Age of Rebirth

As the evening approached, the windy and rough waters of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea gradually became calm. A group of seagulls played and circled each other above the masts of warships. The huge fleet sailed smoothly on the sea in the face of the sun. The wind and the sea were smooth. Like a mirror, it was a rare and peaceful afternoon, but within this tranquility, there was a tense atmosphere.

Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, commander of the fleet, smiled and said to the first deputy commander, Major General Amosiyev: "Deputy commander, just now, after receiving the notification from the division commander, Le Yiqin of the Southern Flying Group is also eyeing this It's a piece of fat, but this time I'm afraid it will disappoint this aggressive guy, so I can only pick up some leftovers from our mouths."

Major General Amosiyev did not smile, and said solemnly: "Commander, I don't think this is an easy battle. First, the number of our carrier-based aircraft is less than that of the Japanese army. Second, if the Japanese bomber formation dares to If they come here, the Japanese commander will definitely make a careful deployment, and perhaps launch an air strike from an unexpected place, so I suggest that the fleet enter a first-level combat readiness immediately."

Tang Qiuquan smiled and did not speak. He thought to himself, "Even though he has lived in China for more than three years, Amosiyev still cannot understand oriental humor." However, the words of his deputy reminded him that Japanese bombers dared to fly Without the escort of fighter jets, the Japanese commander was either a lunatic or sure of winning if he carried out an air strike against a fleet with carrier-based aircraft and powerful anti-aircraft firepower.

Just as Qiu Quan was about to ask Amosiyev some questions, the communications officer came in and said, "Report to the commander and deputy commander. According to the radar report, a large Japanese fleet of about 160 aircraft was found [-] nautical miles northwest of our fleet. The specific model is unknown, and the radar is under surveillance." Tang Qiuquan breathed a sigh of relief, and did not disappoint himself, and came anyway. [

Tang Qiuquan picked up the phone on the table and said: "Order the first carrier-based aircraft flight group to take off immediately to meet the enemy." According to his plan, the first carrier-based aircraft flight group will intercept the enemy within an airspace of 150 to [-] nautical miles. The Japanese bomber formation will shoot down more than half of the Japanese bombers in the first round. In the airspace of [-] nautical miles to [-] nautical miles, the second carrier-based aircraft flying regiment.Eliminate all Japanese bombers.

Then, after the fighters of the first carrier-based aircraft flight regiment landed on the ship to replenish fuel and medicine, they took off for the second time and shot down all the Japanese bombers together with the second regiment. Keep Le Yiqin.The problems that the naval aviation can solve will not bother the Army Aviation.

According to such a tactical arrangement, it is impossible for Japanese bombers to break into the fleet's air defense firepower circle.Besides, there are hundreds of anti-aircraft artillery equipped with "eyes in the sky" gun sight radar, waiting for the Japanese fighter jets to approach by chance. According to the principle of air defense of the aviation fleet, enemy fighter jets or bombers are not allowed to approach the fleet for five nautical miles within the range.

Because the Japanese army did not have fighter jets, this battle was much easier to fight, but Tang Qiuquan was a cautious and prudent person. He ordered the officer on duty to issue a battle alarm immediately.The siren sounded from all the ships and echoed on the sea. All the ships immediately entered the combat state, and the anti-aircraft artillery guns raised their muzzles and watched the sky vigilantly.

"Longxiang" aircraft carrier.Lieutenant Colonel Tang Yunfei sat in the cabin, quietly waiting for the aviation commander to give the take-off order, gently stroked the various instruments and joysticks in the cabin with his left hand, and calmed down the tension and excitement brought about by the first battle. The metal texture of the joystick gave him a feeling of flesh and blood, which is also a habit. The slight vibration of the fuselage caused by the low-speed rotation of the propeller made him feel a rhythm of power.

Tang Yunfei is 24 years old this year. In the fleet, except for the commander Tang Qiuquan and a few people who know his identity, no one knows that this handsome and seemingly frail young man is the No. [-] figure in the Independent Division Tang Qiuli's nephew, Tang Yunfei is now the deputy head and chief of staff of the First Carrier Aircraft Flight Regiment.

Being able to hold such an important position at the age of less than 25 years old, and he is still a lieutenant colonel, has nothing to do with Tang Qiuli's identity and status. Among them, how much hardship and hard work he has put in to reach his current position, he knows best in his heart.

At the beginning, the request from Army Aviation to be transferred to the carrier-based aircraft flight regiment was for a challenge and a passion for fighting. However, for three full years, in addition to training, there was endless training, let alone fighting Japanese fighter jets. Not even seeing the shadow of the Japanese, for Tang Yunfei who was eager to fight, it was a kind of psychological training. Sometimes, he even doubted whether his decision to ask his uncle to transfer him to HNA was correct.

Instead, he stayed with Liu Cuigang of the Northern Aviation Group. His younger brother Tang Yunpeng, who was a fighter pilot, wrote to him from time to time telling him that he had shot down several Japanese fighter jets and his rank had been promoted to major. This made Tang Yunfei even more anxious, Yunpeng There, though, there were no large-scale ground and air battles.

However, there are small-scale firefights with the fighter jets of the Japanese Kwantung Army Air Force almost every day. Sometimes, stand-alone can fight for a while. There is a five-pointed star, but the fuselage of his fighter jet is still blank. While he is happy for his younger brother, he is also secretly ashamed. He has made no achievements in three years, so why is he a brother?

Except for the time when he escorted his uncle to Manila for a meeting and the fleet responded in the airspace of the South China Sea, Tang Yunfei had never flown that far. He had already figured it out. Go to Uncle and ask to be transferred to the Southern Aviation Group, even if it is an ordinary pilot.

"Pa" three red signals flew into the sky, immediately bringing Tang Yunfei's memories back to reality, and the command of the aviation commander came from the headset, "The first echelon will take off immediately, turn on the airborne radar, and keep in touch with the control tower." connect,"

Tang Yunfei slammed the joystick, and the fighter jet jumped out of the take-off line like a whipped horse.

At the end of the flight deck, the deep blue sea water rushes towards us, the nose of the aircraft is lifted slightly, and the fighter plane rushes up to the blue sky almost straightly. A pilot who took off is also the commander of the air formation of the [-]st Carrier Aircraft Flying Regiment, that is to say, Xue Zang's three-year-long first battle of the fleet will start under his command.

In the command room of the flagship "Canglang", Tang Qiuquan put down the binoculars and muttered in a low voice: "This kid is still so dazed!" His nephew was the first to take off and served as the commander of the air formation. Like Tang Qiuli, Qiuquan has very strict requirements on Tang Yunfei. For more than three years, because of this status, Yunfei has worked several times more than other pilots.

The deep blue sea was far away in the field of vision. Tang Yunfei looked back and saw that the entire formation was following very closely. He nodded in satisfaction, "Attention all aircraft, keep the altitude and speed," the formation of carrier-based aircraft merged into the blue sky and disappeared into the fleet In the field of vision of the officers and soldiers, several pairs of eyes were still staring at the sky. It was impossible to say that they were not nervous. After all, it was the first battle of the fleet, which touched everyone's hearts.

More than 40 minutes after takeoff, Tang Yunfei's airborne radar found the target, "Command, find the target, find the target, whether to attack immediately!" He reported, "According to the original plan, attack immediately!" The command issued ordered.

Tang Yunfei was about to order the aircraft fleet to climb up and seize a favorable altitude, when he suddenly discovered that the Japanese bomber fleet had turned to the west, forming an angle of almost [-] degrees with the original heading, "Hey! What is the Japanese bomber fleet going to do? Could it be I found my own fleet, can I escape?" Tang Yunfei was puzzled.

It's impossible. The radar shows that there is still a range of more than 40 kilometers from the Japanese bomber fleet. Moreover, if they are not at the same altitude, the naked eyes of the Japanese pilots can't find their own fleet. They also have radar, which is even more impossible. The exclusive weapon of the independent division, the Japanese have not developed it yet? [

Why?Just as Tang Yunfei was about to report the sudden situation to the headquarters, the sunlight outside the cabin dazzled his eyes, "Oh, I understand." , The Japanese bomber fleet suddenly changed direction, and my judgment is that they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity that our fleet was sailing in the direction of the sun, and under the cover of the sun, they put us in an unfavorable position against the light, so that we could approach covertly.”

Tang Yunfei's judgment solved the doubts in the minds of the fleet commanders. Tang Qiuquan smiled proudly, "Yes, this kid's brain is fast enough." Just now, Qiuquan was still worried, and the Japanese bombers turned around and ran away. He took the intercom and said, "Commander Tang Yunfei, deal with it on the fly according to the situation. In short, the battle plan of the Fleet Command must be completed!"

Now that Yunfei discovered the intention of the Japanese fleet, it was a rare opportunity for him to deal with it. "Yes! Commander, I promise to complete the mission!" Tang Yunfei replied confidently.

Immediately, he issued an order to the formation, "Attention all the teams, all turn to the due west direction, and climb the altitude. We want the Japanese bomber fleet to be in a position against the light." The fleet suddenly changed course, opened the distance from the Japanese bomber fleet, and Climb to the best height.

Tang Yunfei's tactics were obvious. Before the Japanese bombers turned around again, they took the backlight position in advance, let the sun cover their fighter formations, completed the surprise attack, and caught the Japanese bombers formation by surprise.

(To be continued)