"The combined fleet has been heavily damaged by our aircraft carrier battle group, the main force has been annihilated, and there are still about seven or eight wounded cruisers of less than 10,000 tons, as well as more than a dozen hunting destroyers on the run. Due to the natural conditions, the carrier-based aircraft of our aircraft carrier battle group are unable to carry out night combat missions, so the fleet command is requested to consider sending a battle cruiser fleet to search for the remnants of the enemy fleet in the waters of the Eastern Ocean between 20 and 40 degrees north latitude. ”

In the operations conference room, the commanders and chiefs of staff of the various detachments of the Pacific Fleet sat together to discuss how to eliminate the remnants of the combined fleet.

However, because Ye Zugui and the aircraft carrier battle group of the Sixth Squadron had crushed the entire Combined Fleet and eliminated almost all the main warships of the Navy, so that the credit was basically taken away by the Sixth Fleet, the commanders of the other detachments were not very happy. In particular, the commanders of the 1st and 2nd Fleets, who possessed the most powerful main battleships and battle cruisers of the Chinese Empire, were preparing to fight a battle with the Combined Fleet in order to demonstrate the great strength of the Imperial Navy, but they were disturbed by Ye Zugui's aircraft carrier battle group, and their faces were very unsightly.

Of course, this can be seen from the rank of commander of the detachments. The commanders of the squadrons of battleships and battlecruisers are all lieutenant generals or above, while the commander of the aircraft carrier battle group, Ye Zugui, has not changed his military rank for more than ten years, and has always been the rank of rear admiral.

However, in the First World War in the Eastern Ocean, the imperial navy no longer dared to underestimate Ye Zugui and his aircraft carrier battle group, so at today's fleet command meeting, for the first time, Ye Zugui, who was at the level of a rear admiral, was allowed to participate, and at the same time, he also had the right to speak.

Li Dingxin, chief of staff of the fleet, said: "The battle report of the Eastern Ocean has been delivered, and the Admiralty is ready to ask us for credit. However, before His Majesty's commendation is issued, we must destroy the remnants of the Combined Fleet. ”

"That's right!" Lin Jianzhang added: "Although the main force of the Combined Fleet has been annihilated, the remaining ships may attack the coastal areas of the Empire. At present, the empire's maritime trade volume is huge, and tens of thousands of merchant ships loaded with arms and various strategic materials enter and leave every day, and if any merchant ship is attacked, our navy will be blamed and dissatisfied by the people, so this matter must be taken seriously. ”

Li Dingxin whispered a few words to Lin Jianzhang, and then said: "The battle of this aircraft carrier battle group can be described as a classic combat example, and after the meeting, Ye Zugui, all the officers and men of the aircraft carrier battle group who organized this battle must do a good job of summarizing their work and making a detailed report. ”

"Yes!" Ye Zugui immediately stood up and took the order.

Lin Jianzhang said at this time: "I have just received an order from the Admiralty, and after the General Staff learned that we had eliminated the main force of the combined fleet, it has decided to start the 'extermination plan' in advance and send the army to attack the homeland. The Admiralty has asked us to send capital ships tomorrow to cover the landing operations of the Army, and tomorrow the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fleets will sail to Tonkin Bay to cover the landing operations of the Imperial Army in Tonkin Bay. ”

"Lord Lin, what about us?"

Lin Yisong, Luo Qidong, Liu Chuntang, Liang Baigan, Ye Xin, Ye Zugui and other commanders and chiefs of staff of other detachments looked at Lin Jianzhang one after another, and the meaning was obvious, why not call them to go with them.

Lin Jianzhang continued: "The Fourth Fleet and the Fifth Fleet will continue to search for the remnants of the Combined Fleet tomorrow, and they must be wiped out in the shortest possible time. The Seventh and Eighth Fleets were responsible for covering and blocking the sea lines of communication between the islands and the outside world, prohibiting all ships from entering and leaving the islands, intercepting ships of any country, and allowing indiscriminate attacks if they were not advised. ”

Ye Zugui had just won a big battle, and he was eager to ask, "Commander, what about us?" ”

Lin Jianzhang glanced at Ye Zugui, although he thought that this operation might cause the US Navy to be vigilant and was a little unhappy, but he was still very satisfied with Ye Zugui fighting a beautiful battle with zero casualties.

So he said: "Your aircraft carrier battle group has more important tasks to arrange!" ”

Lin Yisong, commander of the First Fleet, suddenly interjected: "Commander, it can't be that you want to fight the United States, right?" We have to let our first fleet take the lead, our 50,000-ton and 60,000-ton giant ship is going to get sick. ”

"Just talk too much!" Li Dingxin immediately laughed and scolded, and Lin Jianzhang glared at Lin Yisong angrily.

"Do you really want to do something to the United States?"

When everyone saw the expressions of Lin Jianzhang and Li Dingxin, they suddenly became excited, and they all asked the bottom of it.

"What are you scared about?" Li Dingxin suddenly shouted: "Whether to fight or not is a matter studied by the politicians of the Congress, and we, as emperors, must take precautions, and all possible and impossible situations must be taken into account, so as to have a target." ”

Although there was no positive answer to this, the intention had already been expressed, and the officers suddenly became excited.

Ye Zugui said at this time: "Our aircraft carrier battle group can be engaged in a big battle at any time, and in this battle in the Eastern Ocean, I think it should be very necessary for our aircraft carrier battle group to participate in the landing operation in Tokyo Bay; our carrier-based planes can carry bombs to bomb key military targets in the mainland, and the aircraft carriers Huangshan and Lushan can take off and land large bombers and bomb targets in depth in the mainland, so as to deter the people themselves and accelerate their surrender." ”

Lin Jianzhang and Li Dingxin glanced at each other, surprised and satisfied by Ye Zugui's words.

Lin Jianzhang said: "Very good! The idea is very insightful! ”

"Let's talk about it!" Lin Jianzhang glanced at Li Dingxin, who understood, so he said: "Commander Lin and I originally planned to use the aircraft carrier battle group to attack Pearl Harbor. ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole house was stunned.

Ye Zugui was also stunned and asked, "It turns out that you have already made arrangements!" ”

Lin Jianzhang glared at Ye Zugui and said, "Do you think that we have no money to spend on refitting more than 20 aircraft carriers in one go?" ”

Ye Zugui suddenly smiled and didn't dare to answer.

Li Dingxin said: "Although our aircraft carrier battle group has been exposed this time, it is worth it. From this naval battle, we have gained a clearer understanding of the strength of our aircraft carrier battle group, and this will certainly be of great benefit to future operations against the United States, at least we have experience in large-scale naval battles. ”

Lin Jianzhang said: "The current attitude of the United States is ambiguous, and it seems that it does not want to bomb war with the empire yet, so we will let go of the war with the United States for a while." Tomorrow, your carrier battle group will be tasked with air strikes against Kure Port, Sasebo, and Yokosuka, destroying the bases of the Kamoto Navy, and most importantly, destroying the Nagato-class battleships and Tango-class battlecruisers that are about to be completed in their naval shipyards, so as to completely destroy the last glimmer of hope for the Kamoto Navy. ”

"Yes!" Ye Zugui stood up again and accepted the order.

(To be continued)