Age of Rebirth

Le Yiqin's plan for the Banda Sea campaign is divided into five attack waves. The first round of land-based attack aircraft consists of more than [-] fighter jets from Qing Yishui, which will fight from Irian Island and Sulawesi Island respectively. Taking off from the airport is mainly pure fighter jets. The purpose is to fight off the Japanese carrier-based aircraft and greatly weaken the sharp knife of the United Fleet-the carrier-based aircraft group. Moreover, it is a realistic version of wheel warfare tactics.

The second wave of attack was still dominated by the mixed fleet of land-based fighters and bombers of the Southern Flying Group. The fighter formation was responsible for attacking the remaining Japanese carrier-based aircraft, while covering the bomber fleet to attack the Japanese warships.

The third wave of attack is the deadliest. The fleet dispatches all carrier-based aircraft, together with the fleet's land-based aviation mixed combat brigade, to carry out the most violent blow to the combined fleet. At that time, the combined fleet with few carrier-based aircraft , will face the unilateral attack of Tang Qiuquan's fleet, and the result can be imagined.

The fourth round of attack is mainly based on the first and second rounds of fighters and bombers returning to replenish fuel and ammunition. There will be a second attack. Anyway, the field airports on Sulawesi and Irian Island are far from the battlefield. It is very close, and it doesn't take long for the fleet to take off and land. This is also the biggest advantage Le Yiqin relies on.

The fifth wave of attack was to return to the fleet to replenish the fleet with fuel and ammunition. It was still the second attack. The main target of the attack was the Japanese warships. After that, the fleet immediately left the hidden waters of the Raja Ampat Islands , Carried out a sea fire attack on the severely damaged Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.

It can be seen from the combat plan that the Southern Flying Group undertook the most difficult missions of the first two rounds of attack, when the fleet and carrier-based air group attacked.The combined fleet of the Japanese Navy is afraid that they have lost too much blood, and they don't have much power to fight back.

For such an attack sequence arrangement.Neither Fleet Commander Tang Qiuquan nor Deputy Commander Amosiyev expressed any objection, in their hearts.Full of understanding and gratitude, as well as a trace of melancholy and loss, they knew that this was Le Yiqin's huge sacrifice by the Southern Aviation Group to create fighter jets for the fleet and reduce the loss of the fleet's carrier-based aircraft.

Tang Qiuquan and Amosiyev read the battle plan several times, and Amosiyev made such an evaluation in the face of his proficient Chinese. "Commander Le's battle plan is vicious enough. Is this the battle of wheels in ancient Chinese military wisdom?"

"Hahaha!" Tang Qiuquan laughed and said, "Deputy Commander, what you said is absolutely correct, and the subtlety is that this kind of wheel battle can go on in circles!"

In the early hours of the morning, the wind in the Banda Sea area stopped.There is a touch of white belly in the eastern sky, which indicates that another sunny morning is coming, and the dawn is not only the dawn.There is also Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group, the first wave of land-based attack aircraft.

The shrill siren was accompanied by the twilight of dawn.The resounding resounded in the northern waters of the Banda Sea, and Admiral Nan Yunchu suddenly woke up.He jumped up from the bed and just put on his military uniform.The chief of staff, Lieutenant General Matsuda, pushed open the hatch and entered, "Commander, the radar has detected that the land-based fleet of the China Aviation Force has attacked the fleet! It is less than 20 kilometers away from the fleet's location, and it will arrive in more than [-] minutes. !"

"What?" Admiral Nan Yunzhong was startled, and asked eagerly, "How many enemy planes are there? What kind of planes? What direction are they coming from?"

"Preliminarily judged that they are all fighter jets, and no bombers were found! They came from the direction of Sulawesi Island and Irian Island." Chief of Staff Matsuda replied with a very ugly expression, and an ominous feeling rose in his heart. Feeling, why did Le Yiqin dispatch all fighter jets?

Hearing that they are all fighter jets, Admiral Nagumo Tadashi's tense expression immediately relaxed. For the warships of the Imperial Navy, the bullets of fighter jets are similar to tickling, and there is no fatal injury at all.

Admiral Nagumo Tadashi thought for a while and said calmly: "Chief of Staff Matsuda, convey the order. The fleet will immediately deploy in battle formation. At the same time, dispatch all carrier-based fighter jets to wipe out the invading Chinese fighter jets!"

"Inappropriate!" Chief of Staff Matsuda was in a hurry, and dissuaded him. He felt that Commander Nanyun's order was so stupid. As far as the number of fighter jets dispatched by Le Yiqin was concerned, it was by no means his entire force. In the three-day war a few months ago, the land-based fleet of the China Independent Division had thousands of fighter jets, but now only more than [-] fighters have been dispatched, which is obviously a reserve.

Once all the carrier-based fighter jets of the United Fleet are dispatched to fight, even if the invading enemy is completely wiped out, then, after the battle, the carrier-based aircraft will land on the ship to replenish fuel and ammunition, and the land-based aviation of the China Independent Division will The aircraft fleet is attacking, what will the fleet do to fight it?

Chief of Staff Matsuda also didn't care about Admiral Nagumo Tadashi's ugly face, and poured out his own analysis and worries.

General Nagumo Tadashi sneered at this. In his opinion, Matsuda was just a staff officer, who knew how to command operations, so he said bluntly: "Enough! Chief of Staff Matsuda, just in consideration of these, I Only then will the fleet's carrier-based fighter jets be dispatched to form an overwhelming advantage against the enemy, in order to end the battle as soon as possible and inflict heavy damage on the Chinese land-based fleet!"

"As for what you are worried about, it is simply unfounded. I have a combined fleet of hundreds of warships, with powerful anti-aircraft firepower, and can easily let the Chinese fighter jets attack the aircraft carrier located in the core area of ​​​​the fleet? What nonsense! Execute the order , if you have any objection to my order again, I will immediately change the chief of staff!"

The face of Chief of Staff Matsuda was pale and frightening. In the three air battles a few months ago, the combined fleet was stronger than it is now. Commander Yamamoto was still in command, and Le Yiqin's land-based fleet could not avoid breaking through the fleet. Anti-aircraft firepower grid.

Chief of Staff Matsuda couldn't figure out why Commander Nagumo was so self-willed and didn't listen to any opinions. It's a taboo for military strategists to use all his cards in the first contact with the enemy, but he knew that no matter what he said, None of them have any effect, this is too far from Commander Yamamoto!

Without saying a word, he staggered out of the command cabin. Chief of Staff Matsuda silently mourned for the combined fleet in his heart. The moment he walked out of the hatch, he heard Commander Nagumo's rough voice, and ordered the combined fleet to fight everywhere. Major General Nagato Watanabe served as the interim chief of staff. He knew that from this moment on, he was an outsider in this battle.

More than 900 Japanese carrier-based fighter jets soared from the decks of more than a dozen aircraft carriers, split into two groups, and faced the fighter groups of the Southern Aviation Group.

The ground radar stations on several islands, as well as the airborne radar of the first attacking fleet and the leader aircraft, immediately reported the situation to the headquarters. At first, Le Yiqin was taken aback, then laughed wildly, and shouted loudly: "Desperate posture! Nanyun Zhongyi old devil is being stupid, and I am worried that you will not take out all your wealth!"

Le Yiqin rushed to the intercom in a few steps, "Attention the commander of the first round of attacking fleet, the Japanese carrier-based fighter jets are dispatched in full force, and the number is already more than double that of ours. Proceed according to the plan, and make the little devil's carrier-based fleet as large as possible." Lead far away! The farther the better!"

General Nanyun held up his binoculars, wanting to see the air combat scene of the Empire's carrier-based fighter jets rushing out of the sky, beating the land-based fleet of the Independent Division, but he was disappointed. The carrier-based aircraft group contacted, and began to turn around and flee into the distance.

"Huh?" General Nanyun frowned slightly, and muttered in his heart: "What the hell is that Le Yiqin who Matsuda boasted about so much doing? He came to attack aggressively, and fled as soon as he got into the battle."

However, Admiral Nagumo Tadashi is also an experienced commander. He instinctively realized that it might be a conspiracy, so he said to Major General Watanabe, the interim chief of staff, "Watanabe-kun, order the commander of the carrier air fleet not to pursue the enemy planes." Too far, return in time!"

The order was issued quickly, but the actual situation of the air battle was not under the control of Admiral Nagumo. The Japanese carrier-based air fleet pursued for a while, but when they saw that they could not catch up with the fighters of the Independent Division who were desperately fleeing, they received an order to return in good time, and turned around to prepare Returned.

What made these Japanese carrier-based aircraft pilots extremely annoyed was that those Chinese fighter pilots were basically rascals. When they saw that they were about to return, they immediately turned around and started attacking. Opportunity to fight more and less, fight immediately.

After such repeated entanglements, the Japanese pilots fired real fire, and the air combat battlefield gradually moved away from the position of the combined fleet. Later, the fighter pilots of the independent division did not run away and began to work hard. But at this time, the Japanese pilots discovered that, The fuel of my own fighter, including the return time, is not enough to support a longer air battle, otherwise, I will not be able to land, and I will fall into the sea. In addition, I took advantage of it, so I alternated cover and started to return.

The first round of offensive fighter group of the Southern Flying Group stopped entanglement and began to return. Le Yiqin's first round of attack on the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet seemed to end in failure, and even the Japanese warships could not get close.

"Commander, the Japanese carrier-based air fleet has begun to return, and the results of the first round of attack have been counted!" Chief of Staff He Zhijun put down the phone and said to Le Yiqin.

"Speak!" Le Yiqin's face was not very good-looking. He also roughly heard some situations on the air combat battlefield through the intercom. It was quite intense. Facing the Japanese carrier-based aircraft that was more than double his own, the loss of the fleet There must be some, but I don't know how much.

"In the first round of attack, we lost 93 fighter jets, over 120 were damaged, and 85 Japanese carrier-based aircraft were shot down!" He Zhijun gritted his teeth in distress and replied.

The muscles on Le Yiqin's cheeks trembled a few times, and said viciously: "Order the second wave of attack aircraft to take off immediately! My loss is not for nothing!"

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