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"Take! Take it down! The Palembang oil field is the royal country! ”

In the Japanese garrison headquarters in East Timor, a young man waved a telegram he had just received and ran and shouted excitedly. Before he could rush into the headquarters, he was knocked down by a large group of colleagues who rushed out next to him.

Asumasu is above!

Palembang Oilfield has been taken!

When the officers read the telegram clearly, they all sang and danced excitedly, and their faces were flushed. Rich, this time it's really rich! In the past two weeks alone, the seizure statistics have exceeded 2 billion US dollars! You know, this can be shipped back to China immediately! Not to mention iron ore, gold ore, lead ore, timber and grain that can be developed for a long time, and so on! The most important thing is to win the Bali Papan and Palembang oil fields of immeasurable value almost completely! The former is a well-established large-scale oil base, with 2.7 million tons (about 19.4 million barrels) of crude oil in stockpiles that make the navy cry bitterly, you must know that Japan has exhausted its national treasury and has a large amount of reserves, and the total oil reserves of the country have only reached 51.4 million barrels! And now Palembang has also taken it! Even if the oil storage tanks on the seashore were destroyed by the British Navy, the oil fields at a distance could produce oil immediately.

In this way, the combined annual output of the two oil fields is equivalent to the total reserves that Japan has spent a lot of money on for several years! Happy, so happy! With these two oil fields, the Japanese Empire was no longer an oil-poor country, and the Admiralty was finally able to get rid of the embarrassment of having to use a meter to calculate by the liter every time it went to sea, and perhaps it would not be long before even the army could be equipped with a large number of trucks and tanks.

"The general is out! The general is out! ”

"Onboard!"

"Soldiers of the Empire, cheer for the generals!"

Hearing the commotion outside, Nagata Tetsuyama had just come out to take a look, when he was surrounded by a large group of soldiers and officers and shouted long live. At this moment, even as far away as Tokyo must pay homage to this army general. Because he completed a perfect strategic surprise attack! In just two weeks, he swallowed most of the Dutch East Indies, and put all the blame on the rebellious Indonesian government! In addition, the sudden and dramatic changes in Europe, Britain and France were in a hurry, and they could not concentrate on mobilizing their fleets, so that the Japanese Imperial Army could swagger to land on the island of Java and most of the East Indies in the name of arresting the murderer and avenging Admiral Kobayashi!

This step-by-step calculation is nothing short of a miracle! It's the blessing of Amaterasu!

"Nagata-kun. Well done. After receiving the cheers of the soldiers and entering the headquarters, Kenji Dohihara, who had just arrived with the ship, also complimented him with joy on his face.

"Tsuchihara-kun is too complimentary, this is what Nagata should do." The cheers outside made people like Nagata Tieshan feel complacent, but he was not an ordinary person after all. He quickly regained his composure and asked, "Do you have any reaction from Britain and Yang Qiu?" ”

Kenji Dohihara knew what he was worried about and said, "Nagata-kun doesn't have to worry too much. The British did offer Yang Qiu to exchange the Anambas Islands for troops, but China was now most worried about the northwest, so it had already rejected the proposal. Judging by the speed with which they evacuated, they should not have been involved before we went to war with Britain. Now the country is mobilizing in full force, and the 5th Division will be able to reach Java from Ryukyu in a week at the latest. His Majesty the Emperor has also recalled the ambassadors of Britain, France and China. It is explained that the mission this time is only to punish the criminals who killed General Kobayashi. ”

Excuses, all excuses, but this excuse is used too well! A naval admiral was killed by an "Indonesian thug", so it was logical that Japan would send troops to arrest him. No matter how angry the Anglo-Dutch government is. There is no air control here until Europe is settled, which gives Japan at least a month to deploy troops. In addition, they did not have a pretext for declaring war after turning back, and even if they wanted to declare war, they followed the infantry wing that arrived in advance with the Fifth Division and Rabaul. It is also enough to cooperate with the navy to hold out for a while, and there is a period of maneuvering. More troops will be sent from within the country.

So when Kenji Dohihara spoke, his eyes were full of admiration, Nagata Tetsuyama is indeed the best soldier in Japan now. But Nagata himself always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong. With thick glasses, I lay on the map and looked at it for a long time, and my eyes gradually focused on the Balikpapan. In fact, he knows better than others that Palembang is opposite Singapore, and if the British army destroys it, it may not be able to hold it for long, so protecting the Balikpapan oil field is the key. Of course, there are oil fields in the South Seas, but the Sarawak oil fields are a British-owned industry and oil supply depots for the Royal Navy and the Far East Army. The output of several oil fields in the Philippines is not large, not to mention that those are all Chinese industries. And Minas in Sumatra is even more private to Yang Qiu, unless he plans to go to war, it will be a full-scale war between China and Japan. Leaving aside these few oil-producing areas, the nearest remaining oil-producing areas are in Bengal and the Persian Gulf, and Japan will not be so far away unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Nagata-kun, your ideal has been realized, and the country has been actively mobilized. However, the biggest trouble now is not here, but the lack of maritime power. When Kenji Dohihara saw him staring at the sea, he thought he was worried about the lack of garrisons, and said, "Our ocean-going fleet has a total tonnage of only 5.8 million tons, but it is very difficult to deal with such a vast sea area from Malaya to Rabaul. It's a pity that the tonnage of previous years both. ”

I didn't finish it, but everyone knew what it meant. Due to the lack of resources, coupled with the premature armament that led to the fact that Japan had to prioritize naval construction, the slipways of previous years were almost crowded with the navy, and it was simply impossible to build transport ships. At first, they didn't think so, but now that they began to need a large number of transport ships to go south, they suddenly found that the ocean-going fleet was not only insufficient in tonnage, but also small and broken. Not to mention compared with Britain and the United States, China alone, with the support of Yang Qiu, already has a 13.7 million tons of ocean-going fleet, most of which are new 10,000-ton ships launched in recent years, and the largest oil special ship can transport more than 40,000 tons of oil at one load! Japan's largest oil tanker can only carry 6,500 tons of oil at a time, and the inventory of Balikpapan alone will require dozens of rounds to gather all the oil tankers in the country.

"Don't worry too much, there is still a little time, as long as the defense line is established in South Sumatra and Java as soon as possible. You can slowly transfer resources back, build more transport ships, and then. The lack of shipping also aroused Nagata Tetsuyama's thoughts, but as soon as he said this, his mind flashed. As if grasping something, his body shook and he leaned down again, and his eyes locked on the Balikpaban again.

The defects of Japan's lack of shipping capacity must not be concealed from Yang Qiu, and the inventory of oil in Balikpaban cannot be transported away for half a year, what if Yang Qiu destroys the inventory during this time? If there is no Balikpapan oil field, then going south is not an opportunity, but a big whirlpool! Thinking of this, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat! Hurriedly grabbed Kenji Dochihara: "Dohihara-kun, do you think Yang Qiu will attack Balikpapan?" ”

Kenji Tsuchihara is a smart man. Get to the crux of the matter right away. If the Chinese Navy takes the opportunity to destroy the Balikpapan oil field at this time, the gains of this Japanese operation will be greatly reduced! But he didn't believe it very much, and shook his head: "Is Nagata-kun too worried?" Vice Admiral Kondo's Fourth Sentai had already arrived in the Makassar Strait with two Kaohsiung-class heavy cruisers, but the nearest warship in China was still transporting expatriates in Batavia, and Vice Admiral Yamamoto was personally watching them. ”

"Will it come from China?"

"Possibly. But the news before I came out was that three Beijing-class ships were being refitted, and the only ones on duty in the north were two old Anhai-class and two aircraft carriers, which could no longer be deployed when we needed to be guarded against. The Southern Fleet has two aircraft carriers under maintenance and vacation, the remaining two in Shanghai, and the Beijing and two Anhai-class battleships are training in Guangzhou. The First Air Force is already monitoring them. ”

After learning that the capital ships of the Republic of China Navy were being trained and maintained, and that the capital ships that could be used in the south were also being monitored by the First Air Force, Nagata Tieshan breathed a sigh of relief, because there were no aircraft carriers and capital ships. Fighter jets stationed in Natuna with a range of several hundred kilometers alone will not be able to bomb the Balikpapan oil fields. If light cruisers are sent, there is no guarantee that the two Kaohsiung-class heavy cruisers of the Fourth Sentai will be defeated. "Maybe I've been a little anxious because I haven't slept lately." Thinking of this, Nagata Tetsuyama blamed the uneasiness in his heart on too little sleep. Pulling Kenji Dohihara back to the office, ready to discuss the next course of action.

But just as he was leaving. On the tarmac of the Natuna base, Xiao He and his comrades were a little dizzy.

They had never seen so many heavy bombers, and the entire 116 H-7 heavy bombers, which were said to have just been equipped in China, were closely arranged, and the wide wings and fuselage almost filled the entire tarmac. The pilot said that if it weren't for the fact that two planes had returned to Taiwan due to mechanical failures on the way, there would have been 118 planes here.

118 units, exactly the entire number of a standard bomber group.

This sudden bomber did not come from the coastal base, but flew directly from the Central Plains Air Force Training Base in Henan Province to this obediently! That's more than 3,000 kilometers! Even the H-5 and H-6, which made a big splash in Afghanistan, did not have such a long voyage. And this is not the biggest, because when he refueled just now, he saw that there was still a small half of the pointer of the fuel gauge in the cabin, which means that the maximum range of these big guys is at least 4,500 kilometers!

If this is based in Natuna, doesn't it mean that the entire South China Sea region is within the radius of the bombardment-seven?

Xiao He could no longer imagine it, and he sighed at the speed of the progress of aviation technology, and secretly vowed in his heart that he must strengthen his study and master more advanced electronic and radar technology. Maybe even he didn't know that it was because of today's emotion and oath that this inconspicuous radar squad leader later became a pioneer of China's Doppler technology and phased array technology.

Leaving aside the rest of the story, 116 Airbus' latest heavy bombers, which look like a combination of B24 and Lancaster, are silently preparing, and the phoenix pattern dancing on the fuselage is gorgeous and mysterious. In order to ensure the timely aircrew, all the people in the base were mobilized, launching 250-kilogram high-explosive bombs and incendiary bombs from the underground ammunition depot, and stuffing leather tubes into the refueling port, and the mechanics carefully checked the hidden dangers for each fighter. After a long night of preparation, when all 4,408 bombs were hung up, the bomber slowly retracted the hatch.

As Sunshine returned to the South China Sea, Major General Huang Guangrui, who personally led the team to participate in the "Persian Gulf Egg Smashing" operation, closed his pocket watch, put the aerial reconnaissance photos and flight route map of the Balikpapan oil field in the most conspicuous position, pulled on the flight leather jacket, and finally put on a leather hat and throat talkie. The task of his trip was very simple, that is, to lead the country's first Ninth Bomber Group, equipped with H-7 heavy bombers and the Immortal Bird, to completely destroy the Balikpapan oil fields before Japan could truly control the Dutch East Indies.

This is also a dangerous mission! Because of the need to paralyze the enemy, achieve the goal of surprise, and ensure the concealment of the 9th Bomber Group's sortie, the navy left the aircraft carriers that could provide escort near the Bass Strait, and could not provide them with fighter escorts.

Taking advantage of the last bit of time, Huang Guangrui checked the instrument again, then turned his head to look at the group of aircraft behind him, and then stretched out his right hand out of the window and raised his thumb high. 116 thumbs raised out of the window, 464 1600-horsepower twin Mustang engines, under the command of the ground soldiers, sang together at the same time, the deafening noise made the birds disappear, and the whirlwind brought by the four-bladed propeller completely dispersed the sea fog.

At the end of the runway, the signal flag flew up and down, playing a simple word.

"The phoenix is immortal!"

Seeing the flag, he and the co-pilot slowly pushed the hydraulic rod, and as the methane used for take-off was injected into the engine, four puffs of black smoke appeared behind the wings, and the huge warhawk began to accelerate in the violent neighing of the engine, and when it was about to reach the end of the runway, the bulky fuselage stuffed with explosives finally slowly left the ground, revealing the huge phoenix wing pattern under the wing.

Xiao He and his comrades-in-arms stood up straight and saw off the eagle of the motherland with a military salute