Chapter 274 Shark's Teeth
Boss Yang put the matter aside for the time being. Anyway, he has provided the best pilots and the best aviation experts. The rest is for them to explore it themselves. As for how many people die, it is worth it. From the propeller era to the jet era, which country must not die hundreds or thousands of pilots? The more people die, the more solid the foundation. The reason why he has to use Liu Ye is that he wants the Chinese to directly form a generation gap in Europe and the United States in this era. In this way, even if he has no one, man-made disasters can cause more disasters to last for a few years, so as to save the final stuttering of things from others thirty years ago.
After a while, we will get all turbofans, turboprops, and even turboshafts, and then build an aluminum alloy factory in Peking. Anyway, there is also aluminum mine in Henan, and now the industrial level in Peking is enough to support myself in making these things. Of course, these are things that need to be considered in the future, and I can’t take care of it for the time being.
Because the most important thing next is the submarine attack. When he thought of himself launching a strangle battle against Japan, this guy was excited. Unfortunately, he was in another trouble as soon as he returned to Peking.
The bald man couldn't hold on anymore, of course, it might have ulterior motives. He issued an order to mobilize the Jin army and the 18th Army, to mobilize their two armies to participate in the battle in Jiangxi. In this case, especially the 18th Army, he specifically asked their entire army to go south. In addition, he also issued a transfer order to the First War Zone in Pingjin, to transfer He Zhuguo's 51st Army to go south and go to his hometown Guangxi to participate in the battle against Japan.
"This is a conspiracy of Mr. Jiang, the absolute conspiracy, and the purpose is his way of eliminating dissidents. We cannot be fooled!" Liu Gong, who represented Yan'an at the secret meeting in Taiyuan, said without hesitation.
"Mr. Liu is right, but since Nanjing has received a formal transfer order, if we don't express it, they will just grab the handle." Yang Feng said.
"The 18th Army will not leave northern Shaanxi. We cannot watch the Japanese army's iron hooves trample on the land in the northeast, but run to the south with sufficient troops. Once the Japanese army in the northeast take the opportunity to move south, North China will be in danger at that time." Liu Gong said.
"Yes. This really needs to be considered!" Yang Feng looked at Yan Xishan after saying that.
"You can do whatever you want! Anyway, our Jin army is preparing to let Sun Chu's troops go south." Yan Xishan said lightly.
"Let's do this! It wouldn't be good if the 18th Army really didn't come out. Although we understand that this is Nanjing's trick, we can give them some face at least. I mean to transfer out the original members of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, and then recruit a group of new recruits to join the war as the vanguard of the anti-Japanese war. Besides, you still have the New Fourth Army in the south, so that you won't be criticized by Nanjing." Yang Feng suddenly thought of a good way to have the best of both worlds.
Anyway, it is enough for them to form a division in the original Anti-Japanese United Nations to add up, and many of them are from the southerners, so there will be no resistance when they are transferred back to their hometown to fight against Japan.
Mr. Liu looked at Yang Feng's gaze and hesitated for a while and said, "I need to go back and study this and decide after studying it."
"That's of course. We fully respect zhonggongzhongyang's decision." Yang Feng said hurriedly. It is the critical time to extend the oil field now, but we cannot have conflicts with them.
Yan'an did not ask him to wait for long. Taizu quickly agreed to his proposal to form a southward anti-Japanese advance detachment commanded by Dong Zhentang. This is a division-level unit with three subordinates, including Zhou Baozhong, Yang Jingyu and Zhao Shangzhi. The backbone was composed of zhonggong veterans from the former Anti-Japanese United Army, and then a group of new recruits recruited in northern Shaanxi. The weapons were funded by Yang Feng.
In addition, Yan'an also proposed whether the first and second liang war zones will organize another joint operation. The situation of the national war of resistance is in full swing. If one or two more victories can be achieved, it will definitely greatly reduce the pressure on the battlefield on the southern front.
"I haven't thought about this yet, but if the 18th Group Army is willing to fight, we are very willing to cooperate. Our Pingjin Alliance is very willing to fight against Japan under the leadership of Mr. Mao." Boss Yang said to Liu Gong with a sincere face.
Since this is the case, the following will be gone for the time being.
However, after the dispatched troops reported to the bald man, he did not react much, and he also happily gave Dong Zhentang the 69th Army, which was originally belonging to the Eighth Army, so as not to make a detachment inappropriate manner. As for the original Sixty-Nine Army, the entire army had been wiped out, it seems that he had made such preparations long ago. It would be good that he could come to help him, and it was not his turn to be picky. This shows that the south was really anxious, otherwise it would be impossible to be so generous. In this way, the 51st Army of He Zhuguo, the 33rd Army of Sun Chu, and the 69th Army of Dong Zhentang were combined into the 25th Army of the East, but the number of the 69th Army was too small. At this point, the boss Yang waved his hand and said, "I will help you with all the weapons. I believe that with the flag of your army, the patriotic youth in the south will definitely join the army."
Of course, he was not interested in the rest of the matter. Anyway, the First Armored Division was staring there and had air superiority. No matter how foolish the bald man was, he would not let the Japanese enter Nanjing. And it is estimated that the Japanese were no longer interested. I heard that they had contacted and negotiated through Todman again. Now the situation on the battlefield in China is like this. Next, it is time for His Majesty the Emperor to open up the second battlefield.
On the floating island of Mouping, Boss Yang looked at the four small submarines in the water with satisfaction, and the crew members who lined up on the submarines to wait for his inspection. Now nearly 200 people of all kinds live in the floating island, from submarine crew to maintenance personnel. Until now, no one in the outside world knows that there are still four ferocious sharks hidden under Boss Yang's water villa on vacation.
"Mr. Yang, the submarine brigade welcomes your inspection." Zhao Tong saluted him and said. After almost two years of secret training, the group of people he led can basically be called a qualified submarine soldier. These people are now divided into two shifts and take turns to the base. They enter and exit from the torpedo boats directly sent to the torpedo boat base in Beitang at night, and then changed into the torpedo boat crew's clothing to go to Beijing and Tianjin for rest.
"Where have you been at the farthest now?" Yang Feng asked Zhao Dong who was by his side while reviewing the submarine force.
"Nasaki, Japan!" Zhao Dong said.
"What?" Yang Feng was shocked. He really didn't expect these guys to be so bold. Although he had already assigned them all the voyage training to arrange for them since these people completed their voyage training in the Third Fleet, but he didn't expect that they would dare to run directly outside the Japanese port.
"The Japanese Navy did not find you?" Yang Feng asked in one fell swoop.
"No, we have also targeted a Japanese submarine under the water and tracked it for almost a hundred kilometers, but it has never been discovered." Zhao Tong said proudly.
It seems that the power of hatred is indeed huge. It forced a bunch of local buns in the old forest in Northeast China into underwater wolves. However, it is not surprising that this situation occurs. It is difficult to find a small submarine of 300-ton class itself. Even modern rods have a headache about these things, not to mention that the Japanese at this time, especially those ordered by themselves, use diesel engines and batteries purchased from Russia, and the silent performance is more than a little stronger than the original.
"Very good! But don't take such risks in the future. You are all treasures now!" Yang Feng patted Zhao Tong's shoulder and turned his head to shout to the crew: "Now that China and Japan have officially started war. Do you want to join the war and avenge your relatives?
Is there any need to ask this question? Which of these people doesn't have a blood hatred with the Japanese? They have been so angry that they are almost angry. They shouted at the same time: "I want to!"
"Then it's your turn next. But it's not to Nagasaki, but to Kagoshima. Although it is already our limit of activity, after going to sea, I will send a transport ship to provide you with mid-way supplies, so that you can ensure that you have enough range of activity.
You have only one mission, sink all merchant ships flying Japanese flags. Especially oil tankers, this is your most important goal. As for those warships, try not to attack, do you understand?" Yang Feng said.
"I understand!" the submarine crew shouted in unison.
Unfortunately, these submarines are a little smaller, and the latter two are slightly better. Because they have undergone a little modification, they have four torpedo tubes. The two ships that were taken over from the Little Sun Navy actually have only two torpedo tubes. In this way, there are only twelve torpedo tubes in total. Even if one strikes one, it will sink at most twelve ships at one strike. What's more, there are too many uncertain factors for torpedoes. It's already good to sink one of two.
"I have to think of building a few large submarines in the future." Yang Feng thought to himself with regret when he looked at the submarine crew members who were excited.
In fact, it is not difficult for him to build a large submarine. They would be very happy to find Fatty Li or Sabrin to build a few sealed old submarines. They just want Kilo to get it, but the key is that they can't hide it in the dock like a little shark.
Unless you dig a cave by the beach! Yang Feng suddenly thought of a good idea. At first, he wanted to do it like this, but the control range was too small at that time, and there was no such place on the coast of Hebei, but now there is no problem, Yantai, Weihai, and Qingdao can do it.
This matter needs to be put on the agenda, and self-built submarines are also going to start. Let’s not talk about anything else, the little shark still has no problem.
Let’s put these things down for the time being. Now the key is the route of the submarine attack, the method of supply in the middle, and the communication and communication must be considered. The key is the supply in the middle. Although the combat radius of the little shark can reach 1,500 kilometers after replacing the new diesel engine and battery, and it can be underwater for three or four days at a low speed of four knots, but if you hunt on the Kagoshima route, you still have to find a suitable location for supply in the middle.
Yang Feng identified this place as soon as he looked at the map. Suyan Reef. Because he was desperate for the mine clearance of the Yangtze River Estuary, the Japanese Navy is not active in that area at all. Moreover, after the Yangtze River Estuary was blocked, the shipping of Shanghai Port has basically stopped. Domestic freight transport takes the railway, and the bald man's import takes the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and then goes to the Yunnan-Xiangqikkilometer. As for Yang Feng, whether it is imported or exported, the Japanese dare not stop it. The United States, Germany, France, Italy, and the Soviet Union have given them a harsh warning that any action that hinders non-arms trade will be regarded as Japan's open provocation to them. In fact, everything else is easy to say. The key is that no one can stand the medicine or seeds. Poland is a good example.
The journey from Yangma Island to near Suyan Reef is only a little over 1,000 kilometers. If you fill up the fuel and supplies here, and then head to the eastern waters of Kyushu Island, it will be a maximum of a few hundred kilometers. This will ensure that the little sharks have ten days of activity in that area. This is enough for them to hunt.
These little sharks are equipped with radar and modern sonar. Whether it is Japanese warships or submarines, they can easily detect and avoid them in advance, which ensures safety and does not attack warships and attack tankers. They escape immediately after one strike. Anyway, those torpedoes cannot have secondary combat capabilities. Just return to the vicinity of Suyan Reef and wait for supplies.
As for communication, it is easy to solve. As long as you reach the target sea area, you can make your own decision to keep the radio silent.
There is another problem that needs to be solved by Yang Feng. He has to completely clear his suspicion of owning a submarine. Because of his series of mine-burning operations that he had never admitted, there are actually speculations from the outside world that he has a submarine. After all, there is nothing that can be done except for the submarine. However, no one can be sure of this, including the Japanese, who are also skeptical.
Now Yang Feng wants to completely clear this suspicion. And not only clear the suspicion, but also kill two birds with one stone.
Outside the Pearl River Estuary, midnight.
Four destroyers of the Japanese Navy Chinese Task Force are patrolling, and the lights of Hong Kong are in the distance. Although Britain and Japan have declared war, the two countries' fleets that are close to each other have always been facing each other. Peaceful coexistence is a wonder. However, if you really want to fight, just the small warships of the British Hong Kong army and 10,000 garrisons will die in minutes. Guangzhou is now the headquarters of the Japanese South China Expeditionary Force headquarters, and it is also the headquarters of the China Task Force headquarters. There are two reorganized divisions on the opposite side of Hong Kong alone, and nearly 10,000 warships of various types are patrolling. With such a huge strength, they are not like crushing an ant.
"Captain, when will we attack Hong Kong? The warriors of the Empire can't wait!" The first mate standing on the bridge looked at Hong Kong with longing expressions. Then he said to the captain beside him.
"Don't worry, as long as the army can attack Yunnan, completely cut off China's external channels, and then force Nanjing to acknowledge our occupation of South China, it will be a moment to avenge the warriors who died in the name of Hazelnet." The captain said with a grim smile.
As they were talking, when a large group of aircraft suddenly flew by in the sky, the dense roar of engines. The two looked at each other in confusion. The air defense searchlights on the four destroyers immediately turned on, and light columns shot into the sky. Dozens of four-engine large aircraft were vaguely seen flying by in the night sky.
"Liberator!" The observer on the mast screamed at the top of his lungs. The Japanese were unforgettable to this monster in the air that specifically released the magic fire of hell.
"Send a report to Guangzhou!" the captain immediately shouted.
"Yang Feng wouldn't bomb his own territory, right?" said the first mate in confusion.
"If it's not bombing Guangzhou, why are they doing?" the captain shouted sternly. The flight altitude of these bombers far exceeded the range of anti-aircraft artillery, so the Japanese army could only watch them fly over their heads.
But after receiving the telegram, the South China Expeditionary Force Command never waited for the arrival of these planes. Just when the commander of the South China Expeditionary Force who was almost naked was pulled from the woman's arms, a small gunboat patrolling the Pearl River Estuary sent a report back, saying that these planes were not here to bomb, but to blast.
"Break the mine? Break the mine?" Guzhuang Ganlang was stunned.
"Yes, we finally know why he could have quietly dropped mines on a large scale. According to the report of this patrol boat, a Liberator bomber dropped at least seven mines. The destroyer outside the Pearl River Estuary reported that they saw at least fifty Liberators flew past, which means that this time he dropped 350 mines, all of which were hateful mines to sink underwater." Koga Feng, commander of the Chinese Task Force, said gritting his teeth.
"Three hundred and fifty mines, can our cargo ships still arrive in Guangzhou in the future?" Guzhuang Ganlang said with a confused look on his face.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult in the short term." Koga Feng said in frustration.
"Bastard, what should we do with the soldiers on the front line of our army?" Guzhuang Ganlang roared angrily regardless of his image.
"Uh?" Koga Feng only remembered that Guangzhou was the main supply port for the Japanese army in South China. If the Pearl River Estuary is blocked, then the South China Expeditionary Army will become the Shanghai Expeditionary Army again.
On the destroyer outside the Pearl River Estuary, the captain who had just received a telegram looked at the group of bombers returning, then looked at the eldest mate next to him and said, "Kawase-kun, didn't you just ask when you could attack Hong Kong?"
The first mate nodded in confusion.
"Okay, I can tell you clearly, it's OK soon." The captain said with a grin.
As he expected, after the Pearl River Estuary was blocked by mines, the supply line of nearly 200,000 Japanese troops in Guangdong and Guangxi was immediately cut off. Although Guangzhou also had a certain industrial foundation, it was completely destroyed by Yu Hanmao before retreating. Although there was no shortage of ports on the coast of Guangdong, the facilities were perfect and only Guangzhou was suitable for large merchant ships to berth. Of course, there were two more, one was Hong Kong in the hands of the British, and the other was Zhanjiang in the hands of the French.
In this way, there is no need to say what the Japanese army should do. If we don’t want the 200,000 troops to repeat the tragedy of Matsui Ishione, we can only conquer Hong Kong. Anyway, this is already the meat on our lips, and eating it early and late is not much different. Since the British began the oil embargo, Japan has no other choice but to war.
Just as Yang Feng personally saw off his submarine force, Japan finally began their real war with Britain.
Chapter completed!