"Commander, I have just received information from home that the Military Intelligence Bureau has confirmed that the USS Langley, the battleship USS Washington and the battleship USS West Virginia of the US Navy are all at the San Diego military base. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info What our reconnaissance planes discovered should be the fish that slipped through the net of the Pacific Fleet, the aircraft carrier "Saratoga", the battleship "Colorado" and the battleship "Maryland". Vice Admiral Lin Xiangjin, chief of staff of the fleet, said to Admiral Chen Houfu.

Admiral Chen Houfu nodded, if it can be determined that the USS Langley is at the San Diego Naval Base, then there is nothing to worry about. Only by sinking the USS Saratoga will the Imperial Navy have only to guard against the submarine forces of the US Navy in the waters near the Hawaiian Islands. At the very least, security has increased a lot.

"We took off more than a hundred carrier-based aircraft, and there should be no problem in sinking these three capital ships of the Americans. Once we've sunk them, we're ready to take the next step. Admiral Chen Houfu said.

Attacking the Hawaiian Islands is just the first step. Next, plans B and C need to be carried out to launch attacks on those military ports and shipyards along the US coast, while destroying the Panama Canal, so that the US Navy cannot send forces from the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama Canal to reinforce the Pacific direction. This further strengthened the Imperial Navy's power in the Pacific.

At this moment, the US Navy's 1st Aircraft Carrier Task Force is already in chaos. The sudden appearance of the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy gave them a premonition that their whereabouts were exposed. At such a critical time, once the deeds are exposed, it is undoubtedly very dangerous. If they don't, they'll all be sunk here. Especially after learning about the size of the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier fleet, Rear Admiral Halsey and others were even more cold in their hearts. They knew that they wouldn't be able to escape if they didn't get it right this time.

"Bastard! Are those pilots stupid? The Chinese carrier-based aircraft have been tracking them for so long, and they have not noticed at all. Major General Halsey was furious. Such negligence will undoubtedly put the entire fleet in danger!

"General, our carrier-based pilots should have been frightened by the Chinese. Therefore, they did not expect that the Chinese Navy would send carrier-based aircraft to track them. The adjutant said.

Rear Admiral Halsey also knew that, in fact, it was no wonder that their carrier-based pilots were to blame. However, the anger in his heart always had to find a place to vent. Otherwise, he felt that something was wrong.

"Order the returning fighters, intercept the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese, expel them. It's better to shoot them down. Major General Halsey ordered.

"General, our fighters replied that they were running out of fuel and could not fight the enemy in the air for a long time." The communications officer reported. After all, the US carrier-based aircraft had taken off to attack the Chinese fleet and returned after the attack failed. Once I went, the fuel was almost gone.

"Hell, order the spare fighter to take off, then let the returning fighter land first, refill the fuel and ammunition, and then take to the air. Order the ships to prepare for air defense. Major General Halsey ordered.

The USS Saratoga carried a total of 78 carrier-based aircraft, six of which were left in addition to the previously dispatched carrier-based aircraft, two fighters, two dive bombers, and two torpedo attack aircraft.

After receiving the order, the two Buffalo fighters on the deck immediately took to the air and flew towards the two two-seat F9 fighters of the Imperial Navy, hoping to expel the two Imperial planes, so that the American fleet could quickly change course and then flee.

The two Buffalo fighters began to climb, but their climbing speed was too clumsy.

"The one in the back sat firmly, and the American fighters took off. Then let's show them what real air combat is. Is Number 2 ready? Said the pilot of a two-seater F9 fighter.

"No. 1, No. 2 are ready, I will cover your attack." Fighter No. 2 replied.

"Okay, get ready to dive!" Fighter Pilot No. 1 immediately ordered. Now the fighters of the US Navy are climbing, and this is a great opportunity for the fighters of the Imperial Navy to shoot them down.

The two two-seater F9 fighters immediately lowered their noses and pounced on the two Buffalo fighters of the US Navy.

"Damn, the Chinese are coming, turn quickly." The two Buffalo fighters, which were climbing, immediately scrambled to turn and escape from the attack of the Imperial Navy's fighters.

"Knock knock!" The 30-mm cannon in the nose fired, and the shells whistled towards the Buffalo fighters of the US Navy.

The 30mm cannon was so powerful that it easily blew holes the size of a basketball into the Buffalo fighter of the U.S. Navy. The nose of a Buffalo fighter was damaged and ignited a fire, so that the Buffalo fighter immediately fell headlong into the sea, and soon planted on the surface of the sea, splashing a large amount of water. Another Buffalo fighter narrowly escaped the attack just now. However, he was besieged by two fighters of the Imperial Navy, and he could not dodge at all, and after only holding out for five minutes, the Buffalo fighter was beaten and disintegrated, and the pilot was shot on the spot.

From the time the two Buffalo fighters of the US Navy took off to the time they were shot down, the whole process took only twenty minutes. The Chinese Navy's fighter jets taught the U.S. Navy a lesson in how big the performance gap between the two fighters is.

"Oh God! Are the Chinese fighters so much more advanced than ours? How can this be? Major General Halsey's aide-de-camp widened.

Major General Halsey's eyes were about to erupt into flames. Originally, he was also going to order the three fighters returning to take to the skies for combat. However, he thought about it for a while, and knew that if he sent those three fighters into the air to fight, it was estimated that it would be a dead end. So, he gave up on this unrealistic idea.

"Ordered the fleet to turn and sail in a southeasterly direction. All anti-aircraft gun emplacements are ready to prepare for an attack by the enemy's carrier-based aircraft. Major General Halsey ordered. Since they are unable to expel the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy, they can only let it go.

"General, we might as well disband the formation and disperse and escape. In that case, we may have a chance to escape. The adjutant suggested.

Rear Admiral Halsey shook his head: "If we scatter and escape, our aircraft carriers and battleships will definitely become the targets of the Chinese." When the time comes, having lost the protection of other warships, it is easier to sink. What's more, the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese may already be on the way. It won't be long before they catch up with us. Even if we scatter and escape, we won't be able to escape at all. ”

The US Navy's 1st Aircraft Carrier Task Force is now lined up in an air defense formation, ready to resist the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy.

At 12:35 p.m., carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy appeared on the US Navy's anti-air search radar. The dense dots of light made the radar crews of the US Navy tingle. They knew that they would most likely not be able to resist the attack of so many carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy. And once you can't resist it, there is only one end, and that is to be sunk.

"The Chinese sent so many carrier-based aircraft to attack us. They really didn't want to let us go. Major General Hals had a serious face. He knew that his aircraft carrier was the only warship in the entire eastern Pacific Ocean that could threaten the Chinese Navy. As for the aircraft carrier 'Langley', because the tonnage is too small, it is only capable of carrying 36 carrier-based aircraft. With such strength, perhaps even the air defense network of the Chinese Navy cannot break through, let alone attack the aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy.

"Send a telegram to the ships, and the time has come to test us. For the sake of the American Republic, we must desperately resist the attack of the Chinese. Only by resisting their attacks will we have a way to survive. Otherwise, we will surely die. Major General Halsey ordered.

Now they have indeed reached the most critical juncture, and if they don't pay attention to it, they may be sunk. The waters of the Pacific Ocean in September, although not too cold. But the sharks in the sea obviously won't let go of these delicious delicacies.

Ten minutes later, the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aircraft were within range of the anti-aircraft guns of the U.S. Navy's 1st Aircraft Carrier Task Force. The battleship "Colorado" and the battleship "Maryland" were on both sides of the battleship "Saratoga", and their 127-mm high-level dual-purpose guns had already opened fire, and dense shells exploded in the air in an attempt to intercept the attack of the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy.

However, the number of carrier-based aircraft in the Chinese Navy is too large. When they dispersed, it was as if the whole sky was covered.

"Attention squads, fighter jets are responsible for suppressing enemy anti-aircraft fire, dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft, first solving the enemy's perimeter anti-aircraft fire, and then launching an attack on the core battleship." The commander of this battle was still Colonel Liu Tingsheng, the commander of the 13th Carrier-based Aircraft Wing of the Imperial Naval Air Force.

The American fleet on the sea, with aircraft carriers in the middle, two battleships outward, and four light cruisers and six destroyers on the outside, formed a standard air defense formation. If you rashly attack the aircraft carrier in the middle, you will cause great damage. It would be much easier to get rid of the small ships on the periphery first.

An F9 fighter launched an attack on a destroyer of the U.S. Navy, with 30mm cannon shells in the nose and 12.7mm aviation machine gun rounds on both flanks, firing at the destroyer's anti-aircraft gun emplacements as if they were not asking for money. (To be continued.) )