Chapter 2611 The Battle that Should Have Been Avoided

Sure enough, a few minutes later, the Su Xiong fleet turned around and began to evacuate. Then a question was posed in front of the Japanese. Facing the retreating Su Xiong fleet, should the Japanese fleet pursue it or not?

"How about forget it." Betty looked at the dozen destroyers still following the battleship and said. At this time, they will definitely not chase Su Xiong, because in terms of speed, the opponent seems to be faster. . Now, the reason why Su Xiong pursues is largely because there is an American fleet behind him. So the question is, will the Japanese fleet still implement the previous plan?

"I think it would be better to have a fight." Shimamura Hayao's words played a decisive role in making the originally hesitant Yoshimatsu Shigetaro make up his mind.

"First look at the number of the American fleet and be careful of their destroyers. Just order the destroyer squadron to defend against lightning strikes. The fleet will reduce its speed and we will wait for the Americans to come." Shigetaro Yoshimatsu ordered.

"If Su Xiong's battleship still has armor-piercing bombs, it would be troublesome." Shimamura Hayao was still a little timid at the critical moment.

"Probably not. The Germans have also consumed a lot of money, and they have very few artillery pieces left. They don't even have half of their combat effectiveness. If things go wrong, we can leave." Betty said.

"Then get ready, gentlemen! The rise and fall of the empire depends on this battle!" Shigetaro Yoshimatsu said, looking at the brightly lit American fleet in the distance. At this time, the Americans had no intention of hiding their whereabouts, because Benson knew that the Japanese wanted to stay and fight. Otherwise, no matter how well the American fleet was hidden, they would never be able to touch a hair of the Japanese fleet. The speed difference can be 4 to 6 knots! Tell me, if the Japanese didn't want to fight, how could the U.S. fleet, which was in pursuit, catch up?

"Report on the status of the fleet." Benson said.

"Currently, there are a total of 9 battleships keeping up with the main fleet, including the USS Tennessee and the same-class ship USS California, the USS New Mexico and the same-class ship USS Mississippi, the USS Pennsylvania and the same-class ship USS Arizona, the USS Nevada and the USS Oklahoma. Homer and Texas. There are 40 destroyers in total. Three light cruisers, namely Omaha, Richmond and Cincinnati," Sims said.

"9V9, the Japanese fleet has experienced successive battles, we should have the advantage." Benson said looking at the Japanese fleet in the distance that also broke the blackout. At this time, both sides gave up defense and hiding, and were ready to fight with each other. A head-on fight! The Japanese fleet relies on the fact that it can run away if it cannot be defeated, but the American fleet does not think that it will be defeated at all! After all, there are 4 battleships slowly arriving behind.

"Where is Su Xiong's fleet?" Benson asked.

"They have very little ammunition left, and they probably don't even have a third of their usable artillery, and all of them are injured. At this time, they have every reason to withdraw from the battle.

"Sims tried his best to avoid this question, so he passed it hastily. In fact, he was also very entangled with this issue.

Sims knew very well that Su Xiong was very resistant to Benson's orders. The reason is very simple. Tonight, Su Xiong's fleet bore the greatest pressure. It was first stolen by the Japanese combined fleet. After being injured, Su Xiong did not evacuate. Instead, he continued to come back to trick the Japanese and kill one of them. King Kong-class battleship, looking at the battle wounds all over the body and the empty ammunition depot, Su Xiong is already worthy of the Americans. After all, Benson, who has been paddling all night tonight, has no right to take responsibility for the opponent. While I, as a German, are fighting for the United States, you, as an American, are hanging around? This doesn't make sense anyway.

But at the same time, Sims also expressed dissatisfaction with Su Xiong's decisive absence from the final battle. After all, in Sims' view, even if you have lost all your firepower, you can still stay in the battle line to distract the Japanese battleships' firepower! (Don’t laugh. Historically, the battlecruiser Von der Tann lost all its firepower in the Battle of Jutland, but it still stayed in the battle line to share firepower with friendly forces.) Sims determined that if this was fighting for Germany, Su Xiong He would definitely not leave without permission, but now, Su Xiong is obviously not willing to let his precious battleship be used as a target like this!

Not only Sims knew about this, but Magiffin also knew about it. Even Benson knew that the rift between the two sides had actually existed for a long time. It should have been at the tactical level at the beginning, but when Benson forcibly ordered Su Xiong's fleet to pursue, This already involves the personal emotional level, and once people are emotional, it becomes complicated! Many simple things can become complicated! But this is all for later, let’s not mention it for now. Just talking about the battlefield, Benson is actually quite confident! Like the Japanese, he believes that fighting now is actually a good time!

And when both sides believe that they have a great advantage and may win if A goes up, then this battle will definitely break out!

Although it was night, under the reflection of the searchlights of more than half a hundred destroyers on both sides and the flares of seaplanes, each other could be spotted. At this time, because the light was indeed sufficient, the combat distance between the two sides was a bit far, enough It is about 15 kilometers, which is also the reason why they deliberately keep a distance from each other. Americans are still afraid of the Japanese 15-inch naval guns. After all, the New Mexico was fired upon! The Japanese are also afraid of the dense 14-inch artillery of the Americans, and the Japanese know very well that the subsequent American battleships are expected to arrive in a while, and the Japanese will leave in one wave.

"Old man, what do you think of this battle?" At this time, Su Xiong's fleet, which had withdrawn from the battle, looked at the US-Japanese fleet that had spread out in the distance quite comfortably. This upcoming battle had nothing to do with him. As a A visiting general, he has tried his best!

"Let's go fifty-fifty. The American battleships are worse. This is true both in terms of men and equipment. But they have too many destroyers. It is estimated that the Japanese fleet will pay some price for the auxiliary battleships. If the Japanese are lucky, The Americans may lose their battleships. The 343mm side armor is not safe for a 15-inch naval gun, and the distance between the two sides is now a bit closer than during the day," Redl said.

"Because it's 50-50, do you think this battle is meaningless? If everyone loses the same amount, it will obviously be more beneficial to us." At this time, Nimitz returned to the command tower again. Now, the entire German fleet has more than Very relaxing. So Nimitz can say something.

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