Li Mei, Yamaguchi and Ozawa spent a lot of thought on how to solve the current crisis, and Yamaguchi and Ozawa also thought of the plan proposed by Li Mei. However, they learned from the past and had the painful lessons of last night before them. In the end, they This plan was not adopted.
Yamaguchi and Ozawa had discussed it before they came. In this meeting, Ozawa would be the one to challenge and provoke trouble, while Yamaguchi would be the villain to mediate.
After Li Mei finished speaking, Ozawa and Yamaguchi looked at each other and said, "General, I have discussed your plan with Commander Yamaguchi before. However, I feel that it is not suitable for the current situation. Mr. Kojima, please put the video Bring it up, General, do you have a movie camera here? Our army cameraman has recorded the battle footage last night, I think you should take a look."
Ten minutes later, Li Mei stopped the movie player. After his staff opened the curtains, he looked at Yamaguchi and Ozawa and said: "I understand what General Ozawa wants to express. What I want to say is , The Chinese Air Force is so sharp at night, wouldn’t we suffer even more during the day, so if we want to break through, we can only do it at night.”
"But I heard that your pilots are not used to night combat." Ozawa immediately retorted.
"This has nothing to do with whether our pilots are suitable for night combat. Although it is quite embarrassing to say it, we have to admit that in terms of the combat power of the Hainan Aviation Force, we are not the opponent of the Chinese. Therefore, unless It is necessary, we will not use the naval aviation force."
When Ozawa heard what Li Mei said, his eyes immediately widened, and he shouted: "You don't want to use naval forces. What you mean is to break through the defense line of the China fleet with naval guns alone. General Li Mei, are you kidding me?"
Li Mei really did not want to use the naval forces, or in other words, for the future of the Pacific Fleet and even the US Navy in the Pacific, he must protect the remaining naval forces as much as possible. Li Mei thought very clearly, even if they can break through the blockade of the Chinese fleet this time If it successfully docks in the Philippines, it will be continuously attacked by the Chinese fleet, and may even be continuously attacked by the Chinese air fortress cluster again. In that case, it will be too important to preserve an air force.
"It seems that General Ozawa has no confidence in breaking through the blockade of the Chinese fleet. Commander Yamaguchi, you are an old navy man. You should know how important self-confidence and morale are to us at this time. If your army is all Ozawa With all due respect to the general’s thinking, there is no need for us to continue this meeting.”
In terms of mediation ability, Li Mei is far better than Ozawa. When he said these words, Ozawa's face turned completely black immediately. Ozawa's face was dark and he was about to put on his "black face" to the end. Yamaguchi felt that the atmosphere was not right and hurriedly Said: "General Li Mei, I think you misunderstood Mr. Ozawa. It's not that he has no confidence, but that we no longer have the capital to suffer another defeat. If we can't complete our success in one battle and break through the China Fleet at once, Blockade, General Li Mei, what will be waiting for us next, I don’t think I need to elaborate. It is precisely because the enemy has gained the upper hand that we need to hold this joint meeting, General Li Mei, as far as I can see Come on, if we want to break through the blockade of the China Fleet, we will definitely need the contribution of your naval aviation force. I even think that the key to our successful breakout lies in your naval aviation force."
Yamaguchi and Ozawa sang right and wrong, and no matter whether they were right or wrong, they always stayed with the Hainan troops on their side. Li Mei was not a fool. He understood their intentions with a little thought. He shook his head repeatedly and was about to use a He reiterated his position in a more tactful tone. Suddenly he heard a "report" and turned around to see a communications staff officer holding a telegram with a serious face. He frowned and asked: "Sean, what's the matter?" .”
"General, your Excellency the Commander called, they were attacked by the China raiding fleet, and the Guam strategy has changed."
"What." Li Mei stood up immediately and took the telegram from Sean. He read it at a glance, and the cloud on his face became heavier and heavier.
Yamaguchi and Ozawa were surprised by the change in his expression, but they heard him say: "Commander Yamaguchi, General Ozawa, let me tell you some bad news. Our Guam strategy has changed. The battleship formation led by Commander Jin is in When attacking Guam, we were attacked by the Chinese raiding fleet and suffered heavy losses."
Yamaguchi: "The raiding fleet, it's the raiding fleet again, is it the raiding fleet that attacked Jiwan Port?"
"If the Chinese don't have a second raiding fleet in the Pacific, there should be."
Ozawa sneered and whispered: "It's your own fault."
Ozawa's words were so insulting that Li Mei immediately raised his eyebrows and asked: "General Ozawa, what do you mean by this? Why, are you happy to see our Pacific Fleet suffer a disastrous defeat?"
Ozawa snorted.
Yamaguchi glared at him, and then said to Li Mei: "General Li Mei, please don't mind, Ozawa-kun must be in a state of confusion, and his mood is a bit out of control." Then he scolded Ozawa: "Ozawa-kun. , In any case, we and the US Pacific Fleet are friendly forces. Your attitude will chill our allies. We must not do this again."
Ozawa's performance, whether it was a performance or not, was obviously too much, so Yamaguchi had to warn him in a stern tone.
Perhaps realizing this, Ozawa said "Hai" very cooperatively, and then said to Li Mei: "General Li Mei, you really went too far just now, please forgive me."
This time, it was Li Mei's turn to snort. Obviously, Ozawa's apology did not satisfy him.
The atmosphere was a bit cold. Yamaguchi coughed twice when he saw this, looked at Li Mei sincerely, and said: "General Li Mei, you should have seen the cunning of the Chinese people, so I thought the faster the breakout would be, the better. You see."
Li Mei: "I admit that what you said is right, but even if we want to break out of the encirclement, we must first meet up with Commander Jin. Commander Jin and the others are currently in a bitter battle. Please understand my feelings."
The U.S. battleship formation led by Jin was indeed in a bitter battle at this time. When the Americans' attention was completely attracted by the Guam defenders, the raiding fleet led by Huang Tianxun suddenly rushed out from the southwest of the U.S. Army and approached with lightning speed. The U.S. fleet then fired a salvo of missiles and almost knocked down the American battleship behind it. When the Americans came to their senses and turned their guns to challenge the Chinese raid fleet, the raid fleet's torpedo boats had already Gained range.
Jin's reaction to this Chinese rapid response fleet, which always appeared in key positions at critical moments, was that of hatred and fear. But until all Huang Tianxun and his ships showed their true identities, Jin did not realize that their situation had changed. Mysterious.
After last night's hard battle, less than one-third of the remaining ships in the raiding fleet were left, and their total displacement was not even comparable to that of an American heavy cruiser. Therefore, although they hated and feared it, all enemy ships were
After his true form was revealed, after Jin figured out the number, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the other party could only make him feel disgusted. But only about ten minutes later, he immediately realized that he had underestimated the enemy once again.