Time, nine minutes to twelve o'clock; sea area, fifty nautical miles south of Matsu Island on the East China Sea, in the captain's cabin of the heavy cruiser "Mogami", in front of the left side window facing the "Akagi", within meters With the support of Inoue Narumi, Mitsumasa watched dumbfoundedly as the "Akagi" and "Flying Dragon" tilted little by little. The look on his face was as if he had just undergone a major operation.
On the deck of the "Mogami", the captain, Rear Admiral Masayoshi Kusugi, shouted angrily: "Quick, save people, Vice Commander Yamamoto is still on the ship."
"Bring emergency equipment and see if there is any way to seal the leak."
"Ba Ge, what are you doing."
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Amid his shouts, on the deck of the Mogami, which was still smoking everywhere, soldiers in sailor uniforms were running around like ants on a hot pot.
Just when Inoue Narumi was worried about whether to find a military doctor to come over and give the Commander a good look, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi finally had a hint of life in his eyes, and he asked weakly: "The 'Akagi' is about to sink."
Inoue Narumi lowered her head and replied in a low voice: "Yes."
"The 'Akagi' is the flagship of our combined fleet."
"yes."
"Inoue, am I confused?"
Inoue Narumi exclaimed: "Your Excellency,."
Mitsumasa Yoneuchi broke away from his hand, stepped forward a little unsteadily and held the porthole, and said lightly: "I will spend the rest of my life in prison." Suddenly, he remembered something, and his expression changed. He turned around and stared at Inoue Narumi and asked anxiously: "Where is Yamamoto-kun, please save him quickly."
"Your Excellency, we have sent someone, but Mr. Yamamoto said that as the captain of the 'Akagi', he should be with the ship."
"Ba Ge, this bastard, does he want to give up? Is his ability only enough to serve as the captain of the "Akagi"? Inoue, let's go, I will pick him up personally."
Under the leadership of Tielin Fei, the last batch of fighter planes from the Academy of Sciences that carried out the "Sink Bar" air raid returned. In this battle, they sunk two aircraft carriers, a heavy cruiser and a light cruiser of the Japanese naval combined fleet. The Japanese ship severely damaged two aircraft carriers and many other ships of various types. The record was brilliant. However, neither Tielin Fei nor the other pilots and combat personnel felt any joy at all on the way back.
Compared with the losses of the Japanese army, the Xuebing Army only lost dozens of fighter planes. From the battle loss ratio alone, they made a huge profit. Tielin Fei once thought of the Japanese planes returning from Wuyi Mountain, but suddenly found that there were no aircraft carriers to fight against. The embarrassment of landing caused a smile to appear on his face involuntarily. However, when he turned around, he suddenly discovered that the Japanese aircraft group, which he regarded as a formidable enemy and had to rush to launch a final attack, was suddenly several kilometers away from the combined fleet. When the places fell one after another, his face became less beautiful.
I still lack actual combat command experience. Why didn't I figure it out? These Japanese planes have gone through such a long voyage and have run out of fuel. The biggest flaw of the Type 96 ship-borne attack aircraft is not being stuck in the air. Is my ability poor? Damn it, I didn’t even think of this. If I hadn’t issued an order for a quick victory and adopted a steady and steady attack, Zhang Zhiyuan and the others would not have easily chosen that extreme attack method.
The scene before the L-19 piloted by Zhang Zhiyuan hit the "Flying Dragon" was replayed in his mind. Tie Linfei did not feel anything unusual and naturally thought that it was because of Zhang Zhiyuan's choice that this happened. tragedy,
L-19 is the lifeblood of the commander-in-chief. Although it sank an aircraft carrier this time, the cost was huge. This battle cannot be considered a complete victory.
The "Akagi" aircraft carrier had a displacement of 29,500 tons when it was first built. After two modifications, its displacement exceeded 40,000 tons. It was considered a giant at sea. Therefore, although three large holes were opened in its left hull, it sank. However, the speed was extremely slow, which ensured that Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and others could find Yamamoto Isoroku in time before it sank.
Yamamoto Isoroku was ready to die on the ship. His clothes were neatly packed and his appearance was correct. At this time, he was sitting quietly cross-legged on an unburned deck. He saw Mitsumasa Yoneuchi climbing onto the ship with the help of Narumi Inoue. When he came, he was shocked and stood up and shouted: "Your Excellency, Commander, it is dangerous here." He then blamed Inoue and said: "Inoue-kun, in this situation, how can you let the commander come up."
"I insisted on coming here, Yamamoto-kun. I admire your courage to die on the ship, but I don't agree with your behavior. Don't you think you are evading responsibility by doing this?"
"Your Excellency," Yamamoto acted very humbly in front of Minai. He quickly lowered his head and stood respectfully.
"Yamamoto-kun, we lost this battle, but the Combined Fleet is not finished. You know the significance of the 'Akagi' to the Combined Fleet, and I also know it. However, the alliance can be disbanded just because of the destruction of the 'Akagi' Fleet?"
"What, Your Excellency, you want to disband the combined fleet."
"Of course I don't have the power, but if you insist on dying, I don't mind letting those people from the Ministry of War succeed."
"Your Mightiness,."
Mitsumasa Yoneuchi waved his hand and said with some desolation: "You, the captain, were temporarily appointed by me. If someone really has to die on the ship, that person will be me. This failure is a great shame for our Navy Ministry, and even It may affect the status of the Navy Ministry in the military and in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, but should we give up? Our country is surrounded by coasts. If we want to develop, we can only go out of the ocean. Therefore, having a modern and powerful navy is necessary for a rich country and a strong people. Take the road, Yamamoto-kun, I am already old. The reason why I caused such great losses to the combined fleet this time is precisely because of my mistakes in decision-making. Yamamoto-kun, listen to me, you and Inoue-kun are still young. , The future of the Navy Ministry will belong to you. We are called the Iron Triangle of the Navy Ministry. It can be said that the development of the Imperial Navy to the scale it is today is inseparable from our efforts. Why, are you willing to watch? Will it be reduced to a supporting role in the Army Ministry because of this defeat?... Yamamoto-kun, do you know that you are my favorite next commander of the Combined Fleet?"
"Sir, I, I was wrong."
"Okay, let's go to the 'Mogami'. Let's salute together and send the 'Akagi' on its last journey."
"Hai."
Time, 1:46 pm; Location, Changbaishan Airport,
When the LZ-I piloted by Tielin Fei came to a complete stop at the airport, Ouyang Yun immediately led a group of people from the Air Force Command to face the dust that had not subsided on the airport.
The gangway was raised, the cabin door of the cab was opened, and a haggard-looking Tie Linfei appeared at the cabin door. When he saw Ouyang Yun, he stood at attention, solemnly performed a military salute, and shouted: "Commander-in-Chief."
Ouyang Yun returned the greeting, walked to the bottom of the gangway with a smile, looked up at him and said with a smile: "My Iron Commander, after winning a great victory, why is he still looking gloomy? There are two aircraft carriers, and the 'Akagi', that's it." So what if we lose one L-19, we made a lot of money."
"Commander-in-Chief," Tie Linfei hesitated with a wry smile. He turned around and climbed down slowly. As soon as his feet landed, Ouyang Yun grabbed his shoulders with both hands and turned him around.
Ouyang Yun was really happy. The knowledge accumulated in that time and space made him understand the power of the Little Japanese Combined Fleet better than anyone present, regardless of his decision to implement this "sink it" battle plan and fight. He showed full confidence during the mobilization. In fact, until the first batch of returning fighters landed and learned the specific battle situation from the pilots, he did not dare to conclude that this operation would be successful. His most optimistic estimate was , this time the fighter jets were able to return a third of the way home, and were able to severely damage two of the aircraft carriers, making them unable to go to sea for half a year. Even if they "sinked", it was achieved.
The United Fleet that successfully attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States, the "Akagi", a super aircraft carrier with a maximum carrying capacity of 91 aircraft, what a powerful existence, can it really be sunk by itself?
It wasn't until he contacted Tielin Fei in the navigation tower and got his personal admission that Ouyang Yun dared to believe that it turned out that he had actually sunk the aircraft carrier of the United Fleet, not just the "Akagi", but also the aircraft carrier He boarded another ship, and this time, contrary to his prediction, only one-third of the fighters participating in the operation were lost. How could this not make him ecstatic?
He already knew a little about the entire air raid process from the pilots who had landed in the previous batches. When he heard Yu Jian flying his plane and smashing into the flight deck of the "Akagi", he gritted his teeth and praised: "Good job." He heard what happened next. Someone did this again, and even regarded it as a tactic, and his feelings changed. However, it was not until he met Tielin Fei, understood the entire air raid process, and learned about the fall of the "Flying Dragon" and Zhang Zhiyuan's desperate collision. There was a direct connection, and he didn't think too much about it. He was just proud of these soldiers, because these people were his soldiers, and they really dared to risk their lives in order to fight off the little Japs.
At this time, he had not yet realized the "bad" impact that Yu Jian's collision would have on the Xuebing Army Air Force.
Welcoming Tiel Linfei off the plane and on the way back to the Air Force Headquarters, he thought that his low mood was directly related to Yu Jian and the others, so he enlightened Tie Linfei: "Lin Fei, regarding Yu Jian and Zhang Zhiyuan's affairs, I We all know this, which shows that our student army has never lacked national soldiers who dare to sacrifice their lives for the country. They are the pride and pride of our student army. They are the soldiers you brought out, and you should also be proud and proud of them. Proud, Lin Fei, you have created a miracle. I dare to say that your feat today will be unprecedented, and your name, Yu Jian's name, and their names will also go down in history for this battle."
"Commander, I know that they chose to do this without any regrets. However, I only need to think that if I had more practical experience and I didn't issue that damn quick battle order, maybe they wouldn't They will die, Commander, it was me who killed them." Tie Linfei said, with tears streaming down his face.
And it wasn't until he said these words that Ouyang Yun understood why he was so rude. He subconsciously compared himself with him and immediately felt ashamed. Yes, this time the "sink it" operation did indeed achieve brilliant results. , compared with the results achieved, this loss of the Air Force is almost negligible, but because of this, I can be ecstatic? If I do my work more carefully, will the loss be smaller? …
Tie Linfei did not expect that his apology to Zhang Zhiyuan and others would cause the commander-in-chief to think deeply, thus raising the latter's realm to another level.