War cannot decide who is right, only who dies! No matter how much we quibble, history will eventually be written by us! ————"Kongchen Quotations"
When the violent explosion flames and billowing smoke gradually dissipated, seawater continued to pour into the interior of the "Izumo" aircraft carrier, and the outward pumping machine could no longer keep up with the speed of its water inflow. This made the "Izumo"'s already broken body
To make matters worse.
The misfortune of the Japanese aircraft carrier formation did not end there, and the Hainan Army bombers did not intend to let them go. The rapidly climbing fighter planes rolled in the air, then turned around and continued to dive bomb. The aircraft bombs made a harsh scream of friction with the airflow, and
The flames of explosions became the main theme of the battlefield.
The remaining two aircraft carriers of the Japanese Combined Fleet, the "Nagasakajima" and the "Izumo", were also bombed one after another. The worst of all was of course the "Izumo" with a power system failure, which not only suffered several torpedoes from submarines
, and was bombed many times by the Hainan Army. At this time, it could only float on the sea tenaciously.
Logically speaking, the first one to be attacked was the "Izumo", and it should be the first to be completely destroyed. But in fact, the first one to fail was the "Rime", which was originally converted into a merchant ship.
After arriving, it was "focused on" by the Hainan Army, and its final fate can be imagined.
A Hainan Army bomber successfully broke through the Japanese aircraft carrier's air defense line of fire and dropped an aerial bomb on the head of the "Rime". This bomb became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
No matter how hard the damage control personnel tried, the burning fire was still not under control. The spreading fire ignited the hangar inside the aircraft carrier, eventually causing the ammunition depot to catch fire and explode from the inside of the ship with a loud bang. The horrific explosion even blew the aircraft carrier away.
Half corner of the control tower.
The "Rime" aircraft carrier, which was almost blown into two sections, completely lost its combat capabilities. The large hole on the starboard side leaked seriously, which also caused the hull to capsize and accelerated. Some Japanese naval soldiers who had no time to dive were knocked upside down.
Into the sea.
At 6:30 in the afternoon, before the last of the Japanese aircraft carrier "Rime" disappeared in the sunset, the entire hull sank into a small whirlpool. The sinking of a Japanese aircraft carrier also greatly encouraged Hainan officers and soldiers
Their morale also made Yamamoto Isoroku even more annoyed.
"Pah! Pah!" slapped twice with his backhand. The angry Yamamoto Isoroku's face turned red, and with flames in his eyes he asked the colonel-level naval officer in front of him: "Asshole! Tell me, what are the aviation forces of our Empire of Japan doing?
Why didn't they intercept the Hainan Army bombers?"
"Hai! Our department has formed a "Kamikaze" suicide squad, and I will lead it myself! Please give us another chance, Commander!" The Japanese colonel officer nodded seriously and said yes, with a look of madness on his swollen cheeks.
light.
Later, when the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet was frantically attacked by Hainan Army aviation, sixteen Japanese fighter jets were forcibly taken off from the flagship "Nagasaka Island" aircraft carrier, risking being shot down.
It has to be said that the anti-aircraft firepower intensity of the Japanese aircraft carrier "Nagasakajima" is indeed very high. Hainan Army bombers tried to break through the fire blockade many times, but they were still not allowed to pass through. Even a few aerial bombs could not do anything.
The aircraft carrier "Nagasakajima" poses too great a threat.
Therefore, as soon as the Japanese aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier "Nagasaka Island", they were targeted by fighter planes from the Hainan Army. The last fighter plane that took off directly had its left wing shot off and fell into the sea.
"With only these few planes, do you want to fight for air supremacy? Do you want to die? Or do you have other intentions?" Jiang Yunxian, a naval trainee, said loudly and surprised. But as soon as the words came out, he felt someone pulling on his sleeves in surprise.
When he reacted at this time, he immediately covered his mouth with his hands because he had forgotten where he was at this time - the battlefield headquarters. Not only were there a group of senior generals of the Hainan Army next to him, but the commander-in-chief was also here.
As for why these students are here, it is because Li Weidong believes that it is impossible to train excellent naval officers by working behind closed doors. So taking advantage of this great battle in the South China Sea, Li Weidong also brought some top students from the Naval Academy to let them
These future naval elites observe and learn on the actual battlefield.
At this time, Jiang Yunxian, in addition to feeling uneasy and uneasy in his heart, also had a trace of doubt! Judging from the knowledge he had learned in the military academy, what else could he do if he forcibly took off the fighter plane at this time other than to die? Could it be that the Japanese commander was crazy?
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The next performance of the Japanese aircraft made the young Jiang Yunxian confused. He saw that the Japanese aircraft that took off did not get entangled with the Hainan Army fighters in the air. Instead, they spread out and kept wandering to avoid them.
At this time, Li Weidong suddenly explained: "It's not that their commander is crazy, but because you don't understand the Japanese nation! It's cunning and crazy, and it's also a famous nation that shouldn't exist!"
"Look! They are flying towards us!" Suddenly, a round-faced trainee pointed at the Japanese aircraft in the distance and shouted, attracting everyone's attention at the same time.
The Hainan Army's aircraft carrier Longteng is not far from the battlefield. If the speed of the aircraft is relied on alone, it will be enough to fly over the Longteng in a few minutes.
Of course Zhao Yujian knew what the Japanese aircraft planned to do, and of course he would not let them get what they wanted. He immediately ordered: "Order the aviation force to intercept them immediately!"
"ZZ~, report! ZZZ~! Report to the headquarters, Seagull has received it!" At first, there was a rustling interference sound coming from the radio, but normal communication soon resumed.
"Brothers! The hunting has begun, let's take action!" Gao Zhihang shouted on the aircraft radio, then yanked the control stick, and the aircraft slid in a semicircle in the air, turned around and rushed towards a Japanese fighter plane.
"Ta...ta...ta...!" After putting the Japanese aircraft in front of him into the sight, Gao Zhihang fiercely pressed the fire and pulled the trigger. He only heard the roar of the cannon, and a fierce rain of bullets swept towards the Japanese fighter plane.
"Boom~!" I saw that the Japanese aircraft was hit by a bullet chain on the fuel tank, and was turned into a burning fireball in the air.
As the plane turned and turned, Gao Zhihang watched his opponent turn into burning wreckage and fall in. He couldn't help but feel a little distracted. Maybe one day he would be shot down by others like his opponent today.
"Captain, you killed another one! This should be the sixth one today, right? It seems that the first place this time should be yours!"
The one who spoke was Wu Qitao, his flight pilot. The two of them had always cooperated very well, and many Japanese ace pilots had failed in front of them.