Chapter 146 The Last Error

Tong Shaoyun really had no time to take into account the results of the anti-ship missile attack, because before the shelling ended, he received an emergency telegram from Gong Jifei and learned that the US tactical aviation corps in the Solomon Islands were preparing for a new round of attacks. If the Second Fleet did not escape, there would be no chance to escape (Read the full text of Xuefeng Qitan).

You should know that at that time, the remaining ammunition in the last defense system of the 14 warships of the Second Fleet was less than 50%.

That is, if it is attacked by more than one thousand anti-ship missiles again, the last defense system will consume all ammunition before shooting down all anti-ship missiles.

Obviously, the Second Fleet cannot provide ammunition replenishment. One is that there is no time, and the other is that there is no means of supply.

Given the circumstances at that time, the only thing the Second Fleet could do was retreat.

However, Tong Shaoyun did not give up on the four large comprehensive warships and four anti-submarine warships left behind, but decided to take all the warships back.

Unfortunately, this decision was rejected by Gong Jifei at 7:30.

In terms of authority, Gong Jifei is higher than Tong Shaoyun, that is, Gong Jifei can directly issue tactical orders to the Second Fleet as the commander of the First Fleet (the latest chapter of Guiguzi).

At that time, Gong Jifei ordered Tong Shaoyun to lead the undamaged warship to return north at full speed.

Even if Tong Shaoyun is not willing, he must execute the order.

Gong Jifei did this, not on a whim, but had sufficient basis.

At six o'clock, when the Second Fleet was hit by the third air strike, Gong Jifei sent a batch of reconnaissance aircraft to the Solomon Islands. Because the First Fleet was more than 2,000 kilometers away from the Solomon Islands, he also arranged some fighter jets to perform partner refueling missions.

Given the situation at that time, what Gong Jifei was most worried about was that the US fighter jets from the Solomon Islands were dispatched again.

In fact, it was already very strange that the US military did not dispatch shore-based fighter jets at that time.

You should know that according to the intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, the US tactical aviation in the Solomon Islands has reserved enough tactical anti-ship missiles, and its main mission is to attack the Chinese fleet when necessary. Logically, after attacking the Second Fleet at noon, this air force has the ability to launch another attack in the evening. Under the circumstances at that time, if the US tactical aviation force was dispatched at the same time at six o'clock, the Second Fleet would definitely be buried in the sea.

This incident has also become one of the mysteries in this war.

According to the information disclosed after the war, it can be roughly concluded that the US tactical aviation force was indeed ready to attack the Second Fleet, but when attacking the Second Fleet at noon, it received an order from the Pacific Fleet Command, that is, it allowed it to cover the US Third Fleet (the latest chapter of the full-time world). From time to time, when French issued this order, they had not received the intelligence sent back by the "Sophie". That is, French did not know that the First Fleet could not attack Nixon's fleet. This is why French believed that the situation of the US Third Fleet was very dangerous. The problem is that after receiving the "Sophie", French did not change the order.

That is, throughout the afternoon, the US tactical aviation force was preparing to cover the US third fleet.

Interestingly, in the afternoon, it was already confirmed that the US Third Fleet was not threatened by air, and the US shore-based fighter jets were obviously unable to intercept large-caliber electromagnetic cannon shells.

Why did French make such a mistake?

It was a "mistake" and from the perspective of the incident. In the situation at that time, France must have had a greater revenge, that is, he believed that he was sure to annihilate the two Chinese fleets. This was achieved by his intention to use strategic bombers to attack the first fleet.

From an objective standpoint, it can be found that French believed that the First Fleet would go south in the afternoon, so they would enter the tactical aviation strike area at night. Because the strategic aviation is directly commanded by the US Air Force and there are great troubles in tactical mobilization, French changed his tactical arrangements and allowed strategic bombers to attack the Second Fleet, and believed that he was confident that he would be wiped out the Second Fleet at night. At night, he would be sent to attack the First Fleet south. If the Tactical Aviation was dispatched to attack the First Fleet in the evening, he would not be able to attack the First Fleet at night. More importantly, the Tactical Aviation was deployed in a fixed manner. If he could not attack first, he might be attacked by the First Fleet first. You should know that if the First Fleet went south, the main purpose was to rescue the Second Fleet, so he would definitely attack the Air Force Base on the Solomon Islands on the maximum combat radius of the fighter.

Obviously, French's idea is too ideal (read the full text of Butterfly Princess).

At that time, the First Fleet did turn south, but it did not enter the attack range of the Solomon Islands Tactical Air Force.

In a sense, this was a mistake made by Gong Jifei, and the Second Fleet then paid the price for it.

Fortunately, Gong Jifei quickly realized this mistake and managed to remedy it. Sending a reconnaissance plane to the Solomon Islands was the first remedy.

Immediately afterwards, the reconnaissance aircraft dispatched was the attack aircraft group of the First Fleet.

Obviously, Gong Jifei sent not many attack aircraft, with only 72 in total, and no escort fighter jets were arranged. This is also impossible, because in the two consecutive air defense operations to cover the Second Fleet, the First Fleet lost about 60 fighter jets. More importantly, because the attack distance exceeds 2,000 kilometers, for every three attack aircraft were dispatched, one fighter jet had to be arranged to perform partner refueling missions. Eliminating the twenty-four reconnaissance aircraft sent out and the thirty-two fighter jets that were performed for partner refueling missions, the First Fleet only had seventy-six fighter jets left, among which four of them had malfunctions during the mission.

In other words, Gong Jifei dispatched all the fighter planes.

This strike force cannot destroy all air bases on the Solomon Islands, let alone a larger number of field airports.

However, this round of attacks has received unexpected effects.

Don't forget that French believes that the First Fleet will go south, and the US Tactical Air Force is preparing to attack the First Fleet (the latest chapter of the Dance Corpse).

It can be seen that Gong Jifei's move attracted the attention of the US military and made the US military no longer pay attention to the retreating Second Fleet.

At 7:30, the First Fleet fighter jets attacked the US Air Force Base on the Solomon Islands.

The first reaction of the US military was to immediately strengthen air defense surveillance and arrange reconnaissance planes to find the first fleet that had already moved south.

A complete reconnaissance operation takes at least three hours.

During these three times, the twelve undamaged warships in the Second Fleet could sail one hundred and thirty-five nautical miles at a speed of forty-five knots.

When the US military reacted and searched for the Second Fleet, the Second Fleet could still sail more than 100 nautical miles.

As a result, after 11 o'clock in the evening, the Second Fleet had already left the waters most likely to be discovered by US reconnaissance planes.

At that time, the Second Fleet retreated directly to the north, that is, towards Nauru.

Thousands of US troops stationed in Nauru and dozens of patrol aircraft, but the US commander did not expect that the Second Fleet would be so bold.

It was not until the early morning of September 3, when sailing north for fourteen, that was 630 nautical miles and had already left the attack area of ​​US tactical fighter jets, that the Second Fleet shelled Nauru, and the US military reacted and realized that the Second Fleet had fled.

Accurately, the escape was only part of the Second Fleet (Kunming Past - Time is not in the service area for full text).

Because Gong Jifei ordered Tong Shaoyun to abandon four damaged large warships, the speed of these four warships was less than 30 knots, so at 10 a.m. on September 3, it was attacked by the US tactical aviation forces. All four warships were sunk, and none of the 968 officers and soldiers returned.

From an after-the-scene perspective, if Gong Jifei sailed south on the afternoon of September 2, he would be able to enter the attack range of the US tactical aviation at night, and would definitely attract the attention of the US tactical aviation at night on the night of September 2 and early on the morning of the third day, making it impossible for the US military to attack the four large integrated warships of the Second Fleet on the morning of the third day. With the air defense power of the First Fleet, it would definitely be no problem to overcome the US tactical aviation attacks. Don’t forget that the First Fleet also has eight large integrated warships, and the two aircraft carriers have eight sets of last-stage defense systems. From the final interception capability, the First Fleet also surpassed the Second Fleet, and dozens of fighter jets can perform air defense missions.

Unfortunately, Gong Jifei underestimated the fleet's air defense and anti-missile combat capabilities too much.

At that time, when four large comprehensive warships were sunk, the second fleet led by Tong Shaoyun was about 500 kilometers north, and almost witnessed the attack of four large comprehensive warships. Unfortunately, the second fleet had already fought all the inclined rotary wing aircraft. Six hours later, two anti-submarine warships arrived, and the four large comprehensive warships had sunk, and no officer or soldier jumped into the sea to escape.

It’s not that they are very brave, nor that they are reluctant to leave their warships, but that the US military’s air strikes are too dense.

Yes, if Gong Jifei did not make any mistakes, the Chinese Navy would have a complete victory.

Later, it was precisely because of this incident that Mu Haoyang reduced his skills to Gong Jifei, increased his attention to Tong Shaoyun, and fully recognized the characteristics of the two, reasonably arranged the positions of the two, so that they became the fleet commanders who led the Chinese Navy to victory (Sodom's spell txt download).

In fact, it was this incident that sowed the seeds of discord between Gong Jifei and Tong Shaoyun.

Although from the entire battle, Gong Jifei did his duty and even provided air defense cover for the Second Fleet regardless of the safety of the First Fleet and did his best to assist Tong Shaoyun in completing the task entrusted by Mu Haoyang, it was his warning to ask Tong Shaoyun to evacuate the battlefield in time. However, Tong Shaoyun was a naval general who was very similar to Mu Haoyang, or a commander with a perfectionist tendency. When he came, Gong Jifei did no matter how much he did, and this mistake could not be concealed.

Of course, whether Gong Jifei did something wrong cannot be done after the incident or with the result.

Only in the circumstances at that time can a fair judgment be made.

Later, Mu Haoyang did not blame Gong Jifei and appointed him as the commander of the Pacific Fleet, which was the most wisest. Yes, even if Mu Haoyang was replaced by Mu Haoyang to command the First Fleet, he might not be able to make a correct judgment when the battlefield situation was seriously unknown.

In fact, compared to the victory achieved, the losses of the Chinese Navy are nothing.

This is already a nearly perfect victory.

Chapter 146 The Last Error

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