Age of Conquest Reborn

Tu Guoxi ran into the squadron command cabin in a few steps. On the screen of the shipboard radar, there were densely packed small bright spots one after another. He touched his stubble and said: "The little devil has a lot of troop transport ships! I'm afraid there are some.

Hundreds of ships!"

A combat staff officer gave a more precise answer, "Based on the size of the radar reflections and calculating the tonnage of the troop carriers, the Japanese troop carrier formation probably carried 25,000 to 30,000 Japanese soldiers!"

"It's a big fish!" Tu Guoxi's eyes shone, "Order, the fast gunboat detachment, each with one brigade of troops, will outflank the left and right wings of the Japanese troop transport formation, and the warship formation and the third brigade of the fast gunboat detachment will conduct a frontal attack.

, we’re going to make dumplings!”

A total of more than thirty fast gunboats on the left and right wings drew white waves on the calm Banda Sea and disappeared into the distance. The front-attack Third Squadron consisted of five main battleships and more than ten fast gunboats.

Arranged in an echelon arrangement, the five main warships were in front and the fast gunboats were behind. The sound of battle sirens resounded on the surface of the Banda Sea, startling flocks of seagulls.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, we have spotted the warships of the China Division fleet out to sea more than ten kilometers ahead!" Major Nishida, captain of the gunboat brigade, who was responsible for escorting the troop transport ship formation of the 27th Division, panicked and ran headlong into the sea.

In the command cabin of Division Commander Okui, he reported with a pale face.

"Hani?" Commander Okui jumped up in fright and asked with his eyes wide open: "What is the strength of the China fleet?"

"The lookout post has discovered five warships of the China Fleet, which are rushing towards our troop transport formation and escort gunboat formation at high speed!" Major Nishida calmed down and said.

"Yo Xi!" Commander Okui seemed to have calmed down. He patted Major Nishida on the shoulder and said: "Major Nishida, you have fifteen gunboats, while the China fleet only has five warships. With a three-to-one advantage, I order you to

, Immediately sink the Chinese warships and ensure the safety of the troop transport fleet. You must remember that the Empire of Japan is invincible whether it is the navy or the army!"

Lieutenant Commander Nishida's mouth was so bitter that he almost vomited bile. He really couldn't explain anything to Lieutenant General Okui of the Army. The idiotic order was completely said by the best amateur among laymen. He thought it was...

On land, the side with more troops has an absolute advantage?

This is at sea. The China fleet consists of five main warships. The tonnage of one of them is as large as all the gunboats it escorts combined. There is also a more terrible firepower comparison. I am afraid that my fifteen gunboats will swarm up. The China warships will not fight back.

Even if you take a beating, you may not be able to sink a ship. On the contrary, just one shell from the large-caliber naval gun of a Chinese warship can make your own gunship fly into the sky!

What's more, the fifteen gunboats of our own are not real gunboats. They are just civilian ships modified, covered with some thin armor, and equipped with two 100-mm-caliber front main guns and a 75-mm rear main gun.

.So I pulled it out and used it as an escort gunboat. Usually in the offshore, it is enough to scare the indigenous fishermen. But in front of the main battleship of the China Division of several thousand tons, it is really not enough!

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Okui Division, I cannot carry out your order. This is at sea. The strength of our escort forces compared to the Chinese warships is too different. The tonnage of the combat ships is disproportionate. To take the initiative to launch an attack, we can only use the entire army.

Destroyed!" Major Nishida felt that it was necessary to explain that this is not a question of whether you dare to fight, but a question of whether you should fight.

Lieutenant General Okui, you can't let my small gunboat, which is no more than a hundred tons, go to fight against the big guy of several thousand tons, right? That is not bravery, but to risk death!

"Baga!" Lieutenant General Okui was angry, and he probably came to his senses. Yes, it is indeed inappropriate to let a small gunboat of more than a hundred tons fight against the warships of several thousand tons of the China fleet, but he himself

You can't admit that you are an amateur and let the guys in the navy look down upon you!

"It turns out that the people in the Navy are all cowards and cowards!" Lieutenant General Okui looked contemptuous. "If it were our Imperial Army, even if the enemy was countless times more powerful than you, we would not be afraid to go into battle and use jade as a weapon.

glory!"

"Forget it, Major Nishida, I can't comment on your navy's affairs. What measures should we take now?"

One was the Lieutenant General of the Army, the division commander, and the other was the Junior Major of the Navy. Faced with Lieutenant General Okui's insults to the Navy, Major Nishida could only listen, even though he could already tell that Lieutenant General Okui probably realized that he wanted to find someone by himself.

An idiot about naval warfare.

Major Nishida felt very awkward, but he still came up with an idea: "Now, our only way is to split the troop carrier formation into several small formations, disperse them to break out of the encirclement, and then command the escort gunboats to entangle the Chinese warships as much as possible.

The troop transport formation breaks out and buys time!"

"円西!" Commander Okui Division praised, and then said to the Chief of Staff beside him: "Order, all the 29th Division, immediately form a separate formation with the brigade as a unit, disperse and break out, the assembly point is still Australia's

Darwin Port!”

"Nishida-kun, the safety of the troop transport formation is up to you!" Lieutenant General Okui turned away from his contemptuous attitude and said to Major Nishida sincerely, "Please Nishida-kun, please arrange two small boats to send me and

The division headquarters returns to the troop transport ship. At the critical moment, I must be with my soldiers. Even if we cannot break through, we must fight to the end!"

Lieutenant General Okui's words are reasonable and upright, but no one is a fool. Major Nishida's escort gunboat formation is about to be thrown into flames. The Chinese warships must kill these gunboats first, and secondly

It's a troop transport, and Commander Okui wouldn't foolishly follow it to his death!

Major Nishida felt contempt in his heart. The Lieutenant General of the Imperial Army, the division commander, had an unconcealed cold expression on his face. He ordered a naval officer next to him: "Arrange a transport boat, Division Commander Matsoui

Wait to leave!"

"Report to Commander, the Japs' troop carrier formation has discovered our fleet and is in the process of evacuating it. They may want to escape in separate ways!" a combat staff officer put down his telescope and reported.

The Third Squadron has approached the Japanese troop transport formation less than six kilometers away. It is certain that it will be discovered. If Tu Guoxi only has five main warships in his hands, Major Nishida's response tactics are extremely feasible. At least, there is

Only one-third of the Japanese troop transports were able to escape the fate of being sunk, but this was not the case in reality.

"Humph! It's a good idea to disperse and escape!" Tu Guoxi sneered a few times and said: "Order, the third brigade of fast gunboats for the frontal attack, move forward to attack in formation, covered by artillery fire, and the first brigade and the first brigade are outflanked by the left and right wings.

The second brigade, immediately tighten the encirclement, all ships pay attention, fire immediately, give the little devil a show of strength first!"

The dozen or so fast gunboats attacking from the front were like arrows shooting out of the sea from the five main warships. The speed reached the maximum, and the hulls of the boats were almost flying on the sea. At the same time, the five warships immediately changed their course.

It turned into the side of the warship, facing the Japanese troop transport formation. The front main gun, the rear main gun and the side cannon opened fire at the same time, and the shells fell like raindrops.

The gunfire roared, and the calm sea surface of the Banda Sea suddenly stirred up water columns rising into the sky. In the water columns, there were fragments of broken ships, the broken limbs of Japanese soldiers, and fifteen small Japanese gunboats that rushed up like desperadoes.

Lieutenant Commander Nishida was right about the target of the warship's first strike. The command gunboat he was on was hit by two large-caliber naval gun shells, and instantly turned into fragments on the bottom of the Banda Sea.

What's even more terrifying is what's behind. A dozen fast gunboats are attacking from the front. While the boats are flying, the triple naval battle-type "Thunder" rocket launchers on the boats fire a salvo of 305mm rockets for 1,500 times.

Multiple shots, the biggest feature of rocket launchers is not the high hit rate required, but the coverage of artillery fire. For the Japanese troop transport formation that has not had time to evacuate, the salvo of rocket launchers is the devil from hell!

At the same time, more than 30 fast gunboats on both wings also launched attacks at the same time. Nearly five thousand large-caliber rocket shells turned this area of ​​​​the sea into a scene of massacre. One after another Japanese troop transport ships

, turned into a burning fireball amidst the flames and explosions. The Japanese soldiers on the ship were covered in fire and ran back and forth howling. Many Japanese soldiers plunged into the sea and never came up again.

"Commander, are we bullying the Japanese troop transport formation a bit by fighting like this? Should we rescue the Japanese soldiers who fell into the water?" A combat staff officer, looking at the carnage-like scene, felt a little unbearable and suggested to Tu Guoxi.

"Bullying the little devils? Yes, I did! This is war!" Tu Guoxi looked at the staff officer with a bad look and said: "Rescue these little devils? You can imagine that you have been in the fleet for not more than a day or two.

Why are you still saying these mindless things? If it were us, do you think we could show mercy to the little devil? Can we help the soldiers who fell into the water?"

"No! On the contrary, there will be a massacre!" the combat staff replied honestly.

"It's good that you know!" Tu Guoxi's face softened somewhat, "If I hear you say these mindless words again in the future, get out of the Third Squadron!"

More than two hours later, the battle ended, and the surface of the Banda Sea returned to calm. On the calm sea, there were charred corpses of Japanese soldiers and pieces of broken wooden boards floating on the surface of the calm sea. Sulawesi Island

The entire retreating Japanese 27th Division and part of the 29th Division, with more than 30,000 Japanese soldiers, were wiped out and no one survived. They were buried in the waters of the Banda Sea. Hundreds of various types of troop transport ships,

All were destroyed.

Tu Guoxi put down his telescope and said: "Report to the Fleet Headquarters that our third squadron successfully intercepted and killed a Japanese troop transport formation and escort gunboat formation in the Banda Sea. The Japanese army of about 20,000 people was completely wiped out. We

The squadron continues to look for fighters!"

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