HCB Chapter 248: Decisive Battle at Sea (Part )
Chapter 248: Decisive Battle at Sea (Part )
After two months of fierce fighting at sea, Yan State continuously deployed various types of warships to participate in the battle.
As of now, the number of destroyers has reached as high as three hundred.
Fifty of them are equipped with air defense missile systems, but these destroyers are not true missile destroyers.
Instead, some air defense missiles were added to the previous generation of destroyers.
As for cruisers, their number remains the same.
Moreover, Yan State resolutely gave up building cruisers. After all, destroyers can also be built to tens of thousands of tons.
It's not wrong to call it a cruiser.
However, in Yan Country, it still belongs to the category of destroyer.
In terms of aircraft carriers, Yan Country has more than 80 of them, of which more than 60 are escort aircraft carriers.
Although these aircraft carriers are smaller in size, they can still carry dozens of aircraft.
Can effectively provide air support and protection for the fleet.
In terms of battleships, Yan Country only has one super battleship.
As the flagship, this battleship possesses powerful firepower and protection capabilities and is one of the core forces of the Yan State Navy.
The number of amphibious assault ships has increased to twelve, and their main mission is to operate in coordination with the Marine Corps.
The submarine force produced more than 400 submarines, of which more than 200 were sent to block the waters leading from Dongyang to Lijian.
These submarines are on patrol in the area, and once they spot a ship heading to Dongyang State, they will immediately launch an attack and sink it.
In addition, Yan State also issued a clear announcement, stating that it would resolutely crack down on any attempt to provide assistance to Dongyang State.
At this point, it became extremely difficult for Lijian to provide supplies to Dongyang.
Of course, those above are just some main battleships.
As for landing ships, supply ships, transport ships, etc., they were not included.
Although these auxiliary ships are not the core combat force, they are equally important and are responsible for the logistical support of the army.
At this time, the Dongyang Kingdom's joint fleet had suffered a heavy blow.
They lost most of their fleet, including all of their battleships and most of their other ships.
Now, they only have one aircraft carrier and dozens of other warships left, and it can be said that they have lost the strength to confront the Yan State Navy.
However, Yan State also paid a heavy price.
In this fierce naval battle, Yan State lost more than 40 destroyers, 5 cruisers, more than 60 submarines, one main aircraft carrier and six escort aircraft carriers.
In addition, hundreds of other ships were damaged or sunk.
At this moment, in a sea area, two huge super battleships were slowly approaching the Yan State fleet.
These two battleships are the Yamato and the second ship of the Yamato, the Musashi. They are the pride of the Dongyang Navy and one of the largest and strongest battleships in the world.
Behind Dongyang’s super battleship, there were more than a dozen destroyers or frigates following closely, including a destroyer named Xuefeng.
This destroyer has clashed with the Yan State fleet many times, but has basically not suffered any damage so far.
The only time it happened was when an accident resulted in casualties of more than a dozen people.
These two super battleships of Dongyang State represent the empire’s last hope and the expectation of turning defeat into victory.
However, Dongyang's battleships Yamato and Musashi were soon discovered by Yan and their locations were known.
Yan State quickly dispatched hundreds of carrier-based aircraft to attack the two battleships.
Seeing this, the two battleships tried their best to intercept with anti-aircraft guns, but unfortunately the effect was not good.
Despite this, the two battleships were finally sunk after several hours of siege thanks to their strong armor.
The other escorting destroyers and frigates were almost wiped out, and only the destroyer Yukikaze escaped unscathed.
Navy Minister Noriyuki Yamamoto opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.
He simply could not accept the fact before him: the combined fleet that he was so proud of was defeated so easily and almost wiped out.
Now the remaining fleet is powerless to turn the tide of the war.
"Damn it! Damn it! The large battleships and the Musashi are the last hope of our empire."
"How could this happen? We haven't even seen the Yan Nation's fleet, and they've already sunk."
"Give an order immediately to convert the last Yamato battleship into an aircraft carrier!" Yamamoto Keiyuki was so angry that his face turned purple and he roared loudly.
"Hey!" The subordinates were terrified and hurriedly carried out the order.
At the same time, the Dongyang State’s fleet could only huddle near the port like a turtle, not daring to move out easily.
They knew very well that facing the powerful Yan State fleet, they would suffer a catastrophic disaster if they were not careful.
Navy Minister Feng Ziqi observed that Dongyang State's joint fleet had lost its ability to counterattack, so he decisively ordered the fleet to continue advancing towards Dongyang State's mainland.
He was determined not to miss any opportunity to wipe out Dongyang's fleet near the port in one fell swoop and completely destroy Dongyang's naval power.
Moreover, the Lijian Kingdom believed that the demise of the Dongyang Kingdom was inevitable and it was only a matter of time, so it no longer considered providing assistance to it.
After all, the sea area has now been completely blocked by Yan State, and they will face great difficulties in transporting their supplies into Dongyang State.
Unless the United States completely intervenes in this war and declares war on Yan State, but this decision was opposed by the United States Congress.
After only half a month, Yan State's fleet successfully destroyed all the naval forces of Dongyang State.
Even the Yamato battleship, which was being refitted, was not spared and was destroyed in the shipyard.
At this point, Dongyang State lost its entire navy.