In the face of the surging carrier-based aircraft group, the combined fleet, which was still majestic before, suddenly became at a loss.

First, the air defense capability of the Japanese hull was insufficient, and second, they did not expect to encounter fighters in space. So it wasn't until the first wave of dive bombers was about to rush in front of them that the big warships came back to their senses and made evasive moves.

The Japanese battleships themselves have very few anti-aircraft guns, and although the main and auxiliary guns of large calibers are full of power, in the face of small and flexible fighters, no matter how powerful the shells are, it will be useless to miss! And for carrier-based aircraft, space battleships are also a hard nut to crack!

First of all, machine guns are definitely useless here! Datang's current mainstream fighters have followed the same route as British fighters in terms of machine guns. There were five machine guns mounted on each of the two wings of the kite, and the bullets were swept out as dense as rain, but the 8mm caliber hit the armor of the battleship, which was tantamount to scratching the boots.

And against the ship's bombshell, the power is enough, but the hit is very problematic.

Although the bomber can rely on its own speed to increase the bomb to Mach 15 before dropping, it can even penetrate the main armor belt. However, in the three-dimensional space of space, the position of the battleship is not completely locked on a fixed horizontal line, and the speed itself is not slow, so it is easier to avoid than on the sea surface.

The first wave of 30 dive bombers, with 10 of them as an attack group, targeted Kii, Nagato, and Mutsu. Because these three were the largest and most threatening battleships on the Japanese side, if they wanted to cover the withdrawal of their own fleet from the battlefield, they had to slow them down first.

The leading fighters of the three attack groups are the top aces of the air force, and they not only have to lead the flight, but also are responsible for "leading the shot". Because the fighter at this time did not have a rangefinder and ballistic computer that could be carried on board, the timing and angle of the bomb were all up to the pilot himself. It is easy for the plane to hit the target with the bomb because it is too late to pick up the nose of the plane after the bomb is dropped, and the distance will affect the hit rate. This is a difficult test of the pilot's skill and guts!

"It seems that Tang Jun is also like us, and has his own trump card!"

Looking at the rapidly approaching fighter plane, Nagumo Tadaichi, who was in charge of commanding the battle, couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. The technological gap between the two countries, which was once like a chasm, was not something that the Meiji and Taisho generations could catch up with in just half a century. They can all research "acid torpedoes" here, and it is naturally impossible for Datang, which has a strong foundation, to be without black technology weapons.

"Order all ships to disperse immediately to evade!"

After all, not long ago, the Japanese army had just used a similar trick to severely damage the Datang fleet, so when they found out that these planes began to drop bombs, even the battle maniac Kii wisely chose to dodge. However, it is regrettable that the first wave of 30 bombs. None of them could hit the target, but this evasion of the Japanese fleet also gave the Datang fleet a chance to get out of the battle.

"Retreat, all retreat, here is the official on top!"

"Nope! Lord Qinghai, you go first, you are the flagship, and there are two commanders on board! ”

"Let you retreat, it's an order! As soldiers, do you still want to disobey orders!? ”

"But Lord Qinghai ......"

"No, but! Stay alive! To survive the fleets of the Far East and the Westwind, to continue to protect the country, to ...... To live in place of those dead comrades! This is the last order given by the two commanders, and it is my request. Everyone, please! ”

"Aomi-sama ......"

Tearfully bid farewell to the flagship of the Far Eastern Fleet. The surviving Tang fleet, except for the Qinghai, which still stayed behind to cooperate with the carrier-based aircraft to block the enemy, all the other active ones had begun to turn around and retreat. So the Japanese fleet that wanted to pursue it couldn't hit those carrier-based aircraft. They could only gather fire on the Qinghai, which was blocking them.

In just five minutes, Qinghai was hit by hundreds of shells of all sizes, and raging fires broke out in many places on the hull, but it still fought to the death! Several Tang warships after witnessing the tragic figure of the general flagship after being broken. Gritted his teeth and turned back to fight side by side with Qinghai. The officers and men of these warships who disobeyed their orders already had the consciousness of following the two commanders to another world to receive punishment!

Under their stubborn resistance, the pursuit speed of the Japanese fleet was greatly delayed and reduced. I could only watch as the Tang fleet, which had been heavily damaged by them, successfully retreated. Among them, Mutsu even angrily fired several cannons indiscriminately in the direction of the Tang army, and stomped his feet angrily on the deck.

"Ahhh The old lady can't stand it! These annoying flies! ”

Relying on their own small size and flexibility, the pilots bravely piloted the fighter plane to take the initiative to entangle with the enemy ship. Even the sea kites, which had no means to fight the ship, tried to use their 10 machine guns to strafe the opponent's bridge, and the Japanese flagship Nagato was swept away by the two crossed sea kites because he couldn't dodge for a while, and the spider web-like cracks on the reinforced glass made the Japanese officers and soldiers in the bridge couldn't help but stand on end.

At this time, an Osprey found an opportunity and bravely slammed into the rear deck of the Mutsu at a vertical angle, and before the limited number of anti-aircraft guns could turn their guns, the enemy approached at full speed to a distance of less than 10 kilometers and dropped the bomb, and then flew away on the port side of the Mutsu. And that bomb pierced the third turret of Mutsu on the spot, blasting the entire turret to the point of blooming in an instant, and all the friendly warships around couldn't help but be stunned by this scene!

"Mutsu, Michinoku-sensei's third turret was blown up, !!"

Thankfully, this was just an ordinary bombshell, and after penetrating the armor on the top of the turret, it exploded in the turret chamber. After Mutsu's indiscriminate shot just now, the second shot had not yet been loaded, so it did not detonate the entire ammunition depot with it. But even so, Mutsu's serious injuries greatly shocked the Japanese officers and soldiers!

In Nagumo Tadaichi's mind, he couldn't help but think of the words that Navy Minister Nagano Shusei repeatedly emphasized to these front-line commanders...... Bring back all the capital ships!

So Nagumo, after hesitating for a moment, gave the order to the fleet to "abandon the pursuit".

"Poor Kou Mo chase, the Tang Army has been defeated by us, and we must not continue to lose the capital ship at this time! Order the whole army to get out of the battle immediately and cover the retreat of the damaged capital ships! ”

In this way, the Japanese began to retreat, and the carrier-based aircraft unit, which had been desperately entangled with them for nearly 30 minutes, also withdrew after a short pursuit. Qinghai, who had been under fire from the Japanese fleet for 10 minutes, did not take one last look at the burning bridge until the enemy completely disappeared from his field of vision, and then dissipated into the universe with a smile.

Qinghai ......, the flagship of the Far Eastern Fleet Sink in battle! (To be continued......)

PS: Mutsu's "big killer" is the root of the disease left at this time (laughs)!