"It's over?" The chief of staff of the garrison of Daming Kiribati put down the binoculars in his hand, clenched his fists, and asked out with a complicated expression. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Hmm." The commander of the garrison standing beside him squinted his eyes, looked at the flaming battleships in the lagoon in the distance, and sighed lightly, "It's over." ”

The garrison of Daming Kiribati Island received the request of Huang Chengjie's fleet and launched a surprise shelling attack on the American warships in the lagoon at half past three in the morning, causing great confusion to the Americans. Then Huang Chengjie's fleet suddenly smashed into the lagoon with the help of the chaos of the Americans, and after a short and tragic fierce battle, this small but extremely tragic naval battle ended with the heroic collision of Huang Chengjie's fleet.

"They ......," the chief of staff exclaimed, somewhat incredulous, "why don't they rush ashore?" Why crash the ship? ”

They all saw the fierce battle just now. The flying artillery fire and the group of flares that lit up almost the entire night made everyone on the island, whether it was the Ming defenders or the attacking Americans, clearly watch this tragic naval battle.

The three small Ming warships did not choose to quickly rush to the beach and run aground after the lightning strike, and the personnel went ashore to escape. Instead, he crashed into an American destroyer and ended his combat career in these violent ways.

"Hmm." The garrison commander nodded with a complicated expression, took a deep breath, and his eyes were full of determination, "Because they are the navy!" ”

The officers and soldiers of the garrison headquarters located in the underground bunker of "......" were all silent, but everyone's eyes were gradually burning! There is nothing more motivating than this.

"Alright." The elderly garrison commander put his binoculars on the table beside him, turned to look at the many officers and soldiers in the headquarters, and said in a deep voice, "The battle of the navy is over, and it is impossible for us to get any more support in a short time." Next, it's our turn! ”

The naval battle that took place in the lagoon on the island of Kiribati was small in scale, but it was admired by countless people. The reason is simple, this battle showed the bravery of the soldiers.

The three small ships, with a combined displacement of only about 2,000 tons, launched a decisive charge with no turning back with the courage of the soldiers when the disparity in strength between the enemy and us was so great that they were unable to resist at all. Their brave fighting spirit greatly inspired all the Ming soldiers. The repercussions of this battle were far-reaching.

In the midst of this battle, which was named the Battle of Kiribati. Three small warships led by Lieutenant Commander Huang Chengjie used torpedoes to sink the US Navy heavy cruiser USS Tuscaloosa, the large hospital ship USS Clemenceau, and the destroyer USS Porter. And then rammed and sank the destroyer USS Wadley.

U.S. Navy Commander of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron Will Brown. Brigadier General White was killed in battle, and more than 2,000 people were missing. Most of them were crew members and wounded on the Tuscaloosa and Clemenceau.

In addition, due to the chaos of the battlefield, the US troops shelled each other in panic, which also caused a large number of casualties and warship losses. After dawn, the entire lagoon was littered with the bodies of U.S. Navy officers and sailors floating in the sea.

The destroyer Shuangliu and the torpedo boats S417 and S559 of the Kiribati garrison fleet of the Ming Navy were sunk. Most of the more than 400 officers and men below Lieutenant Colonel Huang Chengjie, commander of the fleet, were killed in battle, and a small number were either captured by the US troops or struggled to swim ashore after falling into the water.

The desperate fighting of the Navy stimulated the garrison, and they fought to the death in the ensuing battle, inflicting great casualties on the American troops. And seriously delayed the scheduled schedule of the Americans.

It took seven days for the U.S. Task Force 57 to finally capture Kiribati. A whole huge fleet was dragged here, unable to catch up with the fierce sea and air battles that took place in the north! This had a profound impact on the course of the war in the future.

When news of the battle reached Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng, who was deeply moved, ordered the Kiribati garrison to be awarded a collective meritorious service medal. Lieutenant Colonel Huang Chengjie, commander of the garrison fleet who died on the battlefield, was posthumously promoted to the rank of commodore with two ranks. One of the Navy's newest destroyers to enter service was renamed the Shuangliu and joined the ranks of the Eternal Replacement to commemorate the great naval battle.

The so-called eternal ships refer to those warships that have been honored for a hundred years for various reasons. Even if the ships currently in service are either sunk or decommissioned, the name will continue to be used on the new hull and will be passed down forever. This is an absolute honor in the navy.

Shuangliu County, which was not obvious in Daming, went down in history because of Huang Chengjie. As a role model for soldiers, the people of Shuangliu County erected a commemorative statue in his hometown.

It was not only Huang Chengjie who got the honor he deserved, he insisted on fighting until the last moment on the island of Kiribati, and the garrison commander Luo Zhengnan, who was martyred, was also posthumously promoted to the rank of rear admiral. At the same time, Zhang Cheng ordered the navy to rebuild the Kiribati garrison and local garrison fleet. Order the Navy to retake the island no matter what!

While Halsey was restless and pinned down near the island of Kiribati. In the far north, the angry Pacific Fleet of the Ming Navy had slaughtered Pearl Harbor.

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"Intelligence has confirmed that the attack on Johnston Atoll was Task Force 58 under Spruance command. The attack on Kiribati was Task Force 57 commanded by Halsey. Until now, our submarines had been following Task Force 59 under the command of Fletcher. They took advantage of bad weather and radio station shifts to evade our tracking. Pearl Harbor, in the senior conference room of the Pacific Fleet Command, the cold cloud ink on his face was still on the table, "We have been tricked!" ”

The faces of many high-ranking generals in the conference room were not good-looking. Originally, I thought that I was ready to give the Americans a head-on blow with leisure, but I didn't expect that the Americans were not fooled at all. A direct tactical deception seized a foothold near the Hawaiian Islands and seized the initiative. This kind of thing will make anyone angry.

"There's nothing else to say." Yunmo took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "We don't have to wait any longer. The fleet will attack now to defeat the Americans and regain all the lost land! ”

"Hum~~~" A buzzing sound soon sounded in the conference room, and many generals whispered about the upcoming battle.

"The main force of the fleet attacked, first going to Johnston Atoll to defeat Spruance. The convoy of transport ships followed the carrying landing team to recapture the reef. Yunmo shouted loudly, "After defeating Spruance, continue south to Kiribati, we will take back all the lost land!" ”

"I'm against it!" A loud voice suddenly sounded in the conference room, which had been gradually quieting, and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Chief of Staff Li, do you have any opinions?" As the main force of the Ming Navy gathered at Pearl Harbor, many excellent commanders were also sent to the Pacific Fleet. Li Ru, who had performed well in the war against Japan, became deputy chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet.

"Your Excellency, Commander." Li Ru slowly stood up and nodded slightly, "I object to the combat strategy you just proposed. ”

"Say it." Yunmo sat on the chair, leaned back on the backrest, took out a cigarette and lit it, squinted his eyes and asked, "What is the reason for your objection?" ”

"Your Excellency, Commander." Li Ru said in a deep voice: "We have now lost the strategic initiative, and the reason why the Americans want to seize Johnston Island and Kiribati Island, in addition to gaining a foothold, is to lure us to take the initiative to recapture there." In this case, we will be led by the nose by the Americans and plunged into strategic passivity. ”

The strategic initiative on the battlefield is very important, and whoever holds the strategic initiative will control the direction of the battlefield. The Americans took important islands and forced the Ming Pacific Fleet to attack, so they could choose how and where to meet them. This is not a good thing for the Daming Pacific Fleet.

"We are strong, even if the Americans have any arrangements, what can we do?" Yunmo said a little unconcernedly.

"If the Americans use a task force and play hide and seek with us, they will drag the main forces of the Pacific Fleet to the death. The other two fleets suddenly made a detour to Hawaii and then to Pearl Harbor. What are we going to do? Li Ru's words made the people in the conference room suddenly look surprised. If you think about it, it's really likely that this will happen.

Naval operations, especially aviation engagements between aircraft carrier battle groups, are actually far less demanding than ordinary people think. In many cases, even if you are not strong enough but can seize the fighter plane and surprise violently, as long as you succeed once, you will win a big victory. In such a situation, no fleet dares to take it lightly.

If the Americans use a task force to play hide and seek with the main force of the Ming Navy. Until the whereabouts of this fleet are eliminated or accurately grasped, the main force of the Pacific Fleet will not be able to move at all.

"This ......" Yunmo's expression changed, he really didn't expect such a show.

The strength of the Daming Pacific Fleet is above that of the Americans. But the gap between the two sides is not that big. If the main force of the Pacific Fleet sortie were entangled in an American task force, the fleet remaining in Pearl Harbor would not be able to withstand the attack of the two large task forces under any circumstances.

The Americans don't need to take the entire archipelago in one fell swoop. The Hawaiian archipelago has a number of islands, and almost every island can be used for field airfields and temporary berths. They only need to take one or two of the islands and send the landing force to them, and the Americans will have the upper hand in this battle!

At that time, the main force of the Daming Pacific Fleet will be far overseas, and the sea supremacy around the islands will fall into the hands of the Americans. Don't look at the many guards, but the islands are divided by the sea. Without sea dominance, you can only fight alone and be broken by each one. (To be continued.) )