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    Shortly after the main force of the combined fleet led by Yamamoto secretly left Harima Beach on Shikoku Island where they had been hiding for four days, the naval listening station set up in the Zhoushan Islands intercepted the telegram sent to Yoshijiro Umezu.  The Strategic Intelligence Bureau, which had already understood the Japanese navy's code, used only one hour to decipher the fleet's movements with the help of computers and super decoding machines, and quickly sent it to the Navy Ministry and frontline headquarters.

    This urgent telegram is equivalent to sounding the clarion call for a full-scale attack.

    Shortly after landing on Iheya Island, bombers taking off from Shanghai and Ningbo, protected by fighter jets from Kume Island and the 122th aircraft carrier group, attacked the three islands of North Daito Island, South Daito Island and Oki Daito Island in the Daito Islands east of Ryukyu.  Several rounds of intensive bombing were carried out.  Using the cover of air force bombing, they moved to the escort aircraft carrier Zhou Yafu to the west of Dadong Island. They first dispatched four destroyers to conduct close range bombardment of the island, and then used sea cavalry helicopters to quickly deliver 270 elite troops to the island.  Marines set up defensive lines and opened up positions.

    The Daito Islands are the most important aviation base in the Yamamoto plan to support Ryukyu Island. A total of more than 200 fighter jets and bombers are deployed on the three islands. Among them, 30 are deployed on the smallest Daito Island, as well as an army brigade.  garrison.  Facing the "Sea Cavalry" helicopter that suddenly appeared on the sea level, the Japanese troops guarding the island were caught off guard. They had never seen a helicopter before and tried to shoot with rifles. However, in the face of the firepower of the helicopter's machine gun and the gunship aircraft that followed, they were unable to  More than 600 people were killed in one breath.  By one o'clock in the afternoon, as the Marines who landed on the island moved deeper in, the destroyers and 4 "Sea King" and 22 "Sea Hawk" seaplanes coming from Ningbo once again delivered 1,500 Marines to the island.  and gradually took control of the situation.  At the same time, the 122 aircraft carrier battle group has changed its hull number.  Appearing on the ocean north of Miyako Island, in addition to three escort aircraft carriers disguised as fleet aircraft carriers, they were accompanied by 12 destroyers and 20 landing ships/transport ships.  In order to confuse Japan, the navy also deliberately placed some tanks and trucks on the deck of the transport ship, pretending to continue landing on North Daito Island and South Daito Island.

    The importance of the Dadong Islands is self-evident.  Knowing that the Chinese Marine Corps had quickly landed on Daito Island, Yamamoto was extremely anxious. He immediately ordered Tsukahara 243's First Air Squadron to go to the Daito Islands. He led four battleships of the First and Second Squadrons to An.  Midoshima approaches and attempts to attack Iheyajima at night.  Protect Army reinforcements.  But he didn't know that at the same time he gave the order, the Chinese Navy's 21st aircraft carrier battle group, which he had always thought had been chasing the Nagumo Fleet, had been heading towards the Daito Islands under the leadership of Pan Duheng, and the aircraft carrier battle that appeared north of Miyako Island  The group was not the '12th aircraft carrier battle group' he thought at all. The real 12th aircraft carrier battle group had moved to 370 nautical miles east of Miyako Island.  Blocked in Nan Yun's passage home.

    A big net is closing rapidly.

    At 15:30 in the afternoon, four ¡®Yaksha¡¯ dive bombers arranged in a fingertip formation and flew quickly to the southeast.  In the cockpit, Lei Shaobao kept looking down, looking anxious.

    In order to completely eliminate the main force of the Japanese navy.  This time the Navy not only mobilized hundreds of ships and thousands of aircraft, but also mobilized many ace pilots, including him, to participate in the war.  Of course I was happy to return to my favorite position. What was even happier was that I got the mission of carrying ammunition as soon as I came back.  Reconnaissance with bombs is a new tactic summed up by the naval aviation after several naval battles.  In the past, reconnaissance aircraft (most aircraft carrier reconnaissance aircraft were replaced by dive bombers) did not carry bombs in order to maintain flexibility and range, but after actual combat, everyone discovered.  Although the bombs carried by the reconnaissance plane will affect the reconnaissance range, it can ensure maximum attack surprise.

    A surprise attack is definitely the happiest thing, but unfortunately, because the 121st aircraft carrier battle group is to be disguised as the 21st aircraft carrier battle group departing from Guam, this reconnaissance must first go east.  Then scout to the southwest so that the reconnaissance plane looks like it is flying from the direction of Guam.  Doing so will not only allow the Nagumo Fleet to make wrong judgments, but also allow Yamamoto to continue to 'misunderstand' and cover the 12th Aircraft Carrier Battle Group.  So when he set off, he hung two 250-liter auxiliary fuel tanks under the wings, so that he could only carry 250 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs under the belly.  Based on his experience, bombs of this level can only scratch the itch, so if you want to sink the Japanese aircraft carrier with your own hands, you need to go back and replace the bombs.

    The problem is that it is almost four o'clock now, and it will be dark in two hours. It is difficult to ensure that we can launch another wave of attacks when we return.  Therefore, he increased the throttle as soon as he set off, hoping to discover the Nanyun fleet early and gain time for the second attack.  "Captain, fuel gauge." The navigator behind kindly reminded him to pay attention to the fuel level, but he ignored him: "I know, pay attention to the search." The navigator curled his lips.  He knew what Lei Shaobao was thinking, so he had to keep an eye on the fuel gauge to avoid an emergency landing in the sea.

    As time passed by, Lei Shaobao became more and more impatient.  Nagumo is worthy of being a navigation expert of the Japanese Navy. After being attacked by an air attack in the early morning, he quickly used fighter jets to drive away various types of approaching long-range reconnaissance aircraft, and disappeared with his fleet in the Philippines.?Binhai.  In order to find him, the Navy has dispatched hundreds of long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft from Guam and Taiwan in the past seven hours, and even the 121st aircraft carrier battle group has dispatched three batches of reconnaissance aircraft, but he has still not been found.  Lei Shaobao looked at the fuel gauge and couldn't hold on anymore. He sighed: "Get ready to call the fleet and send the fourth batch of reconnaissance planes."

    "Okay." The navigator was also a little frustrated and reached out to turn on the radio.  Just when he was about to contact the fleet to dispatch the fourth batch of reconnaissance planes, a silver light suddenly flashed under the clouds ahead.

    "It's a zero battle!"

    As the navigator shouted excitedly, Lei Shaobao also saw six Zero Fighters on alert under the white clouds ahead.  At this time, the altitude of the 'Yaksha' formation was 6,500 meters, and the Japanese fighter jets lacked high-altitude pressurization equipment, so their cruising altitude was only 5,000 meters, so no approaching threats were found.  But Lei Shaobao did not dare to be careless. The opponent was a flexible fighter after all, so he carefully controlled the plane and continued to raise the altitude, using the clouds to search southward little by little.  Seeing that the zero battle was getting closer and closer, several black smoke finally appeared on the sea.  But after the navigator took a second look, he realized something was wrong.  "Captain, why is there only one aircraft carrier? Look, the stern of the ship is charred and black, as if it has been bombed." On the sea.  It was the "Flying Eagle" aircraft carrier that was hit on the stern of the ship in the early morning, causing it to be unable to take off and land aircraft.  But what is strange is that, except for the Flying Eagle and a few escort ships, the other two aircraft carriers are nowhere to be seen.

    "Stop the attack and continue towardsMad! Discovered. Discovered! Pay attention, wait for them to come up before attacking." Lei Shaobao also realized that something was wrong, but he just wanted to avoid it and continued to move forward.  When Nan was scouting, the six Zero Fighters in the distance suddenly turned and climbed rapidly toward him.  "Send a report. Report the coordinates and tell others not to come over and continue searching to the southwest!" Lei Shaobao shouted loudly, his eyes fixed on the approaching Ling Zhan, waiting for the opportunity.

    The Navy has captured several Zero Fighters in Guam and has become familiar with the characteristics of this fighter through test flights.  So Lei Shaobao was not in a hurry to dive.  Instead, he deliberately let Zero War climb up first and then attack after it got close.  This is because there is a big problem with the Zero War's engine. After it comes up, it cannot follow the Yasha in a high-speed dive.  Therefore, the higher it climbs, the 'Yaksha' can use the command to dive and throw away a greater distance, thereby reducing the probability of being attacked when recovering.

    15:46.  After Lei Shaobao sent the message back to the fleet, he deliberately waited for Zero War to climb to an altitude of 6,000 meters, then pushed the operating lever, rubbed the opponent's left side, and launched an attack on the injured "Flying Eagle".

    The six Zero Fighters on the opposite side were obviously inexperienced. When they saw the ¡®Yaksha¡¯ diving towards the aircraft carrier from their side, they immediately rushed after them and dived together.  However, the strong vibration of the engine forced the Japanese pilot to slow down and terminate the high angle of attack dive.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lei Shaobao led the formation.  They took the measure of not opening the speed brake first, and then dived quickly to 2500 meters before opening the speed brake. After quickly widening the distance from Zero Battle, they aimed at the injured stern of the Flying Eagle.

    At this time, the "Flying Eagle" and the escort ships had received early warning and were constantly performing S-type evasive maneuvers on the sea.  All kinds of anti-aircraft guns also fired wildly at the 'Yaksha'.  "No progress at all!" Faced with the inferior density and quality of the Japanese navy's anti-aircraft guns, Lei Shaobao snorted coldly and rushed to an altitude of 500 meters before pulling the trigger.

    "Boom!" The power of the 250kg armor-piercing bomb is relatively poor. Although the suddenness is improved, Lei Shaobao's bomb also accurately hit the injured ship's stern. Another 'Yaksha' also hit the port side, but both bombs only penetrated the aviation  Deck, there was an explosion in the hangar.  Due to the losses in the early morning, the aircraft on the "Flying Eagle" had already been transferred to the other two aircraft carriers, and the oil pipes and other equipment were cut off early, so the two bombs did not cause much damage. On the contrary, the aircraft carriers continued to run faster and faster.  "Full power! Full power! Climb, roll and climb! They will be beaten when they return to high altitude." Lei Shaobao didn't have time to be upset. He stepped on the accelerator, barely avoiding the Zero War that was shooting at him, and quickly climbed up.  I hope to take advantage of Zero War's weak altitude ability to avoid pursuit.

    While he was fighting Ling Zhan, Zhang Zhaoyang had received the news.  "Only one?" The bridge immediately became gloomy.  Everyone knows that the Nanyun Fleet has three aircraft carriers, but what about the other two?  Have they divided their forces and left secretly, or are they playing tricks on Wake Island again?

    "It's impossible to leave quietly." Zhang Zhaoyang shook his head. He didn't believe that Nanyun would leave an aircraft carrier and escape by himself: "Nanyun must have received the news that we landed on Dadong Island, and he must also know about the '12 aircraft carrier battle."  The group appeared in the north of Miyako Island. If he wanted to escape, he would have to cross the Rota Island reconnaissance circle and head west from the volcanic islands, which would cost ** hours on the voyage. Now that Yamamoto has come out, he must also want to  Go back immediately, so if you take a detour, you won¡¯t be able to keep up with Yamamoto¡¯s speed.¡±

    "I agree. I also think that Nanyun is learning Wake Island's tactics. Nanyun must be within our attack radius! He may also have sent planes." Feng Guoru agreed with Zhang Zhaoyang's view and believedThey should attack immediately to prevent Nagumo from taking the lead.

    "Let's go! Don't delay!"

    "Each ship leaves a dive team to allow the dive bombers that have completed the reconnaissance mission to come back immediately. After the fleet departs, the fighter jets fly in front to expand the search with a radius of 100 kilometers from the Flying Eagle, and then ask nearby reconnaissance aircraft to cooperate." Zhang Zhaoyang  After repeated consideration, a more moderate tactic was chosen, leaving part of the attack fleet as a reserve.

    At 16:00, Guizhou took the lead in taking off 32 "Lightning" fighter jets, 24 "Yaksha" dive bombers, and 24 "Osprey" torpedo planes.  Subsequently, the two Beihai-class aircraft carriers also quickly released 22 "Lightnings", 36 "Yakshas" and 30 "Ospreys".  In this way, plus the third batch of reconnaissance aircraft that returned after completing the mission, he still had 38 Lightnings, 28 Yashas and 14 Ospreys on hand, just in case.

    Zhang Zhaoyang¡¯s guess was correct. Nagumo did learn Tsukahara¡¯s tactics in the Battle of Wake Island, and used the injured ¡®Flying Eagle¡¯ as a bait to deceive the Chinese navy.  But he forgot that at Wake Island, the US military lacked forward reconnaissance aircraft, and now his position is within the radius of hundreds of reconnaissance aircraft in Taiwan and Guam.  So when he learned that the Flying Eagle had been attacked, he immediately ordered the release of the aircraft.  However, because the Hayabusa and Ry¨±ho were carrying combat aircraft from three aircraft carriers at this time, the release process was somewhat chaotic.  At this time, Nagumo, who had changed his flagship, received an important warning on the heavy patrol Myoko. A reconnaissance aircraft reported that "150 nautical miles to the northeast, several battleships, speed 28 knots, are sailing westward." This.  The discovery made Nanyun overjoyed, but when he asked the reconnaissance plane to identify whether there was an aircraft carrier in the fleet, the pilot panicked and reported that it was intercepted by dozens of fighter planes, and then the news was cut off.

    Although the reconnaissance plane was shot down, Nagumo was happier because it showed that there were a large number of fighter jets escorting the fleet.  In addition, when Lei Shaobao attacked the "Flying Eagle", he also appeared from the northeast, so Ryunosuke Kusaka and other staff members agreed that what the reconnaissance plane discovered must be the "21st Aircraft Carrier Battle Group".  But in fact, what the Japanese reconnaissance plane discovered was the 211 battleship formation summoned by Zhang Zhaoyang. Escorting them to join the 12th aircraft carrier battle group were 24 J-8 "Tianquan" fighter jets and 16 "Double-headed Jiao" of the Air Force from Rota Island.  "Interceptor.

    At 16:27, when the last Ninety-Seven Ship Attack left the deck, Nanyun determined the attack target, and 103 fighter planes flew toward the Chinese Navy's "21st Aircraft Carrier Fleet" in the northeast.

    Just when the Japanese aircraft group was flying in the wrong direction, the Guizhou Air Wing, which was the first to take off, had also swooped in from the northwest.

    "Reconnaissance plane!"

    At 16:45, loud cheers rang out from the destroyer Shigure. Three accompanying Chinese Navy Harpoon anti-submarine patrol aircraft suddenly appeared behind the fleet at a very low altitude.  Without waiting for the Shigure towed behind to open fire to intercept, six 550mm halberd aerial torpedoes were dropped at the same time

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