Chapter 328 Interception of Thunder at Sea
The visit of the Chinese naval fleet was well received by Germany, especially for Zhu Bin and Hitler took the time to receive the matter solemnly. Of course, such enthusiasm was also purposeful. He hoped that he could provide as much strategic metal materials as possible that Germany needed as much as possible. Now, the amount of only 100,000 tons a year is too small.
Zhu Bin hummed and refused to spit on this, he really couldn't guarantee this. It was impossible for people to see the smelting of manganese nodules and cobalt crusts. At present, he could only work on the molecular smelting furnace of the spacecraft, and he had to refine gold ore in the middle. The total production capacity was only one hundred thousand tons a year, so how could he take so much for Germany? If you want to increase the amount, you have to wait until the major smelters at the base are put into use before they can be completed. Now, wait...
After personally receiving two airships at Zeppelin Company, the next month, after the entire fleet was combined, it carried out joint training in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, allowing the huge fleet of more than 10,000 people to operate as a whole, ensuring that there will be no mistakes in every link.
No one in the entire Chinese Navy, including Chen Shaokuan, has the experience of commanding such a huge fleet in reality. Zhu Bin, Wang Wenda and Captain Ma Han are all synthesis drills conducted in theory and simulators. The effect is different from that in reality. When it comes to fighting against the enemy, it is hard to say how much success can be achieved.
But no matter what, all the people actually underwent a long training period. In the simulator for half a year, the warships had no less than thousands of virtual training operations, which was more than the ones that were added in ten or eight years. They had enough experience in dealing with various situations. Now, it is time to see the truth!
On June 25, after completing the last synthesis drill, the task force set sail from Germany, crossed the North Sea and the English Channel, and entered the Indian Ocean through the Atlantic Ocean, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal.
Every time they passed by, there was always a wave of people secretly spyed and passed on the movements to Japan. Along the way, at least thirty or forty people and hundreds of secret telegrams were called back.
It was confirmed that the entire fleet began to return, and the Japanese Navy responded to the response. The commander of the Second Fleet, Mitsumasa Minuchi, was led by four King Kong-class battleships, as well as the fifth team composed of three heavy cruisers, Guying, Aoba and Yika, the 2nd Mine Fleet, the 2nd submersible fleet, the 2nd air fleet led by the Akagi, and the Kanwei water aircraft carrier and the Naruto supply tanker. A large group set off from the local area and arrived at Naha Port for the first stop. Then they entered Taiwan.
When the task force crossed the Indian Ocean and entered Xinjiabo for supply rest and rest, the second fleet had completed rest and rest, and followed - leaving the port and heading to the South China Sea!
"The Japanese fleet has been dispatched! It seems that I want to deal with us head-on this time!"
The information quickly spread to the fleet. As the flagship 201 ship, Zhu Bin ejected the bullet telegram with an indifferent look on his face and handed it to Chen Shaokuan.
Chen Shaokuan's brows frowned into a lump, and his face turned red because his anger hit his heart. He swept the telegram with a sharp look, slapped the table with a "popping" and shouted sternly: "It's too much! The Japanese really don't tell any credit. It's so capricious, it's extremely hateful!"
Just before leaving, the Japanese sent representatives to discuss with him that "the navies between China and Japan should not be opposed to each other" and stated that the two countries are friendly and supportive, and it is not easy to regenerate the war. Now, after only a moment of turning around, four battleships were sent to prepare for the robbery halfway. This is a real slap in the face!
Zhu Bin smiled calmly and said, "This is in line with the nature of the Japanese! How could they see our navy becoming stronger? All so-called friendly negotiations are just emitting smoke bombs, and at this time they are just revealing their true colors. Since we are going to fight, we will accompany you!"
"Self-supporting?" Chen Shaokuan glared at Zhu Bin suddenly, "How to be with us? With our current force, it is impossible to compete with each other! If we fight hard, we will only suffer a loss!"
He was a traditional naval general. The first thing he did to do was to fight at sea was the strength. Before the Air Force, it depends on who had more battleships, the gun barrels were thick enough and the fight was far enough. In the end, the winner was the winner. Now that the Air Force has the fact that the Air Force bombing threatened the battleships, the Americans conducted experiments and proved that they could sink the battleships, but no one had really seen them, so Cheng or not was still between.
In this case, the number of main ships and the caliber of the gun became the key. Obviously, compared with the 12 280mm naval guns of the two ships on their side, the 32 356mm naval guns of the four Japanese ships, except for a slightly more range, the rest can be said to be at a disadvantage. There is no advantage in speed, let alone the Japanese army has two aircraft carriers. How can they fight this battle?
The Japanese army obviously moved seriously, and almost one-third of the maritime power was sent out! It was heartbreaking to think about it.
But this is helpless. Japan has now become a roadblock, wrapping most of China's seaside in the middle. No matter which direction to go back, it must cross their interception and fight a bloody road! No matter which route you take this time, you have to face their giant ships and cannons and hide. It is impossible, and bow down and surrender? That is impossible!
Zhu Bin shook his head: "Sir Chen, don't worry. We have a plan for this situation, of course we won't stick our necks out and let the Japanese cut them! It would be fine if they don't come. Since we dare to come, don't blame us for being rude! This time, let's teach them a lesson first. Navy battles cannot be determined by superficial strength!"
"Oh? How do you want to fight?!" Chen Shaokuan knew that this guy had always been sensible and did not fight a battle without confidence. Seeing that he was so confident about what he said, he was immediately excited.
Zhu Bin waved to Wang Wenda, and the guy immediately took a combat plan, then opened the map and explained the general situation briefly. After listening to it, Chen Shaokuan stared at the map with his eyes straight and couldn't speak for a long time.
In the Taiwan Strait, the vast Japanese Second Fleet marched towards the South China Sea at a uniform speed of 15 knots. Commander Minumasa was standing in the commander's tower of the flagship "Hire". His thin lips were pursed into a line. His deep eyes showed a wise and fortitude, but his heart was filled with burning flames, which made his lips turn white.
He had a deep enough bond with Zhu Bin, or the task force. In 1932, he became the commander of the Third Fleet. In Weihaiwei, he sank six light and heavy battleships in the battle, which made him look dirty and almost unable to raise his head. However, after a series of things happened, the level of others' unluckyness was much higher than that of him, so he could not seem too ugly, but he would not bear this cowardly.
This time, it happened that he had such a good opportunity to take action. He led the Second Fleet south to intercept and block the attack, while the First Fleet was responsible for blocking the north. In the end, he was more lucky and caught those hateful guys directly. He must not let them slip through their fingers again!
Think about it shortly after, you can see with your own eyes that the naval fleet built by the other party has been thrust into scrap iron and sank into the sea under the roar of the giant cannons on your side. The shame of the four ships of Kaohsiung can't help but blood surges upwards. At the age of age, he is rarely excited!
The captain of the "Hairei" Naimi Inoue, Minumasa Minumasa and Yamamoto Ioruku are famous "Naval Left Three-Hae Birds". They do not agree to randomly expanding military operations against China. However, as a member of the navy, they are very unhappy with the navy's repeated losses. This hatred must be washed away. Although he has not been in the fore, all of these two good friends have been defeated. It is impossible not to support it.
This time, the action battle happened. The Hiei under his seat began to secretly restore equipment last year, loaded the four dismantled guns back, and modified the anti-aircraft firepower. They became battleships with the other three old guys of the same level and used them as flagships.
At this moment, noticing the emotional fluctuations of Minuchi Mitsumasa, Inoue Narimi said, "Commander, this time we can actually wait for the effort in Taiwan and intercept the Chinese fleet after it gets close. We can better exert the power of the land and air force. Isn't it more ideal?"
Mine Guangmao breathed a long sigh and said in a deep voice: "It is beneficial to us, and it is also beneficial to them! At the critical moment, we cannot guarantee that there will be no ambush air force opposite Guangdong and Fujian! This time, it is safer to annihilate them in one fell swoop in the middle of the vast ocean."
"Your Excellency is right." Although Inoue Narimi didn't agree, it was hard to say it out loud. How could Guangdong and Fujian support those guys? Now everyone knows the benefits of their internal troubles, and many people are waiting to see the jokes of this unsociable fleet.
But everything is in case. The opponent they are going to deal with this time is too rich. If they spend money to rent an offshore airport temporarily and launch a sudden attack, the consequences will be a bit serious. In addition to the giant cannon, they also expect the two aircraft carriers to increase their attack confidence.
Thinking about the power of the dispatch this time, Inoue felt that it was a bit useless. The other party was only two 10,000-ton warships. The guys had a slightly larger caliber than the gravity patrol, but the number was too small. How much effect could it play?
"It should be easy to win! Those guys have nowhere to escape."
The two fleets ran slowly towards their heads in the South China Sea. The Japanese fleet was slow, but the task force seemed to be chasing behind the butt. The main battleship rushed to the sea north of the Nansha Islands for three consecutive days at a speed of 20 knots, while the Japanese army was much slower. Finally, the reconnaissance planes of the two sides met over the Zhongsha Islands, and after a fight, they returned.
Mine Mitsumasa clenched his fists excitedly and said happily: "Yehe! This time, I see where you are going! Order the fleet to prepare for combat! The reconnaissance planes are fully dispatched. Once the traces of the enemy ship are found, take off the carrier-based aircraft immediately and launch a fierce bombing!"
Chapter completed!