The IJN mobile unit, which had assembled three armored carriers, one regular carrier, and four light carriers, also encountered the first spherical carrier-based aircraft to intercept it seven hours after the start of the battle. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 As for the Rabaul Poll in their rear, there have been many reports of air raids.

A series of 5 airfields were built by the deep-sea fleet in just one month, and the deep-sea fleet could not produce the ヲ-class regular air carriers in large quantities, and it was not difficult to mass-produce spherical carrier-based aircraft on the front line.

The new emerald green spherical carrier-based aircraft is also several times larger than the carrier-based aircraft of the regular air carrier of the ヲ-class aircraft, and the bomb load is even more incomparable. Only seven hours later, most of the residential facilities in Rabaul Bodi, which had been hit by three air raids in succession, were blown up, and only the strong fortifications that were more than ten meters deep underground could still protect the garrison. The battle was far more tragic than any offensive and defensive battle in the past. If Rabaul Perway is also lost, the entire Solomon Islands will fall into the hands of the deep-sea fleet, and Australia will also be ceded.

At the time of the robbery, every officer of the IJN was proud of taking Australia for nothing, and when it came time to give up, even if he cowered in the air defense fortifications, he still had a trace of illusion. Those who don't even dare to think of victory are thinking about the spoils that they can't hold.

"Abominable deep-sea fleet! Do they want to flatten Rabaul directly with bombs? When Yunhe received the news from the rear, his heart was filled with grief. The number of men left behind in Rabaul plus the garrison totaled nearly 200,000 men, and they were struggling to hold on with anti-aircraft artillery and machine guns alone.

Jizaburo Ozawa, who was sitting on the sidelines, did not react much to this, he was supposed to be invited to the flagship Shozuru, but he himself refused on the grounds that he could not help, and let Shozuru himself be the commander. All he got was Ruihe's white eyes and a sentence of "afraid of death, old man".

"Someone was worse than them, about an hour after we left. The land flights at Rabaul airport have also begun to take off, and they have already taken to the skies to reach their intended destinations, but Rabaul airport is definitely finished. ”

Yunhe suddenly realized that she hadn't paid attention to the affairs of the other troops, so she forgot about it. "Then why do Shozuru and Zuihe still advocate taking off several waves of army aircraft to attack the enemy's fleet or airfield after the war?"

"The recent suicidal tactics have paid off well. Hundreds of people are sacrificed every day, and this big war is imminent, so there is nothing surprising about the number of deaths. 600 is only 5 times higher than 100. Perhaps some lucky pilots will succeed in dropping the bomb, then parachute before they run out of fuel, landing near the harbor and being rescued. ”

After Admiral Ozawa finished speaking, he scratched his head again when he saw Yunhe's surprised appearance, "It seems unlikely, it can only be regarded as that they are all heroic and righteous." ”

It sounded like an after-dinner joke, but Yunhe couldn't laugh at all. "That's more than 600 pilots carefully trained by the Empire."

"Yes, you're right. But now it is not surprising who died on the battlefield. Elites and recruits are no different in this war and in the battles of the Deep Sea Fleet. Rather than worrying about how to keep them, it is better to use their power immediately and be loyal to the empire. ”

There was no shortage of veteran officers of the Second Air War who had experienced the Battle of Midway, and they also had a premonition that an unusually difficult battle was coming, and as Jizaburo Ozawa said, it was not surprising who died here. Even the powerful regular empty mother and pretending mother will not be surprising.

Maybe Yunhe is the only one in the command room of the Yunhe who has not realized what a terrible battle will be ushered in, 8 against more than 100 empty mother battles. No matter how fierce the battles in other directions are and how advantageous they are, the decisive point is only in the duel of mobile troops.

"The crew returned home and successfully intercepted the first round of enemy air strikes." Zuitsuru happily shouted victory in the public band, and her Iwamoto flight captain single-handedly shot down five spherical carrier-based aircraft, and it was Zuihe who had the highest overall victory.

There used to be a cold boo from one of them, mocking Zuihe's complacency, but not now. She Zuihe has become an armored carrier mother who must be on her own.

"The new battle will be won!"

Zuihe's voice became the only sound in the frequency band, and no one knew whether there would be a chance to say that their side would win next time, next time.

"Be quiet, Zuizuru. Prepare for the next wave of enemy attacks. What was just a convoy of planes that the enemy had tentatively flown was just now, and the next time it would definitely be a large formation that had been assembled. ”

"And then it's us, right?" Dafeng's weak voice was clear in the frequency band, she fell at the end of the queue, this time she joined the mobile unit alone, and obeyed Xianghe's command. "Rabaul is about to finish."

"What do you say! Flat shorty! Before he was at war with the enemy, he muttered frustration alone! "Ruihe doesn't care about Dafeng's face, and directly scolds in the public band." If you were a crew member on my ship, I would have thrown it directly into the sea! ”

"Pretend to be full of momentum, you're actually scared to death. Short? I'm a year older than you! "Dafeng has suppressed his anger since the arrival of Xianghe and Ruihe, and now they are all released." Before I became a shipwn, I was a military police officer. How can you be afraid of death, but you can't get used to your high-flying attitude. I will fight until the last moment and persevere as a soldier of the Empire, instead of being busy suppressing the dissidents before going to war like you did, chilling people's hearts. ”

"Flat shorty! Do you want to rebel? "If Ruihe stands in front of Dafeng, he will definitely roll up his sleeves and fight with Dafeng.

Xianghe quickly terminated the communication in the public frequency band, everyone has everyone's way of venting their fears, and she personally prefers to be quiet.

After a farce, Yunhe finally understood his situation, and he was pressed and beaten by a regular airmother in the harbor, not to mention a war on the vast sea.

"So old man, are you really afraid of death to hide on my ship?" Yunhe stood in front of the other party's table, his eyes staring at each other.

"Well, I think with Yunhe's luck, you will definitely survive safely. Old man, I'm not a hot-blooded samurai, and of course there are times when I'm afraid of death. Don't laugh at me. ”

The Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet said ridiculous words, and he himself couldn't help but want to laugh, but he held back. After all, in the face of the disobedient Yunhe, Jizaburo Ozawa also put himself in the position of vice principal, not his boss. In his own way, he shares his fears with Yunhe.

Yunhe turned his head disdainfully, leaned his back against the table and didn't speak again, and glanced back at his admiral for a long time. "Admiral Waste."

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Until dark, Xianghe and the others could not wait for the enemy's follow-up offensive, and compared to the continuous resistance of other troops, their side was much cleaner. Just before dark, the results of Lu Hang's attack also reached the ears of Xianghe and them.

376 land attack aircraft sorties and 78 local fighter sorties were taken. The attacking army planes successfully blew up a deep-sea airfield and damaged and sank more than 40 deep-sea ships. As a price, the news of the successful return has not yet been received, and none of the pilots who have returned to the results have heard back.

"Quite excellent results...... Xianghe looked at the data submitted by his subordinates, and his hands trembled slightly.

"I will return to Lord Akagi truthfully, truthfully, truthfully." She was not speaking to the subordinates around her, but to the brand-new report in her hand, and a sense of relief arose inexplicably.

In order to try his best to win, Shozuru acquiesced to suicidal tactics and accumulated a sense of guilt. Until now, "hand-in-hand" received the "return gift" submitted by more than 600 people at the funeral. The accumulated sense of guilt finally changed, and she had the idea that she could be as loyal to the empire as they did. A very glorious ending, and if the death she feared represented such a consequence, she didn't think it was a bad thing.

"For the sake of the Empire, for the sake of Lord Akagi. Xianghe will submit an absolutely excellent report. ”

Almost crazy, she cut off the unbearable fear and other negative emotions in this self-suggestive way, and wanted to cry, but she couldn't shed tears, and could only hope for blood to moisten her eyes.

"Shohe-sama, what's wrong with you? Not feeling well? ”

The surrounding civil officials were also frightened by Xianghe's strange state, and it was the first time they saw Xianghe, who was usually gentle and strong, showing a strange expression.

"It's okay, I'm just happy to be confused. That's right, very happy. Aha... Hehe......" Shohe tilted his head to look at the inquirer, "What about you?" Still confused? ”

"No, following in your footsteps is the honor of our lives."

"That's great." Xianghe once again restrained his exaggerated expression and returned to his previous state. But her heart has already reached the verge of collapse, and the stronger she looks, the more she can't withstand the intense fear of dying.

"Tell all of you not to let your guard off guard at night. A certain number of night reconnaissance aircraft should also be maintained. ”

A meaningless order, Shohe himself clearly understands that once the enemy really attacks at night, even if it is discovered, it will be difficult to parry. They can only pray that the night combat ability of the regular air mother is very poor, or that they will not be discovered in the night.

IJN Combined Fleet:

Xianghe changed two (loading mother):

meteor

Gale

Gale

Gale

Ruihe changed two (loading mother):

meteor

Gale (Iwamoto Team)

Gale

Gale

Yunhe Change:

Comet 33 Type A (Eoka Team)

Gale

Gale

Gale

Dafeng Gai:

meteor

Gale

Gale

Gale

Flying Eagle class, Chitose class.

Deep Sea Fleet:

ヲ level regular empty master Flag change:

Deep Sea Cat Ship Battles

Deep Sea Hell Ship Explosion

Deep-sea revenge ship attack

A total of 106 deep-sea revenge ships were attacked

A total of 73 ships of each class of light air carriers are shipped