Blue sea, blue sky.
Under the white clouds, forty classical-looking first-generation fighter jets rose into the air. They made a pleasant roar and drew a beautiful arc in the sky.
They were a group of Sky Knights.
The Dark Night Fleet's Lamu Battleship was clearly visible in front of the fighter jets.
Speaking of which, it was quite interesting. The Dark Night Empire claimed to be the God of the Night, and their occupation was revenge. Lamu's battleship did not seem to have been painted, but it was a bright silver color.
The two were completely opposite.
In the era before walkie-talkies, it was difficult for the fighter jets to communicate effectively with each other after they took off. They could only fly to the designated target according to the arrangement before they took off.
One fighter jet after another swooped down from the sky.
"Air attack!"
"Don't panic. Aim the cannons at the fighter jets!"
The Dark Night Fleet was not a motley crew. They panicked but did not panic. Under Eguchi Ichiro's command, the black cannons were raised and the fighter jets swooped down.
"Fire!"
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Amidst the roar of the cannons, two fighter jets were shot down. Smoke rose from their bodies as they wobbled and fell into the sea. The first-generation fighter jets were simple in structure, so they could only perform some simple evasive maneuvers.
Fortunately, more fighter jets continued to swoop down despite the enemy's cannons.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Another round of cannons was fired. Because the distance was closer, four fighter jets were shot down this time.
At this moment, some fighter jets finally arrived above the Lamu Battleship and dropped bundles of explosives.
"Boom!"
The battleship that was hit was hit by cannons. Some of the decks were blown up.
The huge battleship began to shake violently. Some of its sides were blown up, and the seawater poured in, trying to drag the battleship into the depths of the sea.
One after another, the Lamu Battleship emitted thick smoke.
Eguchi Ichiro's face turned green. He did not expect the enemy to be so crazy.
"Fire! Fire! "
The Dark Night Fleet could only fire continuously to shoot down the enemy fighter jets.
The birth of fighter jets had completely changed the way naval battles were fought. From a simple battle between warships to a more complicated and ever-changing air attack.
Aircraft carriers were born to respond to fighter jets.
Under the attack of Great Xia's fighter jets, the Dark Night Fleet suffered heavy losses. 12 warships were sunk on the spot, and as many as 15 warships were damaged.
The price that Great Xia paid was that less than 10 of their 40 fighter jets returned.
At the same time, Shi Lang commanded the fleet to attack while the enemy was injured, launching a dense artillery attack. It was both to cover the fighter jets and to take advantage of the opportunity to expand the battle results.
The magic-powered submarine that had been detected by the enemy attacked again, sinking four enemy ships in an instant.
The situation of the battle was instantly reversed.
Eguchi Ichiro gazed at the smoke-filled sea. As far as the eye could see, almost all of their ships had been damaged. Thick smoke billowed from the scene, and their vision was severely limited.
Just a moment ago, he was still complacent, but now, his face was as gloomy as water.
Eguchi Ichiro was ready to retreat. If they continued fighting, they might suffer even more losses. Just as he was about to give the order to retreat, the communication compass suddenly rang.
"Alright!"
Eguchi Ichiro hung up, his anger turning into joy.
It turned out that the message just now was from the fourth and fifth platoons, who had taken a detour. They were already rushing to the battlefield and would arrive in an hour.
Strong reinforcements were about to arrive, so Eguchi Ichiro didn't plan to retreat.
"Humph, it's still uncertain who will win!" Eguchi Ichiro ordered the fleet to retreat.
…
The flagship, Stream Light.
The abnormality of the Dark Night Fleet didn't escape Shi Lang's eyes.
"Something's wrong!"
Shi Lang frowned. The enemy didn't retreat in such a disadvantageous situation, but insisted on fighting to the end. This didn't conform to the rules of war.
After all, with the speed of Lamu's warship, it wasn't difficult to retreat.
"There must be something wrong with this abnormal situation!"
Shi Lang ordered with a serious expression, "Let the remaining fighter jets take off and patrol the surrounding waters to see if there are any abnormalities."
"Yes, Sir!"
Soon, five fighter jets soared into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.
At the same time, Shi Lang contacted the fourth platoons, who were in charge of support, and was ready to retreat from the battlefield at any time. Although they had won this battle, it could only be considered a pyrrhic victory.
Without the control of fighter jets, the Pacific Fleet could no longer expand the battle results.
Only half an hour later, a fighter jet returned with the latest information. The fourth and fifth platoons of the Dark Night Fleet had nowhere to hide.
Hearing this, Shi Lang immediately ordered a retreat without hesitation.
If they were surrounded by the enemy, they wouldn't be able to retreat in one piece.
Under Shi Lang's command, the cannons of the Pacific Fleet roared and launched a wave of the most powerful bombardment. The enemy had no way to fight back, and four more warships were sunk.
Then, the Pacific Fleet turned around and sailed away.
Seeing this, Eguchi Ichiro was unwilling to give up and ordered a chase. Not long after they caught up, they stopped resentfully. This was because the radar of Ram's warship had detected enemy submarines in the waters ahead.
Yes, they could see through the stealth of the magic-powered submarines, but they couldn't crack it.
If they wanted to break through by force, they would have to pass through the magic-powered submarines first. More than half of the Dark Night Fleet's warships had sunk, and they couldn't afford any more trouble.
"Damn it, count yourself lucky!"
Watching the enemy warships disappear into the horizon, Eguchi Ichiro said ruthlessly. Then, he issued an order to rescue the soldiers floating on the sea.
Some of the warships that were on fire were salvaged as much as possible.
Every Lamu warship was expensive, and the Dark Night Empire couldn't afford to waste it.
…
The first naval battle between the Great Xia and the Dark Night Empire ended with the victor retreating.
Ironically, although the Pacific Fleet won a local naval battle, it was no longer able to fight the Dark Night Fleet head-on until more ironclad warships were installed.
This also meant that the Great Xia had essentially lost its hegemony in the Pacific Ocean.
This was, of course, a sad fact.
The naval battle report was reported to the Navy Command, and then to Ouyang Shuo's desk. He was silent for a long time, and then said to Su Zhe, who was on duty, "Add another topic to the year-end military conference. It's how to complete the replacement of the Pacific Fleet in the shortest time possible."
"Yes, sir!"
Su Zhe nodded and noted it down.
Seeing that the Spring Festival was approaching, Ouyang Shuo planned to hold a military conference of the highest level before the court's holiday to summarize the results of Gaia's seven years, and at the same time, set the tone for Gaia's eight years of strategy.
The related topics had already been distributed to the participants in the Pavilion of Secret Texts.
Ouyang Shuo's sudden addition of a topic was obviously because he realized that the sudden rise of the Dark Night Empire, or the appearance of Lamu's warships, could very likely change the situation around the Pacific Ocean.
If he couldn't deal with it, he might make a big mistake.
The appearance of Lamu's warships was actually a wake-up call for Ouyang Shuo. In the past seven years, he had gotten used to the territory's technology leading the world, and had tasted the sweetness of black technology.
Now, it was Great Xia's turn to taste the bitterness of black technology.
It was impossible to say that Great Xia had taken all the benefits, as that would be unrealistic.
…
January 17th, Hawaii County.
The end of the naval battle did not mean the end of the Battle of Hawaii. On the contrary, with the successful landing of 150,000 troops of the Dark Night Empire under the cover of the Dark Night Fleet, the war had just begun.
Like the navy, the Dark Night Empire's army was composed of two parts, the mutant army and the slave army. The mutant army was the main force, and the slave army was either auxiliary or pure cannon fodder.
They were about to face the First Legion of the Brave Tiger Army.
The Hawaiian Islands consisted of eight main islands, 124 small islands, as well as reefs and minarets surrounding each island.
The eight main islands, in order of latitude, were Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Kahurawia, and Hawaii.
Maui and Kauai were the world's tourist attractions.
Hawaii County's administrative center was located in Oahu, which was Honolulu, a city that had connections with Huaxia. The remaining seven islands each had a county town, and together, they formed Hawaii County.
The only transmission array in Hawaii County was located in Honolulu.
After the withdrawal of the Pacific Fleet, the commander of the First Legion of the Brave Tiger Army, Cao Yu, wasn't arrogant enough to defend the eight islands. Instead, he withdrew his forces to Oahu.
All the resources of the county, especially the rations, were also gathered in Honolulu.
As the administrative center of the county, Oahu was the most populated island in Hawaii County. In terms of area, it could only be regarded as the third largest island in the Hawaiian Islands. After the map returned to zero, the total area of the entire island was only 1,574 square kilometers.
Pearl Harbor on the island was the former naval base of the Pacific Fleet.
Next, Cao Yu would use Oahu as the base to fight the enemy to the end. He told the officers and soldiers, "We will not retreat until the last grain in the city is consumed!"
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