As a result, the remnants of the American battleships could only break through on their own, but how could they rush out in the cruel situation where the speed was far inferior to the enemy, the distance was drawn close, and the enemy was still surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it did not even make much sense to cast a smoke screen?

Even Vice Admiral William Soden Sims was so desperate that he ordered the U.S. auxiliary ships that were still desperately trying to get closer to this side to retreat immediately (this was also widely considered to be the most correct order he gave in this naval battle, without which the U.S. Navy's auxiliary ships would have lost even more than the capital ships). Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info), and then demanded that the besieged battleship surrender to the enemy in order to avoid unnecessary loss of personnel and leave a little more seed for the devastated US Navy......

Of course, battleships cannot be left to the enemy, and even if the Chinese Navy may not be able to look at them, the US Navy can at least save the last bit of their dignity by sinking their warships. For the same end, and with no shame in saying goodbye to Mr. President, Vice Admiral William Soden Sims did not leave the flagship until the end, and he apologized for his death to Theodore Roosevelt and the American people, who had placed great trust in him......

In this way, the Gulf of Mexico naval battle, which attracted the attention of the world, finally came to an end, and the Chinese Navy's ocean-going fleet dealt a devastating blow to the US Navy, which ranks among the top three in the world, at the cost of sinking one light cruiser and eight destroyers, killing or missing more than 1,400 people, and wounding more than 2,000 people, sinking a total of 13 battleships, three battle cruisers, 22 light cruisers, and 56 destroyers, thus reducing the total tonnage of the US Navy's combat ships by nearly two-thirds at once.

The total number of dead and missing people exceeded 22,000, and nearly 5,000 people were captured. Moreover, such an unimaginable fiasco also caused serious damage to the confidence of the US Navy, and even to the confidence of the United States in the Navy; if it were not for the special geographical location of the United States and the real threat of the Chinese Navy, which determined that they could not afford not to attach importance to the Navy, the US Navy would have collapsed and would never have turned over......

Even Li Hui, who was far away in Wuhan, didn't expect this naval battle to be like this, because in history, not a single dreadnought (or super dreadnought) battleship on both sides in the Battle of Jutland was sunk, Li Hui always thought that this was because after the naval battle was widened, it was much easier to retreat than before, so he didn't have much hope for the outcome of the Gulf of Mexico naval battle, anyway, it was enough to win, and he didn't focus on the sea.

But who knew that this battle would be fought so fiercely? Li Hui thought about it, and could only think that there was a problem in the historical Battle of Jutland, "It should be that Erdezi's navy was too cowardly, and it escaped too quickly and too quickly, and if it is used as an analogy, it is equivalent to the Americans being scared away directly as soon as they saw our main fleet, and of course not many capital ships will be sunk in this case." Later, at the end of World War I, the Kiel sailors would rather rebel than go to sea to fight the British, and it is not surprising that the German Navy's fear of the British Royal Navy is really deep in the bone marrow, especially those traditional ships that have a lot of roots with the Junkers, and the new ships such as submarines, which have little to do with the Junkers, performed well......"

Compared with the German Navy in World War I, the U.S. Navy was obviously much braver, but they paid a far heavier price than the Germans. At least Li Hui doesn't think so, "Like the German Navy, it is true that the combat losses will be much smaller, but until Germany finally lost the war, so many capital ships of the Navy have always been watching from the sidelines, spending countless hours and manpower, financial and material resources to build a navy of such a large scale, what is the significance?" ”

"The navy is an offensive service, and the purpose of their existence is for naval warfare, if the huge fleet only dares to retreat in the base and rely on the protection of the fortress batteries, then it is better to save this money and use it for other services. Now everyone at home and abroad thinks that I am a naval supremacist, but if it were not for the systematic help that allowed China to build and maintain a super-first-class navy that could beat the great powers at a much smaller cost than under normal circumstances, I would definitely try my best to keep down the naval expenses, and for a land power like China, the first thing that needs to be guaranteed is the ...... interests on land", Li Hui finally figured it out completely, and then quickly led to a conclusion that may surprise many people, "Throughout history, The so-called 'presence fleet' strategy has never been successful (all countries whose navies have used this strategy have lost wars, except for those who have relied entirely on the strength of their allies to win). It's just an excuse for some cowards to rely on the professional threshold to make their cowardice......"

What Li Hui criticized did not include the behavior of the navy surrendering fortresses under the disparity in strength, such as the Soviet Red Navy in World War II, which really couldn't be beaten, there was nothing to be ashamed of, anyway, they didn't consume much of the country's resources, even if they were forced to become a "fleet of existence" in the face of a strong enemy, they could completely explain to the motherland and the people, not to mention that the officers and men of the Red Navy also proved their value through land warfare, which the German Navy could not catch up with in World War I.

Even the navy of the later Sandezi, even the capital ships, was much stronger than their predecessors in this sense, because Nazi Germany's investment in the navy, especially the capital ships, was limited, with a total of two battleships and two battle cruisers, which were able to contain so many forces of the British Navy with the strategy of "presence in the fleet", and achieved certain results, they were barely worthy of the mustache's investment in them, although there was still a big gap in performance compared with the submarine force.

"If you don't have the courage and confidence to defeat the enemy in a head-on battle, it's more efficient to use it to strengthen the army and air force, if any, instead of spending huge sums of money on a costly navy." Li Hui's conclusion is obviously made from the standpoint of a great army power, what if it is replaced by an island country that must first pay attention to the navy, or some coastal country with a long coastline but lacks depth? (To be continued.) )