Chapter 419: Decisive Battle in the Atlantic
In the Celtic Sea in the south of England, more than 400 warships of various countries have been assembled one after another, including 19 aircraft carriers alone.
Twelve Marshal-class, three Soyuz-class, and one Italian Skyhawk-class aircraft carrier are the main combat forces, and others, such as the Zhongshan in China, the King George in England, and the Archduke of Edinburgh in Scotland, are all small aircraft carriers with a displacement of less than 30,000 tons, which are more than enough to deal with regional conflicts, but in this kind of transoceanic Armageddon, the tonnage of the aircraft carrier and the short take-off and vertical take-off and landing fighters it carries will be somewhat inadequate.
England and Scotland inherited the few remaining assets of the former British Navy, in addition to a few old battleships and these two light aircraft carriers, the only thing that can make people shine is the Sea Harrier fighter, especially the Sea Harrier vertical take-off and landing carrier-based aircraft, whose advanced design concept has benefited the Han aircraft designers a lot.
The Empire's short take-off and landing aircraft were also much improved by the "Sea Harrier" technology. The J-15D short-range vertical take-off and landing carrier-based aircraft carried on the Nakayama, as a variant of the "Eagle", has similar take-off and landing technology to the Sea Harrier.
With so many large concentrations in the Celtic Sea, the Royal Navy's Milford Harbour in England and other seaports on the Cornwall Peninsula alone were not enough to meet the call requirements of the Allied Combined Fleet. And these large warships, which often have a displacement of more than tens of thousands of tons, are not at all capable of being received by those small ports. The Allied General Command in Europe had to requisition a number of ports in Ireland and carry out improvised renovations to meet the needs of the Combined Fleet.
The great military and economic might of the Grand Alliance was also on full display here, as the engineering units from the Empire and the construction workers from England and Spain completed the transformation of six Irish ports on the St. George's Strait side at the speed of two ports per week, before the Combined Fleet was assembled.
The commanders of the Allied Combined Fleet paid the highest respect to this, which meant that the warships of all countries could be engaged in training and exercise operations in Celtic as early as possible to increase the fleet's ability to coordinate and unify operations.
In March 1945, the General Headquarters of the Allied Forces in Europe, in A Coruña, Spain, issued a mobilization order: cross the Atlantic and attack America!
And the Allied Combined Fleet is also ready to be deployed at any time. The commander of the fleet, Admiral Guan Canghai, was full of confidence, and after two months of training, he solved the problem of commanding the fleet and unified his tactical thinking.
Each of the allied warships was staffed with officers who were proficient in the Chinese language, and in this era of the Chinese language, it was not difficult to do this.
In terms of communications, the Reich paid for the technical modification of the old Spanish and Turkish warships to bring them into line with other friendly ships. In this regard, the Italians are ahead of the curve. As early as the time of the Mediterranean War, when the Italian navy re-emerged after suffering heavy losses and relied on the aid of the Empire, it had already unified the communication and command methods with the Empire.
As for other countries...... Like Judah and Huaxia, which were simply imperial fleets, of course this refers to technology. Each country has absolute autonomy in the appointment of personnel.
Today's Guan Canghai is no longer Guan Canghai, the captain of the aircraft carrier Gongjin during the Battle of the Yellow Sea, has experienced a series of naval battles and defeated the British Navy, which has been in the world for 200 years, and Commander Guan has become the most prestigious admiral in the world. If it weren't for the fact that the imperial marshal could not directly serve as the commander of the troops, Guan Canghai would have been promoted to marshal long ago.
Thinking back then, the three musketeers of the navy in His Majesty's mouth: Long Zhou, Mao Quartz, and Guan Canghai, not many people would have thought that Guan Canghai, who had the lowest evaluation of His Majesty, had the highest achievements anyway. Although in the current imperial navy, Guan Canghai's status is still unable to defend Long Fatzi, it is foreseeable that if the "Zheng He" plan can be successful, then Guan Canghai's merits and prestige will definitely jump to a higher level again, and no one can compare.
Long Fat, who is far away in Hawaii, seems to only care about the food on the plate, and when someone mentions the famous Guan Canghai, Long Zhou will widen his eyes: As long as the Royal Navy wins, it doesn't matter who commands him. Besides, no matter how angry he is in the sea, he has to salute in front of Lao Tzu first!
Long Zhou was the first commander of the Northern Fleet, and he had the confidence to dare to say this.
Guan Canghai at Royal Naval Base in Milford Harbour has no leisure to meet these gossips. Aside from the long-frozen Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean is the final challenge for the Royal Navy, which has conquered two oceans! Defeat the Americans and let the golden dragon go to sea and fly fiercely in every deep blue.
"Zhongxing Road, the dream of a great country" has different ideals and goals in everyone's heart. For Guan Canghai, it is his greatest wish to let the warships of the Royal Navy cruise in the three oceans and unblock every inland sea.
"The last enemy, the last decisive battle!"
At a time when the empire is so close to the top of the world, it is the greatest honor for every imperial soldier to be able to pave the last step for the Great Han. After boarding the command ship "Zhongmou", the flagship of the United Fleet, Guan Canghai, who had experienced a hundred battles, still could not suppress the excitement in his heart. Compared with the microwave surge off the coast of England, what Commander Guan set off in his heart was definitely a deep sea wave. In Weiqing Pavilion, Marshal Zhang Zheng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Defeat the US Navy, and the empire will be proud of you!" ”
Confused, Guan Canghai secretly glanced at His Majesty who was standing on the case, but he didn't expect that His Majesty was also looking at him, and when his eyes staggered, Commander Guan actually saw a smile on His Majesty's face, and ...... There is a flying eye.
I rubbed my eyes in disbelief, yes! His face was a playful and pleasant smile.
With such a heavy battle deployment, at the critical moment that determines victory or defeat, His Majesty actually has such a relaxed mentality, what does this show?
Known as the "Son of God" by the world, of course, it is impossible for His Majesty to be ignorant of the importance of the matter, on the contrary, it proves that His Majesty has incomparable confidence in the Royal Navy and incomparable trust in Guan Canghai.
A woman is a person who pleases herself, and a person who is a confidant dies. Compared with Marshal Zhang Zheng's slightly heavy encouragement, His Majesty's childlike flying eyes shocked Guan Canghai even more.
"Supreme Commander!" In Commander Guan's mind, these long-lost five words suddenly appeared. That's right, whether he becomes a Majesty or a Son of God, he will always be our Supreme Commander!
Guan Canghai remembers very well that when he left Wei Qingge, he saluted His Majesty and Zhang Shuai respectively, and when His Majesty returned the salute, he was still so relaxed, even ...... That military salute looks so non-standard, it looks funny!
No one would think that His Majesty would not perform the standard military salute, but His Majesty was just telling everyone with such a funny thing: I believe in you, and I believe that the Royal Navy will definitely win the final victory in the decisive battle against the Atlantic!
"Yes, we will win! Rest assured! The sea will surely blow beautifully for you to win another Atlantic! ”
Raising his hand, he looked at the specially supplied limited-edition gold watch on his left wrist, which was a gift from His Majesty to the generals of the three armies on New Year's Day. As long as it is an imperial officer above the rank of general, there are them!
In the middle of the dial, under the vivid five-clawed golden dragon, there are four red seals - the rise of a great power.
Underneath the supposedly timeless transparent case, the diamond seconds hand skips time after point in the setting of South African red diamonds. There is also a special emphasis on this, the major general is a blue diamond, the lieutenant general is a green diamond, and Guan Canghai's red diamond is naturally a general! There is also a golden yellow diamond, which was given to several marshals.
Guan Canghai is not envious, in the imperial army, the marshal cannot be the commander of the troops! If he was really promoted to marshal, Guan Canghai would have to serve in either the Weiqing Pavilion or the Navy Command, and he could no longer hold a front-line official position such as the commander of the Northern Fleet. "Hehe, I guess Guan Fat thinks the same thing!" Remembering that there was only one naval marshal of the empire, Zhang Shuai, Long Zhou also turned down the opportunity to be promoted to marshal in the New Year, and hid in Hawaii to continue to be his native emperor, Commander Guan's heart was much more balanced.
This little time to think about before sailing is a kind of enjoyment for Guan Canghai. It was only at this time that he could relax the strings that were tight in his head.
As the commander of such a large fleet, when the bell rings for the preparation of the voyage, it means that Commander Guan has entered the combat state. The other sailors will have time off in shifts, and the operators of the carrier-based aircraft pilots can still sleep after sailing. But Guan Canghai can't, he must be vigilant at all times, and when emergencies arise, he can deal with them in time.
One will succeed forever, but if you want to succeed, why not you need to put in more effort than others? Guan Canghai couldn't be like the fat man of Long, who could still feast on the eve of the war, so he had to let his spirit and muscles tense up and put himself in a state of high tension.
On the Golden Dragon Watch, the shortest diamond hand already points to the red diamond directly below, and the longer one slowly moves to the red diamond directly above with the beating of the second hand.
At six o'clock in the morning, the whole fleet began to prepare for sailing. At the Milford base, there were two twin aircraft carrier battle groups of the Northern Fleet and the headquarters of the Allied Combined Fleet, and more than 70 warships of various types were ignited at the same time and stood by.
The Empire's new warships are mature enough for the exhaust gas treatment technology after heavy oil burning. There was no black smoke rising from the bay of the base.
Today's operation has no combat mission, and this side of the western Atlantic has been controlled by the Allied navies for a long time. Since the U.S. Atlantic Fleet withdrew from the Mediterranean after being defeated by the Imperial Northern Fleet at the Battle of Malta and withdrawing from the Mediterranean, the U.S. Navy's has not been seen in the Western Atlantic. The most recent record is that only American transport ships have been spotted in the North Atlantic. However, Guan Canghai did not relax his vigilance because of this, he read from himself, and overvalued himself and underestimated the enemy, which has always been a taboo for soldiers.
Soon after the Allied Combined Fleet was assembled, Vice Admiral Lin Jie had already sent several submarine detachments into the Central Atlantic, and the latest news was...... "These bunnies have crossed the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and approached the Bermuda Islands. ”
Guan Canghai still remembers the smug expression on Lin Jie's face when he reported. After a period of restrained confrontation with German U-submarines in the North Sea, the submarine forces of the Reich Atlantic Fleet increased significantly at the tactical level.
In the face of the instigation of the U submarine, the order of the Supreme Command to "not fire first" also made these guys very angry, and the "Zheng He" plan to start action undoubtedly gave them a chance to vent their grievances.