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    At 10 a.m. on August 18, on the battleship Warrior, the flagship of the British-French naval combined fleet, the commander of the combined fleet, John.  Admiral Jellicoe frowned tightly.  After two hours of pursuit, the distance between the main force of the Combined Fleet and the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet had widened to more than 20 kilometers. However, the battlecruiser formation of the Combined Fleet was only eight kilometers away from the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.  .  At the same time, the battlecruiser formation of the Combined Fleet has launched an attack on the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet. However, at a speed of up to 24 knots, the ship's hull was very bumpy, which seriously affected the performance of the gunners and wasted more than a hundred artillery shells.  After that, we haven¡¯t even touched the edge of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet.  Moreover, the response of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet also puzzled the British and French combined fleets. Faced with the attack by the battlecruiser formation of the combined fleet, the Chinese Navy showed no signs of fighting back and kept running away.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, the behavior of the Chinese Navy is very strange! Do they think they can escape after escaping to Sicily? In two hours at most, the battlecruiser formation will be able to intercept them!"  Roslin, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet.  Lieutenant General Wells said with some confusion.

    "It's very strange. I always feel that those cunning yellow-skinned monkeys have prepared some trap. However, I can't guess what trap it is. Have they deployed submarines in the sea ahead, or laid mines?" John.  Admiral Jellicoe said, he could only think of these two points after thinking about it.  However, the Combined Fleet has mobilized dozens of destroyers. Even if the Chinese Navy launches a submarine attack, I am afraid it will not be able to gain much benefit.  So, why did the Chinese Navy not choose to evade, but instead took the initiative to provoke?  Although it now seems that the sudden appearance of the Chinese Navy is more like a lure, leading the combined fleet into the Chinese Navy's ambush circle.

    "Perhaps, they think the trap they deployed is enough to defeat us!" Roslin.  Lieutenant General Wells said.

    "Well! Now it seems that this is the only possibility. Send a message to the battlecruiser formation to ask them to be vigilant and rendezvous with us immediately if they find something wrong. In addition, order the destroyer formation to strengthen anti-submarine patrols and not let the Chinese  The submarine force took advantage of the loophole!" John.  Admiral Jellicoe said.  He can only think of ways in these aspects now. If the Chinese really intend to use submarines as the main force of the ambush, he believes that the combined fleet will be able to deal with it.  Back then, the Chinese Navy used submarines in naval battles in the South China Sea, catching the British Navy by surprise.  The subsequent naval battle in the Red Sea was also a show of Chinese submarine power.  The Germans also used submarine tactics to their full potential in the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean.  Although the British Navy paid a heavy price for this, their anti-submarine capabilities have also been greatly improved.  British scientists have already begun to use instruments to detect submarines, but they have not yet reached the practical stage.

    Although proper arrangements were made, as the fleet moved further and further east, John.  Admiral Jellicoe was becoming more and more worried. He felt that there was a serious crisis in his heart for no reason.  This may be the so-called sixth sense!

    The flagship of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet, the battleship ¡®Han Ming Emperor,¡¯ is currently sailing at a high speed of 23 knots.  On the side and rear of the fleet, the three battlecruisers of the British Navy were constantly closing the distance between the two sides, and at the same time they continued to fire at the Chinese fleet.

    However, these shells all fell into the sea without exception, splashing water columns, and did not cause any casualties to the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.  Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, is currently reading a telegram. The telegram was sent from the theater commander on Sicily. The telegram stated that the navy's two wings of aviation have taken off and are heading toward the Indian Ocean Fleet.  Come to the sea area where you are, and you are expected to arrive in half an hour.

    The maximum speed of the 'Puffin' fighter aircraft equipped by the Naval Aviation is 180 kilometers per hour, while the maximum speed of the HBC' Osprey, a torpedo attack aircraft, is only 120 kilometers per hour, and the maximum speed of the HBD' Osprey, a dive bomber, is only 150 kilometers per hour.  That¡¯s all.  Such speed and combat radius greatly limit the combat effectiveness of naval aviation.  However, the Chinese Air Force and Navy have joined forces to develop more powerful fighters. By then, both the speed and combat radius of the fighters will be greatly improved.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The shells fired from the three battlecruisers of the battlecruiser formation of the British and French naval forces fell on the sea on the right side of the battleship 'Han Ming Emperor,' and the splashed water column fell.  It made a crackling sound when it hit the sea, just like a heavy rain.

    "Don't these British guys know that they are wasting artillery shells? Large-caliber naval gun shells are not cheap, right?" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, curled his lips in disdain and said with some distress.

    "It doesn't matter what the British do if they have money. TheyThe century-old maritime overlord has plundered so much wealth from all over the world and consumed it, so it is not a problem at all.  After we win this war and land in the UK, we must find a way to get back the wealth plundered by the British!  "Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the fleet, said. When the Manchus ruled China, they suffered a lot from the Western powers. Many Chinese soldiers wanted to take revenge one day. And the war that is going on now is undoubtedly  It is an excellent opportunity. Of course, the prerequisite is to win this war.

    "Commander, how long until the naval aviation arrives? The British are getting closer and closer, and the artillery shells are getting more and more accurate. Maybe not long after, the artillery shells will fall on our heads!" Chief of Staff  Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan said.

    "Almost! There are still more than ten minutes! Our current location is only about 70 kilometers away from Sicily. At the speed of the aviation force, we can arrive in more than half an hour at most!" Admiral Li Haitao took a look  The watch on his wrist said afterwards.

    Almost all officers and soldiers of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet are eagerly awaiting the emergence of naval aviation.  Everyone was originally a little dissatisfied with this task of serving as a bait, but thinking that the combined British and French naval fleets were so powerful that the Indian Ocean Fleet alone could not handle them, so they could only serve as naval aviation.  However, maybe they will have a chance to beat the drowned dog in the end!

    At 10:45 a.m. on August 18, 40 Puffin fighter jets from the 1st Group of the Naval Aviation Wing first appeared in the eastern sky. Behind them were the H50's from the 2nd Group of the Naval Aviation Wing.  Ospreys, torpedo attack aircraft and 40 'Osprey' dive bombers of the 3rd Group.

    The 4th Naval Aviation Wing is more than ten kilometers behind the 1st team.  The fleet of more than 200 fighter planes from the two wings was overwhelming. From a distance, they looked like a large group of migrating birds.  However, when these migratory birds get close, their huge bodies will appear.

    "Look, what is that? Is it a bird?!" On the battlecruiser Princess Royal of the Combined Fleet battlecruiser formation, a looker pointed to the eastern sky and asked his companions next to him.

    "Is it the migration of migratory birds? But the current season is not the season for migratory birds!" Another observer said, then picked up the telescope and looked towards the east.

    Soon, he could clearly see the black spots in the east. They were not migratory birds, but airplanes.

    "Oh God! That's not a bird, it's a plane! There are so many Chinese planes, they are all over the sky!" the famous player exclaimed.

    Soon, the battle alarm on the Royal Princess sounded.  Although Wangshou didn't know what the use of these planes was, he immediately sounded the alarm after sensing something was wrong.

    "What's going on?" The captain of the battlecruiser Princess Royal asked in surprise.

    "Captain, I'm looking over my shoulder to report that a large number of aircraft have appeared in the eastern sky." A staff officer reported.

    "A plane? A Chinese plane? But what use can that thing have? Do they think that a toy-like thing made of wood and canvas can sink a battleship?"

    ¡°Princess Royal,¡± the captain of the battlecruiser said with a disdainful smile.

    The other British naval officers on the bridge also laughed loudly.  Although, the Chinese Air Force has used fighter planes to bomb the US Army on the Mexican battlefield, and achieved impressive results.  Britain, France and the United States have also joined forces to develop new aircraft. However, for most British officers and soldiers, they still regard aircraft as just toys. In many cases, aircraft are only used as reconnaissance aircraft.

    In less than ten minutes, a huge fleet of aircraft flew over the battlecruiser formation of the British and French naval forces.  Even though the officers of the British Navy were very disdainful of these aircraft, they were still deeply shocked when hundreds of aircraft appeared and almost filled the sky.

    "The fighter jets continue to fly westward, looking for the main force of the combined fleet. The following battlecruisers will be left to the brothers behind to deal with them!" Major General Chen Guoli, commander of the Naval Aviation Wing, ordered.  As the naval aviation debut, he also personally flew a fighter plane to participate in this attack.

    Under the order of Major General Chen Guoli, the 40 Puffin fighter jets of the No. 1 Wing continued to fly westward, searching for the main force of the combined fleet.  The 40 H50' Ospreys, torpedo attack aircraft and 40 H50' Fish Eagles and dive bombers behind them targeted the three battlecruisers below and began to attack!
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