Chapter 231 The Eagle on the Sea

After receiving the order, the pilots of the two reconnaissance planes boarded the plane. One reconnaissance plane began to turn and slowly sailed to the end of the takeoff runway and was ready for takeoff. When the flag of the takeoff instructor fell, the pilot decisively increased the accelerator, and the plane began to accelerate and slide forward. Ten meters away from the side of the ship, the pilot raised the joystick. The plane raised its head and took off smoothly with a rumbling roar. Then the second reconnaissance plane also took off.

After the two reconnaissance planes took off, the two anti-submarine helicopters also took off and began to carry out anti-submarine missions, searching for nearby waters and detecting whether there are submarines appearing.

On the command ship of the Japanese First Fleet, Fleet Commander Shigetaro Yoshimatsu was nervously paying attention to the situation on the sea.

In addition, on the Japanese Musashi battleship, the officers and soldiers were busy on the deck.

"left."

"Stick to the right."

A huge crane was hanging a seaplane, crossing the side of the ship and putting it on the sea. When the plane fell into the water, the crane put away its boom and began to lift another plane.

These are two seaplanes purchased from the UK. Although the aircraft carries two 50 kilogram bombs, their actual bombing capacity is very limited. Their mission is to perform sea surface reconnaissance and alertness.

Huge splashes on the sea surface, and the plane quickly began to glide on the sea surface, gradually leaving the water surface and taking off and taking off, and another plane also began to take off and flew towards the sky.

The flight radius of these two aircraft is only more than 200 kilometers, and they must return to refuel, so their alert mission range is much lower than that of the Zhenguo Army's reconnaissance aircraft. The Zhenguo Army's reconnaissance aircraft's reconnaissance aircraft can reach 1,500 kilometers.

"Let's search for targets in the waters to the west." The Japanese pilot on one plane issued an order, and the two planes began to accelerate towards the western waters. They were about to fly over Okinawa and reach the East China Sea to conduct a search mission.

In front of them, the two Zhenguo Army's naval reconnaissance aircraft and two Air Force reconnaissance aircraft also performed reconnaissance missions on the sea surface. However, the East China Sea is so wide that there are not many opportunities for both sides to meet each other. However, the Zhenguo Army's aircraft is loaded with radar, which is much stronger than the detection ability of Japanese aircraft. Once the enemy plane appears within forty kilometers, it is still easy to be discovered.

Due to the limited scope of reconnaissance, the reconnaissance aircraft of both sides did not meet each other, but went to stagger and search for their respective reconnaissance targets. The two reconnaissance aircraft of the second fleet soon discovered the location of the Japanese fleet and began to return, launching radio waves to notify the aircraft carrier fleet, and guiding them to the Okinawa Sea.

The Japanese fleet targeted Keelung Port in northern Taiwan, so it had to narrow the distance from the Chinese coast, and began to approach the southwest, then crossed Okinawa and headed towards the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.

"We have been tracking the location of the enemy ships. They have entered the waters of the Diaoyu Islands, twenty nautical miles east of the Diaoyu Islands." A reconnaissance plane returned again to send intelligence to the aircraft carrier.

When the aircraft carrier fleet approached the waters of the Diaoyu Islands and was 150 kilometers away from the Japanese fleet, Li Guoqiang issued an attack order.

A busy scene suddenly appeared on the USS Shenzhou aircraft carrier. Carrier-based aircraft began to taxi along the runway and slowly took off, waiting for the forty-five aircraft to take off. Then the formation began to fly towards the east and pounce on the enemy ships.

A fighter squadron and two bomber squadrons began to fly towards the direction of the Japanese First Fleet, and a rumbling sound came from the sky.

Under the guidance of the reconnaissance plane, the aircraft group soon appeared near nearly eighty warships of the Japanese First Fleet and soon saw the target on the surface.

"Commander, this escort mission is about to be completed successfully. So far, we have not discovered the Navy of the Shinobu Army and their planes. They must have not discovered us yet." A subordinate officer said next to Shigetaro Yoshimatsu.

The two were holding telescopes and looking at the distant sky through the glass in the command room. The sky was clear and the sea was very peaceful and peaceful, as if the Japanese fleet was just taking a pleasant trip.

"I'm afraid this is hard to say. Now we are very close to China's territory. Once discovered by their plane, we are still in great danger." Shigetaro Yoshimatsu touched his slender beard and said thoughtfully.

"The strength of the Chinese people has soared sharply in recent years. They are no longer a force that cannot be underestimated. We do not know whether their fighter jets are deployed near the East China Sea, and the number is not detailed. Therefore, in order to understand the enemy situation, everything needs to be careful." Shigetaro Yoshimatsu's heartstrings did not relax for a moment, and continued to say in a deep voice.

"After we arrived in Taiwan this time, can we really resist the bomber group of Chinese people? Taiwan has been bombed by Chinese people for several rounds, and the defenders have no power to backhand. The merchant ships passing through the Taiwan Strait have been attacked by them repeatedly. The situation seems to be very unfavorable to Japan?" The officer said worriedly again.

"The Taiwan Strait is of great significance to us. More than 70% of Japan's cargo ships have to pass here. This is our maritime trade lifeline and must not be lost easily. Keeping Taiwan can protect the Taiwan Strait, so it is the right decision to send us to Taiwan." Shigetaro Yoshimatsu responded.

"Well, but I don't know if our anti-aircraft guns can be effective against the Zhenguo Army's aircraft. If they can defeat the Chinese people's aviation forces, then Japan's victory will not be far away. At that time, our powerful fleet will definitely make the Chinese people smashed to pieces, and their ports will become a place for us to trample on will. The Japanese army can land from the southeastern coast of China at any time and launch an attack on the Chinese mainland." The officer continued.

"Aircraft has just appeared not long ago, and countries have no experience in shooting down aircraft, so it is difficult to say how much anti-aircraft guns produced by Japan and imported from Britain and France can play. Everything still needs actual combat inspection."

"What is the commander's view on this war? How likely is Japan to win?" The officer suddenly changed his mind.

"The Great Japanese Empire is invincible, and there is no doubt that this is just that we will encounter some resistance in the early stages of the war, which now mainly comes from the sudden emergence of the Chinese people."

"But I believe that in the near future, when Japan defeats all their air defense forces and paralyzes, it will be when Japan advances large-scale troops from both sea and land toward China. It is estimated that it will take half a year to do so, because Japan's air force has gradually been established at that time, and we can have more than one hundred fighter jets in service, so the Chinese planes will not be afraid of it."

"Commander, a reconnaissance aircraft sent back a telegram and found a group of enemy aircraft ahead, about twenty." While the two were talking in detail, Shigetaro Yoshimatsu suddenly received a message from the communication room.

When Shigetaro Yoshimatsu heard this, his heart trembled. What he was worried about still happened. However, he was so stingy and calm that he did not show excessive panic. He calmly stabilized his mood and said calmly: "I want to see how powerful the Chinese people's plane is."

"Order the fleet to set up its defensive formation, prepare for battle, and give full play to the advantages of anti-aircraft guns on our ships, and we must curb the enemy's attack."

"Hi."

The Japanese fleet began to emit harsh alarms. The soldiers rushed out of the inner room and ran quickly on the deck. The gunners took their positions one after another, began to adjust the direction of the artillery, aimed at the direction of the enemy planes, and prepared to attack the invading Zhenguo Air Force fighter jets at any time.

"Did you find the enemy plane?"

"Not yet, the enemy planes are still in the clouds more than ten kilometers away. They will soon fly over us, be careful to prepare to open fire."

"Everyone is ready to fire"

Anti-aircraft guns on Japanese ships began to look for targets in high altitudes. Since the anti-aircraft guns on Japanese ships were temporarily modified, there were generally only two to four anti-aircraft guns on large ships with displacement of more than 5,000 tons. Most ordinary ships only had one, and small gunboats were not installed. Moreover, the Japanese ships only had one type of anti-aircraft gun, only one hundred and five millimeter-caliber anti-aircraft guns. The fire rate of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns was very poor, and they could only fire about six shells in a minute.

Japanese sailors usually lack the operation training of anti-aircraft guns. Some sailors began to be in a hurry. During this period, anti-aircraft guns mainly rely on visual inspections and do not have advanced sights, so they rely on people moving left and right up and down to lock the target. Of course, the accuracy will be very low. In the absence of training, the accuracy will be even lower.

"Discover enemy planes and shoot." When the formation of three squadrons approached the sky above the Japanese ship, the gunners of the Japanese fleet made strange screams.

With a long buzzing sound, a huge fleet of aircraft began to appear over the Japanese fleet.

"Distribute and find targets to attack each other." The commander of the aircraft formation is Zuo Yunfeng, the captain of the USS Shenzhou aircraft carrier formation, responsible for commanding these three formations to carry out air strikes on Japanese ships.

"I understand, the second squadron is around to the right."

"The first squadron goes left."

"The Chinese are here, fire the fire." The screams on the Japanese ship became even more intense.

The first battle between anti-aircraft guns and carrier-based aircraft in world history began, and sounds of whizzing sounds resounded through the surrounding sky.

The plane dragged its long tail sound and began to fly towards a Japanese battleship.

"Fire the gun." The gunner hurriedly moved the anti-aircraft gun of a hundred millimeter and fired a shell into the sky, but it was very erratic and did not touch a single hair of the plane at all.

When he was about to fire the second shot, the handsome face of the pilot on the plane was already revealed in the air...

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