The Axis fleets had been concentrated in the direction of the western continent, and the two oceanic fleets of the St. Martin Empire were relieved to boldly provide offshore cover for their own troops, and three 'Zhili' class battleships and five 'Zhonghua' class battleships sailed to Pensacola Continent, the closest to the Moss Kingdom on the east coast of the Boston Empire, with the cruisers and destroyer groups protecting them.

Pensacola is located on the outer edge of Moss Bay, and because the land here forms a huge bay, which makes the area have a vast calm sea and many excellent ports, nearly half of the shipbuilding industry of the Boston Empire is built here, and if this area is attacked, it will greatly affect the continuous combat capability of the Axis Navy, and the eleven aircraft carriers under construction may also be destroyed.

The St. Martin's Two Oceans Fleet was so large that it was impossible for such a powerful fleet to completely cover people's eyes, so by the time they left the port of Rio, there were already spies radioed back to the Boston Empire. After receiving the news that the main fleet of the St. Martin Empire had left the port and was sailing for the Boston Empire, the Boston Admiralty was shocked, because they were well aware of their own strength at this time.

Although the Boston Imperial Storm Ocean Fleet did not suffer much losses, the war on the Western Continent was tight, and most of the entire fleet was allocated to the Western Continent, under the unified command of Halsey, and only a battleship squadron under the command of Admiral Zumwalt Three stars remained in the country, and if the St. Martin Empire sent the only two aircraft carriers for naval battles, they were very dangerous.

The commander of the St. Martin's two oceanic fleets was Marshal Dinant before his death, Admiral Romus, who followed Marshal Dinant to fight in the north and south, and also fought many vicious battles, especially when he encountered the Boston Battlefleet led by Admiral Gothal, when Romus was the commander of the First Cruiser Fleet, the excellent performance of the Lanting-class battleships at the beginning, and the powerful combat power of the Dinghai Shenpin, all left a deep impression on Admiral Romus, and the several levels of battleships built by the Chinese Empire for the St. Martin Empire also became his favorite.

Because of this deep personal experience, he, like Marshal Dinant, has become a staunch supporter of the Giant Ship Cannon Doctrine. In his consciousness, the real fleet decisive battle was a battle that relied on the battleships of both sides to line up in a neat battle line and bombard each other with the main gun firepower, and he disdained the tactics of the aircraft carrier's near-sneak attack.

When receiving the order to prepare for the sortie, Vice Admiral Kachin, commander of the St. Martin Imperial Aircraft Carrier Formation, was very excited, after all, after the St. Martin Empire aircraft carrier was put into service, there had never been a real naval battle, this opportunity made him cherish it very much, and many sailors even excitedly wrote letters to their families, ready to send it after returning to the voyage, or send it by the government after they died in battle. However, when the fleet set sail, Admiral Romus intentionally or unintentionally left the two Governor-class aircraft carriers at home.

In order to avoid being seen by more people, the St. Martin's Interoceanic Fleet set out at five o'clock in the morning taking advantage of the pre-dawn darkness, and Vice Admiral Kachin, who had not been informed, did not learn of this until nine o'clock. When he learned that the main fleet had departed four hours earlier, he did not bother to talk to the port management, and immediately ordered the two aircraft carriers to light fires and fill them with steam, and set sail as fast as possible.

The formation of the two aircraft carriers actually set sail alone without any cover, and chased the main fleet at full speed. At the same time, Vice Admiral Kachin sent a telegram to Admiral Romus, asking the main fleet to slow down and wait for them to catch up.

Admiral Romus thought that the speed of the army was superb, not to mention that with his fanatical tendency to be a cannon and a giant ship, he did not look down on aircraft carriers at all, so he sent a telegram asking Vice Admiral Kachin to return to the sea, on the grounds that it was dangerous for the aircraft carrier to be unescorted, not to mention that with the speed of the governor-class aircraft carrier, it could not keep up with the battlefleet at all. Receiving a call back from General Romus, Lieutenant General Kachin was furious and sent him a telegram that would become quite famous, with only one sentence on it: 'You are an idiot'.

Although Admiral Romus ordered the aircraft carrier to return home, Vice Admiral Kachin knew very well that the strength of the air force was very necessary in today's naval warfare, so he decided not to carry out this order and still pursued the main force with two aircraft carriers.

Admiral Romus's disregard for aircraft carriers was a mistake, but he created the illusion that the St. Martin's fleet was attacked only by battleships, and that the carriers were on a different mission. Because for an aircraft carrier without escort, no spy will consider whether it is going to war, and such a configuration is at most an offshore exercise or transportation mission, so they did not report the situation.

If the aircraft carrier also came with the team, the remaining fleet of the Boston Empire would definitely retreat into the harbor and live on shore-based aviation, as long as it could contain the other party, it would be satisfied, but the St. Martin Empire only sent the main fleet, which gave them a glimmer of hope for annihilation.

Admiral Zumwalt decided to use his fleet to gamble once, strive to destroy this main fleet, reduce the pressure on his own defense, and if the opponent's aircraft carrier is killed again, the Boston Empire will have the hope of landing in the rear of the St. Martin Empire and opening a second battlefield to relieve the pressure on the frontal battlefield.

It was a big gamble, and if it succeeded, at least the east coast of the Boston empire would not be threatened for a short time, and if it failed, the consequences would be unimaginable. Even so, Zumwalt decided to take a gamble, and the Boston Imperial fleet set sail for the outer mouth of Moss Bay.

The two empires that were able to compete with each other back then, after more than 20 years of development, have clearly separated their strengths and weaknesses. The Saint-Martin Empire, which had always been based on agriculture, had been committed to the development of agriculture and mining after relying on the Chinese Empire, except for the establishment of a part of the ordnance factory in the Northern Special Zone, which supplied army weapons and some artillery shells for the navy, the main equipment of the navy and air force depended on the Chinese Empire.

The Boston Empire is different, since the founding of the country, they have either been suppressed by the Western Continent powers or suppressed by the Chinese Empire, so the Boston people have always been full of strength and self-reliance, and after the First World War, due to the reception of a lot of exiled talents from the Western Continent, the domestic science and technology and industrial level have advanced by leaps and bounds, to the point where they can compete with the Chinese Empire, at this time all their equipment has been able to be produced domestically, and even exported.

No matter how the national strength of the two countries develops, none of this is much related at this time, after all, warships cannot be built in a short time, and they can only use the existing warships to fight hard. The only thing that made Zumwalt happy was that he had six 40,000-ton Missouri-class battleships, a 35,000-ton North Dakota-class battleship, and four old Maine-class battleships, although they didn't have the kind of perverted guys like the Naoli-class, at least they were overwhelming in numbers.

Half an hour after the Boston Fleet sorted, they were discovered by a reconnaissance satellite that crossed the middle of the stormy ocean, and the information was quickly sent to Feng Ju, commander of the Eastern Ocean Fleet, through the satellite centralized control center. Feng Ju attached great importance to this information, and he knew very well how important this upcoming naval battle was, which could not only determine the ownership of sea supremacy near Moss Bay in the short term, but even shorten the course of the war, especially at this juncture when the Chinese Empire was preparing to land on the west coast of the Boston Empire.

As soon as he received the information, Feng Ju sent the information about the attack of the remaining fleet of the Boston Empire to Admiral Romus, and also advised him to reduce his speed and wait until the aircraft carrier caught up before fighting a decisive battle with the other party. At the same time, Feng Ju also ordered the Black Feather reconnaissance plane, which was on standby in the St. Martin Empire, to take off and cruise near Moss Bay to provide intelligence support for the St. Martin Empire.

Originally, Feng Ju also wanted to let land-based aviation support, but unfortunately, the planes in the territory of the San Martin Empire belonged to the San Martin Imperial Air Force, and there were no naval shore-based aircraft at all, and those bombers did not have the necessary sea combat capabilities, could not load heavy torpedoes, and the range of the fighters was too short to escort, so he could only hope for two aircraft carriers.

After the death of Marshal Dinant last year, Marshal Caolan naturally accepted the post of prime minister, and from then on the army began to gain the upper hand, and the navy could not breathe.

Admiral Romus was the direct descendant of Field Marshal Dinant, otherwise he would not have been the commander of the Two Oceans Fleet, and the Army had recently complained of him, considering him cowardly and incompetent to attack. Many people in the cabinet clamored for him to be replaced, but Marshal Caolan was more concerned about the overall situation and had some affection for Marshal Dinant, so naturally he would not suppress the navy too much, so he was not dismissed.

Even so, the pressure on Admiral Homus was still high, so he hoped that with a victory, he would be able to silence those in the cabinet and earn some gas for the navy, lest the politicians say that they spend a lot of money every year. Admiral Romus, who was eager to fight, did not listen to Feng Ju's dissuasion, but instead ordered the fleet to speed up and meet the Bostonian fleet, and he selectively forgot about Feng Ju's advice to him to wait for the aircraft carrier.

There was a large area of reconnaissance by the black feather reconnaissance planes in the air, and Admiral Romus easily learned the opponent's position in advance, and the St. Martin Navy was able to calmly arrange the formation, and when Zumwalt discovered the St. Martin's two-ocean fleet, Admiral Romus had already set up a combat formation and drove at full speed to meet it.

"All the main guns are fired." Zumwalt ordered loudly, and although he knew that his own shells were not powerful at such a distance, he had to do so in order to interfere with the enemy's attack and buy time for his side to form up.