Yuwen Cuilei's plane left the aircraft carrier at about 7:50 a.m., when a "Sea Eagle" with an aviation torpedo weighing nearly 900 kilograms had just been ejected, the bomber's engine roared and emitted white smoke, and the pilot was trying his best to control the bomber and avoid falling headlong into the sea. As a result, Yuwen Trilei's fighter almost ran headlong into the climbing bomber, or rather, was hit by the bomber, because at that time the bomber was below, and the "Golden Eagle" climbed much faster than the bomber.

This kind of thrilling, adrenaline-pumping thrilling action is commonplace for Uventriei, just like his experience in the Imperial Naval Aviation, growing from an obscure pilot to an air combat ace of the Imperial Navy, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

Thinking of being knocked unconscious by Hao Dongjue's punch, Yuwen Cui Lei sighed with emotion. At that time, Hao Dongjue was only a lieutenant-level officer, and even the famous Tan Renhao was just a low-level officer, who would have thought that Hao Dongjue would become the commander of the Second Task Force and become a vice admiral? Perhaps, it won't be long before Hao Dongjue can become an admiral. Who would have thought that the embarrassed fighter pilot would become an ace in air combat in the war, and he was already a colonel of aviation, the highest-ranking officer in the front-line aviation.

There are indeed a lot of coincidences in this world, it can be said that Yuwen Cui Lei and Hao Dongjue do not know each other, since that fight, the two have not only not become enemies, but have become good friends. At the beginning, it was Hao Dongjue who left Yuwen Cui Lei in the First Task Force, and from then on, Yu Wen Cui Lei began his combat career. When Hao Dongjue and Tan Renhao left the First Task Force in gloom, Yuwen Cui Lei also left the First Task Force, he went to the Second Task Force first, but the Second Task Force did not work for long, and was recruited by Luo Jinming to the teaching team. served as a flight instructor, and this work was more than a year, until Tan Renhao returned to the First Task Force and needed more and better fighter pilots to enrich the First Task Force, Yuwen Cui Lei received an order from Hao Dongjue, and at this time, he knew. Hao Dongjue did not forget him, and immediately thought of this pilot who had eaten idle meals in the teaching brigade for more than a year.

Generally speaking, Yuwen Cui Lei did not mix well in the First Task Force, Tan Renhao is a commander who does not talk much about personal feelings, and Hao Dongjue will not give Yuwen Cui Lei special treatment because of his personal relationship with Yuwen Cui Lei. More importantly, the First Task Force is a place where there are many talents, and if you want to get ahead in the First Task Force, it is not much easier than climbing to the sky. With the existence of Ansler and Yao Boyan, Yuwen Cui Lei doesn't want to be the captain. Therefore. At the time of the formation of Task Force IV. Huang Xiaotian ran to the First Task Force to ask for someone, and Yuwen Cui Lei took the initiative to apply to go to the Fourth Task Force. It was from here that Yuwen Cui Lei finally found a broader world of development.

In his 48 records. Thirty-two were acquired by Task Force 4, which is exactly two-thirds. He was soon promoted from squadron leader to group commander in Task Force 4, and was promoted to colonel of naval aviation. When Huang Xiaotian was reorganized into the Air Force, he became the lead pilot of the fighter plane, and he still held the rank of captain. For more than two years, Yuwen Cui Lei has been working hard, and he has only one purpose, that is, to prove that he is better than Ansle and surpass Ansle in terms of record. Until now, the gap between the two is still not small. Ellsloth is close to 100. There are a few more than the number one ace Jiang Wenhan, and if Yuwen Cui Lei wants to surpass An Shile, then he has to seize every opportunity.

"Colonel, the bomber group is ahead of us!"

Yuwen Cholei returned to reality, the wingman followed behind him to the left, and not far ahead, a group of bombers led by Colonel Changsun Hong flew south at an altitude of 3,500 meters. None of these bombers were very fast, and the fighter group quickly overtook the bomber group. At this time, it was about 8:40, and Yuwen Cui Lei and they had been flying for fifty minutes. There were about 100 nautical miles left before the Fifth Fleet, and in less than half an hour, they would be in the skies above the Fifth Fleet.

Yuwen Cui Lei's landline swayed left and right in the sky a few times, and it was considered to say hello to the eldest grandson Hong below. Changsun Hong is a very good person, Yuwen Cui Lei admires him more, but as far as all fighter pilots are concerned, they all look down on bomber pilots a little, at least, when escorting bombers, Yuwen Cui Lei will feel that the bomber is a drag. And Yuwen Trilei felt that those bomber pilots were too rigid and had no flexibility at all.

"Colonel, do you want to climb higher again, maybe we will encounter the American army soon."

"Ascend to 5000 meters, in addition, closely monitor the surrounding situation. Spruance's reconnaissance planes have already discovered our fleet, I'm afraid that now American bombers are coming! ”

It was not the US bombers that rushed to arrive, but the nearly 30 fighters of the two major groups that took off first. When Yuwen Cui Lei saw the black and oppressive group flying in front of him, he immediately judged that it was a US fighter plane, and it was an F6F fighter that the US Navy had only equipped its troops, a new type of fighter that could compete with the "Golden Eagle". The flight altitude of the US military aircraft group is also close to 5000 meters, and the US bombers will not fly at such a high altitude, it can only be fighters!

The time of the encounter between the fighters of the two sides was 8:53 a.m., and the battle immediately began. At the beginning, the situation was very unfavorable to Yuwen Cuilei, because Yuwen Cuilei sent two squadrons of fighters to other directions, so he only had 24 "Golden Eagles" to face more enemy planes than himself, but all the fighter pilots were not afraid, because they knew that the pilots of the US military were some "rookies", and the performance and quantity of the F6F made up for the gap in the quality of the pilots of the two sides.

"On the left, do you see the long plane? That's definitely the Yankee's lead fighter, kill him! ”

The wingman immediately followed, and Yuwen urged thunder to cooperate with his partner for more than a year, and they were very familiar with each other. In addition, he has also seen the intelligence of the F6F, the main characteristic of this fighter can be described in one word, that is: heavy. With a weight of more than 5 tons, it is several hundred kilograms heavier than the "Golden Eagle".

When the pilot on the F6F noticed the approaching two "Golden Eagles", he saw clearly that the left side of the engine hood of the two fighters was painted with battle mark marks. Immediately knew that a catastrophe was coming. But the US pilot did not sit still, but immediately began to dive, hoping to get rid of the opponent's attack, he forgot one point, the most outstanding thing about the Tang Imperial Navy fighter is its dive performance, which is a major feature of the Tang Imperial Navy fighter.

The three fighters began to dive almost simultaneously, and the wingman of the American leader was left behind before he could react. Yuwen Cui Lei and the wingman pilot both agreed on one point. Kill the opponent's leader, and the U.S. fighters will lose their command, and they will be able to win more easily.

With a maximum flight speed of only 320 knots, the F6F has reached a speed of 350 knots when it dives to an altitude of 1,500 meters, and the two "Golden Eagles" that follow it also exceed 350 knots. The two sides are not comparing technology, but courage, and everyone knows that if the dive speed is too fast and it is not pulled up in time, then the fighter will be plunged headlong into the sea. Not even a chance to skydive. Yuwen Cui Lei firmly believes. He has much more guts than his opponents!

When the U.S. pilots on the F6F finally couldn't bear the fear of crashing into the sea and pulled the fighter up, Yuwen Cui Lei quickly seized the opportunity for two seconds. When the F6F's stout fuselage was encased in the gun ground aiming ring, he fired a beautiful short shot. Almost simultaneously, the wingman pilot also opened fire. The two fighters each fired less than 30 shells of 20 mm guns, and almost half of the shells hit the fuselage of the F6F, several of which hit the cockpit, and the F6F was completely finished, and the pilot in the cockpit was torn to pieces by the shells before the plane hit the sea.

", don't rob me!"

Yuwen Trilei shouted as he pulled up the fighter. The "Golden Eagle" almost flew over the sea, and the huge air currents stirred the water, and the wingman followed him and pulled up. Just as the two were preparing to climb at a large angle, another F6F rushed over, which was the wingman of the F6F that started. This time, Yuwen Trilei opened fire before the wingman could enter the attack position, and he had to shoot a long shot, which "spent" about 50 shells to take out the F6F.

Seeing the smoke, the fuselage was already on fire and the F6F fell to the sea. Yuwen Cui Lei sneered. The "Golden Eagle" was climbing with all its might, and the wingman soon followed.

"Colonel, you played well, it looks like you're going to be left behind again this time!"

"If you hadn't robbed me of me, I'd already surpassed Ansle!"

Both of them laughed, Yuwen Trilei's partner also had 31 records, which was the highest record among many wingman pilots, and he should have gone out on his own a long time ago and became a long time ago. At least that's what Yuwen Cui Lei thinks, every time he has to compete with his partner for the results.

"Colonel, the other two squads are here, it seems that we have to seize our opportunity today!"

"Don't worry, do you see the fleet to the south? The bombers of the US military are coming! ”

"No, it's a fighter jet, it flies at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, it can't be a bomber!"

Yuwen Cui Lei was slightly startled, could it be that the aircraft carrier of the Fifth Fleet is full of fighters? Or did Spruance not send bombers at all? He didn't think much about it and immediately took over the formation channel. "Watch out for another group of U.S. fighters approaching."

"Colonel, Wang Zhihua, they're here!"

Yuwen Cui Lei quickly glanced back, Wang Zhihua's group was in the north, and it was flying rapidly, obviously, Wang Zhihua had learned from the internal communication channel of the formation that there was a battle ahead, so he hurried over.

"Let's deal with the next batch of US fighters, don't let Wang Zhihua and them pick a bargain, damn it, don't you know how to respect the elderly?"

The wingman pilot laughed, Yuwen Cui Lei is the oldest and oldest fighter pilot in the fleet, so he often calls himself an "old man", and in his eyes, Wang Zhihua, the fleet's number one air combat ace, seems to be a minor.

With the arrival of Wang Zhihua's plane, the US fighter pilots felt desperate, and they did not expect to encounter two batches of Tang Empire fighters at the same time, not to mention covering the bombers behind them, or attacking the Tang Empire's bombers, they didn't even have the strength to compete with the Tang Empire's fighters.

In addition, the commander has clearly told Wang Zhihua that their task is to cover the bomber group to assault the US fleet, not to compete with the US escort fighters, and there is no need to waste too much ammunition and fuel on the US escort fighters. Therefore, when Yuwen Cui Lei went to deal with the second batch of US fighters, Wang Zhihua commanded his subordinates to try their best to intercept the US fighters that had been scattered, and not let them get close to the approaching bomber group behind. Wang Zhihua did not compete with his subordinates for the results of the battle, because the other pilots needed to increase the results of the battle.

Air combat is one-sided, at this time the US pilots deeply felt how big the gap between them and the Tang Imperial fighter pilots is, and the performance of the F6F tendons is at most equal to that of the "Golden Eagle", and if they want to defeat their opponents in air combat, they must have better skills than their opponents, but this is exactly what US pilots do not have.

Within ten minutes, Uventrei had already added four victories to himself, among which he had shot down a fighter with his wingman, and his wingman had three victories.

"Colonel, south, damn it, the American bombers are behind!"

Yuwen Cui Lei was startled, and immediately looked south, and sure enough, at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, a large group of US bombers were flying towards their north.

"Withdraw all from the battle, let Wang Zhihua come to the end, and all go to intercept the US bombers!"

The battle only really began at this time, at least Yuwen Trilei had not forgotten the commander's orders, his task was to deal with the American bombers as much as possible, and it was necessary to break up the American bomber group. Of course, in Yuwen Trilei's opinion, it is easier to attack bombers, and this is also a good opportunity to quickly increase the results of the battle!

More than 30 "Golden Eagles" in the four squads immediately gave up the F6Fs that were still chasing at the beginning, and flew towards the SB3Cs approaching to the south, and for most fighter pilots, they were also more willing to attack bombers than play life and death games with enemy fighters!

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