Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated Chapter 416

April 17, 1942, Seto Inland Sea.

About 40 kilometers due south of Hiroshima, there is an island with an area of only 3.12 square kilometers.

If any force can send out a reconnaissance plane to observe at a low altitude, it will be found that there are countless small boats or modified fishing boats cruising around it around the clock.

Surrounding this island are many small, hilly islands.

They are covered with crops and various types of vegetation from the shore to the top of the mountain.

However, once you get in close contact, it is not difficult to find that carefully camouflaged anti-aircraft gun positions are deployed on the tops of these hills. The so-called good years are just superficial illusions.

This small point, which is tightly defended and difficult to find on the map, is the current main base of the Benzi United Fleet: Pillar Island.

As an anchorage carefully selected by the Japanese Navy and spent a lot of money to patiently transform, Zhudao is far away from conventional merchant ship channels. Its location is very hidden and difficult for enemies to spy on and reconnaissance.

It is strong and safe, and is very suitable for large fleets to go to sea.

Surface ships departing from here can reach the open sea in only a few hours' journey.

And thirty kilometers northeast of Zhudao are the large arsenal of the Honzi Navy and the Kure Shipyard. Many ships of the Combined Fleet are shipped from this shipyard.

Not far to the west of the shipyard, there is a quiet island that is easy to ignore, where the energetic Etajima Naval War School is located.

Nearly all senior officers of the Navy have received systematic training in naval strategy and tactics here.

The ingenious combination of anchorage, shipyard and school makes this inland sea the cradle of the Japanese navy.

It is precisely because of such a unique geographical environment that it became a world-famous military base in World War II, along with France's Toulon Port, Britain's Scapa Flow and England's Hampton.

The roar of the piston engine intertwined with the whistling wind in my ears.

Looking at the Zero fighter jets rising against the wind and flying towards the northeast, a certain senior Japanese general wearing a white general uniform sighed quietly, his frown never relaxing.

“Takasu-kun, has the combat headquarters contacted the battleship Yamato? When can the First Fleet leave the port?”

The old devil raised his hand to hold down the skirt of his clothes that was blown by the sea breeze, and stood at the command tower to ask about the progress again.

“Those bomber groups that appeared out of thin air were menacing and were obviously organized and premeditated powerful enemies. Judging from the enemy's currently exposed flight route, it is very likely that the enemy has a secret intelligence network.”

“I am worried that the navy will also become a target of the enemy.”

"Yi Pier has only been training for four months, and neither she nor the warriors are fully ready for battle. If she is alone, something unexpected may happen."

The person who is speaking at this time is naturally the commander-in-chief of the fleet and the only legendary captain during World War II: Yamamoto Nanichihachi.

Considering the safety of his locusts, the old Japanese did not hesitate to dispatch all the Zero fighters of the 21st Air Force as soon as the hot city was hit by an air attack.

There is no other way, he doesn't want to be liquidated afterwards.

If you are bitten by an army red deer, you will be labeled as a person who was not able to rescue you in time. That's really just mud falling into the crotch, it's not a problem, it's a problem.

But here comes the problem.

After dispatching all aviation forces to rescue the ship, the air defense force of our own anchorage has been weakened to the lowest point.

Once the enemy attacks, they may not be safe just by relying on the surface units' own anti-aircraft firepower and the air defense positions deployed on the islands.

Hearing Yamamoto's question, Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro immediately turned into a bitter melon face.

Ever since Japan and Chou started the Pacific War, he has been kept on standby by his superiors at domestic bases. He was even ridiculed as the Admiral of Wu Gang by other fleet commanders.

There must be monsters when things go wrong. Now that he was suddenly ordered to command the fleet in the port in a critical situation, the old devil immediately realized one thing, that is, his boss was very likely to let him take the blame.

However, the first level of officialdom is overwhelming, so Takasu Shiro has to do his job well no matter how reluctant he is.

“The combat command has contacted the captain at the dock, and they are now on their way back to the Zhudao base. As long as they can rendezvous with the large fleet, everything will be fine.”

“As for the situation of the First Fleet.”

At this point, Takasu Shiro suddenly stopped. Then he took the telescope hanging around his neck and began to observe the military port not far away. At this time, the Hashishima Fleet has been awakened. On the deck of the previous flagship Nagato battleship, countless crew members in sailor uniforms are busy anchoring.

Surrounded by Nagato, there were 21 warships including Mutsu, Ise, Hyuga, Fuso and Yamashiro.

It seems that due to the hasty attack, these large surface ships were not even prepared for fuel, ammunition and daily supplies, so the waterline was much higher than usual.

“If everything goes well, the main ship of the First Fleet should be able to leave the port in half an hour. Other surface units will be relatively slower, but it will certainly not exceed three hours.”

As soon as these words came out, Yamamoto Qixianba breathed a sigh of relief.

Normally, it takes at least three to four hours to activate the Nagato battleship. The situation in Mutsu, Ise, Hyuga, Fuso and Yamashiro was similar, and they could not leave the port within a few hours.

However, the above situation changed after the mobile fleet attacked Pearl Harbor.

At present, the boilers of battleships in the stationed state basically do not go out. Unless it is returned to the factory for overhaul, the high-pressure steam boiler will maintain minimum power operation.

There is no way, Benzi is not an ugly country with a big family and a big business.

Hashidashima and other battleships were prepared for the decisive battle. If they were successfully attacked by the enemy, there would be no possibility of replenishing them in a short period of time.

“Hey, I hope everything goes well.”

“Now is the weakest moment for the entire fleet. Once attacked, the consequences will be disastrous. As long as you give me another half hour! Then the sky is high and the birds can fly!”

The Pearl Harbor incident made the Japanese Navy fully realize the importance of protecting ships from torpedo attacks, and it cannot relax its vigilance even in inland waters.

To this end, Yamamoto Shichijohachi specially deployed mine protection fences around each light and heavy cruiser and battleship.

However, it was precisely because of the above-mentioned protection measures that the old Japanese fell into a dilemma after receiving the news of the attack on the base camp.

Let the battleships of the First Fleet leave the harbor immediately to avoid danger?

So before entering the Seto Inland Sea, what should the surface ships do if they encounter enemy torpedo bombers because they are not protected by mine barriers and cannot take advantage of their maneuverability?

Not leaving the port?

The enemy obviously has a special source of intelligence, so that they can bypass many observation posts silently. Who knows whether the opponent will target their first fleet.

together out out out out that group of powerful enemies with unknown origins would carry special aerial bombs designed to deal with large surface ships? Wouldn't the stationary capital ship become a lamb to be slaughtered?

Thinking of this, Yamamoto Qixianba simply gave up the two-for-one gamble. In order to avoid becoming a XX hero, the old devil directly pushed the problem to Takasu Shiro.

Place the blame?

You can eat randomly, but you can't talk randomly. He is the Vice-Admiral Commander of the First Fleet, and it is his job to command the entire fleet.

What's more, doesn't this give you two options?

Tokyo time, April 17 at 2 pm.

At high altitude over the vast sea, there is a huge fleet of aircraft that is advancing silently like ghosts. They are the second team of this strategic bombing.

Here, it is only one hundred and twenty nautical miles away from Zhudao anchorage.

“Team Liu, there is news from the brother troops. They successfully completed the mission and are leaving the battlefield according to the planned route.”

“At present, the 26th Air Force of the Japanese Army has appeared to pursue us. I believe the 21st Air Force of the Navy has also fallen into our plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain!”

Hearing this, the top commander of the Third Air Division showed a confident smile.

Looking at the history of wars from ancient times to the present, no **** country or major force can allow its rear area to be attacked without resistance.

So, this strategic bombing operation is a conspiracy, a conspiracy that maximizes intelligence and equipment advantages.

As long as there was no intelligence provided by the Yellow River, or a monitoring radar station could be built on the coastline in a small day, the Eighth Route Army Air Force would not dare to be so arrogant.

“Give me the order to have each unit push fuel and speed up, and try to block the Japanese in the Seto Inland Sea.”

“According to the information provided by our superiors, the enemy currently only has an under-equipped First Fleet in the homeland. So when we attack later, pick the bigger ones for me to attack.”

“Remember! The priority targets are Nagato and Mutsu with four twin-mounted main guns. For other illegal buildings, make an alternative when you really don't have a good angle to enter! Start taking action!” (End of this chapter)

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