The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

In just one night, the two large task forces of the Pacific Fleet were almost completely destroyed!

Except for the six aircraft carriers hiding behind, [-]% of the battleships, heavy cruisers and destroyers that went forward were sunk, and a few sporadic ships cruising around and submarines lurking underwater narrowly escaped. , but they were all terrified, and could no longer muster up the courage to fight. They all hid far away like an aircraft carrier.

The aircraft carrier, which suddenly became the commander-in-chief, fled desperately to the rear, and at the same time sent hundreds of night fighters to harass and intercept them, buying precious time for them, and barely survived.

And the ocean-going fleet did not chase after it, but just blew up the two participating ships that were duped into the fleet as much as possible, and began to clean up the battlefield by the way, and captured the sailors and officers who deliberately left enough time for them to abandon the ship and escape. It was salvaged, and the tossing did not come to an end until dawn. Shi Shiran returned to the vicinity of Wake Island to replenish and rest.

"Is that... a failure?"

The news of the defeat on both sides reached Hawaii, and General Kimmel was in a trance for a while and almost fell ill.General Nimitz hurriedly comforted him. After a long time, the old general let out a long sigh: "It seems that we still underestimated the strength of the Chinese! It's true that they caught just a little bit of negligence. ...I think, I really don't fit to stay any longer!"

Seeing this old friend who had always been tough and never willing to admit defeat, Nimitz was so shocked that he lost his soul, and he couldn't bear it.He can also understand that if it were him who had been ambitious all his life, and ended up losing so badly in several command battles when he was old, he would also be discouraged.

However, he still comforted: "Wars are always full of variables. No one dares to say that they must be completely sure. A temporary failure does not explain anything. Don't blame yourself too much!"

Kimmel puffed up his chest and waved his hands mockingly: "I know my problem! If it wasn't for a fluke, sending both task force fleets would not have led to such a failure! In fact, since the last Fighting. I should be soberly aware that the current Chinese navy cannot win in frontal combat. I made a big mistake."

Nimitz was silent and agreed in his heart.

In fact, after getting the details of Japan and the last raid operation, Nimitz himself concluded that the war between China and the United States, especially the naval battle, would be a long-term tug-of-war.And in the early days, the U.S. Navy did not even have an advantage at all.

The real growth of the Pacific Fleet is actually only in the last few years. At first, it was to deal with the threat of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and it has only started to face the Chinese in the last two years.

But in the upper echelons of the United States, there is still a stubborn atmosphere of contempt for the Chinese. From top to bottom, they don't take this ignorant, numb and weak country seriously.Even completely ignoring the fact that the powerful Japanese navy has been deflated again and again, it is attributed to the fact that the Chinese know Japan too well.Every time it is tricky to win.

In the last raid, the coalition forces were 100% sure of winning, but they didn't expect to lose so miserably. The U.S. Navy's internal self-reflection has only officially begun, and the change of concept can't keep up with the situation.

Including Mr. Kimmel, the commander who directly directed the battle, was also very unconvinced.They all thought that the Chinese were lucky enough to win by relying on a few strange weapons.This time, the United States is backed by its homeland and has a steady stream of reserve forces to support it, so it should be able to fight a turnaround.At least it is a protracted war.

As a result... Nimitz sighed inwardly, and at the same time blamed himself a little.If he persisted at the beginning, instead of thinking that it might hurt the face and self-esteem of his old friend, trying to dissuade him, and changing his strategy, perhaps, he would not have lost all his family fortune like this.

Without ships, the navy is nothing but a name!

The Circus still needs it, Nimitz said: "Fortunately, we have kept all the aircraft carriers, and together with the remaining ships, we should be able to stop the Chinese attack."

In modern naval warfare, air supremacy comes first. The United States has countless fighter planes. As long as six aircraft carriers can take on the heavy responsibility of floating airports on the sea, they can guarantee to face the multi-faceted threats of Wake Island. This is a great fortune. .

Kimmel shook his head lightly disheartened: "You will have to fight against future troubles! My situation is no longer suitable for staying any longer. I will take responsibility for the entire war. I only hope that you can have Opportunity, teach the Chinaman a lesson!"

Nimitz was not hypocritical, and nodded affirmatively: "Don't worry! No matter what, I won't let the Chinese get Hawaii easily!"

He didn't dare to say that he would be able to keep it.The Chinese Navy has Wake Island as a springboard. If the U.S. Navy is completely defeated, it will definitely not be able to keep Midway Island. Once Midway Island is broken, it can attack Hawaii at any time. When the thunder strikes, it may not be able to withstand it.

Kimmel didn't say anything more, and sent a telegram to Washington to explain the current battle situation, assumed the responsibility for the command failure, and announced that he would officially hand over the command of the Pacific Navy and let Nimitz officially take over.

This is going to be really embarrassing!

The Washington side was shocked when they received the report, how could there be such a big change in just one day!Two powerful task force fleets were defeated overnight? !Only the aircraft carrier?How can we fight this battle!

The idea of ​​the old navy still has a place. The existence of battleships and heavy cruisers is a representative of the strength of a country's navy.

Roosevelt was exhausted from the ever-changing battle situation that night, and he didn't want to discuss too much. He asked the generals of the Navy directly: "General Nimitz, can you take on the heavy responsibility of the entire Pacific theater?"

Admiral Richardson of the Navy, together with Chief of Operations Stark, affirmed that there is no one more suitable than him.

Roosevelt immediately made a decision: "Then leave everything to him to command, let's not interfere too much, concentrate on, and prepare for the worst! In addition, I hope the Navy will report the shipbuilding plan as soon as possible!"

Richardson, Stark and others looked at each other and saw the sparks in each other's eyes!One by one secretly excited, this is a good thing!

In the past, if the navy wanted to build more powerful new warships, it would take a long time, because it always had the world's largest and largest power.Even if the main ship is dozens of years old, the bastards in Congress pretended not to see it and blocked it again and again. Now it's all right, the old ships are gone, for the safety of the country.The new ship must be specially built!

Minister Stark reminded without losing the opportunity: "We estimate that there may be a considerable number of naval officers and soldiers in the hands of the Chinese. Are you willing to offer conditions to bring them back? After all, it is easy for us to build ships, but it is not so convenient to train manpower. "

If it were to start a war with others, don't even mention the idea.But Chinese people seem to be different from what they know.In several battles, the Chinese Navy has given the maximum escape time for US warships.And take the initiative to rescue the surviving sailors and officers as much as possible, and still serve them well in the prisoner-of-war camp.

This time, the soldiers and officers who stayed on Wake Island and other islands were even thrown directly on the deserted island, and they took the initiative to inform the US military where they were, probably because they didn't want these people to consume precious supplies.

A place as big as Wake Island simply cannot accommodate tens of thousands of captives at every turn, or the Chinese will pull them back.Either it is more efficient to hand it directly to the United States.

Roosevelt froze for a moment when Stark reminded him.Sure enough, he became interested: "Okay! You can try to get in touch with the Chinese! Didn't they ask us to treat overseas Chinese well? I think it can be used as an exchange. We will not support those guys for free."

Secretary of State Hull was immediately ordered to contact the Chinese side to see if the matter could be resolved as soon as possible.

The ocean-going fleet was cleaning the battlefield there, and the emergency note was sent to the country. Zhu Bin couldn't help laughing when he saw it: "The Americans are so interesting! They can come up with such an idea? But it's really worth considering!"

Cao Han expressed his support: "The hearts of the people are the most precious! We can't just look at the country, but have a global vision. This is just the best footnote for our declaration before, and it also sets a real example for other countries! We have always been the teacher of benevolence and righteousness, Teacher of civilization! War is not as good as innocent civilians, so good!"

"Then it's settled! Let the foreign affairs department go and talk to the Yankees! But the price is high! During the war between the two countries, the prisoners will be released. If things go wrong, we will be called Song Xianggong." !"

Zhu Bin has been familiar with history recently, and he also knows the old story of the pedantic actions of that overly loyal ancient, which led to a great defeat.

But he has the strength and confidence to do it.For one thing, after the main ships of the U.S. Navy were basically killed, there were no ships available for the navy to go back to. They still took up space to eat food on Wake Island, and they had to be taken care of when they came back, which was simply a burden.

Second, in this way, it can also remind the soldiers of the great powers in exchange for their kind treatment-in war, no one can guarantee that no prisoners will fall into the opponent's hands.The Japanese army's stupid behavior of torturing and killing captives will only make people cast aside and hate forever, and it will be influenced from generation to generation, leaving a bad reputation for thousands of years.

Three things, Zhu Bin happened to come out with a majestic and upright posture, to add luster to his hypocritical pacifist image, and to sell his compatriots well.

When Li Zongren heard that there was still such a good thing, he immediately took it over politely, and made a special speech to the whole country, publicizing it, calling on overseas Chinese around the world to believe in the motherland, believe in compatriots, and live with peace of mind.And personally stared at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to wrestle with the Yankees.

The old gentlemen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were excited, and they were eager to pat their chests to express their views, and they must not lose the dignity of the country.

To be honest, in the half century since the end of the Qing Dynasty, China has barely maintained its dignity by relying on the continuous emergence of masters in diplomacy.A weak country has no diplomacy, and anyone dares to come up and step on the big empire. Even the leader can't stand upright. Lao Jiang bowed his knees to the foreign devils like Lao Jiang. Isn't it necessary to rely on a few people to argue outside?

Now that the country is strong, it has defeated Japan, and even fought against the world's powers without fear, and won two crucial naval battles.Holding a big victory, holding a lot of bargaining chips to blackmail foreign devils, this kind of thing will happen a few times in a lifetime, then you can't show it well, if you get it done, it will be enough for a lifetime of glory, glory to your ancestors, and pass it on for generations!

Zhu Bin was completely assured of their level. After handing it over, he commanded the battle with a relaxed remote control and told Ouyang Ge and them: "Negotiations belong to negotiations, and the battle should be fought or fought! Take advantage of the Yankees' loss of troops and generals, and fight them hard. Go to the door and don't give them any chance to breathe!"

When dealing with foreign devils, you must first convince them, otherwise.Don't expect to live under the same sky as them on an equal footing!

Such an order is in line with the wishes of a large group of young and middle-aged people.In the early hours of the morning, after intensive and rapid replenishment, the ocean-going fleet left a guided missile cruiser "Yingzhou" as a housekeeper, led several destroyers and submarines to guard Wake Island, and the remaining ships joined forces.In the evening, drive to Midway Island mightily!

This time, he didn't hide his behavior at all, and didn't even make a detour. He was arrogant, majestic, and rampant!

Of the six US aircraft carriers, three withdrew to the waters near Midway Island, and the other three were arrayed at an angle in the waters north of Johnston Island.Try to accumulate fighters to fill the gaps, take off and land continuously, and send out harassment and attacks in the direction of Wake Island.

The practice of the ocean-going fleet going straight to Midway Island has made the U.S. military distressed and helpless. They do not have any interception means available. Discover.It is the fate of shooting down.

With the increasing familiarity with U.S. fighter jets, the accuracy of anti-aircraft artillery fire of each warship in the ocean-going fleet is also rapidly improving.Even the attack style of the intersecting firepower network began to change. Instead, single turrets were used to intercept and strike precisely.

The most awesome time.A destroyer can shoot down more than a dozen fighter planes in a row with only its own dual-mounted main guns and a close-in anti-aircraft gun. This kind of efficiency makes even the rich and powerful U.S. military terrified!

After dark.U.S. submarines became active, and they were the only reliable force.However, the US submarines are a relatively neglected part of the entire navy. The construction speed is lagging behind and the number is not enough. There were only a dozen of them dispatched.

American submarines came from the study of the booty obtained by Germany after World War I. Their own technology is not very good. Most of the submarines have a diving depth of 75 meters, and the maximum depth is 90 meters. The mk14 steam torpedoes used are even more backward. Induced fuse, the reliability is appallingly low.

The most terrible thing is the popular combat concept of the U.S. submarine force, which still exists as an auxiliary force for surface ships, and does not exist alone as a complete breaking force.However, the commanders over-exaggerated the danger of confrontation with destroyers and other ships, and they hardly dared to emerge from the depth of the periscope to attack at close range, which caused their real role to be very limited.

On the other hand, the Chinese navy has been fighting with various submarines of the ever-growing Japanese navy from the very beginning, and the ships at the beginning were extremely mature models. The torpedo with a distance of more than 200 meters has advanced sonar and super high torpedo performance. After a few years, the honing effect is definitely only better than that of the Yankees.

Destroyers and other anti-submarine forces, as well as anti-submarine aircraft, have more experience than the U.S. Navy with weapons in storage. In previous battles, most of the submarines played soy sauce underwater. The search range is undoubtedly exposed!

This is going to kill me!From the top to the bottom of the ocean-going fleet, almost all ships have anti-submarine capabilities and have rich means. Once the destroyer finds the target, it will directly launch anti-submarine torpedoes to kill it from a long distance!Before the U.S. submarine figured out what was going on, it was locked by the torpedo's built-in sonar and quickly caught up, bombing and sinking to the bottom!

Along the way, rumbling explosions were heard endlessly. Every time the water column rose into the air and the flames blazed, it was accompanied by the destruction of a US submarine. From the beginning to the end, there was no time to get close to the inner circle of the aircraft carrier formation!

However, communication between U.S. submarines is inconvenient, and neither of them knows where they are. When they are attacked and find danger, they only have a few seconds to respond and destroy them. They are scattered and blown up soon.

The U.S. military's fighter planes attacking at night were not much better.They rely on primitive infrared equipment to search for targets, and their speed is not a little bit slower than that of daytime fighters. On the radar signals of destroyers, they are clearly displayed one by one. Basically, as many as they come, they die, and there is no room for them to play a role. , can't even force the opponent to slow down the speed, only causing clusters of explosive fireballs to illuminate the night sky.

The almost tragic suicide attacks at night have continued, and the ocean-going fleet exposed without worry is like a torch in the night, attracting the "moths" of the US military to pounce on them to die. This move is really sinister and vicious, but the Americans Can't help but deal with it!

Can't they just watch the Chinese navy drive straight in and arrive at Midway Island smoothly?That would be too bullying!

Wake Island is only 1025 nautical miles away from Midway Island. With the ocean-going fleet's cruising speed of up to 25 knots, at [-] o'clock the next evening, it was close to the distance where fighter planes could launch an attack.

Of course, this is still a bit far away. Generally speaking, carrier-based bombers can only attack within a range of 500 kilometers to be safe. This means that in the middle of the night, they just entered the optimal distance for attacking, and when dawn came, Let the fighters appear on Midway Island directly!

The U.S. military continued to harass with fighter planes desperately, but at around [-] o'clock in the evening, within just over half an hour of just a layer of cloud passing by, the attacking fighter plane suddenly lost its target!

The entire ocean-going fleet is missing! (to be continued..)