Chapter 228: Duel

As night came, the main force of the Second Fleet, which maintained a constant speed, slowly moved south in the East China Sea. With such a thing as radar, there is no need to worry about colliding head-on with the combined fleet, and She Zhenxing even has the heart to sleep. At 11 o'clock in the night, She Zhenxing was awakened by a knock on the door, and hurriedly opened the door and came out, and the first mate Yu Lei reported: "I found that the combined fleet is about fifty nautical miles east of our fleet. The Navy Command's judgment is correct, saying that the combined fleet's visit to Taiwan is a bluff and that the real intention lies with the main force of our fleet. ”

She Zhenxing quickly flushed his face with cold water, and only after calming down did he ask, "Have you reported to Shanghai?" Yu Lei nodded and said, "It's been reported, and the call back hasn't come yet." In the humble belief that the general's order will not be affected by the king's life abroad, we might as well let the battleship come closer, and in less than three hours, we can use the advantage of radar to locate our own fleet, and use the naval guns to hit him first, and then run away after a while. The speed of the four battleships was 31 knots, and the speed of the fast Yanjing was 33 knots, and the battleships of the navy could not catch up at all. ”

The speed of the Chinese battleship has a lot to do with the original design idea, the original design was not to win Nagato and Mutsu, but to run. And the battleship has never been a big point in the home of the Chinese Navy. Otherwise, the Yanjing-class didn't build one and wouldn't have built it, isn't it because it can't keep up with the times?

"Don't forget that the effective range of the main gun of the Yamato is forty kilometers!" She Zhenxing is very tempting, using the advantage of radar, taking advantage of the night, touching it at night, and then turning around and running, this is a good method. But he was also worried that the Yamato 460 mm caliber main gun would be fatal.

"Would you like to ask for advice?" Yu Lei still wanted to fight, and the captains of several battleships also meant the same. She Zhenxing nodded and said, "Go and ask for instructions, let the fleet slow down first." Yu Lei hurriedly went to shoot the telegram.

Fang Jianxiong, who didn't have the habit of going to bed late, sat in the study, staring at the huge flat chart in front of him in a daze. The army is 80 percent sure that the military is fighting the military, and the navy is only 50 percent sure that the navy is fighting the navy. This is Fang Jianxiong's true thoughts, the navy can be called a navy without saying that there are a few ships, and the background is really important. How else can there be a century-old navy? Today's science and technology are not enough to use missiles to solve the enemy at a distance of 100 kilometers, and 20 years ago it was still the era of artillery bombardment. Fang Jianxiong didn't want to dominate the world, so he just didn't want to be bullied in the future, and he could bully others when he was idle.

The navy, which has been painstakingly built for more than 20 years, has used advanced concepts to shake off the aircraft carrier force of the Navy, and has come step by step to today's decisive battle, how can Fang Jianxiong not be nervous. What if this Second Fleet can't do the Combined Fleet? In the battle on the vast sea, the planes are bombarded from a distance of hundreds of kilometers, and anything can happen. It's not that your aircraft carrier has multiple carrier-based aircraft, but there is also a lot of luck. The Yankees of the dog should not have the ability to decipher the naval code of the book by now, otherwise the Battle of Midway would not have been fought like that.

Raising his eyes and looking at the courtyard opposite, a large group of "wind listeners" were busy day and night. Fang Jianxiong has high expectations for them, many of them are mathematical geniuses, selected from various schools since childhood, instilled with a nationalist and nationalist concept for a long time, and sent to Europe to study in their teens. With long-term and unremitting investment in education, relying on a huge population base, China's probability of producing talents is much higher than that of other countries.

Chen Shaokuan took the telegram and came in eagerly, seeing Fang Jianxiong's stunned expression, he did not speak, but coughed lightly.

"Fu Shuai! She Zhenxing called, found the combined fleet of the Navy, at present, the Navy has not yet discovered our second fleet, what She Zhenxing means, is it to let the battleship take advantage of the advantage of speed, take advantage of the cover of the night to lean up and fight. ”

"Nonsense, our advantage is that the aircraft carrier has many aircraft surnames, so why not use it when it has an advantage? Especially since we have already discovered the Ayamoto Navy first. Let She Zhenxing turn around, keep the distance of the combined fleet, and let the plane speak early tomorrow morning. Not to mention whether it is fought or not, at least it is necessary to entangle the combined fleet. When my brain is broken, I think of using a cannon to bombard! Fang Jianxiong vetoed, Chen Shaokuan nodded stupidly, feeling a little regretful in his heart. The great president is right, but what naval officer does not have a plot of artillery? Thinking of the scene of the battleship bombarding with cannons, the blood all over his body can burn.

Chen Shaokuan didn't leave, and after telling the adjutant to call back, he walked to the chart and pointed to report the situation. "At this location, about a day's voyage from Shanghai, it can be seen that the actions of the Combined Fleet of the Navy are within your expectations."

"What do you call my prediction, this is the result of the collective deduction of the staff of the Navy Command. The Combined Fleet now has no way out, and if we don't solve our navy, what can we do to ensure the safety of sea routes, and the South China Sea has 600,000 troops, and without local supplies, we can't afford to consume ammunition. The rifle used by the little devil is still a unique Arisaka bullet, and even if the weapons of the British and Dutch troops are captured, the caliber of the ammunition is not right. And it is said that Ben will not admit defeat so lightly, they will definitely fight all the old Ben before they give up. Fang Jianxiong pointed out the weakness of the Yue army, which was also one of the reasons why the Yue army was allowed to go south.

"Without the guarantee of sea routes, it will be difficult for Ben's war potential to support it for two years. The first thing we have to ensure is that we are undefeated, and even if we suffer a small setback, we should not risk a decisive battle with the Yue army. Don't underestimate the reconnaissance capabilities of the Navy, they also have submarines, and maybe our traces are in the eyes of others. ”

Chen Shaokuan's words bowed his head to the ear, and the president may not be a qualified admiral, but he is certainly a qualified strategist. For the weakness of the book, he grasped it very accurately, and found a corresponding way to deal with it. In fact, Fang Jianxiong is still too cautious, because the naval battle in the era of aircraft carriers and the era of **** bombing are completely two concepts, and in the naval battles of World War II, although there is no shortage of scenes of warships fighting against bombing, it is the aircraft carrier that really plays a decisive role.

"The humble position understands, and immediately warns She Zhenxing, increases the anti-potential, and the fleet turns around, and it is clear that the aircraft will go to war."

Speaking of the submarine, Fang Jianxiong has the impression that before the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, a submarine was discovered and sunk by the US Navy. Sonar technology is not a panacea, it's just that the probability of finding a submarine is greater.

She Zhenxing, who received the return, sighed, threw the telegram on the table and said to Lei: "Give the order, turn to the return voyage, and let the destroyer increase the sonar detection force." ”

Fang Jianxiong is not a submarine casually, but this kind of thing is likely to happen, we can use submarines to wait for the rabbit on a fixed route, the East China Sea is not big, there is only one route from Shanghai to Taiwan, do you say that people can send submarines to wait for you on the road? Just because we don't pay attention to submarines doesn't mean we can't build submarines.

She Zhenxing's order had just been issued less than half an hour, and suddenly a sharp siren sounded on the sea, rushing out of the hatch to see the sea, the light patrol Zhenjiang was using the light to transmit the news, She Zhenxing saw it clearly, "Attention all ships, find the submarine." ”

The searchlights swished on, the sea became like daylight, and the Zhenjiang began to drop depth charges, and after a loud bang, the water column flew high. She Zhenxing was frightened into a cold sweat, if he sent a battleship over, wouldn't he just hit the battleship that the Navy was killing head-on?

"Order, go full speed ahead, and distance yourself from the Combined Fleet." At this time, there was indeed a fleet coming at high speed, which was originally one of the tricks prepared by the navy, taking advantage of the speed advantage of battleships, and fighting a night battle was still very sure that the navy could win. Moreover, the use of this trick depends on the discovery of the Chinese fleet by submarines, and then the Yamato, Mutsu, and Nagato collectively dispatched to kill the Chinese Second Fleet at high speed. As everyone knows, the idea of building the Chinese Navy is speed, and even an aircraft carrier can run at a high speed of 26 knots. Therefore, even if the Yamato and other ships were advancing at full speed, they would not be able to catch up with the main force of the Chinese Second Fleet.

With the cooperation of other warships, the Zhenjiang quickly killed a submarine of the Yue Army, and a large area of oil stained on the surface of the sea showed that the submarine was no longer good. After the entire fleet turned around, after three hours of high-speed driving, the flagship radar said that the United Fleet of the Navy was gone, and only then did it return to normal speed. Attached to the back is a detachment of destroyers about 10 nautical miles, and the traces of the combined fleet of the Navy's navy can still be detected by radar.

The Yamato and other ships that rushed to the site of the submarine accident could not see anything except the calm sea, and had no choice but to report to the above, Yamamoto Fifty-six heard the news with a solemn expression, and the uneasiness in his heart became even stronger, is the second fleet of the Chinese Navy fleeing? Or do you avoid fighting at night? There is still a big difference between the two issues.

The Kuroshima turtle man knew Yamamoto's thoughts very well, and stepped forward and whispered: "Your Excellency, I have discovered the submarine and are worried that the main force of our fleet will be killed, and their battleships are not as good as our army, so they escaped and waited for the dawn to fight a decisive battle with carrier-based aircraft. ”

This reason makes sense, the question is how to discover the Chinese fleet first tomorrow on the sea. Originally, at the previous distance, the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier could take off and fight, but the aircraft carrier did not have the ability to take off and land at night.

"Judging from the route, the Second Fleet of the Chinese Navy is retreating towards Shanghai, and judging by the current distance, our planes will be able to find the Chinese Second Fleet in half an hour at most early tomorrow morning." The Black Island Turtle Man emphasized the Second Fleet again, and the meaning was very clear, this battle would definitely not work if it was not fought, and dragging it out would be detrimental to the Navy. There is also a disappearing Third Fleet, which is not taken care of for the time being.

Fortunately, if they catch up with each other according to the established route, the distance between the two sides will not be too large, and they can only continue to catch up, and they can only continue to do so before the arrival of shore-based aircraft along the coast and complete the task of severely damaging the main force of the Chinese naval fleet.

When the sky is bright, there is no fog on the sea, which is a good day. Taking advantage of the bright light, all the reconnaissance planes of the combined fleet were released. The Second Fleet is the same, while continuing to withdraw to Shanghai, it will release reconnaissance planes to find the Combined Fleet, and it will definitely fight, otherwise how can it delay the Combined Fleet and create an opportunity for the task force.

At 6:10 a.m., an Eagle-Eye reconnaissance plane discovered the traces of the combined fleet at the same time, but also by two Zeros, and the Zeros caught up with them at full speed, but the Hawk-Eye ran faster, swishing up to 550, and the faster it flew, the Zeros could only watch the Flying Eagle reconnaissance plane disappear......

Five minutes later, the reconnaissance planes of the Navy, which also discovered the Second Fleet, were also discovered by two Swift-5s that were cruising, and the whizzing Mustang chased after them, but the reconnaissance planes of the Navy, however, failed to outrun the Swifts, and were caught by the Swifts in less than five minutes.

The Zero fighters, which had long been pushed onto the deck, began to take off, and the flying samurai with a plaster on their heads took off one fighter after another, and the first wave of the combined fleet dispatched 36 Zeros, 40 torpedo planes, and 52 dive bombers. The effect of horizontal bombers was not good, and this time the combined fleet was not brought with them.

Not to be outdone, the Second Fleet also took off 36 Swift-5s, 48 Osprey torpedo planes, and 48 dive bombers in the first wave. Considering that the distance between the two sides was less than 100 kilometers, the task force continued to accelerate its retreat after releasing the aircraft carrier.

When the first attack wave of the Combined Fleet appeared on the radar, 60 Swifts waiting at an altitude of 8,000 meters had already spotted the enemy plane and began to dive. How to deal with the carrier-based aircraft of this country, the Chinese Navy has repeatedly drilled, targeting the kind with a strong surname. It is said that the teaching materials were all organized and compiled by the president, and they were mainly aimed at how to fight and practice various carrier-based aircraft.

Almost at the same time, the attack aircraft group released by the Second Fleet was also blocked by the Zero.

The sea became extremely lively almost instantly, and the chains of anti-aircraft fire were like weaving a net in the sky. The battle between the fighters of the two countries in the sky began first, and the Swift ran for the torpedo planes and dive bombers, fighting these first and ignoring the Zero. The Zero also struggled to block it, but the Swift's dive was too fast for the Zero to stop at all, and the first wave of dive took out 20 torpedo planes and 4 dive bombers. The other swifts are entangled in Zero, and they are entangled with each other and tumble in the air.

The remnants of the army's torpedo planes and dive bombers also came to the sky above the fleet, and they rushed down regardless of a single qiē, and the primary target was naturally the aircraft carrier. However, something that the plane did not expect happened, and the anti-aircraft firepower of the Chinese Navy was not even a little stronger than that of the combined fleet, and the shells fired were all equipped with proximity fuses. The 20 torpedo planes had no chance of being empty at all, and their clumsy bodies were torn to pieces by the anti-aircraft fire net, and the dive bombers were a little better, rushing down at high speed, but the effect was still not obvious, only 10 planes completed the bombing, and a bomb fell less than 100 meters next to the Hunan aircraft carrier was the best result, and these bombers were all knocked out without exception after completing the bomb dropping. (To be continued.) )