The technological gap is often fatal in war. This technological gap in reconnaissance is especially fatal. In the navy, what will this technological gap bring about in the technology-dependent military forces.

Obviously.

"His Excellency Commander, we have not found traces of the National Defense Forces fleet until now. So will our combat plan be carried out as scheduled?!"

Not long after, the Japanese fleet was about to reach the combat position. Before this, Yamamoto Izuru issued an order to be ready to fight the National Defense Forces fleet at any time, and as long as they find their traces, they will immediately surround and kill them.

Unfortunately, until now, the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft have not discovered the National Defense Forces fleet. The pilots of the entire Japanese fleet have been tortured by Yamamoto's orders.

They had just experienced a fierce battle with the Wehrmacht Air Force, and suffered great losses and were very tired. However, the elite pilots were not allowed to rest at this time and were ready to take off to fight at any time.

But Yamamoto's reputation was too high, and the result was that even though the pilots on the fleet were concerned about the commander's terrible trouble, no one dared not to execute his orders.

"Slow down the speed and conduct a round of reconnaissance. If there is no problem after this round of reconnaissance is over, you can notify Yamashita Takamoto to prepare for landing and fighting."

Yamamoto Iroku was also helpless. Although he keenly judged with his strategic thinking that the National Defense Forces fleet would come to attack the Japanese army. Unfortunately, even if the reconnaissance planes patroled, they have found nothing.

Yamamoto Iroku was very clear about the complaints of these pilots. But he was also helpless. If he took this wrong step, it would be likely that the entire landing fleet and even his own joint fleet would suffer huge losses.

As of now, such losses are unbearable by the Japanese army.

"Hay!" The Chief of Staff responded, then went out to convey the order. At this time, Chen Shaokuan was listening to the telecommunication radar report and was very impressed by the Japanese Navy Marshal who had never been masked.

"The Japanese Navy does have its own proud capital. If we don't have radar devices, we may not be able to gain the lead in this battle..." Chen Shaokuan could clearly see from the Japanese army's continuous dispatch of reconnaissance aircraft that the commander of the joint fleet was the

How cautious was Yamamoto Izuru?

Even Chen Shaokuan suspected that he had been exposed several times, but the following signs of the reconnaissance plane routes indicated that they did not find the National Defense Forces fleet.

The use of radar allowed the National Defense Forces fleet to avoid the Japanese route as early as possible. Thus, they avoided the Japanese reconnaissance. They even had roughly judged the position of the Japanese fleet based on the routes of the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft.

The staff on the ship roughly judged the Japanese offensive route and direction based on these routes - Manila.

"Report! The Japanese reconnaissance aircraft did not appear at a fixed frequency. Our General Staff calculated based on their speed and course. It was concluded that the Japanese army was preparing to land on the battlefield!"

More than an hour later, Chen Shaokuan waited for the report from the telecommunications radar department again. The Japanese reconnaissance plane did not appear again, and according to the frequency just now, the Japanese fighter planes should have appeared at least twice.

"Notify everyone and prepare for the battle!" Chen Shaokuan raised his wrist, looked at his watch and said, "Call the Nanyang Military Sub-district. The Japanese army is about to launch an attack. Please pay attention to defense!"

"Yes!!" the adjutant responded loudly and turned around and left.

Jansen, who received the naval telegram in Manila, quickly ordered all troops to enter combat readiness, leaving a small number of observation posts on the position, and the rest retreated into the anti-aircraft shelter through the trenches.

The anti-aircraft artillery holes in the Nanyang Military Sub-district are not set on the position. As the commander of the military sub-district, Jansen knew that under the bombardment of large-caliber artillery of the Japanese fleet, no anti-aircraft artillery holes could be prevented.

This is not the only artillery of the Army, but a cannon with a caliber! In front of such large-caliber naval guns, the fortifications on the positions cannot be resisted.

"Jane, are you sure you don't need the support of our US fleet?!" Jonathan said worriedly, expressing his admiration for the combat effectiveness of the Defense Army.

But he expressed doubts about the combat effectiveness of the navy. The Navy did not have any dazzling results. Moreover, their current strength, ships, practical experience and tonnage matched the Japanese army, which had completely advantage in these aspects. In this case,

Next, Jonathan was completely unfavorable to the Defence Force Navy Fleet.

"Jonathan, first of all, you have to know that MacArthur has only a few cruisers and submarines on his hands. Even if they rush to the battlefield, what can they do? And they are now in Australia. They are unable to provide support to us."

There is another sentence that Jensen didn't say. That's MacArthur could not send his fleet to support the Philippines. He needs to defend against Australia's security. The most important thing is that Jensen doesn't want the fruit I got

Called MacArthur to pick it.

"Report! Our last reconnaissance shows that there are no defense fleets in the nearby waters!" The Chief of Staff quickly reported to Iroku Yamamoto, which was the conclusion of the reconnaissance aircraft on all ships' reconnaissance together.

Then, then

Yamamoto Iroji frowned. He always felt something was wrong. But he could not persuade Yamashita Tomoto not to implement the combat plan set by the base camp.

The Philippines is too important for Japan in terms of geographical location and resources. It is impossible for the base camp to give up here. And Yamashita Tomoto arrived here without any reason, but with Yamamoto Irorora only, without any evidence

If you guess, don't implement the combat plan.

"Tell Yamashita Tofumi, they are ready to start..." After a long silence, Yamamoto Iroku said helplessly to his chief of staff: "Retract all the reconnaissance aircraft and order all the carrier-based aircraft to be dispatched to provide the army with the help of the army.

Air support…”

"Notify all gunboats to implement firepower suppression on the positions of the National Defense Forces based on the pilot's reconnaissance results. Let Yamashita Bongfun carry out landing operations on Manila after an hour of suppressing firepower..."

Yamamoto Iroku issued a number of orders in one breath, and the Chief of Staff faithfully recorded these orders. Then he hurriedly left and began to issue combat orders to Yamashita Bongfu and the pilots of the reconnaissance plane.

Just half an hour after Jensen received a warning from the Navy, there was a message from the position that a large number of Japanese fighter jets were approaching Manila. Jensen smiled and sent a telegram to various positions: Our performance began...

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"Chirp...boom!boom!boom..." Countless bombs hit the positions of the National Wehrmn forces like raindrops, and the dust on the ground was blown away.

The Japanese planes hovered in a very arrogant manner, and even boldly flew towards the position at low altitude.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang on the front line after the first group of Japanese aircraft left.

The Japanese army fleet that had just bombed brought the coordinates of the Nanyang Military Sub-district positions to their fleet. So the large-caliber naval guns on the fleet began to continuously bombard the positions.

"Quick! Load the bombs and prepare to bomb again..." The Japanese aircraft carrier runway was filled with bombs, and fighter jets would take these bombs on them and then bombard the positions of the National Defense Forces.

After the reconnaissance aircraft that returned hastily stopped on the aircraft carrier, they will be moved into the hangar. The pilots will then transfer to fighter planes to participate in bombing and strafing the defense force positions.

"Report! Call from the Nanyang Military Sub-district, the Japanese fleet has arrived at the combat position and has implemented firepower coverage on our positions with naval guns, fighter jets, etc...."

"Order the fleet to accelerate, and all fighter jets will be ready to take off the air at any time!" Chen Shaokuan ordered in a deep voice: "Open the sea search radar and find the location of the Japanese fleet. After confirmation, the fighter jets will take off immediately. The Japanese fleet will implement it according to the scheduled plan.

bombing!"

"Yes!" The Chief of Staff was so excited that his cheeks turned red. The Navy was finally about to show its fangs! This time, these damn sluts must pay the price. The Navy must use this method to declare the world: the Chinese Navy, come back

Now!

The war seemed very smooth. At least now the Japanese Navy bombarded and bombed the positions of the National Defense Forces for more than an hour, but the National Defense Forces did not even show any resistance.

Some fighter jets observed the positions of the National Defense Forces while flying low. These temporary positions were indeed unable to block the bombardment of large-caliber artillery.

The pilots could clearly see the damage to these positions. The pilots who observed the positions told the staff with certainty that this position had basically been scrapped.

"Your Excellency Commander, do you need to notify General Yamashita to launch an attack?!" The Chief of Staff saw that the Navy's firepower coverage had almost been carried out, but his commander still had no movement.

Previously, the Japanese transport aircraft were arranged in the core position of cruisers with air defense firepower, in order to prevent them from being bombed by the Defense Forces' Navy forces.

At least those cruisers with certain air defense capabilities can protect these extremely fragile transport ships to a certain extent. You must know that they have almost no resistance to bombing opposite each other.

Even though Yamamoto Iroku had ordered the landing just now, he still did not order these transport ships to leave the escort area of ​​the cruiser.

But now, it is time for him to make the decision. If the transport fleet wants to land, it must leave the protection of the cruiser fleet.

"Tell Yamashita Tobuki. Let's start landing..." After a long silence, Yamamoto Iroku seemed to have made up a lot of determination and said: "Order the cruiser to start fire cover on the mudflats and order fighters to face the battlefield.

Extended bombing and reconnaissance…”

The National Defense Forces fleet has not appeared until now, and Iroku Yamamoto decided to devote all his combat power to the battle to assist the Japanese army in landing.

Since the battle has been fully launched, it is better to use all combat power to assist the Army in landing instead of continuing to retain it. As long as the Army's landing operation is successful, it will be useless even if the National Defense Forces fleet arrives.

"Yes!!" the chief of staff shouted loudly, and at the same time he was talking in his heart that his commander seemed to have become timid after the defeat in that battle in China. This was not like him as usual.

You should know that Yamamoto Izuru was extremely brave and courageous. He not only had the humor of the Japanese navy, but also had the solemnity of a samurai.

Any Japanese soldier who has ever contacted him, whether he likes him or hates him, has to admit that Yamamoto Iroku is an excellent soldier.

But now such a general who was once extremely admired has become a little timid on the battlefield. He even once suspected that the national defense fleet, which had unknown circumstances, would suddenly come out...

On the sea, the Japanese fleet began to reorganize. The army's landing ships began to leave the cruiser formation and formed their own landing formations to prepare for landing operations on the mudflats.

The cruiser fleet and other battleships formed a new formation and prepared to launch extended artillery bombardment on the positions of the National Defense Forces after the Japanese Army began to land.

At this time, the Japanese fighter jets had already done so. They began to carry out extended bombing on the positions and observe whether reinforcements rushed to the positions at any time.

Unfortunately, until now, they still found no trace of the National Defense Forces support force.

Has the National Defense Force given up this position?! Some Japanese pilots were extremely puzzled. This mudflat position is very important. Once occupied by the Japanese army, a steady stream of troops and heavy weapons will be sent to the mudflat.

What is waiting for the National Defense Force will be the landing operation launched by the Japanese army with a large number of heavy weapons against Manila under the cover of the navy.

According to all strategic considerations, these defense forces could not give up this position at all unless they intend to give up Manila.

"Report! A large number of aircraft groups were found on the right side of the fleet! Repeat, a large number of aircraft groups were found on the right side of the fleet!!" When Yamamoto Izuru was uneasy, the harsh report sound pierced the noise in the command room.

Everyone listened to the report in disbelief. The entire command center was in chaos!

No one knows the current situation of the Japanese army better than these staff and commanders. A large number of fighter jets have been sent out to carry out combat missions, and it will be impossible for a while to rush back.

In order to carry aviation bombs, these Japanese fighter jets did not carry much ammunition at all. At this critical moment, the sudden attack by the National Defense Forces would be extremely deadly for the Japanese army!

"There is only one order! Blow them down! If there are other orders, it is to blow them up!!" Chen Shaokuan deviated from normal and shouted loudly in the communicators of various HNA departments: "Forward! The National Defense Forces and Navy!!!

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"Forward! National Defense Navy!!" A roar came from the communicator, unlike the Japanese army who were in chaos. These war eagles of the National Defense Navy were very strong at this time, and everyone was roaring at the Japanese fleet.

go!

"All warships immediately activate the air defense firepower network and order the fighter to return immediately! Cruisers and battleships move closer to the aircraft carrier..." Yamamoto Gosun will still issue his orders in an orderly manner.

With his orders, the panicked Japanese officers also began to calm down. They knew that panic now had no effect. What they had to do was to withstand the attack of the National Defense Force.

"Stand up! As long as you support your fighter jets back to sail, these National Defense Forces bombers will be the food for fighters!" Yamamoto Iroku said in a deep voice to these naval officers: "Let the mountain catch up and land immediately, as long as they get on.

If you leave the shore, then these bombers will have no choice but to deal with them!"

The order was heard. These originally panicked navy gradually returned to peace. Although everyone was sweating constantly in their hands, these Japanese officers still forced themselves to calm down and execute the orders.
To be continued...