Chapter 1352: Confusion is right
In the English Channel, about 150 kilometers west of the Channel Islands, a huge fleet of hundreds of warships is cruising on the sea, and in the center of the fleet are four huge aircraft carriers. The powerful strike force composed of four 'Emeishan-class' aircraft carriers is enough to make any country daunted!
Not far from the four aircraft carriers, it is the battleship formation of the Chinese Navy, among them, the four tall 'Tang-class' battleships are particularly eye-catching, the tall and majestic posture, especially the three triple 381 mm main guns on the battleship, all make people feel the horror of this battleship! If there were no epoch-making battleships such as aircraft carriers, then the 'Tang-class' battleships would be the world's top battleships. Now, only the German Navy's 'Bavaria-class' can compete with it in the world, but the 'Bavaria-class' battleships are only equipped with 4 twin 381mm guns, and only 1 'Saxony' remains, and the remaining three have been sunk in the Battle of the North Sea! The U.S. Navy's 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships are also battleships of the same class as the 'Tang-class' battleships, but these 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships were sunk by the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy before they could exert their might, and the remaining 'New Mexico-class' battleships under construction have also become trophies of the Chinese Navy! As for the British Navy, their 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships have also been destroyed, and the new 'Vengeance-class' battleships are still on the slipway, but it seems that these 'revenge-class' battleships may never have the opportunity to gallop across the sea!
After the submission of the Chinese Navy's operational plan, China's military power on the North American continent began to shift to Europe. 3 armies took part in the attack on Spain, as well as Italy. The navy has seized sea supremacy in the eastern Atlantic, from the English Channel to the Strait of Gibraltar, which is already under the control of the Chinese navy. The British navy had all retreated to the North Sea to avoid fighting the Chinese navy.
On the battleship 'Tang Gaozu', Marshal Li Dingxin, commander of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, Vice Admiral Hai Zhengsheng, chief of staff, Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, and Vice Admiral Wu Zhiyuan, chief of staff, are gathering together to discuss the next action! In addition, Vice Admiral Chen Yuankun, commander of the aircraft carrier group, also attended the meeting. After all, although the aircraft carrier formation has been established for a short time, it has become an important strike force in the Chinese Navy! This is still because the number of aircraft carriers is too small, and after the follow-up 'Wuyue-class' aircraft carriers are put into service, the strength of the aircraft carrier strike group will undoubtedly reach a new level, and even completely replace the position of capital ships in the navy!
"Guys, the British surrendered to the Germans! However, His Majesty has personally sent an order that our battle plan will not be changed, and we will continue to launch a landing operation against Britain! Marshal Li Dingxin said.
"That's good, even if the British collude with the Germans, we will shine on them! But what should we do if the Germans intervene? Admiral Li Haitao asked. Because of the Vatican incident, the Indian Ocean Fleet and the Army's 7th and 8th armies remained in Italy in order to respond to a possible crisis. As a result, the Germans and the British took advantage of this time to get involved together, which had a great impact on China's foreign policy!
"His Majesty asks us not to take the initiative to provoke the Germans! However, if the Germans themselves do not know what to do, then they are looking for their own death! Marshal Li Dingxin said. For the dozen or so capital ships of the German Navy, he did not look at them at all. Even without an aircraft carrier sortie, the German Navy could be crushed to pieces by battleships alone!
The admirals nodded their heads, and they could understand this order! Now, the U.S. Navy has been completely wiped out, and the main force of the British Navy has been wiped out, leaving the German Navy to pose a certain threat to the Chinese Navy. This also means that there are not many big battles that the Chinese Navy can fight, and they wish that the Germans did not know what to do! If that were the case, they wouldn't mind destroying the German Navy once and for all!
"How many days will the 2nd Army be able to arrive?" Marshal Li Dingxin asked. No matter how powerful the warships of the Chinese Navy are, they cannot sail to the shore. The attack on Britain was ultimately up to the Army and the Marines. The 2nd Army and the 8th Army will be the main forces in the battle against the British! The navy is nothing more than assisting them, providing them with firepower support!
"Marshal, the 2nd Army will be able to arrive in two days, and the 8th Army will be a day late! In addition, the 20 infantry divisions deployed from the United States will not be able to arrive until a week later! Vice Admiral Hai Zhengsheng, Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet, said!
Marshal Li Dingxin nodded, and then said: "Then, our landing operation against Britain will start in two days!" In order to save time, before the arrival of the 2nd Army, we decided on the landing site and prepared for the landing! ā
"Marshal, there is a problem that we have to guard against. The Germans had already begun to land in England, and their men were able to reach England by ship from Calais in just a few hours, much faster than we did! In addition, the Germans had the support of the British, and their movements would certainly be very fast, and perhaps by the time the 2nd Army arrived, the entire southern coast of Britain would have fallen under the control of the Germans! Vice Admiral Wu Zhiyuan, Chief of Staff of the Indian Ocean Fleet, said. The UK is also an industrially developed country with a convenient railway network, and the Germans, with the assistance of the British, can use the rail network to occupy LinkedIn.
Marshal Li Dingxin also frowned, China did not want war with Germany at this time, so if those cities were already occupied by the Germans, then China would definitely not attack these cities in order to avoid a conflict with Germany.
"Marshal, this problem is actually very easy to solve. The coastline of the UK is long, and we don't necessarily have to land in the south of the UK! Although, there are many suitable places for landing in the south of England, but this is also the place where the British and Germans focused on defense! "Vice Admiral Hai Zhengsheng, Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet, said in the air. The Germans had already taken the lead in the capture of Britain. However, if the Germans wanted to prevent the landing of the squadron, it would also be impossible!
"Yes, the Germans must have thought we were going to land on the south coast of England! Britain has such a long coastline, where can it not be landed? Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, said.
Several of them began to study the British map that had been hung on the shot. Britain is originally an island country, with a long coastline, and there are many suitable places for landing.
"What do you think of Bristol Bay? The distance from Bristol to London is less than two hundred kilometers, and for the armored units of the army, it only takes three to four days to be able to break through to London! "Vice Admiral Hai Zhengsheng, Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet!
"The location here is good, but Bristol Bay is too narrow, and if the fleet enters it, it is easy to be hit by artillery fire from land!" Vice Admiral Wu Zhiyuan, chief of staff of the Indian Ocean Fleet, said with some worry!
"Lao Wu, don't worry about this problem at all, now we have forty battleships and four aircraft carriers, what will the British use against us?" Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, said with a smile!
"That's right! The British simply don't have enough heavy artillery to block us! Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan nodded, Britain's defense focus is on the southern coast, and as for other sea areas, the strength of defense is much weaker. In such a situation, do not even want to compete with the powerful Chinese Navy!
"Then, Bristol in Bristol Bay will become the landing site this time!" Marshal Li Dingxin made a decision!
"Marshal, I also have a building yƬ, and we can choose other places besides Bristol. For example, let the 2nd Army land in Bristol, and the 8th Army, which arrives later, can land in Liverpool! This time, we're going to fight the Germans for territory! After the 8th Army landed in Liverpool, it could quickly move towards Scotland! "Vice Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet!
"Yes! Separate landings that help expand our occupation area! In addition, in order to confuse the British, we can send capital ships to launch artillery strikes on the southern coast of Britain to attract the attention of the British! When the 2nd Army arrives, it can launch a landing operation directly in Bristol! Marshal Li Dingxin said.
In the midst of the discussion of several people, the plan for the landing operation of the British has been decided!
After that, the Chinese Navy immediately went into action. First, in order to sweep away the threat of the British Navy, the Chinese Navy began to ensure control of the English Channel. At the same time, most of the 'Lop Nur-class' frigates were sent out to hunt down the submarines of the British Navy. If it was attacked by the British submarines during the landing, the losses would have been terrible! Not only the English Channel is an area of activity for the Lop Nur-class frigates, but also the Strait of St. George and the Sea of Ireland. And the British didn't care, because the 4 'Tang-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy had already appeared in the waters south of Britain and launched an attack on the southern British coastal city of Bournemouth, making the British think that the squadron would land here!