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Chapter 1313: The Scourge of the Second Fleet (2)

With the violent explosion of the hangar, all the Japanese officers and men on the aircraft carrier "Kaga" felt the hull of the ship swaying from side to side, and immediately understood that their mothership had suffered heavy damage. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Just as one fighter plane after another on the deck started to accelerate, and six fighters had already rushed out of the deck and lifted into the air, more than 20 other fighters of the fourth and fifth squadrons of the first regiment of the Southwest Air Force had already arrived one after another, dropping bombs like raindrops, and finally, the entire "Kaga" aircraft carrier from bow to stern was ablaze in a violent explosion, and the billowing smoke went straight to the sky in the sparse rain curtain, and because of the continuous explosions, the aircraft carrier's own ammunition depot was detonated, and the entire "Kaga" The ship has become a terrifying fireball that constantly spews flames and shrapnel, causing the five destroyers in the vicinity to be unable to avoid in time.

Under the wave of fierce fire, one of the destroyers was also affected, and the fire raged, and the other four were baptized by the violent baptism of steel fragments that rained down like a torrential rain, and almost all the Japanese officers and men on the deck, on the bridge, and in the cockpit were spared, and all suffered the tragic fate of disemboweling, and the rest hid in the thick cabins, shivering, and praying to their Amaterasu.

The six Japanese fighters that had been able to rise into the air before the explosion of the "Kaga" had risen to a height of 1,000 meters with great effort, and before they could adjust their direction, Zhou Yunlai had already arrived with the A26 fighter group of the first squadron.

Under the precise strike, six Mitsubishi Type 96 carrier-based planes with a fixed course that could not be avoided exploded in volley, like six brilliant fireworks, which contrasted with the skyrocketing flames of the "Kaga" aircraft carrier below.

At this time, most of the ships of the Japanese Second Fleet were finally activated, and the seven cruisers finally adjusted their posture and began to use all their anti-aircraft fire to carry out frantic strafing at the enemy in the air.

The "Kaohsiung" and "Maya" heavy cruisers each have 66 25-mm anti-aircraft guns, and the three main cruisers of "Nachi", "Haguro", and "Ashiga" also have 52 25-mm anti-aircraft guns, plus the "Shentong" and "Kiso" light cruisers are equipped with 44 25-mm anti-aircraft guns and 6 13-mm anti-aircraft guns, and nearly 400 anti-aircraft guns are fired at the same time in a short period of time. But a powerful firepower network is enough to deter any fighter that wants to get close to the fleet.

Colonel Zhou Yunlai, the leader of the first squadron, saw that the Japanese warship was fierce, and the sky was densely packed with tracer bullets, and hurriedly gave an order to the intercom:

"Attention squadrons: keep a distance of more than 3000 meters from enemy ships and lure their fleets to consume as many anti-aircraft artillery shells as possible. Bomber squadron please check the number and type of remaining ammunition, reconnaissance squadron expand the detection range! Try to catch the fighter in half an hour, and once the time limit is exceeded, you must return home! Complete! ”

"Roger—"

"Understood—"

After answering the questions, the five squadron leaders drove their fighters to hover over the Japanese fleet, and from time to time made various thrilling rollovers and dives in various thrilling postures, provoking the slowly accelerating Japanese fleet to open full anti-aircraft fire and shoot fiercely into the air.

At this time, the aircraft carrier "Kaga," which had stayed in place, was torn apart after an earth-shattering explosion, and all parts of the ship's hull were slowly sinking with raging waves and steam.

"Baga!"

In the command room of the "Kaohsiung" bridge, the commander of the Japanese Second Fleet, Yoshida Zengo, who witnessed the sinking of the "Kaga", was stark and roared hoarsely:

"Damn the Shina people! My Kaga number! My First United Air Corps...... Order the fleet to stop, and I must teach those fighters a hard lesson......"

Chief of Staff Miki Taiichi grabbed Yoshida Zengo's hand vigorously and said loudly, "Commander, the situation is critical, we should get out of here as soon as possible......"

Yoshida Zengo pointed to one destroyer still burning in the distance and the other four destroyers that were not moving: "What about the five Imperial warships?" Is it left to the hateful Shina people? ”

Miki Taishi said eagerly: "Commander, I ask you to calm down, if we are reluctant to give up, then our entire fleet may stay in Haizhou Bay." The Chinese army has absolute air superiority, and it takes three hours for our fastest fighters to get here, and there is no fuel to fly back to base, so the wisest choice for us at this time is to retreat! ”

Yoshida Zengo suddenly calmed down, bowed, and said, "Miki-kun, you're right, the Imperial Navy can no longer afford any losses...... Yoshida is in chaos, so you will command the battle in my place! Please! ”

"It's-"

Miki Taichi hesitated for a moment, but when he saw Yoshida Zengo's encouraging gaze, he immediately bowed deeply: "Hi Yi! Subsequently, Miki Taiichi gave an urgent order into the radio intercom:

"Order all ships to maintain a tight defensive formation and accelerate their withdrawal to the Yellow Sea. A telegram was sent to the commander-in-chief of the military order of King Hiroshi Fushimi Miyagi, saying that our Second Fleet had been attacked by the Shina Air Force, and that the aircraft carrier Kaga had sunk after heavy damage, and that the four ships of the Sixth Destroyer Group of the Fourth Mine Squadron had lost their kinetic energy. Our unit lost its air strike capability and urgently evacuated the coast of China at full speed. Mikitai City. ”

The sneer on the corner of Yoshida Zengo's mouth flashed away, and when he heard the dense anti-aircraft cannon sound outside the bridge, he suddenly said anxiously: "Something is wrong!" Why does our anti-aircraft artillery keep firing? ”

Miki Taishi observed through the window of the command room, but found nothing, so he pushed open the door in desperation, strode to the open-air command post outside the bridge, carefully observed the Chinese fighters in the sky, and found that although the enemy planes made various attack postures, they always remained outside the range of anti-aircraft fire, and couldn't help blurting out: "It's not good, the Chinese are deliberately inducing the consumption of our anti-aircraft shells......

Hurriedly returning to the command room, Miki Taiichi continued to order into the radio intercom: "Attention ships, save ammunition, the Chinese fighter can only shoot within the range, and keep silent at other times!" It only takes one hour to enter the waters of the Yellow Sea, and I believe that the fighters will return automatically! Life and death, in one fell swoop! ”

"Hi Yi!"

A dense reply came from the microphone.

......

In the air three thousand meters away from the *** fleet, I witnessed the sinking of "Kaga", and all the fighters burst into enthusiastic cheers.

At this time, Huang Bangqiang and Hou Cheng also received reports from various machines and began to report their families.

"When the fourth squadron was dispatched, it only carried a conventional amount of ammunition, and now each fighter has only one armor-piercing bomb and two incendiary bombs. 04 Report completed! ”

"The same as the fifth squadron. 05 Done! ”

Zhou Yunlai groaned slightly, and immediately ordered: "Continue the pursuit for twenty-five minutes, and if the Japanese battleship group still does not show any flaws in the defense, we will return!" Fifth squadron, now the five destroyers of the Japanese army stranded in the sea have escaped the protection of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery fire, you go back and sink them! ”

"01, these four ships are fine, why don't you leave them to our navy to receive? What a waste! Hou Cheng, the leader of the fifth squadron, asked while leading the fighter to change course.

"Of the five ships, except for the burning one, the rest of the warships have not completely lost their ability to maneuver, and I suspect that they only did not move before, and it must be that the remnants of the officers and men on the ship were dodging the violent explosion of the Kaga, and now that the Kaga has sunk, the enemy who has come to his senses will soon flee in boats. With the bravery of the *** navy, the possibility of surrender is very small, and even if we accept these four ships, we will not be able to drive back to the Yangtze River, and we will only become a live target for Japanese warships at that time! Zhou Yunlai explained.

"01, the Japanese fleet suddenly stopped firing and asked for instructions on the next move!" The voice of Ye Fei, the leader of the reconnaissance squadron, came.

"Oh? So soon the Japanese army ran out of anti-aircraft artillery shells? No! It should be unlikely, 06, find a way to scout and pay attention to ensure the safety of the fighter! Zhou Yunlai gave the order.

"06 understood!"

Ye Fei responded, immediately mobilized five S3 reconnaissance planes, quickly lowered to a low altitude of 1,000 meters, circled, adjusted the bearing, and cut into it from the direction of the fleet.

The Japanese fleet did not know what type of aircraft the S3 was, and when they saw five fighters passing over their fleet, they panicked and fired desperately at full speed from the anti-aircraft artillery, weaving a tight network of fire in the sky. However, the S3 has been at full power, with a maximum speed of up to 550 kilometers, so that all the Japanese 25mm anti-aircraft guns that tried to capture its traces have all failed.

After the five S3s were out of the range of the anti-aircraft artillery, they returned quickly, and Ye Fei reported: "01, the Japanese fleet has sufficient reserves of anti-aircraft shells, and the firepower network is very tightly constructed, it is estimated that its fleet commander saw our intentions and intended to preserve strength. ”

Zhou Yunlai groaned slightly, and before he could make a decision, the voice of Hou Cheng, the leader of the fifth squadron, came again:

"01, 01, I'm 05, the four Japanese destroyers have all withdrawn their naval flags and replaced them with white flags, and they have also spread out large white cloths on their decks, what now?"

Zhou Yunlai asked in surprise: "The Japanese warship surrendered?" Impossible! ”

Hou Chengdao: "I don't believe it either, but this is a living reality." Now what? ”

"Leave two fighters to continue to monitor the enemy, and the rest return to the team. I immediately reported the matter to the 5th and requested that someone be sent to Lianyun City to go to sea quickly to find out the intentions of the Japanese destroyers...... His grandmother's, this is the first time I have encountered a Japanese warship surrendering on its own initiative, and what was originally quite simple has become so complicated......" Zhou Yunlai scolded and scolded.

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At Bengbu Airport, Peng Zuliang received a report from Zhou Yunlai and scolded: "You dogs, don't look for the commander well, why are you going to find *** people?" In my heart, even if I sink ten *** aircraft carriers, it is not as important as safely welcoming back the commander......"

Zhou Yunlai's somewhat choked voice came: "No. 5, we also know that the safety of the commander is the most important, but in such weather, he is entangled by a large number of Japanese fighters at the same time, and the commander is ...... Five, no matter what, please allow us to finish this vote, and punish us no matter how we want in the future! In any case, we must avenge the commander! ”

"Phew! Crow's beak! ”

Peng Zuliang scolded and said: "What kind of revenge, don't curse the commander on a dog day...... Okay, you continue to monitor the movements of the Japanese fleet and the surrendered battleships, and I will immediately dispatch transport planes...... It's a little too late in time, you first arrange for some fighters to refuel at Xuzhou Airport, and then continue to attack, understand? ”

"Yes!"