Invincible from the sword

Chapter 432 Containing Attack
The dispatch of two aircraft carriers and ten destroyers to assist the Southern Expeditionary Force was simply unacceptable to Nagumo Chuichi.

Originally, he felt that his alliance strength was already very weak.

Now two aircraft carriers and ten destroyers have been taken away, which basically takes away most of the wing.

Ever since he lost his command in the Battle of Midway, Chuichi Nagumo felt that he had to take revenge.

Otherwise, he really couldn't hold his head up in the combined fleet of the island country.

Although the devil soldiers and officers below dare not say anything in front of Nagumo Zhongichi.

But Nagumo Chuichi is not an idiot either.

He clearly felt that the devils in the entire fleet were very dissatisfied with him.

Everyone believed that it was Chuichi Nagumo's command error that led to the failure of the Battle of Midway.

Not only the devil soldiers think so, but Yamamoto 56 also thinks so.

But in Nagumo Chuichi's view, he was not wrong at all.

You are not on the battlefield, you know what a fool!
The failure of the Battle of Midway was entirely because the plan of our joint fleet was known by the Lighthouse Country.

I'm in an ambush, okay?
Nagumo Chuichi felt very wronged.

So this time, he will use his strength to prove himself.

I, Nagumo Chuichi, can still fight!
That's why she persuaded Yamamoto to let him continue to command this battle.

And in order to occupy the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands, Yamamoto 56 also formed the Eighth Fleet of the Combined Fleet.

Chuichi Nagumo served as the commander of the Eighth Fleet.

The entire Eighth Fleet, including three aircraft carriers and more than 30 other warships.

The power is very strong.

Among these three aircraft carriers, the aircraft carrier Hiryu that survived the Battle of Midway was included.

To be on the safe side, Yamamoto 56 also decided to visit the front line in person and conduct overall command at Rabaul Island, the forward base of their joint fleet.

The battleship Yamato was Yamamoto's sea vehicle.

I have to say that this sea car is really cool.

Yamamoto didn't even want to get off the boat.

He had even decided that he would stay on board even when he got to Rabaul.

So fucking comfortable.

Who designed this Yamato?
Simply a genius.

He should be awarded the Island Nation Stupid Medal!
It is more enjoyable than heaven and earth!
Especially the boat shock, it's so romantic.

Let Yamamoto have endless aftertaste.

After being transferred two aircraft carriers and ten destroyers, the number of battleships in the Eighth Fleet was reduced by one-third.

And there is only one aircraft carrier left.

This made Yamamoto 56 feel that the overall strength of the Eighth Fleet has greatly declined.

More importantly, because the Eighth Fleet has been formed for a short period of time, so far, no sea peace training has been conducted.

This will greatly affect the performance of combat effectiveness.

If he did this, he would feel a little uncertain.

Nagumo Chuichi was also a little bit upset.

There is only one aircraft carrier left. It is not easy to defeat the fleet of the lighthouse country.

Also the captain of the Hiryu aircraft carrier, Yamaguchi Tamon made a suggestion.

Since the number of aircraft carriers is not dominant, it is best to set the attack time at night.

In this case, whether it is its own Eighth Fleet or the Pacific Fleet of the lighthouse country, the aircraft on the aircraft carrier will not be able to take off.

In this case, naval battles must rely entirely on battleships and cruisers.

The carrier-based aircraft simply cannot be used to attack.

It is entirely possible to defeat the Pacific Fleet of the Lighthouse country as long as it suddenly launches an attack.

Yamaguchi's advice was greatly appreciated by Yamamoto.

well!

Just do it!

Yamamoto immediately agreed with Yamaguchi Tamon's suggestion.

And Yamamoto felt that he still had a trump card, and that was the airport on Guadalcanal.

Now more than half of the airport has been built, and as long as there are about ten more days, the entire airport can be almost completed.

At that time, it will be an unsinkable aircraft carrier.

As long as [-] planes pass by, the connection between the Lighthouse Country and the Kangaroo Country can be completely cut off.

At that time, the entire army of Kangaroo Country will be finished.

At the time of YY Yamamoto, the No.15 Army of the Japanese Army, Anan Keiji had already received the latest telegram from Terauchi Shouichi.

Shocked him.

Temple Shouyi told him that he had dispatched the Second Division and the Fourth Division to go south.

It is estimated that it will take half a month to land from Darwin Port.

Before the arrival of reinforcements, Jean Anan must be stationed on the line of Winton and Clark River.

As long as the second and fourth divisions arrive, they can attack again.

Anan's eyes lit up after just a few glances.

Suo Ga...

Anan only looked outside the window, the second division and the fourth division.

This is an army with amazing combat effectiveness.

As long as his troops defend for half a month, when these two divisions land, he will have three divisions in his hands.

The military strength can reach 12 people.

In this case, it will not be a big problem to defeat the troops of the Lighthouse country.

Anan Weiji said in a telegram to Shouyi in the temple that there were 100 million troops in the Lighthouse Kingdom.

But Ananwei knew very well in his heart that the entire army of the Lighthouse Country was only 40.

And the sixth army, the main force, is 20 people.

With the Second Division and the Fourth Division, he, Ananwei, almost defeated the Sixth Army of the Beacon Country, sprinkle water!

Anan Weiji immediately ordered: "Order, No. 15 Division and No. 30 Division [-], immediately build fortifications in Winton.

Be sure to block the attack of the lighthouse army.

Order three divisions to build fortifications at Clark River to protect Winton's flank.

Prevent the opponent from making a roundabout attack.

Order the flying regiment to closely monitor the movement of the opponent's troops, assist the ground troops, and defend Winton. "

"Hey!"

Chief of Staff of the No.15 Japanese Army, Tsukada Makoto, was also very excited.

Hurry up and deliver the order.

And Stilwell's troops had already begun to encircle Winton.

After the three infantry divisions and two armored divisions of the Lighthouse Kingdom wiped out the No.30 Third Division of the Japanese Army in Birdsville, according to Zhang Lei's suggestion, Stilwell ordered the troops to quickly advance eastward.

In this case, a pincer offensive could be formed against the Japanese army in Winton.

In Birdsville, after the troops cleaned the battlefield, they still did not find the headquarters of the No.30 Third Division of the Japanese Army.

But in a pool of blood, a major general badge of the Japanese army was found.

This should belong to the commander of the No.30 Third Division of the Japanese Army.

The No.30 Third Division of the Japanese Army was formed again.

Although it bears the designation of the No. 30 Third Division, but because its combat effectiveness is at the level of a C-level division, the commander of this division is also a major general of the Japanese army.

This is consistent with previous intelligence.

Zhang Lei didn't care much about the headquarters of the No.30 Third Division of the Japanese Army.

His goal is to quickly annihilate the effective forces of the Japanese army.

So even if the No.30 Third Division headquarters of the Japanese army was not destroyed, it doesn't matter.

Birdsville is just over 100 kilometers from Winton.

In addition, Stilwell's troops are all mechanized troops, so the speed of advancement is very fast.

In less than twelve hours, they had already reached the outskirts of Winton.

Outside Winton, the Fifth Infantry Division, Eighth Infantry Division, and Ninth Infantry Division under the Sixth Army of the Beacon Country had already begun to attack Winton.

This is Zhang Lei's suggestion.

The purpose is to let the troops rush to Winton as soon as possible before the Japanese army can react.

If the speed of the attack is too slow, it will leave enough time for the Japanese army to build fortifications.

This is very unfavorable to Stilwell's troops.

So after recapturing Birdsville, Zhang Lei made a plan to attack Winton.

Of course, it's not a full-scale attack.

South of Winton, after all, were Stilwell's three infantry divisions.

Infantry casualties would have been great without armored support.

Therefore, Zhang Lei's early plan was to let the three infantry divisions conduct a diversionary attack on Winton's Japanese army.

As long as the Japanese army is not given time to breathe.

The three infantry divisions don't need to send ground troops there, they just need to shell.

At the same time, planes were sent to bomb the Japanese stronghold in Winton.

Destroy the Japanese defense line as much as possible.

The first to attack was the Fifth Infantry Division.

The commander of the Fifth Infantry Division was Johnson.

Zhang Lei is very familiar with it.

When the Filipino servant country was fighting the Japanese army, Johnson was still the head of the regiment.

Later in the Burma campaign, Stilwell entered Burma as chief of staff, and Johnson's infantry regiment was responsible for protecting Stilwell.

Johnson is now the commander of the Fifth Infantry Division.

Because of Zhang Lei's influence, Johnson was very brave when commanding the battle.

Immediately after receiving the order, Johnson mobilized his artillery battalion and began shelling the Japanese army.

Johnson played very chicken thief.

The target of his shelling was not Winton City.

It was the defense line of the Japanese army outside Winton City.

Before the attack, Johnson found that the Japanese troops began to build fortifications.

This is not a good thing for his troops.

In order to achieve precise bombardment, Johnson also sent a reconnaissance force.

After figuring out the important strongholds of the Japanese army, they will bomb again.

Winton's Japanese army has just received an order from Anan Weiji.

Startled.

Junichi Mikawa, head of the Japanese No.15 Division, and Hyakutake Haruki, head of the No.30 First Division, were both shocked.

Now they are all ready to go south and continue to attack, why do they suddenly have to passively defend?
Moreover, the No.30 Third Division was actually wiped out in Birdsville.

This news made the Sanchuan Army even Hyakutake Haruki very puzzled.

The combat power of the No.30 Third Division is quite adequate!
After all, it is the newly appointed head of the Japanese army division, and he is still very cautious in doing things.

Although he didn't understand what was going on, he quickly ordered the construction of fortifications on the spot.

As a result, the shelling began as soon as the devils in front started digging trenches.

Winton's terrain is very flat.

Basically plain.

Not even a hill.

Playing a defensive battle in such a place is very disadvantageous for the defender.

(End of this chapter)