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The 11th Air Fleet is composed of seven light aircraft carriers including Longxiang, Ruifeng, Xiangfeng, Longfeng, Daying, Yunying, and Chongying. There are less than 200 carrier-based aircraft in total, 90% of which are A kamikaze plane that never returns!

They and the 10th Air Fleet commanded by Nagumo Chuichi were the main force of Japan's surprise attack this time. Like Nagumo's fleet, they also left Wujun Port, the home port of the Japanese United Fleet, on the night of October 10.Since then, the fleet has remained radio silent, circled in the Pacific Ocean, and took three days to reach its current position.According to the plan, they will arrive at the designated sea area near Luzon Island before 13 noon tomorrow, and make all preparations for launching an attack.But whether to start the war at the end, we still have to wait for the final order of the United Fleet!

Up to now, the secret order of the joint fleet has finally been transmitted to the two Japanese aircraft carrier formations sailing westward in the Pacific Ocean through radio waves.Lieutenant Admiral Inoue Narumi notified this order to all officers and soldiers of the 11th Air Fleet immediately, followed by bursts of fanatical shouts.The most excited ones are the 160 kamikaze members who will undertake the suicide attack mission!The time to die for the country has finally arrived.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is another order from the joint fleet." The cheers in the command center of the Ryujō have not subsided, and the communication staff waved the message in his hand and shouted at Narumi Inoue.The chief of staff of the 10th Air Fleet, Rear Admiral Masamune Arima, took the telegram and glanced at it, and said to Inoue Chengmei: "Commander, Chief Yamamoto has adjusted the combat deployment. Our 11th Air Fleet will be in charge of the 22nd Air Force of the Philippines. Raid the Zhanjiang naval port of the Chinese Navy. The 10th Air Fleet of Vice Admiral Nan Yun and the 21st Air Force of Vice Admiral Cao Lu are in charge of operations in the South China Sea.”

Having said that, Ma Zhengwen stopped and shook his head slightly.

"Why, Ma Jun, do you have any ideas?"

Arima Zhengfu frowned and nodded: "Commander, according to intelligence, the main force of the Chinese Navy's Western Fleet is also in the South China Sea, that is to say, there are as many as 14 aircraft carriers on the other side, and 11 of them are cruising in the South China Sea. .And the 11 large Chinese aircraft carriers have at least 700 carrier-based aircraft! In contrast, the 10th Air Fleet has only 400 aircraft, which is at a clear disadvantage...Although they have more than 21 aircraft from the 200st Air Force to assist in the battle, However, China has air force and naval aviation bases in Hainan Island, Brunei, Vietnam, and Khmer, and can deploy more than 500 fighters.

The situation we are facing is similar. There are a large number of Chinese military airports around Zhanjiang Naval Port. According to intelligence, there is also an aviation army deployed in Guangdong, Taiwan and other places in China.Owns more than 1500 combat aircraft!We and the 22nd Air Force will use at most 380 aircraft..."

"Don't worry, Arima-kun," Inoue Narumi said with a faint smile, "We will take an undeclared surprise attack in this war! Moreover, Minister of Foreign Affairs Matsuoka will propose ceding the island of Java during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Zeng Qi tonight. With such conditions, the Chinese will certainly relax their vigilance, thinking that they can surrender without a fight! At that time, we will catch them by surprise.”

"But what if the other party doesn't relax their vigilance?" Arima Masamune still shook his head, expressing concern.

"That's nothing. We mainly invest in Kamikaze aircraft in this operation. The fleet will adopt a hit-and-run tactic... Those Zero aircraft will also return to the airport on Luzon Island, and the aircraft carrier does not need to take them back. There is helplessness in Narumi Inoue's eyes: "There is only one opportunity for a surprise attack like this. We concentrate our forces to attack Zhanjiang Naval Port. Even if we wipe out the three Chinese aircraft carriers, we will not be able to reverse the disadvantage of the navy. If we continue to fight, we will still lose! On the contrary, If we give up attacking Zhanjiang and devote all our efforts to fighting in the South China Sea, there is no guarantee that we will be able to find the Chinese fleet... It is indeed a dilemma!"

Chapter 0922 Total War ([-]) The Second Half Begins

Wuhan, Moshan Presidential Residence.

At 10 o'clock in the morning on October 17th, it was the darkest time of the day, but the meeting room of the Presidential Palace was brightly lit.Starting at 2 o'clock the night before, President Luo Yiqun, who rarely worked night shifts, called a meeting of senior officials including Vice President Sun Ke, Premier Wang Jingwei, Chief of General Staff Luo Yaoguo, Minister of National Defense He Yingqin, and Lu Ming of the Ministry of Armaments. An emergency meeting, until now, the meeting has not ended yet.Strong tea and coffee were brought into the conference room cup by cup by the service staff of the presidential palace. Everyone in the conference room looked serious, and there were people arguing loudly from time to time.At this time, Luo Yaoguo was sitting on his chair, drinking coffee without saying a word, as if the meeting tonight had nothing to do with him.

There were only two things that happened that night, and it didn't look very complicated on the surface, but the meeting was endless.The first major event was that six countries including the German Empire, the Kingdom of Italy, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Persia, and Romania and Hungary declared war on the United States at the same time!The second half of World War II has finally begun!This matter has long been expected by a group of high-ranking officials, and there is nothing to make a fuss about.If there was anything unexpected, it would probably be that the female fox, the Russian Empress Anastasinia, would follow Hitler to declare war on the United States...Of course, Luo Yaoguo knew about this a long time ago, and he also knew the reason.

But another news from Tehran made Luo Yaoguo a little confused.During the negotiations this afternoon (Tehran time), Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka put forward a peace proposal that "China and Japan jointly manage East Australia and cede Java Island". "Sino-Japanese co-management" is not the previous "shelving disputes". The so-called co-management is naturally joint management. It sounds like East Australia is owned by China and Japan. However, China's strength is now 10 times that of Japan, and its population is almost eight times that of Japan. To nine times!If the two sides colonize Eastern Australia at the same time...the number of Chinese colonies must be several times that of Japan!In a few years, most of East Australia will be dominated by the Chinese.The Japanese proposed such a peace condition, which is almost a "decent surrender".

And the politicians of the Republic of China in this meeting room, except for Luo Yaoguo himself, are actually relatively weak in character (in fact, Luo Yaoguo is not very tough), and they are deeply influenced by Confucian culture, so they have no great influence on Japan. disgust.So when Japan "surrendered without a fight", they almost unanimously agreed to let Japan go.

However, this real powerful figure in the Republic of China has been refusing to express his position. Therefore, although these politicians verbally agreed to accept Japan's "decent surrender", no one proposed a vote or asked the president to make a decision.Everyone kept looking at Marshal Luo, why didn't this guy just refuse to nod?Does he have to drive out the Japanese and kill them all?Is there that much hatred?

In fact, Luo Yaoguo was also hesitating about this matter, not because he was going to take over Japan as soon as he saw it, but because he was worried about the... pro-Japanese attitude of these government officials in front of him.Although his prestige in the Chinese National Defense Force is at its peak right now, it is inappropriate to rely on his military power to coerce the government.Besides, the opinions of these "pro-Japanese factions" are not unreasonable. If Japan is really forced to die, these little devils will inevitably do some desperate things!

In addition, German Ambassador Tautman is now in the reception room of the Presidential Palace, drinking coffee with Japanese Ambassador Shigemitsu Aoi, waiting for the final reply from the Chinese government.He just sent Hitler's message to President Luo Yiqun. The German head of state hopes that China will seriously consider Japan's peace proposal.Although there are serious differences between China and Germany on the issue of the anti-American war, after all, the United States is not facing the crisis of extinction, and it is completely unnecessary to tear it apart with Germany immediately.Maybe Hitler's war to attack the United States will end in a big defeat, and then it will be a situation of uniting Germany to resist the United States.

However, it is not appropriate to accept Japan's peace proposal. After all, China has already received so many benefits from the United States... Now it is not the action of a big country to turn its face and refuse to accept its account. Sino-US relations should also be encouraged to maintain.In addition, Luo Yaoguo was worried that Japan's compromise might be a tactic to delay the attack!Once the United States really can't stand it on the Atlantic battlefield, maybe these little devils will use Germany's support to provoke disputes again.

After much thought and calculation, Luo Yaoguo was finally willing to put down the fragrant and delicious coffee in his hand. He slightly nodded at his uncle, and said with a smile, "President, regarding the terms of the peace talks proposed by the Japanese side, the staff department still has to Careful consideration, do not give the Japanese a final answer for the time being, and wait and see the results of the American-German Caribbean sea battle. News has come from Germany that the main force of their High Seas Fleet has left the port of Kiel for Gibraltar, and the main force of the Italian Navy has also formed an expeditionary fleet , will depart from Taranto to Gibraltar tomorrow. In addition, the main naval ships handed over by France to Germany to compensate for the compensation have been concentrated in Gibraltar at the end of September. It is estimated that the US-German Caribbean battle will be held in early November If there is a tie between the United States and Germany, China may consider agreeing to Japan’s peace negotiation conditions, and at the same time mediate the war between the United States and Germany to maintain the balance of power in the world. If Germany wins, we should still go to war with Japan, and we must eliminate this hidden danger no matter what.”

Issues that are difficult to decide at the moment will be delayed. Luo Yaoguo has been struggling in the officialdom for many years, and he has also acquired some bureaucratic style.As soon as his words came out, the party and state leaders in the conference room all nodded in agreement.Only the eldest son of Sun Yat-sen, the current Vice President Sun murmured: "Brother Fu Wen, if the United States wins the Caribbean war, what should we do?"

"The United States can't win!" Navy Minister Long Tenghui took over the topic, he shook his head with a smile: "I know the strength of the German navy very well, and the United States, which has already been severely weakened, is by no means an opponent! Most of the Caribbean sea battles will be lost. , it’s just a matter of how much you lose.”

"Then, don't we have to go to war with Japan in the end?" Wang Jingwei frowned and asked.

Luo Yaoguo smiled: "Wars are hard to tell, especially naval battles, luck is [-]% to [-]%. If the Americans are particularly lucky, Hitler's large fleet may suffer."

"What about the Japanese?" Wang Jingwei gently turned the coffee in his hand, thought about his choice of words, and asked again: "If the Japanese are particularly lucky, will their navy defeat us?"

Luo Yaoguo was startled when he heard the words, and looked up at Zhang Yiming, the Chief of Naval Operations who was present at the meeting. He is also serving as the chief of staff of the Philippine Combat Joint Command. He just returned to Wuhan by plane from Zhanjiang this afternoon.Seeing Luo Yaoguo's questioning eyes, he stood up and bowed slightly to the officials in the conference room, and said with a stern expression: "President, gentlemen, please let me answer President Wang's question. I think the Japanese Navy It is possible to defeat us!" He paused, and then explained: "The navy will always be an offensive arm, especially after aircraft dominates naval warfare, using aircraft to launch a sudden attack has become the main combat form of naval warfare. This form of attack is very difficult, so the current naval battle is easy to attack but difficult to defend.

As far as our Chinese navy is concerned, although it is much stronger than Japan in terms of strength, due to geographical factors, it is difficult for us to guard against sudden attacks by the Japanese navy.The two main bases of our navy, Zhanjiang Military Port in Guangdong and Zhangyi Military Port in Singapore, one is close to Luzon Island in the Philippines under Japanese control; the other is close to Java Island in Indonesia controlled by Japan.Both bases are within the combat radius of Japanese shore-based suicide aircraft!As long as you are a little careless, you may suffer a defeat like Pearl Harbor!

Therefore, I still recommend rejecting Japan's request and continuing to implement the Philippine combat plan. In any case, we must severely damage the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, capture the Philippines and Java, and obtain a reliable base for our navy. "

Luo Yaoguo and Long Tenghui looked at each other, with hesitant expressions on their faces.In fact, the Chinese Navy's Philippine operations are already on the line!The joint military exercises of the Nanyang and Western Fleets held in the South China Sea in the past few days are actually preparing for the Philippine battle. The military exercises are just a cover. The real purpose is to deploy the fleet to the South China Sea. It will only wait for President Luo Yiqun to officially issue an order to start the war. It's time to attack!

"Minister Long, how many days are left until the Philippine campaign is launched?" At this moment, Luo Yiqun, who had never spoken, suddenly asked.

"Going back to the President, there are still five days." Long Tenghui, Minister of the Navy, hurriedly stood at attention, and replied respectfully: "Now the aircraft carrier force has completed the assembly, and the air force is also in place. Only those who carry the first batch of landing troops are left." The fleet and the battleship fleet responsible for the bombardment set off from Zhanjiang Naval Port."

Luo Yiqun nodded, and then asked for Luo Yaoguo's opinion, "Fuwen, what do you think? Should we stop the Philippine combat plan immediately, or wait and see..."

Luo Yaoguo frowned, and was just about to use his bureaucratic style to delay this issue for a few more days, when someone knocked on the door of the meeting room suddenly, and then Luo Shun, Chief of the Presidential Palace Guard, and Wu Ziliang, Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, were surprised by everyone. Zhong hurried in, and Wu Ziliang shouted out of breath, "President, I just got the news that a large number of Japanese armored troops appeared in northern North Korea!"

"What!" Luo Yaoguo and He Yingqin's expressions changed drastically at the same time, and they shouted.Luo Yaoguo said: "Is the news reliable? Is there any more specific information?"

"The news was reported by our intelligence network deployed in North Korea. Our intelligence personnel saw with their own eyes a large number of Japanese assault guns and tanks leading to the border area along the road, and an astonishing number of artillery and infantry were also heading towards the border area." North Movement!"

"So the Japanese are going to raid us too!" Luo Yaoguo sneered and spit out these words.A large number of tanks, infantry, and artillery suddenly moved to the border area can only be a war!It cannot be used for defense. If it is to defend, the Japanese army will definitely adopt a large-depth arrangement, using North Korea's mountains and elite infantry divisions to delay the Chinese army's attack, and then use armored forces to fight back.

Luo Yiqun sensed the seriousness of the problem from his nephew's expression, and hurriedly asked, "Fuwen, which army is currently stationed at the border between China and Japan (North Korea)?"

"It is Sun Yuanliang's Fifth Army and Song Xilian's Sixth Army. There are four infantry armies, twelve infantry divisions, four armored grenadier divisions, and four independent heavy artillery groups. The total strength is less than 30 People, there are nearly 800 tanks, assault artillery, and 3000 cannons." Luo Yaoguo replied without thinking:

"Among them, the Fifth Army is mainly responsible for the western section of the Sino-Korean border, and the Sixth Army is responsible for the eastern section. In addition, Lin Yurong's Seventh Army, Guan Linzheng's Eighth Army, and Chen Mingren's Ninth Army are also mobilizing to the Sino-Japanese (Korean) border ; Xu Yunlong's Second Armored Army has also set out from Manchuria, and will arrive in Shenyang within five days."

Speaking of this, the corner of his mouth twitched, revealing a hint of sarcasm: "I never expected that the Japanese would actually be fighting for a last-ditch doctrine! Then it seems that the aircraft carrier of their joint fleet is also heading to the Philippines, and it may be already in place. That's good too, it saves us from searching all over the world!"

"What should we do?" Luo Yiqun asked, "Should we order all the remaining fleets in Zhanjiang Naval Port to leave?"

"No need." Luo Yaoguo sneered: "President, not only should we not move the fleet in Zhanjiang Naval Port, but we should also immediately accept the terms of peace talks proposed by the Japanese."

"Good way, let's do it like this!" Luo Yiqun slapped the table and immediately approved Luo Yaoguo's proposal, although he couldn't figure out the real intention of his nephew...

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"Your Excellency, General! We have succeeded. The Chinese have agreed to our terms of peace. They are completely paralyzed by us!"

As soon as Ishihara Wanji walked into the office of the Chief of Staff in the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters, he yelled at Ningji Okamura.

Okamura's face was very calm, he couldn't see any joy or anger, he just nodded slightly, and raised his hand to signal Ishihara Waner to sit down.China accepted the information of Japan's peace conditions, and Okamura, as the chief of staff, naturally knew it at the first time.However, he is far less optimistic than Ishihara. The Chinese will of course be paralyzed by the great progress made in the Sino-Japanese peace talks.But this cannot make up for the huge power gap between China and Japan.In a life-and-death battle like China and Japan, the real contest is still national power!Conspiracies and tricks can only play a temporary role, and will not have a great impact on the final battle situation.

And this time, Japan relied on diplomatic deceit to attack China, but at the same time closed the door to future Sino-Japanese peace talks.In case the situation in the future is unfavorable and Japan wants to be subdued, China's main combat faction can completely refuse to negotiate on the grounds of Japan's breach of trust this time...

"How is the preparation of the Kwantung Army? Are you sure of winning the first phase of the battle?" Okamura Ningji asked lightly.Ishihara had just returned to Tokyo from Pyongyang today, and had not reported to Okamura the situation of the Kwantung Army, he got news from the staff of the first department of the General Staff Headquarters that the Sino-Japanese peace talks had reached a preliminary agreement.

"The Kwantung Army is ready, and we are 5% sure that we will win the first battle!" Ishihara Waner took out a map of Northeast China from his briefcase and spread it out in front of Okamura. Okamura found that it was densely packed with markings. It is full of symbols and unit numbers representing the Chinese and Japanese armies. "The Chinese army whose numbers have been identified has 10 infantry armies of 30 group armies. The numbers of the infantry divisions have not been fully identified, but the total number should be 50, with a total strength of about 20 troops, and two of the group armies are about [-] people. Deployed on the Sino-Japanese border.

In the western section of the Sino-Japanese border where our army is mainly attacking, the Chinese and Japanese defenders have only one group army of about 10 people.And our army has assembled nearly 50 troops!There are also all four tank divisions, with more than 2500 cannons... They all have an absolute advantage in terms of military strength and firepower.The Earl of Terauchi believes that it is entirely possible for the Kwantung Army to wipe out a group army of the Chinese army within the first 5 days of the war! "

"Are you really sure?" Okamura Ningji questioned.Annihilating a Chinese group army is no joke. The current Chinese National Defense Forces have fought the anti-Soviet war, fought in Western Europe, and repeatedly competed with those European army powers. Not to mention a group army, even a regiment and a battalion have not been completely wiped out by others. Pass!

"Theoretically, it's completely possible." Shi Yuan hesitated for a while, and changed his words.In fact, he didn't believe that the Kwantung Army had such combat effectiveness, but the defeatist atmosphere in the Japanese army was a bit strong, so he had to say more words to boost morale.

"Your officer has studied the anti-Soviet war and the annihilation of large corps in the Western European campaign. I found that in these battles, it was the armored forces that really played a decisive role. Once the armored forces made a breakthrough, they would disrupt the infantry's rear assembly area and cut them off. supply lines, destroy their artillery, and seize their supplies, so that the infantry who hold their positions can only sit and wait." Ishihara smiled, and he said: "Now at the border between China and Japan, our armored forces have gained an absolute advantage. , will surely be able to replicate the victories the Germans achieved in European combat, so it is entirely possible to wipe out an infantry group army at a time."

"Okay, since that's the case, I'm relieved." Of course Okamura was very worried, but he couldn't say anything depressing as the battle was imminent, so he could only forcefully smile, then picked up a file bag on the desk and handed it to Ishihara. "Ishihara-kun, this is the final order for the Kwantung Army. You are the first minister in charge of operations, so you can issue it. The attack time is 5:30 pm today... In order to cooperate with the navy's actions, we can only Pick this time slot." He stood up and bowed slightly to Shi Yuan: "This is a life-and-death battle for the Japanese Empire, Shi Yuan-kun, you must win, please!"

Chapter 0923 total war (three) we were attacked!

1939 10 Month 17 Day.

To the west of Luzon Island, in the waterway of Isla Verde, a huge fleet flying the flag of the rising sun suddenly appeared from the sea level of the Pacific Ocean in the east, and quickly sailed into the waters located in the west of Luzon Island, surrounded by Japanese-owned islands .