What Kaga Osa said was the truth: even if the reinforcement group came up, it would not be able to gain the upper hand, and it would not even be possible to connect with its own formation and withdraw from the battle and return to the aircraft carrier, and the more than 70 carrier-based planes that had been reinforced, would immediately fall into the encirclement of the independent division's fighter group.

Vice Admiral Yoshitetsu Shirakawa, commander of the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy, was not a great headache, and the sudden killing of the fighter group of the independent division had already posed a great threat to the fleet, and the original plan to attack the British and Australian troop convoys was not only difficult to realize, but the fleet's current situation was also quite bad.

This senior naval officer, Vice Admiral Shirakawa Yoshitsu wisely judged the current battle situation, he has already invested all the carrier-based aircraft, according to the Kaga guy, there is a great possibility of loss, and then, once the carrier-based aircraft formation can not withstand the attack of the independent division's fighter group, when the defeat returns, the independent division's fighter group will chase after the attack, and the entire fleet will be attacked.

"Damn the devil of China, damn the pilot of China!" Commander Shirakawa cursed viciously, as long as he gave himself another thirty minutes, the warships of the fleet could shell the British troop convoy, and all the warships would open fire, and in less than ten minutes, 100,000 British and Australian soldiers would all be buried at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, but at this time, the plane of the Chinese people appeared.

Now, the fleet continues to carry out the task of annihilating the British and Australian forces, which has become unattainable, not to mention whether it can get close to the British and Australian troop carrier formations, if it is forcibly attacked, Vice Admiral Shirakawa Yoshizhe, who is proficient in naval warfare and who will send the entire fleet to the mouth of the Chinese fighters, does not believe that the independent division is in the fleet. In desperation, he gave the order for the fleet to stop advancing and defend the air on the spot.

Then, he asked Vice Admiral Masao Gangmura, commander of the Fourth Fleet, "Gangmura-kun, it's very unfortunate that Ito Yanzaburo said that in the airspace of my fleet, a large number of fighters of the Independent Division have appeared. My carrier-based aircraft group is fighting fiercely with the Shina fighter group, and the situation is not optimistic. Come to the support, first deal with the fighters who have lost China. in order to complete the set task! ”

The thoughts of Lieutenant General Yoshitsu Shirakawa. It is very correct that only after the fighters of the independent division are dealt with, can they attack the British task force and troop carrier formations freely, and anyway, in a short time, these British will not be able to run far.

In another sea, Vice Admiral Masao Gangmura, commander of the Japanese Navy's Fourth Fleet. Looking at the carrier-based aircraft of their own fleet, which was already at a disadvantage, in the sky, there was only a wry smile, the situation on the battlefield. Similar to the encounter of the Second Fleet, the number of fighters of the Independent Division is also far greater than its own, and now, the Fourth Fleet has taken care of itself, how can it still have the ability to support the Second Fleet.

Having lost the most powerful weapon of the attack, carrier-based aircraft, the only way to attack the British task force was to adopt the method of attacking warships against warships, and moreover, it was necessary to guard against those fighters of the independent division, who from time to time swooped down and attacked their own warships, and the battle was tied down and annihilated the British task force could not be completed at all in a short period of time.

Therefore, Vice Admiral Gangmura could only answer Vice Admiral Shirakawa's request truthfully, "Shirakawa-kun, I'm very sorry, the Fourth Fleet is also in a bitter battle in front of it, and it is also facing an extremely large number of independent division fighter groups, so I can't give you support!" ”

Le Yiqin, who was hovering in the air, was also roaring, calling the commander of the first echelon, Colonel Wu Zhenjiang, the commander of the Ninth Fighter Regiment, "Wu Zhenjiang, what the hell are you doing?" Addicted, isn't it? Our task was to cover the British's troop carrier formations, and their fleet, which was not protected, immediately broke out of the battle and joined up with the second echelon! ”

On the other end of the headset, it is estimated that Wu Zhenjiang is playing vigorously, and he is shouting when he speaks, "Commander, I can't stop it for the time being, the carrier-based aircraft of the little devil is fighting hard, Commander, it is rare to have a chance to beat the little devil, give me another twenty minutes, after beating these little devils away, rush to meet with the second echelon!" ”

Before Le Yiqin could speak, Wu Zhenjiang suddenly shouted: "513, what are you still rubbing, catch the little devil's carrier-based plane, and immediately make a ruthless move, fast, accurate, ruthless, yes, bite that bastard, okay!" Killed, just hit like this, don't you hear! "In the headset, there was a burst of heavy fire from an airborne machine gun.

Listening to Wu Zhenjiang shouting in the intercom, it is not difficult for Le Yiqin to imagine that at this moment, the fighter pilots of the first echelon are fighting extremely smoothly, and then look at their own side, they have achieved an overwhelming advantage, he understands the pilots' psychology of seeking war, and the two battlefields have an advantage, so he simply let these guys who are red when they see the little devil plane, and it is also a rare opportunity to fight.

Le Yiqin shook his head and said, "Okay, Wu Zhenjiang, I'll give you thirty minutes!" Ten more minutes, play well! ”

Wu Zhenjiang was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and replied loudly: "Thank you, commander, don't worry, you can't spare these bastards!" He also knew in his heart that the life or death of the British warships below had nothing to do with him, and the commander gave an extra ten minutes to fight the little devil carrier-based aircraft.

Recalling the scene just now, Wu Zhenjiang was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother, the first echelon under his command rushed to the Coral Sea without any danger or danger, but because the British escort fleet did not meet in time to meet the formation of rain transport ships, the task of Wu Zhenjiang's echelon was temporarily changed to provide air cover for the British task force.

But when he rushed to the sky above the British fleet, he got in touch with the commander of the task force, Rear Admiral Forsed, and explained his intentions, "Commander of the British fleet, I am Colonel Wu Zhenjiang, commander of the air formation of the Chinese fighter group, and now, on the orders of my superiors, escort your fleet!" ”

But then, the arrogant British major general's answer was so angry that Wu Zhenjiang almost gave him a shuttle bullet.

Rear Admiral Forshid replied: "Chinese, are your eyes glazed, the Japanese fleet and planes from there, oh, I know, the Chinese have always liked to play tricks to cover up their incompetence, but this is on the battlefield, what I need is solid intelligence." ”

"Well, for the sake of your initiative to escort us, Colonel, your air formation is now under my command, obey my orders, take the fleet as the center, and conduct reconnaissance on all targets within a radius of two hundred nautical miles, God forbid, I hope that you Chinese pilots have poor flying skills and do not let the plane fall into the sea! It is an honor for you and your men to be ordered to follow the command of a British Imperial Rear Admiral, Colonel! ”

Wu Zhenjiang was so angry that his eyes turned black, almost a mouthful of blood spurted out, how did he meet the Americans and British, it was a virtue of his mother, talking to the Chinese, nostrils were facing the sky, an air battle in northern Burma, has not yet knocked out the British stinking disease, he repeatedly warned himself, that is, a bastard who can't speak human words, don't be like him, just let him fart, but this grievance in his heart.

This Englishman named Forshid is either an arrogant maniac or a psychopath, Wu Zhenjiang said in a cold tone: "I don't care what kind of bullshit rear admiral you are, I only tell you one thing, your fleet is not within the escort mission of my air formation, you can ask for more blessings!" ”

Major General Forshid shrugged, and in his exaggerated expression, he said with contempt: "Oh, poor Chinese, there is no sense of humor at all, he is angry!" ”

There is a saying in China, "Talk your mouth and beat your mouth!" "It's not false at all, Rear Admiral Forsheed's shoulders have not yet fallen, the door of the command cabin has been slammed open, and the fleet communications officer has burst in like his butt is on fire, "Report to Your Excellency Commander, the mast observation post reports that a large number of Japanese planes have been spotted and are flying in the direction of our fleet!" ”

"Ugh!" Rear Admiral Forshid, so surprised that his jaw almost fell to the ground, and he wailed in his heart, "Damn God, that old bastard, retribution is coming soon, I just finished laughing and contemptuous of that Chinese Air Force colonel, the Japanese plane came, and besides, it must have taken off from the aircraft carrier, followed by an army of the Japanese Navy, just because the Japanese have aircraft carriers, their own fleet is not enough for the Japanese warships to eat!" ”

Rear Admiral Forshid regretted this, he couldn't wait to slap himself a few times, grabbed the intercom, and called: "Colonel Wu, please answer when you hear it, the safety of our fleet, get rid of the colonel and your subordinates!" From now on, the fleet is completely at your command! ”

After Wu Zhenjiang heard the words of this British major general whose mouth was more stinky than a dung pit, he smiled coldly, simply closed the communication channel, and ordered instead: "All brigades pay attention, let go of their hands and feet, attack the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group, ignore any attack on the British warship, remember our mission, it is to teach the little devil a lesson!" ”

Fortunately, Wu Zhenjiang's fighter group intercepted all the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group, and the British task force did not suffer a big loss, but there were also a few warships that were beaten by the Japanese carrier-based planes that burst onto the ground, and when the warships of the Japanese Navy's Fourth Fleet came up, the British suffered a lot.

In terms of the tonnage of warships, the caliber of the guns, and the number of warships, the British task force is not on the same level as the Fourth Fleet of the Japanese Navy; in the case of Rear Admiral Forsheed's flagship, the displacement is only more than 8,000 tons, which is about the same as a light cruiser of the Fourth Fleet of the Japanese Navy, and the warships with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons account for more than 80 percent of the Fourth Fleet.

Therefore, at the very beginning of the naval battle, more than a dozen British warships were bombarded by the large-caliber naval guns of the Japanese warships, and they smoked and caught fire, and moreover, the fire became bigger and bigger, and it was a matter of time before they sank.

Faced with this qiē, Rear Admiral Forshid, who regretted it so much that he wanted to die in a headlong crash, knew what the reason was, his fleet was attacked by the Japanese by sea and air.

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )