Empire Conquest
Chapter 162 - 158: The Frenzied Dragon Enters the Sea

Chapter 162: Chapter 158: The Frenzied Dragon Enters the Sea

After figuring out the situation, Li Yunxiang was furious.

His temperament, he would never be able to change in this lifetime. Those pilots who followed him from the Land Air Force, every single one of them was the same, not a single one had a good temperament.

It has to be said that after coming to the Navy, Li Yunxiang’s personality actually became much more mild.

In his own words, back when he was in the Army, conversations could hardly pass without drawing guns to duel, and only the truth hammered out with fists was considered real.

The sight of Li Yunxiang almost jumping with rage actually amused Bai Zhizhan.

"Are you done venting? Let’s talk about serious matters."

After Bai Zhizhan spoke up, Li Yunxiang immediately closed his mouth.

Who knew his painstaking intentions?

Even if his temper wasn’t great, most of the time, it was on purpose, because as long as he lost his temper, Bai Zhizhan would definitely become calm.

"At this point, complaining is useless. It’s almost four o’clock, whether to act or not, and how to act, it’s time to make a decision." Bai Zhizhan took a deep breath, glanced at Zhou Yongtao, who had been enjoying the commotion, and several other senior staff. "Everyone, please speak up with any ideas you have."

Li Yunxiang and Li Mingbo both looked towards Zhou Yongtao.

Initially, both of them were too busy "livening up the atmosphere" to think about battle plans.

Zhou Yongtao didn’t speak, only smiled.

As a junior Lieutenant, he didn’t have the status to "liven the atmosphere," and besides, Liu Xiangbin had been his previous superior, so it wasn’t his place to comment.

In fact, not only was he pondering the battle issue, but he was also paying attention to Bai Zhizhan.

The moment Bai Zhizhan stopped Li Yunxiang, he noticed that Bai Zhizhan’s expression had visibly relaxed a great deal, which certainly meant he had made up his mind.

Even if Zhou Yongtao could guess Bai Zhizhan’s decision, directly stating it would be too disrespectful to the Commander.

Being young was one thing, but not knowing how to show respect was another.

At this time, in the Southwest of the Xu Sea, aboard the Battleship "Xu Sea".

Only after seeing the Colonel coming down from the speedboat and walking up the gangway did Li Jie turn and enter the Command Bridge and then proceed to the Captain’s quarters at the back.

The arriving Colonel was Jin Hong, the Captain of the Battleship "Flame Sea."

"Silly Li, what do you have to say this time?"

This bell-like voice was definitely Jin Hong.

Besides, no officer or soldier aboard the "Xu Sea" would dare to call the Captain by his nickname directly.

Then, Jin Hong arrived.

Knowing that this guy was a straight talker, Li Jie had the Executive Officer go down to receive him, to bring him directly here to prevent any leak of information.

What information?

Correct, it was the telegram sent by Zhu Huasheng and Shen Pu.

After sending the Executive Officer back, Li Jie closed the cabin door.

"What are you going to say this time? Didn’t I say before, that guy is just a shit-stirrer. If you hadn’t stopped me in last year’s exercise, I would have shown him how to behave!"

"Is it useful to say these angry words?"

Although he still looked indignant, after what Li Jie said, Jin Hong also closed his mouth, because getting angry was indeed pointless.

"The Navy headquarter has sent news. The two carriers of the Third Air Corps are done for, and it has been confirmed it’s Boss Bai’s doing."

"Made contact with him?" When he heard it was about Bai Zhizhan, Jin Hong immediately got serious.

Among the few roommates, Jin Hong admired Bai Zhizhan the most and only followed Bai Zhizhan’s orders. It wasn’t because Bai Zhizhan had the highest military rank, but more than twenty years ago, when he had just entered the Imperial Naval Academy, Bai Zhizhan had given Jin Hong a severe thrashing with his fists.

Just like the old saying goes, "No fight, no acquaintance."

Li Jie shook his head and then said, "The telegram didn’t mention it, but it’s certain that the Third Aviation Mixed Fleet is somewhere east of the North and South Sado Islands."

"And you needed to tell me this?"

"What we need to understand now is that Boss Bai definitely won’t retreat; otherwise, he would have sent out a message by now, at the very least, he would have sent ship-borne aircraft to Zu Island."

Jin Hong nodded, not arguing with Li Jie.

"Another certainty is that Old Brother Gui is also rushing to the battlefield at full speed and will definitely reach Watcher Strait by tonight, likely to be intercepted by the Second Main Battle Corps," Li Jie paused briefly, not waiting for Jin Hong to respond, and continued, "If there’s a decisive battle tonight, then Boss Bai is very likely to wait until tomorrow to make his move, considering the shipborne air force are practically blind at night and also taking into account the landing forces of the Saiyi Navy."

"So, we’re the only ones who can do it."

Li Jie nodded and said, "If it’s just dealing with the Second Main Battle Corps, Old Brother Gui won’t have any problems, it’s practically a sure win. What’s actually worrying is Takano’s First Main Battle Corps. Before you came over, I had carefully calculated their arrival time to be early tomorrow morning."

"We could just change our course now and we’d definitely make it by tonight." Despite Jin Hong’s brawny appearance, his brain was equally sharp.

"Following the Domestic Fleet’s tail and doing nothing?" After Li Jie said this, he even started laughing.

Jin Hong was startled first but then he understood. "Silly Li, if you have something to say or fart, just let it out. Don’t beat around the bush with me!"

He was like a lit firecracker.

"You, this person..."

"What about this person?"

"Do you still want me to say it?"

Jin Hong clenched his teeth, holding back from responding.

He may not be worse than Li Jie when it came to commanding a battleship in combat, but he was far behind when it came to analyzing the battlefield situation.

Of course, this is not to suggest that Li Jie was extremely skilled, only that he was better than him.

"The Domestic Fleet delayed for half the day and only received word in the afternoon, and if the enemy is desperate, then no one can stop them. The Fleet’s decisive battle at the west side of the strait, which means it’s more likely to take place in the Xu Sea. I don’t mean to sound critical, but if a real battle begins, will Old Brother Gui fight desperately? Why would we fight desperately with the enemy when most of the Navy’s main battle ships are here in Chengjiang Port and have already achieved a complete victory?"

"We can’t just not fight, right?" Jin Hong scratched his head vigorously. Despite appearing embarrassed, he was actually thinking it through before he voiced his question.

"Of course, we’ll fight. It’s just that Old Brother Gui will definitely be cautious and methodical, leading the enemy step by step into the abyss."

"Where is this abyss?"

"If they can’t retreat back to East Ocean before dawn after advancing deep into the Xu Sea, what do you think?"

Jin Hong was taken aback again but quickly caught on. "Alright, my brain’s not as good as yours; just tell me straight, what should we do?"

"What else do you know apart from fighting?" Li Jie couldn’t help but laugh.

"You..."

Li Jie shook his head with a smile and said, "We’ll wait for Old Brother Gui to hold the front, then we’ll circle around to the back. If Takano follows up as well, we’ll give him a surprise and welcome him with armor-piercing bullets. If he’s not there, we’ll just help Old Brother Gui to feed a few battleships of the Second Main Battle Corps to the fishes."

"What kind of fish eats steel battleships?"

Li Jie rolled his eyes at Jin Hong but didn’t bite back, because it was clear that the guy was simply having trouble winning the argument and was deliberately picking a fight.

Jin Hong didn’t take it to heart; he was a straightforward guy, and as long as it was a brother, a few jokes and a laugh were enough to move on. Besides, when he left the First Aviation Mixed Fleet, Bai Zhizhan had repeatedly advised him to listen to Second Brother Li in case of any troubles.

Regardless, when faced with sudden events, Li Jie’s composed and reliable demeanor ensured that even if he couldn’t seize an opportunity, he certainly would not make any serious mistakes.

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