Age of Rebirth

The figure of the fighter jet expanded infinitely in the field of vision, and then, several orange-red flames rushed towards the face, "Da da da!" A few strings of bullets, with a sudden trajectory, penetrated the glass of the cabin, hitting the bulkhead with sparks. Then, which fighter jet of the independent division flew almost close to the mast, and the pilot who shot at the ultra-low altitude didn't even know what kind of record he had created with a string of machine gun bullets?

Admiral Nagumo Tadashi, the commander of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, had several large holes in his chest, blood spattered out, and the corpse lying on the ground was still staring at the dead eyes. The acting chief of staff, Rear Admiral Watanabe, died at the same time. Unfortunately, Major General Watanabe's head was hit by a bullet from a large-caliber machine gun, turning it into a rotten watermelon, with white brain pulp and red blood splashing on the Major General's suit, making his death look ugly.

The accident happened almost instantly. The Supreme Commander of the United Fleet was shattered, the acting chief of staff was shattered, and the two giants of the headquarters were shattered at the same time. On the contrary, only three of the staff officers in the command cabin fell in a pool of blood. , the others were safe and sound.

The staff officers panicked, staring at the bloody corpses of the two officers with big eyes and small eyes, and then realized that the two supreme commanders were gone, and the combined fleet was leaderless. Chief of Staff Matsuda, who was driven away by Commander Yun, hurriedly braved the flying bullets to look for it, and the result was even more tragic. After breaking open the locked hatch, what he saw was the corpses of Chief of Staff Matsuda and Yu Wen.

A few minutes later, there was a telegram about Admiral Nagumo Tadashi, Commander of the United Fleet, Lieutenant General Matsuda, Chief of Staff, and Major General Yuki Watanabe, Acting Chief of Staff.It was sent to the hands of several fleet commanders who were fighting separately, such a bad news.The blow to these Japanese generals is self-evident.Fortunately, Admiral Nan Yunzhong's order to fight each other can be given, otherwise, the commanders of the various fleets who are accustomed to obeying the orders of their superiors really don't know what to do?

However, the order to fight each other could not save the fate of several Japanese fleets. Tang Yunfei's tactics of attacking the Japanese aircraft carrier first received miraculous results.After being hit again, although more than a dozen aircraft carriers of the Japanese army have not sunk due to their size, the take-off decks are already riddled with holes, let alone repaired within three hours, not a few months. Want to fly anything on it.

After beating more than a dozen aircraft carriers of the Japanese army to their knees, Tang Yunfei breathed a sigh of relief.The possibility of the Japanese carrier-based aircraft being dispatched was completely blocked, and the remaining Japanese warships were just meat on the chopping board, and they could be attacked calmly.

"Attention all attack and bomber fleets. Change your style of attack, choose your own targets, and focus on sinking the main battleship of the Japanese army!" He issued an order.At this moment, the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy has lost more than one-fifth of its warships.Billowing black smoke and burning fires can be seen everywhere on the sea.From time to time, there were explosions or Japanese warships gradually sinking.

Then, Tang Yunfei picked up the communicator and reported to the campaign headquarters: "Commander, my third wave of mixed attack fleet has destroyed all the take-off decks of the Japanese aircraft carriers, and is now attacking the main Japanese ships!"

In Makassar, Sulawesi, Le Yiqin looked at the statistics of the loss report of the second wave of attack aircraft with a fierce look, gritted his teeth, the loss was too great, since When the Southern Aviation Group came into the army, it suffered an unprecedented loss. Of the more than 58 fighter jets, only [-] flew back.

"Commander!" Chief of Staff He Zhijun called out to him worriedly.

It was only then that Le Yiqin noticed that Tang Yunfei's report came from the ground-air radio station. He picked up the communicator and shouted loudly: "Good job! Tang Yunfei, I order you to sink all Japanese warships. In addition, I will never accept the surrender of the little devil!"

The murderous aura came through the radio waves. Tang Yunfei could definitely feel the murderous intent of Le Yiqin at this moment. He also knew why, so he replied concisely: "Yes!"

At the same time, the fleet galloping towards the war zone also received the same report from Tang Yunfei. Tang Qiuquan said to Chief of Staff Ge Zhenzhuang: "Order the fleet to start attacking and block the northern opening! Report the fact that the fleet has begun to attack to Le commander!"

Following Tang Qiuquan's order, more than a hundred warships in the independent division's fleet raised the thick muzzles of the naval guns, and the Japanese warships that were blown up by the bombs in the air and fled in all directions were hit hard by the naval gun shells. Aggravating the disaster, the Japanese warships who wanted to break out of the northern Maluku Strait suddenly despaired. The roaring shells told them that this way was impossible!

Looking at He Zhijun, Le Yiqin calmed down and said, "Zhijun, the third wave of attack by the fleet's carrier-based air fleet has basically come to an end. Now it is a battle of warships against warships. In terms of numbers, we do not have an advantage, order, the first wave of attacking aircraft fleet, the second wave of bombing aircraft fleet, take off immediately, and participate in the fourth wave of attacking!"

As night falls on the surface of Banda Sea, the smoke of a day of fierce fighting is blown away by the rising sea breeze. The burning Japanese warships, like bright candles, are particularly eye-catching in the dark night. The main force of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet , Lost more than one-third of the warships, but failed to achieve the goal of quickly leaving the Banda Sea. More than a hundred warships in the independent division fleet, like door gods, blocked the passage to the Maluku Strait.

Tang Qiuquan's style of play is the two words "seek stability!" The fleet concentrates all its artillery fire and firmly controls the northern waters of the Banda Sea, the narrow waterway between Buru Island and Surabesi Island. Whenever the Japanese warship tries to attack , will be bombed by a burst of large-caliber shells like raindrops, and the fireworks will be everywhere. Coupled with the bombing from the air, the attempts of the Japanese warships will be shattered time and time again.

Tang Qiuquan knew very well in his heart that the fleet and the Southern Flying Group joined forces, and the entire Banda Sea area was already a huge and complete encirclement. The combined Japanese navy fleet had lost the possibility of breaking through. , There is no need to fight desperately with Japanese warships.

The battle in the Banda Sea has temporarily stopped as night fell. The remaining warships of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet are now in a dilemma. Continuing to go north is not only meaningless, but also impossible. Commander Chuichi Nagumo Before the jade was broken, the plan to annihilate the China Independent Division fleet has become a laughing stock.

Do you still need to find and intercept? The opponent has already attacked and blocked the narrow waterway between Buru Island and Surabesi Island. The enemy fleet has carrier-based aircraft to cooperate and pass through the Maluku Strait and enter Caroline. The archipelago waters are basically a dead end.

Turning around and returning to the northern port of Australia is even more difficult. The current position of the United Fleet is in the northern waters of the Banda Sea. When the sky is bright tomorrow, can the bombers and fighter jets of the Chinese people let themselves go, and with the current situation of the combined fleet, can they last for two or three days?

But it is obviously impossible to be trapped in the waters of the Banda Sea. The result is the fate of the entire army being wiped out. The commanders of several fleets are like mirrors in their hearts. They are usually not convinced by each other. Now, they still have their own reasons. Everyone had their own opinions and quarreled on the phone for a long time, but they didn't come up with a charter that everyone accepted.

Seeing the time was passing, if they didn't make a decision, it would be too late, and after dawn, no one could run away, so they compromised with each other and finally reached a consensus.

First, Commander General Nagumo Tadashi, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Matsuda, Acting Chief of Staff Major General Yusui Watanabe, and the combined fleet were in the Banda Sea. They were severely damaged by the land-based aviation and fleet of the China Independent Division, and lost all aircraft carriers, more than half of them. The situation of the warship was reported to the base camp and the Admiralty.

Inform the Fifth Fleet and the Sixth Fleet, don't act like a roe deer, in the waters of the Solomon Islands, looking for the traces of the China Independent Division Fleet, they are now in the waters of the Banda Sea, blocking the United Fleet to fight hard, our situation is very bad Wonderful, your two fleets havetened over to meet them in the Timor Sea.

Finally, in order to avoid being dragged down, all damaged warships that could not keep up with the speed were scuttled, including the dozen or so aircraft carriers. Then, warships that were not damaged in battle and whose speed was not affected, took advantage of the cover of night to turn around immediately and return to Australia at full speed. North port, this is the only way out.

The Japanese still had a lot of vigor. Tang Qiuquan, who had just rested, was awakened by a burst of loud explosions. He jumped up, and the door of the rest cabin was pushed open. Amosiyev, the deputy commander of the fleet, and the chief of staff Ge Zhenzhuang and two people came hand in hand.

"Zhenzhuang, what happened? Did the Japanese warship attack in the dark?" Tang Qiuquan asked hastily.

"No!" Ge Zhenzhuang shook his head and replied: "According to the report from the observation post, the sound of the explosion came from the direction of the Japanese army, and bursts of flames can still be seen!"

"Huh?" Tang Qiuquan's brain started to work quickly, and then he thought of a possibility, "Quick, go to the command cabin and contact Le Yiqin immediately. The Japanese army is blowing up the damaged warship. To escape, the most likely direction is to return to northern Australia!"

Even though the night was dark, Le Yiqin hadn't rested yet. A fire was burning in his chest, which made him feel no sleepiness. After receiving Tang Qiuquan's telegram, he slammed the table and shouted: "He Zhijun !"

Chief of Staff He Zhijun, who was busy, rushed over immediately and asked, "Commander, what are your orders?"

Le Yiqin gritted his teeth and said: "Order, all the night flight fleets are dispatched. Just now Commander Tang of the fleet informed that the little devil is sinking the warship. If he wants to escape, it is very likely to be in the direction of northern Australia. Let's fight these gangs overnight." You bastard, at the same time, order the fleet's carrier-based planes to dispatch night planes as the second round of attacking planes, and let's fight the little devil all night!"

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