Ever since the Ming Navy seized the Hawaiian Islands from the natives and made this natural treasure harbor its most important core base. It was the first time in many years that the www.biquge.info had been hit with such a heavy blow.

According to the rough statistics just obtained, the Ming Navy lost more than 600 aircraft of various types in this unexpected surprise attack. Most of them were destroyed or injured on the ground. In addition to the loss of warplanes, airfields have been largely destroyed. If you want to rush to repair, it will take at least two days. The number of casualties on the ground and on the ships was in the thousands.

A high-explosive bomb weighing half a ton was very powerful. Exploding on the ground will cause huge craters. And it has a huge destructive power on the surrounding soil. It's not easy to fix.

But the most important thing now is that they don't have time. Halsey will inevitably launch another supplementary bombardment tomorrow morning, and they will not be able to regain their combat effectiveness even if they rush to repair it overnight!

"Send a report to the High Command." Yun Mo, who had a gloomy expression, lowered his gaze and said softly, "As the commander of the Pacific Fleet and the commander of the Hawaii garrison, I will take full responsibility. ”

"Sir......" The senior generals around him all looked gloomy, not knowing what to say.

Having suffered such a blow, and since the beginning of the campaign, the Pacific Fleet has fallen behind at every turn, and there have been many errors of judgment. As the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Yunmo shoulders an unshirkable responsibility. No one knows how Zhang Cheng will feel after learning that the Hawaiian Islands have been attacked.

"Don't say anything now." Yunmo packed up his mood, turned to look at the generals beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Do your own thing from now on and prepare for the attack of the Americans." ”

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"This is because after the successful operation against Japan, the pride of despising the enemy has arisen." Contrary to what these generals thought, Zhang Cheng did not be furious after learning the news, but calmly talked to Wang Yan and Xiao Hongbao about his opinion: "They treat the powerful Americans as Japanese. From the very beginning, there was a bit of passivity, forgetting that the navy is an offensive service. ”

"The navy is a relatively professional service, but the battle plan they have formulated is indeed a bit conservative." Wang Yan took a sip of the teacup in front of him and spoke.

"Hmm." Zhang Cheng, who was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, nodded: "This is also the main reason why I was reluctant to interfere at first. Professional things must be done by professional people. Since they have decided on this tactic, it is not good for me to oppose it directly. But now that there is a problem, it is natural to take responsibility. ”

Zhang Cheng has always known that he is not a professional, and he has never interfered indiscriminately in places with very strong professional skills. Because he knows what terrible events can happen when a layman directs an insider. Although he was skeptical about the Navy's previous battle plan to wait for the enemy to attack, Zhang Cheng still chose to agree with their decision.

Everyone has a different role to play and a different responsibility. Zhang Cheng gave the navy enough space to choose their own combat methods, which is a kind of trust and a responsibility. If you win the battle, everyone will naturally be happy, and you can say anything about the medals, bonuses, and ranks. But once it fails, it is natural to take the corresponding responsibility.

"What now? The Navy has suffered heavy losses, and the Hawaiian Islands, which are strategically important, are threatened by the Americans, what to do next? After a moment of silence, Wang Yan couldn't help but ask out loud.

Although Wang Yan and Xiao Hongbao were only the heads of the intelligence department, such strategic questions should not have been asked by them. However, Wang Yan is Zhang Cheng's true confidant, and their position is also to the extent that they can access these things. Asking out loud is not overstepping.

"Isn't the battle not over yet?" Zhang Cheng leaned back on the back of the sofa, nodded with a chuckle and said, "Although there are losses, they have also achieved good results. Most importantly, the Hawaiian Islands are still in the hands of the Navy. The situation on the battlefield is far from the point where I need to intervene directly. ”

After a pause, Zhang Cheng continued, "Of course, the navy is indeed responsible this time. However, these will not be settled until the final battle results are known. It's too early to discuss these. ”

Zhang Cheng has been trying hard to keep himself sober, and he knows what the result will be if he interferes indiscriminately.

There have been too many lessons in the history of modern time and space. From bearded to mustache to principal and so on and so forth. Zhang Cheng, who has a lot of knowledge and knowledge, has always tried to warn himself not to make the mistakes that others have made. The wisdom and strength of one person cannot be compared to that of a group of people.

"What I should be doing now is to reassure the Navy and let them fight in peace instead of waiting for me to be angry with them." Zhang Cheng took the cigarette handed over by Xiao Hongbao, turned his head and lit the cigarette with the lighter in Wang Yan's hand, and then took a deep breath, "After all, the war still depends on them to continue fighting." ”

"Yes." Wang Yan and Xiao Hongbao glanced at each other and nodded in response.

"Of course, after the battle is over, no matter what, this matter must be said well." Zhang Cheng changed his words, squinted his eyes slightly, and said, "Someone must be responsible for the loss of the battleship and the loss of personnel." It can't be that loyal soldiers sacrifice in vain, and the military equipment that cost the citizens their hard-earned money is lost in vain, right? ”

"I think Yunmo may no longer be suitable to continue his position as commander of the Pacific Fleet. After all, I don't know when he has gradually transformed into a ship-defending faction. This is really difficult for the Navy to accept. An offensive branch of the armed forces is not a good thing to think about being conservative and reducing losses everywhere. It just so happened that the marshal of the Navy was also old, and after the end of the war, he would inevitably be honorably discharged. When the time comes, it is more suitable for Yunmo to take over. Zhang Cheng's understatement decided the fate of the commander of the Pacific Fleet.

"......" Wang Yan and Xiao Hongbao were all a little speechless, did this improve him or lower him?

Zhang Cheng took in the looks of the two, chuckled in his heart but didn't explain much to them.

In Zhang Cheng's eyes, the current Ming army system must be reformed. The powers of the commanders of the Navy and the Commanders of the Army are too great. Not only the two commanders, but also the governors of the colonies and the commanders of the garrisons also held the power of the army. is like He Ziqiu, who listens to the tune and doesn't listen to the announcement.

When the imperial capital was in turmoil, although the navy fully supported Zhang Cheng. However, a small number of high-level generals can directly decide on the huge navy to choose sides, which in itself makes Zhang Cheng extremely jealous. This has to change.

The Ming Dynasty has not been able to fully integrate all its forces into the war, and a large reason is that the power of the senior commanders is too great.

Zhang Cheng had already made up his mind to reorganize the army, but only after the end of the war. At that time, the command of the army will be completely centralized, and the commanders everywhere and their commanders will lose the right to transfer troops. Whether it is the commander of the Navy or the commander of the army, it will become a symbolic existence. The real command will be the Joint Operational Command and the General Staff.

"Don't say anything now." Zhang Cheng cocked his legs and smoked a cigarette with an indifferent expression, "I'm watching, and everything will naturally be clear after the battle is over." ”

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"There's an aircraft carrier in Pearl Harbor?" After receiving the telegram from the front-line attack group, Halsey immediately frowned.

This was really unexpected news, and it brought a touch of uncertainty to the direction of the war, which had already set the tone.

The reason why Halsey wanted to attack the airfields on the Hawaiian Islands with all his might was to destroy the counterattack force of the Ming Navy. Once he loses his air power, then Da Ming can only watch himself attack as much as he wants.

Because the power of the Ming navy was divided on various islands. And if the fleet does not have aircraft carriers, it is just a lamb to the slaughter in the eyes of Halsey.

However, the sudden appearance of an aircraft carrier disrupted Halsey's original plan. Don't look at the only one, but it's like a fish bone that makes Halsey very uncomfortable.

The advantage that Halsey now has in his hands is not unlimited, and the main fleet of the Ming Navy is rushing back quickly, even with Spruance's full entanglement, it will only take three or five days at most.

If Halsey couldn't cover Fletcher to get the Marines to the island in this short period of time, the whole operation would still be a failure.

The Ming aircraft carrier could maneuver around all night, hiding in the shadows so that Halsey had to be on guard. A new regular aircraft carrier of the Ming Army can carry hundreds of fighters, and one attack is enough for him to suffer. More importantly, Halsey's energy will be distilled and he will not be able to deal with the Ming army on the island with all his might.

"Really." Halsey quickly understood that this was the remaining aircraft carrier of the First Air Fleet of the Ming Navy, but he didn't expect that such a fierce attack at that time actually left one for the Ming army. This put Halsey in a very bad mood.

"Have you confirmed the status of the carrier?" After a moment, Halsey asked in a deep voice with the corners of his mouth pursed.

"According to the report of the attack aircraft group ahead, there are no visible injuries on the Ming aircraft carrier. Although it hit one of its high-explosive shells during the attack, the exact effect is unknown. The Chief of Staff's report made Halsey wave his hand irritably.

Halsey naturally knew the power of a high-explosive bomb, and he knew even more that a high-explosive bomb would not have much impact on a sturdy aircraft carrier unless it was unlucky. In other words, the aircraft carrier will inevitably become a hidden danger.

"Fleet splitting." After a few moments, Halsey gave a deep order, "The 2nd and 3rd Carrier Squadrons are going to carry out combat missions to cover Fletcher's landing, and at the same time suppress the targets attacking Hawaii Island." I'll take the 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron to take out that Ming aircraft carrier! (To be continued.) )