"Crack!"

When MacArthur saw clearly that it was the Chinese fleet that dealt the final fatal blow to the Musashi, the pipe in his mouth fell to the ground uncontrollably and broke into several pieces with a snap.

All the senior officers on the Lincoln were silent in shock. The silence was broken by MacArthur's dropped pipe, and many people woke up as if from a dream.

"When did the Chinese fleet arrive? Why didn't the radar alert at all?"

"Could it be that they have been watching our battle with the Japanese? They have really sinister intentions!"

"Does anyone know what weapon sank the Musashi? I only saw an afterimage."

Frazier and others felt extremely depressed, and at the same time they began to discuss quietly.

MacArthur did not bother with the pipe that fell on the ground, nor did he participate in the discussion.

He lowered his rooster-like head and walked back to his lounge in despair.

This was the second time since the Battle of Okinawa that MacArthur had lost his composure in front of everyone.

As a five-star general, his gaffe made many people feel depressed.

The adjutant silently packed together the broken pipe into several sections and followed MacArthur's footsteps towards the rest cabin.

Spruance and others watched MacArthur leave, not knowing what to do for a while.

The Chinese destroyers and submarines were still slowly approaching. They had already sent out a series of signals to express that they were here to help and did not have any hostility.

"Da da da..."

“Rumble……”

Not knowing what to do, Spruance, Fraser and others suddenly heard violent gunshots in the sea ahead. Their bodies trembled involuntarily, and then they all turned their gazes over.

I saw the Chinese on the destroyer actually strafing the Japanese flopping in the sea.

All Japanese warships have sunk into the sea, and the surviving soldiers are either unable to flop or struggling on various floating objects.

Looking pitifully at the Americans and Chinese, hoping for rescue.

But they never expected that after the Chinese warship approached, not only did they not lend a helping hand, but they also fired wildly with machine guns.

The sea surface soon turned a faint bright red, and there were fewer and fewer Japanese splashing in the water.

The Chinese have done what Americans want to do but dare not do!

In today's battle, the Allied navy and army suffered heavy casualties and huge losses.

They had long wanted to point their machine guns at the Japanese in the water, but they had not done so due to moral pressure.

After the Chinese took action, some U.S. destroyers further forward also opened fire.

When the sea calmed down again, no living Japanese could be seen.

General Spruance rubbed his temples and said helplessly:

"The Chinese came from the northeast. At least it means that there are no Japanese warships on the sea and no suicide attack planes in the sky!"

"Don't be stunned, command the troops to rescue the wounded and the ship!"

Spruance glanced up at the sky and said angrily:

"Let all the planes return home. What are they still doing in the sky? Is it embarrassing?"

'well……'

Fraser and other senior officers sighed inwardly, and then began to order their planes to return and land on the aircraft carrier.

On board the Nanchang ship.

The officers and soldiers of the Chinese Navy deeply felt the power of the Haiying No. 1 anti-ship missile, and many people were still discussing with great interest the crisp and hearty strike just now.

After the emergence of anti-ship missiles, mankind's naval warfare situation will enter a new stage.

Guan Shengwu kept congratulating the head of the Military Science Research Institute, who responded with a polite smile.

People from the Military Science Research Institute are still collecting various data after the missile strike, looking very focused.

After killing all the Japs flopping in the sea, Liu Yutang and Guan Shengwu left the command room and walked onto the deck.

In front of them was the embarrassed and chaotic Allied fleet.

Black smoke was rising from the interior of the fleet, and some of the battered ships were capsizing.

Rescue ships shuttled back and forth, constantly salvaging survivors.

It looks very lively.

The Chinese side has made it clear that it is here to help, but the frightened Americans did not relax their vigilance and still sent destroyers to block the front.

Liu Yutang and Guan Shengwu just smiled faintly at this and quietly watched the allied forces busy.

Today's battle is over, and the missile fleet has completed its mission. The two of them are not in a hurry, and can just take a close look at the Allied Forces' reaction.

"I heard that the Yorktown has sunk and the Lincoln has become the only super aircraft carrier of the Allies in the Pacific."

Vice Captain Guan Shengwu gloated:

"After this disastrous defeat, the Allied forces would not have rashly marched towards the Japanese mainland without our assistance."

Liu Yutang nodded lightly:

"MacArthur and Nimitz suffered a big setback. It is difficult to say whether they will be demoted or transferred as a result."

"In short, the Allies should clearly realize that the Chinese Navy is the dominant force in the Western Pacific, and their strength is still too weak!"

Both of them narrowed their eyes, waiting silently for the busyness and chaos ahead to end.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, a message came from the Lincoln, asking the Chinese commander to board the ship.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk..."

General Spruance knocked lightly on the iron door of MacArthur's lounge.

After hearing the call to come in, General Spruance walked in alone.

It was obvious that MacArthur had made some adjustments to himself.

But General Spruance could still see the frustration and helplessness in his eyes.

Without any unnecessary nonsense, General Spruance pushed a document directly in front of MacArthur.

MacArthur just glanced at the title of the document, and his eyelids suddenly jumped wildly.

Battle damage report!

He endured the discomfort and fear, pretended to be calm, and began to read the report seriously.

But he soon couldn't maintain his five-star general style.

There is no other reason than that the loss on this day was too huge.

The desperate counterattack of the 32nd Army; the kamikaze suicide attack; the collision of the Zhenyang special attack boat; the attack of the Musashi's main gun...

In one day, the Allied forces were attacked by the Japanese in multiple waves with tacit cooperation.

The first thing that caught MacArthur's eyes was the human casualties.

In the week before landing on the island, the landing force lost a total of more than 7,000 people.

On July 29, the landing troops were attacked by the 32nd Army. 23,000 people were injured, captured, killed in action and missing.

The navy suffered more than 21,000 casualties.

The total casualties have exceeded 50,000.

These are just preliminary statistics, and the real situation may be worse than this.

In addition, four ordinary aircraft carriers and one super aircraft carrier, the USS Yorktown, were sunk, and five ordinary aircraft carriers were seriously damaged and needed to be towed back to the shipyard for overhaul.

23 destroyers and frigates were sunk, and 208 ships of various types were seriously damaged.

115 aircraft were lost.

MacArthur felt that the blood in his whole body was cold and he almost fainted.

General Spruance sighed.

"The White House and Congress are asking about the status of this war, how should we report it?"

MacArthur's left hand pulled his right hand. Otherwise, his hands would tremble involuntarily.

After a long battle between heaven and man, he shook his head and said:

"Report it truthfully!"

General Spruance asked again:

"The Chinese commander has boarded the Lincoln. Do you want to meet him?"

MacArthur raised his head sharply, but quickly lowered it again.
Chapter completed!