"Where did the old American Atlantic Fleet go? It's probably near the Bahamas, why is it gone? ”

In the blink of an eye, it was already the early morning of April 5, 1832, and in the command center of Haizi, Texas, Zhuge Weidao, who had not closed his eyes for two days and two nights, was looking at the chart with red eyes, and the more he looked, the more confused he became.

Originally, during the day yesterday, the Ssangyong carrier-based reconnaissance bombers sent out by five aircraft-carrying frigates in the Texas Sea should have discovered the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet. But the result was much beyond Zhuge Weidao's expectations. The ambush detachment of the Mexican-Texas Combined Fleet sent a total of more than 100 sorties of Ssangyong planes to search the east of the Bahamas and north of the Wind Direction Strait, and also sent eight Type B ocean-going submarines to the waters west of the Bahamas to guard and prevent the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet from slipping into the Florida Strait. But after a day of hard work, I didn't find the six United States class of the US Atlantic Fleet!

At the same time, the main detachment of the Mexican-Texas Combined Fleet still led the advance detachment of the US Atlantic Fleet all the way to the northwest, and by the evening of April 3, it had returned to the coast of Florida, almost 200 nautical miles away from the ambush detachment of the Mexican-Texas Combined Fleet!

Zhuge doesn't even need to pinch his fingers to count the Tao, he will know that it is wrong!

If the main forces of the US Atlantic Fleet have slipped away, then how can their armored cruisers and cruisers of the second and third ranks still follow behind the ass of the main forces of the combined Mexican-Texas fleet?

Aren't they afraid of being killed by the main forces of the combined Mexican-Texas fleet?

If the main forces of the US Atlantic Fleet did not slip, then where were they? You can't be invisible, can you?

Therefore, Zhuge Weidao, who did not understand the calculations, had no choice but to order the ambush detachment of the combined Mexican-Texas fleet to leave the lurking sea area and chase the advance detachment of the US Atlantic Fleet at full speed last night. At the same time, the main forces of the combined Mexican-Texas fleet were ordered to slow down to 10 knots to see if the trailing American fleet would also slow down?

If they slow down, they will get caught in the front and rear of the combined Mexican-Texas fleet, so as to force the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet to show up - they are the old American patrol, and the old United States will not also come to a friendly force in trouble, and do not move like a mountain?

If they don't slow down, they'll have to catch up with the main forces of the combined Mexican-Texas fleet! If that's the case, it's a big deal to fight and destroy a few American armored cruisers first.

If they turn to the Florida Strait, they will be ambushed by 8 submarines. If you flee in the direction of the Atlantic or to the south, the planes sent by the ambush detachment of the combined Mexican-Texas fleet will easily catch them and bomb them!

But what happened during the day on April 4 was once again beyond Zhuge Weidao's expectations. The main force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet still almost evaporated from the world, and did not appear for a whole day. I couldn't find it! And the American armored cruisers and second- and third-class cruisers that were trailing behind the main butt of the Mexican-Texas combined fleet were still calm, and the big fleet in front slowed down, and they also slowed down, just followed slowly, looking not in a hurry at all!

Americans are not in a hurry, but Zhuge Weidao is a little anxious.

It's weird inside and out!

Just when he felt that this thing was weird, Zhuge Weidao suddenly swept the corner of his eyes, and saw that there were several very small islands drawn on the Atlantic Sea east of the Bahamas on the chart. ”

A young staff officer of the Ming Navy on the side took the question and replied: "Bingjunmen, there is the Bermuda Islands. ”

"Bermuda? Ah, the Bermuda Triangle! Zhuge Weidao's face was incredible, "Could it be."

That's when he remembered that something was wrong!

The waters north of the Wind Direction Channel and east of the Bahamas belong to the Bermuda Triangle! Could it be that the main forces of the US Atlantic Fleet crossed through the Bermuda Triangle? Is this possible?

Zhuge Weidao hadn't slept for about two days and two nights, and he was already a little confused, and he was thinking about strange things, when Guo Xiaobao's exclamation suddenly came: "Military Gate, Military Gate, I have discovered the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet!" ”

Zhuge Weidao's spirit rose suddenly, and the strange thoughts in his mind were swept away, and he hurriedly asked loudly: "Where?" Where? Where are the main forces of the United States? What time is it? Can carrier-based aircraft take off? ”

Guo Xiaobao rushed to Zhuge Weidao's side with a telegram, his eyes were also red, and his face was full of surprise - he also followed Zhuge Weidao for two days and two nights without sleeping, and he had just gotten a piece of news that made him unbelievable!

"The military gate, the main force of the Americans is in . Thirty or forty nautical miles north of the main force of the main detachment of the combined fleet! Guo Xiaobao raised his hand and pointed to the empty sea area north of the main detachment on the nautical chart and said, "The eight armored destroyers sent by the main detachment met the large fleet of Americans there!" ”

"What? Are they to the north of the main detachment? Zhuge blurted out for the Tao and asked, "But how did they pass?" ”

yes, how did they get by? They were obviously to the south of the main force of the combined fleet and the ambush detachment, so why did they slip away dozens of nautical miles to the north in one fell swoop? Did it fly from the sky with wings? It's impossible! The ambush detachment sent out more than 200 reconnaissance planes during the day to look for them, and even if the American warships really could fly, they should have been discovered by these reconnaissance planes.

And it is impossible for such a large battleship to fly!

Is it really in the Bermuda Triangle?

At this time, Guo Xiaobao gave an explanation: "Military Gate, Xia Guan guessed that they may have avoided the plane under the cover of the clouds, turned on the strong pressure ventilation, went north at full speed, and passed by our main fleet at night and ran to the front." ”

"How fast do you have to drive?" Zhuge still thinks it's incredible, "Verse 20? Verse 23? Is it possible? ”

Guo Xiaobao said: "The intelligence says that the United States and the British Victory are using the same host equipment, but because the American manufacturer has not done a good job, the power is not so slow to meet the design requirements. These days they have been hiding in Morby Bay and have not gone out, perhaps in the process of overhauling and replacing the machinery and equipment made in the UK, so the speed has increased. ”

Zhuge thought about it for the Dao, and also felt that Guo Xiaobao's explanation was quite reasonable. But he didn't have the heart to think about it now, because the big war was about to begin!

Thinking of this, he said to Guo Xiaobao: "Since you have met, then you are welcome. What is the weather like in the battlefield area? Can carrier-based aircraft be dispatched? ”

"The weather is clear, there are only a few puffy clouds in the sky, and the sea conditions are not too high, so carrier-based aircraft can attack."

"Good!" Zhuge nodded for Dao, "Record my orders!" ”

"Yes!" Guo Xiaobao hurriedly took out his notebook.

"Tell Admiral Guerrero that the fate of the Mexican Empire is in his hands, and that Emperor Agustín and I, along with the 15 million people of Mexico, are looking forward to the news of victory!"

"To generate electricity for Enomoto Takeki, the carrier-based aircraft forces of the Texas Sea must go all out. Must make a name for yourself! ”

"Send a telegram to Wang Wen, tell him to prepare his torpedoes, prepare to pursue the remnants of the enemy, and be sure to maximize our victory"

(End of chapter)