Beiyang reactionaries

The top two bomber brigades in China and Japan each have eight bombers.They are all selected from the most elite bomber formations on both sides, and the pilots are the most trained elites, ready to give the Dutch Far East Fleet a dismount.

They can't bully the air defense force of the Lan Far East Fleet.

Therefore, the dive was completed very quickly, and the target was directed at the two light cruisers of the Dutch Far East Fleet, the Java and the Sumatra.Because among the Dutch Far East Fleet, the two light cruisers Java and Sumatra are the most powerful, and they also have a little air defense force.Except for their two light cruisers, the other warships are very backward.So these two warships were hit in the first wave.The aircraft carrier appeared at the end of the First World War, and actually participated in the war.

But in such a naval battle, this is the first time that an aircraft carrier has been used in this way, and aircraft of this scale have been dispatched.Many people in the Dutch army are actually experienced, and Herifell is also a very good admiral.

But it was also the first time he encountered such a situation.

Although the air defense is very strong, the air defense force is too poor.In the face of dive bombing by China and Japan, there is nothing to do.In the blink of an eye, the Java and Sumatra were hit by several bombs.

Air bombs are very powerful.

At present, the aerial bombs used by China and Japan are generally [-] kilograms, and the power of dropping them is astonishing.In the first wave of dive bombing, one bomb fell on the Java, and the Sumatra was even worse, being hit by two aerial bombs.The power system of the Sumatra was directly blown up, and she was seriously injured, and she was already running.The dive-bombing hit rate this time was astonishing.

Immediately after the first wave of attack brigade passed, there was a second wave of attack brigade.The officers and soldiers of the entire Dutch Far East Fleet are stupid. They have fought naval battles all their lives. When have they faced such a war?

Hriful, who commanded the battle on the Java, was also dizzy.Because this is completely against his original common sense of naval warfare.

"Torpedo, torpedo."

Just when the officers and soldiers of the Dutch Far East Fleet were at a loss and didn't know how to deal with the plane in the sky, the observation post kept shouting.Because the Japanese torpedo bombers started dropping torpedoes.

The Japanese torpedo bombers made a low-altitude flight before dropping eight torpedoes.Among the aircraft carrier aircraft brought by Japan this time, there are eight torpedo bombers.

After they dropped the torpedo, they flew back immediately.Because they only carry a torpedo, and it is useless to throw it away.Japanese torpedoes weigh more than 42 kilograms and are very fast, reaching more than [-] knots.Far exceeding the speed of current warships.

"boom--"

The Dutch Far East Fleet has been dealing with the planes in the sky, and a torpedo suddenly came, which made them unable to react in time.In an instant, two destroyers were hit by torpedoes.

The destroyers of the Dutch Far East Fleet are all very old warships.Hit by a Japanese torpedo, he was immediately seriously injured.One was even completely scrapped and slowly began to sink.

"Boom-boom-boom-"

127 aircraft, including 54 bombers, 62 attack aircraft, 8 torpedo bombers, and 3 reconnaissance aircraft.Many of the reconnaissance planes sent out before were used by attack planes, and there were only three special reconnaissance planes.

Attack planes carry fewer bombs, but bombers carry more.

15 attack groups were formed to bombard the Dutch Far East Fleet back and forth.That is to say, the hit rate of the current aircraft is not high. Although dive bombing can improve the hit rate, the warships below are not stationary.After they were familiar with the bombing by planes, they had begun to avoid those aerial bombs.If not, these nine warships would have been bombed and sunk long ago.

But it didn't help much.

After more than half an hour of bombing, the Dutch Far East Fleet suffered heavy casualties.The Sumatra was half sunk, and three destroyers were sunk. Both the Java and the Tromp were seriously injured, and the other destroyers were also injured.This round of bombing is over, and half of the Dutch Far East Fleet is dead.

"Dududu-"

These planes had just completed their bombing and left the battlefield. Before Hrifell could count the situation, the observation post discovered a huge fleet.Two heavy cruisers and six destroyers led by Yamamoto 56 have already arrived on the battlefield.

"Transbaikal Military District and Far Eastern Military District?"

"Yes."

China and Japan are fighting in Nanyang, but Duan Xun is still most concerned about the north, the Soviet Union in the north.Because of things in the south, Duan Xun was not very worried.

Britain and France have jumped up and down recently, accusing China and Japan, but it is only lip service, and there is no substantive action.

Especially France.

France is the last thing to want a conflict with China.Because a large number of export products in Southwest China, one is to use the Yangtze River to export from Chongqing and Wanxian.These things mainly use the shipping of the Yangtze River and can be shipped in large quantities.

The other is to use Mengzi.

Many things in the Southwest were sent to Mengzi Customs by railway and road, and finally entered Vietnam by the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway.Then export directly from the port in Vietnam.

The advantage of exporting from Mengzi is the short distance.

But there are also disadvantages.

That is, the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway is still controlled by French businessmen, and the capacity of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway is limited, which sometimes delays time.But for France, this is a profitable railway.

Using this railway, a large number of products from the southwestern provinces were exported to Vietnam.Then it was exported from Vietnam to Europe, and the French businessmen made a lot of money in the middle.It also drives Vietnam's ports and the economy along Vietnam.This is of great benefit to France.

More than that.

In order to take care of the interests of France in the Southwest, especially France has deep historical roots in the Southwest.China recognizes this, so in the southwestern provinces, especially Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou, where there are no commercial cities, French businessmen are allowed to invest and do business.Therefore, France can be said to have gained a lot of economic benefits in the southwest of China.

France does not want to damage relations with China.

In addition to economic reasons, France does not want to have conflicts with a big country like China.The development of the Chinese army is too fast. As early as a few years ago, the size of the Chinese army reached 150 million, and there are a large number of army troops in the southwest region.

Although France has colonies in Southeast Asia, it actually has few troops.

The four countries of Britain, the United States, France and the Netherlands control Southeast Asia, but there are not many troops here.Only Britain has a Far East fleet in Singapore, and that is not for controlling colonies.The colonies in Southeast Asia basically don't have much resistance.There are some resistance forces, but none of them have much power.Therefore, they don't have many troops in the colonies, and their troops are basically composed of local people.The combat effectiveness is extremely backward.

So France does not want to have a military conflict with China.

The United Kingdom has been maintaining the stability of the world order and does not want things that disrupt the world order to happen.But in the same way, Britain also tried its best to avoid war.

Therefore, Britain and France have always been louder than louder, with more verbal criticism and less actual action.

Therefore, Duan Xun pays more attention to the affairs in the north.Duan Xun knew that it was impossible for the Soviet Union not to hear any rumors about China's momentum.Eight or nine months have passed since the formulation of the third five-year plan.China has also sent a large number of troops for its large-scale construction in the border areas. The Soviet Union must have some response.

"Just three days ago, the Soviet Union began to reorganize its troops and established two new military districts. One is the Far East Military District, the other is the Transbaikal Military District, and the Pacific Fleet was formed."

"Be specific."

"Yes."

Liu Fei, director of the Operations Department of the General Staff, introduced the situation in the Soviet Union to Duan Xun.Lin Wei, the former director of the war department, was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Northeast Military Region, deputy commander-in-chief of the Heilongjiang Military Region, and concurrently the chief of staff of the Heilongjiang Military Region.He was sent to the front line by Duan Xun, and partnered with Li Yunlong to lead the troops in Heilongjiang.

And Liu Fei was promoted to the director of the Operations Department of the General Staff.

Liu Fei is 37 years old, very young in terms of age.Moreover, he has a stubborn temper. If he thinks something is wrong, even if someone orders him from above, he will be able to stand up to it.Since he entered the army, he has been a thorn in the eyes of many people above.But he was able to rise step by step. This time, Chief of General Staff Xu Yongchang and Deputy Chief of General Staff Huang Musong both supported Liu Fei as the Director of the Operations Department.The reason is that Liu Fei is really talented and talented.

Even Duan Xun admired Liu Fei's talent very much.

Dao: "The reorganization of the Soviet Union's troops is directly aimed at the northern region of our country. The Soviet Union established the Transbaikal Military Region, mainly to reorganize the troops in the Irkutsk region and establish the Transbaikal Army. Then it established the Far East Military Region and reorganized Chita. Hebali's troops. Under the jurisdiction of the Red Banner First Army, the Red Banner Second Army, and the Red Banner Third Group. The naval forces stationed in Vladivostok and the Amur fleet are reorganized into the Pacific Fleet. The Far East Military Region directly governs the Pacific Fleet."

"Group army? What organization?"

"The Transbaikal Army has 21 Infantry Division, 37 Infantry Division, 38 Infantry Division, a tank division, two cavalry divisions, two artillery brigades, two aviation divisions, and an airborne brigade. However, these establishments of the Transbaikal Army are There are empty establishments, but they are not full at present. The current Transbaikal Military Region has only about 3 people, but if these establishments are full, the Transbaikal Army will have more than [-] people."

Liu Fei immediately reported everything he knew to Duan Xun.

Duan Xun listened to Liu Fei's report quietly, while Huang Musong marked it on the map so that Duan Xun could see it more clearly.Liu Fei continued: "The group army in the Far East Military Region is even larger. The First Red Flag Army has four infantry divisions, two tank divisions, one cavalry division, one artillery division, two aviation divisions, and one airborne brigade. , a motorized brigade, and an army with more than 16 troops. The second and third armies are about the same size as the first army. If all the establishments are full, then the Soviet Far East Military District will have 50 troops."

"The Pacific Fleet is composed of the fleet stationed in Vladivostok and the Amur and Fleet. Currently they have small surface ships, mainly gunboats with a tonnage of three to four hundred tons, plus a torpedo boat detachment, and about 30 small submarines force."