Because there was a little problem during takeoff, Deng Zichao's group fell behind Zhang Naiding's group. When encountering the Japanese bomber group, Deng Zichao's group almost provoked the Japanese fighters, and the group was forced to disperse. By the time Deng Zichao gathered all the bombers, he was more than ten minutes behind Zhang Naiding.

As a result, when Deng Zichao rushed to the sky over the Japanese First Air Fleet, Zhang Naiding had already returned with his fleet of planes swaggering, leaving Deng Zichao with only two burning aircraft carriers and those escort warships. Zhang Naiding only left some leftover soup for Deng Zichao.

"Scatter the attack, don't let go of a little Japan!" Deng Zichao did not hesitate at all, even if it was leftover soup, it was much better than nothing.

Deng Zichao first led a small team of "Ospreys" to kill the "Falcon Eagle" aircraft carrier. At this time, the "Hayabusa" aircraft carrier was only floating on the surface of the sea, the hull tilted to the left of about 15 degrees, and the front part was seriously flooded, and the buttocks were already cocked. The aircraft carrier floated on the surface of the sea like a dead fish, the power system had been completely destroyed, and the propellers that had emerged from the water had been stuck.

"All of them are mine with me from the port side, if you don't miss, go back today and be careful to eat the board!"

The pilots who followed Deng Zichao all laughed, it was like shooting a fixed target in training, and there was hardly any challenge for them.

The first four "Ospreys" dropped torpedoes in turn, and the other eight "Ospreys" were judged nearby. According to Deng Zichao's estimate, four torpedoes were enough for the aircraft carrier to lie on the bottom of the sea, and the other torpedoes stayed to deal with those escort warships. Now that Zhang Naiding has made the first contribution, then he can't let go of any Japanese battleship, and he has to make a complete contribution!

All four torpedoes accurately hit the front of the port side of the "Falcon". When Deng Zichao pulled up the bomber, the aircraft carrier tilted to the left by 25 degrees. At first, the four torpedoes opened four more large holes in the aircraft carrier, which increased the water intake on the left side of the aircraft carrier, and the center of gravity of the aircraft carrier continued to shift to the left. The end result was that the left side was heavily flooded. The aircraft carrier leaned to the left after five minutes, reaching about 35 degrees. The "Hayabusa" completely turned into a dead fish, and after a loud bang, the aircraft carrier capsized on the surface of the sea with its belly facing up and its head down.

"Scatter and attack other Japanese warships, suffocate those shit!" Deng Zichao sneered. The "Hayabusa" is finished, and if it capsizes in the harbor, then it can still be salvaged. But it capsized on the ocean. There was no salvation at all, and it was only a matter of time before it sank.

Just as the other eight "Ospreys" went to look for other targets, the "Hayabusa" on the sea trembled for a moment, and then a burst of flames rushed out of the belly of the aircraft carrier. When the flames died down, the Hayabusa began to sink rapidly. The explosion occurred inside the aircraft carrier, and it must have been a rupture of an oil pipeline, causing oil and gas to leak out, and a small spark was enough to detonate the air mixed with oil and gas. Such an explosion from the inside would have been enough to destroy the aircraft carrier. In fact, more than 1,100 Japanese officers and men on board the "Hayabusa" sank into the sea with the aircraft carrier.

When the "Falcon" was unlucky, Major Qiu Gengbo led a squad of dive bombers to find the "Flying Eagle" aircraft carrier. "Flying Eagle" is the sister ship of "Hayabusa". Almost in service with the "Falcon". But the time for the transformation began much later, so when the "Flying Eagle" was incorporated into the combined fleet. There are still more than 20 anti-aircraft guns that have not been installed, and a number of engineers and technicians from the shipyard have gone to sea with the aircraft carrier to seize the time to deal with several important defects in the aircraft carrier's landing.

Before Qiu Gengbo arrived, Major Yang Qinkai, a subordinate of Zhang Naiding, had already led his dive bomber squad to bomb the "Flying Eagle" aircraft carrier, dropping a total of four bombs. In addition, a squad of torpedo bombers attacked the "Flying Eagle", and at least one of the torpedoes hit the aircraft carrier (or possibly four). After the first round of bombing, the power system of the "Flying Eagle" has been completely destroyed, and the bulkhead of the oil depot has also cracked a large seal (the "Hayabusa" class converted from the cruise ship has a power system, as well as the internal oil tanks. There was a fatal flaw in the pipe), which caused a fire. Although the fire has been extinguished, the aircraft carrier is already very fragile at this time, and a little spark is enough to "detonate" the aircraft carrier filled with oil and gas.

Qiu Gengbo didn't know this, he only knew that in the last naval battle, he brought the Japanese bombers back to the fleet, which resulted in the "Xuanzong" being heavily damaged, and the "Taizu" was also in danger. Commander Tan Renhao didn't bother him. didn't even write this matter into his personal file, Qiu Gengbo was grateful. This time, he had to prove with his actions that he, a major in naval aviation, was not blown out, and the best way to prove it was to blow up and sink an aircraft carrier!

Under the leadership of Qiu Gengbo, four "Kingfishers" began to dive at the same time. The "Flying Eagle" was floating on the surface of the sea, it did not move at all, and the anti-aircraft artillery on it became mute, which was simply much easier than training. Qiu Gengbo first dropped the bomb at an altitude of 500 meters, and then three other "Kingfishers" also dropped bombs.

Qiu Gengbo almost saw with his own eyes that the bomb he dropped burrowed into the belly of the aircraft carrier, and then the "Flying Eagle" exploded violently. The powerful blast wave shook the Kingfisher, as if an invisible giant hand was pressing the Kingfisher to the surface of the sea. Qiu Gengbo used all his strength to pull the bomber up. When he looked back at the "Flying Eagle" again, the pillar of fire was already hundreds of meters high, and the huge aircraft carrier was sinking. In less than five minutes, the "Flying Eagle" aircraft carrier disappeared from the sea, and less than 100 officers and men of the ship escaped before the explosion.

"Damn, Lao Tzu finally killed an aircraft carrier!" Qiu Gengbo laughed, "The others struggled to attack, did you hear what the captain said?" Don't let go of a shitty day, kill all of Little Japan! ”

The bomber swarm circled over the Japanese fleet like a hornet, and from time to time a few of them dived to drop bombs or torpedoes close to the surface of the sea. On the sea, the Japanese warships avoided like a pack of lost dogs. It was at this time that the battle on Tan Renhao's side also began.

The group led by Mishio Fuchizu was intercepted for the second time at a distance of 50 nautical miles from the 1st Task Force of the Tang Empire. The 24 vultures were divided into three groups, each in a group of four twin planes, and dived down from an altitude of 4,500 meters. The first batch was the first to deal with the remaining 15 "Zeros", and the other two rushed to the Japanese bombers further down.

Experienced Don Imperial fighter pilots brought the vertical maneuverability of the "Vulture" to the limit. With a powerful engine and a sturdy (and bulky) airframe. The "Vulture" inherited the characteristics of the "Sparrowhawk" with excellent vertical maneuverability, and after being replaced with a more powerful engine, its climbing ability was significantly improved, which was better than that of the "Zero Battle". The 24 vultures were like eagles catching chickens, diving, climbing, trying not to fight the Zero, and aimed their main firepower at the bombers.

Tan Renhao had the fighter pilot's shouts broadcast. It has been proved through the last test that the best way to boost morale is to let the officers and men of the fleet experience the fierce battle ahead.

"Fox, kill the 'Zero Fight' that wants to hold my ass."

"Here I am, here I am." After a burst of machine gun fire, "Haha, the third result, that 'Zero Battle' is over, do you see?" That 'Zero' became a firebird. ”

"I took out a bomber, Tiger. See, no. My first result! "This is definitely a new pilot.

"Tiger, watch your ass!"

"It's okay, he can't run away. Puppy day! ”

The sound of gunfire mingled with the pilot's roaring, cursing, and screaming of excitement, and under the rendering of these sounds, the atmosphere in the command cabin also became tense, and most of the staff officers seemed very excited.

Lei Shaoqing was not infected, he had to stay calm. "I just received the news from Deng Zichao's aircraft group, the Japanese First Air Fleet has been finished, the three aircraft carriers have been killed, and now Deng Zichao and they are cleaning up the remaining Japanese warships."

Tan Renhao glanced at the staff officers who were a little too excited. Then pulled Lei Shaoqing aside. "Are you sure all three aircraft carriers are finished?"

"It is confirmed that Zhang Naiding and they killed the 'Ruihe' and severely damaged the 'Falcon Eagle' and 'Flying Eagle'. Deng Zichao and they gave the Japanese First Air Fleet the last blow, and Deng Zichao witnessed the explosion and sinking of the two aircraft carriers. ”

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Then, we will withdraw from the battlefield immediately after withstanding this round of bombing." The Japanese side must also know the fate of the First Air Fleet, and they will definitely send shore-based bombers to deal with us, so. We need to hurry up and run for our lives. ”

Lei Shaoqing let out a sigh. "Then I'll arrange ......"

"Don't worry, these things are in charge of Chang Jianxin, he has experience." Tan Renhao glanced at the staff officers again, "Now, let's take a look at the results here!" ”

Ten minutes later, the radio went silent. The "Vultures" group, which was responsible for the outer interception, had already exhausted their ammunition and then retreated as ordered. However, the Japanese bomber group will still have to face the challenge of the third level, and the third batch of "vultures" led by Jiang Wenhan has already joined the sequence of the fleet's air defense and is waiting for the arrival of the Japanese bombers in the sky 20 nautical miles away from the core of the fleet. Within a few moments, there was another commotion on the radio.

"Attack in small teams, brothers, behind us are the four aircraft carriers in the fleet, don't let the little devils slip in!" This is Jiang Wenhan's voice, "Today's fight is over, I invite everyone to drink, brothers, follow me!" ”

Hearing Jiang Wenhan's roar full of "bandits", Tan Renhao couldn't help laughing. Looking at Jiang Wenwei like that, this is like a war, just like a group of bandits in the cottage blocking the road and robbing!

Fierce air battles began again. Only 15 "Zero Battles", 25 "99 Ship Explosions" and 15 "97 Ship Attacks" were able to break through the second line of defense. Mitsuo Fuchida was still directing the battle, and when he saw the battleship in the sea ahead, the "vulture" group led by Jiang Wenhan swooped down again. Later, Mitsuo Fuchida wrote in his memoirs: This air battle was a battle that I will never forget, and the "vultures" in the sky were as dense as locusts, and they did not give us any chance to break through at all. And all I could think of was not sinking the enemy's aircraft carrier, but watching my wife and my loved ones at home......

At that time, I am afraid that all Japanese pilots were already desperate, and even pilots like Mitsuo Fuchida could not hold on, they had never seen so many air defense fighters. From the beginning of the battle, to now, hundreds of air defense fighters have intercepted them, and those who can really get here are the best pilots, and they have to face the best fighters of the Tang Empire, as well as fighter pilots!

Jiang Wenhan took the lead and achieved the first results. "Haha...... I took out a '99 shipblower', see? ...... below"

"Captain, be careful......"

When Tan Renhao rushed to the porthole, the Japanese fleet was only about 15 nautical miles away from the "Yangtze River," and he tried his best to look at the northeast sky, but he couldn't see anything, it was too far, and the maximum visual distance was only 20 kilometers, about 11 nautical miles.

"Fuck me, the thief attacked me!"

"Well played, Captain, left!"

"See, Lao Tzu is killing today!"

In this battle, Jiang Wenhan alone shot down four enemy planes, with a record of 13 planes, and became the number one air combat ace of the No. 1 Task Force, two ahead of Major Yao Baiyan, the leader of the fighter squadron of the "Xuanzong" aircraft carrier group, the No. 2 air combat ace.

All 5 "Zero Battles" were killed, and in the end, only 6 "99 Ship Explosion" and 4 "97 Ship Attack" were able to reach the sky over the fleet. And if these bombers want to deal with the aircraft carriers located at the core of the fleet, they have to pass through the final level, that is, the blazing anti-aircraft artillery fire network on those escort warships.

The gunners on the anti-aircraft battleship did not give the enemy planes much chance, only Mitsuo Fuchida dropped bombs with his wingman, and the other eight bombers were beaten down by anti-aircraft shells before they could drop bombs (mines). And both bombs dropped also missed the target. When Mitsuo Fuchida escaped from the fleet's air defense fire, he was the only bomber in the sky......