The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 691 Unworthy of the title of God of War
Gao Jiu's surprise attack is easy to say, but the danger involved is hard to describe.

The officers and soldiers of the rice army, especially the pilots, are all experts and know that Gao Jiu's attack mission this time is extremely difficult to complete.

First of all, if the torpedo attack aircraft wants to avoid the attack of the rapid-fire guns on the Japanese ships, it must be as close as possible to the Japanese ships and fly close to the sea level, so as to cause a dead angle for the Japanese shooting. Only this, It is difficult for ordinary people to do it.

As the saying goes, there are three feet of waves without wind. What's more, when the battle takes place, the wind force at sea has reached at least level four, and waves will continue to surge on the sea surface. Destruction.Therefore, the torpedo attack aircraft must not only be lower than the ship's side of the Japanese ship when flying, but also not be hit by the waves on the sea surface.

Secondly, in front of the Japanese flagship King Kong, several Japanese escort ships were intercepted.If you are in the high altitude, it is easy to find the King Kong, but if you fly at an ultra-low altitude, it is very difficult to find the King Kong. It is difficult to find the King Kong in time when passing through the Japanese fleet.

In addition, the h-2 torpedo attack aircraft can only carry one torpedo. After the torpedo is launched, it moves forward in a straight line. At this time, the enemy's ship is also moving. To hit the target, it must be launched within a very short distance The torpedo attack plane driven by Gao Jiu must fly close to the sea surface. As long as the position is slightly higher, it will be destroyed by the Japanese anti-aircraft artillery and rapid-fire guns. A few hundred meters, almost in an instant, if it is pulled up a little later, it will crash into the enemy's warship, destroying the aircraft and killing people.

It can be said that Gao Jiu's series of operations can be called divine operations. Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Mi Army admired him very much and spontaneously came forward to greet him.

After Gao Jiu got off the plane, he waved to the officers and soldiers of the rice army on the flight deck, and then asked them to arrange a transportation boat to take him to see General Hudson.

After 30 minutes, Gao Jiu returned to the flagship of the Mi Army fleet.

Now that the Japanese fleet has lost its flagship King Kong, they have basically lost their effective combat capabilities and have no desire to fight. They are retreating at high speed, and the Mi Army Navy is chasing at sea.Both sides are modern warships, sailing at about the same speed, and it is difficult to close the distance between them. Although the distance between them is already within the range of the naval guns, the distance between the two sides exceeds six nautical miles. Blind bombardment, pure It's a waste of shells.

If the pursuit continued like this, the Mi Army's fleet still couldn't help the Japanese Army's task force.In a few hours, the Japanese task force will enter the Coral Sea, and the Mi Army's fleet will have to return.

The only way at present is to continue to use air supremacy and use bombers to attack Japanese ships.However, due to the loss of a lot of carrier-based aircraft in the naval battle just now, the remaining number is insufficient. After each flight, it is necessary to return to the flight deck to refuel and reload, which is a waste of time. Launching one or two attacks against the Japanese army will at most destroy two or three ships of the Japanese army. Not only that, but they will also be hit by Japanese anti-aircraft artillery, which will still cause certain losses. Therefore, if you want to annihilate the Japanese army The task force, almost impossible.

Hudson and the chief of staff were worrying. When they met Gao Jiu, they first congratulated Gao Jiu for successfully destroying the Japanese cruiser King Kong, and then asked Gao Jiu's current countermeasures.

Gao Jiu had already thought about this matter, and he said: "Stop the bombing of the Japanese fleet immediately, send out all fighter jets and reconnaissance planes, and don't let them enter the Japanese air defense firepower network. At high altitude, as long as you can Just see the Japanese fleet.

Every plane stares at a ship of the Japanese army and indicates the target to our naval guns. Doesn't this solve the problem? "

"Oh! That's a really good idea." Hudson said excitedly.

The chief of staff was even more excited. He immediately stood up and said, "I'm going to deliver the order."

The flagship of the Mi Army is a battleship. The front main guns are three triple-mounted 340mm giant cannons. The effective range can reach more than 30 kilometers, and the weight of each shell reaches hundreds of kilograms.

The gunners loaded the shells and waited for the pilots in front to provide shooting-related data.

The Mi Army's carrier-based aircraft finally sent relevant data, and the artillery aimer calculated the shooting parameters, and then started the test firing.

News soon came that the shells fell more than 120 meters away from the Japanese ships.

The aimer readjusted the muzzle and fired again.This time the distance from the target is still more than 30 meters.

According to the relevant data provided by the pilots, the aimer adjusted the muzzle and fired the shell again.

This time, the shell still missed the enemy ship, but it was only a dozen meters away from the target.

The aimer reported this situation to the gunner of the battleship. The gunner had been waiting for a long time, and he immediately sent the shooting elements provided by the front main gun to the three triple-mounted turrets in front, as well as the two gunners on both sides. A triple-mounted turret.Immediately afterwards, the order was issued, and the 15 cannons began to fire one by one.

The naval guns on a warship cannot fire salvos. The caliber of the artillery is too large, and the recoil generated by the firing is astonishing. The simultaneous firing of three main guns on a turret can cause the moving warship to pause briefly.If the front main guns were fired at the same time, the warship would not be able to bear it at all, and it might be shaken apart, so the main guns could only be fired in turn.

After the current main gun and the artillery on both sides fired a round, the Japanese destroyer was covered by the scattered impact of 15 shells. Two of the shells hit the armor plate and the top of the destroyer, and the destroyer was completely destroyed. .

The commander of the Japanese task force escaped his life by chance, and temporarily boarded a destroyer to continue commanding.However, he has no intention of fighting and wants to escape from the battlefield wholeheartedly.

At the beginning, both sides remained calm, because everyone knew that at such a distance, it was impossible to see where the enemy's ships were, and firing shells was pure waste.But when he saw a large number of Mi Army planes following the task force but not attacking the task force, he had a premonition that something was wrong.

Sure enough, a large number of shells flew over from behind, and the impact points were constantly being corrected. Soon, three Japanese ships were hit and sank.

The commander of the task force was about to cry, and he ordered the rear main guns of the Japanese ships to launch a counterattack against the Mi ships.However, they couldn't see where the Mi Army ships were at all, and the shells fired were hundreds of meters away from the nearest Mi Army ships, which could not stop the Mi Army ships from advancing at all.

With the cooperation of the carrier-based aircraft, the ships of the Mi Army chased and bombarded the Japanese ships with precision, and they sent Japanese ships to the bottom of the sea continuously.

An hour passed, and there were only seven ships left in the Japanese task force, which was really unbearable for such a blow.The commander knew that if this situation continued, sooner or later the special melee team would be wiped out.

The commander really couldn't bear the consequences of defeat, so he decided to commit suicide by caesarean section, and apologized to Aunt Tian Zhao.

Most people will basically give up the idea of ​​suicide after committing suicide once, but Little Japan is different. It is no problem to do the same thing several times.

The commander sat in the cabin, took off his shirt, knelt on the ground, raised his command knife and prepared to cut himself open.

The chief of staff of the task force knew that there was no way to persuade him. He couldn't bear to see the tragic death of the commander, so he turned his head to the side.

At this moment, the telecommunications section chief of the fleet hurried in, and he shouted loudly: "Your Excellency, Commander, please wait a moment, there is a clear telegram from the Chinese Gao Jiu."

Hearing this, the commander stopped the command saber in his hand, and roared angrily: "Gao Jiu, it really is that hateful Gao Jiu."

He now understands that his judgment was not wrong. Gao Jiu really appeared in the No. [-] sea area, but Gao Jiu did not fly over the No. [-] sea area in a transport plane, but set a trap and brought a fleet of the Mi Army. came to ambush them.

He angrily threw away the command saber in his hand, stood up, and cursed angrily: "Damn Gao Jiu, I'm going to kill you."

The chief of staff was very calm, even showing a hint of surprise in his eyes.He took the telegram from the head of the telecommunications section, and after reading it, he said: "Your Excellency, Commander, Gao Jiu said in the plain code telegram that he hopes that our army can surrender with dignity, and he will guarantee the safety of all officers and soldiers."

"Let me surrender, don't even think about it." The commander was still in a rage, and refused without thinking.

The chief of staff and the telecommunications section chief didn't think so. They already understood that if the battle continued like this, they would have no chance to enter the Coral Sea area, and their entire army would be wiped out soon.They all have wives, children and other family members, and they don't want to die in the sea like this.The most important thing is that Gao Jiu's reputation is outside, and those Japanese soldiers who surrendered Gao Jiu will eventually be sent back.The 13000 Japanese soldiers who were captured in Myanmar not long ago were detained for a period of time, but they were still released.Since there is a way to survive, of course everyone is unwilling to die.Besides, Gao Jiu was not the only one who surrendered, and everyone would not feel too embarrassed.

The two exchanged glances, and the telecommunications section chief said: "Your Excellency, the current situation is very critical. If this continues, the entire army will be wiped out. I know that you are extremely loyal to Your Majesty Tian Huang and to the Imperial Japanese Army. In this way, part of the backbone of the Huang army should be preserved.

Now that we have a tight supply of troops, if we can preserve the remaining tens of thousands of well-trained naval officers and soldiers, how effective will it be in the war in Greater East Asia?

The commander of the task force is a fanatical terrorist, and the words of the telecommunications section chief obviously had an effect on him.He froze for a moment and thought.

The chief of staff felt that there was something to be said, and said: "Your Excellency, I also think so. Being able to preserve these well-trained naval officers and soldiers for the Japanese Empire is the greatest threat to His Majesty Tian Huang and the Imperial Japanese Army." Loyalty. I believe Your Excellency Commander, you will be able to make correct judgments."

The commander finally regained his senses, but he still felt a little embarrassed. He said: "Your opinions are very reasonable, but Gao Jiu sent a clear telegram, which can be received by the Admiralty and the headquarters. Are we Wait a little longer? I think they will send a telegram with new orders."

The head of the telecommunications section became impatient when he heard this, and he said: "Your Excellency, the base camp and the Admiralty are far away from the battlefield. They don't know the situation. If they need to study for a long time, or issue an order not to surrender, what should we do?" manage?"

The chief of staff was also worried about this happening. He said, "Your Excellency, you must make a decisive decision. In order to protect the task force and the remaining outstanding naval officers and soldiers, let's not care about it, and quickly order surrender."

The commander is still hesitating there, thinking of a best-of-both solution that can explain to his superiors and save the lives of the fleet officers and soldiers.

At this time, another communication staff officer of the Japanese army came outside the captain's room. He walked over and whispered a few words in the ear of the telecommunications section chief.

The head of the telecommunications section followed the communications staff to the outside of the cabin, and said to the communications staff: "You did not receive the telegram from the base camp. The radio station in your telecommunications room was blown up by enemy fire. Do you understand?"

The communication staff officer understood what the section chief meant, he nodded and hurried out.

The telecommunications section chief returned to the captain's room and continued to wait for the commander to make a decision.

Five minutes later, the chief of staff became a little impatient, and he winked at the head of the telecommunications section.

The head of the telecommunications section understood what he meant, and said: "Your Excellency, the base camp has not received a telegram until now, which shows that none of them is willing to take responsibility, so they will not reply to the telegram. The whole army will be wiped out.”

At this moment, there was another explosion of shells on the sea surface, and several shells exploded near the destroyer, and the splashing waves made the destroyer shake for a while.

The chief of staff became impatient and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, please make a decision immediately."

The commander finally made up his mind and said, "Fly the white flag. Surrender."

On the battleship, Gao Jiu, Hudson and others are drinking coffee leisurely.It was at least three hours away from the Coral Sea, so it was very easy for them.

Whether the Japanese surrendered or not, they all had a way to deal with the Japanese task force.Of course, if the Japanese army can surrender, for the US Navy, the political gains will be greater.

Not long after, they got a report from the commander of the carrier-based aircraft, saying that the Japanese Navy task force had hoisted the white flag, the fleet had been turned off, and was moored on the sea.

The Japanese surrendered.All the officers and soldiers of the rice fleet participated in the battle gave out warm cheers.

This was a major victory. The Mi Army annihilated the Japanese task force including aircraft carriers at a small cost.

Although the victory of this battle was not comparable to the Battle of Midway Island, in terms of the ratio of battle losses, it far surpassed the previous battles between the US Navy and the Japanese army, including the Battle of Midway Island, and was able to capture seven Japanese naval ships. , This has created a precedent for the US Navy to fight since the Pacific War.

After dispelling the threat of interception by the Japanese Air Force, Gao Jiu bid farewell to Hudson and others.

Since the transport plane could not take off from the aircraft carrier, it would be impossible for the carrier-based plane to fly to Guangxi. Hudson and others suggested that Gao Jiu follow them back to the Guam base and take the transport plane to the Golden Triangle.

Gao Jiu was really unwilling to return to Guam, so he asked Hudson and others for a fighter jet.With the plane's fuel tanks full, and with the plane's drop tanks full, he could fly to Vietnam, parachute there, and return to the Golden Triangle from the ground.Of course, this fighter can only be lost.

Without hesitation, Hudson and the others immediately gave Gao Jiu a fighter jet.They were very grateful to Gao Jiu, and they personally accompanied Gao Jiu to the aircraft carrier to see Gao Jiu off.

(End of this chapter)