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    The flagship of the combined fleet of the British and French navies was occupied by John.  Admiral Jellicoe selected the battleship HMS Valiant, which is the fourth ship among the British Navy's Queen Elizabeth class battleships.  This battleship was very lucky in the Battle of the North Sea and did not hit a single large-caliber artillery shell.  John.  Admiral Jellicoe believed that the battleship Warrior was very lucky, so he chose it as the flagship of the fleet. He also hoped that the battleship Warrior could bring good luck to the entire combined fleet.  After all, luck is also an extremely important factor in naval battles.

    However, French Admiral Palmiro, who served as deputy commander of the fleet, did not stay on the battleship "Warrior", but chose to stay on the French Navy's own battleship.  Although the 'Breton-class battleship is far inferior to the 'Warrior' battleship in terms of size and firepower, it is the French Navy's own battleship after all.  Except when holding meetings, Admiral Palmiro rarely went to the battleship Warrior.  As a naval general, Admiral Palmiro also hopes that the French Navy can develop and grow.  However, after two Guba-class battleships were sunk and two captured by the Chinese navy, the French government completely gave up on developing the navy and focused its main energy on the army.  After all, for France, the biggest enemy is Germany, which comes from land.  As for the equally powerful German Navy, just leave it to its ally, the British Navy, to deal with it.  Therefore, the French Navy only built one class and three 'Bretagne class' battleships after the 'Guba' class battleship, and stopped the construction of new battleships, making the French Navy completely reduced to the world's second-rate navy.

    'Brittany-class battleship, with a displacement of 25,000 tons, a maximum speed of only 22 knots, and armaments of five twin-mounted 340mm main guns, 22 138mm secondary guns, and a crew of more than 1,100  people.  The three 'Breton-class battleships were named 'Bretagne', 'Provence' and 'Lorraine'.

    It is only 1,500 kilometers from Gibraltar to the waters near Sicily. At the speed of the British and French naval fleets, it only takes 4 days to get there.  John.  Admiral Jellicoe believed that the naval battle would break out on August 17 or 18.  For this battle, John.  Admiral Jellicoe was full of confidence.  The Combined Fleet has 13 battleships and 3 battlecruisers, and all of them are several advanced battleships, while the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet has only eight battleships and one battlecruiser. Except for the 'Han class, the battleships are equipped with 343mm  In addition to the main gun, other battleships are equipped with 5mm main guns.  The United Fleet has three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships. The 381mm main guns mounted on them can easily send the Chinese Navy's battleships into the seabed.  With such a huge advantage, John.  Admiral Jellicoe believed that the combined fleet would definitely win this battle.  The only thing to pay attention to is probably the Chinese Navy's submarine force. Lieutenant General Howard, the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Chinese Navy's submarine force.  Therefore, dozens of ships and destroyers in the combined fleet have been instructed to be prepared for anti-submarine warfare. Once the submarines of the Chinese Navy dare to appear, they will be bombed and sunk immediately. At the same time, all destroyers must be prepared.  The task of blocking torpedoes for battleships.  Once a Chinese Navy submarine launches a torpedo at a battleship, nearby destroyers must rush to the side of the battleship and save the battleship at the expense of themselves. Otherwise, the commander on the battleship will be tried by a military court.  Although such an order is somewhat inhumane, destroyers are much cheaper than battleships. The cost of a battleship is dozens of times that of a destroyer.  Therefore, it is very cost-effective to sacrifice destroyers to protect battleships.

    "General, according to the latest intelligence, the main force of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet is still in the waters near Marsala, Sicily, with no signs of leaving!" Roslin, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet.  Vice Admiral Wells reported.

    "Very good! Let our reconnaissance ship pay close attention to the movements of those yellow-skinned monkeys, lest they escape. As long as they don't escape, then they will lose this battle!" John.  Admiral Jellicoe said confidently.  The more than ten powerful battleships of the combined fleet gave him great confidence.  What he is most worried about is that the main force of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet will flee after learning that the Combined Fleet is setting off from Gibraltar. In that case, the Combined Fleet will be in vain.  The Chinese navy stayed in the waters near Sicily without mercy, which John.  Admiral Jellicoe seemed to be seeking his own death.  He can be sure that the powerful battleships of the combined fleet will easily send the old battleships of the Chinese Navy to the bottom of the sea.

    "General, we have discovered traces of the Chinese Navy's submarine force in the northwest waters of Sicily. The main reason why the main force of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet did not leave is because they must have been prepared.

    I think they must have a lot of submarines nearby. These submarines must be ambushing us and want to sneak attack us!  "Lieutenant General Roslyn Wells reminded."Well! The Chinese still think they can defeat us with this despicable and shameless method. It's useless! The Royal Navy will not fall in the same place twice. The fleet is ordered to strengthen anti-submarine and the other fleet sails on the anti-submarine route  , especially at night, anti-submarine warfare must be strengthened!" John.  Admiral Jellicoe ordered.  Although he is arrogant, he is not reckless. He does not want the tragedy of the Red Sea Battle to happen again.  Although the Mediterranean Fleet is now so powerful, he is unwilling to take risks.

    John.  Admiral Jellicoe believes that as long as the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet can be defeated this time, the Royal Navy will gradually attack eastward and gradually regain those colonies occupied by China.  The Mediterranean Fleet will undoubtedly become the main force in this.  Therefore, he did not want the Mediterranean Fleet to lose too many warships in this naval battle.  You know, the British Navy Mediterranean Fleet he currently leads has almost concentrated most of the British Navy's advanced battleships.  Most of the battleships left behind by the local fleet are relatively old battleships.  Although there are still five more advanced Revenge-class battleships on the slipway, which are being built intensively, because many of the early materials were used on the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, the

    ¡®The construction period of the Revenge-class battleship will be delayed a lot, and it will take almost a year and a half before it can be put into service.  Therefore, John.  The fleet led by Admiral Jellicoe is already the main force of the British Navy. If something goes wrong, it will be a huge blow to the British Navy.

    As soon as the British and French naval combined fleet set off from Gibraltar, the China Mediterranean Theater Command had already learned the relevant news.  Admiral Zhou Shun, commander of the Mediterranean Theater, once again convened the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet and the two commanders of the naval aviation to discuss combat deployment.

    "Everyone, the British and French naval combined fleet has set off from Gibraltar at 9 o'clock this morning. It is expected to arrive in the waters near Sicily on August 17 or August 18. In other words, our battle with the British and French naval combined fleet will be  It broke out on August 17 or 18. The British-French combined fleet has a total of more than 80 large and small battleships, including 13 battleships and 3 battlecruisers. Such strength is very powerful. If we hadn't already  If we decide to let the naval aviation be the main force of the attack, with our current strength, there is no way to compete with them. General Chen, General Cai, this time it mainly depends on you two!" Zhou Shun entered  The general looked at Major General Chen Guoli, commander of the Naval Aviation Wing, and Major General Cai Shudong, captain of the Naval Aviation Wing.

    "Yes, Commander, leave it to us!" Major General Chen Guoli, captain of the 2nd Wing, replied immediately, with deep excitement in his voice.  China has been vigorously developing its air force and naval aviation for many years, but they have never demonstrated their strength in front of the world. This war will be the first time that the Chinese naval aviation has demonstrated its powerful attack power in front of the world.  , destined to be recorded in history.  Being able to send the huge battleships of the British Navy and the French Navy to the bottom of the sea represents unprecedented glory and military exploits for the officers and soldiers of the Chinese Naval Aviation Force.

    Rear Admiral Cai Shudong, commander of the Naval Aviation Wing No. 1, also nodded. His character is a little more reserved.  But he is also full of confidence in this battle.  Two wings with a total of 240 plus fighter planes should be enough to deal with the British and French combined fleets, if nothing unexpected happens.  Of course, those small battleships will not be considered, and all capital ships are the first choice targets.

    "Haha, it's good to have confidence. I believe His Majesty the Emperor is also looking forward to the performance of the naval aviation. Commander Li, the combat radius of the naval aviation is only two hundred kilometers. So, lure the British and French naval fleets to a hundred kilometers away from Sicily  It is crucial within the sea area. Only the Indian Ocean Fleet can complete this task!" Admiral Zhou Shun said.

    "Yes, General Zhou, the Indian Ocean Fleet will definitely complete its mission!" Admiral Li Haitao said.  Although he longed to fight openly and openly with the combined fleet of the British and French navies, he also knew that the gap between the two sides was too great.  Without the help of naval aviation, the Indian Ocean Fleet would not be a match for the combined British and French naval fleets.  The opponent's more than ten new battleships are enough to destroy all the capital ships of the Indian Ocean Fleet.  Of course, as long as the British and French combined naval fleets are lured within the strike radius of the naval aviation, the British and French combined naval fleets will be dead. By then, the Indian Ocean Fleet may also have a chance to beat the drowned dog!
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