Long before the sinking of the Settsu, the Chinese Air Force had launched a large-scale attack on the Moriben fleet, only ten of the thirty planes led by Wang Yue had completed the transformation, that is, they could carry a ton of bombs, which were used as the main force to attack the battleships, and the rest carried 200 kg of bombs, the main targets were those cruisers and destroyers, as well as logistics supply ships, and after Wang Yue successfully demonstrated the first attack, the remaining planes with 500 kg of bombs also pounced on the other three battleships.

At this time, he woke up like a dream, and it turned out that the other party's toys could really hurt the sea giants of the Great Empire! The soldiers fired into the air with their machine guns, and some even shot with rifles and pistols, but these blind shots had no practical effect, but showed the panic and incompetence of the soldiers.

A bomber approached the battleship Ise, two bombs were dropped instantly, one bomb fell on the bow, the violent explosion turned the front deck of the battleship into a mess, countless Saimoto navy was blown to pieces, stumps and legs were everywhere, moans, cries were endless, but due to the strong defense of the bow, this bomb did not produce greater results except for taking dozens of lives and destroying a main gun.

Another bomb fell into the sea dozens of meters away due to the angle, but the nightmare of the Ise did not end, and the other two bombers also set their sights on the Ise, and one of the pilots lowered the flight altitude to about 150 meters.

Two bombs landed in the middle of the warship and the other on the stern, destroying most of the Ise's superstructure in a violent explosion, sending more than 200 meters of fire into the sky, scattering countless steel parts and killing and wounding a staggering number of people.

The fire also engulfed the brave pilot along with his plane, in fact, the pilot had already been hit by Yuben's machine gun before this, he had gambled with his life, he may not be the best pilot, but he had the courage to face death as if he were home, and he had a strong and proud backbone.

In this life-like attack, the Ise was completely damaged, and the entire warship was shrouded in skyrocketing flames, like a huge fire coffin, in which the father and mother of the soldiers screamed and were embarrassed, and the speed of the warship gradually slowed down.

Among the other bombers, there was also a successful attack on the Zokin, which was a sister ship of the Ise and an important warship in the plan of the Navy's 88th Fleet.

The huge water pressure made the battleship of more than 30,000 tons seem to have been hit by a huge hammer, like a small boat, shaking up and down on the sea, and everyone on the warship could hear the sound of metal twisting, this sound was like a demon in hell laughing wildly, making the soldiers chill from the bottom of their hearts.

The experienced soldiers on the ship know very well that although there is no problem with this warship on the surface, and it does not smoke like other warships, the actual damage is not light at all, and it is very likely that it has already injured the keel, and it must be withdrawn from the battle as soon as possible and thoroughly repaired, and even if it is repaired, the life of this giant ship at sea will be seriously affected, and even directly become a second-class battleship.

At this time, all the ships had seen the powerful attack capability of the air force, due to the general lack of anti-aircraft firepower of the warships, they could only take escape measures in the face of bombing, and the entire formation had been completely chaotic, and what was even worse was that the commander of the fleet, Kato Dingyoshi, took the Ise as the flagship, and although the old guy was not burned to ashes at this time, he was also violently frightened and was unable to command at all.

The whole fleet fell into a leaderless state, but also gave the Chinese Air Force an excellent opportunity, although the bombs they carried could not threaten the battleships, but against the cruisers, the destroyers were still like playing, at this time the sea was playing a good show, the Chinese pilots in the air to pursue those like crazy ducks like the destroyers, this kind of hundreds of tons of things as long as a bomb is enough to completely destroy, even tens of thousands of tons of ships are not worth a 200 kilograms of bombs.

In particular, the warship continued the British style, attaching importance to speed and firepower, but neglecting protection, completely falling into the inferiority, and appearing vulnerable and extremely vulnerable in the face of the sharp attack of the air force.

At this time, another Chinese formation also rushed over, and a full 30 planes were thrown into the attack, and the combat strength of the Chinese air force more than doubled in an instant, and the Yuxiang and another Fuso, which was not attacked, were also taken care of, and from time to time a huge column of water rose from the side of the two warships, and at this time, the bow of the Yuxiang also received a bomb, and the Fusang suffered two.

However, this time the Shoxiang finally ushered in the protection of Amaterasu, and the bomb did not explode, while the Fuso was not so lucky, and the fire introduced by the explosion made the warship like the Ise, a large torch.

Due to the limited range of the Chinese bombers, many planes could only hurriedly drop bombs, and then had to quickly withdraw, the whole attack only lasted more than 20 minutes, but the damage caused was fatal, one of the four battleships of the United Fleet was sunk, and three were seriously damaged, of which the Ise had to be overhauled and all the main guns could be replaced, and the Yuxiang may have injured the keel, whether it can be repaired or not is still between the two, and the Fuso was also seriously injured.

The rest of the ships suffered equally heavy losses, with one heavy cruiser, three light cruisers, and seven destroyers sunk, several more damaged, and one troop transport, and more than a thousand soldiers fell into the sea, nearly seven hundred of whom became sharks' snacks.

And the loss of personnel in the navy was more than 2,000 people, and after the commander of the fleet, Kato Dingyoshi, got the report, he fainted at that time, and the heart-rending pain made the old guy unbearable, throughout the Sino-Japanese naval battle and the Russo-Japanese war, none of the main ships of the navy sank, as if there was really the blessing of Amaterasu, but this record was finally broken in his own hands.

The sinking of the Settsu has doomed Kato Dingyoshi to a tragic fate, according to the urine surname of the army, he will definitely become a scapegoat, bearing the notoriety of shame and incompetence, and finally be completely stinky, but is this really his own fault?

Kato couldn't help but reflect in his heart, in the face of the enemy's attack from the air, the combined fleet did not have any consciousness at all, the opponent's aircraft were not fast, as long as enough machine guns were installed on the warship, they could shoot down the opponent, but Samoto did not have such preparation at all.

The neglect of air power is the root cause of the failure of the company, but Kato is not in the mood to think more deeply at this time, the remaining warships are still waiting for his command, it is definitely unrealistic to go to Qingdao, it is tantamount to sending the navy to the mouth of the Chinese Air Force, and it can no longer stop here, the Chinese plane may come back when, or quickly withdraw the same way!

However, there is also trouble in this way, that is, a few warships are seriously injured and cannot run fast at all, so Kato has to order a few destroyers to escort them with all their might, and the other warships will withdraw from this terrifying battlefield at full speed, while the old guy is also thinking about how to explain to the country.

The victory of the Chinese Air Force soon spread to the country, at this time Qiao Yu was anxiously waiting for news in Jinan, to be honest, Qiao Yu was still very worried about whether the Air Force could successfully attack the combined fleet, now the aircraft technology is backward, and it is still stuck in the era of biplanes, although the results of several exercises are very good, but Qiao Yu is also very clear that the battlefield is changing rapidly, and if Yue Ben can add some anti-aircraft firepower to the warship, with the speed of the current aircraft, it will inevitably become a target.

Even if it can severely damage the navy, China will have to pay a heavy price, it is not easy to train a qualified pilot, especially under the conditions of China's current national quality, these pilots are the most valuable wealth, and Qiao Yu is unwilling to take it out until it is absolutely necessary.

And Jiang Baili and other staff officers were even more so at this time, whether the plane could find the exact location of the fleet, whether it could accurately drop bombs, and what would have been the reaction, Jiang Baili's mind was also a mess, and everyone was anxious, and the battle report in the air was finally delivered.

Qiao Yu, Jiang Baili, Shi Yi and others didn't care about anything, they all crowded together, carefully looked at the battle report, when they saw the news that the Settsu was sunk, the Ise and Fuso were heavily damaged, and more than ten warships were sunk, Rao is ability to control everyone's emotions, and they couldn't stand it at this time!

The United Fleet has always been a big stone in the heart of China, and when I think of those behemoths, everyone's heart is shrouded in a dark cloud, in this era of sea power, even our own maritime borders cannot be protected, how can we safeguard national interests.

The victory of the Chinese Air Force in the first battle is undoubtedly a shot in the arm, and in the face of the aggressive combined fleet, China finally has countermeasures, and from then on, China's maritime frontier is no longer someone who wants to come, and from this moment on, China's defense of the sea has also passed, and the Chinese have the ability to say no to any country that dares to infringe on China's maritime rights and interests.

This is a huge progress, and it can be said that it is also a huge impetus for the realization of China's true reading power, China is no longer a piece of fat, not anyone who wants to take a bite can take a bite, and be prepared to be broken!

"Send out the war report, and all the media in the country will publish this good news, so that the people of the whole country and the world will know that the Chinese volunteers have won a great victory at sea and have dealt a heavy blow to the United Fleet, and the victory belongs to China and China's great air force!"

Jiang Baili and the others were also amused when they heard that Qiao Yu was still using the name of the Volunteer Army at this time, there are not many people in the world who have such a powerful air power, that is, just a few powers, if such an army is not a regular army, then there will be no regular army in the world!

However, sometimes this kind of name is still very useful, not the Chinese Defense Forces are participating in the war, it is the Volunteer Army! It's the militia!! It's a civilian armed force!!

The simple people are not interested in understanding this kind of problem, what they are most concerned about is that China has won, China has defeated the Yueben Navy, and people of a little age know that more than 20 years ago, China was defeated in the hands of Yue himself, and 230 million taels of silver made all Chinese feel like a fish in their throats, and this breath that had been held for decades finally came over at this moment!

(To be continued)