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Pearl Harbor, the home port of the Pacific Fleet of the Ming Dynasty Navy.

On the pier, another 10 "Nanyang Ships" that had just arrived from the Ming Dynasty began to unload their cargo. Under the command of the soldiers, 10 cranes were swinging back and forth to unload biplanes from the ships.

What arrived this time were 180 Sea Flying Dragon 2 fighter-bombers, 100 Ssangyong 2 reconnaissance bombers, 60 Thunder Dragon 1 torpedo bombers, 36 Xianglong 1 4-engine biplane bombers and 18 Yunlong 1 waterborne bombers.

reconnaissance aircraft.

These 394 wooden aircraft are about one-third of the Ming Dynasty's monthly output. In order to strengthen the Pacific Fleet and the Southern Continental Army, the Army General Staff of the Ming Dynasty made a decision at the beginning of the 12th year of Taiping.

Beginning in March, one-third of the monthly aircraft production will be allocated to the Pacific Fleet and the Southern Continental Army, and will be sent once a month.

Of course, planes alone are not enough without pilots. So along with these planes are 180 rookies who have just graduated from the Navy and Army flight schools. These pilots will be assigned to the aviation division of the Southern Continental Army and the Pacific Fleet.

The Guarding Flying Corps under its jurisdiction. At the same time, more than a hundred veterans who have experienced in the Guarding Flying Corps will be replaced by rookies and then transferred to the carrier-based flying group of the Pacific Fleet. After completing the aircraft carrier takeoff and landing training, they will

Will become a carrier-based aircraft pilot - the Ming Dynasty's navy now has no shortage of aircraft carriers or aircraft, but it is in short supply of carrier-based aircraft pilots!

In addition to these pilots, the 1st Marine Division assigned to the Southern Continental Army also arrived three days ago. This brings the total strength of the ground troops of the Southern Continental Army to 100,000. Only on Oahu

The total strength of the ground troops affiliated with the Southern Continental Army has reached 50,000. Together with the personnel of the Pacific Fleet, there are almost 112,000 troops.

The entire Kingdom of Hawaii has become a sea of ​​Ming forces!

In addition, there are also battleships gathered here on Oahu! Twenty-one battleships and battlecruisers of all levels have gathered! Eight aircraft carriers have come, and more than 40 armored cruisers, second- and third-class cruisers have gathered. The number of destroyers has increased.

There are more than a hundred ships. In addition, there are Nandao Ship, Nanyang Ship, and Nantan Tanker. The total number of ships is no less than a hundred! But the largest number is the A-1 landing ship. There are so many that Pearl Harbor cannot fit them in, so they have to disperse.

to other ports in the Hawaiian Islands.

Standing on the dock outside the headquarters in Pearl Harbor, looking at the ships that almost filled the port, watching the rise and fall of planes, Zhuge Weidao, Chen Jian, Ma Xuchen, Ling Zongjun, Huang Shuren, Wang Wen, Li Kezhi

The senior officials of the fleet or the garrison general department are a little complacent. What they are about to fight is a big battle to conquer a continent!

Since the death of King Zhuge Wuzhong, the Ming Dynasty has put away its ambitions and developed steadily for more than a hundred years. It has never carried out any further development until it developed into a giant capable of leading the entire world.

Such a magnificent conquest and this record will be broken by these Ming soldiers who are now gathered in Hawaii.

In future history books, they will definitely use the most gorgeous words to praise these heroes of the Celestial Dynasty, and their names will be remembered by future generations. And after the end of this great conquest, everyone who was lucky enough to participate in it will definitely be rewarded.

There are rewards.

The current Ming Dynasty is not a country that belongs to the emperor, but a country that belongs to the heroes and their descendants. Although the Ming Dynasty has maintained peace for more than a hundred years, the descendants of the meritorious officials are all "deficient in merit".

But military medals still shine brightly in the Ming Dynasty!

"Let's go! Guo Xiaobao just called and said there is important military information!"

Zhuge Weidao withdrew his gaze from the large warships emitting metallic light, then turned around and was the first to walk towards the Pacific Fleet Headquarters building.

The few guards standing in front of the Pacific Fleet Headquarters building couldn't help but straighten their chests when they looked at these senior officers with shining general stars on their shoulder insignias and the large fleet waiting in the harbor.

If you are not a front-line worker, you have almost no chance to make meritorious deeds. But you can be present in this battle, you can watch with your own eyes the people who will definitely be famous in history in the future, and you can brag to your children and grandchildren for the rest of your life.

When Zhuge Weidao walked into the newly renovated command center in the headquarters building, Guo Xiaobao, chief staff officer of the Pacific Fleet, who had been promoted to rear admiral, was commanding a group of young staff officers to use a long push rod to move the information gathered on the super-chart table.

On Mumbai, India there are several ship models symbolizing the British Royal Navy's Indian Grand Fleet pushed southward.

Seeing Zhuge Weidao and others coming in, Guo Xiaobao hurried forward to give a military salute, and then said excitedly: "Junmen, I just received a notification from the Naval Staff that the British Indian Fleet has moved!"

"Oh? Finally moved?" Zhuge Weidao became excited when he heard this, "They have been lying in Mumbai for almost five months. I thought they were going to celebrate the New Year in India!"

It is now November of the 12th year of Taiping, which is November of 1832 in the Western calendar. Almost five months have passed since the assembly of the British Royal Navy's Indian Fleet was basically completed!

During these five months, except for some newly commissioned ships and carrier aviation units that are busy training and running in, other ships are basically undergoing maintenance, maintenance, sleeping and routine training, as if it is still a peaceful era.

Similar.

But this is also a characteristic of "big sea battles" - those battleships, armored cruisers, and aircraft carriers are all like their ancestors, and they have to be handled with care. And the larger the battleships, the easier their power systems are to wear out and malfunction.

When it starts running, the fuel and coal consumption is also astronomical.

Therefore, the main fleet battle is not fought casually.

In addition, these large warships are quite difficult to operate. Now both sides have received many new ships and recruited many new recruits. They have also promoted a group of new captains, first mates, chief engineers, and many rookie pilots.

. If they don’t train and run in properly, and let them go out in a battleship as delicate as their ancestors, what will they do if it gets damaged?

Therefore, the commanders of the Grand Fleet are all masters who enjoy fighting for a while but are overwhelmed by management.

In order to properly train the large fleet under their command, Zhuge Weidao, William Baga, Guan Tianpei, and Li Chengxun have been racking their brains these past few months.

Of course, combat missions are also indispensable. Large ships, especially new ships among large ships, cannot be dispatched casually. However, small boats, small boats and old ships still have to be dispatched frequently to perform tasks such as breaking diplomatic relations, escorting, and seizing small islands.

task.

At the same time, these tasks are testing the strength of the opponent in order to provide a basis for formulating the final decisive battle plan.

After several months of testing, Zhuge Weidao can basically confirm that the main force of the British Royal Navy is not in Australia. The British mainly rely on small fleets and island chain defenses, as well as deploying a large number of land forces in Australia to defend the wilderness. However,

A continent rich in resources.

Since the British Grand Fleet is really not in Australia, then they must be concentrated in India.

"Since they have moved, we should move too!" Zhuge Weidao looked at the chart and asked in a low voice, "Does the General Staff have any suggestions?"

Guo Xiaobao said: "Yes! The General Staff believes that we should first cooperate with the Western and Southern Ocean Fleets to encircle and annihilate the British Indian Fleet! Only by annihilating the main force of the British Navy can we be sure of victory in the Southern Continent Campaign!"
Chapter completed!