"It's 3:42 p.m. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Li Ru leaned down slightly, propped his hands on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Halsey will attack us tomorrow morning at the latest. And now is not enough time for us to attack. It's too far away. ”

The distance of more than 300 nautical miles can be said to take between more than an hour and two hours. Although the top speed of the fighter is very fast, it cannot maintain high speed all the time. Not to mention the engine life or anything, the large fuel consumption alone is enough to discourage everyone. When the combat distance is relatively long, the economic cruising speed of fighters of various countries is about 222 knots.

If you add in the time of the combat attack, a back and forth is already a matter of hours later. By that time it was already dark. At this time, it is no longer possible to send out attack troops.

"One night is enough time for Halsey to maneuver in a wide area, and we will soon lose track of them." Yunmo said with a cold face: "Can the submarine force follow?" ”

"Most of our submarines operate on the West Coast of the United States." Li Ru smiled bitterly: "Even if there are submarines nearby, it is impossible to keep up with the speed of the regular fleet." Everyone here understands this truth, but there is still a thought in their hearts.

"So we're just waiting for Halsey to attack us?" Yunmo's voice was raised, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes.

Because of Tong Haifeng's defeat, he has been under tremendous pressure as his direct boss. And now that Halsey is directly threatening Pearl Harbor, the news will inevitably have a very negative impact on him when it reaches the Admiralty. In this entire naval battle, he was led by the nose by the Americans, exhausted from running for his life. This is likely to make Zhang Cheng question his abilities.

Yunmo, who was still thinking about becoming a marshal of the Navy in the future, was unwilling to make a mistake in Hawaii. Turning his gaze to Tong Haifeng, who had been silent since entering the conference room, he raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed, "Haifeng, what do you think of the current situation?" ”

At this time, in Pearl Harbor, except for the remnants of the First Air Fleet, which had just returned to port, there were only a few logistics support vessels and patrol vessels. There is also the fleet directly under the command of the Pacific Fleet.

Although it is not famous, the strength of this direct fleet is not very good. With two old super-dreadnought-class battleships as the core, a fleet of cruisers and destroyers had little resistance in the face of a large air fleet.

At this moment, the First Air Fleet, which also had one aircraft carrier, several battleships, and a fleet of cruisers and destroyers, became the most capable force. Before Zhang Cheng's order came, Tong Haifeng was still the commander of the First Air Force, a position that the commander of the Pacific Fleet could no longer remove.

"I'm just a little weird." After picking up the celadon teacup on the table in front of him and taking a sip, Tong Haifeng, who still had a frosty look on his face, said in a deep voice, "Halsey's fleet is strong, but what is he doing here now?" ”

"What do you mean?" Yunmo raised his eyebrows and asked out loud.

"I mean, now is the time to fight for sea supremacy. Originally, Halsey and Spruance combined were not as strong as Lin Luo and Han Dongwen, but at such an important time, the Americans let Halsey come to attack Hawaii with their last powerful fleet? Aren't they worried about Spruance being eaten? ”

Tong Haifeng frowned, and continued, "Even if we suffer heavy losses under Halsey's attack, even if our battleships at Pearl Harbor are all sunk, all the planes are destroyed, and the port is reduced to ashes. But what does this mean for Americans today? ”

"You're saying the Americans have other plans?" Li Ru on the side asked softly.

"That's for sure." Tong Haifeng, who was holding a teacup in both hands, narrowed his eyes and said softly: "To do such a seemingly mediocre thing in such a strategic battle related to the control of the sea in the Pacific Ocean, unless there is something wrong with the collective brain of the top brass of the US Navy." They must have ulterior motives. It's just that I still can't figure out what they're going to do. Halsey's fleet was unlikely to land in Hawaii even with some marines. ”

Landing operations are actually not such a simple matter. It is no longer the time of more than a hundred years ago when a cannon sampan and a group of sailors could conquer a land.

Facing a large number of elite marines and various heavy equipment and equipment deployed by the Ming Navy on the island of Hawaii. There is no large-scale, professional support for landing combat troops, and a small number of troops come up to simply seek death.

Halsey's fleet was large, but it was impossible for him to carry slower landing ships and transports. Without these specialized ships, it would be boring to think about landing on an island just by relying on the small number of marines carried on the ship. The Ming Marines guarding the Hawaiian Islands are not natives with bows, arrows and spears!

"Where is Task Force 59 under the command of Fletcher now?" After a while, Tong Haifeng looked up at Yunmo and asked aloud.

In any case, the only one with this capability is the 59th Task Force, which was originally planned by the US Navy to carry out cover landing operations. Tong Haifeng asked the point this time.

"According to the latest intelligence." Yun Mo paused and said, "The submarine of the Great Squid King sent back a telegram the night before yesterday, saying that it had found a fleet about six hundred nautical miles away from San Diego. The intelligence services initially judged that it was Task Force 59. ”

Everyone in the conference room knew what Tong Haifeng meant by asking. After hearing this, all of them put aside the possible threat of Task Force 59.

However, the actual situation is that the fleet that was discovered by the submarine of the Great Squid King is indeed the 59th fleet, but only a part of it. Some of the Task Force 59 ships that had been wounded in the air raid returned to San Diego in groups, and the submarine King Squid encountered them during the night and took them for the entire Task Force 59.

"That's weird." Tong Haifeng, who was frowning, shook his head. Without the presence of Task Force 59, Halsey's actions would have turned out to be very strange.

"I'll take the fleet to attack." After a while, Tong Haifeng said loudly, "Since Halsey has killed him, then I have to fight no matter what." ”

Many of the generals of the Ming army in the conference room were moved when they heard this. Tong Haifeng now only has one aircraft carrier in his hands, but his opponent has nine. The one-to-nine power ratio still dares to take the initiative, this is not the courage of ordinary people.

"It's okay to strike." Yunmo raised his hand to signal that the noisy conference room gradually quieted down, and after a moment of silence, he said loudly, "But you can't fight hard, even if you fight your fleet out, you can't stop Halsey's attack." It doesn't make any sense. If you can hold Halsey at bay, that's the biggest win. ”

After a pause, Yunmo then spoke, "You take the fleet to attack and entangle Halsey, don't leave the battlefield, and keep yourself within the protection of shore-based aviation forces." Do you understand? ”

"Yes." Tong Haifeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and nodded in response.

If you really let him fight against nine, it will really kill him. However, the necessary statement is still necessary, even if Yunmo may not be able to see it.

"Actually, if you order Lin Luo and Han Dongwen to attack with all their strength and eat Spruance, even if our side is bombed in a mess, we will win. With an aircraft carrier ratio close to two to one, we have the upper hand, and this war is likely to be a turning point in this battle. Li Ru's words made everyone moved. If it can be done, it may be possible to decide the fate of the Pacific Theater.

Yunmo was also moved, but after thinking for a moment, he finally shook his head, "Spruance is not a stupid commander. As soon as Halsey was discovered, he must have been extremely cautious. Maybe they're already running away right now. Lin Luo, even if they chase them, they don't know when they will be able to catch up. In case of a backbite, it will be troublesome. If time is wasted and he can't catch up, then Halsey has enough time to sweep all of Hawaii to the ground. Whether it is face or lining, these generals of the Pacific Fleet who are here will be the object of ridicule. ”

"Then we can only let Lin Luo, Han Dongwen and them come back." Li Ru shook his head helplessly.

This time, the Ming Pacific Fleet, which originally had an advantage in naval strength and was supported by shore-based forces, and was still fighting on the inside line, was pinned down by the Americans everywhere, and all of them were exhausted. If it hadn't been for the initiative to take down the Fletcher fleet from the beginning, the current situation would have been even more sinister.

In fact, the luck of the Ming Navy is already very good. If the commander of the 59th Task Force was a bold and careful commander, then maybe Lin Luo and the others would not have been able to achieve such brilliant results. There is no problem with the strategic deployment of the Americans, but the Daming Pacific Fleet is actually passive everywhere.

"So be it." Yunmo stood up, nodded, and said, "Everyone immediately return to their respective posts." The marines entered the positions, and the shore artillery fortresses were ready for battle. In particular, the fighter planes at various airports must be more careful. It is highly likely that Halsey will send his own force of attack aircraft before dawn tomorrow to bomb the airfields around dawn. All airfields must be on heightened alert and allow fighter planes to take to the air in advance to prepare for battle. ”

"Yes." Many of the generals in the conference room stood up and saluted, and then the generals left the conference room to return to their respective posts to prepare for the fierce battle in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

And at this time, a terrible air defense siren suddenly sounded outside the fleet headquarters building! (To be continued.) )