"If we just go back like this, won't all our previous months of hard work be in vain?" The adjutant said unwillingly.

"However, if we fight a decisive battle with the Huaxia Navy, the enemy's strength will be at least twice that of our army, and the actual combat effectiveness will be even higher, so it can be said that we will not have any chance of winning at all. If we do not retreat now, once our Pacific Fleet suffers heavy losses or even annihilates its entire army, it will be tantamount to ceding the control of the Pacific Sea to the Chinese. The rear admiral retorted loudly.

"If we retreat without a fight, we will give up the control of the Pacific Ocean to the Chinese. What's more, if we retreat in such a gloomy way, the Chinese people will be even more unscrupulous, don't forget that the purpose of our trip is to attack the Chinese mainland and attract the main force of the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean to come back, if we don't retreat without a fight, it means that our mission has completely failed. What's more, now that the Huaxia fleet has appeared in the rear of our army, it has cut off the way for us to retreat, and even if we want to withdraw, the Huaxia people may not be willing. In this case, it is better to fight to the death, as long as it can inflict heavy losses on the Chinese, it can also achieve the purpose of attracting the enemy to come back. The adjutant said with a stern face.

During this process, Robert remained silent with a frown and contemplation, as if he had not heard the conversation between the two at all. In fact, Robert heard every word of them clearly, and at this time, Robert was also struggling with this question in his heart, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"Pass the order, line up the battle formation, and prepare to meet the Huaxia Navy." Robert finally made up his mind and said with a stern face.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please be careful!" The rear admiral couldn't help but persuade again.

"If we don't flee without a fight, not only will we not be able to hit the morale of the Chinese people and attract the main force of the Chinese Navy to come back for reinforcements, but it will deal a heavy blow to the morale of our army. Therefore, we must not retreat like this, even if the enemy is defeated, it is better than fleeing without a fight. Execute the order! Robert said sternly.

"Yes!" The rear admiral replied respectfully.

"One thing to keep in mind, though. Once the situation is unfavorable to our army, we must not fall in love with the war, and immediately break through the encirclement and retreat in the direction of Hawaii, so as to preserve the strength of our Pacific Fleet as much as possible. Robert finally couldn't help but remind.

At the same time that the U.S. Pacific Fleet discovered the Huaxia Fleet, the Huaxia Fleet had already discovered the U.S. Pacific Fleet one step ahead of schedule. Because they had known about the conspiracy of the Americans in advance, the main warships of the Huaxia Navy that stayed behind had already secretly assembled and formed a left-behind fleet, with Admiral Zhou Jingbo as the commander.

However, as Robert said, even if the Chinese gathered the naval warships of the whole country, it was impossible for them to have such a strong force. Otherwise, the US Pacific Fleet would not dare to swagger over and carry out a sneak attack! In order to deal with the sneak attack of the US military and ensure the security of the Chinese mainland, as early as a month ago, Ren Chao directly sent out two emperor-class battleships and two dreadnoughts through the guò system, and a full four battleships to strengthen the strength of the remaining fleet. After being summoned, the four battleships rushed directly to the South China Sea to make peace with the rest of the fleet, during which they only resupplied the military ports of Guangdong and Taiwan twice, but this was done in secret. As a result, it was possible to evade American intelligence officers.

The two emperor-class battleships that were newly added to the battle sequence of the Chinese Navy were named Genghis Khan and Hongwu respectively. Among them, Genghis Khan became the flagship of the remaining fleet. At this time, on the deck of the Genghis Khan, Zhou Jingbo looked at the rough sea and said with a sneer. "His Majesty the Emperor once said that those who offend me in Huaxia will be punished even if they are far away! Encroaching on China's maritime frontier is an invasion of China's Chinese Empire, and this time the Americans are beyond their means. Naturally, we can't be polite with them! The order continues, and the US Pacific Fleet must be completely annihilated in this battle. Otherwise, the troops will not be withdrawn! ”

"Yes!" The chief of staff next to him replied loudly with a respectful face.

At 2 p.m. in 1917, a fierce battle broke out between the Chinese Fleet and the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the waters northeast of Taiwan. The two sides invested 22 battleships and dozens of cruisers and destroyers, and the scale of the naval battle was far less than that of the Gulf of Aden and Jutland, but the scale was really rare.

"Order the Hongwu and Genghis Khan to form a crossfire and sink the enemy's flagship Oklahoma first!" Zhou Jingbo saw that the enemy's flagship was exposed to our artillery fire, and couldn't help but shout excitedly.

With Zhou Jingbo's order, the 410mm main guns on the two giant ships Genghis Khan and Hongwu immediately began to concentrate their artillery fire on the Oklahoma and began to bombard fiercely!

Heavy shells continued to fall near the Oklahoma, and then exploded violently, setting off huge columns of water tens of meters high, and the scene was quite spectacular. From time to time, shells fell on the deck of the Oklahoma, setting off a bloody storm.

Soon the Oklahoma burst into flames, and the thick black smoke obscured the vision, allowing the Oklahoma to escape for the time being.

"Pass the order! Immediately withdraw from the battle and retreat in the direction of Hawaii! Robert ordered loudly, ignoring the wound on his head that was still bloodied. At this time, Robert had to admit that he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Huaxia Navy.

As soon as the battle began, the Huaxia Navy relied on its superiority in strength to suppress the US Pacific Fleet and beat it severely, and in less than two hours of naval battle, the US fleet had sunk three cruisers and four destroyers. The seven main battleships were also injured one by one, and now the flagship Oklahoma was beaten and ignited, and you can imagine how miserable the American fleet was at this time.

Robert, who could no longer bear such heavy losses, could only order to withdraw from the battle, but the Huaxia Navy did not let them go, and chased after them fiercely!

The battle began on the afternoon of March 7 and continued until the next day, when seven battleships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, including the flagship USS Oklahoma, were sunk under the pursuit of the Chinese fleet, and most of the remaining cruisers and destroyers were also sunk. It was at the most critical moment that Robert was forced to give the order to disperse and break out, so that the battleship Florida and the remaining three cruisers and two destroyers were able to successfully escape from the pursuit of the Chinese Navy and successfully escape back to Hawaii. Even so, the US Pacific Fleet lost more than four-fifths of its losses, and it can be said that it was basically completely wiped out, and although the few remaining warships managed to escape, they were all wounded, and at least they needed some major repairs before they could be put into battle again. As a result of this war, the US Pacific Navy suffered complete losses and could no longer pose any threat to the Chinese Navy. (To be continued......)

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