Before arriving at the battlefield, Zhang Zhiyun wanted to contact Chang Biehong, but he contacted Hao Lingheng, and learned from Hao Lingheng that Changsun Hong's landline was shot down. In addition, Hao Lingheng's landline plane on the right wing fuel tank was also shelled by anti-aircraft guns two holes, fortunately, at this time the right wing fuel tank in the aviation gasoline has been used up, and did not hurt the main load-bearing structure, Hao Lingheng can still insist on returning.

The battle was extremely cruel, in addition to Changsun Hong was shot down, Wang Zhihua was also shot down, in addition to Chai Zhizhong's plane was beaten into a hornet's nest, fortunately the torpedo bomber's armor was very thick, he did not fall over the Fifth Fleet, and now he is still insisting on flying north, but he will definitely not be able to return to the fleet, at most he will land a little closer to the fleet. The losses of the first batch of bombers, as well as the escort fighters, were quite staggering, and Zhang Zhiyun had no way of knowing the specific losses, and he did not have time to count the results of the losses, because they were about to catch up with the Fifth Fleet, and that was the job of the fleet's staff officers. Regardless of the magnitude of the losses of the first batch of bombers, the only thing that can be confirmed now is that three American aircraft carriers have already been bombed, torpedoes. Their mission is to catch up with the other three aircraft carriers and completely lose the air combat capability of the Fifth Fleet, as for whether they can sink these aircraft carriers, or whether they will organize the next bombing, Zhang Zhiyun does not know, and he does not need to know now.

"Colonel, another U.S. task force is to the east, we should turn around!"

"Come with me and catch up with the U.S. fleet!"

When the group turned, Zhang Zhiyun glanced at the sea below, and there were more than a dozen "yellow marks" on the sea. It's a simple term for a pilot who fell overboard. The location where the sea water is yellowed indicates that there are pilots who have fallen overboard. Zhang Zhiyun didn't know that the two pilots in Changsun Hong's crew were floating in one of the more than a dozen "yellow labels", waiting for rescue.

Soon, Zhang Zhiyun's group caught up with the 51st Task Force, and the speed of the three fleet aircraft carriers was less than 20 knots, and they were all wrapped in thick smoke, and there were several cruisers or destroyers near the aircraft carriers. Spraying seawater at the aircraft carrier to help the aircraft carrier extinguish the fire. Spruance stood on Cambridge, the commander of the "Hancock" aircraft carrier, looking up at the bomber group flying by not far away. Zhang Zhiyun didn't know that Spruance was on the aircraft carrier with the port number CV-19, and if he knew, he would have dropped the bomb on the island of that aircraft carrier even if he didn't want to die!

"Colonel, let's kill those three aircraft carriers!"

"No, our mission is to catch up with another task force!" Zhang Zhiyun's words were very heavy. "First of all, completely dismantle the Fifth Fleet's aviation combat capability, and if we can still carry out a second round of bombing missions, then deal with these aircraft carriers."

This was a direct order from Huang Xiaotian to Zhang Zhiyun, and if the Fifth Fleet's aviation combat capability was not dismantled, then it would be impossible to ensure that the Fourth Task Force would not be attacked again. In addition, as long as all six US aircraft carriers are hit, even if these aircraft carriers are not sunk, they will have to be repaired for a few months, and the US Navy will lose all its combat effectiveness within a few months. This is the most critical thing, if three US aircraft carriers escape. Then Task Force 4 will also be threatened. The U.S. military will continue to fight!

Zhang Zhiyun didn't think about the deep meaning of Huang Xiaotian's order, and this is not something he should consider, he is just a pilot. And his task is to accurately carry out the combat orders issued by the fleet commander. It is precisely because of this that other pilots will think that Zhang Zhiyun is a rigid and introverted person, which makes him often teased by others. But Zhang Zhiyun felt that there was nothing bad about this, anyway, he was a pilot and an imperial soldier.

Task Force 52 is approximately 40 nautical miles southeast of Task Force 51. Spruance did not let Turner go to cover Task Force 51, but asked Turner to withdraw from the battle as quickly as possible and return to safety as soon as possible. As for whether Task Force 51 could return to Pearl Harbor, it was not Turner's responsibility, but Spruance's. At least. At this time, Spruance's mind was still relatively clear-headed, he knew that the second batch of bombers was coming, and if the 52nd Task Force stayed, he could only be beaten passively. But the question is, how fast and how far can the battleships of the 52nd Task Force run?

Before ten o'clock, Zhang Zhiyun's fleet caught up with the 52nd Task Force, and at this time, most of the bombers used up nearly half of their fuel, even if the flight distance on the return flight could be shortened by dozens of nautical miles. But there was still not enough fuel for Zhang Zhiyun and them to arrange the bombing operation as reasonably as possible. As a result, the bombers of Zhang Zhiyun's group could only rush forward in a swarm and attack the three US fleet aircraft carriers at the same time, while the three leading bomber pilots each commanded a group to attack and attack.

"Watch the height, keep your distance, don't get too close!" The bomber group commanded by Zhang Zhiyun was responsible for dealing with the CV-31 aircraft carrier to the north, which was Turner's flagship, the Good Guy Richard. "Did the torpedo bombers follow?"

"It's down there, and now they're attracting anti-aircraft fire from the U.S. military, creating opportunities for us." The navigator replied quickly.

"Contact the torpedo bombers and ask them to pay attention to the time of entry!" Zhang Zhiyun said as he observed the situation of the warships of the US fleet, "Let them enter from the left front, and we will enter from the left rear, pay attention to the time!" ”

Two groups with an altitude difference of nearly 3,000 meters quickly pressed towards the aircraft carrier "Good Guy Richard". The anti-aircraft guns on the escort ships were almost exclusively used against the more threatening torpedo bombers, and for the anti-aircraft gunners, the torpedo bombers were also more likely to be hit.

Zhang Zhiyun seized this "gap" and quickly drilled through the fire network of the US anti-aircraft guns with the 11 "water birds" behind him, approaching the aircraft carrier, but at the same time he also noticed that the aircraft carrier did not show any signs of being slaughtered, and the anti-aircraft guns on the aircraft carrier were aimed at the dive bombers!

The shells continued to explode around the plane, and the two "waterfowl" that flew too close immediately attracted a large number of shells, one of which quickly reduced its altitude and avoided the shells, while the other was not so lucky, a 120-mm 117 shell exploded less than 5 meters away from the bomber, and shrapnel like raindrops immediately enveloped the hapless bomber.

"Damn, keep your distance, don't get too close!" Zhang Zhiyun watched the bomber fall, and the pilot did not drop the bomb at the last moment, which only caused the bomber to sink at a faster speed after hitting the surface. And the pilot's chances of escape are even slimmer.

When hundreds or thousands of shells come at you, it is impossible for any pilot to come down easily. The phrase "swift in the storm" could not be more accurate to describe the bombers that assaulted the enemy fleet. The rain only drenches the swallow's feathers, but the cannonball can kill the pilot!

The irregular turbulence made it difficult for Zhang Zhiyun to fully control the bomber, and the sky seemed to become a burning ammunition depot, and he did not fly in a straight line, but constantly adjusted the direction of flight by instinct. It's like playing a roller coaster game, except that the bomber is not bound by the orbit. And the pilot who flew the bomber was calmer and more composed than the tourist who sat on the roller coaster.

"Prepare to lower the altitude, prepare to dive!"

The aircraft carrier was just below the front, Zhang Zhiyun gritted his teeth, like every leading pilot, he was the first to dive down in the face of dense shells, or rather, he was the first to give his life to heaven. The blazing antiaircraft fire over the US fleet did not frighten Zhang Zhiyun, but only made him more cautious and cautious, and also made him more eager to drop bombs on the aircraft carrier. Otherwise. He flew in vain this time.

The shrill whistling of the dive bombers sounded the prelude to the funeral of the American aircraft carrier, as if in an instant, the bulky bomber had turned into a deft peregrine falcon. Swooping down from thousands of places in the air. The speed is increasing, the shells are getting denser and denser, and the judgment of heaven on both sides is about to appear, and for the soldiers who are fighting on both sides, this is not only the judgment of life and death, but also the judgment of victory and defeat.

Zhang Zhiyun paid attention to the aircraft carrier on the sea, slightly adjusting the dive route with the course of the aircraft carrier, and at the same time, he also had to pay attention to the index on the altimeter, if the distance pulled up was too low. Then he will lose his own fleet. This required a high degree of concentration on the part of the pilot, which prevented the pilot from noticing the threat of anti-aircraft guns. This is also the time when the dive bomber is most vulnerable, fortunately, this will only last for more than ten seconds, and after dropping the bomb, Zhang Zhiyun can avoid the blow of the anti-aircraft gun with all his might.

The hands on the altimeter subdial rotate like a propeller, while the hands on the large dial rotate slowly. The subdial has 50 scales in a week, one scale represents 2 meters, while the large dial has 10 scales in a week. A scale indicates 100 meters, and there is also a reader that numerically displays the altitude in kilometers. At this point, the number displayed on the reader is "0", and the hands on the large dial have crossed the sixth to last scale and are approaching the next scale, and the hands on the subdial are about to point to "0".

When the hands on the large dial pointed straight upward, to be precise, in the direction of 12 o'clock on the clock, Zhang Zhiyun released the trigger for the bomb. The bomber shook for a moment, and it was the thrust generated when the explosive bolt on the bomb pylons exploded, which was capable of pushing the bomb several meters away, and would also act on the bomber. When this force came from the steering stick, Zhang Zhiyun immediately pulled back the steering stick, and then he felt a black in front of him, which was a "black vision" phenomenon produced when the overload was too large, but it would only last for a short time, when he saw clearly ahead again, the bomber had already pulled up, and what he saw was the sky full of gunsmoke, not the dark gray sea.

"Hit it, we hit it!" The navigator observed that the dropped bomb accurately hit the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. "Probably near the rear elevator, this aircraft carrier will definitely not be able to receive fighters!"

Zhang Zhiyun opened his mouth wide and spat out the air that was pressing on his lungs. "Let the other groups in, did the torpedo bombers enter?"

"Already bypassing the last cruiser, entering the mine-throwing channel, damn it, damn it!"

When Zhang Zhiyun looked towards the sea, the second torpedo bomber was torn to pieces by the anti-aircraft gun, and the pilot did not even have a chance to parachute, and then another torpedo bomber was hit by a shell and crashed headlong into the sea, and the sea water quickly enveloped the bomber, and I don't know if the pilot could climb out of the cockpit in time. In less than twenty seconds, three torpedo bombers were shot down, and apparently, the anti-aircraft gunners on the American battleships also "went crazy".

When the second group of dive bombers was about to enter the dive channel, the eight torpedo bombers that successfully penetrated dropped torpedoes at a distance of 800 to 1,000 meters from the aircraft carrier. The course of the torpedo is at an angle of 60 degrees to the course of the carrier, which maximizes the range of the attack and prevents the carrier from turning to avoid the torpedo. However, the problem is that it is not easy for the aircraft carrier to turn at this time, and if it turns quickly in order to avoid the torpedo, then the approaching bombing machine overhead will give the US officers and men on the aircraft carrier a taste of bombs.

When life and death were at stake, the frantic firepower of the US military had a certain effect, and of the four "waterbirds" that entered in the second batch, two were shot down before they could enter the dive channel, and the other one had just begun to dive and was also hit by anti-aircraft shells, but only one dropped the bomb, and it missed!

"It's a pity!" Zhang Zhiyun sighed lightly, and at this time, the third and last group of bombers dived down. At the same time, Zhang Zhiyun also noticed that among the other three bombers that followed him to drop bombs, only one was hovering nearby at this time, that is, the other two "waterbirds" were also shot down!

When the third batch of "waterfowl" dropped bombs, the attack of the torpedo bombers was effective, and from Zhang Zhiyun's position, at least one torpedo hit the aircraft carrier, perhaps two torpedoes hit at the same time, mainly because the darkness on the aircraft carrier blocked Zhang Zhiyun's vision, so that he could not accurately judge how many torpedoes were hit, and perhaps the pilots in other directions could see more clearly. Then, all four "waterbirds" dropped bombs, and one of them, a little slower to change its dive course, crashed headlong into the anti-aircraft gun fire net of a nearby cruiser, and was smashed to pieces.

The bombing operations of the other two groups were carried out at the same time, and when Zhang Zhiyun gathered the remaining bombers in his group, the other two aircraft carriers were attacked. Judging by the black smoke coming out of the aircraft carriers, these three aircraft carriers will definitely lose their combat capability, and as for whether they will sink, it will depend on the next attack!