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Chapter 1314: The Scourge of the Second Fleet (3)

At an altitude of 4,000 meters behind the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy, all the fighters of the Second Squadron of the First Air Regiment and the four fighters of the Fifth Squadron had already broken away from the ranks, adjusted their course and flew towards Xuzhou Airport. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Ye Fei, the leader of the reconnaissance squadron, flew over the Japanese fleet, circled around and turned back, and suggested to Zhou Yunlai: "01, when we reconnoitred the firepower of the Japanese fleet at low altitude just now, we found that they have certain weaknesses in defense, if we can use it well, we may not be able to kill a few big guys......"

"Oh? Tell me about it! If you really can, I'll give you a credit! Zhou Yunlai asked with interest.

"The Japanese fleet advanced in a T-shaped formation, with seven cruisers distributed at various points in the formation, of which the front was the most heavily defended, with three heavy cruisers arranged, while at the end of the two-nautical-mile formation, only two heavy cruisers and two light cruisers were responsible for air defense. I don't know what kind of anti-aircraft guns were used in the anti-aircraft fire of the Japanese ships, but it seems that there is a large density of fire only in the first salvo, and the continuous fire is much more sparse, which I suspect may be due to the unreasonable design and gunner configuration, which leads to the untimely supply of ammunition. ”

Ye Fei said: "Therefore, in view of the weakness of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery, we can use the high speed of the S3 reconnaissance aircraft to insert from the rear of its formation to lure the attention of the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery fire, and at the same time, our bombers followed the reconnaissance planes to carry out a surprise attack on the Japanese fleet, using a combination of armor-piercing shells and incendiary bombs to first solve the light patrol behind the Japanese fleet. ”

Huang Bangqiang, the leader of the fourth squadron, praised: "This is a good idea, let the Japanese have a good taste of the power of our incendiary bombs, just throw a few on the Japanese cruiser, and send it a few armor-piercing shells, so that the Japanese cruiser will suffer." The Japanese fleet was anxious to get out of Haizhou Bay and did not dare to entangle with us too much, so we took our time and killed the enemy's cruisers one by one, and the destroyers of the Japanese in the rear without anti-aircraft fire protection would become our meal. ”

Zhou Yunlai immediately made a decision: "Okay, hurry up, the front is almost to Oxcar Mountain Island, we will strive to kill a few more warships before the Japanese fleet enters the Yellow Sea." Little Japan of the dog day will lurk in our coastal waters to sneak attack, this time if you don't teach it a lesson, it will be even more unscrupulous in the future! ”

"Yes!"

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In Tokyo, the Japanese Navy's Chief Commander Fushimi Miya, who had returned to the base camp from the Imperial Palace, got out of the Buick Roadmaster bulletproof sedan and saw Mitsumasa Yonechi, Deputy Chief of the Military Command Department of Shigetaro Yuta, First Minister Nobutake Kondo, and Rear Admiral Yamamoto 56, Vice Admiral Yamamoto, who was returning from the Imperial Palace, standing on the steps with anxious expressions, and asked with a smile quietly: "What are you doing in front of the door?" Do you want the people at the War Department to see that you are here to be a doorman? ”

Minister Mitsumasa Yonechi, dressed in an admiral's uniform, walked down the steps quickly, saluted King Fushimi Miyahiro, and then stepped forward and whispered:

"Your Highness, after the Second Fleet completed the 'Folding Wing Plan', it was suddenly attacked by superior fighters of the Shina Air Force, and the Kaga sank, and the four ships of the Sixth Destroyer Squadron of the Fourth Mine Squadron of Thunder, Electricity, Hibiki, and Tsuki, and the 11th Destroyer Squadron Hatsuyuki may be ......shattered."

"Baga!"

Fushimi Miyahiro Gongwang's face changed suddenly, and he stretched out his hand to "snap" a few slaps, which made Mitsumasa Yonechi quickly bow and apologize. Shitaro Yutata, Nobutake Kondo, and Fifty-six Yamamoto had also walked to the bottom of the steps at this time, and when they saw this, they bent down in panic and did not dare to stand up for a long time.

Walking up the steps, King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong turned around and beckoned: "How did you deal with it?" ”

Mitsumasa Yonechi held the clear palm print on his face, and quickly followed the pace of King Hirokogong of Fushimi Palace: "Your Highness, we have urgently ordered the third detachment of the First Fleet to go to the rescue. At present, the Third Fleet is on its way to Qinhuangdao Port in the north of China, and it is only a six-hour voyage from the Second Fleet, and the Third Fleet has one battleship, two heavy cruisers, four light cruisers, and one aircraft carrier, which can ensure the absolute safety of air defense. At the same time, Rear Admiral Miki Taishi had already urgently ordered the Second Fleet to break away from Haizhou Bay and move towards the Yellow Sea. I think that with such a multi-pronged approach, the China Air Force should no longer cause damage to our Second Fleet. ”

King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong suddenly stopped: "Why is Major General Miki Taiichi reporting?" What about Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo? As a fleet commander, why not at his post? ”

Mitsumasa Minai lowered his head: "I don't know the specific situation yet, and I won't know what is going on until further news comes." ”

King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong nodded, continued to walk, and soon walked into his office, sat on the sofa and looked at the admirals who were bent down in a row in front of him, and said sadly:

"The Kaga cost hundreds of millions, the five destroyers are close to fifty million, plus more than eighty carrier-based aircraft are also worth twenty million, who can tell me what exactly caused this disastrous consequence? The Imperial Navy has always been invincible, and has won overwhelming naval victories against the Qing Dynasty, Russia, Germany, and the Soviet Union. This matter must be thoroughly investigated, otherwise I will not be able to explain it to His Majesty the Emperor!" Go ahead, wait for the results to come back and report back, I don't want to hear any more bad news, understand? ”

"Hi Yi!"

Mitsumasa Yonechi, Shitaro Yutata, Nobutake Kondo, and Fifty-six Yamamoto bowed their heads in unison.

Seeing Mitsumasa Yonechi, Shitaro Yuta and Nobutake Kondo walking out the door, the three books fifty-six who were left behind hesitated, and finally reported hard:

"Your Highness, I think it is necessary to immediately inform Prime Minister Konoe and Foreign Minister Hirota, and the government should make solemn representations to the military and political authorities in China, and force the Nanjing side to order the withdrawal of the fighters that are following our Second Fleet, and at the same time demand that they compensate our navy for the huge losses suffered. We can invite Britain, the United States and other countries to put pressure on the government of China! ”

King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong hesitated for a moment: "We have just sent a fighter plane to get rid of a famous general in the Shina army, can they answer our request?" ”

Fifty-six Mimoto explained: "Up to this point, the main war in the Shina government and the friendly people who are inclined to our great Japanese empire are still evenly matched, and as long as we make a posture that we will not give up until this matter is resolved, Britain, the United States, and other countries that are eager to restore peace in the Far East will definitely compromise, and I believe that the Shina government will soon fall apart under strong pressure, and this will help to redeem the bad effects caused by the defeat of our navy!" ”

"Yo Xi!"

King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong nodded, stood up and patted Yamamoto Fifty-six on the shoulder encouragingly: "Yamamoto, your suggestion is very good, please continue to carry it forward in the future!" I'm going to go to Fumima Konoe and Hiroki Hirota right now, hoping to achieve something diplomatically. You're going to keep an eye on the Second Fleet, and if there's anything, let me know right away, understand? ”

"Hi Yi! Thank you, Your Highness, for your appreciation! ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six hurriedly bent down and watched King Fushimi Miyahiro walk out of the office surrounded by guards, before he straightened up, and saw Mitsumasa Yonechi waiting for him outside the room, so he hurriedly chased after him.

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In the commander's rest room in a corner of the deck of the "Kaohsiung", Vice Admiral Yoshida Zengo looked coldly at the fleet staff officer Toshihei Inoguchi.

Cold sweat rolled down Toshihei Inoguchi's forehead, and under the sharp eyes of Yoshida Zengo like eagle eyes, he finally said: "Inoguchi understands, when the fleet returns to the station, Inoguchi knows what to do!" Thank you, Commander, for your appreciation! ”

Yoshida Zengo nodded slightly: "Inoguchi-kun, I am very confident in your ability, after experiencing this, I think you are fully qualified for the position of captain, our Second Fleet is in great need of excellent talents like you!" Go ahead, please remember that I have taken an overdose of cold medicine and am in a coma, you go and cooperate with Chief of Staff Miki well, and notify me in time if there is any situation. ”

Toshihei Inoguchi left in a hurry, almost falling at the door, and Yoshida Zengo stared at Toshihei Inoguchi's back, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

In the command room of the "Kaohsiung" bridge, Rear Admiral Miki Taishi lowered his head and carefully examined the navigation charts, secretly calculated the distance between the fleet and Oxcart Island, Dashan Island, and Heping Island, speculating on when the Chinese Air Force would follow the rear of the fleet before evacuating. More than a dozen staff officers next to him were working intensively, and the war room was busy and orderly, and it seemed that due to the calm and calm performance of Rear Admiral Miki Taiichi, the officers and men of the fleet had recovered a lot of confidence.

At this time, Toshihei Inoguchi walked into the command room and walked quickly to Major General Miki Taiichi, who turned his head and glanced at him, and asked casually, "How is the commander?" ”

Toshihei Inoguchi smiled and said, "The commander drank some water, and now he feels much better." However, the commander said that in order not to interfere with the command of the chief of staff, he would not come to the bridge, and that today's command would be under the sole responsibility of General Miki. ”

Miki Taishi did not answer, buried his head and continued to check the charts, when suddenly, the sound of anti-aircraft artillery, which had disappeared for a short time, rang out fiercely, extending from the rear of the fleet to the "Kaohsiung" and its wings.

Miki Taishi looked up, and the look on his face was not too panicked. As for the fleet's anti-aircraft firepower, he was still relatively confident, and quickly returned to the huge electronic instrument screen, took the intercom handed by the telecommunications staff officer, and asked loudly: "What's going on behind the scenes?" ”

The voice of Major General Shigekoro, commander of the 4th Mine Combat Team in charge of the rear of the palace, came: "The group of fighters in China is moving closer to our ship, and our anti-aircraft artillery fire is bravely counterattacking......

At this point, the voice was abruptly interrupted, and a busy sound of electricity came from the intercom.

Miki Taishi was slightly stunned, and hurriedly signaled the staff officers on the side to hurry up, and at this time, several violent explosions came from the rear of the fleet, and the momentum was extremely amazing. Miki Taishi couldn't hold it steady anymore, ran out of the command room quickly, stood in front of the railing of the open-air command room, picked up the telescope from the hand of Toshihei Inoguchi who followed him, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised:

I saw that the cruiser Kiso, the flagship of the Fourth Mine Combat Group, was on fire, and the sound of dense explosions was constantly coming. The rear of the entire fleet has become a mess.