I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

A message encrypted by a password was sent out in just a few seconds. Then, Major Haitong's heart sank suddenly, because he saw Brown's body that was curled up so much that it could be described as shrunken just now gradually swelled up. The waist that was bent to the point of rickety also slowly stood upright, the whole person was like a bulging sail, exuding the aura of being overwhelmed, and the expressions of panic, panic, and fear on his face disappeared all of a sudden, replaced by A firm determination and a mocking sneer.

As for the U.S. signal soldier of the Navajo tribe, he stood expressionlessly, his eyes radiating a kind of resolute gaze that regarded death as home.

"Chinaman, do you really think that Americans are all cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death?" Brown laughed. laugh.

Major Hai Tong tried his best to restrain his dizzy emotions, and resisted the urge to kill the other party.

"Private class!" Brown looked at the yellow-skinned American signal soldier, "Do you still remember the oath you swore in front of the American flag when you joined the United States Army?"

"Of course I remember, sir!" the U.S. Signal Corps replied solemnly and solemnly, "'I swear to the death to defend the territory of the United States of America, and solemnly swear to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States against all hostile forces...' Sir, I have never forgotten !"

Brown nodded, looking at his yellow-skinned subordinates emotionally: "You are an excellent American soldier!"

Major Hai Tong looked at Brown: "The fresh water purifiers on Midway Island have never failed, have they?"

Brown readily admitted, "Of course.

I just asked him to reply 'repaired', General Halsey can immediately understand what happened here by replying 'repaired' which should not be replied at all.

Chinaman, your trick has failed!"

Major Hai Tong has calmed down, and he nodded: "You are loyal to your duties. Although you know the consequences of doing so, you still fulfill your oath to the country. I personally admire you very much. You are all great soldiers. However, I also want to fulfill my oath to my country!" He looked at his subordinates, "Immediately report to the Nanjing that Midway Island has been exposed. In addition, you know what to do with these two people. Remember to put the corpses away after the incident is over." Throw it into the sea, if the U.S. military finds out, the Yankees will take advantage of our abuse of prisoners during the war!"

Amidst the hog-killing screams from Brown and the Navajo messengers, Major Hai Tong was in great pain. He regretted that he still failed to complete the task assigned by his superiors in the end.

In the command room of the Intrepid aircraft carrier, Halsey slammed the telegram into a ball of paper. The excitement and fear in his heart made him unable to hold back his emotions again: "There is indeed a problem with Midway Island! Damn Chinaman , They really want to lure me into the strike range of Midway Island's land-based aircraft, so as to unite the island's aircraft and their carrier-based aircraft to kill me!" He was both proud and grateful for the success of his "quest for directions" .

Browning reminded: "Admiral, if Midway Island has fallen, then our army's signal soldiers on the island have either been killed or are already under their control. How can they send a wrong message to warn us?"

Halsey nodded, and the stone-like lines on his face softened a little: "It must be the signal soldiers of our army on the island who risked their lives under the guns of the Chinese and deliberately sent out wrong messages!" He was emotional and sentimental After a while, "We have such an excellent young man, we will definitely win this battle and even this war!"

Browning nodded slightly: "So, Admiral, what should we do next?"

Halsey coldly and succinctly ordered: "Attack Midway Island! Doing this will lead the snake out of the hole first! Midway Island is the most important bargaining chip for the Chinese to win us. They must be forced to protect Midway Island. The second is to defeat the strength of the Chinese one by one. The strength of the Chinese to compete with us is composed of two parts, one is the land-based aircraft of Midway Island, and the other is the carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier. These two parts cannot be combined into one. They will deal with us, destroy Midway Island, and without those [-] land-based aircraft, the Chinese aircraft carrier fleet will only have a dead end under our final counterattack!"

Browning thought for a while and asked, "If we destroy Midway, will the Chinese aircraft carrier fleet see the situation and flee without a fight?"

Halsey showed a confident expression: "Whether they escape or not, they will die! If they fight, they will definitely lose. If they run away, we will bite them until we drive them into Japan." In the ambush circle of people! These yellow-skinned monkeys are dead!" He looked at the time, which was 5:1 pm local time on May 5st in Hawaii and 30:5 pm local time on May 1st in Midway Island. (Midway Island time is 4 hour later than Hawaii time in the time zone, and about an hour and a half later than Hawaii time in terms of actual sunshine), the US fleet is about 30 kilometers away from Midway Island, and it takes 1 hours to sail continuously at a speed of 1500 knots .

After calming down, Halsey calmly ordered: "The entire fleet slows down to 18 knots, so that the escorting aircraft carrier and transport ships can follow the aircraft carrier closely, and don't disperse forces. Replace the three carrier-based aircraft with fighter jets!" The transport ships in the U.S. fleet, like the Nanjing fleet, carry a large number of spare carrier-based aircraft, which can replenish aircraft carriers and escort aircraft carriers at any time, but this process is very time-consuming and cannot be carried out during a battle .

The Halsey fleet has a total of about 800 carrier-based aircraft, three-quarters of which are replaced by fighter jets, which means 600 fighter jets. The U.S. military has enough fighter jets to repel it.

Although Halsey is brave and courageous, he is not reckless. He knows that the main prerequisite for his side to destroy the enemy is to protect himself.

Following Halsey's order, the faster aircraft carriers and cruisers in the U.S. Third Fleet began to slow down one after another, allowing the escorting aircraft carriers and transport ships that were behind to follow up in an orderly manner. Fandi hovered over the fleet, closely protecting the fleet. Then, the transport ships that followed up clearly sailed side by side with the aircraft carrier and the escort aircraft carrier, and used the crane to hoist the pirates and Hellcats in the cabin. The aircraft carrier and the flight deck of the escorting aircraft carrier were lifted up and transferred to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier and the escorting aircraft carrier. Amidst the continuous roar of machinery, the whole process was orderly. It's like a small steel town under the night sky.

It is very dangerous for the fleet to turn on the lights at night, and it is easy to be spotted and attacked by enemy planes and submarines, but Halsey is safe to do so because his fleet is still outside the attack range of Midway Island and the Nanjing fleet. Even if the Nanjing Army has submarines in Hawaii and Midway Island, it cannot track the U.S. fleet. After all, the speed of surface warships greatly exceeds that of submarines, not to mention the light cruisers and destroyers in the U.S. fleet. You can safely and boldly change the machine at night, and you also have plenty of time.

The U.S. fleet needs to sail another 1000 kilometers to include Midway Island in its attack range. That is, it will sail continuously for about 18 hours at a speed of 30 knots at this time. Then, the U.S. fleet will arrive at a place about 10 kilometers away from Midway Island at around 500:[-] the next day. However, the U.S. military was not able to launch an offensive at that time, because it needed to turn on the lights to completely expose itself when taking off carrier-based aircraft at night. At that time, the U.S. military was very close to Midway Island and the Nanjing fleet that might appear at any time. Such a dangerous thing.

Halsey is strong enough, there is no need to win in danger, he just needs to be steady and steady, he intends to destroy the airport on Midway Island first, to weaken the enemy's strength, and secondly, to lure out the Nanjing fleet to rescue Midway Island, and finally proceed step by step To catch the other party in one go.

After finalizing the battle plan, Browning raised two questions: "If there is nothing wrong with Midway Island, wouldn't our planes bomb us indiscriminately in the past and accidentally injure our own people?"

Halsey thought about it for a while: "If the plane from Midway Island flies to our carrier-based fleet, it will be completely confirmed that there is a problem there. The planes are also Chinese planes. If Midway Island is flying over our carrier-based fleet If the plane still didn’t take off at that time, it can prove that there is no problem there!”

Browning hesitated for a moment, then said: "If there is indeed a problem with Midway Island, then there must be a lot of our prisoners on the island, and our planes bombed indiscriminately in the past, wouldn't they accidentally injure our own people?" ?”

Halsey was silent, did not answer, he avoided the question, Browning knew he was asking too much.

In order to win, he had to accidentally injure his own people. Although it was cruel, there was no other way.

Many people are destined to be unable to sleep this night, not only Halsey, but also Xu Zushan and others.

In the command room of the Nanjing aircraft carrier, Xu Zushan looked at the telegram and sighed: "Midway Island has indeed been exposed!"

Yuan Fangqiao nodded: "It's expected.

We can raid and occupy Midway without anyone noticing, but it is really unrealistic to turn it into our trump card for ambushing the US military.

The Americans are not two years ago, after two years of fighting, they have also learned to be smart!"

Xu Zushan frowned: "What do you think is Halsey's next step?"

Ouyang Sihai said: "It goes without saying? It must be Midway Island! First, he has not found the location of our fleet, but the location of Midway Island is fixed. Second, if the US military attacks Midway Island, we must rescue Midway Island." Island, he would reveal himself, which was exactly what he could have wished for.

In addition, it is very easy for the U.S. military to attack Midway Island. The value of Midway Island is the airport on the island. As long as the U.S. military fleet flies to the sky over Midway Island and drops a bomb, blowing up the airport, it is equivalent to abolishing the value of the island. We can't use the island, and at that time, all we can participate in the battle are the 300 carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier, which is far inferior to the US military, and just wait to sink to the bottom of the sea!"

Zhong Junchu seemed to think of something: "Three officers, I'm thinking about a detail.

If the U.S. military attacks Midway Island next, will the U.S. military destroy Midway Island or occupy Midway Island? "

Yuan Fangqiao said: "Is there any difference between the two? Midway Island is a palm-sized place. Not only is it small in size, but also the terrain is flat and flat. There are no fortifications on the island. In fact, building a defense in such a small place The fortifications are simply useless. The U.S. military can easily occupy the island as long as they destroy the planes on the island and then send a random regiment to land. We only have 1000 people on the island at this time, and we do not carry heavy weapons. Once the U.S. troops land, No matter how hard they fight to the death, they are vulnerable!"

Zhong Junchu shook his head: "Sir, I don't think so, I think there is still a difference between the two, even a key difference.

What Halsey most eagerly wants to destroy is our fleet, and the attack on Midway Island also serves this purpose. Without destroying our fleet, he should not be interested in taking Midway Island, because our fleet is destroyed , Midway Island will then become his pocket!"

Ouyang Sihai looked at Zhong Junchu: "With air superiority, capturing Midway Island is a very simple matter. As long as the naval guns bombard them, and then send 800, [-] people to the island, it is easy to take the island.

Although Halsey's fleet is an aircraft carrier combat fleet, it is still possible to send a few cruisers and 2000 people to capture Midway Island by the way. There are no planes on the island, no fortifications, no coastal defense guns, and no defensive depth and mountains. , Taking this small island is really just a 'handy thing'!" He said, suddenly his heart moved, "There is a way to delay the US military from taking Midway Island!" He thought seriously, "I didn't think of this at first. The situation, now we can only grind our guns in front of the battle.

Apart from the torpedo boats, the fastest warships in the fleet are the destroyers Zhuozhou and Cangzhou. Because these two destroyers have adopted the technology of the Japanese Navy's Minekaze class, their maximum speed can reach 39 knots, and they can sail in 20 hours at extreme speed. 1500 kilometers away.

Hey, let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor! "

Xu Zushan asked Ouyang Sihai: "What did you think of?"

Ouyang Sihai looked solemn: "Jun Zuo, the matter has come to this point, we can only go to war with the US military head-on, but we can take some extra measures. Although the promotion effect on the war situation may be small, it is better than doing nothing!"

Xu Zushan nodded: "Okay, let's do as you said! In addition, pass on my order, and the fleet is heading to Midway Island!"

Sa Shijun, the captain of the Nanjing, looked at Xu Zushan's firm gaze, nodded, and picked up the radio at the same time: "Listen to my order, the fleet changes course and sails to Midway Island!"

On the roaring ocean, the Nanjing ship led the entire fleet, slowly changed its course, and then cut through the waves.

Around Midway Island, the 2nd Fleet of the Nanjing Army and the 3rd Fleet of the US Army are racing against time to prepare for the battle. The small Midway Island is like the eye of a typhoon. This is the center of the circle twisted into a steel vortex.

At this time, the 3rd Fleet of the U.S. Army was located about 1500 kilometers due east and south of Midway Island, and sailed towards Midway Island at a speed of 18 knots. The Second Fleet of the Nanjing Army was located about 2 kilometers due north and west of Midway Island , also sailed towards Midway Island at a speed of 2000 knots. At the same time, the destroyers Zhuozhou and Cangzhou in the fleet left the fleet at a maximum speed of 18 knots and headed for Midway Island. It is expected to arrive at Midway Island in 39 hours .

Nimitz in Hawaii, Roosevelt in Washington, Chen Shaokuan and Jiang Weiguo in Fuzhou are all looking forward to the outcome of the Midway battle.

On the fleets of both sides, the senior officers are nervously strategizing, and the middle-level and lower-level officers and soldiers are waiting for the battle. Both sides firmly believe that they will be the victors of this battle.

Aircraft carrier combat is like a master fight in a martial arts novel. The outcome and life or death will be decided in an instant, but the previous preparations are long and anxious.

以中途岛时间为基准，5月1日下午4时30分，距离中途岛约1500公里的美军第3舰队航向中途岛，准备对该岛发动攻击并且以此引诱出南京军第2舰队，预计在5月2日晚上10时左右抵达距中途岛约500公里的地方，再航行一夜即8个小时，美军舰队会在5月3日上午6时天亮时抵达距中途岛约230公里处；与此同时，南京军第2舰队也在航向中途岛，舰队里有两艘驱逐舰先走一步，预计在5月2日晚上8时30分抵达中途岛。

After confirming the combat plan, all the senior commanders on both sides can do is to think over and over whether there are loopholes and flaws in the plan that need to be supplemented. After confirming that there are not too many loopholes and flaws in the plan, all the senior commanders of the two sides can do is to wait calmly. After all, there is no plan in the world that is sure to win and never lose. War is full of risks and uncertainties, which can only be solved by adapting to the situation. .

Time passed little by little, and the nerves of the senior commanders on both sides became more and more tense.

In the command room of the Valiant aircraft carrier, Halsey kept walking with his hands behind his back; in the command room of the Nanjing aircraft carrier, Xu Zushan went to rest in the lounge next door, snoring intentionally without sleepiness.

中途岛当地时间5月2日晚上8时45分，美军第3舰队距离中途岛还有约550公里，南京军第2舰队距离中途岛还有约1050公里，双方此时仍然不知道对方的位置，但南京军第2舰队的涿州号、沧州号顺利地抵达中途岛。

Lieutenant Colonel Wu Qingping, the captain of the First Battalion of the "Yasha" Special Forces of the Chinese Navy, who was ordered to attack Midway Island and was the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Army's Midway garrison at this time, received the two captains of Zhuozhou and Cangzhou in great surprise. : "Both captains, why are you here suddenly?"

The two captains and Wu Qingping saluted each other, and then went straight to the topic: "Time is imminent. Although we haven't figured out the location of the US fleet, it can be inferred from the time that Midway Island is already under attack by the US fleet's carrier-based aircraft group. Within the range, after dawn tomorrow, the U.S. carrier-based air fleet is coming!"

Wu Qingping looked at the two captains: "Are you here to reinforce us?" He didn't believe that the two destroyers were here to reinforce Midway Island, because the mere two destroyers were useless at all, and reinforcements meant death.

"Time is running out!" The two captains have already started to tell their subordinates to get busy, "Quick!"

The two destroyers moved around Midway Island like two Tai Chi fish in the waters off the coast of Midway Island. While moving slowly, they kept throwing heavy black balls into the sea water.

Wu Qingping immediately understood that the two destroyers were laying mines, both of which were magnetic mines developed by the Germans.

The Germans can be called a "battle nation", and they are well-deservedly ranked first in the world in the development of military weapons. Whether it is aircraft, tanks, artillery, warships, guns, or helicopters, they can develop world-class products, including mines.

At this time, among the belligerent countries in the world, the Germans have the highest level of mine technology. The "magnetic mine" developed by the Germans is different from conventional mines. This kind of mine will be suspended in the sea or even sink to the bottom without being triggered. The minesweeper of the non-destructive mine was discovered, but when a warship passed by, this kind of mine would automatically absorb it and then explode violently, which can be said to be accurate once it explodes.

Midway Island is very small, and because it is so small, it only takes a few hundred mines to "blockade" this small island firmly.

The Zhuozhou and Cangzhou carried almost a thousand medium-sized magnetic mines, and deployed them in the sea area of ​​several hundred meters around Midway Island, which became "a place of death for warships".

In order to hold as many mines as possible, the Zhuozhou and Cangzhou threw away all the things that could be thrown away on the warships before departure. Even the decks, kitchens, and dormitories of officers and soldiers were full of mines.

When sailing all the way to Midway Island, the crew of the two destroyers seemed to be sitting on a pile of explosives. As long as one of the mines exploded suddenly, the entire destroyer would be blown to pieces, and the people on the destroyer would be blown up even more. But the two ships, from the captain to the grassroots sailors, are more concerned about the safety of these mines than their own lives. If they explode suddenly, the destruction of the ship and the loss of life is still a "small matter", and the failure of the mission is a major event. .

"Is the US military going to launch an attack here after dawn tomorrow?" Wu Qingping asked the two captains solemnly.

The two captains nodded together: "The mission given to you by the fleet is to defend Midway Island. Even if you can't defend it, try to delay the time as much as possible!"

"Understood!" Wu Qingping's expression was calm. When he led his brothers to attack this small island, he had no idea that he would be able to return home alive. As a Chinese soldier, especially a member of the Nanjing Army, he would Have this awareness.

After laying the mines, Wu Qingping saw that the two captains had no intention of leaving, and looked at them in surprise.

The two captains laughed: "It's only a few hours before dawn. Even if we go, we won't be able to go very far. How can a warship outrun an airplane? We will fight here with you!"

Wu Qingping immediately respected the two captains: "You two, we will definitely win!"

At 5 a.m. on May 3, Midway time, the U.S. Third Fleet arrived about 6 kilometers away from Midway Island, and then began to take off the carrier-based aircraft group. Half an hour later, more than 3 U.S. carrier-based aircraft rushed towards Midway Island in a murderous manner. .

Chapter 758 Fighting the Ocean (8)

Midway, 6 a.m. local time.

The sun rises in the east, and the rays of the sun are shining.

On the side of the airport on the island, Wu Qingping, an officer of the ground force, saw off the pilots who were about to attack with a fiery heart.

Midway Island Airport consists of two parts, one is the aviation base on Sand Island, and the other is the backup airport on East Island. More than 300 US land-based aircraft were originally parked on the two airports. After the Nanjing Army captured the island, these Some U.S. military planes were taken away, some were dismantled, and some were pushed into the sea after taking away the important equipment on the plane. At the same time, more than 300 land-based planes of the Nanjing Army were transported to the island by transport ships.

The reason for this is that the pilots of the Nanjing Army are not used to operating U.S. military aircraft, and they have no time to explore and adapt to U.S. military aircraft. If the pilots are allowed to rush to fly foreign military aircraft into battle, the pilots will inevitably pay unnecessary casualties .

中途岛此时的300多架陆基飞机包括200多架Bf-114陆基战斗机（该机型是在Bf-109基础上改进而来的）、90多架Ju-90陆基俯冲轰炸机（该机型是在Ju-87基础上改进而来的）和Ju-99陆基鱼雷攻击机（该机型是在Ju-88基础上改进而来的）以及10多架陆基侦察机，驾驶它们的飞行员都是千锤百炼的精英，正副指挥官是海军第2航空大队大队长沈崇诲和副大队长陈锡纯。

"Brothers! We are about to participate in the battle!" Shen Chonghui looked at the pilots who stood standing erect with solemn and emotional eyes, "I don't have anything to say, you all know what to say.

For our motherland, and General Jiang Weiguo, let's do our best! "

The pilots moved in unison, clenched their right fists and pressed them to the heart of their left chest: "For the motherland! For General Jiang Weiguo!"

Chen Xichun said: "At present, our reconnaissance planes and some fighter jets have been dispatched and are searching for the location of the US aircraft carrier fleet. Since the US aircraft carrier fleet is not far away from us, I believe we can find their location. In addition, at dawn, the US aircraft carrier fleet The fleet must have taken off and the carrier-based aircraft group is rushing towards us, and we are still very sure of finding them.

Remember, after the battle begins, in the process of counterattacking the US aircraft carrier fleet, attack their escort aircraft carrier, not the aircraft carrier!"

The pilots were a little surprised: "Sir, why didn't you hit the aircraft carrier?"

"This is an order from the superior, and we only need to strictly execute the order!" Chen Xichun said, "Okay, let's all board the plane, the enemy army will come at any time, the sea and air radar on Midway Island is always on, and it can detect [-] km There are enemy planes inside and outside, but [-] kilometers is just an instant for the plane. We can't wait until the radar detects the enemy plane before taking off.