Chapter 17: The Battle of the East China Sea (3)
After the enemy battleship that tried to directly ram and destroy the flagship of the Beihai No. 3 Fleet was destroyed and sunk by the J-S31 fighter plane piloted by Zhou Yuchen, the other warships belonging to the Black Brigade were now still a certain distance away from the flagship of the Beihai No. 3 Fleet, so they could not approach at full speed like the battleship that had sunk to the bottom of the sea and threaten the flagship of the Beihai No. 3 Fleet.
At this time, in the flagship general control room of the No. 3 North Sea Fleet, the atmosphere became very heavy.
However, no matter how heavy the atmosphere was, they did not dare to relax at all, and they still continued to engage in fierce battles with the battleship groups to which the Black Brigade belonged.
Ye Hui, who had a cold face, did not forget to hook his hand to his deputy captain after continuing to issue a series of action orders.
After seeing Ye Hui's gestures, Deputy Captain Liu Yang hurriedly approached Ye Hui's side and asked loudly, "Captain, what else do you have to explain?" ”
"Arrange a search and rescue team, and as soon as the battle is over, immediately send them to search for distress signals in this area without any delay." Ye Hui said directly to Liu Yang, "As long as the person is still alive, he will definitely try his best to send out a distress signal." ”
Hearing Ye Hui's words, Liu Yang knew that his captain still didn't believe that his adjutant Zhou Yuchen died like this, so he hadn't given up the rescue operation.
"Yes, I see, I'll go and arrange it in advance now!" Liu Yang immediately replied with a stern face. Because he also knew very well that this battle at sea was about to be decided, and it would not last too long.
In this way, after Ye Hui explained the action instructions of this flagship, he continued to contact the other warships he was responsible for, constantly updating them with action instructions, and trying to coordinate the actions and attacks of each warship.
Under Ye Hui's continuous command, the tacit cooperation of the warships belonging to the No. 3 Fleet in the North Sea continued to coordinate to the most unified rhythm. Although it is easier for the enemy to find a firepower gap in this way, all the warships belonging to the No. 3 Fleet in the North Sea are already in a state of full firepower.
The No. 3 North Sea Fleet, led by the flagship, formed a formation again at once, and then gradually succeeded in suppressing the offensive of the warships belonging to the Black Brigade.
The Silver Star fighter team of Unit 912 immediately took advantage of the fact that the No. 3 Fleet of the North Sea was suppressing the enemy's fire, and boldly attacked the sky above the warships belonging to the Black Brigade in one fell swoop and carried out the maximum firepower bombardment.
All of a sudden, artillery fire was in the sea area of the battle, gunpowder smoke rose in all directions, and the waves set off by the explosion were also wave after wave, and the situation was very intense.
After such a fierce battle situation lasted for more than forty minutes, that is, when the sun was about to set, the battleship group to which the Black Brigade belonged was completely powerless to counterattack.
"Captain! We did it! After determining the situation at this moment, Deputy Captain Liu Yang immediately showed an ecstatic expression and said to Ye Hui, "The enemy's remaining warships have no power to fight back!" ”
"Now hurry up and confirm the damage and casualties on our side! I want to know the results as soon as possible! Ye Hui replied with a heavy face, "Although we won this battle, we won the victory by a narrow margin, and our fleet was undoubtedly hit by Yan zhòng in this battle. ”
After Ye Hui said this, Liu Yang's ecstatic expression just now immediately disappeared, and was replaced by a heavy and sad expression.
After all, everyone present knew how brutal this battle, which lasted for more than ten hours, and the sinking of a battleship meant that the hundreds of people who had not had time to evacuate were martyred.
According to Ye Hui's current general estimates, the casualties on both sides caused by this naval battle were at least more than 10,000, and this kind of cost was extremely huge in a world like the current world with fewer and fewer survivors.
At this time, an emergency communication was transmitted to Ye Hui's exclusive communication frequency band.
After Ye Hui connected this communication, the other party's anxious voice immediately came: "Major General Ye Hui!" The Commander-in-Chief asks your fleet to immediately return to the side of the aircraft carrier at full speed! ”
"Why?!" Ye Hui immediately asked puzzledly, "We have just defeated the enemy, and now I don't know the specific damage and casualties, and those rescue and salvage operations have not been fully deployed, so how can I return to the aircraft carrier?!" ”
Hearing Ye Hui's words, the other party hurriedly said anxiously: "The enemy has a group of bombers directly attacking our naval headquarters!" Your North Sea No. 3 Fleet must return to the aircraft carrier to continue escorting! ”
Hearing the other party's words, Ye Hui's face immediately became more gloomy.
And Liu Yang, who was on the side, naturally knew that something bad must have happened after discovering the change in Ye Hui's face, but the low pressure exuded by Ye Hui at this moment made him dare not ask casually, so as not to bump into Ye Hui's muzzle.
After Ye Hui finished receiving this communication, he sighed helplessly, and said to Liu Yang on the side: "If the news continues, all the warships that can continue sailing will immediately return to the area where we escort and patrol." ”
Ye Hui's words made Liu Yang couldn't help but show a look of surprise and his eyes widened: "Captain! Our large-scale search and rescue operation has not yet been deployed! How can you just return home?! ”
"This is an order from above! Now the Main Command of the Navy has also been attacked! Ye Hui couldn't help but aggravate his tone, "If our fleet is still on the high seas, the defense on the aircraft carrier's side will be even weaker!" So even if we return in this state, we can at least increase some defense! ”
"What about the search and rescue operation?!" Liu Yang still couldn't help but ask, "According to the information that came back, more than 20 minutes before the Linyang was destroyed and sunk, many staff members had already boarded the escape boat. However, when the Linyang exploded and sank, the waves of the sea capsized many escape boats, and those people may not all be dead, they may still be struggling in the sea and waiting for our rescue! ”
"I didn't say I wouldn't search and rescue." Ye Hui replied sternly, "And I will personally stay in charge of the search and rescue operation." ”
"What?!" Liu Yang was even more surprised, "Captain, what do you mean by this?!" ”
Ye Hui patiently added: "What I mean is for you to lead the warships that can continue to operate to return home, and I will stay with those warships that are still undergoing emergency repairs, and then be responsible for the search and rescue operations of the survivors." ”
"Captain! How can this be?! The commander-in-chief of our fleet is you! Liu Yang immediately shook his head.
"I said yes! Time is of the essence! Don't give me any more nonsense! Ye Hui said with a very strong momentum, "This is my order!" ”
"Captain!" Liu Yang still looked unwilling.
"Give me orders! Colonel Liu Yang! Ye Hui once again said in an accentuated tone, "Don't affect the overall deployment structure of our navy!" Our fleet is an indispensable force for the naval fleet of the Celestial Empire! ”
After being said by Ye Hui, Liu Yang didn't know how to refute Ye Hui's words, so he had to be forced to agree: "I know, I will definitely lead our fleet back successfully!" ”