Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

On the flagship of the British fleet, Hixon was arguing nervously with the captain of the Heart of the Ocean ship, Joseph Adel. In the Royal Navy's operational rules, it is clearly stipulated that the captain and the fleet commander should communicate by radio. But now the captain actually violated this rule and came to the flagship in person to meet Commander Hixon.

Hixon was also somewhat displeased to see the captain, and said, "Captain Adel, what do you have to come to my flagship to say in person?"

Captain Adel replied: "General Hixon, I heard that you are going to go to the Korean waters to fight against Lin Yuan's fleet?"

Hickson said: "Yes, I will pass on this order soon. Do you have any questions?"

Captain Adel said: "But your Excellency, if the fleet leaves, what will happen to my Heart of the Sea ship? The Heart of the Sea ship is severely damaged and cannot keep up with the speed of the fleet."

Hixon replied: "I have already decided. Your fleet will turn south and go to Manila in the Philippines. The Philippines is a colony of the Spanish. Although our Royal Navy and the Spanish Armada are old enemies, the enemy of the world now is Lin Yuan. , you don’t have to worry about them being unfavorable to you.”

Captain Adel said: "Our battleship can move slowly to Manila, but will Lin Yuan's fleet let us go? They will definitely sink us while we are away from the main force."

Hixon said: "You don't have to worry about this, I will send a battlecruiser to protect your ship."

Captain Adel frowned and said, "There is only one battlecruiser?"

Hixon said angrily: "Captain Adel, please don't forget the purpose of our coming to China! We are here to rescue the suffering Korean people. Our fleet is going north to fight the Lin Yuan fleet. We cannot because of The Heart of the Ocean ship will stop here! You don’t need to worry too much, Lin Yuan’s fleet will definitely focus on the decisive battle with us, and it is impossible to catch a wounded warship of yours.”

Adel still wanted to speak, but Hixon continued: "The vast sea is your best protection. It is impossible for the Linyuan Fleet to know that you are going to Manila, so they will not find you. Do you understand?"

At this time, Chief of Staff Maxwell said on the side: "Your Excellency, Commander, we actually don't need to send battlecruisers to protect the Heart of the Sea."

As soon as Adel heard this, he said angrily: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, what do you mean by this? What is the difference between not sending a battlecruiser to escort us and killing us?"

Maxwell said with a smile: "Lin Yuan likes to use soldiers on a daily basis, and we can also do this to them. Why don't we declare to the outside world that in order to prevent the Heart of the Ocean from falling into the hands of Lin Yuan's fleet, we have Did you order it to be scuttled? Then Lin Yuan’s fleet will think that it has sunk and will not care about it anymore!”

Hixon's eyes lit up, and he said: "This plan is very good, I think it will be done like this! But we should still send a battlecruiser to escort it. In case of any accident along the way, it can also take care of the Heart of the Ocean ship." .”

Adel agreed to come down and returned to the Heart of the Sea in a small boat. Hixon sent the battlecruiser "Perseverance" to escort the Heart of the Sea. The two ships headed south to Manila in the Philippines.

Lin Yuan in Beijing dispatched drones to monitor the British Far East Fleet. One after another photos were sent to Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan picked up the photos, looked at the warships on them, and said to the attendants beside him: "British Fleet How many ships are left?"

The attendant replied: "The original British fleet had 64 warships, 69 large transport and supply ships, and some small boats, which can be ignored. We sank four ships and severely damaged one. The severely damaged warships should be It is unable to follow the large force, so the British fleet should have [-] large ships left."

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said, "But now there are only 68 ships left. Where did the other one go?"

At this moment, another attendant came in to report: "The British Far East Fleet issued a report today, saying that they have scuttled the severely damaged battleship Heart of the Ocean."

Lin Yuan frowned after hearing this, and said, "The British scuttled a warship and issued a notice? Show me the original text of the notice."

The attendant handed over a telegram, and Lin Yuan opened it, only to find that it was a sensational telegram. The content was roughly to encourage the British government and the people to fight against China after the encounter with the Heart of the Sea ship. Lin Yuan returned the telegram to the attendant, Said: "This is still possible, but where did the other battleship go?"

The attendant smiled and said, "Shuai Lin, what kind of storm can a battleship cause? Don't pay attention to it."

Lin Yuan shook his head gently, and said: "The most inconspicuous place on the battlefield can often give people the most fatal blow. We must not take it lightly. Immediately connect me to Guangdong Port. I want to talk to General Deng Shichang directly."

Not long after the call was connected, Lin Yuan said: "General Deng Shichang, the British fleet has now headed north, but the whereabouts of the battlecruiser 'Fortitude' in the fleet is unknown. You immediately lead four battleships to look for the Fortitude ship."

Deng Shichang said: "Marshal Lin Yuan, since the Yingyi fleet is fleeing northward, why don't we take advantage of the victory and pursue it? Why do we hold on to a mouse running away?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "General Deng, just listen to me and dispatch the fleet immediately to look for that tough ship."

Deng Shichang said: "But the sea is so big, where can we find it?"

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "Don't you have four warships? You only need to look for the south and west. The tough ships may go in these two directions."

Deng Shichang agreed and led the remaining three warships to dispatch. Deng Shichang ordered the Jingyuan and Jiyuan ships to go west, while he himself led the Zhiyuan and Jingyuan ships to the south. Naming, but in order to commemorate the pioneer of the Chinese Navy, the Beiyang Fleet, the Sanya Fleet named its warships after the former Beiyang Fleet.

Deng Shichang ordered the shipboard helicopter to take off immediately after leaving the port. The shipboard helicopter is a modification of the zsj-1 helicopter. In order to distinguish this type of helicopter, the letter "jz" representing the shipboard type is added after "1", so it is called "Zsj-1jz" helicopter.

These helicopters are equipped with sea-search radars. Due to the height of the helicopters, the sea-search radars can detect a long distance. This is equivalent to adding a telescope to the Shenshou-class destroyer.