It is impossible for a dive bomber to have a head-on confrontation with a fighter, Zhang Yiwu must get out of the battlefield as soon as possible, and the bombing mission has been completed.

"Captain, the enemy plane is catching up! It's a 'Spitfire'! ”

Xiao Qin, the navigator and machine gunner in the back seat, suddenly shouted, and then, Zhang Yiwu heard the sound of the machine gun in the back seat.

"Dada...... Dadada......"

Xiao Qin manipulated the machine gun and fired frantically backwards, tracer incendiary bombs flew to the rear with orange-red bands of light, while a British Royal Air Force "Spitfire" fighter dodged left and right between these flashing bullet belts, and continued to chase after the dive bomber, the distance between the two planes became closer and closer, from 500 meters to 200 meters.

The British pilot of the Spitfire was obviously an experienced veteran, and he tightly bit the tail of the "Sea Falcon" in front of him, keeping it in the direction of 12 o'clock in his line of sight.

The silhouette of the "Sea Falcon" was quickly inserted into the center of the sight, and then the British "Spitfire" finally opened fire.

"Dada...... Dadada......"

The machine guns on the wings of this "Spitfire" fighter spewed out tongues of fire and fired deadly bullets, pounced on the "Sea Falcon" piloted by Zhang Yiwu, and almost instantly, the tail of the "Sea Falcon" was pierced by bullets through more than 10 small holes, and then, a piece of skin on the tail was blown away by the air current, and the control of the plane immediately became stiff.

Although Zhang Yiwu had increased the throttle to the maximum position to maximize the speed of the plane, he was still unable to dodge the attack of the enemy aircraft from the rear.

"Dada...... Dadada......"

Zhang Yiwu subconsciously looked to the left flank and found that a piece of skin the size of a fan on the wing was actually torn open by the violent air current, and was blown backwards by the air current, and this "Sea Falcon" dive bomber also immediately leaned to the left side and almost lost control.

Finally stabilized the plane, Zhang Yiwu realized that the plane's control system might have been damaged in the attack just now, but at this moment he didn't have time to think about where the control system was malfunctioning.

"Seahawk One! Seahawk One! Hold on! I'm here to support you! ”

At this time, the shouts of another dive bomber pilot came from the headset of the flight cap, but Zhang Yiwu decisively stopped the other party's rescue attempt.

"Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Retreat on your own! Retreat on your own! ”

Zhang Yiwu shouted, and at the same time pushed and pulled the control stick of the plane hard, but the "Sea Falcon" dive bomber became as clumsy as a chicken in soup, and reacted slowly to Zhang Yiwu's maneuvering maneuvers.

"Captain! We've been shot! Fly to the other side of the coast! Fly to the other side of the coast! ”

Xiao Qin shouted as he continued to maneuver his machine gun and fire fiercely at the Spitfire, but the enemy pilots were experienced and always kept their planes in a straight line with the Chinese planes, and in this state, it was impossible for Xiao Qin to let go of his hands to shoot, because the machine gun bullets might hit the tail of the landline.

"Captain! He's ready to attack again! Slide sideways! Slide sideways! ”

Xiao Qin shouted hoarsely, but this "Sea Falcon" dive bomber did not make any satisfactory maneuvers at all, only swayed from side to side slightly, like a drunken man, and he didn't know where to go.

"Xiao Qin, our plane is out of control, and the tail rudder and flaps are barely reacting."

Zhang Yiwu was very annoyed and told Xiao Qin about this fact, there is no doubt that in the attack just now, the British fighter must have smashed a key component in the control system, and this "Sea Falcon" is now a target.

No matter how Zhang Yiwu swung the control stick, the plane just refused to make maneuvers that could avoid the attack of the enemy plane, and flew at an altitude of 1,500 meters very "smoothly".

"Xiao Qin, get ready to skydive!"

Zhang Yiwu glanced down, this is still the ocean, but it may not be very far from the land, although it is true that the coastline cannot be seen now, so he specially reminded Xiao Qin.

"Xiao Qin, don't forget to check the inflatable life jacket!"

After Zhang Yiwu gave the order to the navigator, he reached out to untie the seat belt of the seat, but before he could unbuckle the seat belt, he had already heard Xiao Qin's cheers.

"The British 'Spitfire' has been shot down! Our fighters are coming! ”

Zhang Yiwu turned his head to look and saw that the "Spitfire" fighter of the British Royal Air Force had been dragging black smoke into the sea, and a "Sea Hawk" fighter of the Chinese Navy was passing over his right flank.

"How? Captain? Is the plane still saved? Do I still need to skydive? Xiao Qin asked.

"Be prepared to skydive, but we're not skydiving at sea."

The crisis has been lifted, and the rest depends on Zhang Yiwu's skills, he quickly thought about it, and then lifted the order to parachute.

Now there are two choices in front of Zhang Yiwu, the first option is to fly the seriously injured "Sea Falcon" back to the aircraft carrier, but with the current situation of the aircraft, this choice is not very wise, because the control of the plane is very difficult, and the fuel tank is also leaking, it is difficult for the plane to fly back to the Chinese task force, then there is only the second option, this choice is to fly the seriously injured plane to the land direction, and strive for a forced landing.

After thinking about it quickly, Zhang Yiwu paid attention to it, he was going to fly the injured "Sea Falcon" to the coast, and then choose a suitable place for a forced landing, after all, this dive bomber can still be repaired, and preserving the aircraft is Zhang Yiwu's goal.

Although the tail rudder and flaps of the plane cannot make large movements, the plane can still make small movements, all Zhang Yiwu has to do is to turn to the south as much as possible, aim in the direction of the coast, and maintain the course, and then reduce the altitude and speed to fly to the coastline of the Arabian Peninsula.

However, this is also risky, because Zhang Yiwu does not know what the current situation is on the land battlefield, and if the army does not advance fast enough, then he and his plane may have to make a forced landing behind enemy lines.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Yiwu finally flew to the shore in his "Sea Falcon", and at this time, he again gave the pilot the order to parachute.

"Xiao Qin, I'm going to make a forced landing on the plane, you don't need to risk with me, you parachute first, bring a compass, after landing, let's meet on the coast, pay attention to the forest on the ground, we will meet there."

"Yes!"

Xiao Qin immediately obeyed the order, and after some preparation, he opened the cockpit cover, climbed out of the cockpit, looked at Zhang Yiwu who was still trying to control the plane in the seat in front of him, and then jumped down.

Seeing Xiao Qin's parachute open, Zhang Yiwu put his mind at ease, and then began to choose a forced landing area, and finally found a road, so he quickly reduced the speed and altitude of the plane, and changed the usual time, this landing process only takes a minute or two, but now, Zhang Yiwu spent a full five minutes to put down the landing gear of the aircraft, and successfully made the dive bomber make a forced landing on that improvised road.

Before leaving the cockpit, Zhang Yiwu deliberately destroyed the radio station on the plane, took away all the maps and documents, lit a match next to the plane, destroyed all these maps and documents, and then sat in front of the fire, untied the silk scarf around his neck, and bandaged the wound on his left calf.

After standing up, Zhang Yiwu looked around, then checked the gun, and then looked at the "Sea Falcon" dive bomber, there was no trailer, relying on his own strength could not tow the plane to a hidden place, when he was worried, but heard the roar of the aircraft engine from the southwest, Zhang Yiwu quickly found an abandoned village not far from the side of the road to hide, a few minutes later, he saw nearly 100 British fighters skimming the sky, flying to the northeast, maybe they didn't notice the one on the road" Sea Falcon", they may have noticed, but because the frontline fighting was so fierce that they had no time to pay attention to the Chinese Navy dive bomber lying across the road.

There is no doubt that the British Army in Muscat made a big move, apparently to defend the British fleet, and it was a real uphill battle for the Chinese Navy pilots.

……

It was indeed an uphill battle, for both warring sides, whether it was the pilots of the Chinese Navy or the professional soldiers of the British fleet, who believed that they were engaged in an unprecedented battle of sea and air.

All the anti-aircraft fire of the British fleet frantically rained bullets into the sky, and the shrapnel that exploded in the sky and then fell back to the sea like hail, some fell to the surface of the sea, splashing large and small columns of water, some fell back to the deck of the warship, and some shrapnel even smashed into the gunner's steel helmet, making a crisp crashing sound.

In this dense rain of bullets, more than a dozen Chinese torpedo attack planes and dive bombers were shot and fell one after another, dragging black smoke and smashing into the sea, but more planes continued to brave the rain of bullets to approach the British fleet, another torpedo dropped, another aerial bomb dropped, this sea and air war has entered a critical moment, everyone's nerves are tense, the next battle, to a large extent, will depend on the survival instinct of the fighters.

"This is at least the aviation of four aircraft carriers, and the army intelligence is wrong."

Admiral Cunningham closed his eyes painfully at the overwhelming array of Chinese naval assault planes, there was no doubt that the Chinese fleet cruising in this sea area had not two aircraft carriers, but four aircraft carriers, and the British military authorities in Muscat had received wrong information, and they were optimistic that the Chinese fleet operating in the Gulf of Oman had a maximum of two aircraft carriers.

It is not only the British Army authorities that are wrong in the intelligence, but the British Admiralty also believes that the Chinese fleet's maritime forces in the Gulf of Oman are at most two aircraft carriers as the core of the battle, and the other two large aircraft carriers owned by the Chinese Navy are now resting on Bangka Island, and this information comes from Chinese newspaper news.

Apparently, this was a successful strategic deception, and the British military was fooled, and directly caused the Asian Fleet under the command of Admiral Cunningham to fall into unprecedented passivity, and at this moment, Mr. Admiral really wanted to rush into the Admiralty office and kill the Admiralty Chancellor himself.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Several more large British warships were hit one after another, the aircraft carrier "Eagle" ate another aerial bomb, and the hull of the ship had begun to tilt to one side, and the battleship "War Wey" was directly hit by an aviation torpedo amidships, and the huge waves splashed when the torpedo exploded almost rushed onto the bridge, standing on the bridge of the "Brilliant", Admiral Cunningham witnessed this scene that he will never forget, in fact, even the "Brilliant" ate a torpedo, and the speed had been reduced to five knots.

"Mr. Admiral! The telegram that has just been received, the Royal Air Force has all been dispatched, and a real sea and air battle is about to break out in Cape Hard! ”

The adjutant brought a telegram, and Admiral Cunningham only quietly glanced at the contents of the telegram, and after a long silence, he said a word.

"When the Royal Navy needs the protection of the Royal Air Force, it means that the glory days of the Royal Navy are over."

Mr. Admiral looked up at the black smoke billowing from the sea, and the war was raging, and this scene seemed to make the best footnote to his comment.