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Text Chapter 886 Taking the initiative

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    "General, we will arrive in Puerto Ayora at ten o'clock tomorrow morning at the latest. But by then the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy must have escaped! This afternoon, a destroyer of the West Coast Fleet was one hundred nautical miles north of Santa Cruz Island.  Two Chinese Navy battleships were discovered here, sailing toward them. They should be two 'Zhonghua-class battleships' of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet!" A staff officer told William.  Admiral Benson reported.  Everyone in the U.S. fleet thought that this battle was a sure win. 14 powerful battleships were enough to form an overwhelming advantage over the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. Under such circumstances, if the Chinese did not want to be sunk, they would  Escape before the U.S. fleet arrives is undoubtedly the best option.  Of course, the U.S. fleet hopes that the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet can stay and have a battle with the U.S. fleet.  In this case, they can defeat the Chinese Navy with dignity and avenge their previous humiliation!

    "Hmph! It is inevitable for the Chinese to flee Santa Cruz Island. Our current strength is more than twice theirs. Except for one Han-class battleship, all the capital ships of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet are no match for us.  However, this is fine, without the interference of the Chinese navy fleet, we can destroy the Santa Cruz Island naval base without being affected!" William.  Admiral Benson said with a smile.  In the U.S. Navy's plan, destroying the Santa Cruz Island Naval Base is top priority.  Of course, it would be even better if it could defeat or even annihilate the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet.  If possible, with plenty of time, the U.S. fleet will also carry it out and destroy the Pearl Harbor naval base. In that case, the threat posed by the Chinese navy to the United States will be minimized for a long time to come.  The U.S. Navy also has enough time to wait until the more powerful Pennsylvania-class battleships enter service.  By then, the U.S. Navy will have the strength to confront the Chinese Navy head-on!

    "Order the fleet to do anti-submarine work, we must guard against Chinese submarine attacks!" William.  Admiral Benson warned.  If he is worried about anything about this operation, it is probably the submarine force of the Chinese Navy.  Although the United States is also developing a submarine force, the submarines it builds are basically small offshore submarines with very short range and can only operate in offshore waters.  When the Chinese Navy used submarines to defeat the British and French navies in the Red Sea Battle, William.  Admiral Benson was very shocked, and he was worried that this situation would happen again in the U.S. Navy.  You know, the performance of the Chinese Navy's submarines is much better than that of the U.S. Navy's submarines.  Since the fleet entered the Pacific, the U.S. fleet has strengthened its anti-submarine preparations.

    "Yes, General!" The staff officer nodded and quickly went down to deliver the order.

    Looking at the destroyers and light cruisers cruising around the battleships, William.  Admiral Benson's worries have weakened a lot.  With such tight protection, it should be difficult for Chinese submarines to sneak in.  Once a submarine is discovered by a destroyer or light cruiser on the sea, it will be attacked by naval guns or depth charges.  The thin shell of the submarine cannot withstand such an attack.

    The next day, at 5 o'clock in the morning, a trace of white fish belly appeared on the horizon, and the night was about to dissipate.  The sailors on the U.S. fleet are also busy.  After a simple wash, we started to have breakfast.  Everyone realized that there was going to be a big battle today, so the U.S. fleet had breakfast an hour earlier than usual.

    At this time, the U.S. fleet is only about 40 nautical miles away from Santa Cruz Island. If the Chinese fleet is not intercepted, they will arrive at Port Ayora in three hours and launch an attack.

    Only twenty-five nautical miles away from the U.S. fleet, a fleet was sailing at high speed on the sea.

    This fleet is the main force of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. The leader is the flagship 'Guangwu Emperor', followed by the two ships 'Qin II' and 'Qin III'.  battlecruiser

    Wang Jian led the other six Jianghe-class heavy cruisers. After the station started, their main task was to entangle and sink the US Navy's Philadelphia-class heavy cruisers, preventing the US Navy from having a chance.  Use heavy cruisers to block three battleships of the Chinese Navy.  In this case, the three battleships of the Pacific Fleet could use high speed to attack the U.S. fleet and then evacuate before being encircled.

    "Commander, at our current speed, we will encounter the US fleet in half an hour." Pacific Fleet Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai reminded.  Using three battleships to attack the US fleet with 14 powerful battleships, Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai still felt that this tactic was very crazy.  However, what puzzled him was why both the General Staff and the Navy agreed to such a crazy plan?

    "Order all ships to prepare for battle. After the encounter, seize the T prefix as soon as possible and set the speed above 18 knots. They must not get entangled with the U.S. fleet.""" Admiral Gao Yi ordered. Speed ??has become his biggest reliance. In the Mediterranean naval battle a few years ago, the Indian Ocean Fleet was also at a disadvantage, but they successfully used their speed advantage to pull back the ship bit by bit.  The disadvantage was restored. And now, General Gao Yihai hopes to repeat this tactic again!

    It¡¯s 5:30 in the morning. Although it¡¯s not bright yet, the darkness of the night has been dispersed a lot.  The distance between the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet and the U.S. Fleet has also been shortened to 15,000 meters.  Both sides' gazers have discovered each other!

    The piercing siren sounded in the U.S. fleet. Those American sailors who had just brought their plates and had not had time to eat breakfast had to grab a piece of bread, put down their plates and ran back to their jobs.

    "What's going on?" William.  Admiral Benson also came to the bridge of the battleship Nevada immediately.

    "General, the main force of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet has appeared. They did not escape, but came to intercept us. Except for the two 'Zhonghua-class' battleships, the rest of the main ships are here, as well as two heavy cruisers and  A lot of light cruisers and destroyers!" The staff officer on duty immediately called William.  Admiral Benson reported!

    The Chinese navy did not escape, but appeared here, which made William.  Admiral Benson was shocked, but then he calmed down. Now that the U.S. fleet is strong, there is no need to be afraid of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet.

    "Order all ships to prepare for battle. Six Nevada-class battleships form a battle line, and the remaining four New York-class battleships and four Wyoming-class battleships form a battleship. All battleships should not panic. The Chinese only have  With three battleships, our strength is more than five times theirs! We will definitely win this battle!" William.  Lieutenant General Benson ordered.

    In William.  Under the order of Admiral Benson, the U.S. fleet immediately began to change its formation. Six ships

    The Nevada-class battleships accelerated towards the Chinese Navy, while the remaining four New York-class battleships and four Wyoming-class battleships also began to gather to form a battle line, heading towards the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet from another direction.  Outflank the past.

    "The battleship accelerates, turns 5 degrees to the left, and seizes the T. The battlecruiser and heavy cruiser turn 30 degrees to the left, preparing to intercept the heavy cruiser of the US fleet!" Facing the outflanking US fleet, General Gao Yihai calmly issued the order  Follow the order.

    Soon, the Chinese fleet increased its speed to 20 knots, far exceeding the US fleet's 5 knots.

    "It's not that easy for the Chinese to seize the T prefix! Accelerate to 18 knots and turn right 15 degrees!" William.  Admiral Benson immediately ordered.  When the Chinese fleet began to turn, he quickly guessed the Chinese fleet's intentions.  However, in terms of speed, the American fleet is always at a disadvantage!

    At 5:50 in the morning, three battleships of the Chinese fleet were surrounded by six battleships of the American fleet.

    ¡®Nevada class, the front of the first battle line composed of battleships.  The battleship at the front is the USS Nevada, the flagship of the US fleet.  Although the U.S. fleet was also speeding up its turn, trying to get rid of the Chinese fleet, the Chinese fleet also turned and kept the positions of both sides unchanged!

    "Fire!" At 5:55, the gunnery officer of the battleship "Emperor Guangwu" gave the order to fire.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The muzzles of the three triple-mounted 343mm naval guns on the battleship "Guangwu Emperor" shined with orange-red fire.  The huge recoil shook the battleship 'Guangwu Emperor'.  Nine armor-piercing bombs weighing more than 800 kilograms flew towards the battleship Nevada at high speed.  After the shell exploded, pillars of water splashed into the sky around the USS Nevada.  However, the accuracy of the battleship's bombardment during high-speed navigation is indeed unflattering.  At a distance of 12,000 meters, the nearest impact point of the nine artillery shells was 300 meters away.

    Following the battleship "Emperor Guangwu", the battleship "Qin II" and "Qin III" also opened fire one after another. The dense shells exploded on the sea, and the splashing water column almost covered the sea.

    ¡®The USS Nevada was completely enveloped in it.  However, none of the salvos fired by the three battleships hit the target.

    However, even this frightened the US Navy officers and soldiers on the USS Nevada.  The towering water column splashing up from the sea has soaked the entire deck of the USS Nevada.  If the sailors on the deck were not tied with safety ropes, they might all be washed into the sea!
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