In the face of the large group of enemy planes attacking, although the sailors of the British fleet were somewhat panicked, their professional qualities were quickly reflected, especially the gunners.

Under the fierce anti-aircraft fire, some incoming bombers were hit, and several long black smoke trails appeared in the sky, although the wounded bombers desperately continued to pounce on the British fleet, but in the end, most of the wounded bombers still had to choose to retreat, and two "Heron" medium bombers fell to the sea, and the crew members had to parachute to escape, and several parachutes appeared in the sky.

The interception of anti-aircraft guns was only one aspect, and the British fleet at the same time dispatched forces in the sky.

In fact, when the Chinese aircraft group was seen, the British naval aviation fighters hovering over the fleet quickly pounced, and before the anti-aircraft guns opened fire, the battle in the sky had actually broken out, but because the number of British naval aircraft was too small, they could not withstand the surprise attack of the Chinese aircraft group, and in this case, the anti-aircraft artillery fire of the British naval fleet had to play the most important role.

Although the British "Hurricane" and "Sea Fire" fighters were tumbling up and down in the interception airspace of the anti-aircraft guns, trying to shoot down as many incoming bombers as possible in the rain of bullets on their own, in the face of the fighters of the Chinese naval aviation, this attempt was doomed to be unrealizable, and just two minutes after the battle began, more than a dozen British Navy "Hurricane" and "Sea Fire" fighters were already dragging black smoke to the sea, and more parachutes were floating in the sky. But there were several British fighters who did not see the pilot parachute until they crashed into the sea.

Before the British sailors and officers had time to mourn the British pilots who sacrificed their lives for the country, the bombs of the Chinese bombers fell from the sky, because it was horizontal bombing, and the height of the bombers was relatively high, so the bombing accuracy was very low, most of the aerial bombs fell into the sea, only two bombs hit the target, a light cruiser was hit by an aerial bomb on the bow of the No. 1 turret, the bomb exploded inside the turret, destroying the turret, but fortunately the ammunition depot was not detonated, and a destroyer ate a near-miss bomb, The bomb exploded almost close to the stern of the destroyer, and the powerful shock wave instantly destroyed the rudder of the destroyer, and the hapless British destroyer immediately began to spin in place.

"Give an order that all warships are forbidden to move without permission and maintain formation!"

Admiral Cunningham quickly issued his new order, and he was well aware that the reason why the Chinese Army Air bombers rushed to carry out air strikes over the British fleet before the HNA torpedo attack planes and dive bombers arrived, was in fact just harassment, and the purpose was to force the British fleet to avoid bombs, disrupt the air defense formation, and thus weaken the British anti-aircraft fire, so that the torpedo attack planes and dive bombers of the Chinese naval aviation could launch a truly deadly attack.

For warships, the most threatening thing is not these horizontally dropped aerial bombs, but torpedoes that come from under the water, and those dropped by dive bombers from almost vertical courses.

The attack of the Chinese medium bombers was soon over, and the bombers who had completed the air attack mission immediately turned around and flew to the northwest under the cover of the fighters, and in this short assault, a total of six medium bombers were shot down by the fleet's anti-aircraft fire, and the same number of bombers were damaged by artillery fire, so to speak, the losses were quite huge.

"Order all ships, they must maintain formation, and without an order, they are not allowed to change their formation!"

Admiral Cunningham repeated his order, he was very worried about the imminent second wave of attacks by the Chinese naval forces, and from the sky, all the fighters of the British naval aviation had been shot down, and the British fleet might have to rely on its own warship fire to cover itself.

The radar showed that the second wave of China's assault was imminent, and all the British crews held their breath, raised their heads, and looked up at the sky, and after just a minute, they spotted the first small black dot.

It was a "Sea Hawk" of the Chinese Navy, a special naval model of the "Falcon" fighter, which was very suitable for aircraft carriers, and the performance was exactly the same as that of the "Falcon", in the confrontation at medium and low altitudes, it had an overall advantage over the British fighters, and in high-altitude air combat, this Chinese fighter with a turbocharger could defy all enemy aircraft.

"Enemy aircraft spotted! Visual contact! Prepare for anti-aircraft combat! Prepare for anti-aircraft combat! ”

The shouts of the gun commander sounded from all the battle positions of the "Brilliant" aircraft carrier, and the gunners frantically shook the barrels of their guns, so that the muzzles of the guns were pointed in the direction of the attack of the Chinese aircraft group, and then, all the guns fired in unison, and the flowers of death bloomed again in the sky.

Soon, the second assault group of Chinese aircraft arrived over the fleet, and this time the main forces of the attack were torpedo attack aircraft and dive bombers, which swooped down from a high altitude and swooped down on the British fleet from the left and right flanks respectively, like a flock of hungry birds of prey, staring at their prey, and the rest was up to the prey to see how the prey fought back.

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Looking at the British fleet circling on the sea, Zhang Yiwu calmly pushed the control lever of the aerial bomb fuse, so that the fuse of the bomb was adjusted to the state of "delayed explosion", and his target had already been selected, that is, the "Eagle" aircraft carrier, which was also the first target of the dive bomber squadron, because it was closest to the assault group.

"Xiao Qin, you're about to enter the attack, you pay attention."

Zhang Yiwu moved his hand back from the control lever of the aerial bomb fuse, and then said a few words to Xiao Qin, the navigator and machine gunner sitting in the back seat, through the intercom in the plane.

"Understood, Captain. You can attack without worry, with me here, you don't have to worry about the rear, and it looks as if there are no British planes here. ”

Xiao Qin spoke to Zhang Yiwu with confidence, his voice was loud and calm, and he couldn't hear a trace of nervousness, as if it was not the first time he had participated in actual combat, but the fact was that this was indeed Xiao Qin's first time participating in battle, and he was a rookie among rookies.

Zhang Yiwu's previous partner has been killed in the Andaman naval battle, Xiao Qin is his new partner, even the "Sea Falcon" dive bomber that Zhang Yiwu is piloting now is also brand new, the previous one was also heavily damaged by artillery fire in the Andaman naval battle, and had to be transported back to Bangka Island by a supply ship for overhaul, in the past, it was said that the navy was a "gold-swallowing beast" in the army, but now, the air force is becoming more and more like a "gold-swallowing beast", and the overhaul fund of the "Sea Falcon" alone is enough for Zhang Yiwu's salary for almost a year.

Looking out to sea through the windshield, the torpedo attack aircraft squadron had begun to descend in altitude and braved a dense hail of bullets to enter the attack route, preparing to launch a torpedo attack on the British fleet, and Zhang Yiwu knew that his attack must also begin.

"Attention all! Target two aircraft carriers! The first squad attacks the one in front, the second squad attacks the one in the rear, and the third squad makes a supplementary attack! All of them! Follow me! ”

Zhang Yiwu shouted and gave the order to attack, and was about to lead the squadron to attack, but the call of the fighter leader suddenly sounded in the headset of the flight cap.

"Attention! Note! A large group of enemy aircraft was found in the south! A large group of enemy aircraft was found in the south! All the 'Sea Hawks' follow me! Intercept enemy aircraft! Intercept enemy aircraft! ”

Hearing the hoarse call of the pilot of the fighter squadron leader, Zhang Yiwu quickly turned his head to look at the southern airspace, and he immediately found some small black dots that were almost unrecognizable suspended in the southern sky, that is, the British plane? Zhang Yiwu had no time to think about this problem, in any case, the dive bomber had to be immediately put into attack.

"Woo————"

Zhang Yiwu violently pushed the throttle valve, and the engine of this "Sea Falcon" immediately let out a more powerful roar as if it had been injected with a dose of stimulant, and at the same time, Zhang Yiwu pressed the control stick, and the dive bomber immediately came to a steep angle and dived into the attack route.

The feeling of weightlessness appeared, and Zhang Yiwu tried to keep his eyes on the bombing sight on the front windshield, and maintained the sight's reticle through the joystick and rudder, so that the reticle pressed tightly against the middle of the deck of the British aircraft carrier on the sea.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The barrage projected by the British fleet into the sky was dense and accurate, and the shells of the anti-aircraft guns exploded violently near Zhang Yiwu's plane from time to time, and the air waves mixed with shrapnel came overwhelmingly, hitting the windshield of the cockpit and hitting the aluminum alloy skin of the fuselage, making various sounds.

Suddenly, there was a cold swishing sensation on Zhang Yiwu's left calf, and then a burst of numbness, which should be a sign of being shot, but Zhang Yiwu didn't pay attention, and all his attention was focused on the deck of that aircraft carrier.

1,000 meters, 900 meters...... 500 meters, 400 meters......

It wasn't until the height of 200 meters that Zhang Yiwu pulled the lever violently, and under the control of the automatic control equipment, the bomb stick on the belly of the plane smoothly threw the 500-kilogram aerial bomb down, and then, the "Sea Falcon" dive bomber jumped up lightly, and the nose jumped upward, at this time, the feeling of weightlessness disappeared immediately, Zhang Yiwu's back was tightly attached to the back of the seat, and the dazzling sunlight made him have to close his eyes temporarily.

At this time, the severe pain in the left calf made Zhang Yiwu's cold sweat seep out.

"Xiao Qin, observe the effect of the attack!"

Zhang Yiwu reached out to touch his calf, and when he retracted his hand, his palm was already full of blood, he endured the pain, quickly gave an order to the navigator in the back seat, and then waited for the other party's answer with some trepidation.

"The bomb hit the target...... Successful detonation! Preliminary judgment, penetrating at least two decks, the enemy aircraft carrier has caught fire and burned, judged to be a heavy damage. ”

Finally, the voice of the navigator in the back seat came from the headset of the in-flight intercom, and Zhang Yiwu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Prepare to return."

Zhang Yiwu did not intend to circle around this airspace a few times to confirm the results, because he had already seen that in the southern sky, a fierce air battle was going on, and Chinese fighters and British fighters were fighting each other, and some British fighters had broken through the defensive line of Chinese fighters and were rushing towards the airspace on this side of the fleet at high speed.

There is no doubt that the sight of the blazing aircraft carrier "Eagle" and the battleships that have eaten torpedoes and are spinning on the surface of the sea made all the RAF pilots angry in their chests, and they desperately broke through the defensive line of the Chinese naval fighters, trying to catch up with the Chinese dive bombers and torpedo attack planes that were returning home, and avenged the British Royal Navy.