The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

Originally, under such weather conditions, it was reasonable for the "Yorktown" to be a blind warship.

The Americans have just started researching radar equipment. Although Zhu Bin has produced higher-quality electronic tubes and transistors, they are far behind in other aspects such as antennas, far from being advanced.Especially for hot climate interference, even if it is just a thick fog, their detection distance and accuracy will be greatly reduced.

The reason why he has been able to "see" the false signal of "Yingzhou" is that Zhu Bin needs them to see the active power enhancement and send it to his door!

Now, the two shells justifiably disabled their radar system. Regardless of whether it was really completely finished, the "Yingzhou" immediately stopped signal simulation, and then suddenly returned to the stealth state. Even if the radar is intact, if you want to detect I'm afraid it's extremely difficult!

Yankee suddenly panicked!The current situation is like a weasel has entered the chicken coop and has started to gnaw on it. However, the chicken coop is pitch black, and no one can see where the guy is, but the threat is always there, and the damage caused The damage continues to grow!

Without the radar shooting, the U.S. warships in front of the heavy rain and dark clouds can't find where the enemy is. If they fire indiscriminately, the probability of hitting their own people is much higher than that of hitting the enemy ships. This battle is not easy to fight!

Three hundred kilometers away, the fast fleet led by General Halsey is desperately rushing back!

"Yingzhou" took the initiative to avoid their powerful lineup, and did not take the risk to challenge the threat of the seventy or eighty various aircraft on the "Enterprise", but avoided the complex archipelago waters in the south, which was what he expected might happen , and the main fleet he deployed in advance blocked the gap very well, which is enough to show that the judgment is accurate!

It's just that what I never expected was the sudden storm.It became a big variable for all his calculations to be empty!

The U.S. military has not experienced the threat of sea conditions such as Japan's "Fourth Fleet" and the "Tomotsuru Incident". Apart from assuming weather observation stations on the islands in the main channel, there are basically not many bases in the complicated and troublesome southern waters. .Therefore, the storm came suddenly to them.

That's fine, after all, the impact of weather conditions on both sides is the same.Surprisingly, the opponent was very adaptable to the huge waves, and could continue to fire in the wind and rain, and hit accurately!She even blatantly broke into the formation and rushed left and right, causing damage to seven or eight capital ships, but there was no good way to deal with her!

Now, the "Yorktown" has become blind, and the radar can't find the target, so it is conceivable.Before the bad sea conditions are over, that guy can completely destroy the two aircraft carriers with his weird main guns. At that time, there will be no threat of carrier-based aircraft, and he can completely rely on the US military's pursuit with his high speed!

The worst thing is that that guy has the guts to attack ruthlessly, so the slow main fleet will probably be sunk many warships by him!You know, follow the reminder of the "Helena".That guy has mysterious high-speed torpedo equipment!

A torpedo with sonar that can keep chasing advanced cruisers is a very scary thing!Older battleships are too thinly armored.I'm afraid I can't even handle it!There are only one or two thousand people on a battleship. If they are killed...General Halsey can conclude that the United States will have an excellent excuse to go to war!

As an excellent soldier, Halsey is not afraid of war, and even looks forward to showing his skills in war.It is unacceptable for him to start in such a humiliating and shameful way!

"That guy must be killed. Then he will be given severe sanctions in an open and honest manner, and then the people behind him will be held accountable!"

This is his attitude!

It's just that he is too far away from the battlefield now, beyond his reach, he can only hope that the storm will last longer.That guy is more courageous and greedy, so as long as he pushes another hundred kilometers, he can dispatch fighters to kill him together!

What a contradiction!

Halsey didn't care about Zhu Bin's lack of electromagnetic shielding to interfere with communications. Perhaps it was because their equipment, like their own radar, couldn't work continuously. They had to be turned on and off, and they had to prevent excessive power. burn it?

There is this possibility!He has specifically consulted relevant experts and concluded that wireless communication interference is theoretically feasible, but it is not easy to do it. If he wants to put a device with similar functions on a battleship, he will not harm himself. It's even harder to cause too much trouble.

I hope that the immaturity of that kind of equipment prevents the opponent from maintaining an advantage all the time!

However, Zhu Bin was extremely busy with the "Yingzhou Ship"!The US military formation that was completely disrupted by him almost lost the good way to encircle and suppress. With the rapid advance of the storm, the entire formation was shrouded in precarity.

On the other hand, the "Yingzhou" seemed unaffected. It calmly cut through the gap between the heavy cruiser and the battleship formation and went straight to the rear. When it passed the tail of the formation, it gave the "Yorktown" and another ship a The aircraft carrier "Saratoga" fired a few shots each, destroyed the flight deck and bridge, and made several big holes in them from the side, then damaged the two broken destroyers, and left the formation range completely after more than an hour .

At this time, the sudden storm also swept across the battlefield quickly and continued to sweep towards the northwest. The fast formation led by Halsey was disturbed to a certain extent, and it was temporarily unable to take off fighter jets to chase after it. With such a blockage, the speed of rescue slowed down again. !

After the sky completely cleared at around [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the main fleet, which had struggled so hard that none of its battleships sank, finally recovered. After counting the losses, it was surprising to find that fourteen battleships had been attacked to varying degrees. , the number of casualties exceeded [-], hundreds of people were missing, more than a dozen planes were lost, six warships lost power and were waiting to be towed for rescue, and the rest of the damaged ones had to be repaired in the port. It was conservatively estimated that it would take three months to recover!

After hearing the loss report, Halsey unexpectedly did not get angry immediately. He stared coldly at the blue sky after the storm. After thinking for a long time in silence, he suddenly asked Mills Browning: "If the United States declares war on China now, is there any chance?" not sure?"

Mr. Browning understood what he meant, and nodded affirmatively: "If there is enough evidence to prove that the Chinese caused the huge loss of the fleet, then Congress has no reason to reject President Roosevelt's proposal to actively participate in the war. However, I don't think it's a good time to join the war. America needs to win, but it's not appropriate to pay too many casualties!"

Halsey raised his eyebrows thickly: "You mean, the Chinese are very powerful?!"

Browning said: "No one can surpass the United States in comprehensive war capabilities. This is certain. The problem is that if you want to attack a country like China, which has tens of millions of square kilometers and a population of [-] million, and has quite comprehensive industrial capabilities, The United States, which has no land access at all, may find it difficult to rely on sea power. Before that, we must first get rid of their powerful navy, otherwise we will be dragged down by tens of thousands of kilometers of supply lines!"

"Then what good advice do you have?" Halsey followed closely.

Browning shrugged: "We need more powerful warships and more advanced aircraft! In addition, we need a forward base close enough to China! In my opinion, there is no better choice than Japan!"

"Japan?!"

Halsey turned his head and looked west for a few seconds, shaking his head: "After all, we are not the president, nor are we the bureaucrats of the Department of Defense. This game is too big! So, what chance do you think I have of commanding the battle in the Pacific?"

Mills Browning lightly waved his fist: "Ten percent!"

Halsey's frown suddenly stretched out, his chin, which represented a stubborn character, was raised high, and a strange spark shone in his deep eyes!

Zhu Bin took the "Yingzhou" and ran all the way to the south of the equator without looking back. When entering the waters of the Line Islands, he quietly turned to the extended base on Christmas Island---there is a sea transfer from the East Pacific sea base. Station, unceremoniously took the lagoon in the middle of the uninhabited island after the tsunami was cleared as his own.Secretly built moorings and supply depots.

From the departure to the present, it has been more than ten days.Although there are still more than half of the ammunition and supplies on the battleship, the personnel are highly stressed after continuous combat, but they need to take a good rest.The key point is that I didn't expect to have two battles with Japan and the US Navy. The original trial plan was changed beyond recognition, but the result seems to be more than ten times ideal!

The U.S. military has no maritime defense center in this area.The biggest is just an abandoned weather observation station on Jarvis Island, no one is on duty, so there is no need to worry.

Zhu Bin originally wanted to take the battleship to complete the second half of the round-the-world trial voyage after finishing repairs—after going to the sea base to resupply, bypassing South America and entering the Atlantic Ocean.Playing hide-and-seek with the navies of Britain, the United States, Germany, France, Italy, etc., it was good to practice it. Unexpectedly, at night, the urgent information from the mainland forced him to temporarily suspend the operation and hand it over to the original members to continue the operation. Tesla drove all the way in the "big-billed parrot" and returned to the "Tiger Cave" base at Guzhenkou.

"What happened? As for being so anxious?"

Zhu Bin was upset about being interrupted, but Serena complained indifferently, unceremoniously slapped a stack of documents on his chest, and said coldly: "Congratulations, your dream is finally coming true!"

Zhu Bin didn't know why, so he opened it, his eyes widened suddenly, and he looked up at Serena: "Are you sure you're not mistaken?! Americans really want to join the war?!"

On the head of the intelligence, there is an analysis summary --- the Americans will probably end up fighting in person within three months to six months!

Serena scanned the document with her finger: "It's written very clearly! The accuracy rate of my database analysis results exceeds 90.00% at [-]! Substitute into the current world structure, you can't go wrong!"

Zhu Bin slapped his thigh and laughed loudly: "Okay! It's so damn good! I thought I'd have to wait another three or five years! I didn't expect them to take it so soon!"

Serena couldn't help but shook her head: "I really don't understand where so much violence comes from the heads of you men! Is it really so tempting to make this world a mess?"

Although she has a human nature, it doesn't mean she can adapt completely, especially the influence of femininity on her character can't be changed casually.

Zhu Bin grinned and waved his hands: "You don't understand! A man without bloodthirsty and sexual destruction would basically fail. Without war and destruction, this world would be perverted! There are pussies everywhere! What a boring world!"

He quickly rummaged through the documents to summarize various situations, and found that the results of Serena's analysis were basically credible.

The reason why he came to that conclusion is that the war against Japan he presided over severely weakened Japan’s threat to the United States and Soviet Russia, as well as the potential pressure on the British Southeast Asian colonies. The frontal war that is ready to go is rapidly fermenting.It can explode at any time!

In particular, Germany saw the changes in the form of Asia. After the rubbish performance of Soviet Russia on the battlefield, Hitler believed that the seemingly powerful Red Empire was actually strong on the outside and strong on the outside. Even if half of Poland was taken away, its digestion and offensive capabilities were limited. What's more, they have to face the Zhu Bin Group with a higher force index and stronger reasons for revenge.The attack that may be launched at any time from the two directions of Western Xinjiang and Mongolia, and goes straight to the vital points of its abdomen, will greatly involve the Soviet Union's armaments, and the side threat to Germany will be minimized.

Then, Germany can safely turn around and launch a formal ground attack on Britain and France!

Among them, there is another obvious threat, that is, the service of the first "Bismarck" battleship and "Zeppelin-class" aircraft carrier will greatly enhance Germany's maritime power, and objectively give Hitler greater confidence.It also coincides with the blockage of the Anglo-American shipping lanes and the financial turmoil caused by Zhu Bin. It is really a good time to do something wrong!

And the Americans who have been eyeing the sidelines are actually always looking for the right time to join the war---they were the biggest beneficiaries of the last world war, and the consortium financiers who have tasted the sweetness will never let go of better new opportunities !

At the beginning of this year, the Japan-U.S. cooperation agreement had just expired, and the U.S. refused to renew the contract, but successfully passed the secret support agreement for the United Kingdom, and has begun to make a fortune in war, but this is obviously not direct enough and not enjoyable enough.It was only because most of Congress blocked Roosevelt's further "Lend-Lease Act" and sold arms openly to strengthen the strength of Britain and France.

If nothing unexpected.The Americans will continue to pay attention and make money by selling various strategic resources.However, Zhu Bin's series of actions, such as the gold robbery, the silver storm, and the dollar suppression, offended the bankers behind the U.S. government. Support for Roosevelt's use of force initiative greatly increased, but it was still not above the warning line.

The last straw that broke the camel's back was the trial operation of the "Yingzhou" that just didn't play enough.Not only did it bring huge trauma to Japan, but it also caused the Japanese cabinet to confirm the new motion of "uniting the United States to control the branch", and because of the huge loss and humiliation of the Pacific Fleet, the Americans made up their minds within a few hours, especially President Roosevelt.It is unabashedly proposed that the proposal to participate in the war must be strongly promoted!

Since Zhu Bin did not disclose his identity from beginning to end, the identity of the perpetrator of the "attack on the Pacific Fleet" rumored by the Americans has not been confirmed.Of course, this is not to say that the Americans do not know that the Chinese did it. In fact, they don't care who did it. It is in the interests of the United States that everything depends on who blames the shit.

The endurance of Americans is actually very weak. There are not a few people who urged Congress to join the war. What they lack is an excuse to persuade the opposition. Coincidentally, Zhu Bin provided them with the most perfect one.

The American mainland, which is isolated overseas, was originally considered the safest, with the world's number one naval escort, they can watch the tragedies happening in the world from afar, but they don't have to worry about being affected.If there is no direct stimulus, Americans will continue to enjoy peace and die.

In the tragedy of the Pacific Fleet that just happened, although none of the capital ships were sunk, the Americans didn’t think that Zhu Bin’s men were showing mercy. Human casualties and losses of hundreds of millions of dollars are enough for the Americans to use it as a 100% excuse to launch a war. No one can stop it!

The insider bought by the overseas intelligence department immediately conveyed the meaning of the White House. After comprehensive analysis, Serena determined that the war was inevitable, and the United States did not say that the war would be launched immediately --- mobilization would take time. More importantly, the United States must first determine a clear target!

Zhu Bin was a little surprised by this. Wouldn't the Americans just say: "The Chinese did it!" and then send troops to attack?

According to Serena's analysis, Americans would not do that!China is too far away, and its navy is strong enough, so long-distance attacks may not please it, not to mention that the Pacific Fleet is in disarray and needs repairing --- they cannot use their already determined vulnerable power to die , American life is not so cheap!

Americans, if they are not fully prepared, they will not announce the result.They are waiting, the strike force against China will be in place, the war in Europe will break out, the confrontation between China and Japan will show phased results, and they will find the key means to win!

Serena finally concluded: "You have created a problem for the Americans! It will take about three to six months to solve! During this period, they must do a lot of preparation work, and they will definitely not let us idle Therefore, we must make full preparations as soon as possible! The Americans are officially entering the stadium, so don’t underestimate them!”

Zhu Bin didn't seem to feel the slightest pressure, he said happily: "I'm afraid he won't come! If it was a year ago, I was a little worried, but now, we really don't have to look forward and backward! Let's wait and see what they do Make a move!"

Now his force value has doubled several times with the entry of the "Yingzhou" guided missile cruiser and the upcoming launch of the "Kunlun-class" battleship. Americans want to squeeze the persimmon?Then there is no chance!

On January 1940, 1, the day of the Lunar New Year in China, the U.S. Congress officially passed President Roosevelt's proposal to punish the thugs who violated the dignity of the American people and the country at all costs!Although no names were named, those in the know knew who was pushing hard.

The passage of this proposal has made countless people ecstatic!The German army started to move forward and make an offensive posture at 24 hours, but secretly threw the power of an airborne division into Holland!

Japan, which was pushed into a corner, breathed a sigh of relief, cheered and cheered up and down to "punish China", and Churchill, who made a high-profile appearance on the highest political stage in the UK, publicly declared that "this is a great declaration of the civilized world", but kept a low profile. Jiang’s bald head, but he was secretly so happy that his teeth were about to fall out---the Americans secretly agreed to provide him with no less than 10 billion U.S. dollars in aid and no less than [-] divisions of advanced equipment, on the condition that they hold Zhu Bin! (To be continued..)