Wang Xuexin found the coordinates reported by the coastal defense group on the navigation chart, then checked the time, and soon understood.
"The enemy's goal is not the port!" Wang Xuexin said.
Chen Songyong was confused by what he said. The target of the Japanese was never the port. Now isn't the coastal defense regiment used to lure the Japanese here?
However, Chen Songyong still understood the meaning of Wang Xuexin's words. He asked: "What does the leader mean, is the Japanese chasing the coastal defense regiment just for show?"
Wang Xuexin nodded and said: "It will be dark in two hours. After dark, the two fleets will not know each other's position, right?"
This is caused by the backward reconnaissance equipment during World War II:
Seaplanes cannot fly at night because it is easy to plunge into the sea without realizing it. At the same time, it is difficult to detect enemy warships in the dark, so it is not worth the risk of aerial reconnaissance.
Then there are no early warning aircraft, and the radar is not powerful enough to detect fleet targets at long distances in the air, so it is basically blind at night.
At this time, both the enemy and our armies are usually in a state of cautious avoidance of fighting.
The Eighth Route Army's coastal defense regiment has long-range equipment such as anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles, so night combat is not suitable for them.
The Japs did have the upper hand in night fighting.
Because with the speed of the Japanese battleship, it is almost impossible to get close to the coastal defense regiment during the day. At night, as long as you know the opponent's position and are close to the target, it is not a problem.
In addition, the Japanese naval guns are much more powerful than those of the Coast Defense Regiment, and the armor of the battleships is also thicker and more resistant than the warships of the Coast Defense Regiment.
However, the Japanese also did not want to fight at close range at night.
The reason is that due to visibility limitations, close combat at night usually takes place within a few kilometers or even one kilometer. At this time, the accuracy of torpedoes is very high. Small destroyers may also cause great damage to battleships, and more importantly, various warships.
They were all mixed together and couldn't be identified, so I didn't know who was who, especially when a cruiser used by the Eighth Route Army was the "Natori" captured from the Japanese.
Therefore, if there was a fight, no one would be sure, and Toshihei Inoguchi would not want to take the risk.
Then Chen Songyong understood what Wang Xuexin meant.
"What the regiment leader means..." Chen Songyong stared at the route map and said thoughtfully: "The Japanese will break away from the coastal defense regiment when it gets dark and then turn to other targets?"
Wang Xuexin said "hmm" and said: "It is only more than a hundred nautical miles from the current position to Dalian Bay. If the Japanese fleet sails at a speed of 20 knots, it will only take more than five hours to arrive. That means they can arrive at dawn.
Rush to Dalian Bay in advance, and then go north to cooperate with the Japanese attack on the Jinzhou defense line and go south to bomb the shipyard. At the same time, the Japanese fighter planes can also conveniently provide cover for them..."
In other words, although the coastal defense regiment won the battle against the Japanese fleet this time, it actually failed in the strategic direction. The Japanese had seen through Wang Xuexin's intentions and were ready to shift their attack targets to the shipyards and Jinzhou defense line.
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Fortunately, Wang Xuexin saw through the Japanese's thoughts, and it was not too late to make amends.
Chen Songyong jumped up immediately and said: "Commander, we will immediately transfer the anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles to the direction of Dalian Bay!"
But at this time Wang Xuexin was silent.
Chen Songyong couldn't help but wonder: "Captain, what are you waiting for? If you're late, there's no rush!"
This is indeed true. Although the port is only fifty or sixty kilometers away from the Dalian Shipyard and the Jinzhou Defense Line, the transportation of anti-ship missiles and air defense systems is not fast because it not only requires transportation time to arrive at the destination, but also deploys it.
And debugging and preparing for launch, five or six hours is still very tight, so arrangements should be made in advance.
Wang Xuexin thought for a while and then asked: "Commander Chen, the enemy is a fleet and an attacker. Their advantage is that they can change the attack target at any time through their maneuverability. If we urgently transfer counterattacks to the Jinzhou Defense Line and Dalian Shipyard,
Do the ship-to-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles mean that the port’s defense is vulnerable? What if the Japanese attack the port instead?”
Chen Songyong was right when he thought about it. This is the "real, real, virtual, virtual, virtual, virtual, real, real" in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Although the Japanese in this era looked down on Chinese culture, they were all familiar with Chinese military books, so of course they knew how to play this trick.
At this time, Chen Songyong was in trouble: "But captain, we have to defend a place, right?"
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Songyong said: "If I were asked to choose, I would choose to defend Dalian Bay! Because as long as you put the missiles there, you can defend two positions. The shipyard and the Jinzhou defense line can both be taken into account. Although the port is important,
, but there are so many supplies that the devils can’t blow up even if they want to blow them up for a while!”
Wang Xuexin had to admit that what Chen Songyong said made sense.
If you can't decide by yourself, considering the probability, you should guard against two key points at the same time instead of one of them.
What's more, the Jinzhou Defense Line is very painful for Dalian's defense... Once the Jinzhou Defense Line cannot be defended, the Japanese will march into the peninsula and occupy all the shipyards, ports, etc.
Therefore, the Golden State Defense Line is the foundation of all of this, and of course it must focus on defense.
But aren’t ports important?
The supplies at the port are related to the overall situation of the Northeast Campaign. The existence of these supplies can arm the revolting Northeast people to ensure their combat effectiveness. Without these, the Eighth Route Army's victory in the Northeast Campaign cannot be guaranteed.
Wang Xuexin thought about it for a while and then asked: "Consultant Chen, just after Dalian was recovered, there were Japanese spies everywhere, and there are many radio stations that have not been discovered. The Japanese spies can use these radio stations to inform the Japanese of our movements in a timely manner, you
Don’t you know this?”
"Of course!" Chen Songyong said: "But we can keep the transportation secret or implement a blockade along the road!"
Wang Xuexin did not refute, but Chen Songyong himself felt that this method was not appropriate.
Because anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles are not small things, especially anti-ship missiles, which are like small airplanes. Even if they are wrapped in canvas, hundreds of them must be transported at a time... Whether it is transported by car
It's difficult to keep secret whether it's rail transportation.
In fact, as long as the Japanese spies see a large amount of equipment being transported from the Eighth Route Army's missile base to Dalian Bay, they can guess it without seeing it with their own eyes.
Therefore, the practical difficulties are before us:
With luck, the Japanese fleet is likely to attack the port instead.
If you are unlucky, the Japanese fleet will attack the shipyard and Jinzhou defense line.
The choice lies with the attacking Japanese fleet, while the defending Eighth Route Army falls into a passive position.
However……
Wang Xuexin calmly said to Chen Songyong: "We may not be passive! Just do what you want and transport the missiles to Dalian Bay!"