Chapter 666: The Insight Conspiracy of the Decisive Battle of the Atlantic
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"Knock knock!"
The roar of the 20-inch cannon was like a thunderbolt, and it could be heard clearly within a radius of hundreds of kilometers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info╔╗
In the 313 area of the North Sea, the German Third Fleet suffered more than half of the battleship losses after three rounds of fierce air strikes by the Chinese Imperial Naval Aviation.
The flagship Caesar Ultimate battleship was engulfed in flames and smoke with 14 torpedoes and 201 aerial bombs, and its 20-inch cannon let out a final scream before sinking, firing the last shell into the sky without a target.
Franz refused to evacuate the Caesar, and as a result, a heavy aerial bomb hit the bridge in front of the Caesar, killing General Franz and more than a dozen bridge staff officers, and the body and the Caesar were finally buried at the bottom of the sea.
The Caesar's sister ship, the Ultimate Battleship, Frederick the Great, tried to escape when the hull of the ship was heavily tilted with seven torpedoes in its body and 92 aerial bombs leveled the central island.
However, the 'prey' in hand can not let it run away.
The commander of the Imperial Chinese Air Flight, Admiral Lee Holan Zhihao, immediately adopted the tactics of the main feint to coordinate the attack. He sent a sneak attack group consisting of more than 80 F8 Osprey torpedo attack planes to the right rear of Frederick the Great, and instructed to concentrate on the use of torpedoes to attack the ammunition compartment in the rear half of the German ship. ╔╗ Let 20 B2 Mustang tactics and 45 F6 Wildcat carrier-based fighters hang bombs to form a dive bomber group, and take advantage of the wind direction to take advantage of the billowing black smoke rising from the battleship Frederick the Great to obscure the aft anti-aircraft artillery fire range. Perform a dive attack. At the same time, more than 60 planes were still sent to the front to attract the anti-aircraft fire of the battleship Frederick the Great and the surrounding frigates, and waited for an opportunity to attack the German ships.
Colonel Li Zhihao's strategy was very clear, that is, to first concentrate firepower to destroy the most powerful capital ships in the German fleet, and completely paralyze the enemy's will to resist psychologically.
Li Zhihao's strategy quickly worked, and the ultimate battleship Frederick the Great had already lost most of its anti-aircraft firepower, and was attracted away by the diversion forces, only to be attacked by the assault group.
At 3:55 p.m., the ultimate battleship Frederick the Great was hit by seven torpedoes at the same time, and the 450 mm armor of the ammunition depot was torn apart. It triggered a massive explosion of more than 400 tons of ammunition.
There was a loud "boom" like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the officers and men of the Imperial Chinese Navy hundreds of kilometers away felt that their ears hurt.
The unprecedented explosion tore the 70,000-ton supership into two pieces in an instant, and the shock wave stirred up a huge wave hundreds of meters high, instantly overturning many German destroyers guarding on both sides. A huge cloud of fiery red mushrooms rose into the sky, reaching thousands of meters high, and soaring into the sky.
A Chinese Emperor ** fighter did not have time to evade. As a result, it was hit by a blast wave of a cloud of fire that rose into the sky, and the volley exploded. ╔╗
The two German ultimate battleships were sunk one after another, and the other ships of the German Third Fleet suddenly lost their backbone. They scattered and fled.
Then. The Imperial Chinese Naval Aviation did not continue to pursue these scattered enemy ships, but was recalled by the command of the aircraft carrier battle group. After all, there are only these jet carrier-based aircraft with strong attack power, and Li Dingxin still has them to attack the Fifth Detachment of the High Seas Fleet, which is rushing to reinforce it.
As for the scattered German warships, the first and second task forces of the Atlantic Fleet went to intercept and kill. At the same time, the British Royal Navy, which was on guard and intercept duty on the periphery, also had a battleship formation nearby, and after receiving Li Dingxin's order, it also quickly rushed to attack the German ships.
The Fifth Detachment of the High Seas Fleet did arrive. But in the twentieth minute after the third detachment was crushed.
The Chinese Emperor gave the task of pursuing and destroying the German Third Squadron to the British Royal Navy, and the First and Second Task Forces turned around and met the German Fifth Fleet.
Since the fighter group of the naval aviation has just returned not long after. The next wave of attack echelons has just completed refueling, overhauling, and hanging bombs and taking off, and it will take at least half an hour to rush to the battle.
And the German Fifth Squadron apparently saw the tragic battlefield in which the Third Squadron was defeated. There is already the idea of breaking through directly. Therefore, the 1st and 2nd task forces of the Atlantic Fleet of the Chinese Empire decided not to wait for the arrival of naval aviation. ╔╗Jump into battle in advance.
"Knock knock!"
The huge guns of the Ming-class battleships roared out and opened heavy fire on the German fleet from more than forty kilometers away. The 1.5-ton shell swept through the dark clouds of the battlefield and stirred up huge columns of water hundreds of meters high on the sea near the German ship.
Not to be outdone, the German Fifth Squadron immediately fired back. A duel between battleships ensued.
The fleets of the two sides were like enemies of the Hundred Worlds, and as soon as the battle began, it entered a white-hot state. Countless shells flew back and forth over the battlefield of several hundred square kilometers, and the explosions of one after another caused columns of water to rise into the sky, splashing waves, filling the air with smoke and rain, and the sea boiled in an instant.
"According to the report, the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of our Atlantic Fleet have already engaged in a head-on exchange of fire with the enemy's Fifth Fleet, and the naval aviation is expected to be engaged in battle in half an hour."
On the bridge in front of the battleship Guanghua the Great, Li Dingxin was listening to the battle report sent back from the front.
On the side, Liu Chuntang analyzed: "The enemy's Fifth Fleet does not have the ultimate battleship with 20-inch guns, and it is not the opponent of the Ming-class battleships of the Imperial Navy at all. ”
Li Dingxin nodded and agreed.
"Where are the third and fourth task forces?"
"Report, the third and fourth task forces have entered the 302 sea area, and it is expected to enter the scheduled war zone in half an hour!"
"What about the enemy's main fleet?"
"The radar shows that the enemy's main fleet is heading for our Pacific Fleet heading unchanged, and it is expected to enter the predetermined theater of operations in an hour!"
"Good!"
Li Dingxin nodded again and again, his face full of joy. ╔╗As the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Imperial Navy, Li Dingxin is about to retire. If he could completely annihilate the German High Seas Fleet, it would bring his naval career to a perfect end. For his life, it will be a brilliant one that will forever go down in history.
Liu Chuntang looked up at the weather and said with a smile: "Judging from the current battle progress, the nightmare before the storm will definitely be able to completely annihilate the German High Seas Fleet!" Do you want to go down now and let the restaurant set up a celebration feast? ”
Li Dingxin smiled and waved his hand, "Don't do this!" When the water is full, it will overflow. It's always a blessing to be humble! ”
Liu Chuntang hurriedly said: "The commander taught me that the last general has been taught!" ”
Li Dingxin nodded, and then asked, "Haven't you found the enemy's submarine force yet?" ”
Liu Chuntang shook his head and said: "Our reconnaissance scope has been expanded more than tenfold, and in particular, long-range anti-submarine reconnaissance planes have been transferred from the Scapa base to conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of the sea area within a radius of 500 kilometers in our theater of operations, and no situation has been discovered. ╔╗ I think. The enemy's submarine forces must have been taken by the powerful anti-submarine capabilities of the Imperial Navy, and they knew that even if they entered the war, it would be useless. So they had withdrawn to Germany proper. ”
Li Dingxin sighed and said, "Although I also hope so." But with Hitler's personality, if their submarine forces had left the High Seas Fleet alone and returned to Germany, the consequences could have been predictable. ”
Liu Chuntang smiled: "I think you are too worried!" ”
Li Dingxin shook his head and said, "I always have a bad feeling!" German submarines are waiting for us somewhere! ”
Liu Chuntang then said: "Then I will give another order and inform all fleets to strengthen anti-submarine alert!" ”
Li Dingxin nodded in agreement.
Not long after, an urgent report suddenly came.
"Report, radar display. Part of the enemy reinforcement fleet suddenly turned around, sailing 120. ”
"Did the enemy reinforcement fleet discover that I ambushed the fleet? It is possible that the other party intends to outflank! ”
"Inform the Atlantic Fleet immediately. Get them ready! ”
"The radar shows that the enemy fleet, which has suddenly turned, shows no signs of making a detour to the two flanks of our Atlantic Fleet."
Li Dingxin frowned suddenly. Liu Chuntang was puzzled: "What kind of tactic is this?" Why don't you hurry up and send reinforcements? Don't they care about their brother fleet? ”
Li Dingxin and Liu Chuntang glanced at each other, and the latter's brain suddenly turned one hundred and eighty degrees, and suddenly realized: "Do you have to run?" ”
Li Dingxin also realized this, and hurriedly asked the bridge: "Which fleet's defense area is in front of them?" ”
"Report, it's the 6th Battleship Detachment of the British Royal Navy!"
"Order them to immediately move closer to the 302 sea area and implement fire suppression, forcing the enemy fleet not to leave the 302 sea area!"
"Report! The enemy's main fleet suddenly turned to 210, and its speed changed from cruising speed to combat speed! ”
Liu Chuntang said suspiciously: "It's still more than a hundred kilometers away from us, and they have no reason to find us?" Why the sudden turn. Using combat speed before entering the war zone is the same as it seems to be running away! ”
Li Dingxin suddenly smelled something unusual, but he couldn't find what was wrong.
"Order the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th task forces of the Pacific Fleet to immediately turn to 350 and move forward at combat speed."
Outside, the rapid battle alarm sounded, and the main ships of the Pacific Fleet entered a combat state one after another, heading for 350, and advancing at full speed, intending to continue to intercept the front of the High Seas Fleet.
Li Dingxin frowned and said, "It's no coincidence that the two fleets are maneuvering in change of direction almost at the same time!" ”
Liu Chuntang asked, "But we haven't intercepted Bundy from giving such an order?" ”
Li Dingxin said: "This is where the problem arises! It would have been impossible for the two fleets to make such a big adjustment without receiving orders! But why didn't we intercept this order! ”
Liu Chuntang also seemed to realize that something was wrong, and immediately turned to the bridge communications staff.
"Did you find anything out of the ordinary?"
"Report, no major anomalies found! The only thing that is doubtful is that the enemy fleet has all gone into radio silence from an hour ago, and only the flagship has been giving some inconsequential orders! ”
Liu Chuntang immediately glared and said, "Why didn't you report it earlier?" ”
The communications staff officer suddenly looked innocent.
Li Dingxin said suddenly: "Perhaps, Bundy has guessed that we have deciphered their radio communication code." ”
Liu Chuntang was puzzled: "If that's the case, then why did he let the Third and Fifth Fleets go to die?" It doesn't make sense! ”
Li Dingxin smiled bitterly: "If I were Bundy, knowing that there was a huge disparity in strength and that the battle would be lost, but it was inevitable that I would make the necessary sacrifices in exchange for the necessity of the fleet to preserve its strength, even if it was a kind of victory to leave a little fire." ”
Liu Chuntang suddenly realized: "Looking for your statement, they ...... just now"
"That's right!" Li Dingxin said categorically: "They are breaking through!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )