"Old Ding, brother Yunfei, now we are asked to enter the South China Sea base area and the South China base area here. Do we have the plan and strength to deal with the enemies of the South China Sea Island? What do you two brothers think?" Lan
When the army marched to Haibei (beihai), Gao Jianwu took a telegram to discuss with Ding Wei and Chu Yunfei.
When Gao Jianwu and others set foot on the country, Major General Smith had to leave.
After all, he is only the major general chief of staff of the expeditionary force. Now that the expeditionary force has returned home, the temporary affiliation of the alliance and coalition forces no longer exists.
Fortunately, Gao Jianwu found him a good job, allowing Major General Smith to continue serving as the chief of staff in the New Home Free Army.
This not only found a good backer for the Free Army, but also allowed Major General Smith to continue to have a strong voice in the Allied Southeast Asia Command.
With Major General Smith in the Free Army, there is a stable channel for replenishing weapons and ammunition. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Free Army to find supply channels once Gao Jianwu leaves.
Although Gao Jianwu has left most of the Japanese weapons and ammunition for them in Southeast Asia as backup. The weapons of five reorganized divisions, plus the ammunition, are enough to fight a few tough battles, but this thing can't be beaten. With one less game, it's not like Gao Jianwu who can earn one or more weapons and ammunition from one game. Lan
This is a win-win choice for both parties. Now, the Free Army, which has been tempered by the war, already has two attack groups that can fight.
In addition, the main force of the Japs on the peninsula has been destroyed by Gao Jianwu. The scattered little devils hiding in the jungle now exist in large groups at most. The Free Army can completely crush such a large number of little devils.
So next, the Free Army will work with the Allied Forces to eliminate the Japs, and then the main force will return to Malaysia and Sumatra to guard against attacks by the Japs returning from Kalimantan.
But now that the Allied air force and navy have the upper hand in Southeast Asia, it is not easy for the little devils to cross the sea.
The new home that Gao Jianwu worked hard to promote can now have some time to breathe and develop.
The situation in Nanyang can be said to be improving, but the higher-ups are far-sighted, and this alone is not enough to survive. In order to ensure one more option, Gao Jianwu proposed to capture the Nanhai Island occupied by the Japs, establish a South China Sea base, and then capture Yangcheng and establish South China. Two new targets in the base!
When necessary, go south from the Nanhai Island or the South China base to supply and support the new homeland. At the same time, the above has begun to make arrangements. The organization in the south does not have strong territory and strength now. The guerrillas scattered in the mountainous areas can only develop. When there are hundreds of people, it can be said that it is basically of no use. Lan
Gao Jianwu didn't think much about these strategic considerations. But now that the issue has been raised by the superiors, Gao Jianwu also understands that this matter is indeed worthy of him staying and managing it properly.
Judging from the current surrounding situation, enemies are everywhere. Even if the little devils on the Southeast Asian peninsula have been beaten away, there are still more than 400,000 main troops in Luzon, Taiwan, and Nanyang Islands. Compared with Gao Jianwu, there are still more than 400,000 troops. It is strong. Once they are allowed to mobilize all their strength to fight, it will definitely not work if there are few troops left. At least they can persist for more than 2 or 3 months against two or three divisions, and Gao Jianwu will have time to go south for reinforcements.
But if you keep too much, Gao Jianwu will be able to take back less. This is a strategic force, and Gao Jianwu still has great use.
If possible, Gao Jianwu even wanted to take everyone back so that he could launch a new campaign in the north.
Gao Jianwu now basically understands the organizational intentions, and feels that this is also necessary. Although it is said that it does not have the strength now, it is launching large-scale operations across the country.
But a new round of layout must begin locally. Especially taking advantage of this opportunity to fight back in a high profile. Gao Jianwu can act according to circumstances and open up new bases along the way.
After nearly a year of fighting side by side, Chu Yunfei has been engraved with the marks of the expeditionary force group. He can no longer go back, and now he has half-heartedly followed Gao Jianwu. Lan
This is not just because he has no way out now. Of course, it does not mean that others will not take him in, but that they will no longer trust him. Although he brought an attack group back with him, he could at least gain the title of division commander or above, but once the unit he brought back was controlled by others, he would be shelved and would no longer have room to develop.
Chu Yunfei has been in the national military system for so long, so of course he is very clear about his future fate in the national army. With what he did in the expeditionary force, even if he expressed his loyalty, it would be of no use.
Unless he can be ruthless, stab his comrades hard, and leave a real certificate of surrender, then he will have new opportunities in that camp.
But Chu Yunfei is not a person who is obsessed with fame and fortune. In his opinion, the path Gao Jianwu is taking now is the path we should take for the rise of China.
Gao Jianwu's actions overseas have paved the way for China's development. In addition, Gao Dianwu intentionally or unintentionally revealed some of his development plans and current technical research.
Chu Yunfei was not blind, so of course he knew that Gao Jianwu's things had far exceeded the limit that any warlord could achieve in the past.
Not to mention that everyone in the army treats each other with sincerity and the entire army is integrated. Even if Gao Jianwu lets him lead the troops, it is still unknown whether the troops can follow him. Lan
Really appreciate Gao Jianwu's method of leading and training the team. Only then did Chu Yunfei realize deeply how big the difference was between himself and them.
With Chu Yunfei, being able to spread justice and wealth is the limit of what he can do, but with Gao Jianwu, every soldier will be taught who they will fight for in the future and what they are fighting for?
Every warrior has his own firm belief in fighting. Even if Chu Yunfei knows all this now, he still can't do it if he is asked to return to the original system to lead the team.
Because the general environment prevented him from implementing his ideas.
This is the reason why Chu Yunfei feels that he has no choice but to follow Gao Jianwu and reach the deepest level of darkness. He cannot abandon the army, but he will not turn the army into a personal struggle for fame. A useful tool.
In his mind, the country and the nation still come first. The rest of the personal relationships between teachers and students are not the most important to him. What Gao Jianwu and the others want to do now is almost the same as what Mr. Gao Jianwu wanted to do back then. Only by strengthening the country and enriching the people can Chu Yunfei and Gao Jianwu The most important thing for those of them with true national sentiments to do.
But now that Gao Jianwu has brought the two of them to discuss, it is not actually about how to defeat them, but to choose one of them to stay and develop this base area. Lan
In Gao Jianwu's view, although other people are also very capable, they cannot develop their bases. Among the current expeditionary force cluster, Ding Wei and Chu Yunfei are the most suitable.
Of course Chu Yunfei knew what Gao Jianwu was thinking now, but he didn't expect that Gao Jianwu trusted him so deeply. You must know that this is a one-man battle, and a South China Sea island is not small.
If you stay here to develop, you will be a prince no matter which party you are in. The future development prospects are limitless. Let alone three to five years of development, Chu Yunfei is confident that he can easily pull up the 50,000 to 60,000 troops.
Moreover, these 50,000 to 60,000 are real, and they will not be like those in the national army who receive free pay. 40,000 of the 50,000 troops are considered good. Thought.
However, Chu Yunfei is not a hypocritical person. Since Gao Jianwu trusts him so much, he will not say that I am not suitable. Instead, he will think carefully about who is more suitable for this role between him and Ding Wei.
"In this place, I personally suggest that Brother Yunfei stay as the builder of the South China Sea base area. There are two considerations. On the one hand, Brother Yunfei has more relations with that place. The South China Sea base area is separated from Guangxi Province by a strait. Both sides need a good Only with good coordination can this base area develop well.
At this time, it is more appropriate for me to stay here than Brother Yunfei. Lan
The second reason is that Brother Yunfei knows some foreign languages. He has been fighting all the way and has many interactions with Major General Smith, so he has a good friendship. Our opening of the South China Sea base is to prepare for the day when we can proceed from here to provide necessary support to the New Freedom Army. At this time, we need more communication with the Allied Forces. Brother Yunfei is more suitable than me in this regard. "
Ding Wei thought for a while and recommended Chu Yunfei. In his mind, Chu Yunfei was already one of his own, so he would not consider other aspects, but only the development of this base area in the future if he stayed. Not the most advantageous.
After listening to Ding Wei's words, Chu Yunfei truly admired these Eighth Route Army generals. The height they occupied had already exceeded the limitations of ideology.
At the same time, when it comes to people you trust, you are really trustworthy.
"Brother Yunfei, what do you think, would you be willing to stay if you were allowed to stay?" Gao Jianwu looked at Chu Yunfei and said softly.
"Since you two think so highly of Chu, Chu will be disrespectful. You will send people to take care of the organization of the Nanhai base area, and I will take charge of the military. Leave an attack group behind, and I will return it within three years. You five!" Chu Yunfei was still very separate from the military and political parties, and his statement separated him from the suspicion of the feudal feudal lords.
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"If something happens over there in Nanyang, if our Blue Sea Cluster takes the sea route, it will arrive in two weeks. If it takes the land route, our army will float to Da Nang and head south, and it will only take a month at most to reach its new home."
With the combat power of our army's three to four attack groups, and with the support of the local people in Nanyang New Home, we can sustain it for at least three to five months, until the army goes south for rescue.
In this way, our plans in Nanyang will never be thrown away lightly! "
Chu Yunfei was indeed very clear about Gao Jianwu's strategic layout this time. With such a consensus, Gao Jianwu had nothing else to say.
Although Chu Yunfei is not directly appointed by his superiors. But Gao Jianwu can now act arbitrarily.
As long as he and Ding Wei reach an agreement and make a joint report to their superiors, the matter can be settled.
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Qiongya detachment, Commander Feng received the contact telegram from the expeditionary force group, and he couldn't believe it at first. Lan
However, after he sent the verification telegram to his superiors, he quickly received instructions from his superiors to fully cooperate with the expeditionary force group's battle plan.
Commander Feng was overjoyed. The organization really sent someone here.
Because their news was too limited, they did not receive many glorious battles in the expeditionary force group on the island, because the current public opinion on the island is almost controlled by the little devils.
It is difficult for them to even collect newer newspapers from other places, and most of their manpower is hidden in the mountains and forests.
Currently, we only rely on a low-power radio to maintain contact with the outside world. Due to battery and mechanical failures, this contact is still intermittent, and there is no reliable regular contact method at all.
After the contact was established, Commander Feng finally communicated the entire campaign plan with the expeditionary force.
Hundreds of guerrillas came out in full force and began rushing to the designated area. Lan
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Major General Taiji Ohta, the commander of the Nankai Island Security Command, was a little irritated. According to the reconnaissance report of the Air Force reconnaissance force, the expeditionary force cluster on the other side had been deployed and showed signs of attacking the Nanhai Island. On the other side, they not only gathered about 300 large and small fishing boats, but also The expeditionary force's air force also continuously dispatched fighter jets to conduct reconnaissance and even bombing of its Qiongshan defense position.
As the first person in charge of the entire Nankai Island, Taiji Ohta is a major general of the Marine Corps. He currently has three main forces under his command: the 4th Special Marine Corps of the Yokosuka Governor's Office, the 6th Special Marine Corps of the Wu Gang Governor's Office, and the 8th Special Marine Corps of the Sasaibo Governor's Office. Troops and local garrison gendarmerie groups.
The total strength is more than 20,000 people, and the actual mobile force that can be used is more than 10,000 people in three special marine units. With this small force facing the expeditionary force group, Taiji Ota felt extremely uneasy.
He didn't have the same lack of understanding of the expeditionary force group as Commander Feng did. Ever since the expeditionary force cluster appeared on the Southeast Asian islands, it has become the natural enemy of their Locust Army. It has killed more than 200,000 Locust Army.
This has exceeded the number of people annihilated by the National Army and the Eighth Route Army on the mainland.
This makes Major General Taiji Ohta feel relieved. Lan
He placed the three main forces within ten kilometers of Qiongshan for full defense. With the only two destroyers, Taiji Ohta did not dare to send them out to attack with confidence, because the enemy's air force was unscrupulous and circulated in the air.
The air force was even worse. Taiji Ota only had a few Type 97 fighters and reconnaissance aircraft in his hands, and he had no power to fight with the expeditionary force's air force.
"Report, the 4th Special Marine Corps reported that more than 100 fishing boats have been found in front of them, and they are suspected of being attacked by the enemy."
"Report, the 6th Special Marine Corps reported that more than 100 fishing boats were also found in front of them, and they were suspected of being attacked by the enemy."
As the intelligence officers continued to report on the enemy's situation, Major General Taiji Ohta became even more worried. As expected, these people were coming for him.
Taiji Ota stood up and put a small flag on the sea area opposite the intelligence unit. After thinking carefully for a while, he always felt that something was wrong. The enemy came directly towards his position. In his opinion, was it unreasonable? The enemy has an air force to scout their defensive positions, and they should be aware of it.
A fishing boat like this that has no fire defense capabilities at all will definitely suffer heavy casualties in the event of a battle against the artillery and machine guns in the defensive positions. The enemy is not so stupid and would not be able to launch such a suicidal attack. Lan
If this is the case, why would the enemy launch such an attack?
There must be fraud in this.
Major General Taiji Ohta calmed down and began to think about the enemy's response. If he hasn't figured it out yet, please ask customs to report the new battle situation before the critical moment.
"Reporting that 8 enemy Mustang fighter jets were found in front of the 4th Special Marine Group, and 8 enemy Mustang fighter jets were also spotted in front of the 6th Special Marine Group!"
Are you ready to do this for real? Ohta Taiji suddenly thought that the enemy's fighter jets coming at this time were definitely not just wandering around, but heading towards his own coastal defense front!
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Taiji Ohta to receive the news that the frontier was bombed. One of these two fleets must have an enemy attacking fleet!
Taiji Ota judged. He quickly thought about which fleet should be attacked first. In his opinion, both were suspicious, but he only had two destroyers on hand. After quickly defeating one of the enemy fleets, he must return to the port before the enemy's air force attacked again. The protection range of the anti-aircraft gun position! Lan
There is only a small time difference in between. Once the judgment is wrong, Taiji Ohta will lose the best opportunity to annihilate the enemy on the sea.
After all, on the sea, enemy fishing boats are passively beaten.
"Order the Manko Maru Katsuragi Maru to attack the Fourth Special Marine Corps to face the enemy. We must sink every enemy fishing boat and let them all feed the fish!" Taiji Ota thought for a long time and finally made up his mind.
Near the 4th Special Marine Corps is the relatively sparsely defended Chengmai Bay, with a lot fewer forts and anti-aircraft guns. However, in the main port area of Qionghai Bay near the 6th Special Marine Corps, there are many forts and anti-aircraft guns, which can be called the strongest. Defense, the enemy is likely to feint.
Sure enough, when Taiji Ota's order was issued, the Sixth Special Marine Corps reported that the enemy plane had disappeared into the sky.
When Taiji Ota received this news, he wiped the sweat from his forehead first. Now he just won the bet and judged the direction, but the specific battle had to wait for the battle between Manko Maru and Katsuragi Maru.
The eight fighter jets disappearing into the sky also gave him a bad prediction. Lan
When the two ships drove a few kilometers out of the port, the missing expeditionary force Mustang fighter suddenly appeared near the two ships!
"Air defense counterattack alert!" The little devil's captain's heart tightened. For them, apart from encountering battleships, the worst thing was to encounter bombing by air force fighter planes.
And in comparison, Air Force fighters are so fast that they have no way to hide, and they are like natural enemies.
The Manko Maru and Katsuragi Maru ships have a Type 89 127mm anti-aircraft gun, which can theoretically hit an altitude of 7,000 meters, and four triple-mounted Type 96 25mm anti-aircraft cannons. Gao Jianwu also exploded this in Jinyang , as a medium and low-altitude air defense, it is excellent.
At this moment, the little devils ran to their positions one by one and began to load ammunition and other preliminary operations.
The little devils with mourning ribbons on their heads looked at the long-range Mustang fighter jets in the sky, each with a fierce look on their face.
In the air, Lu Xingguo led two elite flying squads to carry out the mission of sinking the Little Japanese ship. Lan
Although everyone does not have much practical experience, the basic principles are still very clear to everyone. They quickly calculated the sailing speed of the ships below and the lead time for dropping bombs.
Lu Xingguo took the lead in dive bombing. Although the enemy ships had anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns, with the aiming capabilities of anti-aircraft guns in this era, it was impossible to shoot down a fighter without 3,000 rounds.
So even if you lower the flying altitude. The probability of being hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire is actually not high. For the sake of bombing accuracy, Lu Xingguo lowered the flying altitude to around 2,000 meters.
The fighter plane turned and swooped down behind Wan Guang Wan. From this angle, there was a small blind spot for the Jaap anti-aircraft gun. Lu Xingguo kept approaching and finally dropped the bomb at the preset time!
The bomb roared towards Wan Guang Wan. After Lu Xingguo threw the bomb, he pulled the nose of the plane to the left and passed by, not providing much opportunity for the Japanese anti-aircraft firepower. Then he flew behind the formation, waiting for the second chance to throw.
It's not that difficult to hit a destroyer of more than a thousand tons at this altitude.
What's more, Wan Guang Wan started crazy evasion tactics below. As expected, Lu Xingguo's first round of bombs fell on the sea beside Wan Guang Wan and exploded into a splash! Lan
However, the second and third fighter planes continued to drop bombs, and the Manko Maru was finally hit, blasting a large hole in the front deck and causing the 127mm anti-aircraft gun in front to become misfired. All will be reimbursed.
As the main anti-aircraft guns of the Little Devils misfired, Lu Xingguo's bomber guns became lower and lower, and the hit rate became higher and higher. After two rounds of bombing by 8 fighters, Wan Guangwan was basically lost after hitting 4 heavy bombs. Combat capability, one was also thrown into a chimney of the power system, destroying the boiler inside!
At this time, the Lu Xingguo formation began to organize the team to return.
When Katsuragi Maru saw Manko Maru like this, he was so frightened that he quickly asked for instructions to retreat. However, once he came out, there was no chance. Another expeditionary force air force formation hidden in the clouds had already swooped down at the call and conducted a round of bombing on Katsuragi Maru. .
There are now 100 fighter planes in the expeditionary force air force cluster, and they have already had a complete set of combat plans for the reconnaissance and attack of enemies along the way.
The two warships on Nanhai Island have long been in the annihilation range. Today's fishing fleet set off in large numbers, not only acting as suspects, but also acting as bait.
A whole five formations came towards the Little Devil Coast Defense and the two warships. At this moment, there were two formations above the clouds in the sky waiting for combat orders. Lan
If the third formation cannot solve the problem, the fourth and fifth formations will continue the relay. These two little Japanese ships that pose the greatest threat to sea-crossing operations must die!
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Qiongya detachment.
The two main battalions travel day and night and are now lurking near the northern Lingao coastline. They have begun to establish defensive positions within 1 kilometer of the beachhead.
This is the real landing point for the attack cluster.
More than 200 sailing ships with a load capacity of 50 to 60 tons came straight from the sea to the Lingao coastline at night.
These fishing boats are Chu Yunfei’s second attack group! Lan
At this moment, Chu Yunfei and Gao Jianwu were sitting on the first large fishing boat. This fishing boat was made of iron shell and had a load capacity of 200 tons. 18 75mm howitzers and 4 105mm howitzers were disassembled and loaded on it. It could also carry nearly a hundred people. artillery.
Since he had not received any feedback from the intelligence system, Gao Jianwu was convinced that there would be no large-scale interception this time.
What's more, he also deployed response troops near the landing coastline. From the current point of view, there is no response from the responding troops, which proves that it is relatively safe in this area.
After all, the main force of the Little Devils is now contained along the coast of Qiongshan. The only two destroyers were killed by the Air Force during the day. In the Little Devils' opinion.
The landing place Gao Jianwu and the others chose this time should still be along the coast of Qiongshan. But this time Gao Jianwu did the opposite.
And this time, taking advantage of the high tide, Gao Jianwu asked the troops to set off at night. This reduces the risk of detection. After all, when fighting at sea, these fishing boats have no ability to resist.
Even if he now has the support of the air force, he can actually win by forcefully crossing the Qiongshan coast. But what Gao Jianwu pursues in war now is zero casualties and low casualties. Lan
There will be no head-on fight with the Japs. After all, its combat mode is basically insurmountable for the Japs and can only be solved with artillery fire. The infantry will never be allowed to charge.
The sea distance of more than 30 kilometers was like a nightmare for those seasick soldiers, but for Gao Jianwu, it passed by in a flash.
"Brother Jianwu, you are indeed very strong. I heard that you are also from the north, why don't you get seasick at all?" Chu Yunfei vomited twice, and after vomiting out all the contents in his stomach, his face turned livid. Looking at Gao Jianwu next to him, nothing happened at all, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Seasickness actually has nothing to do with physical strength. It still depends on the individual's physical constitution. I have been to Japan before and it didn't happen. Brother Yunfei's problem will be very uncomfortable for you when you go abroad in the future." Gao Jianwu looked at Chu Yunfei said pointedly.
Obviously, when Chu Yunfei stays here, there should be more opportunities to go to Nanyang. In this case, taking a boat is inevitable. Chu Yunfei will really suffer from him in the future.
"It's okay, I can't handle this small storm. How will I face big winds and waves in the future?" Chu Yunfei gritted his teeth and said.
"Our hard work in Nanyang will definitely not be in vain. Brother Jianwu, don't worry, we will definitely take this to heart." Lan
"Brother Yunfei, don't worry. In a few years, we will be stronger and have more development opportunities. A new prosperous era is coming. In this new prosperous era, I hope that brother Yunfei can spend it together with me." Gao Jianwu said.
He actually took a big risk by putting Chu Yunfei here this time. You must know that this attack group is very powerful.
Without Gao Jianwu's approval, Chu Yunfei could no longer take away the second attack group. After all, Chu Yunfei's ability to control this army has become weaker and weaker as Gao Jianwu and others carry out their ideological work.
What they want more is to follow an invincible commander like Gao Jianwu, obtain the best equipment, build the strongest combat power, and defeat the toughest enemies.
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