Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Japan's naval retaliation

The Red Army won the first battle. With the strength of a legion, the result of annihilating a main division of the Central Army was immediately placed in front of the "chairman" and the boss.The two bosses, who had absolute control over the future direction of the base area, directly made a determination: relying on the precise information provided by Li Guosheng, they would fight a few more battles of annihilation with Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army.Use unprecedented results to repay Li Guosheng's idea of ​​revenge on Lao Jiang.

In the following week or so, the First and Third Legions of the Red Army's First Front Army, relying on sufficient ammunition and accurate intelligence, attacked one after another, and through small-scale annihilation battles one after another, the Central Army was almost wiped out again. The strength of two divisions. "" is the fastest update, and the whole text is hand-typed

At the same time, the newly formed guard regiment of the Central Red Army was also ordered to take the initiative to attack: with lightning speed, it was transferred to the outside line, and almost two divisions of the Central Army were firmly blocked in the base area.

As the first and third armies under the First Army rushed to the battlefield, the two main divisions of the Central Army, which were completely trapped in the base area, would face the end of being wiped out. [

The first encirclement and counter-encirclement campaign, which lasted for a month, finally ended at a heavy price for Chiang Kai-shek's loss of more than half of his troops.Of course, the first army of the Red Army, which received a large amount of equipment support from Li Guosheng, because of continuous attacks.Although very huge results were achieved, the Red Army, with more than 4 people, also paid a huge price with the loss of tens of thousands of people. "" see the latest chapter

In addition, the Red Army at this time has not yet started the complaint education during the War of Liberation.For the captured Kuomintang officers and soldiers, they were all released after only some education.He didn't add many recruits to himself who lost his soldiers.

This led to the just-concluded first anti-encirclement campaign.Although it ended in victory for the Red Army.However, due to the large number of casualties of the Red Army and the limited carrying capacity of the base area.The Red Army has tens of thousands of weapons that have just been seized.But there is no way to expand the troops.

The Red Army, which suffered a great loss in strength, began to train elite soldiers in the base area by virtue of the large amount of equipment seized, to welcome Chiang Kai-shek's second encirclement and suppression campaign.A crisis from the sea came to Li Guosheng and the entire Ninth Army again.

After two months of disputes and preparations, the Emperor of Japan and the cabinet finally made a decision: dispatch the navy to deal with the Ninth Army, the Chinese local government that has repeatedly caused the Japanese government to lose troops.Launch a sea attack.Let the Ninth Army pay the blood price for its reckless behavior.

Battleship Fuso, heavy cruiser Furutaka, heavy cruiser Kako, plus six Kamikaze-class destroyers, a huge mixed fleet of nine large surface ships in total.Under the order of the Minister of the Navy of the Japanese Navy, they drove out of the Yokosu Naval Port in a mighty manner and headed for Qingdao, China, which is thousands of nautical miles away.

Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng's office looked at the information in his hand about the detailed introduction of the Japanese mixed fleet.Li Guosheng frowned unconsciously.Facing Jiang Baili and the others in front of him, he said to himself.

"A battleship, more than 3 tons. Two cruisers, more than 3 tons, plus six destroyers. The total tonnage of all the ships dispatched by the Japanese Navy this time has reached an astonishing [-] tons...>

"*** little devil. It's really ruthless, just in terms of total tonnage. It's more than five times the number of our navy...>

Jiang Baili, who was also frowning tightly, followed up with a bitter face and said: "Not only the total tonnage, but in terms of firepower, the mixed fleet dispatched by the Japanese Navy is also dozens of times that of ours...>

"The largest caliber naval gun equipped on our destroyer is only 105 mm, while the three main battleships dispatched by the Japanese Navy have almost twenty main guns with a caliber of more than [-] mm."

"If the two fleets meet at sea, I can be sure: within half an hour, all the ships under my navy fleet, including the few ships captured from the Northeast Army, will be buried in the sea...>

Chief of Staff Jiang Baili's words sound cruel, but what he said is the truth.There was silence for a while, but Li Guosheng, who was still unwilling, asked again: "What about the submarine brigade, dispatching the submarine brigade, is it possible to inflict heavy damage on this mixed fleet...>

Unfortunately, under Li Guosheng's gaze, Chief of Staff Jiang Baili shook his head mercilessly again.

Facing the disappointed Li Guosheng, he explained: "According to what Commander Sun of the Navy said: After the naval battle two months ago, the Japanese mixed fleet will definitely pay special attention to and strengthen the anti-submarine aspect. This has led to It is impossible for our submarine brigade to approach the Japanese mixed fleet at close range."

Seeing Li Guosheng nodded thoughtfully, Jiang Baili continued to explain: "As for the long-distance torpedo attack, although there is a chance that a blind cat will hit a dead mouse. However, the vigilant Japanese navy will definitely be able to evade most of the torpedo attacks." .More importantly, after the torpedoes are launched, our submarine brigade will be completely exposed to the Japanese navy."

"Relying on the super high speed of surface ships, submarines that have exposed their targets, under normal circumstances, it is difficult to escape the hunting of surface destroyers."

Li Guosheng's face suddenly changed from solemn to gloomy.At the same time, a sense of crisis and helplessness slowly enveloped his heart.Facing Jiang Baili, he said with an aggrieved face: "Chief of Staff, what do you mean to say, facing this mixed fleet dispatched by Japan, we can only be passively beaten...>

The answer was cruel, but Jiang Baili had to face this fact.He said solemnly: "Commander-in-Chief, before thinking of other solutions, the situation is indeed the case...>

The words 'passively beaten' sounds very simple.However, once it becomes a reality, it will become an unprecedented catastrophe.

It is conceivable that in the face of the exhaustive attack of hundreds of artillery pieces from the mixed fleet of the Japanese Navy, what kind of coastal cities in all areas controlled by the Ninth Army will be bombed.

Coastal cities were blown into ruins...

Thousands of people were bombed into corpses, or turned into a group of homeless refugees...

Thinking of the tragic scenes that kept flashing before his eyes, even Li Guosheng, who had a lot of sources of funds in his hand, couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Without the slightest hesitation.Facing Jiang Baili, he said directly with a firm face: "No. No matter what, the Japanese mixed fleet cannot be allowed to enter our coastal waters. They will plunder our Chinese coastal waters...>

Seeing Jiang Baili who was hesitant to speak in front of him, Li Guosheng ordered without any discussion: "Chief of Staff, let Sun Haijun rush to Jinan City overnight. He is the commander of the navy, and he must block the Japanese Navy's mixed fleet for me." Outside the coastal waters. Otherwise, he would not be a naval commander...>

Facing the commander-in-chief's order, which was almost like issuing a military order, Navy Commander Sun Haijun was in a state of distress.

As a senior domestic naval officer, Sun Haijun is very aware of the huge gap between the two fleets.

Even with the addition of a few ships that just captured the Northeast Navy, the entire fleet.There are only seven ships that can really be sold and compete with the Japanese Navy.More importantly, among the seven ships that can go to battle, there are three old ships that can be called antiques.

And what about the Japanese mixed fleet?Looking around, almost all of them are the latest naval ships that have not been in service for more than ten years.

Relying on the rough skin and powerful firepower of battleships and cruisers, our army may have to fire ten rounds, or even white-haired small-caliber naval artillery shells, to completely paralyze an opponent's destroyer.As for the heavy cruisers and battleships in the hands of the Japanese side.Sun Haijun can say with certainty that without hundreds of rounds of small-caliber naval artillery shells hitting the target accurately, it is impossible to cause any fatal damage to the opponent.

And the weak ship under his command is even the latest destroyer imported from the United States.In front of Japanese battleships.At most ten rounds of large-caliber naval gun shells can completely bury it on the bottom of the sea, not to mention those outdated old-fashioned warships that can almost be eliminated.

Such a huge gap.How can Sun Haijun not be worried?

How can Sun Haijun bring up the courage to fight the Japanese army.

Since hard work doesn't work.Then there is only one way to go.

And looking at the few fleets in hand, the only ones that can be used to fight tricks.Undoubtedly the most mysterious submarine brigade in the Navy.

Like the naval battle two months ago, submarines were used to carry out sneak attacks on the bottom of the sea.Sun Haijun is confident that even if the Japanese navy's mixed fleet cannot be severely damaged, he can bite off a piece of fat from this mixed fleet that is enough to make the Japanese heartache.

However, the idea is good.However, Sun Haijun has always been confronted with a difficult problem that Sun Haijun cannot overcome: How did the twelve submarines under the submarine brigade secretly approach the mixed fleet of the Japanese Navy, which has strengthened its anti-submarine awareness...

On the way to Jinan, Sun Haijun has been thinking about this problem, hoping to come up with a solution to allow the Ninth Army to successfully overcome the current difficulties.However, until the headquarters of the Ninth Army appeared in front of him, after thinking about it all night, his mind was still in chaos, without the slightest thought.

Looking in front of him, the commander-in-chief with dark circles under his eyes also because of the large-scale invasion of the Japanese navy did not rest overnight.On Sun Haijun's face, there was an expression of shame immediately, and he said: "Please forgive me, Commander-in-Chief, they are all humble and incompetent, and I didn't think of a specific way to fight the Japanese navy...>

Although Li Guosheng was tired and anxious, he was not confused by it.After waving his hand and signaling the other party to sit down, he said, "I know the gap between the two fleets. It's not your fault. If you want to blame it, you have to blame us for being too weak. We have attracted the Japanese navy, a powerful enemy, so early. To the door of the house..."[

Having said that, a long sigh came from Li Guosheng's mouth.Facing Sun Haijun, still with the last sliver of hope, he asked: "Commander Sun, do you have any specific thoughts on this large-scale invasion of the Japanese navy? Tell us all, and let's discuss it in detail. If there is a problem, let's solve it together." ...>

"Yes, Lord Commander...>

In the land battle, there was basically no problem that Li Guosheng could not solve.However, in terms of naval battles, the only thing Li Guosheng knew were the famous naval battles that took place in history.Faced with the problem Sun Haijun raised, Li Guosheng immediately fell into deep thought with a frown, and began to compare the classic naval battles he knew to see if he could draw a usable strategy from them.

1 minute, 2 minutes, a classic naval battle that I know well.It's like playing a movie, after going through it all in my mind.Li Guosheng was frowning all the time.Still haven't thought of any solution.

And at this moment, there was a complaint.From the mouth of Chief of Staff Jiang Baili: "F*ck, if this is on land, I, Jiang Baili, have at least ten ways to secretly send an army under the nose of the enemy without being discovered..."

Li Guosheng's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.Facing Sun Haijun, he asked: "A feint, yes, it's a feint...>

Suddenly, Sun Haijun's eyes flashed brightly.Just when Li Guosheng thought that Sun Haijun had thought of a specific solution, his eyes that were still shining just now were replaced by frustration, and he answered.

"Commander-in-Chief, on the surface of the sea, the only ones that can launch a feint attack on the Japanese mixed fleet are the surface ships under my fleet. But, as you know, the gap between the two fleets is really too big. Only our The six surface ships that can be obtained will not only fail to attract the attention of the other party, but will also be completely lost..."

"In addition. Once our surface ships are completely lost. Without the cover of surface ships, the submarine brigade that successfully launched an attack at close range will hardly escape the hunting of the enemy's remaining surface ships. The fleet will be severely damaged, and the entire naval fleet will be lost because of it..."

As soon as Sun Haijun's voice fell, Li Guosheng refused: "I don't agree with this style of play. This is a matter of killing the chicken and taking the eggs. We must not do this... >

"If it is really necessary to keep the Japanese mixed fleet out of the sea at the cost of ruining this naval fleet, then I would rather the enemy's mixed fleet blow up all the coastal cities into ruins. The cities are gone, we can rebuild them. However, the Navy Seeds No more, we can't do formation for at least a few years.

Seeing Li Guosheng with a resolute face in front of him, Sun Haijun nodded happily, and continued: "The commander-in-chief is right, there is another idea here, but it will make the coastal cities pay a certain price, I don't know if it is feasible ...>

"Say...>

Sun Haijun suggested: "Not surprisingly, the first attack target of the Japanese mixed fleet must be the home port of our naval fleet, that is, Qingdao. I thought that we could use the coastal defense guns of Qingdao Fortress to attack the enemy. The fleet launched a feint attack to cover the submarine brigade to launch a close-range attack on the enemy's mixed fleet..."

However, to Li Guosheng's disappointment, as soon as the voice fell, the voice of the chief of staff's denial came to Li Guosheng's ears: "Commander-in-Chief, Commander Sun, this idea is almost untenable..."

"Where is the firing range of our coastal defense artillery, and the firing range of the naval guns of the Japanese mixed fleet...>

Two consecutive proposals were rejected, and the small office fell into silence again.

But at this moment, a faint roar of an engine suddenly came from the sky to the ears of Li Guosheng and others.

Li Guosheng, who was awakened from his contemplation by the roar of the engine, subconsciously asked: "Chief of Staff, the sky is already dawn...>

Jiang Baili nodded and responded: "Well, this is the routine flight training of the air force outside the city every morning...>

Li Guosheng's eyes flashed again, facing Jiang Baili, subconsciously asked: "Chief of Staff, you said that this sound is from the aircraft engine...>

After getting Jiang Baili's nod to confirm, he exclaimed again, and continued to say from Li Guosheng's mouth: "Yes, it's the Air Force...>

"As far as I know, after more than two months of development, our air force has set up a special bomber brigade. We can definitely dispatch the bomber brigade to fly over the enemy's mixed fleet and use bombs to constantly "harass" and attack the enemy's mixed fleet. Formation, cover the submarine to launch a torpedo attack on the enemy at close range..."

You must know that during this period, even in European and American countries, the understanding of naval warfare was still limited to cannons against cannons.Never thought of using the air force to attack ships on the sea from the air.Not to mention the backward China.

In the eyes of Jiang Baili and others, the role of the air force is very limited, that is, to cover the army's attack on the ground.But now, Li Guosheng actually proposed to use the air force to attack the naval ships.While the two were shocked, they almost subconsciously exclaimed: "Using a plane to hit a warship, Commander-in-Chief, is this feasible?"

Li Guosheng, who is very clear about the development direction of naval warfare in a few years, directly showed a confident smile, and said: "Even you can't think of it, and the commander of the Japanese mixed fleet can't think of it."

"Besides, the ultimate purpose of my air force is not to destroy the enemy's mixed fleet, but to "harass" the opponent and provide cover for the submarine brigade. Of course, if luck is good: a bomber brigade carries several hundred A bomb, it is entirely possible that a blind cat will hit a dead mouse and kill one or two enemy warships." To be continued. )