Chapter 1163 The Battle of Fukuoka (Part 2)(1/2)
Time passed by minute by minute, Tu Mengben in the command center was closing his eyes to rest, while Su Zongzhe was extremely nervous waiting for news from all parties.
Japan's most important killer weapon, the Joint Fleet, is nowhere to be seen now, which has always made Su Zongzhe extremely uneasy. If they do not appear, the National Defense Forces' fighter jets and Chen Shaokuan's joint fleet cannot move rashly.
Otherwise, if there is a mistake, it will be a global strategy. The attack on the beach was actually approved by Su Zongzhe. Now the transport fleet is constantly transporting people and materials to the beach.
As the Chief of Staff, Su Zongzhe must make every possible preparation. He must ensure that enough soldiers land, and that they must have enough supplies and ammunition.
There are 300,000 people, as long as 300,000 people landed, the National Defense Forces will take the initiative! Su Zongzhe has been calculating how many troops he has landed on now.
As long as it can occupy an area, the National Defense Forces can transport materials and troops into the air force. This is calculated by the General Staff.
Occupy Fukuoka and open up an airport. Even if the navy fails or even the entire army is wiped out, the air force can support the troops to continue fighting.
Although the National Defense Forces' transport aircraft unit is not very powerful now, it is enough to transport about 1,000 soldiers to Fukuoka every day. The remaining transport aircraft can send a large amount of ammunition and medicine to Fukuoka.
The combat capability of the Air Force's fighter jets also gave Su Zongzhe confidence that he could ensure the safety of air transportation.
"Uncle Qi Liu, don't be so nervous. Yamamoto and his joint fleet are just a few moments late, so there is no need to be so anxious." Tu Mengben opened his eyes and comforted Su Zongzhe with a smile.
Su Zongzhe smiled bitterly, how could he come down with peace of mind? The battlefield changes rapidly, and he is responsible for the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the National Defense Forces.
It can be said that every step is like walking on thin ice, how can you get off easily?!
"Before fighting, we were nervous. We had to deal with combat preparations and planned operations. We had to calculate the details and think of any situations that might occur..."
Tu Mengben stood up and looked at Su Zongzhe and said, "But now the fight has started. Everything has almost become a fixed number. There are not many cases outside the plan."
"In this case, we must be more stable. Because one of our orders and words may be related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people." Tu Mengben said softly to Su Zongzhe: "
So, we need to be more stable than anyone else.”
At this moment, I thought the staff hurried into the command room and saluted Tu Mengben and Su Zongzhe.
"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft have found the joint fleet! They are more than 30 kilometers away from Kagoshima! According to the air force's observations, they are about fifteen hours away from Fukuoka.
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As he said that, the staff officer handed the telegram to Su Zongzhe. Su Zongzhe, who had received the telegram, hurriedly looked at it, and did not breathe a sigh of relief until he was sure.
Finally there is news! I finally found Yamamoto Izuru and his fleet. As long as it is found, you won’t worry. Everything can be re-planned according to their voyage.
"Let the Air Force keep surveillance, but not be discovered by the Japanese fleet. Notify Chen Shaokuan's joint fleet. Yamamoto Irojiu's whereabouts have been discovered! Order them to immediately formulate a new combat plan and must be seen within an hour!"
Tu Mengben issued seven or eight combat orders in one breath, and the originally silent National Defense Forces Command began to operate at full speed. The staff began to calculate the current situation of the Japanese army based on the situation provided by the Air Force.
All the reconnaissance aircraft units of the Air Force and Navy received a notice. Some of the reconnaissance aircraft went to Fukuoka for reconnaissance, while the other part of the elite reconnaissance aircraft were sent to the Kagoshima waters to monitor Yamamoto Ioroku's fleet.
Within ten minutes, news of the appearance of Izuru Yamamoto and his fleet spread throughout the entire National Defense Forces. The Army, Navy and Air Force all knew the fact that Izuru Yamamoto's fleet appeared.
"Damn it! I thought he had gone there, but it turned out that he went to Kagoshima to replenish supplies." Chen Ce, who was furious, laughed: "No wonder we didn't see those Japanese warships when we attacked Fukuoka. It turned out that they were all
Run to Kagoshima and hide!"
Chen Shaokuan smiled and didn't say anything. The navy was always on guard against the fleet that the Japanese Navy stayed on the local land. That fleet was not big, but it would be very troublesome if it got entangled with the joint fleet.
Perhaps the previous bombing of the National Defense Force scared them, and the fleet actually ran to Kagoshima and hid. This made the National Defense Force fleet attacking Fukuoka have been puzzled and prepared for a while.
All the doubts were resolved. It turned out that the fleet was not ambushing itself. Instead, it hid in Kagoshima, where they met the Yamamoto Irosoft Combined Fleet that came to replenish supplies and drove towards Fukuoka.
"Now Yamamoto has appeared, it depends on whether we can eat it!" Chen Shaokuan smiled and said, "Tell me, tell me! How can we eat this piece of fat meat!"
As soon as Chen Shaokuan finished speaking, the captain and the staff became buzzing and quarreled. Some people suggested that they would continue to be in Fukuoka and wait for the effort! When the Japanese troops arrived, they would kill them completely with the Air Force.
Some people think that the fleet should not just stay there. They should take the initiative to attack and face the Japanese army directly. Calculate the time and cooperate with the air force. They will kill Yamamoto's joint fleet in one fell swoop.
Some people believe that the Japanese side has not discovered that the Defense Forces have known their fleet location. If they set off rashly, they will attract the attention of the Japanese army. If the news is leaked at a moment, the Defense Forces fleet will be passive.
It would be better to wait for the Japanese to jump into the ditch and wait for them to move almost. Then they will completely kill Yamamoto's joint fleet with the Air Force.
The captains and staff in the fleet were still following some rules. Everyone did not argue like the army, but the voice was not much smaller.
The noise made Chen Shaokuan's ears buzz.
"Okay! Don't make noises!" Without any help, Chen Shaokuan could only stop these quarrels under Chen Ce's laughing eyes.
"What you said makes sense. First of all, we must ensure that our combat intentions will not be discovered by the Japanese army. Secondly, we must ensure that we take the initiative in the battle." Chen Shaokuan said in a deep voice to these captains: "Only,"
Only by winning the initiative can we win.”
Everyone had no objection to this point, but what they had objection was what method should be used to launch an attack.
"Yamamoto has not discovered that we have detected their dynamics now, but I believe they will never fail to consider countering us."
Chen Shaokuan pressed the table with his hand and said in a deep voice: "Our fighter jets can fly to Fukuoka. In other words, we can at least get support from the Air Force."
"And this place is closer to Japan, so Yamamoto is likely to mobilize the Japanese Army's aviation team to provide him with support!" After pausing, Chen Shaokuan said: "According to the General Staff's intelligence, Japan has more than 2,000 fighter jets deployed on the local area.
shelf."
"In the battle some time ago, they lost about 200 fighter jets. The rest were hiding. They just cruised in Tokyo and Kyoto."
"Our air force has taken the range into consideration and has not launched a strike against them. I believe that they will definitely cooperate with the navy in this battle and try to annihilate us in one fell swoop!"
Everyone was frightened and shocked. Only then did they realize that they seemed to have directly ignored the Japanese Army's aviation team. In fact, it was not their fault. The Japanese Army's aviation team had a very low presence.
Since the Defense Forces Air Force began to equip tiger sharks, the Japanese Army and Navy air force has not made any profit in front of the Defense Forces fighter jets.
Both sides are even rare to play a match. Most of the time, the Japanese army was defeated by various fighter jets in the National Defense Forces. In this case, how can you let the naval generals take them into consideration?!
Subconsciously, these soldiers forgot the Japanese Army Air Force.
But what Chen Shaokuan's joint fleet has to face this time is likely to be the joint attack of the army and navy. The war has reached this level, and even if there are differences between the Japanese army and navy, they can only give up temporarily.
The bottom of the stove is about to be cleared. Can the pot on the stove be safe and sound? At this time, all they can do is unite, and at least they must first protect the country before they can talk about other things.
"So, in addition to dealing with Yamamoto, we may also face the Japanese Army Air Force!" Chen Shaokuan sneered and said, "We are calculating others. Don't forget that others are also calculating us! Don't be left behind by others when the time comes.
Only after stabbing it, I realized how to regret it!”
Everyone was silent, everyone knew what Chen Shaokuan said. This battle was related to the life and death of the joint fleet and even the entire National Defense Forces Navy!
An omission is likely to lead to the annihilation of the entire army. Once they have problems, it may be difficult for the National Defense Forces and Navy to rise again within twenty years...
"Report! The Navy sent a request, hoping that we would investigate the Fukuoka area!" The staff officer handed over a telegram to Su Zongzhe, who frowned and took it over and looked at it.
After reading the telegram, his frown loosened. Chen Shaokuan has not fainted yet. This is a good thing. Knowing that the Japanese Army has an air force, you should be more vigilant.
"Transfer to General Chen Haihua, please ask the Air Force to turn the reconnaissance direction to Fukuoka. Pay attention to whether the Japanese Air Force has any movement. Once discovered, return to the air immediately. Do not investigate nearby to expose the target..."
At this time, Yamamoto Iroku didn't know that his whereabouts had been exposed. He was looking at the dark sea on the side of the ship, secretly calculating the voyage.
Yamamoto did not dare to send reconnaissance planes, and was worried that his whereabouts would be exposed, so he shut down the radio in full. Now they have lost contact with the Japanese mainland. Everything can only be carried out based on the combat plan previously scheduled by the base camp.
Even if this plan brings a dead end, they can only go on with the nerve to go on.
"How many fighter planes have the Land Airlines transferred?!" Yamada Yoshinori asked the staff members beside him with red eyes. The staff members looked through the documents and said.
"One thousand two hundred fighter jets have been transferred. Eight hundred and thirty fighter jets and more than 300 bombers..."
"Where is the ammunition preparation?! Where are the other troops supporting Fukuoka?!" Yamada Yoko walked to the map and asked in a deep voice.
"The 157th Division, Minamiya Ken's unit is about to arrive, but the other divisions are still a distance away..." The staff officer looked at the phone and frowned.
Yamada Yozo sighed and continued to look at the map. The blue line above Fukuoka formed a gear-shaped shape, defending against the attack of the red arrow.
And around Koya, blue arrows are pointed directly at Fukuoka.
In the strait opposite the map, the dotted line of the plane also points to the Fukuoka area. Of course, the dotted line of the plane on the island has also reached the predetermined area.
"How far is Yamamoto's fleet from Fukuoka?" Yamada Yi San continued to ask without raising his head. The staff officer looked at the stack of documents in his hand.
"General Yamamoto cannot contact, they should be keeping the radio silent. According to our plan, they are now about ten hours away from Fukuoka..."
Yamada Yoko pressed the corner of the table without saying a word. Everything should be prepared, and the rest depends on the will of heaven. Win or lose, only this move...
In the early morning, the rising sun in Fukuoka gently floated on the ground. The Japanese and National Welfare Forces, who had been repaired all night, also began to prepare for the next round of attack.
After a night of refining, both sides recovered a lot. But no one shot first, and everyone seemed to be waiting for something.
At seven o'clock in the morning, the three regiments of the 157th Division, Minamishita Ken's three regiments, arrived in Fukuoka. Then, the troops of a regiment quickly entered the third-line position to arrange defense lines.
At the same time, a battalion entered the second-line defensive position to assist in the defense. The 157th Division brought mortars, and the grenade cans were assigned to the following troops, and the rest entered the air raid shelter as reserves waiting for orders.
At 8 o'clock, the hidden airport civil warplanes on the outskirts of Kurume City began to be pushed out of the hangar. The pilot put on his flight suits and waited quietly outside the field.
The ground crew began to inject fuel into the fighter jets and load ammunition at the same time.
At 8:30, the first batch of fighter jets began to buzz and roar from the airport in the suburbs of Kurume City! Then more than 30 fighter jets formed a formation and rushed towards Fukuoka!
"Chirp...boom!boom!boom..." At this time, the Defense Forces Marines in the Fukuoka area began to attack the Japanese army. A large amount of artillery fire fell on the Japanese positions.
It aroused bursts of smoke, and the Japanese army was forced to retreat into the anti-aircraft artillery hole to defend. The artillery bombardment took place for an hour, and then the National Defense Force roared and launched an attack on the Japanese positions.
These soldiers rested overnight, but the transport fleet did not rest. They could not transport all 300,000 troops overnight. However, after working overnight and with the assistance of special transport ships, they finally sent all 130,000 troops to the end.
Fukuoka.
Transportation is still continuing now. With the experience of the first two landing operations, a large amount of troops transport is not a problem for the National Defense Forces. As long as the waterway can be ensured smoothly, they can continuously send troops ashore.
"Report! The Japanese Navy Combined Fleet will enter the attacking waters in fifteen minutes, so please give me instructions!!" In the Defense Force Command, the staff member panted and sent this extremely important news.
As soon as this sentence was spoken, everyone immediately stopped working. Everyone looked at Tu Mengben who was slowly standing up, waiting for his order.
"What are you waiting for?! Tell the two Commanders Chen of the Army and Navy, I just need to win!" Tu Mengben smiled and said, "Start the fight!!"
To be continued...