"Brother Li, after so many years, you are still an anxious child."

"You ......"

Li Yunxiang was obviously still angry, probably because he felt that Bai Zhizhan's hesitation delayed the fighter plane, and thus missed the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

"It's exactly half past nine."

"It's been a two-hour delay." Li Yunxiang's words softened slightly.

It's one thing to be angry, but Li Yunxiang knows very well that the commander is Bai Zhizhan, and as long as Bai Zhizhan does not give orders, he can't do anything.

Loud yelling, even if it is a bad speech, can be said to be loud or uneducated.

Violating orders or acting without authorization is a violation of military law and discipline, and it is serious to lose your head!

Bai Zhizhan smiled and said, "As expected, Liu Xiangzhen has already made arrangements, maybe the attack aircraft group has set off." Because he will definitely not be able to catch up with the main force commanded by Takano before sunset, he will spare no effort to attack the mobile fleet. ”

"So what?"

"With his character, he will inevitably launch two rounds of attacks in a row, and even if we prepare now, it will take an hour to send out the group, and then it will take two hours to fly there, and we will arrive at about half past twelve. Do you think that by that time there will still be enemy ships worth bombing? ”

Li Yunxiang didn't speak, but he still looked indignant.

"Besides, maybe one round of attacks will be enough."

"The task force now has only two aircraft carriers, and many of the pilots are novices. A maximum of seventy sorties at a time, and fifty bombers and torpedo planes would be good if the escort fighters were removed. Relying on this fighter, after breaking through the air defense network, it may not be able to annihilate the mobile fleet. ”

"It should be no problem to kill those two aircraft carriers."

"Surely not." Li Yunxiang's words are categorical, and it can be said that he is full of confidence.

Do not forget that it was he who single-handedly brought out the carrier-based aviation of the Imperial Navy, and he knew better than anyone about the combat effectiveness of carrier-based aviation.

"Let's make a bet."

"Bet on what?"

"If the task force sank two aircraft carriers in the first round of attacks, I will treat all the staff officers of the headquarters to a big meal, otherwise you will be treated."

"Bet on whom, who's afraid of whom."

Bai Zhizhan smiled, he had already diverted the topic, and Li Yunxiang was not so angry.

Betting is secondary, and the key is not to offend this bodhisattva.

Wait a minute, in battle with the Narrow Fleet, you have to count on Li Yunxiang to arrange the troops.

It's just that Bai Zhizhan's judgment of the situation is still too ideal, at least he didn't expect that Liu Xiangzhen didn't attack at the first time.

At this time, the flagship of the special task force "Longjiang" was on board.

After sitting in the cabin, Zhu Huasheng picked up the board handed by the ground staff, on which was a scaled map, marking several navigation benchmark test points.

Then the navigator and the machine gunner sat in.

Yesterday, Zhu Huasheng was only slightly injured, but the navigator behind him was seriously injured, and now he is still in the hospital, even if he can be cured, he will have to lie down for several months. Like Shen Pu and other pilots who were rescued after the battle, Zhu Huasheng flew back to the special group. Because the two brigades of the Second Carrier-based Aviation Wing were martyred and seriously wounded respectively, Zhu Huasheng and Shen Pu still served as the captains.

Through the draw, Zhu Huasheng commanded the first round of the attack, and Shen Pu commanded the second round.

It's just that there is too much time to delay.

Two hours!

If the mobile fleet turns to evade, it can travel 100 kilometers at full speed in two hours. Besides, it will take more than an hour for the attack aircraft group to catch up with the mobile fleet, so the radius of the search sea area is more than one hundred and fifty kilometers. This means that if an accident occurs during the attack and there is a delay, even if it is only a few minutes, the fleet will not be able to fly back to the fleet and land after completing the attack mission.

For this reason, it is necessary to make careful arrangements for the forward search.

After the navigator sat down, Zhu Huasheng handed over the board, and then began to do the inspection work before takeoff.

According to the arrangement, all the commanders who set off first, to be precise, the crews of eight group leaders and squadron leaders flew to the front to lead the way.

Each of the eight Exocets is responsible for a sector search mission.

To be precise, it flew 300 kilometers, reached the sea area where the mobile fleet was found, and then lined up from north to south, keeping the distance between the two adjacent planes between 20 and 30 kilometers, and then continued to fly eastward to ensure that it would not miss any ships encountered along the way.

Actually, there is nothing to worry about, after all, it is a fleet of more than a dozen warships.

In addition, the mobile fleet will definitely strengthen air defense, will arrange for fighters to patrol nearby, so that before approaching, it is possible to meet air defense fighters.

It's just that the difficulty and risk of forward reconnaissance are very high, and elite pilots are needed.

Fortunately, the two carrier-based aviation wings were combined, and there were several more commanders at the squadron leader level, and there was no problem of insufficient pilots.

According to the arrangement, several "Exocet" squadrons were led by deputy squadron leaders.

The reason is the same: the landline of the deputy squadron is equipped with a long-range radio station, which can keep in touch with the squadron leader flying in front and grasp the battlefield situation.

Because the attack in a large formation had to be led by the torpedo planes in front, the torpedo planes had to be lifted into the air first, and the fighters were left last.

When Zhu Huasheng started the engine, Li Hengjia ran over.

He climbed directly onto the wing and stuffed a sealed and waterproof plastic bag to Zhu Huasheng.

"Take this with you, report it in time after completing the task, and I wish you all a victorious start!" In order for Zhu Huasheng to hear it, Li Hengjia shouted this sentence loudly in his ear.

Zhu Huasheng only nodded and didn't say much, mainly because the noise from the engine was too loud, and he was busy checking the hydraulic system that controlled the rudder surface.

Fortunately, Li Hengjia was not verbose.

He is the commander of the Second Carrier-based Aviation Wing, and Zhu Huasheng is the captain of the First Carrier-based Aviation Wing, and the relationship between the two is very ordinary.

Waiting for Li Hengjia to leave, Zhu Huasheng handed the plastic bag to the navigator.

Inside is a set of message cards, made of special paper that can be easily hydrolyzed, with some simple codes written to make it easier to send messages.

In addition, confidentiality is possible.

In short, in case of emergency, you can send these codes in a clear way in the public channel, without worrying about being cracked by the enemy.

Zhu Huasheng felt that it was an extra move, but it was not a bad thing to hold it.

Soon, the ground crew arrived.

After Zhu Huasheng played all the sign language that was ready, the ground crew pushed his fighter to the ejection point on the left.

glanced at Shen Pu, who was standing outside the ship, and then saluted Liu Xiangzhen inside the bridge, and Zhu Huasheng pulled the cockpit cover.

No matter what is hundreds of kilometers away, there must be an end to this fleet battle!

At this time, the flagship of the mobile fleet "Jiahe".

Inside the bridge of the commander's ship, it has become a pot of porridge.

Although Lan Yun stood next to the porthole, Kitamura and several senior staff officers were still fighting with each other, as if they had a deep hatred for each other.

It's not hatred, it's just that the understanding of the current situation is completely contrary to speculation.

Lan Yun didn't say anything, let alone say anything, which boosted the confidence of those senior staff officers and made them feel that Lan Yun had lost trust in Beicun.

In fact, Kitamura is to blame.