Age of Rebirth

Rear Admiral Watanabe, Acting Chief of Staff of the United Fleet, was stunned by the order of Admiral Nagumo Tada. On the vase, in order to kill the flies, you have to bear the consequences of breaking the vase together.

"Commander, please think twice!" Although the battle is urgent and he is still a temporary chief of staff, Major General Watanabe still wants to remind, "Once the artillery fire of the air defense frigate covers the airspace where the aircraft carrier is located, it will not only hit the independent division of China. fighter jets, and our own aircraft carrier!"

"Baga! Confused!" General Nan Yunzhong roared, "Then let the Chinese fighter jets attack the aircraft carrier. After the take-off deck is seriously damaged, all our carrier-based aircraft will be useless. This is the only feasible way. Deliver my order immediately!"

All the air defense frigates of the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Japanese Army were taken aback after receiving the order from the Joint Fleet Command, but they also faithfully carried out the order. More than [-] Japanese frigates quickly approached the sea area where the aircraft carrier was located. The muzzle was lowered, and there was a burst of violent and dense shells facing more than a dozen aircraft carriers. The Japanese warships had to do this, because the fighter jets of the Independent Division flew extremely low and strafed back and forth around the aircraft carrier.

Admiral Nagumo's self-mutilation tactics did indeed work. Land-based fighter jets of the independent division were hit and caught fire. Of course, some shells hit the aircraft carrier, blowing up the deck. On the side of the ship, clusters of flames erupted.

What surprised the Japanese soldiers was that those Chinese fighter pilots didn't even think about leaving the battlefield.Or simply skydive and drive crooked instead.The fighter jet, which was smoking and burning, slammed into the deck of the aircraft carrier.

One after another.The pilots of the Southern Flying Group regarded their injured fighter planes as huge bombs and exploded on the deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier. The heroic and heroic behavior caused waves of fear in the hearts of Japanese officers and sailors.

General Nan Yunzhong, who witnessed the whole process, couldn't help feeling a deep chill in his heart, such an opponent was terrifying.To the point of being invincible, he regrets very much now that he did not listen to the advice of Chief of Staff Matsuda.

The intense shell explosions and the fireballs bursting out from the fighter jets hitting the deck of the aircraft carrier seemed to have gone away. In the ears of Admiral Nagumo Tadashi, there was a "buzzing" noise, like countless bees burrowing in. The Venus in front of him Fleeing around, he fell weakly on the chair.The battle has reached the current level, and it is no longer within the scope of my control. I only pray for the blessings of Amaterasu and His Majesty the Emperor. This is the last attack of the land-based aviation of the China Independent Division.

"That lunatic from China named Le Yiqin. How many outlaw-like subordinates have he trained?" General Nan Yunzhong gritted his teeth thinking that the only thing he can do now is after the attack is over.The United Fleet departed from the inland waters of the Southwest Pacific at the fastest speed.General Yamamoto has the foresight, what a pity.I didn't pay attention to it myself.

Admiral Nagumo Tadashi admitted that he was not as good as Yamamoto 56. This is an indisputable fact. He woke up from his confusion, and the sound of fierce anti-aircraft gunfire filled his ears again. When he got up, he saw that his dozen aircraft carriers On the deck, fires were ignited, and there were not many land-based fighter jets of the China Independent Division hovering at low altitude, but they were still attacking frantically.

Acting Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Watanabe came in and reported: "Commander, the bomber fleet of China's land-based air force has attacked the peripheral warships of our fleet very violently. Part of the air defense firepower network has been torn apart. We have more than a dozen warships. It was sunk, and more than [-] ships were damaged to varying degrees!"

"Huh!" General Nanyun exhaled a long breath, and said slightly sadly: "It's almost over, the attack of the China bomber is already at the end of its strength, after the battle is over, we must repair the aircraft carrier and take off as quickly as possible." On the deck, the rest of the carrier-based aircraft are all on standby!"

In Makassar, Sulawesi, at the headquarters of the Southern Flying Frontline Group, Le Yiqin's face was ashen, and his fingers were tightly grasping the communicator. Because of the force, his knuckles turned pale. The second wave of mixed attack aircraft, He could hear the whole battle process clearly. The moment he gave the order, his heart was bleeding. The loss of the second wave of attacking the secondary fighter group must be huge, and he was mentally prepared.

But the little devil's self-mutilation style of play was beyond Le Yiqin's expectations. The second wave of attacking the fighter group was like being dumped. "Nayun Chuichi!" He squeezed this through his teeth Four words, look at the watch, the time is almost up, he took a deep breath, calmed down, and gave the order: "The second wave of attacking the mixed fleet, return immediately, Xu Xinjiang, your fighter group... "

Le Yiqin didn't say the next thing. In fact, he didn't know what to say. In the microphone, the voice of Xu Xinjiang, the commander of the second attack fighter group, came, "Commander, I am commanding the fighter group to leave the battle. Start returning, don't worry, the little devil can't keep us!"

Le Yiqin silently put down the communicator, and said to Chief of Staff He Zhijun: "Zhijun, send a telegram to Commander Tang of the Fleet, our work is done, it's the Fleet's turn to take action, and the order has already returned to replenish fuel The first attacking fleet with ammunition is ready to take off at any time! We will fight the little devil to the end!"

To the west of the Raja Ampat Islands, in the northern waters of the Banda Sea, the independent division fleet is sailing through the wind and waves to the battle area. In the command cabin of the flagship of the fleet, the commander Tang Qiuquan and the senior generals of the fleet are all present, and they are all listening intently. Then, the two waves of the Southern Flying Group's attack came from the loudspeaker. In order to unify the rhythm of the operation, the communication between the fleet and the Southern Flying Group has been smooth.

Including the order given by Le Yiqin, and the dialogue of Xu Xinjiang, the commander of the second attack fighter group, as well as the bursts of intense machine guns, the explosion of shells, and the roar of fighter jets, all members of the Fleet Command could hear very clear.

Everyone's faces were covered with a layer of frost. When they heard the order of the Southern Flying Group to attack the fighter group in the second wave and attack at any cost, Colonel Tang Yunfei, the deputy chief of staff of the fleet and commander of the carrier-based aircraft, no longer I can't bear it anymore, please fight: "Commander, please approve, I will lead the carrier-based aircraft to take off immediately, and reinforce Commander Le's second attack fleet!"

Tang Qiuquan shook his head slowly, and said: "No! Le Yiqin paid such a high price just to create fighter planes for us and annihilate the fighter planes of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet in one fell swoop. The lore must have enough power, or wait for orders !"

At this time, a communications staff officer hurried in, holding a telegram in his hand, "Report to Commander, Commander Le received a call. After two rounds of attacks, the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet's carrier-based aircraft suffered a devastating blow. The time has come." Here, the fleet can attack!"

Tang Qiuquan snatched the telegram and scanned it quickly. Then, his eyes shone coldly, and the muscles on his cheeks burst out, "Tang Yunfei!" he shouted.

Tang Yunfei stood up abruptly, and responded loudly: "Here!"

"Order, all the carrier-based aircraft of the fleet are dispatched to attack the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy!" Tang Qiuquan ordered concisely.

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task!" Tang Yunfei stood at attention and saluted, then turned and left.

Tang Qiuquan said to Ge Zhenzhuang, chief of staff of the fleet: "Chief of staff, order all the warships in the fleet to deploy in battle formation and sail at the fastest speed! Order the land-based aviation mixed combat brigade to attack at the same time!"

On the outskirts of the United Fleet, the bomber group of the Independent Division, which was violently attacking, returned. In the core area, the fighter group of the Independent Division, which had been raging for a long time, also returned. Admiral Nagumo saw it with his own eyes, and finally got out of the fleet's air defense firepower network. There were less than [-] independent division fighter jets leaving.

In other words, in the second offensive battle of the independent division's land-based fleet, one hundred and fifty or sixty Chinese fighter jets were killed. On the contrary, he was heavily out of breath.

Admiral Nanyun knew that his carrier-based aircraft suffered even greater losses. If the loss of warships was added, the battle would be a failure. He looked at the soldiers who were struggling to put out the fire with the faucet on the deck of the aircraft carrier, which was still smoking and burning. Pray, "Leave more carrier-based aircraft to the United Fleet!"

The working efficiency of the acting chief of staff, Rear Admiral Watanabe, is quite high. Not long after the battle ended, he calculated the battle damage of the United Fleet. Now, with a bitter face, he is reporting to Admiral Nagumo, "Commander, The loss is heavy! There are only about 180 carrier-based aircraft that can still take off to fight in the air, and now, the fuel and ammunition have been replenished, and they can take to the air to fight at any time!"

The result is still under the acceptance of Admiral Nagumo. With nearly [-] carrier-based aircraft, the United Fleet still has considerable combat power. He is obviously relieved, but what Major Admiral Watanabe said next made him relax again. The heart that came down, fell into the cold bottom of the sea.

"However, the take-off decks of more than a dozen aircraft carriers in the fleet are severely damaged and cannot be put into use!" Rear Admiral Watanabe said dryly: "I have already asked the commanders of the damage control departments of each aircraft carrier. It will take at least three hours to put it into use, but the carrier-based aircraft will definitely not be able to take off at the normal speed!"

Admiral Nagumo was dizzy for a while. The consequences were too serious. In more than three hours, the United Fleet will have no power to fight back against the attack of the China fleet. What is even more frightening is that it is still in the northern part of the Banda Sea. In the Inner Sea, who knows if Le Yiqin, the lunatic air commander of China's Independent Division, will attack again?

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