The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

"Damn it! I knew this was going to happen!"

Colonel William Chandler was almost killed. A bump the size of an egg was knocked out on his forehead. He twisted his face and cursed viciously. He looked down from the porthole and was furious at the miserable situation on the cruiser Northampton!

More than a dozen warheads with a speed of more than 1500 meters per second hit, and the total strike power of each bullet is not weaker than that of large-caliber naval artillery shells, or even worse. It is conceivable that a heavy cruiser of about [-] tons is hit by more than a dozen The shells used to bombard the battleship were hit, and the result was so tragic!

All the places where the Northampton was shot, without exception, were blasted out of huge holes, bottomless, and the kinetic energy collision alone destroyed the steel structure where it passed. In an instant, a high-temperature jet even formed, and the power of gasification and destruction of the high-energy explosives wrapped deep in the thick shell of the warhead was even worse. There was a loud thunder, and there were holes and cracks everywhere on the entire battleship. No other use.

Well, in fact, it doesn't even have a chance to be returned to the furnace. This is a vast sea, surrounded by countless warships, sinking is the only fate!

After complaining, Colonel Chandler simply abandoned the ship and escaped with the surviving officers and soldiers, absolutely not doing the stupid thing of sinking with the battleship at every turn.

Braving one after another of explosions and fireworks, he barely ran to the sea. Before turning back, only the mast of the heavy cruiser sank slowly on the water surface, forming vortices on the spot, and countless bubbles sprayed out. , I don’t know, I thought the giant whale was going to come out of the water.

Colonel Chandler gritted his teeth and shook his fist vigorously at the gray sky: "Wait and see! I will definitely come back for revenge! This account will be settled sooner or later!"

Looking back and looking around, there are screaming and struggling soldiers thumping and screaming on the sea.The number is about half of the entire battleship establishment. Needless to say, the other half is mostly finished with the battleship.What a miserable failure!

The other Vincennes was not much better than him, although it must have lost a few bullets.But those terrifying guys, each with the power to blast through the entire ship, also destroyed the entire ship, plus the nearby near-miss bomb explosion, and the destruction of the side piercing and shattering, it was just crooked at this time Floating on the water, the fireworks above rise hundreds of meters high, and the crew members desperately escape, and the end will be the same!

A round of heavy-guided rocket strikes is so terrifying.William Chandler really couldn't imagine what kind of weapon could achieve such an attack effect.Naval bombardment?There are at least a thousand explosion points here, so how many giant ship cannons are there?Obviously impossible.

Is that the so-called rocket weapon?But that thing is obviously different, it's really weird!

He hated the feeling of not knowing anything.On the battlefield, the colonel believes that there will not be too many new gadgets for any surprising strategy and tactics, only weapons, weapons beyond imagination.Is the most hated, because you can not predict how to strike and the power of destruction.Once he came, the kind of helpless daze made a general who likes everything in his hands feel extremely annoyed and angry.

Obviously, the Chinese fleet is very confident about the effect of its own attack.Even for a full 10 minutes, there was no new supplementary shot.Colonel Chandler guessed, perhaps, that the weapon would be very expensive?Can't be squandered like battleship shells?Well, it seems that such a guess is more reasonable!

Reasonable or unreasonable is next.In short, their offensive has completely failed.

After losing two crucial attacking main heavy cruisers and the destroyer escort, the remaining relatively intact ones were just exposed when they were caught by the heavy bombers in the sky who had been waiting for an opportunity. A pile of anti-ship missiles fell down, crippling all of them, not a single one escaped!

Now, Colonel Chandler finally understands that this is a trap!Huge trap!

Not only him, but Major General Kincaid on the other side also quickly realized that he was approaching Wake Island ahead, and even from the observation tower on the top of the mainmast, he could see the shadowy figure of the giant tower with binoculars, but he Suddenly, I felt a chill, as if there were no longer three small islands that might be submerged at any time, but three super giant monsters in disguise were lurking!

"It's not right! The Chinese navy has never failed! How could they easily leave a gap that was broken through when they came from afar? There must be something weird here!"

Kincaid is not a rigid person. Once he had a thought, he couldn't hold it down anymore. He immediately sent a light signal to the surrounding warships and even the reconnaissance plane in the sky. The content of the feedback made him more and more convinced that his guess was valid. On the sea ahead, there were no ships blocking it, not even a single destroyer.

In the sky, the opponent's six heavy bombers were also forced to retreat, and the number of fighters that intercepted them was just right, and they retreated seemingly invincible, gradually pulling the battle line closer to the island!Going to look for the fighter plane of the latent missile cruiser that launched the missile, but failed to find the target, the hidden killer is always there!

"Withdraw! Our attack will not succeed!"

Rear Admiral Kincaid ordered that no objections or tough requests from others be tolerated, and all warships turned around and returned as quickly as possible, especially the two cruisers. Attack, I'm afraid it's too bad!

After all, he was the farthest away from the starting point of the attack, and he made a circle at sea, at least half an hour or even an hour later than others, and this period of time was enough for the other party to use strange means to kill them all. kill.

The injured USS New Orleans and USS Minneapolis took care of each other and turned decisively in the smoke. There was a destroyer on each side, but they continued to charge forward. Gain valuable time!

This sudden turnaround can be described as a stroke of genius. Not only did most of the U.S. military not expect it, but the ocean-going fleet did not expect it either. After the radar signal was updated, it was found that the fleet formation on this road was a bit wrong, and the distance between several ships was getting wider and wider. The bigger, especially the heavy cruiser turned around and ran back.For a while, even Lieutenant General Ouyang Ge was a little messy.

Huang Zongbi's eyes, which had been squinting all the time, suddenly widened. After repeated confirmation that there was nothing wrong, he couldn't help screaming: "It's so strange! The American devil has changed his nature?"

Ouyang Ge shook his head: "Interesting! Another sensible person came out of our enemies! Obviously they sensed that something was wrong and wanted to divide their troops to break through! Hehe, it really deserves to be the world's most powerful naval force. Compared with the stubborn Japanese, there is The level is much higher!"

Brainless Japanese devils, this has become the most common view in the entire Chinese Communist Party.Even the factions of the Central Army that joined the camp last, and other local armies, after truly experiencing their tactics and analyzing their overall military level, all admitted similar comments.

Including the Japanese navy, from the beginning to the end of the destruction, you just don't have a long memory.Every attack is full of force, trying to win a battle, how many times have you been beaten, and you will not repent, it is really hopeless.

In comparison, the U.S. Navy is really different. Maybe it has a lot to do with the fact that most of them are descendants of the British?

God knows.

"That's it. Let them go? Or kill them directly?" Huang Zongbi looked eager to try, and the duck on his mouth was about to fly away.This is not in line with Zhu Jiajun's usual style!

Ouyang Ge thought for a moment and vetoed it: "No, let them leave. I guess, the opinions within the US military seem to be inconsistent. The enemy in front of us is obviously conserving its strength and only launching a continuous war of attrition with a large number of air forces. The intention is to delay Defeated us, and did not take the initiative to attack with battleships. It shows that it has been determined that frontal combat is not the opponent of our capital ships. But they launched a three-way raid, and the target is Wake Island, which shows that they already know the huge changes on the island. ...just not enough information."

"So, let them know more clearly, and then we must make a decision as soon as possible, either to attack with all our strength, or to watch us stand firm, can we not lose our footing?" Huang Zongbi immediately picked up his thoughts.

Ouyang Ge nodded, that's all.

If all the three-way raid ships are wiped out, the U.S. military will only think that the ocean-going fleet is powerful, but they will not know what happened. After all, the radio shielding of the entire theater makes them all blind and deaf. The news that can be brought back is also incomplete, and it is far less effective than one or two battleships, where senior officers come forward to speak out.

Then, after the U.S. military command knows the exact information, there is only one possible response, which is to launch a full-scale attack on the ocean-going fleet in the shortest possible time at all costs!As for whether to dispatch more air force, or to mobilize all the navy, or to do both, it is up to them to choose.

In any case, the U.S. military will never accept it. Wake Island has been completely built. Once an air transportation channel is successfully completed, one can imagine how much trouble it will become!

Pretending to be ignorant of the situation here, the two heavy cruisers led by Major Admiral Kincaid finally ran northward and left the battlefield. When it was almost dark, they finally got in touch with the Pacific Fleet again. Send all the information back at once.

His report came just in time!

Since the start of the war, Kincaid is the only force that can give news to the three-way raid fleet. The rest, including air and underwater, have no news about all attacks. Pessimistically, they are all finished.

However, the intelligence brought by Kincaid made the Pacific Command feel extremely frustrated. The severity of the situation was beyond their imagination!

After a day of air combat, the six aircraft carrier-based aircraft that attacked basically changed around. Admiral Kimmel, Admiral Nimitz and others did not wait for any good news, and everything was understood at this time.Even Nimitz, who is as steady as he is, couldn’t help but gasped, and exclaimed: “It’s incredible! Are the Chinese all great magicians? They only spent one day and one night to complete the transformation of Wake Island! Even All the heavy bombers flew over here! It can be seen that their long-distance raid capabilities far exceed our estimates!"

"Maybe, we can even bomb the West Coast directly! I think Mr. President will not be happy when he hears the news!"

Admiral Kimmel actually became humorous, probably because the pressure has reached a certain level, no matter how serious it is, it will not help. It is better to laugh at yourself and be optimistic, which will help maintain emotional stability.

Major General Kincaid determined that the opponent not only had at least twenty heavy bombers, but also had one-third more fighter jets than estimated.And its defensive range has expanded to a radius of [-] kilometers around Wake Island, or even farther. No matter what direction the surprise attack is launched from, there is no possibility of success---on the island, a large omnidirectional radar station has obviously been established!

His basis is to multiply the power he faces by three or four.Moreover, these forces basically come from Wake Island, and do not require the distraction of the ocean-going fleet. This is the worst situation that the Pacific Fleet is most worried about.

"With Wake Island as the backing, and with the capabilities of the Chinese navy, they can continuously send additional troops here by air, and even serve as a bridgehead to attack Hawaii. Give them more time, and I even doubt that there is any other way Guarantee the success of the war of attrition!"

Nimitz suddenly thought of the key point.Both the Presidential Palace and the Naval Command have made the above plans.The premise is that the opponent came from afar, even with a supply ship, the total number is limited, and the intensity of supporting a battle is limited. When the fuel is exhausted, it is time to get out.

The fuel and supplies of a powerful fleet can be calculated.Two large aircraft carriers and four super battleships.Two heavy cruisers, just these eight ships.The total tonnage should be around 33 tons, and it may even be 36 tons. Including other destroyers, submarines, supply ships, and medical ships, there are at least 40 tons of ships. The fuel consumption alone is a terrible figure.

Not to mention the loss of various mechanical parts.Judging from the experience of the U.S. military in terms of casualties and losses, they have been replenished at least once on the road, and at most two or three more times.Or if you insist on fighting for no more than seven days, you should run away.

High-intensity battles will shorten this process even more. Admiral Kimmel doubts that if the opponent can fight without a break for three days, they will be exhausted and their warships and aircraft will have problems.

Now it is different. With the huge transformation base on Wake Island, the other party can fly directly from the mainland. It doesn’t take much. With [-] heavy transport aircraft, it can guarantee the replenishment of hundreds of tons of supplies every day. Obviously, the Chinese manpower There are far more than that, and with the addition of fighter planes and pilots, the opponent is circling around the island to fight, and it turns out to be a leisurely waiting for work!

What if they get a few more large offshore floating island bases?Even aircraft carriers and battleships can dock for repairs, that would be terrible!

According to the top-secret information given by the Rockefeller family, Zhu Bin is very capable of building a super-giant steel floating base, and it is not even ruled out that the secret stronghold in the Eastern Pacific is a patchwork of several of those things.

If Kimmel knew that all the main ships in front of them were nuclear-powered, they didn’t need to refuel for decades, and that the destroyers that actually consumed fuel were only a fraction of what they would be, how would they feel? !

"It seems that our plan to preserve the strength of the fleet is not going to work!" Admiral Kimmel sighed quietly, his eyes became sharper, and his expression became more determined, "Then, let's just fight the Chinese to the death!"

Nimitz nodded heavily, there was no better way.

In the Pacific Ocean, the tense battle situation once again changed drastically. The air strikes launched by the US military continued until dark, and even followed by pulling out the immature night fighters, attacking day and night, attacking, in short , can not give the Chinese navy any respite.

In the dark, a larger number of fighter planes swarmed in, and the remaining temporary floating platforms converted from large freighters also moved forward. Hundreds of bombers rushed from Hawaii to the war zone!

In mainland China, Zhu Bin appears to be leisurely and relaxed.

The battlefield has finally expanded from the mainland to the territory of the great powers. The border battlefield between China and North Korea in the north was also restrained by the ocean-going fleet, which temporarily interrupted the continuous supply of mold sea and air transportation. The supply could not keep up with consumption, and the offensive force weakened. Too much attention, so I turned my gaze.

It was already dark above the battlefield, and the US attack was still in full swing. Zhu Bin felt a little uncomfortable, especially on the west coast, where countless ports were busy and bustling. It's not easy, as the officer, I have the obligation to solve their difficulties for them. Add some trouble to the Yankees."

What he said was an understatement, but the actual situation was completely different!

When the order arrived at the East Pacific base, two bombers took off immediately, and secretly flew to the floating base on the outbound route to do the mission of breaking the handover. After making some supplements, they flew directly to the west coast of the United States in the dark.

With a distance of more than 2000 kilometers, the heavy bombers flying at a speed of more than 550 kilometers easily arrived in four hours. They first flew eastward into Mexico in a straight line, followed the Gulf of California to the north, and avoided the coastal radar of the US military to the south of the Sierra Nevada. Then turn from behind the mountain, fly high above Mount Whitney, and launch a raid towards the ports of Los Angeles and San Francisco!

Two special bombers unleashed eight gliding bombs in one go, and distributed them equally to the two cities. The bomb exploded over the port. It was an astonishingly powerful electromagnetic pulse bomb!

The two cities, together with the surrounding areas, fell into darkness after the loud noise. All radar and electronic facilities, even power plants and power transmission and transformation equipment were almost completely destroyed, and even the electric alarm could not be sounded!

Yuan Zhi, who was eating meat with a foreign girl in his arms in a nightclub on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, heard the explosion, and immediately jumped up when the lights went dark in front of him, and screamed strangely: "No! The boss is here!"

Without saying a word, he left the ocean horse and ran away. After going out, he ran back to the lair as fast as he could, put on the "Iron Man" suit, and when he came out again, he found a large piece of light suddenly erupting in the direction of the port. Ring, resound through the sky! (To be continued..)