The sky-blocking fighter planes roared in and out, and the air combat pattern rotated every ten minutes. Now there are new changes. The Zero Fighter who was frantically chasing the Baiji Dolphin just a moment ago also has the new Nine-Nine Style, and the new Falcon Style. However, it became the target of pursuit. The engines of hundreds of various fighter planes were rotating at high power at the same time. From time to time, there were a series of gunshots and one or two earth-shattering explosions. Fighters were frequently dragging thick smoke and roaring towards the ground. Or it may turn into a huge fireball in the sky, and wherever the shadow of the air battle passes, it immediately attracts frightened eyes.
When the fighter group moved from east to west, Jin Guozhen was still thinking about how to eliminate the scourge of Li Shixun. Now seeing this scene, his eyes widened and he began to silently support Li Shixun again, hoping that he could bring back good news.
The air combat battlefield first moved from Xiaoshan to Hangzhou Bay, and then from Hangzhou Bay to the southwest of Xiaoshan. As the Japanese reinforcements and the Xuebing Army reinforcements arrived one after another, the Xuebing Army took the initiative again, and the battlefield began to move towards Hangzhou. The direction of the bay tilts over,
The first round of aviation units dispatched by the combined fleet was the fighter detachment of the Yamato and Fukaku aircraft carriers. Among them, the Yamato aircraft carrier took off more than 30 zero-fighting and technically improved New Type 99 Type 20 aircraft. The aircraft carrier Fukaku took off twenty Zero Fighters and twenty other types of fighter jets. The combined fleet attack aviation force was commanded by Yamato Flying Team Captain Kawakami Kamikaze, and served as the 101st Fighter Division and 105th Fighter Division of the Gakuin Army. When the fighter pilots rushed to the scene of the air battle, Kawakami felt the pressure but had no extra thoughts. Although the final success or failure of this New Year's Strategy was determined by whether the ground troops could break through the Xuebing Army's Qiantang River defense line, in this In the process, who holds the air supremacy is the decisive factor that determines the direction of this war. Kawakami's plan is to fight if he can win, and run if he can't. If the Xuebing Army dares to pursue again, then in Hangzhou Bay gave it a good look. He believed that with the high-power air defense radar on the Yamato aircraft carrier providing early warning, Yamamoto and Tsukahara would grasp the air combat situation in time and provide him with the most powerful support at the most appropriate time. Kawakami, this Less than five minutes after the idea was born, it was rejected by the Flying Fortress and Baiji medium bombers that continued to appear in the southwest.
Like Kawabe Shozo and Ishihara Kanji, when the Sky Fortress cluster appeared in his field of vision, the first thing that came to his mind was the phrase "sink it." After a moment of panic, he immediately reported to the Combined Fleet Headquarters Send back an early warning telegram,
The first person who saw this computer message was Tsukahara 243. The little Japanese jumped up immediately as if he had been stung by a wasp. He took the telegram and ran to report to Yamamoto Isoroku.
In Yamamoto's office, Yamamoto and Inoue Narumi were sitting across from each other, drinking tea leisurely. Seeing this scene, Tsukahara's originally anxious mood suddenly cooled down, and his tone became much calmer. He handed over the telegram and said respectfully. Said: "Your Excellency, Kawakami reported that a large number of enemy bombers were discovered southwest of Xiaoshan. He suspects that the Chinese target is our aircraft carrier."
After Tsukahara came in, Yamamoto and Inoue's eyes were focused on his face. At this time, the two looked at each other, and Inoue showed a smile.
The two of them did not show any signs of surprise, and Inoue's expression was even more baffling. Tsukahara blinked and asked Yamamoto: "Your Excellency."
Yamamoto stood up and said to him: "Inoue-kun and I just talked about this issue. Unexpectedly, Tsukahara came right away."
"Hai."
"Immediately order all fighter planes to take off, and tell all the aviation units of the dive bomber squadron and torpedo plane squadron to form an array above the fleet and maintain a flying altitude of four thousand meters. As long as the Chinese aerial fortress dares to approach, they will immediately hit it. " Yamamoto said in a deep voice, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
Ever since Nagasaki and Sasebo naval ports were bombed by the Gakuin Army, Yamamoto had been thinking about how to defeat the Gakuin Army's aerial fortress cluster bombing tactic. Just now, when he and Inoue were analyzing the current battle situation, they were influenced by Inoue's instructions. Inspired by his words, he finally came up with a countermeasure.
Inoue's original words were: "We clearly have an advantage in terms of the number of fighter planes, as well as the quality and fighting will of our soldiers. Why can't we use the tactics of the Xuebing Army to do anything about it?"
Yamamoto thought for a while, then a flash of inspiration came to his mind: "Yes." Then he analyzed for Inoue: "We have superior numbers of fighters and quality of soldiers. The key reason why we are passive is that bombers and torpedo planes are in It will not work at this time, and we have fallen into a misunderstanding. In fact, bombers and torpedo planes also have air combat capabilities."
Inoue didn't think it through for a while and asked strangely: "The flying fortress has a strong anti-strike ability, and the airborne machine guns of bombers and torpedo planes are not enough to pose a threat to it."
Yamamoto shook his head, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said coldly: "Who said we should use airborne machine guns to deal with flying fortresses? Bombers and torpedo planes themselves are offensive weapons. In terms of cost, we only need three bombers for one. The flying fortress is not bad either. This tactic also has another advantage. Whether it is bombers or torpedo planes, as long as there is a certain amount of fuel in the mailbox, sufficient lethality can be guaranteed."
Since Koizumi Miichiro advocated expanding the scale of the aviation school, the Japanese Navy has no longer had the problem of insufficient pilots, which also gave Yamamoto enough confidence to implement this tactic.
Tsukahara paid Yamamoto and Inoue a military salute, then left to deliver the order.
Soon, all the fighter planes on the Yamato, Zuikaku, Fukaku, and Lukaku took off. The sky above the combined fleet was soon filled with densely packed fighter planes.
Twenty minutes later, the joint operations group commanded by Wang Hai followed Kawakami's tail and appeared in the lens of Tsukahara's telescope. Tsukahara zoomed out and found the sky fortress cluster that had fallen behind the Baiji fighter group. After counting the fights, he said with a ferocious smile: "Come on, come on, come on, let's see how I can make it impossible for you to come back."
Before Wang Hai received Zhang Gongming's call, he was very confident about another victory in "Sinking Bar". He originally thought that after the aerial fortress cluster appeared, the Japanese army would desperately intercept it, but unexpectedly, the Japanese army still retreated while fighting, and as the The battlefield was getting closer and closer to the sea area where the combined fleet was anchored. His blood was boiling, as if he had seen the tragic scene of the Yamato aircraft carrier sinking. At this time, Zhang Gongming's phone call was like a heavy hammer, waking him up from his fantasy. It was impossible for the Japanese army to be unaware of such a big move, let alone unprepared. So what had the Japanese prepared for them? At this stage of the plan, he could see the Japanese ships anchored on the sea in the distance. It was absolutely impossible to give up, but once it failed, the consequences would be quite serious. After a short ideological struggle, he decided to listen to half of Zhang Gongming's opinions, control the scale of the attack first, and conduct a test before proceeding.