The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

The visit of the Chinese naval fleet was warmly received by the German side, especially for Zhu Bin. Hitler even took time out of his busy schedule to meet him solemnly. To provide some of the most needed strategic metal materials in Germany, the current amount of 10 tons a year is too small.

Zhu Bin grumbled about this and refused to spit it out. He really couldn't guarantee this.The smelting of manganese nodules and cobalt crusts is impossible for others to see. At present, only the molecular smelting furnace of the spaceship works, and the gold ore is also refined in the middle. The total production capacity is only one million tons a year. How can I give so much to Germany!If you want to increase the volume, you have to wait until all the major smelters in the base are put into use. Now, wait.

After personally going to the Zeppelin Company to receive the two airships, in the next month, after the entire fleet was synthesized, joint training was carried out in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, so that the huge fleet with a total of more than 1 people could operate as a whole, ensuring that every There will be no mistakes in any link.

In the entire Chinese navy, including Chen Shaokuan, no one has the experience of commanding such a large fleet in real life. Zhu Bin, Wang Wenda and Captain Ma Han have all learned through theory and simulation. The effect of the synthetic exercise conducted by the machine is different from that in reality. It is really hard to say how much it will be able to play when it comes to fighting against the enemy.

But no matter what, all the troops have actually conducted long-term training. The number of virtual training battles in the simulator for half a year and the battleship in the first half of the year is more than thousands of times, which is more than the combined total of ten and eight years.I have enough experience in dealing with various situations, now, it's time to see the truth!

June 6th.After completing the last combined exercise, the task force sailed from Germany, crossed the North Sea and the English Channel, and entered the Indian Ocean via the Atlantic, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal.

Everywhere they passed, there was always a group of people who secretly spied on and relayed the movement to the Japanese mainland. There were at least three No. 40 people and hundreds of secret telegrams back along the way.

After confirming that the entire fleet began to return, the Japanese Navy responded accordingly, headed by Mitsumasa Minai, commander of the Second Fleet, with four Kongo-class battleships under its jurisdiction.And the fifth battle group composed of the three heavy cruisers Furutaka, Aoba, and Kinugasa, and the 2nd mine fleet headed by the light cruiser Shentong, the 2nd diving fleet, the 2nd air fleet headed by Akagi, and the water carrier Kamui and On the Naruto supply tanker, a large group of Haohao dangdang set off from the mainland and arrived at Naha Port at the first stop.Then stationed in Taiwan.

When the task force crossed the Indian Ocean and entered Singapore for replenishment and rest.The Second Fleet has completed rest and replenishment, and immediately set sail for the South China Sea!

"The Japanese fleet is dispatched! This time, it seems that they want to deal with us head-on!"

The information quickly spread to the fleet.On the flagship ship 201, Zhu Bin flicked the telegram with a look of indifference, and handed it to Chen Shaokuan.

Chen Shaokuan's brows were frowned into a pimple, his face turned red because of his anger.Sweeping the telegram with sharp eyes, he slapped the table with a "slap", and shouted sharply: "It's too much to bully! Ri himself really doesn't have any credit, so capricious, it's extremely abominable!"

Just before the voyage, Japan himself sent a representative to discuss with him that "the navies of China and Japan should not confront each other", declaring that the two countries are friendly and supportive, and it is not easy to renew the war.Fortunately, it only took a turn to send four battleships to prepare to rob them halfway. This is a real slap in the face!

Zhu Bin smiled calmly and said: "This is in line with Japan's own nature! How could they just watch our navy grow stronger? All the so-called friendly negotiations are nothing but smoke bombs, and at this time it is nothing more than the original shape. .Since we want to fight, we will accompany you!"

"Accompany?!" Chen Shaokuan stared at Zhu Bin suddenly, "How to accompany him? With our current force, it is absolutely impossible to compete with the other party! If we fight recklessly, we will only suffer!"

He is a traditional admiral. The battle at sea depends first on strength. Before there is no air force, it depends on who has the most battleships.Now that there is an air force, it actually proves that the bombing of the air force is a threat to battleships. American experiments have also proved that they can sink battleships, but after all, no one has actually seen it, so success or failure is still uncertain.

Under such circumstances, the number of capital ships and the caliber of the artillery became the key. Obviously, the 12 280mm naval guns of the two ships on my side were compared with the 32 356mm naval guns of the Japanese four ships. Except for a little bit, the rest can be said to be at a disadvantage overall.There is no advantage in speed, not to mention, the Japanese army still has two aircraft carriers, how to fight this battle?

The Japanese army is obviously moving for real, this is almost a third of the sea force dispatched!It's chilling to think about.

But this is a helpless thing. Japan has now become a stumbling block, tightly wrapping most of China's sea areas in the middle. No matter which direction you want to go back, you must cross their interception and kill a bloody road!No matter which route you take this time, you have to face their giant ship cannons, hide, it is impossible, bow your head and surrender?That's impossible!

Zhu Bin shook his head: "Mr. Chen, there is no need to worry. We have a plan for this situation. Of course, we will not stretch our necks and let Ri himself chop it! If they don't come, it's fine. If they dare to come, don't blame us for being rude! This time, Let’s teach them a lesson first, naval battles are not determined by superficial strength!”

"Oh? How do you want to fight?!" Chen Shaokuan knew that this fellow had always been measured and would not fight uncertain battles. Seeing how confident he was, his spirits were lifted immediately.

Zhu Bin beckoned to Wang Wenda, and the fellow immediately brought up a battle plan, and then opened the map to give a general overview of the situation. After listening to it, Chen Shaokuan stared at the map for a while, speechless.

In the Taiwan Strait, Hao D squeezed into a straight line, his deep eyes showed wisdom and fortitude, but inside his heart, there was a scorching flame, which burned his lips white.

The relationship between Zhu Bin, or the task force is deep enough. In 1932, when he was the commander of the Third Fleet, Weihaiwei sank six light and heavy warships in the First World War, which made him so disgraced that he could hardly hold his head up.It's just that after so many things happened in a row, other people's unlucky level was much higher than his, so it didn't look too ugly, but he refused to bear this useless attitude.

This time, by chance, he had such a good opportunity to attack. He led the Second Fleet to intercept and block the south, while the First Fleet was in charge of intercepting the north. In the end, he was lucky and caught those nasty guys. They slipped through their fingers again!

Thinking about it, not long after, you will be able to see with your own eyes that the naval fleet that the opponent has worked so hard to build is completely blown up into scrap iron and sank to the bottom of the sea under the roar of the giant guns on your side. I can't bear the shame of the four Kaohsiung ships. Live blood welling up.As soon as he got old, he became agitated in a rare way!

The captain of the "Hiei" Inoue Narumi, Minai Mitsumasa and Yamamoto 56 are well-known "naval leftist three birds", and they do not approve of casual expansion of military operations against China. I am very upset, this hatred must be washed away.Although he didn't make it himself, the two good friends were all devastated, and they couldn't do without support.

This time it happened to be an action battle. The "Hiei" under his seat began to secretly restore equipment last year, reinstalled the four dismantled naval guns, and refitted the anti-aircraft firepower, together with three other old guys of the same level. Became a battleship and used as a flagship.

At this moment, noticing Minai Mitsumasa's emotional ups and downs, Inoue Narumi said: "Your Excellency Commander, this time we can actually wait for work in Taiwan and wait for the Chinese fleet to come close to intercept it. Isn't it more ideal?"

Minai Mitsumasa let out a long breath, and said in a deep voice: "It's good for us, and it's also good for them! At the critical moment, we can't guarantee that there won't be an ambush air force opposite Guangdong and Fujian! This time, we will put them in the middle of the vast ocean. Annihilation in one fell swoop is more secure."

"Your Excellency is right." Inoue Chengmei didn't think so, but it was hard to say it out.How could Guangdong and Fujian support those guys? Now everyone knows the pros and cons of their internal turmoil, and many people are waiting to see the jokes of this misfit fleet.

But there is a contingency in everything. The opponent they have to deal with this time is too rich. If they spend money to temporarily rent the offshore airport and launch a sudden attack at that time, the consequences will be a bit serious.In addition to the giant cannon, I also count on the two aircraft carriers to increase their attack control.

Thinking about the power of this dispatch, Inoue felt that it was a bit overkill,~~~ The other party was only two [-]-ton battleships, and the caliber was slightly larger than that of the heavy cruiser, but the number was too small. How effective would it be?

"It should be easy to win! Those guys have nowhere to escape."

The two fleets were slowly running head to head in the South China Sea. The Japanese fleet was slow, but the task force rushed on as if someone was chasing after them. The main ship rushed to the sea north of the Nansha Islands at a speed of 20 knots for three consecutive days. It was a lot slower, and finally the reconnaissance planes of the two sides met over the Zhongsha Islands, and returned after a fight.

Minai Mitsumasa squeezed his fist excitedly, and said with a happy face: "Hey! This time, let me see where you are going! Order the fleet to prepare for battle! The reconnaissance planes are fully dispatched. Once the trace of the enemy ship is found, immediately Take off the carrier-based aircraft and launch a violent bombing!"! .