Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

After receiving the order from the military headquarters, the three fleets of the Daxia Empire immediately began to execute the order.

First, the Second Combined Fleet began to withdraw from the coast of Sakura Country.

The two fleets first returned to their respective main bases, replenished coal and ammunition, and performed simple maintenance before regrouping and heading towards the depths of the Pacific.

This time, they need to intercept and defeat the American Pacific Fleet deep in the Pacific Ocean.

The Third Combined Fleet also withdrew from the Australian battlefield.

However, since they are defending the Strait of Malacca this time, they are fighting on their own doorstep, so they don't need to be too anxious.

For the sake of a smooth war in Australia, the Third Combined Fleet plans to take advantage of the last moment to clear more obstacles for the Australian front.

So, under the leadership of Gao Bo, they plowed the coast of northern Australia before leaving.

After returning to Malacca City, the Third Combined Fleet deployed mines in Malacca while overhauling the ships.

At the same time, Gao Bo ordered the submarines belonging to the Third Combined Fleet to pass through the strait and enter the entrance of the strait to ambush.

At the same time, Gao Bo ordered the captains of the submarine not to open fire easily.

But it also gave them the absolute right to fire. As long as they felt the time was right, they could fire on their own initiative.

This command is not inconsistent.

Don't fire easily. It tells the captains of these submarines that they need to wait for the best time. When the time comes, these captains can launch an attack directly without asking for instructions.

Because submarine combat is not like battleship combat, for submarines, their opportunity to fire can be said to be fleeting.

While the navy was preparing, the empire's intelligence department was not idle either.

Agents from the Bureau of Statistics began to collect information and continuously sent it back to the country.

The information collected by these agents was mainly the sailing routes of the two fleets.

For example, the sailing route of the American Pacific Fleet.

Whether this great sea battle can be won, and how long it will take to win, the most critical point actually lies in whether the empire can find the Millennium Pacific Fleet.

The navy generals knew this, Lin Yi knew it, and Fang Xiao also knew it very well.

Therefore, Fang Xiao's order to the agents below was to find out the location of Millikin's Pacific Fleet as soon as possible.

After going through untold hardships, Fang Xiao's agents finally figured out the location and route of the American Pacific Fleet.

After collecting the intelligence and submitting it to the Imperial General Staff for analysis, they finally determined the location of the decisive battle.

A small island in the Pacific Ocean.

In its original history, this island was also a turning point in the war.

That's Midway.

After determining the location for the decisive battle, the First and Second Combined Fleets immediately moved south, preparing to head to Midway Island for an ambush.

On the third day after the First and Second Combined Fleets arrived at Midway Island, the reconnaissance aircraft responsible for searching eastward discovered the American Pacific Fleet.

Now that the enemy has arrived, Liu Yuxi, as the commander-in-chief of this operation, will naturally not remain indifferent.

After leaving enough escort force for the aircraft carrier formation, he took the remaining warships and divided them into two, one from the south and one from the north to outflank the American Pacific Fleet.

At this time, the Milician Pacific Fleet did not know that its whereabouts had been exposed, and was still heading towards Midway Island.

This time, the Empire sent two fleets to deal with the Millican Pacific Fleet.

The standard configuration of a combined fleet in the empire is 6 latest first-class battleships, also known as Ming-class battleships, and 4 second-class battleships, also known as Tang-class battleships.

8 heavy cruisers, 12 ordinary cruisers, 24 destroyers and 20 frigates.

Finally, 4 aircraft carriers were added.

Among them, the Third Combined Fleet has 50% more ships than the other two fleets.

Because the defense area of ​​the Third Combined Fleet is larger than the other two.

This means that at this time in the waters of Midway Island, the empire has a huge force of 8 aircraft carriers, 20 battleships, and 40 cruisers.

Far surpassing America's Pacific Fleet with 8 battleships, 16 cruisers, and 3 aircraft carriers.

Basically, it can be said that as long as the Millennium Pacific Fleet is captured by the empire, it will be difficult to escape.

At 1932 a.m. on July 7, 4, the Imperial Navy took the lead in discovering the American Pacific Fleet.

At 7:28, the main warships of the Empire's First and Second Combined Fleets weighed anchor one after another and moved towards the American Pacific Fleet from the south to the north to outflank them.

At 9:12, the reconnaissance plane of the Milician Pacific Fleet discovered the reconnaissance plane of Daxia. Fleet Commander Chester William immediately reacted that the Daxia fleet was nearby.

As a result, Chester William immediately ordered the fleet to form a battle formation and asked the aircraft carrier to retreat.

At this time, Chester William did not think of escaping.

Because he knew that since he met the Daxia people here, it meant that the Daxia people were well prepared.

Since the other party is well prepared, it is impossible for him to escape easily.

Besides, if you choose to escape at this time, you will be chased and beaten by the Daxia people all the time.

His military honor did not allow him to escape like this. Therefore, he could only choose to fight.

At 10:46, the Milician fleet discovered a large amount of black smoke to the north and south of its own fleet.

At this time, you don't need to think about it to know that the Daxia people's fleet is coming.

At 11:34, the First Combined Fleet from the north entered the firing range, and they began to compete with the American Pacific Fleet for the T prefix.

At 11:59, the two sides exchanged fire for the first time at a distance of more than 10 kilometers.

The first to fire was Daxia's Ming-class battleship.

The 460mm main gun has a range of 42 kilometers. The distance between the two sides is now 10 kilometers, which is just the right distance to exert the power of the main gun.

However, since this time there was no scale set in advance, this shot was a little off.

Not even close range missiles were formed. However, this did not dampen Daxia's morale at all.

In a naval battle, especially at a distance of more than ten or twenty kilometers, if the first shot forms a close-range projectile or hits the opponent, that would be weird.

Generally speaking, in naval battles, it often takes dozens of shells to form a close-range projectile. This is not a game, nor is it like modern warfare. We have sophisticated fire control radars and fire control computers that can help you calculate the angle in advance. , measure things in advance.

At this time, everything needs to be calculated by an experienced gunner.

Therefore, if you want to train a powerful navy, the time and money required are very huge.

This is why there is such a saying as a century-old navy.