Chapter 26 Turn around and run away
The sun is setting in the west, and the setting sun is like blood.
The sea surface 200 kilometers northeast of Majulu Atoll is in chaos.
The bodies of Japanese soldiers were floating everywhere, fuel was covered with the sea, the fire was raging and the smoke covered the sky.
After spitting out the last bubble, the Kaga aircraft carrier sank into the sea unwillingly.
Two large aircraft carriers of the Japanese army and three destroyers were sunk by Tang army carrier-based bombers here, and the Japanese army lost the only force that could compete with the Tang army aircraft carrier battle group.
At 5:17 pm, on the sea hundreds of kilometers away from here, the Tang Army aircraft carrier battle group cut the waves and advanced rapidly.
Just ten minutes ago, dozens of Nakajima fighter jets of Honda Xiong's Air Force were shot down by the Tang army's escort carrier-based fighter jets and air defense artillery.
Honda Yuki was shocked the moment before his death. He was amazed at the power of the Tang army's air defense firepower, which was obviously various escort warships built specifically for air defense needs.
What kind of military personnel can predict all this?
Honda Yuki remembered a person's name in his ears. He wanted to meet him in person and ask him clearly.
But he had no chance. Seeing two 30-kilogram aviation bombs dropped to the flight deck of the Tang Army aircraft carrier, they only shattered a layer of anti-slip wooden board on the surface. The steel armor on the deck below was unscathed. He collapsed. He understood that the Tang Army's aircraft carrier was even more terrifying. Since they knew that using 500-kilogram aviation bombs could destroy the horizontal deck armor protection of any Japanese ship, they would obviously strengthen the horizontal armor protection of their own aircraft carriers.
Honda Yuuo wanted to tell the Japanese commander everything he knew and reminded them to be careful. But he had no chance. He was bitten by a Tang army Raptor ship. The other party was obviously a master, and no matter what kind of superb tactics Honda Yuuo used, he could not avoid it. In the end, the trigger was pulled by the opponent, and rows of 20mm caliber shells exploded.
With a loud bang, Honda Yuki's plane exploded in the air, accompanied by the extinguishing of fireworks, marking that the Japanese combined fleet had completely lost its air resistance to the Tang army and lost its air supremacy.
On the bridge of the Tianwang aircraft carrier, Zhang Meng specially opened ten bottles of Bordeaux wine that had been aged for twenty years. He celebrated with the main generals of the aircraft carrier battle group such as Li Haichen, Zhao Changzhi, and Li Jianhui.
Destroy two Japanese aircraft carriers. Ten minutes ago, the Tang Army's First Marine Division had captured Majuluo Atoll and wiped out Tomomi Inada's last stronghold.
The Japanese airport in Majuluo Atoll was preserved intact. The Tang army did not launch artillery bombardment on it, to ensure that the airport was not destroyed.
After capturing the airport, Zheng Shaoqiu followed Zhang Meng's order and immediately mobilized the engineers of the First Land War Division to quickly start renovation and expansion of the airport.
Although the airport is not big, the Japanese army only built a simple plane runway. The surrounding area was flat and open. The Tang army had the ability to quickly build a field airport. The engineers quickly spliced piece of steel plates, turning the airport into a military airport with a length of 1,500 meters and a capacity to take off and land multiple fighter jets at the same time.
The Tang army began to clean up the bodies of Japanese troops on the islands of Majuluo Atoll, and the damaged fortifications were rebuilt and strengthened.
Although Majuro Atoll has defined the periphery of the absolute defense circle on Zhang Meng, it is an important strategic stronghold. Since Zhang Meng has obtained Majuro Atoll, it is impossible to lose it. He is also preparing to use Majuro Atoll as a springboard to conquer the entire Marshall Islands one after another.
However, before that, the Tang Army's First Marine Division had a difficult task, which was to defend the Mazhuluo Atoll. Because the Japanese combined fleet brought a total of 15,000 marines, they were going to attack the land of the Tang Empire, but now that the Mazhuluo Atoll is lost, the Japanese army will take back it first.
Time is tight, and the Japanese joint fleet has appeared 800 kilometers northwest of the Majuluo Atoll and will soon arrive at Majuluo Atoll. The Tang army needs to build fortifications overnight to deal with the possible counterattack of the Japanese army.
As the night was approaching, the cumulus clouds in the sky finally couldn't contain the rain and poured down. The Tang Army aircraft carrier battle group originally planned to harass the Japanese army for a wave, but it was cancelled due to the deterioration of the weather.
The Tang army aircraft carrier battle group did not dare to get too close to the joint fleet, and retreated 500 kilometers overnight, demanding that the First Land War Division stand by and wait for assistance to drag the Japanese joint fleet.
Is it cannon fodder or bait that attracts fire?
Many veterans and soldiers of the First Land War Division thought so, but they had no choice. Since their superiors had ordered them to stick to the atoll, they had to make the worst plans and speed up the construction and reinforcement of fortifications.
"Report, the Tang Army aircraft carrier battle group has evacuated!"
"Are they smart, otherwise tonight will be their end!"
A group of Japanese generals said fiercely. When they learned that the Akagi and Kaga aircraft carriers were sunk and that three destroyers were buried together, they were extremely angry. They had never suffered such a defeat since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and they still suffered great losses again and again.
Kobayashi Jizao is worthy of being an elite. The first moment he heard the news, he ordered the first squadron that went to attack the Tang Army aircraft carrier battle group to immediately cancel the operation and leave the sea area.
Originally, after hundreds of Tang army fighter jets returned in triumphal return, they were planning to refuel fuel and bombs to take off again to attack the Japanese First Squadron, but the Japanese army fled faster than rabbits.
If the weather hadn't deteriorated too quickly, Tang Jun wouldn't have let them go.
At night, in order to avoid being surrounded and sneak attacked by the Japanese combined fleet, the Tang army aircraft carrier battle group fled five hundred kilometers away.
But the Japanese combined fleet did not pursue the Tang army. He leaned against the moonlight to look at the Majuluo Atoll, and Kobayashi shook his head.
"General, at dawn tomorrow, I will lead the team myself to take back the Majuluo Atoll."
"No! Let's retreat!"
"General, are you scared?"
"asshole!"
With a slap in the face, Kobayashi got angry for the first time, losing his former cultivation, and scaring the Japanese generals so much that they did not dare to snort.
After a long time, Kobayashi sighed.
"The enemy is waiting for us to attack Mazhuluo Atoll. When tomorrow dawns, the Tang army's bomber group will definitely rush over. They will destroy our landing troops unscrupulously, and it will flow into a river of blood."
The Tang army bombed Majuro Atoll and destroyed the 500-kilogram aviation bombs used to destroy the Kaga and Akagi aircraft carriers have been known by Japanese reconnaissance aircraft. Its terrifying destructive power has attracted strong attention from Kobayashi.
"We had never known how the Tang army destroyed General Ono Shisan Dian's fleet, and they naively thought it was attacked by the Tang army's submarines. Now it seems that the Tang army's naval aviation is undoubtedly doing it."
"Their naval aviation force had not been formed at that time!"
"This shows that they have an army aviation force that can also carry large aviation bombs. Oh my God, how could these damn Chinese people be so powerful? They are just a group of mud legs from Chinese."
"Our Yamato people only admire powerful enemies. From now on, don't compare them with the mainland Chinese!"
"What do we call them?"
"They claim to be Tang people!"
"Just call them Tang people. The Japanese Empire only admits that the Chinese people before the Battle of Yashan were nobler than us. Only Tang people could defeat us."
The Japanese generals were just finding some steps for themselves. They did not dare to disobey Kobayashi's orders, but it was too embarrassing to retreat like this. The face of the Japanese Empire was thrown to Mars. They did not want to admit that they were defeated by the Chinese, so they changed their words that the person who defeated them was the Tang people. They knew they were deceived, but they had no choice.
That night, the Japanese combined fleet turned around and ran away, and the fleet speed was no longer restricted. Any warship would leave this sea area at full speed.
Using Kobayashi's worrying words, how much you can escape is counted as much as you can leave, which is all for the Great Japanese Empire to leave sparks in the future. It cannot be eliminated by the Tang army. Being defeated is better than being completely wiped out, and taking the initiative to retreat is better than being defeated after retreating.
Kobayashi Jizai made this decision, and his heart was bleeding.
"I hate it!"
Ah puff!
Chapter completed!