C148 (1/2)
Bai Yu and Li Zhongyi obviously knew what the Gome was planning, but when Bai Yu finished listening to him speak, he immediately said, ”General Tuo Ni, please do not underestimate the Chinese army too much. Based on the interactions we had with them for so many years, I am too clear on how much power they have, they tend to play a small role and are more adept at camouflaging themselves. I am certain that the fleet of the mainland would definitely not be just the thirty battleships, and there would definitely be a fleet hiding nearby as well. If not, in my opinion, it would still be a one-sided victory, which is extremely unfavorable for our defense plan. What do you think, General Tuo Ni? ”
After Tuo Ni said what he had just said, he knew from the start that Bai Yu would not give up on them joining the battle. After all, right now, it seems that the bay stand's aerial forces were indeed a little weaker, but his own strength was not that strong, and before the arrival of the support troops, he only had two thousand fighter jets, and of which fifteen hundred were bombers, he did not plan to use them. Seeing that Bai Yu was using his own strength, he helplessly said: ”General Bai, it's not that I do not wish to support you all, but you all know, we only have two thousand combat aircraft in the bay stand. I think you all don't want such a situation to occur in the Kaohsiung Battlefield either, right? ”
Gao Xiong fighting on the land was of the utmost importance, and the sea battle was also serving Gao Xiong on the land. Even if the sea battle lost, as long as Gao Xiong did not fail on the land, it could be said that the last winner would be the bay stand, but if Gao Xiong lost on the land, then the bay stand would not be able to protect himself, and even if the sea battle obtained a glorious victory, there would be no meaning in that. Therefore, Bai Yu did not dare to be overly entangled with this issue. He could only helplessly say, ”Alright, since General Tuo Ni has other plans, it would not be good for me to break his plans. I hope that the failure of our air force will not be too tragic.” His words were filled with helplessness and unwillingness.
Li Zhongyi looked at the helpless Bai Yu and Tuo Ni who could not help his and shook his head helplessly. Right now, since both of them were tight, there was no way to move either side, so they had to move Gao Xiong's fighter aircraft, which meant that Gao Xiong would probably be breached by the Continental Army in order to successfully land, which would be even more difficult to deal with. But if Bai Yu did not get any reinforcements, then it would be extremely difficult for him to take down the ocean fleet on the continent.
Seeing that he was unable to get help from the Gome, Bai Yu could only helplessly say: ”Hey, looks like we can only rely on our luck. If we are lucky, maybe my young fellows can still come back, if not, then they might all die on the battlefield in front of us. Let's wish them good luck.” He looked at his aide-de-camp: ”Order them to continue forward.” The order was filled with helplessness and unwillingness.
Tuo Ni saw that Bai Yu was going to stop and reinforce him, so he relaxed a lot as well. Looking at the rest of the people, he said helplessly, ”Hey, the Landing forces of the continent is about to reach the Kaohsiung Harbor now, and that's also the main battlefield, getting the fighter aircraft there is too much of a pressure, although our strength there is much stronger than the continent, but through our recent confrontation with them, I also feel more and more lacking confidence. The technology of the continent has changed greatly recently, and I am still on guard against them.
Bai Yu could only say calmly: ”General Tuo Ni, you don't need to apologize to me, I know what's going on now, and I can understand your difficulties. Now it all depends on the luck of my group, and I hope that they won't be too bad, and can help the Navy Fleet eliminate the fleet of the continent, then, even if they sacrifice all of them, they will still be worth it, if they can't give up their children, if they can't get a wolf, this time I will throw caution out and see if the fleet of the continent can't eat all of my air force. If they can't, then we will have hope to win, Commander Xu.”
Hearing Bai Yu's request, Xu Zheng understood that his suggestion was not excessive. Furthermore, the other party was here to help him clean up the continent's fleet, so it was natural for him to increase his pace now. Therefore, he hurriedly nodded his head: ”Okay, no problem.
The aide-de-camp immediately received orders to pass the news to General Xiang.
After Xiang Mingtian received the order, he looked at the sea map and shook his head: ”Sigh, as for this terrain, as long as there is such a passage, it would be extremely difficult for the fleet to increase their speed on a large area. Furthermore, the explosion range of our submarines is the exit position of the passage, we can be very sure that the enemies have already set up an ambush, we originally planned to let the Air Force clean up the enemies at that place, then we would go ourselves. Sigh, we did not expect that, not only did not clear the enemies there, but also let the mainland's clear up the air force.
The aide-de-camp listened and nodded, ”That's right, it looks like we can only force our way in. Otherwise, if the air force and the fleet from the mainland come into conflict again, without our support, the air force would be in mortal danger. Now, the air force's strength has been reduced by a third, so if we were to send the two thousand five hundred combat jets back to the mainland, we would be completely blind in the sky.”
Xiang Mingtian lowered his head and thought for a moment, ”Is there anything abnormal with the radar? Is there really no fleet of the mainland hidden in a radius of 50 nautical miles? ”I have a feeling that things won't be as simple as what the commander and the others think. I can always feel a pair of hunter's eyes watching us from the side, and it makes me uneasy. This is something I've never encountered before in my military career.”
Hearing Xiang Mingtian's words, the aide had no choice but to nod his head: ”General, it might be because you didn't rest well, the pressure is too great, I have already made all of the fleet's radar working at maximum power, there is nothing abnormal within the radius of 50 miles, I think the enemy is probably waiting for us in front.”
Xiang Mingtian said helplessly: ”Hey, there's no other way. Alright, order the two flanks of the cruisers to immediately send thirty of them to the front of the fleet to lead the way, the entire fleet will need to rush out of the passage at the fastest speed possible.”
The aide immediately bowed and said, ”Yes, please rest assured general.”
Xiang Mingtian sat in the command room of the flagship, watching as the cruisers quickly assembled into a formation, and quickly entered the tunnel ahead. He silently prayed in his heart: I hope you can safely pass through this tunnel. But he also knew clearly in his heart that these cruisers had basically become cannon fodder. According to what happened to the submarine in front of them, he was certain of their fates.
Seeing the cruiser in front leaving, Xiang Mingtian immediately shouted: ”Assistant.”
The aide hurried in and said, ”General, what orders do you have?”
Xiang Mingtian did not turn back as he spoke in a firm voice, ”Command the fleet to maintain a distance of five miles from the fleet in front of us. All cannons are locked onto the position of the fleet in front of us, waiting for the command to attack.”
He didn't know what to do. He knew that the cruisers he sent out were cannon fodder, but he never thought that General Xiang would actually let his cannons lock onto their warships. Isn't this an international joke?
Xiang Mingtian did not hear the aide's reply and knew that he had been scared stiff by his own order. He also knew that this order was a little funny, but if the exit was really blocked by the mainland's fleet with absolute superiority, then all of the battleships that he did not lock onto himself would be the same, they would definitely be destroyed by the mainland's fleet. Furthermore, he himself would be able to save a lot of time, and if the frigate in front of him were to be destroyed, he could also quickly exchange fire with the mainland's fleet.
Being called out like that by Xiang Mingtian, the aide-de-camp immediately replied mechanically, ”Yes.” Then, when he thought that something was amiss, he immediately said gloomily: ”General, this …”
Xiang Mingtian did not give him the chance to ask any further, and immediately replied in a low voice: ”Don't ask so much, just give the order immediately, I have my own plans.”
Hearing the determination in Xiang Mingtian's words, the aide-de-de-camp knew that it was impossible for him to change his mind, so he could only nod, ”Yes,” before turning around and leaving the command room.
Inside the command room, Xiang Mingtian watched as the fleet cannon system in front of him slowly adjusted, and he didn't feel good either. Although he was sure that the 60 cruisers that were leading the way would not have any hope of survival, he still hoped that they wouldn't get attacked and safely passed through the passage.
After Sun Guangbei returned to the command room, he immediately said to his aide-de-camp, ”The enemies have already learned their lesson, from the radar, they have sent out their vanguard, and according to my calculations, this should be composed of a cruiser and a few battleship, our submarine formation can definitely take care of them. You should immediately inform the Southern Sea Fleet and let them be prepared, the evil battles here are about to come, we don't have the ability to cover them up, let them do their best, I hope they can bring out a complete victory.”