What Nimitz couldn't imagine was that Daming didn't send all the aircraft carriers south to fight Spruance in a decisive battle, and they still retained such a powerful force at sea. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"How many aircraft carriers does Daming have?" As commander of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz certainly knew that the coast guard radar had a warning distance of more than 30 nautical miles at most. In terms of the cruising speed of the Ming fighters, it was only a short time of seven or eight minutes. What can this time do for this sprawling base?

Nimitz, who sat down in his chair, could already foresee that San Diego would lose a lot in the ferocious bombardment.

"There aren't any warships here, what are they doing here?!" The chief of staff was equally full of doubts.

Almost all the warships in the San Diego Naval Harbor have gone out. Now there are some small ships and some transport ships in the harbor. There's no appeal at all. The chief of staff did not understand at all why the Ming army came to bomb this place with great fanfare.

Compared to shore-based aviation forces, in this era when there are no surveillance satellites. Carrier-based aviation, capable of moving at high speeds, can choose to launch a surprise attack on ground targets at the right time. Even if shore-based aviation forces want to retaliate, it will be difficult to find the location of the enemy fleet. This is one of the signs of the strength of the naval fleet.

"Oops!" Nimitz suddenly remembered something, suddenly stood up from his chair, and shouted sharply, "Go and spread the word to the army people, the Ming army's target is their military supplies!" ”

Indeed, at this time, San Diego was not among the main targets of the Ming army's carrier-based aircraft force because there was no longer a fleet. But when Bradley's Army launched a massive assault on the Los Angeles area, the value of the site became apparent.

More than half of Bradley's troops on the front lines were routed from the Port of San Diego. When Bradley's forces launched a fierce attack on the Los Angeles area, the Ming Landing Command, which was under great pressure, soon learned from intelligence that Bradley's important logistics center was in San Diego. The front-line command immediately sent a telegram to the Navy asking for coordinated operations.

Soon, a large task force with six aircraft carriers was heading south to the waters off San Diego, sending a huge fleet of aircraft to attack the important port city by midnight.

Piercing sirens resounded throughout the city, and in several large airports near San Diego, many pilots on duty ran frantically towards their planes, and with the assistance of ground crews, they quickly launched their warplanes for takeoff. It's just that the number of fighters that can take off in such a short time is not much.

Moreover, the fastest fighter formation in the Ming fleet did not fly with the slower bomber units, and the acceleration appeared over San Diego a few minutes later.

After such a long period of war baptism, the strategy and tactics of the Ming army have long reached the point of perfection. For example, when raiding like this, doing the best to give full play to one's advantages is too simple for the elite of the Ming army. They try to use their strengths to suppress their enemies and eventually turn their advantages into victory.

Although the US fighters that took off in a hurry were advanced jet planes, their numbers were too small to pose much of a threat to the huge Ming fighter formation. The other planes that were ready to take off were all destroyed on the runway by precise attacks.

After the Ming army's horizontal bombers, which were temporarily used by torpedo planes, still bombed the airport runway, San Diego's most threatening force to the Ming fighters was completely trapped on the ground.

The Ming army's attack was ruthless and efficient. They know very well what their goal is, and they have a very good coordination and battle plan. After destroying the airfield and the planes on the airfield, many Ming fighters did not care about the anti-aircraft fire on the ground, and flew in the sky to attack their targets.

The Ming fighters divided into small groups and bombarded the transportation hubs, communication centers, important warehouses and material staging areas of the American army. Turn these vital places into a sea of fire everywhere.

As for why the Ming pilots are so familiar with the important targets of the US military, it is thanks to the support of the Ming army's intelligence department.

As the only country on the planet that has the potential to engage in a global hegemony with the Ming Dynasty. Since the official founding of the United States, no matter who is in power, the Ming Dynasty has never relaxed its infiltration and intelligence work against the United States. This reached its peak after the outbreak of world wars.

Every year, the Ming Dynasty provides millions of secret funds to the U.S. Section, which belongs to the intelligence department. It was a secret grant that was not planned, and the U.S. Section was originally one of the largest branches of the intelligence community. Coupled with a large amount of financial support, the Ming intelligence service was very successful in its operations in the United States.

For example, San Diego, the main base of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, is an important target, and everything here has been explored by Ming Ming morning. The pilots of the Ming Army and the Navy had already received detailed information, which is why the attack was so accurate.

The fighter roared past, and two 20-millimeter machine guns fired fiercely, pulling out a long chain of bullets and sweeping across the ground, and the position of a twin 20-millimeter air cannon suddenly fell silent, and several American soldiers fell in a pool of blood.

Looking at those Ming fighters who even dared to fly and attack at an altitude of more than 10 meters, the morale of the US military was greatly hit.

Hundreds of Ming warplanes flew over San Diego and attacked indiscriminately, destroying important targets everywhere. A large number of vehicles, especially trains on the railway, were almost all blown into scrap metal. And the warehouses where large quantities of supplies were stored were violently destroyed and burned by the bombing. From the sky, almost the entire city of San Diego was enveloped in smoke and endless fires.

The impact of the raid was so great on the U.S. military that almost all important targets in San Diego were destroyed, and the city was in chaos with the dead and wounded.

According to statistics after the incident, at least 1,000 vehicles of various types, more than 100 train wagons, and tens of thousands of tons of various barracks materials were destroyed. And their transport lines have also been heavily attacked, both railways and roads have been bombed in disarray. This was a very heavy blow to Bradley's troops, who were fighting fiercely on the front.

After more than 20 minutes of wanton bombing, the Ming air raid troops, which had lost only more than 20 planes, quickly fluttered their wings triumphantly and began to return home. San Diego was left with devastation and thousands of wailing wounded.

More than an hour later, the US fighter units that flew over other nearby airfields were late. They tried to fly to the vast sea to search for traces of the Ming fleet, but in the end they had to give up for various reasons.

This bombardment directly caused Bradley's troops on the front line to postpone their general attack plans, and Bradley's troops did not even carry out artillery bombardment for a whole day.

However, this is not the end of the matter.

That night, Nimitz stood on the balcony on the second floor of the Pacific Fleet headquarters and watched the fire in the distant city that had been burning all day but still refused to be extinguished, and all kinds of vehicles rushing around, without saying a word.

During the early morning attack, the Ming air attack group did not come to attack the fleet headquarters with a conspicuous target. They all go to bomb targets that are really helpful and valuable to the outcome of the war. The tall building was unharmed by the Ming army's attack.

Nimitz, however, did not show any good face because the headquarters had escaped the catastrophe. On the contrary, he was shocked by the pragmatism and precision of the Ming army. This mighty army has been completely honed in the midst of war. They are so efficient!

"The army's supplies are all destroyed." The chief of staff with a tired face came to Nimitz's side and said in a hoarse voice, "At least tens of thousands of tons of military supplies have been destroyed, and the casualties have not yet been finally counted, but it is estimated that at least more than 10,000 people." Bradley is going to be sad this time. ”

"What does the Navy have to lose?" Nimitz asked.

"Communication points and barracks and many lines of communication were bombed." The chief of staff said in a deep voice, "But the strange thing is that the Ming army did not attack the oil depot, is it that they don't know the location?" Not really, it's so obvious after all. ”

"Hmph." Nimitz snorted coldly, looked at the huge oil tank standing next to the hillside in the distance, and said coldly, "They even know the location of the various airports and communication points, how can they not know where the oil tank is?" It's not that they don't attack, but they don't want to destroy the port. ”

"Don't want to ruin this port?" The chief of staff looked at Nimitz suspiciously, and asked in a loud voice, "What do you mean?" ”

"Do you need to ask?" Nimitz sighed, looked at the port that had been devastated by the air raids, and said, "The Ming army thinks they have won, so they want to keep this port." ”

"Is the loss of the line of communication big?" After a few moments, Nimitz asked aloud, "And those airports, how long will it take to fix them?" ”

The line of communication is very important because it is related to the logistics of Bradley's troops on the front line. Several airfields near San Diego are also very important, as the warplanes taking off here are one of the most important support forces to go to the front lines to support Bradley's forces.

"The loss of traffic lines is relatively large, but there are still some lines that can be used. It will take at least a week to fully recover. After thinking for a while, the chief of staff said, "The words of the airport are very fast, the Ming army threw high-explosive bombs, and the sappers said that all the airports could be completely repaired in two days at most." The nearby HNA force has been realigned to protect the Port of San Diego at all times. (To be continued.) )