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Heavy rain cut off the sea and the sky.

Lin Jiyun walked back and forth in the commander's office, he was very anxious, seven days had passed, but he had not been able to launch a sneak attack on San Diego.

This is because the vigilance of the American Navy is very high, after all, Roosevelt issued the operational order for a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, so he naturally thought that the Chinese Empire would retaliate and attack the United States in return.

Therefore, Roosevelt ordered all parts of the American coast to strengthen their defenses against enemy surprise attacks, especially the western coast, such as the San Diego Naval Base.

Lin Jiyun led the fleet to attack San Diego, and saw that he was about to approach the western coastal area of the United States, when he suddenly received the news that Pearl Harbor was attacked by the American Navy, which immediately stunned all the Chinese Imperial Navy friends, including Lin Jiyun.

Lin Jiyun knows very well that since the US military dares to attack Pearl Harbor, it must be the main force of the navy, and at the same time, San Diego will also strengthen its defense, so the original sneak attack plan is not feasible.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, Lin Jiyun originally planned to retreat and return to Pearl Harbor, but after learning that Li Weijun's side changed the battle plan, he still intercepted and annihilated the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet halfway, so Lin Jiyun gave up retreating and re-aimed at San Diego, and even Lin Jiyun was thinking about whether the American Navy fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor would also go to San Diego for supplies.

A bold plan took shape in Lin Jiyun's heart, and he also wanted to intercept the main fleet of the American Navy halfway.

Soon, Lin Jiyun's water reconnaissance plane spotted the main force of the American Navy approaching San Diego.

This investigation didn't matter, and it also surprised Lin Jiyun, who didn't expect the U.S. Navy to take out all of its family resources in order to attack Pearl Harbor.

4 South Carolina-class battleships, 4 Wyoming-class battlecruisers, 4 Rhode Island-class battlecruisers, 4 Louisiana-class battlecruisers, 2 Delaware-class battlecruisers, 2 Florida-class battlecruisers, 22 armored cruisers, 73 frigates, 122 towing Fish Ray boats, 201 submarines, and 16 supply ships.

At this moment, Lin Jiyun has 4 Thor-class battleships, 2 Fury-class battleships, 5 Dreadnought-class battleships, none, 4 Xianxia-class battlecruisers, 22 destroyers, 21 frigates, 202 fish and radium boats, 73 submarines, 6 communication ships, 6 hospital ships, 6 supply ships, 12 tugboats, etc.

Comparison of the number of combat ships between China and the United States:

Battleships: 11 (medium) - 10 (US).

Battlecruisers: 4 (medium) - 10 (US) ships

Armored cruisers: 0 - 22 (US).

Destroyers: 22 (medium) - 0 (US).

Frigates: 21 (C) - 73 (US).

Fish and radium boats: (medium) 202 - (US) 122 ships

Submarines: 73 (medium) - 201 (US) submarines

Looking at this list, Lin Jiyun frowned, he really wanted to kill the main force of the American Navy, but the number of the American Navy had an absolute advantage.

"If our side only dispatches two Fury and four Thor, and only attacks from a distance, there should be no problem."

Lin Tai, the captain of the Fury, suddenly proposed to Lin Jiyun.

"You mean taking advantage of distance?"

Lin Taizeng nodded and said: "The effective range of the 381 mm main guns carried by our 4 Thor class battleships can reach more than 25 kilometers, and the effective range of the 406 mm main guns of the 2 Fury-class battleships is even more than 30 kilometers, as far as I know, the most powerful battleships of the US army should be 4 South Carolina class, and its 15-inch main gun is weaker than our Thor-class main gun, although I don't know how much armor and speed the opponent has, but I think our battleships should have an advantage." ”

Lin Jiyun nodded and asked, "Why don't you let the Xianxia-level battle patrol together?" ”

Lin Tai once said: "Didn't Your Majesty say that the battle cruiser is not allowed to participate in the decisive battle of the main force of the fleet with the presence of battleships?" The armor of the battle cruiser was too thin to withstand the shelling of the battleship. ”

Lin Jiyun was temporarily the commander of the fleet, and he sat in the position of Minister of the Navy for a long time, so long that he almost forgot the rules set by Li Weiguo back then, prohibiting battle cruisers from participating in battleship duels.

Li Weiguo's prestige was incomparable, and Lin Jiyun didn't dare to disobey it, so he nodded and said: "So, if we go to attack the battle patrol detachment of the American Navy, the effect will be better!" ”

Lin Taizeng's eyes lit up and said with a smile: "You are worthy of being the Minister of the Navy, your ideas are really clever, and the lower officials admire them!" ”

Lin Jiyun said with a smile: "No need to be a sycophant, although the governor of this official has taken action this time, it is better to hand over the actual combat command to you, after all, this officer has not commanded the fleet for a long time, and these modern warships need to be more suitable for a high-level student of the imperial navy like you." ”

"You've won a prize!" Lin Tai said modestly, unable to hide the excitement in his heart.

Lin Jiyun, as a naval minister, is only temporarily in command this time, and he really doesn't need to compete with Lin Taizeng for command, but Lin Jiyun wants to kill the Eastern Fleet of the American Navy, but it is true, he needs to make sure that Lin Taizeng also supports his idea, otherwise if Lin Taizeng opposes, Lin Jiyun will inevitably take over the command.

"Start a submarine war first, and if we can sink the most powerful battleship of the American Navy, then we will win!"

"Yes, my lord! Heavy rain is pouring outside, which is the best cover for submarine attacks! ”

Lin Jiyun and Lin Taizeng glanced at each other and smiled.

At the same time, Dewey commanded the main force of the American Navy fleet on its way back to San Diego.

Since Dewey's fleet did not have a radio system, it was not known what the outside world had become.

But if you think about it with your ass, you know that it must be a mess in the world, and it will be a pot of porridge.

The US Navy attacked Pearl Harbor and "destroyed" the main force of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and the Chinese Empire will definitely retaliate on a large scale, and war is inevitable.

But Dewey always felt like he was in a dream, thinking that in the past, when he faced the oceanographic survey ship No. 981 of the Imperial Chinese Navy, he would be frightened into a cold sweat, and now he led the fleet to "destroy" the main force of the Pacific Fleet, as if in a dream.

In the past few days, many officers and men of US ships have been recalling the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor together, and they were so excited that they could wake up smiling in their dreams.

It's as if the mountain that has been pressing on their heads for many years is suddenly gone, and they stand up all at once, and their backs are straight, and the joy and pride are indescribable.

There was a loud bang, and in the black rainy night in the distance, a firelight rose into the sky.

A group of officers and sailors of the American Navy who were dreaming were awakened in an instant.

"What's going on?"

Dewey was very upset and said angrily.

"Report to the commander, there was a big explosion on frigate No. 23, as if it had been attacked!"

Rear Admiral Rice, the officer on duty who was in charge of the command of the fleet on the night shift, hurriedly reported to Dewey.

"What?"

Dewey glared and said, "The main force of the Imperial Chinese Navy has been wiped out by us, who else dares to attack our powerful American Navy?" ”

Rice said: "I suspect that it is a submarine of the Imperial Chinese Navy operating nearby, and they learned that the Pacific Fleet was wiped out by us, so they came to attack and retaliate. ”

Dewey suddenly said angrily: "Why didn't the frigate in charge of the guard report? ”

Rice smiled bitterly: "Report to the commander, there is a storm outside, and the ocean noise is too loud, and it is difficult for the sonar soldiers in charge of vigilance to detect the submarine." ”

Although the U.S. Navy has a sonar system, its performance is average, the detection range is limited, and the accuracy is not high.

In particular, the submarine of the Imperial Chinese Navy that came to sneak attack adopted a minimum speed of 4 knots, which minimized the noise.

Dewey frowned and said, "If it's a submarine, why attack our frigate, they should be looking for bigger prey, they should come and attack my South Carolina." ”

Rice replied: "They should be preparing for a big operation, first cleaning up our frigates, especially those with sonar detection capabilities!" ”

Dewey nodded, "You're right! These damn Chinese submarines! Notify all ships immediately and strengthen their vigilance! Full speed ahead and watch out for submarine sneak attacks! ”

Although the U.S. military has stepped up its vigilance, they have all become prey to submarines on this stormy night.

Of course, the U.S. military also has submarines, but the design of these submarines themselves is flawed, and on the way to this ocean-going sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, various failures continue, and now in such bad weather, it is difficult to play a role, and it is almost useless to let them deal with submarines, after all, the submarines of the U.S. military are not strong enough to attack the submarines of the Chinese Empire under the surface of the sea, because their sonar can only roughly determine a direction, and rashly launch fish and radium underwater, which will sink the U.S. military's own warships.

Therefore, Dewey simply did not count on submarines, but simply ordered all the searchlights of all ships to be turned on and carpet shelled all suspicious sea areas.

The artillery fire of the US army is still very fierce, especially the South Carolina-class battleships, the close fire guns are fierce, and the shells shoot countless rays in the rainy night, making the sea even more furious.

The heavy rain blocked the view of the American artillery and became the best cover for the submarines of the Chinese Empire.

One by one, the fish and laser were fired at the American warship, and the darkness, huge waves and heavy rain covered the roar and bubbles of the fish and radium motors, so that the fish and ray could silently attack the American ship.

However, the huge waves also affected the calibrated depth and course of the Fish Radium, and many of the Fish Radium that were originally aimed at the US ships were either sunk to the bottom of the sea by the big waves, or were pushed away from the course, which caused many US ships to avoid the deadly attack and survive.

In just one hour, the US fleet broke out of the ambush area of the submarine formation of the Imperial Chinese Navy and arrived at a safe sea area.

Battleships are faster than submarines, so the submarines of the Imperial Chinese Navy have only one chance to launch, and then they will lose their targets.

By dawn, the wind and rain had subsided, and the U.S. fleet began to count casualties and losses.

"Last night, our fleet lost 1 armored cruiser, 6 frigates, 12 submarine tugboats, including 24 submarines above, and the USS New Jersey and the USS Edwards were heavily damaged, and only emergency isolation was done and needed to be repaired in time, a total of 1,311 naval officers and men were killed, 522 were missing, and 232 were wounded."

After hearing this, Dewey was furious: "Damn the Chinese submarine, we attacked Pearl Harbor and achieved brilliant results without losing so much!" Now that the sea conditions are good and visibility is restored, order all ships, look for Chinese submarines and sink them all! ”

Rice persuaded: "Commander, I suggest speeding up the return to San Diego, our ammunition and supplies are almost exhausted, and there are New Jersey and Edho that need to be repaired, and we don't need to focus on a few submarines of the Chinese Empire." ”

Dewey snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of, anyway, the main force of the Chinese Imperial Navy has been wiped out by us, and in this Pacific Ocean, who else dares to threaten our powerful American Navy." ”

Rice laughed: "You're right! However, I would suggest speeding up our return to San Diego, after all, we haven't been in touch with the White House since the attack on Pearl Harbor, and we don't know what the outside world has become. At the same time, although we sank the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy, they were sunk in Pearl Harbor, and with the industrial strength of the Chinese Empire, they would soon be salvaged and repaired, and we had to resupply the ammunition before then, and then kill back to Pearl Harbor. ”

Dewey nodded and said, "What you say makes a lot of sense!" Okay, I'll let these damn fleas go and get back right away! ”

The U.S. Navy wants to return to San Diego as soon as possible, and obviously the Imperial Chinese Navy will not agree, and Lin Jiyun will never let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Last night's submarine sneak attack, on the one hand, was to test the US Navy's counterattack capability, and on the other hand, it was to consume US ammunition, and at the same time deliberately rebuilt the two giant ships USS Jersey and USS Edwards instead of sinking them, in order to delay time.

Dewey wanted to return to San Diego at full speed, and the USS New Jersey and the USS Edward couldn't be at full speed, so the average speed of the American Navy fleet would be dragged down unless Dewey abandoned the two giant ships, which was obviously not possible.

The U.S. Navy secretly made a detour from the North Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and in the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, all kinds of supplies, especially ammunition, are estimated to consume a huge amount, after all, they will not be stingy with ammunition in a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, and they are almost blasted out in one go, and there is not much ammunition left.

Last night, the submarine attacked violently, and the US ships opened heavy fire, and the ammunition reserves were further reduced.

Lin Jiyun didn't know these calculations before, but after being the Minister of the Navy for more than ten years, he bargained with the Ministry of Finance every day, and this calculation crackled, so now he is good at calculation.

At 8:10 a.m., Lin Jiyun and Lin Taizeng led six battleships, the USS Fury [BB-31], the USS Fury [BB-32], the USS Thor [BB-27], the USS Thunderstorm [BB-28], the USS Thunder [BCB-29], and the USS Thunderbolt [BB-30], to attack the American Navy fleet.

As soon as the six behemoths appeared on the surface of the sea, they were quickly discovered by the reconnaissance ships of the American Navy.

Dewey was momentarily dumbfounded.

"How is this possible? Didn't they sink us at Pearl Harbor? ”

When all the officers and men of the US Navy saw these six battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, they were in a daze, and their minds were full of question marks.

"Maybe these six battleships weren't at Pearl Harbor at the time!"

This was the only way to comfort Dewey and everyone, but the worry in his heart grew worse. He had always felt that the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was too smooth, and the capital ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy in Hong Kong were too crispy, and a single fish radium would blow up to pieces, which felt unreal.

It was a rainy night and I was very nervous, so I didn't think much about it, but now that I think about it, I feel a lot of flaws.

But he didn't want his idea to come true, he hoped that his judgment was wrong, even if he saw these six strongest main battleships of the Chinese Imperial Navy, he would have to make an excuse for himself.

Rice thought so, Dewey thought the same thing in his heart, and even more forced himself to believe that he had destroyed the main force of the Pacific Fleet, and that these six capital ships were just fish that slipped through the net.

"Prepare for battle!" (To be continued.) )