I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

In addition..." He emphasized, "Since the number of enemy planes greatly exceeds ours, Midway Island will definitely be bombed, the airport will be damaged, and it may be repaired, but it will take time. After we have participated in the battle, it is difficult to have enough The fuel was hovering in the sky while waiting for the airport to be repaired before landing.

Regardless of whether our planes are shot down by the enemy in combat, we will end up in the vast sea with no place to land.

Therefore, we have only one chance to fight, and I hope everyone can seize the only chance to fight!"

The mood of the pilots became solemn and decisive.

At this time, all 10 reconnaissance planes on Midway had already set off.

The reconnaissance aircraft of the Nanjing Army uses the "Owl" developed by China and Germany. This aircraft is improved on the basis of the German Fw-189A armed reconnaissance aircraft. It flies fast and high, and there are also "vampires" installed on it. The night vision device can not only carry out daytime reconnaissance, but also carry out night reconnaissance. Its armament is also very powerful. It has 3 machine guns and carries a 1 kg bomb. The Chinese and German scientists of the aircraft ignored the key point of "this aircraft is a reconnaissance aircraft" and installed too many weapons on the aircraft, which caused the reconnaissance aircraft to not fly far enough, and the maximum range could only reach more than 300 kilometers. The Japanese Navy's Nakajima C1000N "Caiyun" carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft can reach a maximum range of 6 kilometers (carrying auxiliary fuel tanks), and the owl is obviously dwarfed by comparison.

In fact, this is also a common problem of German aircraft. They fly fast, high and flexible, but they have "short legs", that is, they cannot fly far enough.

Considering that the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet can also be activated at night, the ten owls on Midway Island set off in the middle of the night, one to the west, one to the north, one to the south, two to the northeast, and two to the southeast. The three planes headed east, because the US aircraft carrier fleet is most likely to appear in the east.

Among the three owls heading east, one of them has been flying continuously for two hours, and has flown more than 200 kilometers east of Midway Island, but the flight range of the plane has reached nearly [-] kilometers. Instead, it flies on an "S" trajectory to maximize the reconnaissance search area.

Seeing the boundless water and sky ahead, the pilot on this owl began to prepare to return, but the observers put forward different opinions:

"I think we should fly a little further!"

"Flying further? But we only have enough fuel left to get us back to Midway.

If we fly again, we will eventually run out of fuel and fall into the sea!" The pilot hesitated.

"But...we have been searching for so long, but we still found nothing. It would be a waste of time to replenish and search again after we go back. What if the US fleet arrives at this time? I have a strong idea that if we continue to fly forward, we will find the US military. The fleet is gone!"

"Have you thought about it, what should we do? We will drown and even feed the sharks! Even if there is a seaplane in Midway Island to rescue us, we will be in danger in the vast sea!"

"Then pray that we find the U.S. fleet! Aren't the Yankees humane? We surrender to them, and then let the superiors exchange us with prisoners!"

"Don't be kidding me!" The pilot shook his head and started to drive the plane back home. The plane turned one and a half circles in the sky and then another half circle, and continued to fly forward.

"What are you doing?" The observer was surprised.

"I hope your instincts are right!" The pilot sighed, and continued to drive the plane forward.

The pilots and observers knew very well that if they continued to fly, they would not be able to fly back to Midway Island, but they also knew very well that as long as they could find the US fleet, even if they drowned in the sea or fed sharks, it would be worth it , because they are all soldiers, this is their responsibility.

There may be some kind of providence in the dark. After the owl reconnaissance plane continued to fly eastward for more than 50 kilometers, the observer who had been keeping his eyes tightly on the high-magnification telescope suddenly constricted his pupils and his heart beat wildly: "I found it! The U.S. fleet has been spotted!"

Where the sea and the sky meet, the U.S. Third Fleet is coming mightily, while in the sky, hundreds of U.S. carrier-based aircraft are coming from the sky.

The owl pilot was ruthless, and instead of turning around and fleeing, he rushed up against the U.S. carrier-based fleet. He knew that the plane could no longer fly back to Midway Island, and was destined to be shot down or crashed. It's better to burn the boat and fly closer to see the specific situation of the US fleet.

While the pilot continued to drive forward, the observer has already turned on the radio station on the plane in a hurry: "Call Midway! Call Midway! This is the No. 11 reconnaissance plane! Spotted the US aircraft carrier fleet! Location: 220 north by east of Midway °Approximately 11 kilometers! Repeat, the US aircraft carrier fleet is found! Location: 220° due east to north of Midway Island at approximately [-] kilometers! There are five aircraft carriers in the fleet! Repeat! There are five aircraft carriers in the fleet! The carrier-based aircraft fleet has taken off! Repeat! The carrier-based fleet has already taken off!..."

A Hellcat roared over and fired two bolts of lightning-like bullets at the owl head-on, smashing the owl's head and brain to pieces.

At the moment when they were smashed together with the plane and then fell to the sea one after another, the last thought of the owl pilot and observer was: This life is worth it!

"Discover the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet!" Midway and Nanjing received this crucial information together, and fell into unprecedented excitement and excitement together.

On Midway Island, the planes and pilots who had already been ready to go began to roar and soar into the sky one after another. Before the attack, Wu Qingping held Shen Chonghui's hand tightly: "Brother, take care! Be sure to Come back alive!"

Shen Chonghui also tightly grasped Wu Qingping's hand: "Brothers, you too, after we finish the fight, it's your turn to fight! You also have to take care of yourself, we will return to China together after victory!"

Wu Qingping burst into tears: "Okay! After returning to China, I will treat you to a drink!"

More than 290 fighter jets, dive bombers, and torpedo attack aircraft on Midway Island were all dispatched within 15 minutes, gathering into a silvery phalanx in the air, roaring eastward.

There were only a few fighter jets in the fleet to face the incoming U.S. carrier-based fleet, and most of the aircraft detoured to avoid the U.S. carrier-based fleet and rushed towards the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet.

This is a very simple truth. If an enemy aircraft carrier is sunk, no matter how many enemy carrier-based aircraft are in the sky, they will eventually fall into the sea.

The U.S. carrier-based aircraft needs to protect the aircraft carrier, but the Nanjing Army aircraft does not need to protect Midway Island. Anyway, Midway Island will definitely be blown up, so it is simply discarded.

In this matter, Halsey made a major mistake in judgment. He believed that the land-based aircraft of the Nanjing Army on Midway Island would fully protect Midway Island or at least allocate half of its strength to protect Midway Island. Unexpectedly, the Nanjing Army When the war started, Midway Island was directly abandoned and concentrated on attacking his fleet directly.

Halsey may have overlooked an important factor: Midway is an island with a fixed location, cannot run or hide, and is easily bombed, but it will not be sunk.

At about 7:10 a.m. local time on Midway Island, the U.S. carrier-based aircraft fleet arrived over Midway Island. The huge lineup of five or six hundred carrier-based aircraft made the sky of the small Midway Island completely submerged by the silver light of the wings. , Waves of anti-aircraft artillery fire exploded on Midway Island. Dozens of anti-aircraft guns and dozens of anti-aircraft machine guns bombarded and fired at the US aircraft fleet in the air. The Nanjing Army controlled these anti-aircraft guns, and these anti-aircraft guns were It is completely made in the United States. At the same time, the Zhuozhou and Cangzhou, which were cruising near Midway Island, also participated in the battle bravely. Both warships are destroyers, and they themselves have strong anti-aircraft firepower. He also raised a submachine gun and fired into the air.

Immediately, the ground of Midway Island and the sky boiled like a boil, and the bombs burst into flames. The anti-aircraft shells exploded in the hemispherical sky with Midway Island as the center of the sphere, and dense fireball smoke clusters continued to form. The Zhuozhou and Cangzhou, which were moving on the sea to avoid the track, acted as two mobile air defense positions. The sound of shelling was deafening and resounded in the sky. Bullet casings were flying, the officers shouted to direct the battle, and the soldiers were sweating profusely and running like a shuttle.

The former Midway U.S. Army, who was locked in a temporary prisoner-of-war camp surrounded by barbed wire on the island, watched this scene as if watching a war blockbuster, and they couldn't believe it:

"Are these Chinese guys crazy? So many anti-aircraft guns and just two destroyers against so many carrier-based aircraft?"

The U.S. carrier-based air fleet has an overwhelming strength advantage. The fearless dive bombers in the air fleet are diving towards Midway Island one after another, and heavy bombs are constantly falling from the sky with the breathtaking sound of breaking through the air. , Some landed on the airport, and immediately exploded into flames, blasting a huge crater, and some landed on the air defense positions of the defenders, and immediately flew blood and flesh, and the Nanjing Army and the anti-aircraft guns that controlled the anti-aircraft guns were blown up. Pieces of human flesh and steel were flying together, and the blast wave roared and swept across. The follow-up Nanjing army had no fear, and continued to take part in the battle while carrying the remains or corpses of the wounded and dead. Fireballs bloomed like mushrooms after rain on Midway Island, making the whole island tremble slightly.

At the beginning, when they saw their own carrier-based aircraft attacking, the American captives on the island cheered and applauded loudly, especially when they saw the bombs falling on the Nanjing Army's position, killing and wounding the Nanjing Army, the American prisoners were even more elated , happily, whistled and clapped and shouted: "Yellow monkeys! Our aircraft carrier fleet is coming! You are all dead!"

"Shut up!" A soldier of the Nanjing Army couldn't bear it and shot away, and the American prisoners didn't dare to cheer.

The U.S. captives were not always cheering. When they saw the U.S. carrier-based aircraft being shot down by the Midway Island anti-aircraft artillery or the Nanjing destroyer, they all sighed in annoyance, while the Nanjing army cheered endlessly. For the U.S. captives, they were the most unlucky What's more, when the U.S. carrier-based planes bombed Midway, the bombs kept falling. From time to time, bombs fell on the side of the U.S. captives or even among the U.S. captives, killing and wounding a large number of U.S. captives immediately.

Amidst the screaming English wailing, some American prisoners angrily cursed at their own carrier-based aircraft roaring in the sky: "You sons of bitches! You killed your own people! Idiots!" The plane-borne bomb was blown up, and many U.S. prisoners took the opportunity to escape from the prisoner-of-war camp and ran around the island. They found that there was no difference between the prisoner-of-war camp and the outside of the prisoner-of-war camp. Outside the prisoner-of-war camp are well-armed Nanjing troops. If they run around or resist, they will be killed at any time. What's more, this is an isolated island, and it is a cage in itself. searched away.

"Give the Yankee flag to those captives!" During the melee, Wu Qingping thought of something and hurriedly ordered his subordinates.

The officers and soldiers immediately threw the captured American flag to the American prisoners.

After receiving the national flag, the US prisoners seemed to have won the gold medal for avoiding death. One by one, they waved desperately at the US carrier-based aircraft in the sky, and shouted at the same time: "Don't bomb here! We are our own people! Don't bomb yourself. People! You idiots without eyes!"

One after another, the Dreadnoughts that were swooping down and preparing to drop bombs hurriedly stopped bombing after seeing groups of American captives waving American flags on the ground. As a result, the island was full of waving Stars and Stripes and waving The star-spangled banner is a "US Army" with yellow hair, blue eyes and white skin, wearing a US military uniform.

The Nanjing Army that attacked Midway was almost all Caucasian Chinese. They were no different from the U.S. military in appearance. When waving the American flag, the only difference from the U.S. captives was the weapons they carried, but the U.S. pilots certainly couldn’t tell the difference.

Faced with the Stars and Stripes being waved everywhere on the island and the "American captives" waving the Stars and Stripes everywhere, the pilots of the US carrier-based aircraft had to be cautious and dared not throw bombs recklessly.

"You are Chinese soldiers! Using the American flag in war is a violation of the international law of war!" A captured American officer protested to Wu Qingping righteously.

He was answered with a butt of the rifle that hit him in the mouth.

"Fuck you!" Wu Qingping yelled, "Could it be that I'm going to be blown to death by your plane honestly just to abide by that bullshit law of war?"

Because there were a large number of U.S. prisoners on Midway Island and the defenders on Midway Island were mixed with the U.S. prisoners, the U.S. carrier-based planes did not dare to bomb Midway Island with all their strength. As a result, the defenders on Midway Island did not suffer particularly serious casualties, but Sand Island Both the airports on the East and East Islands were pitted and pitted by bombing by US carrier-based aircraft, and the two airports were basically destroyed.

Fierce battles take place both at sea and in the air.

On the surface of the sea, the Zhuozhou and Cangzhou fought hard to open fire in the air, and the two ships successively shot down more than 30 US carrier-based aircraft (both ships were equipped with the most advanced air-to-sea radar and electronic fire control equipment in China and Germany, and their air defense firepower not only Strong and highly accurate), and was quickly destroyed by the U.S. carrier-based aircraft. Hundreds of U.S. carrier-based aircraft besieged the two ships like vultures seeing carrion. The No. 170 and the No. Cangzhou tried their best to avoid the bombs and torpedoes while continuing to straf the air. The two ships were hit by multiple bombs and torpedoes from the U.S. Army one after another. The No. Zhuozhou was hit by several bombs. , The fire danced wildly, several large fireballs rose from the ground on the warship, almost shattered the structure of the warship, and the whole ship was shaken. The officers and soldiers were directly thrown into the air or blown into the sea. The twisted and deformed steel was covered with blood and corpses. The bridge and main turret were blown away in the explosion. The entire warship fell apart and was burned by the sea. Engulfed, less than 20 of the more than 150 officers and soldiers on the entire ship survived, and more than [-] people including the captain died in battle. The same is true for the nearby Cangzhou, which was hit by multiple torpedoes at the waterline of the hull The armor was blown to pieces, a large amount of sea water poured into the bilge, the power system was completely paralyzed, and the warship immediately tilted severely. At this moment, the captain ordered the whole ship, "Those who are willing to continue fighting can continue to fight with me, and the rest can take The lifeboat goes to Midway Island." After the order was issued, no one on the ship abandoned the ship in a lifeboat and escaped. Together with the captain, they all continued to control the anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and submachine guns to shoot at the air until the Cangzhou completely sank under the sea.

The U.S. carrier-based aircraft pilots who attacked Midway were at a loss after participating in the war, because there were no "large numbers of enemy aircraft" in the sky of Midway. The Nanjing Army fought against Midway except for anti-aircraft guns and two destroyers. , only twenty or thirty aircraft participated in the war.

After seeing the attack of the US carrier-based aircraft group, the twenty or thirty aircraft of the Nanjing Army barely resisted, but fled away and fled northwest.

After seeing this scene, the U.S. carrier-based air fleet immediately pursued and killed the opponent, and Lieutenant Colonel Jones, who led the team, contacted the Bravery by radio at the same time:

"Here is the attacking formation. It has destroyed the airfield of Midway Island and sunk two enemy destroyers, but no enemy aircraft clusters have been found. Only more than 20 enemy aircraft have been found and they are fleeing to the northwest. The attacking formation is pursuing middle.

Duplicate report..."

Jones is an experienced air combat commander. He was worried that his side would be "turned away from the mountain" by the opponent. Therefore, after confirming that the Midway Island Airport had been destroyed, he ordered the air force to be divided into three parts, and part of them pursued the escaped Nanjing Army aircraft. (Jones suspects that the Nanjing Army aircraft clusters are all in the far northwest. These escaped Nanjing Army aircraft are just luring the US military), some of them hovered over the vicinity of Midway Island, and some immediately returned to the aircraft carrier fleet.

After receiving the report, Halsey was very confused: "The Chinese don't want Midway? Where did their plane go?" He thought hard, and his brain finally began to feel tired and tired after a long time without rest. Come slow.

Chief of Staff Browning quickly reacted: "Admiral! The Chinese knew that Midway Island could not block our air strikes, so they gave up directly. The [-] land-based aircraft must have taken off, but not to their aircraft carrier. It’s useless to go there, land-based planes can’t land on the aircraft carrier, and their land-based planes must be on their way to here! Not only that, their carrier-based planes must also be on their way to here!”

Halsey was startled, and his tiredness disappeared immediately: "Yes! Immediately order Jones to come back with the plane! Protect the fleet! Meet the Chinese land-based fleet!"

At 8 o'clock in the morning local time on Midway Island, a fierce air battle broke out above the head of the US 3rd Fleet.

Participating in the war was the escort carrier-based aircraft of the U.S. fleet and some of the U.S. carrier-based aircraft that rushed back from Midway Island.

If Midway Island and the U.S. 3rd Fleet are regarded as "two points, one up and one up", then the route of the U.S. military fleet is "丨", and the route of the Nanjing military fleet is ")". The starting point and end point of the two sides are the same. Yes, but the route is different "丨)". Obviously, in order to avoid the U.S. fleet, the Nanjing military fleet circled a large semicircle and flew about 8 kilometers longer. Finally, the Nanjing military fleet flew to the U.S. fleet at 200 o'clock In the sky above, at this time, the U.S. fleet only had more than 5 carrier-based aircraft for air defense. Five minutes later, more than 200 of the U.S. carrier-based aircraft attacking Midway Island returned to the sky above the U.S. fleet.

This "5 minutes" is crucial. Five minutes ago, the number of Nanjing Army aircraft on the head of the U.S. fleet exceeded that of the U.S. carrier-based aircraft, and the quality also exceeded. Five minutes later, the strength of the aircraft of both sides was almost the same.

This critical "5-minute" time difference has cost the US military a heavy price.

"Enemy planes are coming!" Almost at the same time, all the warships of the U.S. Army sounded heart-piercing alarm bells and the officers shouted hoarsely. The machine guns pointed at the sky and prepared to spray flames. The US carrier-based aircraft hovering over the US fleet completely subconsciously flew towards the five aircraft carriers in the fleet to provide the most stringent protection for the aircraft carrier. The US cruisers and destroyers were also around the aircraft carrier. The stars and the moon are built into an air defense firepower network.

This reaction is almost instinctive, because everyone knows that the aircraft carrier is the most important.

"The first and second squadrons, fly to the US aircraft carrier! Harass the US military! Attract the US military's firepower and attention!" Shen Chonghui ordered loudly on the radio, "The third squadron, follow me to fight the US escort aircraft carrier!"

The fleet of Nanjing military planes approaching at lightning speed immediately split into two, and about two-thirds rushed towards the five U.S. aircraft carriers in a murderous manner. Amidst the turmoil, one-third of the Nanjing Army's planes pounced on the escort aircraft carrier behind the US fleet.

Those escorting aircraft carriers are all "low-cost assembly line products" on the American industrial production line. They are not as important as aircraft carriers, and they are not as protected as aircraft carriers. An escorting aircraft carrier has only one destroyer for protection, and its own defense is even lower. You have to "explode as soon as you hit it."

In the Chinese Navy's meritorious award list, the reward for sinking an American escort aircraft carrier is of the same level as that for sinking an American light cruiser. Even the US military itself nicknamed the escort aircraft carrier "ketchup cans".

In fact, the escort aircraft carrier is like this. It can take off, land, and carry carrier-based aircraft. It has the performance of a light aircraft carrier, and can also transport a large amount of materials. It has the performance of a transport ship, and it is cheap and mass-produced. Because of this, it The defense power of the ship is at the same level as that of a civilian ship. There is almost no armor protection on the ship, and it is very easy to be sunk.

"Brothers, let's kill!" Seeing that the nearest U.S. escort aircraft carrier is close in sight, and the anti-aircraft firepower of the nearby destroyer is completely negligible, even the U.S. sailors on it can be seen running in panic. At that time, Shen Chonghui showed a knowing smile.

Group after group of thunder and lightning soared into the sky on the hull of the US escort aircraft carrier.

The U.S. escort aircraft carrier is worthy of the title of "ketchup cans". One bomb or one torpedo is enough to reimburse it. With two or three bombs or two or three torpedoes, all the attacked US escort aircraft carriers were completely disintegrated, and they were swallowed by the sea in pieces.

When the U.S. carrier-based aircraft group that attacked Midway Island returned to the war, the 3 escort aircraft carriers of the U.S. 12rd Fleet had been sunk by the Nanjing military aircraft group, and 10 of them had been sunk. After entering the bottom of the sea, none of the five regular aircraft carriers of the US military was injured, because none of them were really attacked.

"Why not attack the regular aircraft carrier of the U.S. military?" This is a question Shen Chonghui and other Nanjing Army pilots can't figure out.

After the massacre of the U.S. escorting aircraft carrier was over, the Nanjing military aircraft group launched a star-studded air battle with the U.S. carrier-based aircraft group that outnumbered its own without fear.

The pilots all know that Midway Island Airport has been destroyed. Even if they fly back, they will not be able to land. The plane is destined to crash into the sea. The opponent shot down and fell into the sea.

"Kill!" Amid Changhong's furious roar, the Nanjing military aircraft group flying over the U.S. fleet frantically launched a reverse charge against the U.S. carrier-based aircraft group with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers.

The sky of the U.S. 3rd Fleet boiled and burned in an instant. The sky was full of dazzling aircraft trajectories and dizzying bullets and fire like a golden snake dancing wildly. Countless shells poured into the sky, and the plane that exploded in the air allowed all the officers and soldiers of the U.S. Third Fleet to enjoy a large-scale salute and fireworks show. All the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Fleet enjoyed a spectacular and dense meteor shower. The falling planes, aircraft fragments, anti-aircraft shell fragments, and aviation machine gun shells made the sea area where the US 3rd Fleet is located feel like a heavy rain. Tumbling, ripples like hemp.

In the radio channel of the Nanjing military fleet, various shouts are intertwined:

"I am the No. 28 torpedo attack aircraft. I have already dropped the torpedoes and am ready to participate in air combat. I am responsible for luring the enemy aircraft. Please destroy the US fighter jets that are chasing me. There are three Hellcats. Be careful!"

"I am the No. 14 dive bomber, and there is still a bomb that has not been dropped. I am about to attack the US heavy cruiser directly ahead, and at the same time attract the ship's anti-aircraft firepower. Please seize the opportunity for the fighters behind me to break through the ship's air defense firepower network!"

"I am fighter number 139. I have been shot. The plane is out of control and is about to fall. Brothers, I will take a step first. Come on!"

"Good brother, be careful!"

The "one step ahead" mentioned by the pilots of the Nanjing Army is by no means driving a plane to hit an enemy ship or co-exist with the plane, but to escape by parachuting and then surrender to the US military happily.

"There is nothing shameful in surrendering when you have completed your mission or are unable to continue fighting, but surrendering to the enemy is shameful.

The country has spent huge sums of money to train us, and we should cherish and preserve our lives so that we can continue to serve the country in the future," this is the belief of Nanjing Army pilots.

——The pilots of the Nanjing Army only surrendered to the American and British troops, and would not surrender to the Japanese and Soviet troops, because the latter two armies did not pay attention to humanitarianism at all, and if they fell into their hands, life would be worse than death, and it would be better to drive a plane into them and follow them They all died together.