At 4:30 a.m., the pilots of the "First Emperor" made their way through the labyrinthine group of planes in the stern and came to their plane.

They uniformly climbed onto the wings and entered the cockpit, fastened the shoulder straps, stepped on the pedals, and ignited the fire.

After ignition, the engine crackled and finally revved rapidly.

The blue smoke from the exhaust was quickly blown away by the wind, and the pilot pushed the throttle valve forward all the way to the ground, while the soles of his feet slammed on the brakes.

As the first pilot released the brakes, the plane jerked forward and rushed out along the deck runway.

Guided by lights on both sides of the runway, the pilot kept the plane in the middle of the runway, raising its bow and soaring into the deep night sky before it was about to plunge into the sea.

The "First Emperor" aircraft carrier carried a total of 106 aircraft, of which 6 were reconnaissance planes, 60 fighters, and 40 dive bombers.

The first batch of six F4F Wildcat fighters to take to the air was tasked with air patrol distress alerts, followed by the main ones, two air strike teams.

Due to the dangers of flying at night, the pilots take off a plane every fifteen seconds, and each pilot must follow the plane in front of him, keeping his eyes glued to the white tail lights of the plane in front of him.

High in the sky, the two air strike teams lined up in a V-shape and interlocked, passing through the stretched cumulus clouds, with their backs to the moon, which was like the light of the crew, appeared over Roy Island.

Fighters carrying the most advanced equipment of the era quickly discovered the enemy's airfields and harbors, and the commander of the flying squad immediately gave instructions for the pilots to shoot and drop bombs on their own.

Dive bombers scrambled like hungry beasts to the enemy's base.

They dived the plane down at a forty-five degree for some distance, speeding over possible enemy anti-aircraft fire.

It's just that due to the time difference, most of the troops at this base were dispatched, and there were not too many people to carry out defense work, so that they were only discovered when the bombers appeared above the Japanese troops.

In the sky, bombs weighing 500 pounds rained down from the sky and landed between the Japanese hangar and the airstrip, making it impossible for the defenders' planes parked at the airfield to rise to intercept them.

During this, several bombs hit the enemy's arsenal, causing a secondary explosion that razed all nearby buildings to the ground.

Huge fireballs tumbled into the sky, and from a distance, it looked like a grand fireworks display was taking place at the Roy Island base.

Huge white and pink striped fireworks burst into full bloom, bringing new fireworks with each plane dive, making the pre-dawn darkness seem to fade a little.

Those planes that have dropped their bombs will turn around in the sky and fly above the enemy base again, using the Browning machine guns on the wings to perform a frantic strafing fire.

Straight lines or dotted lines that glowed red weaved through the sky, tearing to shreds Japanese soldiers on the ground who tried to flee or return fire.

The Japanese defenders, who finally reacted, began to operate anti-aircraft guns to return fire, and some planes took off from the damaged runway limit and began to fight with fighters painted with shark heads.

"Don't get entangled with the Japanese army, our goal is to strike at their ground facilities!"

The Commander loudly reminded the young men who were prone to getting angry over the radio channel, indicating that it was not yet time for a decisive battle.

As the bombers turned around and left, the fighters who were responsible for covering began to withdraw from the battlefield.

The Japanese base on Roy Island was full of flickering fires and thick smoke.

The soldiers lay on the ground, some dead, some mutilated, letting out their last wails before dying.

In this time difference sneak attack battle, Lao Zhang's "First Emperor" achieved remarkable results.

According to incomplete statistics, in this attack, they shot down a total of six fighters used by the other side to harass them, blew up 13 fighters that stayed on both sides, seven bombers, two hangars, an ammunition depot, a radio station, and a barracks of Japanese soldiers who did not know how many Japanese soldiers were sleeping.

On the other hand, he only lost four SBD dreadnought dive bombers, one of which hit a seabird during takeoff and caused a forced landing.

"Hehehe~ Today's sneak attack was very successful, return!"

Lao Zhang observed his results through the night vision binoculars and decisively ordered to return.

Since most of the Japanese garrisons stationed on Roy Island had been dispatched, and it was not clear whether the enemy who attacked them had reinforcements, they did not dare to rashly leave the harbor to pursue, so they could only watch the "First Emperor" go farther and farther.

The sky gradually brightened, and the "First Emperor" began to return along the same route.

Lao Zhang was standing in the command room and was studying the sea area map, but suddenly heard the adjutant's report.

"Captain! An enemy fleet was spotted ahead, about five destroyers, two light cruisers! It should be a sneak attack on Wake Island, not the enemies who are returning home! ”

"Oh? It's really a narrow road, and you can meet it in such a wide sea area...... When the brave meet on the narrow road, let the soldiers take their places, we must strike first, and strive to sink two of his ships before the other party finds out! ”

"Yes!"

The sudden encounter caused the pilots, who had just been ready to rest, to run onto deck again.

They reloaded the plane, loaded the machine gun with bullets, checked the fuel, and took to the cockpit to meet the enemy.

Because the radar system on the side of the Dragon Chambers of Commerce was much stronger than that of the Japanese side, so that the planes were visible to the naked eye, the intelligence officers on the Ooka side gave a warning.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Everyone is in their place, keep a distance between the boats, and don't get too close! ”

Ooka gave the order angrily, wondering how he could meet an enemy on the sea, and it was an aircraft carrier.

Soon, the flying team on the "First Emperor" had already reached the sky above Ooka and began to drop bombs downward.

Many of those heavy bombs fell in the sea, blowing up columns of water tens of meters high, smashing the Japanese ships to the ground, so that the sailors on the ships could not stand at all, and the accuracy of the cannons operated in this situation can also be imagined.

Finally, a bomb landed on the deck of the "Tenryu", directly blowing the light cruiser out of a large hole, and the sea water poured into the cabin with an unstoppable momentum, and the entire ship began to sink at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Yaga! Fight back! Find the enemy's aircraft carrier, and these planes will retreat only if they sink it! ”

Since Ooka's fleet is mainly used for landing warfare, unlike aircraft carriers, which can carry many aircraft, this makes them suffer a great loss in fighting, and they were damaged by one as soon as they met.

"Retreat! Don't be in love! Let's get back to base and get more planes to get revenge! ”

Ooka was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he had nowhere to vent his strength, so he could only give the order to retreat with grievances.

On the other side, the "First Emperor", which had been watching the battle from afar, made a circle, avoiding the broken ships of the Japanese army and avoiding being bitten by the other side.

"Hehehe~ This is really a surprise, you can also harvest an enemy ship on the way back, it seems that today's luck is not on the side of the little devil."