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    Late at night on April 25, 1941, around the control of Iheya Island and the western barrier of Ryukyu Island, a jaw-dropping night battle at sea was in full swing, with each man's unique plan.

    On the open sea, dozens of warships from both sides chased each other, using artillery shells, torpedoes and even heavy machine guns. The sailors stared angrily, gritted their teeth and shot at each other, defending their pride to the death and competing for the rights and interests related to the country and nation.  Blue sea power.  On the island, there is also a sea of ??blood and a mountain of corpses.  After the Mikawa Army led four Kaohsiung-class heavy cruisers to launch an artillery bombardment, more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers who came to support from Sulfur Ball also brought artillery and ammunition and boarded a destroyer and speedboat called the "Tokyo Express" to board the island.  The arrival of the navy and reinforcements greatly inspired the Japanese 42nd Regiment guarding the island. Thousands of Japanese soldiers who had been beaten hard before came out of caves, rainforests, and rice fields, shouting crazily, "Long live the Emperor!"  , launching wave after wave of charges towards the 5th Marine Division and the 223rd Army Division, which were bombarded by naval guns.  Artillery shells exploded around the soldiers, splashing mud and gravel hundreds of meters high, mixing blood and flesh The flashing fireballs of explosions made the night sky flicker.  The ferocious faces, accompanied by the continuous firing of machine guns and automatic weapons, shocked people's hearts.  Indistinguishable corpses covered the hillsides and rainforests, and streams of blood spurted from the corpses formed a river.

    On the flagship Kaohsiung, Mikawa Junichi, who has always been known for his calmness, stared at the navigation clock. The time that was being consumed every minute and second was becoming more and more detrimental to the fleet.  You know, this is the East China Sea!  There are many bombers on Kume Island.  Although the dive bombers and torpedo planes that pose the greatest threat are basically unable to be dispatched at night, Army attack aircraft and level bombers also pose a certain threat to the fleet.  If they could not evacuate to the Philippine Sea east of Ryukyu before dawn, then the continuous bombers coming from the mainland would be enough to tear the entire fleet into pieces.

    "Lieutenant General, Lieutenant General Sato asked us to extend the bombardment. China has boom boom boom boom on Nofu Island." Before the staff officer finished saying that there was a heavy artillery position on Nofu Island, several water columns suddenly rose around the Kaohsiung.  "West, they are on the west side of the island! Colonel Ikeda is up"

    23:15.  Yang Zhikai, who surrounded and annihilated the Tone-class heavy cruisers in the Kerama night battle the day before yesterday, returned to the battlefield. This time, he not only had 2 Taiwan Island-class heavy cruisers and 2 Yangtze-class light cruisers, but also had 2 additional Brahmaputra-class light cruisers.'  Nujiang' and 'Jinshajiang', as well as 10 Qinling-class destroyers.

    The Brahmaputra class is a first-class light cruiser built in the Navy plan in 1936 to replace the earliest Tumen class.  The first batch of eight ships was built, and eight more were added after the outbreak of war.  Construction of the first ship started in January 1937 and entered service in March 1940.  Six ships have been delivered so far.  The last two ships will be delivered in July, and the second batch is already more than half built.  At the beginning of construction, the Navy's goal was very clear. It must have multiple uses such as accompanying aircraft carriers, breaking engagements, escorting and commanding formations, and it must also have strong protection and anti-sinking properties.  In order to meet these conditions, the final displacement of this class of light cruisers is as high as 11,300 tons/full load of 13,900 tons, with a maximum speed of 32 knots, an endurance of 8,500 nautical miles at 15 knots, and four triple-mounted 155 mm/L55 main guns.  6 twin 120mm/L56 high-level and flat dual-purpose guns, 4 quadruple 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 12 twin 25mm rapid-fire guns, 2 triple 550mm launchers, and 2 24-gun Hedgehog bombs.  Electronic equipment includes three radars.  One hull passive sonar and one active sonar.

    After Yang Zhikai asked the "Yangtze River" and "Yellow River" to lead four destroyers to deal with the four destroyers sent by the Mikawa Army to the west of the island, he commanded two heavy cruisers and two Yarlung Zangbo class light cruisers to bombard Mikawa's ships across Ipingya Island.  The second team.  Especially the two Brahmaputra-class ships that participated in the war for the first time.  Although its 24 155mm main guns are worse than the Kaohsiung-class heavy cruiser, it excels in its extremely fast speed.  The two light cruiser captains fully let the Japanese heavy cruiser understand what covering bombardment is, and the shells rained like raindrops.  Smashed down.

    In just five minutes, the deck of the Chokai, which was under fire, was like a dog gnawing at it. If it weren't for the strong protection of the turret, it would have lost its combat effectiveness.  The fierce firepower was too much for Mikawa. After the four heavy cruisers were hit, they immediately changed their tactics, rushed into the middle of Goto's fleet, and continued to attack across the islands.  This change made Yang Zhikai very passive, because the 125th patrol formation was already involved with Goto, and the two sides were separated by a three-kilometer-wide island, so the radar could not distinguish the target at all.  On the contrary, the island west where he was located was very quiet, and Mikawa, hiding in Goto's fleet, could steadily target the attack.

    At this time, he had only one choice, which was to go around from the northern end of Iheiya Island to the east and intercept Mikawa's "butt". But at this time, he had received a telegram from the secretly encircling battleships. Yamamoto's four battleships were to the north. As long as he  If we take a detour, the port side will inevitably be attacked by four battleships!  "Sir!" The vice-captain knew how dangerous this attack was.

    "Don't think so much! Our mission is to lure Yamamoto to the south! Order each ship to speed up to 28 knots and go around it!" Yang Zhikai took a deep breath.  Iheya Island is a bait, and the 126th patrol formation is also a bait. Whether Yamamoto can be left behind tonight depends on this encirclement attack!  So turn on the phoneHe stuffed it into his bag and drew two arcs on the chart with his fingers: "The cruiser will take the inner channel, and let Gu Kai lead the destroyer to take the long channel. Remind him to harass Yamamoto before he fires, and torpedo him if he has the chance.  Buy us time to pass!¡±

    At 23:40, the 126th patrol formation quickly headed north to attack the rear of Sanchuan.

    At this time, the east side of Iheiya Island has been reduced to a pot of porridge. From a distance, it looks like a layer of 'magma' is flowing on the sea, which is fiery red.  The dark red trajectory of the rapid-fire cannon filled the entire retina, and the end of the trajectory was full of exploding fireballs. The diffuse smoke drifted to the island with the sea breeze. Many army officers were attracted by the fierce battle at sea.

    At 23:43, when Yang Zhikai ordered the encirclement attack, Pang Haitao merged with the Fuchun River in the chaos. The two ships inserted into the left wing of the Goto fleet at a high speed of 40 knots, and bit two Japanese Mutsuki-class destroyers at a distance of 3 kilometers.  Use 16 120mm rapid-fire guns and 4 torpedoes to set it on fire.  This brave raid made Goto realize that the two Shinanjiang-class fast mine-laying cruisers, which could reach a maximum speed of 41 knots, were too much of a threat to him, so he immediately used light signals to contact the nearby "Atago".  cruiser.

    At 23:55, a 203mm shell from the "Atago" hit the rear island of the "Fuchun River", causing a fire on the deck.  Pang Haitao didn't dare to play raid again.  He quickly led the two ships to retreat towards Isena Island.  The "Fuchunjie" that caught fire stood out in the night. The Japanese destroyers "Makiha", "Oyashio", "Kisaragi" and "Yayai" immediately pursued it and fired 24 "spikes" at a distance of 5,000 meters.  'Oxygen torpedo.  Although it had a high speed of 41 knots, the "Fuchunjiang" clashed from left to right and still suffered a torpedo.  After the torpedo exploded on the starboard side, a large amount of seawater poured in, killing 47 sailors, and the speed dropped to less than 30 knots.

    Seeing that the lightning strike was effective, the four Japanese destroyers immediately rushed towards the Fuchunjiang like hungry wolves on the grassland.  clamoring to sink the cruiser.  But just when they were about to catch up, there was a faint light in front of the Fuchunjiang!

    It turned out that Pang Haitao had already ambushed six slow territorial sea-class frigates on the retreat route. At this time, the sea was dark, so the Japanese destroyers did not detect the frigates seven kilometers away at all.  Seeing the Japanese ship approaching, Pang Haitao immediately ordered a torpedo attack.  Thirty Yu-5 thermal-powered torpedoes cut through the dark waves and headed towards the four pursuing Japanese destroyers.

    At 0:10, the "Oyashio" at the front was hit by two torpedoes, and it circled on the sea covered in raging flames.  The Kisaragi following it was so frightened that it quickly turned to the right with full rudder.  Although a collision was avoided, another torpedo hit the stern of the ship. The Yayoi was also hit by a torpedo at the same time. The three ships sank ten minutes later.  Then an unexpected scene occurred.  The Japanese spear torpedo that passed the "Fuchunjiang" sailed continuously for 20,000 meters (counted at the time of launch) and severely hit an ambushed territorial sea-class frigate.  What's even more exaggerated is that one of them actually traveled 40 kilometers and accidentally hit a small navy oil and water ship that was evading Kume Island

    The scene of four warships exploding on both sides at the same time.  Push the naval battle to the extreme.

    Although the torpedo ambush was effective and severely damaged three Japanese destroyers, the speed of the "Fuchunjiang" was already less than 22 knots at this time.  The deck also tilts more than seven degrees.  Of his four Qinling-class ships, 2 were killed and 2 were injured before, and they were even accompanied by a frigate.  Facing the Goto fleet pressed by four heavy cruisers, Pang Haitao had no choice but to give up the attack and release smoke to retreat to Kume Island.

    Seeing the defeat of the 125th patrol formation, Goto immediately asked the two seaplane carriers hiding far behind to come up and unload the army.  At this time, Mikawa was also overjoyed because he had received reports that six Chinese cruisers in the west of the island were speeding around from the north.  So he immediately ordered the four heavy cruisers to adjust their course, and waited confidently for Yang Zhikai to appear.

    The officers and several captains around him were also excitedly gearing up, because Admiral Yamamoto¡¯s four battleships were in the north.  This means that as soon as the six cruisers of the Chinese Navy show up, they will be attacked by 16 410 mm, 32 356 mm and 40 203 mm heavy naval guns!  The officers felt hot all over when they thought of the scene where the enemy ship was instantly blown to pieces by 88 main guns.  If this was an American warship, whistles might have been heard.

    "The observation tower has completed target correction, corrected wind speed, armor-piercing projectile loadingElectronic detection, but the target has not been found yet."

    At the same time, the battleship Nagato to the north was also shouting. This war machine, second only to the Yamato class in the Japanese navy, was slowly revealed like a grinning beast under the operation of Japanese sailors who emphasized discipline.  Fangs.  But when the indicator lights of the four main turrets being ready came on one after another, the final report made Yamamoto suddenly look unhappy.

    Electrical detectionJapanese radar.

    As mentioned earlier, the Japanese Navy has noticed radar for a long time, but due to the drag on technology and war thinking, it has never paid attention to it.  Until the Chinese Navy willIt was not until destroyers were introduced that they realized their shortcomings.

    The war between China and the Soviet Union accelerated Japan's radar research. Because of the need to contain China, Stalin approved the sale of a batch of advanced weapons to Japan, including three Soviet-made S-1 long-wave radars.  This kind of radar has a wavelength of 4 meters, a maximum detection range of 40 kilometers, and poor performance. Therefore, the Soviet army began to equip the more advanced Ruis-2 pulse wave radar last year.  Although it is not the most advanced model, it is very precious to Japan, which is in urgent need of radar samples.  So on the day it was shipped back, manpower and material resources were concentrated on research, and finally it was officially installed on two Nagato-class battleships for trial three months ago.

    Before setting off, Yamamoto had hoped that they would be effective.  But now, the two radars have failed him and the Navy.  Without a ¡®clairvoyant eye¡¯, it would be impossible to grasp the opponent¡¯s battleships and Kumejima Air Force in the first place.  This made Yamamoto a little uneasy.

    This uneasiness quickly turned into reality.

    "Report, destroyer found!" As the staff reported, the light cruiser Nagara on the port side fired a series of emergency light signals. In the signal, six Qinling-class destroyers led by Major Gu Kai appeared 15,000 yards away.  Thirty-year-old Gu Kai is a new generation naval officer. He has participated in the Ryukyu and Mariana naval battles and has rich experience.  Knowing that he couldn't get close to Yamamoto's main force, which was protected by patrols, he simply pretended to be surprised and pretended to turn the wheel.  Fired 48 torpedoes.

    The torpedoes fired forced Yamamoto's four battleships to evade eastward. Taking this opportunity, 6 cruisers and 4 destroyers led by Yang Zhikai also quickly turned the rudder in an attempt to quickly bypass the northern end of Iheiya Island.  But just as the fleet turned south for the second time, the Nagato's main gun opened fire!

    "Boom, boom, boom."

    Thick water columns rose up around Formation 126. In the battleship Beijing, which was detouring northward 27 nautical miles west of Yamamoto, the officers couldn't help but jump up.  "captain!"

    "No! Wait a minute!" Yang Guochun, the captain of the Beijing, gritted his teeth.  He drank to silence the officers' noise.  It's not that he doesn't dare to confront Nagato, but that firing now will definitely make Yamamoto alert.  In order to achieve greater gains, he and thousands of soldiers could only force themselves to turn a blind eye.

    "It was hit! Formation 126 reports. The Yellow River was hit and caught fire!"

    Four minutes later, the telegraph operator rushed into the command tower panting and stabbed Yang Guochun and other officers in the heart.

    0:15.  The 126th formation that quickly attacked suffered its biggest loss since the beginning of the war. The light cruiser Huanghe was hit by a 410mm armor-piercing projectile from the Mutsu, and the shell penetrated the thin armor from the middle part.  The compartment exploded below the waterline.  The powerful shell not only severely damaged the light cruiser, but also caused a fire  In the dark night, flame is the best coordinate.  For the safety of the fleet, the captain of the Huanghe decisively turned left with full rudder, and with a fire all over his body, he broke away from the formation and accelerated northward.  Because the radar did not work and the visual field was too far away, his fearlessness and decisiveness made the four Japanese battleships subconsciously think that Formation 126 was coming towards them and change the bombardment parameters.

    Dozens of heavy artillery shells per minute made the Yellow River's speed slower and slower. Finally, after a huge fireball more than a thousand meters high appeared, the 10,000-ton light cruiser quickly sank seven nautical miles north of Iheya Island, 1033  None of the officers and soldiers survived.

    "Target, Kaohsiung Heavy PatrolFire!" Five minutes later, Formation 126 bypassed the North Cape. Yang Zhikai and the officers and soldiers wiped away tears as they watched the Huanghe die. After quickly closing the distance with Sanchuan, they all  The anger was vented on the four Kaohsiung-class heavy cruisers.

    At 0:27, the Chokai was hit hard again. The heavy cruiser Hainan Island and the light cruiser Jinshajiang used four 210mm armor-piercing bullets and 17 155mm armor-piercing bullets to turn it into a missile at a distance of 8,000 meters.  Became a 'torch'.  Exactly the same as the encounter with the Yellow River just now, the Chokai, which turned immediately, was also attacked by five light and heavy cruisers, and was beaten to a pulp in just a few minutes.

    At the same time, Yamamoto also received news from Mikawa. After learning that the 126th formation had disabled the Chokai under the nose of his four battleships, he immediately ordered a pursuit northward.  "Order Mikawa-kun to block this fleet." Yamamoto roared and ordered the pursuit.  Because he really can't let go of such a big temptation. You know, he still has 4 battleships, 3 heavy cruisers and 3 light cruisers. If he can eat up the 126 formation, it will be enough to prevent the Chinese Navy from gathering cruisers to protect Iheya Island in the short term.

    When he learned that Yamamoto had finally turned around to pursue the 126th formation, and that the big stone that had been pressing on the hearts of the officers and men of the battleships Beijing and Nanjing was finally removed, Yang Guochun immediately took a long breath, released his big hand with exposed veins, and waved fiercely: "Man  Helm, turn right! Send a telegram to the Shandong, 'Typhoon oncoming'"

    In the waters east of Ipingya Island, a chase officially started.  After the 126th formation merged with the 125th formation on Izena Island, the 17 warships formed a high-speed cruising formation and fled southward in "embarrassment".  Behind them, 4 Japanese battleships, 3 heavy shipsThe foreign ship (the Chokai was damaged and evacuated to Ryukyu Island) and the three Nagara-class light cruisers also split through the fine waves, puffing out thick smoke, and headed wildly towards Kerama in the south in a 'kill them all' attitude.  Reluctant to chase.

    During this period, Yamamoto also wanted the destroyer to bombard Kume Island, but more than ten bombers attacked.  He gave up this idea and decided to eliminate the 126 formation first.  But he didn't know that right behind him, two Beijing-class battleships had turned around and were pursuing him in parallel from the waters west of Iheiya Island.  In front, the three battleships "Shandong", "Shanghai" and "Chongqing" have also accelerated from the open sea 60 nautical miles southwest of Kume Island.

    At 2 o'clock sharp, the light cruiser Yangtze and the heavy cruiser Atago both caught fire during the pursuit and withdrew from the battle.  Taking this opportunity, Yang Zhikai deliberately exposed his flaws.  Let Mikawa's two heavy cruisers and the three Nagara-class light cruisers that caught up move around to the west, placing his fleet under the 'pincer attack' of the Yamamoto battleship and heavy cruisers.

    Yamamoto was overjoyed. Four battleships quickly passed through the Iejima Strait. In front of him, Zhang Xiaoyu adjusted their course for the second time.

    At 3 o'clock sharp, Yamamoto passed Cape Zanpa.

    At 3:30, Yamamoto passed the Kamiyama Island sandbar outside Naha Port, and Mikawa once again caught up with the remaining three cruisers of the 126 formation, 'forcing' it to be unable to retreat to the country.  At 3:40, the 'Shandong', guided by the radar of the 'Night Owl' reconnaissance aircraft, took the lead in moving laterally to seize the T position.

    ******

    "The navy, the navy has defeated the China fleet on Iheya Island!"

    East of Ryukyu.  Deep in Jinwu Bay, a Japanese major, waving a telegram, excitedly ran past 47 Falcon fighter jets arranged closely in the rainforest.  Shouting loudly, Yamada, a nineteen-year-old aviation school student, emerged from the hut with his comrades in his shirt.

    "Very good!"

    "Onboard!"

    Got the news.  Yamada and everyone else jumped and shouted excitedly.  "Gentlemen! It's up to you now! Get ready to set off to deliver the final blow to China! Destroy the China fleet!" Before the excitement had passed, officers such as Umezu Yoshijiro and Ushijima Mitsuru walked over.

    "General!" This was the first time Yamada saw so many generals, and he quickly lined up with everyone.

    "Is this your sister? She is very beautiful. This knife is very good Zadahun, well written, come, I will bring it for you." Umezu Meijiro was very kind, and he pulled these people with an average age of less than twenty.  The aviation school student, who is 20 years old and has not yet graduated, with only 20 hours of flying experience, will personally carry a white strip of cloth with the word "loyal soul" written in blood on his forehead and tie it to his forehead.

    Umezu Yoshijiro's kindness was like the gospel of God in the harsh Japanese army. Yamada was very excited and raised his hands enthusiastically: "Admiral, I will definitely hit the China battleship!"

    "Haha, okay, okay!" Umezu Meijiro patted him hard, with a happy face.  "Get ready, I'll be right here to send you off to attack personally."

    "Hi!"

    47 fighter jets were pushed out, and the soldiers carefully poured aviation gasoline, which they regarded as treasures, into the fuel tanks. When the fuel gauge reached one-third, they immediately removed the fuel pipes.  Then 250 kilograms were hung under the belly of the aircraft, and large and small explosive blocks were stuffed into the cabin. There were even large mines, which were also stuffed into the gaps in the aircraft body.

    ??Drinking, shouting, making noise, and boiling.  The entire field airport was filled with a fanatical atmosphere. Hundreds of girls who had been forcibly brought by the garrison stood on the airport runway to see off Yamada and other sortie pilots.  The young girl stimulated the hormones in her body. Yamada respectfully handed the suicide note to the officer. After bowing deeply three times, he took a white cloth with the word "Kamikaze" written on it and took a look at the parachute that was thrown in the corner.  , got into the cockpit full of explosives.

    Umezu Yoshijiro also asked the officer to pour rice wine for himself and the pilot, strode forward, handed the wine glasses to them one by one with a smile, and finally walked to the front and raised it high: "God bless you all! Long live the Emperor!  Long live the Japanese Empire!" After throwing out the wine glass, the ground crew slowly closed the hatch cover, then fixed it with an external lock, and finally saluted Yamada and other pilots.

    "I will sink the battleship!" Yamada breathed hard and slowly operated the plane to slide onto the runway.

    *******

    At 4:15, in the sea south of Kerama, at almost the same position as the battle three days ago, the battleship "Shandong" took the lead in slowing down.  "Report, Japanese battleship sighted, 42,000 yards away! Approaching"

    "Watchtower?"

    "The watchtower is ready."

    "Ranging?"

    "The ranging tower is ready and searching"

    "Motivation?"

    "The power cabin is completed and the pressure on the whole ship is normal."?¡±

    On all decks, sounds came and went.  Observation towers, range finders, sea state collection teams, fire control ballistic analysis teams, deck gunners, gun crew members, damage control teams wearing gas masks, and power cabin sailors who never see the sun all day long  Everyone is doing their best.  In the radar cabin, the electronic officer looked at the rapidly approaching bright spot on the visual radar, and his whole body became hot with excitement.  "Sir, the fire control radar has found the target" When he picked up the phone, his voice had changed its tone.  The eyes in the command tower instantly gathered. Zhang Xiaoyu remained calm. After a long time, he stretched out his hand and lowered his military cap slightly. His eyes seemed to penetrate the dark twilight: "Report the count."

    "35,000 yards! 32,000 yards! 28,000 yards!"

    Amidst the reports, Yamamoto stepped on the deck of the Nagato, pacing back and forth, his eyes scanning the chart repeatedly, and a strong uneasiness was rising quickly: "Haven't the China battleship been discovered yet?  "

    Ugaki Matoi shook his head.

    Something is wrong, something is so wrong!  After the three-hour pursuit, Yamamoto felt something was wrong.  It stands to reason that the five Chinese battleships will never go too far. If they are running at a minimum speed of 28 knots, they should appear. Why haven't they arrived yet?  Could it be said that he went to Dadong Islands?  This is possible.  Thoughts flashed through his mind quickly.

    At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came!  "Enemy ship!" Outside the starboard side, two destroyers suddenly jumped out of the darkness, and four large flash bombs lit up almost simultaneously.

    When the four battleships were exposed to the dazzling white light, Yamamoto was so frightened that he shouted: "No! Full right rudder!" Yamamoto quickly adjusted the ship's attitude and tried to retreat, but it was too late.

    "Boom, boom, boom" The Shandong opened fire!  The thick muzzle burst out a huge fireball, and smoke instantly enveloped the deck behind the turret.  The 70,000-ton ship body trembled slightly and rolled slowly, making it impossible to even feel that a shot had been fired in the bottom cabin. Only the observer on the starboard side could see the ripples shattered by the shock wave outside the ship's side.

    Three seconds after firing, the "Shanghai" and "Chongqing" beside them also fired their first salvo at the same time.  The impact point of the cannonball detected by radar is not accurate. The eyes hidden behind the narrow optical rangefinder on the top of the mast are more trustworthy.  "Water column observed, target starboarddistance 1700 yards. Correction" The lookout who witnessed the most magnificent and blood-soaking scene in the world used the help of the missile shot by the destroyer in the distance.  After identifying the target, he quickly picked up the phone and reported loudly.

    The sound reached the fire control calculation team in the bottom cabin. Two minutes later, new shooters arrived at the turret.

    "Second round! Fire!"

    "At 4:57, the second salvo fired, three armor-piercing shells, the target was a long-distance projectile on the port sidecorrected again!"

    "Third round! Fire!"

    "Straddle fire! Near miss"

    At 4:30 in the morning, huge water columns rose into the sky on both sides of the turning "Nagato".

    Looking at the water column, Yamamoto¡¯s hands and feet were cold He had fallen into a trap!

    At 4:31, the fleeing 125 and 126 patrol formations suddenly turned around and launched a counterattack against Mikawa's five cruisers. At the same time, the 127 patrol formation, which secretly came from Ie Island, also entered the battle circle from the west.

    At 4:32, the first kamikaze attack aircraft left the dirt runway, and the simple landing gear slowly detached from the belly of the aircraft

    At 4:32, four Lightning fighter jets were the first to leave the deck of the escort aircraft carrier Li Jing.

    At 4:35, the Shokaku hoisted the sortie signal flag

    At 4:36, 230 nautical miles east of Nandaidong Island, 24 escort Lightning fighter jets, 32 Yasha dive bombers, and 24 Osprey torpedo planes circled the 21st aircraft carrier battle group of the Chinese Navy and headed towards the direction of the sun.  Fly away

    (To be continued)
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