Age of Rebirth

Major General Haneda has never planned to come back since he led the team to take off. All the assets of the Kwantung Army Aviation Force are in the sky. I also have no face to see Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro again. His own plan is to drive a plane directly into the troop carrier of the Independent Division. At the cost of a fighter jet and his own life, he will cause heavy casualties to the Chinese. It is worth it!

Major General Haneda not only planned to do this himself, he also asked all pilots, whether fighter pilots or bomber pilots, to have the courage to go forward. Before taking off, he gave a lecture to all pilots, "Warriors of the Empire, The time has come to test our loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Great Japanese Empire. Just now, I received a report from Major Xiaozhao, the acting commander of the Imperial Bohai Cruise Fleet. The warship is rushing towards the Liaodong Peninsula on the surface of the Bohai Sea!"

"The enemy is coming fiercely, and in the air, there will definitely be an escort fleet of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division Air Force. That is our old opponent. The number of fighter jets exceeds us. The enemy is powerful, but we are fighting for the empire. The eagle in the sky is not afraid of any powerful enemy, today, we will use the brave fighting spirit of the imperial eagle to deal a fatal blow to the enemy who dares to invade!"

"My lords, the Imperial Bohai Cruise Fleet, with dozens of old warships, dared to launch a deadly attack on the China Fleet, which was several times larger than their own. They knew very well what the result of the attack would be? - Yu Sui, all Yu Sui , in order to create favorable fighters for the air force!"

"Warriors of the empire, we are flying the most advanced fighter jets and bombers in the empire. Don't we have the fearlessness of our naval colleagues? They dare to use their own flesh and blood to ram into the enemy's warships without hesitation And troop carriers, don’t we dare? No, we have nothing to fear! I order all pilots not to entangle with the fighters of the independent division during the air battle, but to form formations for the independent division’s troop carriers. The purpose of killing!"

"Fighter group, cover the bomber group as much as possible for bombing. Once your plane is shot, don't try to parachute. Turn yourself and the fighter into a powerful bomb on the heads of those inferior Chinese. Bloom the most Gorgeous cherry blossoms! Long live the Empire of Japan! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

at the airport.More than a thousand Japanese pilots were instigated by Major General Haneda's words, and the howling of wolves chanting long live filled every corner of the airport, full of eagerness to fight immediately.All the troopships of the Independent Division were bombed and sunk on the surface of the Bohai Sea. Major General Haneda's words directly killed the Japanese pilots.Turned into a bunch of outlaws!

Now, this group of murderous desperadoes are rushing to the battlefield, and Tang Qiuquan's previous worries have become reality.

It was already [-] o'clock in the morning on June [-]th, the Bohai Sea, the eastern sky, the dawn had already appeared, and everything on the sea, as the night faded, revealed its original colors, a two-seat reconnaissance plane of the Independent Division, Flying low above the Snake Island Islands, the assistant sitting behind was searching the sea between the islands with a telescope. Suddenly, he trembled and said hurriedly: "Captain, the Japanese fleet is found in the Snake Island Islands." According to preliminary observations, there are more than [-] ships in the sea area between them!"

"Hahaha! It finally surfaced. Liu Cuigang's intelligence work is not solid. In the Northeast Sea, there are more than [-] Japanese warships. This is a new discovery! It also wiped out a Japanese fleet. , It’s also an extra gain!—Want to hit my ambush? It’s not easy!” Tang Qiuquan laughed, put the information sent back by the reconnaissance plane on the table, and said to the chief of staff, Major General Xin Xiguo.

"Xiguo, the land-based fleet of the Kwantung Army Air Force will be handled by the escort fleet. I will convey my order. The carrier-based aircraft force is ready to take off and take off. The two fast gunboat brigades will meet the enemy and must be wiped out. The task remains the same, do not participate in naval battles, and protect the troop carrier fleet as the main task! There are more than [-] little-known Japanese warships, which are not worthy of my aircraft carrier battle group! Small boats are compared to large ships in speed and firepower , Our ship-borne rocket launcher is enough for a Japanese warship to drink a pot!" Tang Qiuquan ordered.

Whether it is Tang Qiuquan, who is calmly facing the enemy, or Major General Haneda, the commander of the Kwantung Army Air Force who is gnashing his teeth and working hard, there is about to be a fierce battle between the three military forces in the Bohai Sea. Temporary Commander Xiao Zhao Haijun Lieutenant.

He stood on the bridge of the command ship, held up the binoculars, his heart was beating wildly, and looked at the dark sea of ​​independent division troop carriers and warships, which were approaching the sea area where he was ambush step by step, and his heart was so nervous Almost popping out!

"In about ten minutes, the warships ambushing in the northwest waters of the Snake Island Islands should launch an attack!" He muttered in his heart, staring at the independent division warships and troop carrier formation without daring to blink, which surprised him What's more, there is actually an aircraft carrier among them. If the aircraft carrier of the independent division fleet is sunk, what a sensational feat it would be!His own name will also be praised by the local people!He was obsessed with it.

The wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Shao Zuo Xiaozhao, who was about to take a bite first and then go all out, suddenly discovered that the troop carrier formation and escort fleet of the Independent Division suddenly turned when they were about to approach the ambush sea area. , On the surface of the sea, draw a huge arc, away from the ambush sea area, what's more exasperating is that the troop carrier formation and escort fleet of the independent division are just outside the range of the naval guns of their own fleet!

"Baga! Cunning Chinese people! All damned!" Shao Zuo was so angry that he was going crazy. Not to mention the junk warships he commanded, even the large-caliber naval guns on the latest warships of the Imperial Navy couldn't fire them. He was shot so far, and the roar of the plane passing by in the sky told him that after the sky brightened, the fleet hiding between the islands and reefs would inevitably be exposed to the reconnaissance planes of the Independent Division. hide!

The planned offensive tactics were useless in an instant. Major Xiaozhao’s eyes showed a fierce look of despair, “I am the acting fleet commander, Major Xiaozhao. Attack at the speed of the ship, rush directly to the formation of the Chinese ships, sink them, use the fearless spirit of the imperial navy, use the lives of the imperial warriors, turn it into a flame that soars to the sky on the Bohai Sea! Imperial warriors, for the sake of the empire and His Majesty, attack !"

More than [-] dilapidated warships from the Bohai Sea Cruise Fleet of Manchukuo immediately rushed out from behind their hidden islands and reefs, emitting black smoke and making the noise of old cows and broken cars. Immediately, they appeared on the radar screen of the escort fleet , more than [-] bright spots appeared. In fact, without radar, Tang Qiuquan standing on the command tower, from the high-powered telescope, has clearly seen that he rushed towards him with thick smoke and the momentum of a desperado. of Japanese warships.

"Xiguo, the Japanese really have goods. There are more than [-] warships lurking among these islands and reefs. If you don't take precautions, you may really suffer a dark loss! They are improvised, and there are original organizational systems. We didn't find out, you should communicate with the division's intelligence department! Find out the details of this fleet!" Tang Qiuquan said calmly.

Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet, put down his binoculars, smiled disdainfully, and replied: "Commander, don't bother, within an hour, this Japanese fleet will cease to exist. Look, Japanese warships, From the tonnage to the speed, it is estimated that they are all old products from the First World War. From the perspective of their offensive formation, it is not a tactic for naval warfare at all, but a desperate posture. A round of volleys, and the bottom of the sea is nothing more than a few piles of scrap iron!"

"Desperately! - The old Japanese routine, and now even their navy has adopted this style of play. Judging from the time when the Kwantung Army Air Force fleet took off and the time when this inexplicable fleet appeared, the Kwantung Army Aviation Between the fleet and this fleet, there should be a coordinated combat plan, order, the troop carrier formation and the escort fleet continue to sail according to the established goals, and will not be affected by the naval battle!" Tang Qiuquan pointed out the crux of the problem with a few words, and issued corresponding orders.

In the eastern sky, there was a flash of brilliant orange at first, and then, a round of gorgeous sunrise suddenly leaped into the depths of the sea, rendering the blue waves of Bohai Bay more and more magnificent. On the surface of the Bohai Sea, a dramatic staff officer scene appeared. A huge formation composed of hundreds of troop carriers and warships sailed leisurely on the sea surface. The huge bow plowed the sea water and stirred up waves.

On the flanks of the fleet, more than 30 Japanese warships emitting black smoke are desperately rushing towards them. On the sea between the two, more than 60 speedboats, like swift swallows, are gliding on the sparkling sea. , the stern of the boat pulled out white waves, and the two fast gunboat brigades of the fleet were meeting the enemy. Although compared with the Japanese warships, the tonnage of the gunboats seemed small, but in terms of momentum, they were much higher than the Japanese warships rushing over!

"Hani? The gunboat of the China Fleet?" Shao Zuo put down his binoculars and said in surprise. He didn't understand why the warships of the independent division's escort fleet didn't come to intercept his own fleet, but instead sent a small gunboat in front of the warship. Coming to fight, this caused an unexpected change in the desire to directly hit the formation of the independent division ships. However, Major Xiao Zhao obviously did not take these independent division gunboats with such a small tonnage as negligible.

"Attention all ships, use the most violent artillery fire to sink the Chinese gunboat in the shortest time, and the order to attack the enemy ship formation remains unchanged!" Shao Zuo Xiaozhao issued an order.

(to be continued) (to be continued..)