Chapter 2554 Unbearable One

"I know, you want me to use two battles to accomplish this, but I can tell you that the Japanese army concentrated in the east of the island will only divide when we divide our forces, and if we fight in the plateau area, In fact, we have the advantage, because our weapons and equipment are better! We must give full play to our strength and launch attacks on multiple battlefields at the same time. Only after we disperse the forces of the Japanese army can we gain a greater advantage. If we only have one target, Then the Japanese army only has one defensive target. Do you understand?" Pershing paused and continued.

"There is also the weather factor. The weather will be very beneficial to us in the future. There may be light rain, cloudy days and dense fog, which can effectively weaken the firepower of the Japanese army. After this period of time, it will be difficult for us to find better weather. .”

"So, no matter how many difficulties there are, we must launch campaigns at the same time and launch offensives on two battlefields that the Japanese army cannot give up! Therefore, our goal now is how to persuade the navy to solve our current fire support problem."

"Let's have a meeting, we and the navy, plus the Germans, let's work together to solve the problem at hand." Marshall said.

"Alright, we have to solve this problem, you go to contact the navy and the Germans now, we have a meeting tonight." Pershing said. In fact, Pershing was unwilling to hold this meeting, not because he had a bad impression of the Germans politically. In fact, if it was purely about personal relationships, whether it was Major General Karls or General Su Xiong of the German Army Officer Corps, Pershing was on good terms with both of them. It is a very good friend.

However, if discussing military issues together, there is no doubt that in the German army, Su Xiong must be the main player, and Su Xiong is the navy, so when considering issues, he must be more inclined to Benson than himself. In this way, Not to mention whether there is a way, at least the support that I request will inevitably shrink. But the current situation is that this meeting room must be opened, because he has a faint feeling that if the Japanese fleet issue that Benson is concerned about is not resolved, Benson will never let go of the issue of fire support...

"The Japanese navy can't hold back anymore." At the same time, on the flagship Weimar of the German fleet, Su Xiong was discussing the current situation with his chief of staff Raeder and the head of the German army officer corps, Major General Karls. assess the situation. After analyzing a large amount of data, Su Xiong and Raeder faintly felt that a large-scale battle at sea was about to begin!

The U.S. Navy has tried its best, and the current battle situation really does not blame him! Is it really because the U.S. Navy is idle? Of course not! In fact, on the front, the U.S. Navy provided fire cover for the landing force, the submarine force and the destroyer force were actually very active. They conducted several assaults and ambush operations on the narrow waterway between New Ireland and New Britain!

Of course, the submarine attacked during the day by setting up an ambush, while the destroyer sneaked in at night to see if it could attack the Japanese navy ships in the port. By the way, throw a bunch of mines. You must know that after passing the barrier area of ​​New Ireland, the destroyer force is very likely to encounter the patrol ships of the Japanese United Fleet.

The so-called frequent walks along the river will not get your shoes wet. The destroyer teams of the two sides have actually fought against each other several times. In less than 20 days, the destroyer teams of the two sides have fought four times, and ten US destroyers have sunk in battle. , five ships were severely damaged, while the Japanese destroyer force sank four ships, and another six ships were severely damaged.

Then, the Americans did their own calculations, and felt that they still made money now! This fight can go on! What? You said that Americans learn mathematics from physical education teachers? Come on, the U.S. Navy has at least three times as many destroyers as the Japanese Navy! Now the battlefield exchange ratio is two for three, you tell me, if this fight continues, who will have the upper hand in the future?

And don't forget, American destroyers have to lay mines while passing by, but these mines really make the Japanese feel quite a headache! so far,

According to the information provided by the U.S. submarine, the mines laid by the U.S. Navy have at least killed more than double-digit Japanese transport ships! It also includes a troop carrier! These losses may not be a big deal for a real big country, but it is already very painful for Japan, and most importantly, because of the continuous mine-laying by the US submarine and destroyer forces, the Japanese must continue to clear mines and guard against possible damage. In fact, there have been serious problems with the transportation of New Ireland, which can be seen from the assessment of the daily ammunition consumption of the Japanese army in the hands of Major General Karls! The consumption of large-caliber artillery shells has dropped significantly. Otherwise, even with the suppression of land-based long-range artillery, how can it be so easy for Pershing to mobilize a large number of troops under the guns of the GPF?

Of course, it is too early to conclude that the Japanese navy must attack from this aspect alone. The Japanese army's supply is difficult, but it is not insurmountable. Therefore, in order to confirm whether this speculation is accurate, Su Xiong and others must jump out of this battle and judge the Japanese army's actions from a strategic level.

Benson and Pershing focused on the landing site and the nearby waters, while Su Xiong and others focused on the Japanese combined fleet! No way, Su Xiong was born in the navy, and his combat experience has exceeded three digits! He has also done things to survive death. Therefore, after the baptism of war, Su Xiong is unusually sensitive to changes in the navy!

After many aerial reconnaissances to obtain information, he found that the number of Japanese destroyer troops was abnormal! Not to say more, but less! The U.S. reconnaissance aircraft unit has never given up on tracking the Japanese combined fleet. Although the loss is huge, it can still provide some direct intelligence. In addition, through submarine detection, Su Xiong faintly felt that the patrol density of Japanese destroyers was decreasing. And the number of destroyers accompanying the main fleet is also declining! After counting the battle damage and possible replacements, this number is still wrong, so now the question arises, where did the Japanese destroyers go?

"If the Americans' battle report is correct, then including our submarines, our two countries have killed at least 120,000 tons of Japanese transport ships during the month of war. The record of more than 10,000 tons is incomparable, but it is definitely enough to make the Japanese feel unbearable, so, I think, some destroyers in the Japanese joint fleet have gone to escort missions." Raeder said the most critical sentence !

In short, the fleets of the United States and Japan are on the front line, and the battle in the rear is not idle! The U.S. and German submarine forces have opened a deep hole in Japan's sea line of communication! Finally, the Japanese navy, which couldn't help it, had to rely on how to plug the leak!

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