The bomber group led by Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Naiding encountered the returning Deng Zichao group on the way, and the two of them staggered past each other, and they also talked a few jokes on the radio. And when Zhang Naiding heard that there was still a Japanese aircraft carrier that had not been killed, he immediately came to his senses. Deng Zichao didn't eat alone, at least he left him some leftover soup. Of course, Zhang Naiding didn't know that if Deng Zichao still had enough strength, he would definitely not let go of the "Flying Dragon", and he had no reason to leave an aircraft carrier for Zhang Naiding.

After "meeting" with Deng Zichao's group, Zhang Naiding led his group to kill the Japanese fleet that only had its last breath left. However, Zhang Naiding did not notice that the group of fighters following Deng Zichao's group was not the bombers of the Tang Imperial Navy!

An hour later, Zhang Naiding's group of planes arrived at the sea area where Deng Zichao and his men had fought fiercely, and the two aircraft carriers on the sea were burning fiercely, and the four destroyers that had just fired torpedoes at these aircraft carriers immediately opened fire on these fighters with anti-aircraft artillery as soon as they saw the Tang Empire bombers that had killed them.

Zhang Naiding gritted his teeth and immediately ordered all the "Kingfishers" to bomb the two aircraft carriers that were already immobile, and of course, they killed the four destroyers first. And he himself led all the "Ospreys" to accelerate the pursuit of the fleeing Japanese First Air Fleet. And there is no way for Zhang Naiding to waste ammunition on these two aircraft carriers that have been abandoned. At the time of departure, they did not know that the Japanese fleet had suffered heavy losses, and all the "Kingfishers" were still hung with 500 kg bombs, instead of replacing them with 250 kg bombs, and then carrying an extra half of the fuel. As a result, when they arrived in this sea area, except for Major Zhang Naiding's plane with 250 kg of bombs (because he was the commander of the bomber formation, so he had to ensure that there was enough fuel to direct the bombing operation throughout the whole process), and could continue to pursue the fleeing Japanese fleet, the other "Kingfishers" had already reached the limit combat radius, and if they did not drop the bombs, they would not be able to return to their aircraft carriers.

The 43 "Kingfishers" took turns to launch a dive, and as a result, 12 bombs dropped by 12 "Kingfishers" took out the four Japanese destroyers that were "in the way" on the sea. When the "Kingfisher" attacked small warships such as destroyers, it bombed in a two-plane formation instead of a four-plane formation. And the destroyers of the Japanese Navy, which have a displacement of less than 2,000 tons, simply cannot withstand the attack of 500 kg of bombs, and one bomb is enough to send a destroyer to the bottom of the sea.

The four destroyers disappeared from the sea in less than five minutes, and only a dozen Japanese naval officers and sailors escaped in time. However, they did not have a good time, and the "Kingfishers" who dropped the bombs were equipped with two machine guns on their wings, which were used to strafe the anti-aircraft gun emplacements of the battleship during the dive, and were now used to strafe the Japanese naval officers and sailors on the sea. At least, there was not a single international law at the time that prohibited attacking enemy military personnel floating on the sea, so there was nothing wrong with what these pilots were doing. Moreover, during the Battle of Jeju Island, Japanese fighters also attacked the pilots of the Tang Empire who parachuted, so why couldn't they attack the Japanese officers and sailors who fell overboard?

Another 31 "Kingfishers" did a perfect bombing "exercise". The Kaga and Soryu floating on the surface of the sea are simply the best targets. In the past, these pilots used to attack barges towed by speedboats in training, but now these two aircraft carriers are not only larger than flat-bottomed barges, but also float on the sea, and it would be a shame for the Imperial Navy to miss the bombs.

After 31 "Kingfishers" dropped bombs, they returned to their homes with 12 other "Kingfishers" to their satisfaction. And the captain squadron leader also sent back the battle report, they had already "sunk" two Japanese aircraft carriers and four Japanese destroyers. However, these pilots did not know that only the "Soryu" was sunk by them, and the "Kaga", which was hit by 14 bombs again, did not sink immediately, but was discovered by an imperial submarine that had completed a combat mission to break the diplomatic mission the next day, and then sank it with six torpedoes (in fact, only five hits, and three of them were "stinky" mines). As a result, the merit of sinking the "Kaga" was divided in half by the submarine forces.

Zhang Naiding didn't care so much, the only thing he wanted to think about now was to catch up with the other two aircraft carriers and deal a fatal blow to the Japanese First Air Force. And the only thing Zhang Naiding found in the end was the "Flying Dragon". It turned out that after the fire on the "Akagi" got out of control, the epaulette Aoki soon gave the order to abandon the ship, and the captain originally wanted to share the fate with the battleship and even tied himself to the bridge of the navigation ship. However, at the last moment, he heeded the advice of the staff officer, left the "Akagi", and followed Nagumo Kazutada aboard the heavy cruiser "Maya". Subsequently, three destroyers fired a total of 12 heavy "Lance" torpedoes at the "Akagi" (the "Lance" torpedoes are shared by submarines and surface warships in the Japanese Navy). "Akagi" disappeared from the sea with a violent explosion after being hit by ten torpedoes. And when it sank into the sea, there was a large-scale explosion, probably because the bomb in the ammunition depot was detonated.

Zhang Naiding's attack on the Japanese First Air Fleet was also unsuccessful. When they caught up with the Japanese fleet, a thundercloud from the east became the best umbrella for the Japanese fleet. And the fastest aircraft carrier "Flying Dragon" (with a maximum speed of 35 knots, no worse than the Japanese heavy cruisers, which are known for their speed), immediately took refuge under the thunderstorm clouds and avoided doom. However, the other ships were not so lucky. After discovering the aircraft carrier that had lost its main target, all the pilots of the "Osprey" took their anger out on the escort warships that did not have time to enter the thunderstorm clouds. Zhang Naiding also dropped the 250-kilogram bomb hanging on his landline onto a cruiser. As a result, the hapless light cruiser was quickly sunk.

Zhang Naiding, who had finished the bombing, did not delay time, it was dark in two hours, and he did not want to land on the aircraft carrier at night, and the danger of landing at night was not much worse than attacking the enemy's fleet. Therefore, it is most important to return to the fleet as soon as possible.

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