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Suddenly, the continuous sound of explosions made Mitsumasa Minai in the bridge of the Akagi feel a burst of despair.Although my own two aircraft carriers successfully lured the Chinese aircraft carrier out, due to the previous round of attacks, both mother ships suffered heavy damage, and their speed and flexibility were greatly reduced. It was so flexible to dodge when it exploded.

In just 10 minutes, the Akagi aircraft carrier ate eight 200kg bombs and five aviation torpedoes, while the Kaga aircraft carrier suffered seven bombs and six torpedoes...

Chapter 0596 reconciliation doctrine (a) into a dead end!

3 month 19 day.

Wuhan, Military Commission.

Hearty laughter came from time to time in the military committee room. No matter who it is, they have hidden their worries and anxieties deeply at the moment, showing the joy of a winner.In fact, the battle across the Taiwan Strait seems to be a victory so far.Yesterday, that is, March 3, a supposedly decisive "South China Sea Battle" broke out, and the result was naturally an overwhelming victory for the Kuomintang Navy.

At least that's what Luo Yaoguo, holding a baton and pointing at the map, was reporting the battle situation to Hu Hanmin, Xu Chongzhi, Luo Yiqun and others.

"In the naval battle that broke out yesterday, our Nanyang Fleet gave full play to its air superiority and used the carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier to continuously launch air strikes against the main force of the Japanese United Fleet. The results that can be confirmed now include the sinking of the Akagi aircraft carrier and the sinking of the Kaga aircraft carrier; Myo advanced heavy cruiser sank, one Myo advanced heavy cruiser was severely damaged and the rudder was damaged; in addition, three light cruisers were sunk, and several destroyers were sunk. The loss of our army was only the battlecruiser Selim Sultan by the Japanese ship The light cruiser Changsha sank, the Fuzhou and Hangzhou were severely damaged; in addition, two destroyers and two torpedo boats were sunk... At present, the Second Fleet, including the damaged heavy cruiser Selim Sultan, is Having returned to Zhanjiang Naval Port, the First Air Fleet is turning to the southern part of the South China Sea."

"The attack on Taiwan Island is also going very smoothly. The two infantry brigades of the Second Infantry Division arrived in Kaohsiung yesterday, and they also arrived with the Second Engineer Brigade and some engineering equipment. In addition, the Marines who landed earlier The first brigade has advanced to the vicinity of Tainan and is making preparations for attacking Tainan. In addition, the Jinzhou side reported that the Japanese army has shown signs of abandoning Jinzhou and retreating, and it is estimated that Jinzhou may be recovered tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”

"Then when will the First Air Fleet return? Where is the Japanese Combined Fleet now?" As soon as Luo Yaoguo finished speaking, Xu Chongzhi was the first to ask.

"Ru Gong, the First Air Fleet is not able to return for the time being." Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, carefully choosing his words: "Although we have won a decisive victory in the South China Sea naval battle, the Japanese navy is still stronger than us in a short period of time. So After the First Air Fleet sank two Japanese aircraft carriers, they had no choice but to retreat south and hide in the deep sea.”

"Why are these navies not divided into east, west, and north? Isn't the retreat to the south getting farther and farther away?" Xu Chongzhi shook his head lightly, expressing his puzzlement.

Luo Yaoguo smiled and said: "The navy has its own way of fighting, it's not something we Army South can figure out. For example, in order to win the chance to sink the Japanese aircraft carrier yesterday, the First Air Fleet turned to the southeast and went around to the Japanese fleet side of the rear.” He used his baton to draw an arc on the map in the northern part of the South China Sea: “Because of this turn, the First Air Fleet was in the south of the main Japanese fleet, and after successfully sinking the Akagi and Kaga After the No. [-], there is no way to return to the voyage for the time being, so we can only retreat south."

"There is no way to go home after a big victory? This navy is really funny, but it is not an option to keep retreating south."

Hu Hanmin, chairman of the Nationalist Government, seemed to have heard the problem. He adjusted his pince-nez and asked, "Fuwen, tell me about the navy's plan."

"Yes." Luo Yaoguo nodded, drew a line along the South China Sea, the Java Sea, and the Sulawesi Sea on the map with his baton, and said, "The Navy plans to let the First Air Fleet travel in a big circle and sail eight or nine thousand nautical miles. Afterwards, they circled back to Shanghai, and the navy also planned to send two supply ships escorted by light cruisers to the Pacific Ocean to provide supplies for the First Fleet."

"Nanyang is the sphere of influence of Britain, the United States, France, and the Netherlands. Will there be any problem for our fleet to sail there?" Just as Luo Yaoguo finished speaking, Hu Hanmin took a deep breath and frowned tightly.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhan. I will instruct the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate with Britain, the United States, and the Netherlands. Besides, our trip to Nanyang is also on the high seas, and we will not violate the territorial waters of other countries, so we will not violate public international law." And this time the southbound route mainly passes through Lanyin, the Netherlands is not a big power right now." Luo Yiqun was still full of joy, and even more indifferent when talking about the Netherlands, the former sea coachman.

"How do I hear that recently the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and the Netherlands have all expressed regret for our refusal to mediate in declaring war on Japan, and they have all lifted sanctions against Japan?" Hu Hanmin asked in a deep voice: "Looking at the current situation, Japan I'm afraid we will get the support of these great powers again?"

"That will happen in the future." Luo Yaoguo smiled helplessly: "British and American powers have interests in Southeast Asia and East Asia. Of course, they don't want to see a big power in East Asia that can threaten their colonies. Before Japan was strong, they supported Take a look at us, now that we are strong, they will naturally support Japan."

"Will Japan..." Hu Hanmin seemed a little worried.

"No, after this battle, Japan will no longer have any unreasonable thoughts about the East Asian continent. Besides, Japan will become the brother of Britain and the United States, and it will end its relationship with Soviet Russia. This is also for us. There is no harm. Moreover, Britain and the United States are not mainly supporting us against Japan, but against the Soviet Union. As long as the threat of the Soviet Union is not eliminated, they will still rely on us." Luo Yaoguo quickly explained: "But we will focus on the future In the north, it is not appropriate to expand the size of the navy. Especially at the London Armaments Limitation Conference, we have to make relatively large concessions to the United Kingdom and the United States."

In this time and space, as in history, there are also the "Washington Naval Treaty" and "London Naval Treaty".These two treaties were mainly promoted by the United Kingdom and the United States, and the United Kingdom was the most enthusiastic.This is because the United Kingdom was so weak after World War I that it could not afford a new round of naval arms race, so it wanted to use treaties to limit the expansion of naval armaments of other powers.The current Chinese navy is of course also one of the objects that the United Kingdom most wants to restrict.

"Then is there any recent movement between the Soviet Union and the Communist Party?" Now that the Communist Party is mentioned, Hu Hanmin's old face is as long as Chiang Kai-shek's.

"The main force of the CCP's direct line has now left Zhili and Lubei, and is expected to enter Jilin Province before the end of the month. At the same time, there is also a Red Army in Jilin that has developed rapidly with the support of the Soviet Union. After the Japanese army captured Harbin, this The Red Army also took the opportunity to enter the mountainous area in the east of Heilongjiang Province and set up a base area. However, the CCP’s attack on Mongolia did not unfold as expected. It is estimated that they were worried that the Youth Army and the Trotskyist Army would join forces to resist the Red Army in Mongolia. The Trotskyites all have powerful cavalry regiments, and fighting on the Mongolian grasslands is very beneficial to them. Therefore, the CCP is now likely to focus its development on the northeast provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin.

According to our estimates, the war between the CCP and the Trotskyites is difficult to decide the outcome in the short term. The Trotskyists control Mongolia and the vicinity of the Greater Khingan Mountains, with a vast territory and a huge space for strategic maneuvering.After the CCP took control of Jilin and the eastern part of Heilongjiang, it opened up a line of communication with the Soviet Union, and it was not something that the isolated and helpless Trotskyites could defeat.The war between them is likely to end in a stalemate. "

"So, the Communist Party won't come to trouble us for the time being?" Xu Chongzhi asked with a smile.

"Yes." Luo Yaoguo nodded towards Xu Chongzhi: "As long as the Communist Party does not defeat the Trotskyites, it will have no power to challenge us, and the labor movement and student movement in the south will enter a relatively calm period, which will help us to steadily advance training. Political and constitutional reforms are very beneficial. In addition, the war between the Communist Party and the Trotskyites is also very beneficial to us in terms of public opinion. After all, Chinese people oppose civil war and support peace.”

"But the Communist Party is always a problem." Hu Hanmin said coldly.

"It's still a hornet's nest." Luo Yaoguo smacked his lips: "The root of the power of the Communist Party is the general poverty and the huge gap between the rich and the poor in our society. These two problems are very serious in the jurisdiction of the Nationalist government, and they cannot be improved in the short term. As long as these two social problems are not resolved, there will be room for communism, and the Communist Party cannot be eliminated solely by military strength. Moreover, resolving the Communist Party issue by force will also make the political training and constitutionalism that have been steadily advancing The process is affected."

"En." Hu Hanmin nodded noncommittally. During this period of time, the troubles encountered by the Nationalist government on "social issues in Zhili and northern Lubei" have greatly reduced the voices within the party to solve the Communist Party by force.Including Hu Hanmin, none of the top KMT officials knew how to solve the "sequela of the land revolution" there.If the achievements of the Communist Party’s Land Revolution are recognized, the capitalists, landlords, and most of the intellectuals will oppose it; but if the land in the hands of the peasants is confiscated and returned to the original owners, then 3000 to [-] million peasants in Zhili and northern Shandong will be pushed to The Communist Party went to the side...

"What about Zhili and Lubei?" Hu Hanmin hesitated for a moment, then asked again: "Do you have any good suggestions?"

"We are still negotiating with the Communist Party. There is no disagreement on the transfer of land in Zhili and northern Shandong. The current differences are still the land and 'public property' in Zhili and northern Shandong. The CCP wants us to recognize the agrarian revolution and urban society. The achievements of socialist transformation, we also need to ensure that farmers and workers who participated in the land revolution and urban socialist transformation will not be retaliated or sanctioned." Luo Yaoguo replied.

"The Communist Party is really troublesome. Why do you care so much after the land is handed over?" Hu Hanmin sighed heavily.

"The trouble is not the Communist Party." Luo Yaoguo shook his head: "It's the sharp social problems and class contradictions in our country, especially the rural problems. There are too many people and too little land. The vast majority of farmers live in extreme poverty. Food and clothing cannot be achieved. Moreover, the regime of our national government cannot reach the countryside at all. Apart from compulsory education and the collection of local armed forces, it seems that we have not done anything for the peasants who account for [-] to [-]% of China's total population in recent years. Useful things." At this point, he paused, and said coldly: "After the political training period ends in the future, these extremely poor peasants will use their votes to decide whether we will stay or not!"

There is only so much land in China, and there are hundreds of millions of farmers. If you just look at the abacus beads, you will know that there are more people and less land. Most people are destined to suffer and suffer for a lifetime!These poor and lower-middle peasants who are destined to endure hardship and poverty, although there are not many Communist Party members to lead them to fight against local tyrants in this time and space, they have been taught by the compulsory education of the Kuomintang to have some culture, and they know that princes and generals are kind In addition, according to the legacy of the founding father, the Prime Minister, who has become a "great god", starting from 1939, the local governments and parliaments of the southern provinces, as well as the central level of the Legislative Yuan and the members of the Supervisory Yuan must be selected through their hands. That sacred vote!What's more, China has not convinced the poor that suffering is a religion that deserves it like Hinduism.At that time, I am afraid that the Communist Party will not need to start a revolution, but will be able to come to power directly with the votes of the poor and lower-middle peasants, right?Even if there is no Communist Party, there will definitely be some Socialist Revolutionary Party, People's Party, Labor Party, Fascist Party, etc., who will compete with the Kuomintang for power by taking advantage of the country's social problems.Thinking about this unsolvable problem, not to mention Hu Hanmin, Xu Chongzhi, Luo Yiqun and other "old antiques", even Luo Yaoguo, a traveler, felt his scalp tingle.

Just when Luo Yaoguo was about to discuss with a few bigwigs whether to carry out some reforms to buy people's hearts, the door was pushed open, and Natalie broke in amidst everyone's surprise, and said with a worried expression: "Show Hey, Minister Wang of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just called. The ambassadors of Britain, France, the United States, and the Netherlands jointly lodged a protest, demanding that we and the Japanese fleet not cross the 5th north latitude southward, and urging our country to start negotiations with Japan to resolve the Sino-Japanese dispute peacefully. War between the two!"

"what!"

This news made the conference room fall into a dead silence. Although everyone had vaguely guessed from the recent actions of the British and American powers that they had intended to support Japan, they still couldn't believe their ears when they heard the news suddenly.

"Hu Hanmin was the first to react from the astonishment, and asked in a deep voice: Fuwen, where is the First Fleet now?"

Luo Yaoguo gritted his teeth, took a few deep breaths, and said, "I don't know! Now that the First Air Fleet has implemented radio silence, no one knows their exact location. Only in this way can they hide themselves so that the Japanese cannot find them." to them."

……

October 3, 19:15.

Deep in the South China Sea, about 300 nautical miles from Manila.

"50 meters!"

The deck of the Shimakaze destroyer was in a hurry. The soldiers quickly turned the depth gauge on the depth charge, and then quickly threw the small oil barrel-shaped depth charge into the sea with the launcher.

At the same time, a kamikaze-class destroyer that was coordinating nearby also dropped depth charges.

"Boom..." Two sounds, the originally calm sea water suddenly turned up and down like boiling water in a pot, and countless violent waves appeared on the sea in an instant.

"One more round."

Seeing that the sea water was still clear, several destroyers started a new wave of depth charges. Four warships, a mothership and two heavy cruisers slowly circled aside at a speed of 5 knots.

This is the second anti-submarine operation conducted by the main force of the Japanese fleet today. Just now a watchman on the battleship Nagato reported that he found a huge black shadow under the water surface... I don’t know if it is a submarine or a whale. It is also possible. What is the unknown sea monster.However, Kanji Kato did not dare to take it lightly, and quickly ordered depth charges to be thrown into the water.

The sound of rumbling explosions engulfed the water column and kept flashing on the sea surface, but no oil pollution could be seen emerging from the water.

On the bridge of the Nagato 10 nautical miles away, Chief of Staff Shigetaro Shimada shook his head: "It seems to be another false alarm. Everyone has been a little nervous recently."

Kanji Kato nodded slightly, and asked, "Has the reconnaissance plane returned?"

"Not yet." Shigetaro Shimada heaved a long sigh: "Could it be that the China Aircraft Carrier has slipped back to Zhanjiang Port? After all, the South China Sea..." At this moment, a telegram handed over to him interrupted him, Shimada After a few glances at Yimu Shixing, his eyebrows frowned, and he reported: "The telegram from the seaplane found the Chinese aircraft carrier about 200 nautical miles northwest of Palawan Island! It is about 150 nautical miles away from us."

"Oh! How fast they run!"

"Yes, their speed is much higher than ours, and they still have about a hundred carrier-based aircraft available. Our heavy cruisers and light cruisers dare not leave the main force to chase them during the day."

Kanji Kato frowned. After Akagi and Kaga were destroyed, the United Fleet almost suffered from aircraft carrier phobia.After all, the two ships Akagi and Kaga used the hulls of battleships and battlecruisers, and the anti-aircraft firepower far exceeds that of ordinary battleships.However, the Chinese aircraft carrier only used two rounds of air strikes and dispatched [-] sorties to completely destroy the two aircraft carriers. Although they were not sunk, they completely lost their maneuverability and combat effectiveness. Tears ordered the destroyers to torpedo them and sink them, lest the two behemoths be captured by the Chinese.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese aircraft carrier seems to want to enter the Sulu Sea through the Balabac Strait, and then cross the Philippine Islands to the Pacific Ocean." Shimantaro rubbed his hands and said: "Although Britain and the United States do not allow the Chinese people to cross the five degrees north latitude and go south, but And it didn't stop them from passing through the Philippine Islands, really..."

"They did it on purpose!" Kanji Kato gritted his teeth, and looked up at the sea in the east: "The British and the United States are just beating China by not allowing the Chinese navy to cross the 5th parallel. It does not mean that they have given up on China. Especially the Americans, In their eyes, China is a democratic country, the empire is an absolute monarchy, China is the front line against the Soviet Union, and the empire is an ally of the Soviet Union!"