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Chapter 983 Far East Combined Fleet
Before midnight, Chen Changjie's troops and Li Liang's troops successfully joined forces, and the organized resistance in the encirclement stopped completely, and then they turned to the work of cleaning up the remnants of the enemy.Counting after the war, two U.S. regiment headquarters, six infantry battalions and four artillery companies were wiped out in the encirclement around Pearl City that day, more than [-] enemy soldiers were killed, and more than [-] people under General Scully, the Hawaiian military chief, were captured. .

Within a dozen hours, the Marine Corps armored forces fought all the way from the north coast to Pearl Harbor. They were utterly devastated, captured more than [-] enemies, captured three flags, destroyed most of the defenders' basic forces, and captured the enemy in one fell swoop. Commander of the garrison.Such a glorious victory in such a short period of time can indeed be called a miracle.

In the early morning, the northern suburbs of Honolulu, the Hawaii Defense Command.

"The sound of gunfire in Pearl City has subsided. So far there is no news of the commander, and it is impossible to get in touch with the troops in the encirclement. The reinforcements are also unable to rush through. Rather than saying that they cannot rush through, it is better to say that they have been completely defeated." Chief of Staff Colonel Charles said with a sad face that before him were the officers of the headquarters and the commander of the remaining troops in Honolulu.

"What should we do next? Wait for the enemy with advanced mechanical weapons to slaughter us unilaterally?"

At 10:25 a.m. Beijing time, Beijing.

"The flag of the Marine Corps has been raised in the center of Honolulu!" When the news came, the city of Beijing was full of joy.

"Hawaii time this morning, after the Empire Marine Corps Armored Forces conquered the defenders and divided them into two, the whole army attacked in two ways, turning all the way to the southeast to march towards Honolulu, and all the way to the west to sweep away the enemies on Eva's side. In addition, a A small detachment consisting of 10 chariots and 1 foot infantry battalion marched eastward from the landing field at Sunset Beach to the northeast corner of Oahu Island, sweeping the narrow coast east of the Waikurau Mountains all the way. At noon, Chen Changjie As the vanguard, the Eastern Route Army arrived in Honolulu and met the enemy envoys waving white flags to negotiate. After asking for instructions, they negotiated with Colonel Charles, Chief of Staff of the garrison army. After confirming the surrender conditions, they entered Honolulu at 5000:30 p.m. Received the surrender, captured two regiment headquarters, three infantry battalions and auxiliary support troops of nearly 2000 people. At about the same time, the West Road Detachment captured Eva, basically wiped out about two battalions of the remaining enemy troops, and captured [-] enemies More than [-] people. So far, within [-] hours after landing, our army has basically put down about [-] people under the commander of the island, Admiral Scully, which can be described as a fabulous victory!"

Feng Xianghua reported the battle situation in Hawaii in one breath. He first reported the happy event, and then changed the topic and said: "The Far Eastern fleet of Britain, France, Holland and other countries is rushing towards Manila Bay in the Philippines at high speed. The headquarters immediately entered a first-level combat readiness state and formulated a perfect plan to meet the enemy. However, the main force of the Pacific Fleet has already rushed to Hawaii, and the strength of the Second Fleet is still far from that of the enemy fleet. Assemble, we will soon be able to form the second line of defense to defend the South China Sea."

Guan Xuqing said disapprovingly: "Don't be intimidated by the so-called multi-national fleet. Westerners have always been bluffing. I know it well. I will immediately issue an order to the Second Fleet in the name of the Ministry of the Navy. The Philippines is already at your fingertips. You can suspend the attack, not only to resist The enemy who commits crimes must be wiped out."

Feng Xianghua was embarrassed when he heard it. Is it possible to wipe out the multinational fleet with only one Pacific Fleet squadron?

On the second day after entering [-], the bright red sun had just lifted a veil from the mountains in the south, but the Linyuan Naval Air Station, located south of Kaohsiung City, had already finished its busy night. The aprons on both sides of the runway On the ground, more than fifty "Blue Sky" four-heavy bombers painted in navy gray were neatly lined up in two rows, most of which had a No.

Facing the morning light that pierced through the mist, a shrill siren sounded from the tower's horn, and dozens of flight crews rushed to their respective planes in a temporary straw shed next to the runway like a forked stream. The commander of the Second Fleet Zheng Puquan was sitting on a folding chair, with his hands on his knees, his eyes were firm, and he was about to watch his subordinates go out from the closest distance.

The third air station team is preparing for the expedition. In fact, there is not a single warship in this team. It is equipped with more than 160 land-based and seaplanes of various types. It is also the main force of the entire fleet. This team has a total of [-] blue sky heavy bombers , the aircraft was improved from the Lanxiang dive bomber. After installing a new type of engine and increasing the capacity of the fuel tank, it can carry [-] kilograms of bombs and fly [-] kilometers, or carry a jin torpedo for about [-] kilometers. .

The team has been stationed at the Provincial Naval Air Station for a long time. The more than 50 "Blue Sky" in front of Zheng Puquan's eyes also participated in the bombing of Manila's Haiphong Port a few days ago. The Army Air Station, meeting with the First Aviation Squadron, is to perform a special mission.Zheng Puquan knew very well that what his troops were about to perform was an unprecedentedly arduous task, using clumsy heavy bombers to attack the enemy fleet 850 kilometers away, and it was also an enemy fleet in motion!
The Linyuan base is about 460 nautical miles away from the northern tip of the Philippines, and about 210 nautical miles away from Lingayen Bay. Theoretically, there is no problem for the blue sky bombers to fly to Lingayen Bay to fight, but how effective can such an operation be?Although the two "Blue Sky" teams have indeed conducted long-range torpedo attack training, they have only conducted one complete exercise of attacking long-distance moving targets at sea from start to finish, and the speed of the target ship in that exercise was all below 14 knots.

"The South China Sea Fleet Command is calling!" The staff officer's report interrupted Zheng Puquan's thoughts.

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"The security force found the enemy fleet 50 nautical miles west of Manila Bay, heading due north, heading 1, it is expected to break into the waters of Manila Bay ahead, and lead your attack team to fly over Manila Bay ahead to find and attack the enemy fleet."

Zheng Puquan looked at his watch. It was already a quarter past six. The cruise time of the "blue sky" loaded with bombs was less than 140 kilometers, and it took six hours to fly to Manila Bay. The attacking force must take off immediately!

"Command, the target is Manila Bay. The original mission remains unchanged. The whole team is dispatched immediately!" Immediately afterwards, three red signal flares soared into the sky, and the signal flag of "dispatched" was raised on the tower. Noisy roaring noises from the engine of Taiyang Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. drove the slender fuselage and the huge double-wing structure, one after another, to the take-off line at one end of the runway.

Braking, full power, and taxiing, the jet engine produced a powerful force that slowly lifted the clumsy body of "Blue Sky" off the ground. One plane hadn't taken off yet, but the other plane had already started taxiing. Half an hour later, the huge tarmac It's already empty.

Zheng Puquan stood up, took off his military cap and waved it in the air.At this time, another staff officer came to report: Pingtung Air Station received a call, and all 54 aircraft of the First Fleet had taken off, and the two fists of the First Fleet attacked at the same time!

In the northwest of Manila Bay, a "Falcon" seaplane is slowly flying along the coast of Kabaluyan Island. This plane departed from the patrolling waters of the main force of the Second Fleet 60 nautical miles away an hour ago, serving as the eyes and ears of the main force. Look for traces of the enemy fleet here.

Suddenly, the plane dropped sharply and swooped towards the west of Kabaluyan Island!

right there!In the vast sea area to the west of the island, about sixty or seventy ships are forming a series of white arcs of different thicknesses in dense formations on the blue sea. At this moment, seeing such a huge fleet Appearing in this sea area, the captain of the "Falcon" didn't even think about it, and immediately ordered the radio operator in the back seat to send a report to the fleet headquarters: "The coordinates found a large fleet, with a total of more than seventy, and they are rushing towards the bay! "

At the same time, the flagship of the British, French and Dutch Far East Fleet "Malaya" sent a report from the air watcher: "An enemy plane is found on the starboard side, and it is approaching our ship!"

"Fire from the anti-aircraft gun on the starboard side to drive out the enemy plane!" Captain Hudson ordered calmly.

Before the anti-aircraft guns on the "Malayan" fired, the ships of the vanguard force had already shot clouds of black smoke in the air.

"The poor Saker hesitated, spun around in a panic, and fled east"

Lieutenant General Bernie had no interest in the little fly.Under the careful deployment of him and his staff, the Far East Combined Fleet had completed the battle formation formation two hours ago. The ships were divided into three parts: the vanguard, the main force, and the rear, which were deployed in a staggered and overlapping manner.The avant-garde column is commanded by Major General Hancock who sits on the "Australia", and is divided into two temporary squadrons: the first squadron is "Australia", "Cape Lake", "Gelsenberg" and "Australia" from front to back. "Gambit", a total of six battle cruisers or large patrols of more than 10 tons, directly led by Major General Hancock; the second squadron includes "Monmouth Deford" and "Essex" Four armored cruisers of less than 5 tons were led by Major General Drake on the "Portsmouth".The left side of the avant-garde column was followed by 10 French and Dutch destroyers.Five miles ahead of the column, the "Liverpoolmouth" and "Newcastle" fast patrols were launched at an average distance of [-] nautical miles, as the "tentacles" of the entire fleet, breaking into Manila Bay first.

The main column located at the left rear of the avant-garde column is dominated by the "Malayan", followed by the "Giant Hercules East Walsun Felicia" and the battleship "Britannia", of which the first five dreadnought battleships The first battleship squadron was temporarily organized, led by Lieutenant General Burnie, and the last three old battleships were organized into the second squadron, commanded by Major General Binson.Colonel Anderson's 5th and Colonel Barack's 9th Destroyer Squadron followed closely on the left side of the main column.

The guard column is composed of the ships with the weakest combat effectiveness in the fleet, under the unified command of Major General Vera of the French Army, including the 8 so-called "colonial" cruisers of the "Forwood Risset Davia Bannantri Bullhead", At the end of the column are two small US gunboats of less than 3 tons, the "Manila" and the "Davos", followed by 5 US destroyers and [-] torpedo boats on the left.

(End of this chapter)