552 Empire Counterattack (A Good Opponent)

To the east of the narrow island of Guinea, at the end of which there was a series of small islands that seemed to be divided, and the First Task Force of the Imperial Chinese Imperial Fleet sailed between Tagura Island and Roselle Island at the eastern end like a pack of wolves running wildly. 【 I want: super fast update 】

Deng Haohong drilled out of the command tower with the information, the clouds in the sky made him frown, and between the hatches on the two turrets in front of him that had not been completely closed, the soldiers of the artillery squad who were on combat readiness broke out into bursts of laughter.

As an officer of the Guangzhou Navy Division in the former dynasty, Deng Haohong may not be so eye-catching in today's navy, but his identity is very special, because his father is Deng Shichang, who ordered to ram an enemy ship and die in the First Sino-Japanese War.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the emperor ordered the construction of a naval monument outside the Dalian Naval Academy, which not only erected a monument for those who had contributed to navigation in all dynasties, but also called Beiyang, including his father, a modern naval pioneer.

Although he was also happy for his father, but at the same time it also brought him a lot of pressure, in front of the ever-changing navy, he was thirty years old at the time resolutely gritted his teeth and entered the naval academy to continue his studies.

Now he is nearly 40 years old, and he has become the chief of staff of the battleship Jiangsu, and his younger brother Deng Haoqian was also admitted to the Naval Academy not long ago, and he has become a classmate of Commander Long.

This is an extremely important naval symbol, even the emperor has said that the reason why the British Navy has been strong for a hundred years is because many people are passed down from father to father, and some even five or six generations have served in the navy, and Hua now has a naval family, which means that the dream of a century-old navy is no longer a lie.

Looking at the old gunners in the crack of the door, Deng Haohong smiled slightly, maybe in a few decades, many of them will also let their children join the navy and become a naval family.

Thinking of this, he walked lightly, and soon came to the captain's rest cabin and knocked lightly on the hatch.

"Come in."

Gu Jun Huo opened the hatch, and his partner for a few years plus he was away on an expedition, so he didn't pay so much attention to it, so he gave him the only chair in the rest cabin and sat on the edge of the bed: "Claxton has a move?" ”

After the displacement of the battleship was increased, the first thing to be solved was the living and rest cabin, while the sailor cabin was spacious, the captain's room was also expanded from three or four square meters to six square meters of ** space, so the two of them sitting here did not seem crowded.

"Hmm. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)"

Deng Haohong saw that there was a chart of the Solomon Islands on his desk, and immediately pointed to Guadalcanal Island in the archipelago and said: "Half an hour ago, Claxton had arrived here, and we thought that he would go south from here, but just after the reconnaissance plane reported, he suddenly maneuvered, and instead of going south, he turned around and sailed east. ”

"To the east? What is the speed? ”

"The speed is not, it only maintains a cruising speed of 15 knots."

Gu Junhuo's brows furrowed quickly, could it be that Claxton found himself waiting for him in the south?

It should not be possible, although the fleet has been receiving telegrams from Guam and the other two fleets, as well as nearby friendly forces, the radio silence has not actually been canceled, and it has also strengthened its air patrols, and no seaplanes have been found at all, could it be submarines?

This is possible, Xiao Tianzhi encountered one there, although it was quickly sunk, but it still exposed himself, but this idea was very denied by Gu Junhuo himself, no matter how powerful the submarine is, it also needs to be reported by radio after discovering the enemy, but all the way over, except for the communication signal he received, there is no abnormal clutter at all.

So what's going on? Why did Claxton change its decision to go south? Do you know that a good commander will not change his previous decision without accurate intelligence evidence, so this is an illusion maneuver? Or did you do something wrong and inadvertently reveal the direction of the fleet?

"Oh yes, here's a scout photo that just came out."

Seeing Gu Jun Huo silent, Deng Haohong hurriedly took out a few photos taken by the plane at close range, although the distance is close, but the quality of the photos is not very high, except that the speed of the plane itself affects the shooting, the current camera ability is not very clear.

But even so, it was already a big breakthrough, and aerial reconnaissance could allow the commander to have an intuitive impact on the enemy, so Gu Junhuo immediately put the photo on the table from then on, and pulled the lamp a little closer.

Looking at the eight capital ships, six protective cruisers and one seaplane carrier in a straight formation, his eyebrows gradually moved closer, especially when he saw the bulge located on the bridge in front, he took a deep breath: "The information provided by Germany is correct, the US capital ships have all been installed with rangefinders and preliminary fire control. ”

Deng Haohong had already seen the photos, so he also nodded: "Yes, a few years ago, when the confrontation between Europe was fierce, the United States was left and right, and it has recruited a lot of scientists over the years, and it has really gotten some good things." ”

Gu Junhuo sighed in his heart, the United States is the United States, a white man's skin can take advantage of the tensions in Europe, plus their own industrial capacity, it really can't be underestimated.

The primary fire control and rangefinder means that the US capital ships have a long range and accuracy, but this point is not enough to scare themselves, the only worry is that the opponent has eight capital ships, and the huge advantage in numbers is not the caliber of the ship's guns can make up, especially their task is to knock out at least four American heavy cruisers, but the Pensacola class is built according to the British invincible-class battle cruiser drawings, and the high speed has reached 25 knots, which is more than the Hebei class and the Liaodong class, how to curb the speed, and grab the vital word, Using all the main guns to inflict heavy damage on them in a short period of time is key!

Originally, if the U.S. Mobile Fleet continued to move south, it would inevitably crash into its own guns, but now it is suddenly heading east, which is parallel to the First Task Force.

From this, it can be seen that Claxton is an extremely cautious man, and he must have known that there was a fleet searching for him, so he would burrow into the narrow Solomon Islands, which are densely packed with islands.

Gu Junhuo raised his wrist and looked at his watch, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, why did Claxton hesitate? Just as he was puzzled by his opponent's grinding in the archipelago, the corner of his eye suddenly swept to the calendar on the bulkhead.

"What time is it today?"

"The second year of junior high school!" As soon as Deng Haohong finished answering, his eyes immediately lit up.

Seeing the partners who have cooperated for several years understand, Gu Junhuo nodded, Claxton is an experienced captain, and he must have thought that the moonlight would be very dim today, and the weather helped a little, so he deliberately dodged and maneuvered repeatedly in the archipelago, rubbing time, just to wait until night to implement the breakthrough!

Claxton should be said to be a good opponent, he knows how to take advantage of external conditions such as weather, and after being exposed to the surveillance of aircraft, using the night to accelerate escape is the only option.

"Withdraw all the planes, contact all our submarines in the vicinity, and follow the ......." Gu Junhuo walked to the chart, picked up the pen and walked along the Solomon Islands to the southeast, stopping at Vanuatu: "This line is arranged, if the US fleet is discovered, don't act rashly, just keep watch and don't lose it." ”

"Is the submarine OK?" Deng Haohong was a little worried, knowing that the underwater speed of the submarine was very slow, and it could not catch up with the US fleet at all.

"Don't worry, I've been to the submarine force to see that the tiger shark can continue to maintain a speed of 15 knots in the snorkel state, and there is no problem with it from afar." Gu Junhuo put down his pen and hooked the corners of his mouth: "We have encountered a very cautious opponent, but no matter how careful he is, he will never think that there is a submarine that can maintain a speed of 15 knots without surfacing the sea." ”

"Okay, I'll send the report now."

Jun Huoyi was just about to leave Deng Haohong: "Send a plane to the nearby island of Bougainville, where there is an airport and a radio station, we can't break the radio silence yet." ”

"Also inform the voyage that he must arrive in Vanuatu in the early hours of tomorrow morning, where are we waiting for him!"

Deng Haohong nodded and was just about to convey the order, when the communication officer had already sent the news: "Report, I received a battle report from Guam, the Second Fleet discovered the enemy ten minutes ago, and is approaching rapidly, the battle is expected to start within half an hour, and the battle of the Third Task Force has ended, except for the Indomitable and an armored cruiser that escaped, all the rest were sunk, but the Dandong was seriously injured." ”

Gu Junhuo picked up the battle report transferred from Guam, and sighed a little after looking at it twice, Ning Xiaochuan was a little conservative, if he attacked hard-hitting at the first time, Seymour might not be able to escape, but it's a pity!

This also gave him a warning that it was really not easy to rely on his four battleships to block the speed of the enemy's eight capital ships, and he had to figure it out.

However, this telegram did him a great favor, at least Seymour would have sent a telegram to the nearby Anglo-American telegraph station before he fled, and perhaps Claxton had also received the news that he would be in a hurry to evacuate after the simultaneous attack of the Australian and Sealand fleets.

"Report, radio signals in the Solomon Islands are being monitored, and the preliminary signal frequency analysis should be from the American fleet!" The hurried footsteps made Gu Junhuo and Deng Haohong see the smiles in each other's eyes at the same time.

"Cancel the combat readiness alert, order the drive patrol formation to withdraw protection, and pay attention to enemy submarines."

"After dinner at five o'clock, all except for the personnel on duty will rest, and we will re-enter combat readiness at two o'clock tomorrow morning." Gu Junhuo looked at his watch after giving the order, and felt a little sorry in his heart, because the first task force was probably fought in this big counterattack.

And whether Claxton can be forced to make up his mind to fight to the death depends on Xiao Tianzhi's face.

Because judging from the map, if he can successfully defeat Stedy's Sealand detachment, then give Claxton 10,000 guts and dare not continue to return home directly eastward without being blocked and chasing.

So, as long as Task Force 2 wins, then the slot is your own!

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