Chapter 1117 Strategic Air Force
When Cheng Biguang came in, he saw Xiao Jianfeng still in a dilemma. He heard that Shu Kingdom had a little more knowledge that this matter was very difficult to decide. It was like taking the life of the Northwest Navy, but creating the glory of the Sheer fleet. No wonder Sheer just requested, not requested.
But if you think about it carefully, it is a rare opportunity. The British and French fleets are much stronger than the Dutch fleet. As long as you can survive such naval battles, they will be much stronger than more than one year of training. Every Northwest Navy soldier is a necessary seed for the navy. In the future, they will take root and sprout and become more naval seeds. No one can help Xiao Jianfeng to make this decision.
Finally, Xiao Jianfeng, who had been lowering his head, raised his head, with a certain firmness in his eyes. Cheng Biguang knew very well that he had made a decision and was inclined to cooperate with Germany.
Everyone has a firm mind to get to this point today, and once a decision is made, it cannot be changed. There is no saying that kindness is not in charge of soldiers. If you are afraid of your head and tail, you will miss the opportunity.
Cheng Biguang could not help make decisions, but it could make Xiao Jianfeng, who had already decided, go more steadily. From the perspective of the navy, he analyzed with Cheng Biguang how to choose a battlefield. Sher's fleet must arrive in a short time. In this way, it would not be the waters where the Dutch fought a few days ago. There was nowhere to be seen, and no hiddenness could be done unless it was a submarine.
Then choose a place in a large area with dense islands east of Borneo. This place cannot be placed in a clear place. It must be achieved through movement or pursuit. There are really not many on the charts in Southeast Asia.
The northwest has been laid out in Southeast Asia for a long time. Especially after Xiao Jianfeng arrived in Southeast Asia, he took advantage of the convenience of pirates to search for many islands from Southeast Asia, combining the pirates with their own measurements, and became the current military combat map. Not only did it mark the locations of a large number of islands, but it also marked some small islands that would be revealed when the tides ebb and flow.
Cheng Biguang's professional vision, coupled with the staff's investigation and filling in the gaps, finally chose three places on the huge Southeast Asian nautical chart, which are not far from Borneo.
If you want to attract British and French warships, warships like the Black Dragon must come forward. Attacking Jakarta, the Black Dragon is not strong enough. It is a military port that the Dutch has been running for many years. Even if it loses its main fleet, Jakarta with more than 40 shore defense cannons cannot be easily captured. At least it takes a lot of effort to capture the northwest, but it is Pontianak. This place has been operated for a short time and has no sea defense.
Britain and France used the fastest time to send their troops to Pontianak. They were stationed in Pontianak with the Dutch, but the port capacity of Pontianak was limited. At most, they could only be parked with 4,000 tons of warships. Currently, most of the British and French ships are parked in Singapore, and less than 10 ships are located in Pontianak.
This is probably the biggest opportunity in the Northwest. With the help of three ironclad ships with protection capabilities far stronger than those below 4,000 tons, it takes time to fight a warship from Britain and France to come from Singapore. At that time, they will kill these warships in Pontianak and leave. Induce Britain and France to come and pursue them, so it is easy to introduce them to the preset battlefield.
This is a big bet. If you win, you will be doomed. If you lose, you will be doomed. Although the three modified ships in the northwest can use a few moves with the dreadnought, it will only be a few moves. Once surrounded by more than 10 front dreadnoughts and cannot speed up, the warship is not indestructible. If it is attacked for a long time, there will inevitably be problems and even a danger of sinking.
As perfect as possible, refine everything, and considering the current weather and even various factors, a relatively mature plan was finally formed, with almost 75% of the possibility of success.
The navy is nothing small, and it is related to the life and death of three warships and at least 4,000 outstanding soldiers. Xiao Jianfeng did not dare to make a decision without authorization. After discussing the action plan, he still reported the plan. Both the Navy and Yang Yuanzhao received notice. The Navy felt that this was an opportunity, and the chance of success was very high. He took a little risk, but compared with the benefits, he could still do it.
As for Yang Yuanzhao, I hesitated for a moment, then recovered clearly and waited for 3 days!
Waiting for three days? This order is a little bit stupid. It can be said that the current initiative on the battlefield is still here in the northwest, and Britain and France cannot find traces of the Black Dragon Pirates. There are still Black Dragon Pirates in this confidence, and their Black Dragon Island is quite secret.
However, the longer the time is, the more troops Britain and France mobilize. If it reaches a certain level, Britain and France can launch an attack in Borneo with the support of naval guns. Perhaps they cannot capture the base in Borneo, but they will put a lot of pressure on them.
Out of trust in Yang Yuanzhao, Xiao Jianfeng waited patiently. Of course, in three days, he was not idle and had nothing to do. He maintained the Black Dragon Pirate's ships, and by the way, he notified Sher and told him the entire action plan.
After receiving the telegram, Scher was very happy. He also knew that his request was a bit too much. Without a large number of main battleships like them, these Black Dragon Pirates' ships would have to pay a huge price to achieve his idea, which might be to put several warships in danger.
If the Northwest did not agree, he would not force it. At that time, the special mixed fleet would sweep the entire Strait of Malacca. Even the main force of Britain and France that could not be captured would try to destroy Singapore. Then, with the help of the Northwest army, it would occupy the key Strait of Malacca and gradually become the lifeline of Germany on the 3b railway. It is not only an important channel for contacting other allies, but also an important channel for exporting to Germany to the northwest. The strait at the throat of Malacca will definitely not be controlled by the British.
Now, Northwest agreed and sent a detailed combat plan. Sher examined it. There were no loopholes and was very perfect. The only thing I couldn't understand is why it might take 3 days to drop something from the mainland, right?
In fact, it is true that the Northwest Strategic Air Force Base, a place located in the heart of the Central Plains and the core area of the Northwest, has many secret hangars. It is one of the most secret places in the Northwest. The Strategic Air Force is the B17-level bomber. The take-off weight of this bomber is almost comparable to that of the airship, but it flies higher than the airship, faster speed, and has a strong self-defense ability. The huge size and bomb dropping ability make him the nickname of the air fortress earlier than the B17.
This aircraft that can take off more than 10 tons of bombs and have relatively complete targeting facilities has produced a total of 389 aircraft in the northwest, and is currently increasing at a rate of 50 aircraft per month. The huge Northwest requires this aircraft. Conservatively estimated, the final number may be 2,000 to 3,000 aircraft. Only the United States during the Second World War, whose production capacity and war needs have so many b17s, named the new air fortress of b14, may produce more in the future.
Strategic bombing, at least 2,000 tons or even more explosives are thrown on the opponent's targets, so the strategic bomber formation is based on 200 aircraft in batches. The fundamental reason why Yang Yuanzhao asked Xiao Jianfeng to wait for three days was to wait for these b14s.
Compared with Xiao Jianfeng, Yang Yuanzhao attaches more importance to these sailors. It is possible to take risks and exercise. The modified Black Dragon ships have enough armor to protect the safety of personnel in a small number of battleships and artillery battles. However, once they are besieged and besieged by ten times or even 20 times the advantageous enemy, the weakness of insufficient speed will be clearly revealed.
If there is no 100% sure, what Yang Yuanzhao has to do is increase this grasp to 100%. Although it is a little early to expose the plane at this time, it is easy for the great powers to give up the airship and follow up with the northwest aircraft. However, Yang Yuanzhao has this confidence. The northwest is at least 20 years ahead of the world in the field of aircraft, and there is a generation difference of 20 years. How can it not be defeated? Even when the piston engines of other countries mature, the northwest jets and even newer turboprop engines will come out. The huge gap will allow the northwest to maintain an advantage in the field of aircraft.
It was about noon, and the huge plane quickly rose to a high altitude. It quietly set off under the clouds and mist. On the route selection, the strategic bomber took the most remote road. At dusk, it arrived in the South China Sea, and then arrived in Borneo after nightfall.
In the core defense circle, there are specially built hangars and airports that are enough to accommodate two brigades of strategic bombers, so a total of 400 aircraft took off together. Such a huge formation, once a horizontal bombing of the sea is carried out, the power it brings is enough to reverse the situation.
Xiao Jianfeng received a notice at 6 pm that there would be two brigades, 400 B14s, and they would enter Borneo Airport, within 700 nautical miles of the surrounding area, all of which were the combat range of the Strategic Air Force, and they also gave the telegram band and password. Once needed, they could directly call air support through this band.
Xiao Jianfeng was almost shocked when he heard about 400 strategic bombers. He spent a huge amount of money when fighting against the Netherlands, so he found two seaplanes. This was the headquarters directly gave 400 strategic bombers to Britain and France. The difference between the two was so shocking.
It can be said that the Northwest used strategic bombers to occupy the final possibility of failure. For Xiao Jianfeng, with safety backing, it depends on his adventure. As long as the British and French main battleships chased him, the victory could never be reversed. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!