Chapter 832: Closed in the Air

After leaving Haishanwei, more than 100 warships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, under the control of Tang Qiuquan, commander of the special operations detachment of the Independent Division, sailed for three days in the monstrous waters of the Sea of Japan.

The air escort of the independent division's aviation units stunned the Soviet sailors, and they could not understand how the fighters taking off from the shore could stay in the air for such a long time, and the Chinese, who were full of mystery and color, especially those Soviet carrier-based aircraft pilots who were originally going to be sold at a price, felt that they might overestimate their own weight, and without them, the Chinese could still complete the task of sea navigation, and the Soviet carrier-based aircraft pilots who were arrogant one by one became much more modest in their attitude.

Qiu Quan saw it in his eyes, and secretly sneered, since they got on the ship, these guys have had an attitude of watching the excitement, compared to the other members of the fleet, they are much more arrogant, on the afternoon of the third day, the fleet has sailed to the vicinity of the Ozaki Islands, and in a day and a half, they will enter the Korean Strait, which is also the most dangerous moment for the fleet.

Qiu Quan was on the deck of the aircraft carrier, his eyes seemed to be about to cross the Korean Strait, and when he saw the hearts of the Japanese, a communications staff officer ran over: "Report to the detachment commander, an urgent message sent by the commander of the escort fighter group," Qiu Quan took it and saw that it was an urgent telegram, "Captain Tang, the guard planes on the periphery of our aircraft group have found that from the direction of Japan's Honshu Island, there are organic groups flying in, the number is unknown, and they are approaching the sea area where the fleet is located, please give an order for the fleet to enter a combat state, and our escort aircraft group is responsible for intercepting it." ”

Qiuquan looked up at the blue sky, it was time to come, it finally came, turned around and walked towards the command room, and the Soviet captain hurriedly followed.

Commanding the fleet to fight, Qiuquan was a complete layman, and this was not sloppy at all, although after a few days of bad repairs, he could only understand a pimáo, he made a bold decision to give the command of the fleet, and the captain of the aircraft carrier, Colonel Margotlovsky, with whom he got along very well.

Qiu Quan said: "Your Excellency, I now grant you full authority to command the fleet, I believe that with your experience and ability, you are fully capable of this task, do it boldly, don't forget, this is a sincere entrustment from a friend." The interpreter immediately passed Akiizumi's words untouched.

After listening to the translator's words, the colonel pointed at his xiōng mouth in disbelief, and in his blue and gray eyes, there was doubt and incomprehension, you know, he is still a prisoner of war, but he has changed from a prisoner of the Japanese to a prisoner of the Chinese, and in the face of the sudden command, he is a little overwhelmed and difficult to adapt to this change.

Qiu Quan nodded affirmatively, only by doing so is the most appropriate way, after Margotlovsky was affirmed, suddenly jī moved, there seemed to be a layer of tears in his eyes, and after a solemn military salute, he walked up to the command platform, at this moment, Qiu Quan saw a temperament from the back of this Soviet soldier, and it was the kind of confidence that everything was under control.

Colonel Margotlovsky's orders were conveyed one by one, and the interpreter translated every word of his words to Akiizumi, who was also worried that the fighters on the other warships did not know the situation here, and especially informed all the members of the team of his decision, and finally emphasized: "All the members of the special operations detachment must not interfere with the normal command of the captains, and it is necessary to tell your Soviet friends that we are on the same ship, and the common enemy is the Japanese plane." ”

Following the command ship's order, all surface ships immediately dispersed in battle formation, and the mournful sirens sounded on each warship, and the well-trained Soviet sailors seemed to have forgotten their identity as prisoners of war and rushed to various combat posts.

The fleet entered a state of imminent battle, and Colonel Margotlovsky saluted Qiuquan: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, the fleet is ready for operation, please instruct" Qiuquan couldn't cry or laugh after listening to it, this excitement is too rigid, I don't know anything, what other instructions do I have, or, can I risk letting you command these warships that have come with great difficulty?

Qiu Quan returned the salute, and then asked, "Your Excellency, what should we do next?" The tone was somewhat unnatural, and in the form of Qiuquan's xìng, which was the only time he didn't know the first one, Margotlovsky replied respectfully: "Inform the escort group of the readiness of our fleet, and then enter the state of air defense." ”

Qiu Quan smiled and said: "Your Excellency Colonel, do it according to your command, I completely trust you, there is no need to ask for instructions on everything, I will not interfere with your command, don't worry about it" Colonel Margotlovsky glanced at the Chinese general with a complicated look, and put all his jīng forces on commanding the fleet.

The fleet is like a beast with sharp claws, waiting for the arrival of this Japanese plane, and today the deputy commander of the independent division's aviation unit is Liu Cuigang, who has just taken over from the previous fighter plane, and he is also worried that the Tang detachment commander is a layman, how can he command the fleet to fight.

It seems that all air battles have to be undertaken independently by escort aircraft groups, Liu Cuigang piloted the fighter plane to circle around, he found that the current formation of the fleet is absolutely suitable for air combat, although he does not know how to command the fleet to fight, but he can also see a general idea, immediately put his mind at ease, and secretly exclaimed: "Captain Tang is really powerful, even this can be." ”

The fleet was fully prepared, and Liu Cuigang immediately ordered: "The first, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh brigades will immediately climb up and enter a favorable attack position, and the rest of the brigades will be responsible for protecting the fleet," After the order was issued, the fighters pushed the cào longitudinal pole, and the fighters rushed into the sky with their heads held high, followed by sixty-four fighters.

The Japanese planes that came this time took off from the naval aviation airfield near Kyoto on the island of Honshu, and after receiving the order of the Minister of the Navy, Mitsumasa Yonechi, all the Japanese naval aviation bases from the Japanese archipelago to the Korean Peninsula became nervous, and the captured Soviet Pacific Fleet was able to escape. It's incredible.

What worries these naval aviation commanders is that the two Soviet aircraft carriers carry more than 160 carrier-based aircraft, which is an air force that should not be underestimated, while the Japanese Navy only has more than 380 combat planes on the mainland and on the Korean Peninsula, of which only 190 fighters are the rest, and the rest are bombers, dive torpedo planes, antisubmarine planes, transport planes, and so on.

The main aircraft group of the navy is following several fleets and dangling in the Pacific Ocean, and it is absolutely difficult for a strong man to carry out the task of sinking more than 100 warships with these winged guys in his hands, not to mention that it is necessary to conduct a careful search in the waters of the Sea of Japan, and the number of planes is even more stretched.

As the navy's largest base on the mainland, Kyoto Airfield, had no choice but to take off 36 fighter planes and 12 antisubmarine patrol planes to search for them, and after discovering the target, they immediately returned home, and then organized a large group of planes to bomb them.

This formation of Japanese naval planes carrying out the search mission flew in the direction of the Korean Strait as if it had been a big luck, and originally planned to search from the direction of the Korean Strait in the direction of Haishanwei, which was tantamount to combing through the waters of Japan's return to the sea, and happened to collide with the direction of the fleet, and an air battle was inevitable.

Xiuyan Zhenzhao Shaozuo, who was responsible for avant-garde reconnaissance, led the five "Zero" fighters of this squadron, through a thick cloud layer, and the deep blue sea surface of the Sea of Japan appeared in front of him.

"Won the jackpot", Xiuyan Zhenzhao Shaozuo muttered to himself, and then, reported the situation he saw to the commander of the formation, the commander Zhongxin Dazuo is an extremely belligerent guy, he ordered Xiuyan Zhenzhao Shaozuo, "Pay attention to whether there are aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft taking off," while ordering the formation to quickly concentrate in this airspace.

Xiuyan Zhenzhao Shaozuo saw it, in the sky above the fleet, but there were more than 20 planes on guard, he was an expert, some couldn't understand what kind of tactics this was, the aircraft carrier aircraft was not such a way of playing, besides, if he found himself, he should come to meet the battle, there was no reason to ignore it, he was full of doubts, and reported what he observed to the commander CITIC Dazuo.

When CITIC Dazuo heard this, he had a big reaction in the back of his head, his own fleet of nearly 50 fighters, against more than 20 planes, the upper hand in numbers, this opportunity can not be missed, you can start the fight first, and then notify the base planes to come to support, the first credit is none other than himself.

If you can sink the fleeing Soviet aircraft carrier, in the Imperial aviation community, you will be famous, "Order, all fighters in formation, immediately shoot down enemy fighters, all anti-submarine patrol aircraft, attack enemy aircraft carriers, Imperial air warriors, attack" After speaking, the first one rushed forward.

The use of anti-submarine patrol planes to attack surface ships is unheard of in the history of air force operations of various countries, and there are no anti-submarine patrol planes carrying aerial bombs and torpedoes, and I am afraid that they can only use depth charges to deal with submarines to blow up and sink surface ships, and the probability is almost zero, and it is not a thing to do this kind of work at all.

Of course, CITIC Daisa did not forget to report the discovery to the base, and the Kyoto base that received the report immediately jumped and got busy, and the ground crew was busy loading bombs on the bombers and hanging torpedoes on the torpedo bombers, and the terrible sirens sounded over the airport, and a group of Japanese naval air force pilots rushed to the planes, a red signal flare was raised, and the Japanese planes rushed into the sky one after another.

At the same time, the Japanese naval aviation base stationed near Daegu on the Korean Peninsula also received a notification from the Kyoto base, and all combat planes took off at the same time.

The combat formations of the Japanese naval aviation, which took off from the north and south directions, took off a total of more than 320 combat planes of various types, and like vices, they slammed towards the fleet.