The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 78 The Destruction of the Mixed Fleet 6

Finally, the opportunity Dai Xingzhou had been waiting for arrived. From the first moment the incoming aircraft group was discovered, several rapid-fire cannons arranged around the troop carrier began to sound "bang bang bang..." under the guidance of searchlights, trying to drive them away with dense barrages. A swarm of aircraft attacking from the sky.

But this intensity of firepower only lasted for more than 10 seconds.

The 25-round magazine of the Type 15 mm anti-aircraft machine gun equipped by the Japanese army was emptied, and then there was a firepower blank period over the entire troop carrier.

Taking advantage of the gap between the Japanese army's replacement of anti-aircraft shells, Dai Xingzhou quickly adjusted his flight attitude, from circling to a vertical dive, and suddenly dived towards the already locked troop carrier below.

As the dive distance got closer and closer, Dai Xingzhou's field of vision gradually zoomed in on the troop transport ship. With his good eyesight, Dai Xingzhou could even clearly see the frightened expressions of the Japanese sailors on the ship.

Amidst the whistling sound of the "P39" diving at high speed, these Japanese sailors who were busy reloading the rapid-fire cannon finally became aware of the enemy plane that was originally hovering above their heads.

Only then did they realize that the enemy plane was about to drop bombs on the troop carrier they were on.

In a panic, several searchlight poles that were originally aimed at searching high-altitude areas, under the control of Japanese soldiers, urgently began to shine at low-altitude areas.

Trying to guide the target of the rapid-fire cannon that is still reloading, or trying to interfere with the sight of the pilot of the incoming enemy aircraft.

But the "P600" with a top speed of more than 39 kilometers per hour, coupled with the fact that it is still in a vertical dive state, is really too fast.

It's so fast that even if the searchlight searches for it, it still can't be locked with the beam of light.

"Bang bang bang..." The firelight flickered, and a series of anti-aircraft shells pierced the night sky again.

The two rapid-fire cannons that were the first to complete reloading started roaring again. But in the pitch-black night sky, the Japanese gunners had no way of seeing the exact location of the incoming enemy planes.

They could only constantly adjust the angle of the muzzle and fire at the general direction of the "P39" that appeared and disappeared under the searchlight.

In this way, the effect of counterattack can be imagined.

Compared with the scene of full-scale Japanese firepower when Dai Xingzhou attacked the Japanese fleet during the day, the counterattack of this Japanese troop transport ship was simply drizzle.

At this moment, Dai Xingzhou held the control stick tightly. In the constant turbulence of the aircraft's high-speed dive, he instantly broke through the Japanese army's optimal anti-aircraft firepower range.

Because he was carrying two 2-kilogram aerial bombs this time, in order to ensure the accuracy of hitting the target, Dai Xingzhou flew directly to a height of 250 meters from the troop carrier before starting to drop the bombs.

Through the green field of view of the night vision device, the outline of the 2-ton troop carrier was infinitely magnified in Dai Xingzhou's field of vision.

At a height of 100 meters, he no longer needed to deliberately aim at the target. Dai Xingzhou took a deep breath and directly pulled down the bomb handle.

Two 2-kilogram aerial bombs instantly slipped out from under the wings on both sides of the aircraft, pierced the air, and with a sharp whistling sound, they hit the troop carrier full of Japanese Marines.

The two aerial bombs hit the middle of the deck of the troop carrier very accurately. The explosion instantly released huge energy, directly blowing the 2-ton troop carrier into two pieces.

Flames soared into the sky, and turbulent seawater poured in from the middle break. Before Dai Xingzhou could even climb back to an altitude of 3 meters to observe the results of the battle, the troop transport ship carried more than 500 Little Japanese Marines. , and was swallowed up by smoke and fire.

Seeing that the troop transport that had been blown into two pieces was sinking rapidly, some Japanese Marines in the cabin who were lucky enough to jump off the ship and escape were now desperately swimming to both sides, trying to get as far away from the sunken ship as possible. vortex area.

But this 2-ton troop carrier sank too fast. Before these Japanese Marines wearing heavy winter cotton clothes could swim out 30 meters away, two half-hulls burning with raging fire fell on their own. Two huge whirlpools with a diameter of 2 meters were formed, and amidst the desperate struggles and wailings of the surviving Japanese soldiers, the Japanese sailors who jumped into the sea were involved.

At the edge of the whirlpool, some Japanese sailors clung to the floating ship fragments around them, trying to seize a glimmer of life. However, their strength was so small under the huge whirlpool, and it took less than half a minute for the ship to sink completely along with it. Into the bottom of the sea.

When the whirlpool gradually subsided, only the wreckage and oil stains floating on the sea were left, and there was no trace of the existence of this troop transport ship.

At the same time that Dai Xingzhou launched the attack, the aircraft fleet that was also hovering over the fleet also began to enter the battlefield. For a while, dense radio waves were intertwined over the Japanese fleet.

One, two, three... more and more aircraft were grouped together to launch air raids from different directions against targets communicated in advance by radio.

The huge fleet of 25 fighter planes in the sky was like a vulture swooping towards its "prey".

In particular, the sharp whistling sound made by the sound whistle installed under the belly of the "Stuka" gave the Japanese soldiers in the fleet below a feeling of heartbreak and caused great psychological pressure.

What's more serious for the Japanese fleet is that they have not considered the problem of night air defense at all, so each ship only installs one or two large searchlights on the watchtower.

With the existing lighting equipment, not to mention locking on enemy aircraft and guiding rapid-fire cannons to attack targets, it is impossible to determine the number of incoming enemy aircraft amidst the "buzzing" sound in the sky. "Chirp."

The scene of more than 29 fighter planes dropping aerial bombs at the same time cannot be described as spectacular. Although it is not as large as the bomb load of large bombers such as the "B50 Flying Fortress", there are too many planes to hold it. It is only the first round of bombing. , more than 250 aerial bombs were dropped, including many of the -kilogram aerial bombs carried by Dai Xingzhou.

The moment after the aerial bomb exploded, the sea where the Japanese fleet was located became ablaze. One after another explosions spread on the sea. The huge sound produced by the explosion reverberated in the sea like thunder. .

Some aerial bombs that missed their targets blasted huge craters one after another on the sea below. The seawater began to surge as if it was boiling, as if there was an angry giant beast rolling crazily on the seabed.

The Japanese warship that was successfully hit by an aerial bomb can only be described as horrific.

After the Japanese mixed fleet experienced repeated attacks by drones and torpedoes at night, the remaining ships, whether they were destroyers, troop carriers or supply ships, were basically around 2 tons, even the smallest 50 kilogram aircraft. It's not very pleasant to be hit by a bomb, let alone a killer weapon like a 250 kilogram aerial bomb.

At this time, the dozen or so surviving ships of this Japanese fleet, including the escorting destroyers, had only experienced the first round of bombing, and more than half of the warships were hit.

Without exception, the hulls of these warships hit by aerial bombs were blown to pieces, the equipment and buildings on the deck were reduced to ruins, and the sailors on the ship were blown to pieces with blood and flesh everywhere, and their limbs were broken everywhere. Scattered, like a scene of hell on earth.

The warship crew members who were not hit by the aerial bombs showed frightened faces one by one under the light of the fire. Even the Japanese sailors who were shooting in the air stopped briefly because they were shocked by the tragic scene after the explosion in front of them. .

"お mother さ ん. お mother さ ん"

Since they have not been completely brainwashed by the spirit of Bushido, some frightened Japanese trainee sailors huddled up one by one, covered their ears, knelt on the deck, cried and howled, and began to call "Mom", trying to pose like an ostrich Escape from the harsh reality of this battle.

There were also some trainee sailors who were running around in panic.

They didn't know where to go and just hoped to find a safe place. They rolled and climbed, creating chaos on the ship.

"Haga's road, the sick people's group, the imperial army's face"

Kazuhiko Kishida, who was standing on the bridge and commanding the battle, was almost driven crazy by these trainee sailors after witnessing their panic and helplessness.

After swearing a series of Japanese curses, Kishida Kazuhiko pulled out his command sword and loudly ordered the officers at all levels behind him to keep the group of trainee sailors calm and return to their respective positions to continue fighting.

But the soldiers' emotions were out of control, and they had no effect in the face of the restraints of these officers.

Seeing that the restraints of these officers had no effect on these frightened young sailors, Kazuhiko Kishida personally rushed over with his command knife.

"Puch."

The knife fell with his hand, slashing and slashing. The blade drew a line of cold light in the air. Every time it fell, a crying sailor fell down. The blood splashed on the deck and mixed with the sea water splashing on the deck. Pools of blood formed.

At this time, Kishida Kazuhiko's eyes were red, and his body and face were spattered with the blood of the Japanese sailors who had been chopped down, as if he was a demon coming out of hell.

Those trainee sailors who were not chopped were also shocked by Kishida Kazuhiko's ferocity, and for a while no one dared to move.

Accompanied by the constant sound of ammunition exploding all around, Kishida Kazuhiko stood in a pool of blood, breathing heavily, staring fiercely at the sluggish sailors around him, until they finally quieted down in fear and despair.

After a brief period of calm, Kishida Kazuhiko pointed at the corpse at his feet with a bloody saber, and slowly said:

"If anyone dares to fight again, these cowards will be your fate! Our Emperor is watching us! For the honor of the Empire, for His Majesty, and for our families, everyone continues to fight before the warship sinks completely. As long as you persist After dawn, the fighter planes stationed at Luda will come to support! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Long live your Majesty the Emperor."

The Japanese officers and sailors on the deck also howled one by one. Some of the more ferocious-looking Japanese were even shirtless in the cold weather, with a white menstrual belt wrapped around their foreheads, and returned to the rapid-fire cannon. In front of the position, prepare to fight to the death with the enemy planes in the sky.

Under the suppression and encouragement of the old Japanese enemy, Kazuhiko Kishida, the remaining five ships of the Japanese mixed fleet managed to regain some combat effectiveness.

But the second wave of attacks that followed from the fleet in the sky shattered the confidence these little devils had just built up.

(End of this chapter)