"It's hard to be a low-key person, and it's hard not to be low-key!" Meng Xiang was also happy when he heard that Chen Guan and the others had arrived in the Yellow Sea. The fact that they could drive that far in that Nagato-class was an experience in itself.

After another upgrade, the shipyard's shipbuilding speed was increased to a standard speed of 40 tons per hour. When he was unconscious, he asked the Nanyang sub-base to build Nagato-class battleships, and a total of five were built. In more than two months, it has been built.

At this time, those battleships were lying in the shipbuilding center waiting for the arrival of the buyer.

Before the establishment of the Fifth Fleet, Meng Xiang had a plan to get the Nagato-class battleships. In this era, battleships are just like nuclear bombs as weapons of strategic deterrence. With such a ship in charge, even if I want to attack, I need to think carefully about it.

But there is also a question of degree.

The vanguard army is equipped with a battleship, and others think that they have money at most, but if they are equipped with two or three, they have to consider the mystery if they have no brains. At this time, the vanguard army could not bear the pressure brought by the attention of all parties, and it was already a bit risky for Meng Xiang to draw out one.

The rest is absolutely not wasted, and at this time high-end weapons such as battleships are definitely a seller's market, and there is no market for them.

Umbrella companies have started looking for buyers all over the world. The sensitive Germans planned to buy one, Chile also planned to order one, and Soviet Russia, which had deep pockets, ordered two in one go.

The commissioning of the Brazilian and Argentine warships caused a lot of waves, and their intelligence from all over the world also revealed the surname of the ship, which was exactly the same as that of the Nagato, especially the 410 mm cannon and the high speed of 26 knots, which attracted everyone's attention. But I have been investigating around for a long time, and I haven't caught the shadow of the umbrella company. At most, I know that their shadows have appeared in Europe, America and Asia, but no one can catch one.

Compared with himself, other forces are more concerned about the price and surname of the battleship. Although the transaction price is not yet known, since both Brazil and Argentina can be equipped, the price must be very favorable. The Umbrella Company couldn't find much of it, so it waited for them to come to the door.

Soviet Russia waited until the umbrella came and, seeing those very favorable terms, did not hesitate to buy two ships and was ready to replenish them to the Pacific Fleet.

In this way, four ships went out at once, and the key is that Meng Xiang sold it cheaper, cheaper than when it traded with Brazil and Argentina. These warships were pressed in their hands, and most of the base's funds were siphoned off, so that the base's finances were tight for a long time before it eased up.

"If only there was one more!" Looking at the back of the Canglong that went out of the port to face the battle, Fan Chong's exclamation almost made Meng Xiang lie down.

Meng Xiang's equipment Canglong is also very expensive, only those carrier-based aircraft can fly behind the high price after the half-price discount, plus other transformations, before and after the investment of tens of millions, directly siphoned off the vast majority of the base's monthly finances.

But in the face of his threat, Meng Xiang still gritted his teeth and customized these. At the same time, it was decided that the scale would be limited to this.

He finally realized the saying that the navy is difficult to raise.

The Jing Ke has been lurking quietly, at dawn on September 18, when watching more than a dozen huge figures sail by not far overhead, Zhong Shuqian held back the excitement in his heart and sent the news of the arrival of the devil ship formation to the command headquarters.

At this time, the devil's fleet had already indicated that it was heading for Qingdao.

A red alert has been raised in the Qingdao area. The entire SAR was also raised to orange.

Preparations are ready for the battle ahead.

At 6:15 a.m., a cautious Nagumo Zhong gave the order to search the sky around Qingdao. Although he thought that the Huaxia Navy was no threat to it, the Vanguard Army's air force was very powerful, which still aroused his vigilance.

At 6:35, the reconnaissance plane that took off from the Akagi observed the aircraft of the Vanguard Army flying from the direction of Qingdao, and there were more than 50 of them, including more than 30 fighters and more than 20 Stukka.

"After getting off two planes, come back for breakfast!" Shiro Oikawa gestured to his companion and boarded his Type 96 carrier-based fighter.

His plane quickly flew off the deck of the Akagi under the guidance of the dispatcher, and flew slowly in the sky, waiting for the follow-up planes to come and fly in formation, and meet the incoming planes of the vanguard army together.

At 6:43, the planes of the devils and the planes of the vanguard army met at an altitude of more than 6,000 meters not far from the fleet.

The sneak attack on the intercepted vanguard plane seemed to be a little panicked, but it quickly stabilized, and the 24 fighters met the 30 devil fighters who rushed over one after another. Others continued to advance.

The vanguard was still piloted by the Republican Thunderbolts, and with the sturdiness and thickness of the mech, the Thunderbolts attacked first. The thunderbolt that jumped to more than 7,000 meters rushed down sharply, and rushed straight towards the formation of the Type 96 ship battle, which was all devils.

In this interception, 16 ships took off from the Akagi, 8 ships took off from the Longxiang, and 6 ships took off from the Fengxiang. There were also fighter planes taking off one after another, but they were all hovering over the ship formation on alert.

He said that the planes that met the enemy faced the detachment of the vanguard planes, and they also split up and went up to six planes to fight and attack, and the other planes faced the attack of the vanguard army and started a dogfight in the air.

At this time, the pilots on the devil's aircraft carrier were all devil's elite pilots, and their skills were outstanding. In the face of the attack of the republican thunderbolt, most of them were ready to dodge again. The repeated and effective collective dive attacks of this thunderbolt were only gained by two aircraft. But the devil also has little to do with the thick-skinned Thunderbolt, and the 7.7 machine gun is just an itch for the Thunderbolt.

As the devil pilot became familiar with the characteristics of thunder and lightning, and constantly used flexible movements to get rid of the thunderbolt's chase and bite, the devil lost two more planes, and there were no more casualties, but the thunderbolt was hit by the fuel tank and crashed one, and after one was injured, he dragged the black smoke and evacuated first.

The vanguard planes of the other group did not evade the interception of the Japanese planes. The three Stukas that burst through were shot down by the two warships on guard, while the other Stukas were covered by lightning and circled around in search of fighters. There was a group of three-plane formation Stuka D broke through, and they dived directly from an altitude of 7,000 meters, and the devil's 96 ship battle could not be stopped at all when Stuka D dived.

The large-caliber anti-aircraft guns that had been prepared below constantly roared. The 14 triple 25-mm anti-aircraft guns on the aircraft carrier Akagi, which was struck down by Stuka, were also firing one after another. The Devil's Type 96 25-mm anti-aircraft gun had a very fast rate of fire, reaching 260 rounds per minute, but its 15-round fixed magazine still needed to be replaced from time to time, and the 14-seat anti-aircraft gun could only play one-third of the effect. And it was only three thousand meters high, and by the time they launched an effective attack, Stuka D was already dropping bombs.

"Don't get too close!" Dong Changhe was about to continue to advance downward, but Feng Ba's cold dissuasion sounded in his ears. He slapped his thigh hard, but still chose to obey the order, but before he could pull it up, a 12-centimeter anti-aircraft artillery shell exploded not far from him, and the plane's engine was damaged and smoke came out.

"I've been shot!" He shouted, and tried to, but the shell left more than one fragment in his plane and failed.

"Can't pull it up!" He continued to try, but even Pinla couldn't pull it up. There was also a problem with the rudder, and the plane began to drag black smoke towards the download at high speed.

"Skydive!" Feng Ba's voice trembled a little. In this case, parachuting could not escape the fire of the ship's anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. The devils attacked the pilots of the vanguard parachuting in the same way. But if you don't parachute, there is only a dead end if you fall headlong like this.

"Brother, see you in the next life!" Dong Changhe said to his new partner Feng 213, his old partner has also become a new pilot, this new partner is also conscientious, and he has only been working together for more than a month, but Dong Changhe is very satisfied. But now it's useless, and the only thing to do at this time is not to die in vain.

"I'm coming!" Dong Changhe's figure of Chen Shilie, who rushed to the pontoon bridge to commit suicide, appeared in front of Dong Changhe, he gritted his teeth violently, increased the throttle to the maximum, and the figure that was originally aimed at the Akagi became bigger and bigger in front of him.

"Dong Changhe!" The shouts of his comrades were heard in his ears.

The triple 25-mm anti-aircraft artillery shells on the Akagi made several holes in the approaching Stuka D, but they did not hit the vital point of the armor protection, and could not prevent the plane from continuing to dive.

"Boom!" With a bang, Dong Changhe's Stuka D hit the stern of the rapidly advancing Akagi, directly penetrating the three decks and exploding inside. The two 500-kilogram bombs he was carrying exploded together in a wave that opened a large hole in the upper deck. Other 50-kilogram bomblets also exploded in the cabin, causing a large fire.

"The power and drivetrain have been affected a bit, but they haven't lost power and can continue to be used." Nanyun Zhong was relieved as soon as he heard the report below. At that time, he judged a possible attack, and under his series of commands, the accelerating aircraft carrier might be able to dodge this attack, but he didn't expect the plane to accelerate suddenly, and the ship was still hit and affected.

One of the three Stuka was shot down, and one of the fighters in the scuffle also fell.

It was not easy for Raiden to lock on to the highly skilled devil pilots, and he could only rely on the fire of 6 machine guns to cover him. And the devil can't do anything about the thick armor of the thunderbolt, unless it is to damage the wings and fuel tanks and other vital points, otherwise he can only watch the 7.7 machine gun bullet be bounced off, even if it hits the fuselage, it takes more than a dozen hits, and the thunderbolt does not have many adverse reactions.

"Is there such a monster?" Oikawa Shiro had heard that the vanguard army had a kind of thick-armored aircraft, in his opinion, the thick-armored aircraft must be bulky and slow, and could only be beaten passively, who knew that the other party had hit a thunderbolt dozens of bullets, and the other party was fine, but he was chased by a large-caliber machine gun and fled.

Behind the fuselage of the last Stukala, two 500-kilogram bombs fell into the water and stirred up a column of water higher than the chimney, but it did not have much impact on the Akagi, but one of the two 50-kilogram bombs dropped fell on the deck, destroying a 25-mm anti-aircraft gun position with little armor protection, and all 9 people of the triple 25-mm anti-aircraft guns in that place fell in a pool of blood.

At the same time, smoke rose from the escort Dachao not far away, and a 500-kilogram bomb directly stopped it there, the hull was leaking, and it was constantly being rescued.

"You fools, you planes can't stop you!" The captain of the Akagi, Junichi Mizuno, cursed loudly at the pilots while directing the firefighting. The column of smoke dragged behind the speeding aircraft carrier, mixed with the smell of burnt hair, which made Takeo Takagi, the captain of the Mutsu behind, frown.

"These aircraft carriers of theirs can't help but blow up, and any bomb can blow up a big hole in the wooden deck!" Xiao Du Junzhi gloated a little. The people on the aircraft carriers and battleships also looked down on each other. But at this time, in the eyes of everyone, the absolute king of the sea is still the battleship.

"Have you forgotten that experiment in the Empire? Airplanes are getting more and more advanced! Takagi Takeo sighed and said, "The aircraft carrier is not powerful in itself, but in the planes on it." ”

At 7:21, when Thunderbolt's fifth plane also fell, the pilots of the Vanguard Army received a signal to evacuate. They have a limited range and are about the same as ammunition consumption. Thunderbolt relied on intensive machine-gun firepower to also knock down the opponent's 8 96 ships. Even if the devil's pilot skills are good, he can only be helpless in the face of a large gap in the surname of the aircraft.

"Catch them, catch them!" There were the shouts of devils all around, and although Zhang Mingxiang couldn't understand what the devils were shouting, he knew that he was in a catastrophe this time.

Although the vanguard hit the Akagi and seriously damaged the escort destroyer, 4 Stuka crashed, and four pilots parachuted to escape, but two were killed by the machine gun fire of the devils in the sky, and one of the life-saving inflators did not open and sank directly to the bottom of the sea. At this time, Zhang Mingxiang, who was floating on the sea, was particularly conspicuous.

"Farewell!" Seeing the devil's lifeboat getting closer and closer, Zhang Mingxiang decisively pulled the trigger in his hand. The powerful Browning was not affected by the sea water, and the gunshots rang out, and Zhang Mingxiang, who had unlocked the life-saving device, hung down, and his body slowly slid into the depths of the sea.