One Thousand Ninety-Three No Longer Cautious

General Kurita stood on the bridge of the battleship King Kong, feeling the constant trembling of the battleship under his feet. His command ship had just been hit by a bomb dropped by an American plane, and the position of an anti-aircraft gun on the port side was still burning with flames and billowing thick smoke. The battleship Haruna was besieged by US Navy carrier-based aircraft an hour ago and was seriously injured. How serious was the injury? Even the destroyer Shigure, which wanted to go up to rescue some personnel, could not get close to this behemoth because of the violent burning and explosion. The entire hull was shrouded in billowing smoke. The flames spread from the boiler room to the chimney above the hull and near the anti-aircraft guns. The huge explosion lifted the rear turret of the Haruna into the air. The originally slender and majestic gun Even now, as if he had lost his soul, he was drooping on the deck of the battleship at a strange angle. The once mighty 356mm main gun has never had a chance to meet its opponent from the beginning to the end. Because there is no target for those powerful shells, they can only stick to the ammunition depot at the core of the battleship's hull from beginning to end. Make your mark with devastating explosions. The sound of explosions from time to time can be heard clearly even on friendly warships in the distance. Although everyone is now avoiding the American planes and has no intention to care about Haruna's life and death, Kurita, the commander of the fleet, knows clearly that The battleship Haruna can now be said to be completely over. "The radio station on the battleship Haruna is still silent, and we cannot contact Colonel Tanaka." Kurita's adjutant walked behind his boss, bent down, and reported another bad news that made Kurita collapse. Tanaka is Kurita Keno's confidant and favorite general, and he is also an enthusiastic supporter of large ships and cannons. At this time, another senior general of the Japanese navy sank along with his warship, which is definitely a matter that will make the current unfavorable battle situation worse. "Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief has called, ordering us to leave the battlefield to the north, join the guard fleet on the flanks, and leave the warring sea area." Another officer in the telegraph room hurried in from outside the bridge, bowed down and said respectfully The telegram in his hand was delivered to Kurita Takeo. Hearing Koga Mineichi's call, Kurita's anger didn't go anywhere. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the US carrier-based aircraft, his fleet persisted for a full 40 minutes, but Koga Mineichi still failed to expel the US aircraft and escort his fleet into the formation of the US fleet. Task. The weakness of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet's attack directly resulted in the loss of his battleship attack fleet. The hematopoietic ability of the Japanese navy is not much stronger than its naval aviation, and because the navy is an expensive big guy, it is not even as good as the naval aviation in terms of equipment supplements. Unlike the United States, which sinks a warship to supplement the strong production capacity of a warship, the large warships of the Japanese Navy basically sink one and lose one. It is even more extravagant to occupy the dock to refit the warship, and it is only possible to do so by desperately squeezing the remaining production capacity. Therefore, refitting four King Kong-class battlecruisers in one go is a big move that entrusts the hopes of countless people in the Japanese Navy. The old battleship Yamashiro sank in the coastal waters of Australia in a daze. Hinata and Ise were lost in the Solomon Sea Battle. Now the battleship Haruna, which has just been refitted, is about to sink. With this Bismarck Islands naval battle, it was wiped out. On the sea not far away, the battleship Haruna could only stand still waiting to die because it had lost all speed. After stalling, it was overtaken by Hiei, which was following Kongo, and was getting farther and farther away from the main force of the fleet. Kurita gritted his teeth, and finally gave the combat order to run away: "Let the Kirishima turn around, leave the Aoba cruiser alone, leave at full speed to the 4th scheduled sea area, and leave the battle area!" "The American ship The carrier aircraft has been lingering, and if we can get away, we will become an aircraft carrier fleet." After Kurita issued his combat order,

Standing in his command position, he sighed. What he doesn't believe the most now is the aircraft carrier fleet behind him, because from the battle between the two sides to the present, the results of the Japanese naval aviation are really not satisfactory. Just as Kurita was desperately leading his battleship fleet to turn, Koga Mineichi and his second battleship fleet were also turning. He knew that his fleet could not get close to the US aircraft carrier fleet, so he could only abandon the decisive battle plan this time, and quickly change tactics when the losses were tolerable. Under his command are the more elite battleship Yamato, as well as Nagato and Mutsu, who have been repaired and refitted to restore their combat effectiveness. These three battleships were originally intended to serve as support troops, and later entered the US aircraft carrier fleet with Kurita's fleet. But now Koga Mineichi can only lead these giant warships to turn in a hurry, avoiding the sharp edge of the US naval aviation. The only thing supporting Koga Mineichi now is not the Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that is still stubbornly fighting behind him and the aviation units on it that have suffered heavy losses, but the sky that is gradually starting to darken. Since the exchange of fire with the U.S. fleet at noon, until now, the torment of five or six hours has made Koga Mine extremely painful, but the night is approaching. As long as he persists, he can get a long night to serve the United Fleet. The next move is to take cover. "Send another telegram to Kurita-kun! Let him join the Fuso on the flank, turn around again, use the night as a cover from the flank, and fight back to the battlefield! Clamp the American fleet with our two flanks!" Thinking After arriving here, Gu Hefeng issued another combat order, and then began to anxiously look forward to the good news that would be beneficial to the battle situation from the aviation unit. The second batch of suicide planes entered the center of the U.S. Navy fleet, which indeed caused countless troubles for the U.S. Navy. These Japanese planes crashed into all kinds of warships they could, and the U.S. Navy lost 7 ships of all kinds in one breath. combat ships. Halsey's fleet was already prepared and lined up to entangle Kurita's assault fleet, but because of the Japanese suicide planes, it had to retreat again to ensure the safety of the aircraft carrier fleet. On the vast sea, there are Japanese planes falling down with thick smoke everywhere, as well as U.S. Navy pilots who took off in groups to fight. "Yoshi!" After receiving a telegram from Koga Mineichi, Kurita finally regained some confidence. He also seems to be in favor of the Japanese navy. As long as the losses are dragged into the night, any number of warships in his fleet rushing into the US fleet can cause incalculable losses to the opponent. At this time, he simply forgot the battlecruiser Haruna that had begun to sink slowly, and the heavy cruiser Aoba that was smashed into a sieve by American planes not long after the war started, and began to fantasize about his Wolverine wolf entering the flock , the majestic scene rises. After fantasizing for a while, Kurita pulled out his thoughts from the beautiful emptiness, and began to reorganize the fleet full of wounded soldiers, moving closer to the battleship Fuso on the flank. At this time, Koga Mineichi, who claimed to attack the U.S. Navy with the Kurita Fleet, also began to speed up in another direction with his huge fleet, preparing to find a better attack position before dark. Destroy the U.S. Navy. At this moment, the Japanese fleet seemed to be a giant. It opened its arms and swung two heavy punches, one from the left and one from the right, preparing to beat the U.S. Navy right in front of it into a pig's head. However, the U.S. fleet is still responding to all changes without changing, frantically dispatching carrier-based aircraft, hoping to sink more Japanese warships before dark, and establish its own victory. ... On the bridge of the U.S. fleet, General Spruance received the information brought back by the aviation reconnaissance plane from his assistant. He knew that the Japanese Navy's forward fleet just now was routing, and the Japanese aircraft carrier behind this fleet The fleet has revealed its position. "General! We are retreating now. We have already achieved the result of sinking an enemy battleship..." The staff map beside him suggested to his superior with some worries: "Time is very bad for us. If we continue to act recklessly Attack, then the night will cause us to suffer greater losses." The position of the Japanese navy marked on the Spruens map, and then shifted his gaze to the open sea on the other side. He guessed there would be another Japanese naval fleet, and that fleet was also a deadly threat. Retreating now is obviously very beneficial to the U.S. Navy, but the order he just received made it difficult for him to make a decision to retreat-the situation on the Atlantic battlefield has deteriorated, and the terrible opponent of the German Navy has finally calmed down and started to dispatch Picking quarrels and provoking trouble. "Tom, I heard that the Essex aircraft carrier will be launched soon?" Suddenly, Spruance asked another topic: "And we are building this type of aircraft carrier very quickly, and there are ten ships under construction at the same time." Among them?" "General?" Staff Tom was taken aback by Spruance's question, and then looked puzzled at his commander. "I mean, even if we all die here, the United States will be able to build such a huge fleet in a few months?" Spruance asked calmly. "I understand, General! Continue to take off carrier-based planes and attack the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet!" General Pruance, the staff officer named Tom, suddenly laughed: "General Halsey will not say that you are too cautious this time. now." Book from /book/html/20/20728/index.html