Chapter 340: The Bloody Battle in the Pacific (17)
As for the shore-based aviation forces, which are relied on by many people. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn the vast sea, shore-based aviation forces on islands are never an opponent of aircraft carriers. Because their coordinates are all fixed. The biggest advantage of the aircraft carrier battle group is that it can conduct highly mobile operations. However, the shore-based aviation units in the airfields of the islands could not do this, and they could only be passively beaten in front of the aircraft carriers.
Not to mention anything else, as long as the aircraft carrier battle group quietly approaches the island at night and releases fighter planes before dawn to bombard the immobile shore-based airfield, it can immediately destroy the shore-based air force.
And shore-based aviation forces can't even find the enemy's aircraft carriers anywhere. Therefore, it is impossible for the Daming Pacific Fleet to put the hope of guarding on the thousands of shore-based fighter planes.
"And what do you have in mind?" Tong Haifeng, commander of the First Air Fleet, frowned and asked, "Are we just hiding in Pearl Harbor and not going out?" Watching the Americans eat all the outlying islands? Tong Haifeng's words carried a hint of unkindness.
When all the fleets in the western Pacific were gathered at Pearl Harbor, the Pacific Fleet underwent a complete reshuffle. The aircraft carrier force, which was the main force, was divided into three combat fleets. However, the Ming Navy counted at the moment, and there were more than three aircraft carrier commanders who performed well in the war against Japan. Competition is naturally inevitable. At that time, Li Ru was Tong Haifeng's main competitor.
"I have a suggestion that I hope the commander will take on it." Li Ru didn't care about Tong Haifeng's prickly words, his eyes turned to Yunmo, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, and he spoke in a deep voice.
"Tell me about it." Yunmo took a deep breath of his cigarette and nodded.
"I don't think our priority at the moment is to fight with the Americans about those reefs. It's about regaining the initiative on the battlefield. Li Ru's words caused a low voice of discussion to resound in the conference room again, and many people looked at Li Ru in surprise.
"You see, the recapture of the lost reef was an order from the Supreme Commander himself. Tong Haifeng frowned and said in a deep voice: "Are you asking the Pacific Fleet to oppose the order of the Supreme Commander?" ”
This is a bit serious, and it is estimated that no one who disobeys the order of the Supreme Commander will have any good fruit to eat. Everyone around nodded in agreement. Zhang Cheng's order cannot be violated.
"This is the battlefield, and we are professional soldiers." Li Ru was completely unmoved, and said with a calm face, "The order of the Supreme Commander is out of place, as professional soldiers, we should point this point out, and at the same time give a reasonable explanation to the Supreme Commander!" Instead of blindly obeying orders. I believe that with the vision and heart of the Supreme Commander, I will be able to understand it! ”
"Wow~~~" Now the conference room can be regarded as a fried pot, everyone looked at Li Ru with extremely surprised eyes, and no one understood where he got the courage to say this. Although he doesn't know Zhang Cheng's personality, he can't accept the doubts of his subordinates. If Zhang Cheng knew about this matter, it is estimated that Li Ru would be unlucky.
"That's it! It's all quiet! After a moment, Yunmo raised his hand and slapped the table hard, making the noisy conference room gradually quiet. After a moment of silence, Yunmo turned his gaze to Li Ru, who was straight and straight with the corners of his mouth pursed and didn't say a word, and asked in a deep voice, "What kind of battle plan do you have, tell me and listen." ”
Unlike these generals in the conference room, Yunmo was already familiar with Zhang Cheng long before he made his mark. Compared with these people, Yunmo still knows more about Zhang Cheng's character. He knew that Zhang Cheng was not a person who was so proud that he couldn't listen to what others said. If Zhang Cheng really had that kind of character, he wouldn't be able to get to where he is today.
The most important thing is that Yunmo has already understood what Li Ru meant. If the main force of the fleet is really poured out to recapture the island according to Zhang Cheng's order, it is really very likely to cause the defeat of this battle.
The navy is no better than the army, and once the naval battle is lost, it means that a large number of warships will be sunk and damaged! The construction period of warships is very long, and once a large number of losses means that the navy loses its combat capability. The consequences of that would be unimaginable. Yunmo believes that as long as he and Zhang Cheng explain things clearly, Zhang Cheng will not deliberately be embarrassed.
"Your Excellency, Commander." Li Ru took a deep breath and slowly came to the giant nautical chart behind Yunmo, took the baton from the staff officer on the side, pointed to the Johnston Atoll and Kiribati Island on the chart, and said, "The Americans have laid out a bureau, a bureau that they want us to drill." Whether heading south to Johnston Atoll or Kiribati, there is a task force waiting for us. It is useless to go less, and once the main forces attack, it will be in the hands of the Americans. ”
"Wherever the main fleet goes, it will be entangled in an American task force. In this case, the initiative will fall into the hands of the Americans. They can choose three task forces to pounce together and eat our main fleet, thus winning the victory in the Pacific Ocean in one fell swoop. But it's unlikely, because we're stronger than the Americans. In the event of a decisive battle on the sea, the Americans' chances of victory are not great. Li Ru raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and then said, "In addition, they have another option, that is, to use a task force to entangle our main force, and then the other two or one task force will launch a surprise attack on the Hawaiian Islands, and use powerful naval and air forces to destroy our warships and shore-based flight forces left in Pearl Harbor." Subsequently, cover the landing force to land on various islands and gain a foothold. ”
"Why one or two task forces?" Puzzled inquiries rang out in the room.
Li Ru smiled, "Because once the Americans choose to raid Hawaii, then we will inevitably choose to return immediately." In that case, the Americans would have the option of using a task force to ambush them halfway through. With enough luck, it's not impossible to hit us hard. ”
"Hiss~~~" The generals in the conference room were all elites of the entire Ming Navy, and they immediately understood what Li Ru meant. As long as you think about it calmly, you will feel a chill. Once the Americans really do all this smoothly, the Ming Navy, which has dominated the world's oceans for hundreds of years, will be severely damaged!
"What's your idea?" Yunmo, who turned the chair, leaned back on the chair and nodded, a faint look of appreciation flashed in his eyes. This young man is not arrogant or impatient, he has talent and bearing in his heart, and he is a talent. If you can get ahead of yourself if you hone your skills, you may not be able to become the commander of the Pacific Fleet in the future.
"My idea is simple." Li Ru raised his hand and pointed the baton in his hand to a certain sea area northwest of the Hawaiian Islands, hooked the corners of his mouth, and showed a faint smile: "We don't need to be led by the nose by the Americans. They want us to take back the island, but we don't. Let's focus on what everyone has been ignoring before. Speaking of this, Li Ru held the baton and tapped the chart hard: "The 59th Task Force of the Americans!" ”
"I see!" The naval elites in the conference room suddenly all showed expressions of understanding. The Americans' arrangement was not without its shortcomings, and their biggest drawback was the dispersion of their forces.
All three task forces were separated by a distance of thousands of nautical miles, and could not form their full force in a short period of time. And this gave the Daming Pacific Fleet the possibility of breaking through.
The generals in the conference room weren't unaware of it before, they just didn't think about it this way. It's like a layer of window paper, as long as it is pierced, everyone understands what Li Ru means in an instant.
"All the plans and preparations of the Americans are based on the fact that we will definitely send the main fleet south to retake the lost islands. They had to separate their fleets near the islands to entangle us. Then let the rest of the fleet pounce on Hawaii. Li Ru smiled and said, "But as long as we don't go south, it's fine." Go directly to encircle and annihilate the 59th Task Force, which has been hanging out of the waters off Hawaii. We can even make a loud attack from the east to the west, ostensibly attacking the south with great fanfare, but halfway through the sudden turn to the north and catch Fletcher off guard! ”
"Hum~~~" There was a low discussion in the conference room again, and smiles appeared on the faces of the generals. This battle plan is definitely the best way to deal with it right now. Once Fletcher's Task Force 59 is eaten, the Americans will be miserable. At that time, if the main force of the Daming Pacific Fleet goes south again, the Americans will either retreat in disgrace, or they will have to use the insufficient fleet to fight a decisive battle with the Daming Navy!
No matter which way the Americans choose to deal with it, the Ming Navy has a huge winning side. How could the generals in the conference room not rejoice?
"But Kiribati is still in the midst of fierce fighting, how do we explain the garrison's telegram asking for help?" A voice suddenly rang out, and everyone was silenced.
The Ming army has never had a tradition of not saving friendly troops to the death. The Kiribati garrison is still desperately resisting, and now the Pacific Fleet is likely to choose to abandon them. How should this be handled? The Navy is one of the most honorable units.
"......" Li Ru opened his mouth to say something, but the words came to his lips and retracted them. This is indeed a very tricky thing to do. His battle plan was tantamount to abandoning the Kiribati garrison, which was still struggling to support. This kind of thing is a great torture for every soldier.
"I'll take care of it." The silent silence was broken after a moment, and Admiral Yunmo, the commander of the Daming Pacific Fleet, slowly stood up, turned to look at the many generals in the conference room, his eyes fluctuated slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "I am the commander of the Pacific Fleet." I'll take care of everything. I'll go and explain this to the Supreme Commander, and now let's get ready to sail. ”
What kind of position you hold comes what kind of responsibility! As the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Yunmo is responsible for this matter! (To be continued.) )