Everything that needs to be done is done, and the next step is to wait. Compared with the tense moments where there is no time to pay attention to other war moments, this time can test a person's willpower and patience more. Obviously, in this regard, Bai Chongxi is far better than Chen Ce He behaves more like a general. Of course, in terms of personality, Chen Ce, who appears to be more "outspoken and outspoken", seems to be more likable.
"Why am I more nervous than before? No, I have to take a few sips." Chen Ce asked his lieutenant to bring a bottle of machete and a plate of peanuts, then he picked up the tea cup and poured it "dudu", saying as he poured it.
Bai Chongxi was watching a group of staff officers doing deductions. Hearing the sound, he turned around and said, "The top commander of the US aircraft carrier formation is Li Mei."
"This has been confirmed. Although this Li Mei is from the army aviation, he also has a lot of research on naval warfare, especially modern naval warfare. According to the Supreme Command, because he is the commander-in-chief of the naval aviation force of the US fleet, the combat effectiveness of the Americans Two points added.”
"Li Mei is indeed a respectable opponent. His choice to speed up and approach the battlefield is the most correct choice at the moment."
"Squeak, it is indeed a bit tricky. Although the Japanese aircraft carrier is disabled, their frigates provide anti-aircraft firepower. It will be very troublesome for us to take the initiative to attack again. We must not let them join up. By the way, how long has it been since the last contact? Already."
Bai Chongxi looked at his watch: "It's only a little over ten minutes."
"I hope Huang Tianxun and others can follow the Americans closely."
After the reconnaissance submarine was sunk, Huang Tianxun's raid fleet could only be counted on to provide guidance for Xue Changkong's flying fortress cluster. Originally, according to the speed ratio, this was not a difficult task for Huang Tianxun and the others, but considering that they were in the vast Pacific On top of that, in order to hide their tracks, Huang Tianxun and the others had placed the main force of the fleet some distance away from the US aircraft carrier formation. It was hard to say whether Huang Tianxun and the others could complete the mission within the designated time.
"It doesn't matter if you can't find them. The effect of bombing the Japanese fleet is almost the same. At least, when we attack the US aircraft carrier formation, the threat from the Japanese will be much smaller."
"I don't think so. Judging from the report that Xia Quanyong has sent back, our losses are still a bit large."
So far, according to the data Xia Quanyong has, China has lost nearly fifty fighter planes. Chen Ce is actually greedy. You must know that compared with the number of fighter planes carried by twelve aircraft carriers, the loss of fifty fighter planes is minimal.
Probably because he disagreed with Chen Ce's point of view, Bai Chongxi smiled and shook his head, changing the topic and said: "Li Mei is indeed troublesome, but I think the initiative is still in our hands now. Brother Zhaoshuo, don't you think Huang Tianxun and the others can also Is it a good move?"
Regarding the arrangement of the raid fleet, Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi originally planned to use them as a secret arrow to plot against the Americans at the most critical moment. However, now, due to the sudden appearance of the aerial fortress cluster, the raid fleet has demonstrated its own value. another direction.
"It's a bit suspense, as you can see. The Americans are now very defensive. Although the assault fleet has the advantage of speed, it is too weak. I hope Huang Tianxun can be smarter and not be caught by the Americans as the main force."
While Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi were talking about Huang Tianxun, the latter was tying himself to the communication tower of a missile speedboat and personally directing the search direction of the raiding fleet with a compass in hand.
Yes, after the torpedo speedboat on the front station was sunk by the Americans, the raiding fleet lost track of the US aircraft carrier formation. Originally, if there was no need to guide the air fortress group, the raiding fleet could follow the predetermined route and head towards Pagoda. It is enough to move forward steadily in the direction of the Lau Islands, but now, in order to complete the latest mission of the headquarters, the raiding fleet can only fight hard.
Unlike Chen Ce who was worried that the main force of the raiding fleet would be caught by the Americans, Huang Tianxun at this time was eager for the Americans to turn around and attack them. In order to find the American aircraft carrier formation as soon as possible, Huang Tianxun divided the fleet into three groups, and pulled each other between them. We drove nearly fifty kilometers and searched forward using a dragnet.
The missile speedboat moved forward at full speed, splitting the ocean and splashing waves. In addition, at this time, there was at least level 5 wind on the ocean. Huang Tianxun, who tied himself to the communication tower, was still beaten even though he was wearing a raincoat. Became a drowned rat.
Probably sensing that his voice was hoarse, Gao Cunjian, the captain of the missile speedboat, opened the hatch and put his head in and shouted loudly: "Boss, let me do it, you will get sick if you keep doing this."
"It's okay, mother, the Americans are hiding under the sea."
Of course, the Americans could not hide under the Pacific Ocean with their men and ships. The reason why Huang Tianxun and others did not find out after chasing for an hour was because Li Mei ordered all American ships to perform lights and silence.
Chen Ce was worried that Huang Tianxun and the others would be severely beaten by the US aircraft carrier formation. He was simply afraid of the fighter planes on the US aircraft carrier. However, he did not know that because he had lost nine fighter planes during anti-submarine operations, Li Mei was fully aware of the night battles of his aviation forces. Therefore, after having no choice but to order to take back all the fighters, he was worried that as he got closer to the battlefield, the Chinese might send reconnaissance planes to detect the position in advance. He simply ordered all ships to turn off their lights and maintain contact only through radar and radio. The order of navigation of the fleet.
Although Li Mei could avoid the detection of Chinese reconnaissance planes by doing this, it also posed hidden dangers to the safety of the fleet. You must know that the US aircraft carrier formation was advancing at a high speed at this time. In this state, without the guidance of lights, each aircraft carrier formation could not be guided at all. Unable to keep the formation intact.
The fleet formation became more and more irregular over time. Finally, Li Mei couldn't bear it anymore and asked his staff to conduct on-site dispatch of each ship according to the radar.
The Americans were practicing "adjustment of formation on the march". Over there, the formation on the far right of the raiding fleet finally discovered them.
On a missile speedboat, looking at the sudden appearance of several cuboids on the radar screen, Huayou, the captain of the boat, did not dare to confirm it at first. But as the distance between the two sides narrowed to about fifty kilometers, the radar More cuboids began to appear on the screen. Huayou took a long breath, grabbed the microphone and shouted: "011 report, 011 report, target found, target found."
Whether it is a torpedo speedboat or a missile speedboat, because its displacement is too low, it can only carry a low-power radar. This is why Huang Tianxun tied himself to the highest communication tower on the ship to search for targets with the naked eye. Following the friend's report, Gao Cunjian immediately opened the hatch and put his head down and shouted: "Head, 011 has found the target." Then he called to his brothers: "Quick, get the head off immediately."
"Found it, mother." On the communication tower, Huang Tianxun was already exhausted. When he heard the news, he got emotional and cursed mother, and actually fainted.