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Text Chapter 988 Let¡¯s have a decisive battle!  Navy (2)

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    "Quick! Quick! Pay attention to your breathing and raise your head!"

    "Remember! Once you are entangled, immediately cut the rope with a dagger."

    "Do you see? This is a condom! It's not for you to put on that thing to harm Japanese girls, it's for putting on the muzzle of the gun to prevent sand! And this white layer is made of plastic paper, and each gun must be sealed tightly.  After landing, you can tear it open and use it.¡±

    "This is a twenty-round magazine for a semi-automatic rifle. Do you see this red dot? It pops out and tells you that there are only four bullets left in the magazine. Don't think this is useless. The Japanese soldiers charge fiercely and fast.  , I don¡¯t want anyone to get killed because they were stupid enough to forget to change the magazine.¡±

    "Our landing craft must rush as close as possible and shorten the wading distance as much as possible for the Marines and Army brothers. We must provide cover with machine guns and rapid-fire cannons, and shout out if something happens."

    "After the hatch is opened, you must rush out as soon as possible. When breathing fire, be sure to look around to see if there are any brothers!"

    "See, this is our mission. After the beachhead is established, we will go up, one ship next to another, connected with anchors to act as a breakwater."

    "You have to pay attention to your position when attacking from the back, no! You are already dead like this, and even the brothers behind you have been killed by you! Come, run with me again. Do you see, alternate, be careful to alternate! Groups of three and three  ! The infantry runs first, then the machine guns. The machine guns and rifle grenades should support each other, taking turns to charge upward"

    Miaoli County in the west of Taiwan has been turned into a large military camp.  On the beach, tens of thousands of soldiers were scolded by officers.  Wearing a life jacket and practicing armed swimming, the fishy sea water and the scorching sunshine.  The young men were all tanned and shiny.  On the Garry Mountain in the distance, the roar of artillery fire was deafening.  Since the decision to land in Ryukyu, the General Staff has set up a landing training base in Taiwan, which has similar terrain to Ryukyu. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have practiced amphibious warfare skills here.

    A small traffic boat slowly passed behind the swimming soldiers.  A stocky officer in his early fifties with short shaved hair stood on the deck. He was Chu Nan, the new chief of general staff of the National Defense Forces.  He comes this time.  It was to inspect the preparations for landing.  This year there are four major combat missions against Japan, namely "Rainbow", "Typhoon", "Thunder" and "Rage".  "Rainbow Bombing" has achieved the desired effect and will continue until the end of the war. "Operation Typhoon" is the landing on Ryukyu, "Thunder" is the Army's counterattack on the Korean Peninsula, Sakhalin Island and Kamchatka, and "Operation Fury" is Malacca  strait.  Among these four major operations, "Typhoon" is the most important one.  Because only by landing on Ryukyu Island can we close the southern gate of Japan and continue our plans.

    "Are you almost ready?" Chu Nan stood on the deck and asked Shen Honglie who was standing next to him.

    Shen Honglie said: "The first batch of troops are ready and will set off tonight. The rest of the ships are also on standby. It depends on God." Today is April.  The weather in Ryukyu is abnormal, with almost no continuous sunny days.  This is very detrimental to landing, because wind and rain will affect fire support and increase waves, making landing difficult.

    "What did the weather station say?"

    "It is said that it will start next Wednesday. There should be five to seven consecutive days of good weather. We are closely monitoring and have also sent three weather aircraft to continuously observe the clouds. As long as we can ensure three days of sunny days, we can implement the landing battle."

    "We must seize the time. Bingwen and Xiao Jinyun told me that the Japanese navy has been mobilized frequently recently. The Yamato and the Musashi were secretly transferred a few days ago, and even we don't know where they are going. The main force of the combined fleet also secretly set sail last night  , reconnaissance planes are searching. Recently, they have used submarines to send back dozens of veteran pilots from Nanyang and other places, and have once again added a considerable number of artillery to Ryukyu. Intelligence also confirmed that Japan has mobilized at least thirty merchant ships from Nanyang and other places.  , loaded with 70,000 tons of heavy oil and are on their way back. It can be seen that they are also making final preparations." Chu Nan said: "So the president asked me to bring you a message. If you can come early, you must also pay attention to opportunities.  If it¡¯s not good, I would rather miss it than have the Wake Island incident happen.¡±

    Hearing his last tone, Shen Honglie quickly asked: "Chief of Staff, is there something wrong?"

    Chu Nan nodded: "The Soviet army has begun to counterattack again, and its strength is not small."

    As China¡¯s counterattack against Japan is getting faster and faster, Moscow seems to have smelled it.  So yesterday afternoon, the Ural Front deployed a total of 5 tank divisions, 41 infantry divisions, more than 30,000 artillery pieces, and thousands of aircraft, and simultaneously launched new offensives in the Kostanai and Irgiz River areas.  This incident also alarmed Yang Qiu, so he decided to inspect Central Asia again.  Originally, Chu Nan was going to accompany him, but Operation "Typhoon" was imminent, so he decided to stay and supervise the operation.  Less than two months have passed since the last counterattack, and yet another major offensive involving four or five armies was launched. This shows that Stalin and the Soviet army urgently hope to hold back China, because as long as JapanNow, China must fight on two fronts.

    Chu Nan knew that the success of the battle last year was due to the Soviet army's unfamiliarity and equipment advantages, which led to several large encirclements.  But as our supply distance is lengthened by 2,000 kilometers, the pressure is becoming increasingly intense.  In addition, the European region of the Soviet Union was too far to reach, and the supply line from Europe to the Urals was short. The Soviet industrial output could still maintain 60% of its pre-war scale, so Central Asia had actually reached a stalemate.  Everyone had been mentally prepared for these things, so Yang Qiu reminded the navy.  After all, with the deepening of "Rainbow Bombing", Japan's shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing capabilities are close to collapse, its oil inventory is being used less and less, and even pilot training is insufficient. Therefore, if the chance of a naval decisive battle is not good, there is no need to fight to the death.  Chu Nan said: "Don't worry, despite the ferocity of the Soviet attack, if you want to break through our defenses, these troops are currently not enough. So now it's up to you. If we can land on Ryukyu early, then we can take action."  Attack Malacca, and then increase the number of troops in the Persian Gulf to break the deadlock and force the Soviet army to return to the Caucasus."

    ¡°Chief of Staff, don¡¯t worry, we will do our best.¡±

    The traffic boat took the two people around the sea training ground and returned to the Penghu base.  As soon as we docked, a long-lost figure appeared on the pier.  "Marshal Sa, why are you here?" The person who came was none other than Navy Marshal Sa Zhenbing, who was being pursued for promotion.  "Haha, the old man is busy at home. I heard that your place is lively, so I came over to take a look." As a veteran of three dynasties of the navy.  Sa Zhenbing can be said to be a flag of the navy.  Although he has been idle at home these years, he is still very concerned about the development of the navy. Last year, he convened the business circles of Guangdong and Fujian provinces to donate tens of millions of yuan to the navy.  In order to thank him, the Navy named the No. 6 Xi'an-class heavy cruiser that had just been delivered and was undergoing sea trials as the Sa Zhenbing.

    "When I get old, I can see this magnificent scene. Even if I close my eyes tomorrow, I will have no regrets." Looking at the harbor lined with ship masts.  Listening to the rumbling gunfire in the distance, Sa Zhenbing sighed repeatedly.  "Marshal, you can defeat us. If it weren't for the foundation you laid, there would be no achievements for us juniors." Chu Nan and Shen Honglie hurriedly came forward to pay their respects.

    "Haha, don't fight with me, old man." Sa Zhenbing looked at the two of them with satisfaction and asked, "I heard they are going to attack Ryukyu?"

    Chu Nan nodded: "To be honest with the marshal, if nothing happens, we will take action next week."

    "Good action, good! I think I met Shang Tai once when I was young. It's a pity." After returning from studying abroad, Sa Zhenbing participated in negotiations with Japan in Ryukyu with the ship. Unfortunately, the Qing government was weak at that time.  As a result, the Ryukyu Kingdom was destroyed, and Shang Tai's family was sent to Japan to die in depression.  At this point, not only was the Taiwan barrier lost, but the southeastern coast was no longer safe to defend. This matter was a big regret in his heart.  Now I heard that the army conducts landing and mountain training here.  I didn¡¯t know what was going on, so I took a boat trip to check it out.

    Sa Zhenbing has a special identity.  Not afraid of leaking secrets, Shen Honglie began to introduce the general preparations to him: "The Japanese army has twelve divisions in Ryukyu, eight divisions on Ryukyu Island, three on Anmi Island, and one on Miyako  on these islands. So this time we are planning to invest 20 divisions, three aircraft carrier battle groups and one battleship strike group. There are a total of 10 aircraft carriers, 5 battleships, 10 heavy cruisers, 20 light cruisers, and 156 destroyers.  /Frigates, 223 landing ships, with a total force investment of 550,000. Among them, the "xn21" battle group is the three aircraft carriers Liaoning, Guangdong and Guangxi (Liaoning class), and the "db12" (db=Northeast Pacific) battle group has Guizhou  The three aircraft carriers (Sichuan class), Beihai and Balkhash (Beihai class) are the main force in attacking Ryukyu and the decisive battle against the Japanese navy. They also have to cut off the connection between Japan's main island, the Philippines and Ryukyu. There are also 4  A bombardment formation composed of a general-class escort aircraft carrier and five battleships is mainly to support the landing troops. There is also an "xn23" battle group in the south, and there are also 4 general-class escort aircraft carriers and 4 battleships. They are responsible for the southern expedition to Marshall and other places.  , and intercepted the Japanese Sixth Fleet in Rabaul (Haruna has been incorporated into the Sixth Fleet).

    According to our plan, we will not attack Miyako Island and Ishigaki Island, which are close to Taiwan, and we will not attack Anmi Island for the time being. We will focus on taking down Ryukyu Island first.  There are four preliminary landing points, three in the east and one in the south.  The east side is mainly concentrated in the south of Cape Zanpa, where the water is shallow and flat, and the ocean current from the north is blocked by the peninsula, making it the most suitable for frontal expansion.  To the west is mainly Jinwu Bay.  The Air Force will also provide air support after landing  "

    Sa Zhenbing listened to the introduction and kept nodding. It wasn't until Shen Honglie finished speaking that he deliberately reminded him in a low voice: "I know you have won many battles. As an old man, I shouldn't talk too much, but I still want to say something."

    "Marshal, please speak."

    "I am very familiar with Japan and their navy. Even though we had two Dingzhen ships back then, we still made a big mistake in the end. Although there were various problems of our own during this period, it can be seen that the navy was at warUnlike the army, a little carelessness will affect the overall situation!  So you must remember that winning thousands of times before is not as good as the final battle.  "What he said made everyone nod their heads. The navy is not the army. It takes several years from manufacturing to becoming an army. Therefore, no matter how many previous victories there are, it cannot prevent a disastrous defeat like Wake Island. What's more, the loss of naval personnel is more difficult to recover from.  , it took Beiyang half a century to finally build a world-class navy. As an older generation of navy people, I naturally cherish and treasure it.

    Seeing that everyone had listened, he chuckled: "Look, it's all the old man's mouth that makes it seem like I'm afraid of Japan." After saying that, he took two steps forward to the map, put on his glasses and looked at it carefully.  After taking a few glances, I discovered a problem: "It takes a day and night to go from the southeast to Ryukyu, so the distance is quite long."

    As expected of an old navy man, he could see the biggest problem with the landing at a glance.  After all, the East China Sea is not the distant Marshall Islands. After the failure of Mariana, the Japanese Navy basically gave up its far-sea activities, so as long as there are enough escort ships, the safety of the landing fleet can basically be ensured.  But this is not possible in the East China Sea, because it is close to the Japanese mainland. There are nearly 200 Japanese submarines, destroyers and torpedo boats of various types active in this area alone.  Most of our own landing ships and transport ships only have a speed of 12 or 13 knots. Once discovered by them, they will not be able to avoid dangerous oxygen torpedoes.  Therefore, whether the landing can be successful first depends on whether the fleet can cut off the support of the Japanese navy, and then establish a landing outpost.

    Chu Nan smiled slightly, stepped forward and pointed his finger at Kume Island and Iheiya Island, which are only a hundred kilometers away from the big island to the east of Ryukyu: "At noon the day after tomorrow, we will attack here first." These two inconspicuous islands,  But Sazhen Binghu's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously: "Okay! These two places can be used as stations before landing, and they can also force Yamamoto to come out for a decisive battle! Okay, okay!"

    Kume Island and Iheiya Island are the eastern gateways of Ryukyu Island and are the must-rescue areas for the Japanese Navy.  As long as we seize this place first, the Japanese combined fleet will definitely not dare to sit idly by, so Sa Zhenbing just said a few words.  Just as he was about to ask again, the staff officer opened the door and walked in: "Chief of Staff, Marshal. The reconnaissance plane has discovered the combined fleet. It is located on the new island of the Izu Islands and is sailing in the direction of Iwo Jima."

    "Iwo Jima" Sa Zhenbing's old face slowly wrinkled: "What does Yamamoto Isoroku want to do?" Chu Nan and Shen Honglie looked at each other and shook their heads.  The xn21 battle group is on standby in Guam. There are hundreds of aircraft on the island. With the support of Rota Island and Pagan Island, it is difficult to save Saipan. Even if Japan is determined to fight to the death, can a  Can Mariana be more important than Ryukyu?

    The situation in the Southwest Pacific has become strange. The Japanese combined fleet unexpectedly sailed south, casting a layer of fog over the decisive battle.

    Chu Nan is the chief of general staff, but the command and decision-making power rests with Shen Honglie.  So the latter thought for a while and looked at the staff: "The plan to attack Kume Island and Iheiya Island remains unchanged. Let Guam prepare for sneak attacks. Then order the xn21 and Qingdao db12 battle groups to set off. Also, send a telegram to Na  Tuna and Huangshan Horse Base, send reconnaissance planes to Luzon." After that, he slowly took out a cigarette: "There are only two possibilities for going to Iwo Jima. The first is to sneak attack on Guam, and the second  .Meet the Fourth Fleet.¡±.

    (To be continued)
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