The Japanese attack this time was markedly different from the last one. Although the number of fighters is much less, the number www.biquge.info of fighters is much less, but the coordination is very good. The pilots were highly skilled, and many of the fighters managed to break out of the range of the Fighting Falcon and anti-aircraft artillery nets.

Dive bombers began to enter the dive course, and torpedo bombers lined up for sea-skimming flights. They have only one goal, and that is the aircraft carrier Poyang Lake.

"It's going to be bad." Tong Haifeng looked at the posture pulled out by the Japanese, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Originating from the ancient times in the desolate forests and fighting against fierce beasts, Tong Haifeng felt that this time the Poyang Lake might be more than lucky.

Of the 18 99 ships, 8 successfully entered the dive route, and they also greatly attracted the anti-aircraft fire of the Ming army. Eight dive bombers were shot down by four, while another four dive bombers dropped four bombs and hit two, with a success rate of an astonishing fifty percent.

Mitsuo Fuchida, as the leader of the team, piloted his 99 shipburst until the altitude was reduced to about 500 meters before dropping the bomb. The same is true of the three fighters that follow him, all of whom are elite pilots trained in the Japanese Navy.

In the end, only Mizu Fuchida and Yunakasa's own plane escaped from the 18 99 ship explosions, and the bomb he dropped also hit the Poyang Lake.

This time it was a serious 250-kilogram armor-piercing projectile, and the two armor-piercing shells hit the rear deck near the elevator and the flight deck near the bridge. The armor-piercing projectile that pierced the flight deck exploded in the hangar, triggering a raging flame that had just been contained, and the huge ship with a full load displacement of up to 27,000 tons once again emitted thick black smoke.

At a time when most of the air defense attention of the formation was attracted by dive bombers, 8 97 ships attacked the sea and approached the Poyang Lake. They flew so low that they looked as if they could crash into the sea at any moment.

However, this sea-skimming flight altitude brought great difficulties to air defense. The Fighting Falcon in the sky couldn't see where the torpedo machine was. As for the anti-aircraft fire on the battleship, because of the angle of fire, height, distance, etc., a large part of the anti-aircraft fire could not deal with these highly skilled torpedo machines. Although two were successfully shot down, the remaining torpedo machines were already in effective range.

Eventually, when most of the anti-aircraft fire was against dive bombers in the air. Six torpedo planes that managed to break out of the air defense net dropped their torpedoes at a distance of about 7,8 hundred meters from the Poyang Lake.

In the end, 4 of the 6 97 ships escaped the round-up of the Fighting Falcon and returned to their mothership alive, and the torpedoes they dropped achieved great results.

The captain of the Poyang Lake knocked the rudder in his hand to the bottom. The entire huge battleship turned to the left with the maximum number of turns, trying to reduce the minefield by trying to turn the bow in the direction of the incoming torpedo attack. But it's too close, and it's too late in time. The Poyang Lake dodged three torpedoes, but was also hit by three.

The first torpedo hit the tail of the aircraft carrier. The huge force of the explosion instantly rendered the propeller useless, and at the same time, a huge opening was made in the stern of the ship, which could not be blocked. The torpedo destroyed the ship's propeller and transmission system, directly putting the Poyang Lake's propulsion system into a state of scrap.

The second torpedo hit the ship's amidships, where the ship's boiler room was located. Several boilers on this side shut down, and the huge holes created by the explosion flooded the Poyang Lake and flooded several cabins in a very short time.

The third torpedo hit the part near the bow. The entire pre-flight deck was distorted by the violent explosion, and all the nearby anti-aircraft gun emplacements were killed. Similarly, the torpedo also made a huge opening several meters in diameter near the bow of the ship, and the massive water ingress made the crew members of the Poyang Lake almost completely desperate.

Armor-piercing shells and torpedoes made a mess on the Poyang Lake, which was hit five times in a row. Inside the bridge, the shock wave from the explosion caused everyone to fall to the ground in all directions. Sensing that the aircraft carrier had lost control, the captain got up from the ground and handed over the rudder to the first mate, and rushed out of the bridge himself to personally direct the rescue.

And Tong Haifeng, Han Dongwen, and many staff officers were all shocked and fell to the ground. Basically, the head is broken and bleeding, the nose is blue and the face is swollen.

"Hurry up and manage the damage!" Tong Haifeng, who got up from the ground, didn't bother to wipe the blood stains on his nose, and shouted loudly at the staff officers on the side.

The blow this time was too severe. The two armor-piercing shells of the 250 kg class were better, after all, there was nothing on the deck and in the hangar. But those torpedoes were going to die. Tong Haifeng could clearly feel that the speed of the aircraft carrier was constantly decreasing, which meant that the power system had been greatly damaged. And the power system has to provide power for the whole ship, and without electricity, the pumping machine cannot be started!

The actual damage to the Poyang Lake was far more serious than Tong Haifeng had predicted. Zhang Cheng had a very clear positioning when designing this aircraft carrier, which was a fleet-type aircraft carrier that was consumed and used in large quantities during wartime.

This aircraft carrier, with its modular production, is fast and inexpensive to build. Correspondingly, heavy armor, which costs a lot of money and a lot of time, and seriously affects speed, is not installed. This is also the fundamental reason why it is broken in one hit.

Aircraft carriers such as the Japanese Navy's Akagi and Kaga, which were converted from the hulls of battleships, were so strong that many torpedoes and multiple bombs might not be able to sink them. However, if it is the internal ammunition and oil that burn and explode, there is no way. Both the Akagi and Kaga were actually killed by the detonation of the fuel and ammunition they carried.

The Poyang Lake is not a papier-mâché and has not been beaten at all. Zhang Cheng has perfected the battleship as much as possible when designing it. However, this time the blow was too strong, and after losing most of the power, the Poyang Lake even lost the chance to save it.

When the surrounding escort warships came up to provide power support to the aircraft carrier. Because of the large amount of water in the bilge, the battleship began to tilt gradually. By this time, closing the bilge watertight doors had become ineffective, as the seawater from the flooded compartments alone was enough to cause the ship to flip on its side shortly after.

The ship's pumping machines were working desperately, and the brave sailors jumped straight into the dark, seawater-filled chamber with the leak plugging equipment and never came out. Everyone is desperately trying to save their warships. Unfortunately, the Poyang Lake, which was too badly damaged, was slowly leaning sideways towards the sea in an unstoppable attitude.

In this case, the captain had no choice but to order the bilge on the other side of the battleship to be filled with water to temporarily balance the battleship and provide time for the crew to escape. Then the captain gave the official order to abandon the ship.

"Please allow me to uphold my dignity as a soldier." When Tong Haifeng asked the calm-faced captain to evacuate with him, the captain calmly said that he would live and die with his warship.

"The country has spent a lot of resources to train you to become an excellent captain, not for you to go with the battleship to feed the fish!" Tong Haifeng's eyes widened and shouted, "You are a soldier, and your duty is to fight the enemy on the battlefield!" Sinking with a ship is an honor for an individual, but an irreparable loss for the country and the army! If you are still an Imperial Navy soldier, then obey my orders! Immediately, immediately, come with me! ”

In the end, most of the crew on board the Poyang Lake were able to escape, and the actual battle damage was about 500 people.

After the ship was abandoned, the Poyang Lake held out on to the sea for more than an hour, and even later the flight deck was only one or two meters away from the sea.

It took just over two hours from being attacked to being completely sunk. At this time, Tong Haifeng, who had been transferred to the Chang Yuchun, looked at the HNA fighters circling and flying in the sky, and his heart was full of helplessness and pain.

Just over 10 minutes after the attack group led by Mitsuo Fuchida finished its attack, naval aircraft from various airfields on Java Island flew over the fleet. Unfortunately, it has no effect other than wasting oil. If they had been able to get there twenty minutes earlier, the Poyang Lake would definitely not have been sunk!

"Write a report." Tong Haifeng lowered his eyelids and said in a deep voice, "We must set up a special command and coordination body to be responsible for coordinating coordinated operations among various troops. Today, if the shore-based troops of the sea and sea can continue to prop up a defense net over the fleet, then the Poyang Lake will not sink, and we will achieve a perfect victory! ”

"That's right." Han Dongwen nodded, and said in response, "The fighters from the shore-based troops belong to different units. Some came early, some came late, and some even haven't arrived yet. When we keep the radio silent, it's already chaos, and once it's time to turn it on, it's too late. In addition, the water reconnaissance planes of the shore-based forces have not found the two missing Japanese aircraft carriers so far, and these problems need to be resolved. ”

"Anyway." Tong Haifeng took a deep breath, an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes, looked at the battleship formation that was sailing quickly around him, and said in a low voice, "We have all achieved a brilliant victory." ”

Tong Haifeng was not wrong, he commanded the 11th Task Force and successfully won a brilliant victory. Take advantage of the Japanese army's arrogance and paralysis. Task Force 11 acted covertly and launched a first-strike assault at the right time, inflicting heavy damage on the Japanese Navy's 1st Air Fleet in one fell swoop.

This offensive launched with courage and determination succeeded in reversing the excellent and sluggish performance and morale of the Ming naval forces since the beginning of the war. Task Force 11 and Tong Haifeng, as well as many of the combatants, instantly became heroes, and were reported in the newspapers and radio.

This is the glory of the victors. And the loser can only swallow the bitter fruit of his own pain. (To be continued.) )