Chapter 219: The Troubled Indian Landing Operation (Part 2)
Chapter 219
The results of this meeting can basically be characterized as meaningless. What is terrible is that both sides have a very serious attitude. The Chinese representative Wang Chonghui has repeatedly emphasized that China remains neutral in the war between the two major military groups, and the Japanese representative Guangzhou
Tian Hongyi repeatedly asked China not to sell weapons to the United Kingdom. He also said that since it is sold to the United Kingdom, it should be sold to Japan.
Wang Chonghui said that this matter has nothing to do with the government. It is a private deal between the army and the capitalists. If Japan has a way to persuade those capitalists and the army to sell weapons, the government will not stop it. Isn’t this nonsense! There is deep resentment between the Japanese army and the Chinese army.
That has to be counted from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. Just like in parallel history, it is a normal phenomenon for the little devils to sell a few rifles and a few 75mm mountain guns to local warlords, but if you ask the Japanese devils to sell fighter planes? Warships have been sold to light cruisers.
, but it’s just the Ninghai.
After this meaningless wrangling, a verbal agreement was quickly reached. The Chinese government tried its best to restrict arms sales, and Japan would never affect China's sea routes. It was a very formal meeting, but it was extremely lacking in sincerity, and then it ended on bad terms.
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Hirota Koki, who returned to Tokyo, lamented: Today's China is not yesterday's China. He also said: Prepare to fight against China!
Konoe Fumimaro and others were full of resentment over this result, and of course it was aimed at China. The logic of banditry is like this, I can hit you, but you can't hit me. Even though they know that the war between China and Japan is getting closer, Japan is still
I hope that this war will break out later. China also has the same mentality. It uses India to try to hold back Japan's sea, air and land forces and prepare for war as much as possible.
At this time, the Japanese Navy was the first to be involved, and it had been conducting targeted operations to monitor the movements of the Chinese Navy. However, after this foreign minister-level meeting, the level of monitoring of the Chinese Navy reached the highest level. Both the Japanese military and political circles are very aware of a problem.
That is, once China and Japan start a war, how to solve the problem of the Chinese Navy. If it cannot be fatal with one blow, the Chinese can attack at any time along the long coastline. It is simply fatal to Japan's transportation lines.
After Combined Fleet Commander Yamamoto Isoroku learned of the result of the meeting, he immediately asked Kuroshima Kameto to prepare a plan to attack Shanghai Port. The four major fleets of the Chinese Navy have five 40,000-ton aircraft carriers and three 20,000-ton aircraft carriers.
Among them, the Second Fleet stationed in Shanghai has four 40,000-ton aircraft carriers. The First Fleet is stationed in Qingdao and has two 20,000-ton aircraft carriers. The Third Fleet is in Fuzhou and has one 40,000-ton aircraft carrier.
, a 20,000-ton aircraft carrier. The Fourth Fleet is stationed in Zhanjiang. It does not have an aircraft carrier, but it has two 38,000-ton battleships.
In other words, the Second Fleet in Shanghai accounts for half of the strength of the Chinese Navy. Only by destroying the Second Fleet can we gain an absolute advantage. Using a combined fleet with six aircraft carriers to defeat the Chinese Navy with eight aircraft carriers, Isoka Yamamoto
Liu Zhen was unsure. So sneak attacks were the only option, and Japan was used to sneak attacks. When the Kuroshima Turtles were ordered to start formulating a sneak attack plan, the task force in the Bay of Bengal was supplemented by fighter planes and headed towards Calcutta again.
.This is already three days later. An aircraft carrier that was originally scheduled to provide reinforcements gave up the reinforcements due to fruitless negotiations with the foreign minister. Instead, temporary reinforcements were sent to the Zero type that took off from Thailand to ensure a smooth landing. Relying on the ultra-long-distance endurance capability
, the Zero can indeed barely complete this task. The only thing you have to pay attention to is the time. You can't stay too long, otherwise you won't have the fuel to go back.
The murderous task force once again arrived fifty nautical miles away from Calcutta. At this time, the 48 Zeros flying from Thailand had arrived at the right time. In addition to the more than a hundred Zeros on the aircraft carrier (attack aircraft fighting for air supremacy)
All were replaced by Type Zeros), Nayun finally felt a little more confident.
The roaring naval guns once again began to bombard the forts on the coast, relying on their long range to bully the British. The effect of the bombardment seemed to be good. When the navy was still landing, there was still no movement on the forts. Nagumo said with satisfaction: "Yoshi! How brave!"
The little Englishman must have run away from the fort." The army began to land, which is often the most dangerous time. So 48 Zeros from Thailand have been circling, trying their best to gain more time for a safe landing.
The landing was extremely smooth. A regiment of Japanese troops landed smoothly, and the British army did not fire a single shot. A small group of Japanese troops carefully climbed up to a fort on the coast. The fort that had been bombarded by huge artillery was already in tatters. Sergeant Nohara saw
When he realized that there was no trace of blood in the fort, and even the cannon was made of wood, he was so angry that he slashed the log barrel with a knife.
"Baga! You've been fooled!" Soon the four surrounding forts were occupied, and without exception they were all fake cannons. When the news came back to Nanyun, he was so angry that he also cursed: Baga! The naval guns were shot empty.
Yes, artillery shells are very expensive.
At this time, two hours had passed since the landing. The Zero flying from Thailand could no longer withstand the situation and was forced to return. When Nagumo allowed them to return, he had a very ominous premonition in his heart.
In a forest eight kilometers away from the landing, a battalion of eight rocket launchers had been prepared, waiting for the Mustang fighter planes to appear. Although rocket launchers are very powerful, they have a shortcoming: they cannot leave the kilometer. They do not have air superiority.
This thing is just a one-time firepower, and it can't escape the pursuit of the aircraft.
A buzzing sound came, and the air defense siren sounded again. Nan Yunqi's face turned purple. Less than half an hour after the Zero from Thailand arrived, the British plane arrived, as if it was calculated accurately. This information is
How did you master it? The matter was not as complicated as Nan Yun thought. It was just a simple method. Several artificial observation posts were set up on some hidden hills nearby. At the same time, there were two hidden radar stations. Coming out of Bangkok
The 48 Zeros had been detected by multiple radar stations in Yangon as they flew straight along the coastline. Combining this information, Fang Ping, who was responsible for commanding the air operations, could easily determine the intentions of the Japanese army.
By the way, the origin of this rocket launcher is that it is the 45th Rocket Launcher Regiment of the 15th Mechanized Army. The 15th Mechanized Army did not have this organization before, and it was supplemented after sending troops to Myanmar. Fang Ping gave full play to the role of the second son of the president.
With so much energy, he asked a battalion to come over to teach the Japanese a lesson in Calcutta, what is fire coverage!
The Zeros on the aircraft carrier took off one after another to meet the enemy. What came out of the sky was the 23rd Air Wing. Just when the fighters on both sides were still about five minutes away, the rocket launcher battalion got the order to fire. The ruler was
It is pre-set, so there is no problem of inaccurate shooting. Besides, there is no hope that the rocket launcher can be fired accurately. The purpose is to cover firepower.
Wuwuwuwu! There was a horrifying sound in the sky. This sound couldn't be from an airplane. Just when the Japanese army didn't know what was going on, more than a hundred UFOs fell in the sky. Then, the entire landing site changed.
Chapter completed!