Chapter 220

Fighter planes from both sides circled and flew in the air, and the light of machine-gun bullets shone across the sky. Just when the sky was bustling, a large wave of planes flew from the oblique thorn, half of which were very stout!

"Lightning striker! Fifty nautical miles, at least a hundred! Morishita, the commander of the 12 Zeros in charge of guarding in the sky, let out a desperate cry. What it means for the task force to encounter torpedo planes, these pilots know very well in their hearts! 12 Zeros bravely met the enemy, and the alarm sounded again on the sea. The task force immediately dispersed in formation, and all the anti-aircraft artillery fire was aimed at the sky.

"There is an escort! Naval aviation of the Chinese, at least a hundred fighters. Morishita shouted in despair again, and rushed towards those torpedo planes regardless of a single bit, and if he could kill one of them, he counted one of them. The greatest threat to battleships is not horizontal bombing, nor dive bombing, but torpedoes! The torpedoes of the Chinese, as early as the Sino-Japanese battle of Qingdao, the Japanese army learned the taste.

There is no doubt that this was a trap laid by the air commander Fang Ping, and the two wings of the HNA deliberately went around in a circle and touched the back of the Japanese Navy's task force. Just waiting for the Japanese task force to drill into it. Of course, the price of this trap is not small, and the anti-aircraft artillery of the fleet poses a huge threat to torpedo machines, which are not very fast. The cautious Nagumo placed a squadron of Zeros behind him, and as a result, this move bought the task force time to prepare, but it was fooled in the end.

Knock knock, anti-aircraft artillery fire went crazy into the sky, 12 Zeros against a wing of the HNA Swift-5, the result can be imagined. The speed of the new Swift is not easy to shake off by the Zero at all, and the number has an absolute advantage. The 12 Zeros launched a decisive charge, the purpose was to hit the torpedo planes, but they were surrounded by the Swift-5, and the naval task force could only rely on itself, and it was even more unrealistic to expect the Zero, which was fighting fiercely with the Mustang Wing, to come back to the rescue.

In less than half an hour, the Osprey torpedo plane, which had not been intercepted by the Zero at all, had already begun to reduce altitude. One by one, they dived, braving the heavy anti-aircraft artillery work. The target of the torpedo machine was mainly an aircraft carrier, and the battleship had rough skin and rough flesh, and two or three torpedoes might not be able to sink it, so the aircraft carrier was different, especially the Japanese aircraft carrier.

The aircraft carrier USS Akagi was the primary target of the torpedo wing, six groups of torpedo planes. Under the cover of some swifts, they began to dive and drop bombs continuously. The aircraft carrier Canglong was attacked by four other groups. This kind of targeted attack is to cripple one leg of the Japanese Navy.

In Beijing, Chen Shao rushed into the presidential palace like a broad wind, and after entering the office, he presented a telegram and said: "The command of the aviation forces in India has called, and Colonel Fang has laid a trap. Tried to destroy two Japanese aircraft carriers in one fell swoop. ”

Fang Jianxiong's expression was stunned, because the condition he had promised Chen Shaokuan was to let the torpedo machine hit the transport ship and delay the battle in India. Fang Ping, this guy, actually had the idea of fighting a Japanese aircraft carrier. This is going to drive Japan crazy!

After snatching the telegram, Fang Jianxiong frowned, and when he raised his eyes and saw Chen Shaokuan with an eager face, he was not angry. Said angrily: "This is your real purpose? Using Fang Ping's identity to make a fuss? ”

Chen Shaokuan, who was complacent, suddenly felt cold, and quickly glanced at the cold eyes sent by President Fangda. Hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Don't dare!" This is really Colonel Fang's own decision, and he will ...... outside. ”

"Okay, you don't have to explain. Come on, prepare the car, go to the Ministry of Defense! Fang Jianxiong immediately picked up the coat on the shelf and strode out, and Chen Shaokuan hurriedly followed. Wiped a cold sweat several times in the back. This time he was clever, fortunately, there was Fang Ping in front of him, but he remembered that Fang Ping had threatened to defeat the Japanese Navy as his mission.

Fang Jianxiong knows very well what concepts he has instilled in his two sons since he was a child, what national rejuvenation, what law of the jungle, and the need to defeat Japan and Russia in order to revitalize China. These ideas were deeply ingrained in the minds of the two sons. So. It was not surprising that Fang Ping would do this, although this action might disrupt Fang Jianxiong's plan, but in general, it was a little ahead of schedule. Neither China nor Japan was ready for war, and Fang Jianxiong felt that Japan should be even less prepared.

The Ministry of Defense is star-studded, and a bunch of stars on the shoulders of generals can blind people's eyes.

"There was an accident, and the war against Japan was going to be advanced." Fang Jianxiong's opening remarks not only did not make everyone dissatisfied, but they all showed excitement. I have been looking forward to fighting Japan for a long time, especially the navy gang, who are blushing with excitement and thick necks.

"Fu Shuai! Our air force has deployed a total of five wings of bombers along the southeast coast, including two wings of B-29 bombers. "The first one to stand up and ask for battle was Feng Hua, this guy has never had a chance to go to the front line, and now it is much closer to fight Japan, so he can follow the bomber to see it.

Fang Jianxiong knew that this thing was a war maniac. That's why I ignored him! After Feng Hua sat down in a daze, Jiang Baili said slowly: "I'm in a hurry!" But it's not too rushed! At present, there are 100 infantry divisions in the country, not counting the 15th Mechanized Corps that went to Burma, and there are still four mechanized corps in the northeast. It was enough to deal with the Japanese attack, the question is whether we should take the initiative to attack or passively defend. ”

"Baili, you are the Minister of Defense, and this matter is very important to you!" Fang Jianxiong opened his mouth to be qualitative, and everyone closed their mouths first, waiting for Jiang Fangzhen to make a decision.

In fact, this strategy has long been decided, the northeast side will hold the Yalu River defense line, and the Far East will concentrate mechanized troops to drive the Japanese army into the sea. In this way, the entire island of Sakhalin is within the range of random strikes of our Air Force. I'm worried about Burma, which is not very strong once the Japanese army crosses the Thai border. After the Sino-Japanese war, before defeating the Japanese navy and seizing sea supremacy, the importance of Yangon's access to the sea cannot be overstated. ”

"Okay, let's go with this plan. Again, after you go back, draw up a battle plan based on this strategy. Fang Jianxiong made a decision directly, there is no time to talk nonsense at this time. After saying this, he turned around and asked Chen Shaokuan: "How is the navy prepared?" ”

"The Navy is looking forward to the day when it will be a bloody shame!" Chen Shaokuan stood up and replied loudly. A group of old guys all stood up excitedly, Sa Zhenbing and Liu Guanxiong, their bodies were trembling with excitement.

"Fuguo, if you can see the decisive battle between China and Japan on the sea in your lifetime, you can be blinded even if you die." Sa Zhenbing trembled and spoke, Fang Jianxiong stepped forward to hold his hand and said, "I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, and it's finally here." ”

After saying that, he returned to his position, Fang Jianxiong said: "Today is March 3rd, and at 8 o'clock in the morning on March 4th, war on Japan was officially declared. For specific matters, everyone go back and get ready, and the meeting is dismissed! ”

At 10:25 a.m., the Akagi was desperately trying to evade and dodge under the siege of torpedo planes, and the cruisers and destroyers that went forward and followed one after another, in order to block the torpedoes fired at the Akagi, two battleships were sunk by torpedoes. The Japanese Navy was very strong, and the officers and men were desperate enough, but there were too many torpedo machines.

After paying the loss of nearly a brigade of torpedo planes, the HNA torpedo planes finally sent a torpedo into the front end of the Akagi. After a loud bang, the Akagi shook violently. Nagumo in the command cabin stumbled to the ground, and got up without waiting for anyone to go, a large amount of seawater poured in through the big hole left by the torpedo, and the speed of the aircraft carrier dropped sharply, which was the most fatal thing. Of course, Nagumo will not give up on this, and gives continuous orders, opens the valve on the right side, and releases water to maintain balance.

More and more torpedo planes rushed to the Akagi and Soryu in disregard, and at 10:30, two torpedoes in a row hit the Soryu, and at 33 minutes, the Akagi hit another torpedo. At 40 minutes, the Akagi was hit by a fourth torpedo and finally could not hold out, and Nagumo ordered to abandon the ship. At 50 minutes, the fate of the Soryu Bu Akagi, which was hit by four torpedoes in a row, finally failed to escape the fate of sinking.

After losing the aircraft carrier, even if there is no possibility of returning to the Zero that was released, the pilot can only fight until he runs out of fuel, and finally gives up the plane and parachutes, whether he can be rescued or fed to the sharks in the vast sea, it depends on whether Amaterasu is favored or not.

In fact, by 11:20 a.m., there was less than a squadron of Zeros still fighting. After two hours of hard fighting, most of the Zeros were shot down, and the result was only three Mustang and twenty Hurricanes. In other words, by 11:20 a.m., there was not a single carrier-based aircraft left in the entire task force. At this time, HNA's Swift-5 had no intention of giving up, and the Swift had brought two 225-kilogram bombs. A wing of swifts stared at the slower transport ship and swooped indiscriminately. All the transport ships of the task force were shot and wounded, 10 of them were sunk, and the rest were still struggling. The trip to India of the Japanese naval task force was practically bankrupt.

At 12 noon, the entire naval and air battle finally came to an end. Nagumo, who was transferred to the King Kong, looked at the countless wrecks floating on the sea, and had no thoughts of life! The Chinese and British air forces joined forces to achieve a great victory in the Bay of Bengal! The total results were: 132 Japanese planes were shot down, two aircraft carriers were sunk, one cruiser, three destroyers, and ten transport ships were sunk. More than 3,400 Japanese casualties were caused, the most fatal of which were more than 100 outstanding naval pilots.

In Beijing, Hurley received an urgent notice from the president's office, and when he hurried to the presidential palace, he saw the car of the British ambassador Johnson. The two stopped almost at the same time and got out of the car at the same time.

"Ambassador Johnson, I think President Fang will tell us some good news." Looking at Johnson with his eyebrows fluttering, Hurley's mood immediately became extremely good, and he finally made some progress. The first batch of nearly $100 million in aid was not spent.