U.S. 1st Fleet Flagship Commander Goeben and 4th Fleet Flagship Commander Ma led the crippled fleet back to Oahu Naval Base. The flagships of the two commanders were the USS New York and the USS Texas. The battleship refueled at the dock, and the two commanders met at the pier. The huge crane on the dock was hoisting the mountain of coal into the coal bunker of the battleship, and the faces of the two commanders showed anxious expressions.

"General Goeburn, Commander Buck's call is already on the sea route to the continental United States, and it is finally reassuring. The commander ordered us to refuel and hit the road. Honolulu Island is located in the south, and the enemy fleet's preferred target is definitely Honolulu Island! Horsepower soothed himself. Hopefully, however, the enemy fleet's primary target must have been Honolulu, and fortunately the commander had already left the island. "It is estimated that before dawn, the capital battleship will be replenished, but what will happen to the battleship?" "In this case, we can only resign ourselves to fate."

Ma Li continued: "The headquarters called, let the island defense troops hold on to the islands, there are fortress cannons, we don't have to worry about the enemy ships coming in, but from the air strike, we can't do anything, this kind of beating is simply terrifying." "Old man, the enemy has made such a sharp weapon, and frankly I am worried about the future of the war. The reason why the enemy is often taken by surprise and attacked by surprise is that the enemy thinks of it, but we do not think of it, so defeat is inevitable. ”

"You have a point, we were confident before we attacked, and when we saw such a disparity in the strength of the enemy fleet. They all thought that they could create a miracle for the US Navy. Yes, we have created miracles, miracles of failure, and the huge fleet is so vulnerable. It can be concluded that the future naval battle must be the world of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, but a bunch of stupid pigs in the command did not think of this, and now we understand that everything is too late. The two commanders sighed and mourned for such a terrible defeat.

Oahu Naval Port is blessed with an excellent inland harbor and can be said to be a natural haven. The military port is sheltered by land on all sides, with a small island in the middle. There is only one exit that connects to the open sea. The Americans used Oahu as their main naval base because of Oahu's excellent topography. In recent years, the Americans have built a large number of docks and military facilities on Oahu, and it can be said that the inner sea of Oahu is surrounded by small islands in the middle of the inland sea. All of them became military ports and docks, as a naval base to show his importance.

However, this military port, which has an excellent geographical location, has also become a dead hole for US Navy warships. USS New York, USS Texas. Finish refueling. In accordance with Commander Barker's orders, he took the lead in leaving Hong Kong and retreating to the continental United States. The flagships of the two detachments, in addition to the open sea, turned northeast along the island side. The eastern sky was slightly white, and they unexpectedly received a telegram from the high command, ordering all warships to cancel their supplies and retreat to the continental United States. Support vessels will be on the way.

Goben and Ma Ma did not dare to slack off when they received the order, and immediately sent a report to the warships in the harbor, ordering the warships to retreat immediately after finishing their supplies. However, it was too late for the Imperial fleet to arrive and block the only passage to Oahu. If it weren't for the luck of Goeben and Ma Ma, their warships would probably have been blocked in the military port. Goeben and Mali let out a sigh of relief after giving the order. And they were pleased with the initiative of the high command, they never expected that the enemy fleet had pounced, but when they got the news, they were already powerless.

The eastern sky was white, and the Imperial Chinese fleet appeared in the waters of Oahu. At this time, the sea is still gray and the visibility is not good. "Order all cruisers to block the Oahu estuary. The 1st Carrier-based Aircraft Group was ordered to dispatch reconnaissance planes to find out the situation in the military port. Nie Fengwu said: "The enemy ships are all in the military port, why don't you use air strikes?" Dai Hui said slyly: "The enemy has rotating machine guns on the shore, machine guns and rifles, and the anti-aircraft fire on the shore can play the role of covering the warship. ”

Dai Hui continued: "In order to avoid unnecessary losses of fighters, I dispatched reconnaissance planes to confuse the enemy and make the enemy think that the anti-aircraft firepower on the shore was working. The enemy ship is already a turtle in the urn in the harbor, and frankly speaking, I still feel sorry for the indiscriminate bombardment, and I will not do a loss-making deal. Now I am most worried about the enemy destroying or sinking the battleship by himself. "Ha Lu Ha! You are really cunning and cunning, yes, everything in the military port is our own, there is no reason to discard it, I agree with your battle plan. ”

Eight cruisers lined up at Oahu's only outlet to the sea, blocking access to the sea. At this time, I saw a cruiser suddenly appear in view. The cruiser Knights received an order to immediately end the replenishment. Since the dock where he anchored was the closest to the sea, the Ketter took the lead and sailed towards the sea. At the same time, he also received a report from the watchtower that a large number of fleets had been spotted off the coast of the sea, and it was impossible to distinguish whether it was an enemy or a friendly army.

The captain of the Celtics, Sark, was not a fool, and the appearance of a large fleet was undoubtedly an enemy fleet. What does it mean to be blocked in the military port, Sark knows very well in his heart. So he ordered the battleship to rush out of the city at full speed. Seeing that the enemy ship entered the firing range, Dai Hui ordered the cannon to be fired, and immediately 64 huge naval guns began to bombard. The narrow passage battleship could not turn around at all, and could only choose to move forward or backward. At this point, Captain Sark had no choice but to order the battleship to move at full speed.

64 naval guns aimed at one point, almost a saturation attack. In the first salvo, Sark's command module was hit by two shells, and in a huge explosion, Sak and all the officers in the command module were reduced to pieces in the blink of an eye. In the second round, the four chimneys on the Celtic were fired, two of which were blown up, and water vapor gushed into the sky. Seeing this, Dai Hui ordered to stop shooting, and after the thunderous cannon stopped, everyone looked at the battleship wrapped in smoke and water vapor, and they were shocked, this scene was simply terrifying.

The Celtic battleship was still moving forward, reaching the wide mouth of the sea, and the battleship began to shake from side to side, and its speed slowed down suddenly. Suddenly, there was an earth-shattering explosion, and the smoke of gunpowder rushed into the sky. The smoke cleared, the Celtic did not break, and it looked like it was rough and thick, but there was a large crater in the middle of the battleship. Once again, everyone was stunned by the shocking scene. The flagship is even, and the three brothers who are watching the enemy can't help but open their mouths wide. "Fuck, the naval guns are so evil, such a behemoth is so vulnerable" Li Tie came back to his senses and exclaimed.

"With such a violent explosion, I'm afraid none of the sailors on the ship survived." Mackay lamented with a telescope. Brigadier Wang said: "I will never forget this scene for the rest of my life, I can't imagine it." On the command tower, Nie Fengwu said: "The naval battle is too cruel to witness. I don't understand, this distance is the area blocked by the artillery of the enemy fortress, why does the enemy not open artillery? Dai Hui said: "We have learned that the fortress artillery on Oahu Island is deployed on both sides and 9 units, and there is no fortress artillery in the direction of the sea mouth, otherwise I would not have lined up like this to intercept it." ”

Dai Hui continued: "It seems that the enemy ships will not dare to escape, and when the reconnaissance plane learns the accurate situation, we are drawing up the next combat plan." 503, I am worried about the long nights and dreams, and I suggest that the landing operation be launched tonight. "Leave the landing operation to me." Nie Fengwu turned around and ordered, informing Ma Kai, Li Tie, and Brigade Commander Wang to report to the war room immediately. Soon, Ma Kai, Li Tie, and Brigade Commander Wang walked into the war room with high spirits, and Nie Fengwu said majestically: "Landing on Oahu Island tonight, I ask to take Oahu Island within two days, and come to us to study the battle plan." ”

Gao Xiang and Zhanfei personally piloted the reconnaissance plane and flew over the Oahu military port. As expected, the light and heavy fire from the enemy's shore began to shoot into the sky, and the sound of the fire was like half of fried beans, crackling and crackling. Gao Xiang and Zhanfei hovered at an altitude of 2,000 meters, which was absolutely safe. Gao Xiang observed the harbor, his eyes showing a surprised expression. The soldier in charge of recording exclaimed behind him, "Wow! With so many warships, we made a fortune! "Don't be verbose, record. Two cruisers were moored below 10 o'clock on the left side, and 3 battleships were moored below 9 o'clock??????。 ”

After Gao Xiang and Zhanfei returned, they dispatched two more waves of reconnaissance planes, and after summarizing the most complete situation, they sent it to Dai Hui.

An operational staff officer reported with a happy expression: "Report 504, according to the reconnaissance planes taking turns to investigate, we have obtained a complete situation in the military port. There were 9 cruisers in the military port, including 10 cruisers that had just been destroyed. 7 battleships, 15 frigates, 8 destroyers, torpedo boats ??????。 After the staff officer's report, all the generals high-fived each other and were overjoyed. Dai Hui said thoughtfully: "In order to confuse the enemy, order all carrier-based aircraft groups, with squadrons as units, to attack the enemy's batteries, so that the enemy's nerves are highly tense. ”

At the temporary headquarters of the central island of Oahu's inland sea, the captains of various warships gathered to discuss countermeasures in the face of the crisis. Only a few planes took turns to carry out "air strikes," but they were intercepted by anti-aircraft fire from the shore. The effect is very good, and it can effectively prevent low-level low-altitude bombs. To this end, the captains immediately demanded that the shore defense forces provide a large number of machine guns, rotating machine guns, and even rifles, and that each sailor on the ship should have a rifle. Inside the temporary headquarters, everyone was silent, as if they were waiting for something. Soon a communications officer ran in and said, "The headquarters has sent an urgent telegram appointing Admiral Sam, the captain of the cruiser Mavericks, as the supreme commander of Hawaii, and Vice Admiral Essen, the commander of the defense of Oahu, as the deputy commander-in-chief. ”

A tall, blonde general stood out from the crowd. He took the telegram from the communications officer, looked at it a few times, and said, "Everyone, it is difficult to shirk the responsibility of accepting orders in the face of danger. The high command said that the enemy warship could not go ashore without two legs, so we stubbornly held on. As long as we hold the island, the enemy will retreat. Ladies and gentlemen, this is our only hope. The high command judged that as long as we held out for half a month, there would be problems with the supply of the enemy fleet, and there would be no fuel and no food and drink, and they would retreat if they did not retreat. Now I announce the establishment of a joint command, and we will discuss the specific details. (To be continued......)

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