Hearing that Yanel was so whispering that it was arguing that the morale of the army was shaken, Chatfield responded with a gloomy face and said angrily: "If someone hadn't rejected our suggestion and missed the opportunity to take down San Miguel Island in a suffocational manner, how could he be bombed here now?"

This is obviously arguing about the misfortune and scolding the US generals for making a conservative mistake after capturing Texel Island. The US Admiral was so angry that he glared: "We set off for Pico Island more than ten hours ago. If we didn't come here in circles but ran to San Miguel Island, we might have already leveled the aviation base on the enemy island. Whose mistake was it for the bombing here?"

"Maybe?" Chatfield sneered, "Well, I really want to know how our fleet approached San Miguel Island without being attacked by the enemy? Do you think the enemy's fleet left San Miguel Island, and the defense there was nothing? On the contrary, the enemy has set up a trap and is waiting for us to dive into it!"

"Assaulting San Miguel Island, you can beat the Allies* team on the island by surviving the bombing. After being bombed here, you have to deal with the enemy's main fleet. I was surprised, which road has a higher chance of winning?" Yaner became more and more excited as he spoke. In the end, a few spitting stars even flew to the other party's face.

Seeing that Yanel blushed, Chatfield did not argue with him, because it would not only be useless, but would also belittle his reputation and even affect the alliance between the United States and Britain. So he took the initiative to ease his tone: "Okay, General Yanel, it is useless to be angry. Let's calm down and think about it. What you just said seems to make sense, but I need to point out your two mistakes. First, if we forcefully attack San Miguel, the number of enemy aircraft attacking us will probably be two to three times that of now; second, this morning, the enemy's squadron was only a squadron of the enemy, and there is currently no conclusive evidence that the enemy's main fleet was transferred to support the Deng6 battle."

Since Chatfield changed his wording and it was reasonable, Admiral Yanel's mood calmed down a little, but he retorted unwillingly: "If I were the enemy commander, I would have deployed the main fleet in the waters near Korwu Island. Otherwise, how can I ensure that Operation 6 is successful?"

"The biggest loophole in this reasoning is that the enemy's commander is not an ordinary person and cannot be used to estimate it with ordinary logic." Chatfield once again used his theory of fighting the enemy, "Look! As long as we persist for another three hours, we can get close to Korwu Island after dark, we can win!"

Yanel sighed helplessly: "Since you are so sure, I have nothing to say. I hope there will be a miracle tonight, rather than a disaster that will bring our two countries to an end!"

Chatfield showed calmness, but his heart trembled suddenly. Of course, he knew that if Britain was almost lost, if he lost another battle in the Yar Islands, the confidence of the people would be shaken unprecedentedly. Many countries that have been watching the situation will be put into the camp of the Allies. Even if the United States has a relatively comprehensive national strength, it will completely lose confidence in this war over time. The ceasefire will certainly cause them to lose some benefits, but it will not endanger the root of the country. The one waiting for the British Empire is likely to be the collapse of the collapse.

No!

An extremely decisive voice shouted in Chatfield's heart. He clenched his fists and opened his eyes wide. The world outside the porthole was still in a man-made storm. The carrier-based aircraft of the Allied Powers dived from all directions. The bombs from high torrents burst into waves. From time to time, torpedo planes emerged from behind the smoke. The white torpedo trails sped on the sea. The US and British fleets struggled to cope with the situation in front of them. A slight mistake could lead to the end of the ship being destroyed and the people being killed...

Perhaps it was the determination of the US and British officers and soldiers to fight against each other to improve combat efficiency, perhaps it was the newly added pilots from the Allied Navy that had not yet fully entered the state. The first wave of air strikes only caused minor injuries to the Colorado, Mississippi, and Queen Elizabeth. The only sunk American destroyer, Sarato, took the initiative to block the torpedoes for the Mississippi battleship. The acceptable combat losses gave Chatfield a little more confidence, and he continued to lead the main fleet of the US and British forces to sail northward. On Corwu Island, the defenders lost all their inches under the Allied ** team's all-round three-dimensional strike, and were completely cut off communication. The determination to hold on for three days was probably gone. It is still a big question whether they could survive this night.

Forty minutes later, nearly a hundred Allied carrier-based aircraft groups launched a second wave of attacks on the Chatfield fleet. Following the experience of the Allied Task Force resisting air strikes, the main fleet of the United States and Britain formed a tight air defense formation and adjusted the fuze delay of various anti-aircraft shells accordingly. Judging from the scene and effectiveness of the battle, this change played a positive role, but the Allied pilots were not moths blindly extinguishing the fire. Seeing that something was wrong, they adjusted the rhythm of the attack in time and were patient on the battlefield.

Looking for fighter jets, the ammunition consumed by US and British ships increased a lot compared with the expected number. When they gritted their teeth and were hit by the other side's second round of air strikes, they counted the combat consumption. The clear figure surprised the officers: the consumption ratio of the ammunition of the secondary artillery of each main ship was about 50%, the ammunition of the main artillery of the cruiser was about 60%, the ammunition of the destroyer was basically more than 75%, the air defense mission was heavy or not careful to control, and even only 10% of the ammunition was left!

If this continues, even if the enemy can withstand the last wave of air strikes, all ships will face the dilemma of running out of ammunition. Even if the main fleet of the Allies stays in the waters of San Miguel as Chatfield judged, their aircraft carrier formations will be deployed here, and at least one squadron-level escort force will be escorted with the enemy at that time. Without ammunition, what can we use to fight night battles with the enemy?

Even though Arnell, who was so angry, did not question Chatfield about these difficulties, the British Admiral himself was also planning a way out. Moreover, in the past two days, especially in the past 24 hours, the reconnaissance reports on the whereabouts of the Allied Fleet have increased sharply, but none of them is convincing and convincing, which brings huge uncertainty to the battlefield situation. Chatfield claims to have enough knowledge of that special opponent, but the genius commander is known for his change in tactics. He not only failed to succeed in the previous casting of the net, but he almost suffered a great loss. How could he be so easily seen through his strategy?

As dusk approaches, winds swell at sea and large clouds surge in the sky. Seeing this, the US and British officers and soldiers were almost cheering. Because of the changing climate of the Atlantic Ocean, the actions of aircraft carriers are often affected and the tactical role is lacking stability. Britain still placed battleships in its reorganization of the navy, followed by battlecruisers. The development of aircraft carrier technology has been lagging behind, and its capital and energy investment is very limited. Therefore, the British Navy from 1916 to 1

In 933, only 6 aircraft carriers of three levels were built and served. One of the first two levels was built. Due to performance defects, only the Guanghui class was successful and four were built in one go. Based on tactical considerations, the United States, which had the ability to build a large number of aircraft carriers, also focused its main energy on building battleships. A total of 12 battleships and 6 battlecruisers were completed between the two wars, which was equivalent to the sum of Germany and Italy.

Although heavy rain was approaching, the preparation time for attack was not as sufficient as the previous two waves. The naval aviation forces of the Allied countries still stubbornly launched a third round of air strikes, with 19 carrier-based fighters, 33 dive bombers and 17 torpedo bombers coming by the wind. To the expectations of the US and British officers and soldiers, the enemy planes focused on attacking light cruisers and destroyers on the periphery of the US and British fleets this time. After the precise sweep of fighters and dive bombers, four American destroyers and two British destroyers were injured. Among them, the British destroyer "Scorpion" quickly capsized, and the US destroyer "Stockton" was seriously injured and lost its navigation ability.

After the Allied Aircraft Group left, the sky became dark ahead of schedule. Without the risk of air raids, the American and British officers and soldiers of the Chatfield fleet could finally breathe a little relieved. They counted the losses and consumption again. The main warships lost almost no losses in the third wave of air raids, but they consumed some ammunition accordingly. The flagship "Indiana" is also the main force of the fleet's strongest combat power, and it still maintains a combat state of more than 90%. Head-on combat can compete with the strongest German-class battleships of the Allied Navy at present; although the Colorado-class battleships "Colorado" and "Washington" are not in the best state, and have the inherent deficit of slow navigation,

As long as the schedule is properly arranged in the battle, they are still two weapons that can be relied on. The "New Mexico" and "Mississippi" were the worst-in-combat ships after the second wave of air strikes. The former's bridge was damaged and many senior officers were killed. The overall combat power was greatly weakened. The latter's servo was damaged and the tactical power was greatly reduced. The hulls of the two British main ships, Queen Elizabeth and "Hao", were in good condition. The biggest problem at the moment is that the British mainland was almost in the fall, and the British crew was filled with pessimism. The low morale affected the tenacity of a combat group, which was particularly reflected in the damage pipe link that sometimes requires officers and soldiers to risk their lives to repair.

After dark, Chatfield adjusted the fleet array from an air defense formation to an anti-submarine formation. This adjustment took nearly an hour to be completed, and the reduction in the operation efficiency of each ship was obvious. In order to prevent the attack of enemy submarines, the Chatfield fleet had to carry out z-shaped anti-submarine maneuvers at irregular intervals, which further slowed down the northward journey. At 7:40 pm, a very bad news came from the Joint Operations Command: the defenders of Korwu Island had given up resistance before dusk, and the island had been completely occupied by the Allied team.
Chapter completed!