The "buzzing" sunset turned the harbor golden and several British planes returned from the sea.

The port of Visakhapatnam is moored with a dense fleet, which is the Western Combined Fleet, which is dominated by the US Atlantic Fleet, and the commander of the Combined Fleet has fallen on the Americans for the first time. It was really because the combined fleet formed by Britain and France in the South China Sea was completely destroyed in Da Nang, and then the combined fleet of Britain and France in the Indian Ocean naval battle was hit by China's "super torpedoes", and the main force was completely lost, and the British and French navies suffered heavy losses, and they were almost reduced to second-rate in scale. However, the U.S. Navy was originally almost identical to Britain, losing less than half of the main force of the Pacific Fleet in the South China Sea, so the United States has finally become the world's number one naval power, at least in terms of scale.

On the flagship, the commander of the US Atlantic Fleet, Panetta, looked at the setting sun from the command hatch, his face expressionless. At this moment, his heart is extremely uneasy, this naval sortie, everyone feels unprecedented pressure, there are really too many warships in the hands of the Chinese Air Force, so many that it is chilling.

"Report to the Commander." British Chief of Staff Miller came behind him and said, "The HNA reconnaissance plane has sent news that no enemy aircraft have been found in the surrounding airspace of 400 kilometers. ”

Panetta came back to her senses and asked, "It's time to set sail?" ”

"Yes!" Miller had some contempt in his heart, but he still respected it on the surface, and explained, "The distance from the port of Visakhapatnam to the mouth of the Ganges is nearly 600 kilometers, and all the warships dispatched this time are warships of the 'dreadnought' era, and the speed of the fleet is maintained at a speed of twenty knots. It also takes nearly fifteen hours to reach the mouth of the Ganges. We had to set off as soon as possible to reach the mouth of the Ganges at the scheduled time. ”

Panetta hesitated and said, "Do you believe that our air force can keep the fleet safe?" ”

Miller said categorically: "Of course. With the containment of the air force, and the cross-air defense fire of the fleet, which we have been in contact with for nearly half a year in the eastern Indian Ocean, it is completely capable of strangling all enemies who dare to attack our fleet. His answer was firm and respectful, but his heart was full of contempt. Although the size of the U.S. Navy was once the same as that of the British Royal Navy, the British Navy never really looked up to the U.S. Navy, and the British Royal Navy believed that the U.S. Navy was at best an industrial fleet. That's just a combination of warships built on the strong industrial capacity of the United States, and its combat effectiveness. It's great to be second-rate.

Miller today from Panetta's indecision. This has finally been determined. At this moment, he suddenly made a double discount on the inference of victory, because he was worried that the US Navy would only pee his pants and forget to fire in the face of fierce naval artillery fire.

Panetta also knew that he couldn't dodge, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Order the fleet." Ignition. Pressure. Ten minutes later the fleet departed. ”

Ten minutes later, a series of whistles sounded in the harbor, and the huge fleet slowly sailed out of the harbor.

In a wooded area more than a dozen kilometers from the port. Several personnel disguised in leaves watched the scene with binoculars, and soon a radio wave was transmitted

In the conference room of Di Brueger Headquarters, Li Bufan and Li Songshan were still carefully deliberating on the plan.

Zhang Xiaozhun pushed the door in and said, "Report to the commander-in-chief, commander, the fleet of the coalition forces has been dispatched." ”

Li Bufan and Li Songshan were overjoyed, and immediately shouted: "Okay! ”

Li Songshan hurriedly said: "Commander-in-chief, the situation has become clear, and the enemy's attack is scheduled for the early hours of tomorrow morning." ”

Li Bufan arranged for instructors to assist India's anti-colonial forces to monitor the movements of the combined fleet of the Western coalition forces in order to determine the time of the enemy's general attack. With Dannatt's ability, he will definitely launch a thunderous blow and concentrate all his forces to storm in order to open a gap and open a lifeline for the Burmese front to escape for a day, and it will never turn into a refueling tactic. When the coalition forces dispatched the navy, they understood that the coalition forces were no longer confident enough, and the purpose of dispatching the navy was undoubtedly to use the navy's huge artillery to provide artillery support on land, and the direction of the coalition's attack was most likely to be the coastal area of the East Bengal defense line.

The coastal area is gentle, lacking vegetation, almost unobstructed, and the important thing is that the coastal desertification and salinization are relatively serious, and the anti-artillery holes cannot be built, and it is impossible to build permanent fortifications in such a short period of time, and even if they are completed, they may be infiltrated by seawater and groundwater. Under such conditions, it is almost impossible to hold up under the cover of the guns of the huge fleet ships. For this reason, judging comprehensively, in the case of dispatching the navy, the coastal is the most suitable for a breakthrough, after all, the enemy's naval size exceeds at least half of the main force of the Chinese navy.

Li Bufan thought for a while and said, "It is also possible for them to attack at night, so they must be guarded against." ”

Zhang Xiaozhun couldn't help but say, "Impossible, right? Could it be that they can't find death if they want to? ”

Li Songshan said with a straight face: "Very likely." The Western barbarians did not know that we were secretly transporting reinforcements by sea, and they thought that we had only two armies on the Assam side in the East Bengal defensive line, and that they were two armies that lacked heavy weapons. There were 6,700,000 men and horses in Xia Fei's headquarters alone, and Dannat gathered more than a million troops, including the Arab Legion and the Indian Legion, which were almost six times our strength, and they also had hundreds of artillery pieces. Regardless of which side has an absolute advantage, it is entirely possible that they will attack directly. ”

Zhang Xiaozhun was stunned for a moment, then understood, and looked at Li Bufan.

Li Bufan smiled and said, "Telegraph to Li Hengshan that the submarine force is preparing to ambush the enemy tonight." At the same time, the Air Force was ordered to be on standby. ”

Zhang Xiaozhun frowned and said, "Commander-in-chief, our air force should strike first. ”

Li Bufan said lightly: "It's a good idea to strike first and take the lead." However, we want to 'lead the king into the urn', which is naturally not good for startling the snake. In case the enemy is frightened back, it will be in vain for us to spend so much effort to lay out the net of heaven and earth. However, as long as it is from the beginning, it is the arrow of the Xuan, and it is impossible for the Western barbarians to stop if they want to. Even if Dannat knew that he was in the middle of the plan, he would only have to fight hard, after all, they still had an 'absolute' military advantage. ”

Li Songshan nodded and smiled: "The commander-in-chief is wise. He can't fight if he wants to, not to mention that Western countries will not let go of Britain and him Dannat, even so many troops have been deployed, so how can he withdraw if he wants to? ”

Li Bufan smiled and said, "Even if he really has the heart to retreat, we won't give them that time." ”

In the dark of night, on the positions of Dannat's British troops, the camouflage of many artillery positions began to be lifted, and the muzzles of hundreds of black holes were aimed at the Chinese defense line opposite. On the Chinese position, the artillery that was also airlifted by dismantling was also aimed at the British position and the position of the Xiafei Burmese Army to the east.

In the dark of night, there were endless killing opportunities, and in order to disguise the military arrangement, neither side carried out large-scale radio communication, and the arrangement was issued in writing long ago, lest a large number of radio signals arouse the vigilance of the other side.

The top brass on both sides are nervously awaiting the coming of war.

And in the sea of the Bay of Bengal, Li Hengshan kept watching the time, and the submarine force ambush on the Western Combined Fleet also needs to wait for the outbreak of ground operations before it can begin, and it is not a random place to launch an attack anytime and anywhere.

Li Hengshan chose this location, which is about a three-hour voyage from the mouth of the Ganges River. The reason why he chose this location is because he estimated that the Western Combined Fleet should feel the area around the mouth of the Ganges River at dawn to obtain the air force of the Western coalition to defend the sky, and then go straight to the Chittagong front line and fight the main force of the Chinese Navy. And the three-hour voyage, that is, to control the event between three and six o'clock, is the darkness before dawn, when people are most sleepy.

Li Hengshan was very patient, and in the base car transformed into a submarine, he was leisurely drinking tea. There are only two Clone Tiger Warriors in the base car as his assistants.

"Alarm alert! Discover enemy fleets. Suddenly, the base car's smart brain "Meimei" made a crisp and pleasant sound.

Li Hengshan's spirit was shocked, and he looked at the silver screen, and sure enough, he saw the holographic surveillance playing the video, and a huge fleet was advancing in the dark night. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but gasp: "Eight battleships, eight battlecruisers? ”

China's main naval force, despite all its efforts to increase its strength, now has only five battleships, six battlecruisers, and the other three pocket battleships can barely compete with battlecruisers. This is not only a difference in quantity, but also a gap in quality, after all, almost all of the capital ships of the Chinese Navy are repaired after being sunk, and there is a gap between their solidity and performance compared with intact warships, and there is also a gap in soft power. And the West is an old naval power, and its navy has a hundred, or even a hundred years of tradition, although the US Navy is not experienced in a hundred battles, but it can be considered well-trained, right?

Li Hengshan settled his mind and said, "Meimei, calculate the enemy ship and speed, when will you arrive at the ambush point." ”

Meimei said coquettishly on the screen: "Report to the adjutant, the enemy's fleet is currently at an average speed of 20.9152 knots, and the estimated time to arrive at the ambush site is 3:25:18 seconds. The premise is that they keep it at this speed. ”

Li Hengshan nodded and said, "I understand." He then said to the Cloned Tiger, "Immediately send a report to the Commander-in-Chief that we have discovered the enemy fleet." ”

The Western Combined Fleet was advancing at high speed in the morning and night, and they did not know that there was a group of "assassins" lurking under the water in the dark, waiting patiently for their arrival (to be continued......