"Put smoke! Smoke out! We rushed out."

"But Admiral, the British fleet is just outside, and if we go out, we won't be besieged!"

"Don't be afraid, the most dangerous thing now is the enemy's air raid, we can't nest in the lagoon and be bombed, we must rush out immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Xiaobao's fear of bombing is of course understandable, because he has always been mixed with Zhuge in the navy, and it can be said that he is one of the founders of the carrier-based aviation of the Ming Navy - he himself has obtained a driver's license for a carrier-based aircraft pilot, and can skillfully fly the aircraft to take off and land from the aircraft carrier. So he also knows how much progress has been made in the past two years in carrier-based aircraft and the weapons they mount!

Now the latest Ming Dynasty Flying Dragon 2 fighter-bomber can carry a 100-kilogram armor-piercing bomb for 40-degree angle dive bombing! If a 100-kilogram armor-piercing projectile falls on the Kongming, one can hit a hit!

The Ssangyong 2 reconnaissance bomber is even more powerful, although this aircraft has been changed from twin engines to single engines, but its 300 horsepower star-shaped air-cooled engine is so powerful that Ssangyong 2 can still hang a 250 kg bomb and fly at a speed of 175 kilometers per hour for two hours with two pilots! If one less pilot is carried, it can even hang a 300-kilogram armor-piercing bomb.

250-300 kg armor-piercing bombs if you give the Kong Ming a shot. A big break is possible!

And the most ferocious is the Brontosaurus torpedo bomber! This is a twin-engine "heavy" aircraft with a length of 9.7 meters and a wingspan of 18.2 meters, with two 250 hp star-shaped air-cooled engines, which can carry a 500-kilogram light steam gas torpedo and fly up to 350 kilometers.

Under the command of Guo Xiaobao, who was well aware of the great threat posed by aircraft to warships, the large light cruiser Kong Ming and the second-class protection cruiser Liu Zhongzhuang (Liu Ling), which had already activated the boilers and steam turbines, left the anchorage and headed for the exit of Kwajalein Atoll under the cover of smoke released by the three destroyers.

The other 12 shallow water heavy gunboats of the "Island" class moored in the Kwajalein Lagoon saw the Kong Ming release smoke and run away, and they all did the same, and they all fired at full speed, released smoke, and covered themselves to sail out of the lagoon.

This smoky scene was soon discovered by the British airship that undertook the reconnaissance mission at high altitude, but the observer on the British airship did not know that the smoke below was released by the Ming warship itself - this is also strange that the smoke grenades selected by the Ming Navy are of a single type, all of them are black, and a burst of black smoke is lit, which looks like being shot and catching fire. Moreover, the pigeon planes of the British dropped bombs, and from time to time they made huge splashes. Although these bombs are air-dropped armor-piercing shells, the fuses they use are still as sensitive as those fired by artillery shells, and they explode at the slightest touch, so they explode one after another after falling into the sea.

In this scene, there was a splash of water, a thick smoke, and from time to time a pigeon machine dragging black smoke fell from the sky into the sea. What a fierce battle between the sea and the air!

Therefore, the British airship observers in the sky thought that their own "pigeon machine" had made a great contribution and damaged more than a dozen battleships and cruisers of the Ming army! So the radio on the airship immediately reported the news of the air raid to George. Yilu and William. Baga

"Admiral, great victory, great victory. Our pigeon plane damaged 12 battleships and 2 cruisers inside Kwajalein Lagoon Now, smoke billows inside Kwajalein Atoll! ”

"God bless England!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

"God bless us!"

With the announcement of the communications staff, the bridge of the battleship King William IV was suddenly filled with jubilation. William, who had been worried before. Baga also smiled with satisfaction, smiled and took the copy of the telegram from the fleet communications staff, then looked at it again and again, and finally confirmed that it was correct, and then showed the smile of the victor.

He smiled and said, "Gentlemen, our battle has just begun. 12 battleships and 2 cruisers of the Ming Navy were only damaged and did not sink. After all, our pigeon planes can only carry 100-pound bombs, which is still not powerful enough.

According to the airship's report, the injured Ming warship is still mobile and is dragging black smoke in an attempt to escape from Kwajalein Atoll. So we're going to head full speed around Kwajalein Atoll and wipe them all out with our 12-inch, 13.5-inch, and 14-inch guns!

Now, raise the Z-flag and deliver my command: The British Empire needs each and every one of us to fight bravely! ”

"Yes, sir!"

About 150 nautical miles west of Kwajalein Atoll, the battleship Cruiser Shuzhong Wang.

In the hangar, several ground crew soldiers were slowly pushing a Brontosaurus carrier-based torpedo bomber with folded wings onto the elevator, and with the help of a hydraulic oil pump, the fighter plane was slowly raised to the deck, and the howling sea breeze rushed in front of everyone, which immediately lifted everyone's spirits.

"God the Father God bless it, God the Father God bless it invulnerability! 100 shots! Heavenly Brother Possessed. Amen! ”

A 20-year-old Hainan Airlines pilot with dark skin and a somewhat hideous face stood on the side of the plane, pressing the fuselage of the plane with one hand and constantly drawing a cross with the other.

Needless to say, the pilot was also a believer in the Worship of God. However, he is not a conscript, but a serious naval officer, a pilot who graduated from the Naval Flight School, and the military rank is lieutenant. At the same time, he is also a Hakka family from Liangguang, surnamed Xiao, and he knows that he has "atmospheric luck" by looking at his name!

After some prayers, Lieutenant Xiao Chaogui felt that he was full of strength. At this time, he and his plane had already ascended to the flight deck together, and the deck was extremely crowded, and the Wyvern 2 and Ssangyong 2 had already been densely lined up on the beveled deck, just waiting to take off. The Brontosaurus torpedo bomber piloted by Xiao Chaogui was a heavy aircraft that needed a longer flight deck for sliding, so it was placed at the end of the beveled deck. After being lifted up by the lift, it didn't take a few steps to push, and it was already in place.

Xiao Chaogui also followed his plane all the time, his black face was tense, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he was full of sacred and solemn expressions. A lieutenant colonel of HNA who was also the captain of the Shuzhong King Flight Brigade had already walked up to him at this time and said to him loudly: "Chaogui, what are you still doing in a daze?" Get on the plane. It's about to take off! ”

"Ah, yes!" Xiao Chaogui was actually distracted just now, and was yelled at by his boss, before he reacted, "Head, I'll go into the cabin right away" Saying, he hurriedly climbed into the cockpit of the Thunder Dragon plane along the ladder that had been set up a long time ago, and his co-pilot had already gone in, and when he saw Xiao Chaogui in place, he said to him: "Lieutenant, pray?" Can God bless us this time? ”

Xiao Chaogui laughed when he heard this: "Hu Yihuang, you can rest assured, this time God will send Brother Tian down to help, and he will definitely win!" ”

"Brother Tian. Nonsense! The co-pilot named Hu Yihuang just smiled and shook his head.

Xiao Chaogui said seriously: "I can't be wrong, when I was admitted to the Navy Academy, I got the help of Brother Tian, I can't do those multiple-choice questions and true/false questions, I can't do them, I choose blindly with my eyes closed, and I blindly tick the cross, and in the end it's all right!" ”

As soon as his words fell, a piercing siren was already heard, which was the signal for the carrier-based aircraft to start taking off!

And Xiao Chaogui stopped greeting his co-pilot, and a sacred and solemn expression once again appeared on his black face.

(End of chapter)