The captain of the battleship Nelson was about to carry out Case's orders.

A shrill whistle came from the mouth of the observer.

The fleet's alarm bell rang "dang, dang", and before Keith could come to his senses, a roar was faintly heard in his ears, and it was getting closer and closer.

Following the sound, in the distance, dozens of planes were getting closer and closer.

At this time, Keith did not hesitate and ran into the conning tower as soon as possible.

"Sound the battle alarm! Sonar detection never stops. ”

Keith knew that he had miscalculated, the other party actually had an aircraft carrier, but he only realized it when the other party's attack came in front of him. This place is so far away from the Chinese mainland, except for aircraft carriers, planes on land will definitely not be able to fly that far.

The sudden alarm did not make the British sailors panic at all, and good training allowed them to find their positions as soon as possible. And they also know that once they panic, how to fight the next battle.

The sailors in the cabin quickly ran up the ladder and ran to their posts, and the soldiers at the air defense posts immediately opened the gun jackets set on the barrels and loaded the ammunition.

Keith also gave the order as soon as possible.

"Cruisers and destroyers moved closer to the battleships and formed a network of fire, and a little attention was paid to the bombs dropped by the planes."

Keith was also helpless to issue this order, because he knew that the Eastern Fleet at this time was very weak, and the anti-aircraft firepower of Nelson and the Royal Oak was not much, so he could only converge all the warships and block them together. Once it is impossible to stop the attack of the opposing aircraft. At this point, Keith didn't dare to think about it anymore.

The current Keyes, like the commander of the Japanese Third Fleet Hasegawa Kiyoshi who encountered the battleship at the beginning, hates his intelligence department to death, and he doesn't even know the strength of the other party, what kind of war is he fighting? Aircraft carriers, that's not small sailing ships, if the Chinese battleships are not exposed, it's better to say. But now that China has exposed the battleships, hasn't the intelligence department paid attention? Don't you suspect that the other party still has hole cards?

In fact, Keith misunderstood, not that he didn't pay attention, but took it very seriously. In just a few months, many spy agents from all over the world have died in foreign lands. How many corpses have become unsolved cases, and how many people have become captives of biochemical spies. It's okay to be dead, but if you're captured, it's definitely worse than death.

The British fleet on the sea was busy for a long time, and to their surprise, the Chinese planes at this time did not attack, but circled over their heads. There was no intention of attacking, and even Keith was confused.

He didn't know what the other side was doing, and if he wanted to say the best time to attack, it was just when the fleet was ready, when the fleet was not fully prepared, and some anti-aircraft guns could not attack. Keith wouldn't be delusional that the other party didn't understand this truth, there must be something in this that he hadn't noticed yet. It's like a swarm of planes that they suddenly appeared, catching themselves off guard. In the mysterious East, there are always things that people can't understand.

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The group of dive bombers, at this time, was eight thousand meters above the British fleet, and this was a safe area, at least not where the current anti-aircraft fire could not hit.

"Captain, why don't you attack yet, my hands are already itchy. These days, the battleship guys are all awesome, and now it's time for us to show them. ”

In the group's communication channel, the voice of one of the pilots could be heard.

"That's right! Captain, I can't wait. Let the battleships see how powerful our carrier-based aircraft are, the exercises can't beat us, and we are definitely stronger than them in actual combat. ”

Another voice came out.

"Don't make any noise, you think I don't want to! Don't you see the order? Harassment diverts the attention of the other party, and finally sweeps the tail? In the cab of the leading plane, as the captain of this dive bomber, he attached great importance to this battle and personally led the team to participate in the battle.

"But Captain, that's too bullying, why are we only doing this. As the main force of the navy, the principal often emphasized that the future ocean is the world of our carrier-based aircraft. Why limit us? ”

There was such a voice in everyone's ears, and they all heard it, it was a squadron leader in their ranks. Graduated from the Air Force Academy of the Chinese Military Academy, they have been serving on aircraft carriers for several years. His words also spoke to the hearts of all the pilots, who wanted to see how the captain answered.

"The Admiralty naturally has their considerations, we don't need to think about it so much, sooner or later there will be a time when we will show our strength. Our first priority now is to do a good job in this mission, and don't forget, we still have two aircraft carriers in the rear, and those colleagues have not even caught such a mission. We're lucky, a one-in-three chance. And those fighters are not still waiting on the aircraft carrier. The captain said in the communication channel.

"But..."One of the pilots wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by the group leader.

"There's nothing to do, tell me what is the first of the Catch-laws?"

"Resolutely obey orders!" A neat voice came from the communication channel.

"It's good to know, let's do this vote first and then talk about the rest." The captain said.

"I understand Captain, what are we doing here now, the other side's fleet is about to converge, this is not good for us! Is it to attack now, and when they converge, we will not be able to attack. ”

"You know what, wouldn't it be better to converge when they're huddled together. See how they dodge the attack of the submarine, and when the time comes, they will randomly launch in a fan, and they may not even need to aim, which is enough for them to drink a pot. We are not afraid of difficulties, let them taste the power of our naval torpedoes. The captain said.

"Captain, I see. I'll be waiting to see the fireworks when the time comes, but it's a pity that it's not night, otherwise it must be beautiful. ”

"You kid has a bad stomach, and when you wait for the next action, you will follow the drill, and their anti-aircraft firepower is not at the same level as our usual exercise firepower. As long as everyone is not nervous and does their tactical moves well, they will definitely walk on the ground. Tell me if you have faith. The captain said.

"Yes."

The captain was very satisfied when he heard the neat answer. When he saw that the fleets below were already close together, and the distance between the ships was only a few hundred meters, he gave the order to start the attack.

At one time, forty-five dive bombers, divided into several groups, swooped down on the British fleet from all directions.

The original roaring sound of the plane suddenly turned into a sharp whistling sound.

When the commander of the British Eastern Fleet, Keyes, saw that the other side was attacking, he didn't have time to care why the other side had attacked until now, and he would deal with these planes first.

"Order all the anti-aircraft fire of the fleet to return fire and bring down all those planes for me." Keith commanded the herald beside him.

The British sailors, who received the order, began to pour ammunition on the approaching planes.

For a while, black smoke rose from the sky above the fleet, which was the effect of the explosion of anti-aircraft shells in the sky. British sailors quickly loaded shells, because their anti-aircraft guns were not all automatic at this time, and the shells needed to be placed in a specific position in advance before the anti-aircraft guns would be automatically loaded.

The weather in August can be cool in the north right now, especially at sea when the sea is blown. However, this is the South China Sea, and it is still very hot in August. Coupled with the atmosphere of the battlefield and the nervous heart, at this time, many British sailors had already torn off their shirts, and their bodies were covered with sweat, and they did not have time to wipe them. The sailors who are responsible for aiming and adjusting the angle can only keep wiping the sweat from the corners of their eyes to prevent it from affecting their vision.

Although the British sailors were very serious, they fought for a long time, and the other side did not lose anything at all. Airplanes jumped up and down the sky as if they were dancing. It looks like it's being driven around by anti-aircraft guns, but in reality, it's not like that at all. More like playing with the air defense forces below.

Whenever the British sailors below had already taken aim, each time the aimed aircraft was fired, the targeted aircraft would turn around, and it was impossible to calculate the opponent's flight trajectory.

There was more and more black smoke in the sky, and the fleet's anti-aircraft machine guns also joined the strafing ranks, because at this time the Chinese planes were only two thousand meters away from the British fleet. If this altitude drops by another two-thirds, it has already reached the height of bombing. Compared to the hit rate of ultra-low air-dropped bombs, such a hit rate may be worse, but it can also pose a lethal threat to the fleet.

Dozens of planes dodged left and right in the sky very elegantly, with a kind of air ballet.

But for the British sailors below, it was simply a dance of death. The planes are getting closer, and their means of air defense are simply useless. It was as if they saw that death was already beckoning to them, as if they heard the loud explosion of a warship, and saw the smoke rising up.

Keith was also in a hurry at this time, but there was nothing he could do. He didn't expect that China's planes would be so powerful, and the pilots would be even more powerful. Having experienced World War I, he is very familiar with airplanes, but he has never seen such a perverted airplane. True, in the eyes of Keyes, these planes were really perverted and simply ignored the anti-aircraft fire below. At the same time, Keith was also very worried in his heart, if such planes were doubled, then his fleet would be completely finished. And how many pilots do China have with such skills, and if there are more, then who can resist them.

In the end, Case thought of anti-aircraft firepower, as long as the anti-aircraft fire of the fleet was strengthened, no matter how powerful the aircraft was, no matter how powerful the pilots were. If the war is over here, it is highly recommended to return to England to double the installation of air firepower on all warships, or to design a warship dedicated to air fire.

A terrible scream interrupted Keith's train of thought.

"A torpedo appeared on the left, oh! My God! Torpedoes everywhere. ”

(To be continued)