Chapter 2487 Su Xiong’s Mission 3

Su Xiong had fought against the Japanese Navy, more than once. There were also night battles with the Japanese Navy. Generally speaking, Su Xiong's evaluation of the level of the Japanese navy is this. The combat quality of the destroyer unit is still good. Generals above the intermediate level don't say how brilliant they are, but they are at the basic level. And don't forget that the Japanese also have the British as an ally. Before coming, Ruprecht reminded Su Xiong that this time the German fleet might encounter old friends in the Pacific and asked him to be careful... Let’s think again about the combat quality of the U.S. fleet…. Su Xiong finally understood the meaning of what Crown Prince Ruprecht said to him before he left. Let the U.S. Navy dance first and talk about it later. Su Xiong first ensures the safety of the German fleet.

But no matter what, the cooperation between Su Xiong and Benson has laid the hidden danger of disharmony. Benson specified the battle plan according to the formulaic method taught by the academy. He hoped to take everything into his own hands, and believed that a A mediocre subordinate who is obedient is better than a smart subordinate who likes to make decisions. If I had to use one word to describe it, it would be rigid.

As for Su Xiong, he is a wolf! A wolf who has been wandering overseas for a long time and is used to adapting to situations on his own! In fact, it was not just him, but all the top German naval generals who had led alone in naval battles were like this. Such people also included Hipper and Count Spee. They like to analyze intelligence by themselves, and then come to the scene to mobilize the fleet for combat according to their own ideas. Although Su Xiong is the person who commanded the smallest fleet among all the famous German naval admirals, don't forget that he also commanded battleships, destroyers and submarines. For the mixed fleet, speaking of the larger fleet's command and combat experience, Count Spee can mock Su Xiong, and Thomas can barely do it, but in any case it is not the Americans' turn to mock.

According to what Su Xiong had thought before, the American auxiliary fleet would be responsible for collecting intelligence, and then Su Xiong would command the German fleet and the support fleet of eight battleships promised by Benson. Su Xiong would decide how to fight. In this case, Su Xiong can at least ensure tactical flexibility. But it is a pity that Benson separated the fleet that was supposed to be used in one place and restricted the communication between the two, making this matter a bit difficult to handle.

Of course, it is impossible to say that Benson despises Su Xiong. After all, Benson has no reason to despise a man whom the Japanese call the Blood Earl. The results were brilliant. In order to coordinate the command between himself and Su Xiong, Benson also asked Ma Jifen to be his chief of staff. After all, the latter also had actual combat experience and had more interactions with the Germans.

There are many reasons for this result, but some are political issues and national face issues, and some are issues with combat style. The US Navy's combat style, which has not experienced actual combat, is generally relatively conservative. Only by fighting more, Some outstanding generals are more naughty, such as General Halsey who was known as the Barbarian of the Sea in World War II in history! They are confident and capable, so they dare to make decisions without authorization.

In fact, it is correct for the Grand Fleet's combat style to be more conservative. For example, Su Xiong can be more aggressive and Count Spee can be bolder, but neither Ruprecht nor Scheer dare to make fun of the main force of the High Seas Fleet. They all take action only when they are more than 90% sure. This can be considered as Benson and Su Xiong have different views on the same issue due to their different positions.

"You don't have to worry about intelligence matters, nor do you have to worry about encountering the main force of the Japanese fleet and needing support. We can solve these problems. You only need to command the fleet to hit the Japanese with artillery shells on their foreheads." Benson said. .

"In other words, we are just a long sword. We don't need to use our own brains to think about problems. We only need to kill the enemies in front of us?" Su Xiong asked slightly dissatisfied.

"We have no intention of looking down upon Your Excellency and your heroic and capable fleet. We have arranged this arrangement entirely to avoid confusion. As you know, our landing plan is very large and there are many targets that need to be covered. In fact, it is not just the landing point. , we also need to cover the transport fleet, temporary docks, various berths, and the main fleet itself. Sometimes our own chaos can be more terrifying than the enemy's offensive." Admiral Benson said very sincerely. He respected General Su Xiong as a guest army, but for various reasons, the Americans finally chose a safer method at the tactical level.

So a very interesting scene in the history of war appeared. Strategically, the Americans were very bold and ran directly into the core of the Japanese navy's defense. However, tactically, the Americans were very careful. They tied the entire fleet near the landing site. . Just hope that the army can successfully land and then establish a complete forward base!

This seems difficult to understand, but in fact there are many in military history. For example, the air attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese were undoubtedly very bold strategically, but in the execution stage of the final tactics, Nagumo Chuichi was killed after two attacks. After dialing, they finally chose to evacuate. Although there may not necessarily be a so-called third wave, and the U.S. fleet was paralyzed in September, it is an exaggeration, but Chuichi Nagumo was obviously conservative in the final aspect of his tactics. Even if all the torpedoes are thrown, you still have bombs, so you should clean up the oil depot and shipyard.

"Well, we are willing to obey the decision made by your country. We will do our best to do our best. You can rest assured." Su Xiong did not argue anymore. He decided to see the level of Americans first.

"I sincerely thank you for your cooperative attitude. I hope the friendship between the German Empire and the United States of America will last forever." Benson breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, the Germans opposite have already expressed their attitude. Perhaps now, between virtue and virtue, There are some problems and contradictions between them, but on the issue of the ownership of the Bismarck Islands, the two countries are consistent, that is, the Japanese must get out of the Bismarck Islands, the Americans do it for their own colonies, and the Germans do it for their own face! So the Germans will definitely cooperate as much as possible.

After getting down to business, the atmosphere of the talks between the two sides was very relaxed. In order to welcome the arrival of the German fleet, the Americans made a lot of preparations and prepared floating docks and necessary supplies for all German warships. Food and supplies were distributed according to the highest standards in the U.S. military, and in order to show the disclosure of information to allies, Su Xiong and others could access all information and intelligence about this war. And Su Xiong was not polite and actively prepared for the upcoming war.

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