A gentle breeze blew in the sky, and the bright sunshine shone on the Atlantic Ocean like a gentle girl. At this time, the sea showed its softer side to people's eyes. Anyone who saw this scene would be amazed.
The beauty and emotion of the sea.
Chen Shaokuan stood on the deck of the "Zheng Chenggong" aircraft carrier and watched the slightly rising waves hitting the huge hull of the aircraft carrier. He felt relieved. As the strength of the Chinese Navy increased step by step, he, the Chinese Navy
The status of the commander has also increased step by step. It can be said that the status of the Chinese Navy is now on par with the traditional military branch of the Army. Since the launch of the two newly built aircraft carriers last month, the total number of Chinese aircraft carriers has reached nine. It can be said that
It is said that at this time, the strength of the Chinese Navy has ranked among the world's first-class powers, not inferior to the United States, Britain and other traditional maritime powers.
When recovering Sakhalin Island, China's Pacific Fleet severely damaged Japan's task force, which made the reputation of the Chinese Navy even more resounding. In view of this, Su Tong was even more famous on October 1, 1941.
A presidential decree was issued in the name of the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Armed Forces. From now on, the patrol scope of the Chinese Pacific Fleet will be expanded from Vladivostok to the Bering Strait. This is the first voyage of the Pacific Fleet to the Bering Strait.
"Sir, why did you come to the deck alone? Even though the sun is shining, the sea breeze is very humid. Don't catch a cold." A concerned voice sounded behind Chen Shaokuan, and Chen Shaokuan said
He didn't look back, but just smiled: "Okay, I'm not that delicate. Let me ask you, Zhang Shouye, the dignified chief of staff, why are you becoming more and more verbose now?"
The person coming from behind was Lieutenant General Zhang Shouye, Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet. He walked quickly behind Chen Shaokuan and put a coat on him. He said with a hint of reproach: "My old officer, do you think it is still the case now?"
You are in your twenties and thirties when you are a great young man. Time is not forgiving. Now the weather is getting colder. Don't hold on. When I came out, my old sister-in-law specially told me to look at you. Don't.
let me"
"Okay, okay." Chen Shaokuan shook his head helplessly, interrupting Zhang Shouye's words, "I can't help you. My old lady is taking care of you at home. I thought I would be cleaner when I went to sea, but I didn't expect that I would still be controlled by you as a consultant.
Take care of me. If I had known about this voyage, I would have asked you to stay in Vladivostok to look after the house."
"Haha, okay, my old commander, if you don't take me with you, can you still go to sea? First of all, you can't pass the presidential test. Going to sea to patrol is what a navy commander should do?" Zhang Shouye
I felt happy when I heard this.
Just as the two were chatting, a naval officer trotted over and reported loudly: "Commander Chen, the Commander Chen is ahead. Commander Chen asked me to ask you whether to change your course and go around to the left."
"Well" Chen Shaokuan's face immediately darkened upon hearing this, "Why are you going around so much? Tell Yan Hongwei that you are not allowed to change the course and keep moving forward."
"The course remains unchanged, keep moving forward." The officer repeated the order and immediately turned around and ran towards the bridge.
Zhang Shouye asked with some worry: "Sir, the Commando Islands are American territory. Are we afraid of causing any unnecessary misunderstandings if we just go there with such arrogance?"
"Misunderstanding." Chen Shaokuan snorted coldly, "What misunderstanding? Could it be that because the Comandor Islands are American territory, no one can pass through them? It is high seas and we have the right to freedom of navigation."
Zhang Shouye smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, that's what I said, but there are some things you can't do. Now is a sensitive period. If such a huge fleet of ours were to drive over like this with such arrogance, God knows what would happen to the Americans.
what happened."
Chen Shaokuan turned his head and stared directly into Zhang Shouye's eyes for a long time. After staring at Zhang Shouye, he felt a little nervous and then slowly said: "Shouye, do you know that I reported my resignation to the president last month?"
The position of fleet commander was turned down by the president."
"What?" Zhang Shouye was surprised when he heard this, "You are resigning from the position of Commander of the Pacific Fleet?"
"Yes." Chen Shaokuan nodded: "You also know that it is very inappropriate for me to concurrently serve as the commander of the Pacific Fleet as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Navy. There are already members of Congress who have criticized this, but it is because there is no suitable
The president has always asked me to hold this position. When I submitted this letter last month, I recommended you to the president, but the president rejected you. Guess what the president said?"
"Sir, I, I," Zhang Shouye suddenly became confused when he heard the news, with a hint of bitterness on his face.
Chen Shaokuan sighed and said: "Shou Ye, you have been with me for almost twenty years. I know your character. You are cautious and careful. You like to make decisions before taking action. These are your advantages.
, but it is precisely these advantages that have restricted your development. Don’t be unconvinced. After rejecting my resignation, the president told me that if this was peacetime, the position of Commander of the Pacific Fleet would be given to you.
It's not impossible, but it's not possible now. It's a war period. The commander you need in a war period must be someone who can fight, dare to attack, and is not afraid of power to lead the Pacific Fleet. Take this matter just now, you
We don’t even have the courage to pass through the waters of the Comandor Islands. If a war breaks out, how can you trust the President and me to hand over a fleet to you and the enemy to fight to the death? What’s wrong with the Americans? The Americans are not the sons of our fathers.
If you get angry, you'll still beat him like a son of a bitch."
Listening to Chen Shaokuan's rare swear word, Zhang Shouye was no longer in the mood to laugh and just lowered his head silently.
At this point, Chen Shaokuan patted Zhang Shouye on the shoulder and said sincerely, "Shouye, when you get to the position of fleet commander, the competition is no longer about the quality of technology or the level of command skills, but the commander's character and character."
You are brave. Because technical issues naturally have professional officers to worry about. If you lack command skills, you can also learn slowly. However, it is difficult to change your character and courage, but this kind of thing is also the most important.
Do you understand what I mean? If you can't change this, your career in this life will only revolve around the position of chief of staff."
After speaking, Chen Shaokuan tightened his tight coat and walked slowly to the bridge, leaving Zhang Shouye standing alone on the deck in deep thought.
Just as this patrol fleet composed of two aircraft carriers, two heavy cruisers and dozens of destroyers and supply ships sailed towards the Bering Strait, a patrol fleet composed of two aircraft carriers and two heavy cruisers also sailed from the direction of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Strait.
A fleet of aircraft carriers and dozens of cruisers and destroyers is also heading south. This fleet is the First Fleet of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and their commander is Lieutenant General William Frederick Halsey.
Lieutenant General Halsey is a rare brave and capable general in the U.S. Navy. The sailors of the U.S. Navy gave him the nickname "General Bull", which vividly describes his character.
At this time, Halsey was listening to the officer's report in the Enterprise's war room, and a combat staff officer was reporting the current fleet position to him.
"General, our fleet is now close to the Commandor Islands. After arriving at the Commandor Islands, our fleet will sail eastward and return to the Pearl Harbor headquarters."
Halsey nodded, "Did the reconnaissance plane ahead find anything?"
"General, no reconnaissance plane reported that everything was normal half an hour ago."
"That's good. If anything happens, report it to me in time."
"Understood, General"
An os2u "Kingfisher" water reconnaissance aircraft with the US Navy logo painted on its fuselage was flying in the air at an altitude of 800 meters. The pilot, Corporal Harry, was concentrating on flying the aircraft south. He looked at the oil in front of him.
I checked the gauge, thinking that I would be returning home in ten minutes.
At this time, the machine gunner and observer Leeds sitting next to him suddenly patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hey, man, look to the right."
Harry turned his head and saw that a small black dot appeared at three o'clock on the right and was flying towards him quickly.
Harry didn't dare to be careless and said quickly: "Leeds, hurry up and see what this thing is." After saying that, he pulled the joystick and the plane made an arc to the right and flew forward.
Leeds raised the telescope hanging around his neck and looked to the right. The outline of an airplane slowly appeared in the telescope.
"Harry, what do you think I saw? Why did this happen? Is it because I was hallucinating?" Leeds' words were full of doubts.
"What's going on?" was limited by the distance. At this time, Harry could not clearly see the appearance of the plane on the opposite side.
"Harry, are there any other fleets of ours operating around here?"
"No, as far as I know, only our fleet is cruising near here, and the second fleet is currently in the Philippines."
"Hell, why does the plane in front look so much like our "Dreadnought" aircraft? Are there other countries that are also equipped with "Dreadnought" aircraft?"
As the two of them talked, the two planes flying opposite each other, which were originally more than ten kilometers apart, got very close.
"Oh God," Leeds said with an expression on his face as if he had seen a ghost, "It's a Chinese plane."
At this moment, at the moment when the two planes passed by each other, Harry had already seen the markings on the wings of the opposite plane, and the bright red flags on the ground were shining brightly in the sunlight.