Second Lieutenant Karl Sparts, the pilot of the 2nd Reconnaissance Aircraft Squadron, also did not expect war to break out, but this did not hinder Spartz's determination to fight. As a squadron commander of reconnaissance aircraft, Spatz is one of the pilots with the most flight hours in the American Air Force and has been serving in the Air Force for more than five years.

Before entering the service, Spatz worked on his family's farm before Hua invented the airplane, which quickly became popular around the world, and the Americans soon designed their own airplane. The military scoffed at the toy of the airplane, but it was welcomed by the American agricultural community, and the aircraft factory installed a large drum at the bottom of the plane, and the pilot could manually operate the switch of the barrel, and the pesticide inside would be sprayed out.

The Sparts family farm purchased a pesticide sprayer, and Sparts, who was very interested in it, became a natural pilot and had more than a year of flying experience. Later, after joining the army, he was assigned to the army air force, and after receiving about half a year of flight training, he was transferred to the airfield here just in time for the expansion of Pearl Harbor.

Spatz's heart beat faster every time he boarded the plane, he liked the feeling of soaring in the blue sky, he liked looking down on the earth, and he preferred the reconnaissance plane numbered P02117 under him. Although he had heard that the Chinese army had super-powerful aircraft, what could fly at a speed of more than 500 kilometers, what could carry bombs and torpedoes to attack battleships, and what metal fuselage had powerful firepower, Spatz remained skeptical.

He believes that his aircraft is the most advanced aircraft in the world, except for the Chinese aircraft, the P02 is indeed a very advanced aircraft, and the performance of the new aircraft constantly developed by Italy, France, and the United Kingdom is on par. But no matter how advanced it is, it is just a backward biplane.

Due to the lack of performance and weight of aircraft engines, and the material industry, the materials used to build the fuselage can only be wood and cloth, and in order to solve the problem of lift-off, a large area of wings is needed to generate sufficient lift at low speeds. This kind of upper and lower wings through the pillar and tension line into a derivative beam, increase the structural strength of the aircraft, in the first generation of China's biplane has been backward, F01 fighter can be said to be the pinnacle of biplanes, countries want to reach this height still has a period of time, not to mention catch up with the aluminum alloy fuselage of the monoplane fighter. In addition, the engine is also the focus of countries that need to be overcome, can not increase the power of the engine, can not reduce the weight of the engine, countries do not want to produce a fighter that can compete with the Chinese aircraft.

Of course, we should not underestimate the energy of scientists from all countries, in the second month after the establishment of the Military Research Committee, they overcame the difficulty of the firing coordinator, and scientists from all countries selflessly shared technology under great pressure, which made the military technology of the Entente countries advance by leaps and bounds.

Second Lieutenant Spatz didn't care so much, he flew to the surface of the sea with a reconnaissance plane, and slowly the island behind him disappeared from sight, and after ten minutes, his plane arrived about twenty kilometers north of Oahu, and found nothing unusual. Feeling that it was almost over, Spatz decided to turn back, but before he could turn the corner, he faintly saw a flash of light in the sky above the west.

Wang Wei, pilot of the "Huo Quai" aircraft carrier air force, piloted his pirates to carry out the fleet's reconnaissance mission, and according to the air commander's arrangement, the maximum range of his reconnaissance was 300 kilometers south of the fleet.

The Chinese Navy's sabotage fleet with the aircraft carrier Huo Qubing as the core was formed after the Battle of Yokosuka, and the Marines immediately set their sights on Hawaii after capturing Guam, Midway, and other major islands. Unlike other islands, the Hawaiian Islands have relatively complete defense facilities, several warships are anchored in Pearl Harbor, there are at least 100 anti-aircraft guns nearby, there are military airfields and hundreds of aircraft on the two islands, and there is also a division of nearly 10,000 troops defending the islands.

Conquering such a target could not be as reckless as before, requiring naval support, stockpiling war supplies and waiting for troops to assemble. If it is a battle on land, capture a fortress defended by tens of thousands of people, and through the transportation of thousands of miles, the high cost can make the logistics department collapse.

Therefore, after the battle of Yokosuka, the navy divided the fleet into two, and the aircraft carriers Weiqing and Zhang Liao returned to the South China Sea Fleet, responsible for defending the British and French fleets in the direction of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, and defending the Chinese maritime frontier. The USS Baiqi formed an escort detachment to protect the mainland's transportation routes to the Pacific islands. The sabotage squadron formed by the aircraft carrier Hoo Qu was responsible for harassing American preparations in Hawaii, such as sending planes to attack fortifications on Oahu, such as attacking convoys on the continental United States to Hawaii.

Like the Hawaiian garrison, the Chinese army faced problems with time and supplies. Starting from Saipan, seizing Guam, Wake Island, Midway Island and other islands in a short period of time also greatly lengthened the logistics and transportation lines of the Chinese army. Military supplies were first loaded through the home port and crossed half the ocean to reach the front line of the war, Midway, which, like Saipan, became a forward base for attacks on Hawaii.

Docks for ships to moorth, tower cranes for loading and unloading supplies, warehouse facilities, military camps, etc., all need local materials to build. After the prefabricated dock parts customized in advance by the domestic factory arrived at Midway, the naval engineers assembled them and placed them in the harbor according to the water conditions, and soon formed a good loading and unloading dock.

The shipping container mode of transport, which has been in place since more than five years ago, also plays a key role at this time. Through the construction of containers corresponding to the standards of land transportation such as trucks and railways, all containers are of uniform specifications, and different types of materials are packed in different containers, which greatly improves the transportation efficiency and avoids the trouble of material chaos in the logistics department.

The use of construction machinery such as tower cranes, trucks, and forklifts has increased the efficiency of loading and unloading to a terrifying degree, but even so, after calculation, the time to launch the Hawaiian campaign will not be until the end of February 1910, and the long transportation line is an unsolvable problem.

The longer the time drags on, the more fully prepared the Chinese army will be, and the corresponding US troops will be more prepared in Hawaii, and the more trouble will be caused to the Chinese army after the battle begins in the future. Therefore, harassing the US logistics and transportation lines has become the best means of buying time.

Gaining sea supremacy allows the Chinese military to have more choices, and the sabotage fleet is attacking this time, and its actions are very free, and it can attack transportation lines, and it can also provoke the US military near the Hawaiian Islands.

"Lucky, lucky!" Wang Wei secretly thought that he felt lucky after he got this mission in the briefing room of the aircraft carrier, because the probability of discovering a US plane was the highest in a reconnaissance mission to the south, and now it seems that his luck is really good, a slow biplane is making a U-turn, and I don't know if it is because he has discovered himself.

How can you not say hello when you meet? Wang Wei pushed the joystick hard, the engine brought surging power, the pirate nose suddenly pressed down, and the huge inertia pressed Wang Wei on the back of the chair, as if the internal organs were about to be squeezed out.

In the process of diving, the speed of the pirate increased to 700 kilometers per hour, and in the blink of an eye, the small black dot in front of him slowly took shape, and at a distance of about 600 meters, Wang Wei pulled the electric door, and four large-caliber machine guns on the wing sprayed dense ammunition, and the bullet accurately hit the US plane, tearing it to pieces in an instant.

Spatz, who spotted the enemy plane, was about to turn around, and for a moment he wanted to engage the Chinese plane, but he quickly gave up this idea, because he found that the Chinese plane was indeed as fast as rumored, faster than expected, and his plane should be reduced to pieces if it reached that speed!

Run, run! This was the only thought in Spatz's mind, it backfired, the turn was not completed, the enemy plane opened fire, and Sparts, who heard the sound of fire, was scattered, and the next moment he was really scattered, and the whole plane turned into a beautiful spark, and the fragments slowly fell into the sea more than 2,000 meters down.

"It's a pity that there is only one, but it's not fun!" After settling the battle, Wang Wei pulled the pirate up, and after a circle, he reluctantly returned. He didn't know why the fleet didn't attack the Hawaiian islands directly, even if it was to bomb them!

Wang Wei's wish will not be satisfied for the time being, the fleet commander believes that one Huo Qubing alone is not enough to challenge the entire Hawaiian garrison, they still have hundreds of aircraft, several military points also have a lot of anti-aircraft artillery, although the air force on the aircraft carrier can solve the enemy, but losses are inevitable, it is better to wait until the war preparations are completed, and it is more appropriate to attack after joining up with the Baiqi aircraft carrier escorting the rear.

In addition, as long as the transportation line to Hawaii is blocked, the maximum results can be achieved without suffering possible losses, and such a deal will not be done in vain.

"General, it is very likely that the Chinese army will attack us recently, two of the reconnaissance planes I sent out have not returned, both are planes heading to the north, I suspect that the Chinese navy has appeared in our north!" Arnold, who received the reconnaissance feedback, immediately approached Lieutenant General Raymond, and the news surprised Raymond.

"How can it be so fast!?" (To be continued.) )