At this time, the Japanese 3rd Fleet and 1st Fleet had a total of three aircraft carriers.

One of the 3rd Fleet is the aircraft carrier Fengxiang. This ship is the first true aircraft carrier in the world. It was built in 1921 and officially entered service in 22 years.

The other two aircraft carriers are Kaga and Akagi of the 1st Fleet. Both aircraft carriers were products of Japan's Eighth Eighth Fleet Plan period and were modified from battleships.

Most of the three aircraft carriers are equipped with Type 98 carrier-based fighter jets and Type 99 carrier-based attack aircraft.

The three aircraft carriers, plus the reconnaissance aircraft carried by other cruisers and the Marine Corps' sea-based air base in the Japanese concession, have a total of nearly 200 combat aircraft of various types.

The 1st Fleet was assigned to the 9th Division and the Marine Corps to attack Zhabei.

The 3rd Fleet is responsible for covering the 5th Division's attack on Jiading and other places. In order to facilitate the take-off of carrier-based aircraft and provide powerful naval gun support for the attacking forces, the 3rd Fleet's aircraft carrier Fengxiang is anchored at the estuary of the Yangtze River.

Most of the more than twenty aircraft of various types on the Fengxiang have left the mothership and flown to Jiading and other places to conduct air strikes on the squadron positions and other strategic facilities.

Around the Fengxiang, a large number of thousands-ton light cruisers and anti-aircraft gunboats were cruising in the waters of the Yangtze River and Huangpu River, alerting, and incidentally providing some naval gun fire support to the army's offensive forces.

As for the direction of the open sea, that is the responsibility of the Japanese Navy, so there is no need to worry at all.

Ozawa Kawai is an ordinary sailor on the Hosho, and is usually responsible for ground support work such as guiding the takeoff and landing of carrier-based aircraft.

At this time, most of the carrier-based aircraft had already taken off. Ozawa Kawai had nothing to do for the time being, so he and his companions leaned on the deck guardrail to smoke and chat.

"Ozawa-kun, remember, your hometown is Hokkaido?" Another Japanese sailor asked boredly while smoking a cigarette.

"Yes, I am Hokkaido." Ozawa Kawai nodded hurriedly.

"I heard your hot springs in Hokkaido are pretty good, but it's a pity that I never had the chance to try them." The Japanese sailor sighed.

"It's very good, especially taking a long bath in the hot springs in winter is good for your health. I heard it can also prolong your life." Ozawa Kawai nodded.

"By the way, Ozawa-kun, I heard that there is a custom there where you can do that kind of thing with a beautiful woman in the hot spring, right?" The Japanese sailor suddenly asked with a sinister smile on his face.

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Ozawa Kawai said with a proud smile: "You know this? To tell you the truth, I once passed a nineteen-year-old girl in a hot spring. It was really cool."

"Yo Xi, that must be very exciting." The Japanese soldier nodded and smiled, "I really want to try it if I have the chance."

"After you return home this time, I will take you to Hokkaido to try it during the holidays?" Ozawa Kawai said with a smile.

"Okay." The Japanese soldier nodded repeatedly with his eyes shining.

He put in a second cigarette to see if it was finished. At this moment, a deafening roar of an engine suddenly sounded in the sky far north of the deck.

Ozawa Kawai quickly said to his companions: "Hurry, our fighter planes have returned and are ready to guide them."

The two hurriedly ran towards the work place, but just halfway through, the sharp-eyed Ozawa suddenly heard the small footsteps, and the companion asked in confusion: "Ozawa-kun, what's wrong with you?"

Ozawa Kawai's eyes were fixed on the group of fighter planes that were getting closer and closer in the sky. Finally, his expression changed drastically, and he pointed at the group of planes sternly and loudly said: "That is not our plane, it is an enemy plane, an enemy plane is attacking!!!"

At the same time that Ozawa Kawai discovered the anomaly, the Japanese lookout soldiers also discovered that something was wrong, and the entire Fengxiang aircraft carrier suddenly fell into tension and chaos.

At this time, the Fengxiang's anti-aircraft firepower was very weak, with only two 40-caliber three-year-old anti-aircraft guns, and the rest were all 14cm-caliber single-mounted naval guns.

Soon, Gao Zhihang led twenty Zero fighters and thirty He111 bombers to attack the behemoth Fengxiang.

By the time the surveillance ships outside the Fengxiang discovered it and opened fire for air defense, it was too late.

The aircraft was extremely fast and passed by almost in the blink of an eye. The anti-aircraft firepower on the Japanese anti-aircraft gunboats and cruisers basically fell into the air. The air defense firepower was like a kite string blown by the wind in the air, just like the New Army fighter jets in the Northeast.

The back of the butt is swaying.

Although the two anti-aircraft guns on the Fengxiang tried their best to block the attack, they were unable to stop the fighter planes flown by Gao Zhihang and his men.

Gao Zhihang personally piloted the fighter plane and headed straight for the aircraft carrier deck and hangar under the cover of two wingmen.

The Japanese sailor Ozawa Kawai and his companions were stunned on the deck until they saw a series of bullets fired from the Yaokong aircraft and poured onto the deck, causing sparks to fly across the deck.

They finally came to their senses and turned around in a hurry to run away.

After flying a fighter plane to sweep the deck, Gao Zhihang immediately pressed the bomb release button, and several fifty-kilogram aerial bombs suddenly crashed towards the Japanese hangar with a harsh whistling sound.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Although the power of the fifty-kilogram aerial bomb was not comparable to that of the heavy-weight aerial bomb, it still destroyed the Japanese hangar, blasting several large holes in the deck, and the hangar caught fire.

, several reserve aircraft inside exploded one after another.

After the first wave of bomb drops was completed, Gao Zhihang immediately pulled up, and the two wingmen following his plane also dropped bombs one after another, followed by the pull up.

When Gao Zhihang and the others flew several hundred meters before pulling up and turning around, a dozen fighter jets and thirty He111 bombers flown by other pilots had already flown by, launching carpet bombing and sweeps against the Fengxiang aircraft carrier.

The sweeps and bombings of the Zero fighter jets were not enough to cause fatal damage to the Fengxiang, but the aerial bombs weighing hundreds of thousands of kilograms carried by thirty He111 bombers were different.

As a series of explosions sounded, the entire Fengxiang aircraft carrier fell into a sea of ​​fire. In the light of the fire, the huge explosions continued.

With the first wave of attacks, the aircraft carrier Fengxiang was already doomed.

After deciding that there was no way to save the large Japanese warship under attack (Gao Zhihang didn't know yet that they were attacking a Japanese aircraft carrier), Gao Zhihang no longer wasted precious voyage and ammunition.

You can order the troops via radio to pounce on the Japanese ground troops that have landed.

The 5th Division and the 9th Division of the Japanese Army were both attacked by air strikes from the Northeast New Army Flying Group.

In the end, Gao Zhihang led twenty Zero fighters still over Shanghai, and a dozen naval carrier-based aircraft from the Fengxiang returned after hearing the news.

The two sides launched a fierce battle over Shanghai.

On the ground, countless Shanghai navy and civilians rushed to tell each other with tears in their eyes, pointing to the sky and shouting like crazy: "Compatriots, look, that is our air force, that is our Chinese air force!"

More and more Shanghai citizens gathered on the streets. They were worried and worried about the Chinese Air Force that was fighting with Japanese planes in the air.

However, they soon discovered to their surprise that their worries were completely unnecessary.

The two sides fought fiercely in the air for more than ten minutes. All the planes that were shot down and destroyed were planes with plaster flags on them. Not a single Chinese Air Force fighter plane fell down.

When Gao Zhihang wiped out this Japanese army aircraft group and led his fighter planes to continuously circle and pass over Shanghai to pay tribute to countless Shanghai citizens.

Tens of thousands of Shanghai citizens suddenly fell into a state of crazy ecstasy. Under the impact of the huge joy, many people burst into tears.

If you are not living in this era, it is difficult to empathize with it. When a country has no sea power or air superiority, all the ships and aircraft flying in the sky are enemy ships and aircraft cruising on the sea.

However, because our own troops have no air control and sea control, they are passively attacked and have to make heavy sacrifices to defend the country.

One can imagine how sad and disappointed the Shanghai citizens who witnessed all this were.

The emergence of the Northeast New Army Air Force led by Gao Zhihang gave the people hope and pride.

When Gao Zhihang led his men to annihilate the arrogant and domineering Japanese army, many people could no longer control their suppressed emotions.

They need to be released, completely released.

After calculating that the voyage was almost done, Gao Zhihang led the team to return.

However, at this time, the Fengxiang aircraft carrier located at the mouth of the Yangtze River had begun to take in a large amount of water, and half of its hull had sunk into the water.

Around it, many Japanese ships, large and small, were busy coercing our own naval officers and soldiers on the Phoenix aircraft carrier, trying to prevent the Phoenix from sinking and save this aircraft carrier, which represented the honor of the Imperial Navy.

But all this is in vain. Anyone with a clear eye knows that the severely damaged Fengxiang has no possibility of saving at this point, and the only thing waiting for it is sinking and breaking.

About three hours later, Gao Zhihang led a mixed flight group back to the Tongliao base area smoothly.

Since he did not know that they were attacking a Japanese aircraft carrier, Gao Zhihang only mentioned in his report to Zhang Xinghan that he had destroyed and sunk an enemy naval warship of larger tonnage, possibly a heavy cruiser or battleship.

Zhang Xinghan didn't take it to heart. Bi Jing sent the air force to Shanghai to attack the Japanese army this time. The focus was on the political impact. As for the result, it was not the most important.

Two days later, the Secret Service of the Blue Clothes Society learned of the shocking news.

Dai Li knew that this matter was of great significance and did not dare to neglect it. He quickly went to Nanjing to report to President Jiang in person.

"Principal, the students have just received the exact news that the Japanese warship sunk by the Northeast Air Force at the Yangtze River Estuary two years ago was actually a Japanese aircraft carrier named Fengxiang." In the guest room of Jiang Guild, Dai Li felt a little confused.

reported excitedly.

"What did you say? The Northeast Air Force sank an aircraft carrier belonging to Japan?" Principal Jiang was also shocked when he heard this.

"Yes, principal. As far as I know, the Fengxiang aircraft carrier is the world's first new aircraft carrier. It is of great significance to the Japanese Navy and even the global navy." Dai Li nodded.

"Damn it, the Northeast Air Force is so beautiful this time. How could it fly into an aircraft carrier? It's really unbelievable." Principal Jiang was also very excited and said: "Immediately make this news public to the world.

Let the entire Chinese people, as well as Western countries, see the strength of our Chinese Air Force.
Chapter completed!