Forty nautical miles away from Qingjin Port in North Korea, a huge fleet was sailing slowly and mightily on the sea. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the fleet, making the ointment flag look particularly bloody.
Just when Hideki Tojo was desperately seeking reinforcements, the Japanese base camp had already dispatched Lieutenant General Yamamoto Isoroku, the commander of the fleet formed to deter Chahar and Vladivostok, leading the Akagi and Kaga
Two aircraft carriers, two battleships, Nagato and Mutsu, four heavy cruisers and many matching light cruisers and destroyers, a huge fleet of more than 40 warships set out from Sasebo to China.
Come on.
Isoroku Yamamoto and Matoi Ugaki stood on Cambridge, watching the transport ships sailing towards Qingjin Port, with a relaxed expression on their faces.
Yamamoto Isoroku asked in a relaxed tone, "Ugaki-kun, do you think these aircraft can really change the situation on the battlefield in Manchuria?"
Ugaki smiled disdainfully and said, "God knows, it depends on Amaterasu's will. But I think it would be good if the Army can use these more than a hundred fighters to contain some of the Chinese people's energy. If they want to defeat this and that
The human air force can only be thought of. If we want to defeat the Chinese air force, we can only rely on our naval aviation." At this point, Ugaki Matoi's tone became proud again.
Yamamoto saw Ugaki Matoi's proud look when he mentioned the navy and couldn't help but solemnly reminded him: "Ugaki-kun, it is a good thing to have confidence, but if it is too much, it will become arrogance. Can the Chinese aircraft name be used without me?
You also know that as far as I know, there is currently no model of the empire’s aircraft that can match theirs, so Ugaki-kun, please work hard.”
"Hai" Matoi Ugaki also bowed solemnly to Yamamoto Isoroku.
At this time, more than ten Mitsubishi Type 96 fighter planes flew in from a distance in a neat formation, and in front of them flew a Kawasaki Type 88 reconnaissance aircraft. Looking at the neat and mighty fighter formation, Matoi Ugaki
A surge of pride surged in his heart, and he pointed at the fighter planes in the sky and said proudly: "Commander, please see, our warriors are so fearless, my formation is so mighty, our Emperor of Japan [
]The majesty will fly in the world forever."
Yamamoto Isoroku nodded with a smile. Although Yamamoto always reminded Ugaki to be careful, this was just because of his surname. In his heart, he also looked down on the Chinese army. For no other reason than for Zhenyuan, the flagship of the Beiyang Navy.
The anchor, anchor chain, and shell parts of the USS are still displayed in Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan for tourists to view. When Isoroku Yamamoto was studying at Etajima Naval School, he went to Tokyo with the school’s instructors and classmates.
I visited Ueno Park, and since then, Yamamoto has never regarded the Chinese Navy as an opponent of the same level.
"Okay, our warriors are about to land, let's go and greet them." Yamamoto, who was in a good mood, waved his hand and went down to the deck with Ugaki Matou to greet the pilots who had just returned.
The Japanese reconnaissance plane pilot who had just landed on the ship brought surprising news to Yamamoto Isoroku. They discovered Chahar's reconnaissance plane in Peter the Great Bay, more than 500 kilometers away from Vladivostok.
"Nani, you have discovered China's reconnaissance plane, are you sure?" Yamamoto Isoroku's face suddenly became serious.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander, when we were ordered to conduct routine reconnaissance in Peter the Great Bay, we discovered a Chinese reconnaissance plane. We passed by it once. We could clearly see the black tiger mark on this Chinese fighter plane.
"Clearly," the two Japanese pilots said in unison.
"So, the whereabouts of our fleet may have been exposed." Ugaki frowned.
Yamamoto Isoroku sneered, "It's not possible, but it has definitely been exposed, but it doesn't matter. In the face of absolute power, we don't have to worry about those few sampans in China. Now pass my order, and the fleet doesn't have to worry about it anymore."
Hidden whereabouts, heading towards Vladivostok at full speed."
The fleet staff officer behind "Hai" immediately conveyed the order.
Chen Shaokuan of the Naval Command of the Seventh Theater in Vladivostok and several naval officers were watching four destroyers conducting artillery training at the port. This was a replica of the American "Fletcher" produced by Su Tong, who was ordered by Su Tong to stay at the lunar base.
"class destroyer. This is the most successful destroyer developed by the United States in World War II. It has the advantages of easy wartime production and considerable power.
In an encounter with the Japanese army some time ago, the Chahar young navy lost two of its three frigates in a sea battle with the Japanese army. At the cost of seriously damaging one frigate, a Japanese destroyer was sunk.
Damage two frigates and complete the Chahar Navy's first battle.
And this first naval battle also told people that naval battles are different from land battles. The contest at sea is purely a competition of strength. There is no possibility of trickery. If you are inferior to others, you will only be eliminated. Even escaping is a matter of course.
A kind of extravagant hope.
The addition of these four destroyers also gave Chahar's young navy a scale of eight frigates, four frigates and four ocean-going submarines, giving it a preliminary offshore defense force. But even this preliminary naval force is almost
Including all the naval personnel of Chahar, the shortage of personnel is the biggest weakness of Chahar Navy now.
The surnames of this "Fletcher" class destroyer can be as follows.
Displacement 2,050 tons, standard 2,500 tons fully loaded main gun, five single-barreled 127mm dual-purpose guns, five torpedoes, 533mm launch tubes, 12 anti-aircraft weapons, 3 twin 40mm Bofors cannons, 710 single-barreled 20mm Oerlikon cannons
Dimensions: 114.76m long, 12.04m wide, draft 3.81m, power 60,000 horsepower, speed 37 knots, crew 353, Zhang Shouye smiled and said to Chen Shaokuan next to him: "Commander, in two months, these destroyers of ours will be ready
Once the army is formed, we will also have a preliminary offshore defense force."
Chen Shaokuan shook his head and sighed, "We are still too short of personnel. Just like this time, in order to equip these four destroyers with enough personnel, we recruited almost the entire Chahar navy. If a few more ships come in the future,
I don’t even know where to find so many people to board the ship.”
Zhang Shouye chuckled, "Commander, you are too worried. It is hard to find three-legged toads in China, but two-legged people are not everywhere yet. Our Vladivostok Naval Academy has set up a shelf. As long as you pass by
After one to three years of training, I believe there will be a large number of qualified junior naval officers."
Chen Shaokuan glared at Zhang Shouye, "You're talking lightly, you think the navy can be as quick and easy as the army. Without ten or twenty years of training, it's difficult to train a qualified captain. Do you think the Japanese can do it quickly?"
Will you give us such a long time to build up the navy?"
"If you don't have time to train in school, then train in actual combat. Didn't Commander Su also say that officers trained in war are the most qualified officers?" Zhang Shouye said angrily through gritted teeth.
"But how many more people will die?" Chen Shaokuan sighed: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's take a look at their artillery practice."
"Boom boom boom"
The four destroyers on the sea began to bombard, and the 127-caliber high-level and flat dual-purpose guns began to bombard. One shell after another fell next to the target in the distance, raising a high water column.
"Well, the effect is not bad. It seems that these boys are quite diligent these days." Zhang Shouye said with a satisfied smile after seeing the effect of the shelling through the telescope.
Chen Shaokuan also nodded, "It seems that they worked hard last month and were not lazy."
When Chen Shaokuan put down his telescope and was about to say something else, a communications officer ran over and reported: "Sir, a call came from a reconnaissance plane. A Japanese carrier-based reconnaissance plane was found in Peter the Great Bay, about 500 kilometers away from us.
"
"Oh, where is the specific location?"
"Near Xiongi, North Korea," the officer replied loudly.
"Korean Hero" Chen Shaokuan pondered for a while and then immediately ordered Zhang Shouye beside him: "Order all reconnaissance planes to dispatch, with Vladivostok as the center to conduct reconnaissance in all directions. We must reconnoiter the surrounding movements. We must not let the Japanese come.
When I still know nothing about it, I order Long Yu of the First Submarine Battalion to lead all submarines to reconnaissance in the Xiongji waters of North Korea. If a large-scale Japanese fleet is discovered, report it immediately, and do not engage in unauthorized combat."
"Yes" Zhang Shouye saluted and immediately rushed back to the headquarters to prepare for issuing orders and preparing for combat.
Looking at the sunset that was about to set in the distance, Chen Shaokuan murmured to himself: "Japanese people, are you so eager to destroy this immature navy of China that has just given birth?"
The twinkling stars kept blinking in the sky, and the dark night gave the sea the best protective color. The waves gently slapped the submarine that was advancing at high speed. On the submarine's control tower, the black tiger mark on a white background was particularly special.
At first glance, Long Yuzheng was leading the four submarines of the submarine brigade towards the Korean waters at full speed. Their mission was to cooperate with the reconnaissance aircraft to search the Xiongi waters of North Korea. Once the Japanese naval fleet was discovered, they would immediately report to the Vladivostok headquarters.
Long Yu stared at the black night sky in the distance. His body remained motionless for a long time. He still held a lit cigarette in his hand. After a long time, the cigarette burned his fingers, and then he flicked it hard and flicked it.
The cigarette butt drew an arc and fell into the sea.
"Japanese Navy? I want you to know that Vladivostok is not Port Arthur, and Chahar is not the Manchu government. You must not let us find it."