Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 567
On June 6, an exercise on the map of the Jeju Island operation was carried out on the "Yamato".The exercise is the most vivid illustration of how arrogant and reckless the Japanese army has reached!According to the calculations of the referee of the exercise, the Chinese side dropped nine bombs and sank two Japanese battleships.This objective conclusion was first changed to hit three bombs, and one battleship was sunk and damaged, and finally it was simply changed to one without loss.It can be said that at this moment, the Japanese army never thought of failure.Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi also made a detailed report to the commanders and staff officers participating in the exercise.

In the evening, Admiral Yamamoto and the commanders and staff members of the participating troops who participated in the exercise on the map had dinner together on the "Yamato", drank the rice wine bestowed by the emperor, and toasted to the success of the upcoming battle.So far, the Japanese army has prepared everything before the war.

On June 1903, 6, at the anchorage of Zhujima, a famous military port in the western part of the Seto Inland Sea, the morning glow reflected the huge fleet.Zhujima is located in the south of Hiroshima, and the anchorage is surrounded by many hilly islands. The islands are farmland from the shore to the top of the mountain, and each mountain top is equipped with a group of well-disguised anti-aircraft guns. The anchorage is large enough to accommodate the entire navy, and Far away from the merchant shipping channel, the superior natural conditions are tailor-made for the United Fleet.Since the start of the war, the First Fleet and the First Battleship Squadron have been moored at Hashirashima, waiting for the traditional decisive battle at sea, so that the warships that have been patrolling and reconnaissance have been called the "Haroshima Fleet" in an ironic tone.

?At this time, this huge fleet was quietly waiting for the attack. Every warship had completed its preparations for going to sea, filled with fuel, ammunition and supplies, so the heavy load pushed the waterline very low.The entire anchorage was silent, except for the flags on the warships fluttering in the wind, but people could clearly feel the excitement permeating the entire fleet. This day was the Navy Day, and the morale of the combined fleet was high. The officers and soldiers were sure that this time Going to sea will add new glory to the Navy!
? At 8:[-], the battleship "Yamato" raised its sailing signal, and the tenth destroyer squadron, the eighth cruiser squadron, the second squadron of the third battleship squadron and other teams pulled anchor one by one and set off for the battlefield.

?When the fleet sailed out of the anchorage, the officers and soldiers of other troops who set off late lined up to cheer and waved their hats to see them off. The whole atmosphere was full of joy. Many young girls from various counties also stood on the shore to cheer for the officers and soldiers who set off. Well, they just gave their first night to these soldiers last night for the victory of the big navy, and everyone is convinced that this will be a brilliant victory.

The fleet passed through the Bungo Channel around noon, and in the evening it had penetrated into the Pacific Ocean, advancing southeast in a circular cruise formation.Shortly after the voyage, the pilot of the "Yamato" and the commander-in-chief of the air, Mitsuo Fuchida, was sent to the ship's infirmary due to acute appendicitis.A few days later, Lieutenant Sergeant Genda Minota, the combat staff officer of the First Air Fleet, was also admitted to the infirmary due to pneumonia caused by a severe cold. These two best aviation officers in the navy were absent due to illness. It's like losing a right arm and a right arm.At this time, the commander-in-chief of the United Fleet, Yamamoto, is also suffering from stomach problems. Three outstanding people in the navy, who are proficient in aviation business, fell ill at the same time on the eve of the war.

The rest of the troops also set off as planned over the next few days.The Northern Formation of Vice Admiral Xixuan set off from Ozuo on June 6; on the same night, the transport ship transporting the landing force of Jeju Island under the command of Rear Admiral Tanaka Raizo set off from the Nagasaki Naval Port in order to deceive the Chinese submarines. , the transport fleet first sailed westward to the north of the Philippine Sea, and then turned northeast.Almost at the same time, Rear Admiral Takeo Kurita's heavy cruiser support force departed from Guam and headed east side by side about 28 nautical miles southwest of the transport fleet.The landing formation commanded by Vice Admiral Kondo and the main formation directly commanded by Yamamoto were the last to depart, departing from Hashirashima in the early morning of June 40.

?Facing the aggressive navy, the situation at this time was extremely serious for Liu Buchan. He immediately organized the officials of the Ministry of the Navy to analyze and study the current situation of the Japanese army, and judged that if the Japanese army launched an offensive, Jeju Island would be the primary target, so he put down Due to the busy work at hand, I personally went to Jeju Island to inspect.He carefully inspected the fortifications on the island, checked the communication facilities and lines, which would be the most important communication lines once the battle started.

Then Liu Buchan talked with Guo Hui, the garrison commander of Jeju Island, and Ma Shaoliang, the commander of the ground forces. Guo Hui raised a series of material needs. Liu Buchan frowned and asked, "If you solve these things, you can defend Jeju Island?"

Guo Hui replied without hesitation: "Yes!"

Liu Buchan immediately agreed to Guo Hui's request, and tried his best to transfer more supplies and personnel to Jeju Island.By late June, the garrison on Jeju Island had increased to 6, and the number of aircraft had also increased from 3000 to 4, including seaplanes, fighter jets, dive bombers, and heavy bombers.

After getting the news, Yamamoto 56 sarcastically said, "So many planes are pressing on the small Jeju Island, I'm afraid that Jeju Island is in danger of sinking!"

At the same time, the naval intelligence war between China and Japan has also taken the lead.

?Lu Zhonglin, the Minister of Operations of the Imperial Navy, hoped that the intelligence department would pay close attention to the strategic movements of the Japanese army. The telecommunications listening station of the intelligence department of the Beiyang Fleet carried out extremely difficult code-breaking work.

The stationmaster of this station is Dai Li.Although Dai Li is young, he is known as the "Magic Master". He once studied abroad and is an out-and-out communicator. He is also an expert in communication and intelligence analysis. With his rich experience and professional skills, he led the deciphering of the Japanese army's communication codes. .

Dai Li assured Lu Zhonglin that in the war against Japan, the Chinese naval fleet would never lack intelligence.

Since then, he and his subordinates, dozens of radio monitors, code breakers, translators and intelligence analysts, have worked day and night in the basement of the 14th Naval District Command Building in the heavily guarded Weihai Naval Port. Isolated from the rest of the world, the working hours are as high as eighty or ninety hours a week, and 90% of the Navy's telecommunication communications are intercepted by them.

The code-named JN25B code used by the navy at this time, the main password of the password system is composed of 4.5 five-digit digital groups. side to add any number of groups of garbled numbers.One of the groups told the recipients the number of pages and sections of the cipherbook to use, and the random number group was often changed, but the master cipher was basically unchanged, which greatly facilitated Dai Li's deciphering work.

Especially in May of this year, during a naval battle with Australia, a warship sank in the waters of the Philippines. China immediately sent frogmen to dive into the seabed and accidentally salvaged the JN5B codebook, which made Dai Li's deciphering work a leap forward. So far, China has been able to understand most of the navy's communication secrets.

Fortunately, the Japanese army was originally scheduled to use the new JN25C cipher. Due to the rapid development of the Japanese army in the Pacific Ocean, the occupied area is very large. It will take a lot of time to distribute the new cipher to the scattered troops. Therefore, the Japanese army delayed the launch of the new code, which forced the Japanese army to use the old code for a large number of telecommunication exchanges during the preparations for operations on Jeju Island.

On June 6, Dai Li intercepted and basically deciphered the long message sent by the commander of the United Fleet to each unit, and mastered the Japanese army's combat plan, but because the Japanese army always used AF as the code name of the campaign target, it was still impossible to determine where the Japanese army was attacking. Target.But Dai Li firmly believed that AF was Jeju Island according to the naming convention of the telegraph.Dai Li, who has an excellent memory, also found a recent Japanese military telegram from the vast sea of ​​telegrams. The telegram required the seaplane to take off from the Marshall Islands, receive fuel supplies from the submarine at Frigate Coral Reef, and then fly to Hewu Naval Port. , the message also mentioned that we should pay attention to avoiding aerial reconnaissance from AF, and analyzing AF from the map can only be Jeju Island!

In the 17th Command of the Weihai Navy, Lin Jianzhang, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Navy, is holding an important military meeting.

"Has all the human fleets been dispatched? Can Jeju Island be defended? Have we taken corresponding measures? Where is the nearest unit of the local fleet?" Questions hit Lin Jianzhang's head like a cannonball.

"Everyone be quiet!" Lin Jianzhang's voice was loud, and he slammed on the table. It was obvious that he was very anxious at this time.He tried his best to calm his mind, and then he said: "According to our intelligence, people have dispatched the entire main fleet, and they are bound to capture Jeju Island. In addition, we also discovered the four ships that were originally anchored in Wuhe Port. The strongest battleship Yamato and others have also disappeared. Our surface reconnaissance force is searching hard, but they haven't found each other yet. I think they may be waiting somewhere where it is inevitable. Most likely, on the Java line , because they have their base support there. But it is not ruled out in Philippine waters."

Lin Jianzhang paused for a moment, and then said: "As for the number of fleets, due to the sudden movements of people, our fleet has not been fully prepared. The main force of the Beiyang Fleet is about to arrive at Jeju Island, but the Nanyang Fleet is still on the sea route. Running around, so I suggest to wait for a while, wait until our fleet is completely concentrated, and then launch an offensive against people. In this way, our losses will be much smaller."

"No! Absolutely not! Because then we will run out of time. Humans have already controlled the southern and eastern waters of the Pacific Ocean, which has become a hunting area for warships. We must use our power to overwhelm them before they reach Jeju Island." The superiority of nature will wipe out the opponent in one fell swoop. First of all, we must seize the command of the sea along the southern coast of North Korea, especially the command of the sea route. Divide the troops into two groups, one to defend against the fleet's attack, and the other to launch an attack on the western islands and severely damage the enemy's military port." Ye Zugui, head of the naval equipment department, insisted on his opinion.

(End of this chapter)