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Volume 3: War in the Far East Chapter 69: Battle of Midway (1)

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    "Minister, they are escaping," Major General Marshall put down his telescope and pointed at the Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet that was breaking out of the encirclement in the distance.

    Roosevelt frowned. In fact, he had just underestimated the response capabilities of the Chinese Pacific Fleet, a reconnaissance fleet. He originally thought that with nearly ten times the force, even if it did not have an absolute advantage in navigation, it would at least be able to defeat the Chinese Pacific Fleet.  The Pacific Fleet's reconnaissance fleet was completely surrounded, and then slowly annihilated with concentrated superior artillery fire.

    However, from the very beginning when this Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet was discovered, its response was far beyond Roosevelt's expectations. Moreover, the two high-dreadnought ships not only had the traditional full-heavy artillery and high-altitude weapons of the dreadnought, but  The advantage of strong armor is that it has unparalleled navigation. Even the light cruisers in the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet can only be compared with it.

    But the actual situation is that just when Roosevelt's North Atlantic Fleet was about to be encircled, the Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet unexpectedly broke out of the encirclement with unstoppable momentum

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Using the two high-dreadnought ships as sharp knives, they tore a gaping hole, and then drifted away at a speed that the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet could not match.

    In this short contact naval battle, the combat effectiveness of the high-altitude dreadnoughts was evident. Seeing this, Roosevelt felt depressed. If the U.S. Navy had such advanced high-altitude warships, then the current reconnaissance fleet of the Chinese Pacific Fleet would be  Determined to be unable to escape, he can only suffer defeat here.

    The U.S. Navy must focus on developing such advanced warships in the future. Roosevelt looked at the Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet gradually going away and secretly swore in his heart.

    "Minister, what should we do now? Should we continue the pursuit or sail to the Hawaiian Islands?" Major General Marshall asked

    Seeing that the Chinese Pacific Fleet's reconnaissance fleet was escaping and about to disappear from sight, Roosevelt gradually smiled and said decisively: "Gather all the ships and continue the pursuit."

    Major General Marshall was stunned for a moment. The failure of the encirclement tactics this time meant that the strategic purpose of the raid was not achieved. In other words, the main force of the Chinese Pacific Fleet will soon get the news that they have arrived, and they will be passive.  situation

    At this time, the ships should be concentrated and prepared for the decisive battle with the main force of the fleet, rather than chasing a small reconnaissance fleet with only two high-dreadnought ships. Even though these two high-dreadnought ships are so powerful in combat, they are members of the U.S. Navy.  One of the huge threats. However, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet, which has lost the opportunity, is now concentrating the main force of the fleet to pursue a reconnaissance fleet of the Chinese Pacific Fleet that is already as frightened as a bird. Isn't it a bit overkill?  It feels like a cannon is used to bombard a small sampan.

    Seeing the confusion in Marshall's eyes, Roosevelt explained: "I have a feeling, a very strong feeling, that I can be surrounded by people without showing any panic at all, and calmly use my own advantages to break out. I can have this kind of command."  In terms of art, apart from Tang Jian, I can't find anyone else in China."

    Major General Marshall asked in disbelief: "Minister, are you saying that you have confirmed that Tang Jian is on the Yongchang?"

    Roosevelt nodded with certainty. This was his intuition. He had just noticed a familiar look coming from the bridge of the Yongchang. Although Roosevelt and Tang Jian only met once, Roosevelt would always be  I remember Tang Jian¡¯s hidden look. Even during the brief battle, the distance between Roosevelt and Tang Jian was thousands of meters, even 10,000 meters away.

    However, Roosevelt just felt that look. It was his intuition. He was originally an extremely conceited person, so he firmly believed in his intuition.

    Seeing that Roosevelt was so sure, Marshall did not persuade him any more, and then issued orders to the flagships of other squadrons through the signal flag device on the flagship Connecticut.

    Soon, the squadrons of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet moved closer and closer to Roosevelt's main formation, and dispatched several of the fastest warships in the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet to continue pursuing Tang Jian's escape direction.

    At 10:15 in the morning, Roosevelt's North Atlantic Fleet once again captured traces of Tang Jian's reconnaissance fleet, so Roosevelt immediately ordered the squadrons to encircle Tang Jian's fleet again.  reconnaissance fleet

    However, Tang Jian relied on the high-speed navigation advantage of the reconnaissance fleet and kept hiding in the East. No matter how Roosevelt changed his tactics in time, he was still unable to surround Tang Jian. Every time when the encirclement was about to be completed, Tang Jian would use two ships  The high-dreadnought ship acted as a sharp knife, tearing open the encirclement in one fell swoop and escaping.

    During the pursuit and encirclement, Tang Jian relied on the thick skin and high navigation of the high-dreadnought ship, coupled with its powerful firepower, and once damaged several ships of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet.??

    Although several warships in the Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet were hit by bullets, all of them were skin injuries. Apart from a few bullet marks, there was no fatal damage to them at all.

    "However, this also made Roosevelt believe his intuition. Besides Tang Jian, who else has such high command ability?  Tang Jian must be on board the Yongchang

    The flexibility and cunning of the Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet aroused Roosevelt's fighting spirit. Roosevelt vowed to sink this Chinese reconnaissance fleet in the Pacific Ocean that had been leading him by the nose.

    At eleven o'clock in the morning, Roosevelt's main fleet once again lost traces of the Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet. Only its reconnaissance fleet could stay far away without being completely lost by sailing on a par with the two high-speed cruisers.

    "Minister, Hawaii is ahead." Major General Marshall handed Roosevelt a telescope. In the eyepiece of the telescope, a huge island appeared in front of Roosevelt's eyes. That was the United States' lost overseas colony-the Hawaiian Islands.

    When the pursuit reached this point, Roosevelt frowned again and fell into deep thought. From the time he was chasing the Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet, he had an ominous feeling, as if Tang Jian was deliberately tempting him to pursue behind him.

    At this time, the main force of Roosevelt's North Atlantic Fleet was already very close to the Hawaiian Islands. Did Tang Jian deliberately lure him here?  A huge question arose in Roosevelt's mind

    When the main force of the North Atlantic Fleet approached Hawaii, Roosevelt suddenly ordered the fleet to stop. Roosevelt handed Marshall the telescope in his hand and asked: "Look, have you found anything strange?"

    Major General Marshall picked up the telescope and looked at it for a long time, and said in confusion: "It is really strange, why are we so close to Hawaii, but the Chinese defenders on the shore have no reaction at all, as if there are no defenders on the island."

    Roosevelt nodded slightly and said: "This is the strange thing. Who is Tang Jian? He is known for his cunning and cunning. Now he is leading us to the Hawaiian Islands intentionally or unintentionally, instead of using the main fleet and our waters near Hawaii.  What¡¯s the reason for the decisive battle?¡±

    Marshall thought for a while and said in surprise: "The minister means that this is a trap that has been designed long ago, just waiting for us to get into it ourselves?"

    Roosevelt said: "It's very possible? Do you think Tang Jian will lead us to undefended Hawaii? What's the difference between giving up Hawaii to us?"

    Major General Marshall continued to observe and asked: "But I looked for a long time and found no signs of a trap?"

    Roosevelt shook his head solemnly and said: "Do you know how Tang Jian led the rebuilt Beiyang Fleet to defeat the Japanese Combined Fleet that was at the height of its power? It was by using disguises and traps. If Tang Jian's trap is so easy to see through, use him  I won¡¯t call him Tang Jian anymore. The quieter the Hawaiian Islands are at this time, the more unusual it is."

    Roosevelt¡¯s analysis was so well-founded that Marshall had to agree with him

    "Then we should continue to pursue the Chinese Pacific Fleet's reconnaissance fleet where Tang Jian is located?" Major General Marshall asked tentatively

    "Yes." Roosevelt nodded affirmatively: "Since Tang Jian has gathered a large number of troops to ambush on Hawaii Island, it means that he is using himself as a bait to lure us into taking the bait. Since he is a bait, his troops must not be many. Therefore, this is  Our best chance to annihilate that Chinese Pacific Fleet squadron is even very likely to kill Tang Jian. As long as Tang Jian is killed, the entire Chinese Pacific Fleet will have nothing to worry about."

    Rear Admiral Marshall had no objections. Roosevelt immediately ordered the North Atlantic Fleet to continue chasing the Chinese Pacific Fleet reconnaissance fleet.

    The northwest of the Hawaiian Islands is dotted with large and small islands, which are extremely convenient for hiding and evasion. Tang Jian took advantage of the geographical advantage and continued to mediate with Roosevelt until after nightfall. Roosevelt did not surround them again. Seeing that the pursuit was fruitless, Roosevelt had to order the main force of the fleet to anchor at  Rest near Laisan Island, not far from Midway Island, and send out a reconnaissance team to continue tracking the reconnaissance fleet where Tang Jian is located.

    Roosevelt concluded that Tang Jian found out that they had not been fooled into attacking the Hawaiian Islands directly, and would definitely mobilize reinforcements from the Hawaiian Islands to help him. As long as he waited for work in this area, he would soon encounter the main force of the Chinese Pacific Fleet. At that time, it would be a decisive battle.  The final moment of victory or defeat

    In the early morning of the next day, Roosevelt received intelligence that the Pacific Fleet squadron where Tang Jian was located was resting in the waters near Midway Island. Therefore, Roosevelt immediately ordered to take advantage of the night to prepare for a complete encirclement, and must encircle and annihilate this reconnaissance fleet.

    When Roosevelt arrivedWhen he was on the way to the island, the sun happened to be rising. It was at this time that he discovered Tang Jian's traces again. Just when he ordered the encirclement to be completed, suddenly, there were bursts of roaring sounds in the sky.

    Roosevelt¡¯s expression changed. He would encounter a Chinese plane here?

    ps: I stayed up until three o'clock in the morning to write this. I was busy with less work, but I never stopped. I hope everyone can understand my hard work. Okay, I can't stand it anymore, so I decided to go to bed.

    There¡¯s so much exciting content to look forward to¡­
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