69novels Chapter 894
Chapter 894
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“Is it over?”
Hearing the gunfire stop, Nimitz opened his eyes and looked towards the Bermuda Islands in the distance.
The island was filled with smoke. The long and fierce bombing had turned the land on the island into gray and black, and the color of the dust was different from before! The fortifications and positions of the US military that had been detected before had basically been destroyed at this time. If the bombing continued, the strike would have to be extended to attack the military camps and other facilities on the island!
It was precisely because of this that the German army did not continue the bombing, because it was too inefficient to continue the bombing, and it would just be a waste of ammunition!
“Yes, General. The enemy fortifications behind the beachhead have been basically destroyed by us, and the enemy’s forces have begun to shrink inland!”
Nimitz picked up the telescope and took a look, nodding slightly.
From the first round of firepower preparation last night to the end of the third round of firepower preparation, they have poured more than 1,000 tons of ammunition on the Bermuda Islands. Almost every one of the eight battleships in the fleet has fired more than one base number of ammunition! With such fierce firepower, the fortifications on the Bermuda Islands certainly can’t withstand it!
“Are the Marines ready?”
Nimitz looked behind him and saw another fleet behind the main fleet. This was the landing fleet that transported the Marines. This fleet had not been in action before. There were not many combat ships in the landing fleet, most of which were auxiliary ships. They needed to wait until the main battleships had cleared the area and completed the firepower preparation before they could be used!
“They are ready, and the Marines have sent people to urge them, asking when they will go out to fight!”
General Steiner of the Marine Corps has long been impatient. In fact, when the second round of firepower preparation was over, the fortifications built by the defenders on the island had been almost destroyed, and they could have gone out at this time.
However, because the command was in the hands of Nimitz, and Nimitz did not issue an order to send troops to land, they could only wait obediently behind.
And this wait lasted for several hours. At this time, the third round of firepower preparation was over, and they had not yet gone out to fight, which made Steiner feel that he could not wait any longer!
“Halsey, the old fox, must be hiding somewhere waiting for us to send out landing troops, and then take advantage of our landing troops to attack us!”
Nimitz guessed his old colleague’s thoughts very accurately, but even if he guessed the other party’s thoughts, it was not easy for him to crack the other party’s tactics.
This is almost an open conspiracy!
“Commander, what should we do now? The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. If the enemy does not show up, it will be difficult for us to determine their position. If we drag it on like this, it will not be good for us. After all, we are on a long expedition and cannot hold out for long. Moreover, the enemy may dispatch more reinforcements. It will be even more difficult to capture the Bermuda Islands at that time!”
Nimitz did not know what the staff officer said, but he knew in his heart that he must not be anxious at this time. Once he was anxious and made a decision to lead the fleet himself, his fleet would be in danger!
“This island has no legs, it can’t run away. As long as we destroy the Eagle Sauce Navy, then this island will be ours!”
Nimitz glanced at the staff and refuted the other party’s point of view.
He didn’t care about the gains and losses of the Bermuda Islands at all. Compared with this island, he cared more about the position of the Eagle Sauce Navy!
“Send a telegram to General Dönitz, asking him the location of our third fleet. We need their cooperation in this battle to eat up Halsey’s Pacific Fleet!”
Nimitz smiled. Halsey’s caution did bring him a lot of trouble, but the initiative was still in his hands!
“In addition, send reconnaissance planes to the southwest and west to search for the location of the enemy fleet!”
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Around 2 p.m., the Germans’ firepower preparations completely stopped. However, unexpectedly, the Germans, who had completed their firepower preparations, did not seem to have any plans to immediately send the remaining landing troops to land, which made Halsey feel a little confused.
“Nimitz has seen through our plan, so he doesn’t plan to follow our plan!”
Halsey originally planned to launch a surprise attack when the German army began to land, but the enemy did not have such a plan at this time, which made it impossible for him to carry out his plan. If it drags on like this, it will not be good news for Halsey!
“General, what should we do now?”
The deputy commander of the fleet didn’t know what to do, so he could only look at Halsey, waiting for the other party’s decision.
Halsey thought about it and realized that their current position should not have been discovered by the Germans, but the Germans had obviously guessed that they were coming. Therefore, the Germans would definitely increase their efforts in maritime reconnaissance. Once the Germans dispatched a large number of seaplanes, their position would sooner or later be discovered by the enemy!
Once the enemy discovered their position, their previous advantages would be gone.
Although Halsey was not afraid of a face-to-face decisive battle with the Germans, if such a battle really broke out, it would be very difficult for them. It is not a good thing for the United States. Even if they win, it can only be a miserable victory, and their own losses will certainly be huge.
Moreover, Halsey did not think they could win. The German army had used the method of sneak attack to defeat the Combined Fleet, but the strength shown by the German army in the battle to attack the Combined Fleet made Halsey and the Eagle Sauce Navy feel terrified!
The Combined Fleet had so many ships and so many aircraft carriers, but they were completely wiped out by the opponent, and almost no ships escaped!
This not only proved the strength of the German army, but also proved the excellent tactics of the German commander!
This made Halsey have to be vigilant against the German army, and he was very afraid!
“We can’t delay any longer. If we delay any further, the situation will be unfavorable to us!”
Halsey gritted his teeth. He was worried that his position would be discovered by the Germans and then attacked by them!
Instead of doing that, it would be better to take the initiative and send out air attack aircraft in advance to bomb the German fleet first!
“As long as we can destroy their aircraft carriers like the Germans did, we will definitely win this battle!”