Chapter 846: The Briton Lying on the Gun
The rapid defeat of the New Mexico not only frightened Sims, but also frightened Yang Yonglin, after many naval battles, Yang Yonglin has become accustomed to solving the opponent through a long artillery battle, and has never fought so sharply once! In just ten minutes, the New Mexico was devastated! The Dragon Warrior is too powerful, right? Prior to this, when Yang Yonglin analyzed New Mexico, he also thought that the other party only had more than eighty percent of the combat power of the Longwu, but I don't know if the Americans were too bad or were targeted, and the New Mexico was defeated so simply! Unexpected!
With the influx of seawater and the spread of fire, the New Mexico not only slowed down, but also firepower, why? The flames began to spread to the power supply room, and the Americans, in order to prevent further losses, closed part of the power supply room, so that the bow main gun of the New Mexico could not be used. Sims was out of decision in an instant, the defeat came too suddenly, completely crushing him, and at the same time, he had never experienced war, and he was a little helpless in the face of this complicated situation. He does know a lot about fire control, but when it comes to improvisation, it is definitely not as good as Majifen.
It was the Americans who fired first, but at this moment, the choice of whether to fight or not is up to Huaxia, after a short period of thinking, Yang Yonglin thinks that since the fight has begun, then continue to fight! Whether it's sunk or injured, in fact, there is no difference. But just as Yang Yonglin continued to prepare for the attack, a clear telegram finally stopped, this telegram was sent by Zhang Xiang, and then it was called the most important telegram in the world so far, because it avoided a war between the two great powers!
Just after the New Mexico and the Dragon Warrior began firing at each other. Zhang Xiang's destroyer was also evading the opponent's attack, and at this time there was already a mess of yards near Saipan. If you can't beat it on your own side, then run first. But this guy still has a big picture, and at this moment, he suddenly noticed a long dolphin-like thing plunging headlong into the sea. He quickly realized that it was supposed to be a torpedo, and then realized that it was most likely the torpedo fired by the submarine that had attacked the American transport. In this case, he believes that this is the key to resolving the conflict between the two sides! He quickly telegraphed to the U.S. fleet and communicated with him in the same language, explaining that the attacker was definitely not the Huaxia fleet. Then it was said that a torpedo that did not explode was found!
At first George Brown ignored it, and just as he was about to give the order to attack the Huaxia battleship, Nimitz stopped him. And think that in this situation where you have an absolute advantage, how about taking a look? So the two sides quickly lowered the dinghy and headed for the stranded torpedo on the beach. Zhang Xiang personally went into battle, and it was Nimitz who went up with a few torpedo experts.
So, a strange scene appeared. When the Dragon Warrior and the New Mexico fought to the death. Zhang Xiang and Nimitz, two people who should never have been together, actually jumped out of the dinghy to investigate the torpedo. Both sides walked up to the torpedo. I didn't even look very closely, and I was sure that this was definitely not a torpedo of the Chinese Navy! And at the same time not a torpedo for the US Navy! This is definitely a torpedo for the British!
THE SITUATION IS VERY SIMPLE, THE DIAMETER OF THIS TORPEDO IS MUCH SMALLER THAN THAT OF THE CHINESE NAVY, AND ALMOST ALL SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED TORPEDOES IN THE CHINESE NAVY ARE OF THE 500MM CLASS. THIS TORPEDO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 18 INCHES, WHICH IS 457 MM IN DIAMETER. At the same time, this torpedo was much longer than the American submarine-launched torpedo. THE MK4 AND MK6 TORPEDOES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE ALSO 457 MM, BUT THEY WEIGH ONLY 600 TO 700 KG AND HAVE A RANGE OF ONLY 1 TO 4 KM (THE SPEED IS DIFFERENT). THE LOWEST IS 27 KNOTS, THE HIGHEST 40 KNOTS) THE CHARGE IS LESS THAN 100KG.
And the weight of this torpedo is at least 1.5 tons. It is clear that this is an American ship attacked by a third country, and it is even easier to think that this is a means of taking the blame! And at this time, the torpedo specialists brought by Nimitz quickly recognized the model of this torpedo, which was supposed to be the MKVI type torpedo that the British Navy had entered service with before the war! At that time, both sides were confused. After a long time, Huaxia and the United States were overshadowed by the British, and at this time, the fleets of the two sides were still fighting in the distance! As a result, Zhang Xiang and Nimitz quickly requested to send a report to the main fleets of both sides to report the incident. And it was because of this telegram that the fate of the New Mexico was saved, and at the same time the conflict between the two powers did not worsen.
After reconfirming the telegram, Yang Yonglin immediately ordered the fleet to stop firing, and Sims also asked the fleet to stop firing after receiving the telegram. On the other side, the Huaxia Navy and the US Navy were rescuing people who had fallen into the water and carrying out anti-submarine operations on the other. So naturally nothing will come of it.
At this time, after a brief shock, Yang Yonglin and Sims felt that it was necessary to establish a mutual trust to the extreme, so the two sides issued an order to the fleet to stop hostility between each other, and tried to decide the next action plan through contact. After some consultations, the Huaxia Navy agreed to negotiate on the American warship, with the participation of the deputy, of course, and Deng Shichang would hold talks with Sims on behalf of the Huaxia Navy to decide what to do next.
"Our warships have suffered serious losses, and our personnel have also suffered casualties, which should have been avoided, and I hope that the Huaxia Navy can provide the necessary help to my fleet, such as power and supplies." Not even polite, Sims first put forward his own request, as the flagship of the American fleet, it was scrapped in a few rounds, which is really sad, if it sinks because of this matter, it will be even more humiliating, Simms's mind is full of saving the Mexican when they meet.
"These should be your adjutant and my adjutant to talk about, and the highest-ranking officer to deal with this matter should not reach the rank of colonel! You and I are both lieutenant generals, and what we need to discuss now is how to make the guys who instigated the two great powers to fight each other pay the price, and what we need to discuss is how to find out this submarine and their accomplices, instead of thinking about the rescue, we are soldiers, we are soldiers! Destroying your opponents is the number one priority! When he heard Sims's words, Deng Shichang's first feeling was that this guy was really not suitable to be a general! Fixing this is the solution to the root of all problems, not to save a warship!
And this sentence shook the US Navy no less than the battle just now, if after the battle just now, the US Navy has a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Huaxia Navy, then now they know a gap between the two sides! Just now, the US Navy personnel were like persimmons that had been beaten by frost, and now what to say? It's like a persimmon that has been hit by hail, and it's completely cowardly!
Later, when more information arrived, the two sides began to analyze what was going on. They have already determined that this incident is a despicable act that has been premeditated for the purpose of provoking a conflict between China and the United States! But no one believes that this thing was actually done by the British, for the simple reason that this torpedo was British! There are fewer countries in the world that can independently produce torpedoes than those that have dreadnoughts! American torpedo experts will never admit their mistake! Although all markings have been erased from it. But the appearance will not change, and the Americans can even recognize the model of this torpedo!
This matter is complicated at once, and both sides cannot see the hidden problem clearly, and at the same time, they dare not express their opinions on this issue, because if their views on the matter are slightly deviated, then there will be huge trouble after they reach the center. Especially since this matter is also related to Britain, this empire on which the sun never sets! But it is obviously not possible to wait for the order from above, because I don't know how many submarines the other party has in this sea area!
"How did you move your fleet?" Deng Shichang asked suddenly.
"I order that they are massing towards Saipan, and of course, rest assured that we will not take any hostile action. This is already a misunderstanding. Sims said cautiously avoiding the other party's eyes.
"We need to search for these damn submarines on a larger scale, and we have ordered all the submarines of the Chinese Navy to surface and return to the military port, and new specialized anti-submarine destroyers will come to the nearby seas. The submarine's maneuverability under water is very poor, and the endurance is limited, they will definitely float on the surface, and when the time comes, as long as it is not a submarine from China and the United States, we will detain it, and if there is resistance, it will be sunk directly! We will also search all ships that sail on the surface, because surface ships can supply submarines! I think you know what I mean. Deng Shichang shook his head and said helplessly.
"I understand that we will immediately send more destroyers and anti-submarine ships to pull these despicable guys out of the sea! But I think we still need a more powerful ship to tow the USS New Mexico, which, you know, has an extraordinary place in the U.S. Navy. We will also protect all the ports and warn the British! Sims immediately added.
"Warning the British is not something we can do, it needs to be done by the government. At the same time, in order to prevent new misunderstandings between the two sides, we need to define new frequency bands for liaison and assign liaison officers for each detachment. At the same time, it is necessary to step up the deployment and control of all ships that appear in the sea area. The other party's actions are so big, sooner or later they will be exposed, and another point is that we have to block the news, we have to make the people behind the scenes think that we are still fighting instead of cooperating, only then will they relax, and we will have a chance! Deng Shichang once again emphasized the importance of confidentiality. Now except for China and the United States, other countries are not credible, and if the news leaks out, it will not be good!
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