Chapter 560: The Battle of the Southwest IV
In a sea area one hundred and fifty nautical miles north of the Philippines. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
More than fifty XXI submarines have been assembled in this seemingly quiet sea.
The reason they are gathering here is that during the day Air Force reconnaissance planes have spotted a large number of naval vessels of the US Navy's First Fleet anchored in Luzon.
After reporting to Xue Yue, commander-in-chief in Taiwan, Xue Yue decided to assemble submarine forces and air force units to carry out a round of joint attacks on the US naval base port on Luzon.
In order to complete the active attack ordered by Zhang Xinghan, the combat mission of destroying US warships as much as possible.
>> Pig > Pig Island novel; After Xue Yue and Air Force Commander Liu Cuigang studied the attack, it was decided that the air raid would be carried out at night.
This is extremely difficult and testing for the Chinese Air Force, which has never carried out night battles.
According to the battle plan they formulated, it was necessary to first assemble all the XXI submarines in the South China Sea and launch a fierce and devastating attack on the US warships deployed in the waters around Luzon.
At the same time, groups of fighters and bombers of the Air Force immediately took off.
It flew to the sky over the US naval base on Luzon Island as fast as possible and carried out an air attack on it.
The underwater wolf pack forces should also immediately move forward and launch a joint attack on the US ships from underwater.
At the same time, it is also responsible for intercepting and pursuing US warships to cover the smooth withdrawal of the bomber group and evade the US Navy's air defense fire network.
Of course, their most important task is to cooperate with the air force to launch an attack on the US military, as long as they can launch an attack on the US fleet ships and destroy the US fleet's anti-aircraft firepower, then the effect of the air attack will be expanded.
The battle plan to destroy more U.S. ships could be achieved.
In charge of commanding these 50 XXI submarines was Wang Yuntao, the captain of the first XXI submarine.
He is now the deputy commander of the submarine forces of the entire Chinese Navy, with the rank of vice admiral.
The No. 01 XXI submarine, which was first put into service, has now become Wang Yuntao's flagship.
Inside the No. 01 submarine, Wang Yuntao asked the adjutant: "How is it, have No. 202 and 201 arrived?" ”
The adjutant replied: "I contacted them just ten minutes ago, and they destroyed a large US oil tanker in the South China Sea, and now they are coming at full speed. We are expected to be able to meet us in twenty minutes. ”
Wang Yuntao raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said: "Forget it, the time is up, don't wait for them, immediately send the order, all boats immediately set off, launch a surprise attack on the original target, and after succeeding, immediately advance in the direction of the US military base port on Luzon, any US military ships encountered along the way." All sunk.
Clear the way for an air force attack as much as possible. ”
"Yes." The adjutant hurriedly answered, turned around and went to deliver the order.
In the dark sea, more than 50 XXI submarines opened their fangs and mouths to some US military waters that were cruising and patrolling in the nearby seas, like fifty bloodthirsty sharks.
Half an hour later, fifty XXI submarines had already destroyed two American destroyers and a dozen small patrol boats.
At this time, a mixed group of Zero fighters and B-17 Flying Fortress bombers that had taken off from Taiwan's airfield risked danger and flew toward the US military base on Luzon Island.
Due to the fact that the ships patrolling the perimeter were attacked by Chinese submarines, the command of the US 1st Fleet immediately reacted.
A large number of submarines and destroyers were dispatched out of the harbor and headed for the area where the incident occurred.
The mood of the Americans right now is extremely angry. They had previously fled without a fight and were forced to retreat to their naval base on Luzon, which they had already seen as a disgrace.
Now China's submarine forces have taken the initiative with a provocative attack and attacked their own warships. This made the officers and men of the US Navy's No. 1 Fleet feel extremely humiliated.
So, a dozen destroyers and more than two dozen American submarines set off.
They want to teach these arrogant Chinese submariners a good lesson, and let them taste torpedoes and depth charges.
But. What the US military did not expect was that not long after their destroyers and submarines set off, a large number of Chinese Air Force fighters appeared over the Luzon Military Port.
When the piercing air raid sirens sounded throughout the night sky. A huge mixed fleet of Chinese aircraft has arrived.
Countless aerial bombs and machine-gun strafing rained down from the sky, and the Americans suffered huge losses by surprise.
Violent explosions erupted in the harbor, producing huge flames and smoke that rose into the sky.
Tens of thousands of U.S. Navy ships were killed by the violent explosion while they were still asleep.
Several US aircraft carriers anchored in the harbor suffered the most intense bombing attacks because of their huge size.
Bombs of different weights fell from the air, and violent explosions occurred one after another on the US aircraft carrier.
The destroyers and submarines that had just left the port were shocked when they learned that the base had been attacked, and they turned around and returned home.
At this moment, more than 50 Chinese underwater wolves suddenly arrived and launched a fierce wolf pack attack on the American destroyer that was just preparing to return home.
In just a few minutes, more than a dozen American destroyers were torpedoed, there was a violent explosion, and a fire broke out on the destroyer.
The U.S. submarine was running so fast under water that it had no idea that the destroyer was under attack.
By the time they realized something was wrong, the destroyer detachment was almost completely wiped out.
At this time, the submarines of the US army, like the submarines of the Japanese army, did not yet have real underwater combat capabilities.
Therefore, they are no match for the wolves of China at all.
After a scuffle, only two of the more than 20 US submarines escaped, and almost all of the rest were sunk.
The largest submarine battle ever fought ended in a complete victory for China's wolf pack forces.
At this moment, the mixed fleet of the Air Force is almost done.
The U.S. naval base on Luzon has almost turned into a sea of fire.
From a distance, all you can see is a raging fire burning, and the sound of violent explosions resounding in the sky.
Almost ten minutes later, the air raid of the Chinese Air Force finally ended, and a large number of fighters began to return home under the cover of the Flying Fortress bomber group.
Wang Yuntao led the wolf pack to block the exit of the entire US military port in a fan shape.
However, their caution was superfluous, and the U.S. Navy, which had suffered heavy losses in the air raid, simply had no spare strength to pursue the returning Chinese Air Force.
The warships in the harbor were seriously damaged, and it was not until more than half an hour later, when it was determined that no US warships had left the port, that Wang Yuntao ordered the wolves to return to the harbor.
At this time, the bomber group of the Chinese Air Force had already flown more than 100 nautical miles away from this place and was heading back to Taiwan's air base. (To be continued......)