Age of Conquest Reborn

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In the East Pacific Ocean in July, the monsoon blows, and the sea surface is surging with big waves. On the sea near Nantori Island, a fleet of more than 20 ships is sailing towards Australia amidst the wind and waves. On the mast,

The sun flag fluttering in the wind and the six escort warships in battle formation indicate that this is a small Japanese troop transport fleet, transporting about a brigade of more than 8,000 troops.●⌒

But the strange thing is that this route is not the main route for Japanese troops to move to the Australian mainland in the North American battlefield. However, a small Japanese troop transport ship and escort warship formation appeared in this sea area. This can only mean that they have deviated from the route.

Near Minamitori Island, there are also islands occupied by the Japanese army such as Iwo Jima and Wake Island. Similarly, a fleet of Japanese Army Air Force combat aircraft is stationed on the island. Now looking at this small troop carrier formation, it seems that it is adjusting its course and sailing south.

Then, just behind the troop carrier formation, three Japanese Navy Combined Fleet submarines were paying close attention to the signs of the troop carrier formation.

Yes, this is the bait deliberately thrown out by the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Goto, with more than 20 troop transport ships, more than 8,000 Japanese army soldiers, and six escort warships, with the purpose of fishing out the independent division fleet.

The price is this small troop carrier and escort formation.

The use of the lives of more than 8,000 army soldiers as bait was unanimously and strongly opposed by the army generals, especially the commander of the Imperial North American Operations Command, General Ito Genzaburo. He even directly rebuked General Yamamoto, "It is to use the lives of the Imperial Army as bait."

The lives of eight thousand soldiers. Gain victory for yourself!"

The superior commander of the Japanese brigade, Lieutenant General Kuroshima Kamehisa, commander of the 42nd Division, said more directly, "General Yamamoto's move is completely absurd and cruel.

If you sacrifice the lives of Imperial Army soldiers to complete your imaginary plan, you are killing people, and the people you are killing are your own compatriots!"

The army generals voiced their opposition. They did not oppose General Yamamoto's ambition to annihilate the China Independent Division fleet, but they opposed using the lives of army soldiers as bait. There are many baits. You, Yamamoto Isoroku, can definitely send a small fleet.

Go hang out in the sea areas where the China Independent Division fleet may appear and lure the Chinese people into taking the bait!

Why gamble with the lives of more than 8,000 army soldiers? There are only six warships to escort them. Once the Chinese independent division fleet really appears in the waters of Minamitori Island, more than 20 troop transport ships will be living targets. More than 8,000 imperial soldiers will

Army soldiers, there is only one way to die!

However, Admiral Yamamoto is not a person who compromises easily. He has always been a crazy advocate and executor of the expansion theory of the Imperial Navy. At that time, at a high-level meeting, he once appeared in front of His Majesty the Emperor and other Japanese military and political leaders.

In his face, he cursed at the Ministry of Finance Deputy Minister Kagoya Kokichi, who advocated cutting naval military expenditures and abolishing the navy on the grounds of financial constraints. He also threatened: "Shut up Kaya, otherwise, don't blame me for beating people!"

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This move was not reprimanded by Emperor Hirohito or punished by the base camp at that time. On the contrary, it won a very high reputation within the Japanese Navy and laid the foundation for the future command of the Japanese Navy's most powerful combined fleet.

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Therefore, in the eyes of General Yamamoto, the opposition of the army generals was useless and ridiculous. These muscle-headed army guys only saw six escort warships, and they yelled about the danger. Don't you know that in this bait

Behind it is a submarine fleet of twenty-four submarines, distributed in the waters surrounding the troop transport formation.

This is just the eyes and ears. In order to detect the movements of the enemy fleet, the biggest killer move is to hang most of the main battleships of the combined fleet far behind the troop carrier formation. As long as the China Independent Division fleet takes the bait and appears in the waters near Minamitori Island,

What awaits the Chinese people is a dragnet and a sure-fire situation.

The essence of modern naval warfare cannot be experienced by army generals who only know how to fight and kill and have outdated tactics. There is no need to quarrel with these army generals who know how to calculate the height of mountains all day long and look at maps to calculate distance.

And a waste of time.

Therefore, Admiral Yamamoto's attitude was resolute and arrogant. "Since the base camp appointed me as the supreme commander of this escort formation, then I, Yamamoto, will arrange the maritime itinerary for all troop transport formations and escort fleets from the North American continent to the Australian continent."

Have arbitrary power!"

In a word, I, Yamamoto, have the final say on how the troop transport formations and escort fleets will move during this time at sea. It has nothing to do with you army commanders at all. Generals like the army are not vegetarians. What about your navy?

I don't care what you do, but don't make fun of the lives of the army soldiers. Make up your mind one by one, you have to sue Yamamoto, this bastard!

General Yamamoto understood that the army generals were harboring bad ideas, so he was not polite and said: "If you are dissatisfied and opposed to the tactics I use, that is your right. You can tell the truth to the base camp, and you are welcome to do so."

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After saying these words, General Yamamoto walked away proudly. General Ito Genzaburo stamped his feet bitterly, and a telegram signed by dozens of senior army generals flew to the hands of the Minister of Army and the Chief of General Staff of the base camp, General Koichi Mineuchi.

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Looking at the telegram, Koichi Yoneuchi could only smile bitterly. The General Staff's command of the combined navy fleet was completed through the Navy Department. Can that guy Nagano Shuzan listen to himself? Furthermore, the dignified General Staff Headquarters

, you wouldn’t interfere with a small tactical operation, would you?

Admiral Yamamoto's decoy troop transport fleet wandered around in the waters around Minamitori Island for two or three days, sometimes heading west, and sometimes turning south again. It seemed like it was crazy, but the independent division in advance was

Not even a small sampan showed up in the fleet.

The bait was spread, but the fish did not take the bait. The bait had lost its effect. Admiral Yamamoto could only do nothing. He ordered the small troop carrier formation, which was still in the dark, to sail directly to the Australian mainland. He could not figure out what he had done before.

Where did the China Independent Division fleet that was wreaking havoc in the southwest Pacific waters hide?

While Admiral Yamamoto was spreading bait in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Southern Fleet commanded by Tang Qiuquan had been resting in the Gulf of Thailand for some time. The daily sea and air confrontation drills with the Southern Aviation Group of the Aviation Force were in full swing.

During this period, the Northern Fleet commanded by Lieutenant General Amosyev, deputy commander of the Independent Division Fleet and commander of the Northern Fleet, also arrived in the Gulf of Thailand. In this way, all the naval power of the Independent Division was concentrated on the Southwest Pacific battlefield.

Two days later, Tang Qiuli and all members of the division commander left Trusan on Sumatra Island and returned to Indochina. The division commander returned to Yangon. However, Tang Qiuli, Shan Hu, chief of staff Zhao Yuhe and a few other personnel,

Arriving directly at the Phnom Penh Navy and Air Force Base, Mei Ting, Mei Xue and Liu Xinlan, who were full of joy and prepared to welcome their husbands back, felt very disappointed.

The purpose of Tang Qiuli's trip to Phnom Penh was to meet the members of the Northern Fleet Command who had come all the way from Vladivostok Military Port on the Sea of ​​Japan to the Gulf of Thailand.

That night, Tang Qiuli was the host and prepared a sumptuous meal in the restaurant of the Phnom Penh Navy and Air Force Base to entertain Amosyev and Northern Fleet Chief of Staff Tang Yunfei and other people. Tang Qiuquan and Fleet Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo

The major general, several important department heads of the two fleets, and the commander of the Southern Aviation Group Le Yiqin and the chief of staff He Zhijun were also present.

It turned out that they were all in the same fleet, and the officers had been separated for more than a year. They had too many things to say to each other, and the table was full of laughter and laughter. Tang Qiuli was very emotional when he saw this. A few years ago, who could have imagined that just now

The Blood Hand Regiment, which entered the pass from the northeast of Baishan and Blackwater, will have two fleets of such a large scale in a few years. Especially the nephew, who has not been seen for more than a year, but the 23-year-old Tang Yunfei is becoming more and more mature and kind.

Stable.

Amosiev was still as bold as a Russian. He drank Chinese high-strength liquor as if he were drinking cold water. Finally, Tang Qiuli interjected and asked: "Deputy Commander Amosiev, Tang Yunfei is in the north."

How is the fleet performing?"

Amosiev poured a glass of white wine, wiped his beard, and replied: "Commander, you didn't ask me, but I still want to say something. Although Chief of Staff Tang is young, he has a high prestige in the Northern Fleet."

Ah, among all the officers and soldiers of the Northern Fleet, there is no one who is unconvinced. Being my chief of staff is more than enough!"

Tang Yunfei stood up hurriedly and said: "Deputy Commander, I haven't done enough. I am reluctant to serve as the Chief of Staff of the Northern Fleet!"

Even though Amosiyev had joined the Independent Division Fleet for several years, he could speak Chinese very fluently, but his understanding of Chinese culture was still not very thorough. Seeing Tang Yunfei's modesty, he immediately glared and said displeasedly:

"Chief of Staff Tang, I don't like hypocritical people. Do you want to be honest? You are the best Chief of Staff I have ever seen!"

"Boom!" The whole table burst into laughter. Tang Yunfei immediately blushed and glanced at the old man who couldn't help but smile. He didn't know what to say.

Seeing everyone laughing, Amosiev didn't know why, so he followed his own thinking, "Division Commander, I don't understand one thing very much. Six months ago, in view of Chief of Staff Tang's outstanding ability, the Northern Fleet Command submitted a report to the division commander.

, requested to promote Chief of Staff Tang to the rank of naval colonel, but why didn’t you approve it, division commander?”

"I want to know the reason. With Chief of Staff Tang's ability, promotion to the rank of colonel is a real achievement. Now our two major fleets, Chief of Staff Xin, Major General, and even some carrier-based aircraft commanders are colonels. My Chief of Staff

But he only has the rank of lieutenant colonel, isn’t that unfair!”

"This..." Tang Qiuli pondered for a moment, not knowing how to explain it to this Russian who had a different way of thinking.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Deputy Commander Amosiev, Tang Yunfei is neither old enough nor qualified enough, and he also lacks the necessary experience. Furthermore, he is my nephew. It may be difficult for him to be promoted to the rank of colonel at such a young age. Conquer the crowd!"

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