Inside the Tumon Bay Naval Base in Guam, there are a cloud of warships. Since the Pacific Fleet covered the retreat of the coalition forces from the Japanese archipelago, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Doug, was instructed by the coalition headquarters to lead the fleet headquarters to temporarily station at Tumon Bay Naval Base in Guam. Although the base of the Pacific Fleet was located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, as Guam's strategic location continued to emerge, the coalition headquarters ordered Doug to ensure the safety of Guam, so Doug had to split the Pacific Fleet in two.

The Pacific Fleet has a total of 35 battleships and about 180 surface warships of various types. Considering that Hawaii was particularly important, Doug ordered 15 battleships to defend the Hawaiian Islands, including more than 90 large and small warships. Doug led 20 battleships and more than 70 warships of various types to garrison the Guam Naval Base. The Allied Headquarters also realized that with the increasing rise of the Imperial Chinese Navy, a decisive victory over the ocean would be inevitable, but the Allied Headquarters did not expect it to come so quickly, and frankly at this point, they had a fatal miscalculation.

The headquarters of the coalition forces held that although the Imperial Chinese Navy was developing rapidly, it did not yet possess the capability of large-scale ocean-going operations, and in order to prepare for a decisive victory in the ocean, Britain and the United States decided through consultations to rebuild and stabilize the defensive circle in the eastern Pacific Ocean and ensure the security of the American continent. Britain and the United States had to admit that on land for years to come, the coalition forces would simply not be able to stop the powerful offensive of the Chinese Empire. Given the vital role that the coalition can play in its large fleet, the United States and Britain have once again increased their naval military investment.

Perhaps because of the war, the military jishu of Britain and the United States was also developing rapidly with each passing day. At present, Britain and the United States are building at least 10 large cruiser warships in dockyards, most of which have a displacement of about 20,000 tons. Especially against the flaws exposed in the fight against the Chinese fleet. According to the characteristics of modern naval operations, the United States and Britain classify gunboats, and similarly divide gunboats into destroyers and frigates. And it is developing towards large-scale. At present, most of the frigates and destroyers under construction in the United States and Britain have a displacement of between 2,000 and 3,000 tons.

The United States and Britain believed that they would not lose to the Chinese Empire in a decisive victory on the ocean, and as for the continuous defeat in the Asian naval war, there were many reasons for this, including paralysis and underestimation of the enemy, and traditional thinking. There are reasons for the enemy to take advantage of the favorable time and place, and there are reasons why the coalition forces are mixed in battle. Therefore, the United States and Britain decided to focus on the United States and Britain in future naval warfare. The other allies acted as auxiliary liliang to fight together, and they couldn't let a fish ruin a pot of soup. Westerners are based on calculations for success or failure, while Orientals are good at strategy, which is determined by the cultural differences between the East and the West.

After all, technology is not very developed in this era. In particular, the enemy and the enemy are still very backward in terms of knowing themselves and the enemy, and in terms of information. Therefore, the strategic depression of winning the decisive battle is prominent, which is the main reason for determining success or failure. The United States and Britain use data to use scientific analysis and decision-making, so it should be said that there is nothing wrong with it, but where did they think that in the land of China, there is a freak and a clever forerunner, and no matter how hard the foreigners try, they are doomed to failure.

On this day, in the Pacific Command of the Allied Forces in Tumon Bay, Guam. Fleet Commander Doug was listening to the Chief of Staff's report: "Your Excellency, there is news from the headquarters of the coalition forces. Following the loss of the Malay Peninsula, the cameras of Sumatra and Wow Island were missed. At present, China's Nanyang Fleet has completely controlled the South China Sea, the Jawa Sea, and the Suman Sea. The Anglo-French forces were forced to retreat to India, and the Portuguese and Dutch troops withdrew to Australia. According to the directives of the coalition headquarters, the main forces of the Atlantic Fleet are fully involved in the defense of Australia. ”

Doug said: "With the support of China, Lan Fang swept Sulawesi and Suman Islands and landed in New Guinea, but after Lan Fang's army landed in New Guinea, it suddenly stopped attacking, what does this mean?" The chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, Lan Fang's army is not much, I am afraid that the battle line is too long, so you must digest it." "Weishenme: China's Burmese Front also stopped its offensive after capturing the island of Kouwa?" "It is estimated that China's Nanyang Fleet will not be able to cover the army's offensive against Australia, so the offensive has been stopped!"

Doug continued: "At present, China's powerful Pacific Fleet is stationed in Tokyo Bay, Japan, and is constantly watching Guam and the Hawaiian Islands, so we must take strict precautions and order the newly installed reconnaissance ships to closely monitor the activities of the enemy fleet in the northwest direction, and there must be no mistakes." "In the field of wireless communications, Western countries are not far behind. At the beginning of the year, the United States completed a transatlantic radio communication jishu with Europe. Originally, the West has a rich communication jishu precipitation, and their limited communication jishu has been developed for 30 years, so breaking through the radio communication jishu is a layer of window paper, which only requires a large amount of capital investment.

In view of the importance of maritime communications, the United States launched 10 reconnaissance warships at the beginning of the year, which were driven by diesel engines and could reach a speed of 30 knots. The reconnaissance battleship was fully committed to the Pacific Fleet. There are currently four reconnaissance vessels in the Hawaiian Islands and six in Guam. With the breakthrough of radio communication Jishu, in three months, all battleships of the Pacific Fleet were temporarily equipped with radio communication Jishu, with a communication distance of about 400 kilometers, and it was integrated with limited communication on the shore, and a first-line communication network was initially formed. The war led the United States and Britain to first begin to use radio communications militarily quickly and on a large scale, and the Chinese Empire was no longer the leader in radio communications.

"Your Excellency, 6 new reconnaissance warships, all deployed in the west and northwest, and 12 battleships patrolling in the west and northwest, as long as the enemy fleet has any clues, we will get the news immediately. The subordinates believe that although most of the Atlantic Fleet are old warships, there is no problem in shouldering Australia's defense in the current state, and we do not need to worry. The enemy's Pacific Fleet has to undertake the defense of the Japanese archipelago, Taiwan, and the Philippines, and it is impossible to divide forces in the South Seas, and as for the Chinese army and Lan Fang's army to stop their offensive in the South Seas, it is entirely due to the fact that the battle line has been stretched too long. ”

After listening to this, Doug nodded in approval of the chief of staff's analysis, and at this moment, an operational staff officer hurriedly walked in to report: "Report, the No. 0001 reconnaissance ship has called, and the Chinese main fleet has been found in the northwest direction, about 450 kilometers away from Guam. Among them, there are 20 large warships and more than 90 combat ships of various types, and it is estimated that the target is Guam. Doug stood up when he heard the news, he took the telegram and read it quickly, "Order the reconnaissance ship to closely monitor the situation of the enemy fleet." ”

Seeing Doug walking back and forth, the chief of staff said nervously: "Your Excellency, the enemy dispatches the main fleet, and the targets must be Guam and Saipan, what should we do?" Doug stopped walking and said decisively: "I don't believe that in just half a year, China's warships have large-scale ocean-going combat capabilities, and they are taking advantage of our retreat to launch an attack and operation." The patrol warships were ordered to retreat, and all the warships in the military port were ordered to go out to meet the enemy, and we had no way to retreat. In a few moments, a piercing siren sounded in the military harbor, and the warships in the harbor began to fire and increase the pressure, and a large cloud of smoke suddenly enveloped the sky of the harbor.

There was also a cloud of smoke on the sea, and in the command cabin of the flagship Han Wudi, a communications officer entered the report: "Report, suspicious communication signals have been found, and the frequency is very dense. Dai Hui was shocked when he heard this. Deng Shichang asked: "Won't it be the communication signal of our warship!" "We have a regular frequency of signals, and the suspicious signal we listen to is definitely not ours, but it can be determined that it is a wireless communication signal." Dai Hui waved his hand and said: "Don't guess, this is a wireless communication signal sent by the enemy, and obviously the enemy has also installed an unlimited transmitter." ”

"Commander, I'm afraid we've been exposed!" Deng Shichang said. "Now that it has been exposed, we will start a large-scale naval battle with the enemy fleet with real swords and guns, and order the fleet to advance in battle formation." At about 8 a.m. the next day, the two fleets met approximately 50 nautical miles northwest of Guam. The two sides quickly formed battle formations and entered battle preparations. The battle formation of the Chinese fleet is centered on the flagship Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and the Ocean Voyage, and 20 large warships form a grooved line. Among them, the frigate is located in the front as cover, and the destroyer is located in the rear to support at any time. Zuihou are submarine hunters, attack torpedo boats, and transport ships, among others.

The enemy fleet was lined up, and the contrast between the two sides was about the same. Although the Chinese fleet has two giants, only the Beijing and Harbin battleships have a displacement of about 8,000 tons, and the other battleships have a displacement of 6,000, 5,000, and 4,000 tons. The enemy fleet had 10 battleships with a displacement of about 8,000 tons, and the other 10 battleships had a displacement of about 6,000 tons. According to the total tonnage of large warships, the enemy fleet is much more than the tonnage of large Chinese warships.

However, the total tonnage of destroyers and frigates of the Chinese fleet surpassed that of the enemy fleet's gunboats, so the total tonnage of the two sides was evenly matched. On the Britannia, the flagship of the coalition forces, the chief of staff was a little surprised and said: "Your Excellency, the displacement of the two warships in the middle of the enemy fleet is at least about 15,000 thousand tons, no wonder the enemy fleet has the courage to come on an expedition. "Don't worry, the enemy fleet has not changed much except for the addition of two large warships, the total tonnage of our battleships will surpass theirs, and the fleet will be ordered to enter the range of artillery fire in battle formation."

"Order the Emperor Wu of Han and the Ocean to fill the rudder on the left, and the port side on the right side to the front!" Dai Hui decisively gave the order. You must know that in a naval battle, using the side side to meet the battle is a method that has to be adopted when the front and rear main guns are unusable, but Dai Hui knows in his heart that since the range of his own guns far exceeds the range of the enemy's guns, there is no need to worry about the battleship being exposed to enemy gunfire in a large area. The purpose of Dai Hui's move was to give full play to the power of the front and rear artillery and strike the enemy to the greatest extent.

"Your Excellency, the enemy's two large warships actually use the side to meet the battle, what is going on?" The chief of staff was confused. At this time, an officer in charge of observation made an urgent report: "It is reported that the main guns of the enemy's large battleship are 4 in the front and rear, a total of 8 guns, and they are rotating, which can confirm that the main guns of the enemy's large battleship can rotate 180 degrees." Doug's head grew when he saw this scene, and he knew in his heart that not to look at the enemy's two large warships, which could be equivalent to the combat efficiency of 16 battleships.

Doug was apprehensive in his heart, so he said calmly: "The enemy's two large warships meet the enemy on the side side, which is a taboo in naval warfare. After ordering the ships to come into range, the target was the enemy's two large battleships and I opened heavy fire. However, before the coalition warships could reach the effective range, the enemy's two large warships opened fire first. (To be continued......)

PS: A naval battle with a clear advantage.