"Huh, what's going on?"

In the bridge of Prince Eugen, Chen Daoyu frowned and looked at each other with Captain Colonel Franz, his eyes full of doubts.

Detecting the Japanese fleet approaching, Prince Eugen's heavy cruiser was speeding up urgently and prepared to use high-speed and S-type positioning to avoid the attacks of Japanese aircraft's torpedoes and aviation bombs.

The maximum speed of 32 knots allowed Prince Eugen to quickly distance himself from the bulky British merchant ships, and a strange scene happened immediately.

No Japanese fighter plane tracked the Prince Eugen heavy cruiser, all of which hovered around the British merchant fleet, as dazzling as a group of vultures that found dead bodies.

Two British destroyers cruised beside the merchant fleet, using weak air defense firepower to provide air defense cover for the merchant fleet, while calling Prince Eugen to return for support.

Chen Dao and Colonel Franz quickly noticed the strange behavior of the Japanese fighter jets, and their hearts were full of questions.

Could it be that the bald man of Nanyun was conscientious and ordered the crew not to attack Prince Eugen?

Or does the Japanese army fleet want to destroy the merchant fleet first, and then turn around to clean up the single Prince Eugen?

Chen Dao was hesitant and couldn't figure out what the Japanese army fleet wanted to do.

The message from the communication room interrupted Chen Dao's hesitation, and the British merchant fleet kept calling, hoping that Prince Eugen would come back to rescue.

When Chen Dao received the report, he first exchanged a look with Colonel Franz, and glanced at Mandofir and Little Brothers Salon standing aside.

As the commander, you must set an example for your subordinates.

Chen Dao retracted his gaze and said decisively: "We have the strongest air defense firepower in the entire fleet. It is our responsibility to protect the safety of the fleet. We turn around, go back, and kill those Japanese."

Colonel Franz said: "But the enemy's strength is very strong, not something that we can handle on a single warship."

Chen Dao looked expressionless and said coldly: "As a German soldier, I would rather die in battle than be scared to death."

After saying that, Chen Dao waved to Mandofir and Sharon and said, "Come with me."

Watching Chen Dao and the other two walk out of the bridge, Colonel Franz turned around and shouted, "Right up the right rudder, turn around."

When the Prince Eugen turned around and rushed to the battlefield, Chen Dao and the other two appeared on the wide deck.

On the heads of the three, the gorgeous officer hats disappeared, replaced by steel helmets, and life jackets were also worn outside the straight officer uniform.

Chen Dao ran to a 20mm Gatlin anti-aircraft gun on the deck of the ship, reached out and patted the shooter's shoulder, signaling the shooter to leave. Then he sat in the position of the shooter in the astonished eyes of the little brothers salon and the gunners, skillfully fiddling with the anti-aircraft gun.

Among all, only Mantofir looked normal.

The reason is very simple. This is the service style of "My brother-in-law" and his greatest charm.

As Prince Eugen leaves the fleet and returns, the British merchant fleet has been slaughtered by the Japanese fleet.

For the Japanese Navy's air force's long-tested war pilots, attacking bulky merchant ships is as easy as shooting fixed targets. As for the weak air defense firepower on the two British destroyers, it can be ignored.

In the first wave of attacks, four of the eight British merchant ships were hit hard, either tilted to one side or broke into two parts, and marched unceasingly towards the bottom of the Indian Ocean with flames and thick smoke. The remaining four merchant ships were each injured.

The broken ship fragments, dead bodies, oil and crew members who fell into the water were scattered on the sea, arousing the bloodthirsty desire of the Japanese pilots. The second wave of attack was launched, and Prince Eugen happened to rush into the battlefield at this time.

The slender hull of Prince Eugen passed through a destroyer and an oil tanker, and the Gatling anti-aircraft gun where Chen Dao was located pointed to the left front of the battleship.

On the sea more than 200 meters away from the left, above the British destroyer, three Type 99 dive bombers formed a standard three-plane formation, diving towards the destroyer that rushed left and right on the sea.

Chen Dao's eyes passed through the accurate center of the sight, and he calculated in advance, staring at the Japanese fighter jets diving down from the sky in the distance.

The six Gatlin anti-aircraft gun barrels in front of the seat rotated at high speed, and the 20mm anti-aircraft shells flew out like water splashing. The pungent smell of gunpowder filled the air, and the shells fell on the meibomone, making a crisp impact sound.

"I hit it, I hit it."

Amid the excited shouts of the little brother Sharon, a few wisps of thin black smoke first emerged from the fuselage of the Japanese fighter jet, and then suddenly disintegrated in the air. Wreckages of all sizes flew everywhere and fell to the vast sea.

Chen Dao also had an excited smile on his face, but only half of his smile appeared and frozen.

The air defense firepower shot down a Japanese dive bomber, but failed to stop the bomb drops of the other two fighter jets in the three aircraft formations.

Six 250 kilogram aviation bombs fell one after another, and three thick white water columns rose on the side of the destroyer on the left and right sides of the destroyer. The middle of the hull, the front and back sides of the chimney were hit by bombs one after another. Countless steel debris flew into the sky, and thick black smoke and white steam rushed out from the middle of the hull, almost covering most of the hull.

"That destroyer is finished..."

Chen Dao said and looked into the sky, and saw two Japanese dive bombers drop bombs and turn around and fly to the south sky without looking at Prince Eugen.

Turning the gun, the anti-aircraft gun pointed at the starboard side of the warship and fired again, but it was too late to guard the tanker on the right.

A Type 97 torpedo raided from the port side of the tanker. The Type 91 torpedo hit the left side of the tanker. A violent explosion ripped the tanker's fragile steel plates. The surging sea water poured into the inside of the hull. The huge tanker tilted rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Dao vented his anger at the 97 torpedo plane going away, but he did not gain anything, leaving only countless gray-black smoke in the blue sky.

Seeing the Japanese army group leaving the battlefield, Chen Dao stopped shooting and looked around the sea. After a long time, a sentence was squeezed out from his teeth.

"It's so miserable, this is a one-sided massacre."

On the sea, none of the eight merchant ships were spared, five had completely sunk, and three were sinking.

One of the two destroyers survived, wandering alone on the sea, rescuing the crew who fell into the water.

The heavy losses dispelled Chen Dao's excitement of shooting down an enemy plane in his heart. Chen Dao jumped out of the anti-aircraft gun position in a daze and turned around and walked towards the bridge.

The little brother Sharon followed Chen Dao and said excitedly: "Your Excellency, is this a big scene in the war?"

Chen Dao stirred the corners of his eyes and looked at Sharon with a squinted eyes and said, "What a big scene? It's just a little bit."

Chen Dao didn't know that a sudden sea battle had a profound imprint on the young mind of the future Israeli hero Salon General, and also made him a catchphrase that often spoke to inspire Israeli soldiers.

"As an Israeli soldier, I would rather die in battle than be scared to death."

"What a big scene is it to kill hundreds of Arab tanks? It's just a little bit."

Chen Dao didn't know that his unintentional words left an indelible impression on the little brother Sharon. He turned around and returned to the bridge and said to Captain Colonel Franz: "Let's turn around and rescue the British crew who fell into the water."
Chapter completed!