Shen Guangwei is a second lieutenant pilot of the Second Task Force, he joined when the Second Task Force was reorganized in 26 years, in terms of qualifications, he can only be regarded as the most ordinary member of the Second Task Force, compared to Zhang Naiding, a superior and senior, he seems very plain, and there is almost nothing to boast about. But as a carrier-based aircraft pilot of the Imperial Navy, like everyone else, on the battlefield, Shen Guangwei can definitely be regarded as an excellent fighter.

During this year, Shen Guangwei participated in many battles and carried out more than 200 combat missions in one year, which must be regarded as a high-intensity sortie, but it was nothing in the Imperial Navy, and it was nothing in the Second Task Force. What really made Shen Guangwei brilliant was the bombing of Pearl Harbor a few days ago. At that time, he was following Colonel Yang Shihong's formation on the second round of bombing missions, and his primary target was the warships in the harbor, and the secondary target was the infrastructure on the shore. As a result, the 1st Task Force barely dealt with the freighters and ordinary warships in the harbor, leaving the opportunity to the bombers of the 2nd Task Force. Shen Guangwei's luck was also extremely good, the only cruiser in Pearl Harbor was hidden in the smoke, and it had not been bombed before, but it was discovered by Shen Guangwei. A beautiful dive bomb that went straight through the battleship's chimney and exploded inside the hull. As a result, the battleship was directly blown in two! Yesterday, Shen Guangwei received an internal award from within the fleet, and Zhang Naiding promised that he would apply for medals and promotions.

As far as Shen Guangwei was concerned, his combat career had just begun, and a pilot who had only been out of the flight academy for a year was indeed nothing, and as a result, he was assigned to this reconnaissance operation, mainly because the fleet had lost a number of reconnaissance planes, which needed to be supplemented by bombers, and all high-level bomber pilots did not like to carry out reconnaissance missions. Only a "novice" like Shen Guangwei can complete this kind of task that does not have much oil and water.

Shen Guangwei's plane was the fourth to leave the "Xingkaihu" aircraft carrier, and this aircraft carrier dispatched 10 reconnaissance planes, each of which had its own reconnaissance route. The 31 reconnaissance planes dispatched by the Second Task Force were mainly responsible for searching the northwest direction of the fleet, and Shen Guangwei's reconnaissance plane was heading 310 degrees and searching at a distance of 35 nautical miles. This is a relatively fixed reconnaissance flight line. Before you go. Yang Shihong also found him and told him to pay attention to the situation along the way, because it is very unlikely that the US fleet will be in the maximum reconnaissance radius, and it is very likely that the reconnaissance plane will encounter the enemy before it reaches the maximum flight radius.

"Xiao Shen, almost, it's time for us to prepare to search the sea."

"Understood, old man, you start first!" Shen Guangwei said as he quickly checked the ground instrument in front of him, and the plane was in normal flight condition. The situation is also normal for each part. Nothing was a problem.

Fang Xiaolian, who was in the back seat, pulled down his goggles and began to look at the sea on both sides. The reflection of the rising sun on the surface of the sea is extremely harsh, even with goggles on. It still made Fang Xiaolian feel a little uncomfortable.

Fang Xiaolian and Major General Fang Xiaoxian of the Marine Corps are distant relatives, both of them are filial piety, of course, Fang Xiaolian himself did not know that he also had a distant cousin who was a general in the Marine Corps. As early as Fang Xiaolian's great-grandfather's generation, his branch migrated from Henan to Jiangxi, so Fang Xiaolian and Fang Xiaoxian did not know each other. There are many people with the surname Fang in the country, and there are many filial piety generations. Fang Xiaolian joined the Navy a year before Shen Guangwei and has been serving in the Second Task Force. At the beginning of 26, Fang Xiaolian's last partner. It was also his first partner who was seriously wounded in battle, and in the end he was forced to amputate his right leg (the amputation was the most among the pilots), and thus left the navy. Shen Guangwei is his second partner, because Fang Xiaolian is two years older than Shen Guangwei and joined the navy a year early, so Shen Guangwei has always respected this partner in the back seat.

Five minutes later, Fang Xiaolian retracted his head, and after taking off his goggles, he rubbed his eyes vigorously a few times. Then he patted Shen Guangwei on the shoulder. "Xiao Shen, it's your turn."

Shen Guangwei checked the dashboard again, and after making sure that everything was normal, he stuck out his head and began to observe the situation on the sea. At the same time, Fang Xiaolian began to check the radio station in front of him, as well as the compass installed next to the radio station. The navigator is not responsible for piloting the bomber, but must ensure that the bomber is on the normal course. When carrying out reconnaissance missions, navigators must also know the precise location of the bombers at all times and ensure that the radio can work normally, so that after discovering the enemy, they can send accurate information back in time.

The reconnaissance mission is a severe test of the pilot's patience and psychological endurance. The other 30 reconnaissance planes sent by the Second Task Force, the 32 reconnaissance planes dispatched by the First Task Force, and the 30 reconnaissance planes dispatched by the Fourth Task Force are all carrying out the same mission; for every pilot on these reconnaissance planes, they have only one mission, that is, to find the enemy and send the news back.

Shen Guangwei and Fang Xiaolian took turns monitoring the situation on the sea. Observing the deep blue sea for a long time made Shen Guangwei a little dizzy, which was the main reason why the United States had three pilots on the reconnaissance plane. In particular, when the reconnaissance plane is flying with the sun, or when the sky is extremely clear, the strong sunlight on the sea surface can even cause the pilot's eyesight to deteriorate, and it can also make the pilot feel fatigued. In the past, some people proposed to equip the navy with a three-seat special reconnaissance plane, but in the end the navy did not adopt this proposal, mainly to ensure that the carrier-based aircraft have the greatest versatility, and if possible, the navy even hopes to use fighter planes to carry out bombing missions, so as to reduce the difficulty of logistical support on the aircraft carrier, and at the same time give full play to the combat effectiveness of the carrier-based aircraft to the greatest extent, and more flexibly deploy the combat operations of the carrier-based aircraft. Anyway, the Imperial Navy never considered arranging an extra pilot for the reconnaissance plane, and always used two bombers to carry out reconnaissance missions.

"Old Fang, how long do we have to get to the 'limit' point?" Shen Guangwei was a little irritable.

"It's still early, at least half an hour left, what's the matter, can't hold it back?"

"No, it's just a little uncomfortable."

"I said, you should go back and check it out. Is it a disease. The doctor knows that if you don't go to the doctor like this, sooner or later you will have a problem. Fang Xiaolian joked.

"I know my own situation." Shen Guangwei didn't want to talk about his illness, in fact, he had been checked in the Navy Hospital last time, it was urethritis, and the doctor prescribed some anti-inflammatory drugs, and told him to drink as much water as possible and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. But in the fleet, how can there be so many fresh fruits and vegetables, and when performing tasks, pilots will try to drink as little water as possible, otherwise they will not urinate in the cockpit after a few hours of flight? "Okay, you take a break first, and I'll observe for five more minutes this time." Fang Xiaolian patted Shen Guangwei on the back, "But, Xiao Shen." You should listen to me. Check it out when you get back, and then take a second long vacation, you should have a month's off, right? ”

"Almost. If you are going to keep it until you get married, you will apply. ”

Both of them laughed, for all the officers and men of the navy, women, marriage these are definitely the most provocative topics. After the establishment of a special matchmaking center in the navy, the marriage problem has been solved to a large extent, which can be regarded as solving the worries of the imperial navy soldiers.

The plane continued to fly, and Shen Guangwei rested for ten minutes this time. After Fang Xiaolian patted him on the shoulder, he checked his meter again, then pulled down his goggles when he turned his head. First of all, they habitually looked at the rising sun in the east, which had already risen to the sea, which was taught to them by Colonel Zhang Naiding, to keep a close eye on the direction of the sun at all times, which was the direction in which the enemy's fighters were most likely to arrive. A few not-so-obvious gray shadows caught Shen Guangwei's attention, and he hesitated for a moment, then concentrated his gaze. "Old Fang, at 3 o'clock!"

Fang Xiaolian immediately and quickly pulled down his goggles and looked towards the east.

"See? What is that, it seems to be a battleship! ”

"Yes. Battleships for sure! Fang Xiaolian raised his head as he spoke, and at this time, it must be that there are no enemy fighters nearby. Go around, don't just fly over, buy me two minutes! ”

"Understood!" Shen Guangwei had already pushed down the throttle stick, and the "Shooting Water Bird" did not fly directly to the east, but quickly lowered its altitude and flew towards the northeast at the same time.

Fang Xiaolian turned on the radio and at the same time quickly recorded the location of the sea area where the reconnaissance plane was located.

"Three aircraft carriers, damn, it must be a task force, old Fang, you move quickly!"

"You know, don't rush me!"

Shen Guangwei vigilantly watched the sky around him, they were close enough to the US fleet, what made him strange was that the US fighter jets did not appear, didn't the US military arrange air defense fighters?

"Xiao Shen, pay attention!"

Shen Guangwei had already noticed the fighter flying from the side and rear, and he quickly pressed down the joystick. The diving performance of the "Shooting Water Bird" is very good, but its low-altitude performance is not good, far compared to the "Sea Eagle". Now, Shen Guangwei has no choice, he has to keep his height down, otherwise, he is not the opponent of that "super pirate" at all.

"Don't turn, just fly, and fight for 30 seconds!"

The "water birds" crashed into the U.S. fleet almost straight, and Fang Xiaolian's experience played a role, as the anti-aircraft guns on the U.S. warships rang out, and the two "super pirates" that were chasing them turned before they could enter the killing range of the naval guns. Shen Guangwei was engrossed in maneuvering the bomber, avoiding the artillery shells fired from the battleships on the sea. Fang Xiaolian also began to report the reconnaissance results to the fleet.

"Old Fang, damn it, and, more than one task force!"

Fang Xiaolian quickly raised his head and looked ahead, and sure enough, in the north, there was a huge fleet, about 15 nautical miles away, but for the time being, he couldn't identify how many warships were in the fleet behind.

"Keep it this way, be careful, don't get knocked down, damn, I don't want to be a prisoner!"

"Sit tight, son of a bitch, let's fight!"

The swarms of anti-aircraft shells chased the track of the "waterfowl", and Shen Guangwei didn't know how to avoid it, so he could only fly at a lower and faster speed. The engine was gasping for air. The bomber is like a swallow in a storm.

"We've been shot!" As the bomber shook violently, Shen Guangwei shouted intuitively.

"Don't be afraid, we can't fall yet, keep flying!"

The strength of the dive-adapted structure of the "Shooting Waterbird" saved both men and the bomber. Before breaking out of the air defense network of the US task force, Shen Guangwei's plane was hit by at least three antiaircraft shells and suffered more than a dozen shrapnel. Fortunately, the bombers were hit by 20-mm small-caliber shells, and these shells hit the outside of the wings, causing relatively limited damage.

"Watch out for the fighter overhead!"

"Damn, old Fang, you're going to kill us!"

"If we go back now, the commander will kill both of us!"

Shen Guangwei gritted his teeth, he also knew that he couldn't retreat now, and retreating now would be called escaping, so he could only rush towards another US task force.

Groups of "super pirates" rushed over, bullets kept falling on the sea near the bombers, and Shen Guangwei adjusted the course slightly from time to time. The pilots of the US fighter planes did not expect that the pilots of this reconnaissance plane would be so brave that they did not run away after completing the reconnaissance mission, but instead rushed towards another task force; as a result, many fighters guarding the withdrawal route of the reconnaissance plane pounced into the air, and when the US pilots reacted, the "water birds" rushed into the antiaircraft artillery fire net of the US fleet for the second time.

"Damn, this firepower is really dense enough, old Fang, you move quickly!"

"You know, you fucking pay attention to your own business, leave me alone, help me buy 30 seconds!"

Shen Guangwei had already tried his best to make a difficult maneuver, but the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower was too dense, and 30 seconds was simply a luxury for them. When the bomber shook violently again, Shen Guangwei reflexively glanced behind him, this time he was not so lucky, it must have been a shell with a caliber of more than 40 mm hit the tail of the bomber, the control stick had lost control, and the bomber had also lost control. When the bomber fell to the sea, Shen Guangwei desperately pulled the joystick back, this was the only thing he could do at this time, he only hoped to be able to fly a little longer, a little farther.

The "Shooting Bird" crashed into the sea like a wounded sea eagle, but before that, the radio waves had already flown back to the fleet with the most important information!