Chapter 227: Launching the Black Tiger Heart-Taking Plan

The plan sounds simple, but there are many details to be perfected in actual operation. After the victory in the Bay of Bengal, Third Fleet Commander Chen Ce had this idea and had many private contacts with Chen Shaokuan. Fourth Fleet Commander Shen Honglie and Marine Corps Commander Commander Shen Honglie was also dragged into such a plan by Chen Ce.

This plan was established after the victory in the Bay of Bengal. The Japanese Navy had to face a problem, that is, it had to take the initiative, otherwise the air transportation line would be paralyzed. The shrewd Chen Ce quickly found the crux of the problem, and Shen Hong Lie hit it off immediately, and the marines in his hands were still thinking about landing in Naha to do some work.

This plan was reported to the Naval Command. Chen Shaokuan first denied that Shen Honglie wanted to use the Marine Corps to land in Naha. What a joke. Naha is a key defense area of ​​the Japanese Navy. The total of the Marine Corps in Naha is only three divisions. It's a big deal to gather 50,000 people in one day. If 50,000 people are about to land on Ryukyu Island, what can they do?

Chen Shaokuan was very interested in the plan to use carrier-based aircraft and naval guns to invade his hometown, so he brought it up at this meeting. It was not a whim, but a matter of discussion with a bunch of old guys in Beijing before departure, and the staff repeatedly deduced it. The result of the route.

As a result of this change in the plan, the Second Fleet may become a supporting role. Will the entire fleet have any objections? This matter must be settled first. Simply using orders to pressure people is not the best way.

Tang Xiangming stroked his beard and thought for a while before saying: "The plan is a good plan, but the question is how to retreat the task force? If Naha's lair is really destroyed, will the entire Japanese Navy go crazy and chase the task force?"

"This depends on the performance of the second fleet. It can hold back the main force of the Japanese navy's combined fleet while trying to avoid a decisive battle. When Naha succeeds, the second, third, and fourth fleets of our navy will merge into a huge force. If the Japanese navy loses the Naha military port, it will have to start from the Japanese mainland if it wants to go to war. It is difficult to deal a fatal blow to the Naha military port by relying on the strategic battle of the air force, but the navy's naval guns are different. Special The mixed fleet's naval guns with a caliber of more than 200, and more than a hundred of them, bombarded the Naha naval port. The scene was amazing!" Chen Shaokuan said that he was happy. This plan is indeed very tempting. "The victory in the Bay of Bengal has initially weakened The strength of the Japanese navy has been weakened, and the Naha sneak attack has once again weakened the strength of the Japanese navy. If there is a decisive battle by then, our chance of winning is at least 60%."

Everyone felt very uncomfortable listening to the last words, but what they said on their lips was definitely different from what they thought in their hearts. The Japanese Navy seems to be no longer as powerful as China, but when fighting on the vast sea, there are many factors that determine victory or defeat. Ships are just On the one hand, the quality of the soldiers, the command of the officers, etc. When it comes to other factors, people in the Chinese Navy really don’t feel confident. After all, they are not the kind of navy that Japan has suffered since the Sino-Japanese War. It has always been the world’s largest navy. The confidence of a naval power lies there.

How to fight. The final plan is still decided by the Naval Command. Before that, it must be sure that the Second Fleet is willing to cooperate.

"Then let's do it like this, I have no objection!" Tang Xiangming first expressed his position. This opportunist during the Xinhai period knew well how to maintain the trust of the top in the military for a long time. What is certain is that the president asked Chen Shaokuan to be the commander of the navy. , he must have considered it. Even if Tang Xiangming is not convinced, he will not show it. If he loses the trust of the president, no matter how senior he is, he will be abandoned. Just like Liu Guanxiong, who started his Fujian gang within the navy, Now he has been put on hold as deputy general adviser of the navy. Even Sa Zhenbing has been promoted to general adviser of the navy, which actually emptied the military power.

After the others expressed their opinions, Chen Shaokuan took out the combat plan jointly created by Chen Ce and Shen Honglie and placed it in front of everyone. This plan was very detailed, from the specific route to how to avoid Japanese detection, etc.

We have made quite a lot of preparations. The specific plan is to depart from Keelung at night

, and then went south, actively exposed to the Philippine route and was spotted by the Japanese army, and made a posture to completely cut off the Philippine route. After the Japanese army discovered it, they suddenly implemented radio silence, turned around and headed eastward, and exchanged views between the Second Fleet of the Navy and the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy.

When he was restrained, he suddenly turned his head and headed north, heading straight for Naha.

The biggest feature of the entire plan is to take advantage of the opportunity when the Japanese navy is eager to retaliate against the Chinese navy and the main force comes out. The key to the success or failure of the plan lies in how the second fleet can deal with the Japanese combined fleet within the limited scope of the East China Sea and gain enough

Detour time. The plan also made detailed arrangements

Platoon, once the Japanese army discovers the combat intention of the task force and loses the opportunity, how to take remedial measures? This method is to directly enter the North Pacific and break up the relationship. By then, the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, even if they want to catch the task force,

It is also difficult to find traces of the task force in the vast ocean.

Generally speaking, the plan of the Naval Command is "stable". Based on an invincible position, it will fight if it can, and if it can't, it will use the method of breaking diplomatic relations at sea to bring down the strength of the Japanese navy. After all, Japan cannot follow.

Compared with China, if there is a problem with the sea route along the southeastern coast, there is still Yangon Port in Myanmar that can be used. In fact, since the beginning of the war between China and Japan, the originally busy route to China via the Strait of Malacca has been

There is not a single Chinese ship in sight. Cargo ships departing from the United States all go to Australia and then enter the Indian Ocean and arrive at Yangon Port. This is thanks to the British. Yangon Port has a good foundation. After a period of expansion and repair,

It already has the annual throughput capacity of 10 million tons. Currently, domestic construction companies are in the process of further expansion. Otherwise, the throughput of only 10 million tons will still be very difficult.

The interruption of the Nanyang route has a great impact on China, especially the steel manufacturing industry. Australian iron ore cannot enter China by sea, and there is no domestic railway to Yangon. The interim governments of China and Myanmar are discussing the construction of a railway.

Railway, connecting to Myanmar’s domestic railways. However, this matter does not happen overnight. The main focus is on the impact on Myanmar after the war, not now.

Without further ado, after the plan was recognized by everyone in the Second Fleet, Chen Shaokuan officially ordered the implementation of the "Black Tiger Heart Removal" plan. In order to successfully implement the plan, a command team was formed led by Chen Shaokuan. The commander-in-chief was naturally Chen Shaokuan.

The deputy commanders-in-chief include Tang Xiangming, Chen Ce, and Shen Honglie. The first step in the plan is to launch a special fleet commanded by Chen Ce.

Departing on the night of April 2, 1941, the second step was for the main force of the Navy's Second Fleet to leave Shanghai Port and assume a trap to head south. The Japanese Navy wanted to ambush the main force of the Second Fleet, and the best ambush point was along the coast of Zhejiang.

The distance can avoid attacks from shore-based aircraft in Shanghai and Hangzhou to the greatest extent, and end the battle before the shore-based aircraft arrive.

After this inference, everything became clear. Chen Shaokuan decided that Deputy Commander She Zhenxing would command the main force of the fleet to go south to induce the main force of the Japanese combined fleet to attack. After discovering the Japanese combined fleet, he would entangle and keep a distance from it, and do

The posture of retreating to Hangzhou Bay was to contain and hold back the main force of the Japanese combined fleet. The key point of this process is to be slow, to start slowly. To move slowly, the move south must be delayed.

I have to say that the Chinese Naval Command has still ignored an issue, and that is the issue of Japanese troops landing in Taiwan. Taiwan has two garrison armies totaling six infantry divisions, plus the local police, with a total strength of over 100,000. The navy has been really

I didn’t think about this problem. If Japan wants to land in Taiwan, it must have at least four divisions. With Japan’s current strength, it is difficult to draw four divisions from Nanyang.

In the plan of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, only two Japanese divisions plus about 6,000 marines from Ishigaki and Miyako islands will conduct the first wave of landing operations. Under the cover of the fleet, they must first stand firm, and then

Carry out follow-up reinforcements. The Japanese navy and army, which have gone crazy, did not think too much about whether the two divisions can take Taiwan, but first consider whether they can land in Taiwan. The Japanese are very careful in doing things, but now this plan

To be honest, it is a bit too big and cannot be done by the strength of the Japanese army. Whether from the country or from Nanyang, the distance cannot be closer than across the Taiwan Strait, which means that the Japanese army will definitely not receive reinforcements faster than China.

Garrison quickly.

The problem is that the Chinese Navy's perspective is different from that of the Japanese military, which also makes the war full of variables.

The night in Keelung Port was not peaceful. The billowing black smoke rolled up in the lights. The huge fleet was sailing out of the harbor one by one. Chen Shaokuan, who flew to Keelung in person, solemnly saluted Chen Ce: "The commander-in-chief has something to say, no matter what.

Seek victory, but be undefeated! We are a big country and Japan is a small country. The longer the war lasts, the more beneficial it will be to our army."

Chen Ce solemnly returned the greeting and said: "Please tell Commander Fu that I will keep my humble position in mind, but I hope that I will not be defeated." The entire fleet disappeared into the night, but Chen Shaokuan was not allowed to rest. He flew back to Shanghai overnight and took charge of the overall situation. This is also relying on

You have air control, otherwise such a move would be dangerous.

On April 3, when the sky was dark, the airports along the coast were busy. One guy sent out ten reconnaissance planes. It is a joke to expect submarines to follow a fleet throughout the city. Fortunately, the Chinese Navy has many submarines, so it can be used in advance.

It is always possible to send submarines on the possible routes and wait and see. Because of the dispatch of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, the twenty submarines that were originally operating near the East China Sea rushed to various routes where the Japanese navy might appear and cruised around.

Not to mention, twenty destroyers were scattered. Destroyers with a speed of up to 35 knots had radars as eyes. It didn't matter if they couldn't hit them, as long as they could escape.

Fang Jianxiong, who knew the key to this battle, could not sit still in Beijing. He took a special plane south to Shanghai and rushed to the Second Fleet headquarters on Chongming Island. His appearance made the atmosphere of the entire Second Fleet tense. Only Tang Xiangming knew it best.

, Fang Jianxiong was worried that the Second Fleet would not obey Chen Shaokuan's command and came personally to suppress Chen Shaokuan's formation.

Messages were uploaded one by one from various reconnaissance points. The Japanese naval combined fleet currently leaving Naha appeared in the sight of a submarine, and its specific location was on the route from Naha to Taiwan.

After discovering the traces of the Japanese combined fleet, everyone was relieved. The war begins with intelligence collection. Only with intelligence can we make targeted arrangements.

Fang Jianxiong was always sitting in the hall of the headquarters, watching the staff officers busy and did not need anyone to accompany them. He just sat there. When Tang Xiangming saw this, he came over to talk to him and said: "I am old in my humble position.

They will have to retire in two years, and it will be up to them young people to fight this battle."

After hearing this, Fang Jianxiong smiled and said: "Zhu Xin, this is a bad statement. You have to help me look at the financial background of the Second Fleet for a few more years."

After hearing this, Tang Xiangming felt reassured and said with a smile: "Then let Fu Shuai be the watchdog."

After the task force moved south, it rushed towards the Philippines with great fanfare. This shocked the Japanese navy. Yamamoto Isoroku, who personally commanded the combined fleet, was greatly surprised after receiving the news. He rushed to the chart and looked at it for a long time.

I don’t understand the reason for this move. “So what if we hit the Manila Port in the Philippines? I don’t believe that the Chinese don’t know that the combined fleet is heading towards Taiwan.”

This matter confused Yamamoto Isoroku. It was clear that the United Fleet was heading for Taiwan, but the Third Fleet stationed in Taiwan actually headed for the Philippines. This is not common sense. The question is, how to explain this matter?

The Black Island Turtle Man was also at a loss. He thought for a long time before saying: "Is this a deliberate move to cover China's Second Fleet's attack? So what is the target of China's Second Fleet's attack? It's obvious. Only

It can be the main force of the combined fleet. In other words, the Chinese intend to fight decisively. Their aircraft carriers are larger and their aircraft are more advanced. The Chinese must be full of confidence in this. But out of caution, they want to let the third fleet go south to the Philippines.

, because it involves the strength of our combined fleet."

This analysis seemed very reliable. Yamamoto did not expect that the task force would dare to go to Naha. He nodded and said: "It seems that the only explanation is this. Notify the Philippines to be prepared for the war. In this case, the two

The landing troops of each division may be affected to a certain extent."

"As long as the Second Fleet of the Chinese Navy can come out for a decisive battle, everything will be worth it." The Kuroshima Turtles are very dark. They even plan to sacrifice the army. Yamamoto still shook his head and said: "Let me inform you and let the two divisions postpone their installation."

Boat."

After Yamamoto Isoroku's cautious decision, a more puzzling news came the next day. The Third Fleet disappeared overnight, and the entire fleet was radio silent. He was trying to find a fleet on the vast sea that was deliberately hiding.

The fleet is really hard to find. Unless you are lucky enough to happen upon it.

This news made the joint fleet heading south uneasy. The so-called Taiwan strategy was based on the two army divisions. Such a large fleet cannot be fought by a few small boats. The entire third and fourth

The task force formed by the fleet is even capable of fighting against the Japanese combined fleet. Otherwise, the combined fleet will take the initiative and assume a posture of attacking Taiwan, just to lure the second fleet to attack.

Just when Yamamoto Isoroku and his top staff officer Kuroshima Kameto were having a headache, new news came. Intelligence personnel in Shanghai discovered that the Chinese Navy’s Second Fleet had launched an attack, with four aircraft carriers, four battleships, and a large number of ships.

Thirty-six ships, large and small, appeared on the East China Sea. The Japanese navy's investigation methods are not that rich now. Some intelligence personnel pretended to be local fishermen and pretended to be on the beach.

Fishing.

This discovery cheered up Yamamoto Isoroku, and he finally came out. According to the normal route, he must sail along the coast and get reinforcements from shore-based aircraft as much as possible. Yamamoto would have done the same thing, after all, subconsciously

Satoyamamoto felt that the strength of the Japanese navy was still slightly superior.

"Great, it happened that the two divisions of the Army stopped loading ships. As long as we can destroy the main force of the Chinese Navy's Second Fleet, everything will be worth it." The Black Island Turtle jumped up excitedly as the plan was being formulated.

Yes, his mood is not difficult to understand.

At this time, Yamamoto hesitated. Now that the Japanese combined fleet is not far from Miyako Island, since there are shore-based aircraft for reconnaissance on the island, Yamamoto is not worried about being discovered by Chinese reconnaissance planes. The question is how to explain the whereabouts of the Chinese Navy’s Third Fleet.

Normally, we should go north, seek a round with the Second Fleet, and then have a decisive battle with the Combined Fleet. Now it has disappeared on the way south. What on earth is it doing? There are no satellites shining in the sky these days.

If you want to find targets on the sea, you can only rely on radar and eyes. At this time, the Japanese Navy's shipborne radar Type 21 and Type 13 have not yet entered service, but it will be soon.

Although the actions of the Third Fleet (Japan's judgment) were unreasonable, Yamamoto Isoroku, who was both daring and willing to take risks, decided to implement the original battle plan. After all, for the Japanese Navy, a force hidden in the military port was

The main fleet with air superiority is beyond the control of the Japanese Navy. Now that this fleet is finally willing to come out, the combined fleet must not miss this plan. As for the uncertainty caused by the whereabouts of the Third Fleet, then it depends on Amaterasu

I guess that’s what God meant. The Japanese army and merchant ships on various islands in the South China Sea should wish themselves well.

Yamamoto actually made this decision very helplessly. The powerful Japanese navy is now not as good as China in terms of ship strength, especially after it was confirmed that the power of the aircraft carrier is the factor that determines the victory of the naval battle. Yamamoto

I have to marvel that the Chinese Navy has a long-term vision for its development, unlike some people in the Japanese Navy who are still immersed in the cannons of battleships.

The Second Fleet that left Shanghai was commanded by Deputy Commander She Zhenxing. As a commander, he was not only excited but also under heavy pressure. The radars of all naval ships were turned on, especially the destroyers equipped with radars. They took turns dispatching to attack the front stations.
Chapter completed!