On the aircraft carrier "Phoenix Mountain," the flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy, Admiral Chen Houfu stood on the island, looking at the approaching US planes, his face unchanged. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info After all, the planes of the US military are breaking through the network of anti-aircraft fire of the Imperial fleet. However, the anti-aircraft fire network of the Imperial fleet was not so easy to break, and the American army was paying heavy losses every moment.

At this rate, it is estimated that by the time the US military approaches the aircraft carrier at the core of the Imperial Fleet, there will be no aircraft left. The threat that can be generated to the Imperial fleet will naturally not be too great.

"Boom! Rumble! "The 88-mm anti-aircraft guns were roaring, and the dense shells were tearing the US planes to shreds one after another.

Soon, both 40-mm anti-aircraft guns and 20-mm anti-aircraft guns opened fire. This also means that the US military has already flown over the fleet. This is where these anti-aircraft guns come in.

However, by this time, there were not many US planes left. In total, there are less than 20 in the north and south directions. The aerial bombs and torpedoes carried by these planes destroyed at most one aircraft carrier of the Imperial Navy. Moreover, they would only need to be able to break through the dense anti-aircraft fire of the Imperial fleet.

"The planes are preparing to attack, targeting the large aircraft carriers of the Chinese." Brigadier General Kohler ordered with red eyes. Having lost so many aircraft, they broke into the air defense network of the Chinese fleet. If it is not possible to sink a large aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy, it will be too uneconomical. Of course, their current strength is only enough to sink a large aircraft carrier.

"Yes, General." The remnants of the American pilots replied. It's just that they already have big doubts about whether they can complete this task. After all, the strength of the enemy is too strong, so strong that they cannot fight it.

"Da Da Da!" The anti-aircraft machine guns continued to roar, and the dense tracer bullets dragged white trails towards the American planes. An SBD Dreadnought dive bomber was being hit with bullet holes everywhere as it prepared to dive bomb. The pilot was also shot, and the plane, which had lost control, staggered and fell to the sea.

"Hell!" Brigadier General Kohler sped his planes through the Chinese Navy's dense anti-aircraft fire network, and his face darkened as he watched his planes being shot down one after another. If this continues, their losses will be greater and greater, and it will be impossible to complete the task at all. And this, obviously, is not something that Brigadier Kohler can accept. You know, for this mission, they dispatched a full 400 planes. If you can't complete the mission, or even sink an aircraft carrier, then this result is too unacceptable.

"This is the aircraft carrier." Brigadier General Kohler saw the Imperial Navy's aircraft carrier USS Ailao Hill and immediately attacked. Although, there are much more massive aircraft carriers in the fleet. However, Brigadier General Kohler knew that he could no longer rush through.

Next to the aircraft carrier 'Ailao Mountain', a large air defense cruiser is performing the task of the aircraft carrier's bodyguard. Upon spotting the approach of the fleet led by Commodore Kohler, all the anti-aircraft fire on the cruiser opened desperate fire.

U.S. planes were constantly sunk, but even so, Brigadier General Kohler began to dive and drop bombs. Because of their design performance, the US dive bombers were only capable of carrying one thousand-pound bomb. At the same time, the angle of the dive was not as large as that of the dive bombers of the Imperial Navy, which had a great impact on the accuracy of the bombing.

The USS Ailao Mountain was also aware of the threat, and its anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were firing desperately. At the same time, aircraft carriers are constantly turning in an attempt to evade bombing.

At an altitude of five hundred meters from the aircraft carrier, Commodore Kohler dropped a bomb. However, the bomb failed to hit the aircraft carrier "Ailao Mountain" and exploded several dozen meters away from the aircraft carrier.

"Hell! I didn't have any more bombs, and the other fighters attacked. Brigadier General Kohler ordered.

It was at this time that a 20-mm anti-aircraft gun had locked onto his plane and began to attack it. Dense anti-aircraft shells fired at Brigadier General Kohler's plane, and Brigadier General Kohler rushed to the left and right, but still could not completely dodge. A cannonball, knocking off the flaps of his wing. There was also a shell that hit the fuel tank of his plane, causing an explosion. The whole plane was like a flaming firebird, falling straight into the sea.

"Oh God! The general was shot down. The remnants of the pilots roared in horror.

Under the blow of the intensive anti-aircraft fire of the Imperial Navy, the American pilots were already very frightened. A large part of the reason why they insisted on fighting was the constant encouragement of Brigadier General Kohler. Now, Brigadier General Kohler has been shot down, and it looks like he has gone to see God. The spiritual pillar in their hearts collapsed all at once. This made them lose the courage to continue fighting.

"The Chinese's anti-aircraft fire is too strong, we can't launch an attack at all, I don't want to die, I want to go home." One of the pilots yelled loudly, then piloted his plane up and down, trying to escape. However, it was then shot down by anti-aircraft guns.

Other US fighters, after losing confidence, also began to flee one after another. However, under the threat of intensive anti-aircraft fire, where is it so easy to escape! As a result, none of the planes were shot down, and none of them were able to return.

The damage inflicted on the Imperial fleet by the 400 American planes was very slight, with only a few destroyers and cruisers suffering minor damage. The rest of the battleships and air defense fighters, there were no losses. This also means that this attack by the US military has completely failed. This is definitely an unbearable blow for the US Navy.

At the San Diego Naval Base, Vice Admiral Robert Barrow is anxiously awaiting the results. This time, so many planes were dispatched to attack the Chinese Navy, and they could be described as desperate. If they can succeed, then they may be able to turn defeat into victory, and no matter how bad they are, they will lose both sides and tie the game. If it does not succeed, then it will be another fiasco for the United States.

"Is there any news of Brigadier General Kohler?" Lieutenant General Robert Barrow asked.

"General, I just came from the telegraph room, and there is no news yet." The adjutant said.

"God bless General Kohler, they succeed." Lieutenant General Robert Barrow now seems to have no other option but to pray.

At this time, a staff officer walked in anxiously.

"General, the latest telegram from the front. Our bombers and torpedo planes were fiercely attacked by Chinese fighters and fleet anti-aircraft fire, and suffered extremely heavy losses. The staff officer said.

"What? So have we achieved our results? Lieutenant General Robert Barrow asked.

The staff officer shook his head: "So far, we have not been able to achieve any results. ”

"Bastard, how can this be?" Lieutenant General Robert Barrow scolded viciously.

Soon, there was news of an update. The huge fleet of aircraft dispatched by the US military this time did not achieve any results at all, and not even a single warship was sunk, let alone the sinking of the aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy as Vice Admiral Robert Barrow was hoping for. As for the 400 planes of the US army, all of them were lost, and not a single one of them successfully returned.

When Lieutenant General Robert Barrow got the battle damage report, he couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of blood and fainted.

There is no doubt that the Americans lost this battle, and they lost it badly, very badly. Not only was the entire San Diego military port destroyed by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft, but the aircraft carrier Langley, the battleship Washington, and the battleship West Virginia, the last capital ships of the Pacific Fleet, were also sunk. In terms of aircraft, the combined aircraft of army aviation and naval aviation lost almost a thousand units. The casualties are even more numerous. And the results they have achieved are very limited. Except for the shooting down of dozens of carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy, the rest did not achieve anything at all.

President Roosevelt, who was far away in Washington, was also waiting for the outcome of the war. After suffering a crushing defeat, the United States desperately needs a victory. This is a way to boost morale. But, unfortunately, their odds of winning don't seem to be very good. Although Roosevelt did not understand military affairs, he also had specialized military talents in his staff team.

At 9 a.m., Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Harold Stark, Secretary of War Harry H. Woodlin, and Army Chief of Staff Rear Admiral George Marshall went to President Roosevelt's office to report to him the results of the plan.

"How's the situation going, gentlemen? Did we win? President Roosevelt asked.

However, when he realized that the ministers and generals had no smiles on their faces at all, he knew that everything seemed to be a little different from what he had expected.

"Gentlemen, have we been defeated again?" President Roosevelt asked.

"Your Excellency, although we are very reluctant to accept the facts. However, this is the case, and we have once again been defeated by the Chinese. There was an accident with the plan, and the Chinese easily let our plan fail. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Harold Stark said with a red face. At that time, he patted his chest like President Roosevelt and promised that the plan would succeed, but he didn't expect that the final result was a failure. This left him at a loss as to how to face President Roosevelt. (To be continued.) )