Chapter 2596： Old Fletcher One (1/2)
”Prepare to send a report to tell them that the three dreadnoughts can withdraw from the battle at their discretion, and the ultra-dreadnoughts must keep up! That's it! No matter what the price I pay, even if there is mechanical damage, they must keep up with the steam engine patching! ”Afterwards, Benson issued the order, and by this time they had already been at least 3 hours away from the core area! And the Japanese fleet finally arrived at the outskirts of the US transportation fleet's station! A massacre is about to kick off!
”How is the situation now? Can't you contact General Su Xiong?” Old Fletcher, who was standing on the flagship North Carolina, suddenly turned and asked. (Yes, there is indeed an armored cruiser named after North Carolina in history. The name Iowa was once the name of a former American dreadnought battleship! Yamato was also the name of a gunship during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895!)
”I can't get in touch, everything is like a stone sinking into the ocean, and General Su Xiong didn't reply.” An officer in charge of the contact said.
”Now, immediately mark the position of General Su Xiong when he contacted us for the last time, as well as the position of General Benson's fleet, as well as all the telegrams from the Navy tonight! Find it out for me!” Old Fletcher was a little uneasy. Said. Unlike Benson, Fletcher is also one of the few high-ranking officers of the U.S. Navy who have experienced actual combat. Although the gold content is incomparable with Ma Jifen, after all, Ma Jifen defeated the main force of the Spanish fleet in the Philippines and smashed the Japanese fleet. Fletcher was behind the battle fleet in Cuba to beat down the dog...
But no matter what, old Fletcher had some intuition on the battlefield. In other words, he has some talent and can find some clues in the complicated situation. Compared to Benson, who was a little hot-headed and chasing the bait, Fletcher had the time and energy to calm down and think about some problems. Now, he first wants to analyze this problem from the perspective of navigation.
”If there are no accidents, then no matter whether General Su Xiong finally chooses to go east or west, we should be able to receive his news quickly. If we go west, then this period of time is enough for Su Xiong. The male fleet and the main fleet have merged, and if Su Xiong did not go to the west, but returned, then we should be able to see them, but now the result is that the Su Xiong fleet has disappeared, and there is nothing of them in the night. News.” Old Fletcher said worriedly.
”It's not over yet. Even if we and General Benson didn't see the Su Xiong fleet, the destroyers and torpedo boats patrolling in this sea area should also be able to find the Su Xiong fleet? After all, it is a battleship detachment and two Destroyer squadron,” a staff officer said.
”This is not necessarily true. Because of the weather and attendance, the number of destroyers and patrol boats available to us has dropped. Because of previous battles, General Benson took away some of the destroyers used for patrol. General Xiong’s telegram, he told us to be more careful, so the destroyer near the core area was also recovered. There are a lot of blind spots in our reconnaissance here.” Old Fletcher said on the chart.
”And in this blind zone, Su Xiong's fleet disappeared? This is unscientific. I can hardly imagine what accident caused Su Xiong's fleet to not even send a single telegram.” An officer said. ”Or, for some reason, he can't telegraph?”
”If this is the case, it would be bad!” Old Fletcher's heart sank sharply.
”General, just now, when we were sorting out the telegram, we found an incomplete telegram.” At this moment, the communications officer opened the door and walked in and delivered a telegram to Old Fletcher.