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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2947: Battle of Landing in Australia (Part 2)

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    2> Major General Noguchi, commander of the Japanese Seventeenth Air Force stationed in Adelaide, southern Australia, took very correct measures to deal with the sudden appearance of division fighters.

    Since the division fighter jets that shot down their own reconnaissance aircraft took off from aircraft carriers, the number of division fleet aircraft carriers that invaded Australia's southern airspace will not be very large, at most one or two, and the full number of aircraft carriers will only be more than a dozen combat aircraft.

    And all the combat aircraft of the Seventeenth Air Force were dispatched, more than four of them. If the target could be found, the Seventeenth Air Force might be able to create a record of sinking a division fleet aircraft carrier!

    Therefore, Major General Noguchi was not worried at all about this battle. After giving the takeoff order, he picked up the phone and called the 19th Division headquarters. The 17th Air Force was assigned to the 19th Air Force in terms of combat order.  The commander of the 19th Division, Lieutenant General Okabe, who didn't understand anything, served as the Imperial Army's security commander in the Adelaide area. According to regulations, he should report the situation to him.

    The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. Major General Noguchi was patient and had already scolded the officers of the 19th Division Division Headquarters in his heart. Finally, someone answered the phone with a very serious tone.  He was lazily impatient, as if he hadn't woken up yet, "Where? It's so early in the morning, can't you just stay still for a while?"

    "Baga!" Major General Noguchi suddenly became furious and cursed fiercely. He was really speechless about the quality of the officers on duty at the 19th Division's regiment headquarters. He would not argue with such a junior officer.  He said directly: "I am Major General Noguchi, commander of the 17th Air Force. If there is an important situation, please speak to the commander of the Okabe Division immediately!"

    It was because of his good reputation. On the phone, Major General Noguchi could hear the arrogant officer rushing out like a piss and knocking over the chair. He couldn't help but smile coldly.

    Soon, Colonel Takakura, Chief of Staff of the 19th Division, answered the phone, "Commander Noguchi, I am Chief of Staff Takakura. Do you have any important military affairs?"

    The heavyweight appeared, and Rear Admiral Noguchi did not waste any time. He hurriedly said: "At about 6:10 this morning, my reconnaissance plane had an exchange of fire with the division's carrier-based fighter jets. Based on this, I judged that the enemy was in the sea off the coast of Adelaide.  Direction, there may be one or two aircraft carriers of the China Division fleet moving, but the intention is unknown!¡±

    "Also, I have ordered all the combat aircraft of the Seventeenth Air Force to take off and head towards the sea off Adelaide. The purpose of my call is to ask Mr. Takakura to remind the commander of the Okabe Division to prepare for the China Division.  The army has other conspiracies!"

    Major General Noguchi¡¯s concise briefing of the situation was perfect. There was no nonsense and the situation was clear in a few words. However, his biggest mistake was that he should not instill his preconceived judgments into Chief of Staff Takakura.

    Therefore, in the mind of Chief of Staff Takakura, a fixed thinking has been formed. Off the coast of Adelaide, there are one or two aircraft carriers of the China Division Fleet carrying out harassment, and the Seventeenth Air Force has been dispatched.

    Chief of Staff Takakura did not believe that with only one or two aircraft carriers, the Chinese would dare to attack Adelaide, which had a solid defense system. Nothing else but a coastal defense artillery unit on the port fortress and more than ten large guns.  caliber coastal defense guns, enough to turn China's aircraft carrier into a pile of scrap metal on the seabed!

    He looked at his watch and saw that Division Commander Okabe had not arrived at the division headquarters yet. At this time, the Division Commander would have arrived long ago. Chief of Staff Takakura picked up the phone and called the Division Commander's residence. There was an enemy situation.  It had to be reported to the division commander. Unexpectedly, there was a busy "beep" tone on the phone and the call was not connected.

    Chief of Staff Takakura hurriedly ordered the communication soldiers to check the line. Only then did he learn that the telephone lines to the division commander's residence had been cut off. The communication soldiers who came to repair the phone lines were scolded by the division commander's guard soldiers.  It was an order from the division commander. No one or anything was allowed to disturb him.

    Chief of Staff Takakura was speechless for a while, but he knew that at last night's banquet, Lieutenant General Okabe smiled and accepted a European beauty presented by the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce. According to it, she was a princess of British royal blood. There is no doubt that Okabe  The lieutenant general was exhausted all night long, and he must not have gotten up yet!

    "What an embarrassment to the general of the Japanese Empire!" Chief of Staff Takakura thought with disdain. He looked down on his immediate boss, who came from a Tokyo businessman family. Anyway, it was not an important military matter. He decided to wait.  After the Seventeenth Air Force had the news, it was reported to the commander of the Okamoto Division.

    Off the coast of Adelaide, a galloping divisional troop transport formation and an escort fleet command ship said, "Report to the commander, radar has discovered that the Japanese army has dispatched more than four combat aircraft and are coming in our direction!" a fleet communications staff officer reported.  .

    "The commander of the Japanese Seventeenth Air Force reacted very quickly!" Dong ?Major General Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Mobile Corps, said with a sneer.

    "The Australian Campaign Command has called back and agreed that we adjust the combat plan!" Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet, also said.

    Battelle was calculating rapidly in his mind, and he asked Xin Xiguo: "Chief of Staff Xin, how long will it take for the Japanese fleet taking off from Berry to discover our ship formation, and our East Indian Ocean?"  When can the fleet in the cruising area arrive in the airspace outside Adelaide? "

    Xin Xiguo replied succinctly: "In fifty minutes, the Japanese fleet will be able to detect the warships of our escort fleet and Wu Zhenjiang's fleet. There are still forty minutes to reach the scheduled airspace. The difference is ten minutes. Time is very tight."  !¡±

    "It seems that the battle to land in Adelaide will start in the air first!" Battelle's eyes flashed with sharp light and said: "This is good, it can destroy the Japanese air defense force in one fell swoop. After we land,  The deep attack is favorable and the opportunity comes to our door. The Japanese combat aircraft are dispatched. Isn¡¯t the Berry Field Airport a gift to us? "

    "Let's do some simple division of labor. Chief of Staff Xin, you are responsible for commanding the escort fleet's carrier-based aircraft and Wu Zhenjiang's fleet, and the air battle with the Japanese Seventeenth Air Force. Chief of Staff Yu and I will command the Japanese fortifications in Adelaide.  attack, and the ensuing landing battle!¡±

    "Okay! No problem!" Yu Guanghan and Xin Xiguo replied loudly.

    Bartels thought for a moment and said to a staff officer: "Order the special operations detachment to sneak into Zhu Guozhong's group in southern Australia, keep an eye on the Japanese Army's Berry Field Airport, and wait for an opportunity to seize it! And ensure that the damage to the airport is minimal!"

    Yu Guanghan and Xin Xiguo looked at each other, secretly admiring this much younger commander. To be honest, neither of them thought of seizing the Japanese military field airport in Berry, but Battelle thought of it. He was doing it for the military.  Zhenjiang¡¯s aircraft fleet needs to find a place to stay!

    The aircraft fleet of the Southern Flying Group¡¯s East Indian Ocean cruise area that supported the landing battle in southern Australia was personally commanded by Commander Wu Zhenjiang. There were more than seven aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers.

    When Wu Zhenjiang's fleet arrived in the airspace off Adelaide, his airborne radar had already discovered the dark Japanese fleet ahead. After quickly contacting the landing force headquarters, Wu Zhenjiang figured out the enemy's situation, and he  The opponent is the entire Japanese Seventeenth Air Force stationed in Australia.

    A few minutes later, more than one carrier-based fighter jets took off from the two aircraft carriers and joined Wu Zhenjiang's air formation. In this way, Wu Zhenjiang had more than five fighter jets in his hands, which could completely defeat the Japanese 17th  The aviation fleet formed an overwhelming advantage.

    "The carrier-based aircraft group immediately climbed high to seize a favorable position. The fifth and sixth fighter regiments covered the bomber formation to bomb the Japanese Fortress of Adelaide. The other regiments immediately went at full speed to face the Japanese aircraft group!" Wu Zhenjiang said succinctly!  War orders were issued.

    A few minutes later, the division aircraft group and the Japanese aircraft group encountered each other in the airspace near Kangaroo Island. Immediately, more than a thousand combat aircraft from both sides engaged in a large-scale air battle. Wu Zhenjiang's combat style was to be brave and command the assault.  The fleet of aircraft immediately cut the Japanese formation from the middle. As soon as the fight broke out, seven or eight Japanese fighter jets, carrying thick smoke and flames, plunged to the ground, and another one was blown into pieces in the air.

    The commander of the Japanese air formation who led the team was shocked to find that what he encountered was not just the carrier-based fighter jets of two China fleet aircraft carriers, but probably nearly a thousand of them, and his plane was surrounded by Chinese fighter jets.  fighter.

    "Your Excellency, Commander! Your Excellency, Commander! Imai, commander of the air formation, urgently reported that there are nearly a thousand incoming enemy aircraft, and they are now engaged in a fierce battle with our fleet! There is a huge difference in the number of combat aircraft between the enemy and ours. I request the commander's approval that our formation  Leave the battle and return home immediately!¡±

    At Berry Field Airport, in the ground command post of the Seventeenth Air Force of the Japanese Army, a burst of urgent shouting suddenly came from the loudspeaker, echoing in the room. The commander, Major General Noguchi, who had a leisurely look, suddenly jumped out of his chair as if he had been stung by a scorpion.  Jumped up, rushed to the intercom, and shouted loudly: "Colonel Imai, what are you doing? Repeat it again!"

    However, Colonel Imai, commander of the air formation of the Seventeenth Air Force, never responded. More than a minute later, the loudspeaker rang again, "Your Excellency, Commander, I am Lieutenant Commander Sakurada, deputy commander of the formation.  Being attacked by the superior aircraft of the China Division, Commander Imai is in critical condition."

    Lieutenant Commander Sakurada¡¯s voice stopped abruptly. From the loudspeaker, a burst of intensive firing of airborne machine guns came from the loudspeaker. Then, there was a loud bang, and everything returned to silence.

    Major General Noguchi fell down on his chair, and cold sweat broke out on his face. He knew clearly that the nearly a thousand combat aircraft of the China Division Aviation wereThe plane suddenly appeared off the coast of Adelaide, what does it mean!

    (To be continued) r1152
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