On the USS Liberty Dragon, after the bombers took off, the USS Liberty Dragon and the USS Hornet and USS Enterprise began to return at full speed.

Everyone knows how dangerous it is to attack at such a close distance on the Japanese mainland. The entire huge aircraft carrier formation was on high guard and galloping towards Hawaii.

In the frenzy of despair, Li Guang could easily see the ease of the US aircraft carrier. The entire fleet maintained a speed of thirty knots in its entirety. For an American aircraft carrier, this is not difficult, but for the Liberty Dragon of the Naval Resistance Force, it is already the limit speed.

Three aircraft carriers, several frigates, galloped on the ocean for twenty-four hours, running more than seven hundred nautical miles. Only then did the speed drop to twenty-five knots.

At this time, there were already several minor problems in the power system of the Liberty Dragon, although they were all repaired by the officers and soldiers of the turbine crew, but they also sounded the alarm for Huang Zhonghua and Li Guang. After this verification, Li Guang confirmed that the power system of the Liberty Dragon could maintain a speed of 30 knots at most for one day and one night. If it takes a long time, I'm afraid there will be big problems.

Civilian boilers and civilian turbines look not a little bit different from the power systems used by American aircraft carriers. In this respect, the Liberty Dragon is far inferior to the regular aircraft carriers of the United States.

Li Guang spent a few days in constant worry, but fortunately, the return process was very smooth. Six days later, on April 26, the fleet returned to Pearl Harbor across 3,000 nautical miles.

And this is already the extreme itinerary of the aircraft carrier Liberty Dragon, and the fuel consumption is almost not a drop, and even the 400 barrels of crude oil in bulk before departure are exhausted. Although the Endurance of the Liberty Dragon can reach 7,500 nautical miles, the fuel consumption at high speed is nearly ten times that of the Endurance. In essence, the Liberty Dragon is also an aircraft carrier for offshore operations.

It can be said that this military operation of the Naval Resistance Force is really risky in many links.

However, this operation of the Naval Resistance Force won the friendship of the American generals. Although this is a bit chicken in Li Guang's opinion. You must know that not only Ceylon has just finished fighting, but Madagascar's strategy has reached the most tense stage. Fighting in the Myanmar direction is also extremely intense. Li Guang was eager to return to Tanggang immediately, but he really had little interest in communicating with the American generals.

Li Guang has been carrying out such a frivolous military operation for the Naval Resistance Army for the past few days, and he is a little remorseful. In Li Guang's view, this labor expedition was not as effective as a small military operation arranged by him.

As early as before departure, Li Guang arranged for Zuo Shandong, the leader of the special squad, to lead a special squad and send it to the Philippines by the submarine unit.

What is special about this team is that it brought a reporter - Wang Shi. This Wang Shi has studied in the UK for many years, and his family is wealthy, and he studied English literature in the UK. After the outbreak of the European war, he was forced to stay in London. I got a job as an editor at a newspaper and barely made ends meet. But the editor of a small newspaper has a hard time, not only as a reporter, but also as an editor. On top of that, you also need to work overtime as a printer. During the retreat from Dunkirk, Premier Yuan met this king. Look at this young man is still a bit of a standard. Therefore, it was drawn to the Naval Resistance Army.

Wang Shi has lived in England for a long time, and he has studied English literature, and is well versed in Western sensationalism. Human beings are really complicated, and in the eyes of Chinese, quite sensational, Europeans and Americans do not necessarily recognize. In the Propaganda Department of the Naval Resistance Army, there are many pens. But there are really not many styles that suit the tastes of British and Americans. Wang Shi is a special case, the Chinese articles are written in a mess, but the English works are quite good, so in the several books written by the Naval Resistance Army. It played quite a role.

Wang Shi is also known as the king of sensationalism.

However, the creation of this kind of thing is not just based on the fantasy on the desk, the king of sensationalism - Wang Shi requires himself to be on the front line, in order to write a more sensational and moving story. Therefore, Li Guang sent a special team to the Philippines.

Li Guang's confusion about the historical memory of World War II is one thing that Li Guang remembers more clearly, that is, the US army suffered a crushing defeat in the Philippines, MacArthur fled in a hurry, and as a result, 100,000 US-Philippine troops were defeated by the Japanese army, and 100,000 prisoners of war were forced to carry out a death march -- the Bataan March.

During this march, more than 15,000 American and Philippine prisoners of war were tortured and killed in just over 100 kilometers, and more than 25,000 were killed in concentration camps over the next two months.

But this matter, in World War II, the Americans did not know much. It was only after the end of the war that this cruel process was revealed by the survivors.

It was a tragic march, and it was also a big event that Li Guang could take advantage of. If you can really shoot the pictures of the Japanese army's torture of prisoners, or collect detailed information. Li Guang believes that this incident will definitely stimulate the Americans a lot.

In a country like the United States, public opinion is very important. This is also the reason why Li Guang sent a special team to escort Wang Shi to the Philippines. By making good use of this tragedy, Li Guang even believed that the United States would be able to reverse its policy of putting Europe first and then Asia.

After all, this tragedy is a pain in the face for the United States.

Li Guang has not yet received the relevant report, but Li Guang has considerable confidence in the special forces he has trained through hard work.

Worried about the war in Ceylon, Li Guang refueled within two days, replenished fresh water and returned to Ceylon immediately.

Captain of the USS Hornet, Mark Brown. Admiral Mitchell and USS Enterprise Captain George. Colonel Murray, as well as Rear Admiral Halsey, commander of the 16th Task Force, went to the docks to see Li Guang off. Although the countries are different and the strength is different, during this voyage, the US military also realized that the Naval Resistance Force's strange-looking aircraft carrier is definitely well-trained and its combat effectiveness is not weak.

Everyone is a soldier, and whether a fleet has combat effectiveness is not just judged by equipment and uniforms. The details of the voyage of the fleet can be seen in a lot. Mutual respect between soldiers is not just about standing in a trench, but also about your strength.

Combat effectiveness is the strength of a soldier.

In fact, the aircraft carrier Hornet and the aircraft carrier Enterprise will also have to go south after resting, and it is much safer to travel together, but Li Guang believes that the route chosen by the Maritime Resistance Force is not very risky. Therefore, he was the first to set off, and at this moment, Li Guang did not know at all that the Freedom Dragon set off ahead of schedule, which made the Maritime Resistance Army take a lot of risk.

In fact, Li Guang was also a little cautious, he was worried that the size of the fleet was too large, and it would be difficult to keep it secret, and the Japanese would get relevant information. The Liberty Dragon, on the other hand, travels alone, and can be flexibly maneuvered during the voyage. It is not easy for the Liberty Dragon to go far away, and if it is not taken the opportunity to clean up the little devils twice, not to mention that Li Guang is all the officers and men on the aircraft carrier are a little dissatisfied in their hearts.

In the early morning of 28 April, the Liberty Dragon sailed out of Pearl Harbor with three Ba Xia-class air defense destroyers in the confusion of rain and fog. (To be continued......)

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