The encounter between the water reconnaissance aircraft and the Japanese Fifty Special Attack Aircraft made Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi know that their whereabouts had been exposed at this point. Because it was still unclear how far the U.S. aircraft carrier group was from the Japanese fleet, they would continue to attack the Japanese fleet according to the established plan.
Launching an attack has become a difficult problem for them.
"To be sure, we are waiting for the opportunity. The same is true for the Americans and the Japanese. They deliberately distanced themselves. I think it is mainly because of the Americans. The Americans are definitely still worried about us returning to aid Guam, so they have to try their best.
Closer to Guam; in addition, they maintain a distant relationship with the Japanese, and they should be worried that we will defeat them one by one," Bai Chongxi said eloquently in the face of the telegram sent back by the water reconnaissance plane.
Chen Ce: "Do you think the Japanese will take the initiative to attack us? Judging from their current posture, they should still be actively seeking a decisive battle with us."
"It is impossible to make a surprise attack on the Japanese. In this case, once we find the specific location of the Japanese fleet, we will launch an attack immediately!"
"No problem. The HNA troops have been ready to attack since the day before yesterday. They can be dispatched at any time!"
"It would be great if the war could start tomorrow. Tomorrow, our satellite will stay in this sea area for more than two hours. In that case, our communication with Huang Tianxun and others will be much smoother."
"The Supreme Command asked us to provide specific information about the start of the war at least ten hours in advance. Don't forget this. I suddenly felt that maybe our junior commander would give us a surprise!"
Ouyang Yun's commanding style has always been the most talked about topic among the current Chinese military generals. Because from a professional perspective, Ouyang Yun's commanding is actually relatively amateurish, and sometimes it can even be regarded as nonsense. But there are many
Sometimes, what they thought was nonsense could produce miraculous results. Bai Chongxi was also very puzzled and very interested in this.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth naturally, and Bai Chongxi said: "If there is a surprise, it would be nothing more than providing a long-distance bomber attack like the previous 'Sink Bar'. If the Supreme Commander really has this plan, then our chances of winning this battle will at least increase."
Thirty percent!”
"Now it's up to Xia Quanyong and the others!"
Xia Quanyong is currently the commander of the Pacific Fleet's maritime force. At this time, he is in a room next door, pacing with his back to a group of staff officers and his hands behind his back.
No wonder he is anxious - after contemporary naval battles have evolved into a battle between aircraft carriers, it is very important to find the enemy first. But now, the Japanese have found them, but his reconnaissance planes have not been able to find the specific location of the opponent.
, to put it bluntly, in this contest between him and Ozawa Jisaburo, he has already lost the first round.
Suddenly, a staff officer loudly reported to him after answering a phone call: "Report! The general headquarters has just forwarded the information that the Japanese search fleet launched an attack on Second Lieutenant Sun Long and the others. Second Lieutenant Sun Long and the others were sinking two enemy ships.
After that, they all died for their country!”
Xia Quanyong stopped. He had met Sun Long once, and in his impression, he was a very calm young man. Sun Long's face was still in his mind, but in reality he had left this world forever.
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A feeling of grief and anger arose spontaneously, and at the same time, a flash of lightning flashed in his mind. He narrowed his eyes, turned around and strode towards the general command room next door.
"Report!"
Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi turned around and saw him. Chen Ce immediately asked in a surprised tone: "Found it?"
Xia Quanyong shook his head. When Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi looked at each other with disappointed expressions on their faces, he quickly said: "General seat, guest seat, I have an idea! The Japanese army suddenly launched an attack on Sun Long and the others. This must be against them."
It has something to do with finding our location. In other words, they have been hanging on Sun Long and the others before, actually to find us. Does this mean that the location of the main force of the Japanese fleet is actually behind the search fleet."
Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi listened thoughtfully.
Xia Quanyong took a breath and continued: "Now that we have been able to determine the general direction, can we immediately dispatch fighter planes and adopt a search and advance method-"
Halfway through his words, Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi already understood the key. Bai Chongxi interrupted him directly and looked at Chen Ce and said, "I think it's feasible! Although this will involve certain risks, in comparison, the hope of making money is still higher!
Although the number of Japanese aircraft carriers and fighter planes is not as good as ours, once they launch an attack first, we will be passive if we attack again. And if time goes on and the Americans arrive, the difficulty will increase exponentially. Moreover,
The Japanese will definitely report the news of finding us to the Americans. If my prediction is correct, the Americans are already on their way here! The only drawback of attacking now is that there is no hope for the Supreme Command. Now it is already
It's almost four o'clock, even if the Supreme Command has concentrated the air fortresses at Kaohsiung Airport, it is impossible to attack at night. It would be too dangerous. Brother Zishuo, my suggestion is to use this night to launch a night attack on the little devils.
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Xia Quanyong just threw a brick and immediately brought out a pile of jade from Bai Chongxi. This is why Bai Chongxi was called "Little Zhuge".
Bai Chongxi analyzed the situation so clearly, how could Chen Ce hesitate anymore. The only thing he was worried about was the efficiency of the night attack. After all, with the current fighter technology, night attacks are still quite difficult.
In response to his concerns, Xia Quanyong immediately gave assurances, saying that his brothers were absolutely capable of conducting night battles. He even believed that compared with the risks of night battles, night battles would bring additional benefits, that is, they would make the Japanese defense stronger.
difficulty.
"Our fighter planes are more advanced than the Japanese, so we have an advantage in night battles!" Bai Chongxi added.
In the current command structure of the Pacific Fleet, below Chen Ce and Bai Chongxi is Xia Quanyong. Since Bai Chongxi and Xia Quanyong are full of confidence, Chen Ce's last worry is no longer a reason. Under the earnest eyes of Bai Chongxi and Xia Quanyong, he took a deep breath
, shouted: "Then do it!"
Chen Ce's orders were quickly conveyed to each captain through the command channel. Immediately, the entire Pacific Fleet was like an engine filled with oil, running at high speed.
Due to his confidence in ship-to-air missiles and ship-based air defense weapons, Chen Ce asked Xia Quanyong to leave only three Golden Eagle groups for defense. Since yesterday morning, all fighter aircraft on the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers have completed pre-war maintenance. At the same time,
, all the fighters responsible for attacking the enemy ship group were equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks and equipped with torpedoes, air-to-ship missiles, heavy aerial bombs and other anti-ship weapons. At this moment, Xia Quanyong gave an order, and the three golden eagles responsible for staying behind took off.
It began to expel and annihilate nearby Japanese fighter planes. At the same time, the ground crew on the aircraft carrier began to conduct a final inspection of the sortie fighters.