When the Yorktown was attacked, Rear Admiral Fletcher sent a signal for help to Li Guang. But Li Guang would not sacrifice himself to save others at all, and of course he couldn't take the initiative to sacrifice himself to save others.

The Liberty Dragon has dodged crisis after crisis, and this time it finally can't dodge. When Japanese fighters appeared over the Liberty Dragon, a gust of wind blew away the clouds that had obscured the Liberty Dragon.

The six fighters of the Japanese army, that is, the six fighters who did not know how to be good after receiving the order of Goto Cunchi. They were the third small group of the third wave of Japanese fighters that took off on the Xiangfeng.

The Naval Resistance Force has eight P40 fighters on air alert. But the vigilance was not just hovering overhead, the eight fighters were divided into four groups to guard the Liberty Dragon in four directions, and at this moment it was a full dozen kilometers away from the Liberty Dragon.

When the clouds drifted away and the figure of the Japanese fighter plane was revealed in the sky, the Japanese fighter plane was directly above the Liberty Dragon.

The devil pilot was overjoyed, and when he didn't want to hesitate, he actually got a big meal. There were only four warships on the sea, and the little devils thought that the anti-aircraft fire would not be very strong. In the impression of the devil, a small ship like a destroyer would be good to have ten or eight anti-aircraft guns. They didn't know at all that the Naval Resistance Force had such a strange-looking destroyer. The devils will never build such a professional air defense destroyer, in their opinion, a destroyer without naval artillery combat capability is a waste.

With almost no hesitation, the attack was launched. Wait for eight P40 fighters to receive the message. A Japanese Type 99 shipblast plane had already dived down.

The battle took place so suddenly that the anti-aircraft gunners of the Naval Resistance Army barely had time to react. With a violent explosion, a bomb hit the bow deck of the Liberty Dragon. The entire Liberty Dragon trembled, and the steel structure all over its body creaked with a tooth-aching sound.

Li Guang, Huang Zhonghua, and other officers and staff officers in the bridge were staggered by the explosion, and Li Guang had a feeling. The Liberty Dragon's tremors lasted for a full minute.

Wait for the smoke to clear.

Only then did everyone discover that although the foredeck of the Liberty Dragon was somewhat deformed, the devil's 250 kg bomb failed to penetrate the 75MM armor of the Liberty Dragon.

Li Guangxi has a feeling of escaping death. At the beginning, the deck of the aircraft carrier was designated as an armored deck by Li Guang, but many designers opposed it, because the weight was too heavy and it was easy to be top-heavy.

And at this moment, the effectiveness of the armored deck is revealed. From this, it was concluded that 75 mm armor could basically withstand the bombardment of 250 kg bombs.

After the most dangerous tens of seconds, the anti-aircraft guns on the Liberty Dragon and the three anti-aircraft destroyers under the hegemony began to wield. Less than 20 seconds after the explosion, a Japanese 97 torpedo plane that tried to sneak up on the flank was smashed to pieces by anti-aircraft guns.

In the next few minutes, none of the Japanese fighters were able to break through the network of fire woven by more than 300 artillery pieces.

Leading the eight P40 fighters in the air was Tang Shenghua, the deputy leader of the fighter squadron. Tang Shenghua was silently drilled into the vigilant circle by the devil. His face was flushed, and he rushed over with his wingman.

Two or three kilometers away, Tang Shenghua set his sights on a Japanese Zero fighter. The P40's throttle valve had been opened to its maximum, and the fighter's liquid-cooled engine began to roar.

Tang Shenghua's altitude was actually only more than 3,000 meters, which was actually not a good position for a well-trained dive attack. However, the space in which the Japanese Zero fighters were located was not high. Less than two kilometers.

So Tang Shenghua drove the fighter plane across a distance of several kilometers and dived into a kilometer drop. At this moment, the fighter piloted by Tang Shenghua has broken through the maximum speed of the P40 fighter. The potential energy of the dive is combined with the powerful thrust of the engine. The speed of the fighter is already far above 600 kilometers per hour. The entire fighter plane hummed and shivered, and the screamers rushed towards the Japanese Zero.

The devil pilot is also a master, and he found the P40 flying from the flank at a distance of several hundred meters, and after discovering the P40, the little devil immediately accelerated and climbed high, trying in vain to take advantage of the fast climbing speed to occupy the high altitude.

This devil pilot is obviously very experienced. In his opinion, it is impossible for the opponent's crazy dive to quickly change from dive to climb, and he can easily avoid the opponent's shot.

The devil is right. Indeed, at this speed, it is very difficult for the P40 fighter to change its original dive attitude. The slightest carelessness is a crash and a death.

Tang Shenghua didn't think about whether the fighter would get out of control at this time, but desperately pulled the nose of the plane, and the six machine guns were full of firepower.

The bullets and tracer bullets pulled out several chains of fire in the air, like whips, and accurately hit the Japanese Zero fighters. Tang Shenghua didn't even have time to take a look at the results, the P40 fighter had already turned belly up, and then, the fighter drew a three-dimensional circle in the air, and the nose of the plane became downward. A few seconds later, the fighter plane followed the arc and turned belly down again.

Immediately, the fighter plane almost touched the surface of the water and rushed into the air again.

The whole process was almost playing aerobatics, the belly of the fighter plane was afraid that it had rubbed against the sea, and the water mist had already filled the front of the cockpit, Tang Shenghua was almost controlling the fighter with intuition. The whole process is extremely thrilling.

After Tang Shenghua escaped, the other seven fighters of the Naval Resistance Army had all begun to chase the only two remaining Japanese fighters. Of the two fighters, there is only one Type 96 carrier-based fighter and one Type 99 ship-based aircraft. The devils, whether they were fighters or bombers, were no match for the P40, which was twice as numerous as the P40, and after a few minutes of air pursuit, they shot down all two Japanese fighters.

The USS Liberty Dragon aircraft carrier just breathed a sigh of relief. Seven or eight Japanese fighters again appeared in the air.

Tang Shenghua didn't dare to be careless at all, the mistake just now almost caused a heavy blow to the Liberty Dragon, and Tang Shenghua was almost scared away at that time. A Liberty Dragon carries many dreams of the Naval Resistance Army, and there is no room for mistakes.

The ensuing air battle was very strange, the devil didn't fire a single shot, just desperately fleeing. Tang Shenghua led eight escort fighters and easily shot down two Japanese fighters.

However, Tang Shenghua did not dare to be greedy for merit, did not dare to pursue, and after a short battle, he still hovered in the air to protect the Liberty Dragon aircraft carrier.

It is implied in the book that these seven or eight Japanese fighters were the second wave of fighters that took off from the Xiangfeng, and returned after attacking the Lexington and Yorktown. Just passing over the aircraft carrier Liberty Dragon. At this moment, the little devil's fighter plane has been exhausted in the struggle with the US fighter plane. There were no bombs, and the machine guns had almost run out of bullets, so naturally they refused to entangle with the fighters of the Naval Resistance Army, let alone attack the aircraft carrier Liberty Dragon.

When Tang Shenghua turned the nose of the plane and began to hover near the Liberty Dragon. Suddenly, a dreadnought bomber appeared in view.

Tang Shenghua didn't know what stupid he had made today, he was usually weird and clever, but today he was very confused. He did not chase after him, but only reminded on the radio: "A bomber is back." ”

Tang Shenghua was in the air, and unlike the commander on the Liberty Dragon, he did not expect that he might be attacked by US fighters. The bigger reason is. This SBD dreadnought bomber is exactly the same as the fighter of the Naval Resistance Force. Therefore, it was thought that it was a reconnaissance plane returning home.

On the Liberty Dragon, the ground crew immediately prepared to pick up the plane. But to Huang Zhonghua's surprise, the pilots on the dreadnought bombers had no contact with ground crew. According to the regulations, the bomber pilot was supposed to communicate with the Liberty Dragon on the radio.

Huang Zhonghua's question didn't have time to be said at all, only to see that the dive bomber actually began to dive down towards the Liberty Dragon.

The angle of the fighter is really strange. Except for the rookie pilots, none of the pilots on the Liberty Dragon aircraft carrier will dive at an angle of forty or fifty degrees.

More importantly. The fighter although approached from the tail of the aircraft carrier Liberty Dragon. But this is not the attitude of landing.

Huang Zhonghua shook his head and shouted into the microphone: "Fire"

Huang Zhonghua's reaction was not slow, but it was still slow compared to this fighter. The Liberty Dragon was ready to receive fighters, but naturally it was on course, and it did not have time to maneuver at all.

And although the anti-aircraft gunners were all at their posts, they did not have time to aim. That's it. The fighter dropped a bomb almost without interference.

Today, the bow of the Liberty Dragon was hit again by a 250-kilogram bomb.

Just now, Li Guang was still complacent. The Liberty Dragon's flight deck was able to withstand two hundred and fifty kilograms of bombardment, but this conclusion was corrected in the blink of an eye.

After the violent explosion, I saw that the bow of the Liberty Dragon was rolled up by the steel blown up by the bomb, and the steel plate of dozens of square meters arched into a big bag.

The damage caused by this bomb was not only that, several anti-aircraft gunners in the bow of the ship were directly stunned. Fortunately, the shock wave could not directly affect them, otherwise I am afraid that the lives of more than a dozen gunners on several gun positions would not be guaranteed.

Since the bow structure of the Liberty Dragon aircraft carrier is a wind bow, it is very similar to the Liaoning of the Republic, except that it is not a sliding jump, but flat. Under the deck in the forward part was just a steel structure, and there were no personnel. But this steel structure was blown up by this bomb in a mess, and the thick steel was like dead grass under the autumn wind, and it was blown messy. The bow of the ship showed a strange bend at this moment, as if the nearly ten-meter-long deck at the front end was about to fall into the sea.

It should be said that the wound is not very serious, the location of the injury is not critical, but the function of the aircraft carrier can be considered terminated. At this moment, the Liberty Dragon can only receive fighters, and cannot release fighters.

Tang Shenghua felt that his face was being pumped hot, and Tang Shenghua, who was furious, chased him out alone.

Under the noses of eight fighters, an enemy was missed, causing a catastrophe. This is simply unacceptable.

Don't even think about it, this is definitely a fighter of the US military.

Li Guang didn't have any grace in the bridge, and scolded loudly. The little devil's bombs did not cause much damage to the Liberty Dragon, and the fact that the US fighter planes inflicted such huge losses on the Liberty Dragon made Li Guang not angry.

This US pilot is also really, the aircraft carrier that bombed the devil, and the hit rate is pitiful. The aircraft carrier that bombed the naval resistance army was unexpectedly bombed one by one, and Li Guang almost jumped up in anger.

Huang Zhonghua asked about the casualties of the soldiers in the medical cabin: "Report the casualties immediately." ”

"One person was killed, two were seriously wounded, and six were slightly injured." The medical cabin reported back.

Li Guang stood not far away, and the voice in the brass microphone was very clear.

Li Guang, who was angry, grabbed the microphone and ordered Tang Shenghua: "Kill that bomber, if you want to die, don't live." ”

Two minutes later, Tang Shenghua heard back from the public channel: "Shoot down a dreadnought bomber and kill two pilots." ”

Anyway, the Americans could not see the battle in the air, and Li Guang was not afraid of causing trouble. After killing this US military fighter, Li Guang was still angry in his heart, and the trouble caused by this bomb to the Naval Resistance Army was not only casualties.

The fighters of the Naval Resistance Army were about to return home, and according to reports, the Japanese escorted the Xiangfeng with several heavy cruisers and destroyers. After the loss of aircraft carriers, these battleships are lambs to the slaughter.

However, the Liberty Dragon aircraft carrier could only land fighters and could not take off, and the results at hand-picked were missed in this way, which made Li Guang angry. In the bridge, the eighteenth generation of the ancestor of this American pilot has been scolded countless times.

It's not just that the results are gone, but there are even more troubles. The bow is now like the mouth of a crying child with its mouth open. Tang Gang is afraid that he can't repair such an injury, and he is afraid that he can only repair it if he gets a trip to Shixiang Island. Moreover, such an injury makes it difficult for the Liberty Dragon to increase its speed, fuel consumption will also increase, and according to the voyage, it can only barely reach the Stone Statue Island. Although the turbine did not stop, the pipes of the two boilers leaked due to the violent vibration, which seriously affected the power output.

At three o'clock, the Liberty Dragon retrieved all the fighters. Now Li Guang is not worried about the results of the battle, but because he must leave the battlefield. You must know that the distance between the two armies is only 200 kilometers, and the speed of the Liberty Dragon is now good if it can run 15 or 6 knots, while the Japanese cruisers can easily run more than 30 knots. It took more than ten hours to catch up with the Liberty Dragon.

Li Guang, who secretly called bad luck, had no choice but to turn around and get out of the battlefield. Fortunately, the sky would darken in this area by five or six o'clock, and it would be relatively easy for the Liberty Dragon to escape from the Japanese pursuit at night. (To be continued......)

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