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Text Chapter 1069 The Battle of Ionia

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    In the Mediterranean Sea, the wind and waves are smaller.  The huge fleet sailed on the sea, leaving a long track.  A fleet of eight battleships, one battleship, six heavy cruisers and more than 20 light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet sailed in the Ionian Sea.  It is about 400 kilometers from Sicily to the junction of the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea. At the speed of the Indian Ocean Fleet, it only takes one day to get there.

    "Chief of Staff, order the fleet to slow down! Just cruise at a speed of KO knots. Just make sure to arrive in the waters near the Ionian Islands before tomorrow afternoon!" Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, ordered.

    "What's wrong? No need to enter the Adriatic Sea?" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan asked in surprise.  The previously formulated plan was that after assisting the 8th Marine Division to land in Sicily, the main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet would quickly enter the Adriatic Sea, and attack the Italian Navy together with the Austro-Hungarian Navy, leaving all the main force of the Italian Navy behind.  In the Adriatic Sea.

    "I'm not going! The latest information I got is that the main force of the Italian Navy is heading south. I really admire their courage and dare to take the initiative to fight us. I don't know whether to admire their bravery or despise their arrogance!" Li Haitao  The admiral said with a smile.

    "Oh? Are the Italians so bold? I thought they would hide in the military port after hearing the news about our attack on Italy! I didn't expect them to have the courage to come to fight us. But that's okay, the Adriatic Sea is too narrow  , which is not conducive to the speed advantage of our fleet. Whether it is a decisive battle in the wider Ionian Sea, it is more beneficial to us!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

    "Yes! Since the Italians are so unafraid of death, let us wake them up. Today's naval battles are no longer the model they are familiar with. It does not mean that they can adapt to the current naval battles after equipping new battleships!" Li Haitao  The admiral said with a proud look on his face.  The history of the Italian Navy is much longer than that of China. The modern Italian Navy was established at least several decades earlier than the Chinese Navy.  However, since its establishment, the Italian Navy has not fought any decent battles at all.  Although the Chinese Navy has been established for less than 20 years, it has experienced countless tragic wars.  Based on these battles, the Chinese Navy has already grown from a young rookie to an experienced veteran.  Moreover, the use of new battleships in naval battles is also the first of its kind for the Chinese Navy.  If the Italian Navy wants to fight the Chinese Navy and defeat the Chinese Navy without having an absolute advantage in strength, it is simply nonsense!

    "Where is the Austro-Hungarian Navy? Will they attack the Italian Navy with us?" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan asked.  Although the Chinese Navy has more capital ships than the Italian Navy, the performance of the Zhonghua-class battleships in the fleet is relatively backward. The performance of the other three captured British and French battleships is also relatively backward. Only the Han Ming Emperor and two battleships are also relatively backward.  'Qin class, battleships have a greater advantage.  In this case, if there is a decisive battle with the Italian Navy, even if the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet wins, I am afraid that it will also suffer certain casualties.

    "The Austro-Hungarian Navy is not ready to participate. Archduke Ferdinand, the commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, said that the Austro-Hungarian Navy is not ready yet. Therefore, we can only rely on ourselves to deal with the Italian Navy this time!" Li Haitao  The admiral said with a sigh.

    "What a bastard! You're so cunning!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan couldn't help but cursed secretly. Archduke Ferdinand obviously wanted the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet to fight the Italian Navy, so that the Austro-Hungarian Navy could take advantage of it.  Well!

    "After all, he is the one who wants to be the emperor! He is indeed cruel and thick-skinned!" General Li Haitao said with a smile.

    Archduke Ferdinand was the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a supporter of the Austro-Hungarian Empire¡¯s vigorous development of its navy.  A battle in another time and space started precisely because he was assassinated.  At the same time, after his assassination, the Austro-Hungarian navy could no longer receive strong support.  In the end, the four 'United Forces' battleships were sunk one by one during the war.

    "Commander, in this case, we have to rely on our own. Although the Italian battleships only have six, they have a very large number of main guns. We have to find a way, otherwise we will kill a thousand enemies and lose eight.  Bai's fighting style will cause us heavy losses!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan said.

    "Well! The Italian Navy's two Andrea Doria-class battleships and three Count of Cavour-class battleships, as well as the original Dante Alliggio Icheri, are all small-displacement battleships.  But a battleship with many main guns. This kind of battleship has a higher center of gravity and lower seaworthiness. Moreover, a little bit of wind and waves on the sea or too fast speed will seriously affect the shooting accuracy. Therefore, I plan to  , and control the distance to about 12,000 meters.At the same time, keep the speed during the battle at 1 knot.  The advantages of the Italian Navy's excessive number of main guns were offset by long range and high speed.  If the Italian Navy accelerates with us, this will inevitably further reduce their bombardment accuracy.  If they don't speed up with us, we can easily grab the T and then focus our firepower to hit them hard!  This time, we want to let the Italians know that it is not just the number of guns that determines the performance of a battleship, but speed and armor are also very important!  "General Li Haitao's eyes shone with excitement. Whenever a war comes, although it makes people feel very stressed, it also makes everyone full of desire for the upcoming war. Soldiers all hope to be able to fight in the blood and battle.  Gain your own glory in the battle of fire!

    Andrea of ??the Italian Navy  The Doria class battleship has a displacement of 26,000 tons and a maximum speed of 23.5 knots.  ¡®The Count of Cavour class battleship has a displacement of 23,500 tons and a maximum speed of 215 knots.  ¡®Dante.  The battleship Aligheiri has a displacement of 21,500 tons and a top speed of 21 knots.  Therefore, the maximum speed of the Italian fleet can only be maintained at about 21 knots.  At this speed, because the center of gravity is too high, the battleship will be very bumpy. It would be good if it could not capsize, let alone start a fierce gun battle with the opponent.

    The PLA Navy¡¯s ¡®Han-class¡¯ battleship has a displacement of 28,500 tons and a maximum speed of 26 knots.  ¡®The Qin class battleship has a displacement of 23,500 tons and a maximum speed of 24 knots.  ¡®Zhonghua-class battleships have a displacement of 21,500 tons and a maximum speed of 225 knots.  In addition, the battleship "Zhongnan", "Nanyang", and the "Middle East" battleship have a displacement of about 21,000 tons and a maximum speed of 22 knots after undergoing modern modifications.  At the same time, the Chinese Navy's most advanced fire control system was also installed on the battleships, which greatly improved the shooting accuracy of these three battleships.

    In contrast, if the Chinese Navy declares war and engages in a decisive battle with the Italian Navy at a long distance and at high speed, it will inevitably put the Italian Navy into a dilemma, thus giving the Chinese Navy an excellent opportunity to defeat the Italian Navy.  Setting off is a manifestation of God. Otherwise, as long as the Italian navy dares to come to the door this time, it will be courting death!

    At 8 a.m. on July 11, the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet arrived on the sea one hundred kilometers northwest of the Ionian Islands in the Ionian Sea, which is almost the center of the Ionian Sea.  The wide sea is undoubtedly an excellent battlefield for decisive battles at sea.  After the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet arrived here, it began cruising on the sea at a low speed and had no intention of continuing northward.  At this time, the main fleet of the Italian Navy is not very far away from here.

    Since the main force of the Italian Navy departed from Venice at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, the fleet has moved south at a speed of 12 knots. It is expected that they will be able to reach the waters where the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet is located tomorrow morning.

    After the Chinese Navy appeared in the Ionian Sea, it was quickly learned by the Italian Navy¡¯s reconnaissance ship.  They quickly reported the position of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.  After learning about it, Italian Admiral Boscini, who was leading the fleet south, immediately understood the Chinese Navy's intentions.

    "Order all ships to maintain speed and go south and prepare for battle. Since the Chinese want to fight us in the Ionian Sea, then we will help them! This time, we want them to know who is the master of the Mediterranean!  Admiral Bohini said with high spirits.  He seemed to have seen it, and victory was just around the corner.

    At 8 a.m. on July 12, the Chinese Navy and a destroyer discovered the Italian Navy¡¯s main fleet heading south and immediately reported to the fleet.  At this time, the direct distance between the main fleets of both sides was less than a hundred kilometers.

    Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, immediately issued an order to prepare for combat. The gun jackets of the naval guns were taken off, and the speed of all warships also increased. After accelerating to 5 knots, they began to move towards the direction of the main fleet of the Italian Navy.  Sailing.

    Two hours later, the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet and the Italian Navy¡¯s main fleet encountered each other in the Ionian Sea, about 150 kilometers northwest of the Ionian Islands.  This is where the naval battle begins.  In addition to the warring navies, there was also an Austro-Hungarian light cruiser and a French navy light cruiser in the area.  This is the warship France sent to observe this naval battle after learning that China had invaded Italy.
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