Rewind time by a few hours.

On the Pacific Ocean, the blue waves ripple.

The waves crashed against the warships, the front end of the warships, split the waves, sailing westward, this fleet, composed of more than a dozen warships, the most central one, is the large aircraft carrier that goes straight to the deck, the Saratoga.

This time, they were completely to take revenge on the islanders, and in the middle and rear sections of the deck, one after another B-25 bombers were neatly arranged there, looking majestic and solemn.

On the bridge, Doolittle looked at these bombers and sighed with some emotion in his heart, their bombing this time will definitely go down in history!

After more than two months of practice, they finally tamed the B-25 and could take off on the narrow deck of the aircraft carrier.

He turned his gaze to the busy navy personnel on the bridge, and Doolittle had quarreled with them over the arrival of his plane, because they refused to let the last bomber on board, believing that there was not enough space on the deck, and Doolittle argued that it was not until a moment before departure that he could be considered to come up.

The person who argued with him was the vice admiral who was smoking a cigar, William Halsey, nicknamed "The Bull", a famous name in the navy.

"Jimmy, we're still 650 kilometers away from the mainland of the island nation." At this moment, General Halsey spoke to him: "We will sail for another ten hours, and you will be ready to take off this evening." ”

According to the plan, they will be released more than 400 nautical miles from the mainland of the island nation, and it is only early in the morning, and the fleet is sailing at 20 knots, and it will be exactly in the afternoon to reach the intended position.

Night bombing will also be much less dangerous.

Jimmy, who was Doolittle's nickname, heard Admiral Halsey's words with a smile on his face: "This time we were able to bomb smoothly, and the navy also has a lot of credit." It's a pity that our planes don't have enough range. ”

How nice it would be if the United States had a bomber with sufficient range that would take off directly from the continental United States and fly back after the bombing! Doolittle sighed in his heart, and he also knew that it was impossible.

Moreover, if there is such a bomber, there is no need to look at the face of the navy, in any country, there are disputes between the branches of the armed forces.

Of course, Halsey knew what Doolittle was thinking, he just smiled, and the Navy was also thinking about his own safety.

After all, the Pacific Fleet is disabled, and it will take a year or two for the Navy to recover, and during this time, they can only rely on the existing strength to defend, and there must be no mistakes.

Just as he was about to say something, suddenly, an anxious voice came from the radio: "Report, near our waters, an island country patrol ship has been discovered!" ”

Although it is still more than 600 nautical miles away from the mainland of the island country, the island country's navy is already swimming around here, and now, the lookout on the island patrol ship Nichito Maru 23, which is cruising in this sea area, has spotted a large fleet in the foggy water vapor of the early morning.

It's not the flag of an island nation flying on it!

"Quick, immediately send a telegram to the mainland, and discover the US aircraft carrier formation, which is in the waters near us!" The captain said anxiously.

There were only eleven people on this patrol ship, and the telegraph operator hurriedly started the transmitter, and after warming up, the sound of Didi Di sounded.

Almost at the same time, on the side of the American aircraft carrier formation, the main guns of the destroyer USS Nashville turned, and the pitch-black muzzles were aimed at them.

"Boom, boom!" With a single salvo, the shell hit the patrol ship, and its middle began to catch fire, and the whole ship was slowly sinking.

The U.S. Navy reacted quickly, but it still did not stop the other side from sending telegrams.

"We can't go any further." "I'm sorry, but you should be able to understand that we're going to be within range of the island's planes, and it's very dangerous for our fleet," Halsey said. ”

The fleet of the Navy can no longer move forward, they are here to escort bombers, but they also have to ensure their own safety.

Doolittle frowned, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then we'll take off now." ”

"Right full rudder, full speed, ready to fly carrier-based aircraft!" The captain on the other side gave the order.

The aircraft carrier formation turned around and drew an arc on the sea, and now it is the east wind, and they must turn around and sail eastward.

In the chimney behind the bridge, black smoke came out, and the huge aircraft carrier of more than 30,000 tons began to accelerate on the sea surface.

"Quick, quick, quick!" Doolittle shouted: "Get rid of everything you don't need, we're going to fly three hundred nautical miles more!" ”

He pointed to the machine gun in front of the nose: "Dismantle these machine guns too!" ”

This is the only self-defense machine gun left, and if you dismantle these machine guns, they will not have any self-defense capabilities.

The subordinates did not hesitate to do so, and at the same time, barrels of extra gasoline were also brought up, and if you want to fly more, you need to refuel.

Soon, Doolittle was in place, sitting in his cabin, Doolittle beckoned to the tower, and then, he started the engine.

Before that, he had already taken off from the deck of an aircraft carrier twice, and the sixty-meter runway was not much of a challenge for him.

The throttle was pushed to the maximum, the brakes were released, and by this time the aircraft carrier had already provided him with thirty knots of airspeed, and his bomber, on the short deck, flew to the head almost all at once.

Pull up, pull up!

When the wheels were about to leave the deck, he held the lever backwards, but the bomber couldn't lift the front wheels, and just like that, the moment the whole fuselage left the deck, it fell down half a meter in height, and then, finally, the nose began to rise.

Fly!

With the first, there was a second, and the third, and the further back, the longer the runway for take-off, and one bomber after another, all left the deck and entered the sky.

"Good luck to you!" Vice Admiral Halsey shouted from inside the bridge. As a senior commander, you must know what to give up, and sometimes, knowing that your orders will lead your subordinates to death, you must also give orders.

There are tens of thousands of people in the entire fleet, and these people cannot be put in greater danger, and the range of the bombers is able to complete the bombing of the island country, but after the bombing is completed...

Halsey stopped these imaginations, and if he could drop the bomb on the head of the island nation, he would win! This will greatly boost the morale of the country, and at the same time, Doolittle's bombing force will always live in the hearts of the people.

Well, that's it.