At 11:45, Mitchell sent a telegram asking for instructions, and said he was very rude: "If you still cannot receive clear instructions to go north or south before midnight Washington time, this commander believes that the fighter plane has passed and will take the fleet back to Florida!"

"Return to Florida? This is absolutely not possible!" Dewey was really anxious now. Going north or south is going to fight. He just considers which direction is more important. What does returning to Florida mean? Continue to be a turtle?

"Your Excellency, make up your mind, and the benefits are more important than those of you!" Nimitz advised for the last time.

MacArthur kept silent. He actually agreed to attack the main force of the German fleet first, but he could never do it by making him promise not to lose Bermuda during this period, so he remained silent in the end.

Besides, the president cannot always wash himself away and put the army under pressure. I heard that when North Africa launched the Kungunier plan to attack, the German head of state issued an order with a desperate bet and a life-threatening spirit, and even planned to take all the responsibility for the failure on himself. Now he keeps saying that democratic discussion and scientific decision-making are not just for the sake of convenience in the future and that Turner is right. It is a completely institutional issue!

After thinking painfully for 5 minutes, Dewey made up his mind and said, "Then implement the naval plan and annihilate the main force of the German fleet as soon as possible. At the same time, the Bermuda defenders must fight to the last one, and do their best to gain time. Do not surrender lightly!"

At 12:02, a clear telegram was sent to Mitchell. Hewitt asked him: "It took more than 2 minutes, will you execute it?"

"Execute, why not?" Mitchell smiled sly, "It was exactly 12 o'clock when I received the telegram, and there were 2 minutes left to translate and report the time."

Hewitt was stunned. How could an experienced telegrapher take 2 minutes to translate the telegraph for such a short telegraph? But at least Mitchell carried out the order, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and in turn persuaded: "But, will your telegram be caused?"

Mitchell sighed: "Believe it or not, if I don't send this urging telegram, they would not be able to come up with a charter until dawn tomorrow. At that time, all the fighter planes would be lost. To be honest, it was a bit late to make a decision at 12 o'clock. The fleet must go south at the maximum speed to get the time!"

Hewitt did not say anything discouraging, such as "what to do if you lose the air", which means that not only the expected victory will become a bubble, but Bermuda will also be ruined. According to Mitchell's mind, he will definitely not be careless to rescue the siege of Bermuda before he resolved the German main fleet. What if the Atlantic Fleet was able to do it before dealing with the German squadron and was eaten by the Axis Fleet that was surrounded by him?

Although the Shanghai Army did not mention this concern, the Army explained it very clearly, which was also the thing that Dewey was most hesitant: Don't stop the German main fleet from being caught and Bermuda lost again, that would really be a loss of his wife and a loss of troops.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the huge Atlantic fleet completed the steering at 12:15 according to the order issued by Mitchell, and began to move south as quickly as possible.

At this moment, the German army was making final preparations for the battle.

Mitchell's judgment was correct. The Axis Fleet had clearly stated that it would withdraw from the Caribbean to support the Bermuda battle. However, in terms of how to retreat, the German army not only had inconsistent with Mitchell's expectations in terms of route choice, but also adopted completely different strategies.

From Panama to Barranquilla, from Barranquilla to Aruba Curacao, the German fleet retreated along the coastline, and did not even avoid the US reconnaissance planes and retreated openly. This was the case for three consecutive days, which gave people the illusion that the German army's retreat route on March 15 would still follow the coastline between Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.

If war is really that simple!

It is obvious that Mitchell only learned part of Fletcher's lesson in this sea area, and only wanted to preserve his strength and forgot the unexpected "turn of God" in the battle of the Caribbean.

Ozawa's route for the fleet was very bold, not to continue to travel eastward, from Grenada to Trinidad and Tobago, he changed the direction of the fleet's action to the northeast to prepare to travel between Anguilla and the Virgin Islands.

This is equivalent to passing through the eyes and noses of the US military in Puerto Rico. At first, Mashal and others couldn't help but feel sweaty. However, after Ozawa's explanation and Crank's deduction, they finally believed that although this route was thrilling, in fact, as long as the nail in Puerto Rico was pulled out, the danger was not great.

The only loophole of the German army was that it was not clear that the main force of Mitchell's fleet had ambushed north of Puerto Rico and was waiting for an opportunity to go south. Since the Atlantic Fleet had not taken action, the German army judged that it was still marching on the east coast. Once the news of the German attack on Bermuda was received, it would attack. This made the main force of the Axis Fleet need to reinforce the Bermuda squadron as soon as possible. What shortcuts would there be faster than crossing directly from the northeast of the European island chain to support?

Mitchell's fleet set off at 12 o'clock, and the Axial Fleet started from 8 o'clock because it was not subject to Berlin's constraints. The fleet advanced rapidly northeastward at a speed of 20 knots. By 12 o'clock, the distance had been narrowed to 550 kilometers.

In order to suppress the U.S. air force in Puerto Rico, according to Ozawa's plan, all land-based aircraft deployed in Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago must cooperate with more than half of the carrier-based aircraft to perform ground attack missions, and the total attack time is scheduled at 4:15 am.

Considering that Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago and Puerto Rico are somewhat far apart, except for the normal return of large 4-engine bombers, the other land-based aircraft that are put into the offensive will land in Guadeloupe under French control when they return. The overall range is controlled at about 14001,500 kilometers, which meets the attack needs.

"At present, all the troops have been prepared. The Air Force will invest 240 aircraft for air strikes, including 72 fighter jets, 48 ​​heavy bombers, and the rest are twin-engine attack aircraft." Crank smiled. "In order to cooperate with the attack, the Air Force will also invest in special bombing forces. A total of 16 heavy bombers will carry rockets to launch assaults. The four submarines used for front-line guidance have been deployed. They will use them for final guidance and launch a preemptive attack."

Ozawa nodded and expressed his satisfaction. Although Germany did not dispatch a rocket ship this time, he also expressed his satisfaction with the air-firing V4 that the aircraft could carry.

"In terms of carrier-based aircraft, our army plans to invest a wave of 228 aircraft, including 68 fighter aircraft, and the remaining 160 are attack aircraft. According to the enemy's situation, Puerto Rico has a total of 4 airports and more than 500 aircraft. It is expected that through air strikes, it can destroy its runway for at least 1,624 hours and destroy more than half of the aircraft at the same time."

Mashal nodded and made up his mind: "If necessary, let General Be lead the shelling fleet to wash Puerto Rico, so that they can taste the taste of giant ships and cannons."

He used the term "wash" to make everyone laugh.

"In addition to the four submarines guided by the Puerto Rico frontier, there are 16 submarines accompanying the fleet, and they will accompany them to pass the barriers."

"The first wave of attacks in the early morning is roughly like this. In order to effectively deal with the US counterattack during the day, HNA deployed aircraft in Aruba and Curacao will provide cross-platform support according to the needs of the war situation. A total of 114 aircraft can be drawn." Crank said, "It is best not to draw according to my original intention. Once it is drawn, suppressing the US military in Venezuela will be a problem, but you must not be prepared."

"I think all kinds of tactical preparations are basically correct, but I have not figured out one thing. Why in this case, the Chief of the People's Republic of China is eager to launch an attack on the Bermuda Islands?" Ozawa asked, "Shouldn't we wait for another 12 months to mobilize more army forces to flatten Venezuela and the Caribbean front line in one go before attacking Bermuda? Although attacking Bermuda is conducive to attracting the attention of the US military, it in turn creates an opportunity for the enemy to annihilate our squadron? Under the current circumstances, it is not unbearable to lose several warships, but it can cause a major blow to morale."

Seeing everyone silent, he stopped his mouth: "Of course, this is my personal thought. I have no intention of accuse the Head of State. He usually looks higher and farther than us. Maybe he has some strategic arrangements that we did not expect."

Marshal Mashar paused: "General Ozawa, it's not just that you haven't figured it out, I haven't figured it out either, but that's what the Berlin order is. It is said that the head of state personally issued a combat order. You know that the head of state directly interferes with the front line is getting fewer and fewer specific tactics, which shows that there must be a reason for it. Unfortunately, it's not clear in the telegram. Maybe we will understand it when we arrive in Bermuda."

Ozawa nodded: "Soldiers regard obeying orders as their duty. The orders issued by the Supreme Commander must be implemented, otherwise there will be no moral integrity. I will always remember this in my heart!"

"Order the entire army and prepare for attack!"

"Yes, the whole army is ready!"

ps: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the "July 7th" national war of resistance! The rejuvenation of the Chinese nation still has a long way to go.

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