Age of Rebirth

From the cockpit of the fighter plane, Le Yiqin looked down at the battlefield. The sea of ​​flames was still burning fiercely. With a satisfied smile on his face, he pulled up the nose and saw the US and Philippine troop transport fleet , has left the port, and the mission of the aircraft fleet to cover the boarding of the U.S. blocking forces has been successfully completed.

Le Yiqin ordered: "The first mixed formation, return immediately, replenish fuel and "medicine", the second fighter formation, enter the escort procedure, the third fighter formation, can take off, the fourth fighter formation, prepare for takeoff!"

For the air relay escort, the Southern Flight Group is very familiar with the road, and it is enough to make a plan and follow it. For today's battle, Le Yiqin is very satisfied. According to his estimation, after more than an hour of bombing, at least 1 people were killed. Although many little ghosts consumed a large amount of aviation bombs and napalm, it was worth it. If the division commander hadn't ordered them not to attack the deep little ghost positions, the result of the battle would have been several times greater.

"Division headquarters, Le Yiqin, the commander of the first echelon of the escort fleet, reported that our echelon has completed the task of covering the boarding of the U.S. blocking troops. The U.S. and Philippine troop transport formations have left the port. It is escorting, and the report is over!"

Singapore, in the office building of the military control committee of the reading force division, in the forward command post of the Southern Aviation Group of the Aviation Force, Tang Qiuli, sitting on a chair, smiled and said to Colonel He Zhijun, the chief of staff and director of the combat department of the Southern Aviation Group: "Chief of Staff He , your music commander must have fought a battle to take advantage, otherwise, his voice would not be so loud, do you hear him, he is still very energetic!" [

He Zhijun smiled, but didn't answer. Facing such a chief reader, he was not nervous, and He Zhijun hadn't reached the level of casualness.

Tang Qiuli knew what He Zhijun was thinking, and asked again: "Chief of Staff He, there is no news about the fleet's aircraft fleet?"

He Zhijun immediately stood at attention, and replied: "Reporting to the commander, I just finished talking with the fleet chief of staff Xin Xiguo. Our carrier aircraft group is still cruising in the airspace around Kalimantan and Sumatra, and there is no sign of Japanese fighter jets taking off!"

Tang Qiuli nodded, and said: "That's right, Ito Yanzaburo has learned the lesson from last time, he dare not act rashly, the last hurdle of the escort fleet is the Japanese Navy's Second Fleet and Fourth Fleet, but , I guess they would not dare to act rashly, the last time, Wu Zhenjiang's fleet should have beaten them honestly!"

In the Coral Sea area, Lieutenant Admiral Shirakawa Yoshitetsu, Commander of the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy, has just finished several telegram exchanges with Masao Okamura, Commander of the Fourth Fleet, and he is in a rather depressed mood.

Both he and Vice Admiral Gangmura received orders from Admiral Ito. It was this order that made the two fleet commanders feel as if they were being roasted on fire. As for the result after execution, both of them had no idea.

Just a few days ago, a sea-air battle in the Coral Sea almost destroyed most of the property of the Second and Fourth Fleets. The loss of the warships was not large, mainly the carrier aircraft, because they have been active in this sea area , The lost carrier-based aircraft has not had time to replenish. The combined carrier-based aircraft of the two fleets is just a little more than the normal establishment of one fleet. How to fight this battle?

Lieutenant General Bai Chuan and Lieutenant General Okamura have both seen the number of fighter jets and bombers dispatched by the China Devil. If they go to battle, the loss may not only be the carrier aircraft, but the entire fleet will be severely hit. The enemy is strong and we are weak , is the biggest problem facing the two of them.

And Admiral Ito has three air teams and more than a thousand planes in his hands. This cunning old guy, like last time, kept his air power on hold, but ordered the navy fleet to face the huge fleet of Lieutenant alone. Let Lieutenant General Bai Chuan and Lieutenant General Gangcun suspect General Ito's motives and use the hands of the devil Tang Qiuli to weaken the strength of the navy.

After what happened last time, Shirakawa, Okamura, and General Ito were completely torn apart, and they didn't buy into each other, but General Ito was the supreme commander of the theater after all, and in name he commanded all the people in the theater. For the army and navy, if the fleet stays put, it will be disobeying the military order and going to the base camp. Only Lieutenant General Shirakawa and Lieutenant Gangcun will suffer.

What passive avoidance of war, fear of the enemy like a tiger, loss of the fighting spirit of the Japanese emperor[***], etc., Ito will definitely put them on the heads of the two without mercy, wouldn't it be given to the army gang again Guy, I have found a good excuse for attacking the navy. If Ito is more ruthless and black, and raises this matter to the level of military law, although it will not lose his head, he will lose his official post and let the two get out in despair. Navy, that's easy stuff.

This is not the most frightening thing, the most frightening thing is that the two of them have lost the face of the Navy. The big bosses of the Navy Department will not spare the two disgraceful guys lightly when they become angry. To be chilling.

Lieutenant General Bai Chuan and Lieutenant Gang Village finally realized that

Nai, who is under the eaves and has to bow his head, if he goes to war, he will definitely end up at a loss. The fleet has lost too much, and those big bosses in the Ministry of the Navy can't spare two of them. Whether to fight or not to fight, it is an extremely headache Regarding the matter, the US and Philippine troop carrier formations withdrawn from Luzon Island have already approached the Coral Sea area, but Bai Chuan and Gangcun still haven't come up with a proper solution.

Shirakawa and Okamura do not lack the fighting spirit of the Japanese soldiers in their bones. If their strength allows, even if General Ito does not give orders, the two will attack without hesitation. While the troopships were forming formation, they taught the airmen of the Lieutenant Division an unforgettable lesson. However, reality is stronger than people. With the lesson from last time, it was enough to calm the minds of the two to freezing point.

In Lieutenant Admiral Shirakawa's own words, "We are the generals of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the commanders of a fleet. We are not impulsive and reckless fools. We are responsible for the entire fleet and the Imperial Navy. A desperate battle can certainly reflect Great Japanese Emperor[***] people's courage, but what about the future? Moreover, this battle was not illegally avoided."

Lieutenant General Bai Chuan held a piece of information sent by a carrier-based reconnaissance plane, "The reconnaissance squadron reported that the troop transport convoys of the U.S. and Philippine troops withdrawn from Luzon Island are now approaching the Coral Sea. The Air Force is escorting them, and the number of Chinese fleets currently observed by reconnaissance planes is about [-]!"

Lieutenant General Bai Chuan knew in his heart that this was only Tang Qiuli's first escort fleet, and there would definitely be a few more after that, and the number of fighter jets he observed had already exceeded the number of carrier-based aircraft in the Second Fleet Nearly doubled, Lieutenant General Bai Chuan couldn't help laughing bitterly, and ordered the staff: "Report the information to Commander Gangcun immediately!"

At the same time, Colonel Wu Zhenjiang, the air commander of the second echelon, also received a report from the Vanguard Fighter Brigade. Military reconnaissance plane, if it was shot down, please instruct!"[

Wu Zhenjiang smiled sarcastically, and replied: "Ignore him, the avant-garde fleet is flying as normal, alert the fleet, climb immediately, and the alert range is extended to [-] kilometers away!"

Wu Zhenjiang very much hopes that the little devil's carrier-based aircraft will appear. This time, the fleet under his command is all fighter jets, and the number is one and a half more than last time, with more than 100 fighter jets. If they fight, the results will definitely be better than last time Even bigger!

Lieutenant Admiral Shirakawa and Lieutenant Admiral Okamura once again telegraphed that the target was "approaching" in front of them, and there was no way to explain it to that old fellow Ito or to the Ministry of the Navy. With extra care, Ito's order, the current situation of the fleet, the situation of the U.S. and Philippine troop transport fleets and the escort fleet of the Lieutenant Army were reported to the Ministry of the Navy for instructions on whether to intercept and kill them.

The reply from the Ministry of the Navy was very short, with only a few words, "Limited attacks, the specific situation is in the hands of the two of you!"

Lieutenant Admiral Shirakawa and Lieutenant Admiral Okamura, who received the call back from the Ministry of the Navy, greatly admired the wisdom of those big bosses in the Ministry of the Navy. What's wrong, as for whether you can win or not, that is determined by the actual situation on the battlefield, limited attack is a hint to yourself, and you must not fight recklessly. Of course, if there is an advantage to take advantage of, then fight freely.

After solving the biggest worry, Lieutenant General Bai Chuan immediately ordered: "Order the first and second carrier-based aircraft wings to attack immediately, attack the US and Philippine troop carrier formations, and remind them to pay attention. We launch an attack and return immediately, don't love to fight!"

At the same time, Lieutenant Admiral Okamura, commander of the Japanese Navy's Fourth Fleet, also issued the same order. However, Okamura was more cautious than Shirakawa, and he only dispatched a carrier-based aircraft wing.

This is a very interesting air battle, perhaps, it should not be called an air battle. After the carrier-based aircraft of the three Japanese regiments took off, they were immediately captured by the radar of the Wu Zhenjiang echelon alert fleet. The echelon commander Wu Zhenjiang spirited Dazed, a combat order was issued to the echelon.

After the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group appeared in the field of vision, more than 300 fighters were divided into two formations, and they rushed forward fiercely. No one expected that before reaching the distance of attacking each other, the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group came to 180 Wu Zhenjiang and the pilots, who were full of blood, murderous, and ready to fight, were stunned.

Seeing this, Wu Zhenjiang lamented his bad luck and could only give up the pursuit. He didn't dare to ignore the main task of escorting the US and Philippine troop transport troops because of temporary pain.

During the entire subsequent escort process, the Japanese Navy’s carrier-based aircraft only appeared once. 10,000+ US and Philippine soldiers saw the coastline of Australia in a thrilling way. At midnight on August [-], the US and Philippine troops, It began to disembark at the port on the east coast of Australia, and the escort mission of the Southern Aviation Group was successfully completed.

(To be continued