"What is he trying to do? Do you want to learn from Zhao Zilong to come alone with seven in and seven out?! In the meeting room of the senior generals of the underground command on Oahu, Qian Fangzheng, chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet, slammed the telegram in his hand on the table in front of him with an angry face, and shouted loudly with a red face: "I suggest that Tong Haifeng be removed from his position immediately!" He is now completely unfit to continue in the important position of fleet commander! ”

Yunmo, who was gently pinching his joints with his hands on the table, raised his head and glanced at Qian Fangzheng lightly, indifferent to his shouting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are also factions in the navy. The Ming Navy is so large and has been inherited for hundreds of years, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are many factions internally.

It's just that the navy won't be as strong at home as the army, and it won't have any serious impact on the center of the empire. Therefore, the factions of the Navy are not taken very seriously. It's just that they still exist.

For civilians, war means the destruction of families, the displacement of people, the loss of everything they once had. For some soldiers, war is the goal of their life's work. It is their pursuit to be promoted to become rich, to be crowned with a wife and a son, and to be famous for eternity. To do this, the first thing you need to do is to be a commander of a powerful force.

The most powerful force in the Ming Navy is undoubtedly the first, second, and third air fleets. The position of commander of these three aircraft carrier formations, all of which are part of the Pacific Fleet, has long been the fiercest place of contention between various factions.

Everyone knows that they want to increase their voice in the navy, want to increase their influence on Zhang Cheng, and want to show themselves in the war. Mastering these three fleets is the best path.

Yunmo knew what Qian Fangzheng was thinking, it was nothing more than using this opportunity to get Tong Haifeng, who was not very tough in the background. After all, Tong Haifeng's defeat had already made many people active for it.

Don't look at the current First Air Fleet, which has suffered heavy losses, only one aircraft carrier is left and can still be put into operation, and the so-called fleet commander is not necessarily much stronger than the captain. However, for the Ming Navy, these are only temporary. After the loss of warships and aircraft, they can continue to build, and if they are killed or wounded, they can continue to recruit and train. In terms of Daming's strong strength, these are not a thing.

The strong industrial production capacity has made almost all the shipyards along the coastline of Daming's homeland from north to south full of various types of warships under construction day and night. Even an aircraft carrier, which is extremely expensive and has a long working time, only takes a dozen months when the entire national force is mobilized in wartime. The powerful Ming won't be defeated in ten months, right?

A large number of warships only needs time. As for the personnel, not to mention the officers and soldiers, the number of nationals who have received high-quality education in the Ming Dynasty is even greater than the total population of the United States. It could not be easier to recruit them to train them for war in the name of defending the country.

The factions are competing for nothing more than important places. Everybody knows these things, but no one puts them in plain sight.

"I think Tong Haifeng's speculation still has some truth." Li Ru, who was originally a competitor to Tong Haifeng, said out loud at this moment: "Think about it carefully, being able to become a powerful fleet commander and decisively attack north in the previous Battle of Johnston and raid Halsey, who severely damaged Tong Haifeng, will not be so mediocre. Stupidly stay to support the ground and wait to fight to the death with Lin Luo who rushed back? I don't think he was that stupid, or he wouldn't have been able to fight the glorious Battle of Johnston, and he wouldn't have been able to become a fleet commander. After finishing speaking, Li Ru also glanced at Qian Fangzheng.

"Hmph." Qian Fangzheng said coldly, "Everything is clear, the American fighters are still bombing over our heads now, why did they go south to ambush Lin Luo and them?" Can American warships fly as fast as airplanes? Tong Haifeng is taking the only remaining family background of the First Air Fleet, and he is joking with the lives of those loyal and brave naval officers and men! ”

Yunmo pinched his fingers, and the corners of his mouth outlined an inexplicable sneer. This Qian Fangzheng, at this time, was still thinking about pulling Tong Haifeng down and putting his nephew on top. I really don't have the eyesight to see and the slightest bit of wisdom, I really don't know how he got to the position of chief of staff.

Although Tong Haifeng was defeated in the Battle of Johnston, he did not have any problems in commanding during the battle, and he also carried out the orders issued by the Pacific Fleet. The reason for the defeat was because the enemy was strong and he was attacked by surprise, not because there was anything wrong with his own ability. It's almost impossible to get rid of him with that.

Moreover, Tong Haifeng performed well in the previous naval battles against Japan and had made great achievements. Where is such a good commander of the Grand Fleet who can easily fiddle with?

And the most important point is that although Tong Haifeng doesn't seem to have a too tough backstage. But Yunmo knew very clearly that Tong Haifeng had contact with Zhang Cheng, who was now in charge of the Ming Dynasty, many years ago. In the golden war of that year, Zhang Cheng was the commander on land, and the commander on the sea was Tong Haifeng!

The results of the defeat at the Battle of Johnston had long been sent to the High Command. But these days have passed, Zhang Cheng has not said anything, Tong Haifeng is still waiting for his position. Yunmo was keenly aware of Zhang Cheng's thoughts, at least Tong Haifeng would not have anything until the end of the battle.

"Alright." Yunmo waved his hand, his eyes swept over the many senior generals present, and said in a deep voice, "Since the front-line commander has a request, then we will send a reconnaissance plane to cooperate." It's not a big deal. ”

"But!" Qian Fangzheng shouted a little anxiously: "The fighter planes and the airfield hidden in the belly of the mountain are for staying in Lin Luo, and they will be used as surprise soldiers after they rush back!" Now the words that are exposed......"

Before Qian Fangzheng's words could be finished, he was interrupted by Yun Mo with an indifferent gaze: "Do you really think that the decisive naval battle will be held in the waters near the islands of Hawaii?" Are you sure you're a senior admiral? ”

Yunmo knew that Qian Fang was appointed as the chief of staff of the fleet as a balancing measure, but at this critical moment, if he wanted to hinder the navy's victory in the battle, he would become everyone's enemy, and Yunmo would naturally not give him a good look.

Senior naval commanders with a bit of a bit of a brain will notice that something is wrong. Halsey couldn't possibly do what he was doing now, and that was Halsey's biggest flaw. Because the contrast is too strong. It's like a bucket full of water and then you have to add water, and the result is naturally overflowing. More than enough is too much.

In the early hours of Nov. 10, just after the intersection of the sea and the sky in the east, a gate disguised as stone was pushed open on a nondescript halfway slope in the middle of Maui, and bright lights illuminated the long runway in the mountainside. A large number of Ming officers and soldiers ran back and forth and shouted, a busy scene.

This is the shore-based base secretly built by the Ming Navy on the Hawaiian Islands, and the entire airfield is built in the hollowed-out belly of the mountain. It is enough to accommodate hundreds of fighters. At this moment, many fighters have started their engines with the help of ground crews, and the sound of roaring propeller rotation is constantly transmitted in the mountainside.

As the indicator lights placed on both sides of the runway continued to flash, and with the gestures of the ground service commanders, one after another Ming fighters accelerated from the belly of the mountain. After running out of the hole at high speed, he immediately pulled up the nose of the plane and flew into the night sky, which was gradually brightening. A large-scale reconnaissance operation by the Ming army began.

"Urgent information from the fleet command!" At 8:53 a.m., a communications staff officer hurriedly ran into the bridge of the Red Sea and shouted.

"It's real?!" After snatching the telegram from the communications staff officer, the chief of staff of the First Air Fleet took a quick look at it and shouted with a shocked face, "Halsey is really not here?!" ”

"Huh~~~" Tong Haifeng, who hadn't slept all night, finally breathed a long sigh of relief. His own judgment was not wrong, Halsey was indeed going south to ambush Lin Luo and them! This event had such a decisive effect on the whole campaign!

"What did it say on telegram?" After a while, Tong Haifeng had already recovered, and asked with a cold face.

"The reconnaissance aircraft unit reported that they had spotted the US aircraft carrier group, but only two Lexington-class aircraft carriers were present, and the rest of the aircraft carriers were all missing." The chief of staff's answer made Tong Haifeng show a sudden look: "So that's the case!" ”

Tong Haifeng never thought that Halsey would be so bold and dare to divide his troops when he was already at a disadvantage in strength. Not to mention anything else, this kind of courage is definitely rare for ordinary people. The courage and determination of the brute bull really did not blow out.

The problem that had plagued Tong Haifeng for a long time was finally solved, and Halsey actually chose to divide the troops. Some of them stayed behind to disguise and contain them, and the other part went south to ambush Lin Luo and them. If it weren't for Tong Haifeng taking the initiative to attack, and the Pacific Fleet had a hole card in its hand, it suddenly made a move when the Americans thought that the Ming Navy was no longer capable of reconnaissance. Perhaps this time Halsey will be a hero to the Americans.

"Did the headquarters inform Lin Luo of them?" After walking quickly to the navigation table and carefully looking at the chart and studying it for a while, Tong Haifeng frowned and did not get up to ask.

"It didn't say anything in the telegram, but I think they must have informed Lin Luo of them." The chief of staff's answer made Tong Haifeng not satisfied. Lin Luo's fleet in their hands was too important to be successfully raided by Halsey no matter what.

"The group of attack aircraft set off immediately." Tong Haifeng ordered in a cold voice: "Go all out and sink those two Lexington-class." At the same time, immediately after the attack was launched, the radio station was activated to send a warning telegram to Lin Luo and them! There's nothing wrong with being careful. (To be continued.) )