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"Oh, that's right." Ma Bufang thought for a while and then said: "I got information from a close aide of Hashem Khan. That old guy now reads the battle reports from the South Pacific and Singapore every day. The humble job probably only needs the British One or two more defeats, and he'll..."

Wang Zixing waved his hand impatiently and interrupted Ma Bufang, saying: "This old guy just thinks he's smart and hasn't seen the situation clearly. He's just a fool. You send someone to tell him, just join us, Zahir The dynasty can also get a piece of land in the Indu River Basin in Northwest India, and the west of the Indu River can be given to him, or else we will be prepared to taste the wrath of the Great Chinese Empire! In addition, tell Hashem Khan that we can first Equipment for 10 light infantry divisions in Afghanistan, as long as he agrees to cooperate with us."

"Yes, General."

After Ma Bufang left, Wang Zixing took out a pen and paper and began to draft a plan to conquer India.He pointed out in the plan that the history of India is actually a history of conquest. Before the arrival of European colonists, the Indian indigenous peoples changed their masters again and again, and they never became masters of their own country, but they successfully conquered India. Almost all foreign ruling nations came from Central Asia and Afghanistan.China, on the other hand, can completely copy the experience of these conquerors, arm the brave Central Asian troops with simple weapons, and send them to India to start a long-term bloody war of attrition with the British and Indian troops mainly composed of Indian native soldiers.It not only consumes the essence of the Central Asian nation, but also consumes the wealth and population of India!

wait until the future...

Wang Zixing's eyes turned cold, as if he had seen the South Asian subcontinent turned into a purgatory on earth where blood flowed like a river!

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"Tell them to move faster, and the shipment must be completed this morning!"

Onishi Takijiro stood on the wharf of Wujun Port, and whispered to the officers around him.Huge wooden boxes are being towed to the pier by trucks, and then hoisted by cranes onto a high-speed transport ship leased from China.There are two such transport ships, all of which are equipped with steam turbines and heavy oil-fired boilers. They are currently the fastest 2-ton ocean-going ships in China.Their top speed is even as high as 2 knots, which is consistent with the "Taiwan" class aircraft carrier!In fact, this kind of transport ship is used to serve China's aircraft carrier formation.A total of 32.5 were built, and 6 of them are now leased to Japan to transport these oversized wooden boxes!

These wooden boxes are not filled with ordinary supplies or ammunition, but dismantled planes!Mainly Iraqi-190 fighter jets and 98 modified special attack aircraft, a total of 2 such wooden boxes were loaded on the two ships, which means that 300 aircraft used for special attack operations were loaded on them.

Along with these planes were 300 kamikaze fighters who had just completed their special training, accompanied by military officers and dozens of rather attractive comfort women.At the moment, these kamikaze players all have tragic faces, with white cloth strips tied on their heads, on which are written "Wu Yun Chang Long" with a brush and painted with a red sun.At first glance, it looks like there will be no return!

In fact, these kamikaze special attack players who completed their training in Japan are the reserve members of the first and second kamikaze special attack brigades.They will take a high-speed transport ship to follow the first and second air fleets. When the kamikaze members of the two kamikaze special attack brigades are exhausted... it will be their turn to play.

After all the wooden boxes were hoisted and all the Kamikaze players boarded the ship amid the cheers of the Japanese people seeing them off, Takijiro Onishi finally breathed a sigh of relief.These 300 kamikaze players were dug out from various aviation schools by him after a lot of effort!Then I tried my best to train them to become qualified human bombs in just 2 months, and now I personally sent them to a dead end.I hope they can die heroically and die with value, and they must not let down their painstaking efforts.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and took one last look at the two ships that were slowly leaving the pier, and bowed at 90 degrees to the two ships before turning around and preparing to leave.As soon as he turned around, he saw a lieutenant general behind him, looking expressionlessly at the departing ship and dead soldiers.

Onishi Takijiro recognized this person as Lieutenant General Ishihara Wanji, commander of the Army's 102nd Division.Ishihara Wanji was promoted to lieutenant general after the end of the Battle of Hawaii, and was appointed as the commander of the 102nd Division.The 102nd Division was established on the basis of reservists from the elite 2nd Division of the Japanese Army. Its troop organization and weapons and equipment are also the same as those of the 2nd Division. It can also be regarded as an elite unit. This division has also arrived in the past two days. After arriving in Hiroshima Prefecture, they will serve as members of the American Front, board ships from various ports in Hiroshima Prefecture, and embark on an expedition to the Americas.

"Oh, Ishihara-kun, when did you arrive?" Onishi looked at Ishihara in surprise. The Japanese navy and army have always been separated. Today, only the navy is leaving Wujun Port. As a lieutenant general, Ishihara came to see the navy off. People are surprised.

"It's been a while." Shi Yuan sighed, and looked away from the ship that was going away. "Right now, the national destiny of the Great Japanese Empire does not rest on our one million or hundreds of thousands of army athletes, but on these hundreds of dead sailors! This time the Americas and Australia are going to war at the same time, which is really far beyond the power of the empire. We can only rely on the sacrifice spirit of our Imperial Army soldiers to make up for the disparity in strength. If they can't..."

"Please rest assured, Ishihara-kun, the navy's kamikaze are the bravest soldiers, and the planes they fly will definitely teach Britain and the United States an unforgettable lesson!" Although Onishi Takijiro said that he was full of confidence, but he always A looming worry still emerged from between his brows.

Everyone knows that under normal circumstances, an army will not adopt such a suicide tactic of dying with the enemy until the last moment!Japan's current use of kamikaze attacks with great fanfare does not explain its strength. On the contrary, it exposes its predicament that it is difficult to support war with normal tactics.

And this kind of "kamikaze attack" has now become Japan's hope of winning the war. The whole of Japan, from Emperor Hirohito to ordinary people, pins their hope of victory on this "one machine, one life" for "one ship" style of play!And Japan's two hostile allies, China and Germany, seemed shocked by this desperate style of play, and made a decision to strongly support Japan.However, once the large-scale use of "Kamikaze Attack" fails, the people and allies will lose confidence in Japan's victory in the war!

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January 1939, 1, Sydney, Australia.

英国澳大利亚大舰队的6艘航空母舰和1艘战列巡洋舰、4艘重巡洋舰、8艘轻巡洋舰、22艘驱逐舰，以及3艘快速补给舰和4艘快速油轮，这个时候正在缓缓进港。

On the bridge of the flagship battlecruiser "Prestige", Admiral Cunningham let out a sigh of relief.

This fleet is the most powerful fleet that the British Empire, the world's largest naval power in the past, can produce!Almost all of the Royal Navy's veterans are here, and even the mainland is just bluffing to scare the Germans.This fleet traveled thousands of miles from Scapa Flow to Australia, passed through the Atlantic Ocean where German submarines were active, passed through the Panama Canal and entered the range of activities of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and finally arrived in Sydney, Australia without any danger.

In the past, the Peaceful Harbor was full of cruise ships and fishing boats, but now it is crowded with warships. In addition to the Australian fleet that sailed tens of thousands of nautical miles, there is also the Z Fleet from Port Moresby. Philip Zhong The squadron to be commanded is probably the only real bright spot for the Allies since the war began!Their broken war in the Western Pacific dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese devils and greatly delayed their southward invasion.Otherwise, these damned little bastards must have landed on all the important islands of Papua New Guinea.Relying on the army hastily recruited from Australia and New Zealand will certainly not be able to defend those important islands.

With 6 aircraft carriers and 2 battlecruisers, Cunningham was not too worried about launching a naval battle with the Japanese Combined Fleet.But the situation in the army was not good even for him, the admiral.Because the United Kingdom must now take into account the five battlefields of Europe, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Australia!Naturally, the military strength is also stretched, so it is unable to send too many reinforcements to Australia. It can only rely on the Australian and New Zealand troops to maintain the situation. However, the combined population of the two Dominions of Australia and New Zealand is only a few thousand, and the troops that can be mobilized How much can there be?

What's more troublesome is that there are not many factories in Australia and New Zealand, and all the weapons and equipment are supplied by sea. However, the weapons and ammunition produced by the UK can only supply the expeditionary forces in Europe, and the United States has reduced its production due to the threat on the west coast. The output of weapons and ammunition.Although the British side has tried their best, they still haven't raised much weapons and ammunition to be shipped to Australia.

By the time Cunningham's fleet sailed into Port Jackson, the combined armies of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the islands of the South Pacific had only 50 men.Among them are 10 British troops (both colonial troops of India and South Africa), 37 Australian and New Zealand troops, and about 3 U.S. troops withdrawn from the Philippines, Guam, Midway Island, Wake Island and other places.

However, among these armies, except for the U.S. military withdrawing from the Philippines, which has 1 tank regiment, 3 artillery regiments, and an army air force (265 aircraft, including 35 B17s), the rest of the troops are seriously short of heavy weapons. The ammunition reserves are also seriously insufficient, and the training is even worse. It is really difficult to afford the mission of defending Papua New Guinea and the islands in the South Pacific, let alone resisting the Chinese army that will land in Western Australia sooner or later!

The weakness of the army can only be remedied by the aggressiveness of the navy.Cunningham knew very well that apart from launching a decisive battle with the Japanese fleet going south and trying to destroy the Japanese aircraft carriers, there was no other way to buy Australia enough time to consolidate its defenses.

But can the Australian Grand Fleet defeat the Japanese Navy's "Kamikaze"?The thought of a bunch of Japanese-speaking lunatics flying planes full of dynamite to mount their own aircraft carrier!Admiral Cunningham's confidence that had just been condensed suddenly lost most of it. How could there be such a lunatic in this world?These yellow-skinned guys are really unreasonable!

"Mr. Admiral, Lieutenant General Phillips and Colonel Bernice are here to see you." The voice of the adjutant suddenly interrupted Cunningham's thoughts, and only then did he realize that the battlecruiser "Prestige" had already docked. Lieutenant General Phillips, commander of Fleet Z, and Colonel Bernice, chief of staff, have already boarded the ship to report to him.According to the order of the British Admiralty, the Z Fleet will be merged with the Australian Grand Fleet, and Phillips will serve as the Chief of Staff of the Australian Grand Fleet.

"Please come in." Cunningham stood up straight, adjusted his military uniform, and went to the gate of the command tower to wait.After a while, he saw his old friend Phillips. Behind this lieutenant general who made great contributions to the British Empire was a 40-year-old man with a neatly trimmed beard and a vigorous body. The captain of the navy should be Colonel Bernice.

"Hi! Thomas (Lieutenant General Phillips), it's great to see that you are doing well." Cunningham greeted Phillips who was coming towards him.

"I almost lost sight!" Phillips reached out and shook Cunningham's hand, but there was a look of lingering fear on his face.

"What's the matter?" Cunningham was taken aback, seeing the gloomy face of the "hero" in front of him, a bad premonition welled up in his heart.

"Admiral, we encountered a suicide plane near Truk Island! The Repulse was almost hit." Colonel Bernice said in a deep voice.

"Suicide planes! It's great that you have encountered them! Tell me about them." Cunningham pulled Phillips and walked towards the chart station.

"Great? I don't think so!" Phillips squinted at Cunningham and sighed, "To be honest, I still kind of admire those lunatics who fly planes. Sitting in a tin can filled with explosives , and then wholeheartedly come to die with our warship! No matter how intensive the anti-aircraft artillery fire is... that scene is really terrible! I will never forget it in my life."

"How many are there? I mean suicide planes," Cunningham pressed.

"A total of 24 planes, 18 of which are suicide planes, the other 10 are torpedo bombers, and 2 seem to be fighter jets." Phillips frowned, as if recalling the situation at that time. "The suicide planes and the torpedo planes attacked at the same time. The torpedo planes were divided into two teams, five or five formations, and attacked the USS Renown and the USS New Orleans (American heavy cruiser) respectively. The suicide planes swarmed towards the USS Renown. It was terrible."

"A swarm?" Hearing this word, Cunningham suddenly thought of something. He asked, "How about their driving skills? What about their diving skills?"

"Pilot skills?" Phillips seemed to have bright eyes, and he shook his head: "The flying skills of those lunatics should not be very good, much worse than the Royal Navy airmen I encountered during the exercise. Jin rushed in the same direction, completely without hierarchy, and didn't know how to cooperate with the low-altitude torpedo planes, as if he was in a hurry to die! But even so, one plane hit the light cruiser Philadelphia. Next to the USS... The American light cruiser was really unlucky. The Japanese plane was going to hit the USS Renown, but it hit the chimney amidships of the USS Philadelphia, and it was blown into two pieces on the spot. It was completely destroyed in less than a minute. It sank, and all of the 1 people on board died except 800 who were rescued!"

"I've also seen the battle report, but it didn't say that the suicide plane did it." Cunningham nodded, and asked again: "How about our results? The telegram from the Ministry of the Navy said that 23 planes were shot down. Is it true? ?”

"It's true. Of course, the 18 suicide planes were all destroyed. In addition, 5 torpedo planes were shot down. Those Japanese torpedo planes flew low and slow, and they were a big target at all."

"Twenty-five planes for one light cruiser." There was a trace of mockery in the corner of Cunningham's mouth. "This is much worse than the exchange ratio of 'one aircraft, one life' for one ship as claimed by the Japanese. These Japanese suicide planes are not as scary as imagined. Should we find an opportunity to give them a hard time!"

Chapter 0824 I die for the king ([-]) surprise attack and bait

January 1939, 1.Sydney, Port Jackson, the battlecruiser HMS Renown, flagship of the Australian Grand Fleet.

In the newly decorated luxurious officer's room of the Renown, there was a sound of standing up, and the sound of leather shoes, tables and chairs colliding filled the most spacious room on the Renown.The generals of the Australian Allied Forces, including the senior commanders of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Army, and US Army, gathered together.All stood up to Admiral Wavell, Commander-in-Chief of the British Australia and New Zealand War Zone, Admiral Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief of the British-Australian Grand Fleet, and Admiral Marshall, Commander-in-Chief of the South Pacific Theater of the United States (sorry, the Chief of the Army Staff) who entered the conference room in turn. The lack of "China Hands" MacArthur, Marshall had to come to the old Mai's errand) salute.

Wavell, the commander-in-chief of the Australian, New Zealand and British forces who had just fled to Australia from Singapore and declared "I will go back" in front of the reporters, looked gloomy. I was alone in a daze in my seat.Anyway, he had nothing to do with today's combat meeting. The navy played the leading role, so you can tell from the location of the meeting.

Moreover, Admiral Cunningham, the commander of the Australian Grand Fleet, will announce an extremely risky action plan at this meeting!Of course, Admiral Wavell was firmly opposed to this plan of taking the last bit of capital of the British Empire Navy to risk, but the opponent had the support of the First Lord of the Navy, Winston Churchill.

Yankee Marshall also sat next to Wavell. Of course, he supported Cunningham's adventure plan. Anyway, it was the British aircraft carrier that took the risk.Regardless of victory or defeat, it will always reduce the pressure on the United States.

Cunningham was the last one to enter the conference room. The admiral, who looked a bit like dough and always had a friendly and rich appearance, was full of confidence at the moment, and his eyes were rarely shining.He nodded slightly to Wavell and Marshall, and then scanned the audience sharply.This is the most outstanding British admiral during World War II in history, and the Taranto surprise attack is his masterpiece!And in this time and space, in order to save the precarious British Empire, Admiral Cunningham is also preparing to use the aircraft carrier in his hand to stage a surprise attack!Yes, it is to surprise the Japanese!Why can only Japan attack others by surprise, can't other countries repay them with their own methods?This time, Admiral Cunningham intends to use 6 large aircraft carriers, 360 carrier-based aircraft, and the national fortune of the British Empire as a bet to prove to the world who is the best navy in the world.

"Everyone!" All eyes turned to Cunningham. The admiral stood in front of a hanging chart, holding a pointer in his hand, with a serious face and piercing eyes.He pointed to several small islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on the map and said:

"The 'Night Light' combat plan submitted not long ago has been approved by the Imperial Navy Department. When the plan was formulated a few days ago, everyone participated in it, and you should have some understanding of the basic content of the plan. But now I I still want to explain to you the basic content of the 'Night Light' plan again. Because some content has been revised according to the requirements of the Ministry of the Navy after being submitted to the Ministry of the Navy."

"The 'Night Light' operation plan will be an offensive plan to actively attack the Japanese navy's staging area! And the attack target selected by this plan is the Truk Atoll, which is known as the 'Pearl Harbor of Japan'. This is located in the central part of the Western Pacific The atoll, about 1100 kilometers away from New Britain, consists of 11 volcanic islands and more than 80 coral reefs. It was originally a German colony. After the end of the World War, the atoll became a Japanese trusteeship. Truk Atoll was illegally fortified, and built docks, warehouses, barracks, oil depots, airports and other facilities there, turning the entire atoll into an important anchorage capable of accommodating all the ships of the Japanese Combined Fleet. If the Truk Atoll The naval installations are completely destroyed, and the activities of the Japanese combined fleet in the South Pacific will be greatly affected. In addition, the Japanese army is also gathering on the atoll recently, and it is expected that there will be a place for Japan to attack the New Britain Islands and the Solomon Islands Advance base. Therefore, the attack on Truk Atoll is of extraordinary significance to the defense of Australia by the Allied Forces, and may even become a turning point in the Pacific War!"

“为了执行‘夜光’计划，澳大利亚大舰队将会全体出击，包括2艘战列巡洋舰、6艘航空母舰、5艘重巡洋舰、10艘轻巡洋舰、32艘驱逐舰……不包括水上飞机，将会出动360架舰载飞机，其中管鼻燕式战斗机108架，剑鱼式鱼雷轰炸机126架，梭鱼式俯冲轰炸机126架；另外皇家海军航空兵和美国陆军航空兵还将从新不列颠岛上的军用机场出动35架布列斯特‘布伦海姆’轻型轰炸机、35架B－17空中堡垒式轰炸机配合海军舰载飞机作战……”

"...Furthermore, the air raid on Truk Atoll will be timed on a fine night around February 1939, 2, and the upcoming raid will be an unprecedented aircraft carrier night attack! The 15 aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy will reach point X about 6 nautical miles from Truk between 8:8 and 30:120 that evening. From there, gentlemen, our air warriors will go to Truk with bombs and Torpedoes tell these yellow-skinned oriental monkeys how aircraft carriers and planes should be used!"

As soon as Cunningham finished speaking, Lieutenant General Phillips took the lead in applauding, and then there was a round of applause.No matter how risky Cunningham's plan was, and how high the probability of success in nighttime air strikes on Truk Atoll, at least Admiral Cunningham correctly understood the essence of the navy and aircraft carrier!The navy is an offensive arm, and the aircraft carrier is a sharp weapon for offense.From this point of view, the Japanese army in the Pacific now has a real good opponent!