Chapter 313: Engagement
In the early morning of July 3, 1557, the huge fleet of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires was slowly approaching the port of Zatvina of the Silver Wolf Empire.
On the side of the combined fleet of the nine navies, it has learned that the navy of the Han and Tang Empires has gathered 12 main fleets and is preparing to fight a decisive battle at sea with them.
In the bridge of the Golden Lion Empire's Wild Lion Super Battleship, the Golden Lion Empire's Admiral Minister Mitenia said in a deep voice to the commanders of the other eight countries: "Ladies and gentlemen, the next decisive battle at sea will be related to the direction of the entire war.
In this battle, the combined fleet of the navies of our nine countries must achieve the final victory.
Here I repeat once again, no matter what country they belong to or what position they hold, anyone who escapes from the battle will be subject to military law, and there will be no mercy to talk about! ”
Murka, the Minister of the Navy of the Black Bear Empire, immediately said: "Marshal Mitenia, don't worry, this is what our nine countries have discussed before, and anyone who escapes from the battle will be shot."
No one should raise any objections to this. ”
Mitenia, the Admiral of the Golden Lion Empire, said, "There is another good news to inform you.
Under the coordination of the General Headquarters of our Nine-Nation Alliance, more than 5,000 jet fighters and more than 3,000 jet bombers from our Golden Lion Empire, Red Tiger Empire, Nature Elf Empire, Light Elf Empire and Dark Elf Empire have been stationed at various field airfields near the port of Zatvina.
This means that the combined fleet of our nine-nation navy will be supported by more than 8,000 additional jet fighters. ”
The five countries mentioned by Mitenia are ahead of the other four orc nations of the Nine-Nation Military Alliance in terms of jet fighters.
Therefore, this time, the General Headquarters of the Nine-Nation Alliance only gathered jet fighters from these five countries to support the combined fleet of the Nine Nations Navy in a decisive battle with the navies of the Han and Tang Empires.
The Admiral of the Nature Elf Empire, Bolenka, said at this time: "The more than 5,000 jet fighters of our Nature Elf Empire, Light Elf Empire, Dark Elf Empire, Golden Lion Empire and Red Tiger Empire all belong to the second generation of fighters, and their performance may be stronger than the jet carrier-based fighters of the Han and Tang Empires.
The addition of these more than 5,000 jet fighters is indeed equivalent to injecting a dose of strength into our nine-nation naval joint fleet. ”
The Admiral Minister of the Golden Lion Empire, Mitenia, suddenly stood up, "Ladies and gentlemen, the main naval force of the Han and Tang Empires has been coming straight to the port of Zatvina.
I have decided to take the decisive battle near Fairy Reef, about 150 kilometers from the port of Zatvina, to wash away the shame of the defeat of the first combined fleet of the Nine Navies! ”
The sea area near Fairy Reef is the place where the combined fleet of the Nine Nations Navy and the Han and Tang Empires fought a decisive battle in the last war.
And because the scale of the combined fleet of the nine navies is too large, only the sea area near the port of Zatvina can put tens of thousands of warships of the combined fleet of the nine navies.
At this time, in the bridge of the USS Island, Wang Hongchun, commander of the First Fleet, looked at the crown prince Zhou Jun with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and couldn't help but persuade: "Your Highness, we are still far from the port of Zatvina, you better sleep for a while!" ”
Prince Zhou Jun said with a wry smile: "Commander Wang, don't hide it, I was lying in bed last night, turned over and turned over, and I couldn't sleep."
Can we meet the combined fleet of the nine navies today? ”
After all, it was the first time for Prince Zhou Jun to go to the battlefield, and it was a decisive battle at sea on such a scale, and Wang Hongchun also understood Prince Zhou Jun's nervousness very well.
To be honest, even Wang Hongchun, a veteran who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, didn't sleep well last night.
"Your Highness, we are now less than 1,000 kilometers away from the port of Zatvina, and at our speed, we can launch an air attack on the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy gathered in the port of Zatvina this evening.
However, with the size of our Royal Navy's 12 main fleets, the Nine Nations Navy Combined Fleet must have known the news that our Royal Navy's 12 main fleets were coming.
Then the combined fleet of the Nine Nations Navy will most likely choose to go to the waters near Fairy Reef, which is more suitable as a battlefield for a decisive battle between our two sides.
In this case, perhaps around 3 p.m., we will be able to launch the first wave of air strikes against the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy.
Of course, the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy will not stand up to the attack and will not fight back, and will inevitably send carrier-based aircraft to attack us. ”
The 12 main fleets of the Han and Tang Imperial Navy's 566 aircraft carriers and 232 escort aircraft carriers totaled more than 60,000 carrier-based aircraft.
In addition to the more than 900 dreadnought dive bombers and more than 900 Avenger torpedo attack planes on the 232 escort carriers, the other jet carrier-based aircraft are capable of night fighting.
Therefore, even in the evening, the 12 main fleets of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires could launch air strikes against the combined fleet of the nine navies.
Crown Prince Zhou Jun nodded slowly, "Commander Wang, it's still the same sentence, fight how you want, don't care about my identity, I'm an ordinary Royal Navy soldier now." ”
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Don't look at Wang Hongchun's promise, but in fact, he has already made careful arrangements.
If the crown prince Zhou Jun really made a mistake in this naval battle, Wang Hongchun would not have any other choice than to apologize for his crime with death.
However, Wang Hongchun had already decided that after the war, he would stay with the prince at all times, and if he was really unlucky, he would be able to live and die with the prince, and he would not need to bear that big responsibility.
Wang Hongchun then pondered and said, "Your Highness, we have always kept the matter of His Highness's participation in the war a secret.
However, in order to boost morale, the minister hoped that His Highness would give a lecture to all the officers and men of the 12 main fleets before the battle. ”
"No problem, Commander Wang."
Feng Bao was taking the other four members of the crew to inspect their Fire Eagle carrier-based dive bomber.
The Fire Eagle carrier-based dive bomber is currently the main carrier-based aircraft of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, with a maximum level flight speed of 980 kilometers per hour, a combat radius of 650 kilometers, a crew of 5 people, equipped with six 20 mm cannons, and can carry a total of 3.7 tons of aerial bombs.
Feng Bao was a rookie in the last naval battle with the Combined Fleet of the Nine Navies, a machine gunner of a dreadnought dive bomber.
After the end of the war, Feng Bao was recommended to the HNA Aviation Academy in Ganyang City because of his military exploits.
Two years ago, Feng Bao graduated from the HNA Aviation Academy in Ganyang City, and now he has become the deputy squadron leader of a bomber squadron on a Jumbo-class aircraft carrier, and there are four Fire Eagle carrier-based dive bombers under Feng Bao's direct command.
The flight squadron of the Royal Navy Air Force of the Han and Tang Empires is generally equipped with 12 fighters, while the flight squadron of the Royal Air Force of the Han and Tang Empires is normally equipped with 16 fighters.
"Vice, are you nervous?" Cui Xiaoliu, the machine gunner of Feng Bao's fighter, asked.
Feng Bao smiled and asked, "Little Liu, are you nervous?" ”
Cui Xiaoliu nodded embarrassedly, "I thought that I might fight with the Combined Fleet of the Nine Nations Navy today, and I didn't sleep much last night." ”
Feng Bao was just about to say something to encourage Cui Xiaoliu, when the horn in the hangar suddenly sounded, "Attention all officers and soldiers!" Attention all officers and soldiers!
Next, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Han and Tang Empires will lecture for you! ”
Feng Bao and all the officers and soldiers in the hangar couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to speak?
Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also in the fleet?
"Officers and men of the Royal Navy, I am Prince Zhou Jun, and I am now on the bridge of the USS Island!"
Zhou Jun's voice on the loudspeaker suddenly caused millions of officers and soldiers of the 12 main fleets of the Royal Navy to be in an uproar.
"Did I hear me right? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to participate in the next decisive battle with the combined fleet of the Nine Nations Navy? ”
"I was able to fight side by side with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even if I die today, it's worth it!"
"How can you let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince participate in the war! In case of a mistake, how can our Royal Navy explain it to the emperor! ”
Zhou Jun continued in the speaker: "In the next decisive battle with the combined fleet of the Nine Nations Navy, many people may be sacrificed, including me, Zhou Jun.
But we have no way out, in order not to let the days when the orcs enslaved us humans return, we can only move forward bravely and defeat the combined fleet of the Nine Nations Navy at all costs!
The Royal Navy will win! The Han and Tang Empires will win! ”
Subsequently, the slogans of "the Royal Navy will win" and "the Han and Tang Empires will win" resounded on all the warships of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires.
After Feng Bao shouted the slogan several times, he said to Cui Xiaoliu: "Xiaoliu, Your Highness is fighting side by side with us this time, and none of us can be intimidated!" ”
Cui Xiaoliu nodded and said: "Don't worry, I won't be cowardly, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has participated in the war, whoever wants to coax will not be raised by his father!" ”
At 3:10 p.m. that day, Feng Bao's Fire Eagle carrier-based dive bomber squadron was ordered to launch the first wave of air strikes against the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy.
At this time, the joint fleet of the Nine Nations Navy had arrived in the waters near Fairy Reef, and through the radar display, it had been learned that the carrier-based aircraft group of the Han and Tang Empires was approaching.
On the bridge of the Golden Lion Empire's Wild Lion Super Battleship, the Golden Lion Empire's Admiralty Minister Mitenia said to the Captain of the Wild Lion, Casterdern, "After the first wave of attack aircraft has all taken off, the second wave of attack aircraft has been suspended.
Order all the jet carrier-based fighters used by the aircraft carriers of various countries to defend themselves immediately take to the air to intercept the enemy's aircraft group.
In addition, all warships of the countries were ordered, ready for air defense operations! ”
Just when the first wave of attack aircraft of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires took off, the first wave of attack aircraft on the side of the combined fleet of the Nine Nations Navy also sorted.
Captain Kathedern asked, "Marshal, do you need to contact the various field airfields near the port of Zatvina?" ”
Mitenia hesitated for a moment and said, "The more than 5,000 jet fighters and more than 3,000 jet bombers in those field airfields are the hole cards of our nine-nation naval combined fleet.
This decisive battle at sea has just begun, and it is not yet time to use your hole cards. ”
The first wave of attack aircraft of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires first approached the combined fleet of the nine navies, and was immediately intercepted by the jet carrier-based fighter group of the combined fleet of the nine navies.
Sun He piloted a Thunderbird jet carrier-based fighter, and as soon as he flew over the combined fleet of the nine-nation navy, he easily shot down two jet carrier-based fighters of the Flying Leopard Empire.
The Thunderbird jet carrier-based fighter, which belongs to the second generation of fighters, has a maximum flight speed of 2,200 kilometers per hour, a maximum ceiling of 17,000 meters, a combat radius of 650 kilometers, and is equipped with four 20 mm cannons, and four 50 kg aerial bombs.
The Flying Leopard Empire's jet carrier-based fighter belongs to the first generation of fighters, and in terms of performance in all aspects, there is a big gap compared to the Thunderbird jet carrier-based fighter, which allows Sun He to easily shoot down 2 jet carrier-based fighters of the Flying Leopard Empire.
Sun He is now a three-star ace pilot in the naval forces of the Royal Navy of the Han and Tang Empires, and is also the head of the flight regiment of a Jumbo-class aircraft carrier.
The entire regiment has 48 Thunderbird carrier-based fighters, 48 Firehawk carrier-based dive bombers and 48 Snow Sculpture carrier-based torpedo attack aircraft.
The three-star ace pilot indicates that Sun He has shot down more than 30 enemy planes.
However, after shooting down 2 jet carrier-based fighters of the Flying Leopard Empire, Sun He ran into trouble and was entangled by 1 Kingfisher jet carrier-based fighter of the Nature Elf Empire.
The Kingfisher jet carrier-based fighter, also belonging to the second generation of fighters, has a maximum flight speed of 2,100 kilometers per hour, a maximum ceiling of 16,800 meters, a combat radius of 590 kilometers, and is equipped with four 12 mm large-caliber machine guns, which can be attached to two 60 kg aerial bombs.
Although the Kingfisher jet carrier-based fighter is slightly inferior to the Thunderbird carrier-based fighter in terms of performance, there is not much difference between the two.
After Sun He noticed that an enemy jet fighter had bitten him, he immediately took a defensive drum action to try to get rid of the other party.
However, the pilots of the Kingfisher jet carrier-based fighters are equally experienced, and Sun He's defensive drum action did not let Sun He get rid of the other party.
Just when Sun He was about to make a more difficult move to get rid of it, the Kingfisher jet carrier-based fighter behind him was blown up by a volley.
"Haha! Commander, I saved your life! Zhao Tieniu's voice came from the communicator.
Zhao Tieniu is a carrier-based fighter pilot under Sun He, and he is also a two-star ace pilot.
However, Zhao Tieniu is a thorn, and he has to cause a little trouble every once in a while, otherwise according to Zhao Tieniu's combat exploits and qualifications, he should have been promoted to the captain of the flying brigade a long time ago.
As a result, because Zhao Tieniu always made mistakes, he is still an ordinary pilot.
"Thanks, Iron Bull! Go back and invite you for a drink!
You kid be careful, the carrier-based fighters of the Golden Lion Empire, the Red Tiger Empire, and the three elven countries are not good at stubble! ”
"Commander, you'd better be careful yourself, don't keep letting me save you.
The pilot who can shoot me down should not have been born yet!
Today I am ready to rush to four stars! ”