad leader later became the pioneer of China's Doppler technology and phased array technology.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­The latest heavy bomber of Airbus, which is a combination of Caster and Caster, is silently preparing. The phoenix pattern dancing on the fuselage is gorgeous and mysterious.  In order to ensure timely air service, everyone at the base was mobilized to push out 250-kilogram high-explosive bombs and incendiary bombs from the underground ammunition depot, and stuffed a root bark tube into the refueling port. The mechanics were even more serious.  Check each aircraft for potential hazards.  After a long night of preparation, when all 4,408 bombs were hung, the bomber slowly closed its hatch.

    As the sun returned to the South China Sea again, Major General Huang Guangrui, who personally led the team to participate in the "Egg Smashing" operation in the Persian Gulf, closed his pocket watch, placed the aerial reconnaissance photos and flight route map of the Balikpapan Oil Field in the most conspicuous position, and pulled up the collar of his flying leather jacket.  Train, and finally put on a leather hat and throat talker.  His mission on this trip is very simple, which is to lead the Ninth Bomber Group, the first domestically equipped H-7 heavy bomber and equipped with the Phoenix Ya, to completely destroy the Balikpapan oil fields before Japan can truly control the Dutch East Indies.  .

    This is also a more dangerous mission!  In order to paralyze the enemy, achieve the purpose of surprise, and ensure the concealment of the 9th Bomb Group's attack, the Navy left the aircraft carriers that could provide escort near the Bashi Channel and could not provide them with fighter escort. Once they encountered an enemy plane, they would  Use its own ten 12.7mm heavy machine guns and sturdy fuselage to resist.

    Taking advantage of the last moment, Huang Guangrui checked the instruments again, then turned to look at the fleet of aircraft behind him, then stretched his right hand out of the window and raised his thumb high.  116 thumbs sticking out of the window, 464 1,600-horsepower Twin Mustang engines, chorused simultaneously under the command of the ground crew. The deafening noise caused the birds to disappear, and the whirlwind caused by the four-blade propellers swept the sea.  The fog completely dissipated.

    At the end of the runway, the signal flag flew up and down, uttering a simple word.

    "The Phoenix never dies!"

    Seeing the flag, he and his co-pilot slowly pushed the hydraulic lever. As the methane used for fully loaded takeoff was injected into the engine, four plumes of black smoke appeared behind the wings. The huge War Eagle began to accelerate amidst the violent roar of the engine, and was about to reach the end of the runway.  , the bulky fuselage filled with explosives finally slowly lifted off the ground, revealing the huge phoenix wing pattern under the wing.

    Xiao He and his comrades stood up straight and used military salutes to see off the eagle of the motherland.

    (To be continued)
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