kingnovel Chapter 820 The Second Attack Begins
Chapter 820 The Second Attack Begins
820 Second Attack Begins
Wang Chuying brought several captains of the expedition fleet to meet Ye Qingshan.
"Haha, I'm glad you're back."
Looking at Wang Chuying and others who saluted him, Ye Qingshan was in a good mood.
Ye Qingshan did not just call back Wang Chuying's expedition fleet casually.
He naturally had a purpose in transferring Wang Chuying and others back.
On the one hand, it was indeed on the Pacific battlefield, with the disastrous defeat of the main fleet of the Japanese navy at Midway Island.
The American Pacific Fleet is now able to suppress the remaining naval fleet forces of the Japanese.
The expedition fleet commanded by Wang Chuying would no longer be of much use if it continued to stay there.
On the contrary, Ye Qingshan and Stilwell, who were eager to counterattack the Japanese in various parts of Southeast Asia, needed such a fleet force even more.
In particular, the fleet under Stilwell's command before was mainly from Britain and the United States.
Among them, most of the Americans' fleets were supply fleets, and the British left a small fleet in the Indian colony.
That is all the maritime defense forces in their war zone.
The only ones left by the British are those old antique warships built before World War I.
It can be said that the maritime power in this war zone is quite weak.
This is why, more than a month ago, the British gave them that 100,000 landing troops and an escort fleet.
After being attacked by an underwater submarine, it was quickly defeated.
The main reason is that they can no longer provide protection to their escort fleet.
There was no way. The British had almost lost their own homeland and were conquered by the mustachioed army.
In order to defend their English Channel, the British prevented the main force of the German army from crossing the channel.
They had already transferred back all the main warships that could be transferred back to their overseas colonies.
Those who remain in India are basically old-fashioned people, and there is no point in transferring them back to their homeland.
That's why it was left with Asan for use.
Under such circumstances, Ye Qingshan transferred the expeditionary fleet commanded by Wang Chuying back to the Southeast Asian Allied Theater.
In this way, the fleet in his hands became the strongest maritime force in their war zone.
It also means that Ye Qingshan can intervene in the maritime command of the war zone.
Before this, Ye Qingshan’s expeditionary force in the war zone had no naval power.
They have no say at sea.
This is also one of the reasons why Stilwell arranged for the British army to take the sea route during the first counterattack against the Siamese invaders.
Who made it so that only the British had warships at that time?
But now, with the return of Wang Chuying's expedition fleet, the situation is completely different.
How could the old antique ships that the British had escaped from the sea before be compared with the warships in the hands of Wang Chuying and his men?
"Now that you are back, I feel relieved about the upcoming battle."
Ye Qingshan patted Wang Chuying on the shoulder and asked them to sit down.
Talk to them about the current situation of the fleet and Ye Qingshan’s future arrangements for them.
"Commander, that's what I said.
Our fleet is coming back to escort our landing fleet to attack the Japs on the Malay Peninsula."
"Correct."
Ye Qingshan nodded with a smile, and then added: "However, the main escort is still the British army.
In the second counterattack one month later, General Stilwell arranged to take the sea route to attack the main force of the Japanese invaders on the Malay Peninsula.
Still a British guy.
We will only send one division to cooperate with them.
You will all join the escort at that time."
After hearing this, Wang Chuying said with a hint of disgust in her eyes: "Escorting the British, they are so beautiful."
Wang Chuying doesn't like the British.
Hearing Wang Chuying say this, Ye Qingshan did not blame her.
Just a reminder: "This kind of thing can be said at home.
Don't tell anyone when you go out.
We are now allies with both the Americans and the British.
Backstabbing an ally is something you shouldn't do openly."
“Yes, Commander.
I know.
If you can't do it openly, it means you can do it secretly."
Wang Chuying's look, which said "I know how to adapt", made Ye Qingshan laugh and cry.
Is this what I mean?
Well, of course there's nothing wrong with your understanding of it this way.
Therefore, Ye Qingshan did not intend to correct Wang Chuying's idea.
It seems that I have led all the people under my command astray.
“This time I summoned you here, in addition to understanding the current specific situation of our fleet.
The key point is to tell you what happened after the second counterattack began.
There are some things you need to pay attention to when escorting your fleet.
Remember, the focus of your escort is to protect our landing troops.
Although I only sent one division this time, the task I gave them was very heavy.
They need the full support of your fleet, otherwise it will be difficult to complete the mission.
As for the British, they have their own warships and probably don't think highly of our escort.
Otherwise, how could these arrogant British people accept it?
So, let them continue to be arrogant and don’t bother with them.”
Ye Qingshan reminded Wang Chuying and others.
“Yes, Commander.
I see. "
"Okay, what I'm going to tell you next is top secret..."
Ye Qingshan and Wang Chuying and other senior fleet officials talked in detail for most of the day before allowing Wang Chuying to return to the fleet.
Ye Qingshan agreed and went to the fleet in person a week later to express his condolences to the soldiers of the expeditionary fleet.
I learned that Ye Qingshan’s expedition fleet has returned.
Two days later, General Stilwell called Ye Qingshan to his headquarters again.
“Ye, your expedition fleet returned just in time.
Now, we have such a fleet protection.
Our landing troops will be much safer when they land on the Malay Peninsula."
Stilwell was very happy that there was such a powerful naval force in the theater of war under his command.
After all, in name, Ye Qingshan’s expeditionary fleet was also under his command.
“This time, your expeditionary fleet will also participate in the battle.
Provide protection for our landing troops at sea.
Be sure to be careful.
I am worried that the mysterious Japanese submarine that attacked the British fleet last time may appear again.
This time, we must not let the Japanese army succeed in their sneak attack."
Stilwell gave Ye Qingshan an earnest admonition.
When Ye Qingshan heard what Stilwell said, he wanted to laugh, but he had to hold it back.
Damn Japanese submarines, the Japanese don’t even have submarines.
Of course, on the surface Ye Qingshan certainly agreed with General Stilwell's statement.
Anyone who dared to attack the British fleet in the sea must be the damn Japanese submarine.
However, Ye Qingshan believed that after their expedition fleet appeared.
These Japanese submarines will definitely be scared and dare not come out again.
Over the next half month, the Allied forces in their war zone were constantly mobilized by Stilwell.
In full swing, preparations were made for the second attack.
Supply convoys traveled between the port and the front line every day.
In the sky, the Japanese would occasionally send groups of bombers to launch sneak attacks and bomb these supply convoys.
But they were also surrounded and attacked by their fighter jets.
The ground battle with the Japanese has not yet begun, but the battle in the sky has already begun.
Time soon came to April, and the second attack on the Japanese army planned by Stilwell began.
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