"Junmen, the Yingyi fleet seems to have retreated! Do you want to chase? ”

When Ma Xuchen, chief of staff of the First Air Warfare, reported to Zhuge Weidao the good news that the Yingyi fleet had begun to run away, this "naval god" who had just won the first aircraft carrier battle in human history and had also created an astonishing record of sinking battleships with aircraft carriers in artillery bombardment and torpedo attacks, was frowning and watching his subordinates use their booms to catch planes.

It's a brain-dead operation!

The Ssangyong carrier-based seaplane takes off directly from an aircraft carrier, but it cannot land directly on an aircraft carrier. This is because the "experts" of the Admiralty of the Naval Aviation -- the group of people personally promoted by Zhuge Weidao -- insisted that the balsa wood fuselage of the Ssangyong aircraft could not withstand the blocking ropes and blocking nets, and that the deck of the aircraft carrier was too short to allow such a "large aircraft" with two wings, two engines, and two seats to taxi and land on it.

In the early test flights, there were also many accidents in which the aircraft was damaged by blocking cables and blocking nets, and there were also several casualties.

So there is the mode of operation of taking off from the aircraft carrier, landing on the water, and hoisting the aircraft from the water back to the deck with a boom...... The biggest problem with this model is that the retraction of the aircraft is too slow, and it has to be lifted again with a boom.

This method of recovering the aircraft is understandable from the perspective of safety management in peacetime, and if that unit can have an accident as soon as it receives training, it will either be equipment damage or casualties? And the lost personnel and equipment are all of high value!

If Zhuge Weidao is the commander of the aviation army, he may still be able to bear it, but Guan Tianpei does not have a backstage like the Zhuge family behind him, and he really has to fall on the plane twice in three days, how can his admiral be stable? Not to mention being promoted to a high position in the Admiral of the South Ocean Fleet.

However, now on the battlefield, the method of using a boom to lift the aircraft is not only inefficient, but also very dangerous -- in order to avoid colliding with the aircraft, when the aircraft carrier lifts the Ssangyong plane on the sea, it has to stop on the sea first, and then use a small boat to tow the plane to its side, one by one. The whole recycling process can take an hour to toss two or three hours when it is slow!

It's rare to be so laid-back when you're fighting...... Even if it can be so leisurely, it will delay the fighter, just like now! Yingyi is about to run away, and the four aircraft carriers of the Ming Dynasty have not yet completed the salvage of the aircraft! And it's not that it's almost or half done, but that less than 30 planes have been scooped up, and it is impossible to start the action immediately, and it will take at least an hour and a half to complete the salvage...... At a speed of more than 20 knots, the Yingyi fleet could run 70 kilometers in an hour and a half, and the Yingyi formation was already about 20 kilometers away from the place where the Ming aircraft carrier took back the aircraft. Almost all out of the combat radius of the Ssangyong aircraft!

If Zhuge Weidao takes the aircraft carrier formation to pursue, because the speed difference between the two formations is only about 3 knots, that is, it can only close 5 kilometers per hour, and if you want to close 20 kilometers, you have to chase for 4 hours, and then it will be dark. And from dark to dawn, at least another 10 hours, 14 hours before and after, the British fleet was able to run 300 nautical miles, all to their naval base in the Andaman Islands.

According to the information obtained by Zhuge Weidao, the British have been operating in the Andaman Islands for many years, and they have also designated the central and northern Andaman Islands as forbidden areas. Therefore, the Ming Navy is not familiar with the situation there, and it is very likely that it will be led into a minefield if it rushes there......

"Give Mr. Chen an order to chase him down to the Gritt Strait." After Zhuge weighed the Tao, he still decided not to chase it.

Ma Xuchen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The military is wise, we have won enough battles...... Not only did we sink 2 Yingyi battleships, but we also sank 6 Yingyi destroyers and shot down nearly 100 Yingyi suicide planes, and our own losses were no more than 8 Ssangyong planes and dozens of sailors. This battle was not only a great victory, but also created a precedent for coordinated naval and air operations. ”

Guo Xiaobao also happily came up and asked: "Junmen, shouldn't we return triumphantly?" ”

"Triumphant?" Zhuge Weidao looked back at Guo Xiaobao, "Where is this?" Baozhi, have you seen the purpose of our army this time? ”

"The purpose of the troops?" Guo Xiaobao couldn't answer - he didn't forget, but he didn't know at all!

Because when an air attack is launched, there is no clear purpose, that is, to go west out of the Indian Ocean and go around, and fight wherever it goes. If there is any purpose, it is to contain and break the relationship...... It's okay to say it's a sea guerrilla!

"Liberate India!" Zhuge Weidao smiled and said, "Xiaobao, the emperor's edict declaring war is not mentioned, we want to liberate all countries in India,"

"Now?" Guo Xiaobao was stunned, "Is it a little early?" ”

Ma Xuchen also said: "Yes, Junmen, now the Malay Peninsula has not been taken, and the Strait of Malacca has not been opened, so I want to take India...... It's impossible! ”

Zhuge Weidao shook his head: "It's not to take India immediately, but to take advantage of the opportunity of the British and Indian navies concentrated in the Gulf of Oman and the Andaman Sea to touch Mumbai, the capital of the Indian Empire." I heard that Emperor Wilhelm is now the Son of Heaven guarding the country, and he is guarding Bombay! If our fleet sails to Bombay to drop bombs and amplify artillery...... Could Kaiser Wilhelm not call his fleet back from the Gulf of Oman and the Andaman Sea? Won't the Persian Gulf Fleet be able to recover Muscat, and the Malay Peninsula will be a sure winner? ”

He looked at the two people in front of him, and saw that they were both surprised, and knew that the two of them must be very much in favor of his suggestion, so he nodded and said, "Since you are not opposed, then this matter is decided...... By the way, how long can the fleet be replenished? Is it enough for us to visit Mumbai? ”

"Enough supplies, let's go out!" Ma Xuchen said, "We have brought a high-speed supply ship, a high-speed oil tanker, a high-speed coal supply ship and a high-speed ammunition ship, which is enough for us to operate in the Indian Ocean for two or three months." ”

Zhuge slapped his face for the road, "Isn't that enough...... Hurry up, let's work out a plan for a surprise attack on Mumbai, strive to complete it before the plane is recovered, and then send it to the Admiral of the South Ocean Fleet by telegram. ”

"Yes, Junmen!"

Ma Xuchen and Guo Xiaobao looked at each other, so they had to give a military salute to Zhuge Weidao and take over the task.

......

"Military Gate, a telegram from the Zhuge Military Gate of the First Voyage War!"

The anchorage of Ba Tang Island, the battleship Hongwu the Great. Guan Tianpei, who was standing on the back deck watching one after another Ming "beggar-version battleships" slowly sail into the anchorage, heard Ge Yunfei's voice full of surprise.

He hurriedly withdrew his gaze from a "Island"-class shallow water heavy gunboat with a standard displacement of 7,000 tons, a twin 320 mm 45 times caliber armored turret and solid key protective armor, and looked at Ge Yunfei: "How is it?" How do you play? ”

"Big win!" Ge Yunfei smiled, "A big victory...... Sink 2 British cutting-edge battleships and 6 destroyers, and shoot down more than 100 British suicide planes! The loss is slight, almost negligible! ”

"Hahaha......" Guan Tianpei stroked his beard and smiled, "Zhuge Daozi is really capable!" Such a battle can be won...... By the way, when will he return? The old man had to go back to Hong Kong to give him a celebration banquet. ”

"Junmen," Ge Yunfei said, "Zhuge Junmen will not come back for the time being, he will take advantage of the victory to pursue and liberate India!" ”

"Huh? Liberation of India? Now......" Guan Tianpei looked at Ge Yunfei, "What does Zhuge Daozi want to do?" ”

"Junmen," Ge Yunfei sent a copy of the telegram, "Zhuge Junmen wants to lead a voyage to attack India, Beijing and Mumbai, and meet Emperor William of the Indian Empire for a while!" ”

"Oh, I see!" Guan Tianpei thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay!" It's time to let the First Voyage Battle scare Kaiser Wilhelm, he doesn't always let the Indians come to death, if he has the ability, he should do it himself! ”