The meeting lasted until the afternoon. After some discussion, the Japanese Navy decided to form the first special operation team. The core would be the four aircraft carriers, Kaga, Akagi, Fengxiang, and Longxiang. They would also be accompanied by four battleships. They were the flagship of the joint fleet, Changmen, and its sister ship, Luao, the Vajra class Kirishima, and the Fuso class Fuso.
Twenty cruisers were mobilized, all of which were new ships that had just entered service. There were even more destroyer and submarines.
The commander of the operation team was Yamamoto 56. Because he was the person in the navy who understood and wanted to understand Wei Chenghong the most, the position of commander naturally belonged to him.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the conference room. Before the person inside could respond, a navy officer hurriedly passed the message to Mitsumanasa Minei, the navy minister.
Mitsumanasa, who had originally planned to reprimand him, had a drastic change in expression after reading the contents of the message.
"Just two hours ago, someone impersonated us and attacked the American fleet.”Mitsumasa Yamanori sent the message to the others for review.
"This isn't done by our people. This is a false accusation. They want to provoke a war between the two countries.”
"Our aircraft carrier is either in China or at the port. How could it appear in Saipan?”
"This must be done by Wei Chenghong.”
The higher-ups of the Japanese Navy were discussing animatedly. However, as the head of the Navy, the first thing that Mitsumasa had to do was to enter the Imperial Palace to look for Hirohito. It was useless to look for the cabinet. If this matter was blown up, a war might break out.
Both Yamamoto Isoroku and Meinei Mitsumasa had served as naval attachés at the embassy in the United States. They were well aware of the difference in national strength between Japan and the United States. Once a war broke out, they would definitely lose. This was because the United States, which was fully engaged in war, was not something that the industrial poor Japan could compare to.
Tonight, Wei Chenghong was enjoying his success, while the Japanese were worried. They were too dependent on the resources of the United States. Without steel, they could not produce enough weapons and warships. Without oil, all the ships, planes, and tanks would be in trouble.
In the Pacific Ocean, the Wenzhou aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier formation commander Wang Yijun was celebrating the pilots. In today's operation, they had avenged their previous humiliation. At the cost of one aircraft, they sank four warships in one fell swoop.
The crew members of the two aircraft carriers were having fun. They drank beer and ate whatever they wanted. Many of them were drunk.
In front of the Wenzhou aircraft carrier was the flagship, Huaxia. The girl, Lin Lei, stood on the main cannon turret at the stern of the aircraft carrier, looking at the dark sea, thinking about something.
She guessed that Wei Chenghong was flirting with the Japanese vixen. Coincidentally, Sun Wanghua, who was on patrol, was also passing by.
"Isn't this Adjutant Lin? Why did he stay here so late at night instead of resting?”Sun Wanghua said to Lin Lei, who was standing on the turret.
'Captain' Lin Lei slid onto the gun barrel first, then jumped onto the deck and saluted Sun Wanghua.
"Are you in a bad mood?" As someone who had been through this before, Sun Wanghua felt that Lin Lei's temper should be changed. She was always frowning and was indeed unlikeable.
"It's nothing. I just don't like that Japanese vixen.”
"I can tell. Good luck." After the ship's eldest grandson, Wang Hua, finished speaking, he walked towards the stern of the ship.
The night was very long. Everyone had their own way of living.
On the morning of September 30th, 1937, the Huaxia was cruising at a speed of 15 knots. Location: North Pacific Ocean.
Wei Chenghong stood on top of the island and watched the take-off and landing training of the carrier-based aircraft with his binoculars. It wasn't that he wanted to torture these pilots, but to give them more experience.
No matter what, the pilots of Hainan Airlines were better than those of the mainland.
When it came to hunting down the Vajra class battleships, the carrier aircraft did not use radio communication to contact the mothership. It relied entirely on calculation and eyesight. In the vast sea, finding the lone boat of the aircraft carrier, just taking off and landing the aircraft carrier was a technical job. If they did not fly well, they would directly lose their lives.
The more successful the take-off and landing, the more successful the take-off and landing would be. This was under the condition that the weather was good. If it was a storm or something like that, it would probably not work. Only the best pilots with the best skills and the boldest courage would dare to fly.
The five aircraft carriers added up to 312 carrier-based aircraft, 112 Type Zero fighter jets, and 200 Tianshan attack aircraft. The attack aircraft could carry a 530mm caliber torpedoes, 12 100mm caliber rockets, and one 800kg armor-piercing projectile. As it was not a dedicated bomber, it might not be as outstanding in terms of carrying capacity and level of bombing.
What Wei Chenghong wanted to do was to attack the Japanese capital and tell the Japanese that their homeland was no longer safe. As long as Wei Chenghong's aircraft carrier fleet existed, he could take off his aircraft from any place in the sea near Japan and attack the Japanese homeland.
In order to highlight his uniqueness, Wei Chenghong designed a new badge, a golden sword, silver shield, and a pair of six-winged white wings.
Whether it was the military flag or the paint on the carrier, they all used this symbol.
The huge fleet consumed a lot of money every day. Wei Chenghong didn't dare to wander around on the sea too much, or else the fleet would eat him out of money. With more than 20,000 people, that was more than 20,000 mouths. Wei Chenghong, who didn't have any territory, could only choose to supply logistics from the system.
Putting down the binoculars, Wei Chenghong put on his sunglasses. The sun was very bright, so he had to wear them.
The island was a little high. Wei Chenghong climbed down the stairs and went to the control room. This was one of the best positions on the warship. He could see all parts of the ship. If it weren't for the fact that the armor was too weak, it would be the best choice for the bridge.
There was an air-conditioner inside, so it was much cooler. Tatsumi walked over and wiped his sweat. She also handed him a bottle of cola, which was in a glass bottle. At that time, cans had not been invented yet.
Don't ask me why there's coke. Coke has been around for a long time. There's also a refrigerator on the ship. This is an American warship. In terms of humanization, it's almost impeccable.
"We can withdraw now. Tell Wang Yi Jun that I will give his pilots two days off, but they must be prepared for battle.”On a hot day, a bottle of Coke was indeed very refreshing. Wei Chenghong drank half a bottle of Coke in one go and said to the signal soldier.
Wei Chenghong's fleet command structure was very simple.
Wei Chenghong = Supreme Commander
Wang Yijun = Commander of the aircraft carrier formation
Ma Ran = Escort Fleet Commander
Sun Wanghua = Commander of the team
The main fleet consisted of four battleships, the flagship Huaxia, the second warship Taishan, the third warship Aotian, and the fourth warship Chenghong.
These three people were all directly responsible for Wei Chenghong. Normally, Wei Chenghong was the same as the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet. He was only responsible for strategic command and not combat command.
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