Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

The aircraft carrier "Zuo Zongtang"

The silver-gray anti-aircraft guns on the deck were already ready to go. The anti-aircraft gunners held the gun barrels tightly, rubbing the triggers with their fingertips, and their eyes were as sharp as torches, scanning the boundary between the sea and the sky under the scorching sun.

12:26!

Radar alarms ripped through the sky! Seven U.S. A4 piston attack aircraft formed a wedge-shaped formation and rushed in at high speed, almost skimming the sea.

"Fire into the air!" Before the commander finished speaking, the 40mm anti-aircraft artillery group issued a deafening roar.

Amid the spewing orange-red tongues of fire, specially made proximity-fuze shells weaved into a barrage of death in the air, and the explosion of each shell produced a hexagonal cloud of fragments.

When the wing of the first A4 was cut off by shrapnel, the remaining fighters immediately dispersed and maneuvered. However, the gunners used the gun-aiming radar to deploy deadly firepower in the enemy's flight path in advance. With violent explosions, fireballs exploded in the sky one after another, and metal wreckage fell into the sea with thick smoke.

After just 5 minutes of fighting, all 7 A4 attack aircraft were turned into scrap metal floating on the sea.

12:27!

"Qi Jiguang!" Aircraft carrier!

A shrill alarm sounded throughout the entire ship - on the radar screen, 15 fast-moving spots of light swooped down like evil eagles, and the US fighter jets' raid had already begun!

"All anti-aircraft firepower, target locked!" The commander's roar penetrated the noisy alarm. In an instant, the anti-aircraft guns on the deck of the "Qi Jiguang" burst into blazing flames, and dense barrages poured into the sky like a steel rainstorm. With skilled tactics, the US fighter planes dived and pulled up, constantly changing formations to try to break through the defense line. But the gunners of the "Qi Jiguang" were not afraid. They calmly adjusted the muzzle angle, predicted the trajectory of the enemy plane, and fired shells accurately one by one.

In the fierce exchange of fire, one after another US fighter planes were hit and fell into the sea with thick smoke. However, the remaining US pilots were furious and continued to launch crazy attacks with their numerical advantage and fearlessness. Under the fierce interception of anti-aircraft fire, several more fighter planes were shot down, but there was still a US fighter plane that seized the brief gap in the anti-aircraft fire and made a nearly suicidal dive, smashing the bomb hard on the deck of the "Qi Jiguang"!

There was a loud bang, and flames shot up into the sky. The bomb hit the deck directly, and the violent explosion caused the air waves to overturn nearby equipment and crew members. What's worse, the impact of the explosion affected the engine room. Thick smoke billowed out from the cracks in the deck, and the equipment in the engine room was severely damaged, and the power system was instantly paralyzed. The speed of the "Qi Jiguang" aircraft carrier dropped sharply, from 28 knots to 10 knots, and it slowly lost power on the sea, like a wounded beast.

On the aircraft carrier Zuo Zongtang,

After receiving the report that the Qi Jiguang aircraft carrier had been attacked, Lin Jiwen's face turned pale. He couldn't just abandon it and ignore it, so he had to order the fleet to reduce its speed to 15 knots!

At this point, both sides were already clear about each other's position and situation!

13:41,

The alarm blew loudly,

The third batch of US military aircraft, totaling 147 aircraft, arrived.

At this time, all 115 Yue Fei fighter planes on Lin Jiwen’s three aircraft carriers took off, and 63 Meng Tian attack aircraft were also launched to counterattack the US fleet!

At this time, Tang Yantian was leading the main fleet and advancing at a full speed of 29 knots. When the distance between the two sides was only 350 nautical miles, Tang Yantian originally planned to take off all the planes, but then he came up with a bold idea, that is, since one aircraft carrier had been severely damaged, it would be better to use Lin Jiwen’s three aircraft carriers as bait, and then launch a surprise attack after the main force approached!

At 14:15, although 78 aircraft of the third wave of the US military were shot down, 25 aircraft still broke through the interception and launched an attack on the aircraft carrier "Weihushan!" Weihushan was hit by two torpedoes and a bomb. The hull was seriously damaged and the speed dropped to 5 knots!

At the same time, the attack aircraft sent by Lin Jiwen also found the US fleet, but because the anti-aircraft firepower of the US ships was too strong, the attack aircraft sank a US cruiser and a destroyer, and only 35 aircraft returned!

The USS Princeton! aircraft carrier,

The Allied naval commander, U.S. Navy Admiral Radford, was anxiously waiting for the report of the third round of air strikes.

An officer took off his headphones and reported,

"General, the three aircraft carriers of Haizhou have all been severely damaged. One of them is tilted and is already sinking!"

Redford was delighted.

"Order, all ships launch the fourth round of air strikes, and make sure to sink all three aircraft carriers!"

"General, our losses of carrier-based aircraft have exceeded 247!"

The biggest difference between the eight aircraft carriers of the US military and those of the Haizhou Kingdom is that some of the US aircraft carriers are old-style aircraft carriers from the World War II era with only 80 carrier-based aircraft, so Radford's aircraft carriers have only 770 carrier-based aircraft in total!

The loss of 247 carrier-based aircraft is a considerable cost!

"All fighters and attack planes take off. After this battle, we will return to Sydney for replenishment!" Redford gave the order decisively!

At 16:22, the fourth batch of US military aircraft, totaling 429 aircraft, flew over with murderous intent.

Lin Jiwen also ordered the last 87 carrier-based aircraft to take off to meet the enemy.

At this moment, Tang Yantian's aircraft carrier was only 150 nautical miles away from Lin Jiwen's fleet, while the US fleet was 170 nautical miles away from Lin Jiwen!

After receiving an emergency report from the air command aircraft, Tang Yantian ordered all Yue Fei fighter jets on each aircraft carrier to take off, a total of 379!

The aircrafts of both sides arrived at almost the same time, but the American aircrafts were dumbfounded. They had no choice but to fight back hastily.

Fierce air battles started again! Deafening explosions were heard from time to time in the air, and fragments of fighter planes were scattered everywhere in the air. Some fighter planes crashed with the fighter planes before the pilots had time to parachute after being hit. The pilots of both sides were furious. In this narrow airspace, they relied on their superb flying skills and tenacious will to continuously attack and dodge.

A team of US attack aircraft lowered their altitude and launched another fierce attack on the aircraft carrier "Zuo Zongtang!" Four torpedoes hit the aircraft carrier in succession. After a huge explosion, Zuo Zongtang slowly sank to the bottom of the sea!

At 17:55, the air battle was basically over.

The U.S. military lost a total of 309 aircraft.

But they also sank the "Wohushan" aircraft carrier of Haizhou State!

At this moment, the sunset begins to fall,

When Redford, who was 130 nautical miles away, received the report, he was shocked. He sensitively realized that Haizhou Kingdom still had aircraft carriers that had not been discovered, so he immediately ordered the fleet to turn around and evacuate!