Except for being hotter than the Pacific, the Indian Ocean seems to be no different. Except for the Colombo Port in Ceylon, the generals were all in the conference room of the Battleship of the Navy, while Yang Wuyong, who was wearing the uniform of a second lieutenant of the Chinese Navy Air Force and temporarily as the temporary adjutant of the Captain Major General Tan Gen, stood in the outer corridor of the Battleship of the Navy. While looking at the entire fleet, he also looked at this sea area that he had never been to before.

Even though it took three months to prepare for the battle, the entire peacekeeping fleet still seemed hasty. In addition to routine matters such as formation, combat, landing, and logistics, the biggest internal problem is that the Japanese Army also wanted to join the operation. After the Secretary of the Army, General Soichi Terauchi, had a few days of trouble, the final result was that the landing troops temporarily joined the two divisions of the Japanese Army, which instantly increased the number of people who landed on the landing to more than 50,000.

In addition to hasty, another big problem is that Britain and France withdrew their previous promises after sending troops and no longer agreed to the peacekeeping forces to use the British Somali Berbera and French Somali Djibouti. The reason is that Italian Prime Minister Mussolini claimed that if the Chinese and Japanese fleets settled in these two ports, the Italian army would have to invade the two places to eliminate the evil Yellow Army.

The changes in the UK and France in the middle of the process caused many inconveniences in the operation. With the current situation, the Italian navy was ready to enter the Red Sea rashly from the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea. The narrow Red Sea entrance is a very unsafe. The Mande Strait is only a short twenty kilometers. If the Italian navy torpedo boat troops set up an ambush, and when the fleet enters, the losses will be inevitable.

Therefore, in the alternative plan proposed by the staff, the generals unanimously agreed that the best landing location should be Mogadishu, Italy, and Kismayu, southwest of its Kismayu. Although the landing from here is more than 1,400 kilometers away from Aginas Ababa, it can flow from Abyssinia through Mogadishu and Skimayu from Abyssinia. The two rivers of Juba are the axis of attack and enter the territory of Afghanistan from Italian Somalia. However, the problem here is that the Italian army and its mercenaries are unknown. If the enemy is large, even if there is the support of the firepower of the fleet, it will be a considerable pressure. Therefore, before landing in Mogadishu, the fleet headquarters meetings continued to discuss the enemy situation in Mogadishu.

"According to the photos, if our army can properly occupy Mogadishu, we can use the existing facilities of the Italian army to enter Abyssinian Italians to invade the road to Addis Ababa, although it is only at the border. In addition, the photos also show that there is a large amount of Italian supplies in Mogadishu. If it can be properly seized, it will be extremely important for our army's future operations." Lieutenant General Gangmura, known as the Army's three-winged bird, made a new suggestion with the newly sent aviation photos. This is a photo taken by the reconnaissance aircraft of the Ryuxiang aircraft that was heading to Mogadishu for reconnaissance a few days ago.

We will leave Colombo tomorrow and go to Mogadishu. This may be the last meeting before landing. The conference room is clearly filled with generals from China and Japan. The atmosphere is not very tense, and it is a bit depressing.

"This can only be as much as possible." Major General Hu Jun, chief of staff of the Marine Corps, who was responsible for the front landing, replied. As far as he knew, catching a beach is the most dangerous moment in the landing. It is already difficult for the Marines to break the blockade and occupy a certain beachhead. It is also a fantasy to properly protect the facilities and supplies in Mogadishu.

"One of our most important task is to occupy Mogadishu with the smallest casualties. The ports on Skimayu are not enough to support the landing of the large forces. As the main position for landing, we need the maximum intensity of fire support. Only artillery fire will destroy all the Italian beachhead positions. The landing will be smooth." Hu Jun once again expressed his views of the last meeting, and subconsciously did not agree with the Japanese side's roundabout landing strategy proposed. After all, Mogadishu was able to build fortifications after learning that China and Japan had sent troops. Now the photos also show that there are no permanent fortifications and no fortresses.

"We will strictly adhere to the landing plan in this regard and provide artillery support for your army." Fleet Commander Nobuka Nobuka nodded. At this moment, he felt a rare ease. China and Japan are allies, not enemies, and this attack is still a white animal. "Lieutenant General Gangcun's opinion is actually to seize the resources of the Yi army to reduce our material pressure." He explained, for fear of discord between the two sides.

"We understand the importance of supplies." Marine Corps Commander Lu Mengxiong was still careless. He took out cigarette boxes and threw them to the Japanese on the opposite side. For the Japanese who were too far away on both sides, he took out a pack and sent them to pass them down. "But compared with supplies, the pension is not cheap." He lit a cigarette and took a comfortable breath and said: "I don't know how much your army is. The pension from our top to second-class privates is between 80 and 12, and the family members also have subsidies ranging from forty to 80 yuan a year. If too many people die, the General Secretary will cause trouble for me. Therefore, it is not worth fighting for the Yi army's supplies, but it is worth fighting for the port."

The general talked about the pension at the pre-war meeting and decided on the landing plan with the pension, which made the Japanese Army general frown, but Kazumura Yanji was not discomfort. He looked at the last Nobukashi and said: "We have confirmed again that Mogadishu is not a natural port. The cargo can only be transposed into the shortest. The anchorage water depth is only two meters, the maximum is no more than two.5 meters, and it will rise fifty centimeters at high tide. Under normal circumstances, the landing boat requires more than two kilometers to carry out the beach grab. The fleet must do its best to suppress the enemy's beach head positions and fortifications..."

"The key is the weather!" When it comes to hydrological climate, Major General Hu Jun of the Marine Corps began to speak again. Although the Japanese Navy is ‘stronger’ than the Chinese Navy, it is also active in the Pacific region and has little knowledge of the situation in East Africa. "June to August is the southwest monsoon season, and landing is likely to encounter strong storms. It really happens to be big waves, and the situation will be very unfavorable. So we have to detect and predict the climate tomorrow. If the wind and waves are too strong, landing will only be delayed."

"If your army is unwilling to log in, please allow our troops to log in." The person who spoke was Yamakoto, the commander of the 9th Division. At this time, the new information had been reported. The next routine was the time for the Japanese Army and the Chinese Marine Corps to seize the priority of landing. Since joining the fleet, Lieutenant General Yamakoto wanted to land in Mogadishu.

Seeing that the Japanese wanted to take their lives again, Hu Jun and Lu Mengxiong smiled immediately, and then said to their highest commander, General Zhu Tiansen, who had not spoken, said: "Commander, we are going to discuss it. If there is nothing else, let's stop here."

"I agree..." Zhu Tiansen glanced at the last Japanese Supreme Commander General Nobuka, and the two sides nodded at the same time. The generals' meeting ended here. The next thing was that the staff members assisted each other.

"It's boring to wait outside?" When he saw his temporary adjutant after leaving the conference room, Major General Tan Gen smiled and said that he had known Yang Wuyou's identity for a long time. Not to mention that he didn't use a pseudonym, he could even use a pseudonym. Just with his very similar eyebrows, he could recognize that he was the Prime Minister's descendant.

"No. Sir." Second Lieutenant Yang Wuyong saluted. He could smell heavy smoke from Major General Tan Gen. It seemed that the meeting was extremely entangled. This was obtained from his father's experience after the meeting when he was a child.

"The **** actually wanted to steal the honor of the Marine Corps." Major General Tan Gen did not regard Second Lieutenant Yang Wuyong as a subordinate, but regarded him as a junior. So he would still reveal some things. However, he just complained, and soon he took Yang Wuyong to starboard. The Changmen was the fleet headquarters, and his chief officer was on the Changning aircraft carrier.

"The departure will begin tomorrow. The information says that Mogadishu has not found any other airports. Maybe we can easily knock out all the Italian military planes!" Back to Changning, Major General Tan Gen immediately convened his subordinates for a meeting. "But don't forget that the British and American navies are watching closely, so it's best to avoid those flops. If you see it, slow down the speed of release, don't rush."

"I understand!" From the combat officer to the navigation officer, everyone seemed to have forgotten that the Changning would sink in this unfamiliar waters. They laughed with confidence. According to the intelligence agency, although the Cr.32 arrow fighter of the Royal Italian Air Force was excellent, it was a biplane, and its horsepower and speed could not be compared with the single-wing Haidongqing fighter of the Navy. If the number was not enough, the result after the war was likely to be one-sided.

"Okay, if you want to go to the shore tonight, go to the shore. But remember to return that night!" There seemed to be nothing to say. General Tan Gen explained the matter in a few words. He was so relaxed, but the Marine Command was extremely solemn. According to the news sent by the Persians, after learning that China and Japan were going to send troops to East Africa, Mogadishu contacted other places to reinforce Mogadishu within the past two months. The number of troops added may be the key point, but more importantly, the time when the Italians increased their troops was before Britain and France refused to use the peacekeeping troops in Berbera and Djibouti, they drew troops from Eritrea to Mogadishu. Obviously, the Italians knew that they even persuaded Britain and France to refuse to use their ports**.

The situation in East Africa is not familiar with the place. In addition, Britain and France are stumbling, which makes Major General Hu Jun, chief of staff of the Marine Corps, worry a lot. While Lu Mengxiong was thinking about the map, he pointed to the black shirt master in the intelligence and asked, "What is this black shirt master doing?"

"Report to the Chief, this is..." The staff officer understood the meaning of the black shirt master, but could not find a suitable word to express it for a while. After a while, he said: "Report to the Chief, similar to the German SS, many of them were veterans from World War I."

"Where are there many people? How is the firepower?" Hu Jun asked.

"The number of people is unknown for the time being, but from the estimate of mules and horses, the number of people should be less than that of normal infantry divisions." The Persians were also unable to figure out the organization of Italy, but they would count mules and trucks. The Blackshirt Division had only 1,600 mules and eighty trucks, which was half less than the three thousand mules of the Infantry Division, and only twenty more trucks. Judging from this point of view, the Blackshirt Division had either a smaller number or a smaller cannon.

"If the firepower is normal, it should be 75mm mountain cannons, and each regiment has 54 gates." The adviser replied. After saying that, he took out the photos taken by the Japanese and said, "From the fortifications, no large-caliber howitzers were found."

"How can you take the photos seriously?" Hu Jun smiled slightly and immediately let the staff officer go out.

"With the Nagato, the Italian Navy, no matter how stupid the mind is, they dare not drive out of the Red Sea rashly. The most likely thing they are to increase their troops to defend the beachhead position, give us a lot of killing and retreating, and fight to the north. Then they will meet with the Italian troops on the northern line in Addis Ababa." Hu Jun said his judgment, and then looked at Lu Mengxiong who was still smoking, and he said, "Old Lu, what do you think the General Staff is trying to send troops this time? I can't understand it since I received the order!"

"What else can we do? Just defend world peace." Lu Mengxiong said, saying a reason for advocating in the newspaper and then laughed and scolded, "It's so funny. We were bullied by others more than 20 years ago, and now we are starting to be chivalrous and righteous!"

"You are..." Seeing Lu Mengxiong laughing so hard that Hu Jun couldn't figure out what his attitude was.

"I'm fine." Lu Mengxiong touched his face, "Then we'll hit it. According to the new statement, it's the Notice Academy to command the gun, not the Notice Academy." After he said that, he was still confused when he saw Hu Wang, and couldn't help but say: "The east side is very uneasy recently. The second Navy Act has been passed again, with 1.6 billion US dollars. How many aircraft carriers can this be built."

The second U.S. Naval Act has long been reported in the newspaper. The bill is actually implemented based on the results of London Naval negotiations. If countries sign a treaty, the bill will be revoked. However, if countries do not sign a treaty, not only will it not be revoked, but it is said that there will be a third Naval Act next year. This attitude is obviously to suppress people with power. It is precisely for this reason that Japan finally agreed to send troops to defend "world peace."

As the international situation evolves like this, Hu Jun was a little confused even if he was a staff officer. He still puzzled: "Then what are we doing in East Africa? Now the League of International cannot restrain Italy, and then can it still restrain America in the future? He never said that a member of the League of International, and the billions of military spending sent troops to build an aircraft carrier is not a lot."

"Then the third Navy Act of the United States approved another 3 billion US dollars in shipbuilding?" Lu Mengxiong said, "In the end, just like the British and German shipbuilding competition, when you can't hold on and have no money, everyone declares war with each other? Don't think about this mess. What's above? Why do you think about it? Let's take Mogadishu first. I can guarantee that this battle is not that easy to fight!"
Chapter completed!