A gentle breeze blows in the sky, and the bright sun shines on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean like a gentle maiden, and the sea at this time shows its soft side in the eyes of people, and everyone who sees this scene will be moved by the beauty of the sea.

Chen Shaokuan stood on the deck of the "Zheng Chenggong" aircraft carrier and watched the slightly rising waves hit the huge hull of the aircraft carrier, his mood was also a burst of comfort, with the strength of the Chinese Navy increasing step by step, his status as the commander of the Chinese Navy has also increased step by step, it can be said that the status of the current Chinese Navy can be on an equal footing with the traditional arms of the 6th Army, since the launch of the two new aircraft carriers last month, the total number of Chinese aircraft carriers has reached nine, so to speak, At this time, the strength of the Chinese Navy had already ranked among the world's first-class powers, and was in no way inferior to the traditional maritime powers such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

In view of this, on 1 October 1941, Su Tong issued a presidential decree in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Chinese armed forces, that from now on, the patrol scope of the Chinese Pacific Fleet should be expanded from Vladivostok to the Bering Strait, and this time it will be the Pacific Fleet's second voyage to the Bering Strait.

"Sir, why did you run to the deck alone, don't look at the sun now, but the sea breeze is very humid, don't catch a cold." A concerned voice sounded behind Chen Shaokuan, Chen Shaokuan didn't look back, just smiled: "Okay, I'm not so expensive, I said that you, Zhang Shouye, the dignified chief of staff, are becoming more and more wordy now!" The person behind him was Vice Admiral Zhang Shouye, chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet, he walked quickly behind Chen Shaokuan, put a coat on him, and said with a slight reproach: "My old sir, do you think that you are still twenty or thirty years old, when you are a good guy, the years are not forgiving, now the weather is getting colder, don't hold on, when I came out, my sister-in-law specially told me to see you, you don't let me ......"

"Alright, alright!" Chen Shaokuan shook his head helplessly and interrupted Zhang Shouye's words: "I can't say you, I was in the care of my old woman at home, I thought it would be cleaner when I went to sea, but I didn't expect to be under the control of you, the chief of staff, I knew that I would have let you stay in Vladivostok to watch the family on this voyage." "Hehe, my old sir, if you don't take me with you, will you still be able to go to sea?"

You can't pass the first presidential hurdle, is it what a naval commander-in-chief should do when he goes out to sea to patrol? Zhang Shouye was happy when he heard this.

Just as the two of them were talking, a naval officer trotted over and reported loudly: "Report to Commander Chen, there is the Komandor Islands in front, Commander Yan asked me to ask if you want to change your course and detour to the left?" "Hmm!" Chen Shaokuan's face sank immediately when he heard it: "What do you wrap around?" Go! You tell Yan Hongwei not to change course and continue to move forward! 、，

"Yes! Keep going! The officer, having repeated the order, immediately turned around and ran towards the bridge.

Zhang Shouye asked with some concern: "Chief Comandor Islands is the territory of the Americans, will we be afraid of causing any unnecessary misunderstandings in the past with such a swagger?" "Misunderstanding!" Chen Shaokuan snorted coldly, "What misunderstanding, could it be that because the Komandor Islands are the territory of the Americans, they don't even let people cross the road, there are high seas, and we have the right to sail freely."

Zhang Shouye smiled bitterly: "That's what the commander said, but there are some things that can't be done, now is a sensitive period, if our huge fleet just swaggers like this, 1iao dials the nerves of the Americans, God knows what will happen." ”

Chen Shaokuan turned his head and stared at Zhang Shouye's eyes for a while, and after staring at Zhang Shouye's heart, he said slowly: "Shouye, do you know that I made a report last month and resigned from the position of commander of the Pacific Fleet to the president, but I was refuted by the president. ”

"What?" Zhang Shouye was taken aback when he heard this: "You are going to resign from the post of commander of the Pacific Fleet?" "Yes!" Chen Shaolou nodded: "You also know that it is very inappropriate for me to be the commander of the Pacific Fleet part-time as the commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Navy, and there are already members of the Congress who have complained about this, but it is because there is no suitable candidate for the president that I have always been asked to hold this position." Last month, when I submitted my letter, I proposed you to the President, but the President rejected you. Guess what the president said? ”

"Sir, I, I" Zhang Shouye's mood suddenly became confused when he heard the news, and a trace of bitterness appeared on his face.

Chen Shaokuan sighed and said: "You have been with me for almost twenty years, and I know you as a cautious and careful person, and you like to plan and then act." These are your advantages, but it is precisely these advantages that bind your exhibition, don't be unconvinced, the president said to me after rejecting my resignation, if it is now peacetime, it is not impossible for you to give up the position of commander of the Pacific Fleet, but not now, it is a time of war. The commander needed in wartime must be a person who can fight and dare to rush and is not afraid of power in order to lead the Pacific Fleet. Take this incident just now, you don't even have the courage to pass through the waters of the Comandor Islands, if there is a war, how can you let the president and I trust you to hand over a fleet to you and fight the enemy to the death? What's wrong with Americans, Americans aren't raised by their fathers? If you mess us up, you still beat him up like a bitch! Listening to Chen Shaokuan's rare foul language, Zhang Shouye was in no mood to laugh at this time, and just lowered his head silently.

Speaking of this, Chen Shaokuan patted Zhang Shouye on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Shouye, when you reach the position of fleet commander, the comparison is no longer about the quality of technology and command skills, but on the commander's character and courage. Because of the technical problems, there are naturally professional officers to worry about, and you can learn slowly if the command skills are insufficient, but this xìng style and courage are difficult to change, but this is exactly the most important thing, do you understand what I mean? If you can't change this, your career in this life can only go around in the position of chief of staff. After speaking, Chen Shao tightened his coat and walked slowly to the bridge, leaving Zhang Shouye alone on the deck to ponder.

Just as this patrol fleet consisting of two aircraft carriers, two heavy cruisers, dozens of destroyers, and supply ships was sailing for the Bering Strait, a fleet of one aircraft carrier, dozens of cruisers, and destroyers was also sailing south from the direction of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Strait, and this fleet was the First Fleet under the US Pacific Fleet, and their commander was Vice Admiral William Frederick Halsey.

Vice Admiral Halsey was one of the few brave and warlike generals in the U.S. Navy, and the sailors of the U.S. Navy nicknamed him "General Bull."

At this time, Halsey was in the Enterprise's war room listening to the officer's debriefing, and an operations staff officer was reporting to him on the current fleet position.

"General, now that our fleet is close to the Komandor Islands, after reaching the Komandor Islands, our fleet will sail east back to Pearl Harbor headquarters."

Halsey nodded, "Is there anything about the reconnaissance plane ahead?" ”

"General, no! Half an hour ago, the reconnaissance aircraft reported that everything was normal. ”

"That's good, if there's any situation, report to me in time."

"Understood, General......"

An osZu "Kingfisher" water reconnaissance plane with the U.S. Navy logo painted on its fuselage was flying 800 meters in the air, and the pilot, Corporal Harry, was concentrating on flying the plane southward.

At this moment, Liedus, a machine gunner and observer sitting next to him, suddenly patted him on the shoulder, "Hey, man, look at the right!" Harry turned his head to see a small black dot flying towards him at three o'clock on the right.

Harry didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly said, "Liddes, hurry up and see what the hell it is!" With that, he pulled the joystick, and the plane arced to the right and flew forward.

Liedes lifted the telescope around his neck and looked to the right, and the silhouette of an airplane slowly appeared in the telescope.

"Harry, guess what I saw? How so? Could it be that I'm hallucinating? Liedes's words were full of suspicion.

"What the hell is going on?" Due to the distance, Harry could not see the plane on the other side clearly.

"Harry, are there any other fleets of ours going on around here?"

"No, as far as I know, only our fleet is cruising around here, and the second fleet is currently in the Philippines."

"Hell, how did the plane in front of it look so much like ours "Dreadnought" aircraft, and are there any other countries that are also equipped with "Dreadnought" aircraft? As the two spoke, the two planes, which were originally more than ten kilometers apart, were already very close to each other.

"Oh God!" Liedes had a ghost-like expression on his face, "It's ......, the plane of the Chinese people!" ”

At this moment, by the moment the two planes passed by, Harry could already see the markings on the wings of the opposite plane, the bright blue sky and white red flags shining in the sunlight...... a。