Age of Conquest Reborn

Colonel Terayama looked surprised. He couldn't figure out whether Commander Takasu's words were a compliment or a sarcasm to him.

"Terayama-kun, don't be surprised!" Lieutenant General Takasu smiled gently and said, "As you said, we have been searching for several days without success. This small Chinese fleet appeared too suddenly. It is certain that this bait is a lure.

Our first fleet will pursue us!"

Chief of Staff Terayama was even more confused and asked like a goose: "Commander, the staff don't understand. Since you have concluded that this is a Chinese conspiracy, why do you still send a fleet of carrier-based aircraft to attack?

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"Terayama-kun, although he is a bait, he is prey until he is effective!" Lieutenant General Takasu said confidently, "The attack fleet I sent is only one-third of the current combat strength of our first fleet.

, but it’s enough to eliminate this bait. Don’t the Chinese people have a saying, ‘Stealing a chicken but losing a piece of rice!’ It’s time for the Chinese people to have a taste of this!”

"Terayama-kun, order the fleet to turn around and sail to the Sulawesi waters. At the same time, report the situation we discovered to Commander Yamamoto and request the Combined Fleet Command to quickly send the Second Fleet to reinforce us. I estimate that in the Sulu Sea

There may be a large-scale decisive battle in the sea area!" Lieutenant General Takasu calmly arranged.

At this point, Chief of Staff Terayama completely understood Commander Takasu's intentions and tactical arrangements. He couldn't help but look at his superior with admiration, raised his chest and raised his head, and replied loudly: "Yes! Your Excellency, Commander, convey your order immediately."

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Ten minutes later, more than 30 Japanese carrier-based fighter jets and more than 30 carrier-based bombers took off from the two aircraft carriers, then formed a mixed formation in the air and rushed towards the waters near Busuanga Island at full speed.

At the same time, dozens of warships from the First Fleet made a wide arc on the Sulu Sea, turned around and sailed towards the Sulawesi Sea.

At the frontline command post of the Southern Flying Group of the Division of Aviation in Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Le Yiqin walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. The weather in the Southwest Pacific in early July was already very hot, and he had a big head.

Sweating, it felt like a fire was burning in my heart.

The division commander assigned himself and Tang Qiuquan the task of encircling the First Fleet of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet to form a joint sea and air combat command, because the Little Devil's First Fleet was in the middle of the Sulu Sea, and the land-based aircraft group was engaged in operations.

The radius is a bit large.

According to the battle plan, the third squadron of the fleet went forward, exposed the target, and lured the first fleet of the little Japanese to pursue it. Now that the bait has been spread out, can the little Japanese take the bait?

Just at the stall where Le Yiqin was anxious, Chief of Staff He Zhijun came in and said, "Commander, the ground radar station reported that there has been movement in the Japanese First Fleet in the Sulu Sea. More than thirty carrier-based fighter jets and three

More than ten bombers are heading towards our Third Fleet!"

"That's good!" Le Yiqin breathed a long sigh of relief, "As long as the little devil responds, is the first fleet following closely behind?"

He Zhijun shook his head and replied: "Commander, according to the reports from the ground radar station and our reconnaissance aircraft, while the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group was dispatched, the First Fleet of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet turned around and headed southeast!"

"What?" Le Yiqin exclaimed. He immediately realized that the bait plan had been discovered by the commander of the little devil. "Zhijun, immediately send a telegram to Commander Tang to inform him of the situation and put forward our suggestions.

Immediately dispatch land-based aircraft groups from Kalimantan, Mindanao and Luzon to attack the Japanese fleet!"

"By the way, where is Commander Tang's fleet now?" Le Yiqin asked again.

"In the waters near the Barak Strait!" He Zhijun replied. Seeing that the commander didn't speak any more, he hurriedly sent a telegram.

"It's not far away from the Little Japanese's first fleet, and it's not too close. It seems that we can't hope for the time being!" Le Yiqin said to himself. According to the battle plan, the Third Squadron will take the Little Japanese's first fleet.

The fleet was attracted to the waters near Busuanga Island. Then, the main force of the fleet passed through the Barak Strait and took its retreat. After several rounds of attacks by the land-based aircraft fleet, it gave a final blow, which could completely wipe out the little Japanese at the lowest cost.

A fleet.

Now, the commander of the Japanese First Fleet has clearly seen through this situation. If Tang Qiuquan's fleet follows the original plan and happens to meet the Little Japanese's First Fleet head-on, although its strength far exceeds the Little Japanese's First Fleet,

It is obviously not cost-effective to fight such a battle. The Japanese combined fleet lost half of the First Fleet. It was only a slight injury at most, but for the division fleet, it was a serious injury!

"Damn! The kid is smarter than a monkey!" Le Yiqin cursed angrily and wiped the sweat from her face.

"The situation is serious!" After seeing Le Yiqin's telegram, Tang Qiuquan's face suddenly became serious, and he said to Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo: "Xiguo, the situation has changed. Order the first and second carrier-based fighter regiments to immediately

Take off, cover the Third Squadron, and destroy the Japanese mixed carrier-based aircraft group!"

"At the same time, the fleet was ordered to pass through the Barak Strait at full speed, reach the waters of the Cagayan Islands before the Japanese first fleet could reach it, and block its southward retreat channel."

"Call back, Commander Le, I agree with your plan. The land-based fleet of the Southern Flying Group will attack immediately. The fleet will intercept the Japanese First Fleet retreating south in the waters of the Cagayan Islands!"

In the Java Sea, on the flagship "Nagato", the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, Admiral Yamamoto looked at Vice Admiral Takasu's telegram and said to Chief of Staff Matsuda with a smile: "Matsuda-kun, I finally caught the bait Takasu Shiro.

Yu, he is very smart, he saw through the Chinese people's trick, did not let go of the bait, and immediately ordered his fleet to move closer to the second fleet!"

"In this way, after swallowing five warships of the China fleet, my own fleet was not fooled. As expected, I had a cool head and ordered the second fleet to immediately go to the Sulawesi Sea to join the first fleet. At the same time, I looked for opportunities to eliminate the other ships in China.

fleet!"

"Commander, what action will the main force of the fleet take?" Chief of Staff Matsuda asked.

"Continue to search in the Java Sea!" Admiral Yamamoto said, "I believe that baits will continue to appear. Well, let's deal with the commander of the China Fleet!"

"Aren't you going to reinforce the First Fleet and the Second Fleet?" Chief of Staff Matsuda couldn't help but remind him.

Admiral Yamamoto couldn't help laughing and said: "Matsuda-kun, when did you become so cautious? The First Fleet and the Second Fleet together have a total of five aircraft carriers and nearly a hundred main battleships. What do you think?

Do you still need reinforcements?"

"Oh!" Chief of Staff Matsuda smiled self-consciously and said, "I am worrying too much!"

Tang Qiuquan's call back soon reached the hands of Le Yiqin, who said to Chief of Staff He Zhijun: "Chief of Staff, give the order to attack the aircraft group in the first wave and take off immediately, mainly to kill the Japanese carrier-based aircraft.

The second wave of aircraft is on standby!"

A sea-air battle that took place in the Sulu Sea finally broke out. The first to take part was a mixed fleet of aircraft carriers taking off from the Japanese Navy's First Fleet. Under the guidance of reconnaissance aircraft, they quickly landed in the waters near Busuanga Island.

, captured traces of Tu Guoxi's third fleet, five warships.

The commander of the Japanese fleet who led the team suddenly became excited and issued the order to attack. However, what he saw was not only five lonely division warships, but also more than sixty division warships swooped down from high altitudes.

fighter.

The number of combat aircraft on both sides is basically equal, but half of the Japanese army are bombers. In terms of the number of fighter jets, they are at an absolute disadvantage. Not only that, the more than thirty bombers have now become a burden. The Earphones carrier-based fighter group,

It has to fight the division's carrier-based fighters while also protecting its own bombers. The consequences can be imagined.

The Japanese First Fleet was sailing towards the Sulawesi Sea at high speed. Commander Takasu was silently calculating the time for the carrier-based aircraft group to take off. Suddenly, a staff officer came in and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, we have received

Lieutenant Commander Hongo, the commander of the sortie fleet, reported that his fleet had discovered the small fleet of the China Division, and when it was about to attack, it was attacked by more than sixty carrier-based fighter jets of the China Fleet!"

"The current air combat situation is very unfavorable to Lieutenant Commander Hongo's fleet. Ten fighter jets have been lost!"

Lieutenant General Takasu's eyelids twitched and he made a decisive decision, "Order Lieutenant Colonel Hongo to immediately abandon the mission of attacking China's small fleet and quickly leave the air combat battlefield and return home!"

Lieutenant General Takasu was not a fool. On the contrary, he had very rich experience in commanding maritime operations. He immediately judged that the main force of the China fleet was in the waters near Busuanga Island. Since he had already lured the big fish, he did not catch up with him again.

There are dozens of carrier-based aircraft, and he can be sure that the main fleet of the China Division will definitely catch up!

His thinking was very clear and his determination was decisive, but the actual situation on the battlefield was not what Lieutenant General Takasu imagined. Since Tang Qiuquan was determined to kill this mixed Japanese fleet, he would not let it leave the battlefield and return home.

Lieutenant General Takasu did not wait for the main fleet of the division navy to pursue him, but instead waited for the land-based fleet of the division's air force's Southern Flying Group, which came overwhelmingly.

A shrill siren echoed in the sky above the First Fleet, "Report to Commander, a fleet of Chinese military aircraft has been found approaching our fleet!" A staff officer reported hurriedly to Lieutenant General Takasu.

"Quantity!" he asked urgently.

"About 400 fighter planes and 30 bombers!" the staff officer replied.

Lieutenant General Takasu's forehead suddenly broke down in cold sweat. This could not be the carrier-based aircraft of the China Fleet. It couldn't come so fast. Then, there was only one possibility, and it was the land-based aircraft group of the China Division Aviation Force.

This enemy that he has always despised has now revealed its sharp fangs. The more than 400 fighter jets have far exceeded the number of carrier-based fighter jets in his fleet!

(To be continued)(To be continued)

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