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Text Chapter 935 Guam, the battle flag is flying (2)

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    War clouds are gathering in the Southwest Pacific, and the Chinese and Japanese navies are targeting Guam at the same time.  However, naval battles are no better than land battles, especially ocean battles, which involve fighting for islands. Therefore, a large number of ships and troops are involved, and both navies need enough time to mobilize ships.  But whether it is total shipping tonnage or landing ships, Chen Shaokuan has great advantages in this regard. His only weakness is that after the accidental loss of two aircraft carriers of the 23rd Fleet, he was unable to remove Saipan and the surrounding Japanese naval air bases as soon as expected.  The Anton aircraft carrier sent to Guam has not even completed its sea trials, and the speed of the two escort aircraft carriers is relatively slow. Therefore, until the field airports on Guam and Agrihan Island are repaired, the air superiority general is temporarily at a clear disadvantage.

    But the Navy has good news of its own.  The refit of the Chongqing battleship was completed, allowing the four Beijing-class ships to reunite. At the same time, the 1936 naval plan originally formulated for the war between China and Japan in 1941 (total construction of four aircraft carriers, four battleships, six heavy cruisers, eight light cruisers, etc.  A total of seventy ships) finally reached the early stages of harvest.  Except for the fastest destroyers and frigates and other small ships that have all been put into service, the first two Shandong-class ships will be put into service in December and March 1941 respectively, and the six Xi'an-class heavy cruisers (and after the war)  The second and third ships Lanzhou and Nanning (six additional ships) have been delivered for sea trials (the sea trials in peacetime take at least half a year, and wartime is usually 30 days). They will definitely be put into service in October. The eight Brahmaputra-class light cruisers (  After the war, the first three ships of the twelve additional ships also began to enter service one after another.  By the end of the year, a total of more than 30 ships, including one Shandong-class battleship, two Liaoning-class aircraft carriers, four escort aircraft carriers, two Xi'an-class heavy cruisers, and three Brahmaputra-class light cruisers, will have been delivered for sea trials or entered active service.  , adding the refitted and repaired ships, there will be forty ships available continuously.

    Under this circumstance, the navy¡¯s attention is not only on Guam, but also on the entire Mariana Islands.  Therefore, after research, it was decided to immediately send the battleships Beijing and Nanjing to reinforce the Second Fleet to Guam.  Then all the ships of the heavy patrol formation, escort aircraft carriers and battleships were reorganized and named the xn21 task force.  The name of the fleet is not random. Because the main body is the Second Fleet and operates in the southwest sea, xn21 means "the first combat formation of the Second Fleet in the southwestern sea."

    The xn21 task force is led by the commander of the Second Fleet, Bingwen, who also serves as the commander-in-chief. It has nine ship battle groups under its jurisdiction.

    ? 211 aircraft carrier battle group, under the jurisdiction of the Anton fleet aircraft carrier (Liaoning class), Sun Bin and Baiqi escort aircraft carriers (general class).

    ? 212 battleship battle group, Beijing and Nanjing battleships (Beijing class).

    213 Heavy Patrol Battle Group, Xi'an (Xi'an class), Wuhan and Changsha (Wuhan class), Taiwan Island and Hainan Island (Taiwan Island class).

    214 light cruiser battle group.  Yangtze and Huanghe (Yangtze class), Minjiang, Xiajiang, Anjiang and Fuchunjiang (Xiangjiang class).

    215 destroyer battle group, twelve Taishan and Qinling classes.

    216 destroyer battle group, thirteen Yongxing class and Qinling class ships.

    There are two submarine battle groups, 217 and 218, with a total of forty-four submarines.

    219 support battle group, the electronic reconnaissance ship Ryukyu, two supply ships, four support ships, ten territorial sea-class frigates (affiliated with the National Guard), 23 landing ships and 32 transport ships.

    In addition, there are four carrier-based aircraft groups (three aircraft carriers), two seaplane groups, and two air support/transport groups.

    A total of 157 ships and more than 600 aircraft of various types.

    When hundreds of ships from both sides were drawn into the whirlpool of Guam.  The ground war on Guam has also become increasingly intense.  "Boom!" The bomb exploded on the flat ground in Merizzo, throwing up rubble and dust dozens of meters high.  Before the smoke cleared, two more Nine-Nine Ship Explosive Machines pounced down from high altitude.  The 25 and 40 mm anti-aircraft guns in the woods tried their best, and even the 7.62 mm general-purpose machine guns of the airborne troops joined in, but they still could not stop them.  The fuselage shook slightly, and four more 100-kilogram high-explosive bombs fell from the sky, exploding four fireballs on the ground.

    "Bah! How many times has this happened?" Ye Zishan shook the dirt off his body.  After walking out of the bunker with a disheveled look, he discovered that seven or eight large holes had been blown out of the field airport that was being leveled, and two engineering vehicles had also been blown up and caught fire.  "Quick, let everyone fill in the soil and compact it as soon as possible." Seeing this, he couldn't bear to be angry.  Immediately let everyone fill the pit as soon as possible.

    After the landing, except for one part of the airborne regiment that cooperated with the Marine Corps to garrison Apra Port and Inarajan to the east, the rest of the airborne regiment looked for flat land to build a field airport in Merizo.  After two days of searching, we found two narrow flat areas where fighter jets could take off and land, west of Merizo and in Umatak, four kilometers away.  But building an airport in a dense forest is not easy.  It took four days to cut down all the nearby trees, if it weren't for the heavy patrol formation that brought engineering vehicles and a large amount of prefabricated building materials.  I'm afraid we can only use engineering shovels to take a little bit of the surface.  The Japanese army learned that the southern part of the islandAfter the field airport was built, planes were constantly sent for bombing. Since the 211 aircraft carrier battle group had not yet arrived, and the 213 heavy cruise battle group was worried about being attacked by air attacks, the sky over Guam is now basically undefended.

    "Major, Major!" After the airborne troops drove out several more mechanical vehicles from the woods, the staff officer shouted and ran over: "The traffic boat is here, saying that Commander Dai wants you to go to Apra immediately for a meeting."

    "Okay, I'll go right away. By the way, you are responsible for leveling the surface as soon as possible. I estimate that the aircraft carrier should arrive at most tomorrow." After Ye Zishan said a few words of concern, he walked towards the dock.  The airborne troops did not have the ability to build a ring road in a few days, so he had to take a speedboat to Apra Port.  These old Seagull-class speedboats were brought by the heavy patrol formation. After the torpedoes were removed, they were specially used for personnel commuting around the island. The speed can reach 42 knots.  Due to frequent air raids by Japanese aircraft, in addition to two 25mm machine guns, four 12.7mm heavy machine guns were added to the speedboat.  But even so, after he boarded the ship, the captain immediately rushed to the harbor as fast as possible.

    It was only 30 kilometers by sea from Merizo to the port of Apra, and a speedboat took him to the dock in half an hour.  At this time, except for two armed merchant ships serving as anti-aircraft forts and an engineering dredger of several hundred tons, no other ships could be seen in the harbor.  More than thirty anti-aircraft guns and two 210mm coastal defense heavy artillery battalions were deployed inside and outside the harbor. The supplies brought by the heavy patrol formations were also transported to the mountains and dense forests for hiding.  But because the ground forces are now in a stalemate in Agana, and the dense rainforests and mountains make the battle progress extremely slowly, the navy does not dare to dock the millions of ships no matter how bold it is.  But the lack of a fleet cannot hinder the work of the Marine Corps.  Standing on the deck and looking around, there were busy soldiers carrying guns everywhere.  The main task of the troops currently staying behind is not to fight, but to clear the field airfields and seaports as quickly as possible for the use of the main fleet and aircraft that are coming.

    As you can see, the harbor was also bombed just now, and the scale was quite large.  Next to the oil storage tank of Mobil Oil Company, a downed Type 96 warship was stuck, and an Army bomber was on fire on the beach of West Bay.  It seems that the parachuting Japanese pilot was also caught. Dozens of Marines were punching and kicking there and making a noise.  "Wenyu." The headquarters is located in the dense forest to the east.  There is a nice villa here, and I don¡¯t know which American rich man left it.  As soon as he arrived at the door, Ye Zishan saw Yan Wenyu who was discussing something with several non-commissioned officers.

    "Major." Yan Wenyu saluted: "Commander Dai is waiting for you."

    The commander of the 1st Marine Division is Dai Anlan. He is strict in running the army and has a hot temper. It is said that he likes to take the lead in everything.  He is not an easy master to serve.  So Ye Zishan also wanted to ask why he was called here, and asked: "Wenyu, what brought me here?"

    Yan Wenyu said: "I have just received information that about 4,000 Japanese soldiers arrived on Saipan from Truk on destroyers and aircraft. News also came from China that more than 100 Japanese soldiers mobilized from Rabaul and the Philippines  Fighters and bombers have already arrived in Saipan, so they have about 200 aircraft in Saipan, as well as more than 100 ships including four aircraft carriers, two battleships, four heavy cruisers, and two newly-organized ships.  The army division came here. Submarine reconnaissance said. The Japanese Navy's Sixth Fleet has begun to gather in Saipan again, and it is expected to land again in the early morning of tomorrow at the latest in an attempt to send the newly arrived troops to the island."

    "So many troops?" Ye Zishan was shocked. He didn't expect that the Japanese army after heavy losses would be so determined.

    "Yes. So we are going to launch an attack on the Japanese army in the south of the island tonight. The fleet will send destroyers to cooperate with us." After Yan Wenyu gave a general introduction, the two of them had already arrived at the command department.  As soon as he entered the door, Ye Zishan saw Dai Anlan in a short-sleeved shirt discussing the situation of the war with several officers.  Dai Anlan was an officer who rose up after the European War, and it was purely an accident that he came to the Navy.  He originally applied for Baoding Army Academy.  But he didn't expect to pass the exam, so he thought his wish to join the army would fail.  Unexpectedly, he turned around and was chosen by the Marine Corps, which was expanding at the time, and was admitted to the Marine Warfare Department of the Naval Academy.  After accidentally joining the Navy, Jin Jin worked in the industry for more than ten years. Three years ago, he was promoted to brigadier general due to his outstanding troop leadership and was appointed commander of the 1st Marine Division.

    Dai Anlan is a capable person. When he saw Ye Zishan arriving, he immediately introduced the news about the arrival of Japanese reinforcement aircraft and troops, and then began the deployment mission.  "I just received news that the Japanese navy attacked the Agrihan Island base and sent more than a thousand people to land. The fleet has rushed to support, so our maritime artillery support will be weakened. Although it is weaker, there is no time.  Change, the naval guns will bombard the Japanese positions on time at four o'clock tomorrow morning! The first and second regiments will attack Agana, and the third regiment will attack Yona from the central mountains to the south. Major Ye, your mission is to attack Talofofo. To  Note that according to the report of the scouts, about a thousand Japanese troops who came ashore three days ago were here. It is estimated that there are already 1,300 to 1,600 Japanese troops, as well as many mountain artillery and mortars. The Navy will send two  Destroyer for youTo provide fire support, you must hold back the Japanese troops here before my third regiment takes Jona, and make sure not to let them get close.  You all should be careful not to underestimate the Japanese army!  Although their firepower is weaker than ours, the cliffs here are steep and forested, and there are many caves on the island, which can offset the advantages of weapons and equipment, so we must be cautious when attacking.  Also, the main force of the fleet has not arrived yet, and the heavy patrol formation needs to support Agrihan Island and us at the same time, so it is impossible to completely blockade the entire island. Everyone must be careful about shelling from the sea  "

    "Commander, commander!" When Dai Anlan said this, the communications sergeant suddenly burst in happily: "I received a telegram from the fleet and asked us to be prepared. A group of aircraft will be stationed tomorrow afternoon."

    "Airplanes are stationed?" Dai Anlan was happy at first, and then shouted: "Plans are stationed, the field airport has not been built yet!" (To be continued)
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