"Report, the Southern Fleet has informed that they have entered the Taiwan Strait, and our side can launch an attack. ”

"Oh, great, just wait for them to be in place and we can get moving. ”

"Yes, it should be launched immediately to strike at the expeditionary fleet. ”

"Everybody wait. In the frenzy of the staff officers, the fleet commander Han Chao remained calm and said: "According to the speed of the Southern Fleet, it will take them at least three hours or more to reach the Taiwan Strait, but now it is less than two and a half hours, according to their speed, at this time there should be a distance of about 20 kilometers from the Taiwan Strait, have you not thought about it, what is the reason for this?"

After listening to Han Chao's words, all the staff officers calmed down, and one of the staff officers said, "Commander, do you think that the Southern Fleet is providing false information. ”

Hearing him say this, many people are also a little discolored, because in terms of military rank, Han Chao and Wang Hailong are at the same level, and there is a certain competitive relationship, but Wang Hailong has participated in more wars, so he has to overwhelm Han Chao in terms of prestige, and if Han Chao accuses Wang Hailong of providing false information, it will be a very serious matter, and if it is not done well, it will cause a split in the People's Army and Navy, which is currently at the critical moment of the war. Some people even thought about whether to ask Shang Jinfeng to come forward and coordinate the relationship between the two at this time.

However, Han Chao shook his head and said: "Of course not, it is a question of what is the nature of the false information provided, this point is still clear to Commander Wang, so he will never provide false information, but this information is obviously different from common sense, so it is necessary for us to ask clearly before making a decision." ”

Soon the correspondent contacted the Yueyang ship again and asked about the speed of the Southern Fleet.

After Wang Hailong received the inquiry, he smiled and said: "Han Chao, this kid, still thinks that I lied to him! I'm doing this for his good, the sooner we arrive at the Taiwan Strait, the sooner he can do it, lest there be changes later." He has taken my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs!"

Chief of Staff Wu Kai said: "Lao Wang, you can't say that, it's not unreasonable for Commander Han to send a telegram to ask, we did arrive more than half an hour in advance, the sea is not as fast as the land, the speed of the warship is so fast, no wonder they are not at ease, it is reasonable to ask, we just answer truthfully." ”

Originally, the speed of the Southern Fleet was mainly slowed down by the two battleships Yuanyang and Yueyang, and because these two battleships were built earlier, the design speed at that time was only 17 knots, and by this time they had been in service for more than 12 years, and the current speed could not even reach 16 knots, which naturally seriously dragged down the speed of the entire fleet.

Of course, Wang Hailong knew that the sooner he arrived in the Taiwan Strait, the better, and he could not slow down the speed of the entire fleet because of two battleships, so he decided to leave a group of destroyers to accompany the two old battleships to move slowly, and he led the rest of the warships to speed up to the Taiwan Strait one step ahead of schedule, although the loss of these two battleships would reduce the strength of the entire fleet, but having three modern warships in the fleet would not have much impact, and at this time the expeditionary fleet had penetrated deep into the Taiwan Strait5. 60 kilometers, even if you want to withdraw, it will take 1 or 2 hours to escape to the southern entrance of the Taiwan Strait, and the two battleships will already be in place by then.

And after receiving the explanation of the Southern Fleet, Han Chao also nodded, Wang Hailong really thought it through, but it was okay, the Southern Fleet arrived one step earlier, and it could indeed launch an attack one step earlier, so as not to have too many dreams at night, so he ordered: "The helicopter is in position, lock on the target, Edward VII, the Republic, and prepare for Eagle Strike 100**." ”

The USS Edward VII and the USS Republic are ships of the same class, and they are also the two most powerful battleships in the expeditionary fleet, because they are the Edward VII and the flagship of the expeditionary fleet, so the first target of the KPA Navy is these two warships, and once these two warships are sunk, it can not only deal a heavy blow to the morale of the expeditionary fleet, but also knock out the command center of the expeditionary fleet, and fall into chaos. That's why the KPA used the most powerful Eagle Strike 100** at the beginning.

The YJ-100** warhead weighs 500 kg and is loaded with more than 400 kg of ammunition, which is much more than the other type, the YJ-18. This is due to the fact that the YJ-100 is a cruising **, mainly against ground targets, fortifications, bunkers, etc., while the YJ-18 is an anti-ship**, mainly against surface warships, so the power is naturally different.

The Kunming ship was equipped with a total of 8 YJ-100**, which were used 4 rounds during the Vladivostok landing battle, which immediately destroyed the main shore fire force in Vladivostok. There are still 4 left, but the Technical Department of the Admiralty believes that at least 2 specimens should be kept for each type of modern ** of the People's Army as a reference for future research and development, so this time only 2 can be used at most.

However, although the power of the Eagle Strike 100 ** is large, it is mainly used to hit fixed targets, so its own tracking target ability is insufficient, and it is used to hit moving targets.

Although the speed of the battleship is not fast, the maneuverability is not bad, and the body shape is indeed not big in the old time and space, such as the battleship Edward VII, although the displacement is as high as 16,000 tons, but the size force is 138 meters long and 24 meters wide, while the Kunming ship, which has a displacement of only 7,000 tons, is 157 meters long and 19 meters wide, and it looks like the body is larger, so it needs a helicopter to guide the Eagle Strike 100** in the air.

At the beginning of the battle, the People's Army used the Eagle Strike 100 to first sink the opponent's strongest two Edward VII-class battleships, including the flagship, in order to achieve the goal of striking first, and then use the Haihongqi 9**, Haihongqi 16**, Yu 7**, Changying 5 anti-submarine ** and other weapons to strike at the expeditionary fleet, and at the same time cooperate with other warships to fight.

The Eagle Strike 18** is used as an emergency, that is, when there is a danger in a local war. Eagle Strike 18 ** was originally an important anti-ship weapon of the Kunming ship, although the power is not as good as the Eagle Strike 100 **, but the warhead weight is 300 kg, the charge has reached about 250 kg, in fact, it is not bad, in this era of the mainstream 305 mm naval gun, the charge of a shell is only 60-80 kg, not to mention the power of modern technology production, is far from comparable in this era, and the maneuverability and tracking ability of the Eagle Strike 18 ** are better than the Eagle Strike 100** It is much stronger, and it can basically be left alone after launch, without the need for helicopter guidance throughout the process.

During the Battle of Tsushima, the People's Army used two Eagle Strike 18**, sank Mikasa and Asahi two battleships, and now there are 6 more, deducting the 2 retained, this battle can use 4 rounds, considering that this type of ** basically has the ability to sink a battleship, so these 4 Eagle Strike 18** can change the ability of 4 local battlefields.

At this moment, the helicopter sent back a report that the battleship Edward VII had been locked on, and the data signal was sent to the Kunming ship, and the water guide group of the Kunming ship also reported: No. 5 Eagle Strike 100** is ready.

Han Chao nodded and said, "Launch!"

Zhang Chengbing, the leader of the water guide group, said in a deep voice: "No. 5 Eagle Strike 100**, launch!"

At this time, on the rear deck of the Kunming ship, the manhole cover of a ** well was opened, and a large amount of smoke suddenly came out, and a thick ** flew into the sky with a "whirl" from the ** well. And when ** flew over the head of the wheelhouse of the Kunming ship, there was also a burst of cheers in the wheelhouse, after all, such a scene is probably the last time I saw it.

Now the location of the Kunming ship is about 40 kilometers away from the expeditionary fleet, although the speed of the Eagle Strike 100 ** is only Mach 0.9, and it will take more than 2 minutes to complete this distance, but after the **liftoff, the Kunming ship will also hand over the control of the ** to the helicopter, and then prepare for the second Eagle Strike 100**.

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"The second battleship detachment, the third battleship detachment, left and right sorties, and the other warships, frontal advance. ”

Phillips finally gave the order to attack on the bridge, and then prepared to walk off the bridge and return to the command room to direct the battle behind. And at this moment, a staff officer inadvertently looked at the sky, only to see a white line drawn by a firelight in the blue sky, and couldn't help but say, "What is that?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard the sound, and Phillips had already reached the top of the stairs at this time, and he watched for a few seconds, but when he turned his head and went down the stairs, the others saw that the commander was like this, and they all followed him down the bridge, and many of them looked down the stairs while looking into the sky.

Phillips came to the bridge and looked out of the porthole, and couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out that the fire just now was infinitely expanding and flying towards the Edward VII, and Phillips suddenly had a huge sense of fear in his heart.

Guided by a helicopter, the first YJ-100** successfully hit the foredeck of the Edward VII, in front of the front of the main gun. The huge coherent force made this huge ** easily break into the deck like a hot knife cutting butter, and the momentum was not weak, all the way through the first inner cabin of the Edward VII and inserted into the second inner cabin.

And before the Edward VII could react, a huge explosion occurred, the ship first sank suddenly, and then rebounded high, and then fell into the sea, the flames and smoke that spewed out spread and even the command of the warship was swallowed in, and the huge energy caused the explosion of the ** warehouse under the front main gun deck, and the turret of the front main gun was also knocked away by the strong impact of the explosion, and smashed heavily on the command headquarters.

After the explosion, the smoke cleared slightly, but the fire did not abate in the slightest, and the bow of the Edward VII was almost completely destroyed, and the headquarters was completely distorted and deformed, completely out of shape, with the mast broken and the chimney uneven. The countless steel fragments that were scattered were still scattering with flames, scattering in all directions like scattered flowers in the sky, and finally fell into the sea.