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- The violent storm on the Pacific Ocean came and went quickly. A few hours later, the thick layers of dark clouds disappeared without a trace in a moment. At this time, the red sun set in the west and purple clouds filled the sky. The sky with clouds clearing and the sun gradually turning calm was rendered blood-red, adding to the majestic atmosphere. Please use the pinyin domain name of this site to visit us.
In the sea near Midway Island, even after being washed and swept by violent storms, the strong smell of blood and gunpowder smoke still lingers in the air. On the undulating sea surface, there are slightly white floating corpses and black burnt corpses. Melted shipwrecks are everywhere, and these scenes all show the brutality of the naval battle not long ago.
At this moment, on the sea covered with red clouds, a huge fleet gradually emerged from the horizon. Many of the warships in this fleet were riddled with bullet marks, their hulls were blackened, and many warships were still dragging their tails. From the endless smoke, it was obvious that this fleet had just returned from the battlefield.
On the mast at the top of the fleet, the distinctive yellow dragon sword flag fluttered in the wind and made a hunting sound. This fleet was the Chinese Pacific Fleet returning from pursuit of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet.
In the bridge command room of the Yongchang, the flagship of the Chinese Pacific Fleet, Ye Zugui complained angrily: This storm came at the wrong time. It had already tightly trapped the fleeing US North Atlantic Fleet. However, this storm Roosevelt was also extremely cunning. He actually managed to escape by taking advantage of the abnormal weather. Alas, the great opportunity to completely annihilate the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet was lost in this way. What a pity, what a pity! \u201In the end, Ye Zugui even began to beat his chest, which showed how dissatisfied he was with the outcome of this naval battle.
Cheng Biguang held his injured and bandaged right hand and said nothing, but the regretful expression on his face also made clear his views on this naval battle.
Only Tang Jian, who was standing in the bridge, remained silent and smiling, quietly recalling today's long and fierce naval battle. From the official start of the war to the pursuit of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet, the Battle of Midway lasted seven and a half hours, and finally It still ended with Roosevelt's successful escape.
From the beginning of the Battle of Midway, Roosevelt's long-prepared anti-aircraft artillery played a huge role. Although Tang Jian had the help of the Air Force, under the intensive anti-aircraft artillery fire of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet, the results achieved by the Air Force were not what Tang Jian expected. Roosevelt's foresight a few years ago played a huge role in the early stages of this naval battle. The U.S. North Atlantic Fleet was not at a disadvantage as planned within a few hours of the war. Instead, it faintly suppressed the Chinese Pacific Fleet. fleet.
In the subsequent naval battle, due to Roosevelt's superb command skills and the decisive numerical advantage of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet, coupled with the fact that the Chinese Air Force did not inflict heavy damage on the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet as Tang Jian expected, As for the Chinese Pacific Fleet, it retreated steadily after a long period of fierce fighting, and its losses were particularly heavy.
Fortunately, Chu Zhaoliang's submarine force arrived in time, otherwise, the outcome of today's naval battle would have been unpredictable.
With the assistance of the submarine force, Tang Jian barely stabilized his position and finally regained the initiative on the battlefield. However, God was not in his favor. Just when the Chinese Pacific Fleet was about to achieve a decisive victory, a violent storm came. This caused the Chinese Air Force to withdraw from the battlefield early, and the Chinese Pacific Fleet lost the air force's first battle strength in advance, and saw the regeneration of the victory that was about to be won.
Seeing that his defeat was already apparent, Roosevelt did not have the slightest doubt, and immediately led the fleet to take advantage of the weather to evacuate. Naturally, Tang Jian rushed to catch up. However, at that time, a violent storm was raging on the sea, dark clouds blocked the sun, and the entire sea was dark. It was almost dark, the visibility was particularly poor, and Roosevelt was evacuating dispersedly. In this extremely disadvantageous situation for his own side, even if Tang Jian tried his best to pursue, he could only watch helplessly as Roosevelt's North Atlantic Fleet disappeared under the heavy rain. among.
Although during the pursuit, the destroyer pursuit fleet of the Chinese Pacific Fleet had a brief exchange of fire with the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet and sank several U.S. warships, this achievement was compared with the total annihilation of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet. It's really insignificant.
Therefore, this naval battle did not achieve Tang Jian's stated goal.
Tang Jian's original plan was originally seamless, but unfortunately many changes occurred midway. If the British Far East Fleet hadn't attacked and Tang Jian had transferred the submarine force back to the South China Sea, then with the combined efforts of aircraft, submarines, and surface ships, the U.S. North The Atlantic Fleet will definitely be annihilated by Tang Jianquan at Midway Island.
Tang Jian smiled bitterly to himself. Ideals are often beautiful, but reality is always cruel.
Seeing that all the generals on the bridge were dejected, Tang Jian swept away the gloom in his heart and said with a smile: "You don't have to be so depressed. Although we failed to completely annihilate the US North Atlantic Fleet this time, and we also suffered heavy losses, we are not without success."At least half of the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet had been lost at this time. As long as Roosevelt still had some sense, he would never dare to take the initiative to go to sea again and look for opportunities for a decisive battle. In other words, they still won the Battle of Midway and truly control of the Pacific Ocean.
Hearing so much from Tang Jian, the generals headed by Ye Zugui and Cheng Biguang raised their brows slightly. Yes, although they failed to take the opportunity to annihilate the US North Atlantic Fleet this time, the US North Atlantic Fleet was severely damaged and lost the opportunity to carry out the main decisive battle. The capital of the Pacific Ocean will still be dominated by the Chinese Pacific Fleet for a certain period of time.
Tang Jian walked out of the bridge and came to the deck. The smelly sea breeze blew slowly. Tang Jian glanced at the red sun that was half submerged under the sea level, turned around and ordered: Return to Pearl Harbor immediately and remove the lost ships. Drag them back to Hong Kong for emergency repairs. The wounded in each army must be properly treated. For the dead soldiers, their bodies must be recovered and buried properly. As for the matter of providing support to their families, let Prime Minister Yan Fu order people to take care of it!
Ye Zugui and Cheng Biguang nodded in unison.
Tang Jian looked at the scarred Chinese Pacific Fleet behind him. Scarlet was still visible on the decks of many battleships, which was the blood of the Pacific Fleet soldiers. Tang Jian sighed lightly. In this great era, necessary war is a prerequisite for long-term peace. I don¡¯t know when China will be so strong that other countries will not dare to covet it. By then, there will not be so many Chinese men. Blood is spilled on the battlefield.
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The Port of San Francisco, USA.
Since Roosevelt was lucky enough to escape from the pursuit of the Chinese Pacific Fleet through a storm on the sea, he has been shutting himself in his office, unwilling to be visited by anyone.
During the days when he returned safely to San Francisco, Roosevelt kept reflecting on the scene at the Battle of Midway. Although the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet was superior to China's Pacific Fleet in number and total tonnage, it could have successfully defeated China's Pacific Fleet based on this alone. fleet.
But in the Battle of Midway, China's secret weapons emerged one after another. First, there was an air attack by hundreds of Chinese Air Force aircraft, which left the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet with only the power to parry and lost many opportunities. Just as the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet was about to complete the encirclement, it completely When defeating the Chinese Pacific Fleet.
The emergence of another secret weapon of China, the submarine force, instantly reversed the tide of the war, putting the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet in a situation where it was being attacked from both sides. Seeing that the victory that was about to be won was wasted, and the success was about to be defeated, Roosevelt had to decisively order the evacuation, and then he was lucky to be safe. Return to San Francisco Harbor.
Thinking of this, Roosevelt really wanted to thank the storm that came in time. If it hadn't been for this big storm, I'm afraid Roosevelt would not have been able to return to the Port of San Francisco safely.
After the Battle of Midway, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet lost twelve main warships. One of them was about to arrive in San Francisco. However, it was seriously injured, the cabin was flooded, and the ship was tilted seriously. Finally, under Roosevelt's order, , sunk with torpedoes.
In the Battle of Midway, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet suffered serious losses. Roosevelt knew that he had completely lost his last chance to proactively find the Chinese Pacific Fleet for a decisive battle and defeat it.
With his own injuries so serious, Roosevelt did not believe that the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet could survive the triple blow of the Chinese air force, submarine forces, and surface warships. Moreover, not every time he was so lucky, there would be sea attacks. Storm helps.
Therefore, Roosevelt¡¯s first order when he returned to San Francisco was to do his best to repair damaged ships. The second order was to use the remaining torpedo boats of the North Atlantic Fleet to densely lay mines on the San Francisco channel and nearby waters.
At the entrance to San Francisco, Roosevelt specially ordered people to build five huge and strong underwater fences to completely block the attacks of China's elusive submarine force. In addition, anti-aircraft guns shipped day and night from the east coast of the United States equipped San Francisco. From almost all the commanding heights of the port, San Francisco has organized a strict three-dimensional defense line underwater, on the water, and in the air.
Even if China¡¯s air force planes, submarine forces, and Pacific Fleet attack together, Roosevelt will still have the confidence to fight with them.
Although in this way, the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet will be completely besieged in the Port of San Francisco, Roosevelt did not feel any pity. Since the U.S. North Atlantic Fleet has lost its control of the sea, it cannot avoid being annihilated if it goes to sea. It is better to use San Francisco's impregnable layers of defense to fight against China. China goes to the ocean to fight, and supplies are not easy. A long battle will inevitably bring down China's weak industrial system.
¡°Dong dong¡¡± There was a knock on the door of Roosevelt¡¯s office.
?Roosevelt frowned. He strictly ordered his secretary not to let anyone disturb him. Now someone actually knocked on his door without informing him?
Roosevelt¡¯s tone was unkind, and he asked impatiently: Who?
Yes, Marshall, Your Excellency the Minister! Marshall's voice came from outside the door.
When Roosevelt heard it was Marshall, he said: Come in!
Marshall gently opened the door. At this time, Marshall had gone through a period of self-cultivation. Although he was still wearing a lot of bandages, he looked much better than before.
After Marshall entered the door, he looked anxious. Instead of being polite to Roosevelt, he said directly: Your Excellency, there is news about the Chinese Pacific Fleet.
When Roosevelt heard this, he was shocked, stood up straight, and asked: What news?
Yesterday, the military intelligence organization in Hawaii sent a telegram that the Chinese Pacific Fleet had set off from Pearl Harbor this morning, heading for San Francisco. Judging from the various actions of the Chinese Pacific Fleet, they were preparing to besiege San Francisco. Marshall said. ~ - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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