Chapter 819 Air Strike, I'm the King! 1
"Dong, Dong, Dong."
The landing clock in the corner made ten crisp sounds. The sunlight outside the window seemed to scare the noisy people. After inciting a few wings, they finally chose to save their physical strength.
In the Butong book house, Yunya quietly turned her thin white neck and found that Li Mo was holding the book and didn't pay attention to it. She hurriedly ran to the air outlet of the air conditioner like a child, and her big eyes flashed. She was very curious about what kind of machine it was. Why could Li spew cold air in the hot summer, and even made it The impulse to remove it and ship it back to my father.
"Don't look, I have asked someone to install a set of air conditioners in the palace." Li Mo held the book without raising his eyelids.
In fact, he had already seen Yunia's movements and knew that the recent sultry weather made Nicholas II, who was under house arrest in the palace, very uncomfortable, so he asked Du Dazhuang to take someone to install a cold fan for him. After all, he took nearly a thousand tons of gold and left his eldest daughter with him in some name. It's not hurtful to give a small reward.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." She was found to make a small move. Even if the man in front of her was her great enemy, Yunya couldn't help but blush her cheeks slightly. She lowered her head and said softly, "I have translated all the recent documents. Can you let me go back once?"
"Oh? So fast." Li Mo put down the book and found that the former Russian eldest princess was like a frightened deer. She couldn't help laughing. Is she really so scary?
"Go to Du Dazhuang, and he will arrange it." After reading for a while, Li Mo waved his hand and picked up the book again and said faintly, "In addition, tell your father for me that I will take you and His Royal Highness Ariksey on a long trip recently."
"Are you going far away? Where to go? Why did you take Alexa with you? He is still a child!" Uniya, who mistakenly thought that Li Mo was beating his only brother and the only heir of the Tsar's blood, didn't have time to be afraid. She was like a little hen protecting a calf, staring with her eyes wide open to ask.
"Go to Qiu Ming, I like it there." Emperor Li didn't seem to see the Russian princess questioning at all. She twisted a grape from the table and put it in her mouth and continued to hold the book.
Qiu Ming.
Yunya said this familiar name, which was supposed to belong to Russia, but now it was taken away by the gentle-looking Chinese emperor in front of him, and he also wanted to take the children of the Russian royal family to visit and play!
Is there anything more shameless and shameless than this?!
Moreover, he has never looked at his figure and appearance. Isn't he beautiful enough? Thinking of being rejected by Li Mo that day, and now seeing him holding a book without even tilting her eyes, Yunya felt that she was ignored and humiliated. She deliberately straightened her tall chest and pouted her little mouth and walked out.
Looking at the beautiful back, Li Mo put down the book and walked to the window.
"Your Majesty, the naval command has sent the battle plan. Commander Long said that if there is no accident, the light cruiser will contact the enemy in 15 hours, and the fleet has been remixed, he also said." Du Dazhuang walked behind him. Only he knew that Li Mo deliberately drove Yunya away and just wanted to stay quietly at this important moment.
"Go and get ready, and leave for Qiu Ming in three days." Li Mo raised his hand and interrupted Du Dazhuang: "In addition, I don't see anyone except Mr. Li, Chen Ping and Prime Minister."
"Yes."
Li Mo picked up the book again. Du Dazhuang peeked at it before leaving. The cover was written "The Theory of Sea Power" and Ma Han's name
.. On July 19, at night, 370 nautical miles southwest of Bermuda.
The first cruiser formation.
The Honolulu-class Oahu Island light cruiser and the Yangtze-class light cruiser Yellow River, which have only been delivered for three months, are like a pair of twin sisters, quickly shuttling through the waves, and four equally cutting-edge Chongming Island-class destroyers beside them silently guard.
In the night, there was no light, and even the anti-collision navigation lights were completely turned off. In order to prevent accidents, the experienced captains took the navigation department to sit in person.
On the deck, a pair of vigilant eyes shone slightly in the night, and the radar rotated in circles, taking on the work of long-range alert.
Behind the warships and victories, it was the all-out efforts of the naval logistics department. The world only saw the pleasure of the Imperial Navy entering the Atlantic Ocean, but they could not see how many people had grayed their hair for this expedition.
Even with the current capabilities of the Imperial Navy, it is impossible to send such a huge fleet into the Atlantic for a long time to fight many times, so from the beginning, every captain was told that there was only one chance!
After checking the deck, Lei Shaoming walked into the cabin. The former gun captain of the Yanjing, who became famous in the imperial counterattack, is now the captain of the Oahu Island and the commander of the first cruiser formation.
Before stepping into the passage, he looked behind him.
Even without later satellites, he knew that the two twarts behind him entering the Atlantic Ocean were being reorganized, and General Lefei's aircraft carrier battle group had been merged into the Second Trooth Fleet and became the fleet commander.
Three Xiqin-class aircraft carriers, two Taiwan-class battleships and one Xi'an-class large cruiser will be the main force of the attack.
The fifth special task force is divided into two branches. The second aircraft carrier strike fleet, consisting of two Western Qin-class heavy aircraft carriers and Jinghai-class light aircraft carriers, will become the second strike force after the second special task force under the protection of four Hebei-class, and the four Guam-class and Japanese-Japanese long-Japanese long-Japanese warships will serve as the battleship formations.
The three fastest Yanjing-class fast battleships will exist as mobile forces.
In the warship channel, all places that may leak the light source are blocked with thick cotton cloth. Just as Lei Shaoming walked along the passage to the rest cabin, ready to see if the soldiers were resting according to the order, he suddenly found a flash of light in the cabin on the left.
"What are you doing?"
The young deputy gunner, who hid in the quilt and carrying a flashlight, did not expect to be caught by the captain, and at this most critical moment, he suddenly got up in fear and said in a cold sweat, "Captain, I, I heard that there will be a decisive battle tomorrow, so I want to write a letter to my family."
"Show me."
The soldier nervously handed over the wrinkled writing paper, because the unevenness had been punctured by a few small holes in the tip of the pen.
"Dad.
How are you and your mother?
I'm in the Atlantic Ocean now. It's far from home. Our fastest warship will run for half a month. I don't know if you have received the previous letter. It's almost February, and I'm getting used to it, so don't worry. I'm fine here. It's delicious. It's big fish and meat. I'm just a little homesick. I really want to eat the pancakes made by my mother.
Actually, it's not a big deal, but today the monitor told me that we will have a decisive battle tomorrow! I don't know how big it is, but everyone is very nervous. I heard that the Yankees have used all their milking energy this time. I think I will probably be very busy from tomorrow morning.
So I thought that I should write a letter to you now, in case, ah, ah, there will be no chance! I will definitely come back. You wait for me. My son will definitely make a great contribution this time and give you a long face in front of your uncle.
In fact, you don't have to worry. Today, we wiped the cannon again during the day and cleaned every shell. There will be no problem. As long as there is a cannon, no one can get close to us.
I heard that this is the last decisive battle, so I can go back soon. By the way, I also asked someone to buy you some good sheepskin in Australia. When I go back to make sheepskin trousers for you by the old tailor, your old cold legs will not be broken.
Dad, your son is unfilial and can't always be under your knees, so you must take care of yourself. Let my brother buy what you want to eat, and there is no shortage of money at home now.
In addition, I hope my father will keep the letter a secret for me, especially don't disturb my mother. She is not in good health. I'm afraid that she will be too worried about hurting her body.
Tell my brother and sister-in-law again. I like Ximei very much, but I don't know when it will end. If she doesn't want to wait, don't delay the good girl and let her.
Before the letter was finished, a few watermarks on the letter paper made Lei Shaoming thr. He looked at the simple, nervous and uneasy face in front of him and handed back the letter paper: "It's all broken. How can I send it back? When my family got it, they thought our navy couldn't even use the stationery.
"Ha ha."
"You can't disturb other people's rest here." Lei Shaoming smiled, made a forbidden gesture, and pointed to the passage: "Go to the restaurant. It's open all night tonight. I'll write you a new one in half an hour. I've seen three typos!"
"Yes."
The little soldier saluted excitedly, ran to the restaurant with letter paper and clothes in his arms. Looking at his back, Lei Shaoming also remembered his parents and brothers far away from his hometown. Should he also write a letter to them?
Thinking of this, Lei Shaoming was not in the mood to check the power module and walked to the captain's room. Unexpectedly, the staff officer had come in before he returned to the captain's room and spread out the letter paper.
"Captain." The staff officer said: "This is the information just received. This afternoon, the United States once again sent additional bombers from South Carolina to Bermuda. At present, what we know includes about 150 U.S.-made Handley Page 400 large bombers, 50 U.S.-made Caproni Ca36 bombers, and 82 The Cortiss D300 and 26 Short 184 seaplanes were shipped by the ship. In addition, there are about five old-fashioned motherships in the Jelicop's fleet. Among them, the British Ark and Invincible were converted from large cruisers, with relatively strong and perfect defense capabilities, and there were also two 30,000-ton cruise ships in the U.S. Navy. The modified Araton and Wenswells can carry at least 50 planes.
"In addition, the battlecruiser and destroyer of Lexington from Chesapiq Bay have also arrived in Bermuda, so we are likely to encounter about 70 destroyers, so the headquarters asked us to start at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to cooperate with the second, third and fifth patrols. The fleet of Western ships attacked the destroyers on the periphery of the enemy in advance.
At present, the aircraft carrier Jinghai and three Yanjing-class battleships have left the formation and are coming quickly. They will cooperate with us and are expected to meet at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning.
"Damn it, I really look up to us!" Lei Shaoming laughed and scolded. Although the number of destroyers was so many that it made people's scalp numb, the cruisers were originally working.
The staff also smiled and looked at the nautical clock on the wall: "There are still 7 hours left."
..20th, 3 a.m.
The urgent alarm bell made the already uneasy British-American joint fleet busy. The majestic battleships began to recover. The first to be filled with sailors was not the positions, but the narrow restaurant on the ship.
The thick Bible was held in the palm of his hand, and the silver cross glittered in the light. For today's accompanying priest, he also specially turned out the treasured new priest's robe. Put your hand on the head of the first sailor: "May my Lord bless you, my child. God is everywhere. He will help you defeat the invaders, amen."
In the restaurant, there was a distant chant. Every sailor who came to find sustenance looked solemn. Even if they were blessed by the priest, they did not dare to be careless, because they knew what they would face when the sun rose.
"The first team, Hood and four George V-class battleships, George V, Captain Hundred, Darren, Ajax; the second team, four Pennsylvania-class battleships, Illinois, Alabama, Vermont, Alaska; the third team, five Northampton-class heavy patrols Western ships, Louisville, Chicago, Houston, Augusta, USS Boston; Fourth Team, two New Mexico-class battleships, two Pennsylvania-class battleships, New Mexico, Mississippi, New Jersey, Georgia; Fifth Squadron, five Normandy-class battleships, Normandy, Brittany , Limo said, Champ-Botier, Beaine; the first cruiser formation.
Jerco and Joseph King stood side by side in the bridge, and the staff behind them were making the final formation of the fleet.
"Kim, do you remember Napoleon's words?"
"He said that in today's view, the lion fell asleep and even the fly dared to fall on its face and scream a few times, but once China is awakened, the world will be shocked!" Joseph King was a little gloomy. He turned his head and looked at Jellico bitterly and replied, "Unfortunately, we happened to meet a lion grinding his teeth."
"We only have a very small chance." Jellico pulled out the treasured cigar and handed him one with determination in his voice: "The combat distance of their aircraft carriers is about 120 miles (about 200 kilometers), but I think in order to shorten the time as much as possible, Leffy will definitely compress the distance to 90 miles, so that they can repeatedly carry out air attacks.
Therefore, I will lead the first, second and fifth teams to use the air defense forces deployed in Bermuda to consume him as much as possible and drag their main air force. After they enter 100 miles, the island's large bombers and torpedo planes can also carry out long-range attacks.
All aircraft carriers and the third and fourth teams will be led by you. These are faster warships, plus cruisers and destroyers, you will get a chance to attack.
"I see."
"Kim, I hope to see you come back." Jellico looked at Joseph King and remembered David Betty, who is still recuperating in Greece. To be honest, Joseph King is not the best person to carry out assault missions in his mind. Although he often shows a heroic and flamboyant cowboy surname, compared with Betty, he has a firm belief in both experience, adaptability, and even the most important thing. It's far worse.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered Campbell, who committed suicide in Cape Verde. He was able to lead the fleet under the enemy's heavy siege and finally take three capital ships all the way from distant India to Africa back to the Atlantic Ocean. Campbell's mind is very firm. Although he has avoided war several times, it shows that he knows how to judge the situation, but only I'm sorry.
Jeliko sighed quietly and reminded, "The farther the fleet is, the better. Don't throw the escort cruisers and destroyers too far away. They are the best mobile players."
"Sonor, we have received the Lexington telegram. We have arrived in Bermuda." The staff interrupted Jellico's reminder, and Joseph King knew that it was time to leave.
(to be continued)