Of the two star officers on duty, Sakamura was responsible for reporting the situation to Aida, while Hermes was responsible for commanding from the front. When the Chinese sneak attack fleet had just launched its attack, Hermes could only see six Chinese submarines. He also Secretly rejoicing, thinking that it could protect most of the ships, its command strategy was tilted towards this goal as much as possible.
Then, when a large number of Chinese torpedo boats and missile speedboats appeared in front of him, the Americans were dumbfounded. As a naval officer from the United States Naval Academy, the only regular naval academy in the United States, Hermes knew very well about small speedboats and torpedoes. In this kind of naval battle pattern, so after being stunned for a few seconds, he immediately asked people to find Sake Village, and asked Sake Village to persuade Aida to ask for help from Furukenichi in order to win the land of Furukenichi. Aviation support.
The attack came so suddenly that not only Hermes, but also almost all the American and Japanese officers and soldiers on the front line were stunned. But when they reacted and wanted to do something, they were horrified to find that with the resources at their disposal , it is simply impossible to contain the Chinese attack.
To quote what Hermes said in a later letter to Li Mei: I have thought of all the ways I can think of, but the Chinese attack is too sharp, Sorry.
Hermes was able to join the U.S. Pacific Fleet and become the commander of a squadron precisely because of Le May's recommendation. Out of his trust in Le May, King entrusted the defense of Jiwan to Hermes. Therefore, After Jivan was completely destroyed by the Chinese navy, Hermes wrote to Li Mei specifically to say sorry.
The Chinese raiding fleet's attack on the US and Japanese remaining fleets was suffocating. After the exit was blocked, the US and Japanese remaining fleets were like a group of ducks surrounded. Although they could still neigh and flap their wings, they could not There is no way to escape the fate of being killed.
"Let go." As Huang Tianxun shouted, torpedoes were thrown into the water one after another from the torpedo speedboat, making a "dong dong dong" sound of falling into the water, and then the tail swirled into rapids, and they rushed towards the US and Japanese remaining fleets in groups. The ships rushed over. Under the attack of the dense torpedo array of Chinese torpedo speedboats, the ships of the American and Japanese remaining fleets were like onion slices on two onions. One by one they were hit by torpedoes, exploded and sank, and then let out Other ships after...
The massacre against the remaining American and Japanese fleets lasted for half an hour. Half an hour later, when the Philippine-Japanese Army Air Force fighter planes, which received orders from Kenichi Ko, flew over from Manila, the Chinese torpedo boats had already begun to retreat. At the same time, the few Swordfish missile speedboats were locking their targets and launching ship-to-ship missiles neatly. Even if the American and Japanese ships in the port were still on the water, they had all turned into burning fireballs and had completely There is no salvage value left.
"It's too late, why does it take half an hour?" Looking at the Nine-Nine Type land bombardment roaring from the sky, Hermes shouted, and behind him, with flashes of light, China's Swordfish missiles The speedboat rowed out, and later, the warehouse group in front of him and the oil depot directly in front were hit by missiles. First, there was an earth-shattering explosion, and then they burned violently.
When the warehouse group and oil depot were hit by missiles launched by Chinese missile speedboats, exploded violently and burned crazily, Aida, who had already appeared on the bridge where the Japanese fleet was docked, felt his feet go weak and he fell down immediately. On the ground, as the top commander of Jiwan's garrison, he knew the situation of Jiwan's warehouse very well, so he knew very well that once such a fire broke out, it would be impossible to put it out with their current technical means. All the stored supplies and fuel were burned, and he felt like having a disembowelment on the spot.
A few hours later, the news that Jiwan was attacked by the Chinese navy and all the stored materials were lost reached the commander of the U.S.-Japanese combined fleet. The top brass of the U.S.-Japanese combined fleet headed by Yamaguchi Bunta and Jin were all shocked.
You know, Jiwan, that is the largest logistics supply base for the US-Japan combined fleet.
"Impossible." "How is it possible?" Yamaguchi and Jin's first reactions were exactly the same, with an air of disbelief. Then, after receiving a confirmation telegram from the joint headquarters of the Jiwan garrison, especially from the Philippines and Japan After receiving the confirmation letter from the headquarters in Jun, Yamaguchi slammed the table in front of him and cursed: "Hakka, Aida, you idiot." Jin clenched his fists, looked forward, and spoke in a cold tone. He said to Li Mei and others on the side: "Is this what the Chinese call drawing fire from under the cauldron? It's brilliant. It's really brilliant."
The sneak attack on the Jiwan base was definitely a shock to Yamaguchi and Jin. Just think about it, it's like a marathon. You thought you could surpass your opponent in the next moment, but when you surpassed, you realized that you had been beaten by your opponent. Circle, what would this feel like? At this moment, for Yamaguchi and Jin, their moods are similar to this.
"The Chinese people are so cunning. Now I doubt whether they exposed their whereabouts intentionally." In the subsequent phone call, Yamaguchi said to Jin.
"What you mean is that the Chinese deliberately used their main fleet to lure us. In fact, they have an ulterior conspiracy."
"Commander Jin, you don't know Bai Chongxi very well yet, but I have done some research on him. He has been a famous conspirator since the Republic of China. He is good at using tricks in wars."
Jin pondered for a while, actually asking Li Mei, who knew the situation in China relatively well, about Bai Chongxi, and then said: "General Yamaguchi, do you mean we should give up and continue the pursuit?"
"No, on the contrary, I think we should speed up the pursuit to prevent the Chinese from playing any more tricks."
"You and I want to go together. The attack on Jiwan was indeed beyond my expectation, but I thought that in the face of absolute power, conspiracy may change the process, but it will never change the result."
When Yamaguchi and Jin received the report of the attack on Jiwan, Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi also received the battle report from Huang Tianxun. Chen Ce had a straightforward temper and did not hesitate to hide his emotions. His face was full of joy at that time, and he repeatedly praised Huang Tianxun for his good work. , Bai Chongxi's character was more reserved. He just smiled and said, "Now I'm worried about whether Yamaguchi and Jin have the courage to continue to follow."
Chen Ce: "Don't worry. Just because they suffered a big loss in Jiwan, I believe they will follow even closer. Neither the Japanese nor the Americans are willing to suffer losses. Jiwan was attacked. If it were me, since If you have superior strength, you should attack immediately and prove yourself with victory."