Age of Conquest Reborn

Tang Qiuquan was very happy because he had obtained four captured Japanese aircraft carriers. What the fleet lacked now was aircraft carriers. The four aircraft carriers ordered from the Germans would not be delivered until two years later. However, with the development of the Southwest Pacific Campaign, the division commander and himself

, obviously can’t wait.︽

After receiving the four semi-disabled aircraft carriers, the next step was to repair and refit them. In this regard, he had already had a goal in mind. Tang Qiuquan said to Xin Xiguo, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, with a smile on his face: "Xi Guo, please send electricity to Director Wang Xu of the Border Military Industry Bureau.

Report and ask him to bring those precious experts to Yangon to see the four big guys we just got! This time, let the people from the Military Industry Bureau work hard!"

With the arrival of daytime, the remnants of the Japanese naval combined fleet, which had endured a night of bombing, once again faced hard days. The pilots, who had rested all night and had no chance to participate in the night bombing, were vigorous, energetic, and full of energy.

He was so energetic that he wanted to fight.

Moreover, there was no need to worry about the carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese fleet in this attack. After a day and night of fierce fighting, the Japanese warships also experienced a shortage of ammunition for their anti-aircraft weapons. When the Southern Flying Group of the Independent Division and the fleet's carrier-based aircraft group,

When they appeared again in the sky above the escaping Japanese warships, all the Japanese officers and soldiers fell into despair. In their eyes, these Chinese pilots were all devil-like people.

The attack began, and the Banda Sea area was once again shrouded in artillery smoke. However, after a long period of consumption, the anti-aircraft firepower of the Japanese warships became obviously sparse. The Japanese warships on the sea were like moving targets.

The Southern Flying Group aircraft group and the fleet's carrier-based aircraft group took turns attacking in waves. By nightfall, the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, which had hundreds of warships of various types, was left with less than a hundred warships, and most of them were carrying

Battle injuries. At night, the two night flight groups that had rested took over the attack, and there was another fierce attack throughout the night.

Chasing all the way, fighting all the way, attacking day and night, whizzing overhead all the time, dropping heavy aerial bombs, and spraying dense rain of bullets, the independent division fighters and bombers have become the target of all officers and soldiers of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.

Nightmare. In the Banda Sea, the sound of explosions continued all day and night. Even at night, Japanese warships that burned out and caught fire were everywhere, and the flames illuminated the sea surface.

The Southern Flying Group and the fleet's carrier-based aircraft group fought for three days and three nights. In the waters near the Southwest Islands from the south of the Banda Sea to the northern exit of Australia, the Japanese Navy's combined fleet finally came to an end. The last Japanese warship

, amidst a burst of smoke, fire and violent explosions, it sank to the bottom of the Banda Sea. The explosions and gunfire finally subsided, and the smoke on the sea and in the sky was gradually blown away by the sea breeze.

The Battle of the Banda Sea is over. The main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, more than 700 warships of various types, finally disappeared in this sea area. Le Yiqin, who led the attack, leveled the fighter planes and closed the door full of red blood.

In his eyes, two strings of tears fell down his cheeks, and he choked with suppressed sobs.

At this moment, all the pilots of the attack aircraft group were silent. The formation communication channel in the commander's fighter plane was not closed. All the pilots heard the commander's strangled sobs, and all the pilots couldn't help sobbing.

In just a minute or two, Le Yiqin wiped away the tears on her face, adjusted her mood, and shouted loudly: "Why are you crying! Are you still a man? The work is done, let's do it

You have to do it quickly! Brothers, return now! There will be enough food and wine for the dinner tonight, and I have given special permission that except for the troops on combat readiness duty, no one else will return drunk!"

In the fleet formation communication channel, cheers suddenly filled Le Yiqin's ears...

In the command cabin of the fleet's flagship, Tang Qiuquan, Amosiev and others were listening quietly to the sounds coming from the speakers, and were also sharing the joy of their comrades. Their hearts were filled with excitement. The biggest enemy of the independent division fleet was also

The enemy that put the greatest pressure on the commander, the main force of the Japanese naval combined fleet, no longer exists, and the remaining two Japanese fleets cannot survive the weather at all.

Now the independent division fleet can freely enter and exit the vast Pacific waters, instead of having to hide from the Japanese fleet and feel proud like before. This is the unanimous idea of ​​​​the fleet from top to bottom, from generals to ordinary sailors!

More than two hours later, the commander of the Sulu Mobile Corps and the directly affiliated corps troops had already attacked Tang Qiuli in the Kimberley Plateau in Western Australia. He received a telegram jointly sent by Tang Qiuquan and Le Yiqin. The content of the telegram was very short and very detailed.

Simple, "report

I inform the division commander that after three days and nights of fierce fighting, the Southern Flying Group and the fleet annihilated the main force of the Japanese naval combined fleet in the Banda Sea, sinking more than 700 Japanese warships of various types and capturing more than 20 ships. Among them,

Including four aircraft carriers!”

Looking at the telegram, Tang Qiuli's hands began to tremble. Ever since the independent division troops went abroad, there were few things that made him lose his composure. But this time, the Battle of Banda Sea led by Le Yiqin

, it really made him lose his temper.

If fighting on land, any regiment of the Independent Division could annihilate tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops at once, which would not make Tang Qiuli excited. But this time is obviously different. The Japanese navy's combined fleet is hanging on the Independent Division.

A sharp knife on the head of the army, a huge stone weighing on his heart,

Because of the existence of this behemoth, Tang Qiuli did not dare to send a fleet to fight in the Eastern Pacific. He was always worried about the maritime logistics supply line in the East Indian Ocean, for fear that the behemoth would rush over, and he did not dare to mobilize Jiang Yanming's regiment.

He crossed the sea south with Yuan Jinghao's regiment and stabbed the Australian Japanese army in the back. He was afraid that the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the independent division would stain the waters of the Timor Sea and the Arafura Sea red.

Now, everything no longer exists. In the Battle of Australia, you can fight however you want. Tang Qiuli's face lit up, and he looked at Zhao Yuhe, the Chief of Staff who was also grinning from ear to ear.

Director Ge Zhengang said loudly: "What an unprecedented victory! It swept away the previous gloom and changed the situation of the entire Australian battlefield. Le Yiqin deserves the most credit!"

"Yu He, in the name of the division commander, issued a military order to commend the Southern Flying Group and the fleet, and asked them to immediately report the list of meritorious personnel in the Battle of Banda Sea. The rewards should be rewarded and the military ranks should be promoted.

In addition, in the telegram to Le Yiqin, I added that I specially approve all pilots of the Southern Flying Group participating in the war to drink wine for dinner tonight!"

Zhao Yuhe told Ge Zhenzhuang a few words, and Ge Zhenzhuang left happily. Tang Qiuli said to Zhao Yuhe: "Send a telegram to Commander Tang of the Fleet, and take advantage of the victory in the Battle of Banda Sea to actively search for the fifth Japanese army."

The fleet will engage in a decisive battle with the Sixth Fleet, completely erasing the designation of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet in one fell swoop! At the same time, attack the maritime logistics supply line of the Australian Japanese army!"

"Send a telegram to Yuan Jinghao and Jiang Yanming. From now on, your department will begin pre-war preparations to cross the sea and go to the Australian battlefield, and wait for the next order from the division commander!"

Zhao Yuhe left in a hurry, and Tang Qiuli walked around in the tent. He didn't know how to express his excitement and excitement at the moment, and kept mumbling, "Le Yiqin"

Well done! Well done! – deserve the award!”

The weak point of the independent division lies in the navy. The biggest opponent is the Japanese navy. This has always been a hidden worry in Tang Qiuli's heart. Otherwise, he would not have spent money to purchase a large number of naval vessels, including four aircraft carriers, from the Germans.

Equipment, but the development of a navy is not something that can be achieved overnight. It requires accumulation, and Japan's navy has been accumulated for many years and is a real behemoth.

Therefore, the vast Pacific Ocean has always been a place he dared not set foot in. The Navy's financial resources are too weak to afford an attack, and he dare not easily attack the Japanese mainland. The Japanese archipelago surrounded by the sea will not be solved until Japan is defeated.

The combined naval fleet is similar to a forbidden area.

Now, four-fifths of this behemoth opponent's strength has been defeated. The remaining two fleets are unlikely to succeed. Even if the Japanese become pants, they will not be able to form another similar fleet in a short period of time.

The combined fleet, besides, do the Japanese still have pants to use?

The significance of the Battle of the Banda Sea cannot be described in words. It was enough to change all subsequent strategic situations in the Southwest Pacific battlefield. In particular, it cut off the maritime logistics supply line of the Australian Japanese army. There was no suspense about Australia's victory in the decisive battle.

In the waters of the Solomon Islands, the Fifth Fleet and the Sixth Fleet of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, which were still under orders to pursue the Independence Division fleet, suddenly received a telegram from the main force of the Combined Fleet from the Banda Sea. After reading the telegram, the Commander of the Fifth Fleet

Lieutenant General Guan Xixuan Wuzilang and Lieutenant General Shimizu Mitsumi, commander of the Sixth Fleet, were stunned for a moment, with cold sweat dripping down their spines.

The main force of the combined fleet was surrounded in the Banda Sea. Fleet Commander Nagumo Tadashi, Admiral Tamaki, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Matsuda, Acting Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Watanabe Tamaki. A series of bad news shocked Lieutenant General Hosei Goshiro and Shimizu Mitsumi.

The lieutenant general's eyes were filled with stars, he was dizzy, his hand holding the telegram was shaking like a convulsion, and his mind went blank.

The two Japanese fleet commanders could not imagine how the main force of the huge combined fleet was surrounded by the Chinese Independent Division in the Banda Sea. They pursued fiercely and wanted to destroy the independent division fleet, but now it appeared in the Banda Sea.

The sea area participated in the siege of the main force of the combined fleet. The changes were so fast that the two vice-admirals and commanders did not know what to do?

As for the response in the Timor Sea and Arafura Sea in northern Australia, from a time point of view, it is simply too late. Moreover, with the current strength of the Fifth Fleet and the Sixth Fleet, they can take out the main force of the besieged Combined Fleet.

After being rescued from the encirclement of the China Independent Division, both Lieutenant General Xixuan Wuzilang and Lieutenant General Shimizu Mitsumi expressed serious doubts?

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