The progress of the battle was as judged by Chuichi Nagumo. Under the attack of Japanese naval guns and depth charges, Xu Kai's troops who launched the offensive suffered heavy losses. Less than a quarter of an hour after the battle began, three Song-class ships and two Ming-class ships were attacked. sink,
"Report, the bridge of the 523 ship was shot, the shell was damaged, and it has lost its ability to dive. All the brothers on our ship decided to launch a final attack on the Japanese."
"Report, 515 was shot in the head, and the shell and pressure-resistant shell were damaged... Brothers, farewell, long live the Xuebing Army."
...One by one, they were called reports. In fact, they were like the sound of a farewell declaration blasting in Xu Kai's ears, causing him great pain. He had anticipated the difficulty of direct combat between submarine forces and surface ships. However, the troop losses were so rapid. The heavy losses still exceeded his psychological acceptance bottom line. Facing the farewell declarations of the officers and soldiers of the damaged submarine, he knew that no matter what he said at this time, it would be redundant. All he could do was to always stay on the front line and use his strength to fight. The strong figure of 512 strengthened the determination of other submarine trainees to fight the enemy to the death.
The submarines attacked by the Xuebing Army were sunk one by one. The mood of the Japanese officers and soldiers of the raiding fleet became highly excited, and all kinds of shouts could be heard: Well done, Mr. Canggu, well done, the Chinese pigs were killed, theirs The clamor affected the pilots on standby on the fighter plane. To be sure, Nanbu Utachi ordered all the pilots of the aviation force to board the fighter plane in case the situation went bad and they could attack immediately. The pilots became extremely bloodthirsty. Imagine knowing that they have today and no tomorrow, and even life and death can be ignored. What are they afraid of? The sight of the military submarine exploding, catching fire, and even sinking in front of them is what they are happy to see, and there are people Yelling on the public channel, cheering for the naval artillerymen, or laughing at the student submariners, thinking that the Chinese people are too stupid,
The three aircraft carriers are Fukaku, Daya and Shinryu. Among them, Shinryu is Soryu-class. It is a product of the Japanese that means they will avenge the Soryu and Hiryu. The Daya aircraft carrier is The captain is Eie Ishii, and the name of the Shinryu's aircraft carrier is Kazuhito Maki. Ishii and Maki, like Nanbu, were originally worried that this was a trap by the Xuebing Army. But now, with Xu Kai's submarine force suffering heavy losses, It was no longer enough to pose a threat to the fleet. They were relieved and began to laugh and point out the country loudly in the command channel, looking very satisfied.
The performance of Ishii and Maki is not only because the raiding fleet has the upper hand in the current battle situation, but also reflects the optimistic attitude of the senior officers of the Japanese Combined Fleet towards the battle with the Pacific Fleet. It is very strong and rarely loses against the imperial army, but this does not mean that their navy is as strong as the army. After all, the navy is much more technical than the army. It also has experience and technology, and it can also be strengthened through Training is supplementary, but experience requires time to accumulate. This view was originally proposed by Yamamoto Isoroku, but now, Yamamoto Isoroku actually no longer thinks so, but among the low-level officers of the combined fleet, , there are many people who hold this concept, which also makes them basically look down on the Pacific Fleet.
"Obviously, our appearance panicked the Chinese commanders, otherwise it would be inexplicable why they would use submarines to stop us."
"Otherwise, it may be that the commanders of China's submarine forces simply do not understand the characteristics of submarine tactics, and they classify submarines as surface ships."
Ishii and Maki began to talk about the war at hand in a condescending manner, which made Nanfang very dissatisfied. Nanfang still did not believe that things would be so simple, and was worried that their remarks would affect the officers and soldiers below, thus creating a mentality of underestimating the enemy. He interjected: "Ishii-kun , Maki-kun, the battle is still going on, is it too early to say this now?"
Ishii laughed loudly: "Nanbu-kun, you are always so cautious. It is good to be cautious, but when the outcome is determined, being overly cautious will miss the opportunity to expand the results."
Suddenly, Maki screamed loudly: "Ba Ge, what is that?"
Nan Nan and Ishii instinctively looked ahead, and then they saw dense water lines appearing in the distance.
"That's right." Ishii immediately exclaimed,
Nanfang's reaction was faster. He soon realized that this should be the back-up force of the Xuebing Army. Instinctively, he issued an order on the command channel, ordering each flight team to take off immediately. The order was easy to give, but it was difficult to complete it. It is quite difficult. If you want to complete the flight of nearly 300 fighter planes, you will not be able to complete it without an hour. The question is, will Qi Minghao give the little Japs an hour? To be precise, Qi Minghao only gave the Japs twelve minutes.
The Poseidon ship-to-ship missile equipped on the Swordfish missile speedboat has a maximum range of 125 kilometers. However, because the performance of the guidance system is still unstable, it is actually only suitable for launching within a range of 60 kilometers. Otherwise, the hit rate will be very low. It will be so low that it is unacceptable. Why are Chen Shichang and Degu not optimistic about missile speedboats? It is precisely for this reason.
Qi Minghao's troops finally arrived on the battlefield. Xu Kai received the signal and took a deep look through the periscope at the aircraft carrier Fuhe on the opposite side. He tearfully gave the order to retreat and dive. For this moment, they had sacrificed a total of thirteen ships. The cost of destroying the submarines. In addition, two submarines were slightly injured. It is not known whether they can survive until the end of the war. However, after the missile speedboat troops arrived, they finally got the opportunity to use conventional submarine tactics. Next, They will play the role of assassins to hunt down fish that slip through the net,
Missile speedboats are still an unfamiliar ship type to the Japanese. Including Yamamoto Isoroku, almost all Japanese combined fleet officers initially regarded them as torpedo boats, and even torpedo boats were beyond the reach of the Japanese raiding fleet. The speed of the torpedo boats was too fast, and the Japanese ships could not stop them from approaching. Once they were approached, it would be the end of the raiding fleet. Even Ishii and Maki did not dare to deny this. You know, In the previous Battle of Tsushima, the Japanese Combined Fleet relied on torpedo boats to defeat the Russian Baltic Fleet.
The battle alarm sounded first on the aircraft carrier Fuhe, then Daya and Xinlong. Amidst the shrill alarms, Qi Minghao gave an order, and the missile speedboats of the leading squadron slowly reduced their speed, and then Under the command of the missile commanders of each ship, they launched an attack on the aircraft carrier Fuhe, which was covered by a heavy cruiser and three destroyers.