Oahu has an unusual atmosphere and war clouds. Two days after He Meng and Fan Tao arrived on Oahu, the military conference was solemnly convened. At this time, the generals and officers in the headquarters gathered, and the stars flashed. Under the loud shouting of the officers on duty, He Meng and Fan Tao strode into the venue, all the generals stood up, and the two sides saluted each other. He Meng waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down: "Everyone, according to the operational deployment of the headquarters, the expedition to the United States is about to kick off, and this is the last military meeting before the expedition. Just this morning, I have ordered the 2nd Fleet to set off and launch a feint attack on Panama, first kicking off the expedition to America. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, this expedition to the United States is not as easy as we imagined, just before I returned to the capital with 502, I had the idea of paralyzing and despising the enemy in my heart. The president's decisive victory in the midst of victory, his vigilance makes us realize the inadequacy in the intoxication of victory. On the sea route to Hawaii, 502 and I drew up a new battle plan after repeated research. Before promulgating the new operational plan, Dai Hui, commander of the 1st Fleet, and Nie Fengwu, deputy commander of the Joint Command, were invited to give briefings on the preparedness of the fleet and the landing force and logistics, respectively. ”

Dai Hui first stood up and said: "I will first report on the situation of the captured enemy ships, after two months of intense work day and night, the captured enemy two heavy cruisers and four medium cruisers have been repaired, and the other eight battleships captured in the naval battle have been repaired. Of the 10 enemy battleships captured at the military port of Oahu, except for one that was destroyed, the other 9 were received intact. In addition, 30 frigates and destroyers captured on Oahu were received intact, and a total of 45 enemy warships were captured. All join the fleet sequence. The captured enemy small warships and transport ships are not listed here. Everyone looked at them in surprise when they heard this.

Dai Hui continued: "In the Battle of Hawaii, none of the main warships of our fleet sank. Six of these frigates were damaged to varying degrees and have been repaired. Yesterday, the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, Wen Biao, led two cruisers, 12 battleships to join the fleet sequence. At present, our 1st Fleet has 20 cruisers, 4 aircraft carrier warships, 53 battleships, and 150 frigates and destroyers. Our main combat ships are 227 in total, and other warships are not listed here. ”

"As for the aircraft carrier fleet, in order to ensure the needs of the expedition. Each aircraft carrier warship has a reserve of 80 pilots and 160 fighter combat personnel. Each aircraft carrier has a reserve of 50 fighters, which can basically meet the needs of operations. In addition, the headquarters in order to ensure the large consumption of expeditionary fighters. Two large freighters were specially refitted. These two large freighters are mobile factories at sea, which can assemble 500 combat aircraft in wartime to meet the maximum consumption. That's my debriefing. "Dai Hui's example made everyone proud of the powerful fleet.

Nie Fengwu stood up and said, "At present, my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Field Armies, 1st and 2nd Heavy Artillery Divisions have arrived on Oahu, and there is no problem in going out at any time. In this capture of Hawaii, we captured a large number of transport ships and made an expedition to the United States to meet the surplus of transportation. In addition, on the basis of capturing a large amount of the enemy's military supplies, we have stepped up the transportation of a large amount of war materials. Our reserves of weapons and ammunition, food, coal. It can guarantee the needs of the army for a year, and so far our transport fleet is still rushing to carry military supplies. That's pretty much the case. ”

He Meng stood up and said: "We dispatched the 2nd Fleet to feint against Panama in order to strategically confuse the enemy, but considering the defense of the US fleet on the west coast, if we delay our landing time and understand our landing plan, we will strengthen the defense on the west coast on a large scale, and if we cannot capture San Francisco before the storm comes, our strategic plan to expedition to the United States may be aborted." If such an outcome were to occur, we would have to force a landing in Panama, and the war would be protracted, and it would be even more difficult for us to attack the American mainland in the future. ”

"The strategic plan for an expedition to the United States formulated by the headquarters is itself a military adventure, and of course the military adventure is also based on possibility. In order to ensure a smooth landing, we decided to divide the troops, true and false, false and real, and the following is to ask 502 to explain in detail the plan of dividing the troops. Fan Tao stood up, walked to the chart, picked up the baton, and said: "I was at sea with 501, and after full deliberation, we drew up a plan for dividing troops, the purpose of which was to use the decoy fleet to attract the US fleet and ensure that the landing fleet would launch a landing operation smoothly. ”

"Our division plan was that the fleet would split in two at 30 degrees north latitude and cover the fleet heading straight for San Francisco. The landing fleet continued northward and turned east at about 40 degrees north latitude to penetrate New York. The composition of the cover fleet is as follows: with the 2nd Carrier Squadron as the core, all captured enemy main warships will join the cover fleet, and all warships from the Indian Ocean will also join the cover fleet. The composition of the landing fleet will remain unchanged with the original warships of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th aircraft carrier fleets as the core. The landing fleet will carry special forces, marines, the 1st Field Army, the 1st Heavy Artillery Division and other personnel, about 50,000 people. ”

Fan Tao continued: "Deng Shichang! Deng Shichang stood up in good spirits. "The Joint Command has appointed you as the Commander of the Cover Fleet, codenamed 505!" "Subordinate Order!" "Wen Biao!" "Here!" "The Joint Command appointed you as Deputy Commander of the Cover Fleet, code 506."" 503、504！ "Here!" "The two of you will lead the landing fleet, and you must complete the operational plan to capture New York." Nie Fengwu and Dai Hui replied loudly and resolutely completed the task. Fan Tao returned to his seat and motioned for He Meng to speak.

He Meng stood up and said: "Whether the landing fleet can land smoothly or not, the cover fleet has a heavy responsibility, you not only have to drag down the enemy fleet, but also make the enemy fleet think that you are the landing fleet." In order to prevent you from getting close to the US mainland, the US fleet will definitely stubbornly resist it, and it will definitely be a fierce battle at that time. No matter how much it costs, we must stubbornly entangle the US fleet and cover the landing fleet to successfully complete the landing combat mission. There may be unexpected situations on the battlefield, and I would like to emphasize here that the ability of frontline commanders to be ready for battle is very important. ”

"The expedition to the United States is firmly scheduled to depart on March 10, and I ask the landing fleet to launch a landing operation around the 25th, and no later than the 28th. Give you another 10 days to prepare, and try to perfect it, especially in the details. Be prepared. In the past few days, 502 will go deep into the various fleets to inspect, and I will randomly check the landing force and logistics supply. Well, that's it for the military meeting. Everyone returned to the headquarters to continue to check their preparations. After everyone left, He Meng consulted with Fan Tao, and the two went to inspect the various ministries separately.

Fan Tao went to cover the fleet and helped Deng Shichang and Wen Biao integrate the fleet. He Meng and Nie Fengwu went to the garrison of the First Army, a military port in the north of Oahu. At present, the special forces and marines have all been concentrated in the northern military port, ready to leave at any time. After a morning's drive, several military jeeps arrived at the northern military port. The military headquarters of the 1st Field Army. Army Commander Zhuang Lei led the division commanders and the Marine Brigade Commander Wang, and the special forces captains Ma Kai and Li Tie to greet them at the door. After He Meng greeted everyone, he entered the military headquarters.

Inside the military department. He Meng warmly greeted Brigade Commander Wang, Ma Kai, and Li Tie, highly praised their achievements in the battle to capture the Hawaiian Islands, and encouraged them to continue to carry forward the spirit of brave fighting and make new contributions when they landed in the United States. Then Zhuang Lei reported on the preparations. And ask the commander to check the guidance. In the afternoon of the same day. He Meng and Nie Fengwu inspected the special forces, the Marine Corps, and the divisions of the First Army. At present, all the officers and men of the 1st Division are practicing armed swimming at sea, which is a basic skill that must be mastered in landing operations.

On the shore of the wharf, He Meng and Nie Fengwu held binoculars to observe the training of the soldiers. The sea surface is densely packed with human heads, forming a spectacular scene. Zhuang Lei said beside him: "Since participating in the landing operation in the Tsushima Strait, we have always insisted on training at sea, and at present, each soldier has no problem swimming 10,000 meters in arms. Considering the difficulty of this landing. We have stepped up training at sea. He Meng asked: "As a front-line commander, what do you think about landing operations?" ”

Zhuang Lei said: "Report 501." In view of the fact that the US forces are not good at night warfare, our unit still adopts the tactics of landing in Japan and launches landing operations at night in order to avoid excessive casualties. As soon as we are within 5 km of the coast, the soldiers can enter the sea and land freely in a skirmish line attack formation, where a breakthrough will form a landing point, with the aim of landing as quickly as possible. He Meng said: "It is not only necessary to consider how to land, but also how to expand the occupied area after landing is the most important thing. ”

"Even if you make it, it won't go smoothly. We have analyzed and judged that the US military will not give up San Francisco easily, and the US military will come in from all directions to reinforce you, and you must be prepared for continuous battles and even a great and vicious battle. After the expeditionary fleet departs, a convoy of transports carrying an army will follow after 5 days, which means that it will take 5 days of fierce fighting for reinforcements to arrive after you land. "Please rest assured that 501 is guaranteed to complete the task. We will carefully study the operational plan and strive to form various tactics in an unfavorable situation. ”

Nie Fengwu said: "Commander Zhuang, there is no time to discuss the details now. We'll think about it again at sea. In addition, we do not know the enemy's deployment situation, and in light of the actual combat situation, we have to temporarily change our operational plans, and many unknown things can only be exposed during combat, and this is particularly important to us. "Deputy Commander Nie is right, the battlefield situation is ever-changing, and it can only be known in wartime, so as a front-line commander, grasping the battlefield situation is a difficult point, and it is also the key point to win, and I believe that you will definitely be able to complete the task."

Fan Tao, accompanied by Deng Shichang and Wen Biao, inspected the captured heavy cruiser Monte Cristo. Many of the scratches on the battleship that were scratched by artillery fire are still eye-catching, and it is obvious that it is too late to repair, but the ship's guns have been repaired. The English alphabet of the Monte Cristo was eradicated, and the word Raptor appeared, meaning that the cruiser was named the cruiser Raptor. On the deck, Fan Tao said: "The American man-made warships are indeed rough and thick-skinned, if we don't have carrier-based aircraft, let alone capturing enemy ships, it is a ship-to-ship competition, and we may not necessarily take advantage, and we can see how powerful the United States' manufacturing capacity is through this." ”

Deng Shichang said: "When I boarded this battleship, I was a little surprised, the US warships are almost equal to our warships, and the tonnage is larger than our main cruiser. It can be concluded that the Americans surpassed the British in their ability to create battleships. Wen Biao said with a smile: "What is the magic height of one foot and one foot high, the US military is trying its best to build a fleet, I didn't expect that we have an aircraft carrier fleet, and the air strike is a tactic of four or two thousand catties, and the Americans can't use the strength." And they all laughed. (To be continued......)

PS: The curtain of the expedition has opened again.