December 24, 1832, the night of the birth of Brother Jesus Christ.
Solomon Sea.
Fleet 103, flagship, Kongming large light cruiser.
Hong Renkun, an observer from Huaxian County, Guangdong Province, looked up at the stars in the sky, then made a sign of the cross on his chest, clasped his hands together, bowed to the west, and prayed in a low voice in Mandarin with a Hakka accent: "Heavenly Father, Emperor God Brother Heaven, Lord Jesus, please bless me, Hong Renkun, of Huaxian County, Guangdong, for my meritorious service, and I will be able to gain extra points in the future to be admitted as a martial arts scholar at the Naval Academy... By then, I, Hong Renkun, will be able to honor my ancestors, and I will definitely replace Heavenly Father, Brother Tian will build a golden body again, Amen!"
This young Hakka man from Guangdong named Hong Renkun turned out to be a believer in the God Worshiping Society... Oh, speaking of this God Worshiping Society, I have to mention Zhuge Zhongshan again. His hometown was very wary of the missionary activities of the Roman Universal Church. After unifying southern China, they immediately took back Macau and issued the "God Worship Order", announcing that the various God-worshipping sects in the Ming Dynasty would be unified into the God-worshipping sect. The meeting was incorporated into the Ming Dynasty's monk, Taoist and official management system.
Under the care and care of the monks of Shaolin Temple, the Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain, the Great Lama of the Snow Region, and the military advisors of the Zhuge family who knew no tricks, this God-worshiping meeting was carried out in Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangnan. Activities to spread the gospel of God the Father.
Of course, with the care and care of the Zhuge family's military advisors, the image of the Heavenly Father Emperor is also different from that in the West. It is basically the Jade Emperor changing his clothes, and the Heavenly Brother Jesus has also become the image of the Jade Emperor's crown prince... ....However, unlike the historical God-Worship Society, which was regarded as heretical by both Western Protestant and Old Orthodox churches, today's God-Worship Society is a branch of Christianity that is on par with the Universal Church in Rome, the Rakshasa Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Church.
The great masters of the God Worshiping Society will visit Rome, Moscow, and London from time to time to exchange experiences on worshiping God, but no one dares to say that they are heretics...
In the conference room of the Kong Ming, Guo Xiaobao, who served as the admiral of the team for the first time, was standing with his arms folded and leaning against the window blocked by thick curtains. He saw his staff officers pointing at the charts and discussing calculations, with a dark face. It was getting darker and darker.
After receiving the order from Zhuge Weidao to search and ambush the British fleet, he took his cruise team out of Truk Lagoon and headed south into the Solomon Sea!
The Solomon Sea is an extremely fragmented sea area with thousands of islands dotted among them, called the Solomon Islands. For the 103rd Fleet (also known as the Pacific Fleet), which only has armored cruisers, large light cruisers, second-class cruisers, and destroyers. For the three teams), setting up an ambush in this area to block the main force of the Royal Navy is undoubtedly the best choice.
But the premise is that the main force of the British Royal Navy has to go north through the Solomon Sea. If they go through the New Guinea Sea, then Guo Xiaobao will be in vain!
However, Guo Xiaobao is not completely unsure... He chose the Solomon Sea after careful consideration. First, the Solomon Sea is located in the middle of the three main channels from the waters near Australia to Pearl Harbor. If he made a wrong bet, he would probably be able to catch up in time if he immediately changed course and pursued him; secondly, the New Guinea Sea and the waters east of the Solomon Islands were relatively "clean", and it would be difficult for Guo Xiaobao's fleet to "hide"; thirdly, Guo Xiaobao is now It’s a strategy of “pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger”! He dives into the broken waters of the Solomon Islands, and he looks more like a "weak" pig! What if the British paper tigers are too scared to come if they are placed in the New Guinea Sea or the open sea east of the Solomon Islands? At first glance, they look like a group of hunters carrying powerful torpedoes.
In fact, the strength of Fleet 103 is not weak at all. This fleet has two "Heroes", four "Kongming", six "Strongers" and 18 "Guards", a total of 30 cruisers and destroyers! Although there are no big guys like battleships and battlecruisers, these 30 cruisers and destroyers are all "heavy mine type". They are all equipped with 530 mm or 630 mm caliber medium or heavy gas steam torpedoes. In night operations, The lethality is extremely shocking.
In addition, these 30 ships are extremely fast and can completely hit and run...if they throw out the torpedoes in their hands one after another,
, if there are enemies chasing you!
In order to have a greater chance of finding the British fleet in the fragmented waters of the Solomon Islands, and at the same time make oneself appear weaker. After Guo Xiaobao led the fleet into the Solomon Sea, he divided the 30 ships into 6 formations. Each formation consisted of a hero or a Kongming, plus a warrior and three escorts, for a total of 5 ships. There are only 5 cruisers and destroyers, but they are not afraid of the British fleet with hundreds of ships.
Because according to reliable intelligence, the "Pigeon" aircraft obtained by the British from the Austrians could not carry bombs at all, so they could only undertake fleet air defense and could not deal with surface ships at all.
The speed of "Hao Han", "Kong Ming", "Strong Man", and "Guard" is beyond the reach of the British battleships, armored cruisers, and second- and third-class cruisers. Only their destroyers can catch up. However, destroyers of less than 1,000 tons and without long-range torpedoes cannot deal with the "heroes", "Kong Ming" and "heroes" with powerful firepower, nor can they catch up with the "guards" after firing all their torpedoes.
It can be said that Guo Xiaobao has now calculated everything that can be calculated and installed everything that can be installed. According to the report of the 2nd Division of the 103rd Fleet this afternoon, their seaplanes have discovered a large British formation in the Coral Sea southwest of the Solomon Sea... As for whether the British will come to the Solomon Sea, then All we have to do is resign ourselves to fate!
Thinking of this, he turned around and opened the curtains a crack. The scenery outside the window was good, full of stars, and the bright moon hanging high. It was perfect weather for a night battle and torpedoing. If the British didn't come, it would be a waste!
At this moment, Hong Renkun was looking around seriously with a telescope in the foremast cage of the Kongming, when suddenly a hazy black shadow swept across! He subconsciously shouted: "Something's happening!"
"What? What? Where?" Feng Yilong, who lives in the same hometown as Hong Renkun and is one year older than him, is also an observer. He was working the night shift with him tonight. He was a little drowsy just now when he was suddenly struck by his "Hong Brother" was startled.
"There, there, at 11 o'clock, about 10,000 meters away... It seems to be a big ship!" Hong Renkun said excitedly, "Thank you, Heavenly Father, God, thank Heavenly Brother, Jesus, Amen!"
Feng Yilong also made a sign of the cross on his chest - in fact, there are not many believers in the God Worshiping Association, but the Huaxian area in Guangdong Province became one of the resettlement places for the Portuguese who surrendered after King Zhuge Wuzhong ordered people to regain Macau, so the worshipers The Society of God spread there.
After making the sign of the cross, Feng Yilong also raised his telescope and looked over. What came into view was an armored cruiser... Armored cruiser, what a big fish!
"God bless you, the Yingyi are here!" Feng Yilong roared, immediately picked up the phone and loudly reported: "The Yingyi armored cruiser was found, the distance is more than 10,000, 11 o'clock direction!"
