Invincible from the sword

Chapter 384 This is Understandable

Nimitz was also helpless.

Although the Japanese army was aggressive on the Pacific battlefield, the lighthouse country has always focused on the Atlantic Ocean.

This is also impossible.

From the perspective of the interests of the entire country, it is more in their interest to focus on the European continent.

After all, the lighthouse country is closely connected with European countries.

After the end of World War I, it was thanks to the large amount of loans from the lighthouse countries that these countries quickly recovered their strength.

The most obvious is the Great State.

After the end of World War I, they have become like that shit.

As a result, the Beacon Country immediately loaned out more than [-] million loans to the Da Da Da Country.

Five hundred million dollars!
The [-] million U.S. dollars in World War I would be replaced by two zeros at the end.

From the perspective of the lighthouse country, although the Japanese army has gained an advantage on the Pacific battlefield, this advantage will not last long.

Nimitz frowned: "Commander Zhang, are you saying that the Japanese army wants to land on the west coast of our lighthouse country?"

this is too scary.

Nimitz was in a cold sweat listening.

I drop mom.

If that's the case, then he Nimitz has to shoot himself?

But now the content of the Japanese army's telegram cannot be deciphered, and Nimitz has nothing to do with his energy.

Although Zhang Lei's words are reasonable, they have no basis after all.

Nimitz: "Commander Zhang, your judgment is very reasonable.

But without a basis, it is difficult for us to put our troops into battle. "

For Nimitz, this is a big deal.

If Zhang Lei sent troops based solely on Zhang Lei's judgment, in case something went wrong, he simply couldn't afford it.

This is normal.

After all, Nimitz is not familiar with Zhang Lei.

So I have doubts about Zhang Lei's judgment.

As soon as Stilwell heard what Nimitz said, he immediately became angry.

"Oh my God!

Lao Ni, you actually doubt Zhang Lei's words?
I can tell you with certainty that Zhang Lei's judgment is definitely not wrong.

When I was in the Filipino maid country and Myanmar, I, Stilwell, witnessed the whole process.

Lao Ni, the Japanese devils are now dispatching troops.

If we don't hurry up and prepare for battle, Port Moresby and Kangaroo Country will soon be occupied by the Japanese army.

I very much agree with Zhang Lei's judgment.

Now most of the Pacific Ocean has been occupied by the Japanese army.

Currently the most strategically valuable is the Kangaroo Country in Port Moresby.

Apart from here, I really can't think of any place where the Japanese army is so mobilizing. "

Stilwell is also a commander of the Lighthouse Country with rich combat experience.

And he fought against the Japanese army.

Compared with Nimitz, Stilwell knew the Japanese army better.

Those bastards in the Japanese army are a bunch of lunatics.

Any crazy decision can be made.

Nimitz frowned: "Stilwell, I have my difficulties.

Now my Pacific Fleet doesn't have many troops at all.

So I have to be cautious.

The number of our warships is now at an absolute disadvantage.

According to accurate information, the Japanese combined fleet now has ten aircraft carriers.

There are also many more heavy cruisers and battleships than our Pacific Fleet.

If I concentrate my forces, if I fall into the trap of the Japanese army, the entire Pacific Fleet will be wiped out.

At that time, the Japanese army will not need to occupy the kangaroo country at all, they will be able to take Hawaii directly, and then land on our west coast.

Stilwell, have you ever thought about this situation? "

this……

Stilwell froze for a moment.

He really hadn't thought about this question.

Zhang Lei nodded: "Lao Ni, your worry is not unreasonable.

But you forgot one thing.

That is intelligence and technology.

The warships and carrier-based aircraft of the Japanese combined fleet have not yet used radar.

And their planes didn't use radios either.

This caused poor communication between the Japanese warships and aircraft.

Moreover, if the Kangaroo Country is not occupied, there is a high probability that the Japanese army will not directly attack the west coast of your Lighthouse Country.

After all, you are in Kangaroo Country, and there are still a large number of army troops.

This made the Japanese army have great concerns.

Therefore, the current focus of the Japanese army is still to occupy the kangaroo country.

You just said that the number of warships of the Japanese army has an advantage over your Pacific Fleet, that is for sure.

But that doesn't mean we have no advantage at all.

First of all, the combined fleet of the Japanese army occupied most of the Pacific Ocean.

So the troops are relatively scattered.

They attacked Port Moresby and Kangaroo Country, and it was impossible to invest the entire combined fleet.

According to my estimation, the offensive force that the Japanese army can organize now is at most two to three aircraft carriers.

The rest should be battleships and cruisers.

And your Pacific Fleet, now has five aircraft carriers.

Except for the Saratoga, which is under maintenance, the other four aircraft carriers can be put into full combat.

USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, USS Yorktown, and USS Lexington are all large aircraft carriers.

Against the Japanese army, it is definitely in the upper hand.

In addition, we are ambushing, by surprise.

It is absolutely possible to destroy the Japanese aircraft carrier before the Japanese carrier-based aircraft takes off.

Without the protection of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, the Japanese attack fleet was a living target.

If we can annihilate the Japanese attacking fleet near Port Moresby, the entire situation in the Pacific will immediately change dramatically. "

Zhang Lei's words made both Nimitz and Stilwell dumbfounded.

According to what Zhang Lei said, he intends to focus this battle on the aircraft carrier.

Isn't this way of fighting too risky?

Regarding aircraft carrier operations, although Nimitz has some experience, he has also improved his understanding of aircraft carrier combat capabilities.

However, he was quite nervous about putting the focus of the entire campaign on the aircraft carrier.

After all, in all previous naval battles, battleships and cruisers are the protagonists of the battlefield.

An aircraft carrier is just a support ship.

Nimitz frowned: "Commander Zhang Lei, you mean that the most important thing in our battle is to destroy the Japanese aircraft carrier?"

Zhang Lei nodded: "Yes.

Old Ni, the current naval battle situation has changed.

It's not me hitting you, you should have seen it from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

In future naval battles, aircraft carriers are the most powerful.

Besides your battleship, it can't hold back the opponent's hundreds of planes attacking from the air.

And with the aircraft carrier, the attack of both sides is completely beyond visual range.

In this case, the battleship is simply useless.

The current battleships and cruisers are already behind.

In addition to providing artillery support when troops land in combat, their role has been severely weakened.

Old Ni, this time is a crucial battle for your lighthouse country.

If you can't take advantage of this opportunity to annihilate one or two aircraft carriers of the Japanese army, your Pacific Fleet will be more difficult to deal with in the following battles.

Before Pearl Harbor, I met Nestor.

He said that the aircraft carrier built by your lighthouse country will take another half a year at the earliest before it can enter service.

In other words, within half a year, your Pacific Fleet and the number of aircraft carriers will always be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, we must seize the opportunity to annihilate the Japanese aircraft carrier.

The combined fleet of the Japanese army, although the number of aircraft carriers is large.

But adding it up is almost impossible.

It is difficult for the economy and steel products of island countries to support the construction of new aircraft carriers.

At most, it is the modification of the cargo ship.

At that time, the battleship will turn over. "

Nimitz thought for a while and said to Zhang Lei: "Commander Zhang Lei, what you said makes sense.

But for the sake of safety, I decided to send only two aircraft carriers, Lexington and Yorktown, to this battle.

It is safer to stay in Pearl Harbor for the Enterprise and the Hornet.

In this case, even if the Japanese army wants to attack Midway or Pearl Harbor, I still have aircraft carriers to use. "

With just two aircraft carriers...

Zhang Lei thought for a while.

In the case of two aircraft carriers, if they suddenly attack the Japanese fleet, the chances of winning are not bad.

However, Zhang Lei still felt that Nimitz played too conservatively.

This is understandable.

After all, Nimitz has fought naval battles for most of his life, with battleships and cruisers as the absolute main force.

There is also good news from the mainland of the Lighthouse Country.

With the support of Zhang Lei's intelligence, North Lighthouse Aviation and Grumman have designed the latest fighter jet.

The shipboard model is also designed.

The manufactured prototype has won unanimous praise from the Lighthouse Air Force and Navy.

Both types of aircraft are currently in mass production.

In another week, the latest models of aircraft can be deployed to the Pacific Fleet.

A fighter jet model designed and produced by Northern Beacon Aviation, nicknamed the Mustang.

The fighter model designed and produced by Grumman, nicknamed the Hellcat.

Such news is very important to the entire Pacific Fleet.

With the Mustangs and Hellcats, in that air battle, the troops of the Lighthouse Kingdom can completely gain the upper hand.

Under Zhang Lei's suggestion, Nimitz immediately mobilized troops to form a huge fleet.

This fleet is based on the No.17 Task Force of the Pacific Fleet.

And the aircraft carrier USS Lexington of the Eighth Task Force was transferred to the No.17 Task Force.

The entire task force consists of two aircraft carriers, eight cruisers and thirteen destroyers.

The commander is Fletcher.

All warships urgently began refueling preparations at Pearl Harbor.

As soon as the new fighter jets arrive, head to the Coral Sea.

Prepare to ambush the Japanese fleet.

At this time, Yamamoto 56 was losing his temper.

Now his fleet has reached Malaya.

Prepare to take Yamashita Fufumi's No.20 Fifth Army to attack Port Moresby.

Then attack the kangaroo country.

But soon, Fleet Commander Narumi Inoue sent a telegram saying that the No. 20 Fifth Army of Yamashita Fufumi had not yet assembled.

The entire No.20 Fifth Army of the Japanese Army is still scattered throughout Malaya.

It will take at least half a month for the troops to board the troop carrier.

When Yamamoto 56 received the telegram from Narumi Inoue, he was in a bad mood.

(End of this chapter)