While the Japanese Navy's mobile unit was busy, a wave of bombers taking off from the Hornet approached first. Pen~fun~gewww.biquge.info12 Avenger bombers were able to encounter Nagumo's mobile force because they broke away from the escort formation, but they faced the wolf-like Japanese Zero fighters. From any point of view, the three aircraft carriers can easily deal with the incoming enemy, until they regroup their offensive and destroy the enemy in one attack.

Canglong landed at the end of the queue because of the previous take-off plane, and all of these bombers immediately pounced on this aircraft carrier, which seemed to be the easiest to attack.

Neither Canglong nor the Zero War pilots who were escorting the escort in mid-air expected that once the two sides met, the American air force would dare to launch a death charge with no chance of victory.

"Shoot them down! Anti-aircraft artillery that provides cover shooting! "On the battlefield, there is no difference between admiring the enemy and killing the enemy, not to mention that the crazy bombers all carry deadly bombs.

Canglong's order only hastened the demise of these planes, in fact, the Zero Fighter Type 52 she assembled was enough to shoot down the vulnerable bombers on the opposite side.

"What's going on? Canglong, why don't you follow my orders?! Immediately break away from the formation of the First Air Battle, and change to the reserve assembly point with the Wyvern. ”

Not far from the reunion of the two ships, the observers on the bridge of the Wyvern discovered that Canglong was besieged by a wave of carrier-based aircraft. Tabun Yamaguchi, who was angry, reiterated his order again. "Canglong, what are you thinking? We have been discovered. ”

Canglong, on the other side, personally assisted Zero to shoot down the last bomber, and then replied. "I'm sorry, General Yamaguchi. There is no one air battle here, two air battles. Only Nagumo mobile troops. My boss is General Nagumo Tadaichi. Your orders are contrary to those of my superiors, and I cannot obey them. ”

"Canglong! Turn around now! ”

Yamaguchi yells at the microphone, but his wife, Wyryu, stops him. "Don't shout, Canglong, she cut off the radio contact with me."

Yamaguchi Tawen looked at the staff group beside him, who couldn't come up with half a plan, and heard the news that Tomanagasho City was going to land on the Soryu. He only felt that his brain was covered by a curtain, and he couldn't figure out what his thoughts were.

"Duowen Maru, Canglong, she took off most of the carrier-based aircraft crew, and formed a second round of raid formation with my crew. She understands that you made the right choice, but her personality is too stubborn to act out of the original formation. ”

Wyvern's persuasion didn't help, and Yamaguchi Tamon was in a hurry to negotiate with Admiral Sanjo of the Seventh Sentai and Admiral Ito of the Eighth Sentai to obtain the details of the enemy aircraft carrier fleet. The call back was that all the reconnaissance planes of the Seventh Sentai had been dispatched and could not be tracked.

It was the first time that Yamaguchi had fallen out with Nagumo Tadaichi on the battlefield, and what was even worse was that his side had been discovered, and the enemy's movements were "still unclear and need further investigation." The reconnaissance planes of the Eighth Sentai Ligon could only determine the existence of a fleet with an aircraft carrier as the core, a total of 10 large and small ships, no battleship escort, and the pilot observed three large aircraft carriers.

"Wyvern, let the second wave of carrier-based aircraft flying out spread out in a fan, expand the search range, and once the enemy aircraft carrier fleet is discovered, stop them at all costs. Other ships can ignore it, and in this battle, only the enemy's aircraft carriers can threaten us. ”

According to the information given by the Eighth Sentai Team, the staff officers predicted several possible courses for the enemy, and Yamaguchi realized that the battle was not out of his control. At least with the sacrifice of the second wave of carrier-based aircraft, it can be exchanged for enough time to counterattack.

Yamaguchi Tawen insisted on breaking away from Nagumo's mobile force, and he was also worried that once the mobile force broke through the defensive line, it would be a basket of eggs smashed to the ground. Aircraft carrier operations do not need to be in formation like battleships and cruisers in the past, and engage in naval gun engagement. Nagumo Tadaichi was born in a mine soldier, and even in the field of aircraft carrier operations, he was one of the top command officers, but many of his "layman" ideas were not understood by Yamaguchi Tarumi.

On the other hand, the deck of Kaga Akagi was busy refitting carrier-based aircraft with torpedoes, and the deck and hangar were clogged up. The first wave of carrier-based aircraft returned to the skies over the fleet with fuel tanks that were about to run out, requesting landing.

Seeing that the planes returning from the battle were about to run out of fuel and crash into the sea, Nagumo Tadaichi had to choose to postpone the takeoff of the second wave of carrier-based aircraft again, and all the hangars were opened to gather the first wave of carrier-based aircraft.

This was so busy that the already exhausted maintenance pilots had no time to move the planes, and all the bombs and torpedoes that were carried out from the ammunition depot were naturally placed in the hangar, and some were even carried to the deck.

At the same time as the first wave of carrier-based aircraft was recovered, the carrier-based aircraft of the Enterprise and Yorktown also flew over the Nagumo Mobile Force, a total of 28 carrier-based aircraft, and the pilots in them were also not novices on Midway Island who could be compared. However, the Zero fighter combined with the superb control of the three shipwives and shot down 20 enemy planes with two wings damaged again. The huge gap in the battle damage ratio made Nagumo Tadaichi, who was sitting in Akagi, breathe a sigh of relief.

None of the torpedoes dropped by the pilots of the American Federation could hit, and it seemed that the heavens were still favoring the Imperial Japanese Navy.

"All personnel must not slack off! At any moment, the enemy's attack will come, and the slightest mistake will lead to defeat...... "On the first voyage battle, from the deck to the hangar, all the officers were urging the crew to fight with twelve points of spirit. As the oldest air force of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the first air battle from Kaga to the head of the maintenance team, without exception, was a subordinate commander who regulated his subordinates with the strictest military discipline. From top to bottom, military orders are like a mountain. Therefore, when Nan Yunzhong changed the order several times, the maintenance pilots still carried out the refitting work regardless of their own fatigue. The whole team did not have a voice of doubt, as long as it was Nanyun Zhong's order, there was no need to question it on the battlefield.

At 10:10 a.m., several waves of American carrier-based aircraft failed to achieve results, and all of them were defeated and fled by Zero fighters, which was at this moment. A reversed squadron of carrier-based aircraft appeared on the flank of the Akagi - the 3rd Dive Bombing Squadron from the Yorktown.

Six escort fighters, codenamed "Wildcat", bore the brunt of the attack, meeting the 12 Zero fighters that came to intercept them. A Zero Combat Type 52 from Soryu became the first fighter to be shot down, followed by losses in Kaga and Akagi. Obviously, in terms of performance, the Type Zero Type 52 was much better than the opponent, but the enemy relied on superb aerial combat skills and veteran combat experience to compete with the Japanese pilots who were still using conventional tactics several times, and they simply knocked down the Zero Battle one by one.

Sensing that their plane had been shot down, the three shipwresses focused their attention on the aerial dogfight with the enemy, which repelled the enemy and shot down more than 10 enemy dive bombers. The ace fighter team facing the enemy really made the three aircraft carrier girls feel tired, of course, including the Zero fighters who are constantly taking off and landing, even if the pilots can hold on, the aircraft engines are almost overheating.

After 10 minutes, a group of Zero fighters that had finished escorting the escort landed, and refueling them became the top priority, and the second wave of surprise carrier-based aircraft originally planned by Akagi and Kaga is still being prepared, and it is expected that it will take another 20 minutes to make final preparations.

"Report, Lord Akagi, there are still 6 reserved Zero fighters that can be directly used at present. The rest needs to be cooled with water, and the pilot also needs to rest. ”

After receiving the notification from the temporary flight captain, an indescribable trance suddenly came to his heart, and Akagi's already weak and tired body suddenly lost its resistance. At this moment, it was as if she had lost control of her body, and she could only see a shaky figure in her sight.

"Akagi!" Nagumo Zhongyi hurriedly held Akagi, who was about to fall, obviously he didn't have a fever, and Akagi's palms were as cold as ice cubes. Although he is still conscious, he can't tell the difference from the people around him.

"Go and get the medic here!" The chief of staff took the lead in sending people to find the military doctor, and when the battle situation was at its most critical, the ship's mother could not control the ship, and the ship was equivalent to losing half of its combat effectiveness.

"What's wrong, Akagi?" Nagumo Tadaichi's shouts seemed to have some effect, and Akagi barely recognized him.

A group of the luckiest carrier-based aircraft sent by the Enterprise successfully relied on the thin clouds to evade the detection of the Nagumo mobile force. By the time they were discovered, it was already the moment of swooping down. Akagi and Soryu became their first targets due to the lack of escort fighters.

"Enemy planes go straight up! Hurry down! ”

As soon as the observers on the bridge finished shouting, high-explosive bombs fell from the sky. It just so happened that the three aircraft carriers were heading against the wind, the speed was slow, and the death scythe of fate was inevitable, and there was no way to return to the sky.

Canglong was the first to be shot, two near misses, and three hits. One of them blew up the entire torpedo bay through the wooden deck, and in an instant, a fire broke out on the deck of the Soryu, and the aftermath of the explosion tore at the carrier, and the steel hull made a piercing cracking sound. Not only was the take-off carrier-based aircraft capable, but the explosion of the torpedo compartment directly caused damage to one of its power boilers, and the hull was flooded and began to tilt.

Before Canglong, who was sitting in the captain's room, could control the four Zero Combat interceptors escorting the escort, a series of explosions interrupted her words.

Just a few seconds later, the end was decided. The surrounding staff officers looked again, and saw the peaceful and full of anger Canglong leaning in front of the operating table, his body swaying twice with the ship, and kneeling on the ground.

"Lord Canglong!"

Canglong still tried to give some orders, but all that came out of his mouth was blood. Serious damage to the ship's hull will cause damage to the ship's mother's body, maybe they can withstand the rain of bullets, but the ship is shot, which is tantamount to their own bullets, and they experience the pain of the steel hull with flesh and blood.

“…… Abandon...... Ship ......"

Truly, she said an order that only she could give, and all that was left in Canglong's eyes was the burning deck outside the window, and she now knew the condition of the hull better than anyone else on the ship, the torpedo warehouse explosion had almost blown through the hull, and the sea water was pouring in. Although she closed more than a dozen water compartments, it was only to give her pain a few more minutes, so that the crew would not be buried with her.

[Already...... Have you reached the point where you have no way to return to heaven? The fire on the flight deck cannot be extinguished...... I'm sorry...... The crew who have been with me to this day ......]

Maintaining a kneeling position, Canglong closed his heavy eyes.