这就是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>登陆舰队在进入加勒比海之后<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>并不是固定在某个地方活动<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而是伴随那些前往古巴与波多黎各的运输船队活动<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>主要就是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>有不少美军潜艇进入加勒比海<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>如果登陆舰队单独活动<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>很容易暴露行踪<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>还有可能遭到潜艇伏击<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>跟随运输船队活动<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>不但不容易被美军潜艇辨认出来<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>还能得到反潜舰艇与反潜巡逻机的有效掩护<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>当然<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>登陆舰队还能从运输船只那获得补给<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>正是如此<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>在登陆舰与运输船靠舷补给的时候<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>陆战队官兵偶尔能遇到一些运输船的船员<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>从这些平民船员那里<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>陆战队官兵能够了解到很多在军队里不可能知道的事情<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

当然<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>在漫长而又枯燥的海部署中<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>陆战队的军规也有所放松<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

比如<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>在不引发斗殴冲突的情况下<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>很多陆战队的指挥官都默认了手下官兵私下里进行小额赌博的恶习<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>要知道<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>在其他任何时候<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>类似的行为至少都会丢掉军装<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>严重的还会遭受审判<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

这些努力<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>产生了较好的效果<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

虽然在提前部署的陆战队中<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>仍然有不少官兵受到了影响<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>但是大部分是新兵<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>服役两年以的老兵早就习惯了海生活<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

新兵遇到的最大问题<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>就是由晕船导致的休息障碍<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

有趣的是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>在经过了一个月的海部署之后<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>大部分新兵都成了<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/14daa3c3185a6b08dd1ac03535466710.png)'>老兵<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/de9d2208d749103044aee59d157ba185.png)'><span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>适应了摇晃不定的海生活<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

当然<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>提前部署<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>也有一个难以解决的问题<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

这就是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>数支登陆舰队在加勒比海徘徊<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>免不了会与美军潜艇遭遇<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>某些时候还可能遇到美军的远程侦察机<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

在这一个多月里<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>至少出现了四次较为严重的危机<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>其中三次与潜艇有关<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

所幸的是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>有足够的反潜舰艇与反潜巡逻机掩护登陆舰队<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>因此那三艘发现了登陆舰队的美军潜艇都没能再次浮海面<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

最凶险的一次<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>是一架由b-29改装的远程侦察机带来的<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

当时<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>这架运输机几乎从第三登陆舰队空飞过<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而离得最近的战斗机还在数百公里之外<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>更要命的是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>登陆舰艇只有小口径高shè炮<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而那架美军侦察机的飞行高度在五千米以<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>所幸的是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>第三登陆舰队已经与一支前往波多黎各的运输船队会合<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>登陆舰混杂在运输船中间<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而且登陆舰的官兵没有愚蠢到用小口径高shè炮向五千米高空的侦察机开火<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>结果那架美军侦察机没能辨认出第三登陆舰队<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>认为那只是一支规模超级庞大的运输船队<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而没有加以理会<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

顾祝同回到圣地亚哥的时候<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>已有八个陆战师提前部署到了登陆舰<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

在让剩下的两个陆战师等船之后<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>顾祝同给在加勒比海里徘徊的四支登陆舰队下达了一道命令<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>即前往牙买加东部海域集结<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

虽然牙买加是中立国<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>但是在各个方面都倒向了同盟国集团<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

这也可以理解<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>如果牙买加依然保持中立<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>顾祝同就很有可能在攻占古巴之后出兵占领这个弹丸小国<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

为了确保登陆舰队不被发现<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>顾祝同安排了足够多的防空战斗机<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>并且在牙买加附近部署了数十架预jǐng机<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>至于那些行踪诡秘的潜艇<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>顾祝同只能尽可能多的安排反潜巡逻机<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>并且扩大反潜jǐng戒范围<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

所幸的是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>登陆舰队不会在这里呆多久<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

四月二十四rì<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>四支登陆舰队全部到达<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而第五支登陆舰队也在当天半夜从圣地亚哥出发<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

二十五rì凌晨<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>顾祝同下达了作战命令<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

五支登陆舰队将在向风海峡里会合<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>然后一同绕过古巴东端的迈西角<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>沿着古巴北部海岸线进入佛罗里达海峡<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>在到达哈瓦那西面之后再转向北<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>用最快的速度沿最短的航线驶往彭萨科拉<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

可以说<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>这是一条相当冒险的航线<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>不过也是一条非常出人意料的航线<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

如果美军早就判断出中**队下一步将登陆美国本土<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>那么美军就有足够多的理由认为中国海军的登陆舰队将从古巴西面的尤卡坦海峡进入墨西哥湾<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>原因很简单<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>这边的海域更加开阔<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而且离美国本土更远<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>所以登陆舰队更不容易被发现<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>还能够得到部署在古巴南部的舰队的有力掩护<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>如果走佛罗里达海峡<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>即便能够得到足够的掩护<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>也要直接面对部署在佛罗里达半岛的美军航空兵<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>

顾祝同敢让登陆舰队走佛罗里达海峡<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>有非常关键的一点<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>这就是<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>在他下达命令的时候就已经得知<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>在过去的这一个多月里<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>美军一直在密切监视尤卡坦海峡<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>每天出现在尤卡坦海峡里的美军侦察机不少于五十架<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而在佛罗里达海峡这边<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>只有路过的美军侦察机<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>而且这些侦察机的活动很有规律<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>(未完待续<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>如果您喜欢这部作品<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>欢迎您来起点（qidian.）投推荐票、月票<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>您的支持<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/5bb29ac2586ff48ec5afb11780547fa8.png)'>就是我最大的动力<span class='character' style='background-image:url(/hrimage/09b814655fb3571875c45323c071a188.png)'>)