Invincible from the sword

Chapter 495 I'm Still Young
At Zhang Lei's suggestion, Nimitz asked the logistics department to replenish Spruance's fleet with more than [-] rounds of shells.

At the same time, the aircraft on the four aircraft carriers also began to prepare.

For the bombing, Spruance mustered all the aircraft available to the fleet.

Of course, there is no way for the torpedo plane to be put into use.

You can't throw the torpedo on the Japanese position, right?
That doesn't explode either.

Spruance had more than one hundred bombing planes.

Including the aircraft at Henderson Airport on Guadalcanal, the total number is about [-].

Such a number of aircraft is enough to carry out precise bombing of the Japanese army.

The plan was very rough.

But very easy to use.

Now Spruance's fleet is idle anyway.

Getting ready to find something to do.

At this time, Spruance was already the Vice Admiral of the Lighthouse Country.

Just got promoted two days ago.

Now Spruance is full of energy.

Full of hope for the future.

I am still young.

I can do it for another 30 years! !
Following Nimitz's order, Spruance ordered his fleet to aim all naval guns at Hacksaw Ridge on Guadalcanal.

Guadalcanal is not big, and the Hacksaw Ridge above it is even smaller.

Only about ten kilometers deep.

In such a small place, more than 2 Japanese soldiers were crowded, and a casual bombardment could kill many devils.

But for such a small place, it is necessary to give a precise direction.

Otherwise, it is very likely to be injured by mistake.

As for the location of Hacksaw Ridge, Lao Fan had already carried out investigations in advance.

The specific range and orientation are also marked.

It was quickly sent to Spruance.

The naval guns of more than 100 warships creaked and pointed their muzzles at Hacksaw Ridge.

The scalps of those who looked at the dark muzzle were numb.

On any battleship, there are at least ten main guns and auxiliary guns combined.

If it is the main battleship and cruiser, the number of naval guns will only be more.

And the caliber of the artillery will be larger.

In Spruance's fleet, the largest battleship is now the USS Nevada.

The caliber of the main gun exceeds five hundred millimeters.

A shell weighs more than two hundred catties.

When loading, a small crane is required.

Of course, a naval gun with such a huge caliber has extraordinary lethality.

Such a shell hit the past, and the killing range was as large as a football field.

The firepower is comparable to that of a howitzer battalion.

From Spruance's point of view, his fleet didn't use [-] shells at all. If [-] shells hit Hacksaw Ridge, it is estimated that the entire Hacksaw Ridge would be flattened.

After all, this is a naval gun.

The sea is densely packed with warships.

Looking at the Japanese soldiers on Hacksaw Ridge, they were trembling all over.

A Japanese observation post was so frightened that its eyeballs almost popped out.

Because of the short distance, the Japanese observation posts could even see clearly that the naval guns were turning their muzzles.

Hurry up and call the headquarters: "Moses, I'm Nomura, and I found a hundred warships of the other side.

One hundred ships!

Attention, it is a hundred ships! ! "

Because of the shock, he was speechless.

The teeth rattled in fright.

His face was pale.

As a ground force of the Japanese army, this devil has never seen such a battle.

I drop mom.

With so many warships, it feels like there are more whales in the sea.

In the headquarters of the Japanese Army's Youzuka Detachment, Youzuka Tiangong is worrying.

He has received the latest telegram that Chuichi Nagumo's fleet has withdrawn from the waters of Guadalcanal Island.

His Youzuka detachment can only rely on himself.

This is the exact words of the telegram.

It was sent to him by Yamamoto56.

The angry Youzuka Tian Gong almost spat out a mouthful of dog blood.

Cao Nima's Yamamoto!

by myself?

How dare you say such shameless words?
I have [-] troops here!
Not even a supplement.

What do you want me to do?
And his detachment now only has light weapons.

Not even a Type [-] infantry artillery was shipped over.

This is also a chicken!

Youzuka Tian Gong drooped his face and almost lost his temper.

His chief of staff also looked sad.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we must come up with a solution as soon as possible.

Now on this small island we have only two paths.

Or broken jade.

Either surrender.

Either way is unacceptable to us.

You are the only child of General Youzuka.

If something goes wrong, the Youzuka family will be finished.

I think you should contact the commander in the temple immediately.

Ask him to send warships to meet our retreat.

Nanyun's fleet has retreated, and it is meaningless for us to defend here again. "

Youzuka Tiangong nodded.

But he didn't pay much attention to what his chief of staff said.

That's what I said, but there is no battleship for Juichi in the temple to send.

Those battleships are all in the hands of Yamamoto.

A large part of the entire Japanese Combined Fleet was dispatched to the waters of Guadalcanal Island.

Now that Chuichi Nagumo's fleet has retreated, it is impossible for Yamamoto to send warships over.

That's totally courting death.

Worried all the time, a devil ran in with a panicked face: "If your father dies, if your mother dies, your whole family will die!
Report to Your Excellency Commander, the forward observation post reported that a large number of warships of the other side were found on the sea.

There are one hundred ships! "

Nani! ?
One hundred ships! ? ? ?
Youzuka Tiangong opened his mouth wide in shock.

The tongue sticks out and grows.

Gudong swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Did the other party move the entire Pacific Fleet here?
Hit me as a detachment, as for such a big battle?

Youzuka Tian Gong couldn't believe it.

He and his chief of staff hurried out.

Youzuka Tiangong was mainly shocked.

He had to see it to believe it.

From a small shooting hole in a bunker, Youzuka Tiangong finally saw the sea not far away.

A huge piece of black.

Densely packed warships lined up on the sea like little ants.

You can't see the head at a glance.

He couldn't count how many there were.

But more than a hundred ships for sure.

idiot.

This also hit a few.

Youzuka Tian Gong looked at it and his heart sank.

For a moment, he felt that he should simply surrender.

Just when he was in a daze, the battleship on the sea opened fire.

Looking from Youzuka Tiangong, the gun barrels on the battleship that fired shells flickered.

Kind of like a leak.

This is the flame that comes out of the gun barrel when the shell is fired.

Because light travels faster than sound, when the naval gun was fired, Youzuka Tian Gong only saw the fire, but did not hear the sound.

It was several seconds before he heard the sharp whistling of shells rubbing against the air.

Meat! ! ! ! !
The shell fired first drew a thick black trace in the air and flew towards Hacksaw Ridge.

The shells fly fast.

Because the speed is too fast, you can even see a small vortex in the liquefied air.

Before the shell hit the ground, more shells flew over from behind.

In an instant, black smoke trails rose from the sea.

Like a big net.

The entire sea was filled with gunpowder smoke, even covering the battleships.

Youzuka Tiangong's eyeballs were round and swollen.

Forgot to even blink.

The eyes reflect flying cannonballs.

Boom! ! ! !

The first shell fired hit the top of the hacksaw ridge after flying for a few seconds.

(End of this chapter)