Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 2934
Heat-seeking missiles have a feature, which of course can be understood as a disadvantage, that is, if they hit the same target within a certain range, once a missile successfully hits, the following missiles will go forward to attack the hit target. point fly away.Nimitz and others didn't know this, so when several heavy ships, including the battleship Oklahoma, were hit by missiles, but only in secondary parts, they were very grateful, thinking that Lady Luck was Standing on one's own side.Then, as the second, third, and fourth waves of missiles hit one after another, and those heavy ships that were under the care of the Chinese were all shot in the same parts without exception, they immediately felt overwhelmed.Again, if the important part is hit by three or even four missiles in a row, it will also cause bad consequences.The real situation is that when the rear part of the port side of the battleship Oklahoma was hit by two missiles one after another, a big hole appeared there, and then directly caused the two missiles at the back to go in directly. The explosion in the rear cabin of the battleship Ma directly tore the engine room and other more important cabin structures to pieces, and blew out a huge hole that was absolutely irreparable.

In less than 10 minutes, the Chinese missile speedboat force launched all the missiles.Then, Nimitz and others watched the battleship Oklahoma as if it was crushed by a mountain at the tail, and the entire hull began to tilt backwards. Looking at the trend, even if it did not sink completely, it would eventually change. It looks like head up and tail down, completely damaged.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Truman and others received the second battle report, and learned that two battleships and three heavy cruisers were seriously damaged, and two of the battleships and one heavy cruiser had begun to sink to the bottom of the sea. All stupid.

"...Because all the heavy ships in the fleet are damaged to varying degrees, we have lost the ability to continue to fight with the Chinese fleet, even if it is purely defensive. Therefore, I hope that Your Excellency the President will allow us to retreat..." The telegram should be Written in the tone of Nimitz, there is a bitter taste throughout.Even though Truman and others were thousands of miles away, they could still feel Nimitz's mood when he wrote these words, and they also knew how difficult it was for the admiral to make the above decision.

"It's too late for air support?" Truman, who didn't know much about the military, asked Knox.

Knox's face was pale, and he had a cigar in his hand, but he hadn't stuffed it into his mouth for more than 10 minutes. "The main ship is damaged and loses combat power. Once the Chinese main ship gets the range, there will be a situation where they can only be beaten passively and have no power to fight back. Your Excellency, I suggest agreeing to General Nimitz's request—" Knox said, with a bitter mouthful as he uttered the last sentence.

When it comes to naval battles, he is naturally respected.Hearing what he said, Truman frowned and thought for a while, and said to the attendant on the side: "Call General Nimitz back and say that I agree to his request. By the way, tell him to bring everyone back as much as possible." , those slow ships, I allow him to give up."

This is another tough decision.The meaning of Truman's words is clearly to allow Nimitz and the others to escape, and the faster the better.Obviously, between the fleet and the people, he finally chose to keep the latter.And even with the level of wealth and wealth of the United States, it is absolutely heart-wrenching to abandon almost the entire fleet at once, regardless of whether it is right or wrong.

The attendant nodded and went on, and the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became heavy.

After a long time, Stimson broke the silence and said to Truman: "Your Excellency, your decision is correct. We can rebuild the ships if they are gone, but if people die, it will take a while to cultivate another batch." Yes. I think we should discuss declaring war on China now."

He said the last sentence sonorously, obviously, he has been irritated by the behavior of the Chinese.

Some of the participants who didn't understand the situation asked nonsense why the whole army couldn't retreat.In these people's minds, the Atlantic Fleet may not be able to defeat the Chinese fleet that made a surprise attack, but it's okay for all to escape, right?For this question, Truman asked Knox to answer.

Knox was actually in a very bad mood at this time, but he still answered the question calmly: "...Our aircraft carriers, battleships and most of the heavy cruisers have lost their combat effectiveness, so if we all retreat, The Chinese can unscrupulously send fighter planes to hold us back, and then, when the main Chinese fleet approaches, not only the ships may not be able to escape, but our soldiers may also encounter disaster—" Speaking of this, Knox deliberately used He glanced at Truman with admiration, and then continued: "So if we want to save the lives of as many soldiers as possible, the best way is to abandon the slow and large ships and leave in a very fast boat... "

Knox's explanation is actually not exhaustive.In Truman's instructions, there was no mention of abandoning the entire fleet.There is a reason why he did this. As a politician, planning for a rainy day is an essential skill, so in order to prevent this incident from being used as a weapon to attack him in the future, he just pointed out vaguely, "Those slow ships, I Allow him to give up."And with Nimitz's wisdom, of course he can understand the true meaning of these words.

Truman was already in pain when he made the above decision, but when it came to Nimitz, it was even more difficult for him to accept than killing him.You must know that for him, the Atlantic Fleet is not only his honor, but also his child. Now, he is required to lose all his children and honor. This kind of pain cannot be experienced by anyone who has not experienced it.Of course, as Knox guessed, with his wisdom, it is impossible for him to fail to understand the relationship between them.So, no matter how painful the decision was, he had no other choice but to face it head-on.

Half an hour later, as Knox expected, China's third wave of fighter jets flew over the waters where the Atlantic Fleet is located.At this time, Nimitz was taking the last batch of several of his men on a light cruiser.

Standing on the front deck of the light cruiser USS Cleveland, feeling the tremor caused by the sudden acceleration of the ship, Nimitz looked around at the heavy cruisers, battleships, and light cruisers that were still emitting thick smoke, and then looked at the flying boats in the sky. Flying over the low-level Chinese fighter plane, he seemed to be talking to himself and cheering up his subordinates behind him, saying: "We will come back!"

(End of this chapter)