Prince Zaihito Miyazaihito, chief of the general staff of the Japanese base camp, used his last hole card to use the Seventh Air Force stationed on Okinawa Island, which is a strategic reserve of the Japanese land air force in terms of its position, and is not only a forward position in the South Pacific region, but also an outpost for defending the Japanese archipelago, and its strategic position is very important.

If there are other air forces that can be mobilized nearby, Zairen will never use the last hole card, this battle, he must fight to the end, moreover, to achieve the expected results, Tang Qiuli's fleet must be dealt a heavy blow, otherwise, he, the chief of general staff who coordinates and commands the overall situation, will be in an extremely embarrassing situation.

I can't explain to the emperor's brother, and I can't raise my head to those bigwigs in the base camp, they are afraid of the emperor's authority, and they may not be afraid of themselves, the emperor's royal brother. Where do you put the dough?

As a matter of fact, Prince Zaihito has fallen into a state of paranoia in his thinking, and he is optimistic about the strength of the Seventh Air Force, as the only air defense force in the country, the strength of the Seventh Air Force is the strongest in the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force, equipped with more than 700 aircraft of various types, including more than 600 fighters and bombers.

After a long run to the Strait of Malacca, to the ** division fleet after the great victory, to destroy the blow, Zairen believes that he has chosen the best opportunity, in the idiom of the Chinese people, that is, "get carried away," that the devil of the Chinese is the time to get carried away at this moment.

At about seven o'clock in the morning, Tang Qiuli received Le Yiqin's report, and he still had his usual loud voice, but this time, he was a little incoherent with excitement, "Commander, a big victory!" The 17th Air Force of the little devils was almost all killed by us. The carrier-based aircraft group of the little devils, dropped a third of the carrier-based aircraft, and ran away, division commander. Fought six battles in two days, it was really enjoyable! ”

Tang Qiuli listened with a smile, it seemed that for the first time, he was not shocked by Le Yiqin's loud voice, and frowned, in two days and six battles, he was the protagonist of Le Yiqin's Southern Flight Group, and swept away all the attacking Japanese planes. The results achieved have far exceeded the original expectations, and he felt the excitement and happiness of Le Yiqin with his heart.

It took more than ten minutes for Le Yiqin to finish narrating the entire air battle process, Tang Qiuli kept smiling and listening, without inserting a word, the victorious general, the news of the victory. The first one sued himself, no matter how inconsistently and logically confused he said, Tang Qiuli would not blame him. How many times have you fought to the death in the air, Le Yiqin is also a person who lives to the death.

After Le Yiqin finished speaking, Tang Qiuli said a few words, "Yiqin, you have worked hard, I will give you the Southern Flight Group, three days off, and a good rest," Le Yiqin, who was driving the fighter plane back in the air, burst into tears at that time. This iron-blooded man with a strong personality and some big grinning lines felt too much connotation from the words of the division commander.

Le Yiqin choked up and said, "I thank the teacher for the brothers," put down the phone, and Tang Qiuli was also a little moved. Liu Xinlan noticed the wetness in his eyes, and her heart was very shocked, she had seen the sadness in Tang Qiuli's eyes, the confusion in her eyes, the pain in her eyes, the murderous and cold in her eyes, the innocence and complexity in her eyes, but she had never seen the tears of her beloved man.

Tang Qiuli also seemed to be aware of his gaffe, Liu Xinlan's attention, smiled at him, and said to Tang Qiusheng: "Brother Qiusheng, Le Yiqin has done a great job, and he has cleared a lot of obstacles in advance for the future strategic plan, and he has made a great contribution to our ** division!" ”

Tang Qiusheng nodded approvingly, and said: "Yes, if you want to say that it is a battle in the sky, this guy Le Yiqin is the first person in our ** division, and he is the first person who deserves it, with him, we don't have to worry about things in the sky, I think, at the right time, the aviation command can be established, and he can be in charge alone." ”

On the morning of 20 November, in addition to Prince Jaehion, the chief of the general staff of the Japanese army base camp, who was slapped by Le Yiqin a few times, and was full of thoughts of revenge, there was another person, who was full of unpleasant feelings, and was restless in the Pontianak headquarters on Kalimantan Island.

A series of tragic aerial battles over the South China Sea dazzled MacArthur and made him dizzy, I don't know whether the Japanese were too stupid and incompetent, or Tang Qiuli's subordinates were too fierce and good at fighting, in short, the Japanese fighter group lost their troops and returned home, full of his thoughts, MacArthur's ideal result was that the Chinese and the Japanese would lose both.

Tang Qiuli's ** division showed air strength, so that MacArthur, who had a ghost in his heart, was very frightened, in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, he did not want a situation of dominance, MacArthur did not believe in the Japanese, nor did he believe in Tang Qiuli, the Japanese were defeated, and they would spread evil fire on their heads.

Tang Qiuli won the battle, and he would not let go of himself who secretly made tricks and tricks, and both sides were defeated, which was the result that MacArthur wanted to see the most, rather than Tang Qiuli, whose strength swelled to the point that it was difficult to control, and beat the Japanese to the point that they were unbearable, and it was still that purpose, which was not in line with the interests of the United States.

MacArthur had a very bad premonition that he would have to bear the wrath of both Tang Qiuli and the Japanese, and the benefits of this two-faced strategy were likely to be the price of damage to US interests in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.

At about 8:30 a.m., Tang Qiuli received a telegram from the commander of the fleet, Tang Qiuquan: "Division headquarters, the fleet has entered the middle of the Strait of Malacca, and the Japanese shore artillery and ground artillery positions along the coast have all been destroyed by our bomber group, and sporadic fighting is still continuing. ”

Of course, Tang Qiuli was relieved, and laughed very happily, a thrilling day and a night, around the fleet, a few air battles that came out of breath, now, all the power that the Japanese can use has been used, what else will they do to stop their plans, the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy, in fact, is already in their own pockets.

So, Tang Qiuli personally drafted a telegram, "Commander Tang of the fleet and all the officers and men of the fleet, silent for three years, the first battle in the South China Sea, if it is not a sound, it is a blockbuster, Qiuli is very pleased, the first battle in the Strait of Malacca, it is really our ** division fleet, when it is famous all over the world, wherever the fleet goes, the Japanese army is invincible, if Shun lì captures the third fleet of the Japanese Navy, then the day of our fleet across the Pacific Ocean is in front of us, I wish this battle a success!" ”

After reading the telegram, Liu Xinlan felt strange in her heart, the air force had won such a big battle, and the fleet had won the first battle in the South China Sea, and I had never seen him personally write such an enthusiastic telegram.

In fact, Liu Xinlan still didn't understand Tang Qiuli's desire for naval and air force strength, in later generations, why did the Americans flaunt their might and go on a rampage, not by virtue of their own powerful naval and air force strength, several aircraft carrier battle groups, in and out of the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean is like a no-man's land, since he has come to this world, he will not let history repeat itself, the capture of the Third Fleet, the power of the navy will more than double, and he also has the capital to argue with the Americans in the Pacific, can he not be so excited that he can't help himself?

The last few roars of naval artillery, on the shore, after the bomber group of the ** division bombed, a few Japanese artillery pieces that were lucky enough to stay, in a burst of gunsmoke, turned into scrap metal, in front of him, is a wide sea area, in the bright sunshine of noon, the water and sky are the same color, boundless, the sea breeze blows, turning up layers of waves, Tang Qiuquan exhaled a long breath, and finally came over.

He ordered: "Immediately send a telegram to the division commander that the fleet has arrived in the Andaman Sea along the Strait of Malacca, order all ships to enter combat readiness, turn on the radar, search for the location of the Japanese warships, and send two groups of carrier-based aircraft to search for the whereabouts of the Japanese fleet." ”

Rear Admiral Sato, acting commander of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, had not closed his eyes for three days and three nights, his eyes were as red as rabbits, and his heart was even more anxious as if he were on fire. ”

Sato knows too well the current situation of his fleet, to put it mildly, even if there is an armed civilian fleet, it can also win the pride of the Japanese Navy, the Third Fleet, run hard, use the strength of milk, and run in the direction of the Strait of Malacca, but the injured warships are not angry, and they can't run at a quarter of the speed of the normal state, and they are so slow that people feel angry.

Prince Zai, chief of the general staff of the base camp, has already informed him that there is a ** division fleet, which is rushing to the waters of the Andaman Sea at full speed, and the Imperial Navy and Army Air Force is organizing the encirclement and annihilation of the ** division fleet, Sato understands too well in his heart what the ** division's fleet is here for, and he has taken a fancy to his more than 70 warships and three aircraft carriers.

Sato somewhat understands why the bombers of the ** division did not completely sink the warship, the original purpose is here, however, Sato is still confident that His Excellency, Chief of the General Staff, personally commanded the rescue of the Third Fleet and mobilized a large number of naval and air forces.

Sato held the binoculars and carefully observed the situation at sea, the water and sky were colorful, the waves were blooming, the sky was clear, the visibility was excellent, it was a good weather for sailing, a qiē was normal, suddenly, the rapid call of the air defense observation post interrupted Sato's thinking, "Report to Your Excellency Commander, I found that the aircraft of the ** division are flying in the direction of the fleet!" ”

(To be continued)! ~！