Zhang Qian saw that it was close to 12 o'clock in front of him, and a devil warship that was about to surround him tilted, smiled, and knew that it was Liu Zhihui under the water and they had started to attack.
"Your Excellency Commander, it seems that Haruna has been hit by a torpedo by Shina, and it seems to have been" Yamamoto Fifty-six frowned, the Haruna was a battleship of the old Japanese Navy, which was built as a cruiser battlecruiser at the beginning of construction, and was the No. 3 ship of the Kongo class.
After the changes of the times, the Haruna began its second major refit in Showa 8, it is a military ship of the Japanese Navy, has been at the forefront of many naval battles, and has also suffered different injuries many times, "The power system immediately sent a telegram to ask, if it can still sail, it will first retreat to the rear." ” "Hi" The soldier left, Yamamoto Isoroku's face was not very good-looking, there were torpedoes, that is to say, the independent division also prepared a submarine force escort, to be honest, he was not afraid, because he brought enough warships this time, a full 3 combined fleets.
Although he was suspected of bullying the less, he was still cautious.
Playing an independent division, he also had to be cautious.
A combined battlefleet consisted of more than a dozen battleships and close to 30 destroyers.
The establishment of the independent division navy is slightly different from that of the Japanese navy, and each fleet is centered on one Lexington-class aircraft carrier, with eight battleships as the main force, and 17 or 8 light and heavy cruisers as the main force.
In other words, in this battle, in terms of numbers, the two sides are somewhat evenly matched.
"Order, the 2nd Combined Fleet is outflanked from the left and the 3rd Combined Fleet is outflanked from the right, and it is necessary to divide a part of the forces to surround the rear of the Chinese people."
Yamamoto Fifty-six spoke again, he wanted to surround the fleet led by Zhang Qian, and then further encroach and destroy.
"Hi" Zhang Qian saw the movements of the devil's fleet, and squinted his eyes, the devil's strength is now three times that of him, but this is only the case that Chen Jiliang and Lin Jianzhang have not yet come, once Chen Jiliang and Lin Jianzhang come to support, the devil's encirclement will not be a threat.
It's surrounded, it's surrounded, anyway, it was originally planned to be surrounded by devils.
Originally, the mainstream idea of naval warfare in this era was still strong ships and guns, mainly battleships.
Of course, Zhou Weiguo didn't think so, so the equipment he gave the navy was centered on aircraft carriers, and each aircraft carrier could basically accommodate 100 aircraft.
In terms of the performance of the aircraft, the independent division is also superior to the Japanese.
In addition, the performance of the independent division air force on the battlefield again and again has made more and more people begin to support the theory of air victory, believing that as long as air superiority is achieved, it will be of great help to all kinds of war situations.
In fact, most of the time, this assertion is true.
"Order, the first squad, the second squad, and the third squad, respectively to defend the direction of the main ship at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock."
Zhang Qian opened his mouth, ready to let his battleships surround his aircraft carrier for defense, of course, compared to the combined fleet of the Japanese, it was just a drizzle.
Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan.
After three months of renovation, the Japanese Imperial Palace no longer shows any signs of being bombed, and because the independent division bombed Tokyo twice, the emperor attached great importance to the security of Tokyo.
"That's the security of Tokyo today."
Jun Takeshita reported to the emperor, "After investigation, I feel that the performance of some radar detectors installed in the country is too backward, and it is recommended to vigorously develop them, which can be used not only for defense, but also for naval and air battles." ” Emperor Showa nodded in satisfaction, Takeshita Jun's suggestion was very much in line with his thoughts, but, because of one problem, he had no money.
A few days ago, almost all of the money that Mitsumasa Minai borrowed from him was used to resettle the people and purchase new fighter planes.
Since its establishment in 1872, the navy has occupied the majority of military spending, and by the time of the Sino-Japanese Naval War in 1894, Japan's naval strength has developed by leaps and bounds.
At that time, Japan could be said to have made a big gamble of life and death, and regarded the Sino-Japanese War as a bet.
According to relevant records, Japan's national revenue in 1894 was only 98.17 million yen, but the actual expenditure of the war was 200476 million yuan, and the Japanese national treasury before the war was less than 20 million yen, and it also borrowed 116.8 million yen through war bonds issued by Britain in order to raise armaments.
With such an imbalance in revenue and expenditure, the success or failure lies in the First Sino-Japanese War, which can be described as a life-and-death gamble.
If Japan loses the First Sino-Japanese War, the huge military expenditure will not only immediately lead to the bankruptcy of the country's finances, but this huge war debt will also become a powerful tool for other powers to carve up Japan.
However, if Japan wins, it will not only be able to carve up China with the great powers, but also obtain huge war reparations from the war.
Everyone knows the ending of the Sino-Japanese naval battle in 1894, the Qing government's Beiyang Naval Division was completely annihilated, and China paid as much as 360 million war reparations, in addition to land and other physical objects, and also invaded Korea.
The use of violence to plunder the rich but weak neighbors around them is a quicker way to get rich than any other way, and Japan has won the bet.
Similarly, it was also this naval battle that made the world's powers see China's weakness, and the former powerful empire was just a paper tiger, and it also made the great powers see the possibility of plunder and great surprises.
After the war, with the rapid development of Japan's industrialization, the navy that tasted the sweetness of the war became prominent in Japan, and the strength and scale of the navy developed faster.
By 1920, the Japanese Navy had hundreds of ships of various types, including battleships, battle cruisers, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, etc., and its world ranking also jumped from tenth to third.
Thinking of this, Emperor Showa calmed down, at that time, they won the Sino-Japanese naval battle, and he also knew that if he wanted to take risks, he had to pay.
Today's financial situation is a personal understanding that if Japan continues to lose, Japan will be dragged down sooner or later.
Some of the money that should be spent must not be saved.
"I know, and I will transfer funds from my private treasury to develop radar later."
Emperor Showa spoke.
"Hey."
Jun Takeshita nodded, and in his heart, he was also concerned about today's naval battle, he hoped for the victory of the empire, but he did not want the empire to win
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