Age of Rebirth

General Nan Yunzhong's premonition was right, there was indeed a third attack, and, not just three times, Le Yiqin's modern version of the wheel battle was waiting for him!

At this moment, under the command of Tang Yunfei, hundreds of carrier-based aircraft of the Independent Division Fleet, which is about to launch a lore strike, are running towards them at high speed. A new type of combat aircraft is also rushing towards it. Fleets from two different directions, like the upper and lower jaws of a huge pliers, are biting towards them fiercely. $f,

Look outside the porthole, the sun is still high in the sky, it is still early before dark, Admiral Nagumo Tadashi's instinctive intuition, danger, boundless danger is approaching, he said hurriedly: "Watanabe-kun, tell the headquarters All damaged warships are ordered to leave the fleet immediately and return to the anchorage port in northern Australia for repairs!"

"The fleet immediately departed from the Banda Sea in battle formation and at the fastest speed! Order the damage control departments of each aircraft carrier to repair the runway that can provide carrier-based aircraft to take off within an hour. Don't stress to me What is impossible! If the task cannot be completed, the commanders of the damage control department will collectively cut themselves open!"

Admiral Nanyun is impatient now, and he regrets jumping into the sea. Why did he send the main force of the United Fleet into the inland sea surrounded by islands—Banda Sea? The basic machine group, chasing and beating, chasing and beating?

If it is in the vast Pacific Ocean at this moment, the huge United Fleet is an invincible giant, but in the inner sea of ​​Banda Sea, it is like a ferocious shark getting into a bathtub.It was difficult to even turn around, not to mention a lot of sharp teeth were broken.Further on, there is the narrower Maluku Strait.If the coastal defense force of the China Independent Division mounted a few giant cannons, I am afraid that the shells would all hit the warship?

Admiral Nanyun was terrified. It was now noon, the fiery red sun was high, and it was still early before dark, and it was still early to run out of the Banda Sea. Without the cover of night, the United Fleet had hundreds of main warships.More than a dozen aircraft carriers were the most conspicuous targets. Three hours was enough time for that lunatic air commander of China's Independent Division, Le Yiqin, to launch another attack.

Hundreds of warships in the United Fleet formed a battle formation, and the anti-aircraft firepower was fierce enough, but they were very passive in the face of attacks from the air.In the memory of Admiral Nagumo Tadashi, there was no such fleet, and after the carrier-based aircraft lost its combat capability, it could withstand repeated air strikes.The absolute overlord of the Pacific Ocean - the combined fleet of the Imperial Navy will not succeed!

As for the ambition of intercepting the China Independent Division Fleet in the waters of the Caroline Islands.Let's wait until the United Fleet escapes the current catastrophe, so.The order that Admiral Nagumo Tadashi gave to the commanders of the damage control departments of each aircraft carrier was a death order.It only takes an hour to get me a runway for the carrier-based aircraft to take off. As for how to get it, it's their business.

However, in Le Yiqin's plan for the battle of Banda Sea, there was not enough time for Admiral Nayun Zhong to follow each other with precision like a machine. Since Le Yiqin took Banda Sea As a big pot, he was determined to cook the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, and of course he would not leave him a chance to breathe.

In less than 10 minutes after General Nagumo Chuda's order was issued, Major General Watanabe, the acting chief of staff, came to his command cabin again. Smoked, "Commander, it's unbelievable! The shipboard radar department reported that there was a fleet of the China Independent Division approaching the fleet from the direction of Irian Island and Raja Ampat Islands!"

"It is expected to launch an attack on the United Fleet in 10 to [-] minutes. You know the current situation, what should we do?"

"Ah!" General Nan Yunzhong's face turned green and his lips turned pale immediately, his head buzzed, Venus flitted around in front of his eyes, he staggered and almost fainted, the third round of attack by that lunatic Le Yiqin came more than expected It’s much faster, and I don’t even give an hour’s buffer time, so I’m wondering, China’s fighter jets and bombers don’t need to replenish fuel and ammunition, and China’s pilots don’t need to rest?

Wait, no, General Nagumo Chu suddenly realized that the land-based fleet of the China Independent Division coming from the direction of Irian Island is not surprising, but it is difficult to come from the direction of Raja Ampat Islands. I understand that in that direction, there is no land-based aviation of the independent division of China stationed heavily. The fleet intelligence department has proved this, but where did the Chinese aircraft fleet come from?

"Chief of Staff Watanabe, what's the matter with the Chinese fleet coming from the direction of Raja Ampat Islands?" Admiral Nagumo Tadashi roared. Immediately, his face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, and he suddenly figured it out .

"Damn China Fleet, it must be the shipboard fleet of the damn China Fleet!" Admiral Nan Yunzhong's eyes were bloodshot, and he said to himself, his expression was like a gambler who lost his last copper coin, and then he thought of that ship. Submarine Lu-60 suddenly lost contact, and all the things were connected together. He completely understood that the battle in the Banda Sea was launched by the land-based aviation and fleet of the China Independent Division against the United Fleet. A big conspiracy.

Admiral Nagumo figured it out, but he couldn't change anything. The current main force of the United Fleet has reached a dead end. He didn't even ask the acting chief of staff, Rear Admiral Watanabe, how many carrier-based aircraft he could deploy. It took less than an hour. , I am afraid that the damage control department of the aircraft carrier is still busy repairing the big hole on the take-off deck of the aircraft carrier?

The enemy who was looking for hard and vowed to kill, but at the most critical moment, delivered a fatal blow. Who is the hunter and who is the prey? Even if you survive the third attack, you will pay a heavy price. Next, it will take two days at the fastest to leave the Banda Sea. Two days is enough for that lunatic from China to attack five or six times. !

"Watanabe-kun, in the name of the United Fleet Command, give orders to each fleet!" Admiral Nagumo Tadashi said with a erratic gaze: "With the aircraft carrier of this fleet as the core, we will fight on our own, and try our best to restore the combat effectiveness of the carrier-based aircraft. To the last ship and one person, after this battle, the surviving warships will leave the Banda Sea as quickly as possible, and join the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet in the waters of the Solomon Islands!"

The acting chief of staff, Rear Admiral Watanabe, trembled all over his body. He knew what fate the main force of the joint fleet with hundreds of main battleships and more than a dozen aircraft carriers would be after the commander issued this order. , Running out of a ship is a ship, and how much can be broken out in the end depends on God's will!

In another cabin, Chief of Staff Matsuda locked himself in, watching the independent division fleet rushing from the sky under the bright sun, his eyes were full of indifference, he wiped his guns unconsciously, and said to himself: "Nagumo Chuichi, it was you who destroyed the United Fleet. You—you can't even compare to Commander Yamamoto's finger. If Commander Yamamoto was still there, why would the United Fleet be where it is today? You are the Empire of Japan sinner!"

"Crack!" With a gunshot, the chief of staff of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Lieutenant General Kenjiro Matsuda, who had followed Yamamoto for 56 years, committed suicide by drinking a bullet in despair. The bullet penetrated his temple and fell heavily to the ground.

He did not choose the most respected and respectable method of self-dissection by Japanese generals to end his own life, but chose to shoot himself, because Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro believed that he was the chief of staff of the United Fleet. There is an unshirkable responsibility in this situation, and it is unworthy to choose the most noble way of the Emperor's people to end their lives.

The aircraft fleet of the independent division fleet and the aircraft fleet of the land-based aviation combat brigade were filled with murderous intent. Tang Yunfei looked around the sea. I saw that hundreds of Japanese warships began to disperse and sail.

"Scatter and break through!" Tang Yunfei sneered, seeing through Nagumo Chuichi's tactics, "Attention all aircraft groups, the bombers tore through the anti-aircraft firepower net of the Japanese warships, mainly attacking the Japanese aircraft carriers, attack!"

Tang Yunfei knew that the destruction of more than a dozen aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet also eliminated the possibility of the Japanese using the remaining carrier-based aircraft to launch a final counterattack. The victory of the Battle of Banda Sea was already a foregone conclusion. The Japanese warships could not escape the Banda Sea.

Compared with the previous dense air defense combat formation of the United Fleet, the scattered combat fleets inevitably weakened the air defense firepower. Therefore, tearing apart the Japanese air defense firepower network and attacking the fleet in the third wave will not pay too much .

The fierce battle started again. From the sky to the sea, flames and smoke from anti-aircraft shells and bombs were everywhere. The sound of explosions and anti-aircraft guns resounded on the sea. The counterattack of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet was desperate and fierce. But it cannot change the situation on the battlefield.

The fighter jets of Tang Yun's aircraft group shuttled nimbly among the barrage, and a series of machine gun bullets rained over, beating the Japanese sailors who manipulated the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. , began to dive, and the torpedoes lightly drilled into the sea water one after another, and swam quickly towards their respective targets, bringing up waves full of bubbles.

Admiral Nagumo Tadashi stood in the command cabin of the flagship, watching the fierce battle outside where bullets rained like flying, the sound of guns and explosions shook the sky, his eyes were empty and indifferent, the acting chief of staff, Major General Watanabe, walked lightly Beside him, he reported: "Commander, the fleet of the China Independent Division is rushing at full speed, and it is still more than ten nautical miles away from us!"

"Understood!" General Nan Yunzhong said indifferently, and then, his field of vision was completely filled with the figure of a fighter jet from the China Independent Division.

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