The Japanese government has also realized the superiority of air power in several conflicts with China, and from the Battle of Qingdao to the current Korean Campaign, the Japanese navy far surpasses China, and even the military quality of the army is higher than that of the Chinese army, but Japan will be tied as long as it is at war with China.

The most fundamental reason is the lack of air power, since the invention of the airplane, human war has entered the three-dimensional era, the battle is no longer a plane, the ancient Chinese art of war is condescending, in the war to seize the commanding heights is particularly important, the lack of Japanese air power makes Japan passive everywhere.

It was the realization of the value of air power that Japan had high hopes for the Tosa, which was not only the largest aircraft carrier in Japan, but also concentrated the most elite pilots that Japan had accumulated over the years.

Airplanes are easy to build, but pilots are difficult to train, just like in World War II, Japan, as the weakest industrial country, built thousands of planes every year, it is normal to build thousands of planes every year, but excellent pilots cannot be produced through industrial assembly lines, which requires a long period of training to be able to form combat effectiveness.

It is precisely because of Qiao Yu's attention that the Chinese Air Force is the first unit to start reserving pilots, especially after World War I, when China's national budget was extremely tight, it also spent a lot of money to establish a large number of flying clubs, and so far about 30,000 people have obtained flight licenses across the country.

These 30,000 people are Qiao Yu's confidence, Qiao Yu has arranged about a thousand planes on the coastal line, if there is not enough pilot accumulation, this cannot be done, and now the Chinese military completely admires Qiao Yu's foresight, without the overwhelming power of the air force, China's maritime frontier is simply unimaginable, Japan's combined fleet can enter and exit freely, and the most essential part of the coast is bound to turn into powder.

However, the Japanese did not have this kind of insight, and their pilot reserves were seriously insufficient, and the air battle over the Yalu River almost exhausted the Japanese army aviation, while most of the naval aviation was concentrated on three aircraft carriers, and the largest Tosa had nearly half of the pilots on it.

Originally, the Tosa was going to Okinawa with great ambitions. But God played a joke with the Japanese. Let the Chinese submarine discover this huge aircraft carrier.

Tang Lin fired a total of four torpedoes, except for one that missed, the remaining three were all concentrated on the Tosa, two hit the middle part of the ship, and one hit the bow, but the torpedo that hit the bow did not explode.

Only two torpedoes exploded, but the two torpedoes hit less than ten meters apart. The violent explosion produced a powerful force, and the huge Tosa seemed to be electrocuted, and it continued to rise and fall on the surface of the sea.

The Tosa was the base of the battleship, and the defensive armor on the side reached 150 mm, which is indeed amazing, but it was still a little insufficient to resist torpedoes. Moreover, Japan's metallurgical technology was not up to par, and Japan's armor defense capability was only about eighty percent of that of Germany at the same thickness, so two torpedoes tore two large holes in the ship's side.

A large amount of sea water immediately poured into it, and the whole warship tilted rapidly, Tang Lin did not appreciate this scene, he quickly dived and fled after firing four torpedoes, you must know that a giant ship like Tosa will never appear alone on the surface of the sea, there must be a escort warship not far away. It's just a disconnect for the time being.

However, before diving, Tang Lin shot the last two torpedoes. At this time, the Japanese navy on the Tosa had already discovered the shadow of a submarine like a black dragon on the sea in the distance, and these Japanese soldiers were angry and anxious. The most vicious curses kept coming out of their mouths, this submarine should be thundered in the sky!

There was a click, a clatter, a cracking sound, apparently the Tosa had been badly wounded, and many sailors rushed to the bottom of the cabin desperately, trying to save the fate of the giant ship, and at this time the soldiers on the deck were desperate to find that two more torpedoes rushed over, and they were aimed at the gap that had just been blown up.

In less than two minutes, the Tosa was attacked by a second wave of torpedoes, one of which happened to hit the first blow up near the opening, where the iron armor had been twisted and deformed, lost its protective effect, and was easily blown up by the torpedo, and what was even worse was that the silo was here.

In order to be able to support the combat requirements of hundreds of aircraft, the aircraft carrier has hoarded a large amount of ammunition and fuel in the cabin.

Historically, Japan's loss of four aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway was largely due to this, and the American bombs were not enough to sink the Japanese aircraft carriers, but Japan itself added to the explosion.

Now the same is true, the four torpedoes only seriously injured the Tosa, after all, the ship's protection was done according to the standards of battleships, but due to design problems, the defense of the oil depot was too weak, and the explosion of the torpedo finally ignited the oil depot.

Thousands of tons of fuel oil burned and exploded, and the Japanese side arranged an ammunition depot next to the oil depot for the convenience of loading, so that even Amaterasu could not save the Tosa.

The sound of the explosion of fuel and ammunition shook the heavens and the earth, and a large black hole appeared on the side of the huge Tosa, which was like an entrance to hell, mercilessly devouring the evil Japanese.

A large amount of seawater poured into the cabin, and the Tosa quickly tilted, throwing the soldiers and planes on board into the icy water, and the vast ocean unceremoniously accepted the huge gift package of the Tosa, only to see the huge hull of more than 40,000 tons sinking towards the water at a speed visible to the naked eye, without any hesitation or hesitation.

At this time, two destroyers rushed to this side, and these two ships were accompanied by the Tosa, but one ship had some mechanical problems on the way, so the other one was left to help solve it, due to the urgency of the military situation, the Tosa was unwilling to delay time, and according to the plan, the combined fleet in the Okinawa base would also send warships to meet it, and no one thought that such a short gap would be caught.

By the time the two destroyers arrived, it was too late, only the bow of the Tosa was still exposed on the water, and the rest of the ship was all sunk to the bottom of the sea, and there were constant explosions in the battleship, there was no possibility of rescue, and they could only watch the Tosa sink completely.

The two destroyers also understood that this was most likely the work of Chinese submarines, and they went crazy to find the Chinese submarines, but there was no trace of them, so the two destroyers had to do their best to rescue the wounded. One is to report to the superior. The sinking of the Tosa was an incomparably huge blow to the entire Japanese Combined Fleet!

As a matter of fact, at this time, some people in the Japanese Navy put forward the view that aircraft carriers were more useful than battleships, and that Japan was subject to China's restrictions everywhere, and the worst thing was not only airplanes, but also that China's coastal areas were heavily guarded, and if they were to attack the coast by pointing at battleships, it would not only be close to the coast, but also difficult to guarantee accuracy.

In addition, the numerous mines near the shore are a nightmare. In addition to mines, there are also land-based aircraft, no matter how you measure it, if you want to attack China's coastal areas, you can't do without aircraft carriers, and now the largest aircraft carrier dies before it can be killed, how can you not let the Japanese go crazy!

As the saying goes, some families are happy and others are sad, and Japan is in a difficult situation right now. In China, however, it was a different story, as Navy Commander Chen Shaokuan was the first to receive Tang Lin's report, and when he heard the news that the Tosa had been hit by four torpedoes and was very likely to sink, Chen Shaokuan was like a dream.

Japan's two large aircraft carriers were like two big stones, pressing on Chen Shaokuan's heart, lingering, as a naval admiral who knows the combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers best, there is no reason not to be afraid of the 40,000-ton supercarrier.

You know, that's almost twice as long as the starting number. Even the Chinese carrier-based aircraft has some advantages. But Chen Shaokuan also knew that it would not be enough to offset the overwhelming tonnage, because the ship was bigger. It means that the greater the number of carrier-based aircraft, the combat capability will jump exponentially.

But at this juncture, the news that the Tosa was sunk by a submarine simply made Chen Shaokuan ecstatic, it was really on the side of China, Chen Shaokuan checked the situation again, and after confirming that there was no problem, he reported the news to Qiao Yu, who was far away in Beijing.

Since the official declaration of war, Qiao Yu has also borne huge pressure on his shoulders, and he even wondered if he was in too much of a hurry, as long as he waited for another year, even if it was half a year, Qinzhou Shipyard would be able to build the first Chinese aircraft carrier, and another battleship could also be rebuilt halfway, China would have two large aircraft carriers, and the chances of winning against the Japanese would be much greater.

If the starting point could not deal with the Japanese navy, China was very likely to win on land and lose at sea.

"President, the Tosa is finished!"

The brush in Qiao Yu's hand suddenly fell to the ground, he was very surprised, and hurriedly took Chen Shaokuan's telegram from Jiang Baili's hand, Qiao Yu took a closer look, and the brilliance in his eyes became more and more prosperous.

"God bless China! God bless China!! ”

The Tosa sank, and the strength and weakness of China and Japan were reversed in an instant, China now has a large aircraft carrier and two escort aircraft carriers, while Japan only has one large aircraft carrier and one small aircraft carrier, as for the other battleships Qiao Yu did not look at it at all, World War II has proved that no matter how powerful battleships seem to be of no use at all for sea dominance, the mission of battleships has become to act as bodyguards for aircraft carriers.

"President, the strength of the navy has changed, and I think this war is not far from victory!"

Qiao Yu had calmed down at this time and waved his hand, "Brother Baili can't be too optimistic yet, the Japanese will make mistakes, won't we, you still have to let Chen Shaokuan strengthen his vigilance, and of course, be ready to attack at any time to break the Japanese sea blockade!" ”

Just as Qiao Yu was arranging, the situation on the Korean battlefield began to completely change in favor of China, with the powerful Biao San tank, Lu Han commanded the army to break through the Japanese defense of nearly 40 kilometers in depth, and successfully occupied Sinuiju, and then the Chinese army showed Japan what is called a blitzkrieg.

The planes in the air provided support, and the three tanks on the ground rushed quickly, constantly cutting the Japanese soldiers who were not ready, and dividing them into small pieces one by one, and China advanced 80 kilometers in one day, and at this speed, it would be able to hit Pyongyang in two more days, and at this time, Japan did not expect that China would show such an amazing speed, they were already stunned! (To be continued.) )