Chapter Seven The World Is Silent
Macbeth trembled as he looked at the ships with half of their hulls sinking into the sea, and his mouth trembled for a moment. The U.S. Pacific Navy, known as the most powerful navy in the world, has 3 aircraft carrier battle groups and 46 large combat ships.
, 5 attack submarines, 17 various supply ships, landing ships, maintenance ships, hospital ships, etc., and 322 fighter planes. What a huge fleet. In the civilized period, this military configuration could have destroyed it.
A middle-sized country has fallen.
But now, looking at the remaining 13 ships that were not seriously damaged, there are still 7 or 8 injured ships with black smoke and scars, and 5 submarines that were not attacked underwater, these
It was the last remaining possessions of the Pacific Fleet after the air attack. Macbeth looked at the miserable scenery around him and cried without tears. During the air attack, almost everyone
The large ships and warships were severely bombed, and the intact ships were almost all auxiliary ships. As the US military submarines were all attack submarines, their attacks were very powerful, but their defense was poor, and they were almost unable to withstand air attacks.
Of course, no one would have thought that under the protection of so many ships, the fleet could be attacked so violently.
Macbeth tremblingly took out a cigarette and lit it with a "pop". This veteran, who was over sixty years old, was the most senior naval admiral in the United States. Otherwise, the U.S. government would not have handed over the most important Pacific Fleet.
He. However, this old man has worked hard all his life and has never made a mistake. This is the first time he made a mistake, but it ruined the entire fleet. Yes, the Pacific Fleet's
The destruction was not due to how powerful the Chinese Air Force was, but a simple command error. Otherwise, with the powerful air defense capabilities and radar system of the Pacific Fleet, if the attacking fleet had been discovered earlier, even if there were fish that slipped through the net, they could sneak in.
At most, the Pacific Fleet suffered a relatively large amount of damage, but it could not shake their overall strength.
But now, there are only 13 auxiliary ships left intact, the 7 warships puffing out raging smoke have all lost their combat effectiveness, the aircraft carrier and fighter planes have been completely wiped out, and the only ones that retain complete combat effectiveness are 5 submarines.
.But what can 5 submarines do? He does not believe that China, with all its residents and economy on the coast, does not have a strong defense network on the coast.
"How should I go back to see my country and my people? And the relatives of these fallen soldiers, how should I face them?" Macbeth looked at the sky with tears streaming down his face. As a naval officer who has been in the navy for more than 40 years,
Veterans, you can tell at a glance how much damage they suffered. In addition to the destruction of dozens of ships, at least 70,000 people died in this battle, and less than 30,000 people remained. Whether they can return to the United States alive is still a question.
Unknown number.
Everyone was silent. They lowered their heads and mourned for their dead comrades. Suddenly, there was a muffled sound. Everyone looked up in surprise and found that Macbeth was slowly falling to the ground holding a pistol.
On the ground, there was a perforation on his head at the temple, and the white brain matter was mixed with blood and slowing down.
Slowly flowed out. Silence, deathly silence, Macbeth was surrounded by senior officers of the fleet. They saw Macbeth committing suicide, but there was no wave in their hearts. Why didn't they want this? Such a huge failure, they didn't even think about it.
They had the courage to go home, but they didn't even have the courage to explain to the sad military families.
On the other side, at the Silver Moon City Air Force Base, the triumphant fighter planes slowly stopped on the runway with their ear-piercing screams. For the first time, the soldiers in the base disobeyed military orders and left their posts without permission to go to the lawns on both sides of the runway.
This time, the usually stern officers did not stop them. Victory, the Pacific Fleet was crippled, and China's coastline was considered safe, but no one cheered.
500 fighter planes went to perform air strikes, but less than 40 came back...During the original sneak attack, the pilots of the sneak attack only needed to drop the torpedoes to complete the mission. But they did not return, but dropped all the aircraft on the fuselage.
All the ammunition they carried was dumped on the heads of the U.S. Navy, so they were relieved. However, when they bombed, in order to
They hit the target accurately, but they were flying too low. The heavy machine guns and the close-in defense guns that were replenished with ammunition in time caused a devastating blow to the fleet. Some of the planes also crashed due to insufficient fuel on the way back.
In order to carry more ammunition, many aircraft have removed their auxiliary fuel tanks, which greatly reduces their combat radius.
Zhou Qian slowly stopped the plane and took off his helmet. He was lucky to survive, but his eyes were moist, and tears kept falling from the corners of his eyes. It is said that men do not shed tears lightly, but
Because he did not reach the point of sadness, he successfully completed the mission, but he was not proud at all. Strictly speaking, this was a war without victory. The U.S. Pacific Fleet was almost completely wiped out. How could the conventional arms of the Chinese Air Force be?
Not crippled?
All the pilots climbed off the plane silently, with tears in their eyes. They held helmets in their hands, lowered their heads, and walked to the barracks silently. All the onlookers slowly made way for them, and no one cheered.
, there was no applause, no noise, they just watched quietly, watching the return of these heroes.
This shocking battle between the Pacific Fleet and the Chinese Air Force shocked the whole world. On one day, the Pacific Fleet was destroyed, more than 70,000 sailors died tragically, and the Chinese National Silver Moon City Air Force Base was abandoned. US President Alex immediately gave a speech on TV
It was announced that this day was a national disaster day in the United States, and a three-minute silence was observed on site.
, the Chinese Air Force also held a grand collective funeral for the deceased pilots. King Vincent of China attended the funeral with his queen He Yuqian and eldest princess Wen Baobao. On the same day, the two countries were plunged into great grief at the same time. The war
It is cruel, but the huge cost cannot stop the war.
After reading out the reality of the destruction of the Pacific Fleet, U.S. President Alex immediately ordered the remaining two armies to step up the offensive and dispatched another U.S. navy, the U.S. Coast Fleet, to the Philippines to support the U.S. troops trapped there.
At the same time, King Vincent of the Chinese Federation issued a televised speech, expressing in strong words his determination to fight to the end and his confidence in winning the final victory. The whole country of China had a kind of blind worship for Vincent and saw that he
Chapter completed!