815 July Fire (10)

"What!"

The pipe in Joseph King's mouth almost fell, he never expected that what appeared in front of him was actually the second battleship formation composed of four Hebei-class battleships!

"Why them! How so?! ”

Inside the bridge, the officers were directly dumbfounded, and just now the intelligence said that the second battleship formation was going to support Bō Dorico, how could it suddenly appear here! Could it be ...... The enemy has insight into the true intentions of his side?

A chill crept up the backs of all the officers, and even the scorching sun outside didn't make everyone feel any warmth, although they thought that they would be intercepted, but there was a difference between the time of encounter and the opponent. 【 I want: super fast update 】

Calculated according to the distance and the reaction speed of the opponent, it should have encountered the enemy at night, and it was likely to encounter an aircraft carrier battle group. In this way, it was possible to take advantage of the cover of night and smoke to disperse the assault, and together with the main force of Jericho, which also crossed the Mona Strait at night and routed the enemy's second battleship formation, it was possible to kill the fortress of San Lorenzo.

But now the enemy's second battleship formation actually appeared ten hours earlier!

This is not a joke, ten hours in the Navy means 200 nautical miles, which means that the distance to reach the dispersed assault is much longer than expected, and it means that the enemy is given ten more hours of maneuver and preparation!

What's more, if the enemy's second battleship formation can appear ten hours earlier, then the aircraft carrier battle group can also do it, maybe it has already moved to the Mona Strait at this moment, and is waiting for the rabbit to prepare for a sneak attack on Vice Admiral Jericho's main force.

The excitement at the corners of the officers' mouths suddenly turned into bitterness, and now they only have two ways, one is to fight this battle, after all, they still have a great advantage in numbers, and they have a chance to defeat the second battleship formation, and the other way is to immediately turn to the wind direction strait, where a lot of mines are arranged, which can completely cover their retreat.

From Joseph King's point of view, he really wanted to fight, 80 381 mm heavy guns against 48 356 mm heavy guns, with an absolute advantage, not to mention that the reconnaissance said that the other side did not have an aircraft carrier, and he could use the mother ship and the bombers arranged in Jamaica to take the lead.

But he also knew that if he wanted to completely defeat the second battleship formation, it was impossible not to pay a huge price, all Chinese warships had strong anti-aircraft firepower, and the power of torpedoes on his side was also limited, so it was difficult to rely on biplane torpedo planes to complete the lore, at least 4 to 5 capital ships would need to be paid, and it was even more likely to be done!

Moreover, after this battle, the third and fourth warbands must have been paralyzed, and they should not think about performing their tasks for at least a month, but at that time the enemy still has five aircraft carriers, four Guam, three Beijing and Nagato, and can completely defeat the 16 capital ships in the hands of General Jericho at this moment with an overwhelming advantage.

Once Jericho is attacked and he is seriously damaged, then the US Navy will no longer have a capital ship available in the short term! That is, even if the old battleships of Colombia come over, there will be a chance to shell the east coast!

"The right rudder is full, ready for battle."

"Immediately send a telegram to Admiral Jericho, informing him that our fleet was intercepted by the enemy's second battleship formation and is maneuvering towards the Windward Strait, reminding him to be careful of a sneak attack by the enemy's aircraft carrier battle group."

"Armor-piercing bullets ......."

In the turret, the electric winch sizzled non-stop, and the 650 kg heavy armor-piercing shell was quickly lifted up from the underground ammunition depot, and when the shell reached the slot, the old gunner did not immediately stuff the gun chamber with a ramrod, but grabbed the rag he carried with him and wiped it a few times, and then completed the loading with the help of the auxiliary loader, and then stuffed three pieces of propellant wrapped in silk into it.

This is a tradition, and it has been preserved after the miracle of the first hit of the cannonball on Sibilu Island, and it may be considered superstitious by outsiders, but the army itself believes in such an ethereal and ethereal thing as the Fortune Road.

The ship's cooking squad also carried the meat patties to each battle position, and it stands to reason that it was too early to leave the meal, but who knows how long this battle will last, and the cooking squad needs to go to the damage management team after it is done, but there is no time to cook.

At 10:00 o'clock, the four Hebei-class battleships were already ready to go, and the officers and men were all in good spirits, because this time the opponent was really a little strong, and there were 10 capital ships with all 381 mm heavy guns.

On the contrary, it was the officers such as Sa Zhenbing in the commander tower who looked relaxed, because they knew very well that the probability of fighting to the death was very small.

In fact, after Joseph King fired last night, Sa Zhenbing realized that he had made a mistake, but it was too late to say anything at this time, not to mention that he was a soldier, and everything had been defeated as the criterion, and it would be better to notify the Mexican government in advance, but the ghost knows if it will be violent He had already guessed the news of the direction of the enemy's movement in advance, so he didn't say anything.

Although there were no aircraft carriers, the second battleship formation was supported by long-range Hummingbird water reconnaissance aircraft, so there was no fear of losing the lead.

Standing in front of the chart, Zhang Zuolin could clearly see that at this moment, Joseph King's fleet had turned the rudder and was sailing along the east coast of Jamaica Island towards the Windward Strait. And his side is southeast of the Jamaica Channel, and the Haitian side is cutting east, and judging by the speed, the two fleets are very close to entering the eye.

As the staff officer marked the distribution of the ships of the enemy fleet according to the report of the reconnaissance plane, Sa Zhenbing immediately laughed: "I ran well, but it was too long." ”

Indeed, Joseph King has all the capital ships in his hands, especially the 6 Northampton-class and 2 prestige-class are actually battle cruisers, which can reach a speed of 25 knots, while the Mexican-class battleships are slightly slower, with a speed of only 24 knots, which is not advantageous compared to the Hebei class, which is 26 knots higher, but it is about the same.

The problem is that the carrier behind and the transport fleet returning from minelaying, judging from the reconnaissance, the speed of the modified aircraft carrier is about 21 knots more, and the average speed of the fleet is only 16 knots, unless Joseph King defeats himself, he will definitely abandon them.

"Report, received a reconnaissance telegram that the main Jellico force has been found off the coast of Dominica, but at the moment the bow is pointing northeast and seems to be leaving."

"Hehe......." Sa Zhenbing laughed and said, "Jericho was scared by us and stopped fighting. ”

Zhang Zuolin was also happy, in fact, if he was anyone, he knew that the battleship that should have blocked the way was replaced by an aircraft carrier battle group, and there would be no more ** to fight, after all, there was still an aircraft carrier of the third battleship formation in Bō Dorico, 4 aircraft carriers and 300 fighters against 16 capital ships, as long as he dared to enter the narrow strait that could not be maneuvered and evaded, it would be a fatal situation.

"I think it's better to let General Lefei catch up and block them." Zhang Zuolin said with a smile.

Zhen Bing pinched the cup with one arm, suddenly slammed it, and laughed after a while: "Hehe, I forgot to tell you, Lefei was not in the Caribbean last night." ”

"What!"

"Yes, last night, while Campbell was retreating, General Lefei had already entered the Atlantic Ocean with the aircraft carrier battle group, and according to the plan, he would attack Cape Verde in 5 days to cover the second task force. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. The captain of the fleet also laughed.

"Hehe, if Jericho knows that we actually put up an empty plan, I guess he will really cry to death...... Staff officer.

"The empty city plan is not a plan, in fact, if Jericho forcibly attacks, it will be too late for General Lefei to turn around and chase after him, but then we will still be dragged in the Caribbean! The environment here is really not suitable for a decisive battle, Britain and the United States have basically deployed submarines and mines in various straits, if it weren't for the chaos of the battle last night, it would have been impossible to break through the island chain without being discovered! ”

After everyone finished talking about the current situation in a few words, Zhang Zuolin was stupid and understood why Sa Zhenbing kept saying that the aircraft carrier battle group had another task when he talked about the aircraft carrier battle group yesterday.

Turning his head to look at the one-armed squinting old fox next to him, Zhang Zuolin completely understood.

Everyone was tricked by Sa Zhenbing!

After all, he had been in the General Staff Officer, and although he had been in the fleet for a few days, he was a smart person himself, so he reacted very quickly, and it could even be said that he had basically grasped the ideas of Sa Zhenbing and the command of the Fifth Task Force on this naval battle, which in his opinion could be summed up in eight words.

Break through the island chain and plan a decisive battle!

Breaking through the island chain, in fact, began yesterday when I learned that Jericho had sent four former Russian warships and the Campbell fleet to Bō Rico.

Previously, Lefei led the aircraft carrier battle group to actually wait for the opportunity to drill out of the Antilles into the Atlantic, because the United Kingdom, especially the United States, has a deep force in this area, and has deployed mines and reconnaissance forces on all waterways of this island chain, plus the water reconnaissance aircraft deployed on the islands that do not need airfields, it is basically impossible to avoid the eyes and quietly drill out of the island chain that surrounds the Caribbean Sea!

So the fleet had been waiting for the Japanese to occupy Bō and Dominica and open the Mona Strait.

Originally, according to the situation, it would take at least two days or so to enter the Atlantic, but I didn't expect Jericho to send four former Russian battleships and the Campbell fleet, which gave the aircraft carrier battle group a chance!

According to the Navigator, in fact, the aircraft carrier battle group had already maneuvered to the vicinity of Bō Dorico, and even if the third battleship formation was completely destroyed, Jericho would not want to enter the Caribbean, but General Lefei did not attack, but waited for an opportunity.

Unsurprisingly, Campbell fled, and voluntarily released a large amount of smoke that caused a decrease in visibility for observation, coupled with the threat of heavy artillery and fighter planes from both warring sides, and the nearby British and American reconnaissance forces had to take refuge, which created a vacuum in the theater of operations, allowing the aircraft carrier battle group to follow Campbell into the Atlantic Ocean secretly without being detected.

This is the breakthrough of the island chain.

With the success of breaking through the island chain, the first step in a premeditated decisive battle has been taken.

The Caribbean Sea is so broken that Task Force 5 didn't want to fight here at all, because once Jericho found out that it was not good and ordered to disperse the fleet, it would be difficult for God to clean up the mess in this environment.

So another line of open sea is needed.

This is the reason why the 2nd Task Force has to come to the Atlantic Ocean secretly, once the 2nd Task Force crosses Cape Verde, it can cooperate with the receiving aircraft carrier battle group to tear through the British and American Atlantic defense lines at speed and penetrate directly into the east coast of the United States!

At that time, Jericho couldn't fight a decisive battle unless he wanted to see the East Coast blown up!

After thinking about everything, Zhang Zuolin took a deep breath.

This is the charm of the Navy! Through a series of maneuvers, invisible battles thousands of kilometers away, and the use of islands and shipping lanes to contain each other, tactical and even strategic goals can be achieved thousands of miles away.

The only thing that annoyed him was that Sa Zhenbing, an old fox, didn't make it clear, and he was still worried that if Jericho really didn't care about the forcible attack, if it weren't for the captain saying that the aircraft carrier battle group had actually secretly entered the Atlantic Ocean last night, it was estimated that he would have to continue to guess for a while.

"Don't stare at me, I want to live a few more years." After Sa Zhenbing smiled, his face suddenly straightened: "Yuting, in fact, I could have told you the entire battle plan earlier, but do you think it's better to write it on the map every stroke, or do you figure it out yourself?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zuolin's face changed slightly, and he immediately knew Sa Zhenbing's good intentions, and hurriedly nodded: "Thank you, General." ”

"Hehe, thank you for not daring, don't scold me in your heart, just be an old fox."

The corners of Zhang Zuolin's eyes twitched for a while, this old fox really knows how to figure out people's hearts, and knows that he just called him an old fox.

"Report, light patrol radar report, the enemy fleet ...... spotted, angles are being calculated."

"Enemy aircraft ......."

"Cruisers and destroyers intercept enemy planes ......, turn 90 degrees to the left, and the ships are ready to evade ...... at any time."

At 10:30, while the light patrol radar acting as the vanguard spotted the Joseph King fleet, a group of attack aircraft consisting of 56 biplane Curtiss D300 torpedo planes appeared in the sky.

Even if he was confident in his own air defense capability, Zhang Zuolin also found that the "old fox" Sa Zhenbing, who had just been talking and laughing, also had a solemn face, and it could be seen that everyone did have scruples about the plane.

Since the departure, he, a naval rookie, has learned too much, and this time he can finally see the real naval battle.

Four light cruisers and 12 close-fitting destroyers opened fire first, and the first barrier was made up of the fleet's 152 mm and 130 mm high-level guns, and the delayed fuse allowed the shells to accurately form a steel barrier at a distance of 10,000 meters.

However, Zhang Zuolin did not see the scene of the enemy planes falling in an uproar, the distance of 10,000 meters was a little far, and even if there were hundreds of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, few of them were actually shot down.

"The enemy planes dispersed, and the rapid-fire guns of the ships were prepared."

"5000 meters, fire!"

After dodging the fire of the first layer of anti-aircraft guns, the remaining torpedo planes began to disperse rapidly, learning from the Imperial Navy's two-by-two formation and flying towards the fleet, and the stable low-altitude performance of the biplanes allowed them to fly almost close to the waves.

From the telescope, Zhang Zuolin could clearly see the 14-inch American torpedo hanging under the belly of the plane, and he had seen the information of this torpedo when he was in the General Staff Department, and the firing range was comparable to that of the "fish bone", about 1,800 meters, but the maximum speed was only 33 knots, the total weight was 430, and the head charge was 32.

At that time, he didn't attach much importance to this kind of torpedo, and even scoffed at it, but when he really faced it, he found that his palms were still oozing hot sweat, although he heard the chief of staff say that the current British and American aviation torpedoes would basically not pose a threat to the Imperial capital ships with double-layer or even three-layer hulls and thick torpedo walls, but the damage to light cruisers and destroyers was still quite large.

If the long-range anti-aircraft guns just seemed sparse and completely lucky, then after entering 5000 meters, the fleet finally showed the world's top air defense capabilities, 4 battleships, 4 light cruisers and 12 destroyers, with a total of more than 250 37 mm and 25 mm rapid-fire machine guns, in addition to about a meter machine gun.

The group of US planes, which had been flying torpedoes in a majestic manner, suddenly became a mess, and planes were constantly shot down, and the entire fleet was almost covered with smoke from the explosion of artillery shells.

"The British and American aircraft engines are not powerful enough, and they basically can't maneuver with torpedoes, and if they are replaced by our carrier-based aircraft to break through the defensive circle of this level, they will probably lose about thirty percent, but they will lose at least sixty percent!" Sa Zhenbing's voice rang in his ears.

"Sixty percent? Such a dense firepower ....... ”

"It's useless......." Sa Zhenbing shook his head: "The sea surface is wide enough, and you can't really hold up a wall when the shells are dense, so there will still be fish that slip through the net." ”

Just as Sa Zhenbing was explaining the difficulty of air defense at sea, Zhang Zuolin saw that three Curtiss D300s finally broke through the anti-aircraft fire circle of the light cruiser, rushed to within 1,500 meters, and finally dropped torpedoes.

When the black torpedo came into contact with the sea, it stirred up a large number of white waves, but when the waves dissipated, Zhang Zuolin found that there were only two instead of three. Sa Zhenbing also saw it, and immediately said: "The impact of aviation torpedoes is very strong when they fall, and they often encounter situations where they can't get up, and so do we. ”

At a distance of 1,500 meters, it is very difficult to avoid an old warship with a speed of only about 20 knots, but the high speed of the Yangtze River class is about 31 knots, and the rudder is also very flexible, so it is easy to avoid these two torpedoes.

Just when Zhang Zuolin thought that this attack was about to pass, an explosion reminded everyone that no matter how powerful the warship was in front of the plane, there were still loopholes.

"It's the Jialing River, the starboard bow was hit, three compartments were flooded, the captain said that the problem is not big, the pumping machine has been started, but it needs to be slowed down temporarily."

"Leave two destroyers down."

Fifteen minutes later, the latter Curtiss D300 escaped from the fleet. Zhang Zuolin calculated that the fleet shot down a total of 39 planes, and the remaining 17 dropped torpedoes, and hit the Jialingjiang light cruiser and a destroyer.

In terms of efficiency, it is constantly improving, but this is mainly due to the poor engine of the American biplane torpedo aircraft, if it is executed by the Imperial Dragon Wings, it is estimated that at least 40 torpedoes can be dropped, which is enough to severely damage one or two capital ships.

11:52 min.

The remaining 3 light cruisers and 8 destroyers began to distance themselves from the battleships, because in the distance on the sea level, the enemy's capital ships had already appeared.

"28,000 meters, speed 23 knots, expect a firefight in 10 minutes ......!"

Time passed minute by minute, as the two fleets got closer and closer, Zhang Zuolin also found that his heartbeat began to accelerate, and at this moment he understood why the emperor and the chief of staff put him here to exercise, compared with the General Staff, the front-line battlefield can indeed train people.

"Are you ready?"

"Prepare what?"

Zhang Zuolin turned his head and just asked what Sa Zhenbing meant, when he heard a loud voice suddenly sounding from the side of the navigation platform. "24,000 meters, No. 1 Prestige, gather fire, roll call ......."

"Boom......."

Suddenly, Zhang Zuolin suddenly felt that the heavens and the earth seemed to explode, only a buzzing echo was left in his eardrums, and his feet were suddenly staggering.

As an officer from the army, it was the first time he really saw the navy's 48 naval guns firing at the same time, and this earth-shattering and powerful momentum made it difficult for anyone to forget.

At the same time that the four Hebei-class ships fired a salvo, the 10 British and American capital ships in the distance also opened fire, and after the cannon flame flickered for tens of seconds, nearly a hundred huge water columns suddenly rose on the sea surface one kilometer away.

Taking advantage of the gap in the artillery battle, Zhang Zuolin sounded the words of the communication staff officer just now, and hurriedly asked: "General Sa, I know the fire, what does the roll call mean?" ”

"We only have 4 ships, a total of 48 naval guns, and the other side has 10 ships, 80 naval guns, and the caliber is still larger than ours, and we can't have any advantage one-on-one. So as you can see, there are water columns around all four of us, which means that they disperse the artillery fire evenly, so if we want to achieve quick results, we must concentrate our firepower, just like when I was in school, and come one by one. ”

"23,800 meters, continue to ship one, Prestige."

At the same time that the voice of the gun staff was heard again, the fleet fired a second salvo.

Although Zhang Zuolin is not a navy, he also saw that the distance of 24,000 meters is a bit far for the naval guns of both sides, but he believes that if he continues to fight like this, he will definitely hit his side first, in addition to probability, but also because the imperial navy does have some advantages in observation and fire control.

Sure enough, at 11:58, in the fifth salvo, the No. 3 ship Hubei reported the first result.

Zhang Zuolin also saw the results of the battle after raising the binoculars, and the shell should have hit the rear mast of the battlecruiser Prestige, because there was a lot of smoke and fire coming out there, but judging from the speed, it was obvious that the damage caused was not very large.

At 12:01, the first near-miss pop appeared less than 400 meters to the port side of the No. 4 ship, Hunan, indicating that the enemy's artillery fire was becoming more and more accurate.

Just when Zhang Zuolin was nervous when he learned the news, the mast observer of the flagship Hebei also reported a hit, and a 650-kilogram armor-piercing projectile fired by the ship's No. 2 turret accurately hit the No. 3 aft turret of the prestige, although it did not penetrate the frontal armor, but it caused the turret to not fire a single shell in the subsequent battle.

At 12:03, seeing the enemy bombarding the Prestige, Joseph King immediately changed his tactics and ordered the wounded Prestige to move out of a position and hide on the left side of the formation to avoid the shells, while also ordering a concentrated fire.

It should be said that Joseph King's reaction is still very good, if he continues to let the injured Prestige take the lead, maybe this battle patrol will be removed, and his order to gather fire is quite effective.

At 12:07, just 4 minutes after the order was given, after concentrating the 381-mm heavy guns of the four capital ships, the No. 3 ship, the Hubei, which had just hit first, was hit, and a 381-mm, 700-kilogram armor-piercing projectile hit the chimney position of the ship, and the shell penetrated the 180-mm armor laid here, and after piercing through the two layers of guards below, it was blocked by the armor outside the boiler compartment up to 152 mm thick.

Although it did not go directly into the power compartment, the explosion ripped open the armor and created a scattering stream, damaging the two boilers inside.

"Hubei reported that the No. 1 and No. 5 boilers were damaged, the No. 2 exhaust flue was damaged, and the oil pipeline was leaking, and forces are being organized to repair the ......." The news of the damage brought by the communications officer did not change Sa Zhenbing's face in the slightest, which also made Zhang Zuolin have to admire the psychological quality of this Beiyang warrior who once escaped death and broke an arm.

The damage to the two boilers was only a moderate damage for the battleship, and it was not enough to withdraw from the battle line, so the Hubei still insisted on firing back.

12:15 min.

The second battleship formation returned the color, and the Prestige-class No. 2 ship counterattack, which had just replaced the No. 2 ship from the No. 2 ship to the No. 1 ship, suffered heavy losses.

At this time, the distance between the two sides had been shortened to 23,000 meters, although it was still a little far, but 48 shells hit the covering shelling, and still hit two, especially the first one, which not only penetrated the horizontal deck of the stern of the counterattack, but also went all the way down.

Although the prestige-class battlecruiser has strengthened its armor protection, it is only horizontal armor, and it does not strengthen the protection of key parts like a real battleship, so the power compartment still maintains the original armor thickness of 127 mm.

The L50/356 mm naval guns used by Hua are no worse than the opponent's 381 mm, and the shells are only 50 kg worse, so the armor-piercing ability is basically the same.

After the shell penetrated the horizontal armor, it finally broke through the protective wall of the power compartment and exploded inside, and the shrapnel that swept away destroyed the two steam turbines, causing the counterattack to slow down.

Two pilot ships were hit in a row, which made Joseph King lament that the opponent had a strong ability to shell from a distance, but he also had to repeat the old trick, so that the counterattack also retreated to the left side of the fleet.

As a result, he only had 8 capital ships left to deal with 4 Hebei-class, and his advantage began to shrink gradually.

At this time, the gunnery officer of the second battleship formation also quickly made adjustments, took the initiative to reduce speed and gave up the two Mexican-class battleships that were heavily piloted, because he knew that the battleship was a battleship after all, and it was difficult to complete the lore at this distance, so he simply aimed all his artillery fire at the Northampton-class heavy cruiser Bōtlan that was lined behind.

Although the Northampton class was eventually equipped with eight 381-mm heavy guns, its displacement was much worse than that of the prestige class, and its armor protection was also much weaker.

At 12:35, it was precisely because of the experience of the gun commander that everyone did not want to desperately intercept the battle, and there was a big result.

In the salvo, three shells hit the Bōtlan, destroying not only the heavy cruiser's No. 1 turret, but also the cage mast behind it, although it was the third shell that caused the Bōtlan's later sinking.

The shell was a near-miss bomb that penetrated the stern of the ship and exploded, changing direction under the action of tension, not only breaking the rudder, but also causing the two propellers to be violently impacted, causing the ship's axle to jam and lose all its speed.

Not to mention the cruiser that lives on speed, even if the battleship loses speed, it can only wait for death.

Seeing the Bōtlan suddenly slow down, Sa Zhenbing knew that the opportunity had finally come, and immediately ordered a 90-degree turn to the left and cut horizontally towards the opposing formation.

Joseph King also saw this action, and at this time he had two choices, one was to lead the nine capital ships to speed away, and the other was to turn back and save the Bōtlan in a decisive battle.

Joseph King was not timid, in fact, the American generals used a kind of cowboy temperament, but he was originally prepared to rescue but had to give up after receiving the damage report of the Bōtlan, because the report said that the rudder and propeller of the Bōtlan were badly damaged, and the shaft of the ship was stuck, which was not a small problem, which meant that the heavy cruiser could not leave without the help of the tugboat.

Using the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers to save a warship that can't be taken away, Joseph King has to consider the consequences even if he wants to fight, not to mention that at this moment, the opponent has also put you back, and I will expand the posture of the results, plus Jericho's main force is already retreating at full speed, so he can only leave a few destroyers to help evacuate people, and then gritted his teeth and led the main force into the minefield of the Windward Strait.

It's just that he doesn't know that in fact, Sa Zhenbing is ready to open the distance and shoot again once the opponent's main force turns around, and he doesn't plan to fight hard at all.

At 13:05 p.m., the second battleship formation, seeing that it could not stop the other party, took the initiative to give up the entanglement and intercepted the Bōtlan and the flotilla behind it, which had been abandoned.

At 13:10, the destroyer torpedoed the immobilized Bōtlan and began to sink into the sea.

This interception battle was not intense, and it can even be said that Bōlan was not alarmed, with a moderate degree of damage, in exchange for the opponent's 2 minor injuries and 1 sunk, which was not too outstanding in the entire battle, so that General Sa Zhenbing, who retired with the rank of general, did not describe this interception battle in detail at all in his memoirs.

On the contrary, it is described in Zhang Zuolin's memoirs.

"It was a boring, unfazed but extremely important interception battle, because it meant that the enemy's hopes of a decisive battle in the Caribbean were completely dashed, and with General Fang Jin leading the first battleship formation back to the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico two days later, Jericho had to accept a decisive battle that he did not want to fight, but could not fight, which was described by the European media as Waterloo at sea after 10 days.

Of course, this skirmish made me understand for the first time the way the Navy operates, understand the power of battleships, and see the first and only time in my life that a battleship sinks an aircraft carrier, even though it is only an aircraft carrier converted from a freighter and no longer has carrier-based aircraft! ”

When Zhang Zuolin recorded his experience in his notebook, the Hunan was using 12 main guns to aim at the American modified aircraft carrier 8,000 meters away, and everyone didn't even know its name, so it sank to the bottom of the sea at a depth of 2,000 meters amid the rumbling sound of cannons.

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: The state is very poor, not necessarily at night.

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