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Text Chapter 1,240 No hope of victory

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    On the afternoon of January 10, 1913, after suffering the first round of attacks from the Chinese Navy's carrier aviation, the US-British combined fleet paid the price of three battleships being sunk and three battleships being severely damaged.  In Fleet Commander William.  Under the order of Admiral Benson, the fleet continued southward!  However, this time the American fleet and the British fleet separated, with the American fleet in front and the British fleet behind.  The commander of the British fleet, John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback has made up his mind. If they are not attacked by Chinese aircraft again, they will fulfill their obligations as allies and continue to assist the US Navy and the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet in the decisive battle!  If a Chinese plane appears again, they will flee immediately without saying a word!

    The speed of the fleet going south is not fast, because the speed of several damaged battleships is relatively slow.  Originally, those battleships that had been severely damaged had already evacuated the battlefield, but several battleships that were slightly injured were asked to stay and fight.  After all, after three battleships were sunk and three more were severely damaged, the battleships of the US-British naval combined fleet had already suffered huge losses!  Any battleship is indispensable and valuable combat power!

    The flagship of the U.S-British Combined Fleet is still the battleship Pennsylvania, William.  Admiral Benson did not replace the battleship just because the Pennsylvania was damaged.  'Pennsylvania' suffered one torpedo and two bombs, but the damage was not serious.  The battleship's speed dropped slightly, and another main gun was lost, reducing the battleship's firepower by a quarter.  But even so, the USS Pennsylvania is still an extremely powerful battleship!

    On the bridge of the battleship Pennsylvania, Combined Fleet Commander William.  Admiral Benson frowned.  The current combined fleet has lost six battleships, and they are still the most powerful battleships. This has caused a great loss in the combined fleet's combat power.  Even if they encounter the main force of the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet, I am afraid it will not be so easy to win.  However, for William.  Admiral Benson said that now he has no choice but to go all the way to the dark side!  If the combined fleet fails to defeat the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet this time, it will cause a catastrophic blow to the United States!  The United States will be quickly defeated and then destroyed by China.

    No one dares to imagine what will happen to Americans like them by then.  The U.S. government has also been claiming to the public that if the United States loses the war, Americans will be arbitrarily killed by China like the natives of Southeast Asia. At that time, the Chinese will rob their land, wealth and even women, in order to inspire Americans to be brave.  Fight the invading Chinese army without fear of death.  Of course, this kind of propaganda that vilifies China has indeed achieved very good results, at least as evidenced by the long queues at recruitment points across the United States.  It's just that at least the US government sent these poor Americans to the battlefield to die!

    "God bless America! We will definitely defeat the evil Chinese and win the war!" William.  Admiral Benson secretly prayed in his heart that the US-British combined fleet would win this decisive battle.  However, God did not bless America.  Soon, William.  Admiral Benson's hopes were dashed.  Because the second wave of Chinese Navy aircraft carrier-based fighter jets taking off is about to fly over their heads!

    The Chinese Navy¡¯s four ¡®Emeishan-class aircraft carriers can each carry 80 fighters.  In the previous first wave of attacks, each aircraft carrier scrambled a squadron of fighters, torpedo attack aircraft, and bombers.  The remaining half of the aircraft on each carrier took off twenty minutes after the first wave of fighters left.  When they completed the formation and began flying north, the first wave of aircraft had already completed its attack on the US-British Combined Fleet and began to return!  In this way, the two waves of aircraft can be staggered. When the second wave of aircraft attacks the US-British combined fleet, the first wave of aircraft has already landed and started to refuel and load ammunition.  When the second wave of aircraft returns, they will take off and continue to attack the US-British combined fleet.  To ensure that as many attacks as possible are carried out before dark, the main force of the US-British combined fleet will be wiped out!  After all, there were too many battleships in the US-British combined fleet this time, more than three times more than the British-French combined fleet in the Battle of Sicily.  This allows the pilots on each of the Chinese Navy's four 'Emeishan-class aircraft carriers to participate in two or three attacks!

    At 3:18 pm, the second wave of Chinese Navy carrier-based aircraft appeared in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the US-British Combined Fleet.  There is still an overwhelming fleet of aircraft, at least hundreds of aircraft!

    "Woo! Woo!" A shrill siren sounded over the combined fleet.  After experiencing the last attack by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft, these Americans already know the power of the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, planes! Chinese planes are coming again? At least hundreds of planes!" Edward.  Abor! Lieutenant General looked at William with a pale face.  Admiral BensonReport!  He knew William.  The reason why Benson made the desperate move was to pin his hopes on the Chinese not sending out planes to attack the combined fleet again.  But reality slapped them in the face again, the Chinese plane came again!

    "How is it possible? Where did the Chinese plane take off from?" William.  Admiral Benson roared like a wounded beast.  All his hopes were shattered at this moment. Likewise, America's last chance was lost at this moment!  The last wave of Chinese aircraft caused the combined fleet to lose six of its most powerful battleships. In this wave, their losses will certainly not be small.  Moreover, this has proven that the Chinese can continuously attack them with aircraft.  No matter how many battleships the U.S-British combined fleet has, they can't withstand the attack of aircraft!

    "General, what should we do now?" Edward.  Lieutenant General Ai Boer was a little confused.  Obviously, the combined fleet of the US and UK navies is destined to lose this time. How will it end next?

    "Order all ships to prepare for battle. No matter what, we have to resist the Chinese attack!" William.  Admiral Benson forced himself to calm down and then ordered.  As the commander of the fleet, the more desperate he becomes, the less he can panic!

    "Yes, General!" Edward.  Lieutenant General Abor nodded.

    The order to fight had already been issued the moment the alarm sounded.  A large number of U.S. naval officers and soldiers ran out of the cabin and came to the anti-aircraft gun emplacements, preparing to fight the Chinese aircraft!

    In the bridge of the battleship Marlborough of the British Navy at the end of the queue, British Fleet Commander John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback also looked pale.  The previous flagship, the Queen Elizabeth, was severely damaged and has returned to the United States under the escort of several destroyers. He also moved his command headquarters to the battleship Marlborough.  But he didn't expect that the Chinese plane actually appeared again, which made him completely lose confidence in this naval battle!

    "It's over, it's over! The United Fleet is over, and so is the United States! Return immediately and leave the battlefield!" John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback ordered!

    "General, would you like to ask General William Benson for instructions?" a staff officer asked.

    "You're asking for advice! It's impossible for those Americans to defeat the Chinese, and they might even get involved! We must evacuate the battlefield now, then rendezvous with the Queen Elizabeth, and return directly to the UK!"  John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback said.  Obviously, he is no longer optimistic about this decisive battle, nor is he optimistic about the United States!  Under such circumstances, it would be better for him to grease his soles and slip away first!  Although the United States was defeated, Britain could not escape.  But if you can support it for a while, it¡¯s a period of time!  Maybe there will be a turning point!

    "Yes, General!" The staff officer nodded and said nothing more!

    When the Chinese Navy¡¯s second wave of carrier-based aircraft launched an attack on the U.S-British combined fleet, the remaining battleships of the British fleet began to turn and accelerated to escape to the north.  The Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft are busy attacking the huge battleships of the U.S. Navy, and they don't care about chasing them!  However, these escaping British fleets were eventually reconciled by the United States and Britain!

    ¡°Fighters are responsible for covering and attracting the enemy¡¯s anti-aircraft firepower! Torpedo attack aircraft and dive bombers are responsible for launching attacks on the enemy¡¯s capital ships, giving priority to attacking the largest targets!¡± Rear Admiral Li Lichuan, commander of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Carrier Aircraft Wing, ordered.

    "Yes, General!" The group captains and squadron leaders below responded via radio!  They already knew the results of the first wave of carrier-based aircraft attacks, which greatly cheered them up, and every pilot had high morale.  Although the battleships below are like hills, in the eyes of these carrier-based aircraft pilots, they are just prey!

    "Kill!" 48 Puffins, fighter jets in small groups, accelerated to fly over the U.S. fleet.  The warships of the U.S. fleet immediately started shooting, and various anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns fired fiercely at the aircraft in the sky.  Dense bullets and artillery shells formed dense fire nets in the sky. However, the Chinese navy's carrier-based aircraft were like light petrels, passing through the fire net unscathed, and at the same time strafing the anti-aircraft firepower.  Create opportunities for torpedo attack aircraft and dive bombers to attack!

    After the fighter jets attracted the anti-aircraft firepower of the U.S. fleet, 48 Ospreys, torpedo attack aircraft and 48 Fish Eagles and dive bombers broke in from low altitudes and high altitudes respectively and launched an attack on the battleships of the U.S. fleet!
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