In the command hall of the Ministry of National Defense in Beijing, Deng Zixuan, Chen Jintang, Pei Gejin, and others were silent after listening to the report of the communications officer. After a long time, Deng Zixuan said: "The enemy did not discover the landing fleet, and it is estimated that the Americans have made a wrong judgment again. He Meng and Fan Tao were instructed to cover the fleet, carry forward the brave fighting spirit of our army, and must hold back the enemy's main fleet to ensure the success of the landing of our landing force. Chen Jintang said: "President, do you want to transfer the mechanized tank brigade to Hawaii in case it is urgently needed?" ”

Deng Zixuan shook his head and said: "Tanks and combat vehicles are sharp weapons for attack, and they have little effect on defense. The original operational plan was inconvenient, and the second stage of the mechanized tank brigade was put into operation. The Americans discovered our intentions, and in view of the emptiness of the West Coast of the United States, the large-scale reinforcement of the West Coast by the US troops must be transferred in the south, and after analysis by the General Staff, it will take 20 days for the US troops to be transferred from the south at the earliest, which creates conditions for us to take San Francisco and hold on to the spot. We can only wait for the progress of the battle now, please believe that our brave and good officers and men of the Navy and Army will surely be able to deliver the good news of victory! ”

On the battleship Nanyang, the flagship of the covering fleet, an operational staff officer said: "505, according to our analysis, the enemy received the report and then the fleet attacked, and it is estimated that the enemy fleet may encounter tomorrow morning, and the location is about 37?2 degrees north latitude and 115 degrees east longitude. Deng Shichang said: "Notify all the warships and move forward at full speed." In addition, 506 was notified, and he was asked to personally command the aircraft carrier fleet to fight. At this moment, Deng Shichang is full of desire to fight, and he wants to draw a successful end for himself.

General Buck, the commander of the U.S. Pacific, led the fleet to the expedition. Although the Pacific Fleet suffered heavy losses in Hawaii. But his main battleship is still alive. The size of the fleet was: 2 heavy cruisers, 20 medium cruisers (4 were replenished in San Francisco), 14 battleships. The original frigates and destroyers have lost only 35 units, and the current US Pacific Fleet. There are still 157 main combat warships. At this time, on the flagship Trailblazer, one of his subordinates targeted the sea at 37?2 degrees north latitude and 115 degrees east longitude, 455 kilometers from San Francisco.

Buck stood in the command cabin and was silent, and Chief of Staff Rice said: "Your Excellency, General, according to the reconnaissance situation. It is puzzling that the enemy fleet that appeared in front of it had only one aircraft carrier battleship, and it was difficult that it was a decoy, but our reconnaissance submarine found no other targets. Buck said: "The enemy fleet did not carry a landing force. And there was only one aircraft carrier battleship, and now it can be concluded that the aircraft carrier battleship that appeared in Panama was a fake. But where are the other aircraft carrier fleets? "They're targeting Los Angeles, which is the largest city on the West Coast."

Buck shook his head and said, "Los Angeles is the largest city on the West Coast, but it's close to the Mexican border. Reinforcements will come in quickly. In addition, Los Angeles as a strategic point is not qualified. If I were an enemy commander, I wouldn't have chosen Los Angeles either. I estimate that the enemy's landing fleet must be waiting for an opportunity in the rear, and in any case our task is to delay the enemy fleet to move closer to the coast, to order the fleet to advance at full speed, and the air defense forces to be on high alert. "Two fleets are coming head-on, and a big battle is imminent.

The main warships of the cover fleet are: one aircraft carrier battleship of the 2nd Aircraft Carrier Fleet, 2 cruisers, 6 battleships, 30 frigates and destroyers. The captured battleships were: 2 heavy cruisers. 8 medium cruisers, 9 battleships. 30 frigates. The Indian Ocean Fleet supports 2 cruisers, 12 battleships, and 102 main combat ships of the cover fleet. The difference between the covering fleet and the main warships of the enemy fleet is one-third, but the covering fleet has aircraft carrier warships, and the contrast between the strength of the two sides is about the same.

On the pitch-black sea, the fleet is breaking the waves. On the flagship Nanyang battleship, Deng Shichang stood in the command cabin, looking at the dark curtain in front of him and still keeping his eyes open. "505, it's still a few hours until dawn, go get some sleep!" A subordinate greetings with concern. "When you're old, you can't sleep at all, and you can't sleep even if you want to, you can't compare with you young people!" "505, the headquarters judged that this time the enemy fleet would desperately intercept it, and once a naval battle broke out, it would definitely be a vicious battle." "I hope the enemy fleet will do everything in their power, and I like to fight face-to-face. I'm going to show the Americans how the Imperial fleet conducted traditional naval battles. Deng Shichang was in high spirits.

At this time, the communications officer walked in and said, "Report 505, we have been able to detect the enemy fleet communication signals, and the radio signal is dense. Deng Shichang nodded and said: "We can detect the enemy's radio signal, and the enemy can also detect our signal, and there is no secret between the two sides." Inform the fleet to enter wartime preparations and meet the enemy in battle formation. In addition, I sent a telegram to 506 that reconnaissance planes should be dispatched after dawn, and I wanted to know the situation of the enemy fleet. "The flagship sounded the alarm, and the advancing battleships began to change positions.

At dawn, a subordinate on the Trailblazer, the flagship of the US fleet, reported to General Buck: "Your Excellency, according to the feedback from the reconnaissance ships along the way, we have a preliminary grasp of the situation of the enemy fleet. The enemy's main combat ships are: one aircraft carrier battleship, 14 cruisers, 27 battleships, 60 frigates, destroyers, a total of 102 ships, but ??????。 "But what?" Seeing that his subordinates were swallowing and Tubak expressed dissatisfaction. "According to the report of the reconnaissance ship, the enemy fleet has a large number of American-made warships!" The subordinates said the truth.

Hearing this, Buck closed his eyes in some pain, and after a long time, Buck opened his eyes and said with a stern face: "The enemy has dispatched the main fleet, indicating that the landing fleet is behind." The enemy fleet made only one aircraft carrier battleship, maybe our opportunity came. Inform all warships that they will unite and fight bloody battles for the sake of the United States, and the safety of the American homeland will fall on our shoulders. As soon as Buck's words fell, a sudden roar came from the sky, "Report, two warplanes are flying towards us!" A subordinate rushed into the command cabin to make an urgent report.

"Order the air defense units of the ships to enter combat readiness!" As soon as Buck gave the order, he looked to the sky. At this time, the fleet siren sounded for a long time, and I saw two reconnaissance planes coming to hover over the fleet. "Your Excellency, the General, did you give the order to fire?" "Stupid pig, the enemy's planes are out of range, is it useful to open fire?" The two fighters did not drop bombs at all and circled for several minutes. One of the fighters suddenly began to dive. Suddenly, the dense anti-aircraft fire began to fire, and the fighter plane was at a distance of 1,000 meters, and black smoke came out of the tail of the beaten shaky.

The fighter flew back. Wobbly plunged headlong into the sea. Seeing this, the other fighter plane immediately returned home. The soldiers of the American fleet cheered and their morale was greatly boosted. Buck saw this clearly, but he knew very well that it was a reconnaissance plane, and one of the dives was to test the fleet's anti-aircraft fire. Buck somewhat regretted that the fleet's anti-aircraft fire was exposed in an instant, and some of the gains outweighed the losses. "Capture the enemy pilot immediately!" Buck seemed a little angry.

On the flagship of the Yangtze River, Wen Biao held a telescope to look ahead, and soon a reconnaissance plane appeared in the field of vision. “506。 Only one came back, and the other one must have had an accident. The subordinates were a little flustered. Wen Biao didn't squeak, he was waiting for the most difficult result. After the landing of the reconnaissance aircraft. Through the contact of the flag soldiers, the situation of the enemy fleet and the downing of another reconnaissance plane were fed back to Wen Biao. "Immediately report the situation of the enemy fleet and the situation of the enemy fleet's anti-aircraft fire 505. In addition, the carrier-based aircraft group was informed that bombs would be dropped at an altitude of 1,500 meters after the start of the engagement. ”

After daybreak, the two fleets stopped advancing at a distance of 20 km. The two sides set up positions. After the two fleets formed formation, they began to slowly move closer. At this time, carrier-based aircraft began to take the lead in taking to the air. The carrier-based aircraft still followed the tactics of the Hawaiian naval battle, and immediately entered the air of the enemy fleet to launch a free attack. Dropping a bomb at an altitude of 1,500 meters is almost a big hit, and the effect of air strikes is greatly reduced. Seeing this scene, the morale of the US fleet was immediately high, and soon the naval guns of the two sides entered the effective firing range, and fierce fire began to be staged.

On the battleship of the Yangtze River, a subordinate reported: "506, the carrier-based aircraft brigade reported that the air strike effect is bad." Very undesirable. Wen Biao said: "The carrier-based aircraft group continues to attack to prevent the enemy fleet from outflanking left and right." The main battleships of the enemy fleet were a third more numerous. The enemy fleet must be distracted. Wen Biao knew that if there were carrier-based aircraft attacking in the air, the enemy fleet would inevitably have to deal with it, so he could interfere with the role of the division of troops. Carrier-based aircraft dropped bombs at high altitudes, and one of the enemy's frigates was the first to be hit by aerial bombs, but this did not affect the pattern of the battle.

The warships of both sides began to fight each other, even one against two. At this time, the Raptors aimed at the New York and a battleship, and the four guns in the bow of the Raptors were aimed at the battleship first, and four shells fired in a salvo, one of which hit the front main gun, one hit the middle, and two missed. After the smoke of the explosion, the battleship's front main gun was paralyzed, and the center was ablaze. At this moment, the battleship New York seized the opportunity to hit the right gun in the bow of the Raptor, and the gunner was thrown into the sky with a violent explosion.

Before the smoke cleared, the reserve gunners immediately replenished it. One of the guns on the right was damaged, and the gunners maneuvered 3 guns to continue firing. Captain Goeben of the USS New York was one of the captains who managed to escape on Oahu, and he commanded the firing of the guns while observing the battleships on the side. The opponent is a three-dimensional blow and must be fully concentrated. The main guns of the battleship next to it had been destroyed, and the conning tower in the middle had been blown out, but the battleship did not flinch, but turned its bow and prepared to continue the battle with its tail guns.

Suddenly, a bomb fell from the sky, happened to fall in the middle of the battleship, and entered the interior along the chimney, accompanied by a dull explosion for a lifetime, the middle of the battleship instantly bulged and cracked, and a large cloud of smoke and water vapor erupted and flooded the battleship. Goben knew that the battleship was finished. Although carrier-based aircraft drop bombs at high altitudes, there is always a time when they hit crookedly. A shell exploded on the side side, a section of the side railing was blown off, a small gap appeared, and Goeben seemed to turn a deaf ear and continued to observe the situation of the enemy ship.

One more shell was hit in the bow gun position of the battleship Raptor, and two guns were destroyed, leaving only one gun. Before the smoke cleared, the gunners began firing again. At this time, a destroyer on the left side of the Raptors was hit by several shells, and the smoke and fire quickly engulfed the battleship, and a few minutes later, the destroyer exploded, and the battleship immediately ranked two knots. On the flagship Nanyang, a subordinate made an urgent report: "Report 505, the 065 destroyer has sunk, and the ambulance is rescuing the officers and men who fell into the sea." Deng Shichang said with a stern face: "Order all ships to concentrate their firepower to attack the enemy's No. 5 battleship on the right." (To be continued......)

PS: A brutal naval battle began to unfold.