On September 12, 1917, at the Sasebo Naval Base of the Japanese Navy, the most powerful naval force organized in Japan since the Meiji Restoration was concentrated. It includes not only the four main warships of the 1st and 3rd fleets, but also 12 cruisers, 24 destroyers, 6 ironclads, 10 new "improvised aircraft carriers" and 400 combat aircraft.

They were led by Yuzaburo Kato, who was also the foreign minister of the Navy in the Terauchi Shoyi cabinet at this time, and he was naturally not as famous as Heihachiro Togo, who commanded the Russo-Japanese naval war at that time, but when the Russo-Japanese War was going on, he was the chief of staff of the Combined Fleet.

The fact that he led the battle shows that the Japanese side attaches great importance to this battle.

In the past month, although great changes have taken place in the Japanese government and the public, the navy has not stopped taking measures to deal with this incident.

At the suggestion of the Navy's General Staff Headquarters, air defense operations have become the most important task of all ships at present. As a result, all Japanese ships not only strengthened the training of the existing anti-aircraft artillery gunners on the warships, but also added a large number of similar 12.7mm machine guns to all the ships.

In this case, the price to pay for the use of torpedo attacks is absolutely not to be underestimated.

Based on the inference of the Chinese Navy's combat methods, the Japanese Navy Staff believed that the main force of the opposing fleet would maneuver in the Yellow Sea. And at the time of the landing of merchant ships covered by the Japanese naval fleet? One? Root? Read? Lan Ke descended to the gorge I gorge cover Xin α Jun 䃑 even felt competition > thumb called to write cocoons?

According to the General Staff, this was also the only chance for the Chinese National Defense Forces to win the battle, and only by sinking the army soldiers and naval fleet in the sea could they resist the attack from the land with all their might. Otherwise, if Qingdao is lost, Weihai and Yantai will be cut off, and the entire Shandong Peninsula will be self-defeating.

"Out of the Fight"

With the order of Yuzaburo Kato, the battleships in the harbor that were ready to fire raised the "Z" naval battle flag together. At this moment, the sea breeze is getting stronger, and the battle flag is "snapping" by the sea breeze.

"God bless the Imperial Kingdom, the victory or defeat will be decided in one battle!"

The sailors on the warships of the fleet lined up on the side of the battleship and bowed goodbye to their relatives and their home port on the shore. Rows of white navy uniforms look particularly dazzling on the iron-gray warship.

At the same time, warships assembled at the bases in Kagoshima and Fukuoka, as well as merchant ships carrying a large number of landing soldiers, set sail together to rendezvous with Kato Yuzaburo's fleet near Jeju Island and remain within range of naval aircraft escort. It was only after the Japanese Navy warships had completed the First Navy Task Force of the Chinese National Defense Force before they planned to land.

After passing Jeju Island, the fleet began with three Kanegang-class battlecruisers of the same class as the "Kirishima", "Haruna", "Kongo", and "Haruna", followed by two Ise super crossbow class battleships, the Ise and Hyuga. In addition, it includes the remaining "Yamashiro" of the Fuso-class battleships.

This was followed by 10 "improvised aircraft carriers" carrying 40 aircraft each, and 20 armed merchant ships carrying 50,000 army landing soldiers, under the protection of 12 cruisers and 24 destroyers. At this moment, there was no greater wind on the sea, and the soldiers of the army all left the cabin and went to the deck, where they basked in the sun and the sea breeze.

This time, in order to win in one fell swoop, the Japanese said that they dispatched all their main warships. The mainland was defended by old-fashioned ironclad warships (with wooden hulls and iron plates) and coastal batteries in various places.

As you can surely understand, such a defense could not withstand the attacks of the German Far Eastern Fleet on the side of the Truk naval base. Although they did not cause much damage, their defensive force was too rash.

However, what if the Japanese had the consent of the commander of the German base on the Truk side? What if they are complicit?

Could it be that Nancy, who is seated at the Truk naval base. Is Green a fool? Even if she didn't have any troops at hand and couldn't stop this from happening, wouldn't she have telegraphed Tang Yun to ask him to send troops to settle the matter?

Of course not, since the Japanese were willing to supply Truk with a large amount of food and other supplies, the German governor here really had no excuse to refuse such a good thing. In addition, Tang Yunyang had already told him that the Germans could enjoy such materials with peace of mind without worrying that he would be angry in the future.

What is the reason for this? Could it be that Tang Yunyang was still afraid that there would be fewer warships for the Japanese to retaliate? His choice was as puzzling as the choice he had made to sell warships and planes to the Japanese and help them train a large number of pilots.

In order to ensure the secrecy of this attack, the Japanese not only moved all the coastal areas, Chinese reunification, Chinese immigrants, and overseas Chinese to the interior without any explanation, but the Japanese did not believe them, although some of these people who became Japanese nationals repeatedly assured that they were absolutely loyal to the Japanese nation.

At the same time, in order to ensure the suddenness of this attack, the Japanese Combined Fleet, which was riding the wind and breaking through the Lang, could actually not send reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance. This is because, because of the manufacture of these planes, once the other side discovers their planes, the other side will understand that Japan has launched the most violent attack.

Therefore, as Yamamoto did when Isoroku Yamamoto invaded Pearl Harbor, Yuzaburo Kato did not send aerial reconnaissance at all and imposed strict radio control. This secrecy will continue until they reach the intended area of combat and begin their operations, and the silence will be broken.

Therefore, they did not know that not far from them, waiting for them was none other than the German Count Felix. Feng. Under the leadership of Admiral Luknall, the 1st Task Force of the Chinese Navy.

At this time, it already has the large aircraft carrier Yue Fei and two improvised aircraft carriers "Eagle" and "Seagull", as well as "Qingdao" (formerly the Japanese battleship Fuso) and "Yantai" (formerly the battlecruiser Kirishima), as well as all 8 cruisers and 13 destroyers.

Above his head, the "Hawkeye" airship, which had just skimmed, provided the entire fleet with a process alert of up to 100 kilometers. Unbeknownst to the others, however, they had another mission, which was to monitor the Japanese fleet's every move.

Isn't that! At this time, there was no radar, and how they could discover the location of the Japanese fleet was a question that had to be clearly explained. Otherwise, on the sea, even if you use an astronomical telescope, you can see how far away!

Of course, this is not a matter of eyesight, as everyone knows, since this battle has long been expected by the General Staff Headquarters of the Chinese National Defense Forces. On the Japanese side, in the role of Nagao Ariga as an internal ghost, it ordered 10 "improvised aircraft carriers" in one go to add air combat power to the Japanese Navy.

If we knew that this would happen, would the Chinese National Defense Force not be able to prepare early? There is no doubt about this. After all, this is the strength of their entire naval aviation, and they are not afraid that they will not use it when attacking China. If it is not used, then their main fleet will be a fish on the board, and a whole sheep will be roasted on the fire.

As long as they use it, the signal generators disguised as "radio clutter" on these ten "improvised aircraft carriers" will constantly transmit signals, and with the signals, it is not difficult to determine the location of these ships through the orientation of radio waves.

The Japanese side was not so clear about the technology that might have belonged to cutting-edge science at that time, otherwise they would not have remembered to play with radar after being shelled by the Americans in the fog during World War II.

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Because of these advantages, Luknar was like watching the Japanese fleet sail on a nautical chart, and although the Japanese cipher code was replaced, it did not bother Herbert. Oliver. Yardrey, the guy who eats by deciphering other people's codes. In addition, the rather detailed battle plan from Nagao Ariga also led Luknar to the following conclusions.

"This is a war of asymmetrical strength, and if you only rely on the warships in your hands to fight the other side, then it will be a difficult battle, and I think I should go and invade the Japanese mainland to force their fleet to sail back. But now, in such an unfair situation, it couldn't be a simpler battle! ”

I believe that at this time, if any commander of the naval fleet were to fight under such circumstances, he would probably think that this battlefield would not be difficult at all. But it's okay to like to hold his pipe, Luknar, standing on the bridge of the 34,000-ton aircraft carrier, is not ready to win a "simple naval battle" like this, because he has a more adventurous plan, but if it succeeds, then it will be an ecstatic thing for whoever puts this benefit on his head.

Based on the above advantages, he did not intend to put back the large number of warships sent by Japan this time. Of course, he did not intend to sink the other side, he intended to capture all these battleships.

Friends, please think about how difficult it is to fight on the sea and think of capturing all the warships of the other side. But Luknal, the guy the British called "Captain Ghost", was going to do something that no one would dare to believe.

"Sir, as long as you meet my conditions and ask for that unit to assist me in the battle, I think I will be able to accomplish this task. All I need is the cooperation of that force. I promise that as long as you hand over this unit to me, I will definitely give you all the warships that Japan has participated in this war in return! ”

Tang Yunyang is not an expert in naval warfare, but he trusts the Luckner in front of him very much and believes that he will not disappoint him.

"Okay, no problem. I can meet your needs and deploy this force to you when you need it. Although I am not going to interfere with your command, I would like to ask, are you sure that you can achieve your goals? ”

"Of course, sir, I can do that!"

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