604 War of Aggression against Japan! Eleven was actually killed?

"The first attack wave has been fully completed and the return voyage has begun, and it has been confirmed that the primary targets are the aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga, of which the Akagi has four bombs, three torpedoes, the hull is tilted, and the speed is reduced; The Kaga contained five bombs and four torpedoes, the bow sank significantly, and the speed dropped; In addition, one Tama class light cruiser was sunk, and its own losses were six dive bombers, torpedo mounts. ”

"Well, yes, the first wave of attacks hit nine bombs and seven torpedoes, such a good result, after all, it's a real battle, they did a good job, and I'll take credit for them when I go back." After listening to the staff officer's report, Zhao Zheng raised his hand, although he was not very satisfied with the result in his heart, but he still looked jubilant on the surface.

"We have an hour and twenty minutes left, are we going to launch a second attack?" Meng Hailong frowned, he didn't know the power of the Japanese surface ships, but the battle in front of him was a little less, and the two Japanese aircraft carriers had already suffered heavy losses, and if there was another wave of attacks, it was very likely that they would be sunk, but the Japanese heavy cruisers were already coming.

"Another wave of ...... It's too late. Zhao Zheng glanced at the models of the three heavy cruisers on the nautical chart and shook his head: "We should turn west now, otherwise we ...... "604 War of Aggression against Japan!" Eleven was actually killed?

"Commander, a telegram was sent from the seaplanes of the light cruiser Nanchang, and another Japanese fleet was discovered, two battleships, one aircraft carrier, and two heavy cruisers. Azimuth east longitude XXX, north latitude XXX. The communications staff officer's report interrupted Zhao Zheng's words.

"Speaking of which, the Japanese fleet has already appeared." Zhao Zheng's gaze returned to the chart platform, and now the three Japanese fleets had been discovered, two in the waters south of Dongsha and one in the waters east of Dongsha, in addition to three heavy cruisers and several destroyers were approaching his First Air Fleet, and finally a heavy cruiser with a broken rudder was sailing to the coast of French Indochina.

"Commander, the Japanese fleet seems to be concentrated in the northern part of the South China Sea, and the south is empty, so it's better to ......" Meng Hailong leaned over to Zhao Zheng and muttered in a low voice.

"Shall we go south?" Zhao Zheng was taken aback, and suddenly felt that his eyes suddenly opened up. The Japanese aircraft carrier is in the east, and the aircraft carrier commanded by Zhao Zheng is in the west, if Zhao Zheng chooses to retreat to the west...... Japanese aircraft carriers will soon leave the combat radius of the A2A and Martin T4M, but it will be different if they turn to the south.

"Exactly." Meng Hailong smiled deeply: "The Japanese aircraft carrier is expected to retreat to the southeast, if the First Air Fleet commanded by Zhao Zheng first retreats due south and then turns eastward, then there should be a chance to launch another wave or even several waves of bombing" 604 War of Aggression against Japan! Eleven was actually killed?

"Of course, the Japanese will soon find out about us. I guess they will follow us south, bite us tightly and not let go...... However, that would have the advantage that if the Akagi and Kaga still refused to sink, there would not be enough escort ships to escort them home. We can send submarines to wait for them in the Bass Strait and the Luzon Strait. ”

"How much supplies and fuel are left?" Zhao Zheng's fingers drew a circle along the South China Sea, the Jawa Sea, the Sulawesi Sea, the Pacific Ocean, and the East China Sea, and said with a smile: "There is a voyage of 8,000 to 10,000 kilometers."

"There are no major problems with supplies and fuel." Meng Hailong paused, and suddenly smiled faintly: "Actually, we can still do this......" As he spoke, he leaned into Zhao Zheng's ear and muttered a few words.

"Okay, that's a good idea," Zhao Zheng laughed with applause.

"Order the Selim Sultan to lead the 1st Torpedo Boat Group to block three Japanese heavy cruisers."

"Order the main force of the First Air Fleet to turn at full speed to the south, and order the Nanchang and Hefei to move closer to the main force of the fleet."

"Navigation, calculate the position of the main force of the fleet after advancing south at full speed for an hour, and send it to the carrier-based aircraft that are returning home."

After Zhao Zheng gave the order, he turned to Luo Youjun: "Prepare for the second wave of air raids, which will start in two hours." "604 War of Aggression against Japan! Eleven was actually killed?

……

March 18, 9 a.m., the sea south of the Dongsha Islands.

The Nagato's bow ploughed a snow-white spray, and the course went straight to the east. The sailors on deck were all in place, all the anti-aircraft guns with their muzzles pointed at the blue sky, and the lookouts at the lookout posts were also holding binoculars and nervously looking at the western sky.

Kanji Kato and Shigetaro Shimada stood side by side on the bridge looking at the blue, undulating South China Sea in front of them, and several staff officers were reporting to them the latest battle report. ..., 604 War of Aggression against Japan! Eleven was actually killed?

"Your Excellency, the Hase detachment (consisting of three heavy cruisers and two destroyers, Nachi, Haguro, and Ashigara) encountered the China Fleet two hundred nautical miles west of the Dongsha Islands, and there was one battle cruiser and six destroyers on the China side, and no aircraft carriers were found."

Speaking of not discovering the aircraft carrier, the face of the combat staff officer was also full of frustration, he did not expect that the battle cruiser of the China people would actually form a formation with the aircraft carrier, and with this big guy equipped with 10 280 mm naval guns blocking there, the China aircraft carrier must have escaped without a trace.

Kanji Kato sighed lightly and shook his head, and said nothing, but Shigetaro Shirataro Shirataro pretended to be surprised next to him and said: "Your Excellency, it is also a great victory to be able to sink the only battle cruiser in China, and the combined fleet can also blockade the South China Sea and force China to sue for peace." "604 War of Aggression against Japan! Eleven was actually killed?

Kanji Kato smiled bitterly and nodded: "If you can't catch an aircraft carrier, it's good to be able to catch a battle cruiser, pass the order, let the Zhenmei go for reinforcements." The First Fleet first rendezvoused with the First Air Fleet and then prepared to retreat. ”

"Retreat? But Your Excellency, the China aircraft carrier has not gone far, and we still have a chance."

"No, no. Their seaplanes have already discovered us, and it's ...... that these people have ambushed the light cruiser to the south of us."

"But how can we explain to His Majesty the Emperor and the people of the country after retreating like this?" Shitaro Shimada said loudly.

The purpose of this large-scale attack by the Combined Fleet was to rescue the Taiwan Army, and now that the Taiwan Army is still dying, the rescuer of the Combined Fleet ran away first, and the charge of losing Taiwan will fall on the Navy.

"Both the Akagi and the Kaga have been badly damaged, and now they need to be brought back for overhaul as soon as possible, and the Combined Fleet needs to escort them through the Luzon Strait with the main force." Kanji Kato hesitated for a moment and gave his reasons.

Shimada knew that Kato was worried that the submarines in China would block the Luzon Strait and the Bas Strait and block the retreat of the Combined Fleet, especially the two aircraft carriers that had been severely damaged and whose speed had dropped were the best targets for submarine sneak attacks. Only by escorting them back with the main forces of the combined fleet can we ensure that nothing goes wrong. Now that there is no chance to sink the Sino aircraft carrier, it is not worth letting the Kaga and Akagi take any more risks. He sighed, and just as he was about to arrange a retreat, the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind. 604 War of Aggression against Japan! Eleven was actually killed?

"Report, received an urgent telegram from the First Air Fleet, about a hundred Shina planes are now rapidly approaching them"

This news suddenly raised the atmosphere in the bridge, and Kanji Kato hurriedly walked to the chart and asked, "Where is the First Air Fleet now?" Where did the plane come from? ”

"Here." The communications officer pointed to a certain direction on the chart: "We are less than 100 nautical miles, we are now 25 knots, and we will be able to rendezvous with the First Air Fleet in four hours." ”

"In addition, according to the report of the seaplanes, the attack wave of this wave of China aircraft came from the southwest, and the China aircraft carrier did not return, but circled to the southwest."

"Southwest"

Hearing these two words, let alone the staff officers of the Combined Fleet, even Kanji Kato was hot.

The planes came from the southwest, and the aircraft carriers were naturally in that direction, which means that the Japanese Combined Fleet still had a chance to destroy them, and of course the premise of destroying them was to block the route of the return of the China aircraft carriers.

……

Boom......

Clouds of explosive gunpowder smoke exploded from a distance, as if forming a gray curtain in front of him, which made Long Yuhui frown, he didn't expect that these two heavily damaged Japanese aircraft carriers still had such powerful anti-aircraft firepower, and it seemed that there would be a few brothers to "return to their hometowns" in this battle. 604 War of Aggression against Japan! Eleven was actually killed?

"Dive bombers come with me, 4,000 meters altitude." After Long Yuhui gave the order, he gently pulled the joystick and led the dive bomber group to seize the attack position.

"Spread out, four-four formation."

"Angle 120, Low Altitude"

"1 to 5 groups of Kaga; 6 to 10 groups of Akagi, flanked by both wings"

Lieutenant Colonel Li Yong, the commander-in-chief of the torpedo planes, also gave the order to attack, and after receiving the order, the 40 torpedo planes immediately dispersed into ten groups of four planes, each looking for a target and starting another assault.

The huge fleet quickly dispersed into dozens of attack groups, either diving and dropping bombs or dropping torpedoes to attack. This tactic of simultaneous dive-throwing bombs and torpedo attacks made the anti-aircraft artillery fire of the Japanese fleet suddenly thin. Because the anti-aircraft artillery fire is faced with the aircraft that is constantly changing altitude, it is necessary to adjust the angle in time and change different fuses, which inevitably reduces the speed of anti-aircraft artillery fire.

Naturally, the sparse artillery fire could not stop the surging planes, and the first to attack was the dive bombers. The three-plane formation dived and dropped bombs from three directions at the same time, one group completed the attack, and the other immediately followed. Forty-two dive bombers formed fourteen groups, each carrier was divided into seven groups, and 21 200-kilogram bombs fell with a whizz. 604 War of Aggression against Japan! Eleven was actually killed?

Boom Boom Boom ......

Suddenly, the continuous sound of explosions made Mitsumasa Yonechi in the bridge of the Akagi feel a burst of despair. Although his two aircraft carriers successfully took out the carriers of the Chinese people, because they had already suffered a round of attacks before, both motherships had suffered heavy losses, and their speed and agility had greatly decreased, and they could no longer dodge as flexibly as they had been bombed last time.

In just ten minutes, the aircraft carrier Akagi ate eight more 200-kilogram bombs and five aviation torpedoes, while the aircraft carrier Kaga suffered seven bombs and six torpedoes............