During Japan's invasion of China, most of them relied on the 6th Army. The navy, except for the aviation force and the 6th Sentai, did not contribute much at all.
The key is that the Yamashiro government's navy is a bit weak, with a total tonnage of only more than 60,000 tons, or the three fleets combined, while the Japanese navy has a total tonnage of more than one million tons, which is not a level opponent at all.
As far as the current Japanese navy is concerned, although it has learned various etiquettes from the British navy, it actually does not regard the British navy as a real opponent.
The idol I studied before was beaten to pieces by the German navy. What is there to worry about? The navy of the British Empire has already declined!
Of course, this statement is also unfair. In a frontal battle, the only one looking for teeth is the German Navy, which can never withstand the British Navy. However, the German Navy's submarines are invincible in breaking through the battle, and the British Navy has no temper at all.
Up to now, three aircraft carriers of the British Navy, HMS Brave, HMS Glorious and HMS Ark Royal, have been sunk, and two of them were killed by submarines.
The three officers naturally talked about the pride of the Japanese Navy, the current maritime hegemony combined fleet. However, the combat mission of this main fleet is a top secret among top secrets. Only a few senior officials of the Navy and staff members participated in the formulation of the plan.
You know, they didn't even touch the edge.
"The mission performed by the Second Fleet of the Front Fleet was just a small scene. Mr. Chen, if you are lucky enough to see the attack lineup of the Combined Fleet, you will know how powerful the Imperial Japanese Navy is!" Colonel Nakajima said with a smile.
Precisely because we don’t know the battle plan, we can speculate and comment. While drinking rice wine and eating hairy crabs, we can’t stop talking once the topic starts.
"The southward strategy is a war related to the fate of the empire. The combined fleet will definitely shoulder the most important responsibility and prove that the navy is the elite of the empire." Lieutenant Commander Shimada said.
"A few days ago, I had a meal with Lieutenant General Gao Morioka, the commander of the 16th Division, and Major General Masami Maeda, the chief of staff of the 14th Army. They said that I have never seen any country's
The navy can only open up new territories unless the warships can put their wheels on the ground and fight on the mainland. Therefore, if you want to realize the cause of the empire, you must rely on the army to support it." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.
These words were not made up by him, but actually came from the mouths of the generals of the Army. The Navy and the Army were at loggerheads, and even more outrageous words than this have not yet been reported!
"How dare a group of red deer defy our navy? If there is no fleet to protect the waterway, how can they support the consumption in the war and carry an arsenal with them to manufacture guns and ammunition?"
"Even if they can occupy Southeast Asia, and the navy does not provide support, just rely on the transport ships manufactured by the Sixth Army. Once the British and American naval ships attack, the fools will sink to the bottom of the sea at any time to feed the sharks, and the end will be death!" Ono Lieutenant Colonel was very angry!
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"Having said that, I guess that the main target of the combined fleet must be the station of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which is the biggest threat to the empire's southward strategy." Lieutenant Commander Shimada said.
"This is just basic common sense, but this port is not easy to attack. First of all, it is more than 3,000 kilometers away from the combined fleet station. It is difficult to conduct a sneak attack. Even if it is a sneak attack, the water depth of the port is only a dozen meters.
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"Secondly, according to the intelligence personnel of the Japanese Consulate General in Honolulu, the U.S. military has hundreds of aircraft and more than 100 ships there, including three aircraft carriers, nine battleships, 20 cruisers and more than 60 destroyers. The attack is almost It's impossible." Lieutenant Colonel Ono said.
"It's not necessarily true. Admiral Yamamoto's style is to dare to bet. If this thing is true, I believe he can create miracles. In fact, the Naval Air Force has been conducting similar simulation exercises in Kagoshima Bay."
"As for the issue of water depth, don't forget that in November last year, the British Navy attacked Taranto, Italy, and sank three battleships even though the water depth was only twelve meters. This is the most remarkable thing. Example." Colonel Nakajima said.
As the three naval officers talked, they entered a state of tactical deduction. Chen Mingxiang, as an audience, kept pouring wine for them. He also believed that the Japanese Navy's combined fleet might sneak attack the US Pacific Fleet station, which is Pearl Harbor!
Unfortunately, he had no other channels to obtain relevant information, so he could not verify whether the speculations of the three naval officers were true.
In the absence of the latest information, he chose to report to Boss Dai. It was already December 1st. If he waited any longer, there would be no time for warning.
"Director, Dongfeng has received top-secret information. He uses the second set of codes. This is a special communication code between him and Pan Qiwu. It will never be used until the most critical moment. This means that Mingyue does not know the content of this information. .”
"The message is as follows. On the 5th of this month, the Japanese military headquarters formed the main army to attack Southeast Asia, called the Southern Army. The order of the combat troops is temporarily unknown."
"The task of the newly-established Fourteenth Army is to attack the US military in the Philippines, and the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet will cooperate. The attack time is scheduled for December 8."
"The aviation units that first carried out the landing operation on Luzon Island to seize air supremacy and cover the attack were the 5th Flight Group of the Japanese 6th Army Aviation Force and the 11th Navy Air Fleet."
"At the same time, the 38th Division of the 23rd Army of the Dispatch Army, with the cooperation of the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy's Zhu Huaxia Fleet, will attack the port city. Both pieces of intelligence have been confirmed."
"This has been the dream of our Military Command Bureau for a long time, and it was actually achieved by Chunfeng. I can't believe it!" Mao Renfeng ran to Dai Li's office excitedly and said.
Chunfeng, a strategic agent, has brought many huge surprises to the Military Command Bureau. The value of this intelligence may be second only to the Japanese bombing of the Huangshan official residence. It saved the lives of the commissioner and a large group of military and political officials. It can be seen from From another perspective, its significance cannot be measured by value.
The Japanese army invades Southeast Asia and enters a state of war with the United States, Britain and the Netherlands. The pressure on the Yamashiro government will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to launch a large-scale strategic offensive.
"This is indeed good news, but it also brings huge bad news. The Japanese army has captured the concession, and our military command bureau has lost its protective barrier in Shanghai, and subsequent activities will be greatly threatened."
"The Japanese army occupied the port city, and our channel for receiving aid supplies was cut off. The legal currency also completely lost the foreign exchange market, and the financial aspect became even more difficult."
"But no matter what, Chunfeng is worthy of his status as a strategic agent of the Military Command Bureau. After the intelligence is verified, I will apply for a reward from the commission." Boss Dai said.
"Chunfeng also has a request. He needs the intelligence channel of the bureau headquarters to provide information on the exchange of secret messages between the Japanese Consulate General in Honolulu and Japan. He suspects that the main combined fleet of the Japanese Navy wants to sneak attack the base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet," Mao Renfeng said.
