Wang Xuexin also received information about the Battle of Midway.
Wang Xuexin knew this because the headquarters sent him a telegram.
The commander happily said to Wang Xuexin in the telegram: "Good news, Yingjiang defeated the Japanese at Midway Island, sank four Japanese aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser, and shot down countless enemy fighter planes! What is important is that Yingjiang's losses
Very little, only one destroyer was damaged, and more than 300 people were killed, most of them pilots!"
Wang Xuexin frowned. This seemed a little wrong. He knew about the Battle of Midway. Although Yingjiang won a great victory, it seemed that an aircraft carrier was sunk, and now only one destroyer was injured?
But of course, the chief didn't know much, so he didn't elaborate.
Wang Xuexin could know more because Sun Erwei sent Wang Xuexin a telegram: "Wang, the proximity fuze you invented played a great role in Midway Island! The admiral said that this is all due to you. We
I owe you another favor!"
Then Wang Xuexin understood that it was because the proximity fuse had been used on Yingjiang in advance.
During World War II, Yingjiang actually had a lot of equipment that could suppress the Japanese.
For example, the Essex-class aircraft carrier, with modular production, can produce more than a dozen ships a year, with an average of one launched every month... Such a fast production speed will only make it more and more powerful, and will eventually form a powerful influence on the Japanese.
With the numerical advantage, even if Yingjiang still uses old-fashioned fighter planes, he can still defeat the Japanese.
Another example is the "Hellcat" carrier-based aircraft specially developed for "zero warfare". It completely crushes "zero warfare" in terms of speed and flexibility, so the Japanese can only be beaten passively in the air.
Proximity fuzes also have the same effect as them.
The reason is that the "proximity fuse" thing can be said to be a "zero battle" or the nemesis of the Japanese carrier-based aircraft... The Japanese fighter aircraft are notoriously weak in defense and can even be said to have no defense.
In previous wars, one of the reasons why Japanese fighter planes were able to dominate the world was that the response speed of anti-aircraft firepower to fighter planes was too slow and the hit rate was too low.
Fighter planes can reach speeds of five to six hundred per hour, and can soar high and low in the air without knowing their exact altitude. However, anti-aircraft guns require the gunner to estimate the height of the target and then adjust the delay fuse... In fact, there is no need to adjust it at all.
, because it’s all luck anyway.
But it's different with the proximity fuze.
It does not need to adjust the delay fuse and can adapt to the altitude of the enemy aircraft. The most powerful thing is that no matter how the altitude of the enemy aircraft changes or how it maneuvers, the proximity fuze can explode at the position closest to the target.
As a result, the fragile fuselage of the Japanese fighter plane became vulnerable to the bombardment of such anti-aircraft guns.
From Yingjiang's point of view, they were destined to be invincible from the beginning with their large number of proximity fuzes... Yingjiang almost did not need to use fighter planes to defend its fleet, and only relied on artillery shells equipped with proximity fuzes.
Anti-aircraft guns will do.
Then there was the result of the Battle of Midway that Wang Xuexin heard about: the Japanese fleet was bombed into a mess, but Yingjiang's losses were minimal. If there was any loss, it was the carrier-based aircraft sent to bomb the Japanese fleet.
Yingjiang's victory was like a spark that started a prairie fire, spreading quickly throughout the Eighth Route Army... to be precise, it should be the entire China.
Wang Xuexin believed that this was the result of the Eighth Route Army and the stubborn army deliberately expanding the scope of their propaganda.
The purpose of this is obvious:
Yingjiang's victory tells everyone in China that the end of the Japanese army is coming.
Immediately afterwards, those who worked as traitors for the Japanese, as well as those who preached "curves to save the country" and said "theory of China's inevitable defeat" should open their eyes and see what the facts are before their eyes.
If we continue to develop further, the phenomenon of surrendering to the Japanese in droves as before will no longer exist... knowing clearly that the Japanese's defeat is only a matter of time, and still surrendering to the Japanese when there is a choice, then there is something wrong with the brain.
On the contrary, if you are a traitor or puppet soldier among the Japanese, it is time to think about your own future.
Therefore, there was a craze throughout China, and many people, including the commanders of the Eighth Route Army, were even thinking of launching a counterattack against the Japanese.
But Wang Xuexin felt that the reality might be contrary to what they thought.
Chen Songyong couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Wang Xuexin's frown.
"Battal Commander!" Chen Songyong handed Wang Xuexin a glass of water and said, "The whole country is excited about Yingjiang's victory. Why are you worried?"
Before Wang Xuexin could answer, Chen Songyong added: "Are you worried about the steel plant?"
Wang Xuexin shook his head: "The Japanese were stunned by the battle at Midway, and they won't make any big moves in China for the time being. And in a few days..."
Wang Xuexin looked out the window. It was getting colder and a few grains of snow had already fallen.
"Soon there will be heavy snow and the mountains will be closed!" Wang Xuexin said: "Then the Japanese will be unable to attack the steel factory!"
"Then what are the battalion commanders worried about?" Chen Songyong asked strangely: "The situation is very good now. The Chinese Expeditionary Force is also actively preparing for a counterattack. At this time, the Japanese can be said to be like rats crossing the street. Everyone is shouting to beat them. They should be worried.
It’s them, right?”
"You are right!" Wang Xuexin said: "It is indeed the Japanese who should be worried!"
However, Wang Xuexin changed the topic and asked: "But, Consultant Chen, think about it, if the Japanese are cornered, will they be captured without mercy?"
"Of course not!" Chen Songyong replied.
Wang Xuexin asked again: "If not, what will they do?"
Chen Songyong thought for a while and replied: "Fight to the death with the enemy?"
Wang Xuexin nodded and then asked: "Now there are two opponents in front of the Japs, one is us and the other is Yingjiang. If the Japs want to fight to the death, who do you think they will choose?"
Chen Songyong couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this: "Battalion Commander, you mean...the Japanese will focus their attack on China again?"
Wang Xuexin nodded again.
It's not hard to guess.
There is a saying that goes, "Pick a weak persimmon and pinch it." Everyone understands this truth, and of course it is also used in the military.
The Japs know that they can't fight to the death with Eagle Sauce, and they even knew from the beginning that there was no hope of winning against Eagle Sauce... Almost all of the Japs' skills come from them, fighting with their own teacher?
Although this is very exciting, it has the flavor of being better than its predecessor, and it even almost succeeded.
But... this also means that the technology will be eradicated, and the empire's military industry will not be able to develop significantly.
Eagle sauce does not have this problem.
Therefore, over time, the empire will be doomed.
In this case, if you want to kill the fish, you would be out of your mind to choose Eagle Sauce.
So there is only one way: choose China, which is easier to deal with.