After being transferred to the cruiser "Li Jing", the medical officer immediately treated the wound on Tan Renhao's back. It was a wound left by the impact of a hard object, the wound was large, but not very deep, and it was not life-threatening, and as for whether the ribs were broken, it could only be determined when they got to the shore.

Tan Renhao also asked the medical officer to give him a painkiller injection, which relieved the pain and allowed him to continue to hold on to the position of fleet commander, even if this position was no longer important, but he still had to continue to hold on and return to port with the fleet.

When Tan Renhao came to the command cabin on the cruiser, he almost laughed at first glance when he saw Hao Dongjue, whose face was wrapped in bandages and was indistinguishable from a mummy. He was frightened when he saw Hao Dongjue for the first time, this kid smirked at him with blood on his face, fortunately Tan Renhao was never allergic to those puppets, otherwise he would really scare his soul.

"How's it going, does it feel better on your back?" Hao Dongjue wanted to laugh when he saw Tan Renhao shirtless for a long time and a bandage on his shoulder, but before he could laugh, the sharp pain on his face almost made him cry. The wound on the left side of the face was at least ten centimeters long, deep enough to see the bone, and was scratched by a shard of glass. Even if he is a big boy, if the glass fragments that were blown up over there deviated a few centimeters to the right, then he would hang.

"It's better to care about yourself first, my little sister won't find a husband who is broken!"

"I'm not worried, the doctor has already said that the wound can be healed, and the scar will not be obvious. And I have such a good relationship with Qinglian, she won't be like you! Hao Dongjue was not only not pessimistic, but became angry, "Besides, there is a problem on the face, how manly this is!" ”

"You think you're a bandit leader?" Hao Dongjue shook his head and laughed, "Okay, let's get down to business, how is the situation in the fleet?" ”

"The situation of the 'Xingkaihu' has stabilized. It is expected to return to 18 knots in the afternoon, returning to Guam to repair the holes below the waterline, and then returning to Naha or the mainland port for major repairs. Hao Dongjue sighed, "The 'Daihai' is still over there, and the situation is very bad. In addition, the cruiser 'Baoding River' has been abandoned. ”

"Abandon the ship?" Tan Renhao frowned slightly. Then he walked to the porthole.

According to the regulations of the Imperial Navy, there are only two situations in which the ship can be abandoned, one is that the battleship is really unrepairable, and the tendency to sink cannot be controlled. The second is in the enemy-controlled area, where it is impossible to leave the battlefield before the enemy arrives. Now it is in the waters controlled by the Imperial Navy, it is the American warships that are fleeing for their lives, and the American bombers cannot fly here, so the latter situation does not exist.

When Tan Renhao looked towards the sea to the north, he could no longer see the two warships. In order to protect the commander of the fleet, "Li Jing", accompanied by two destroyers, took the lead in withdrawing from the battlefield. Other escort warships are also helping to rescue the "Daihai" aircraft carrier.

At this time. The telephone rang, and because the "Li Jing" had gone south an hour earlier, it was still possible to communicate the channel by radio and voice. Hao Dongjue answered the phone. After asking a few questions, he walked over.

"The 'Baoding River' has sunk, and more than 4oo officers and soldiers have been evacuated, including more than 3o seriously wounded, and about 5o officers and soldiers killed in battle, mainly officers and soldiers who were in the boiler room at that time." Hao Dongjue took out a cigarette and lit it, "The rescue work of the 'Daihai' has basically failed, the bomb has damaged the aviation gasoline depot, there is no time to empty the gasoline, and now the fire is out of control." The ammunition depot was already flooded, but the heavy oil tanks would soon be ignited. The captain asked us if we could abandon the ship. ”

Tan Renhao was silent, he didn't want to give up this aircraft carrier, but could he make another choice?

"Ren Hao......" Hao Dongjue touched Ren Hao lightly.

Tan Renhao was taken aback, then nodded. "They've done their best, let the captain decide for himself based on the situation. After abandoning the ship, let the other warships continue to search for the person who fell into the water and make sure that no one was missed. Let them return to their homes too. ”

Hao Dongjue sighed secretly and went to dial the phone.

Tan Renhao also sighed secretly, he didn't expect that the "Daihai" would be finished like this, this loss was too great. If the aircraft carrier "Hulun Lake" of the Second Task Force is also finished, then they will lose two aircraft carriers, and one aircraft carrier will be severely damaged. Even if the bombers sent out by the "Lake Bell" now blew up and sank the two US aircraft carriers, the two sides basically reached a tactical draw, and Tan Renhao did not take much advantage.

Suddenly, the staff officers in the command module all stood up and looked into space to the north. Tan Renhao glanced at everyone, and also followed everyone's gaze towards the sky to the north.

A huge black cloud rose up, and it was scattering, so far away that the sound could not be heard at all.

"The 'Daihai' was stuffy and exploded, and it also detonated a batch of ammunition." Hao Dongjue soon received a phone call, "The casualties of the officers and men of the aircraft carrier are not yet known, and now other warships are rescuing the officers and men who have fallen into the water." ”

"Let them come as soon as there is a result." Tan Renhao looked at Hao Dongjue, "In addition, contact the Second Task Force and ask them to come over after the bombing results come out." Help me contact the Guam Command so that they are ready to receive the wounded, and as soon as we enter the transfer radius of the long-range patrol aircraft, they will be sent over to pick up the wounded first. ”

The news was quickly delivered, and now the most important thing was to rescue the wounded. Rescuing the wounded is not only preserving the combat effectiveness of the navy, but also enhancing the morale of the officers and men of the navy, so that all officers and men know that the navy will not give up on any of the wounded and will do its best to take care of them, so that the officers and men will not have any scruples in combat.

While Tan Renhao was busy rescuing the wounded, Deng Zi and their group also hit the road.

At this time, a carrier-based reconnaissance plane of the Second Task Force, which had been refueled on Wake Island, had replaced the seaplane of the "Yorktown" and was tracking the "Yorktown" aircraft carrier formation and would provide bombing navigation for Deng Zi and them.

Then, another bomber and a half squadron led by Yang Shihong also came out, and another carrier-based reconnaissance plane that was monitoring the "Essex" aircraft carrier formation was responsible for navigating for them.

Because these two reconnaissance planes were originally sent out from the Second Task Force, they used the same communication channel as Deng Zi and the others, and as long as the distance was close to 1oo nautical miles, they could be easily contacted. The two seaplanes were rushing to search and rescue the officers and soldiers who had fallen into the water.

The bomber was flying "slowly", and Deng Zi was a little distraught. This time they will still be able to fly only at the optimum cruising range, otherwise they will not be able to return to the fleet. Soon, the Zhang Naiding group that took off after the rear followed, and the dive bombers were slightly faster than the torpedo bombers, so the Zhang Naiding group was arranged behind.

"Old Deng, don't worry, there is still time."

"Know, I'm just thinking. Where should the torpedo be dropped on the aircraft carrier. ”

"You can control this? You think a torpedo is a bomb? Zhang Naiding immediately laughed.

"Why not? I'll use a torpedo as a bomb later, believe it or not, I'll be even more accurate than you. ”

"Come on, I don't want to compare myself to you." Zhang Naiding didn't want to overstimulate Deng Zi, "Do a good job, let's go first, maybe, in the end, you will solve the aircraft carrier." ”

"Don't worry, we'll not be too late."

When the "Yorktown" was still about 9o nautical miles away, Zhang Naiding made contact with the ground reconnaissance plane that was monitoring the US aircraft carrier formation. He modified the course for the last time. Then he ordered the group to attack in small groups. The 36 "waterbirds" were divided into nine groups, of which four were attacking the "Yorktown" and the other five were responsible for dealing with the escort warships. Zhang Naiding is sure enough. Four groups of "6 dive bombers, even according to the usual hit rate, at least 8 bombs will hit the aircraft carrier, if 8 bombs can not solve this aircraft carrier, then Zhang Naiding will have no choice but to accept his fate.

Fifteen minutes later, Deng Zi also asked the group to change course. His arrangement of 36 "Sea Eagles" was a little more complicated. Among them, the attack on the "Yorktown" was divided into two formations of eight bombers, and the others were divided to deal with the escort warships. This is what Deng Zi and Zhang Naiding have agreed a long time ago, this time we must not let a US warship slip away, even if it is hit by an airplane, the US warship will be sunk.

The battle was not without its fierceness. The U.S. fleet is no longer running out of fighters, and the aircraft carriers are not able to take off fighters. The "Yorktown" aircraft carrier was only about 14 knots, and there must have been a problem with the steering gear, and when the bombers arrived, the aircraft carrier did not maneuver in a large area.

Zhang Naiding's bombing was very fast: "Six "water birds" dropped 11 5oo kg aviation armor-piercing bombs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, and only two bombers were shot down by the anti-aircraft guns on the aircraft carrier.

Then, the Deng Zi group followed, and two groups of torpedo bombers entered from the starboard side of the aircraft carrier. 8 out of 18 torpedoes eventually hit, ultimately burying the aircraft carrier.

"Damn, isn't this the end of the story?" Zhang Naiding sneered.

"Lao Zhang, look! On the lower left, is that Deng Zi's landline? ”

Zhang Naiding was startled and immediately looked at the lower left of the plane. It was indeed Deng Zi's landline, and the captain logo on it was too obvious. As if losing momentum, the "Sea Eagle" suddenly began to lose altitude after dropping the torpedo and changed course, and was almost about to burrow into the sea.

"Damn, old Deng, pull it up!" Zhang Naiding shouted.

Deng Zi also wanted to pull up, but the problem was that his plane had already stopped. Before the torpedo was dropped, his plane was hit by a 2o mm shell, and this shell hit about a meter behind the cockpit of the plane, and the shrapnel did not hurt Deng Zi and the navigator behind him, but blew out a few holes in the fuselage fuel tank, and at this time the bomber was the only fuel tank with fuel. By the time he pulled it up, almost all of the fuel in the tank had leaked.

"Old Deng, don't fucking play with me, pull it up." Zhang Naiding's voice was very anxious, and it seemed that he still thought that Deng Zi was joking with him.

"Lao Zhang, I'm going to make a forced landing, help me call a search and rescue plane, damn it!"

Hearing Deng Zidi's voice, Zhang Naiding was also shocked, and he immediately lowered his height. When he flew above Deng Zi's landline, the "sea eagle" had already landed on the sea, and then Deng Zi and Liu Jinsong climbed out of the cockpit before the plane sank into the sea, and the surrounding sea water was immediately dyed yellow, and the two bastards were still waving the canvas hood in their hands to Zhang Naiding on the sea!

"Shit, two bastards!" Zhang Naiding scolded secretly, "I'm scared to death, I hope the sharks don't eat them." ”

"Lao Zhang, that dye has anti-shark powder, sharks don't dare to approach them, and now they can't hear it." The navigator in the back seat reminded Zhang Naiding.

"It's best if you can't die, go back and settle accounts with them!" Zhang Naiding sneered, "Help those pilots who fell into the water to call search and rescue planes, damn, we have to go back!" ”

When Zhang Naiding was adjusting the course of the plane, he glanced at the warships on the sea.

The USS Yorktown was about to capsize, and the American troops on the battleship were jumping into the sea to escape. Three of the five escort battleships (two cruisers, three destroyers) have disappeared, and the other two have also cocked their butts and are not far from the end.

Fifteen minutes before Zhang Naiding and the others returned, the bomber group commanded by Yang Shihong also successfully completed the mission. If Zhang Naiding's bombing met resistance, Yang Shihong and his others did not encounter any trouble. When they arrived over the "Essex" aircraft carrier formation, there were only two destroyers left outside the moribund aircraft carrier, and the other escort warships were probably afraid of being bombed, so they retreated one step ahead of schedule, and the officers and men on the "Essex" immediately gave up the work of saving the aircraft carrier after seeing the bombers that had killed them, and the two destroyers immediately distanced themselves from the aircraft carrier, and they did not even show any indication of covering the aircraft carrier.

The bombing operation went very smoothly, and the "Essex" and the two destroyers sank in front of Yang Shihong's eyes. Yang Shihong was quite humane, and before returning home, he did not forget to call a few search and rescue planes to pick up the US officers and soldiers who had fallen into the water, so as not to feed the sharks to the Yankees. It's just that the search and rescue planes on the battlefield at that time were originally limited, and there were many officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire who needed help, so how much strength was there to save these American officers and soldiers?