Chapter 1040
"The main force of the Americans is finally here!" Chen Guanqingshu smiled.
This time, the naval fleet of China's expedition to Africa led by Chen Guan was only encountered small-scale engagements and disturbances between Britain and the United States, but the news of the mobilization and assembly of British and American warships did not conceal China and kept pressing against China.
Meng Xiang was originally a little surprised why the Indian Ocean was so calm. When he inquired about the concerns between Britain and the United States from the cloned spy, he couldn't help but smile helplessly.
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"It turns out that Britain and the United States are worried that when we encounter defeat, they will not be able to retreat, leaving them nowhere to urge us to trick us to lure the enemy. However, they did not show weakness, but instead wanted to use this threat to force us to protect ourselves. Well, as they wish, we will transfer more warships to go around." Meng Xiang followed suit and continued to expand the scale of the fleet expedition to Africa.
The Americans' temptation was not only in the Indian Ocean, but also in the Pacific Ocean. By mobilizing troops to rescue the Philippines, they weakened Hawaii's defense.
It would be best if the Chinese army was lured to attack Hawaii from a distance, but I was worried that China would not take the bait, and even the troops from Guam and other places were transferred to the Philippines.
Although Guam is not as ideal as Hawaii at a long distance, it can also exceed the support range of China's extremely threatening land-based jet fighter. The southern archipelago where Northern Mariana and Riben naval remnants are stationed in the north, the Caroline Islands in the south, the Marshall Islands in the east, and the Philippines, the unsinkable aircraft carrier in the west, which can block China's support, is obviously a good trap.
This trap is a bit clumsy, but if there is any loss in Guam and other places, it will inevitably involve other regions, and it can even block most of the supply channels to the Philippines. Americans believe that China, which is eager to occupy the Philippines, will consider this. Perhaps China will be as greedy as Ri himself and will not miss such an opportunity.
The Americans who thought they had set up secret ambush around them did not expect that their actions had long been summarized on Meng Xiang's desk through cloning spies and high-altitude airships and planes.
"Americans want to play with fire by reducing their defenses, so we don't have to be polite." Meng Xiang determined his attack plan to swallow the bait without hesitation.
The spies from both sides were already infiltrating each other and constantly handing over half-true and half-false information, not to mention that Skynet information has been recognized by various countries. It has always been real money. When the Chinese Navy was ready, the Americans who were willing to spend money quickly received the Chinese operation report.
After learning that the raid fleet of three aircraft carriers and two battleships of the Chinese Navy set out to Guam, the Americans also felt relieved and realized that the Chinese Navy had no reinforcements to send, and immediately ordered the navy in the Indian Ocean to close the net.
At this time, under the intentional indulgence of Britain and the United States, the Chinese army only encountered slight sea resistance and crossed the Mande Strait. Taking advantage of the situation, they sent 120,000 troops to East Africa one after another.
The more than 50,000 Allied troops in East Africa could not resist it except for the familiarity of the terrain and retreating step by step.
Although the terrain of East Africa is complex and many areas are unable to operate the tank troops in China, even if it is simply an infantry battle, the old British Empire troops will be unable to resist. If it were not for the logistics supply, the entire Ethelbia would have been wiped out by China at this time.
The Chinese army in the north had crossed the Suez Canal and reached the Nile River, so naturally there was no need for East African troops to go north to support.
Britain and the United States did not think much about the actions of the Chinese army in East Africa and the vanguard even entered Kenya. Even if someone thought about the Chinese army going to get involved in South Africa, the plan of the Chinese Navy to raid South Africa was not yet decided by the Indian Ocean Navy.
They are not afraid that the Chinese Army will land in East Africa. In their plan, as long as the navy cuts off the passage of the Red Sea, even if the Chinese army has more than 100,000 people, they will eventually fall down without even waiting to leave the extremely harsh African continent.
However, the fierce attack of the Chinese army put a lot of pressure on the British. When he heard that the US Navy was about to take action, he was relieved and hurriedly dispatched British navies from South Africa, India and other places to assist in the war.
At this time, the German navy, which had been in contact with China, also heard the sound, and frequently attacked from north to south from the Norwegian Sea in Europe to the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of New Guinea in Africa.
The Germans knew it was time to support the allies of China. If they were not able to do their best, once China took a lot of losses in this attack, they would retreat directly. After finally making many benefits, they would lose their chances of seeking the Chinese Navy's expedition to attack in vain. Only by showing sincerity can the Chinese Navy not blame the Allies for being ineffective. Besides, with the restraint of the Chinese Navy, the German Navy can also take the opportunity to make some money.
Whether it was to further weaken the strength of the German navy and win the initiative, or to let the Germans restrain the main force of the Allied Navy, Meng Xiang, who had originally planned to make the German navy crazy in the end, would naturally not treat this powerful ally unfairly. He provided timely support to the Germans with enough fuel to allow the German fleet to gallop on the Atlantic again.
So starting from late May, including intercepting materials supporting the Soviet Union on the waterways that had been initially integrated on the Arctic Ocean, a large-scale maritime war involving China and Germany was launched between the Axis powers with China and Germany as the core and the allies dominated by Britain and the United States.
China is about to usher in the Fifth Fleet of the United States, which is under the command of Admiral Spruins in the Gulf of Aden.
With its crushing defeat in the Philippines and the capture of Hals and others, the U.S. Third Fleet lost its strength so far, and it has not recovered. Originally, the Fifth Fleet wanted to be a backup supplement, but the form in the Indian Ocean still kept the Fifth Fleet du li. The Third Fleet supplement was deployed from the domestic and Atlantic Fleets.
This time, the fleets preparing to ambush China and raid Guam and other places are part of the recovering Third Fleet and Seventh Fleet, commanded by Nimitz himself.
With so many troops under pressure, Nimitz naturally pursues more than this victory. The commander of the Seventh Fleet Lieutenant General Kincaid, with the help of the Philippine springboard, led other warships of the Seventh Fleet to take the opportunity to launch an attack on some Chinese targets along the Western Pacific coast.
For this war, the Fourth Fleet deployed by the United States in the waters surrounding South America all dispatched its main force to the Pacific side and extended northward to make up for the vacancies drawn by the main force of the Third Fleet.
This time, the US Pacific Fleet almost suppressed all its troops. The Atlantic Fleet was not easy either.
Since the German Navy has become active again, the 6th Fleet and the 2nd Fleet have followed closely with the Atlantic Ocean like sharks smelling blood. In order to make up for the shortcomings of the Pacific Fleet, the 2nd Fleet, which is reserved for strategic reserve fleets, has drawn some troops to support the Fifth Fleet in the Indian Ocean.
In order to get a three-pointer in China, the strength of the Fifth Fleet is eye-catching this time.
"This time they are coming in full force!" Yang Bo joked.
"So what? This time, you, my brother and I joined forces to surprise the Americans in the Gulf of Aden!" Chen Guan said disapprovingly.
Regarding the strength of the US Navy, the Navy Headquarters and the General Staff Headquarters have been deducing more than once. The Chinese Navy, who had been prepared for a long time, naturally had the confidence to confront it. I heard that Chairman Meng also had countermeasures for secret weapons.
"When you and I were very jealous when I studied in the United States, Americans would never have thought that our apprentices could defeat the master!" Yang Bo also cheered up the heroic words.
He studied in the United States and stayed in the Middle East for so many years. His familiarity with the surroundings made him become the commander-in-chief who guarded the Red Sea Strait after leading his troops to capture Yemen.
Although it is not clear why Chen Guan, who has always been calm, is so confident, he always believes that the Allies will never break the Red Sea channel he guards.
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"Although we were interested in giving in before, the British were still unwilling to embarrass the Chinese Navy in the Red Sea, so they were well-organized in the Red Sea, but the Chinese Navy's frigates and torpedo boats in the Red Sea were fierce, and they annihilated the British in the Red Sea. From this perspective, the Chinese Navy should not be underestimated!" Spruins said cautiously.
This person, known as the smartest man in the US Navy, has always been cautious and dare not be careless about China, which has constantly made Americans suffer.
"The Chinese have only honed their skills in small ship combat near the sea, which is suitable for combat in the narrow Red Sea. However, they have always lacked the experience of ocean combat. On this vast ocean, the Chinese may not even be able to find our traces on the ocean. And they lacked the land-aircraft fighter jets that provide them with shelter. At this time, they might be huddled in the strait of the Red Sea and be guarded strictly!" The colonel staff officer Xiao Benson responded directly.
The nephew of William Benson, the highest commander of the US Navy in World War I, has always been arrogant and is even more disdainful of China: "Aren't the Chinese, once the number one navy in Asia, captured by them in the harbor? They don't know the navy's attack at all!"
"Woo!!" Before his words could be finished, a sharp air defense report came from the sky above the fleet, and more than one person was shouting:
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Chinese people are here!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!