Red Alert 1895

"Where did we take these Japanese and American battleships?" Chen Fa asked.

"We've been marching for about fifteen minutes!" said the staff officer.

"Telegram to ask Chief of Staff Qiu Baoren, if the first set of plans cannot be completed, will the second set of scheduled plans be implemented?" Chen Fa said.

"Yes!"

The telegraph soldiers sent the telegram to the flagship of the Taiwan Northern Expedition Fleet, and Qiu Baoren began to check the telegram.

"The failure of the first set of plans was also within our expectations. The first set of plans was to let the strategic fleet use the speed to **** the 'T' prefix, but now it is found that this is not the case. If we can let the strategic fleet **** The enemy's "T" prefix, then we may all be able to easily and directly gain a huge advantage. But fortunately, we have not and have not pinned our hopes on this aspect. Now the situation of the Chinese people is not good for us, and we cannot successfully **** it. "T" prefix, then our second set of plans has also started." Qiu Baoren said.

"Order, the entire fleet implements the second set of plans. Remember the core idea of ​​this second set of plans, that is Tian Ji's horse racing!" Qiu Baoren said.

When Qiu Baoren ordered the implementation of the second plan, Qiu Baoren took the initiative to come to Li He's side.

"Brother Li, I have troubled you this time. Your task is very heavy this time, so I hope you can help me well. This time, you must persevere. Can we win this naval battle? , It's all up to you!" Qiu Baoren said.

Li He immediately said: "Please rest assured, chief of staff, this is our navy's battle of revenge and shame. I, Li He, will never embarrass the Chinese navy. Even if I try my best this time, I will not let the Japanese The warships passed my defenses!"

Qiu Baoren also said: "I'm afraid Li and you will be in great danger for this mission."

"It's okay, I wrote a suicide note anyway, so I don't have any problems. We lost to the Japanese pirates back then, and the people in the Beiyang Navy were also humiliated. Now we have the opportunity to command the navy again to come It is our good fortune to take revenge and avenge my shame. Anyway, I am almost at the age of knowing my destiny, how many years can I live? So I have no regrets when I die this time. Anyway, Lord Wang will not treat us badly My family. Anyway, my sons have all entered the Naval Academy and are studying, and they can take over my class in the future. If this succeeds, a knighthood will not be able to escape when the country is founded. At least, I You can also get a title for my son, which can be hereditary." Li He said.

The mission Li He performed this time was very risky, and it was a gambling tactic. If it succeeds, then this time the victory is basically established. If it fails, it may be difficult to win this naval battle. This time it can be said that a hole was dug for the Japanese, a huge hole. If it succeeds, it can even annihilate the main backbone of the Japanese navy. Being able to annihilate all the battleships of the Japanese Navy at one time would mean that the Japanese Navy would also be abolished in martial arts, so they would naturally lose all sea dominance along the coast of China.

"This time it's a trap. It's completely waiting for the pirates to come and enter the trap." Qiu Baoren thought.

Qiu Baoren immediately went to the top of the command tower, and then said to the telegrapher: "Immediately follow the previous plan, and the whole army will attack! This time our biggest goal is to wipe out most of the Japanese navy, and then we can cut off the Japanese navy's power." Inheritance. If we cannot completely destroy these guys, then we will not be able to curb the Japanese ambitions at all. We can only destroy all their navy, and then let their navy lose its inheritance. In this way, we can also deal with the inheritance It would be of great benefit to come down and contain the Japanese."

"Army attack!"

As these four words were sent out with bumps, Taiwan's entire fleet in the team began to attack, and then rushed towards the Japanese cruisers and destroyers. Japan and the United States have a total of 18 cruisers and more than 60 destroyers here. According to the general situation, these warships are also responsible for **** and daily patrols. The main task of cruisers is to maintain ocean-going overseas interests. As for destroyers, they are mainly small and refined, and can have multiple functions. But it is mainly used to drive away the ordinary ships of the enemy. These two types of warships rarely directly participate in battleship-scale frontal battles, unless after the invention of aircraft, they will participate in the **** and air defense of capital ships. Even in later generations, cruisers and destroyers are still responsible for the air defense of aircraft carriers.

Taiwan's five cruiser detachments with 25 cruisers, seven destroyer detachments with 70 destroyers, and 15 monarch-class battleships also pressed up. Taiwan currently has a total of eight cruiser detachments. There are also thirteen destroyer detachments, but at present, because Taiwan still wants to maintain the security of Taiwan’s main island, suppress the South China Sea, and guard the Strait of Malacca, so far, only five cruiser detachments and seven destroyer detachments have been sent, but this It is also enough to be the vast majority of Taiwan's power. And all the battleships were dispatched. It can be said that the essence of Taiwan's navy has also come out. If the Japanese and American navies cannot be defeated this time, it means that the failure of the Northern Expedition is only a matter of time.

However, these fleets are also much stronger than the joint fleets of Japan and the United States, but they are obviously weaker than the two countries in terms of personnel quality. Therefore, in this battle, it is not certain who will die, especially in front of such low-level warships, it is very uncertain.

The American generals who stayed behind in the U.S. Combined Fleet in Japan saw this scene and immediately shouted: "They are coming, the Taiwanese navy is coming, they are going to attack our cruisers and destroyers. Hurry up and let Ito Youheng come back, don't let them if they let a dozen of their battleships come over, then our cruisers and destroyers here will definitely be slaughtered!"

A telegram was sent to Ito Youheng immediately, and after receiving the telegram, Ito Youheng immediately hummed: "Sure enough, they want to drive us away from the mountain, and then attack our cruisers and destroyers. However, Will this help? Turn around now, and we'll go back to support our destroyers and cruisers."

"But Commander, did the new battleship of the Chinese ignore them?" asked a Japanese staff officer.

"Hey, let's get rid of them! Don't think they are faster than us, but they can't effectively play the formation of the whole team. Once the speed reaches the limit, they may make trouble themselves, so we don't have to worry about them being able to catch up. Come to us. Although our speed is relatively slow, we can perfectly display the strength of our sailors, so naturally we are not afraid of them. But as long as we use our full strength to activate the battleships, they will not be able to catch up with us at all! Although their battleships are more powerful than We are much better, but we don't have sailors who can control them, so we can't play effectively." Ito Youheng said.

The Japanese battleships started to turn around, and then they walked back, ignoring the Sword-class battleships that were fighting them.

"The Japanese battleships have already fallen into the trap, and they have already started to turn around. Our second set of plans has already started, and we also turn around, but slow down a bit, and then maintain the formation!" Chen Fa said.

Chen Fa watched the Japanese warships rushing back with all their strength in the distance, obviously hoping to support those destroyers and cruisers and protect them from being slaughtered by the fifteen Sovereign-class battleships in Taiwan. And Chen Fa also followed them relatively slowly, but did not catch up at full speed.

"The Chinese slowed down and did not chase us with all their strength!" said the Japanese observer.

Ito Yuheng then thought suspiciously: "What are they thinking, why don't they go after them with all their strength? If they turn back, this will inevitably form a very chaotic situation. At that time, battleships, cruisers and destroyers will be mixed together, and then the situation will be over. A chaotic situation has formed. Once the situation is chaotic and all kinds of warships are mixed together, the situation is in our favor. The Chinese navy has a serious lack of experience in commanding operations, from officers to ordinary sailors. , It is difficult to grasp the opportunity in this chaotic situation~www.readwn.com~ But we are different, our officers are veterans for many years, it is easier to grasp the situation in this chaotic situation, so that we can maximize the Take advantage of our naval qualities."

The Japanese know that the quantity and quality of Taiwan's navy are better than theirs, so according to the practice of utilizing strengths and avoiding weaknesses, they hope to mess up the situation so that they can fish in troubled waters. Only the more chaotic the situation is, the more the commander's ability is tested, and the more experienced the commander, the more advantage he has. And in these fleets, various ships are mixed together, so the situation is very chaotic, and the command and dispatch alone are prone to problems. If various ships are mixed together, large ships can easily and uncertainly collide. This is like the air forces of various countries during World War I. Sometimes due to poor communication, two planes competed for a target. As a result, my teammates collided with each other due to poor communication. I died in vain, but the enemy took the opportunity to run away.

In this era of underdeveloped instant communication, all communication is carried out by means of semaphore, and telegrams cannot effectively command. Once the situation changes, it will be a test of the ability of each commander. The performance and quantity of warships are superior. will be greatly weakened. Ito Youheng also hopes for this situation, because Japan's greatest advantage is that it has a group of experienced naval officers. (To be continued.)

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