After Ouyang Yun became the ruler of Guangdong, he attached great importance to the construction of the air force, and most of the money he earned in the United States was directly spent in the United States to buy fighter planes or steel, aviation fuel and other materials. Among them, the largest cost was the one-time purchase of 54 P-38 fighters, which also made this fighter the main fighter of the Cadet Army Air Force.

Two squadrons of the 1st Air Force Division were equipped with such fighters. In addition to the P-38, there is a small number of I-6 and Hawker III, the latter two models are too few, and they were purchased by Chen Jitang when he dominated Guangdong. These three types of fighters, together with the scarce number of Xue-1 white-sided dolphins, constitute the main fighter force of the Xuebing Army Air Force.

Along with the two Dolphins, there were twenty-three P-38s, four I-6s, and two Hawker IIIs. These 31 fighters will be responsible for blocking the incoming Japanese planes.

As soon as Xue Changkong pulled 1301 out of the formation, he called another white-sided dolphin numbered 1302 piloted by Deputy Division Commander Wang Hai: "Wang Hai, the Japanese aircraft are maintaining a dense formation, which is just conducive to rockets, let's go first!" ”

Wang Hai pulled his fighter out of the air without saying a word, and greeted Xue Changkong left and right. Behind them, the wingmen of the two.

Two groups of other fighters of various types flew away from the formation one after another, and immediately formed a formation behind the two white-sided dolphins.

In the Second Great Wall War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army suffered a big loss in the rocket pod. Since then, the Japanese Army and Air Force have paid special attention to this point when dealing with the Cadet Corps and Air Force, and once they discover that the enemy plane is equipped with a pod, no matter what role it plays, it will immediately disrupt the formation and disperse.

However, the Japanese Army Aviation and the Navy were two completely different departments, and the lesson that the Army Aviation had bought with blood did not share with the HNA this lesson. The wings of the two Dolphins were close to the two rocket pods mounted on the fuselage and did not attract the attention of the HNA aviation. Although Okubo Nakasa was reminded by Hanaki Toshitoshi just now that the performance of the white-sided dolphin is superior, he has no intention of being afraid. After all, the other party only had two of these new fighters, and he was ordered to hurt the enemy army and draw out the remaining fighters of the enemy, so when he saw the two white-sided dolphins coming up, he was not surprised and rejoiced, and shouted: "Roar!" "As soon as I pulled the pusher, I met it.

In today's air combat, which relies entirely on airborne machine guns and cannons, it is very important to be able to seize the height. Since Okubo learned from Hanaki that this new type of fighter had superior performance, he climbed ahead of schedule and wanted to master the air combat advantage as soon as possible.

Okubo took the lead in climbing, and other Japanese machines followed suit. Including Hanaki Toshijun, he also pulled up the nose and climbed with all his might.

This made Xue Changkong very happy, and he shouted: "It's a good time!" "It was also a full-speed climb, and soon overpowered Okubo and reached an altitude of more than 6,000 meters. At this time, the distance between the two sides was already very close, and they could even see the muzzles and muzzles of the guns under the wings or belly of the other side. Xue Changkong shouted again: "Opportunity!" With a sharp push of the lever, the nose of the plane suddenly sank, and a Japanese plane had just been inserted into the sight, and he pressed the rocket launch buttons on both sides almost at the same time, and then the agitated lever was flattened, and then the height was immediately raised, and he played a "loop" maneuver.

When the two sides were climbing hard, the Japanese aircraft formation had already begun to loosen. Wang Hai's actual combat experience is worse than Xue Changkong's, but it can also be seen that once the Japanese plane comes to drive the distance from the friendly plane, the threat of the rocket will be greatly reduced, and he pressed the launch button almost at the same time as Xue Changkong.

The next moment, seventy-two rockets were thrown down by the pods, and then the tail erupted into the Japanese aircraft formation.

Okubo has rich experience in actual combat and reacts very quickly, and it was only before 1301 made an adjustment move, and he reacted, and with a push of the lever, he issued an attack, and the shooter who operated the machine gun immediately pulled the trigger! When he boarded, the Type 96 shipboard fighter he piloted fired violently almost as soon as he changed his climbing attitude, and the bullet chain cut through the air like a knife that was quickly chopping down. Okubo's battlefield felt quite good, he kept the fuselage perpendicular to the 1301, and this hand really worked, however, he underestimated the protection ability of the white-sided dolphin. He really hit 1301, but to his amazement, the 7.7mm caliber machine gun bullet hit the fuselage of the 1301 from 500 meters away, only making a "bang" impact sound, and it failed to penetrate. Then, he noticed those rockets with blue flames spewing blue flames spurtling towards him, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Eight grids! What is that? ”

Not to mention whether anyone could hear his questioning, even if there were, they would not be able to answer his question.

Not a single one of the aviation forces of the combined fleet knew this, and the most common opinion was to mistake it for a shell. Of course, this idea does not stand up to scrutiny, just ask, what kind of cannon can fire so many shells at once? In fact, they didn't have time to figure it out, because the rockets flew at a very fast speed, only 500 meters away, but the clock had already passed in seconds. These rockets are all improved models, and their performance is much more advanced than their predecessors. Of the seventy-two, there was not a single dud. Seventy-two rockets burst into the dense group of Japanese planes like scattered flowers, and immediately showed their incomparably great power!

Seconds and seconds are not enough to make a suitable evasive action, and even if you can make a correct evasive action, such as a sharp descent or a roller turn, the distance you can move is limited.

The Japanese planes attacked this time, mainly Type 95 and Type 96 shipboard attack planes, and the advantage of this type of fighter was that it had a good hovering ability, but its flight speed was relatively slow. As a result, a situation has emerged that makes the officers and men of both China and Japan happy and worried. The rockets buzzed like bees and plunged headlong into the Japanese swarm, and then there was a violent explosion. After the earth-shattering explosion, the six Japanese planes disintegrated directly into the air, and the pilots and crew died before they could parachute, and two of them were blown off one of their wings, lost their balance, and fell down in a whirlwind. This was directly destroyed, and several other planes were wounded, and five of them lost the ability to continue fighting because of the serious injuries, so they could only turn the nose and staggered away from the battlefield.

Okubo and Hanagi Toshitoshi were lucky enough to escape, but the two of them didn't feel any joy at all, they thought, "If the fighters on the other side have this kind of weapon, then do they still need to fight this battle?" ”

The rocket raid disrupted the formation of the Japanese planes, and even more disturbed the minds of the Japanese air force - from the fear of unknown weapons, many devils could not help but feel related when they controlled the fighters and machine guns.

Xue Changkong struck a blow, his confidence exploded, and he immediately seized this opportunity and shouted: "Attack!" "Take all the fighters that stayed to stop the enemy.

Fierce close-quarters combat broke out immediately, the roar of aircraft engines, the firing of machine guns and machine guns resounded in the sky, and from time to time fighter planes were hit, turning into a pile of burning fireballs in high-speed flight, and even exploded directly in the air, directly exploding into scattered fire fragments.

Under the deliberate guidance of the 1st Air Division, the battlefield moved from the sky over Wuyi Mountain to the northwest. Because of the sudden power of the rockets, the 1st Air Force Division actually firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield, and the air defense troops on Wuyi Mountain looked up, and many people were in the flames of envy, wishing that they could also have wings under their ribs and fly directly to kill a Japanese plane.

In the East China Sea, fifty nautical miles southeast of Matsu Island, a huge fleet is slowly advancing. About twenty warships of various kinds escorted the four aircraft carriers, like a flock of chickens guarding four old hens - this was naturally the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy.

After an hour and 40 minutes of high-speed flight, a huge group of planes composed of units directly under the headquarters and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Air Divisions of the Cadet Army Air Force finally appeared in the skies southwest of Matsu Island. Tie Linfei was flying silently with the number 001 LZ-I fighter, and suddenly Jiang Yicong's voice came from the headset: "Commander, I found a fighter. ”

"Confirm."

"It's really a fighter plane, it's not too far away, and I can't tell the model."

Tie Linfei thought for a while and said: "That must be the little devil's reconnaissance plane - all pay attention, climb altitude, turn, Yu Jian, let's fly in the direction of Taiwan Island and avoid this Japanese plane!" ”

The situation encountered now is mentioned by Ouyang Yun before the war - the Japanese ship will definitely arrange reconnaissance planes around to be on guard, and the best way is to avoid it, and then choose to cut in from another direction. In other words, as long as the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft are discovered, then the fleet will not be far from them.

Facts have proved that Tie Linfei's choice was correct.

After spending another twenty minutes going around in a circle, Yu Jian's excited voice came from his headset: "Commander, I see it, I see it!" ”

His heart panched, and he asked in a deep voice, "What do you see?" Hold your breath and speak slowly! ”

"Devil's fleet! Obediently, four aircraft carriers, really four aircraft carriers! ”

"Ahh Okay, double confirm! ”

"Commander, target confirmed, a total of twenty-seven large ships, including four aircraft carriers!"

"Good. Don't go over it, lower your altitude now! All of them are there, lower the flight altitude and get ready for battle! ”

After Tie Linfei issued the order in a loud voice, he suddenly felt that his throat was a little tight, and his heartbeat accelerated. Despite the pre-war analysis, the probability of the Japanese army being deceived was extremely high, and the monitoring of radar stations confirmed this. However, after all, he didn't know the location of the Dao Ri fleet, and even Ouyang Yun didn't dare to guarantee that the little devil's fleet would not stay in its original position, obediently waiting for them to ravage. Now that the biggest problem is solved, the next thing to do is simpler - follow the original plan and carry out the attack! At any cost, at least one aircraft carrier must be blown up and sunk - this is Ouyang Yun's order, but Tie Linfei now feels that it has cost a lot of money, and if it is only to blow up and sink an aircraft carrier, it is really a loss. If you want to know that such an opportunity as Lu Dao, it is really hard to find, this time I missed it, and I don't know what year and month Lu Dao is next time, and maybe even until the end of the Anti-Japanese War, they will not wait for such an opportunity.

"All fighter formations, immediately move closer to Yu Jian, remember your mission! The 2nd Air Division, closely following the fighter formation. Air Fourth Division, come and gather with me! Other bombers of all types, the left front formation - Yu Jian, reduce the flight altitude a little more! It's up to you to choose your target, remember, choose the outlier first—I order, radio silence now! Eagles of the Academy, let's attack! ”

In the captain's room of the "Akagi" aircraft carrier, Mitsumasa Yonechi took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, as if talking to himself: "It's been two hours, and I don't know if I've found the hidden airfield of the people of China." ”

Inoue Narumi said with a smile: "Your Excellency, since the people of China dare to fight, and they have dispatched more than sixty fighters at one time, they must be unwilling to shrink back. If you really want to worry, you should also worry about whether the number of our fighters is enough, but I heard that there are more than 300 fighters in the Cadet Army, and they are placed in China, but the scale of an air force is not small! ”

Mine smiled: "This is not a matter of worry! Air victory or defeat is not determined by numbers alone, our air forces of the Great Japanese Empire are brave and good at fighting, and I do not think that the air forces of the Shina people are their opponents. ”

"Then what are you worried about, let's wait for the good news!"

"I hope so! Yamamoto-kun, why don't you speak? What do you think? ”

Yamamoto bent down slightly, smiled and said, "I have the same opinion as Inoue-kun about this victory. The Cadet Army Air Force was born out of the Cantonese system of China, and although the scale was much larger than before, it also caused a shortage of pilots. A qualified pilot is not just able to fly a fighter plane into the sky. Therefore, although Ouyang Yun has come up with a new type of fighter, but without a good pilot, no matter how new the fighter is, it can only fill the scene, and I don't think they are the opponent of my Royal Air Force. Your Excellency, I was just thinking about the history of the Army. This warlord army of China has risen very fast, and perhaps this is also its biggest life! The quantity of the army is important, but the quality is the key to victory - and this is exactly what the cadet army lacks. Hehe, my previous worries are also redundant! ”

The Japanese Navy Ministry of the Iron Triangle talked eloquently, but they did not expect that a huge group of planes had already appeared over the sea 40 kilometers southeast of the Combined Fleet and was quietly approaching them.

The first to discover the incoming aircraft group by the Combined Fleet was an artillery officer on the heavy cruiser Kumano. And he naturally regarded this huge fleet of aircraft as an army aviation friendly force from the island of Taiwan. This guy was standing on the side of the boat and peeing with his legs open, and when he was humming happily, he looked up and saw a black shadow suddenly appear at the intersection of heaven and water in the distance, and he didn't pay attention at first. And when he blinked, retracted the bird and was about to lift his pants, he found that the black shadow had turned into a group, and it showed the outline of a fighter plane. He didn't pay much attention to it, shook his head and walked back to the deck, ready to continue the maintenance of the ship's guns.

Just five minutes later, when the senior soldier of the artillery straightened up and subconsciously looked at the "Taiwan Army Airlines" group, he saw that the paint on the body of the fighter plane in front did not have the familiar sun flag, but a somewhat strange pattern, and he immediately realized that this might be an incoming enemy plane. "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The superior soldier immediately screamed in horror. His shout attracted the attention of his comrades next to him, and these devils stopped what they were doing and followed his line of sight, and soon the deck of the "Kumano" was in chaos.

At this moment, the huge group had begun to climb in full force, showing its fangs. The lookout posts on many ships, including the "Kumano," the "Nagato," and the "Mutsu," also spotted this suspicious-looking group and immediately reported it to the captain of the ship.

The situation was reflected in the Iron Triangle, and many warships had already sounded the air raid siren. A terrible whistle resounded in the nearby seas, and all the battleships were in a bustling scene. The devils who were maintaining or resting rushed out of the cabin one after another, and many of them didn't even have time to put on their shoes......

"Commander-in-chief, what is the code name of this operation?" Jiang Huangyong asked Ouyang Yun this question to facilitate the filing. He was staring at the monitoring screen intently, and at this time, over the Wuyi Mountain exercise ground, the third wave of the Japanese army's huge fleet finally arrived. Seeing that four or five groups of black dots collided together, and from time to time the black dots weakened and disappeared, he thought for a while and said, "It's called 'sink'!" ”

'Yes!' Sink it'! ”

As if he had a heart in mind, Tie Linfei issued the order for a general attack almost at the same time, and he shouted, "Sink it!" Akagi! ”

As the flagship of the Combined Fleet, the "Akagi" was dragged in the middle by the entire fleet, and it happened to be the first aircraft carrier to enter Yu Jian's field of vision. Regarding the Japanese Navy, Tie Lin Fei knew a lot of information and knew that its flagship was the "Akagi", so he subconsciously shouted such an offensive slogan.

What he didn't know was that this slogan became a classic of this battle with the sinking of the "Akagi" and was recorded in history.

The devil of the combined fleet, except for Yamamoto Fifty-six subconsciously mentioned it, no one would have thought that there would really be an enemy plane that would dare to sneak attack such a huge fleet of his own. And it was killed from the rear of the fleet. Although the Combined Fleet sent reconnaissance planes as usual, the pilots of the reconnaissance planes took it for granted that the enemy could only come from land, and did not expect that they would go around to the back of the fleet -- all these factors combined to doom the Cadet Corps' "let's sink" operation to be half successful at the beginning.

The dense fighter planes swooped over like locusts, and Mitsumasa Yonechi didn't know how many winds and winds he had experienced in the Japanese political arena, and his first reaction was still shocked, and the two were trembling.

"Quick, quick, let the attack planes take off to meet the battle!"

Seeing that His Excellency the Commander was in a panic, Yamamoto Fifty-six actually forgot his tactical order not long ago, thinking that there were still attack planes stranded on the aircraft carrier, he secretly sighed and said: "Your Excellency, there are four aircraft carriers, and now there are only some crit planes left!" ”

Mitsumasa Minechi was startled, and he calmed down in a cold sweat, and he said in a deep voice: "Order all the crit planes to take off, and stay away from this area for the time being." Immediately send a telegram to the Taiwan Air Corps for help; Order all cruisers of all types to launch a counterattack immediately, and be sure to protect the safety of all aircraft carriers! ”

The staff officers of several combined fleets immediately ran away from the captain's office and organized the signal corps to raise flags or send telegrams. Mitsumasa Yonechi said to Yamamoto Isoroku: "Yamamoto-kun, I now appoint you as the captain of the 'Akagi', and you will be fully responsible for air defense operations!" ”

"Hello!" Yamamoto bowed and immediately plunged into the role. He picked up the megaphone, gave seven or eight orders in a lower tone, and then said to Mine: "Your Excellency, the enemy is prepared, and our army has no fighters to meet the enemy, relying on the anti-aircraft fire on the ships alone, it is difficult to completely contain the enemy's firepower, I think, instead of staying here and fighting to the death with the enemy, it is better to break up the four aircraft carriers and transfer them separately, so that the losses can be minimized!" ”

At this moment, 36 bombers of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Air Force Division had already swooped down from a high altitude under the leadership of Yu Jian and roared towards the "Akagi"; all the ships of the Combined Fleet, after sensing the target of the enemy plane's attack, moved closer to the "Akagi" one after another, and all air defense weapons opened fire in an all-round way, and the sea area where the Combined Fleet was located was immediately covered with a layer of faint white smoke.

Under the command of the standard-bearer, the critter planes on the "Akagi" began to take off in a tense and orderly manner to seize the last opportunity. All the anti-aircraft weapons on the bridge began to shoot wildly, and some crazy ship logisticians even shot into the sky with rifles. Since the establishment of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy, this is the first time that such a scene has been experienced, and the shadow of death has shrouded the hearts of many people. This makes their behavior quite crazy.

"Just do as you say!"

"Hello! Inoue-kun, please immediately transfer with His Excellency the Commander. The target of the enemy aircraft is the aircraft carrier, and the other ships are relatively much safer! ”

As soon as Yamamoto's words were finished, Minai shook off the hand that Inoue had come to support and shouted, "No, as the commander of the Combined Fleet, how can I leave my command ship!" Yamamoto, I'm going to stand here and watch you repel the attack of the Shinamen! ”

Inoue Narumi was quite indifferent from beginning to end, at this moment he looked at Yamamoto, and saw that the other party frequently signaled to him, knowing that staying here would only add to the chaos and make Yamamoto unable to play to his heart's content, so he resolutely held on to Mine, and said: "Your Excellency, it's too dangerous here, please follow me to the 'Mogami'." You are the soul of the Combined Fleet, but you must not ......"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden loud "boom", and on the top flight deck about thirty meters away from the captain's room, a huge fireball rose, and the entire aircraft carrier was shaken, and he stumbled under his feet, and the whole person rushed towards Mine.

Yamamoto was facing the deck channel, and he saw this scene clearly, he saw a flaming fighter plane whirling into the sky, plunging headlong into a Type 95 crit plane that was accelerating in echelons, and then, there was a violent explosion - this fighter plane dragging thick smoke he happened to recognize, it was an American-made Hawker III, obviously from the Graduate Army. The Hawker III must have been hit by artillery fire, and then, the pilot gave up parachuting to survive, and controlled it to smash directly down on the flight deck on the top level of the "Akagi" - the Cadet Army had such a crazy attack method from the beginning, which made Yamamoto Isoroku's face suddenly very difficult to look at. He first stabilized his body, then stepped forward to support Mine and Inoue, and shouted loudly: "Your Excellency, please move quickly, the attack of the people of China is very crazy, you are here, I can't guarantee your safety!" Inoue-kun, don't rub it off, hurry up and take His Excellency the Commander to the 'Mogami'! ”

Inoue Narumi didn't listen to Mitsumasa Yonechi again this time, and left a sentence for Yamamoto Isoroku: "Yamamoto-kun, then you take care!" Then he called two adjutants, picked up Mine, and went out of the captain's room.

That Hawker III was piloted by Yu Jian. The reaction speed of the Japanese ships was beyond his expectations, and he originally thought that this time the sneak attack would be successful, but he was about to pull away to attack the enemy planes rising from several aircraft carriers, and the dense anti-aircraft fire of the Japanese ships covered the entire airspace. "No, I have to open a passage for the brothers in the back!" Thinking like this, he pushed the lever and swooped down towards the outermost "Kumano", and then shouted to the shooter behind him, Zhang Heigou: "Black dog, strafe the little devil's battery!" ”

Zhang Heigou responded: "Okay! He began to work harder, maneuvering the fighter plane straight down. However, the Hawker III had only descended to an altitude of 500 meters before its left wing was hit, causing the entire fighter to lose its balance.

The tactics of using a fighter plane full of explosives piloted by oneself as a weapon and only seeking to die with the other side are naturally the patent of the little devils. The origins of this tactic can be traced back to the Russo-Japanese War. And what made this tactic famous all over the world was the perverted kamikaze that appeared in the late stages of World War II.

Yu Jian's actions were unpremeditated and completely forced out by the situation. No one knows what Yu Jian thought at the time, but the consequences of his actions were shocking - it was precisely because of him that he brought this "good head", and in the next battle of more than an hour, a total of 29 fighters from the Xuebing Army made the same choice, of which five were completely unnecessary, but they drove the fighters straight down without hesitation, which caused the final sinking of the "Akagi" and the "Flying Dragon".

When Yu Jian chose to do this, he definitely didn't expect how much "bad" impact his "initiative" would bring, and even Ouyang Yun later had to issue a special decree to enforce that even if the fighter plane was damaged, this tactic should not be used, otherwise it would be treated as a violation of military discipline, and the heavier one would be expelled from the military and deprived of all vested honors!

As soon as this order was issued, almost all the pilots were puzzled, and they could not understand why their heroic feat of being willing to sacrifice their lives for the motherland had become a violation of military discipline.

It is said that Ouyang Yun explained this decree with tears in his eyes at that time: Brothers, you underestimate your own value too much. The enemy is valuable, the fighter plane is valuable, but I will say that you are priceless! As long as you live, we will be able to provide a steady stream of fighters, and you will be able to continue to kill the enemy! Why, do you think that you can only kill one Japanese plane, or only blow up and sink one Japanese ship? Don't be so unambitious, as long as you live, you can take out more enemy planes and ships, and you can create greater value! Brothers, our cadet army is not as rich as the United States, nor does it have a training mechanism comparable to that of little Japan, so each and every one of you is a treasure of our cadet army and our Chinese people! How can you despise your own lives so much?