On board the Huangdi aircraft carrier, Chen Shichang received an order from Ouyang Yun and ordered Wang Hai to organize the naval forces to pursue the raiding fleet. It was already dusk, and the raiding fleet that successfully escaped became the basis of the Japanese's conspiracy and fabrication. The Yamato aircraft carrier fleet does not have the last fig leaf to annihilate the entire army.
In this battle, the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet, except for the raiding fleet that turned around and ran away early when the situation was bad, its main fleet, in the end, only escaped three submarines and five destroyers. Including the Yamato aircraft carrier, there were a total of seven aircraft carriers. , one was sunk, three were scuttled, and the remaining three, including the Yamato aircraft carrier, were all captured by the Gakut Pacific Fleet. As for the battleships, the Gakuin Army only captured one Fuso and the other four. , either were sunk or scuttled, all twelve heavy cruisers were sunk or scuttled. In addition, the Pacific Fleet also captured two supply ships, seven destroyers, two landing ships, and fighter jets. There were quite a few Japanese soldiers who escaped, but because quite a few of them had to make an emergency landing on nearby islands such as Deyanna Island, less than twenty people survived in the end, and all their fighter planes were lost. In terms of personnel, the Japanese army The losses were too heavy. Of the nearly 40,000 people under his command, less than 7,000 escaped in the end. After counting the more than 10,000 people who were captured, more than 20,000 people died directly in this battle, including Nan Nan. Eight generals including Yun Zhongyi,
Compared with the losses of the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet, the losses of the Xue Pacific Fleet were too light and could even be ignored. Only three aircraft carriers suffered a certain degree of damage, two of which did not affect normal operations; the battleships, The Beijing, which had always been on the front line, suffered heavy damage, but it was far from the point where it needed to be scuttled. Of the twenty-five heavy cruisers, only two were sunk in the end. Although the others were each damaged, most of them were not. To the point of breaking the bones; destroyers and frigates, the former lost one, and the latter suffered a greater loss, a total of twelve ships were lost. However, compared with the brilliant achievements achieved, this kind of loss is almost sesame for watermelon, which highlights the Its glory; the loss of submarines was also high, a total of five; in terms of fighter aircraft, compared with the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet, it was another disparity, with a total loss of only 169; in terms of personnel, this The only thing that made Ouyang Yun heartbroken was that nearly four thousand people died in total, including one major general and six colonels.
The United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Soviet Union all paid close attention to this unprecedented naval battle. When the numerical reports related to this battle were made public, the great powers, from heads of state to ordinary people, were first shocked. Then there are the mixed flavors. Of course, as a member of the Allied Powers, the majority of the five flavors are naturally ecstasy, but as the leader of the Axis Powers, the Germans looked to the east with much more vigilance.
"Such a great victory, it should be clear to all."
"A glorious victory."
"Is there any more exciting news than this?"
"Long live the Xuebing Army, long live the Prime Minister, and may our Pacific Fleet be strong."
"China's weakness can be traced back to its defeat at the hands of the Japanese combined fleet in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. Today, our Pacific Fleet completely annihilated the Japanese pirate Yamato aircraft carrier fleet and captured its flagship Yamato aircraft carrier fleet. Does this mean that the country will From now on we will become stronger.”
...The news of the victory was made public. In Chongqing, Guangzhou, Fujian and other regional cities under the control of the coalition government, the people were excited. Various celebrations were held one after another. The morale of the people, which had been depressed by the Japanese army's Qinling battle, instantly became With the excitement rising, the authority of the coalition government and Ouyang Yun was finally stabilized.
At a time when violence was raging in the Central Plains, China needed this victory so much. The coalition government took advantage of this momentum and launched a relevant fundraising and relief activity. At a time when the people of the country were most united, this move really had a miraculous effect. The people of Guangdong Province donated money, materials and food. In just ten days, the funds raised reached 800 million yuan, and the food exceeded one million tons. Among them, the contribution of Xuebingjun Special Zone was as great as that of Guangdong alone. In one province, donations amounted to more than 580,000 academic yuan and more than 400,000 tons of grain.
Ouyang Yun initially tried his best to implement the policy of hiding wealth among the people in the Xuebing Military Special Zone, but now it has indeed achieved miraculous results.
In addition to China, countries such as the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union also carried out repeated propaganda and reports on the Battle of Timor Sea, viewing it as the most glorious victory achieved by the Allies on the world battlefield, hoping to enhance the morale of their own people. At the same time, heads of state from various countries also called Chongqing to express their congratulations to the coalition government.
Washington, White House, Roosevelt is sitting in a wheelchair, listening to Secretary of the Navy Knox's report, which is a survey report on the composition of the Pacific Fleet ships. The victory in the Timor Sea naval battle is indeed a major victory for the Allies. , However, because the United States' own Pacific Fleet has repeatedly lost in contests with the Japanese Combined Fleet, and now has actually lost the ability to continue fighting, some members of Congress raised a relatively sensitive issue: imitating the ships equipped by the Pacific Fleet. Most of the ships, especially aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers, are from the United States. So, why did our Pacific Fleet repeatedly fail in battles with the Japanese army, but the Chinese were able to achieve such impressive results? It is at the tactical level. Or is it because we gave all our best warships to the Chinese?
The last question was really troublesome for Roosevelt. You must know that he was the final decision-maker to exchange these ships to the cadet army.
As early as the establishment of the Pacific Fleet, many people in the upper echelons of the U.S. government had the anxiety of being a wolf in the front and a tiger in the rear. They were worried that allowing the military to develop an ocean-going navy might threaten America's interests in the Far East, and the Pacific Fleet would lose the war. At the time of their strength, learning from the Pacific Fleet to achieve such impressive results naturally deepened their worries.
Why is the United States able to achieve its current international status? Isn't it because during World War I, when all other countries were exhausted, they joined in to reap the benefits? With such a vivid successful precedent in front of them, Americans naturally hope to take advantage of this The First World War brought national strength and international status to a higher level, but now it has gone against expectations, and it has benefited the Chinese people. This is naturally not what they don't want to see.
"That is to say, more than half of the warships are from the United States."
"The proportion of aircraft carriers is even higher."
"What do you think?" Roosevelt looked at Knox with bright eyes and asked,
Knox pondered for a while and said: "Those in Congress only saw the results and did not understand the specific process. It is true that the role of aircraft carriers in the Timor Sea battle is irreplaceable, but according to the intelligence we have, the Chinese So the key to achieving such a record is that they have a new type of weapon."
"You're talking about Poseidon ship-to-ship missiles."
"President, you already know."
"General Wedemeyer told me to tell Congress the truth. It's time for them to wake up."