"I'm a little worried!" Chen Shaokuan said unabashedly to Meng Xiang beside him, "The Japanese naval fleet encountered this time is very strong. There is the Musashi super battleship, there is the Yazu, the Nagato-class battleship, and the Ise, the Fuso-class battleship. They had three battleships, and we only had one Dingyuan. ”

Meng Xiang was also a little nervous in his heart, but he didn't expect that the attraction of the Huaxia Navy this time was quite strong, and it actually caused a large-scale attack by the Japanese fleet.

Chen Guan and the others in the front ignored the caution that Shen Honglie and others had repeatedly emphasized in the rear, and met it without fear.

The navy is a very offensive type of troops, and those who are shrunk in the harbor can only be called sailors, Meng Xiang recognized Chen Guan's bold attack, but he also did not have much bottom of the outcome of this war in his heart.

Although the power of the Dingyuan made him dare to boast of being the first in the world, the naval battle was not a comparison of the size of the ship and the size of the cannon to distinguish the winner from the defeat, and the high quality and high level of the Japanese World War II navy rumored in his previous life made him a little worried about the still immature Chinese navy.

"We still have two Taiwan-class battle cruisers, and two Tianshan-class aircraft carriers to follow, even if we don't win, at least we can be undefeated!" Shen Honglie next to him interjected at this time.

This time the temptation of naval battle, because of Meng Xiang's attention, attracted the attention of many naval celebrities. A number of naval advisers were gathered together in the naval command.

Chen Shaokuan couldn't erase his face as a Fujian banner figure because of Meng Xiang's previous suppression of the Fujian mountain, and he once retired for a period of time. However, the Chinese National Defense Force Navy has not flinched from the support of the Fujian system, but has expanded on a larger and larger scale.

The increasing number of elite trainees of the Clone Navy, the continuous completion of the cadets of the naval school established by Meng Xiang in 38 years, and the return of many returnee factions sent by Meng Xiang to study in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, and the close cooperation with the German Navy. Even directly participating in the actual combat operations of the Germans, these are enhancing the foundation of the Chinese Navy.

Of course, the most important thing is that there are a large number of warships of all kinds for them to train. There was enough fuel and ammunition to keep them training. There are many spies who collect nautical charts and confidential files of the navies of various countries to ensure the efficiency of their training, so that the Chinese navy can grow rapidly day by day.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, coupled with Meng Xiang's internal division, everyone in the Fujian system turned against each other one after another.

Chen Shaokuan finally found it difficult to press. I accepted the hat of the advisor first and went out of the mountain again.

The Chinese National Defense Force still retained the title of adviser to the Vanguard Army.

The rise of the new generation of the Chinese Navy has squeezed out the seats of the old time-honored brands. Although these advisers do not have real power, they are also powerful and influential. Not only did it save face, but it also avoided some embarrassment. Quite a few people are housed.

The experience of these advisors and their social impact. It is also a valuable resource for the Chinese National Defense Force.

In this naval battle, Chen Shaokuan followed up step by step with great care, and a group of Fujian consultants also enthusiastically followed, which made Shen Honglie unhappy in his heart, and his words couldn't help but be a little blunt.

"The Taiwan-class battlecruiser is not a battleship, and its armor can match the guns of the battleship? What's more, the Japanese also have two heavy cruisers, a top-class and a Furutaka-class, that can threaten them. Chen Shaokuan sneered and patted the intelligence on the table. And, let's not forget that this fleet of the Japanese also carries aircraft carriers. And three more. Can the two Shushan-class aircraft carriers win easily? Besides, the commander of the Japanese fleet this time was Koga Mineichi, and you and I both know this person, and we must not underestimate him. ”

Meng Xiang listened quietly.

Ever since he agreed to Chen Guan's request to go to war, he no longer regretted it. The only thing I hope is that these officers and men of the Chinese Navy who have been tested by the fire of war will sacrifice less.

With the base in hand, he can build more giant ships and cannons at any time, but talent is indeed in short supply.

If this naval battle is a naval battle and the loss of personnel is too large, there is no doubt that the overall strategy of China in the next step will need to be greatly adjusted. At least we need to support the Japanese for a while, so that they can fight fiercely with the Americans, and leave time for the immature Chinese Navy to develop again.

If the Huaxia Navy is still strong after the tempering of the war in this naval battle, then many of the plans in his heart will have to be advanced.

Thinking of this, Meng Xiang couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. At this time, it is too late to discuss any ideas, and the battle ahead is already hot.

It's just that what Meng Xiang doesn't know is that the actual situation ahead is a little different from Chen Shaokuan's worries.

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"One more attack on these bitches!" Cheng Dalong's roar echoed throughout the Cleveland-class light patrol with loudspeakers everywhere.

The Suzuya Heavy Cruiser, bathed in the auspicious aura, blocked all attacks for the Yukikaze, and was literally bombarded at close range by two triple MK16 152mm naval guns in front of the Cleveland-class class.

At least three 152-mm shells exploded on the Suzuya, and although the top heavy cruiser was replaced with ten more ferocious 203-mm guns, the armor was still at the same level as the cruiser. The largest broadside waterline armor belt was only 127 mm, which could not withstand the heavy hit of 152 mm armor-piercing shells, let alone the 305 mm shells of one Alaska-class cruiser that came over later.

Relying on the excellent artillery sighting radar system, the lead ship of the Alaskan cruiser, the Taiwan, hit the first round of attacks and directly stunned the Suzuya.

And at this time, the power of the Cleveland-class 6-inch machine gun was reflected.

The legendary 12 main guns could rain 144 152-mm shells in one minute, instantly crushing the counterattack of the superior on the opposite side.

The Suzuya blasted two rounds, except for a large hole in the most vulnerable 76mm side of the Cleveland class, and did not achieve too good results, but instead smashed the entire superstructure in a quick punch of the light cruiser. In the end, in the continuous attack of the Alaska-class cruiser that pounced on it with almost the same rate of fire as the most stage, the first one was smashed and sunk.

At this time, the auspicious light of the Yukikaze, which had retreated to the rear, shone again on the battleship Ise and the heavy patrol of the Kako, which had moved forward.

At this time, except for the two steel giants of the Musashi and the Dingyuan, who were in place, separated by a distance of about 18 nautical miles, and beat each other with tons of shells and hammers, the other two warfleets gradually moved forward.

12 nautical miles became the diameter of the gladiatorial arena of both sides.

The Chongming, another large Alaska-class cruiser of the Huaxia Navy, also rushed to this circle.

At a time when the Americans had not yet equipped Alaska, the Chinese could name the Alaska-class cruisers built at the base at will.

When the vanguard navy was named, the frigate was named after the city, the destroyer was named after the sea, the cruiser was intended to be named after the distance, and the two battleships in Zhenyuan Dingyuan were just a special case.

At that time, Meng Xiang only wanted two battleships to be enough, and did not want to spend too much energy. But with the sweep of the super battleship wind and the fanaticism of the domestic people for the battleship, Meng Xiang gradually realized the deterrent nature of the giant cannon in this era. Considering the need for battleships to appear in multiple places in the future, and considering the recyclability of Red Alert weapons, Meng Xiang still decided to add a few more battleships.

In this way, the far number was moved to the head of the battleship, and in the naval sequence of the Chinese National Defense Force, the name of the cruiser temporarily appeared in the name of the province, state and the name of the island.

As a classic light patrol of World War II, the irreplaceable Cleveland class was directly taken by Meng Xiang and became the backbone of the light patrol of the Chinese Navy.

At this time, the administrative division of China has been transitioned to the state, and Cheng Dalong's Cleveland-class ship has two big characters written on the side of Qingzhou.

The shock of Alaska's 30,000-ton huge body made the pinnacle of World War II cruisers, and this kind of large cruiser that inspired the hearts of the people and the military performed well in the Battle of the Whale Sea. Since those two ships were trapped in the sea of whales by the Japanese Navy and couldn't get out for the time being, Meng Xiang didn't mind running a little more money through the base and producing two more.

Since the two ships cruising near Vladivostok have been called Sakhalin and Hainan, the two ships that are now guarding are naturally called Taiwan and Chongming, and they are standing side by side in the battle circle of heavyweight sea fighters at this time. They were Cheng Dalong's Qingzhou and Lin Zun's Yangzhou who followed one after the other.

The new Chinese navy is undoubtedly based on battleships and aircraft carriers, and the fleet composed of each core warship patrol is generally composed of at least one heavy cruiser, one light cruiser, four destroyers and two submarines.

The core of this combined fleet this time is composed of the Dingyuan and two second-class aircraft carriers, so that in addition to a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser dragged behind and a light patrol to escort the two second-class aircraft carriers, as well as to deal with other unexpected situations such as sneak attacks from behind, the main generals who ran behind the Dingyuan to fight close combat all came up.

2 Alaska-class large cruisers, 2 Cleveland-class light cruisers.

Across them were the Fuso-class battleship Ise, the Furutaka-class Shigekaku Tako, and the Nagato-class Yasui, which was slowly pressing up behind.

In the shortest possible time, the Suzuya was solved, and the situation on the field suddenly became 4-3.

In terms of numbers, the Huaxia Navy has a slight advantage. However, the frontal armor of the turret of the Nagato-class battleship was modified to 457 mm, and even the thick armor of the old Ise waterline reached 305 mm, and it was obvious that even the Alaska 305 mm main gun was slightly less threatening, and the Cleveland-class light cruiser's machine guns were just tickling no matter how fast they fired.

"What should I do?" Chen Guan, the deputy commander on the Dingyuan, couldn't help but have a flash of thought in his heart.