Chapter 833: Bloody Battle

The fleet has more than one day to pass through the Korean Strait. Qiuquan's worries have become a reality. The fleet was discovered by the Japanese Navy's planes from Kyoto base. A fierce battle is inevitable. As soon as it is started here, the Japanese planes around will pounce on like hornets.--%net

Colonel CITIC, commanding thirty-six fighter jets, rushed towards the fleet. Looking at the enemy planes hovering over the fleet, without any intention of coming to intercept them, Colonel CITIC almost laughed out loud. What kind of naval aviation is like this?

Instead of intercepting operations on the periphery of the fleet, they were like an old hen protecting a chicken, waiting to be beaten. The Soviets were not as powerful as the legendary ones. They looked like a bunch of rookies, and a few stupid commanders, so they had such passive tactics. I should have made meritorious contributions today.

Liu Cuigang, who was hovering at a high altitude, looked at twelve Japanese anti-submarine patrol aircraft and rushed directly to the fleet, and another thirty-six "Zero" fighters rushed to the escort formation. He really couldn't guess the intention of the Japanese air commander. He had never heard of using anti-submarine patrol aircraft to hit surface ships?

"Captain Tang Detachment, please note that twelve Japanese anti-submarine patrol aircraft are about to arrive over the fleet. Please organize firepower interception. Thirty-six fighter jets are back to the escort formation." Liu Cuigang briefly reported the situation and proposed a combat plan.

Xiuyan Zhen summoned the squadron led by Major General and was the first to appear near the fleet. Like Colonel CITIC, he used childish and ridiculous tactics to deal with air attacks for the escape fleet. He rushed to the incredible. Then, Xiuyan's squadron's six fighter jets, on the side of the nose, and surrounded the left wing.

All the Japanese pilots' eyes were nailed to the increasingly clear figure of the warship, and their bodies were trembling slightly because of the upcoming battle. These rookies-like Soviet pilots were just suitable for the appetite of the Japanese air warriors. Bullying the weak and fearing the tough is the Japanese character and style.

Liu Cuigang briefly ordered: "Two to one, end the battle within fifteen minutes, clear the airspace for the next wave of escort formations, and attack." More than 60 fighters rushed down from high altitudes. The escort formation was all driven by Soviet fighters. Although the maneuverability was slightly inferior to that of Japan's "Zero" fighters, it can accelerate, firepower and protect its strength, which is definitely more than that of Japanese fighters.

The 18.8mm caliber machine gun equipped with the fighter can explode the Xiaolingbird in the air with just one shell, while the 7.8mm caliber machine gun equipped with the Japanese fighter may only leave a few holes on the thick-skinned Su-style fighter jet. Without firing more than a dozen bullets, you can't shoot down the Su-style fighter jet.

The first person Liu Cuigang came to see was Colonel CITIC, who was rushing in front. The unique painting on this guy's plane exposed his identity as the commander of the formation. Liu Cuigang's fighter was almost pressed down at a vertical angle, and the high-speed falling fighter collided with the airflow, and the fuselage trembled slightly.

CITIC's fighter plane became clearer and clearer in the scope. Liu Cuigang pressed his thumb hard on the launch button. A fire chain shot out from the nose, jumping and pumping towards CITIC's landline. A black smoke ball, with broken metal fragments, burst into the air. Colonel CITIC, the commander of the Japanese Navy Air Force, was beaten by Liu Cuigang in the air without any response, and he didn't even have a chance to jump.

The ** Division's aviation fleet surrounded the Japanese fighter fleet in two-on-one, rushed up and attacked hard, flew up and down, almost bounced and bite the flesh. A firework exploded from time to time in the sky. In ten minutes, only ten minutes, thirty-six Japanese fighter jets were wiped out. Liu Cuigang escorted the fighter fleet and ended the air battle with the record of three injuries being shot down.

The remaining twelve Japanese Navy anti-submarine patrol aircraft have approached the fleet by taking advantage of the fighter's chance to fight. As Liu Cui thought, these aircraft specially used to deal with submarines really don't know how to deal with these giants on the water surface. They circle around the aircraft carriers and other ships, but have not yet figured out what to do.

The silent ship suddenly became furious. The anti-aircraft machine guns on the warships spewed out metal jets, woven into a dense fire net in the sky. To say that the Soviet warships had air defense firepower was not bragging. The four-unit anti-aircraft machine guns fired were just a fan with a huge killing radius.

The Japanese Navy's anti-submarine patrol aircraft were immediately trapped in the fire net, and eight were blown up on the spot. The remaining four hurriedly threw away the deep-water bombs on the plane and fled. Not bad. An anti-submarine patrol aircraft was hit by accident and threw a deep-water bomb in the shape of a gasoline barrel onto a battleship.

Maybe the Japanese pilot was in a panic and did not set the explosion depth, or the explosion device was not turned on at all. This guy was wheeling on the deck of the battleship and happened to be at Chu Tian's feet. Chu Tian was shooting with a four-unit anti-aircraft machine gun, and felt that his heel was hit hard.

Looking back, he saw such a stupid, big, black and thick guy, swaying as the warship sailed, Chu Tian had never seen such a deep-water bomb. But based on his feelings, he knew that this was not a good thing. The Soviet sailors around him were so scared that their faces were pale. They immediately fell down in one go and shouted wildly, but they were all speaking Russian, so Chu Tian could understand it.

It was also the translator of the instigation regiment. He shouted in a change of voice, reminding Chu Tian, ​​"Captain Chu, that's a bomb, lie down quickly." Chu Tian reacted. If such a big guy exploded on a warship, he could hardly think about how much damage he would cause. He almost didn't think about it. He was like rolling a gasoline barrel, and in a few strokes, he pushed this worried big guy into the sea.

A splash of water appeared on the sea. For a long time, there was no movement. The Soviet sailors lying on the deck got up with lingering fear and looked at Chu Tian with a calm face like a monster, his eyes full of awe and admiration. Facing the people who were so calm in death, they saw it for the first time. At this moment, Chu Tian became the hero in their minds.

Chu Tian didn't have time to see the strange gazes of the Soviet sailors. He turned around to look for the Japanese plane. There was no shadow of the plane in the sky. He had been smashed into pieces by the anti-aircraft machine guns on other warships and went to the sea to see the Dragon Prince. Chu Tian cursed in annoyance and put down the anti-aircraft machine gun with great satisfaction.

The first battle encountered by the fleet ended with no injuries. Liu Cuigang escorted the fighter aircraft formation and had reached the time to stagnate. After seeing the shadow of the next wave of escort fighter aircraft, he flew the fighter aircraft, circled around the fleet, and shook the wings a few times to fly the fighter aircraft and floated away with the formation.

While passing by the escort fleet that was coming, he saw Le Yiqin's fighter plane at a glance. "This guy is not willing to be lonely. He just flew back to cheer and came again. He was like this. He flew two consecutive battles on duty," Liu Cuigang thought with a smile.

On the way back to Jinan Airport, he received a report from the Jinan Airport command post and the Huanghai Shidao Radar Station: "Twenty minutes ago, Japanese aircraft took off two large groups of aircraft from the Korean Peninsula and Japan, with a total of more than 320 aircraft, divided into two directions, and attacked our fleet in a joint attack. It is expected that in 40 minutes, it will arrive over the fleet and remind each wave of escort fighter formations to pay attention."

Liu Cuigang felt nervous. He knew that the Le Yiqin team had only 114 fighters. Facing more than 320 Japanese aircraft, it would be a hard battle. He pushed the accelerator hard, and the fighter rushed like a fierce horse beaten by a whip, reaching the highest speed. "Return to the airport as soon as possible, refuel, and replenish the ammunition, and you can still catch up with the battle. You can't let Yiqin fight alone, let alone let the division commander give you high expectations to the warships, and you will suffer any losses."

This was his only idea at the moment. When the other pilots behind him saw the deputy commander's fighter plane, they rushed to the front in the blink of an eye. Although they didn't know what was going on, they were unwilling to fall behind. They raised their speed to the highest level. The group flew towards Jinan Airport like an arrow from the string.

On the way to the fleet, Le Yiqin received information from the Jinan Airport Command Post. According to time calculations, his escort fighter formation could reach the fleet in front of the Japanese fleet. With this preparation time, he filtered the combat plan in his mind.

Immediately, I connected the sea and air contact with the fleet: "Captain Tang, according to the radar station report, Japanese aircraft took off from both north and south directions, with an estimated 320 aircraft. They will reach the fleet's warning range in thirty minutes. I escort the fighter aircraft formation and will arrive over the fleet in twenty minutes."

Tang Qiuquan, who received the Le Yiqin report, immediately told Colonel Magotlovsky, the captain of the aircraft carrier who was commanding the fleet. A light flashed in the colonel's eyes and muttered a Russian word. The translator quickly told Qiuquan that he was talking about "resolute battle". Qiuquan was amused by him because the pressure of the large Japanese aircraft group was also greatly relieved. He told the captain, "We fight side by side."

Not only Colonel Magotrowski, but almost all the Soviet sailors were shocked by the air battle scene just now. Although Chinese pilots had a numerical advantage, these Soviet soldiers felt incredible in terms of tactical arrangements, pilots' flight skills, and their courage in the air combat.

Especially those who traveled with carrier-based pilots were shocked even more. They asked themselves, if they fought with Chinese pilots, how much chance of victory was, and do their commanders have such superb tactics? Do they have the brave fighting spirit and will of these Chinese pilots?

At the same time, their fighting will was also aroused. Several carrier-based aircraft commanders gathered together to discuss and asked Qiuquan to participate in the battle. Qiuquan looked at Magotrowsky with a consulting gaze. The colonel thought nervously for a while and nodded affirmatively.

On the deck of the aircraft carrier, one carrier-based aircraft rushed into the sky. Twenty minutes later, the Japanese naval combat aircraft group appeared in the telescope of Qiuquan in black.

(To be continued)
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