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The floor clock in the corner made ten crisp sounds, and the sunlight outside the window seemed to make the noisy Zhizhi scared, "After a few flicks of his wings, he finally chose to conserve his strength."

In the Tongtong Book House, Yunia quietly turned her thin white neck, and found that Li Mo was holding the book and didn't pay attention to it, so she hurriedly ran to the air cooler like a child, her big eyes flashed, and she was very curious about what kind of machine this was, why Li could spray cold wind in the hot summer, and even had the urge to remove it and transport it back to her father.

"Don't look at it, I've already had a set of air coolers installed in Shifu." Li Mo held the book without raising his eyelids.

In fact, he had already seen Yunia's movements, and he also knew that the almost sultry weather made Nicholas II, who was under house arrest, very uncomfortable, "so he asked Du Dazhuang to take someone to install a set of air conditioners for him." After all, he took nearly 1,000 tons of gold from other people, and he left his eldest daughter by his side in some name, and it didn't hurt to give a small return.

"Your Majesty" Your Majesty. "Even if the man in front of him is his big enemy" Yunia couldn't help but blush slightly, lowered her head and said softly: "I've translated all the recent documents, can you let me go back once?" "Oh? So. Li Mo put down the book and found that the former Russian eldest princess was like a frightened deer, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, is she really so scary?

"Go find Du Dazhuang, he will arrange it." After reading it for a while, Li Mo waved his hand and picked up the book again, and said lightly: "In addition, tell your father for me, I will take you and His Highness Alixai out of the house soon." ”

"Far away? Where to go? Why take Alexey, he's still a child! "Mistakenly thinking that Li Mo was beating his only brother" is also the idea of the only Tsar's bloodline heir, Yunia can't care about being afraid, just like a little hen guarding a calf, her eyes widen with her head held high and she wants to ask for an understanding.

"Go to Tyumen", I like it there. "Emperor Li didn't seem to see the questioning Russian princess at all," he said, picking up a grape from the table and putting it in. "Continue to hold the book.

Tyumen.

Yunia muttered this familiar name, which was supposed to belong to the Russian land, but now it was taken away by the gentle-looking emperor of the Chinese country in front of him, "and openly wants to take the Russian royal brother to visit!"

Is there anything more shameless and shameless than this?!

Moreover, and he has always been dismissive of his figure and appearance, isn't he beautiful enough? Thinking of being rejected by Li Mo that day" and now seeing him holding the book without even squinting his eyes, Yunia felt that she was neglected and humiliated, and deliberately straightened her tall and straight xōn breast" and walked out with a small mouth.

Looking at the pretty back, Li Mo put down the book and walked to the window.

"Your Majesty, the naval command has sent the battle plan, and Commander Long said that if nothing else" the light cruisers will contact the enemy in 15 hours "The fleet has been remixed, he added. Du Dazhuang walked behind him, "Only he knows" Zun Mo This is deliberately driving away Yunya, and he just wants to stay quietly at this important moment.

"Go and prepare, and in three days we will leave for Tyumen." Li Mo raised his hand and interrupted Du Dazhuang: "In addition, except for Mr. Li, Chen Ping and the Prime Minister, I will not see the rest of the people." ”

"Yes."

Li Mozhong picked up the book, "Du Dazhuang secretly glanced at it before leaving, and the cover was written with "The Theory of Sea Power" and Ma Han's name. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. On the night of July 19, 370 nautical miles southwest of Bermuda.

1st cruiser formation.

The Honolulu-class Oahu-class light cruiser and the Yangtze River-class light cruiser Huanghe, which had just been delivered for three months, were like twin sisters, huā "rushing through the edges of the waves", and four equally sharp Chongmingdao-class destroyers silently guarded by their side.

In the night, there is not a single light in sight, and even the anti-collision navigation lights are completely turned off, in order to prevent accidents, experienced sailors and navigation departments are personally in charge.

On the deck, a pair of vigilant eyes lit up slightly in the night, "The radar rotated in circles, taking on the work of remote vigilance."

Behind the battleships and victories, it was the all-out efforts of the Navy's logistics department, and the world only saw the Imperial Navy's entry into the Atlantic, but it was impossible to figure out how many people had boiled their hair gray for this expedition.

Even with the current capabilities of the Imperial Navy, "it is impossible to send such a large fleet into the Atlantic for a long time to fight many times, so from the moment of departure, every captain was told that there was only one chance!"

After inspecting the deck, Lei Shaoming walked into the cabin, the former gunnery captain of the Peking who had made a name for himself in the Empire's counterattack, and was now the captain of the Oahu and the commander of the first cruiser formation. Before stepping into the passage, he looked behind him.

Even without a satellite of later generations, he knew that the two task forces that had entered the Atlantic behind him were being reorganized, and that General Lefei's aircraft carrier battle group had been merged into the second task force "and became fleet commander." 3 Xiqin-class aircraft carriers, 2 Taiwan-class battleships, and 1 Xi'an-class large cruiser will be the main force to launch the attack.

The Fifth Task Force is divided into two "Second Carrier Strike Fleets, composed of two Xiqin-class heavy aircraft carriers and Jinghai-class light aircraft carriers, which will become the second strike force after the Second Task Force under the protection of four Hebei-class aircraft, while the four Guam-class and the "Japan" Nagato will serve as the first battleship formation. The "Movement of the Beijing-class speed battleship ** group" will exist as a mobile force.

In the passage of the warship, all the places that might leak the light source were blocked with a thick cotton cloth. Just as Lei Shaoming walked along the passage towards the rest cabin, ready to see if the soldiers were resting according to the order, he suddenly found a bright light flashing in the cabin on the left.

"What are you doing?"

The young deputy gunner, who was hiding under the quilt and carrying a flashlight, did not expect to be caught by the captain, and at this critical moment, he suddenly got up in fright, and said in a cold sweat: "Captain, I, I heard that there will be a decisive battle tomorrow, so I want to write a letter to my family." ”

"Show me."

The soldier nervously handed over the crumpled letterhead, which had been punctured by the tip of the pen because of the unevenness.

"Daddy.

Are you and your mother well?

I'm in the Atlantic Ocean now, it's far from home, and our warship will run for half a month, and I don't know if you have received the letter before. It's been 2 months, and I'm gradually getting used to it, "So you don't have to worry, I'm very good here, delicious and delicious" Big fish and meat, it's just a little homesick, "I especially want to eat the pancakes made by my mother."

Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that the squad leader said to me today that we will have a decisive battle tomorrow! I don't know how big a battle it was, but everyone was nervous, and I heard that the Yankees were using all their milk energy this time, and I thought "I'm probably going to be busy" from tomorrow morning.

So I thought I should write you a letter now, just in case, in case, in case, there will be no case! I will definitely come back, "You wait for my son, I will make a great contribution this time", and give you a long face in front of your uncle.

Actually, you don't have to worry, I and I wiped the cannon again during the day today, and every shell had to be clean, there will be absolutely no problems, as long as the cannon is there, no one will want to get close to us.

I heard that this is the next Armageddon, so I can go back. By the way, "I also asked someone to buy you a few fine sheepskins in Australia, and when I go back, I will bring them to the old tailor to make sheepskin pants for you, and then your old cold tuǐ will not be guilty."

Dad, "If you are not filial, you can't always be with your knees, so you must take care of your body, and let my brother buy what you want to eat" The family is not short of those two dollars now.

In addition, I hope that my father will keep the letter secret for me, especially don't disturb my mother, she is not in good health, I am afraid that she will be too worried about hurting her body.

Tell my brother and sister-in-law again, I like my sister very much, but I don't know when it will end If she doesn't want to wait, don't delay the good girl and let her. ”

The letter was not finished, and a few drops of watermarks on the letter paper made Lei Shaoming throb, looking at the simple, nervous, and uneasy face in front of him, he handed the letter back: "It's all broken, how can I send it back?" When my family got it, they thought that our navy couldn't even afford to use stationery. ”

"Hehe——。"

"You can't disturb other people's rest here." Lei Shaoming smiled slightly, made a silent gesture and pointed to the passage: "Go to the restaurant, it's open all night tonight, I'll rewrite it for you in half an hour, I saw three typos!" ”

"Yes."

The little soldier saluted excitedly, ran to the restaurant with the letter paper and clothes, looking at his back, Lei Shaoming also remembered his parents and brothers who were far away from home, should he also write a letter to them?

Thinking of this, "Lei Shaoming didn't have the heart to check the power cabin, and walked towards the captain's room" Unexpectedly, just after returning to the captain's room, before he opened the letter, the staff officer had already walked in.

"Captain." The staff officer said: "This is the information that has just been received, this afternoon the United States again sent additional bombers from South Carolina to Bermuda, and what we know so far includes about 150 American-made Handley Page 400 large bombers, 50 American-made Caproni CA36 bombers, 82 Curtiss D300s shipped by ship, 26 Schott 184 seaplanes, and about five old motherships in the Jericho fleet. Among them, the British Ark Royal and the Invincible were converted from large cruisers, "which have relatively strong and perfect defense capabilities, and the US Navy also has two Araton and Vince Wells, which were converted from 30,000 tons of neighbor ships, both of which can carry at least 50 aircraft." ”

"In addition, the battlecup and destroyer USS Lexington from Chesapeake Bay have also arrived at Hundred Tombs, which means that we are likely to encounter about 70 destroyers, so the command wants us to start at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning and cooperate with the second, third, and fifth cruiser formations to strike at the destroyers on the enemy's periphery in advance.

At present, the Jinghai aircraft carrier and the three Beijing-class battleships have broken away from the formation and are coming quickly, and they will cooperate with us in their actions, and it is expected that they will be able to meet at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. ”

"Damn, you really look up to us!" , Lei Shaoming laughed and scolded, although the number of destroyers is so numb that it makes people's scalp tingle, but the cruiser is originally doing the work.

The staff officer also smiled and glanced at the navigation clock on the wall: "There are still 7 hours." "20th, 3 a.m.

The rapid sound of the alarm bell made the already nervous Anglo-American Combined Fleet busy, and one after another the majestic battleships began to recover, and the first to be crowded with sailors was not the various battle positions, but the small dining room on the ship.

The thick Bible was held in the palm of his hand, and the silver cross glittered in the light. The hand was placed on the head of the first sailor: "May my Lord preserve you" My child, God is omnipresent, and he will help you defeat the invaders, Amen. In the restaurant, a distant chant sounded, and every sailor who came to look for sustenance had a solemn face, even if he received the blessing of the priest, "they did not dare to be careless, because they all knew what they would face when the sun rose."

"First Squadron" USS Hood and four George V-class battleships, USS George V, USS Centurion, USS Daring, USS Ajax: Second Squadron, four Pennsylvania-class battleships, USS Illinois, USS Alabama, USS Folment, USS Alaska; Third Squadron "Five Northampton-class heavy cruisers, Louisville, Chicago, Houston, Augusta" Bōston: Fourth Squadron, two Mexican-class battleships, two Pennsylvania-class battleships, USS Mexico, USS Mississippi, USS Jersey, USS Georgia: Fifth Squadron "Five Normandy-class battleships, Normandy, Brittany, Limoges, Chambautier, USS Béarn; The first cruiser repented. ”

Jellico and Joseph King stood side by side in the bridge, and the staff officers behind them were rear-marshalling the fleet.

"Remember, Napoleon?" He said that from today's point of view, the lion is asleep and even flies dare to fall on its face and scream a few times, but once China is awakened, "the world will be shaken!" Joseph King was a little gloomy, turning his head and looking at Jericho bitterly at the corners of his mouth, and replied, "Unfortunately," we happened to meet a lion grinding his teeth. ”

"We only have a very slim chance." Jericho pulled out his cherished cigar and handed him one, with a resolute voice in his voice: "Their carrier combat distance is about 120 miles (about 200 kilometers)", but I think in order to keep the time as short as possible, Lefei will definitely compress the distance to 90 miles, so that he can repeat the air attack.

So, I'll lead the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Squadrons, using the air defenses deployed in Bermuda, to wear him down as much as possible, dragging their main air force" and the large bombers and torpedo planes on the island will be able to attack from a distance once they are 100 miles in.

All the carriers and the third and fourth warships will be led by you, these are the faster warships, plus the cruisers and destroyers, you will get a chance to surprise the enemy. ”

"I see"

"Kim, I hope to see you back." Jericho looked at Joseph King, remembering Davy Betty, who is still recuperating from injuries in Greece, to be honest, Joseph King is not a good candidate for assault missions in his mind, although he often shows a heroic and flamboyant cowboy character, but compared with Betty, whether it is experience, adaptability, or even importantly, firm belief, far inferior.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Campbell, who committed suicide in Cape Verde, was able to lead the fleet to take three capital ships all the way from distant India to Africa back to the Atlantic Ocean with three capital ships.

Jericho sighed quietly and reminded: "Pull the fleet away, the more away the better" Don't throw the escort cruisers and destroyers too far, they are good maneuvers. ”

"Sir, we have received a telegram from Lexington, and we have arrived in Bermuda." The staff officer interrupted Jericho's reminder, and Joseph King knew that the time had come to go. @。