King agreed to LeMay's suggestion to divide his troops. The subjective reason still lies with Truman. Throughout history, King is obviously not a selfish person. However, this does not mean that he does not care about reputation, so at that time and space, he could win in the Pacific War. When the defeat was still not divided, he readily gave up the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet. But now, due to repeated defeats, even though he has the consciousness to "step down", he still hopes to gain a victory before leaving office, in order to I will be able to receive flowers and applause when I return to Washington.
When the aircraft carriers were organized into a single team, they originally wanted to be like the oriole. For this reason, they even threw away their moral integrity and violated the basic spirit of the contract. Now, it’s okay, it doesn’t matter if the oriole didn’t take it seriously, they seem to have become that The most unlucky cicada, no, it's even worse than this, because the Japanese Combined Fleet has also become a cicada...
Before that, Jin was very happy and wanted to look good to the Chinese tomorrow and killed their old nest in one fell swoop. However, after receiving Li Mei's telegram, he knew that no matter whether they could capture Guam tomorrow, this time in the Pacific War, They were completely defeated.
The matter was serious, or whether the fleet could unite sincerely in the future was related to the fate of the Pacific Fleet. Jin did not hide the news from his subordinates. As a result, the Americans immediately exploded.
"Your Majesty Commander, what should we do now?"
"General, are you going to continue attacking Guam tomorrow?"
...The reason why the United States is said to be a traditional naval power is that after nearly a hundred years of accumulation, the United States is not only ahead of the world average in terms of ships and military technology related to naval warfare, but also in terms of naval military talent reserves. , they must also be ahead of the world average.
Even though the U.S. Pacific Fleet has been defeated again and again, even though it has been rebuilt for the third time, their captains still have extremely high professionalism. Therefore, when news comes that the aircraft carrier formation has been attacked and suffered heavy losses, they often Being able to make the most correct judgment at the first time can put pressure on the top commander on where the fleet should go.
The captains' questions were quite tactful, but Jin knew that what they did was nothing more than a step down for himself, and they were tactfully reminding himself that the Battle of Guam was meaningless.
It really makes no sense. Even if they can capture Guam tomorrow, so what? When the aircraft carrier formation has completely lost its combat effectiveness, can they still defend Guam under the attack of the Chinese aircraft carrier? This is absolutely not possible. Guam is far away from the United States. The mainland is too far away, so even if the mainland is still capable of providing supplies and replenishing the aircraft carrier, will it be possible in time?
"For Jin, this is an unprecedented crisis in his life journey. On the one hand, his subordinates have seriously mistrusted him; on the other hand, the Chinese are aggressive and may launch a fatal blow at any time..." This is the United States in later generations. This is a voice-over from a documentary about the Second Pacific War filmed by others. When this voice-over sounded, Kim was standing on the balcony of the island of the battleship Alabama, looking seriously at Guam not far away. Stayed.
"I think the attack must continue tomorrow. I know what you are thinking. With our aircraft carrier formation suffering heavy losses, even if we can capture Guam, we still have no ability to defend it. But gentlemen, have you considered that the Chinese fleet has already They have been drifting at sea for nearly a month. During this month, they have maintained high-speed sailing and launched attacks on our land bases at every turn. Gentlemen, don’t you see the problem? In this nearly month, the Chinese fleet has They have been consuming but have never been able to get supplies. They launched an air strike of that scale yesterday. Imagine how much ammunition the Chinese have left now. Do they still have the ability to maintain a high-intensity battle? I am sure that China People will definitely not be incapable of launching a large-scale decisive battle in the future. They will definitely be thinking of ways to obtain supplies. Where can the Chinese get supplies from? Palau and Guam. However, Palau has been almost reduced to white ground by us. That is to say, in fact, Guam has become the only supply point for the Chinese. If we can defeat Guam, what will it mean to the Chinese team?"
It was the same documentary, which almost completely repeated Jin's words. However, because the facts proved that Jin's judgment was wrong, when the relevant footage was about to be shown, the voice-over sounded again, commenting very unceremoniously: "Commander Jin." The official made a mistake here. He judged the Chinese people based on common sense, but he didn't want to think about it. General Bai Chongxi, the chief of staff of the Chinese fleet, called Xiao Zhuge and was known for being good at planning. How could he not take this into consideration."
When the US aircraft carrier formation and the Japanese combined fleet met in the southeastern waters of the Palau Islands, it was already around seven o'clock in the morning the next day. At this time, because of Jin's insistence, the Americans launched a beachfront battle against Guam.
Because they felt that they had fully destroyed the defensive positions of the defenders last night, after symbolically firing two shells at the target beach with the main guns of the USS Alabama, the Americans directly dispatched about a battalion of Marines on board. Two landing craft and several amphibious tanks launched an attack on the target beach.
"This is it." Xu did not expect that Americans would adopt such a superficial approach. Luo Chunjian and Fu Xiaoyu were not used to it. The two of them looked at me and I looked at you, both of them were in disbelief.
Fu Xiaoyu: "Do they really think that yesterday's shelling has completely destroyed our fortifications? This is too childish."
Luo Chunjian: "The Americans are looking for death themselves, so we will help them and give them my order. You are not allowed to open fire without my permission."
"Can we call Lao Huang and the others?" Fu Xiaoyu asked.
"When the time comes, we'll hit the Americans hard first. Only when they attack us with all their strength will the raiding fleet have a chance."
"OK."
The Americans were in charge of commanding the beach battle, a major. Compared with Jin, this major seemed very cautious. When he was still about 500 meters away from the target beach, he was worried that the defenders had laid mines or booby traps in the shallow sea, so he ordered two A rubber boat stood in front. Perhaps they were frightened by the major's attitude. The American soldiers on the two rubber boats moved forward cautiously. It took about five minutes to reach the beach. Then, two soldiers got off each of the two rubber boats. Individually, the four American soldiers carefully groped for a while on the nearby beach to make sure there were no landmines, and then waved back to their companions to come up.
Seeing that the Americans did not immediately advance in depth after landing, but instead built a beachhead on the spot, Fu Xiaoyu said to Luo Chunjian: "Our opponents are very vigilant."
Luo Chunjian sneered: "The more vigilant they are now, the more miserable they will die later. Listen carefully and hold still. You are not allowed to open fire without my order."