The Gap in Strategic Vision
Chapter 292:The Gap in Strategic Vision
“Our goal with the Japanese navy must be to kill us with a stick.”
On the flagship Qinglong fleet of the Red Police Navy, the commander of the Qinglong Fleet, General Xu Xuebin, the commander-in-chief of the Qinglong Fleet, made a clear statement at the regular meeting of the fleet.
The submarine force had cut off the supply and support of the Japanese combined fleet, and destroyed the Long Gate, forcing the Japanese combined fleet to withdraw from Midway to Japan.
The Japanese navy, which lost its strategic advantage in the Pacific, was based solely on the need for supplies for the Japanese combined fleet.
The Japanese Navy Ministry is well aware that a war with the Red Guard Empire must be a race against time.
Otherwise, the supply fleet would not be sent immediately to Midway, but unfortunately, the Red Guard Empire had already prepared its pockets for the Japanese to drill.
The supply ships that destroyed the Japanese combined fleet were more important for the Eastern Qinglong fleet, which was fighting for the Pacific-made sea power.
Under such circumstances, it is natural that the Japanese joint fleet cannot be returned to Japan, and must be intercepted and then destroyed by the Japanese joint fleet.
Six aircraft carriers, two battleships, and a large number of other ships, and as long as the Navy can be killed, Japan will no longer have the ability to compete for sea power.
In fact, this naval battle is more critical than originally in history.
Because Japan already knew that the bombers of the Red Guard Empire were able to fly more than 5,000 kilometers to attack.
The failure of the United States owes much to the Red Guard Empire’s powerful strategic bombing force.
The Japanese are very wary of this.
Don't think that the Red Guard Empire was not able to bomb the bridgeheads of the Japanese mainland.
The deserted Aleutian Islands are only 3,400 kilometers from Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese side believes that although the Red Guard Empire has taken control of the Aleutian Islands, it is impossible to build an air base here, so the threat is not great.
But Midway was completely different, and the Red Guard Navy's bombers could not start from Hawaii to bomb the Japanese mainland, but if they took off from Midway, the distance was sufficient.
The Red Alert Empire was able to bombard the U.S. war flagship, spanning more than 5,000 kilometers from Mexico, and it continued on a daily basis.
This terrible attack is also very scary in the hearts of the Japanese.
This is also why, after the declaration of war, Japan's first emergency defense of Midway Island, is not willing to return to the mainland to supply.
From this point, Japan has lost Midway, there is no way Yamamoto 56, must also let the fleet return, because continue to stay in Midway, in the face of the Red Guard Empire's powerful navy, not only Midway is dangerous, the joint fleet is also very dangerous.
After receiving orders to withdraw, the combined fleet was ready to depart.
In the face of the Red Guard Empire, Yamamoto was vigilant and it was clear that the enemy may have been fully prepared to attack.
Time cannot be delayed.
The Japanese troops on Midway could only rely on their own defenses and take advantage of the opportunity to occupy more islands around Midway.
The lagoon on Midway is about eight kilometers wide, and two small islands, called Sha Island and East Island, just north of the South Reef.The area of Shadao Island is about 344 hectares, and the highest point is only 12 meters high; the East Island area is less than half of the island.Both islands are very dry and nothing special, but they are much more important than many larger and more lush islands.This is a midway to the Pacific, and the value of the strategy is incalculable.
Japan's defense on these two small islands has long been perfected, after all, the Americans have already had a foundation, perfected, by the Japanese completely used up.
Both islands have kitchens, dining halls, laundry rooms, base shops, power plants and medical clinics, and the main difference is that, in addition to the sea hangars, flight equipment is on the East Island.
The island's defenses have complete firing lanes, arsenals, repair stations, barbed wire, underground command posts, and more.
It was only that the Japanese army was currently without support, but in order to be able to strengthen the defense as much as possible, until the Navy returned again, all the resources available on the island were used, and even some of the artillery in the fleet was dismantled into the island defense.
And there are also ship-based fighters that simply garrison defense in the cabin of the island, Yamamoto 56 is also struggling, leaving dozens of carrier-based aircraft to assist Midway Defense.
As the fleet was about to leave, all the Japanese soldiers on the island were on the highest alert.
Although the withdrawal of the navy was extremely influential, the Japanese garrison on Midway was very calm.Although the war on the island is still very cold, the garrison army has been closely guarded and in good order.
Japanese military aircraft patrolled the west at dawn every day, flying over the fading 90,000 square kilometers of the ocean.
The kitchen is only served for two meals a day, and Japanese Marines are always armed with rifles and helmets, and swimming on the beach is no exception.
At night, all but the soldiers were hiding underground, which is the combat effectiveness of the elite Japanese forces.
Even if the gun is standing on the middle of the island, the defense is amazing, there are barbed wires everywhere, and the sea and land in the near shore are all kinds of lightning, dealing with ships, dealing with tanks, and dealing with enemy soldiers.Every position was armed, and some even had petrol grenades.The coral reef and lagoon patrol eleven torpedo boats, which can both enhance the anti-aircraft fire of the ground forces and rescue pilots at sea.
From this point on, the U.S. troops who had previously engaged with the Red Police were far inferior.
The U.S. military, who was too late to grow up, said it was useless, and the Japanese army would not face Uncle Sam, who was drinking Coke, chewing gum, and eating chocolate, but the enemy who was really like a wolf.
As far as defense is concerned, Midway was like the golden city soup him at this time.If the enemy wants to land, it must first bombard them with a large number of attacks and destroy these defensive points.
And these are also the most worrying of the Japanese, afraid of the island's fighter, it is difficult to resist the enemy's attack.
Once there is no fighter defense, Midway's seemingly solid defense line will soon be destroyed.
The Red Guard Empire has a strong air force combat capability, and all countries have long known it.
Fortunately, in good brainwashing, the Japanese soldiers who defend the island are all ready to fight to the death.
However, the Japanese on Midway Island, it is absolutely impossible to imagine that the Red Guard Empire had no intention of attacking Midway from the beginning.
The bombing of Japan, even if the airport was chosen, was the Aleutian Islands.
The existence of Midway Island has little meaning for the Red Guard Empire for the time being.
Here on Midway, the only thing that interested the Red Guard Navy is Yamamoto 56, and in this respect, Yamamoto 56 has failed again.
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