"This time is a bit earlier, earlier than the time we discussed before." When Su Xiong just arrived at Pearl Harbor, General Benson had already informed Su Xiong of the specific time to start the war. Su Xiong was only slightly dissatisfied with Benson's announcement.

"Time is a bit urgent, but the Japanese have begun to strengthen the defense system of the Bismarck Islands. We cannot give them too much time." Admiral Benson said with a little embarrassment. Such words are obviously an excuse. The Japanese have been controlling this sea area for three years. If they want to build fortifications and enhance defense, they have already started to do it. Will they care about these weeks?

In fact, both Benson and Su Xiong knew the fundamental reason why the US government demanded an immediate war, that is, Japan recently obtained a large amount of supplies and equipment from the British. It would be detrimental to the United States if it dragged on. Of course, Benson was dissatisfied with Germany on this issue. After all, as a victorious country, it would be fine to take control of Britain. But now it acquiesce to the British to export equipment.

But Benson couldn't directly make it clear, on the one hand, because the premise of the United States and Virtue is now overwhelming. Another problem is that many American companies are also doing business with the British. Some businesses are still sensitive. Moreover, the US government has also started to make the Russians through special channels. Everyone has small actions. Not only can they not solve the problem, but they will also embarrass both sides. So the final result is that everyone is silent about this matter and ignore it.

"Okay, let's face the future together and talk about the war that will start later. My fleet and I have been incorporated into your battle sequence. What do we need to do?" Su Xiong asked.

"In the daytime, the powerful United German fleet is invincible. We have enough auxiliary warships and aviation forces to provide reconnaissance and air defense. If the Japanese dare to cause trouble for us during the day, then we can easily blow up their dog heads and end the war in one day. What really worries us is that at night, we will land on New Ireland, north of the Bismarck Islands, with a total of 5 landing sites. We are worried that the Japanese will sneak attack us in the night. And you are very clear that the battleships of the US Navy are all slow warships, so I hope that your fast battleships can serve as the core force of night defense."

"You can rest assured that we will equip you with enough destroyers and night combat aircraft. The quality of personnel may not be as good as your navy, but the strength is that it is large enough. We will establish our own reconnaissance network in the landing area, and we will tell you where the enemy appears, and then you just need to knock them out."

"Of course, we know that the number of Japanese fast battleships is greater than that of you. It will be more troublesome if you encounter Fuso-class battleships. But it doesn't matter. I can guarantee that at any night there will be a fleet of at least 8 battleships that can support you at any time." Admiral Benson said.

"So who is in the commander-in-chief of Ye Zhan?" Su Xiong asked after pondering for a moment.

"I will direct myself, and it will be like this every night," said Admiral Benson.

"If we find an abnormal situation at night, how do we notify the relevant friendly forces? Should we contact the friendly forces directly or through you?" Su Xiong asked. "For example, if we find that the enemy we face is not the main force of the enemy, or the Japanese ambushing another landing ground, how do we notify the friendly forces?"

Su Xiong didn't mind that Americans had the highest command. After all, you are a guest army, and it is understandable that others have the highest command of the fleet, but wars are changing rapidly after all, especially night battles. Sometimes they can be described as "no sending" to the point. After all, the distance between night battles is very close, and once they fight, there will be major casualties in a short period of time.

The situation in Bavaria is better. In fact, within the effective combat distance of night war, the US's fearless 13.5-inch main armored belt is actually not that reliable! After all, the combat distance may be within 10 kilometers. In history, the British experiments conducted by the British, at a distance of more than 12 kilometers, the British 15-inch gun and new armor-piercing shells can knock on 350mm armor! So at this time, the transmission of information and the response speed of the fleet are very important. Therefore, under normal circumstances, there is no problem for Su Xiong to listen to Benson's orders, but in special circumstances, Su Xiong hopes to have the right to directly contact other US troops. This is a contact, not an order!

"I can understand your request, but it can easily cause chaos. Do you understand what I mean? We are now facing a night battle of a super-large fleet, which is completely different from the battle between Earl Spey in the Mediterranean, because under the conditions at that time, the Earl only had one fleet, and all escort warships were near the battlefield, but our situation was different. The entire American fleet and transport fleet were scattered in a sea of ​​thousands of square kilometers. If there was no unified command, the situation on the battlefield would be very chaotic." Admiral Benson rejected Su Xiong's suggestion in an erect tone as tactful as possible.

The most taboo thing in the war is multi-head command. The Americans are naturally aware of this, so although they deployed a large number of reconnaissance fleets, they have a complete information transmission and verification mechanism. Otherwise, if a destroyer team yells after discovering a suspected target, the US fleet will not do anything else, which will really become a panic.

Fortunately, the Americans are really big and have a lot of destroyers, as well as many armored cruisers and former dreadnoughts... So, the night defense system of the entire American fleet is like this. The outermost periphery is a warning circle composed of submarines and destroyers. When a suspicious target is found, they do not go up and report it to the fleet headquarters. The headquarters will judge the nature and target of the enemy fleet based on multiple intelligences, and then send different warships to carry out missions according to different needs.

It is impossible to let Su Xiong go up if he encounters a little suspicious target. Otherwise, if the Su Xiong fleet's high-load combat readiness operation cannot last for too long, the combat situation will be greatly reduced. The American principle is the principle of fleet strength advantage. For example, if you find a Japanese light cruiser, then send your own cruiser to intercept. If you find a former fearless armored cruiser, then use the former fearless to intercept. After all, the speed disadvantage will be reduced when the Japanese main ship is operating or encounters some accidents!
Chapter completed!