Chapter 1248: Americans Are Soft Eggs
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"Surrender? General, are we going to surrender to the Chinese? How can this be? Brigadier General Prad shouted, looking at Edward in disbelief. Lieutenant General Abor. Now, William. Admiral Benson died himself, Edward. Vice Admiral Abor has become the supreme commander of the American fleet, but he is now actually ordering surrender to the Chinese, which makes other American admirals how acceptable. Since they joined the military, the U.S. Navy has been taught to take revenge on defeating the Chinese Navy.
"Brigadier General, do you think we can still win against the Chinese? Even without mentioning the planes of the Chinese, we now have only 13 old battleships, and what about the Chinese? Whether they are 'Tang-class' battleships or 'Han-class' battleships, they are far from being able to deal with us! I guess we can't even beat those few battle cruisers that are monitoring us! "Edward. Lieutenant General Abor said with some frustration. If there is still a little way, he will not choose to surrender to the Chinese. In his opinion, the United States has already lost this naval battle, and since the end is doomed, there is no need to make the soldiers pay senseless sacrifices!
"General, we still have more than a dozen capital ships, as well as dozens of heavy cruisers, we can hold on a little longer!" Brigadier General Prad insisted. Although most of the capital ships were lost, there were still many Americans who thought they still had the ability to fight a war!
"Humph! The remaining capital ships and heavy cruisers will become the targets of massacre by the Chinese. The Chinese' 'Tang-class' battleships were able to destroy our 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers with just one shot! Not to mention the planes of the Chinese. It's at least two hours before dark. Enough Chinese planes have attacked again! When the time comes. Will we be able to resist it? Recognize reality. We have already lost, for the sake of everyone's lives, surrendering to the Chinese is the best choice! "Edward. Lieutenant General Abor shouted. In his opinion, he had tried his best, but he could not win. Now it's time to think about how to get these Americans back safely. The only way he could think of it was to surrender to the Chinese navy. Although this is a shame for them, it is better than giving their lives!
Brigadier Prader hesitated for more than a dozen seconds before nodding heavily. Because he saw the desire to survive in the eyes of those young officers on the bridge! Brigadier Prad said, "Okay, General, I'll send a telegram to the other captains, but I don't know if they can agree!" "After all, the U.S. Navy now has 13 capital ships and 30 heavy cruisers, and there is still a certain strength, Edward. Lieutenant General Ebol's prestige is nowhere near that of William. Admiral Benson, if he wants to surrender to the Chinese, he needs the support of the other captains!
Sure enough, Edward. As soon as Lieutenant General Abore's telegram was sent. It immediately caused an uproar in the US Navy. Immediately someone jumped out and yelled at Edward. Lieutenant General Abor is a coward. It's a coward, it's a traitor. There are many such people, but many more have remained silent. Obviously, these people are people with clear minds, and they all know that the war has been fought so far, the US Navy has already lost, and continuing to resist will only cause unnecessary sacrifices. If they were facing an ordinary enemy, they might still have the courage to continue fighting, but in the face of the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy, they don't even have the courage to continue fighting!
Edward. Vice Admiral Abor summoned the captains who opposed the surrender to the heavy cruiser Boston and persuaded them one by one. He knew that time was limited, and if he could not convince these people in time, if the Chinese plane came again, they would definitely pay huge casualties. Edward. Vice Admiral Abbor's efforts paid off, and with his persuasion, most of the captains finally agreed to Edward. Vice Admiral Abor surrendered to the Chinese Navy. As for the few remaining arduous opponents, Edward. Lieutenant General Abor did not relent, and directly ordered the guards to arrest them and put them in the cabin. Able to become the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Navy's East Coast Fleet, Edward Brown. Lieutenant General Abor is not a man with no skills!
After this qiē, Edward. Vice Admiral Abor immediately ordered all warships to raise the white flag, and then sent a light cruiser close to the Chinese Navy's 'Hanshin-class' battleship formation to express to them the willingness of the US Navy to surrender!
In Edward. Under the orders of Vice Admiral Ebol, all capital ships and heavy cruisers raised the white flag at the first time. But some light cruisers and destroyers were at a loss. However, the vast majority chose to follow Edward. Lieutenant General Abbor's order. After all, Edward. Vice Admiral Abor is now the Supreme Commander of the American fleet. A small number of light cruisers and destroyers also chose to disobey, and these battleships not only did not raise the white flag, but accelerated their flight towards the continental United States. For these escaped battleships, Edward. Lieutenant General Abor did not stop either. He knew that these warships would flee back to the United States, and it would be useless. After the U.S. Navy loses, the Chinese Navy will certainly continue to move north to attack the east coast of the United States. When the time comes, the United States will simply not be able to resist China's attack!
The officers and men on the six 'Hanshin-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy were a little puzzled when they saw the American fleet raising the white flag. This is too spineless! They are still waiting to wait for the carrier-based aircraft to complete the attack before they will go on a killing spree on the American fleet. But now, the Americans have surrendered, isn't this battle merit all counted on the head of the carrier-based aircraft unit?
"Captain, what are the Yankees doing? Are they going to surrender? They also have more than a dozen capital ships! The captain of the battleship 'Hanshin' asked with a surprised expression!
"These Yankees are soft eggs too! I didn't expect them to surrender so soon, and the navy still has a wave of aircraft on the way! Brigadier General Gechūn Lin was also very speechless. If it were the Chinese Navy, even if it knew that it was invincible, I am afraid that it would fight to the end until it was killed.
At this time, the U.S. Navy's light cruiser "Missoula" raised the white flag and headed for the battleship "Hanshin," with its main guns all pointing to the sea, to show that the "Missoula" had no malicious intent.
Commodore Katsun Lin allowed the light cruiser Missoula to approach the battleship Hanshin. However, in order to prevent a surprise attack by the Americans, the three triple main guns on the battleship "Hanshin" have been aimed at the light cruiser "Missoula", as long as this light cruiser makes any abnormal move, the three main turrets will open fire, and in an instant, this light cruiser with a displacement of only 5,700 tons can be torn to pieces!
Fortunately, the light cruiser "Missoula" did come to surrender and stopped when it was still two kilometers away from the battleship "Hanshin". The captain, Lieutenant Commander Matthew, then took a transport boat to the battleship 'Han Shin' and conveyed the message to the officers of the Chinese Navy. News of Lieutenant General Abor demanding surrender!
Commodore Katsun Lin received Lieutenant Colonel Matthew on the foredeck of the battleship 'Han Shin'. As a sign of sincerity, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew brought only two men with him, and he didn't have any weapons on him!
"Your Excellency, on behalf of the Chief of Staff of the Fleet, Edward. Lieutenant General Abor has formally submitted a request for surrender to you, hoping that you will accept our surrender and stop the war! Lieutenant Colonel Matthew said sincerely. Now, the US Navy has once again become a loser, and in order to survive, they must also wag their tails and beg for mercy from the Chinese!
"Surrender? Lieutenant Colonel, I'm curious, the war is obviously not over yet, and the U.S. Navy still has a certain combat strength, but why did you choose to surrender? Brigadier General Kazuru Lin asked in surprise.
"Your Excellency, General, we have already lost, our most sharp battleships have been destroyed by your planes, and there is no point in fighting it now, it will only add more casualties!" Lieutenant Colonel Matthew shook his head.
"By the way, your commander is not William. Admiral Benson? How did he surrender and become Edward. Lieutenant General Abor is it? Brigadier General Ge Chūn Lin asked.
"Your Excellency the Commander has died in battle, and now the Supreme Commander is Edward. Lieutenant General Aybol! Lieutenant Colonel Matthew replied.
"I see! I accept your surrender in principle! However, please be patient, I need to report to the Commander, and we will not be able to accept your surrender until the Commander agrees!" Brigadier General Ge Chūn Lin said. He was only the captain of the battleship "Han Shin" and the commander of a formation of six "Han Shin-class" fast battleships, and his military rank was only that of a brigadier general. Not to mention that Marshal Li Dingxin is on his way to come now!
In fact, the main fleet of four 'Tang-class' battleships and four 'Han-class' battleships led by Marshal Li Dingxin, commander of the home fleet, was not far from the sea area of engagement, and it would be able to arrive in an hour at most! This naval battle is undoubtedly the simplest naval battle for the Chinese Navy, and it won the naval battle only by relying on the dispatch of carrier-based aircraft units! The capital ship of the fleet has completely become the storage zài of the starter. But it was also a victory with minimal casualties for the Chinese Navy. At least at this time of the war, the casualties of the Chinese Navy are only a few dozen, the carrier-based aircraft force has lost more than a dozen aircraft, and not a single capital ship has been sunk!