Section 559: The Fleet Goes North
According to the analysis of the big data department, the Americans lost a battleship this time, and they did not just lose a battleship. This battleship was only injured by mines and did not sink on the spot. The cost of a battleship was very high, so the Americans would definitely drag the battleship back, so they had to leave an escort warship. Therefore, the navy immediately issued an order. If the American fleet separates, they immediately find a way to sink the battleship, and the surrounding escort fleets were also eaten. Even if the Americans wanted to keep the escort fleet, they would definitely not leave much. In this way, we can form an advantage. As long as they can destroy their escort fleet and cause certain damage to the Americans, it can also narrow the gap between us and the main fleet of the United States.
When the Chinese combat plan came out, the situation on the front line changed a lot. The main American fleet did not abandon the battleships. They cruised within 50 nautical miles around the battleships and should have been waiting for the Chinese fleet here. The naval department did not panic about the American deployment. Generally speaking, the Americans should have dropped the battleships, but the Americans should have guessed the conventional deployment of the Chinese, so they were still around the battleships. Once they separated from the battleships, at least five warships would have to be left for escort. If the main fleet of the Chinese really rushed up, these five warships would basically be eaten by the Chinese. Not only would they not be able to ensure the safety of the battleships, but instead reduced their combat power a lot.
Navy Yellow River battleship.
This is the naval battleship heading to Sri Lanka this time, and it is also the flagship of this squadron. The young Rear Admiral Mu Zixu is the commander-in-chief of this squadron, and he was ordered to support Sri Lanka.
"Report to the commander, this is the first-hand information we have obtained. The Americans cruised within 50 nautical miles of the original battleship. This is their cruise route. This is also the information they received with Chief Qiu of the Army. We are only four hours away from them. At present, the US reconnaissance planes have not discovered us." The combat staff obtained the information from recent times. The navy is still somewhat different from the army. The navy reconnaissance is the most reliable. If the enemy discovers us, then a large number of enemy aircraft will be in full bloom. We only have an aircraft carrier here. Whether it is the total number of aircraft or the time when the aircraft is released, we have neither the advantage in both aspects.
Although Mu Zixu was young, he had some experience in the South African naval battle with the fleet. In addition to his excellent performance, this guy was also because he was the nephew of Commander Chen of the Navy. He had been wandering on the sea with his uncle since he was a child. He also learned some experience in the command of the navy. It was because this guy was more cautious, so he was asked to come out for training this time.
To be honest, although our young general has made many achievements in combat, he has never been a fleet commander. In the past, he commanded an aircraft carrier the most. He can be said to be very familiar with aircraft carrier combat. However, this guy has only seen others commanding the fleet, so he is very cautious everywhere. It is precisely because of this that Mao Yuanshan insisted that he command this fleet with disagreement. Now this fleet is not strong enough, of course it is impossible to send those adventures to the scene. It is not harmful to be cautious. If those adventures are sent to the scene and the entire fleet is compensated before the battle begins, Sri Lanka will definitely not be able to defend it.
"Order the entire fleet to turn north immediately." Originally, everyone thought that we were going to dispatch planes, but the enemy did not notice us, but now, I didn't expect the commander to issue such an order. If we want to continue to go north, it would be far away from the US fleet, and it would take more time to launch an attack. What does the commander mean?
Although the people below didn't know what was going on, they were all excellent officers in the army and knew very well what kind of things in the army were the most important. Since the commander and commander had issued the order, they immediately went down to execute the order. After 15 minutes, a huge fleet had begun to head north and deviated from the original established route. At this time, everyone had a question mark on their faces, and Mu Zixu also understood that it was time to explain to them.
"On the surface, the enemy did not notice us, but in fact they have discovered us a long time ago. You can know that when you look at their reconnaissance aircraft, we have high-altitude reconnaissance of airships, so we can grasp all the situations on the battlefield. This is our advantage over the enemy, and it is also a very powerful advantage. From the reconnaissance aircraft sent by the enemy, you can observe carefully. The reconnaissance aircraft in this direction often begins to retreat about 200 nautical miles, but the reconnaissance aircraft in other directions must continue to advance at least 100 nautical miles. What does this mean? Many people say that it may be because of our luck.
Question, this is actually absolutely impossible. I still understand the American reconnaissance method. Their planes will definitely continue to fly forward. The reason they did not fly forward is because they have already discovered us." Mu Zixu's explanation surprised others, but when they returned to the HNA chart, they really found that their commander was talking about the right enemy. The reconnaissance planes in their direction stopped at a certain distance and then returned immediately. If this is the reconnaissance distance of the Americans, why would the other directions continue to move forward? It is obvious that there are ghosts here.
"Even if the enemy did not find us, they would have expected us to come from the east, because this is the shortest combat distance. When we turn over from the north, this is something they have never thought of. For us, it is also a strategic detour. Anyway, our strength is not as strong as theirs, and it is nothing to meet later. Chief Qiu of the Army has already said that the Americans did not launch a large-scale attack on them, and we still have enough time." The fleet commander thought about it and said, and the people below nodded. Anyway, the command was very correct.
Chapter completed!