Chapter 497: Sneak Attack
On March 6, 1917, a huge fleet appeared in the sunny waters of the South China Sea, and now the Chinese Empire has the most powerful navy in the world, and it is not surprising that such a fleet appeared in the waters of the Chinese Empire, but this fleet is different, because on the flagpole of each warship is a U.S. Stars and Stripes, which looks so discordant. Yes, this fleet is the newly established Pacific Fleet of the United States, and the purpose of the US Pacific Fleet coming to China this time is to sneak attack the coastal cities of China. On the one hand, this move could hit the morale of the Chinese Empire, and on the other hand, it was to attract the Chinese Empire's expeditionary fleet to return to defense. According to the intelligence of the Americans, at present, the main force of the Chinese navy has basically rushed to the Indian Ocean, and a small part of them are in Australia to assist the army in attacking the Australian mainland and New Zealand, but the naval strength left in China is quite limited, and this is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Americans.
In the command room of the USS Oklahoma, the flagship of the US Pacific Fleet, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Robert ? Lieutenant General Kunzi looked at the azure sea outside with a stern expression, as if he was thinking about something.
"Report to the commander, at present, our fleet is close to Taiwan Province of the Chinese Empire, and it is estimated that it will arrive at the port of Keelung in Taiwan within more than ten hours." Robert's adjutant came over and said loudly.
"Hmm!" Robert nodded slightly, "Did you find anything unusual?" ”
"Report to the Commander, no anomalies have been found." The adjutant replied respectfully.
Robert couldn't help but frown, "No anomaly?" But there was always a faint uneasiness in my heart, as if something was about to happen. ”
"I think it's because the commander hasn't had a good rest recently!" The adjutant smiled and comforted, "At present, almost all the main forces of the Huaxia Navy have been transferred to the Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet of the Huaxia have basically been evacuated. That is to say, at present, in the waters of the East China Sea and the South China Sea, there are no enemies capable of threatening the security of our fleet. The long coastline of southeastern China has opened its arms to us, so the commander has nothing to worry about at all. ”
"Hmmm! That's not bad, maybe I'm a little nervous! Robert said with a smile.
"Your Excellency the Commander should take a good rest so that you can be nervous enough to command the next battle." The adjutant said with a smile.
"You're right, I'll go back and rest, and if there's any situation, let me know immediately." Robert nodded and said.
"Yes!" The adjutant replied respectfully.
In the command hall of the Admiralty of the Chinese Empire, Admiralty Minister Yu Kun was discussing something with several of his subordinates around a map. At this time, a colonel officer strode over, "Report! A telegram has just been sent from the submarine search team. The traces of the US Pacific Fleet have been lost, and the whereabouts of the US Pacific Fleet are unknown. ”
"What? Lose someone! A bunch of rubbish! Yu Kun couldn't help but scolded loudly, and glanced down at the map, "Order all submarines to continue to search for the traces of the US Pacific Fleet, and they must be found as much as possible." ”
"Yes!" The colonel replied respectfully, turned and strode away.
"Based on the trajectory of the US fleet, we can judge that Taiwan's Keelung port may become the first target of the US military." A vice admiral next to him said, pointing to the map.
"Hmm~!" Yu Kun nodded slightly, and then ordered with a stern face, "Order the left-behind fleet to immediately approach in the direction of Taiwan." The search units moved closer to Keelung. In addition, all the reconnaisance planes in Keelung Harbor will be dispatched early tomorrow morning to reconnoiter the waters outside Keelung, and they must do everything possible to find traces of the US Pacific Fleet. ”
"Yes~!" The vice admiral replied respectfully.
"It's not too early now. The commander-in-chief should rest early! The adjutant next to him couldn't help but persuade.
"Rest? If I don't swatt these flies to death, how can I sleep! What's more, now that they have been lost, I am angry just thinking about it. Yu Kun sighed and said.
"The commander-in-chief does not need to be so worried, the purpose of the US Pacific Fleet this time is to sneak attack our coastal cities. Although now we have lost track of them. But as long as their tasks remain the same, sooner or later they will come out on their own. The vice admiral smiled and comforted.
"Won't it be too late until they come out on their own? Their plot must not be allowed to succeed. Yu Kun said and slammed his fist on the table.
Early in the morning of March 7th. Robert got up early and came to the deck to enjoy the sunrise, watching the sun jump out of the sea and dispel all the darkness of time, Robert couldn't help but say excitedly, "What a beautiful view!" ”
"The sunrise is really beautiful." The adjutant nodded and said.
"It's a pity that I don't have much time to enjoy this beauty, it's all to blame on this damn war." Robert said with some disappointment.
"Yes! It's all to blame on these hateful Chinese, one Germany is enough of a headache, and now with another China, it seems that this war is bound to last for a long time, but I believe that we will be able to win this war! The adjutant said confidently.
"The strength of the Huaxia Empire is indeed beyond our expectations, and it is not so easy to defeat this powerful enemy." Robert said with a sigh.
"Report to the commander, traces of Huaxia submarines have been found near the fleet!" Just then, a naval officer ran over and said loudly.
"It seems that Huaxia has already discovered us, but I'm afraid it's too late at this time!" Robert smiled and said, "Send destroyers to destroy the submarine of the Huaxia people, even if you can't sink them, you have to drive these damn flies away." The herald ordered the fleet to continue in the direction of Keelung Harbor. ”
"Yes~!" The naval officer respectfully replied, turned and strode away.
After breakfast, Robert went for a walk on the deck, when suddenly there was a roar of motors in the sky, and Robert looked up to see a plane whizzing over the fleet. "Damn! It is the plane of the Chinese people. Robert said with some frustration.
"Commander, don't worry, even if the Huaxia people find out about us now, it's too late, according to our intelligence, there is only an old-fashioned cruiser and a few destroyers in the Huaxia military port in Keelung, and this kind of strength can't stop the attack of our powerful fleet at all." The adjutant said confidently. (To be continued......)