"At this time, the Princeton not only completely lost power, but also because the soldiers on the ship lost their fighting spirit, it was actually impossible to have an impact on this war. To quote a Chinese word, the Princeton at this time has actually become A piece of tasteless! However, whether it was Xue Yongliang, the captain of the Chinese death squads who caused this situation, or Li Mei, the then commander of the US Pacific Fleet, they were obviously the best, so they were not fooled by this illusion, but They made the most correct choice and continued to fight fiercely around the Princeton! Facts have proved that they were right. Of course, the cruelty of the war is that there is only one winner. Therefore, although General LeMay was at the most critical moment, I made the most correct choice, but I still cannot escape the fate of a loser..."
Another quote from Steming's book.
Regarding this period of war history, the loser Li Mei also had something to say.
"Ouyang Yun, hasn't the Chinese supreme commander always been known for loving his soldiers like his own children? Didn't he also criticize the Japanese's special attack tactics, saying that it is a fighting method chosen by the weak? What I find puzzling is, So why would he allow his men to do the same thing as the Japanese? Doesn't he think this is an insult to the profession of a soldier? ...Yes, the Chinese finally won the naval battle of Guam, but I have to What I don’t want to mention is that although the Chinese won, they did so with shameless disrespect for life and human rights. Therefore, I will not have even the slightest admiration for my opponent who defeated me..."
When Li Mei wrote these words in his memoirs several years later, he had completely forgotten that he had ordered his pilots to inject stimulants, and that he had intentionally asked his pilots to perform the same special attack tactics. However, the person involved What made later people angry was that even when competing in special attack tactics, American pilots were still no match for Chinese pilots despite being injected with stimulants.
The Princeton is destined to become a "star" because it is not only the first U.S. warship and U.S. aircraft carrier sunk in the Battle of Guam, but a more important piece of information related to it is that in order to sink it, the Chinese air fortress cluster only Four flying fortresses were used.
The Chinese pilot driving the fourth Flying Fortress was named Zhang Baoer, a young second lieutenant of the Chinese Air Force. What was different from the other three Flying Fortresses was that before it crashed into the Princeton aircraft carrier, it had already hit a U.S. aircraft carrier. Golden eagle.
The American pilot flying this American Golden Eagle obviously deeply understood Li Mei's strategic guiding ideology, so when he missed the best shooting position and was about to be overtaken by Zhang Baoer, he launched a special attack tactic and crashed head-on. Climbing onto the right fuselage of the Sky Fortress flown by Zhang Baoer.
The high-speed flying American Golden Eagle itself is a deadly weapon. What made everyone's breath stagnant was that the collision of the two fighter planes did not trigger an earth-shattering explosion, but the American Golden Eagle's nose directly penetrated the aircraft. Then, the Chinese Flying Fortress actually took the American Golden Eagle and directly hit the left side of the Princeton while swinging violently.
As a result of this collision, the damaged hull of the Princeton, which was filled with smoke and smoke, immediately tilted sharply to the right. Before it could reverse itself under the reaction force of the sea water, an unprecedented and violent explosion sounded, and the Princeton A huge gap was torn open on the right side of the hull. Amid American exclamations, the hull, which tilted to the right under the reaction force of the seawater, crashed into the seawater, with a series of continuous explosions, slowly lying on the sea——
From the American Golden Eagle crashing into the Chinese Flying Fortress, to the Chinese Flying Fortress taking the American Golden Eagle into the Princeton, to a violent explosion on the right side of the Princeton, leaving the Princeton lying on its side on the sea, this series of seemingly complicated events
Action actually only happens in the blink of an eye.
And as whirlpools appeared on the sea near the Princeton, all knowledgeable people knew that it was only a matter of time before the Princeton aircraft carrier sank.
I don’t know if he was stimulated by this scene, but when the American golden eagle, which was fighting fiercely with a Chinese golden eagle, was doing a roll, he failed to pull up the nose of the aircraft in time, and plunged gorgeously into the aircraft.
nautical miles.
And if the American Golden Eagle's "suicide by jumping into the sea" was perhaps just an accident, it was only related to the personal skills of the American pilots and the performance of the American Golden Eagle. Then, in less than ten minutes, it actually happened again.
The occurrence of two similar incidents immediately aroused Li Mei's great concern.
LeMay may not be good at naval battles, but air combat is his strength. Since joining the U.S. Pacific Fleet and becoming the commander of the aviation force, although he has not been able to call out every pilot under his command due to the short time.
name, but he still has a fairly good understanding of the true combat power of this unit. Therefore, it may still be just an accident in the eyes of others, but in Li Mei's eyes, this is an extremely abnormal phenomenon. "
Is it because of stimulants?" Guessing that this was the reason, Li Mei's face turned white and she could no longer remain calm.
Of course it was because of stimulants. However, even though Li Mei was so regretful that his intestines were turning green, he had no other choice but to go all the way to the dark side. He could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood.
Chinese pilots will not be merciful because of the physical condition of American pilots, and they are in a state of high tension and will not have the leisure to pay attention to these trivial matters. For them, as long as they can sink the American aircraft carrier, they can complete this operation.
The task is ok.
Li Mei was not just the commander of the aviation force. As the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, he also commanded his aircraft carrier fleet to resist. It rained all night, and when he noticed something unusual about the naval aviation force, he
Huang Tianxun and others suddenly appeared from the northeast. Of course, Li Mei was extremely impressed by the Chinese raid fleet. He suddenly received a report from his subordinates and was told that many Chinese torpedo boats were discovered in the northeastern sea. He immediately realized that these small boats
The boat must be the Chinese raiding fleet that had dealt them heavy damage before. And because he didn't know how many Chinese torpedo boats were incoming, for a while, all the hairs on his body stood up, and he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis in his heart.
"Ambush!? Could it be that the Chinese have seen through our intentions a long time ago?! This is too scary! How can we defeat such an enemy?!"