Chapter 229: Fate! Life and death!

She Zhenxing on the flagship "Hunan" broke out in a cold sweat. Even though the bomb exploded violently at a distance of 100 meters, it was actually not the case at all. The dive bomber dropped a 500 kilogram bomb, so

The explosion at a close distance means that there was a slight deviation at the moment when the bomb was dropped. This is good luck. If you were not lucky, the bomb would have landed on the aircraft carrier. It weighed 500 kilograms. It only exploded a hundred meters away, which was enough to defeat the battleship.

It caused a considerable amount of damage. If it really fell on the deck of the aircraft carrier, it would be a big hole. The dive bombers and torpedo planes waiting on the deck to attack would be destroyed a lot.

Even if there were Swift fighter jets in the sky blocking the attack, they could not stop the Japanese fighter planes from desperately dropping bombs. Only then did the power of the proximity fuze bombs show up. Normally, it takes two thousand bombs to concentrate on one aircraft, but it only takes five for the proximity fuze bombs.

One hundred and six can kill an aircraft. The Second Fleet is not the unlucky one of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. It was equipped with proximity fuze bombs more than a year earlier than in history, which also gave the Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft a bitter taste.

.Chinese warships emphasize anti-aircraft firepower from the beginning of their design, which can be regarded as brilliant in actual combat. There is no need to wait until they suffer losses before undergoing modern modifications.

Both the Second Fleet and the Japanese Combined Fleet seemed to have bad luck today. The first attack wave flying over the Japanese Combined Fleet pounced on the Zero fighter group before it even got close to it. It also fired torpedoes first.

aircraft and dive bombers. The Chinese Osprey torpedo aircraft are not the kind of Japanese that can't stand beating. They have rough skin and four machine guns as self-defense weapons.

The escorting Swifts could only tangle some of the Zeros, but more than thirty Zeros were able to escape the Swifts' entanglement. They habitually pounced on the clumsy-looking torpedo planes first. As a result, they were hit hard by a hail of bullets.

, a Zero that charged too hard was collectively taken care of by the sixteen 12.7 heavy machine guns of four torpedo planes. Unfortunately, it was hit and caught fire.

The torpedo fleet works hard to maintain a complete formation at high altitude. This is based on years of experience. The best way to deal with the Zero fighters is to gather in a group. If they disperse, they will be chased by the Zero. The torpedo fleet uses its own machine guns to defend itself.

, the pressure on the dive bombers was relatively small. After successfully passing through the Zero Crossing blockade, 2 of the 48 dive bombers were lost, and the others successfully reached a suitable attack range.

What awaited the group of dive bombers was dense air defense artillery fire. A group of soldiers who had been educated in nationalism and nationalism since childhood did not hesitate at all. They began to dive one after another, and the bombers roared sharply. The warships at sea responded with the highest speed.

Crazy fire interception.

One, two, three,..., more than a dozen dive bombers were hit in succession and turned into pieces before they could even make any movement in the air. But more dive bombers dropped bombs.

Yamamoto stood in the command position with a calm face, holding his katana with both hands. In fact, he was highly nervous. A bomb fell fifty meters near the flagship Nagato, and the huge momentum made Yamamoto Isoroku

His body shook a few times.

"The Zuikaku reported that a bomb fell thirty meters away. The ship's hull was severely impacted."

"Feilong reported that three bombs exploded one after another at about sixty meters..."

"Yamato report..."

Various news kept coming. Yamamoto Isoroku remained calm, but in fact his heart was filled with huge waves. The courage of the Chinese navy's carrier-based aircraft pilots was not inferior to that of the Japanese pilots. So many near-misses were lost.

, what a blessing.

"The Mutsu reported that a bullet was hit on the front deck, causing a fire. There were more than 20 casualties. Emergency repairs are underway."

Yamamoto's heart suddenly tightened. Finally, a battleship hit by a bomber appeared, and it was also the Mutsu, one of the most beloved ships of the Japanese Navy. If the bomb fell on the gun emplacement, he would have to cry.

"Torpedo planes!" A sharp shout sounded, and Yamamoto Isoroku shuddered again. The Chinese torpedo planes broke through the Zero's blockage and began to lower their altitude. Compared with dive bombers, torpedo planes are the most powerful.

Deadly stuff.

The anti-aircraft firepower on each ship has reached the craziest level. Everyone in the navy knows what it means to be hit by a torpedo. The blood stains of the Bay of Bengal tragedy have not yet dried. Who dares to forget the pain of two aircraft carriers being sunk? The Chinese only

Using a hundred torpedo planes, the task force suffered heavy losses and basically lost its combat effectiveness. This shows the power of their torpedo planes and torpedoes.

Intense anti-aircraft firepower is undoubtedly a much greater threat than the Zero fighter. The biggest threat to torpedo aircraft in sea-air combat is anti-aircraft fire. In World War II in parallel time and space, dozens of American torpedo aircraft were not spared, and they were all destroyed by anti-aircraft fire.

The tragedy of shooting down. The Battle of Midway Island in this time and space also staged such a scene. During the Battle of Midway Island, more than 40 of the 50 American torpedo planes were shot down by Japanese naval air defense due to their slow and clumsy speed.

The Osprey is obviously much faster, and its protective capabilities are much stronger, but the firepower of the Japanese Combined Fleet is too dense. It also used aircraft to beat the US Pacific Fleet into a crippled Japanese Combined Fleet in naval battles. Of course, you know

The importance of anti-aircraft firepower, so after the Battle of Midway, each ship strengthened its anti-aircraft firepower to varying degrees.

Although ospreys were constantly being hit and roaring into the sea, twenty-three torpedo planes still broke through the anti-aircraft fire net, reached a suitable bombing position, and dropped twenty-three torpedoes. The primary target of attack was not

During this period, the Nagato was one of the four aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy. The officers and soldiers of the Japanese Combined Fleet, who were well aware of the importance of aircraft carriers, showed a spirit of going forward one after another to catch the eye. The Hiryu was attacked by six torpedoes one after another and escaped.

Four of them were fired, two of which were blocked by a destroyer and a light cruiser respectively. After blocking the torpedoes with their bodies, a violent explosion occurred. The most important result of the battle occurred for the torpedo aircraft detachment of the Second Fleet, which was not very lucky.

At the last moment of the torpedo plane's attack, Captain Shen Chonghai's crew, after the torpedo plane was hit, drove the smoking plane toward the Japanese Navy's flagship Nagato without hesitation.

The Nagato tried its best to evade by snaking, but in the end it did not escape the disaster. Fortunately, the torpedo plane hit the rear of the ship. After a loud bang, it overturned three 127 anti-aircraft turrets. The entire battleship

There was a violent tremor, and thick smoke billowed into the sky. Yamamoto's luck was so good. In addition to more than 30 people being killed and injured, four 127 anti-aircraft guns were destroyed, a reconnaissance plane was destroyed, and a steam turbine was damaged.

And stopped working. Some buildings were still destroyed, but the hull of the Nagato was basically intact. This shows how durable battleships are! The most worrying thing is the explosion caused by the explosion fire, because there is no proper disposal after the explosion.

occur.

The first round of more than two hours of fierce battle was temporarily over. The only ones sunk by the Japanese combined fleet were one light cruiser and one destroyer. The rest were not seriously injured. Well, when the Nagato was hit by a torpedo plane.

The explosion overturned Yamamoto Isoroku's calm body in the command room, and also caused injuries to more than a dozen officers on their foreheads or other places. Yamamoto himself was hit on the head and was bleeding a lot. After emergency bandaging, he put on a surgical mask.

The military cap came back and he continued to stand calmly in the command position.

At this time, the first wave of the Japanese navy's attack returned. When he saw the first Zero, Yamamoto's heart suddenly tightened. The planes flew back one by one in the sky. After counting for a long time, only 14 Zeros were successful.

Returning, all the other fighters were gone.

Colonel Fuchida, who looked tired, was the ace pilot in the Battle of Midway. He was helped off the plane and soon met Yamaguchi Bunta, the captain of Hiryu. Fuchida, who looked frustrated, shook his head, with tears streaming down his face.

This appearance made Yamaguchi Wenduo's heart ache. There is no doubt that the first wave of attacks had no results worth showing off.

The news was passed to Nagato. Yamamoto Isoroku, who looked calm, remained silent for a long time. Kurojima Kameto, who hit his forehead on the railing with a bulging bag on his forehead, came to Yamamoto Isoroku.

"Your Excellency, are you going to launch the second wave of attacks?" He asked in front of him: "Do you want to take a gamble? This is a question. There is no doubt that the Chinese are making the same choice at this time.

After hearing what happened to Shen Chonghai, She Zhenxing silently took off his military cap and put it on for a long time before saying: "Order the fleet to speed up and get rid of the Japanese combined fleet. Our mission is to hold back the Japanese combined fleet." 22 were lost.

She flew dive bombers, 28 torpedo planes, and 6 Swifts, but did not cause a major blow to the Japanese navy, which made She Zhenxing become more cautious. This order was questioned by many historians after the war, believing that She Zhenxing

As long as Zhenxing summons up the courage to send out a second attack wave, he will definitely be able to severely damage the Japanese naval combined fleet, but history cannot be assumed.

Although Yamamoto was very fond of gambling, he did not make up his mind to take the gamble in the end. Because he knew very well that more than two hours would be enough for Mustang fighter jets to rush from the airport on the ground to the sky above the Second Fleet. I dare not say that there are not a hundred Mustang fighter jets.

Yamamoto jumped into the sea by himself.

In fact, Yamamoto's judgment was quite accurate. In less than half an hour, that is, 28 minutes later, the three Mustang fighter groups that took off from the Taizhou gas field rushed to the sky above the Second Fleet. They found that there was no work to do, so they took on the role of escort.

Mission. The endurance of the Mustang fighter jets is strong, and there is no problem at all until dark. 10 minutes later, another wave of 120 Mustang fighters arrived. Because they did not carry bombs, these two groups of Mustangs did not go to the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.

It means troublesome.

Yamamoto had also ordered the fleet to turn around, widen the distance from the second fleet, and continue his strategy of Taiwan. It was already dusk when he discovered that the Japanese fleet had actually turned around. She Zhenxing immediately ordered the fleet to turn around and began to chase the combined fleet in turn. Both sides were far away from each other.

It has always been kept at about 120 nautical miles, so we never leave.

Of course, Yamamoto knew that the Second Fleet was following behind. The Chinese reconnaissance planes had come over several times due to their speed. And there were more than one. This only meant that the Chinese Second Fleet was not willing to give in and wanted to follow.

Japanese combined fleet battle.

The fire on the Nagato had been extinguished long ago, and the work of clearing the wreckage was almost completed. The sea under the setting sun was churning with blood-colored waves. Yamamoto stood in front of the three burnt and mutilated remains, took off his military cap, and looked solemnly.

Standing at attention and saluting, the Japanese army wrapped the three bodies in white cloth and held a "warrior" funeral together with the Japanese soldiers who died in the battle.

In the first wave of battles, the losses of the Japanese Navy were greater than those of the Chinese Navy, especially the losses of outstanding pilots, which were far greater than those of the Chinese Navy. This incident undoubtedly paved the way for future naval battles. The Chinese Air Force started earlier, and HNA’s

It also started before Japan, and the training and recruitment of personnel were all based on the Japanese Navy. The Japanese Navy was not very aware of this. On the contrary, after Fang Jianxiong, who was in Shanghai, learned about the results of the victory, he took a deep breath and said to himself:

: "I made a small profit!"

The Shen Chonghai collision incident was immediately published in the Times of the Republic of China. Although there were no pictures of the scene, photos of a total of six crew members were published in the newspaper, with young faces one by one. The attachment below has this paragraph

The words: "My plane was hit by a bullet and caught fire. All the crew members decided to crash into the Japanese leader to fulfill their ambition." This was the last sentence left by the crew member in the world. After saying this, Shen Chonghai turned off the radio.

, rushed towards the Nagato. The commander was left hoarse in tears on the radio: "Captain Shen Chonghai, crew! I order you to parachute, I order you to parachute!..."

Three days later, Beijing held a state funeral for these six warriors. Prime Minister Gu Weijun personally presided over the funeral. President Fang Jianxiong personally wrote a eulogy: A warrior sacrificed his life to serve the country, a warrior acted righteously and became a benevolent man. The spirit flows through the rainbow, and the hero's soul will live forever.

On the Monument to the People's Heroes erected in front of Tiananmen Square, there is a black marble inscription with the names of six warriors engraved on it. A reporter who was watching the ceremony wrote in the Republic of China Times: From now on, there will be more and more names engraved on this inscription.

Go up, the reason why the Chinese nation has been able to last for five thousand years is precisely because every time the nation is in crisis, national heroes emerge one after another and sacrifice their lives! They protect the soul of the nation and continue to this day, uphold righteousness and become benevolent, and pass the fire from generation to generation!

Half a month later, the Beijing Grand Theater staged a play about the heroic feat of six warriors risking their lives to ram an enemy ship!

Looking back to the sea, the navies of China and Japan have no intention of giving up, but continue to look for opportunities to kill their opponents. Yamamoto does not give up because there is no better choice, and She Zhenxing does not give up because of Black Tiger

The heart-breaking plan has just begun.
Chapter completed!