"Report, the Southern Fleet announced that they have entered the Taiwan Strait and we can launch an attack here."

"Oh! That's great, just wait until they're in place and we can start to act."

"Yes, you should launch ** immediately to attack the expeditionary fleet."

"Everyone wait." Amid the enthusiasm of the staff, the fleet commander Han Chao remained calm and said: "According to the speed of the Southern Fleet, it will take at least 3 hours for them to reach the Taiwan Strait, but it is less than 2 and a half hours now. At their speed, it should be about 20 kilometers away from the Taiwan Strait at this time. No one has ever thought about why this is the reason?"

After hearing Han Chao's words, the staff members calmed down and one of them said: "Commander, do you think the Southern Fleet provides false information."

After hearing what he said, many people also changed their color because in terms of military ranks and positions, Han Chao and Wang Hailong are on par, and there is a certain competitive relationship. However, Wang Hailong has participated in the war more, so he has to overwhelm Han Chao in reputation. If Han Chao accuses Wang Hailong of providing false information, it will be a serious matter. If it is not done well, it will cause the division of the People's Army Navy, because it is at the moment of Guan Jian, where the war is currently in war. Some people even thought about whether Shang Jinfeng should be invited to come forward and coordinate the relationship between the two.

However, Han Chao shook his head and said, "Of course not. What is provided is a question of the nature of false information. Commander Wang can clearly distinguish the importance of this, so he will never provide false information. However, this information is obviously different from common sense, so it is necessary for us to ask clearly before making a decision."

Soon the correspondent contacted the Yueyang ship again and asked about the speed of the Southern Fleet.

After receiving the question, Wang Hailong laughed and said, "Kid Han Chao, I thought I was lying to him! I'm for his own good. We can reach the Taiwan Strait earlier, so that he can do things earlier, so as not to change later. He is treating my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs!"

Chief of Staff Wu Kai said: "Old Wang, you can't say that. It's not unreasonable for Commander Han to send a telephone number to ask. We did arrive more than half an hour in advance. The sea is not as fast as on land. The speed of warships is so fast. No wonder they are worried. It's reasonable to ask questions. We can just reply truthfully."

It turned out that the speed of the Southern Fleet was mainly slowed down by two battleships, the Ocean Ship. The two battleships were built earlier and the speed designed at that time was only 17 knots, and the service time was more than 12 years. The current speed could not even reach 16 knots, which naturally seriously dragged down the speed of the entire fleet.

Of course, Wang Hailong knew the faster he arrived at the Taiwan Strait, the better he would be. He could not drag down the speed of the entire fleet because of the two battleships. Therefore, he decided to leave a team of destroyers to accompany these two old battleships to slowly move, and lead the remaining warships to accelerate and advance to the Taiwan Strait one step ahead. Although losing these two battleships would reduce the strength of the entire fleet, there would not be much impact on having three modern warships in the fleet. In addition, at this time, the expeditionary fleet had already penetrated 5,60 kilometers into the Taiwan Strait. Even if it was to retreat, it would take 1 or 2 hours to escape to the southern entrance of the Taiwan Strait. At that time, the two battleships had already arrived.

After receiving the instructions from the Southern Fleet, Han Chao nodded. Wang Hailong was indeed considerate, but this is good. The Southern Fleet arrived earlier and could indeed launch an attack earlier, so as not to have too many dreams. So he ordered: "The helicopter is in place, lock in the target, Edward VII, Republic; Eagle strike 100** ready."

The Edward VII, the Republic, is the same ship, and the two most powerful battleships in the expeditionary warship fleet. Since they are Edward VII and the flagship of the expeditionary warship, the first target of the People's Army Navy is these two warships. Once these two warships are sunk, it can not only severely impact the morale of the expeditionary warship fleet, but also destroy the command center of the expeditionary warship fleet and fall into chaos. Therefore, the People's Army used the most powerful eagle strike from the beginning to 100**.

The warhead of the Eagle Strike 100** weighs 500 kilograms, and the ammunition loaded exceeds 400 kilograms, far exceeding the other Eagle Strike 18. This is because the Eagle Strike 100 is a cruise, mainly to strike ground targets, fortifications, bunkers, etc.; while the Eagle Strike 18 is an anti-ship, mainly to strike surface warships, so its power is naturally different.

The Kunming ship was equipped with a total of 8 Eagle Strikes 100**. During the landing war in Vladivostok, it used 4 rounds and immediately destroyed Vladivostok's main shore firepower. There are still 4 left, but the Technical Department of the Navy believes that at least 2 specimens should be retained for each type of modern *** of the People's Army as a reference for future research and development, so it can only use up to 2 rounds this time.

However, although the power of the Eagle Strike 100** is great, it mainly attacks fixed targets. Therefore, the **'s own tracking target capabilities are insufficient and used to attack mobile targets. It is a surface ship, which is only suitable for attacking large ships with insufficient mobile capabilities and slow speeds. It is mainly landing ships and supplementary ships. It is a bit difficult to fight battleships of this era.

Although the battleship is not fast, its maneuverability is not very good, and its body shape is indeed not large in the old time and space. For example, although the battleship Edward VII has a displacement of up to 16,000 tons, its size force is 138 meters long and 24 meters wide. The Kunming ship, which has a displacement of only 7,000 tons, is 157 meters long and 19 meters wide, and looks larger in size, so helicopters are required to guide the eagle strikes in the air for 100**.

The People's Army has long formulated a plan for the attack. At the beginning of the battle, it used 100 Eagle Strike, first sinking the two Edward VII-class battleships, including the flagship, which had the strongest strength of the opponent, to achieve the goal of taking the lead. Then, it used weapons such as Haihongqi 9**, Haihongqi 16**, Fish 7**, Changying 5 Anti-submarine**, and other weapons to attack the expeditionary fleet, and at the same time cooperate with other warships to fight.

The Eagle Strike 18** is used as an emergency, that is, when local wars are in danger. The Eagle Strike 18** was originally an important anti-ship weapon of the Kunming ship. Although its power is not as powerful as the Eagle Strike 100**, the combat headquarters weighs 300 kilograms and the charge volume reaches about 250 kilograms. In fact, it is not bad. In this era, the mainstream 305mm naval guns had a charge of only 60-80 kilograms. Moreover, the power of modern technology production is far from comparable to that of this era. Moreover, the maneuverability and tracking ability of the Eagle Strike 18** are much stronger than that of the Eagle Strike 100**. It can basically be ignored after launch, without the need for helicopter guidance throughout the journey.

During the Tsushima Naval Battle, the People's Army used two Eagle Strikes 18** to sink the Mikasa and Asahi battleships. There are 6 battleships now. After deducting the two retained ones, 4 rounds can be used in this battle. Considering that this type of Eagle Strikes basically has the ability to sink a battleship, these 4 Eagle Strikes 18** can change the ability of 4 local battlefields.

At this moment, the helicopter sent back a report, locked the battleship Edward VII and sent the data signal to the Kunming ship. At the same time, the water guide group of the Kunming ship also reported: No. 5 Eagle strikes 100**, ready.

Han Chao nodded and said, "Start!"

Zhang Chengbing, the leader of the water guidance group, said in a deep voice: "No. 5 Eagle strikes 100** and launches!"

At this time, on the rear deck of the Kunming ship, the manhole cover of a ** well was opened, and a large smoke suddenly came out. A large number of smoke flew into the sky with a "huh" sound from the ** well. And when the ** flew over the head of the Kunming ship's cab, there was also a burst of cheers in the cab. After all, this scene was probably the last time I saw it.

The Kunming ship is now about 40 kilometers away from the Expeditionary Fleet. Although the speed of the Eagle Strike 100** is only Mach 0.9, and it will take more than 2 minutes to fly after the leap, the Kunming ship also handed over the control of the Eagle to the helicopter and instead prepared for the second Eagle Strike 100**.

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"The second battleship team, the third battleship team, attack left and right; other warships, advance head-on."

Phillips finally issued an order to attack on the bridge, and then prepared to walk down the bridge and return to the command room to command the battle behind. At this moment, a staff officer looked at the sky accidentally, and saw a white line drawn by a flame in the blue sky, and couldn't help but say, "What is that?"

Everyone was surprised and confused when they heard the sound. Phillips had already walked to the stairs and looked at them for a few seconds, but turned to go down the stairs. When the others saw the commander like this, they followed them down the bridge. Many people looked into the sky while going down the stairs.

Phillips came to the bridge and looked out from the porthole. He couldn't help but be stunned. It turned out that the fire had expanded infinitely and flew towards Edward VII. A huge sense of fear suddenly arose in Phillips' heart.

Under the guidance of the helicopter, the first Eagle Strike 100** successfully hit the front deck of Edward VII, which is in front of the front main gun. The huge permeability force made this huge shot easily break into the deck like a hot knife cutting butter, and the momentum was not weak, and it penetrated through the first inner cabin of Edward VII and inserted into the second inner cabin.

Before Edward VII could react, a huge explosion occurred. The ship first sank suddenly, then rebounded high and then fell to the sea. The fire and smoke ejected out spread even the command center of the warship. The huge energy triggered the explosion of the **kuan under the deck of the front main gun, and the turret of the front main gun was also knocked away by the strong impact force generated by the explosion and smashed heavily on the command center.
Chapter completed!