Wind spy

In fact, Yang Luoyuan did not expect that Wan Lilang did not return to Jinling, but had been living in the Shanghai stock market, and the place where he lived was really not far from Sheshan. It was in Xiaokunshan, more than 20 kilometers away, and he took the temporary command post. When I moved here, I used the radio to keep in touch with the super high school, and Gangcun Nakazu often came over.

Wan Lilang suffered a big loss this time. Not only was he covered with gauze, but his face was also swollen in Kinoshita Sakae. How could he even run around? Wouldn't the shame be even greater?

Therefore, he chose Xiaokunshan, a place with excellent scenery, to facilitate contact with the intelligence personnel monitoring Sheshan, and also arranged this operation against the Shanghai suburban intelligence station.

In order to get rid of this Shanghai suburban intelligence station in one fell swoop, he drew hundreds of operatives from four sub-bureaus in a row, hiding in a secret stronghold in the Shanghai stock market, waiting for orders to leave at any time.

There is only one operation team around the station of the Shanghai Suburb Intelligence Station, and there are fewer than 30 people in the headquarters, but he does not know this situation.

"The headquarter of the bureau has just sent the latest war situation report, and the Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan offices have also sent a telegram. Tanzhou in the ninth war zone was lost yesterday afternoon." Wang Zhen said.

"What? On the night of the 18th, the heavily guarded Tanzhou was lost?" Chen Mingxiang just stood up, then sat down again.

The Eleventh Army of the Japanese Army launched an offensive against Tanzhou on June 15. Chen Mingxiang has been notified of this incident and was able to receive the news as soon as possible. This is also a rare treatment in the Military Regiment Bureau.

"The specific situation is unclear for the time being, maybe it will be known when the theater command is conducting a review, but this time it is indeed beyond everyone's expectations." Wang Zhen said.

While Chen Mingxiang was waiting for further news from the Bureau's headquarters, a new piece of news, also absolutely good news, temporarily relieved his irritability, that is, the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Navy fought an unprecedented battle, the biggest aircraft carrier battle. .

The time was postponed to June 19th. At 8 o'clock in the morning, the aircraft carrier of the United Fleet was hit by a torpedo from an American submarine. It also gave this unparalleled aircraft carrier battle. The Japanese Navy's combined fleet seemed to bring There is bad luck.

The Japanese joint fleet dispatched the mobile fleet headquarters, Admiral Harissaro Ozawa, and headed the fleet to the western waters of the Mariana Islands, which is the Philippine Sea. This time there are nine aircraft carriers carrying 439 carriers. Aircraft, five battleships, fourteen cruisers and thirty-one destroyers including Yamato and Musashi, as well as auxiliary tankers.

The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet is dispatched by the 58th Task Force, with 15 aircraft carriers, seven battleships including the Iowa and New Jersey, eight heavy cruisers, twelve light cruisers, and 67 A destroyer, 894 planes.

With such a comparison of strengths, if the combined fleet can win, the US Navy would be too useless. Therefore, the US Navy did not disappoint!

As of 19:40 on the 20th, the Mariana Battle ended and the US Navy had sunk the combined fleet’s aircraft carrier USS Daiho, USS Shozuru, and USS Tobihawk, as well as two oil tankers. And six hundred planes.

But his own losses were nothing more than 76 deaths, 123 carrier-based aircraft lost, and four warships slightly injured.

The most ironic thing is that when the US Navy’s carrier-based fighters completed their mission and returned to the aircraft carrier, because it was late and the fuel was exhausted, they rushed to land on the deck, resulting in eighty carrier-based fighters becoming scraps. Twice the battle loss.

It was also the cautious actions of the U.S. Navy in the early stage, and the chaos in the search and rescue of overboard pilots in the later stages of the battle, resulting in the lack of the main force of the combined fleet.

"Victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs. Although the combined fleet has been defeated this time, it has retained its main force after all. From this point of view, it is also the luck of the empire. When the warship is repaired, relying on the support of the empire, there will still be cooperation with the United States. The strength of the navy in a decisive battle." Chen Mingxiang can only say so.

The news he got on the 23rd naturally came from the old friend Ohno Ono of the Marine Corps Command. He felt deeply regret that the main force of the combined fleet was not wiped out by the US Navy this time. The development is already very clear. It is only a matter of time before the United States attacks Japan.

"Chen Jun, although there are five aircraft carriers in the combined fleet, you don’t understand the damage to the empire from this battle. There is no transportation channel opened by the fleet, local weapons, ammunition and combat materials, and supporting troops. It cannot be served to the Mariana Islands. The 31st Army cannot withstand such a war of attrition. The absolute defense circle is actually broken."

"I have to admit that the Empire has lost in this battle. The long-range heavy bombers of the US Air Force can bomb Japan's mainland at any time in the future, reducing industrial production to an unsustainable level. This is for the Imperial Army's combat forces. , That's worse!"

"The commander of the 15th Army, Lieutenant General Taguchi Renya, led the 15th Division, the 31st Division, and the 33rd Division to attack the Allied Base Imphal. Unfortunately, he failed to complete the schedule. Target, among them, more than 30,000 soldiers of the Imperial Army are plagued by diseases and cannot get medical treatment."

"I heard that the entire Fifteenth Army lacked food supplies and could only eat weeds and vegetables. It had lost the minimum ability to move. This battle could no longer continue. The final result was a retreat." Ono Dazuo said while drinking.

"The dispatch of the army is progressing very smoothly. First, it won a victory in Henan Province, cleared the Ping-Han Railway, and then launched an attack on Tanzhou. As long as the north and the south are opened, the southern army in Southeast Asia will be able to receive China’s material support. , Can still be maintained." Chen Mingxiang said.

"What you said is really good. It is estimated that people in the army are also thinking about it. However, the current situation has reached the most dangerous juncture. It is no longer a problem of dispatching troops and southern troops. If Japan's mainland is attacked by US troops, What is the use of the local victory of the dispatching army?" Shimada Nakasa shook his head and said.

When the strategic offensive plan was formulated, the situation was not so bad. Seeing that the battle was halfway through, the U.S. Navy hit its doorstep, and the country was about to be bombed by the U.S. Air Force. It is estimated that the big men would regret it.

I had known this a long time ago. Killing would not launch this campaign against the mountain city government. With that energy and so many materials, how good is it to increase the strength of the Mariana Islands and the Philippines?