1,500 kilometers north of Kwajalein Atoll, Rear Admiral Kiooka Dingmichi's Wake Island offensive had failed completely after two hours.

This rear admiral, after the initial setbacks, was somewhat unwilling. I forgot how it was written in the textbooks, naval artillery and shore artillery confronted, and it was always the naval artillery that suffered. He really used naval guns to fight against the US shore artillery for a while. In the end, he found out that the book was right, and the naval guns were really not opponents.

ALSO, THE CRUISERS OF THE JAPANESE FLEET WERE ONLY EQUIPPED WITH 152MM GUNS, AND THE DESTROYERS WERE ALL 140MM OR 127MM GUNS. MOST OF THE DEFENSIVE ARTILLERY OF THE AMERICAN ARMY IS 140MM AND 120MM, ALTHOUGH THE CALIBER IS SLIGHTLY WORSE, BUT THE SHORE ARTILLERY SHOOTING IS STABLE, AND THE ACCURACY IS DEFINITELY NOT COMPARABLE TO THE NAVAL GUN. In addition, Major General Muwei Gang Dingdao was hot-headed and dared to rush to a distance of five or six kilometers to engage in an artillery battle with the US army, which was foolish. Didn't he know that destroyers and light cruisers were poorly protected?

In this way, the Japanese were damaged by another destroyer. Major General Kio Gang Dingdao finally gave up, and seeing that the situation was not good, he hurriedly took the flagship and staggered away from the American artillery range.

A battery of artillery at the top of Peel Island (an island attached to Wake Island) fired three rounds of shells, again hitting the destroyer "Hurricane" escorting two troop transports to the beach, detonating the bomb bay of the "Hurricane" and the "Hurricane" being blown in two.

The gunners of the US Marine Corps won the lottery this time, and the shooting was accurate, and as if God had a blessing, they actually sank a Japanese battleship, which made the gunners in the artillery position can't help but cheer.

The Marines were worthy of being the elite of the US military, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became, and they miraculously hit the destroyer "Chasing the Wind," one troop transport, and one destroyer, forcing the Japanese ships to flee in panic.

It is simply impossible to comment on the fact that this battle was fought, and the American army has an element of luck, but the command of the Japanese fleet does not reflect the level at all.

Before the doom of Kio Gang was over, Major Paul Putnam of the United States Navy led four surviving Wildcat fighters on Wake Island to take off and pursue the fleeing Japanese ships.

U.S. warplanes dropped only eight 100-pound bombs on the Japanese ships, once again achieving extraordinary results.

In the U.S. military, pilots are the most elite of the HNA team, and the army aviation is at the bottom. Paul. Major Putnam led the elite of the U.S. Navy.

Although the Americans have not fought for a long time, there are not many pilots. However, the United States' strong supply of material and manpower has trained many elite pilots. The standard of the elite pilots of the United States cannot be underestimated, and the four fighters, with a total of eight bombs, actually achieved a hit rate of 50 percent. Wounded two light cruisers, a supply ship, and sank a destroyer again.

Although the war had just begun, the performance of the US pilots was extremely dazzling and sharp enough. The hit rate of the US pilots in this battle was even higher than that of the pilots of the Sea Resistance Army against the Kwajalein Atoll. However, whether they can really resist the Japanese air force depends on whether the US pilots can resist the Japanese Zero fighters, and it is not difficult to bomb surface ships alone.

Rear Admiral Kiooka Chomichi thought that after two or three days of bombing, Wake Island, where all the ground facilities of the US military had been destroyed, could be easily occupied. However, two destroyers were sunk, three cruisers were injured to varying degrees, and more than 500 officers and men were killed or wounded. If the attack continues, not only will it not succeed, but it may be completely annihilated. Rear Admiral Kiooka had no idea what to do with the four American fighters, and finally he accepted the advice of his staff officer and ordered the remaining warships to return to Kwajalein. In this war, the shortcomings of the Japanese Navy's lack of attention to air defense were vividly displayed.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon.

And at this time, Li Guang had also already obtained some information about the naval battle. Although he didn't know if the devil would return to Kwajalein Atoll, the purpose of the Maritime Resistance Army's battle this time was to do so. In addition to beating devils, it is a gift for the United States. It is also to create public opinion and brush up on prestige.

Now is not a war, but when. After completing the first phase of combat missions, the second phase of operations was naturally put on the agenda.

What's more, there are more favorable conditions, and a submarine of the Maritime Resistance Army on Wake Island has quietly embellished the Japanese fleet returning home. For the second stage of naval warfare, the difficulty is not to defeat the Japanese army, but to find the Japanese fleet. Finding an opponent in the vast ocean is a big problem, and now this problem is easily solved, whether it is Li Guang or Huang Zhonghua or Zheng Xuechang are unanimously agreed on this battle.

At this time, the naval resistance army surpassed the Japanese army in terms of air power and artillery warfare, and Li Guang really had nothing to fear at this time.

At about two o'clock, the Naval Resistance Army gathered its seaplanes, and the battleship Pacific took the lead and rushed north, preparing to intercept the Japanese fleet attacking Wake Island.

At this time, the two fleets were seven hundred and fifty nautical miles apart. The Naval Resistance Force is all high-speed warships, which can reach speeds of up to 30 knots. The Japanese were only able to sail at a speed of less than twenty knots due to damage to their ships.

If the speed of the two fleets is followed, in fifteen hours the two armies will meet. But will the two fleets in the middle staggered on the vast sea, or the devil's fleet will change direction in the middle of the route, and the fighters will be missed.

According to the information sent back by the submarine of the Raccoon submarine, Li Guang was even more sure. The submarine had been tracking the Japanese fleet. Originally, it was difficult for the submarine to keep up with the speed of the Japanese fleet, but in fact, the speed of the devil's fleet was only about 16 knots because it had to take care of a wounded troop carrier. That is, in eighteen hours, the two armies will meet.

Coincidentally, the maximum surface speed of the submarine is 16 knots. In the rainy weather, the field of vision is extremely poor, not to mention that the little devil has a cat's eye observation post, even if he has clairvoyance, the accident of three or four kilometers is absolutely a blur, and the submarine No. 6 of the Maritime Resistance Army let go of its courage and tracked the Japanese fleet on the sea from afar.

If it were normal times, Li Guang would definitely not give such a dangerous order. However, in a naval battle, you clearly know the depth of your opponent, and your own strength is far stronger than your opponent, and this situation is really not easy to encounter. As the saying goes, fighters are hard to find, and it's worth a fight.

In this way, the two fleets went in opposite directions on the sea. One side is intentional, and the other side is simply defenseless.

During the subsequent voyage, Li Guang was in a state of tension. This mentality is completely different from the tension in the battle of the Arabian Sea, which was a time when it was known that it would be difficult to win, and it was always carefully managed, and gradually gained favorable opportunities. And this time, the Naval Resistance Force has the certainty of complete victory, whether it is a traditional artillery battle or relying on aircraft carrier strikes. But the only thing to worry about is losing the target in the open sea.

As a commander, Li Guang's psychological quality is getting better and better, but he has not really cultivated to the point where his heart is like an iron stone. In the face of the upcoming battle, he still has a hard time completely calming down.

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